[APH Mega Bu Ying Lu Zhong] Fools' Carnival

To "Rocket Parade. Go":

This is Wang Yao from "Fool's Carnival". We arrived in Sacramento yesterday and received your letter. Sorry for not replying in time.Based on the information you provided, it is recommended to rest in place for a few days. For details, you can consult the members of the local association. Those people are very free, try to search from them, and you can ask for certain tokens.After making sure that everything is prepared, continue to go north. Please inform us as soon as possible when you arrive. We will not leave Sacramento in a short time. If we have already transferred, there will be specialists here to help you.We are fine now, please stay safe and receive reply 1.

——from "Fool's Carnival"

"Hey, next is the colleagues who are going to work together. Let's introduce ourselves first. By the way, there are only so few people in this department..." In the small meeting room, Wang Yao tapped on the blackboard to attract everyone's attention.An elite-looking blond youth wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat on Wang Yao's left, and raised his hand first to make a short speech: "Good morning, everyone, I am Edward von Bork, who is in charge of public relations, and I have learned about the situation—here, This is my reliable colleague Levis." He cast his eyes on the timid curly-haired boy beside him, and Levis stammered: "Hi everyone, I am Levis Gallant, and I am in charge of intelligence for the time being. aspect……"

"Don't look at Levis being so young, he was actually a first-class hacker before the 'Judgment Day'." Edward said confidently, but Levis lowered his head shyly.Arthur's suspicious eyes fell on the boy. This boy is only fifteen or sixteen years old. Could it be that he can play with computers before he is ten years old?

At this time, Wang Yao cleared his throat: "This is all the official members of this department, and they should go out to borrow people later." Arthur leaned on the chair with his chest in disdain, completely unable to trust these people, Wang Yao continued, " In the past three years, there have been seven cases of vicious disappearances of aliens in Sacramento, and three of them were recovered, and the people who rescued a car can be attributed to the only two official members of this department." Edward stood up like a solitaire: " You're too lucky, the people who were retrieved at that time just happened to have not been transported away, we don't have enough strength in other places, but we will do our best."

"Okay, next, please explain the situation." Wang Yao sat down.Edward took over: "Actually, the general public doesn't know the truth about the disappearance of aliens. Not only before the end of the world, but also in the long history, ordinary people have persecuted aliens. Ordinary people are keen to study the genes of aliens, because That may be a breakthrough in evolution, but their experimental subjects are difficult to obtain. Some private organizations take the lead, and gradually form an industrial chain like a "triangular trade". Armed forces capture aliens from all over the world—usually women Weak people such as children and children—then resell them to middlemen, who then sell them to laboratories or individuals with special requirements. We have mastered their circulation lines and several important trading points, but we and Colleagues across the country are not equipped to destroy them, because Inhumans do not yet have real political power."

"Damn." Arthur cursed under his breath.Edward comforted: "Don't worry, there are ordinary people who support us, and they may be able to help us."

"I mean," Arthur's green eyes stared at Edward's face, "my brother was kidnapped by that kind of person?" Levis stammered, "I'm afraid yes, I invaded and they disappeared All the mobile devices near the place, the information they got was that they were taken away by two very dangerous people, but the next thing is..."

"That would be interesting," Arthur looked back and forth at Edward and Levis, with his head propped up, "Sacramento is one of the largest living areas in the United States. There are over ten thousand aliens. If such an earth-shattering scandal comes to light Now, ordinary politicians can’t stand up anymore, not to mention that no one has picked up troubles for so many years, don’t you guys get some benefits from it first?” His tone was a little harsh, but Edward was worthy of being a professional publicist, and he was still able to maintain Professional smile: "You're right. We really intend to make a fuss about this matter, but the time has not yet come. Most of the people who have made moves other than us have been destroyed by ordinary people. They have plenty of means. As for The rest of the people were either recruited by us or killed by us. After all, we can’t startle the enemy, we have to be careful every step of the way. By the way, these were taught by President Haojing.” And Wang Haojing was taught by Wang Yao.

Arthur stared at Edward, and Francis waved his hand and said to the poor Lewis: "Don't worry about that tricky guy, he's watched too much "House of Cards." Arthur kicked him under the table and said viciously: " I never read a book recommended by the New York Times!"

