Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"So we only need to ask one question."

The doctor shrugged. "It's not that complicated at all. All it takes is a little communication."

"If she was about to make a mistake, then pull her out of the mire; if she has already found her happiness, then accompany her to slowly spend the rest of her beautiful time together."

At this point, she patted Ceylon on the shoulder, "After all, things aren't that bad yet, are they?"

"The impact of the biological population on the volcano may not be unsolvable. Although we cannot stop the volcanic eruption, we can buy enough time."

"As for you, whether it's that Miss Black or your father, you both have plenty of time to get to know each other, don't you?"

“What we need to do now is to get moving,” the doctor smiled, “go find your good friend and ask her how she’s been all these years, whether she’s suffered any injustices or anything like that.”

"...Phew, you're right, Doctor."

Hearing this, Ceylon straightened up and patted his cheeks. "As expected of a senior, I still have a lot to learn in this regard."

"Whether in academics or in life."

"Then think carefully about where your best friend is right now."

The doctor said in a serious tone, "The most important thing now is to find her location."

"black……"

Upon hearing this, Ceylon fell silent.

In the past, she could easily list many places where the underworld operated.

At home, there's the beach where we sometimes go for walks, or that café we both love...

But in the current situation, Black certainly doesn't have the time or inclination for such things.

She also discovered that, apart from her rest time, she knew nothing about Hei's current life.

This discovery made her increasingly apprehensive.

It felt as if I was drifting further and further away from darkness.

“Well, perhaps I can offer some ideas,” the doctor sighed. “Right now, Miss Black must be very worried about you.”

"As for Kronin, he would never dare to tell Miss Black the truth, so he must have found some other reason to deceive her."

"In this situation, do you think Miss Black would be able to tell where you're going?"

“I see…” Upon hearing this, Ceylon’s expression was complicated. “Perhaps it is… the broadcasting tower.”

“In their eyes, I have always been naive.”

"Next to Garrison Park is the city's largest broadcast tower, where the city's broadcasting system operates."

"Kronin couldn't possibly leave Black there unprepared."

“Okay, let’s go to the broadcast tower then,” the doctor clapped his hands upon hearing this.

-

"You did come here, miss."

Beneath the broadcasting tower, in a secluded corner he had deliberately chosen, Hei held a crossbow and looked at Ceylon with a complicated expression.

Oh, and a PhD too.

However, the latter is now being pointed at by that heavy crossbow from afar.

"Relax, I didn't do anything to your young lady."

Seeing this, the professor shrugged.

“Young Miss, come here,” Hei said, unmoved, still holding the heavy crossbow firmly. “Stay away from this person.”

“This is my friend, Black,” Ceylon took a deep breath upon hearing this. “She’s not a suspicious person, much less a kidnapper.”

"Yes, Blackie, I have something to ask you."

Ceylon looked into the black eyes.

"No, young lady, you must listen to me first!"

Black refused.

“I knew you would come here. After being rejected by Cronin, you wanted to use the broadcast tower to spread the message so that the whole city could hear your report.”

“This won’t work, miss; it will only create more chaos.”

Hei shook his head, his gaze toward Ceylon mirroring that of the bodyguards, only with a touch more doting and protectiveness.

They all thought the girl was naive.

Okay, it is indeed quite naive, but not to that extent.

"You may hate your father, and you may hate this city, but the old man has already given enough. The Obsidian Festival and this city will fall apart because of this."

Upon hearing this, the doctor blinked, realizing that's how it is.

“No, Black, I’m not…” Upon hearing this, Ceylon tried to explain, but Black interrupted her.

"If you're still not satisfied, you can criticize me, but please don't do anything that can't be undone."

Hearing this, Ceylon's eyes immediately reddened. "You...do you think I'm still throwing a childish tantrum?"

“No, Miss. I can work with you to persuade the master, I promise. But for now, please come back with me.”

Black shook his head and advised Ceylon, "I understand that you and the master have many disagreements, but you should go home first."

Hearing this, Ceylon could no longer hold back and burst out, "Don't talk like that! I know you want to ease the tension between me and Dad, but can you please not act like this!"

"Why can't you be like before, like before, talk to me like a friend, you idiot!"

But after a long silence, all he got was, "I am just a servant of the Dorkos family."

295 Black

"I don't want you to say that, Black. I don't want to hear you say that! How did it come to this? Why have you become like this?"

Ceylon said painfully, "You told me not to hate my father, but how can I not hate him?"

"Look at how you are now, look at the increasingly distant words between us, look at our figures drifting further and further apart!"

Ceylon walked slowly toward Black, then cried out in despair, "Tell me! How can I not hate him!"

"Who do you think I care about most in this family? Is it him, the one who's always been busy working outside since he was little?"

"You're the one I care about most!"

Upon hearing this, Black's hands trembled, and the seasoned assassin almost dropped his weapon.

"Do you remember? I said I would take you back from Oripathy!"

Ceylon moved closer and closer to the darkness.

"So, I studied hard from a young age. I traveled all the way to Victoria to study. Do you know how difficult it is to get into the Originium Research program at Victoria National University?"

"Who do you think I'm working so hard for?!"

"For that father who lives in the same house but is more like a stranger to me?"

"I care about you so much... but he kept taking you away from me, and in the end, he turned you into this..."

Ceylon walked shakily to Hei, reaching out to touch the faint scar on her left side.

"Does it hurt?"

“Fortunately,” Hei said after a moment of silence, “there were no lasting effects.”

Although his tone was calm, his trembling hands showed that this notorious assassin was not truly indifferent to these words.

“But, Miss, the master isn’t what you think,” Blackie pleaded earnestly. “Give up, Miss, please don’t…”

“Look, look,” Ceylon interrupted her.

Do you remember what I just said?

“I said, he and I are like strangers living in the same house.”

“I know he is my father, and I also know that the conditions he has provided for me are better than those of most people in the world.”

"But honestly, I don't care about him as much as you do."

"So why do you think I made such a scene for him?"

Just as Black was about to say something, Ceylon didn't give her the chance and changed the subject, "Black, I haven't wasted my time studying in Victoria for so many years. I learned the most advanced science and technology related to natural disasters and Originium there."

"Just like you all take it for granted that I, a pampered young lady from a good school, am naive."

What may seem like a fantasy to you is actually a matter of course and something that is happening to me.

"The knowledge I have learned and the theories I believe in all tell me that my judgment is correct."

Hearing this, Hei managed to calm himself down a bit. "Miss, you're not studying law."

“Law?” Ceylon looked into his dark eyes. “What did Kronin tell you?”

"It'll just be revealing all his past secrets, and maybe even taking the opportunity to criticize my naivety or something, right?"

Hearing this, Hei was speechless.