Longmen Memoirs

I just felt a little sour, not sure if it was the bread in my heart or in my mouth, but I could still swallow it.

Because of the child, because their eyes were looking at the piece of sour bread in their hands.

Because this city has never had a place for infected people, because this city is cold and inhospitable to infected people, let alone a strange infected person in a foreign country.

He lost his previous honor, lost his identity, lost everything in the past, and even lost his own name, but in Longmen, he seemed to have found these again.

Maybe the knight is no longer a knight, otherwise why would he do things that go against the principles of knighthood and join the darkness to become a so-called ring master in an underground boxing ring.

If he had not disliked these things, if it had not been for this reason, he would not have had no home in Casimir.

Chapter 54 Justice and Integrity ([-])

Cass Valentino

This is what he calls himself, a typical Casimir name, which also includes the Kuranta ethnic characteristics that he cannot hide. Combining the two, it is not difficult to guess where he comes from.

He did not show any hostility or surprise towards the arrival of Chen and Xingxiong. Both Chen and Xingxiong had seen his skills. Without weapons, Chen believed that even if he wanted to take down the man in front of him, it would take some effort.

The story he told was not long, nor did it have much to offer, at least it was commonplace for large mobile cities like Longmen.

It was probably an infected person who smuggled into Longmen from other places and violated two laws of Longmen. He was found by a group of children when he had nowhere to go, so they lived together like this. To say that they depended on each other for life is an exaggeration. But there is nothing wrong with saying that they depend on each other to live in this city.

"That's the whole process, officer." The man finished his words.

The hot tea placed in front of the table always cools down faster. The noise of the children outside the house continues. The winter sky is gloomy, and a gust of cold wind blows in the afternoon, bringing the children's voices to their ears.

"In other words, you go to the underground boxing ring to do black boxing to support the children outside?"

Xing Xiong was very conscious that since Chen didn't speak, he should bring it up himself. In fact, she wanted to speak first, but she didn't know what Inspector Chen would say. At least Xing Xiong didn't feel the slightest disgust at the behavior of the Kuranta man in front of her.

Although he did break the laws of Longmen, he was also a stowaway.

"I just hope that everyone can live a better life. No one here will care about them. Apart from relying on themselves, Longmen will not care whether these people live or die. This is the same everywhere."

"You have complaints against Longmen." Chen said, his tone calm.

"I don't dare, I'm just an infected person who smuggled into this city."

"That's it." Chen said, her eyes fell on the man, and the room fell into silence for a short time. Chen was thinking about it, not knowing what he was thinking about.

She once again saw a tiny microcosm of the city, just like the small orphanage in her memory. It was only after she grew up that she understood the true appearance of the city, but the more she understood it, the more confused Chen became. , and I feel more and more that I should do something.

"Changing the topic, who did you say invited you?"

Chen asked again, but she didn't push him and the man didn't answer the question immediately.

"Is it unclear or can't you tell?"

"No, officer." The man shook his head and said, "Even if I tell you who they are, what can you do? Go and clean up that underground boxing ring. Although I don't know your identity, how big a role do you have in the Guards Bureau?" Ability, but I know that such things are fruitless there. Even if you can stop it for a while today, you cannot guarantee that the same thing will not happen again in your lifetime. "

"That's my business." Chen said, and reminded: "Don't forget, I'm not asking you to answer this question. With the crime you are committing now, I can arrest you at any time."

"Chief Chen means that you can still be punished and serve meritoriously." Xingxiong hurriedly added: "You should have heard this statement. As long as you are willing to assist us in investigating this case, there is still room for maneuver in your matter. On the premise of not violating Longmen’s interests, at least I can get a lighter sentence.”

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Chen.

"That's what you mean, sir."

Chen didn't answer, but he didn't immediately refute.

"Think about those children outside, maybe this is an opportunity for you to live together in peace, huh?" Xingxiong continued.

"..."

"You are all good people, police officer." After a long silence, the man finally said: "But how can I believe that what you said is true or false? Even if you are really capable of solving this matter, how can you guarantee that you can bring everyone and this matter together?" All those involved have been arrested, so I’m sorry, but I can’t exchange the safety of the children for a verbal promise.”

"Aren't you afraid that we will arrest you?" Xing Xiong asked.

"I'm not going to get caught without a fight."

