Longmen Memoirs

"Now I know the reason." The fox breathed softly: "You don't look down on the slums of Longmen, you don't look down on the Rat King in the slums and those so-called big shots in Longmen, you even look down on Wei Yanwu and this Longmen City. Right? For you now, these people and this city are in your eyes. You let those people go simply because you don't take them seriously."

"Wrong, Fox." Chen Mo stood up. The fox looked up at him and put his hand on the tombstone. His fingers gently touched the edges of the tombstone that were constantly corroding in the sun and rain: "I let those people go, just because they belong to Longmen, and Longmen’s problems should be solved by Longmen itself. I used to think that I was a Longmen person, and the title of Longmen person has been with me for a long time, but later I discovered that I am actually not that attached to Longmen.”

"From 1090 onwards, be it Wei Yanwu, the Rat King or the so-called big guys in the slums, you are right. I despise them. From what I found, I can easily get what they are trying to keep with all their lives." After they were completely destroyed, I looked down on them, but this does not mean that I have any prejudice or disdain for them." Chen Mo said: "Because the positions and heights where we stand are different, the directions we should consider are also different. Farmers think about how to make their fields more harvestable, businessmen think about how to make more profits, police officers think about promotion and city security, but as for me, I don’t think about how to make this gantry better, because this is not what I should do. The issues to consider are issues that Longmen and its people should consider, issues that the Guard Bureau and Longmen Governor Wei Yanwu should consider."

The fox threw the yellow paper in his hand into the fire.

She stood up.

"Where's Chen Huijie?"

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"She is from Longmen, the niece of the Governor of Longmen and one of the leaders of the Guards Bureau. What she has to consider is Longmen and her career."

"You know that's not what I'm asking. Apart from these, you are the same as you are now, except for these."

"What else do I have left?"

Chen Mo retracted his hand. He turned to look at the fox and asked. In Chen Mo's pale golden pupils, the sun was breaking through the clouds and lighting up little by little over the bustling Longmen behind the fox. The bustling city and the sky reflected the tranquility behind the fox. , Wolper's orange hair was dyed with a touch of sunshine in the cold morning.

She stood before him, alive and breathing.

Among the five people related to Chen Mo here, three lie in this cemetery forever.

"Chen Mo is dead, Su Li. I killed him with my own hands in Kazdale, took his ashes back to Longmen, and asked you to buy this cemetery next to his parents. I will bury him where he belongs. ."

The fox's pupils shrank suddenly. She thought of many things. She thought of what Chen Mo asked her to do when he came back. She thought of the scene she saw in Londinium. Until now, Chen Mo in front of the fox finally became so familiar to her. Become stranger.

She looked at Chen Mo standing in front of her. He stretched out his hand, dropped it to the air, and then slowly took it back.

"Live well, Su Li, this time it's for yourself."

People always compare love and hate. If the ultimate in hating someone is to kill him or die, then what is the ultimate in loving someone? The answer is no.

Love and hate are different. Hate can have an end, but love does not. In the face of time, both love and hate will lose their meaning.

Because time is often ruthless, and precisely because of its ruthlessness, neither love nor hate can shake it.

Chapter 25 Heart knots are easy to tie but hard to untie

Chen Mo is a complete liar.

So even if everything he just said is true, the fox will not believe a word of it. There is only one thing that the fox is sure of. Even if it really grows fangs and claws, the black dog will still be a black dog, even if he really becomes Dragon, he can't get rid of the fact that he was a black dog in the past.

Chen Mo has never been a person with a clear-cut stand and a firm position. He has never had a clear position of his own. When he was in Kazdale, he could plan all the available forces in Victoria and the surrounding areas for Sakaz. When he was in Londinium, he could From Londinium's perspective, consider the impact that Kazdare and Sakaz's intervention had on Victoria and Londinium.

In other words, he is his opponent. It was he who personally pulled the forces of Londinium into the battle in Kazdare, and it was he who personally drove the forces of Sakaz out of the city of Londinium. On the chessboard, when he is on whose side he will consider wholeheartedly, the only difference is whose position he chooses to stand on at that time.

During the integration movement in Ursus, Chen Mo clearly told Tallulah that she could not and should not rely too much on Victoria and Kazdel. The infected always had to rely on themselves. They could temporarily use Sakaz and Londinium. assistance, but they must not be allowed to interfere too much into their own power.

Chen Mo is very fair.

He trusted Vina and Theresa, but he couldn't trust them alone, nor could he trust Kazdel and Victoria just because of these two people.

