Longmen Memoirs

"I still have problems."

"speak."

"Why don't you ask Texas?"

Chen Mo turned his head and looked at the girl Luper who was standing in front of the car door, leaning slightly on the car door. At dusk, her body was hidden in the shadow of the car door. After Chen Mo looked at her, he raised his eyes.

"I have no opinion."

"You heard it too."

"I'd rather I didn't hear it." Neng Angel looked unwilling to be betrayed. "It turns out that friendship can disappear, right?"

"Actually, you think too much." Chen Mo said.

“What happened? [$|

Texas and Chen Mo had a silent tacit understanding, not so mysterious that it was not enough for people to perceive each other's thoughts, but just a familiarity with each other after time settled.

There are indeed many secrets hidden in Chen Mo that the wolf girl doesn't know, but Texas actually doesn't care about his secrets. She doesn't think much about most things.

Chen Mo is not part of the majority of Texas Inner Planners.

Chen Mo didn't hide anything: "Xiao Mo is missing."

"It's related to this matter."

"No, Officer Su, whom you have met, is responsible for investigating Xiao Mo's matter."

"It's ok?"

"She's better at this than I am."

"But you don't look right now." Texas frowned, and she stood up straight: "What do you need me to do?"

The way she thought about things was never too complicated.

It's just that Angel Neng was shocked after hearing the news and wanted to know more. The worry on his face was not deliberately disguised because Chen Mo could help him get away with it.

He is also a person who doesn't want to be too complicated.

"I'm looking for a group of people. There may be clues in the slums in Xiacheng District." Chen Mo said: "Although the fox is reliable, it is better to solve it as soon as possible. I don't know what I will encounter inside. With my current situation It is difficult to conclude that I will be able to escape unscathed in my current state. The worst outcome is that I will be left behind..."

"The fox didn't tell you what happened, but I can say clearly that what we will face in the future will not be much better than in prison. You still have a choice. The Emperor will not watch you spend your life in prison."

The Emperor and the Rat King are two underground gang bosses hidden in Longmen. If they didn't know each other, Chen Mo wouldn't believe it. At least Chen Mo understood what the fox meant and brought people from Penguin Logistics. The Rat King saw this For the emperor's sake, I can't help but show some mercy.

Chen Mo made many excuses, but was defeated by Texas again and again.

"So... what do I need to do?"

"Yes, yes, Texas finally said something pleasant." Angel Neng finally got the chance to interrupt: "You couldn't have picked Xiao Mo up, right? You just said you wanted to arrange some errands for us. It’s rare that I’m willing to volunteer this time, so you don’t have to be too polite.”

"We're going to find the Rat King."

Inside the car, the car drove safely through the highway between cities. Night was approaching, and street lights and neon lights illuminated the night when the city was not much quieter than during the day.

After entering the most backward neighborhoods of the lower city, the hustle and bustle faded away, leaving only the rich night on both sides and the dim light of the street lamps that could not illuminate very far in the dark night.

Longmen is a city cloaked in the guise of freedom and openness, but there are also strict class divisions here. The "Infected Persons Act" and the "Emergency Treatment Act" clearly state that Longmen is still strict with infected people who have not gone through quarantine. The attitudes of the middle class and the rich in the upper city, the common people caught in the gap between the upper city and the lower city, as well as the poor in the deepest slums in the lower city and the infected at the bottom of the slums.

These four types of people reflect the different lifestyles of Longmen people. The poor are undoubtedly the most marginalized group in Longmen, but compared with the infected people living in the slums of Xiacheng District, they still have room for discrimination, exclusion and superiority.

Since the emergence of collectives, there will always be many contradictions and disputes between people, either because of their positions, or simply because of greed and arrogance, between countries, between nations, between races, between people. Since the birth of Originium Disease, this contradiction between people has been simply and roughly divided into infected people and normal people. The contradiction between the two is the most important and seemingly most irreconcilable contradiction in this society.

There are different ways to transfer conflicts, but the most effective and intuitive way is undoubtedly to create greater conflicts, and there is no one.

This is a man-made apocalypse.

The emergence of the Source Stone is a blessing and a blessing. It promotes the transformation of the entire world. With the help of fantasy spells such as Source Stone Skills, people have entered a new era. By grasping the power of the Source Stone, they can move to a higher level. path, but this way forward comes with sacrifice.

Throughout history, there has never been a major change in the historical process that did not involve a large number of victims.

The emergence of the infected is just a sacrifice for this dark age.

Because of prejudice, rumors, fueling the flames, and also because of arrogance, greed and ignorance.

