Chapter 30: Walking with the Devil
A heavy maglev sedan parked outside the waiting hall was pitch black all around, including the window. The people in the car were staring coldly at the exit of the waiting hall...... Nakahisa and his party were walking out at this time, and the four-sided giant elephant sculptures facing them were magnificent, each of them had only a pair of front legs, connected from the left and right sides of the waist. The four elephant faces have different expressions, and the giant elephant facing the Oriental Imperial Palace Castle north of the new city is bowing its knees and noses and ears, symbolizing respect and submission to the emperor. In addition, one elephant faces the direction of the Southern Court, with its nose and eyes slightly closed, and looks majestic, while the one facing the direction of the Oriental Stadium holds its head high and is eager to try, and the one facing the south, that is, the direction of Hong Yuesheng and his party, is peaceful and cordial, welcoming guests from all over the world.
This is one of the entrances to the new area from the Maritime Canal, the Colossus Square.
The Giant Elephant Square connects the main road of the new city running through the north and south, Suzaku Street, as the central axis to divide the new city into two parts of the east and west symmetry, its left and right layout is rigorous, the structure is symmetrical, and the arrangement is neat, representing the people who live in the capital and need to have the consciousness of "rules". Today, there are many traditional oriental buildings in the middle of the stroll. In between, there are "behemoths" made of steel: skyscrapers and steel-framed structures that lead all the way to the canopy.
In Hong Yuesheng's location, you can also vaguely see the old palace castle towering on the core high ground of the city, which stands in the north, and is now the governor's palace. The high-speed trains that rush to the canopy on the heavenly tracks are also constantly shuttling on the ground, among which the maglev cars that use electromagnetic force to resist gravity and float at low altitudes are the mainstay, which is rare in the old city, and usually only high-ranking officials of the consulate have the opportunity to drive.
The bottom of the stairs is covered with "Mechanical Heart" mecha soldiers, their faces are "peaceful" faces that indicate a state of alert, and their green eyes look around. There will be such a configuration, although it is not explicitly stated, but it must be because of the consideration of the riots in the old city.
Hong Yuesheng followed the group of people and horses to watch and walk through the giant elephant square with great interest, and when he crossed the bridge connecting the square and the main road, suddenly two dazzling beams of light flashed rapidly across his eyes from the opposite side of the bridge, and a sense of threat surged into his heart. Hong Yuesheng didn't think about it, and rushed over to Zhongjiu's side.
“Hey! What’re_you_doing?! (Hey!) Boy, what are you doing? )”
The Meida Busoya guards who were rubbed by Hong Yuesheng angrily reprimanded that they were already dissatisfied with Yaning people, who had to protect Yaning, who was one level lower than themselves, so they took the opportunity to play, but they were half a beat slower to react to the threat rushing over on the main road.
The pitch-black maglev sedan just now crossed the main road with its dazzling headlights in broad daylight and rushed straight towards everyone, and the mechanical heart mecha soldier next to him immediately raised the machine gun in his hand to aim, but the display screen actually showed:
"Special_identity, forbid_shooting!) (Special status, no shooting!) )" red warning.
In this way, the maglev sedan rampaged all the way unimpeded, scaring everyone to back down, and just when they almost hit Zhongjiu and Brunhilde, who was holding Zhongjiu, Hong Yuesheng blocked the two of them with one hand.
The maglev sedan also stopped with a sudden brake when the front hood and Hong Yuesheng's hands were together, and the wind brought to blow Hong Yuesheng's hair backwards, as did Zhongjiu and Brunhilde.
Zhongjiu was so frightened that the people next to him reacted and immediately gathered around the car, and the surrounding mecha soldiers immediately surrounded the car.
“Who’s_in_the_car? Get_off_immediately!
(What people!) Get down now! The tank girl raised her gun to warn the car.