Because the person who can keep him and let him consider is never a single Kazdaele, Victoria or the Integration Movement. The person who can let him choose to consider is just someone who lives among them, neither Sakaz nor Infection. By.

So later, there were many things that Chen Mo was not unable to touch but unwilling to touch. His energy and ability were limited, and what he could give to a person also had an end, and if this end were replaced by a country, A group is too large, so Chen Mo can only choose a certain person, or maybe a few people.

Chen Mo is known as the Butcher of Sakaz and the Executioner of Londinium. Perhaps these two titles alone cannot make people feel anything, but if they are replaced by numbers, perhaps people can truly feel the meaning of these words.

In order to balance the power of Kazdaele and raise funds for subsequent reconstruction, Chen Mo ransacked his family and killed more than 3 Sakaz. More than 10 people were implicated, including civilians, nobles, mercenaries, from all walks of life, no matter how big or small. And in Londinium, in that Victoria capital, more than five thousand nobles, officers, and officials were uprooted by him. Londinium became a river of blood overnight. He held his sword and stepped on The corpses of the nobles, Tara people, Deep Pool people and rebels blocked the mouths of the unicorns, personally pushed Vina to the throne of Londinium, annihilated the Duke's vanguard army outside the city, and finally in Londinium Under the terms of the alliance between Nim and Kazdaele, the Duke retreated, and Aslan Victoria regained the long-vacant throne.

And these don't even count the people who died at his hands on the battlefield.

So far, countless people have died indirectly or directly under Chen Mo, and the so-called big and small figures in the entire Longmen may not even be able to fill up this number. Patriot was right, he felt an overwhelming feeling in Chen Mo. The aura of death, just imagine how someone like him would put a Dragon Gate and the so-called big shots in the Dragon Gate in his eyes.

People with characters like the Rat King and Wei Yanwu have died in his hands more than two fingers apart.

But looking at it from another perspective, although he killed countless people, more people survived because of it, and more Sakaz had a brighter future, and in Lundi Nîmes, at least that city was a lot cleaner, with fewer unnecessary disputes and conspiracies, and more people would die after the fall of Londinium in the future.

People like Chen Mo can never be evaluated purely on the basis of good or bad, because neither good nor bad can evaluate him, and because the further you go up, the boundaries between good and evil in this world become increasingly blurred. It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish black and white.

This land is cannibalistic because it has never been stable and peaceful. Because people have different positions, they are all bad people in each other's eyes. There is no right or wrong, only friends and foes.

Because when people want to do something, the bigger it is, the more people it will involve, and the more different voices they will encounter. Some people are opposed, some are in favor, some are disgusted, some are dissatisfied, and conflicts arise. Contradictions give birth to struggles, rights, interests, desires, greed, loyalty, promises, and hopes.

When these things are mixed together, it becomes more difficult for people to clarify them, so someone will always die. Some people will let go first, retreat, compromise, and admit defeat, but few people have self-knowledge and vision.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world, but there is a shortage of smart people who can assess the situation. Wisdom, ability, vision, and strength are all indispensable.

Killing is not the best way to solve a problem, but it is certainly the fastest and easiest way.

Chen Mo feels that he is not a good person, so he can choose to do evil things. However, Chen Mo also feels that he cannot be a complete evil person, so he always has a bottom line and purpose in doing things.

So because of this bottom line and purpose, he neither stayed in Kazdaele nor in Londinium.

Maybe some things were destined. Even if the couple named him Silence, in fact, the things flowing in his veins would not change in any way because of this name.

Even though Chen Mo doesn't believe in fate, every step he has taken so far and everything he has done may have a reason.

The cause is the cause, the effect is the effect, and the cycle of cause and effect made him entangled with death and struggle in his short life.

05:00AM Weather/Sunny

Shangcheng District, Chief Executive's Office

"Is the Guard Bureau handling various matters in the slums smoothly?"

When the two leaders of the inspection team saw Wei Yanwu in the Chief Executive's Office in the Guards Bureau Building, they did not feel any surprise.

"Yes, the Guards Bureau has basically set up offices in various nodes in the slums, and the registration process for relevant personnel is also in progress. Seven illegal persons, including 130 arrested from Xiacheng District, have also been arrested in accordance with the law. It is expected that the Guards will be arrested in two weeks. The bureau will be able to resettle and take over all work in the slums with full authority, including the issue of where and how to keep unregistered infected people hiding in the slums. I hope that this will be discussed at the upper-level meeting of Gantry."

Shi Huaiya replied that a night of running around did not make her look too tired. At least in front of Wei Yanwu, Shi Huaiya still looked energetic and energetic, completely different from the one who had taken a nap in the car a few minutes ago.