"Then you plan to keep doing this. You should know that you can't stand in the ring forever. Sooner or later, a stronger boxer will take your place." Xingxiong said, and then asked: "Do you know what it means if you lose?" What are you looking for? You will only die in the ring in the end."

"So I should help you and be your internal coordinator?"

"..."

The man did not refute Xingxiong's statement. Of course he knew that he would die in the ring one day, and he also knew that he could not win forever.

"Are you ready to leave Longmen? Really?" Chen suddenly asked.

The man paused, as if he didn't expect Chen to say that. Xing Xiong was also stunned for a moment. Chen De looked around at the decorations in the room, and then slowly fell on the man.

"What I'm curious about is how you plan to escape from the Dragon Gate and how you plan to leave."

"I don't know what you're talking about, officer."

"Then let me put it bluntly. If you want to abscond in fear of crime, and you think you can escape from Longmen so easily, are you looking down on the Guards Bureau, or are you looking down on us?"

Her voice was slightly cold, her brows were frivolous, and she looked at Kuranta, who was sitting opposite and pretended to be confused.

"..."

A brief silence.

"I don't mean to look down on you two, I just can't trust you two." The man sighed softly and finally said: "From the time you two entered here, maybe the news about you two has flowed into the hands of the person in charge of the boxing ring. , they knew that the two of them came to me, and I wanted to protect these children, but because of me, they were put in danger instead. "

"Since it's like [#{

"If only it was as easy as you said, officer." The man smiled, as if he thought Chen's words were a bit naive: "You are a police officer of the Guards Bureau, you may have a good background, but I can't, these kids No, there is the entire Guard Bureau standing behind you. Maybe they won’t do anything to you, but we are insignificant and our lives are very fragile.”

Chen was very angry.

Xingxiong could tell, because Chen's face had been gloomy and serious since he left the poor and simple self-built house. It was probably because Cass's words reminded Chen of very bad memories.

Xingxiong almost thought that Chen would take action, but she didn't, and she didn't refute, and just left there.

"I thought you were going to have him arrested immediately, sir, why not do that."

Xingxiong didn't look at Chen who was sitting in the passenger seat, but she could see Chen's serious side face through the rearview mirror in the car.

"Because he said a few unpleasant words, I used my power to arrest him. I can't do such a shameless thing."

"But you don't look very pretty."

"It's okay, I just remembered something." Chen said, taking a breath again and looking out the car window at the steps they left: "Actually, what he said is right. Considering his situation, it's not incomprehensible. "

"Which one?" Xingxiong asked: "Are we preparing to leave, or are our whereabouts likely to expose this matter?"

"All."

"Then it's over?"

"Of course it's not that easy, I..." Chen turned his head and looked at Xingxiong. Before she could finish speaking, Xingxiong seemed to know what she wanted to say.

"I will ask someone to figure out how he left Longmen. This matter will be taken care of by me."

"Just keep an eye on them in these few days," Chen added.

"No problem. Didn't you expect him to cooperate with us from the beginning, sir?" Xing Xiong suddenly asked: "The purpose of your coming here is actually to draw the attention of those people?"

"I'm not as awesome as you said." Chen shook his head: "But I really didn't expect him to cooperate with us, but I didn't expect to encounter such a situation. I can only say that it happened by chance."

"That's quite a coincidence." Xing Xiong smiled. "But it's good this way. At least we know in advance what those people will do next."

"It also depends on whether he will really leave Longmen." Chen was not immediately sure: "In short, except that it can't be said that the trip was in vain, there is not much gain."

"Where are we going now?"

"...underground boxing ring."

"learn."

Xing Xiong seemed to have guessed what Chen was thinking. Now that their whereabouts had been exposed, there was no need to be secretive. In fact, Xing Xiong was looking forward to it. She hadn’t been exposed to the battles between gangs in the lower city for a long time. When she thought about it, , she still missed it a little bit, but when she thought of Empress Chen sitting next to her, she felt that with Chen's character, there was a high probability that she would not be used to this kind of thing.

Xing Xiong was still a little confused.

Doubtful that Chen was carrying the red sword beside her, and she became more and more certain that she had seen that weapon and its owner.

Chen actually didn't tell Xing Xiong.

She didn't tell Xingxiong that her anger was not only due to the words in Cass's mouth. She just remembered that she seemed to have heard similar words somewhere before, and the person who said those words didn't know where he was now.

