Suzaku Street, which runs through the north and south, divides the ground floor of Mirage New Town into two symmetrical parts from east to west, commonly known as East Market and West Market. The street of the West Market is famous among Yaning people and mixed-race people, during which the streets and alleys are lined with shops, even after midnight in winter, they are still brightly lit, billboards, neon lights, and holographic projections are broadcast 24 hours a day, and all kinds of local snacks and groceries are available; The sound of rhyming hawking, street singing, frolicking, and the sound of sound are in the ears. Therefore, there is a saying among the folk that "Suzaku Night Market, summer rain and winter snow, all the people know endlessly".

A black maglev car is parked in a circle in the most famous "Suzaku Gate" restaurant in the Xishi Night Market, not far from Suzaku Street, and a number of young Yaning people or mixed-race people in black tunics are leaning in front of the car, responsible for the vigilance work.

Suddenly, a pink two-door sports car rushed from the corner of the street, and was stopped by the white tiger and someone before it approached the Suzaku Gate Restaurant.

"It's me!" The windows of the pink sports car were rolled down, and it was a green snake at first glance.

The few people who stopped the car all laughed out loud when they saw this match.

"Brother Snake, where did you find such a sissy car?" The white tiger taunted and complained, "And where did you go?" It's easy to find a big boss! ”

"Don't be big or small, do you know that this is called tide! Brother, as soon as I saw your message, I borrowed Bonnie's car and rushed here! The green snake replied by accidentally exposing the scratch marks of the woman in her throat.

"Brother Snake, what's wrong with your throat?"

"What a problem! What about the big boss and the second master? ”

The white tiger turned around and angrily pouted at the roof of the Vermilion Bird Gate Restaurant.

"Sitting on the rooftop on this cold day?" The green snake squinted his eyes and looked up at the oil-stained restaurant.

The white tiger shrugged.

On the open-air roof of the three-story restaurant, more than a dozen round tables are arranged like a Go board, covered with simple dining cloths, and each table is surrounded by four or five mixed-race or Yaning people, fan-shaped around the main table near the edge of the rooftop.

"Oops! What a cup to relieve a thousand sorrows! Zhong Jiu drank the liquor in his hand in one gulp, then put the wine glass on the main table, and shouted with white breath.

"Hey, I said, Young Master Zhongjiu." Sitting across from him was a maid who was still trembling in a thick winter coat and puffing out her mouth, "On the day of your marriage with my family's Emperor Yue, you brought us to this kind of place!" ”

"You blame Young Master Zhongjiu for this, Luo Lan." Sitting between Zhong Jiu and the maid, Ling Xiaoyue, a famous character who has been famous in the mirage since Yaning I, revealed the unique elegant and beautiful face of Yaning people after removing men's makeup, and his cheeks were only slightly rouge, but he still looked graceful. She only wore a thin tweed coat, but because she practiced singing skills since she was a child, regardless of wind and rain, she was still slim in the cold wind, and her voice was clear in the audience, like a perfect musical instrument, without a trace of impurities, and it was indescribably comfortable to listen to:

"The yellow braised fish soup on this table is fresh and tender, the lamb intestines are crispy and fragrant, the hot pear paste is sweet but not greasy, the fried noodles are crispy and charred with spices, the shredded chicken is chaotic and fresh and crispy, and the crispy chicken is sweet and delicious. Don't underestimate this market, but you can't eat it with a lot of money anywhere else. ”

"Oops, it's really my Xiaoyue, it's just a roundworm in my stomach!" Zhong Jiu smiled when he heard this, and hugged Ling Xiaoyue in his arms, and the usual praise and scolding were inseparable. And Xiaoyue is a famous lady on weekdays, but at this time, she is like a delicate little woman, leaning on Zhongjiu's shoulder.

When the maid Luo Lan saw this scene, it was inconvenient to argue anymore. But he was still not convinced, pulled up his clothes and curled up, pouted and turned his head to see Hong Yuesheng, who had not spoken: "Hey, why have you been silent, it seems to be a piece of wood." ”

"Luo Lan!" Ling Xiaoyue frowned and blamed her.

Zhong Jiu laughed instead, "Luo Lan finally has something right," and he also turned his conversation to Hong Yuesheng: "Brother, don't be gloomy and worried, worrying to death!" ”

Being looked at by everyone together, Hong Yuesheng was really a little embarrassed, so he forced a smile.

