Chapter 56: The Third Way

"What do you say? You repeat? ”

"Well, I'll say it again. The people in the vault need someone to step up and take responsibility for the riot two weeks ago. ”

Su Jing and Yamata were almost face to face, and the two were-for-tat and did not give in. Adam stood alone, his expression helpless. This kind of helplessness is a bit like the relief of seeing through the world, but it is a little strange when it appears on his face.

"What does it mean to be responsible?"

Su Jing clasped his hands and looked at Yamata condescendingly, he was a full head and a half taller than the girl.

"That is, someone has to be responsible for the residents who were injured and killed in that incident, otherwise I can't suppress public opinion. Adam...... He can't go back to Vault 101 in the future. Now the people here are already very dissatisfied with his appearance, and according to the thinking of a superior person, I should arrest him and try him......"

Yamata's expression was a little hesitant, but her voice was very firm.

It was the third hour since Yamata took over as overseer.

Perhaps because of the overseer's years of accumulation, there was a quick consensus within the Vault that there was no big opinion on Yamata's ascension. Compared to her father, she was younger and better talkative. Crucially, with her succession, the riot that divided the Vault residents into two classes was finally put to rest. The first order of the new overseer was to open the doors of the shelter.

"Despite the dangers that may exist in the outer world, we cannot imprison a person's freedom. Everyone has the right to choose their own life, and we have no right to interfere. ”

Too many more words have been said in the past two weeks, as Yamata calmly directs the residents of the shelter to resume their lives, cleaning, refurbishing, and cleaning the water purification system from the plastered and spray-painted walls...... None of this can be done in a day or two. However, Yamata had become the overseer after all, and while the residents were grouped into groups and assigned to work in different areas, she returned to the office alone and had a good conversation with Su Jing and Adam.

Then there's the conversation at the beginning of the chapter.

"That is, you are going to drive out a man who has just saved you?" There was a chill in Su Jing's eyes, "I really didn't see it, you ......"

Su Jing's words stopped halfway through, because his telepathy touched a trace of girlish feelings, as if he had dug out his heart with his own hands, and this intense sadness and despair made Su Jing, who shared her perception, turn blue for a while, and the telepathic backlash made him feel his heart twitch with empathy, and he couldn't say anything more sneering later.

"Armata, would you ...... if I leave?" Adam stepped forward, trying to take Armata's hand, but the latter gently avoided his movements.

"I'm sorry...... But this is a responsibility given to me by my father, and I can't escape ......"

Adam turned around and slammed his fist into the wall. His shoulders shook violently, and he took a few long breaths before exhaling. When he turned around again, his face was calm.

"That'...... I wish you happiness, Yamata. ”

The girl lowered her face and stopped looking at him.

Damn, Su Jing felt like a light bulb, standing here was extremely embarrassing, her heart hurt as soon as the telepathy was released, and the entire conference room was filled with sad and desperate feelings between the two of them.

"By the way, I'd like to use the Superintendent's computer to investigate the information about my father......" Adam said as he broke the uneasy silence and pointed to the Superintendent's desk.

"Please......"

The girl's face was expressionless, or rather, she retreated in despair.

Adam stood still for a while, sighed, sat down in the overseer's seat, and began to turn on the computer, bringing up the data files to download to his pen computer.

“…… Mr. Su, do you think this is the ...... Want to be the price of being a hero? Adam said as he tapped on the computer, "Forever alone, never alone?" ”

"Look at how you define the word 'hero.'" Su Jing shook his head.

"I just wanted to find my dad at first, and of course, I'll admit it, I also wanted to see the world out there...... Then he was involuntarily involved in a series of major events. Megaton Town, Super Mutants, Brotherhood of Steel, Rivet City, Water Purifier ...... I didn't like to be the kind of person who was noticed, but fate seemed to be pushing me forward step by step, and I could only face it with my head up...... Then, even Yamata left me......"

Adam pursed his lips and his hands continued to bounce on the keyboard.

"It looks like the father should really be in Vault 112, here's a list, Vault 112 Principal: Dr. Brownie...... My father seems to have mentioned him before. She seemed to be talking about something called GECK, whose full name was ......"

"Garden_of_Eden_Creation_Kit, Garden of Eden Creator." "One of the highest essences of pre-war civilian science and technology, eliminating radiation and purifying water and land...... The most central device for rebuilding the world of civilization. ”

"Well, yes, that's it. In order to complete the water purification plan, my father spent his life searching for this Eden creator. And he told me that this man named Dr. Brownie probably knew where the Creator of the Dao was. Adam opened a flap on the beep-boy on his left arm, then pulled a wire out of it and attached it to the overseer's computer.

"Do you remember what I told you? There must be a third way. Between you leaving, or fighting against the Vault, you are bound to find a third way. Aren't we all people who like to use our own strength to change the world? Su Jing smiled.

"The third way? Is there really a third way? Adam looked up, the beep-boy on his left arm flashing, and the message was being transmitted.

