Chapter 27: Cause and Effect
Seeing Leng Yue walk out, Long Yi was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Ai Yan, last night—did you think I was a monster?"
"Huh?" Ai Yi didn't expect Long Yi to ask himself such a question, "How could it be?" Long Yi, don't think about it, I'm not racist. Besides, what if you're a monster? We're still friends! You won't hurt me, so what's so terrible about me. And since you won't harm me, how can I treat you like a monster?"
Long Yi sighed lightly and shook his head, "I know what I am, and I know myself very well. I-I'm a foreigner!"
Long Yi's eyes were filled with sad memories, "Aliens have abilities that are the envy of ordinary people, but is it really that precious? For me, abilities are terrible curses! A curse that is destined to lose something more important if I get it! Because my ability is fire, I have a very special sensitivity to water, which makes me naturally unable to swim." I've tried to learn, but every time I'm drenched in water, I feel a completely instinctive fear, a subconscious fear, for no apparent reason. ”
"I haven't seen my mother since I was a kid, and she died after giving birth to me. My dad said my mom died in childbirth. But since I was sensible, I have never believed it!Because I know that my ability is Yan Xuan!" At this, Long Yi's eyes turned slightly red.
Ai Yi chose to be silent, Long Yi said this, and Ai Yi also understood. I can't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart, with an ability that ordinary people envy, but I also lost my mother because of it, this kind of thing will not be easy for anyone to happen.
Long Yi looked up at the roof, although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, Ai Yi knew that Long Yi must be very sad at this moment, and he was crying silently in his heart.
Ai Yi suddenly felt that he was very lucky, at least, he still had his parents, and they loved him very much, compared with Long Yi, it was a thousand times better. Although I can't see my parents now, it's enough.
"Long Yi. Ai Yan looked at him with some shame, "Actually, I'm also a foreigner. ”
Long Yi smiled disapprovingly, "Before, I was also a little suspicious, it seems that you are really a foreigner." ”
Ai Yan smiled apologetically, "I think you also know that the identity of an alien cannot be revealed easily. But you're honest with me, and why can't I tell me who I am? Sometimes, it's really pathetic. ”
Yes, what's the use of having amazing abilities, it's not that you're being treated as an outlier by others in life. Although he didn't provoke others, he still attracted thousands of people to beat and scold. Because you are a foreign race, you are different from ordinary people, you have special abilities, you are stronger than them, and because you are better than them, it makes them feel very unfair, so they deliberately exclude you and look down on you. And this, in fact, is all out of jealousy.
The ridiculous world, the ridiculous thoughts, the ridiculous people—that's why, the aliens who lived peacefully, a race that had no quarrel with the world, were chosen by countless so-called authoritative scientists, so-called politicians, and so-called businessmen, and they saw the interests of the most ordinary, the lowest people. In their eyes, alien races can make them get endless benefits. However, what they didn't expect was that the aliens would rebel, frantically resist, unstoppable. So, they regretted it. And this is the fruit.
But regret, does it really work? The answer is no. Just like the nature that gives hope and life to human beings. In the beginning, you only see the benefits, so you fight, you go to grab those who dare to stand in front of you, you kill, you destroy. In this way, you get wealth, you get status, you get honor. Years later, decades later, hundreds, thousands of years later, nature began her punishment. Perhaps by then, you have already fallen into hell, and your children and grandchildren will inherit your true legacy without a teacher. And when the punishment came, they repented. They regretted it, they were afraid. So, they stopped their pace of conquest and occupation. But then, will it really make sense? Maybe there will be, but it will never go back to the way it was.
The gears of time don't stop for a moment, and so does the cycle of cause and effect. If you do it, you have to bear the consequences, and no one is exempt. There may be people who will pay with their lives because of this, but they do not deserve mercy. And these ridiculous people are rejoicing that the last judgment is not yet coming. But they don't know that after they have opened the cause, the judgment day of the effect has already begun, but it is not just one day.
In the ward, Ai Yan and Long Yi were silent, each thinking about their own thoughts.
There was a light footstep outside the door, the door opened, and Leng Yue walked in with a few lunch boxes.
"Oh, it looks like it's quite hearty!" Ai Yan glanced at the bag that Leng Yue was carrying and smiled.
Long Yi also forced himself to smile, this day, Leng Yue helped him a lot, and Long Yi still had a little touch on Leng Yue in his heart. And she is not familiar with Leng Yue, at most she can be regarded as friends, but Leng Yue helps him so much. Maybe it's because Long Yi thinks that Leng Yue is the same as himself, they are all aliens, so Long Yi doesn't psychologically reject Leng Yue, but has a trace of intimacy with the same kind of people. This was something that had never happened before, it came suddenly, but Long Yi was not disgusted by this emotion.
"Thank you!"
Leng Yue was stunned. He was thanking me just now? Moreover, he smiled at me! Unconsciously, Leng Yue's face showed a slight flush, "Brother Long Yi, this is nothing, it's just a trivial matter, there is nothing to thank for." ”
Seeing this scene, Ai Yan squeezed his eyes at Long Yi intentionally or unintentionally.
