top edge

As soon as Elvis and Nock left, the delivery drone "buzzed" to the balcony, indicating that the online shopping clothes had been delivered.

Keleter glanced at the drone, did not ask Captain Shen Si, but let Malken leave as well, and then closed the door heavily.

The lively room instantly quieted down, and all disturbances were isolated.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

Shen Siwei had a bad premonition in his heart, but he took the package back calmly on the surface, sat on the sofa and counted it, until Kreit dragged a chair over and sat in front of him.

This scene is inexplicably familiar.

The last time Kleite "interrogated" why Captain Shen Si disappeared, it was the same posture.

He looked at Shen Siwei motionlessly, with a bit of alienation in his deep eyes.

It seems that something happened.

Lieutenant Shen Si put down his clothes and met Kleiter's gaze: "Do you have anything to ask?"

Crater moved his lips, and a deep voice sounded: "You are not a Maggot."

Shen Siwei had anticipated various situations, but he did not expect that Kleite would question his identity.

He asked calmly, "Why do you say that?"

"Your mask." Kreit raised his chin, "It's filled with oxygen."

The lie was exposed as expected, Shen Si Wei was not surprised.But he still couldn't figure out why Kleite could conclude that he wasn't a Margot based on this alone.

"Oxygen or tranquilizer, is there a big difference?" Shen Siwei said, "I just can't smell the air at the bottom."

The impromptu excuse didn't seem to convince Kreiter.

"Mags can't be like this." Kreit retorted lightly. "The most important thing for the Mags to be an evolutionary race is that they have strong heart and lung functions and can adapt to the low-oxygen environment above the clouds. And you can't breathe without a mask." It will be difficult to breathe, obviously not what you call 'unaccustomed to the smell'."

The place where Shen Siwei woke up was on the third floor of the Tree of Life, where all the buildings were equipped with a central control system to ensure the oxygen concentration in the air.

But not so at the top of the tree of life.

The top floor is dominated by the living habits of the Marg people. Except for a few public places, civilians working on the top floor need to carry heavy oxygen cylinders for activities.

This is indeed a strong evidence, but it is not enough to make Shen Siwei disarm and surrender.

"There are unknowns in evolution," he said. "Not every Mago is tall, and not every Mago has strong heart and lung function. If you don't understand things at the top, don't jump to conclusions."

One is a refugee who lives outside the tree all year round, and the other is an officially certified Margot negotiator.

When it comes to the matter of the Marges, of course Wei Shen has more say.

"So you mean," Crater said, tilting his head, "the Magos continue to evolve, but you evolved into a sick child?"

"Individuals don't represent all." Shen Siwei said frankly, "You guessed right before, I was sent to negotiate because of my low status among the Mages. But that doesn't mean I'm not a Mages. "

As long as Kreiter can't produce conclusive evidence, Captain Shen Si won't obediently admit it.

Because once his ulterior motives are exposed, then he probably won't be able to get close to the energy station, or even Crater.

Now Clayte obviously has the tendency to join forces with Nightingale. No matter what stupid things Mo Lin has done, at least for Wei Shen, he does not want turmoil in the tree of life.

"You're quite stubborn." Kreiter's expression was not surprised, it seemed that Wei Shen would be surprised if he admitted generously, and he asked again, "If I read correctly just now, you wanted to save Noke, right?"

The topic suddenly jumped, and Shen Siwei couldn't keep up with Kreit's rhythm.

He really didn't think too much about it just now, he just wanted to block the bullet for Nock, but what's the problem?

He asked back, "So what?"

"So you can't be a Magog." Kleite said, "It's impossible for a Magog to save a newborn baby."

Although Nock was twelve or thirteen years old, he was born after the Manifesto, a veritable newborn.

Shen Siwei has been frozen for 20 years, and he has never seen a newborn before waking up, so it is impossible to know the attitude of the Margots towards newborns.

It's like meeting a woman holding a newborn on the road before, which belongs to Shen Siwei's knowledge blind spot, and if he doesn't pay attention, his flaws will be exposed.