Insiders can immediately see that this tank-like maglev sedan is a typical government bulletproof car, hearing the warning, the front window of the car was first electronically adjusted to lower the color level, pitch black turned into space gray, driving a Meda Busoya driver, also a soldier, a provocative stinky face, not at all guilty for his actions just now.
"How do you drive a car!!" The green snake scolded.
Then, the right rear window of the sedan slid down unhurriedly, revealing the face of a cold and charming young devil.
"Victor (Victor) ......," Nakahisa blurted out in surprise.
"Brother." Brunhilde couldn't help but whisper.
The devilish face looked around, and the members of the guard who had just leaned over saw that it was him, and they were shocked, and immediately retreated, stood upright and saluted: "Colonel (Colonel!) )”
The devil's eagle-like eyes finally stopped on Zhong Jiu's body, like cold ice, and then his cheeks like ancient stone sculptures raised slightly:
“You’re_scared? (Hey, scared?) )”
Hearing this, Zhong Jiu instantly felt that his internal organs were about to explode:
“Brother,don’t_you_think_you’ve_gone_too_far?!!
(I said, big brother, you're a bit too much?!! )”
"Brother?" Hong Yuesheng and the others have heard this word several times in a row in the past few days, and each time it is accompanied by a violent storm.
“You_do_feel_scared? (Really scared?) )”
Colonel Victor laughed. Gently push the car door and get out of the car. HE WORE A LONG IRON-GRAY TWEED COAT WITH AN ELEGANT SILVER COLLAR BUCKLE AT THE TIGHT NECKLINE AND THE INSCRIPTION "COTTMITUNS" ENGRAVED ON THE TOP. He walked into Nakajiu and held out his right hand, which was wearing a well-sewn leather glove:
“Just_kidding_for_fun,why_so_serious!
(Just kidding, why take it so seriously!) )”
He looked at Nakaku's right hand wrapped in plaster, and it was hard to say whether he really found out now or on purpose:
“Oh,sorry,I_just_noticed_my_hybrid_brother_cannot_shake_hands_now.
(Oh, sorry, I just found out that my half-breed brother can't shake hands anymore.) As he spoke, he politely withdrew his outstretched hand. (Note: Hybird has the meaning of "hybrid" and the more disdainful "mongrel" at the same time)
“Colonel,this_is_not_appreciated!
(Colonel Victor, you're making a bit of a joke!) )”
The red-haired Arya interjected, making it more difficult for her to accept that the car had almost hit Brünnhilde than that of Nakajiu being humiliated.
Victor didn't stop looking at Arya at all, but instead looked at Brunhilde:
“Who’s_talking_to_me? Like_I_should’ve-listened. There’s_no_more_military_discipline_in_that_little_colony_town?
(Who is this one who is speaking, as if I have to listen to her.) It looks like even the rules of the army are out of order in this small colony. )”
Brünnhilde silently glared at the red-haired Arya, who did not dare to speak again.
Zhong Jiu didn't care about this, and shouted loudly:
“Bro,you’ve_nearly_got_me_killed_in_the_old_town_rebellion,and_now_you_plan_to_ambush_me!!
(Big brother, if you don't save me from the riots in the old city, forget it, just say that you just got off the plane and didn't have time to come, it won't be an ambush here and you just came back and wanted to kill me!!) )”
Victor smiled sarcastically again, only this smile was slightly similar to his brother's, but more contemptuous:
“I_know_you’d_have_made_it,You’re_capable_of_everything。
(You're so capable, I know you'll be able to come back.) He stretched out his hand and beckoned to the officer who was in charge of greeting him as he disembarked, and the officer hurried over and took off his hat and bowed, and Victor looked at him:
“Have_you_heard_“Sir_Ambassador”_scolding_you? You’re_also_a_one-quarter_Yaninese,how_come_you_couldn’t_arrange_a_successful_rescue? Don’t_you_dare_irritate_“Sir_Ambassador?
