Alien Executioner

Chapter 567: Broken Heart (XVII)

At No. 66 Jiaozhu Street, Xicheng District, Huacheng, the most famous Catholic public church in Huacheng, a solemn pre-funeral prayer was being held. The brick-red building was surrounded by a large group of mourners, all singing the funeral song together. The priest stood in the sunset and recited to the sound of the organ:

The lost lamb, the mottled black horns, the casual weeping!

In the low hum, the wind calls, the innocence of childhood is gone, the goddess raises her four arms;

All things are alive, all things are souls;

Black goat, open your eyes and grant peace to all living beings.

Full moon night, broken day!

Lonely shepherd, please wake up soon.

All things are alive, all things are spiritual,

Suddenly I saw mercy, and the mother of the black goat came into view,

Chosen ones, stop being lost lambs!

As the song was about to end, the officers in the church stood up and covered their chests expressionlessly to show their piety. On the wooden coffin in the front hung a photo of the former head of the Operations Section, Gu Simiao. Some officers who did not know the truth could not help but shed tears.

This public pre-funeral prayer attracted thousands of people who all wanted to pay tribute to this prestigious quasi-palace. In order to avoid causing the Countermeasures Bureau to lose credibility, the top management of FACA concealed everything between Gu Simiao and Li Fei. They only knew that Gu Simiao had not died in the past few years, but was a lonely guardian of the city.

Sitting in the front row were all senior officials of the Countermeasures Bureau, including An Ran and An Xin. The brother and sister had serious faces and unspeakable sadness in their eyes when they looked at the camera. The reporters were also intimidated by the director-general and the highest director and wanted to rush into the yellow line to ask the two what they were thinking.

Minister Wang Feng, who was standing behind the brother and sister, was even more exaggerated, with tears streaming down his face. The other ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing whether it was real emotion or just an act.

But only An Ran knew that Wang Feng's tears were not fake. Gu Simiao was his teacher, not only his teacher but also his friend, and they were also close friends. Now that Gu Simiao is dead, he must be in great pain.

The emotions reflected by the phagocytes even infected An Ran.

"Are you hungry? I'll make you something delicious later." The sister leaned over and didn't care about the funeral prayer at all. She only had her sister in her heart. An Ran's restless look just now made her alert, and she asked hurriedly with concern.

"You can be hungry." An Ran still had no expression on his face. He didn't want to appear too close to his sister in front of the camera. It would be very dangerous.

"You didn't come back until noon. I was worried about you. If you don't tell me what happened tonight, I will make you pay." An Xin straightened her head. The whispers between the two were particularly conspicuous in front of everyone.

"cut."

"If you don't want to pay attention to me, I'll just keep silent." An Xin sighed.

An Ran frowned, thinking, why are you feeling aggrieved?

Are you afraid that others won't know what's going on when you whisper in such a serious occasion?

"Let's talk later if you have anything to say." He tried his best to lower his voice, "Don't act like a little girl, sister, it makes me sick."

"It was just a joke. It turns out you don't like it." The elder sister said coldly, "Although Li Fei is nominally dead, the staff she recruited has not been disbanded. Aren't you worried that they will come to sabotage?"

"There are more than 200 elite executives present, as well as branch directors from other districts, totaling nearly 20 quasi-palaces. Even if Shang appears... hehe, I think a weird organization like the Shang Protection Association will be born."

While the two were talking and distracted, the priest on the stage said:

"Please invite Chief Gu's bereaved family member, Miss Gu Zhilan, to the stage to say a prayer."

After he finished speaking, Gu Zhilan was still nowhere to be seen.

Everyone turned around, trying to find the only daughter of Section Chief Gu and Section Chief Li. The people outside also made way for her. The silent atmosphere lasted for nearly five minutes.

Seeing that Gu Zhilan did not show up at her father's funeral, An Ran and her sister looked at each other, stood up and left first.

Didn't you come?

He personally brought Gu Zhilan to the church and told her the whole truth before that.

This also includes Li Fei.

Although Gu Zhilan's emotions were not very calm at that time, they were at least stable and not excessive. She stood there absent-mindedly with her head lowered.

In fact, she still has no way to get out of the haze.