Long Yi also smiled helplessly, but he didn't say anything.
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This meal was still full of harmony, and the relationship between Leng Yue and Long Yi was also slightly improved after this meal.
As for Ai Yan, who is a light bulb, he is also sincerely happy that Leng Yue and Long Yi can get closer. Lang is talented and beautiful, and Ai Yan can also see that Leng Yue's personality is not bad, plus she is also a natural stunner, and Long Yi's heart is now longing for this kind of emotion after breaking with Ling Xue. As a result, he can also recover psychologically faster, and Ai Yan also thinks this is a good thing.
After the meal, Ai Yan didn't stay long, and went back to the lakeside directly.
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Stand on the open-air balcony and watch the stars shine in the sky. In the dark sky, the bright moon hangs in the sky, quiet and harmonious. The night breeze blew from the lotus lake not far away, with a hint of the fragrance of lotus leaves, accompanied by the coolness of the lake, gently caressing Ai Yan's cheeks.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to go to the Dark Evil Bureau. Ai Yan muttered to herself. In troubled times, I can't help myself. Even if you don't like it, what can you do? If you don't have the strength to protect yourself, you can only stoop to others. If you want to have a place of your own in this troubled world, you need to be strong enough, so strong that no one dares to provoke, or, give up your alien identity and just be an ordinary person.
And for Ai Yan now, is it possible to be an ordinary person? Even if it is possible, Ai Yan will not be willing. Because he wants to understand the alien race, to understand the real alien race! His parents can sacrifice everything for the alien race, and as one of the aliens, his parents are like this, so why can't he be? Or perhaps, this is the spirit of the alien race, a kind of pride of being a alien. Even if there are many difficulties ahead, and you may even lose your life, at least you have done it, and you will not regret it in the future.
The world is like this, if you don't do it, you may regret it in the future, and if you do it, you may lose everything. But even so, for the sake of that faint hope, one day in the future, I can say with a clear conscience: I have done what I have sought in my heart. The result may not be satisfactory, but it is better than being destined to regret it.
Take a deep breath and look at the lights of thousands of homes in the distance. Why do you feel so strange?
Ai Yan's consciousness flew far away, as if it had flown to the unknown distance. Everything is hazy.
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"Dad, why do you have time to come and have dinner with me today?" Ouyang Lan winked mischievously at Ouyang Zhuang.
"Oh, then you mean that I shouldn't have this dinner with my own daughter?" asked Ouyang Zhuang with a smile. With his daughter, Ouyang Zhuang, a father, is still very happy, looking at Ouyang Lan, his mood is much better.
"Of course not!" Ouyang Lan denied, "Dad, you can have a meal with me, it's too late for me to be happy, how can I not be happy?" I just think it's a little unreal." In the past, I went to invite you and you didn't come, but this time I came uninvited, and I always felt a little unconvinced. ”
Ouyang Zhuang looked at his daughter, those eyes that were originally serious and cold, rarely revealed the unique gaze of a loving father, it was a kind of apologetic love. Ouyang Zhuang sighed secretly in his heart, he owed his daughter too much. Because of her special profession, she is rarely able to accompany her. But Ouyang Zhuang was unwilling to deceive Ouyang Lan, maybe because of that debt, Ouyang Zhuang did not hide his identity from her, but for Ouyang Lan's peaceful life, Ouyang Zhuang did not tell her how bloody what he was doing, but only said that it was the security and security management of the country.
"Lan Lan, how are you and Ling Yun's kid developing now?" Ouyang Zhuang asked abruptly.
"Dad, what do you say, how can you ask so directly. Although Ouyang Lan said this, a trace of sweetness and shyness flashed in her eyes.
"Oh?" Ouyang Zhuang smiled, "Then you say, how should I ask?"
"Hmph, it's disrespectful for the old. Ouyang Lan muttered.
"Okay, okay, then I'm not going to ask you, you're always satisfied, right? Haha, Lan Lan, you're also older, and you won't listen to other people's opinions when you think about many things, but I want to say that no matter what you do, Dad and I will support you. But I want you to remember, do it, and don't let yourself regret it. ”
Ouyang Lan straightened up and said seriously: "Well, Dad, I remember." ”
Ouyang Zhuang stared at his daughter, who had been very sensible since she was a child, and smiled with relief, "Lan Lan, you are also an adult, there are many truths, I don't say that you also understand." How many times can you fall in love in life? I hope you can be happy. In this way, Dad, I will be relieved."
"Dad!" the corners of Ouyang Lan's eyes moistened, "If you believe me, I will definitely be happy!"
"Dad, of course I believe you!" Ouyang Zhuang put away the sadness of that moment, "Then tell Dad, what do you think love is?"