(Hey, did you hear me, "Your Excellency the Ambassador" said that you, speaking of which, you are also a quarter of the mixed race, why can't you arrange the rescue operation of your half-race compatriots?) Everyone is a figure with a head and a face, you see that you saved it late, "Your Excellency the Ambassador" is angry, isn't it? Every time he says "Your Excellency, Ambassador," it sounds like sarcasm.
The officers bowed one after another and apologized loudly:
“I_apologize,Colonel! Apologize,SirAmbassador!
(I'm sorry!) Colonel Victor! I'm sorry! Your Excellency Ambassador! )”
Victor put his hand on the officer's shoulder, and led the officer to the side of the connecting bridge as if no one was around, he looked at the distant street scene and the sparkling canal outside the bridge, and said leisurely:
“Considering_the_injuries“Sir_Ambassador”suffered,what_are_you_going_to_do_to_make_up_for_your_failure?
(You see that Your Excellency the Ambassador is injured like this, how do you plan to make up for your unfavorable mistake in rescue?) )”
“I_will_do_my_best_for_future_military_and_rescue_operation_and_won’t_disappoint_you_again!
(I, I will make strict arrangements for military and rescue operations in the future, and I will never let you down again!) The officer was already trembling with nervousness.
“Ok,good. Solider_must_take_their_own_responsibility.
(Well, it's good to understand, soldiers must know how to take responsibility.) Victor patted the officer on the back.
It seemed that the rebuke was finally over, and the officer raised his hand to wipe the sweat that was still running down his forehead even in the cold winter day, and after taking a breath, he turned around with Victor.
Victor raised his left hand lightly and pushed, and the officer who was standing on the edge of the bridge was defenseless, and was pushed by Victor like this, turned over the bridge fence with his back to the sky, and fell off the two-story bridge without even having time to shout!
Victor's behavior exceeded everyone's expectations, and when everyone reacted and ran to the side of the bridge to look down, the officer under the bridge was lying on the ground twisted and trembling, his arms and legs were bent into strange shapes, and from his peculiar moaning _yin, it could be assumed that his chest cavity was also greatly damaged, and blood seeped out of his uniform, staining the snow on the ground red.
A few soldiers who were originally guarding below and ran over when they heard a strange noise, after seeing the wounded, looked up at the bridge again, and as soon as they saw Victor, several soldiers immediately pretended not to see anything, leaving the officer who called for help to turn around and return to his post.
“Well,How_about_that?satisfied?
(How?) Satisfied now? Victor turned to look at Zhongjiu, his voice still calm,
"Consider_it_a_gift_from_your_big_brother. (Think of it as a gift for me who hasn't seen my brother for a long time.) )”
As he spoke, he took off the gloves of the officer he had just slapped from his hands and threw them under the bridge.
The people next to him were terrified. Although including the manta ray squad, Zhong Jiu and Hong Yuesheng, they can be regarded as having been born and died, but this kind of devil who has no warning and is unfathomable in calm still stunned everyone.
“Father_is_waiting_for_us. I_gotta_go. Don’t_keep_him_waiting.
(Hey, Daddy is looking for us, so I'll go first!) Don't let him wait. )”
Seeing that no one was making a sound, Victor walked back to the car, where his driver had opened the door for him. Before entering the car door, Victor took a special look at Hong Yuesheng, who was blocking the car, and lost a sentence:
"Hey, boy, you blocked it well just now, try next time and see if you're lucky."
"You!" Nakaku raised his left hand and rolled up his sleeve, looking like he was going to fight, and Brunhilde quickly grabbed him.
Victor completely ignored Zhongjiu, the windows were completely closed, and his face was once again hidden in the dark glass. Seeing that everyone was still stuck in the front of the car, Victor's driver honked his horn several times.
So the surrounding troops got out of the way, but the members of the Devil Ray and Hong Yuesheng and his party did not move.
