Longmen Memoirs

"I'm also sick." Tallulah looked at Nayin and said slowly: "It's a very serious disease that I don't know how to treat. If this is the case, the doctor has to turn a blind eye to the patient? "

"We can't cure your disease."

"You haven't heard me tell you what the disease is."

"You don't need to tell me I know."

Their eyes met, and after a few seconds, Nayin shook his head slightly: "Please go back, Miss Tallulah, there is really nothing we can do."

"In the Integration Movement's work in Chernobog, we cannot make any substantial progress without Azazel's nod. You and I know this very well. The infected people in Chernobog trust you." , because you helped them, I thought we could cooperate, and there is no conflict between us regarding the Chernobog-infected people."

"You shouldn't tell me this, I can't make the decision."

"I hope you can help me convey that since the gentleman is not willing to see me, I can't force him." Tallulah said: "I can understand Azazel's concerns. After all, as an outsider to the Integration Movement, you can't force him." It’s normal to want to believe us, but at least there can be an initial basis for establishing trust and cooperation between the two of us, which is not a bad thing for both you and me.”

Nayin fell silent and frowned slightly.

Tallulah didn't speak until she finished speaking.

"The children like you very much, Miss Tallulah. They liked the story about monkeys you told them last time. I also listened to it. It was really interesting." Nayin said softly: "I don't know much about you. , so you cannot be judged as a good person or a bad person based on your current words and stories. You also know very well that sometimes people who do good things are not necessarily good people, and people who do bad things are not necessarily evil people."

"It's not uncommon for people to do bad things with good intentions, and I've also seen a lot of erratic and inconsistent behavior."

"Yes, Azazel has no way of determining whether the arrival of you and your integration movement will introduce Azazel into a situation beyond our control."

"Azazel cannot remain aloof forever, and Ursus will not allow any infected to remain aloof in her lands."

"But Chernobog can, we can do this in Chernobog, we can do this before you and your integration movement come and implement your ideas to guide the infected here."

"Standing in a rut is not a good thing," Tallulah said.

Nayin shook her head slightly and retorted.

"Ursus is very big, Miss Tallulah. I have heard the infected talk about your idea. It is very beautiful, but Chernobog is only a city in Ursus, just like Azazel only occupies A very small corner of Qicheng City, an insignificant corner." Nayin said: "Azazel cannot bear any risks. For us, you and your integration movement are among unnecessary risks. I say this, Can you understand?"

Tallulah fell silent, and after a long moment she sighed softly.

"I maintain my previous opinion. Ursus' attitude towards the infected is unlikely to change, and Azazel cannot remain alone forever under such a severe attitude. No, it depends on your choice to help the infected. To begin with, you are within Chernobog’s sight.”

"As you said, maybe we are already within Chernobog's sight, and the reason why Chernobog didn't do anything to Azazel is because they need our existence and Azazel. Lev maintains the balance of the infected in Chernobog so that they can control the situation." Nayin replied, looking at Tallulah with a smile: "And you are trying to break this balance now, and we are not willing to bear these unknown risks. risk."

"I can understand."

"Thank you."

"But I still look forward to the day when Azazel will cooperate with us, and always hope that we can always maintain the same view on the issue of infected people in Ursus."

Tallulah was not able to step into the clinic's door in the end. Ever since she first stepped into the clinic's door and met the old man Li Boli, she had been turned away.

Of course, it's not a verbal rejection, but even if she does step into the door of that clinic, it will only be as an infected person, not the leader of the integration movement, let alone Azazel's cooperation. The latter, Tallulah wanted.

Nayin watched the leader of the integration movement who had returned without success slowly leave, and she finally withdrew her gaze.

In fact, she is not opposed to Tallulah's ideas. To a certain extent, what the leader of the integration movement said is true, but in the longer term, from the perspective of an infected person who is completely the same and is oppressed by Ursus, Tallulah's idea is undoubtedly attractive, but as a local infected force and a member of Azazel, Nayin cannot determine whether cooperation with the integration movement will lead Azazel into a war. Among dangers beyond their control, the probability of the latter is far greater than the former.

As a leader of the infected forces, Tallulah undoubtedly showed her kindness, sincerity and even humility, but Azazel was unable to respond in any way.