How many infected people are there in the world? Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions...the number will only be higher.

The throne remains unchanged, the literati are dancing and the warriors are wielding swords, harvesting batch after batch of cheap and lowly souls that are growing like weeds.

Districts 22-29 of Longmen, in layman’s terms – slums.

This is a place where people on the fringes of Longmen struggle to survive, and it is also the most deserted place in Longmen at night.

Even a car driving into a slum will attract people's envious or coveted eyes, but in fact, it is more about the numbness and sadness hidden under the envy and jealousy.

Little people also have their own way of life, and there is no shortage of smiles and warmth here.

Just very, very, very little.

Fortunately, the car did not really drive into the deserted slums, but stopped at another place after passing through District 23.

"Officer Su is so knowledgeable."

This is not something that can be described, it is better to say that it is seeking death.

Angel Angel suddenly had a little more admiration for the fox, and her expression of laughter became less after hearing the name. The two people from Penguin Logistics had also known the Rat King, a figure who existed in Longmen like a legend. There is no one in the underground power circle in the city who has not heard of this famous title.

"It's too late to quit now."

"Smile, joke, I'm afraid, I'm just a little worried." Angel Angel whispered while holding her blunderbuss. She deliberately changed the subject: "Hey, do you think the Rat King really looks like a mouse? , do you have any plans? You won’t really take the two of us directly into someone else’s home, right?”

"My plan is simple, but we have to be ready for a big fight first."

"Like a party?" Angel said.

"almost."

"Can I use a gun? My current status can be regarded as half of the Guards Bureau police officer."

"It would be troublesome if there was a human life."

"You also have one with you. I've noticed it a long time ago. It must be a handgun. I can smell the smoke coming from it from a distance."

The angel's eyes fell on the area behind Chen Mo's waist, near the seat belt that was blocked by his clothes.

Chen Mo turned back slightly surprised.

The capable man had a smile that didn't require praise and grabbed the passenger's back seat with one hand.

"I can guarantee that my marksmanship is flawless." She assuredly raised her palms.

"Until it's necessary..." Chen Mo was still uneasy. After all, she was a capable angel. It was not impossible for her to shoot a gun and listen to the sound without making people think it was unreliable.

"I understand, I understand." The capable angel stuck his head between the front seats: "We only take action at the critical moment. How about we set a code, such as throwing a cup as a sign?"

"There are only three of us."

"...That's right." Angel Angel thought for a few seconds, then made a hand-cutting gesture with a grin: "Otherwise, I'll give him five steps to splatter blood on him."

"You might as well pray to the other side not to drop a cup." Chen Mo reached out and pushed the capable angel's head back. "Otherwise all three of us will be made into mincemeat."

The car stopped slowly in front of an inconspicuous candy shop.

"We're here," Texas said.

Chen Mo unbuckled his seat belt and opened the car door.

Chapter 95 Uninvited Guest

[What makes me let go is never time, but understanding. 】

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In front of him, old man Zalak was sitting behind the counter with a slight bow. The candy shop with childlike decoration had a retro feel from more than ten years ago, with wooden floor windows and wind chimes hanging in front of the door. When the door was opened, there was a crisp sound. ringtone.

But if you look closely, you can still find the new furniture that has only appeared in Longmen in recent years. This candy shop has been renovated countless times. Although it tries its best to maintain its original appearance, it is still inevitably replaced by new things in its bones.

This old man from Zalak looks to be about six or seventy years old, maybe older. He has the unique appearance of the ancestors of Zalak, with a pointed mouth and thin cheeks, and a hunched-over aging appearance that makes people unable to believe his age and current age. He looks like the governor of Longmen, the most common older generation in ordinary courtyards. His face is old and tired, and he has a long pale beard on his chin. He is trimmed and arranged exquisitely and slenderly, but it cannot conceal the changes of the years on his body. His loose coat Give him a laid-back vibe.

When he looked over, his narrow and cloudy eyes revealed a faint shrewdness, as if he could instantly see through the intention of the person coming, but there was no big disturbance.

Chen Mo couldn't understand those eyes. He was not a soldier, maybe he had been, and he was not a businessman, even though he ran a candy shop and held the power in the dark underground of the lower city.

He is just an old man who looks kind and ordinary. He is respected by the people in the slums and spends his life peacefully while waiting. He carries many titles on his shoulders, just like he drags the shadow of the entire city under his feet. Don't Touch any red line, and the moment you hesitate for your own transgression, the things you worry about will appear silently in the sudden wind and sand.

Texas expressionlessly stretched out his hand to pull back the Angel's hand that was trying to reach into the candy basket.