"Well, you did a good job, Superintendent Shihuaiya. Regarding the issue of infected people in slums, I hope you can put together a more detailed proposal."

"Shall I come? Isn't this appropriate, Mr. Wei..."

"The problems in slums are now the responsibility of the Guards Bureau. As the senior leader of the Guards Bureau, it is appropriate for you to do this. Now the slums are also within the scope of the Guards Bureau's responsibilities."

"No, that's not what I meant, Mr. Wei." Shi Huaiya shook her head hurriedly: "Chen, I mean Superintendent Chen has been paying attention to the problem of infected people in slums. I think she has more experience in this area than me. I It is recommended that Officer Chen be responsible for this proposal."

"What did Officer Chen say?"

"No problem, sir. I will put together a suitable proposal and submit it to the Longmen upper-level meeting."

"Then this matter will be left to you, Superintendent Chen."

"Yes, sir." Chen did not refuse.

"Superintendent Chen, is there anything else you want to say?" Wei Yanwu asked.

"As for the Dayan army's action of privately detaining people in the slums, the inspection team and the police officers stationed in the slums did not receive any form of notification in advance, and you have not given any statement to the inspection team on this matter."

She stared into Wei Yanwu's eyes: "I have no intention of speculating on your intentions, sir, but the Guard Bureau has the right to know the truth about this matter."

"The incident happened suddenly, and Longmen had already negotiated with Dayan's army before the incident," Wei Yanwu said.

"You mean, this is your secret order?"

"No, Superintendent Chen, watch your words."

"Yes, I'm rude."

"Longmen has no right to order Dayan's army to do anything. First of all, you have to understand this. Dayan's army only obeys the orders of the military leader. Longmen has negotiated with Xianden Camp. They will assist the Guards Bureau in handling slum matters. , they have the right to handle emergencies without harming Longmen’s interests and rights.”

"What is an emergency? Sir Wei, please explain." Chen asked coldly: "Is it an emergency to be executed for attacking Dayan's army for no reason? How did the Guards Bureau know the reason for attacking Dayan's army in the slums? How many people in the district dare to attack a Yan Kingdom army stationed in Longmen?!"

"Please pay attention to your tone, Superintendent Chen."

"I was just truthfully stating Longmen's position in last night's operation. If the Guards Bureau had not appeared in front of the Great Yan Army, would we have just sat back and watched a group of slum citizens who were punished for attacking the army die in Longmen today! "

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The moment of silence in the chief executive's office was terrifying. Shi Huaiya had already seen the anger on Chief Wei's face, and Chen Yi who was standing next to her [%

Their relationship had never been good, and quarrels often occurred. Shi Huaiya felt very uncomfortable. She was the only outsider in the entire office and felt uneasy between the uncle and nephew.

"Superintendent Shi Huaiya, please go down first." Wei Yanwu finally said, breaking the tense atmosphere.

Poetry is as elegant as receiving a general amnesty.

"Yes."

She left the chief executive's office without stopping for a moment, and then Wei Yanwu looked at Chen who stayed in the office.

"You are talking nonsense, I don't know what you are referring to, Superintendent Chen, I hope your explanation can convince me."

"..."

"Okay, let me get straight to the point. There are only two of us here. Do you and King Yanwu join forces to solve the problem in the slums? Do you want to use the Yan Kingdom's army to deal with the infected people in the slums? "

"Nonsense, what reason do I have to deal with the slums? Now that the Guards Bureau has successfully settled in the slums, Superintendent Chen, your focus should be on the problems that may arise in the slums, instead of making unreasonable guesses here. .”

"I can't trust you. The appearance of the Guard Bureau has disrupted your plan this time. Next, how do you want to deal with the slums that you can't see? Don't you and Lin want to deal with them in this way? Regarding the problem of Longmen, deal with those infected people." Chen asked loudly: "Because they are not Longmen citizens, because they are unable to integrate into your high-rise buildings, or because they are all infected in the slums, don't think there are just a few. If the mouse stands in front of you, you can completely get rid of it!"

"Why did Dayan's army appear in Longmen City? What did you promise? Why did they dare to take action privately without the knowledge of the Guards Bureau? Without your permission, it is impossible for them to do this!"

Wei Yanwu fell silent. Facing the angry Chen, he fell silent briefly.

"Miss Chen."

"You know almost nothing about everything I have done for Longmen."

Chen also fell silent.

She just looked at Wei Yanwu and spoke slowly: "The part that I hate most about you is your attitude of taking everything into your own hands."

