Absolute Zone Zero: As a corpse, elegance needs no words

"Old man, has the situation improved now?"

In New Ailidu, Elden District, Xuan Li was walking on the street with an old man. The warm light fell on the snow-covered streets, making it exceptionally bright.

"It's much better now..."

The old man was slightly bent over, holding a wooden stick in one hand as a crutch, and the other hand was behind his back. Traces of grayness could still be vaguely seen on his face, with a faint smile on his face.

Although he was smiling, for some reason, it gave people a sense of unreality...

Laughter is a reflection of one's inner feelings and a person's attitude towards certain things. It is a very important thing, but for the old man at the moment, it is not important.

If it weren't for that sense of relief, I'm afraid this smile would have lost even that hint of truth.

"That area is improving very quickly. Everyone has been properly resettled, and the dilapidated buildings are being demolished. Furthermore, the municipal government has sorted out those difficult issues overnight, which has resolved the immediate problem. I guess there's a lot of finishing work to do later..."

"I haven't seen them act so quickly before. It would be great if they could always be like this."

In a place where the poor gather, if it weren't for the help of the young people around me, I'm afraid I would have been ignored forever...

Listening to the old man's words, Xuan Li shook his head slightly and said

"It's just that the municipal government is about to change its term, and because of the previous banquet, the public has been very active, so they dare not be careless."

"But whether it's active or passive, doing something is better than doing nothing..."

The old man nodded as he walked.

"Yes."

It’s better to do something than nothing.

The two of them walked and chatted aimlessly. Although their conversation was sporadic, they were in harmony.

After a while, Xuan Li and the old man came to a small square and sat down on a bench. As far as the eye could see, they could see the broad river that ran through New Ailidu.

The sunlight broke into pieces on the flowing river surface, shining with golden light, just like pieces of dragon scales flowing. From afar, a cargo ship was slowly breaking through the golden river surface and heading towards its destination.

"Young Master, you came to see me today, probably not just to check on the situation. I can see that you have something to say."

Suddenly, the old man changed his casual chat style, looked at Xuan Li and said with a smile, seeing that Xuan Li seemed to be slightly stunned, he spoke softly

"Tell me, it's nothing."

"I'm an old man about to be buried, and there's nothing left for me to be attached to. What are you still worried about?"

As he spoke, the old man shook his head helplessly. To be honest, he was already very satisfied to see that those people would have a good future.

Except for one matter deep in his heart, there was nothing else that concerned the old man now.

Regardless of whether the young man next to him helped out of kindness or for other reasons, he still did it.

"The old man is quite free and easy."

Xuan Li smiled lightly. Yes, when he first met this man, he was still in that slightly shabby house. However, living in a humble room did not affect the old man's mentality. He even paid back all the liquidated damages by himself.

There was no need for him to plan or hide anything about a person like the old man.

"I wonder if you, old man...would you like to say a few words to the person you've been thinking about so much?"

"I can help you do that."

Xuan Li looked at the old man and spoke, and the latter was slightly stunned when he heard it. He didn't expect Xuan Li to say such a thing.

"The person you think about day and night?"

"I'm already old, where did it come from..."

"I mean the Ballet House, old sir. You know what I mean, and I'm sure you've already anticipated it..."

Xuan Li's eyes fell on the old man and he spoke softly

"Odile and Odette..."

As Xuan Li finished speaking, the surroundings fell into silence. The noise in the square did not stop, but the two of them had already turned a deaf ear to it.

"Odile and Odette..."

As a gust of wind blew by, the old man raised his eyes slightly and repeated Xuan Li's words.

The sun is still shining in the small square.

……

"Xuan Li, where did you go today? Why haven't I seen you since I came back from the Balai Building..."

In the video store, Ling was fiddling with the videotapes that had been messed up by a customer. When she saw Xuan Li coming back, she asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just went to meet someone. Why, do you want to know about my personal affairs?"

Xuan Li smiled and spoke jokingly.

"Tsk, who wants to know? I'm just showing some concern for you, so that someone won't be saddened by being ignored and start crying and making a fuss in the video store..."

Ling stood on tiptoe to put a videotape back in its place, then rolled her eyes at Xuanli and spoke.

After the words fell, Xuan Li's smile froze, and then his face darkened. He sighed and complained

"Who did you learn this from?"

Thinking of the twins, he extinguished the idea of ​​"teaching a lesson" and asked

"By the way, when will you enter the Hollow next time? If it's too late, I'll go to the building by myself..."

Listening to Xuan Li's question, Ling looked at him in surprise, not knowing that she had escaped a disaster by luck, and said

"Hey? Why are you so anxious? But to be honest, Ryan's situation is urgent. Once Victoria's housekeeping is ready, we can take action again."

"It won't take long."

Xuan nodded, but his thoughts did not stop, and he was still thinking about the twins.

What exactly is Gemini? What is his level of intelligence? Is he childlike like Nineveh, or does he retain his consciousness from before death? And what influence does he have on this special kind of corpse...

These are still unclear things, and apart from that, his perception of the Nymph Twins is also very strange.

I went to see that old man today, mainly because he felt that Gemini should have a better ending... Originally, there should have been only the "last recording".

By the way, he can also take this opportunity to resolve his doubts.

"Xuan Li, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Can't you see I can't reach it? Brother put it too high, come and help me..."

On the side, Ling jumped on tiptoe twice, but still couldn't put the spare videotape on the shelf, so she quickly asked Xuan Li for help.

The words rang in his ears, Xuan Li came back to his senses and looked at Ling, then shook his head helplessly.

"Why is there such a big height difference between you and your brother? You're obviously siblings, and the age difference is not much..."

Ling made way for Xuan Li and stood aside, holding a box of videotapes to help, while she did not forget to say

"How should I know? It might be because my brother was a big eater when he was young. Xuanli, you don't know that my brother was like a pig back then..."