“…… In any case, the real YÀN on Heisenberg was a violation of the laws of the League, although the later League passed the relevant laws and regulations, and had to recruit juvenile TFs through legal means out of strategic needs, but at the time of the attack, 'Heisenberg' was indeed carrying out the illegal children's TF real yàn at that time, which could not be avoided in any way, therefore, after the initial publicity, the mainstream media of the League have been downplaying the Heisenberg incident in these years, and avoiding compensation for the victims. Most of Heisenberg's survivors' relief and medical expenses for the wounded came from a medical facility called 'Lawrence Stennis' under the well-known private arms company 'Kronos', which also served the ...... of the dead and wounded of 'Black Ops', which many allies tried to avoid."

- Glory or Disgrace? On the anniversary of the attack, look at the research city 'Heisenberg'", Global Outlook, front page headline on February 8.

***

Ling Yu braked lightly, and the snow dust rolled up by the wide tires of the off-road vehicle stagnated, drifting around the black body.

The young man in black raised his head and looked at the two girls sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror, he frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but finally chose to be silent.

The young man who pulled down the handbrake and jumped out of the off-road vehicle did not speak, nor did he mean to wait for the girl in the back seat, and walked alone with his hands in his pockets and towards the frozen bay in front of him.

"Then I'll wait for you in the administrator's room."

Linya looked at Ling Yu's back, sighed, and then turned her head to speak to Jesse. Although she also wanted to go up and see what Jeunsy and Ling Yu had to say, it would be too rude on this occasion.

Jiesi nodded, didn't say anything, let out a white breath, and followed Ling Yu, the girl in blue deliberately didn't catch up, but followed at a distance of about ten meters behind.

However, Ling Yu didn't care about the girl who followed him, he stepped on the thick snow, and walked forward along the wooden platform step by step, and at one point, Jesse seemed to see him shake a little.

But that seems to be just an illusion, and the young man who walked along the long plank seemed to be heavier than the last, or rather, firmer.

At the end of the wooden staircase, a crystal-like sculpture stands silently, overlooking the pale world in front of it, with the snow-capped mountains behind it and the frozen TurnagainArm acting as a curtain, against a clear unnatural product.

"Here lies the No. 12 scientific research floating island 'Heisenberg', and the 3,054 warriors who spilled blood with it."

"Global Strategic Defense Alliance, Navy Headquarters, February 9, 2165."

"The sea will not forget the dead and their loyalty, Yang Chengze."

Ling Yu stood two meters away from the monument, staring at the text on the pedestal that he didn't know how many times he had read, there was no sound, not even any movement, the cold winter wind slapped the collar of his jacket, like a waving flag slamming on his face.

He stood silently like this, just like the girl in blue standing five meters behind him, the weather was not clear, and the polar blue sky hid behind heavy dark clouds, as if he had the same reason to be silent as the young man in black.

"Every day people die on the battlefield."

I don't know how long it took, Ling Yu spoke, his voice was faint, so that Jiesi, who could just hear it, couldn't guess his thoughts.

"Every day people die on the battlefield, in the mountains of the Alps, in the winds and snows of Andorra, on the plains of the Ganges, in the waves of the Panama Canal."

"So you're wondering why I can't let go of this event, right?"

"Everyone has their own secrets." Jiesi was silent for a moment, and also spoke in a low voice, "If Ling Yu doesn't want to say it, I won't force it." ”

"Yes," Ling Yu smiled bitterly, lowered his head, and buried his face in the middle of the collar of his jacket that stood up high, "This is my secret, my personal secret, not the Alliance's, not the ACA's." ”

Ling Yu took a deep breath, raised his head, and moved his gaze to the Allied emblem in the middle of the monument, "I've never been a soldier, and the reason I fought wasn't for the Alliance, nor for the sake of protecting any human civilization, and I didn't have a dime to do with the officials and gentlemen who drank coffee on Icarus. ”

"The reason why I fight is because of personal vendettas, I will not go to the corpses lying in the Alps, or the children who have taken their last breath in the front-line hospitals in Andorra, they are soldiers, this is the path they have chosen, soldiers do not hold grudges, nor should they hold grudges against the people who stand on the opposite side with guns, I am too small, so small that I don't know who is righteous, so small that I don't know which direction history will go, I only know that there is a reason why I have to risk my life and have to continue, Or fight forever. ”

"Personal vendettas...... Is it? Jiesi smiled bitterly, Ling Yu didn't look back, but felt that the tone full of helplessness was also mixed with a touch of sadness.

Then there was a long silence.

"That half of the plate...... Is it a relic? After a long time, Jesse gritted her teeth and finally spoke.

"Hmm." To her surprise, Ling Yu nodded dryly, took a step, walked to the monument, knelt down on one knee, stretched out his right hand, and gently placed it on one of the list of abbreviations.

"One of the people who saved me, the other half, is lying here."

"I ...... I'm so sorry. Jeunsy wanted to say something, but felt that it was meaningless to say anything, and in the end, she could only squeeze out these few words.

"There is nothing to apologize for," Ling Yu closed his eyes, removed his hand from the crystal tablet, turned around, and looked at the frozen bay in the distance, "It took more than a year for the Alliance to dismantle and recover the 'Heisenberg', and all the bodies found were transported back to the cemetery, and only those who could not find the bodies were sleeping here." ”

"For five years, I didn't know where to go to pay her respects, and when I came back, there was nothing left, and the things that once belonged to Heisenberg had been scattered all over the world, and they were recycled and distributed as supplements, leaving only some personal belongings buried under this bay that would freeze for most of the year, and this monument."