Can't be timid.he said to himself.

"Not necessarily." Shen Siwei responded calmly, "These are all your subjective thoughts."

"It's not necessarily, it's absolutely. Because—" At this point, Clayte's eyes darkened, and his lips slowly opened and closed, "The Mag people once sent people to hunt and kill newborn babies."

Hunting... newborns...?

Hearing this, Wei Shen's temples suddenly began to throb violently.

He just felt that a certain key gear was slowly turning, driving the pieces of the puzzle back to where they should be.

The locked box was finally opened, the light dissipated, and the dusty clip continued to play.

"The target person appears and starts to act."

Mo Lin's voice came from the hidden earphones, Shen Siwei and Lai Zhe glanced at each other, put down their glasses and left the izakaya, and entered a dark alley.

There was a drizzle of rain in the sky, and it hit the body without pain or itching, but it enveloped the city in a dull atmosphere.

"Sara will definitely hate us." Leger held a gun in his hand, and followed closely behind Lieutenant Shen Si, "I hope the plan goes well, and don't kill her son in front of her."

"No." Wei Shen made a "stop" gesture, and the two stopped at a certain corner.The position was just right to see the window of Sarah's apartment, and there was a light on in this window now.

"It would be good to just kidnap her son, why do you have to encircle?" Leger wiped the rainwater from his forehead, his tone was a little dissatisfied, "Isn't it good to make Sara think that her son is just missing? So many people acted, she I must know that bad luck is bad."

"Sara has always been very cautious," Captain Shen Si looked at the thick curtains, "I'm afraid Captain Molin is not safe."

"But the children are five or six years old, do you really want to do it?"

Shen Siwei was silent for a while, put away his gun slightly and said, "I know you are a fan of Sara, but for the stability of the tree of life..."

"I know, Captain." Ledger sighed heavily, "Some sacrifices are necessary."

Shen Siwei stopped answering the call, and continued to look at the lighted window.

According to the original plan, the action team would storm Sarah's residence, take her son and dispose of it.But before Mo Lin gave an order, gunshots erupted from another street, and someone shouted through the headset: "It's Nighthawk, Nighthawk sneak attack!"

When the woman in red in the window heard the movement, she poked her head out in a panic to look around, then immediately moved away from the window and turned off the lights in the room.

"Sara is going to run away," Maureen's voice sounded again in the headset, "Hurry up!"

With a "bang" gunshot, the woman in red fell into a pool of blood.

The drizzle turned into heavy rain in an instant, and Mo Lin looked at Wei Shen impatiently: "The mission is not completed yet, hurry to find it!"

Lieutenant Shen Si stood still, letting the raindrops hit his face: "The nighthawk is interfering, so let's abort the mission."

"With Nighthawk intervening, it can't be stopped!" Mo Lin frowned, "Do you want to make this matter public?"

Civilians must not be made aware of the possibility of the Manifesto being broken.

People will have thoughts that they shouldn't have, which will endanger the stability of the tree of life.But Sarah is not in the mission content, how can Maureen kill civilians indiscriminately?

"Nighthawk is obviously beating aimlessly, and has no idea what mission we are performing." Lieutenant Shen Si said with a sullen face, "Are you sure you didn't make random arrangements, so you exposed the operation team's mission tonight?"

Mo Lin pointed his gun at Shen Siwei's eyebrows: "Are you questioning me?"

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there were gunshots all around.

Shen Siwei looked at Mo Lin expressionlessly, and the two were in a stalemate for a moment. In the end, Mo Lin put away his gun and said impatiently: "Find someone first! The mission is important."

All scattered to find Sarah's son.

Shen Siwei didn't care to look for it, but stared at the Nighthawk members.Unknowingly, he emptied the magazines he was carrying, and walked back to the alley next to Sarah's apartment.

The risk factor for this mission was extremely low, and all team members went into battle lightly.

Lieutenant Shen Si took out the only dagger left on his body, and was about to ask about the situation with Lai Zhe, but at this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a suspicious figure hiding in the vending machine outside the apartment.