Chen suddenly felt an uneasiness in her heart for no reason, an uneasiness that made her helpless but unwilling to give in. She didn't know why she suddenly had such an emotion, so that although she tried her best to calm it down, it became more and more intense, so she had to let herself Think of other things to distract yourself.

Obviously I haven't seen him for many years and haven't missed him much, but I don't know when it started, maybe after he returned to Longmen, or maybe earlier, as early as after meeting him again in Londinium, it became easier to think about him. things.

What Chen must admit is that in addition to missing her, she is also a little worried.

Chen Mo had a dream.

A very, very long dream.

In the dream, he was overlooking a huge planet, watching the satellites falling to the earth like meteors and burning up, watching the sea water rising and the tide submerging the earth, watching the black crystals growing and spreading wantonly on the earth, and people wailing and fleeing. .

Cities and civilization were completely wiped out in one natural disaster after another.

Time seemed to be fast forwarded.

Year after year passes.

Until the devastated land is finally covered with vegetation again and emerges with vitality, until the tide recedes and the shadow of the land reappears, until the black crystals that spread across the earth are buried under the soil.

I don’t know how long it has passed. New life was bred in the old land. No satellites rose into the sky anymore. A new civilization was re-established. People with animal characteristics built new cities. They fought endlessly, one war after another. , they established new countries one after another.

Behemoths roamed the land, and faith was born. People who believed in behemoths called them gods, and God protected his people until the behemoths and corpses eroded by crystals awakened from under the thick soil. All kinds of strange things came from the north and destroyed one city after another and one country after another in just a moment.

The war stopped, and the black beast tide spread. In the confrontation with the beast tide, people learned to use the power of the source stone to cast spells. God taught them, but they themselves created more.

From then on, they called the black beast tide demons.

Time started flowing again.

Year after year, countries were divided, countries were destroyed, and new countries were born. I don’t know when, people used the Origin Stone to start the industrial revolution, and thus the mobile city was born.

God exited the stage.

The evil has been extinct for too long. The most powerful countries on the continent have become the vanguard and city walls to resist the evil. However, people have forgotten the terror of the evil. Many people on this land have even forgotten the existence of the evil.

The industry of the Origin Stone has given birth to countless infected people. In the past, becoming an infected person was an honor, which meant the contribution made in exploring the spells given by the Origin Stone, as well as the fearlessness and sacrifice to fight against the evil spirits.

But now, infected people have become a new pronoun, given a completely different meaning. People hate, discriminate, and even fear them.

The infected are no longer viewed as an honor, but as a curse, and people forget the pioneers who sacrificed their lives long ago for this exploration.

We have also forgotten that in the past, mobile cities, while progressing, also represented a certain kind of cowardice, compromise and cowardice in the face of natural disasters and disasters.

People entering the city have forgotten the courage of their ancestors to fight against natural disasters. They have forgotten their bravery, tenacity, contentment with pleasure, and have become decadent and decadent.

Until the next beast wave comes, the evil spirits are raging, and they are unable to resist.

Chen Mo's eyes finally narrowed.

He saw a girl with white hair. She had a pair of red horns on her head, and her hands were not the same as ordinary people. She always had a frivolous smile on her face.

She handed a sword into her hand. The huge machine city was crawling under the sunset and the desert sands. The name on the wall could not be seen clearly, but the girl said that this was the Jade Gate.

Chen Mo didn't know her name, but he knew that she was the best blacksmith.

He solemnly took the sword and said he would return it to her later.

So he took the sword and mounted the horse, and the horse galloped away towards the end of the sunset. Chen Mo didn't know where he should go, but he knew in his heart that the place he was going to was a battlefield.

The wind and sand hit her face, and the horse's hoofs were raised. She heard the girl shouting something from behind. He didn't look back, but just raised the sword in his hand and waved it on the galloping horse.

Until it disappears at the end of the horizon.

"Over 1000 years."

Chen Mo suddenly heard someone say.

"...He never came back."

The spring breeze is ten miles away, but it does not cross the jade gate.

ps: This plot is called Budu Yumen. I have already thought of the name and will write it later to make sure everyone has their own plot. I think Nian’s story is the most intriguing.

Chapter 55 Justice and Integrity ([-])

Huijie:

The snow has not melted and spring has not come.