Zhong Jiu took the chopsticks in his hand and waved it to the street under the rooftop, "Look at this night scene, the lights are brilliant, isn't it charming?" ”

Hong Yuesheng looked in the direction that Zhong Jiu had crossed, and the Suzaku Street not far away passed through the Suzaku Gate and the Imperial City Gate all the way north under the golden lights, all the way to the old Imperial Palace Mountain, and the Imperial Palace Mountain was connected with the canopy at the end of the distance in the night, as if you could really reach the sky if you kept walking like this.

Nakahisa said: "According to conservative estimates, there are now 20,000 restaurants, more than 5,000 hotels, thousands of schools, thousands of karaoke, no less than 100 nightclubs, bars, theaters, and at least hundreds of large shopping malls. But do you know how many of these homes are run by Yanings? ”

Hong Yuesheng shook her head.

"Only one in a thousand is run by a half-breed, and none of them are run by Yaning!"

Nakahisa gave a thumbs up with his left hand and pointed at the canopy: "They've always wanted to use one in 10,000 Meda Busoya purebloods to control everything here. He turned to look at his brother on the rooftop, "But these guys up there have never understood that there were 10 million Yaning people and 3 million mixed-race people living in the post-war mirage!" Only by grasping the hearts of these neglected people and giving them direction can we truly have a mirage! ”

Hong Yuesheng listened to Zhong Jiu's words, and suddenly the question that the red-haired Arya asked him when she fought against the king squid together sounded in her mind: "You gambled everything and came here, why did you do this?" ”

Nakahisa: "I can't swallow these 13 million people alone, but if we build the whole organization together!" He stood up, turned his back to the mirage streetscape, and faced Hong: "If it weren't for you, I would have died in the old city by now." Since fate is like this, why don't you help me again! ”

As he spoke, he handed his uninjured left hand to Hong Yuesheng across the dining table.

Hong Yuesheng raised his head and looked at Zhong Jiu, this complete gangster, a person who was far from the image of the hero in his mind, was now going to play the role of a mirage savior?! But at this time, the figure of this guy reflected in the splendid street scene is as charming as the charming city behind him at night.

Hong Yuesheng suddenly had a vague feeling that he had found the answer to the red-haired Alya's question, or at least got a direction.

So he also raised his left hand and officially called Zhong Jiu for the first time: "Big brother." ”

Zhong Jiu did not choose a formal handshake this time, but twisted Hong Yuesheng's hand, pulled him up directly from the seat, and then turned his whole arm over Hong Yuesheng's shoulder, and then turned to the brothers in the audience and grinned:

"Foodies here! Fill me with wine! Cheers to your future leaders, to our new beginnings!! ”

Everyone in the audience, including the green snake and the white tiger who had just taken their seats on the rooftop, quickly stood up, raised the white wine glass in their hands, and congratulated:

Cheers !! The green snake and the white tiger are especially vigorous.

Ling Xiaoyue couldn't help laughing out loud when she looked at Zhong Jiu's clumsy appearance of pulling Hong Yuesheng to dance between the dining tables.

The cold and dry breeze of the northern winter breeze swept through the sparks in the small stove on the table to keep the dishes warm, sending them into the dark night sky, and the sparks, although tiny, still stubbornly faced the snowflakes, and rode the wind towards the canopy overhead, only to be suddenly hit by a golf ball that flew in a rapid parabolic trajectory and disappeared.

On the canopy, Victor is holding a golf club in his hand and completing a graceful finishing action.

"Nice_Shot (well played)!!" Behind him, a group of Medabsoyas, about half of whom were military cadres and the other half were prominent figures in the Asian and American government, echoed a round of applause.

Victor watched as the ball finally moved away from the canopy and faded out of sight before turning around and walking towards the house. The huge three-dimensional glass cover behind him then closed, and the cold wind whirring in the air also fell silent. He was in the midst of a glass house that stretched from the canopy to the ground, and as the name suggests, the entire hall was made of glass, giving you a 360-degree view of the world from any angle. The whole room is very much in line with Victor's personality, with a typical one-sided and extreme nature, an aversion to tradition and a preference for aggressive new means to establish a new order.

Victor clubbed the club on the ground, took the handkerchief handed to him by his men and wiped his sweat.

“Senator_Wilson,your_place_looks_quite_nice! (Councillor Wilson, you're a great clan!) )”

Victor's praise still sounded chilling.