She always maintained due vigilance, but even the indifferent wolf girl couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment, because of the name of the Rat King, and because the old man in front of her showed a temperament that was very similar to her grandfather, whom she had only met once when she was a child.

You don't know how violent the storm is hidden under the plain old face. You can only guess, and you feel even more shocked at how small you are.

Chen Mo had prepared for the worst. Seven years ago, she and Fox were sent away by his men without even being able to see the old man in front of her. That experience had left a deep impact on Chen Mo. This view He looks like an ordinary person, but he holds rights on the other side of the city. This kind of rights cannot be taken away even by Wei Yanwu.

Although he had later reached a higher position of power than him and was able to look down on the old man in front of him, when he really saw him, he realized that everything he had done was meaningless.

The reason why old people are called old people is half because of their age, and the other half is because they have already experienced and understood everything you have experienced.

Success and failure, hate and love, time gives temperance to the wise, and time turns tempering into knowledge.

Force can solve many things, but there are some things that cannot be solved by force alone. Maybe sitting down and talking calmly will be more effective than using all possible threats.

There is nothing wrong with the fox's ideas, and there is nothing wrong with the way she acts, but the fox is just a fox after all. She has never been to such a high position. She is a young person and has not yet had any intersection with the world of these old people.

"Young man, a face I've never seen before."

His eyes lightly swept over Chen Mo and Texas behind him. He glanced at the cloth bag in Chen Mo's hand. He might have guessed what was inside, but he didn't care. Instead, he looked at Chen Mo's bag with curiosity. An unfamiliar face.

"There are many new faces in this city." Chen Mo said.

The old man in front of him came back to his senses slightly.

"That's true." He sighed: "Some people have come, and the new faces have gradually become familiar faces, but among these people, you and your friends are not as courageous. There have been few people in Longmen in recent years who are as brave as you." A hardworking and courageous young man.”

It looked like he was admiring. The old man looked at Chen Mo with some kind of sigh of relief and something indescribable, like reminiscing, and his cloudy old eyes became cloudier.

"Humans, you can't accept old age." He shook his head gently, like a casual old man who lamented the passage of time but was helpless that he could no longer run.

"Do you know why I came?"

"Ahu told me that his men were missing and someone saw someone from the Guards Bureau. Is that why you came here?"

His tone was calm, but those turbid eyes looking at Chen Mo suddenly revealed some kind of oppression, a kind of scrutiny and top-down overlooking. There was no threat or questioning, but it was shocking.

The premise is that if he was facing an ordinary person, he would be hesitant and timid because of this look and the reputation of the Rat King, and he would be panicking and expecting an explanation.

"My friend is an overly cautious person. If her behavior offended you, I apologize to you on her behalf. I hope you can forgive her presumption and that person will be back soon safe and sound."

"Young man, you have crossed the line." The old man said, his voice colder.

Chen Mo smiled.

"I don't think so. My friend may have gone too far, but there is no way we have crossed the line."

"Haha." Maybe Chen Mo's words angered him, or maybe this answer was new to him. He chuckled softly: "Young man, you are the first person who dares to answer like this in front of me."

"Kindergarten children understand this."

"But they don't dare to say it. Let me ask you, young man, I'm curious why you dare to say it."

"It's very simple." Chen Mo said slowly, "Because I'm not a child."

Because I am not a child, I know that the world is a world where black and white coexist and the boundaries are blurred. But also because I am not a child, I know whether what I am doing is right or wrong.

The old man's eyes were fixed on Chen Mo, and after a few seconds, he sighed softly.

"Young people will always make their own choices... Young man, would you mind telling an old man his name?"

"My surname is Chen, Chen Mo."

"Chen, I haven't heard of this surname for many years. In recent years, it was the Guard Bureau that reminded Xiacheng District of this surname." There was a vague smile on his face. He said this half as a memory and half as a surname. It means something.

The changes in the Guards Bureau over the years have been deeply felt by the big and small gangs in the Lower City area, especially the big changes seven years ago, which made the entire Longmen gray and silent. Many people expected the Rat King to take the lead in making trouble, but this old man did not. It seems that they are really old and have no response to the outside world. They just stay on one side. Without the Rat King, they will no longer have the confidence to take action.

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"Chen from Taiheng Road?" Chen Mo asked.

"Taiheng Road? There was only an empty house left in that place more than ten years ago." The old man said, and then added: "Wei Yanwu has a granddaughter that he likes very much, Xiao Mo. I have seen a very spiritual child."

Chen Mo paused.

"Thank you."