The car sounded a few more sharp horns, Brunhilde gestured to his team members with his eyes, Zhong Jiu also waved his hand at Hong Yuesheng helplessly, and everyone finally got out of the way angrily.
"! What is it! Nakaku raised his left hand fiercely and raised his middle finger as he rushed away to the car.
As he spoke, Mr. Stephens also happened to drive from the parking lot, and it was the tradition of senior butlers to personally drive for the master or the host's distinguished guests.
"What's_the_matter? He watched as a group of people stood in the street in a rage.
“What_an_asshole_brother!
(How can there be such a shit big brother!) Zhong Jiu was still scolding.
“Victor? He_has_been_here?
(Colonel Victor?) He's coming)? Mr. Stephens guessed who he was talking about, and Brünnhilde nodded at Stephens in embarrassment.
"Why don't you come here!!"
Finally, everyone persuaded the angry Zhongjiu to enter Mr. Stephens's car, and Stephens personally came out to open the car door and arranged for Zhongjiu to sit in.
Before sitting in the car, Zhong Jiu, who had finally lost his breath, shouted at Hong Yuesheng.
"HEY, BROTHER!" He winked at Hong Yuesheng: "Have fun!" Little sister, help me take care of him. ”
Brünnhilde smiled gracefully.
Mr. Stephens drove Zhong Jiu away from Hong Yuesheng's eyes, revealing a billboard behind him, on which a pair of yellow-skinned Yaning children and white-skinned Meda Busoya boys were playing happily together in the newly built city, symbolizing the peaceful coexistence of the two peoples in the mirage.
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When he really entered the new city, the scene still made Hong Yuesheng, Green Snake, and White Tiger so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths, diluting a little of the anger and unhappiness just now.
They sat separately in two maglev cars, one in front and one behind, Alia, who had changed into casual clothes, was in charge of the opening car, Brunhild was in the co-pilot, and Bonnie and Hong Yuesheng were in the back seat of the car; The red-haired Arya saw that Bonnie Lao and Green Snake were mixed up, so she specially arranged to sit in the back car driven by the tank girl, and Green Snake and White Tiger sat in another car in the back.
Several Yaning people coincidentally stuck to the car window glass and looked at the scene of the downtown area outside, and the streamer flashed on their faces from time to time:
Giant rail trains passing overhead, holograms floating in the air showing the latest movies, newly opened nightclubs, casinos, advertisements for traditional rice wine and Western whiskey, the roadside flashing the Meda Busoya Church that has been demolished and renovated after the traditional buildings of Yaning, standing among the clusters of coffee shops, restaurants and bars, the huge temple-style travel center introducing the entertainment center and casino overhead, and the bottom of the screen does not forget to remind that only the Meda Busoya race can participate.
"Brother Snake, is this a god horse thing?" White Tiger asked.
"I don't know ......," the green snake shook his head
"Didn't you say you came!?"
"Shut up!" Being poked in front of a woman, the green snake felt very faceless.
Unlike the old city, which is mainly composed of Yaning people, there are all kinds of people and different styles of clothing: Meda Busoya merchants in suits and leather shoes, couples with umbrellas to protect from the snow, children with mechanical heart mecha masks worshipping Buddha in yellow clothes, steam skateboarders in hip-hop costumes, guitarists with long hair and shawls, or pop musicians playing drums on the streets, women both young and old wear makeup. Among them, the traditional clothing of the Yaning people does not highlight the lines of the human body as the Meda Busoya style, but it can also show solemnity and stability.
Hong Yuesheng especially noticed that each Yaning person wore a conspicuous armband on his arm, and Yaning's scepter was displayed on it.
"What's that?" Hong Yuesheng asked, pointing to the armband on a Yaning person passing by.
Brunhilde was originally dissatisfied with wanting to live with Hong Yuesheng, but he didn't show it, but he kept wearing big sunglasses and didn't say anything all the way.