"Don't make noise, listen to the intelligence personnel—" Wang Yao patted the table with a headache, even though these people never listened to him.When they all lived together in the past, whenever Alfred, Arthur and Francis got together on the same roof, they would get quarreled, and sometimes it was just Arthur and Francis who were arguing but Alfred insisted on getting involved and then it became It became a three-person melee, and Wang Yao wished to gag all their mouths with five-nut mooncakes.And the vicious battle in front of him was also caused by Alfred in a sense, so what else could he say?It would be nice if Ivan was there, put him among them, and the atmosphere would become awkward and extremely quiet.

Encouraged by Wang Yao's eyes, the young Levis stood up fearfully: "Well, based on the current situation, we have to contact the ordinary people first, and we can only act after we get most of the support. I will lock the target location, and you go there to raise People will be fine, and we will settle the rest... After four years, it is time for our work to be made public, and this will be a turning point in history." At the end, he took a breath and became brave, "It's not just your people, we also want to save all the aliens who are trapped."

"Crack, crack..." Wang Yao applauded.Levis was immediately discouraged: "Sorry, I'm still too ignorant..." Arthur snorted: "Just say that anyone can do it, you'd better take some practical actions."

"Okay, this afternoon," Wang Yao snapped his fingers, "I'll let Hao Jing go to the ordinary people's area."

The door of the truck was rumbled open, and the "Penguins" shouted inside: "Get up and eat!" They took out the bagged food from the big paper bag and threw it to everyone in the car. Alfred just picked it up and threw it on the The food at his feet, the people around him had already started to gobble it up, and after they finished eating, they lay down on the spot like a docile lamb. What he hated most was this kind of weak and powerless eyes.Hunger is also a link that makes people lose their fighting spirit. The "Penguin" only gives them two meals a day, but Alfred is young and strong, and he doesn't feel hungry. Arrived in a woodland, if there is a chance to go outside...

"What are you thinking?" Waxiu stared at Alfred warily.Alfred immediately pretended to be innocent and harmless, and slurred his speech while eating: "Mao, I was just wondering what your abilities are. By the way, I can be said to be miraculously proficient at playing sparring games. Waxiu sighed and leaned his back against the wall of the car: "It's like a protective cover, but it's not particularly strong, it's very tasteless. If I can be stronger, I can get Erica back... "

"Who is Erica, your girlfriend?" "No, it's my sister! Although there is no blood relationship..." "That's right." "Don't use your dirty thoughts to measure the relationship between me and Erica! "Washiu looked away angrily.Alfred swallowed the food two or three times: "Are you kidding me, brother, honestly, what does it feel like to have a younger sister? I only have brothers." Vashiu didn't bother to talk to him.

Alfred shrugged, and almost said to himself: "It's hard to have a twin brother, the face looks like it will be recognized wrong, the clothes are buy one get one free promotional items, everything has to be broken in half The most annoying thing is that people like to see twins standing together in exactly the same dress, as if they are watching elephants in a zoo." Not only that, the twins In fact, they are not as harmonious and connected as people expect, they also deceive each other, sometimes think that each other is unreasonable, sometimes they want to get rid of each other, and there is a subtle hostility between them-besides, why do they follow the doctor's order? To determine "brother" and "younger brother" by a single thought?

There was no doubt that Alfred loved Matthew, but he also held an uncanny hatred for Matthew from long ago.Matthew is the elder brother, and Alfred is the younger brother. This kind of thing is irrelevant to Matthew, because what he needs is only the relationship of "brother". As long as they are connected by blood, he will keep Alfred. Absolute loyalty, this is the fate engraved on their genes, although Matthew is not aware of it.At this point, Matthew had the upper hand, and in turn controlled Alfred.

Alfred looked back and saw that Vashiu had fallen asleep with his head tilted, so he hugged his knees and started thinking wildly.

Alfred had a hazy memory, full of blurred but beautiful light spots, he seemed to be lying in a small bed covered with cotton cloth, his fragile and soft body was extremely warm, because there was no pillow under his head, he felt uncomfortable Twisting his neck, his slightly opened eyes vaguely saw colorful baby toys floating in the light, jingling and circling around the crib irregularly, like planets circling the sun.This memory fragment is meaningless, because Alfred can't understand it. He turned his face when he was still a baby, and what he saw was the face of another baby, which was Matthew.Matthew was sucking his thumb, the sour taste of milk came out of his mouth, his whole face was hot and red like a fever, and wrinkled like a poor little mouse.Alfred didn't have the strength to move and could only stare blankly at his brother, remembering this scene in detail.