"...... she?" Jeunse noticed Ling Yu's pronoun, which was a feminine pronoun.

"An ordinary person, with brown hair, a sister who likes to wear a ponytail," Ling Yu's gaze still stretched along the bay, "although that crisp ponytail will always be pressed underneath the tactical helmet of that security squad." ”

"That's it, all I remember," Ling Yu turned his head and finally looked at Jiesi with a wry smile, "Isn't it ridiculous, to this day, I can't even remember what she looks like." ”

"That's because...... She's always got you behind her. Jesse closed her eyes, exhaled softly, and spoke in a low voice.

"Probably......" Ling Yu was visibly silent for a moment, looking at Jiesi with complicated eyes, and then shook his head with a wry smile.

"Ling Yu, that knife, I have a good name." Suddenly, Jesse inexplicably diverted the subject, "Let's call it shimmer." ”

“…… How so? ”

"No matter how weak the light is, it will pierce the darkness, and countless mottled and fragile glimmers will bring light." Jiesi stared at Ling Yu intently, and spoke slowly but firmly, "Just like that back, even the light emitted by ordinary people has left an indelible mark in Ling Yu's heart, hasn't it?" ”

"Hate ...... Can it be considered light? Ling Yu smiled bitterly and let out a long sigh.

"What if...... That's really hateful words. Jeuncy's answer was somewhat ambiguous, "What if I say I don't believe it's hatred?" ”

"Maybe there's no point in discussing this." Ling Yu took a breath, stood up straight, turned his head, took one last look at the towering monument, lowered his head, and walked along the plank towards the way he came, "I just, I know that there are some things that I have to do." ”

"Me too."

Jiesi lowered her head and spoke softly the moment Ling Yu passed by.

****

"It's snowing, aren't you going back?"

Linya shrank on the ground, holding the hay in her hand, staring blankly at the moose in front of her, when suddenly, a voice came from behind, and the flaxen-haired girl turned her head and saw the blonde youth holding a paper cup.

"Hot milk."

"Hmm...... How did you end up here. ”

Linya took the milk handed by Logan, carefully held the warm drink in the palm of her hand, and looked at Logan.

"On this day every year, if you want to find Ling Yu, you must come here, this ...... Animal sanctuary. Logan shook his head with a wry smile and glanced at the moose pacing slowly not far away, "It's you, why are you here?" ”

"Accompany Grace."

Linya pouted a little aggrieved, "They're getting more and more mysterious now, and so is Jessy, who won't tell me anything." ”

"Everyone has their own secrets." Logan took a few steps, swept the snow off a fallen log with his hands, and sat down, "without letting you know, maybe more to protect you." ”

"Do you know Ling Yu's secret?" Linya held the paper cup in both hands and took a puff through the small slit in the lid.

"I don't know everything." Logan shook his head, but he didn't have much of an unhappy look, "Men always know not to ask too much. ”

"Would the 'Invisible Man' say something like that?" Linya stepped forward and stood next to Logan, "What about you?" What kind of secrets do you have? ”

"I'm probably the most secret-free compared to you," Logan smiled and patted the snow off the log with his hand, holding out his hand to Linya, "Won't you sit?" ”

"I want to stand for a while." Linya shook her head, "I know you come from a wealthy family, and you are somewhat connected to your own family. ”

"I also know that you came from a poor background and used to ...... There is an older sister. Logan looked at the sky in the distance, somewhat distracted.

"The past doesn't have to be a secret," Linya didn't have much of an emotional reaction to Logan's answer, but she seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned her head to look at the seated Logan, "Why do you hate the Knights, is it a secret?" ”

"It's not a secret, maybe it's not a secret." Logan shrugged.

"What do you mean? Don't you hate the Knights? Linya was stunned for a moment.

"Who knows." Logan drank the last sip of milk, then threw the paper cup into the trash can ten meters away, "Let's go, it's snowing, you're still wearing the absolute realm." ”

"I'll hit you......"

Linya gave him a blank look, but this time she didn't really punch, just holding a drink and walking towards the park management office as she drank.

"Woman." Logan shook his head, and in the snowflakes, the tombstone and the boy who didn't cry seemed to appear in front of his eyes again.

"Next, it's time to go to Milan."

****

"Miss, it's time to leave for Milan."

On the other side of the world, in South America on February 8, Ren Xiu, dressed in an ACA officer uniform, held an electronic board and gently pushed open the door of the underground bunker.

It's not in São Paulo, it's not in Rio, it's not even in any of the ACA bases in South America.

This is in Buenos Aires, a city that has disappeared from the map.

In 2124, after fighting with the Allies for the loss of the city, the ACA used carpet bombing to completely destroy the city, and the city was completely in ruins, with millions of innocent victims.

And this is where Helis was "born".

"Yes, it's been arranged, it's the Chief of Colona personally, Louise? Lieutenant Canaris and her squad have also been assembled, and in addition, several key executives of the South American Division are waiting for you outside, and they want to give you a ride. ”

Helis looked up at Ren Xiu, then nodded, stood up, took the cloak from the other party's hand, draped it on his body, and walked out of cover.

Outside the bunker, Helis's guards lined up on both sides of the street, tall honor guards with rifles, and silver-haired girls in black cloaks watched as they slowly crossed the improvised road in the crater, at the end of which several ACA generals were waiting for their petite superiors.

The black-haired man bowed slightly respectfully, watched Helis walk out of the bunker, and then quietly threw a piece of paper into the corner of the room.

Closing the door, Ren Xiu clapped his hands, grabbed the electronic board, and walked out of the underground bunker.