"Ah......" Emily hesitated a little when she replied, and Bonnie quickly stepped in to relieve the siege: "It is to commemorate the royal family of Yaning, so every Yaning person in the new city will wear an armband embroidered with imperial power." ”
"That's right," Hong Yuesheng nodded: "In our old city, we don't have such a habit." ”
"I heard that the Yaning royal family is gone?" Hong Yuesheng asked again.
"There are still some, it's just ......" Bonnie paused: "After the war, the Yaning royal family was required to live in the capital of Meda Busoya, so it is generally not seen. ”
It's not so much living in Meda Busoya, it's better to coerce the Son of Heaven under house arrest to make Yaning, Brunhilde said in his heart.
As they spoke, they were already approaching the restaurant they were going to. Emily turned into the right lane first, while Bonnie's car trailing them was a little slower behind the traffic light.
This is a typical Meda Busoya drive-in restaurant, as the name suggests, in a western country style restaurant, with slides on the floor that can carry vehicles. When each maglev car falls in the fixed car slot, it will be automatically sent to the dining point in the restaurant by the rails, and then you can choose to eat directly on the car, which is a fast food method often used by the Meda Busoya people who are used to busy life.
After the vehicle stops at a decorated charging box that looks like a gas station (the electronic maglev needs to be recharged, not gas), it is automatically pushed by the slide rail in the direction of the simulated road sign to the restaurant front desk.
“Good_afternoon_Madam,may_I_help_you?
(Good afternoon, ma'am, is there anything we can do?) "A young man from Meda Busoya asked as the vehicle arrived at the front desk.
“We_have_reservation.
(We set our seats.) Alya said as she lowered the window.
But when the young man Meda Busoya saw Hong Yuesheng, his face changed:
“Excuse_me_Madam,I’m_afraid_you_have_to_find_another_restaurant.
(Sorry ma'am, I'm afraid we'll have to suggest you change restaurants today.) )”
Emily and Bonnie glanced at Hong Yuesheng, understood what the young man meant, and avoided any unpleasantness, Emily took a step back:
“Alright,we’ll_order_and_take_itout.
(Okay, let's order and take away.) )”
The young man Meda Busoya lowered his voice:
“Madam,maybe_I_didn’t_make_myself_clear,we_are_not_allow_Yaninese_to_enter_our_restaurant. It’s_the_rule.
(Ma'am, maybe I didn't make it clear enough, Yaning people are not welcome in our store.) I'm sorry, but that's the rule. )”
Brunhilde put back on the sunglasses he had taken off and looked out the window in the other direction.
And Hong Yuesheng doesn't know much about Meda Busoya because she doesn't understand much, so she doesn't know what's going on.
Bonnie hurried round:
“Forget_it,let’s_go…
(Forget it, let's go...... )”
Emily glared at the young man with disdain, and reversed the car, but because of her bad luck, she accidentally crashed the rear end of the car into a large SUV behind her, which was still a retro model with tires, and in the SUV sat a man with a shaved head and a Meda Busoya logo tattooed on his head, and the co-pilot with a golden beard.
“Hi! Look_what_you’ve_done! (Hey!) Look at the good things you guys have done!)" The skinhead in charge of driving the car yelled viciously.
“Shit! (Hell)"
Hey, guys, sorry. Emily opened the car door and apologized.
“Hey,it’s_a_chick! (Yo, still a chick!) The bald party suddenly noticed the back row of the car in front of him while speaking, and turned his head to look at Hong Yuesheng outside the window.
“WOW,why_I_see_a_Yanin_bastard_appear_in_our_Medarbussoya_place!
(Wow, oh, how did I see the Yanin hybrid in our pure Meda Busoya place!) )”
The bearded man sitting in the co-pilot shouted into the car in Yaning language: "Hey, Yaning dog!" Is this where you came from?! ”
“Shit,Medarbussoya_Supremacist. (Damn, it's the Meda Busoa supremacist.) Bonnie was worried that Hong Yuesheng would be angry, so he quickly patted Hong Yuesheng's hand, and then opened the door and walked out of the car, and before leaving the car door, he hinted with his eyes that Hong Yuesheng was sitting in the car and not moving.
