【Lusheng】Organization for Human Happiness Promotion

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The atrium was empty.

Sandalphin's unease grew over time.This time it seemed that it was different from the sudden incidents that Lucifer encountered in the past.In the past, Canaan had a stable and serene atmosphere, but now this atmosphere has completely disappeared.A more intuitive manifestation is that the gardener and the housekeeper who came every morning suddenly stopped coming.It wasn't just Lucifer's residence, looking out from the iron fence, some researcher's residences on the opposite side were also dead silent.Although Sandalph tried to take care of the garden by himself, preparing Lucifer and his food.But it was not very proficient, and even the result of this inexperience was not shared with Lucifer.

Half of the coffee he brewed would just go cold, and there would be deformed baked biscuits, pies with too much sugar, and other foods that Sandalphin could find and make from recipes.When the raw materials also began to run out, the contact between Sandalfern, who was not allowed to go out, and the outside world was finally only left by the food delivery person.But although Gemini, who was drawn away from curiosity, would like to chat with Sandalphin about weather, flowers and plants, and all superficial things, they would not answer any of his core questions.Including where Lucifer is now, whether something happened outside... The girls just smiled apologetically.

After Sandalphin accidentally pruned an ornamental plant for a weed for the fifth time, he gave up on identifying closely-like leaves on his own and let the weed begin to grow.After almost the tenth day, things finally changed a bit.

However, this is not a good change.The Gemini did not show up.Canaan was dead silent.

Enhanced humans can resist starvation for nearly two months, and even hibernate like some animals when energy is really insufficient.Lucifer had taught Sandalphin this knowledge.Therefore, as long as there is water, Sandalphin does not have to worry about dying of starvation.However, he wonders if the water supply will also be cut off one day - which was unthinkable before.Sir Lucifer is in control of the existence of Canaan, and even Lucifer, the director of Canaan, is not completely subordinate to him. If such a situation begins to appear in his residence, something must have happened.Sandalph had thought about whether to sneak out, but he was afraid that Lucifer would come back when he left.He wasn't sure if he could bear Lucifer's disappointed eyes.

No wonder Belial would say that he is a pet, isn't the way he is hesitating here a pet?What's the point of sitting in an atrium where weeds are growing taller with an empty coffee cup just waiting for the time to pass?Sandalphin turned his gaze to the iron fence.If he ran out and found Lucifer, what would he say?Or should I just make sure the person is okay?If that person is fine, why did he keep himself here for so long without saying a word?

There was obviously no pain and no damage.But Sandalphin was gradually overwhelmed by a familiar feeling—fear.

Because he is a useless guy.So being thrown away for the first time, there is of course the possibility of being thrown away for the second time.Can't think of it that way.Can't think of it that way.There is no end to this thought.Sandalphin looked away and desperately searched for a way to divert his attention.Then he suddenly saw a man with long black hair standing up outside the iron fence at some point. The man looked like a beautiful sculpture with a dull expression.He and Sandalphine stared at each other for a while, and before Sandelphin asked, he handed something into the iron fence.

"That adult asked me to give you something." The man's tone of voice did not fluctuate, like a robot.Sandalphin froze for a moment, then heaved a sigh of relief, as if returning from drowning.Sure enough, Lucifer has no intention of throwing him away, that adult won't.He immediately stood up and took the palm-sized thing: "Thank you, do you want to come in and sit for a while?"

The man shook his head silently, turned and left.Sandalph opened the box and looked at the thing with some doubts.It looked like a pair of earphones. There was no instruction manual, only a note clipped underneath.Above it was printed a small line: "If you feel lonely, take it with you."

...Bring it on?

Sandalph put the earphones into his ears, and strangely, there was indeed sound coming from the earphones, which were not connected to anything.From a distance, it seems that there are cheers, the sound of waves, and the sound of wind blowing through the trees softly pouring into the ears.I don't know what the meaning of these voices is, but Sandalph listened, thinking that this was something Lucifer gave him, and slowly relaxed.

He didn't know what it was doing to ease his loneliness, but he did stare at the coffee cup without negative thoughts.It was as if everything had been erased, only peace and silence surrounded him.After listening for a while, he even felt sleepy.The only hint of weirdness comes from the thing itself.

This is very different from what Lucifer gave him in the past.Lucifer will not give him things with unknown uses, and he also pays attention to the emotional experience a gift brings to people.But this gift doesn't reveal that.But it's not a big deal, as long as it's done by that person, it's right.Sandalphin's consciousness gradually sank into darkness, and his body slowly fell down, lying on the table and fell into sleep.

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"Oh? Fasan, today's lunch is also here."

Belial turned his head towards the door where there was a knock on the door, but Lucifer did not respond at all.Beryl stood up. Most of his spirit had recovered, but he couldn't see much difference under the dim light of the experimental area.The protective door at the entrance opened slowly, and the man with long black hair held two dinner plates in his hands with a ignorant expression, and bowed his head politely to Beryl: "Vice-captain."

"I'm not a vice-captain for a long time, Sally." Beryl shrugged and smiled, then took the two dinner plates: "I'm just a prisoner, take it easy."

"I don't understand." The man named Sally lowered his head, but he didn't say anything more, he just raised his head again, and then winked at Beryl.It was a signal-like move, and Belial obviously received his reminder, showing a sly smile: "Thank you, Sally, it's really hard work for you."

I will wait for you at the appointed place.The other party moved his lips, avoiding the surveillance of the camera with minimal movements.Belial responded with a knowing look, and then retreated to the experimental area.After the door was closed again, Lucifer's voice sounded: "You are very keen to establish a good relationship with other beasts."