The vending machine had been destroyed in the chaotic battle just now, and the small figure was hiding in a pile of snacks, watching the movement around vigilantly.

Seeing that Wei Shen noticed him, he swished out of the vending machine and ran ten meters away in the blink of an eye.

How does this kid run so fast?

Shen Siwei didn't care so much, put away his dagger and hurriedly chased after him.

The little boy was scurrying in the alley like a little leopard, and Shen Siwei followed closely, but he couldn't close the distance.

But after the next corner, a dark dead end opens up ahead.The little boy hurried back, but unfortunately, he ran into Wei Shen.

At this moment, the objective of the mission was right in front of him. As long as Shen Siwei took out his dagger, he could easily complete the mission.But suddenly the figure of Sarah lying in a pool of blood flashed in his mind, and looking at the stubborn little face in front of him, Wei Shen couldn't be cruel no matter what.

"Don't get excited, I won't hurt you." He raised his hands, trying to calm the little boy's emotions, "I'm not a bad person, you can trust me."

The little boy took a step back vigilantly, keeping a distance from Wei Shen: "You are with the person who arrested me."

The immature voice contained a calmness that he shouldn't have at this age. While talking, the little boy's eyes drifted to Shen Siwei's side, obviously thinking about how to escape.

"But I won't hurt you." Shen Siwei said, "You can't run out alone."

The little boy didn't say a word, and quietly moved a step to the side, which was a sign that he was about to escape.

"No matter how fast you run, you can't run faster than a bullet." Shen Siwei didn't know how to deal with children, so he took the time to persuade, "You must leave here now. If you trust me, I can take you out."

The little boy pursed his lips and asked, "How to get out?"

His expression was still vigilant, obviously he did not fully trust Wei Shen.

"Come up." Shen Siwei turned and squatted down, "I'll carry you out."

Showing his back was considered the greatest friendliness, but the little boy still stood still.

Explosions resounded in the nearby streets, and heavy rain was pouring on people, making people anxious.

Shen Siwei couldn't help frowning and urged: "If you still want to live, hurry up."

After a brief silence, the little boy jumped onto Wei Shen's back.

Nighthawk and the members of the action team were in a chaotic battle, and there were thrilling gunshots everywhere.

The little boy on his back held Wei Wei's shoulders tightly, and asked in a muffled voice, "Where's my mother?"

A child is so simple, after letting go of his guard, he immediately revealed his weakness.

Shen Siwei didn't know how to explain, and he didn't have time to explain. He walked through the heavy rain with the little boy on his back: "I'm sorry."

Street fighting was taking place at the intersection ahead, and Shen Siwei had to stop and turn into a nearby residential building. As a result, there were also fierce gunshots from above the corridor, so he had to go back the same way with the little boy on his back.

A howitzer hit the building diagonally above, and the rocks fell down. Shen Siwei hurriedly rolled the little boy to the side, narrowly avoiding the building rubble.

His forehead was bruised by gravel, and he didn't care to wipe off the blood. Wei Shen carried the little boy on his back and continued to search for a way out. At this moment, a small hand suddenly came from behind and covered the wound on Wei Shen's forehead with his cuff.

"I killed my mother."

A low voice sounded from behind his ear, self-blame almost made Shen Siwei feel ashamed.He just wanted to swear, why is there such a fucking task?

"No." Shen Siwei said with a gloomy expression, "It's not your fault."

Not far from this block is a bridge that spans an artificial river in the city.

Shen Siwei decided to send the little boy to the other side of the river, but just as he turned the corner, he saw three or five thugs in front of him covering the lower half of their faces with face scarves.

Although the heavy rain blocked his view, Shen Siwei couldn't see clearly, but he knew that there must be an eagle pattern on the face scarf.

The people on the opposite side obviously saw Wei Shen who hastily turned around, and started shooting in this direction without any explanation.

The sparks from the bullets flashed by his ears, and Wei Shen quickly put the little boy in his arms, walked around an alley, and hid in the rear compartment of an AI cleaning vehicle.

