"The hypocritical world, what kind of perspective should we look at, many things that seem to be bright and righteous are actually dark, just covered up."

"Talking about the past, you should also have a basic understanding, whether it is the old E Section and the Guardian Association (now the East Asian Republic CARN Company on the surface, and the Guardian Association on the dark side), or the Martyrs Association, there is hypocrisy."

"The number of SLM carriers is increasing nowadays, and many years ago there was a large group, which directly affected the interests of ordinary people, because they are better, so it is easy for the two groups of people to conflict and not understand each other."

"The artificial new human project may be the beginning of all hypocrisy in the new era, SLM carriers are more capable than ordinary people, and ordinary people are more cunning to use their power, even me and your predecessors in Kecheng have been used as weapons, and even killed each other."

"What he wants to change is the relationship between ordinary people and evolved humans, maybe SLM carriers, his father, that is, Kono, he once had an extreme plan to transform all human beings into SLM carriers, or let the descendants of ordinary people also tend to evolve humans."

"However, all this has not been realized due to the lack of our technological level, as well as the difference in concepts, etc., and with the awakening of Curnow itself, etc., there are many such black histories."

"That's why you and Shahril went to destroy the private New Human Research Institute, and this is the kind of thing that Science City hates the most, even if it is a way to move humanity forward, but it is a cruel and even unborn life, and I hate it very much. ①」

"Note (1): Kecheng has faced a tragic scene in the laboratory on more than one occasion, especially in the undeveloped or abandoned island laboratory near the Hi-Tech Heavy Industry Zone in Japan."

"Maybe Special Support Team 43 may be a little bright, but it will also be controlled by superiors, and there are still limitations."

"With the power given by the government of Fiplos, the new E-section has set up an institution under the pretext of cultivating elites and special tasks, and what it will do, you may have already figured out in your heart."

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The above are all conversations between Thatcher and Su Zhan in the restaurant, but basically Thatcher is talking, Su Zhan is just listening, and he doesn't know how to answer.

In order to change people or things, then it is necessary to resort to violence, and to suppress violence with more repressive violence, the status of the E family has plummeted in the boy's heart.

Su Zhan was stirred by Thatcher's words, he had too many preconceived ideas before, and now he was full of confusion and fear.

Whether it was the ideals of Kecheng that were distorted, or Thatcher's words were false, or exaggerated the seriousness, Su Zhan didn't want to think about it, he planned to go back to the assigned house to have a good rest.

A few days later, Su Zhan was allowed to resume his mission.

"Hey, do you want Su Zhan to go on that level A mission together, with your ability, it will definitely work."

"I'm actually still a little afraid of death, you're so powerful, by our side, we can rest assured, anyway, you're fine, right."

Faced with the requests of the companions he had made in the past three months, Su Zhan nodded and agreed in a trance, his stupid appearance was really a little funny.

The boy probably didn't even realize that he was changing, he was becoming more and more lonely and untalkative, often silent, and when his companions talked to him, he only responded to a few random voices.

Anyway, the final task will be completed, even if there is a tricky task, in the end, Su Zhan will be able to help others complete it.

From the beginning, he would protect his teammates, to remind other players of wrong moves and flawed tactics, and then he was silent.

This process has only been more than half a month, and he is completely like a different person, and every time the synchronization rate of the Egma coordination system soars, he will not hear the calls of his companions in the communication.

Su Lu, who hadn't seen Su Zhan for a long time, saw him in this state, and thought he was sick, so he asked him to apply for leave and treatment, Su Zhan verbally agreed, but didn't do it.

On September 28th, Su Zhan met Kecheng, but this time may also be the last, and before that, he first met Xinyu of the Hexagonal Star Agency.

"Cos, he's in a bad situation."

"My memory is declining rapidly, I can't imagine that in just one year, he can even mispronounce my name a few times, and even his wife Xiyu almost forgot it."