"Of course it is. It's not about playing a game, making a choice between logic circuits...... This is the realm of reality, and there are countless paths for you to choose from...... Adam, wait here for a moment. I'll be able to fix this soon. ”

Su Jing turned around and walked out, looking at his back, Adam suddenly felt a little bad.

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Yamata wiped her red and swollen eyes with a handkerchief, and then she slapped her face twice with water in the sink, trying to keep her demeanor normal. Then she noticed that in the mirror, there was suddenly a figure behind her.

"Mr. Su, this is the women's toilet ......"

In the middle of speaking, a knife slashed at her neck, causing her to quickly fall into a coma. Su Jing quickly picked her up and left the toilet.

While in the overseer's office, he had taken a closer look at the line flow of the broadcast and various control systems. Then it took him a few minutes to lock the door system of the vault - the electronic control system was so simple that no one had ever touched it before, and he set a random twelve-digit opening code, and the people here probably couldn't figure out what his password was in eight lifetimes.

Then, following Yamata's good-smelling girlish scent, he chased him to the toilet and knocked him unconscious, then he pulled Magnum's pistol from his waist and fired it all the way to the ceiling, driving all the Vault residents he met to the cafeteria next to the bar. Several security guards rushed up to try to take him down, but he knocked him unconscious with a punch.

"Are all the people here? A few are missing, and that doesn't matter. Well, I'll get it straight. I'm here to rob. Does anyone know about the Lost Heaven and Ivy Village? All right...... Look at your eyes, you don't know what to say. To put it simply, it is a den of slave traders and robbers, and I am the master of these two powerful forces, the king of evil forces in the wilderness...... What kind of eyes do you look at, don't you believe it? ”

Su Jing raised his hand and fired two shots at the ceiling.

"Now, I want you to bring out all the food and water, and the beep boy, I also want one, it looks pretty fashionable in my hand......"

The inhabitants of these shelters were silent one by one, and not even a single person was moved for half a day. Footsteps sounded, and Adam rushed out of a corner, looking at the scene in front of him, he was stunned for a moment.

Mr. Su...... What's going on? ”

Su Jing shrugged his shoulders and laughed wildly: "It's very simple. Speaking of which, I forgot to tell you that during the two days we were apart, I got several new jobs, first as a slave trader and then as a robber...... Happily, my promotion went smoothly and I made it to the position of leader, so I am now the supreme leader of the evil forces in the ruined capital...... It's funny, isn't it? Now I'm just going to do my job, rob this place, and kidnap everyone as slaves - don't worry, your little girlfriend has it for you, you see, just lie here. ”

"That's what you said - the third way?!" Adam covered his forehead and groaned, "You've ruined everything...... No kidding, Mr. Su......"

"What's wrong? When you can't think of a way with your brain, use your fists to make others obey your ideas. Su Jing threw the pistol in his hand to Adam and sneered, "You don't like to force others to do things, just right, I like it very much, the two of us complement each other very well, good partners." How, listen to me, isn't the matter resolved satisfactorily? This little girl will be with you forever in the future, if you don't like what kind of hatred she may have towards you when she wakes up now, I have a company of training masters, and I will pay you back a hundred obedient childhood sweethearts in a week...... Well, there may be a little sequelae such as reduced intelligence, frequent drooling, etc...... But don't you think that's also a kind of cuteness? ”

"First of all, I will not allow anyone to harm Yamata...... Second, what about the rest of the people here? They are all relatives who watched me grow up! This shelter is my hometown, and I don't want it to be destroyed by you! ”

Su Jing tilted his head and thought for a while, then spread his hands.

"But what if I want to destroy?"

Under the gaze of a group of shelter residents, the black-haired youth stood up from his chair, pointed at these people who had never taken a step out of the shelter in their lives, and said in a loud voice:

"What if I wanted to? These narrow-minded fools, who have never drunk radioactive water in their lives, wishful thinking to impose the blame for their sins on you, knowing that you have done nothing wrong—that's unfair, and what I hate the most is unfairness. I have the power to destroy here, and I can do it. Now that I've locked the door to the Vault, if I destroy the Crystal Tablets underground, none of the people here will survive for more than a month - I'm looking forward to it, in fact, watching these people die in despair is a fun life experience! ”

Su Jing stretched out his hands and said with a mocking smile:

"Stop me. You know how to do it. My friend. ”

Adam slowly raised his large-caliber Magnum pistol in his hand.

"Shoot, Adam. People who want to be heroes are destined to choose between many dilemmas. Sometimes, you have to sacrifice something that you don't want to sacrifice in order to fulfill something else that may be more important...... This is the fate of heroes, and you can't escape it. Today's choice is just a microcosm of the fate you are about to face, and one day, you will face a more difficult choice, so make today a ...... Let's practice a little bit. ”

Su Jing smiled evilly.

The Magnum pistol in Adam's hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he stared at Su Jing for a long time, and then said word by word:

Su Jing ...... Don't you remember? We all believe in one thing, and that is that in the midst of a dilemma, we will find a third way, a third way to redeem everyone!! ”

Gunshots rang out.

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