I shuttled between the respectful people and came to the end of the team. At this time, the deputy chief of the intelligence department came to meet me:

"Director An, Gu Zhilan is missing!"

"I'm not blind." An Ran walked out of the church, and the second group of reporters who had been waiting for a long time came running towards her.

He turned around and slipped away, took out his cell phone, and looked at the location given by Zero.

The location is room 107 on the fifth floor of a hotel only a few dozen meters away from the church. From here, you can fully see the prayers inside through the windows of the church.

When I opened the door, I saw dim light.

The curtains were closed, the sofa was completely destroyed, and there were debris and traces of smashing all over the floor.

In the corner, Gu Zhilan curled up like a cat.

She raised her head when she heard the noise, and stared at An Ran with the vigilant eyes of a young animal.

The girl was tired and weak, with messy hair dragging on the ground, crying uncontrollably, and her face hidden in the darkness.

Only those eyes.

"Go away..." She opened her mouth.

An Ran walked into the room without saying anything.

"Go away! I told you to go away!" The girl yelled in a weak spirit, "Don't come near me!"⒏

"This feeling is very cold." An Ran looked at her, "First the body, then the heart. In our world, everything is terrible, and this horror comes from ourselves."

"Don't say I'm one of your kind! You monster!" Gu Zhilan hugged her head and cried again, her tears entering her mouth, full of bitterness.

"Why...why! Why is it like this! I have tried so hard, but, why do I still lose the things I want to keep...Dad, my dad is a liar! Everyone is a liar! I tried hard to protect them, but they all lied to me!"n

An Ran lowered his eyes and sat down on the tattered sofa.

He stopped talking and played with the Devouring Martial Arts bracelet in his hand. The silvery white lines ran along the middle circle, shining brightly.

Under the touch of the index finger, the silver-white Devouring Martial Arts bracelet gradually turned purple.

The silence in the room lasted for nearly ten minutes, with the girl's weak breathing rising and falling.

Gu Zhilan raised her head again, thinking that the man had left, but he was still sitting on the sofa, not even looking at her, playing with the toy in his hand by himself.

The male chess player turned his head and looked at her.

"I hope you have calmed down now, otherwise you will become a monster driven by emotions. In fact, everyone has a monster in their heart, but it is the most cowardly and powerless self. I call it loneliness. We always want to get rid of another self, but we will always be beaten back to the original form by reality."

Gu Zhilan's mood became much calmer. For some reason, when An Ran sat in the room, her previous despair and anger gradually dissipated.

She sat on the ground, motionless, like a heartless puppet.

"I thought you would keep crying." An Ran said.

"You can leave now." Gu Zhilan told him coldly, "I don't need your comfort. You are a scary monster, but I am not afraid of you. I have nothing left. I don't care about death."

Chapter 568: Broken Heart (XVIII)

"You don't care about life or death, you just feel desperate, but despair is hard to explain. It's like if I ask you if you are lonely."

An Ran acted very nonchalant, as if he had no purpose in coming to her and just wanted to discuss philosophy. However, for a person who had lost everything, philosophy became poison.

Gu Zhilan was stunned for a moment, staring at the man blankly, and suddenly realized that she didn't understand this man at all.

All we know is that he is the son of the An family, the highest director, the devil at the head of the hall, and... the terrible Naya.

But other than that, everything about this man's inner self is blank. He is indecisive, but can become crazy and use violence without hesitation. He is a lunatic, but extremely rational. He never personally participates in anything that involves direct risks. As the son of the An family, he never shows off. Apart from driving a Bentley that he has never changed, he has nothing to show off his wealth.

He came to persuade me, but what else could he persuade me with?

Gu Zhilan was in a trance, recalling the night with An Ran.

He suddenly appeared at Atlanta College, picked me up, and claimed that he was doing a favor for his mother.

The man drove the car and told her his secret in a cold tone as a threat, as if he had strangled her neck in an instant, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Finally, he suddenly looked up at the sky, with endless sadness in his eyes.

The Bentley took her home safely. Gu Zhilan stared at the man blankly. The man stood in front of the store with a serious face, thinking about which box of cigarettes to buy.

She asked why, and the man frowned, actually thinking about this sentence seriously.

"Because you are like me, always hesitating about what to choose." He replied, "But if it's too late, you will miss it if you want to catch it again."