The first time I took a photo with Matthew was at the age of five, when I first arrived at the "monster" den.They put on their best clothes and stood hand in hand at the gate of the apartment. The "monster" pressed the shutter of the borrowed camera. Can't even remember which one he was.Alfred and Matthew hid in the room and changed each other's clothes. After coming out, Arthur, who was not familiar with them, kept calling them by wrong names.They tacitly played each other for a day, and finally hugged and smiled like two little fools in the small tub of the bathroom.

Matthew pushed open the attic window, sat on the window sill and solemnly said to Alfred who was playing with toys on the carpet: "This is our new home."

"Well, I will be obedient and be a good boy." Alfred recalled it now, and he was still surprised that he was trained by Matthew to be so obedient. In the beginning, Matthew was much more sophisticated than him. After all, Xiu's mother was a wine escort.The young Alfred also climbed onto the window sill, and the two of them stretched their legs outside and felt a ecstasy. Strictly speaking, they had only known each other for a year, but they had already reached a wonderful spiritual fit. So there is some truth to the saying "the soul of a child is pure."Alfred turned his face to look at Matthew. He closed his eyes, as if he would fall down the stairs with a slight push in the next second.Alfred can feel what Matthew is thinking in the dark, and he is terrified about it. Matthew has butterfly wings behind him, and one day he will fly out of the window and never come back.

Alfred, in contrast to Matthew, is a talker, but it's meaningless if the listener doesn't act on what he hears.This is the same reason as the meaningful cold joke - the priest trapped in the flood rejected the assistance of small boats, large boats and airplanes, claiming that God would come to save him. After drowning, he questioned why God ignored him, and God asked : "Haven't I saved you three times already?" Like an endless relay race, Alfred ran to pass the baton to Matthew, Matthew dropped it, and Alfred ran again The baton was handed over in one lap, and Matthew dropped it again... Matthew is essentially the center of the whirlpool, and no one can pull him out of it, and it is even difficult to leave him.

Before the age of 12, the "monster" liked to make them cry when they were in a bad mood. In order to prevent the good neighbors from seeing the clue, it only twisted the flesh on their thighs, picked them up with a rag in their mouths, and threw them to the ground. Or locked into an underfloor storage cupboard all day.Matthew has always endured it without saying a word, but it will anger the "monster". Only when he sees Alfred in pain will he shed big tears.Seeing Matthew's tearful eyes, Alfred suspected that if he hadn't resisted to the end, Matthew would stab the "monster" to death with a kitchen knife sooner or later.Matthew is a gun, and the gun is in Alfred's hands. The safest option is to separate them to a suitable distance. Matthew can watch him calm down without being detonated.

These things are unspoken secrets, and outsiders cannot understand their plight. What they are facing is not only external violence, but also their own internal darkness.Alfred knew that Matthew was pinning his hopes on himself, and what even Matthew didn't know was the fact that he longed for brutal self-destruction before everyone left him and moved on.The result is that everyone will never forget him, and he can live in the memory with the best posture-selfish, how selfish, Alfred will hate him for it.

Matthew is already lying on the bottom of the Styx boat, and Alfred is still holding on to the rope. His Matthew will not be taken away by wolves but will be attracted by weak sheep.Alfred hates sheep, including Matthew himself, and no one can take Matthew from him, no one!

The car body shook for a while and stopped. The iron door opened. Matthew's head was resting on his knees. At this moment, he turned his face weakly to look out, and was stabbed by the dazzling white light.The sun is too hot, he is more used to the moonlight. "Penguin" called several people to get off the car as usual, and after discussing with the customer, they pointed to another person inside. It wasn't until he was roughly woken up that Matthew realized that they were referring to himself.Is this day finally here? It's only been one day, but Matthew felt like years. His throat exploded with thirst, and he stood up tremblingly, but his trousers were pulled by someone.