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"I know how much you attach great importance to the Longmen slums, Superintendent Chen, and I also know one of the reasons for this. You also know why it has been so difficult for the Guards Bureau to enter the slums. People in the slums don't believe you. , did not believe in the Guards Bureau, they were the ones who refused the Guards Bureau to enter the slums, and they were the ones who murdered my employees of the Guards Bureau several times. After Lin Gerui and I tried our best, we finally eliminated the dangerous criminals in the slums. They were also the ones who ignored the sacrifices of our soldiers when we were fighting foreign villains." Wei Yanwu stared at Chen and asked.

"Did Longmen reject them? Answer me, Superintendent Chen."

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"Look me in the eyes and answer me!"

"The problem is not theirs," Chen said.

"Then who's the problem? Police Officer Chen, they don't trust you. Even if you spend countless time and resources on these people, they don't trust you. But even so, Longmen has never used any violence against them. , I don’t blame them for supporting each other, and I still have the same idea until now.”

Wei Yanwu said: "I have warned you several times, and I allow you to keep your own ideas and concepts... provided that you cannot let it affect your responsibilities."

"The duty of the Guards Bureau is to protect Gantry, and the duty of the Special Inspection Group is to guide the Guards Bureau to protect Gantry."

"And what are you doing now? You are here openly questioning your superiors because of speculation, questioning something that does not exist. Just after the Longmen slums opened a gap for the infected due to the arrival of the Great Yan Army, right here Because of last night's actions, the Guards Bureau was able to take over the affairs of the slums more smoothly, but you are here doing something completely unrelated to your duties."

Wei Yanwu looked at Chen: "I doubt that as the leader of the inspection team of the Guards Bureau, you can still hold this position competently."

"You actually really..."

Chen looked at Wei Yanwu in disbelief.

She never thought that Wei Yanwu would actually be willing to accept infected people from the slums. Chen would rather believe that Wei Yanwu was willing to clean up the slums than to believe that he was willing to do so. She even felt that this was because Wei Yanwu was looking for someone after the incident. A statement made.

But both the information from the informants last night and the reaction of Dayan's army seemed to confirm that this was indeed a means for the Guards Bureau to gain the trust of the slums and control the slums more quickly.

Judging from the results, Longmen did not really deal with that group of people. If they really had this idea, Shi Huaiya and Chen's informants had no time to react.

"I have been educating you and asking you to change it. I have always hoped that you can change the desire of this land. It is no longer just prosperity, it is no longer just the prosperity you think it is. But now there is a big battle between Ursus and Dayan. What you should do now is how to ensure the stability of Longmen before the end of this war. This is your real responsibility as the leader of the inspection team of the Guards Bureau."

Wei Yanwu's tone gradually calmed down.

"You want to find out the answer, and you want Longmen to become the city you want it to be, so that it can accept infected people. Even if it can't do it now, it must be able to do it in the future. It's up to you to make it do it."

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"No, no, you are lying. There is no way you would do these things for the slums. There is no way you would spend so much money on the slums and the infected. Something unexpected happened to you along the way, right? So you can only To put it this way, if you really want to do this, you don’t have to wait until now, you and Lin from Xiacheng District are fully capable of dealing with the problem in the slums.”

"The only thing you can't control and predict is the army." Chen seemed to suddenly think of something: "Yes, I should have thought that even the Rat King in the slums was detained, and you couldn't control them at all. Behavior."

"Officer Chen, don't speculate on facts that you don't have the authority to know, and don't believe in speculations without any evidence." Wei Yanwu said: "You are very tired. If you can't concentrate on continuing to handle the affairs at hand and perform your duties, I will allow you to do so." You take some time off."

"Of course I can't speculate on facts that I have no right to know, and I won't believe in speculation without any evidence. There is no reason for Dayan's army to change its original plan because of the emergence of the Guards Bureau. If they have a plan, they The Guards Bureau shouldn’t have been informed in advance, as this was inconsistent with my guess about the whole thing from the beginning.”

Chen suddenly said, his voice gradually calmed down: "If you had an agreement with the Great Yan Army, they would not be able to involve the Guards Bureau. I don't believe that an elite army can't do a secret operation, but if this is really yours You don’t have to hide the plan from the Guards Bureau at all, so this matter is also beyond your expectations, and you can only explain it afterwards. This is why I only received your order after the Guards Bureau confronted them. reason."

"If what you said is true, then you wouldn't have been able to give me so many explanations from the beginning. The only possibility is that you are feeling guilty because you also did not expect this result. What are you feeling guilty about?" Chen said , asked again: "You have been trying to explain this matter rationally from the beginning. If you really have this idea, you can't bother to explain it at all."