Su Zhan and Xinyu sat on the sofa opposite each other, they were just waiting for Kecheng, and now it was Xinyu explaining the situation to Su Zhan.

"In order to arrest Kecheng for treatment, but I ran out of mind." Xinyu's face was a little sad and sighed, "The meticulous diagnosis a year ago really can't always be used as a reference, the seniors of Kecheng may become the first person with premature aging among the SLM carriers, not to mention the rapid memory decline, even the body is getting weaker and weaker, although he can still walk or something, he has basic physical functions, but his lifespan is ......"

"It may not be long, and we don't know how long it will be, so we can only say that our lives will be short."

Su Zhan's face has changed a lot after so long, but he only frowned: "Can you be more detailed?" ”

When did he become like this, the person he once revered was in such a bad situation, but Su Zhan's face did not change, Xinyu couldn't understand, he thought that SLM carriers would sympathize with each other, but why didn't it work between these two people?

"Senior Kecheng may say goodbye to us at the end of this year, he didn't survive the middle of the twenty-second century, I'm afraid it will be a pity." Xinyu opened the electronic board and read the data, "There are not many people who know about this matter, and you are also one of them, and Kecheng agreed with me to tell you the situation." ”

"Tell me if Kecheng's family is too miserable, his father Kono died early, and now Kecheng died even earlier, I'm afraid I can't even see my own children......"

"The children of the seniors of the science city? Can't see it? ”

"Xiyu is pregnant, she doesn't know yet, we plan to hide it from her and wait until the child is born, otherwise we are afraid that she will do something stupid, and we can't let Kecheng die......"

"I'm not going to do anything stupid."

The two men immediately stood up and looked at the woman who had been eavesdropping for a long time not far away, Xinyu's face was very bad, he was in trouble.

And Su Zhan just stared at her with a blank expression, and the woman seemed to look at the two of them with a hint of a smile on her face.

The worst happened, and Coe happened to come out of here to see the scene, and he just stood there watching the others.

"Sorry, we're going to dodge it."

"Let's go."

Xinyu walked over to Su Zhan and whispered, and then gently pulled his clothes, he knew that the next thing was not something that Su Zhan and himself should know if they could be present.

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"Su Zhan, it looks like you've grown a lot."

"Senior, I'm sorry, I don't agree with your ideas and ideals......"

There was no trace of surprise or anger in Kecheng, he smiled as much as he could and said, "It's okay, at least I didn't say that I wanted you to be me, you will definitely surpass me, since I chose the wrong ...... on the path"

"So, can you please help me find that path?"

"Su Zhan, you remember, if one day you want to achieve something, you need the necessary strength, whether it is to realize your ideals or help me find the 'answer', then go ......"

After this conversation, Su Zhan was never able to contact this man, although he is still the commissioner of the E section, he has made his own decisions on many things, so he has a lot of conflicts with many superiors.

Not only that, but he became more and more indifferent to his companions, gradually separating, even to the point of not being able to save him.

He had watched the Modified Hammer Tank* blow up his companion's Skyscanner L into a piece of scrap metal, and he was silent in the face of the cries for help, but he just watched it carefully and dismantled it afterwards.

Su Zhan's hands were stained with blood, and since the beginning of the mission, he didn't even think about killing a seemingly ordinary person, but he had never killed a child, this was his bottom limit.

"Su Zhan, someone reported that you didn't save your companion and killed him, and the evidence is full in front of me, what do you want me to use to help you exonerate?"

"I don't save my companion because I am also in deep danger and can't help, so I kill my companion, that's because he wants to rebel, kill him first, and then kill the enemy to complete the task, which is also to save more innocent people." Su Zhan's words of denial are very direct but reasonable.

"The evidence is conclusive, you still want to quibble, and you can say such an excuse as the rebellion of your companions!"

Xinyu slapped the table angrily and left, he was angry that Su Zhan had changed into such a person, and the killing of his companions made him extremely angry with Su Zhan.