He couldn't be seen by his teammates, let alone spotted by Nighthawk. Now there were gun battles everywhere in the street, and Captain Shen Si couldn't find a suitable way out, so he could only take the little boy to hide for the time being.

The garbage truck stinks, and the sound of dense footsteps keeps approaching.The little boy in his arms was obviously extremely nervous, grabbed the clothes on Shen Siwei's chest, and said in a trembling voice: "They are coming."

"Hush." ​​Shen Siwei pressed the little boy's head in his arms, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The sound of footsteps soon came to the garbage truck, and as Wei Shen expected, the nighthawks collided with the members of the action team, and the two sides immediately started a chase and left the garbage truck.

About 10 minutes passed, and there was no movement outside the garbage truck.

Shen Siwei took the little boy out of the garbage truck, carried him on his back and continued to move towards the river.

There were no nighthawks and no teammates on the shortest path, but that was because the street fighting was over here, and the streets were burning with fire that could not be extinguished by the rain.

"We can only pass through here." Shen Siwei said to the little boy on his back, "Don't be afraid, our clothes are wet, and nothing will happen."

The little boy held Wei Shen's shoulders tightly: "I'm not afraid."

An aircraft crashed on the side of the road, fuel flowed everywhere, and the fire nearly spread across the street.Shen Siwei rushed forward quickly, trying to avoid the place with the strongest flame, but the scorching water vapor still made him almost out of breath.

After finally crossing the street, Shen Siwei had been smoked into briquettes, and the blood oozing from his forehead was mixed with black ash, covering his original face, making him look very embarrassed.He put the little boy on his back on the ground, the little boy was better than him, at least one little face was not dirty.

"Can you swim?" Shen Siwei asked while half kneeling.

The little boy nodded.

"You swim from the artificial river to the other side so that no one will find you." After Siwei Shen briefly explained, he stood up, "I can only send you here."

"Wait." The little boy immediately grabbed Shen Siwei by the corner of his clothes, and hurriedly asked, "Can't you accompany me there?"

"I have to go back and find my teammates." Shen Siwei has never been a person who likes to talk nonsense, but looking at the helpless little boy, he couldn't bear it for no reason, so he squatted down again, looked directly at the little boy and said, "You will be alone in the future, and you must adapt as soon as possible. You are a man, so you must be strong so that no one can bully you, because this world... is cruel to children."

"I don't want to be alone." The little boy has been strong all the way, but at this moment, he still couldn't help biting his lower lip, and tears rolled out of his eyes, "Can't you really accompany me there?"

Shen Siwei pursed his lips with difficulty: "I can't."

The tears in the little boy's eyes broke out completely: "It's all my fault, otherwise Mom wouldn't..."

Shen Siwei felt very uncomfortable, he hurriedly wiped away the tears from the little boy's face: "It's not your fault."

"But," the little boy sobbed, "if it wasn't for giving birth to me, my mother..."

"That's not the case." Shen Siwei interrupted the little boy, "If you let your mother choose again, she will definitely give birth to you."

The little boy wiped away the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand, as if he was forcing himself to be strong.

"My mother often told me not to be discovered by others, because the people who live above don't want me to live." He said, "You didn't kill me, so can you go back to work?"

A child knows everything, and Shen Siwei can almost imagine what kind of life he has been living in hiding for the past few years.

"I'll tell my boss that you fell into the river and drowned." Wei Shen said, "This artificial river passes through the eastern area and finally flows into the deep sea. Even if no body is recovered, they won't be suspicious."

The little boy seemed relieved, and said "thank you" to Shen Siwei.

Shen Siwei's heart suddenly felt like being hit, he really felt that he was not worthy of this thank you.

If he could stop Molin in time when Maureen shot, or if he had seriously examined the task from the beginning...

"Let's go." Shen Siwei could no longer think about it, and his determination to maintain the stability of the tree of life would be shaken.

He took out the only remaining weapon on his body and handed it to the little boy: "Take the dagger and leave here. Don't come back until you grow up."