Hong Yuesheng clenched her fists and didn't gnaw.
“Hey,buddies,you_have_got_to_learn_some_respect. We_don’t_want_trouble.
(Hey, buddy, be respectful, we don't want to cause trouble.) Bonnie said.
“RESPECT?! (Respect?!) The skinhead driver scolded: "Stinky **, don't play tricks on me!" These Yanin parasites, if it weren't for Meda Busoya's domination and almsgiving, they would still be making cattle and horses for their dog emperor! Just like this, what rights do you want every day, and you will take revenge! It's a shame that you sluts still have the face to mingle with these Yaning mongrels! ”
The skinhead deliberately used Yaning to provoke, and it was all heard by Hong Yuesheng, his fist was already clenched on the ground, and he turned around and pushed the door open...... But as soon as he pushed the door open halfway, he was closed and put back in the car by a figure outside, and then it was "Bang! "A gunshot rang out, and the left front tire of the SUV leaked.
“What_a_Fxxk! (What the fuck is going on)?! The skinhead was startled, and he looked angrily in the direction where the gunshots were fired.
Brunhilde was still wearing large sunglasses, his face was expressionless, and he was holding a women's pocket pistol with smoke from the muzzle.
"Bitch (stinking **......)" The skinhead rushed out of the car and rushed towards Brünnhilde, but Emily kicked him in the calf halfway, and the skinhead driver immediately let out a wail, and his calf fell to the ground with soreness, and Bonnie saw that this was the end of the matter, and rushed up and slapped him in the face with an elbow.
“What’s_wrong_with_them?! (What's going on up ahead?!) As soon as the tank girl's car entered the dining room, the red-haired Arya saw the chaos ahead through the window.
“Fxxk_You! (You fuck you!) Another bearded man also rushed out of the car, and the tank girl who arrived behind drove directly into the rear of the SUV, and the front and rear pinching sandwiched the SUV in the middle, and several people in the car got out of the car at the same time, among which the tall white tiger and the tank girl were particularly conspicuous.
“Medarbussoya_Marine! Nobody_move!!
(Meda Busoya Marines!) No one is allowed to move!! )”
“Lieutenant_Brynhild,what’s_going_on?!
(Captain Brunhilde, what's wrong?!) "Red-haired Arya is most concerned about Brunhilde's safety.
Seeing this posture, the bearded man was also a little scared,
“What_do_you_want? Do_you_think_you_will_beat_us_by_numbers?
(What do you want to do, do you want to make trouble by relying on the strength of the crowd?) )”
"Bang!" After another gunshot, the second tire of the SUV was punctured again, and the beard jumped on the spot in fright.
“Ok,! Ok!take_it_easy! It’s_all_right_now!
(That's it!) All right! Calm down, calm down! The bearded man raised his hands and put them on his head,
“Relax,ladies,ok? (Relax, girls, ok)?"
“So_we_are_all_right_now? (Are we okay then?) Brunhilde asked in a calm tone.
“It’s_all_right! Every_thing_fine! (It's okay, it's okay!)" As he spoke, the bearded man dragged the stunned skinhead into the car, and then quickly jumped into the car.
The red-haired Arya motioned for the Tank Girls to back their car so that the bearded man could turn the steering wheel and drive away with a flat tire, and just a little farther away he could hear his curses and see his middle finger sticking out of the window. The Devil Ray Squad laughed at this.
The green snake who had just arrived, the white tiger was still confused, and Hong Yuesheng, who was still sitting in the car, looked at Brunhilde outside the window in surprise.
Brunhilde turned and calmly looked at the drive-thru boy who was sitting on the ground in fright, and said:
“Can_we_order_now? (Now, can we order?) )”