A month later.

Perhaps the matter about Kecheng was bad news for Su Zhan, and his heart was somewhat touched.

"What are you doing here, aren't you applying for leave, you've already been given seven days of leave."

"No, I want a permanent vacation."

"You're trying to quit?!"

"Well, I'm fed up, I'd better be an ordinary person."

"Su Zhan, you disappointed me very much, and also disappointed everyone, including the seniors of Kecheng, but even so, I hope you don't forget this experience, according to the requirements of the seniors of Kecheng, we will not hold you responsible."

"Listen, the farther away from the E department, the better, since you have chosen to leave, then try not to get involved as much as possible, otherwise the E department will not only not protect you, but will also investigate and spy on you, if you don't want to make trouble."

Su Zhan closed the electronic board, these two messages were sent to him by Xinyu, it was obvious that Xinyu and the others were a little reluctant to Su Zhan, but they couldn't force him to stay.

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Date of Su Zhan's official resignation from Section E: October 16, AD2149.

It was also the day before he was to be sent to the emergency room, where he was placed in a glass-jar-like medical pod, after which he was given sedatives to relieve his pain, and regular small amounts of SLM inhibitors and other medications.

Of course, it is only to prolong the physical functions of this half-dead person as much as possible, and if the situation is good, he may survive the winter, but not the spring of next year.

And on this day, Kecheng relied on what he hadn't forgotten to find someone to explain clearly, even though he had left a lot of records first, but he still wanted to talk to someone.

This person who came here is Li Hao Huayce.

"The feathers of the bird (referring to Su Zhan here) are too beautiful, and our iron cage can't hold him, so it's better to set him free." Li Hao stood beside the hospital bed and looked at Kecheng, he looked a little anxious to come, and he was still wearing the training uniform of the No. 43 Special Support Team, "Kecheng, are you very unwilling." ”

"yes, I'm unwilling." Kecheng's face was a little pale, his condition was very weak, and he couldn't even speak, "But what can I do, after all, I also see the end." ”

Li Hao seemed to have understood this man's psychology for a long time, he looked at the sunset outside the window and couldn't help but touch the scene and said: "Do you mean that your own era is like a sunset, coming to an end, right, or ......?"

"The sanctions that belong to you have finally arrived, you who have been stained with the blood of countless lives, you who have committed countless crimes, this sounds like a confirmation of what you said in the past."

The man in the hospital bed smiled, of course, it was also a forced smile, he wanted to make a good impression, and then he didn't have a chance, and after sleeping this night, he couldn't wake up.

"That's it, I'll leave it to you after that"

"Well, Lieutenant Colonel Ten Cities."

Li Hao turned around and left his back for Kecheng to see, but the picture in Kecheng's eyes had long been blurred, he actually didn't see clearly that the person who came was him, and even listened to it with hearing aids.

The man's eyes were already moist, and when Li Hao sadly read out "Lieutenant Colonel of Ten Cities", he immediately remembered the days when he fought side by side with Kecheng in the past, and Li Hao had already made an oath that he would never forget it.

He didn't know if Kecheng would forget, maybe he had already forgotten because of his illness, Li Hao pressed his pace and walked out of the door slowly, he just wanted to close the door, but his hand stopped.

The hospital bed was a man whose head was slowly tilted to the side, his eyes closed, and the photo frame in his left hand was slowly loosened and fell to the ground.

"Lieutenant Colonel Kecheng?!"

"Science City !!"

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Li Hao gently took Xiyu's hand, his expression was serious and there was some sadness, and there was a trace of tears on his face, such a man also cried.

She looked at Li Hao's expression, and naturally knew his determination, so she stopped, slowly squatted down with her head in her hands, and whispered, "I just want to see him again......"

"Kecheng, he just wants you to live well."

Li Hao helped her up, and then asked the medical staff to send her to the rest area, but he was alone at the door, leaning against the wall without saying a word.