Yes, if you are late, you will miss it.

At the beginning, An Ran told herself that her father was still alive.

Gu Zhilan hated her own hesitation. She shouldn't have hesitated. When she realized that her father had always been by her side, she should have taken the initiative to look for him.

"Yes." An Ran's action of throwing something woke Gu Zhilan up. She subconsciously reached out to catch it and grabbed the metal object with residual warmth, on which the words SS were engraved.

Looking at the purple Swallowing Martial Arts bracelet in her hand, Gu Zhilan's heart somehow calmed down completely. The familiarity of Swallowing Martial Arts made her think of a certain possibility.

"Your father's Devouring Weapon was modified by the Research Department in two hours. I felt that the folding knife was not suitable for you, so I took the initiative."

An Ran told her apologetically, "Please apologize if there is anything wrong. I can help you change it back to its original appearance."

"No, thanks." Gu Zhilan felt complicated. She suddenly inherited her father's Devouring Weapon and it was also the first time she had an exclusive SS-level Devouring Weapon.

"Thank you."

"Your father's reputation has also been well protected. Outsiders only know that your father has been alive all these years, hiding as a secret executive of the Countermeasures Bureau, just to completely dismantle the Alphabet Organization."

An Ran knew that Gu Zhilan cared about her father very much and offered help without hesitation.

"As for the cause of his death, it was also attributed to Dr. Cat. Dr. Cat is now FACA's number one wanted person. As for your mother..."

An Ran paused and observed the girl's expression, which was not very volatile.

"I decided to list her as missing to ensure the credibility of the Countermeasures Bureau. Everything your mother has done will also be kept confidential."

"The person is already dead, so just hold a funeral. You don't have to make it too complicated." Gu Zhilan said softly. She knew that An Ran was very good to her and took care of her in every way.

"I don't think your mother is dead, but it's just my guess."

"Ah."

"Your mother is a descendant of the black goat. This has been confirmed by the family. There is no reason for her to die so easily. She will definitely die after being devoured by the alien species, but I can use devouring to cover up the truth of her death." An Ran's eyes flashed red. "So she can probably do it. I broke her chest myself, but didn't destroy her heart."

Gu Zhilan's eyes revealed surprise, and then anticipation. She certainly hoped that her mother was still alive, and was grateful to An Ran for showing mercy.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't hold back. No matter who it is, no one can stand between me and my sister."

An Ran knew that Gu Zhilan had misunderstood, and told her the whole situation without hiding anything.

"Your mother has no heart, or rather, her heart is missing."

Gu Zhilan tightly grasped the Devouring Weapon in her hand and held her breath when she heard these words.

"No matter what, I hope you can be optimistic. Of course, it's nonsense for someone who has experienced these things to be optimistic." An Ran said, "I'm not good at comforting people. I just say whatever comes to my mind, so don't mind. If you don't want to attend your father's funeral, I can understand."

"You shouldn't be so nice to me."

"I'm only doing this for my sister." An Ran stood up and walked to the door, paused, and turned around again, "At least before An Xiao comes back, I must let her see you intact."

"An Xiao..." Gu Zhilan said the name softly.

She looked up, "Where is she now?"

"I'm carrying out a secret mission, but I can't tell you. If you still feel hopeless, just stay in a corner by yourself and don't go anywhere. As for Feng Lin..."

An Ran didn't continue talking.

"Who was responsible for his death?" Gu Zhilan clenched her fists, wanting An Ran to continue.

An Ran did not answer this question, and it was also the last time to hide the truth from her.

It was her mother Li Fei who killed Feng Lin. For Li Fei, the flower shop was a very influential factor, and that was the reason for killing him.

An Ran walked to the door, but couldn't help but look back at the girl.

Gu Zhilan stared at the man intently; her eyes were both eager and determined, and she always expected the man to tell her the answer.

It’s better not to tell her, An Ran thought.

"I'm sorry, I didn't find out."

"Yeah, I know." Gu Zhilan lowered her head.

"sorry."

"No need... to say sorry. You are always like this, An Ran." The girl's voice was as soft as a breath. "But only in this way can you be An Ran, not Naya. You want to be a gentle person, but I know that you can't be gentle, because gentle people will not hurt their friends."

Doesn't he have any friends?