"Whew!!"

Amid the loud shouts of the soldiers lined up behind him, Nakahisa walked up to the podium in the center of the garden of the Governor's Palace on the palace hill, dressed in bright clothes. The flagpole behind him fluttered www.biquge.info newly made Asian-American United Nations flags, which were combined with half of the Yaning and Meda Busoya flag symbols.

"Gentlemen, for those who do not yet know me, I will tell you who I am."

When Zhongjiu's dark brown curls were combed backwards, he actually looked like a politician, and his words were also translated into the Meda Busoya language:

"I'm Nakajiu, and I'm better known for my identity, not because of my famous background, but as a hybrid of Yaning and Meda Busuya, or in some people's mouths, an Ami mongrel who doesn't shore on either side."

There was a low burst of laughter, "hoo" and whispers from the audience.

You may be wondering, what else can a "mongrel" tell you? ”

Zhong Jiu raised his unruly head, and his voice was loud: "It is precisely because I, like every one of you here, clearly understands what discrimination and poverty are, and understands the feelings of losing loved ones, that I understand the dreams of an ordinary person, whether it is the Meda Busoya people living in a mirage or the Yaning people."

The audience began to burst into applause, and in the garden of the Governor's Palace stood not only the soldiers of the Asian and American governments, but also the families of selected soldiers, among whom there were not only the Meda Busoya, but also some Yanin who had taken root in the new city.

Zhong Jiu raised his hands and gently hemmed them, and everyone gradually quieted down again.

"I was there on Alliance Day a year ago, and I was not only a spectator, but also a participant, and despite the baptism of blood, I still believe that what is reborn in blood is a bright future."

Nakahisa's image is frozen on the screen inside the Mirage Security Bureau.

"Lieutenant Colonel Nakahisa currently has a high level of support among the people, and the residents of Mirage like him very much." Rupert, an intelligence expert, stood next to the screen and said that on the opposite side of the screen was a hologram of Governor William coming from the Doge's Palace.

The Governor did not respond to Rupert's words, but substituted a question for an assessment: "What have been the results of the recent battle against the rebels in Yanin?" ”

Rupert pressed the remote control in his hand, and the video screen was split in two, with the live broadcast of Nakahisa's lecture on the right and various data and histograms on the left.

"Thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Zhongjiu's image as a friend of the Yaning people in front of the public, the current situation inside the mirage is stabilizing."

On the screen next to him, Nakahisa was in high spirits as he continued his speech to the audience: "I am proud of the blood that comes from Yanin and Meda Busoya in my body, and it makes me realize that we, Yanin and Meda Busuya, will not fight forever, but will come together one day!! ”

More videos and photographs of the annihilation of the Revival Underground Base, as well as digital photographs of the killing of the core leaders of the Revival Society, then surfaced on Rupert's screen.

"Overseas, according to our intelligence information, thanks to the activity of Lieutenant Colonel Nakahisa's Lionheart Team and Captain Brunhilde's Manta Ray Team, the remnants of Yaning's largest resistance force, the Revival Society, have been wiped out by nearly 85%, a percentage that was once considered impossible. ”

Zhong Jiu opened his hands to the audience: "My heart will always be with the mirage!" ”

Governor William looks at the destroyed Revival base on video, the Yaksha killed, the captured members of the Underground Order, the pools of blood all over the ground...

"The Yanin or half-race identity in Lieutenant Colonel Nakaku's team has been very positive in successfully gathering intelligence and eradicating the rebels, far better than what we have done in the past with a single Medabsoya army to pursue underground guerrillas." Rupert continued to report: "Among them, the lieutenant colonel's deputy, the Yaning man named Hong Yuesheng, was particularly outstanding. ”

William's eyes stayed on the portrait of the last person to be arrested, and Hong Yuesheng, who was escorting the prisoner on the side.

"Is that the one who came back with Nakajiu a year ago?"

When Hong Yuesheng arrived at the Governor's Mansion on Emperor Yue's float, Zhongjiu's speech came to an end, and thunderous applause broke out at the scene.

"Big brother is acting like this, it's really different from a year ago."

Hong Yuesheng looked up at the image of Zhong Jiu thrown into the air and said that he was shaking hands with the soldiers and their families who participated in the League Day event a year ago, and the first person to shake hands was Kevin, his lawyer who escaped death. When approaching a young and beautiful brunette girl with flowers in her hand, she suddenly hugged Nakaku's neck and kissed her until the guards had to intervene to stop her, but Nakahisa seemed to be enjoying herself.