It was Erica, who wished Matthew good luck with tears in her eyes.No matter how you think about this situation, it will not go well. Fortunately, Matthew is numb. The only thing he cares about is Alfred. When he thinks of his whereabouts, Matthew feels extremely heartbroken.

"With me here, we can definitely save the day!" Alfred would say this in this situation, but he was not there.Matthew was caught and handcuffed, but there was no need for it, he would not escape.Lined up with other restrained people, "Penguin" yelled like ducks, Matthew walked at the end of the line, looked up indifferently, and as expected, there was a building similar to a mental hospital in front of him. Surrounded by the dark jungle, the gate with the iron fence opened its mouth wide open, as if to say cheerfully——welcome back.

In Sacramento ordinary people’s area, the family is the unit, and a certain amount of property taxes such as food and clothing must be paid every month. All healthy young adults over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 must actively or passively join the labor force. According to different occupations, the income The remuneration of labor is also different. Day laborers, volunteers, and public employees generally provide food and daily necessities, while company employees, service providers, and freelancers are paid with extremely strict quantitative control. For those who are not overworked, citizens have the right to report, and depending on the situation Put it into the supervisory office for mandatory work.The farmland around the city is a very sought-after asset, all controlled by prominent figures. Almost half of the people in the city depend on their farms for food. Therefore, many people are dissatisfied and criticize the existing system as "full of capitalist loopholes." "Communist rotten shoes", wearing them will definitely make people fall into the mud.

In any case, the Sacramento district has survived the most difficult years with such a nondescript system and has continued to grow and develop, and the opposition can only secretly rage.But unfortunately, the Yiren District had to take advantage of this to turn defeat into victory.Among the politicians who have been keen to participate in elections over the years is a revolutionary businessman. Although he owns land and other assets, he does not intend to be an old-fashioned landlord. He was born as a businessman and hates the current system that stagnates funds. Money goes to pay taxes and living expenses, restlessness and lethargy fill the market.In order to earn more money as the mayor, and stir up the stagnant pool of money, this person will do whatever it takes, so he is the biggest partner of Yiren District.

"The election is less than a month away, what are your chances of winning this year?" Wang Haojing sat on the sofa and had a face-to-face conversation with the crazy businessman named "Abel".As a rich man in Sacramento, Abel was unexpectedly dressed plainly. He didn't even wear a suit and home clothes. He was wearing a cheap blue and white scarf. He was discussing matters with the stranger Wang Haojing in the small living room of his home. He bowed his head and nodded. I took a puff from the bong with ease and said, "It's almost the same as before. The number of votes increases every year as slowly as the stone flowers I raise, and I can't even feed the aphids enough."

"Don't be modest, the vote base is already considerable, but you just need to push it again." "You gave me this push for four years." "I think that's because the previous conditions were not sufficient."

"Oh? How should I say it?" Abel exhaled a perfect smoke ring.Wang Haojing explained with a smile: "As I told you before, if the scandal is successfully exposed, the traditional faction will undoubtedly be questioned, and the sympathy votes of other people will also increase. For this reason, your help is needed. A mutually beneficial transaction is also an act of kindness. Citizens in this last days like heart-warming stories and reliable mayors the most, don’t they?” Abel didn’t answer right away, but said with a blank expression on his face: “I’ll start with my words first. , If it wasn’t for my lack of authority, I would also do what you call dirty deals. I don’t want to be mayor to benefit the citizens and make the city better, but purely to open channels for money to come in. "

"Of course, haven't we known each other for four years? A courageous and ambitious businessman like you is worthy of Sacramento in my opinion." "It's all bragging, I'm just a man who stinks of money." Abel put the bong on Put it on the table, shake hands with Wang Haojing, "It's a pleasant cooperation."

"Speaking of which, who is that person? It looks very unfamiliar." Abel cast his eyes on the garden full of expensive tulips outside the window. His sister Laura was receiving two other guests. He knew the little girl Lin Xiaomei. , but he didn't know the short black-haired man with braids next to him.When he looked back, Wang Haojing showed a rare and proud smile full of humanity: "That is my respected teacher and my benefactor."

"Oh..." Abel pursed his lips and nodded in admiration, "So you guys want to stay for dinner? If you don't, I won't let the kitchen waste ingredients."

"Please don't talk like that on the podium, please."