“Childe_Victor,it’s_my_honor_you_like_the_club,I’m_glad_to_give_it_to_you_as_a_present.

(It's my honor to like you, Master Vic, so why don't I give you this hall!) Councillor Wilson, who bowed respectfully in reply, was a bloated forty-year-old man in a white suit.

Victor smiled and pointed at Wilson, "You're_too_generous (You're so generous.) ）”

"My_pleasure (where, where)!" Councillor Wilson immediately waved his secretary to restructure himself:

“Prepare_the_paper_work_and_send_Childe_Victor_to_sigh_tomorrow_morning.

(Tomorrow morning, bring the transfer document to Master Vic to sign.) ）”

The secretary nodded immediately.

Victor unceremoniously sat down in his host's seat, then waved his hand to signal the others to sit down on the reception couch.

Victor looked around at the guests and smiled coldly:

"Since_I_came_back, I'd_like_to_have_all_your_support_from_now_on (I hope to get your support when I come back this time. ）”

"Definitely!" Someone immediately agreed:

"If_you_were_here, there_wouldn't_be_any_chance_for_ "Instaurator" _rebellion. (If you were there, there would be no chance of revival rioting at all.) ）”

(that_was_absolutely_a_mistake_transferring_Childe_Victor_from_Mirage No, it was a mistake to leave the mirage with Victor many years ago!) ）”

"It_just_proves_Childe_Victor_is_indispensable_to_Mirage. (But doesn't this just prove that the mirage can't be without Vic!) ）”

Several guests kept talking like this.

"Anti-Medarbussoya_organizations_were_getting_more_and_more_rampant, the_governor_came_to_realize_how_essential_Childe_Victor_is_to_Mirage. (The opposition of the Yaning people is becoming more and more rampant, and the Governor only remembers the kindness of Young Master Zhongjiu.) ）”

"But," said Victor slowly.

“I_heard_that_thegovernor_just_appointed_my_brother_ZhongJiu_as_Yanineseamp; Hybrid_relationship_officer_in_the_early_dinner_party.

(I heard that at the officers' banquet earlier tonight, the Governor had just announced the appointment of my brother Nakahisa as the officer of relations between the Yanings and the mestizos.) )”

“That_jerk,no_good_can_come_of_this! (Give it to that bastard, nothing good will come of it!) "This time it was Major Norton, who had been humiliated at the Governor's banquet, who spoke this time, and he was angry at the mention of Zhongjiu.

"Relax, Major (Relax, Major. A middle-aged officer next to Norton patted him on the shoulder,

“Although_it’s_angry_words,Major_actually_does_make_a_good_point. The_governor_is_old,and_still_holds_those_outdated_cliché.

Nowadays,the_best_solution_must_be_using_force_to_solve_the_challenges,instead_of_his_soft_countervailing_game_of_anti－racism.

(Although the Major is angry, it is actually reasonable: the Governor is also old, and his ideas cannot keep up, and this is the age of force and crushing, and he is still keen on the soft game of racial balance.) ）”

“Yeah,the_world_is_young’s. The_governor_should_think_of_retire_someday,and_enjoy_life.

(Yes, the world is young now.) Isn't it time for the Governor to consider one day to retire and enjoy the blessings? Councillor Wilson was also on the sidelines.

As soon as these words came out, Victor slammed the golf club on the ground and shouted:

“Bullshit! It's_my_father_you're_talking_about. The Governor is my father, what nonsense?! ）”

“Sorry,that’s_not_what_I_meant… (I'm sorry!) I'm sorry! That was not what I meant...... The few people who spoke just now were so frightened that they quickly apologized, and the others immediately did not dare to say anything more.

Victor's face turned to laugh again, pointing his finger at Norton and Wilson's faces, his voice slowing

"Don't_ever_make_nonsensejoke (Some jokes can't be messed around)~"

Everyone also hurriedly laughed along, "Sure_not (yes!) Be! ）”

Victor beckoned to the attendant next to him, and a young attendant of Yanin hurriedly stepped out and poured him a glass of whiskey from the table next to him. But maybe it's because of the newcomer, or maybe it's the first time I've seen Colonel Victor, the boy is so nervous that his hands keep shaking as he delivers the wine, and as a result, he accidentally slips to the ground before the glass is handed to Victor, spilling the wine and Victor himself.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! The boy was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and wiped Victor's trouser leg with his sleeve. Other non-commissioned officers also hurried over and scolded the boy while apologizing to Victor: "Rubbish! Do you know how much the Colonel's pants are worth!! ”

Victor looked at the young man Yaning kneeling at his feet, then looked up at the other guests, raised his hands, one of which was still holding a golf club, and shrugged helplessly:

“Look_at_him,this_is_the_dumb_ass_my_brother_wanted_to_lead. God_bless_him.