Ouyang Lan held an angelic and delicate face and thought seriously for a moment, "I think the interpretation of 'love' in the New Testament is very correct. Love is patient and kind, love is not jealousy, love is not boastful, it is not arrogant, it is not shy. does not seek one's own good, does not anger easily, does not count the evil of men, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but delights in the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes in all things, endures all things, and love never fails. ”
"You're right, it never stops. The depths of Ouyang Zhuang's eyes were condensed with deep pain and bitterness, but they were instantly covered up by Ouyang Zhuang and did not reveal half a point, "Lan Lan, the most important thing is to be able to live together." ”
Ouyang Lan was slightly stunned, and nodded heavily, "Hmm." ”
Ouyang Zhuang sighed lightly in his heart: I hope you can get true love.
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Outside the dark window, a dark shadow flashed. Extremely fast, like a swift bird's glimpse.
"Huh?" In the study, Ouyang Zhuang, who was approving various documents, frowned suspiciously. The alertness of the agent cultivated when he was young made Ouyang Zhuang aware of it the moment the black shadow flashed.
Ouyang Zhuang's left hand pretended to reach naturally into the lower shelf of the desk.
"We're all old friends, so don't be so nervous about meeting each other. ”
Ouyang Zhuang's downward left hand stiffened, but he didn't expect the other party to find his small movements so easily.
The window opened without wind, and a figure dressed in black rolled in like a tanuki.
It was a middle-aged man, not very good-looking, but with eyes as sharp as falcons, anyone who looked at him felt as if he were standing naked in front of him, able to see through the secrets of his heart.
"Haha, I didn't expect that your 'Heavenly Rebellion' intelligence network is so efficient, I went home so carefully, and you found out. ”
"Ouyang, if you want to come, you also know the purpose of my coming, so don't beat around the bush. The man in black's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ouyang Zhuang leaned back in his chair, "Didn't you just say that old friends would meet? Ouyang pointed to the opposite side of himself.
The man in black was not annoyed, and sat down calmly, "It seems that it is not easy for you to come out once!"
Ouyang Zhuang smiled helplessly, "No way, who made me the director of the Secret Evil Bureau? I'm not like you, I still have time to run out in the middle of the night. ”
The man in black ignored this, "I'm not as free as you think, don't talk about those useless ones, let's get to the point." ”
Ouyang Zhuang sighed, "Say, what do you want to know?"
"What is your attitude towards the peace talks in a month?"
"What other attitude can you have?" Ouyang Zhuang laughed to himself, "What else can it be besides a peaceful settlement?" Now the relationship between the alien race and the human race is not very good, and those people in the upper echelons can't stay a little bit together with the things you caused. The United States said that for the sake of social stability, it can only turn big things into small things, and small things into small things. ”
"Hmph!" the man in black sneered, "It's so easy to solve, they're too confident." ”
"I don't see that when the peace talks are over, my dark situation will be dissolved. ”
The man in black raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "It seems that they are also direct enough, and they are also neat." ”
"What's neat, I'm going to lose my job. Ouyang Zhuang lamented.
"Okay, come to 'Heavenly Rebellion', I want to come with your strength, it's still very confusing. The man in black chuckled.
"You're thinking about it, what's the matter, you can see my strong strength?"
"I have reservations about it. ”
"Uh, okay. Ouyang Zhuang Ouyang Zhuang picked up the porcelain cup on the side and took a sip, "This coffee is good, do you want a cup?"
The man in black shook his head, "No need. ”
Ouyang Zhuang shrugged, "It seems that you are also very direct!"
"What's going on over there?"
"I just said that you don't have to be so direct, right?"
The man in black waited silently for Ouyang Zhuang's answer.
Smiled helplessly, Ouyang Zhuang said, "Okay, I'll tell you." His equipment is ready, and with some means, it can be transported to you secretly. ”
"Good. The man in black smiled.
"Don't go too far. Ouyang Zhuang reminded.
"Don't worry, it won't be too much. ”
The two were silent for a few seconds.
"You've changed. ”
When the man in black heard this, he sighed lightly, "How can such a world not change?"
Ouyang Zhuang shook his head slightly, "No, you have changed too much, once, you were not like this." ”
The man in black did not respond to Ouyang Zhuang's question.
"He, is he alright?"
"Haha, don't worry. Although it is a mess now, he is still safe with me. Ouyang Zhuang replied.
"Train him more experience, you don't have to always protect him, your own strength is very important. ”
"You're going to say that, I've thought of it a long time ago, and it's all as you want. ”
"In this way, I am also relieved. The man in black got up and walked towards the windowsill.
"Flip the window again? I said can you be a little innovative in the way you go out and leave next time? It's always like this, it's too old-fashioned, and it scares me a lot every time, do you think it's very individual?" Ouyang Zhuang said suddenly.
The man in black was stunned in front of the window for a moment, and his figure flashed, and he disappeared.
Looking sideways at the only photo frame on the table, a trace of confusion flashed in Ouyang Zhuang's eyes, he sighed lightly, and leaned back on the back of the chair weakly. In an instant, it was as if it had aged for decades.
"Xin'er, you say, is it right or wrong for me to do this?"
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