"Aren't you coming?" Hong Yuesheng found that Ling Xiaoyue was sitting in the car and did not move.

"This kind of formal occasion is not for a commoner woman like me."

Hong Yuesheng shrugged: "Then I'm the same." ”

Ling Xiaoyue smiled: "You are different, the military world values you very much." And I'm just a servant, and to the Governor I'm just a gorgeous propaganda rag doll. ”

"But you're already the fiancée of the eldest brother."

"I'd rather believe it was the impulse of his heroism that day." Ling Xiaoyue looked at the huge close-up of Zhong Jiu in the sky, he was flirting with the brown-haired girl who had just separated, "You know him, and I never intended to get along with him like an ordinary lover." He's who he is, you can't turn him into another person. Besides, do you really think that the Governor will be able to admit that his thriving illegitimate son and a servant have made a private marriage for life? ”

Hong Yuesheng wanted to say something, but at this time, the voice of the butler Mr. Stephens came from the governor's palace:

"Captain Hong," Mr. Stephens politely said, "I've been waiting for a long time." ”

"What do you think I'm talking about?" Ling Xiaoyue's voice was like a silver bell: "Go ahead." After saying that, the door of the car quietly closed, and her figure disappeared behind the openwork window.

Hong Yuesheng shook his head, turned around and followed Mr. Stephens into the Governor's Palace, which was built in the traditional Yaning style, and as he walked through the cloister courtyard, he found that Mr. Stephens was leading him around the corner to the left.

"Mr. Stephens, isn't the venue on the right?"

"Before that, someone wants to see you first."

As Mr. Stephens walked deeper into the mansion and pushed open two tall cherry doors, there was a hole in front of him: an indoor botanical garden surrounded by a ring of buildings: a huge open-air dome that shielded him from the harsh wind and snow and allowed plenty of sunlight to let in. Although the layout here is simple, with only pruned evergreen trees and plum blossoms surrounding a pond, there is a kind of delicacy and beauty of oriental culture.

Contrary to the hustle and bustle outside, the garden is immersed in silence, except for the occasional sound of koi fish swimming in the water; and the crisp "click" sound of the bamboo tube falling down when it is filled with water and hitting the stones by the pond.

Mr. Stephens left Hong Yuesheng here and closed the door behind him.

Hong Yuesheng walked across a bright red wooden arched bridge, and saw a delicate wrought iron round table propped on the gravel floor under the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in front of her, and hot coffee was boiling in a coffee pot on it.

An old man with brown-white silver hair and a beard had just eaten breakfast, and was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, drinking coffee and reading the ironed newspaper in his hand.

Hearing Hong Yuesheng's footsteps, the old man raised his head. Hong Yuesheng couldn't help but be surprised: "Governor William?!。。 ”

Although he had never spoken to the Governor in person in the past year, he had occasionally met William next to Nakaku.

"Young man, your name is Hong Yuesheng." Governor William took his glasses off the bridge of his nose and looked at him.

"Uh, yes, Governor William." Hong Yuesheng nodded.

Governor William put the newspaper on the table and got up from his chair. He was tall and strong for his age.

"It's a few minutes before I speak, come and walk with me." As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back and walked slowly along a snow-white cobblestone path that led to the depths.

Along the road were carefully placed stone lanterns and smaller gods and Buddhas, and Hong Yuesheng stiffly followed behind Governor William, feeling inexplicable.

"You've seen your results, it's very impressive." Governor William opened his mouth to break the silence.

Hong Yuesheng replied politely: "You said that you won the award." ”

"Did you know that in the past, only the Yaning royal family could enter and leave here?"

Hong Yuesheng shook her head.

"And you are the first Yaning to come here after the Asian-American War." Governor William looked back at him, "Do you know why?" ”

"It's because of Lieutenant Colonel Nakaku's care."

Governor William laughed when he heard this: "You are a brave warrior, and you are very humble. Contrary to what you said, I would like to ask you to take care of one thing. ”

"What's the matter?" Hong Yuesheng didn't know why.