(You see, this is the Yanin fool that my half-blood brother is going to manage, let God bless him.) ）”

The guests also burst into laughter.

Victor's hands were raised higher and higher, and finally they were closed in the air, and before everyone realized what was going on, Victor had already smashed the golf club in his hand to the Yaning boy at his feet. The iron cue smashed the boy's head like an eggshell, and his brain burst out, and blood and brain splattered on the several non-commissioned officers who were helping around, causing them to fall to the ground in fright. Victor wasn't enough to relieve his breath, and continued to hit several hardcores in succession, blood seeping out of the boy's body and flowing around, staining the mirage city under the glass floor. In order to avoid getting bloody, several non-commissioned officers who fell to the ground crawled straight back, and the guests all looked at each other with smiles that were frozen as if they had been injected with cement.

"Click!" It wasn't until the golf club was completely broken that Victor stopped, raised his hand to wipe the blood from his face, and looked at the guest.

"Smack, smack......" one of Victor's lieutenants was the first to applaud.

The other guests came to their senses in fright and quickly applauded with "pop, pop, snap".

"Nice_Shot (well played)! Nice_Shot (well played)! ……”

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The sky in the distance has begun to whiten, more than a dozen black cars shuttle through the cold streets, and in the middle of the car, the person in charge of driving the car is Ling Xiaoyue's bodyguard, a shadow-like man who always wears a big-brimmed hat to cover his face, and he doesn't say a word all the way, as if there is no such person. Hong Yuesheng sat in the passenger seat, while Zhong Jiu fell drunkly on Ling Xiaoyue's lap in the back seat, muttering some drunken words without logic. Ling Xiaoyue put her slender hand on Zhong Jiu's head, brushing it gently, and Zhong Jiu gradually quieted down.

Hong Yuesheng looked out the window and didn't make a sound, but Ling Xiaoyue in the back kept watching him.

Hong Yuesheng also felt it, and he turned his head: "What's wrong?" ”

"I've been watching you, as the first guy who would make me "jealous". In the car, Ling Xiaoyue opened her mouth, and a faint aroma spread.

"What did you say?" Hong Yuesheng was completely confused by Ling Xiaoyue's words.

"You're not like everyone else, you don't get drunk at a banquet, you don't talk nonsense, you can control yourself and trust your choices. I guess that's why he picked you. ”

"Pick me for what?"

Ling Xiaoyue stared at Hong Yuesheng intently: "I chose you to be his friend and partner, over the years, I haven't seen him really have any friends, you are the first, even to me, he has never used that kind of look." ”

Hong Yuesheng looked at Ling Xiaoyue, and then at Zhong Jiu lying in her arms: "He doesn't have any friends?!" I don't believe it. ”

Ling Xiaoyue pursed her lips and smiled, Danfeng's eyes narrowed into a line: "You must think that he is a gentleman!" Surrounded by fox friends or powerful villains, spending all day drinking, isn't it? ”

Hong Yuesheng tilted her head sideways and silently said, "Roughly so."

"That's because you don't know what life is like for a half-breed." Although Ling Xiaoyue's words were light, they were clear to the bone: "Although the situation is different from the situation encountered by our Yaning people, as the first generation of mixed-race children after the war, whether it is in Meda Busoya or among the Yaning people, they will not be welcomed. ”

She said as she looked at Zhongjiu's sleeping face: "Although half of his bloodline is from a famous family, the other half is not clean. Since he was a child, he couldn't participate in the baseball team of Meda Busoya, and the football team of the Yaning people would not take him to play; He was not welcomed by the church, and the temple looked at him differently. ”

Hearing Ling Xiaoyue's words, Hong Yuesheng was quite surprised: "This is the reason for his rebellion?" ”

"What do you think?" Ling Xiaoyue looked out the window, looking at the temple on the side of the street, the steel building emerged and was quickly thrown behind her, and the whirlpool of memories flickered with the light and shadow: "At least if you are like this, you won't be willing." He used to be just a child, and all he wanted was to play with his friends, and he would be happy to pray with everyone, and who cared what faith it was? ”

The cold wind blew her hair through the half-open car window, revealing her misty eyes, I don't know if it was because of Zhong Jiu, or remembered her past memories:

"Nobody wants to be alone, but we all don't have a choice, do we? From the day we are born, our identity, ancestry, and ethnicity determine who we are. ”

When Hong Yuesheng got out of the car, the sky was already dawning, and Ling Xiaoyue's words in the car were still echoing in her ears:

"The indifference of others,

lonely

Doomed him to deviance. ”

When Hong Yuesheng was walking towards her new home, Ling Xiaoyue stopped him in the car again, and Zhong Jiu was already snoring like thunder in her arms.