Tallulah walked back and stopped in the square. Ursus was executing sinners again. The heretic preacher was hanged on the gallows along with his ideals, and no one cared about him anymore.

Tallulah seems to have seen one of her own endings. Perhaps this is also the reason why Azazel rejected her one by one. Not everyone can fight for the word "infected" regardless of gains and losses.

Tallulah could understand, but it was inevitable that she would be temporarily disappointed.

She raised her head, and the rain gradually began to fall, growing from light to heavy, soaking Drak's retreating back.

Chapter 40 Making the same mistake again and again

Lyudmila didn't have time to be stunned.

She quickly withdrew her dagger and hid it deep in the thick fog. The Ursus military policeman who was pierced by the crossbow arrow slumped to the ground. The moment before his body fell, Lyudmila could clearly see his gradually dimming pupils. The dim pupils reflected her appearance.

Can't tell whether it's the enemy or reinforcements.

It was impossible for the infected to have any support in this city. Lyudmila knew very well that the fog was very thick and there was a possibility of accidental shooting by the Ursus. She immediately hid deep in the fog and leaned against the building. shadow.

There were constant whistling sounds of crossbow arrows cutting through the thick fog in her ears, mixed with the increasingly panicked formations and shouts of the Ursus military police. For a moment, Lyudmila couldn't tell what exactly they had encountered, but she knew that this was now. Best chance to retreat.

A pair of hands cut through the mist and quietly approached Lyudmila's shoulder from behind.

Lyudmila grabbed the hand holding her shoulder and turned around, stabbing down with the short knife in her hand without any hesitation.

"It's me, the regicide, it's me!"

Lyudmila let go of the Ursus youth who was pinned to the ground, and she withdrew the knife she had inserted into the side of the youth's face.

"Don't sneak up from behind me next time."

"There won't be a next time." The young man replied with lingering fear.

"What happened outside?"

"No, I don't know. It seems that someone is helping us attack the Ursus military police."

"Impossible, no one we know has the ability to fight against the Ursans." Lyudmila shook her head and said, "No matter what, have you all retreated?"

"I haven't received the news yet." The young man lowered his head and said, looking at Lyudmila who was looking out: "Chike and Mienyan are also missing. The fog you created is too big, and we can't fight with them at all. Get in touch, wonder if Ursus caught them.”

"I don't want to do this either, but the number of Ursus military police is several times greater than ours. If they catch up, no one can escape." Lyudmila shook her head, "You leave through the secret passage first. , I’m going to find the two of them, and others, regardless of whether those guys outside who are attacking the Ursus people are here to help us, in short, take care of yourself first.”

"Okay, be careful too."

"I know."

Faust put away his crossbow and climbed up from his hiding place.

"The first team takes off their disguise and enters the factory, the second team takes cover, and the third team pays attention."

He threw down the rope and slid down from the roof to the ground, giving orders to the Phantom Crossbowmen as he ran.

The phantom crossbowmen team surrounded the factory gate and set up a trap. Under Faust's order, one team removed their disguise and approached the factory area. Their appearance made the military police who gathered in the factory in panic find their target. The angry military police quickly chased after the exposed phantom crossbowmen.

In a high-rise building several hundred meters away from the factory, Karl looked through the telescope at the Ursus military police who were chasing the phantom crossbowmen in the direction of their escape. Not long after, explosions sounded at the intersection, followed by people waiting to appear from nowhere in all directions on the street. City garrison gendarmerie and Chernobog military police unit.

"It's over, it's over, the cold-faced boy stabbed Lou Zi."

Karl gloated and put down the telescope, then picked up the communicator.

"How are the arrangements of the second and third teams?"

"No problem, you can do it anytime."

"Can you see where the Ursans are?"

"clear."

"Hit and run, don't hesitate. Remember, we are on someone else's territory now. Each team leader will judge the situation on his own and return to the predetermined location after the operation."

"clear."

"Then take action and draw the Ursus people's attention. The cold-faced boy and his team won't last long."

Karl put down the communicator, inserted it into his waistband, and took the armed belt thrown by the infected soldier.

Backstreet of the factory district.

As the thick fog dissipated and Usas left, Lyudmila also withdrew from the direction of the factory. The sudden reinforcements drew the attention of Usas military police. Although they did not know who was helping them, Lyudmila knew very well that when Ursus came to his senses, they would not be able to escape if they stayed in the factory.