"Since the Asian-American war, the Yaning region has been shrouded in bloody terror and has never changed, and I even thought that this situation would continue forever. But now, I see a new hope, a hope that will bring the mirage and the entire Yaning region into peace that it has never had before. Governor William looked at Hong Yuesheng with a look in his eyes as if he had been aged for a hundred years, which was meaningful:

"My two sons, they will have to take on more responsibilities one day, and I hope that at that time, you will take care of their well-being and help them protect this fragile peace as it continues."

The governor's words were unexpected by Hong Yuesheng, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Captain Hong, you look as if you've seen the North Sea Monster, although I've heard you've seen and even defeated it." Governor William was not as majestic as the legend suggests, and there was some cold humor in his words.

"I'm sorry, I was a little surprised...

"And what do you think? Would you like to do your part for the mirage, your hometown and your people? ”

"Do you really think I can do this?"

"You are the best candidate, and you will be an outstanding commander of the American and Asian governments."

The sunlight fell through the leaves on Governor William's face, his knife-like wrinkles carved by the years rose slightly, and the unpredictable smile had a mysterious power that Hong Yuesheng could not refuse.

“。。。。。” Hong Yuesheng was stunned for a while, and then nodded: "I promise you." ”

Governor William nodded with satisfaction, the two of them had already walked out of the garden at this time, approaching the open-air elevator, and the governor glanced at his watch: "It's not early, it's time to go to the venue." ”

He patted Hong Yuesheng on the shoulder, and then entered the elevator. Watching the elevator cabin carrying Governor William rise into the sky like the sun, for some reason, Hong Yuesheng felt that she had finally found a place to truly accept herself.

In a room on the third floor of the inner courtyard building surrounding the Botanical Garden, Victor was standing in the shadows, looking at the scene through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Very~Touching (very impressed)." He commented.

“Colonel_Victor，you_still_got_a_joking_mood? What_is_Governor_William_thinking? First_indulged_ZhongJiu，now_he’s_meeting_this_nasty_boy_in_person! When_will_they_ever_know_their_place?(Colonel Victor!) You're still in the mood to joke about what the hell did you say Governor William was thinking! Not to mention such a connivance with Zhongjiu, this kid even made an appointment to meet this lowly Yaning civilian kid alone! In the future, I don't know how thick the sky is! Colonel Norton, who was next to him, couldn't help but complain loudly.

"It_perfectly_proves_myfather's_wisdom. (That's where my father is clever.) Victor smiled coldly.

Why_is_that(What do you say?) ）”

"Surrounding_by_the_famous_Erazer_captain_of_Lion-Heart, who_dare_endanger_his_life?" (With the support of a renowned Adeptus and Captain Lionheart, who would dare to threaten the safety of the Governor?) ）”

The personal guard beside him, Silver Fox, couldn't help but "snort".

When Hong Yuesheng returned to the garden of the Governor's Palace, it was already crowded, and everyone was waiting for the Governor's final speech.

"Where have you been, everyone is waiting for you!"

Emily saw Hong Yuesheng at a glance and ran over to take his hand and lead him to his companions. The tank girl is like a huge wall separating the noisy crowd behind her, but what is even more eye-catching is the sweet snuggling together Bonnie and Green Snake, the rings on their hands are particularly shiny - they just completed the wedding ceremony a month ago, and it is difficult for Hong Yuesheng to imagine that the partners around her have actually entered the marriage hall. He involuntarily searched for another person in the crowd, and sure enough, he saw Nakaku in an iron-gray military uniform in the VIP area not far away.

Nakahisa also saw him, and in an instant he changed back to his usual appearance, winking at him and grimacing.

Hong Yuesheng also smiled at him, but what he really wanted to see was Brunhilde standing next to Zhongjiu. She was also dressed in a tight-fitting military uniform and was slim. It was clear that she was also paying attention to Hong Yuesheng, because when the two made eye contact, Brunhilde immediately turned his face in other directions.

"Where's the White Tiger?" Red-haired Arya asked.

"My brother's idiot!" When the green snake heard it, he was angry: "Just now the phone said that I forgot to bring my security card and was locked outside the security checkpoint!" On such a heavily guarded day today, I really don't know what he thinks! ”

"Isn't it okay to come in with a facial scan?" Emily interjected.

"Today is different, big day, security cards and "face brushing" are needed! ”

Strangely, when the white tiger drove me, he seemed to see a security card around his neck. Hong Yuesheng thought to herself.