"Hong Yuesheng."

"Huh?"

"Don't let him down." Ling Xiaoyue said earnestly.

Brunhilde, who was sleeping lightly, was suddenly woken up by the sound of "Didi" in front of the bed, and it turned out that the detection device installed in Hong Yuesheng's house detected that the owner had returned.

Brunhilde got up and grabbed the silk pajamas at the head of the bed and draped them over her shoulders, and pulled her hands to cover her strong, bouncy breasts—she always liked to sleep naked.

The hologram on the round light-colored pine table in the middle of the room had opened automatically as Hong Yuesheng entered the black lacquered wooden door, and he was alone, nothing unusual, Brunhilde put his hand in front of his mouth and sighed.

Suddenly, Brunhilde heard a knock on the door.

"Who's going to come and visit a new resident so early?" Brunhilde couldn't help but wonder.

Hong Yuesheng in the hologram opened the door, and it was Luo Lan who came in. Brunhilde had a few encounters, and knew that she was the personal maid of Zhongjiu's mistress Ling Xiaoyue, but she never expected that today's mistress would become an informal "sister-in-law".

As soon as Luo Lan came in, she looked familiar, and she didn't care about Hong Yuesheng walking around the room by herself.

"Hey, I mean, your room is too shabby! That's it! Are you asleep? ”

"Why did you get here?" Hong Yuesheng followed behind inexplicably: "Why don't you accompany your family Emperor Yue?" ”

Luo Lan walked into the bedroom and saw a simple big bed, which was considered to be the right place. "People are a couple of intimate and affectionate, what kind of mess am I giving people." She turned around and began to drag her clothes, first winter clothes, then a close-fitting pullover thin sweater, and when the sweater passed over her head, even the half-hidden wheat-colored breasts wrapped in her underwear were exposed.

"Hey! Feed! What are you doing? Hong Yuesheng's face turned red.

"What do you say?" Luo Lan seemed to be a little puzzled: "Young Master Zhongjiu brought people to have fun, not to find a girl to have fun. Don't worry, my Emperor Yue has already explained, and I won't treat you badly. As she spoke, the corners of her small mouth curled slightly, her naughty red lips opened slightly, although she was not beautiful, but she was also a little beautiful.

Brunhilde had heard that Luo Lan used to be a dancer who danced in Haiqin Lou'er on weekdays and negotiated transactions with guests in the side room at night, but because of her explosive temperament, she provoked powerful guests, but fortunately the conflict was calmed down by Ling Xiaoyue's words, and then she followed Ling Xiaoyue to do things, so this kind of affair is sparse and ordinary for Luo Lan.

But seeing Luo Lan approaching Hong Yuesheng while undressing, I don't know why Brunhilde still felt uncomfortable. She unconsciously bit the fingernails of her right hand and stared at the close-up of the two people in the room.

Just when Luo Lan was about to approach Hong Yuesheng, Hong Yuesheng suddenly supported Luo Lan's shoulders with both hands, and said loudly with a red face:

"Wait for me!" Say it and turn around and leave the room.

Luo Lan was pushed away violently, and her body was really shaking: "What are you waiting for?" Feed! What kind of airplanes are you doing! You won't have any special loves, okay! ”

Within a few minutes, Hong Yuesheng ran back, holding a large mass of quilt in her hand, and stuffed it into Luo Lan's chest.

"Today you are in bed! I sleep in the living room! After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the room, not forgetting to close the door tightly, leaving the inexplicably strange Luo Lan standing alone in the room.

"Damn, it won't be a chick!" Luo Lan muttered to herself.

Brunhilde saw Hong Yuesheng walk to the corner of the living room by himself, take a blanket, and curl up in the cold corner, which made him feel more at ease. Brunhilde chuckled softly, and even she didn't know why.