It wasn't until the explosion outside the factory that Lyudmila came back to her senses.

This is a trap, a trap that uses them as bait to lure out other people. The purpose of the Ursus military police was not just them from the beginning, or what they really want to deal with is not just the two hundred infected people gathered here, What they want to do is lead to the mastermind behind gathering these infected people.

Perhaps they had fallen into the eyes of the Ursus people before they started taking action. The reason why the Ursus people had not taken action was that they had not found the person who instigated them.

Lyudmila suddenly remembered what Tallulah said when she quietly went to see Tallulah a few days ago to bring out the list. Combined with the current scene, Lyudmila could not have imagined that Tallulah might have already That's all I can see.

It's just that she said it very tactfully at the time. She didn't say that she didn't trust the infected people in the city, nor did she repeat her previous promise to the infected people in the city.

She could have brought it up directly at that time, so why didn't she say it.

Lyudmila wanted to know the reason, but what she wanted to know even more was whether the infected people who had been secretly transferred from the secret passages of the factory were in a safe condition now. If the Usas military police had arranged this for them from the beginning trap, then is the situation of those people now more dangerous?

A slight loudspeaker sounded in her ears, and Lyudmila ducked to the side. A crossbow arrow grazed her face and flew against the wall. Its tail feathers trembled, mixed with the explosions and sirens that sounded in the night in the distance. Despite the hustle and bustle, the alley was unusually quiet.

"do not move."

A voice sounded from behind, a cold but young voice, and the raised crossbow pointed at Lyudmila's back. More than ten meters away, Lyudmila's hand slowly approached her belt.

Her short sword hung in a sheath at her waist.

"I advise you better not to do that."

The hand near the belt paused.

"It was just a warning, put your hands up and turn around."

"Who are you?" Lyudmila asked. She was looking for an opportunity. She would never surrender, even if the other party had already pointed a crossbow at her.

"Infected."

"I'm infected too."

"I know." The other party replied, with no emotion in his tone: "I saw you fighting with the Ursus military police."

"You guys from the Unification Movement?"

"Yes." Faust said, and asked: "Are you one of the infected people in the city?"

"Lyudmila, they call me the Kingslayer. I know your leader Tallulah." Lyudmila slowly put down her hand: "We are not enemies."

"temporary."

The crossbow arrow pierced the air and hit Lyudmila's feet.

"Before you even think about drawing out your weapon." Faust's words followed, and Lyudmila's lowered hand was slowly raised again.

"I have no malice."

"So my crossbow didn't pierce your throat. My people found two Chernobog infected people before, and they were your people?"

Lyudmila was stunned for a moment, and he quickly remembered who Faust was talking about.

"Cheek and Myon Young, they're my people."

"They were injured, one of them, we only took his body."

"..."

Lyudmila fell silent.

In Chernobog, infected people die every day because of this city. This kind of thing has long been accustomed to them, but despite this, Lyudmila still cannot easily accept this result.

She was silent, even if Faust on the opposite side put down his crossbow, she had no reaction.

"Who among them...died?"

"I don't know, you can ask in person." Faust came over: "Sorry, I just wanted to confirm your identity. You can call me Faust. I am the captain of the Phantom Crossbowman Team, Ursus Army." The police have surrounded the area and our companions are on the perimeter to distract the Ussans for us, but we need a guide."

"follow me."

"Thank you." Faust nodded. He took out a communicator from his pocket and handed it to Lyudmila: "Our communicator is different from the one used by Ursus."

"I know how to use it."

Lyudmila took the communicator, put it on and looked at Faust.

"Where is Tallulah?"

"After successfully evacuating Chernobog, you will meet the leader."

"it is good."

Outside Chernobog, in the security check area.

"We can only send you here, Miss Fiona."

The leader of the caravan ended his conversation with the prosecutor of the security area outside Chernobog and walked towards Chen Huijie's vehicle in the center of the group. He stood in front of Chen's car and talked with Chen Huijie who got out of the car.

"Well, thank you."

"You're welcome. You helped us a lot along the way."

Chen looked past the caravan leader towards the group lining up to enter the city. She retracted her gaze and pretended to be curious and mentioned it to the caravan leader in front of her.