At this time, the warm applause that broke out in the venue interrupted Hong Yuesheng's thoughts, and Governor William appeared on the balcony on the fifth floor of the Governor's Palace, as the highest floor of the original Yaning Palace, which adopted the style of Zen Buddhism, symbolizing the light of the Buddha shining on all things in the world. Governor William appears here, also referring to William. The absolute authority of the Asian-American government led by the Jones family on the territory of Yaning.

"Today is another year of League Day, and it is also the first anniversary of our fallen soldiers." Governor William spoke,

"They all paid for the fate of the mirage with their young and precious lives,

And gladly accept it, without fear.

They are beloved colleagues, friends, family,

and our heroes,

We will always remember their names! ”

Governor William then read out the names of the fallen soldiers one by one, and the priest Yanin and Pastor Meda Busoya, who presided over the ceremony, put their hands on the sides of their heads and began to chant the scriptures.

“Jim_Lewis。” After each name is pronounced, a silver star-shaped firework rises into the sky, representing a soldier.

"Liu Jiamu."

“Michel_Parker。”

The soldiers and their families all bowed their heads in silence under the rising silver star, and some cries were faintly heard. Hong Yuesheng closed her eyes and recalled what happened a year ago, the strings of her sister Lingzi and the phoenix butterfly that she had relied on for her life... Suddenly, I felt someone gently tugging at my trouser leg. He looked down and saw that it was a little boy about seven or eight years old.

"Big brother! I haven't seen you in a long time! ”

Hong recognizes it as the son of Ajay, Nakahisa's former personal guard, who they met at Applejack's funeral - a year ago, Applejack was killed by Yaksha in order to protect Nakahisa - the little boy looks more and more like his father as he grows, with a swarthy face and a short size.

"Little friend." Although the boy's screaming was chaotic, Hong Yuesheng didn't care, he squatted down and patted the boy's shoulder.

He must be very sad now, Hong Yuesheng thought.

"Xiaojie, don't trouble your uncle." Not far away, a woman's voice came, a black man with a black veil on her face, holding a wet handkerchief in her hand, her voice hoarse, apparently having just cried.

"Mrs. Biei." Hong Yuesheng stood up, "Please mourn and change." ”

"It's hard for me every day for a year to imagine that Applejack isn't there, and I often feel like he's right next to us, looking at us, like he used to... Miei pulled the boy and said gloomily.

"Dad didn't leave! I just met him! The little boy yelled in his mother's arms.

Mei Ying ignored the child's nonsense and nodded to Hong Yuesheng in thanks: "I really want to thank you for taking care of our family over the past year." ”

"Don't thank me, it was all arranged by Lieutenant Colonel Nakaku." As Hong Yuesheng spoke, the Governor pronounced the name of "Ajie". Mei Ying, the boy and Hong Yuesheng watched together as a silver star dragged a long tail of silk into the air.

"Xiaojie," Hong Yuesheng touched the boy's head, "Your father is watching us peacefully from the sky." ”

"It's not a mile!" The little boy continued to argue unrelentingly.

"Don't listen to him." Mei Ying wiped her tears with a handkerchief over the black veil and explained: "This kid recently said that he saw his father!" Maybe I miss him too much. ”

"I'm not talking nonsense! Sometimes, my dad just waited for me to come to see me after school! He also has a pair of really cool robot hands, which are just as cool! As he spoke, the little boy gestured with his hand and learned the sound of a "doodoo" gunshot in his mouth.

The boy's words suddenly attracted Hong Yuesheng's attention, and he squatted down and pressed the boy's shoulder: "What did you just say?!" Say it again! ”

The boy was taken aback by Hong Yuesheng's hard grab: "Big brother, you pinched me!" ”

Mei Ying hurriedly stepped forward to take the boy back: "Captain Hong, you hurt the child!" ”

Emily, they hurried over to clear the siege: "What's wrong?" Hong, what's wrong with you? ”

"There's a really cool pair of robot hands, it's just cool... Hong Yuesheng muttered the little boy's words just now, her eyes widened more and more, and the memory of this morning came to her eyes:

The beggar I saw on Suzaku Street, a little familiar, was surrounded by many undead spirits and staggered towards his car. The beggar reached out from his dirty coat and grabbed the white tiger's shoulder through the window, and the hand was not a living flesh and blood, but a claw of rusty black steel, and he muttered:

"You pay tribute to the dead, but you don't care about those who are still alive in front of you...