Chapter 133 Funeral
In "Operation Moth", a total of seven enlightened people paid their lives. Counting the members of "Black Skull", this number reached nineteen. "Black Skull" himself also died in the city hall building. While he was seriously injured, he roared and killed the last company armed personnel. A high-pressure melta bomb ended his life and burned both of them to a charred shell.
No bones remain.
Today is the funeral of the victims.
More than half a month has passed since the end of Operation Moth. The signs that once controlled the entire Palower were everywhere, and the various signs belonging to [Emerald Pharmaceuticals] disappeared at a staggering speed.
Just like after a heavy spring rain, the vegetation from other companies surged overnight, greedily eating the legacy of Jade Pharmaceuticals and filling the vacant market after its departure.
But as if they were worried about something, the actions of these companies in Palowe were filled with a different kind of caution.
“A director of Keshim Life Insurance has announced on his personal social account that he is very optimistic about the future development prospects of Paloser.”
This cemetery is located on a hill. The winding stone road spread upwards. Song Shi and Harold walked together. The former said: "However, 'Kesim Comprehensive Life Insurance' is not making any official statement, but I guess their expedition team is already preparing. ."
"Development prospects?"
Harold shook his head, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "They are just greedy for the legacy left by Jade Pharmaceuticals. Those medical institutions and downstream pharmaceutical factories that are about to be sold. Jade Pharmaceuticals has laid a foundation in Palower over the years. They can't Rejecting such a new blank market without the monopoly of giant companies in the same field. "It's just that they are still observing," Harold said, "They are afraid of us."
As all the dust settled, the people of Paloser truly understood and believed that it turned out that it was the Enlightened One who revealed the "Three Phase Plan" and saved many people's lives to some extent.
With this huge reputation, Harold, who took over the position of "Commander", did not hesitate and secretly recruited the first batch of members - of course, these newcomers are still in the process of selection and review. stage.
When the enthusiasm for the moment gradually dissipates, many of them will surely begin to regret that they joined the anti-corporate organization, and Harold will give them a chance to regret it.
But at the same time, there are also some people who are attracted and can be called elites to join.
At the same time, he also held several private talks with the city government on behalf of Enlightenment and reached some transaction agreements that did not exist on paper.
Today, the Enlightened Ones have begun to replace the "Reckless Bloods" and become the new generation of underground rule makers in the Deepmoss District. The city government will acquiesce to this result - but only "for now".
Once the Enlightened Ones fall back into decline, they will not hesitate to tear up the agreement and take back everything.
". Reckless blood."
Mentioning this originally largest gang, Harold pondered for a while and looked at Song Shi: "According to intelligence, on the day of Operation Moth, Don Renekton was ready to lead a raid on the Enlightened Ones, but someone stopped him. Do you know who they are?”
He tapped his forehead, and a blurry video was sent to Song Shi’s phone.
On the screen, a middle-aged man dressed in a black priest costume and a strong man equipped with a prosthetic body are violently fighting each other. They are surrounded by a mess. The chain sword and the cross silver sword are constantly colliding, bursting out with almost continuous fire. A line of dazzling sparks. Immediately afterwards, there seemed to be a aftermath, and the video lens suddenly split open and fell into darkness.
Seeing this figure, Song Shi raised his eyebrows.
“I really know who he is.” After a long time, the young man smiled again: “Let me guess, has he left Paloser?”
Harold was slightly startled.
"Yes, Flashing Star retrieved the channel camera. After killing Don Renekton, he left Palother on the same day. How did you know?"
"Then there is no need to go. Never mind."
Song Shi turned his head and looked towards the north: "He probably won't come back again."
"Because he wants to go back to the place where he was born and face a big result. The probability is that he will die, but I hope he can achieve another result and usher in his own new life.”
Hearing this, Harold was startled. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he just said: "So that's it."
Song Shi's gaze had been withdrawn from the north.
He stopped, stood on the stone steps halfway up the mountain, and turned to look at the main city of Paloser in the distance.
The holographic projection advertising airship is still flying around the city, and the gorgeous neon lights are always day and night. Things like the Three-Phase Base Plan, Operation Moth, and the Battle of the First Research Institute sound like they are shaking the whole city. Never happened.
Yesterday and today, today and tomorrow, nothing seems to have changed.
The past remains the same.
But in the eyes of Song Shi and Harold, they clearly saw that the tower named "Emerald Pharmaceutical" that originally stood in the center of Paloser had completely collapsed.
Just among the ruins, brand-new towers bearing the name of "Company" are climbing up impatiently, wanting to be the first to reach the horizon that Jade Pharmaceuticals overlooked in the past. . This sky, whether blue or turbid, never belongs to the people below.
“How do you feel about the pressure?”
Song Shi did not turn around, he smiled and said: "Next, you will no longer face Jade Pharmaceutical."
"Is it pressure?"
Harold He also didn't turn his head, and was staring at the city of Paroser in the distance.
"Song Shi, do you know the average survival time in the position of 'Commander' in Paroser?"
He gave the answer directly without waiting for the other party to speak.
"Three years."
"When I joined the Enlightened, our commander was Sister Cornelia. She served as commander for three and a half years and then died in the battle last year."
"The boss Arnan is shorter. After we were hit hard, he urgently took over the position of commander as a former strategic analyst according to wartime emergency regulations." There was a faint emotion in Harold's eyes. Emerged: "You know this, he served for a year and then died a month ago."
"I don't understand the third, second, and first terms further forward. , let’s not talk about it.”
Harold paused and stared at the sky:
"——I will live longer than them, older sister, Arnand, and everyone else."
He said: "The city government is compromising, companies are still hesitating and observing, and the Scientific Ethics Committee is short of Time will be on our side, and the conditions I have are far better than they were at that time."
I will survive and live longer - not just surviving, but as a "commander". identity, facing and overcoming future challenges.
Harold suddenly laughed.
“It’s really amazing to say that.” He raised his head slightly, as if smiling or sighing, and subconsciously reached for a cigarette in his arms, but after thinking about the occasion, he gave up the idea. Thought: "A person like me has become the boss."
He patted Song Shi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "How about I treat you to dinner next time we meet?"
Song Shi said simply: "Okay, I will save a place for you then. . ”
When they reached the top of the mountain, the others had already arrived.
There were not many people at the funeral today. Leona, a member of the First Action Group and the Enlightened Ones, also had someone send a bouquet of flowers. It was said that it was given in her own name. Alnan's.
Most people changed into or rented black clothes - the same goes for Song Shi. He put on a black and white suit, which didn't look out of place.
A stone, newly built tombstone stood quietly, with names, dates of birth and death, and a brief life engraved on it.
Looking at the tombstone, some people had tense faces, some showed sadness, and some were crying silently, everything was quiet.
Inadvertently tilting his head, he caught a glimpse of Song Shi's expression next to him, and Shanxing couldn't help but be startled.
As if he guessed what she wanted to ask, the young man shook his head gently: "I will not be sad for a simple death."
"Arnan, there are others buried here. "People." He said lightly: "They died for their own ideals and goals. Why should they be sad if they died on their own path? I am happy for them, and I think they also hope that others will be happy for them." .”
"But this is my personal thought after all"
"So, I can also understand and identify with those who are sad about this."
The young man paused and said no more.
Gazing at the tombstone, he knelt down and presented a bouquet of unknown white flowers.
【R.I.P】
【Someone sleeps here】
【Please remember them】
(End of this chapter)