"Did you say Sariel? There is no harm, right? He even brought us food." Beryl opened the lid of the simple meal, forked a piece of meat and handed it to Lucifer's mouth. Lucifer opened his mouth to accept it as a matter of course. He said vaguely: "Now that things have happened, only those low-intelligence beasts can act outside."

"Well. Well, presumably the Ethics Association is also afraid that we will take high-level beasts as hostages and cause losses? It's a pity that even if Sariel held him down when he came in, he would be dismantled on the spot, and humans would not be allowed to move. Sally has no value in their eyes." Belial saw Lucifer swallowed the food, and then forked another and continued to feed: "Then it won't be bad for me to have a good talk with him, right?"

After listening to his words, Lucifer didn't open his mouth to eat what was fed.Beryl almost slapped the potato in his face, and hurriedly took it away: "Oh, it's dangerous. Fasan, you have to eat well."

"I'm reflecting on my failure in making you." Lucifer raised his head on his arms and looked at Belial: "You are really good at making your own decisions."

"Will Fasan punish me?" Beryl hastily put down the fork and brought his face closer, showing expectant and explicit eyes.Lucifer grabbed his face and dragged him closer: "In my opinion, those plans of yours are a waste of time. Using the power of beasts, using the power of humans... This kind of thing is unreliable in the end."

"It's too much, Fasan." Although Beryl said so, his expression looked fascinated, as if he was about to climax just by pinching his face: "But I will help you send that little thing you made Go out, use the Sally just now."

"Little thing?" Lucifer rarely showed a trace of astonishment, and then understood when Belial blocked his ears with his fingers, showing an extremely impatient expression: "I have no interest in that kind of waste, This is just another act of yours."

"You can't say that, Fasan, Lucifer needs a back door. Even if it is made, you have to make one for him, otherwise how will you defeat Fassan's perfect masterpiece appointed by you? That guy is so boring that people have nowhere to start."

"This is my business. I will prove to Lucifer that I will win in the end." Having said that, Lucifer did not intend to stop Beryl.He just seemed to lose interest and lay back down again.Belial picked up the fork again to feed him, Lucifer closed his eyes and muttered: "This time, all the strengthened people in Canaan will have to re-examine, that trash can still sit in Lucifer's house properly. The props used to spread the message are of lower value. If it were in my hands, he would have been discarded long ago.”

"I don't know who is facing abandonment at this juncture. Fasan, do you think that Lucifer will capsize in the gutter due to human stupidity?"

With a loud bang, Lucifer kicked Belial away.Belial was staggered by his kick and fell back onto the trolley containing the surgical instruments, causing deep and shallow punctures all over his body.Lucifer shouted in a low voice: "If you say such stupid things again, I will pull out your tongue."

Belial licked his lips and drew out his tone with a smile: "Yes—"

Yet he may have guessed half right.At this moment, Lucifer really does not have the slightest bit of limelight as the acting director of Canaan, but because he bears all the responsibilities, he is now standing in the center of the trial court.

It's been ten days.From the time he finished finishing the report and entered the trial court, he never left the report seat surrounded by railings once.That is a place specially used for judging enhanced people, not so much a reporting seat as a defendant's seat.There was no chair, no space, and he had nothing to do and couldn't do anything but stand there quietly and explain the events over and over again.

"The 278th discussion session begins." Outside the range of light cast by the chandelier overhead, members of the Ethics Association once again filed into their seats and sat down.It seemed that there were more people than last time.Canaan's fortified people have proposed to remove the director, and have already taken action.This behavior must have brought too much threat to human beings, Lucifer understood this, and he stood here quietly to eliminate the misunderstanding between them.

"Lucifer, state the incident."

"I judge that Lucifer, the former director of Canaan, will use Canaan's science and technology to conduct research that is not conducive to human development. Therefore, I stopped the progress of the research and temporarily isolated Lucifer and his deputy Belial in Canaan's 14th Area Research Institute. In the middle, because Professor Beelzebub had a short-term cooperative relationship with the former director of Lucifer for private purposes, he was sacrificed in the experiment through the operation of the former director of Lucifer during the cooperative relationship."

"When you say that Lucifer conducts research that is detrimental to human development, you mean these power cores? How did you interpret the behavior of developing power cores as a factor that is detrimental to human beings? You have adopted detrimental to human beings. Actions, including killing Professor Beelzebub and isolating Director Lucifer." A hoarse male voice interrupted Lucifer.But before Lucifer said anything, another sharp female voice rang out: "Your Excellency, Lucifer is not a human being. If something goes wrong with him, it is equivalent to Lucifer's problem. Now he has fulfilled his duties. And Lucifer—that weird researcher you always protect is judged to be harmful to human beings, and I think it is Lucifer who should be dealt with.”

"Enhanced human beings are very similar to human beings. They are designed with emotions, and it is entirely possible to have desires!" Another voice that I have never heard before also sounded: "Your Excellency has objections to our proposed enhanced human plan itself. ?”

"After all, these things shouldn't exist!"

"Then who approved Lucifer's research?"

"Lucifer is an insurance, a prop! It's more reliable than you guys!"

After more than 200 discussions, even polite words have been disdain to last for too long.Lucifer stared at the handcuffs on his hands.This is actually a very fragile thing for him, he can break free with a light force, but not the invisible shackles.A group of people had had enough noise, another group began to question Lucifer again, and one of them turned on the surveillance video: "Lucifer, you once said that you can cover Lucifer, as long as you confirm what Lucifer did It is beneficial to mankind, how do you explain your words?"

"Article 5, Paragraph 14 of the guidelines for the transfer of command power in emergencies, I have the right to temporarily override any order in human society with my conclusions, as long as my purpose is in line with the interests of mankind." Lu Sifel answered this question at least ten times.However, these people were still asking him tirelessly, and another person interjected: "Prince, if you consider this recording, shouldn't the conversation between Lucifer and Lucifer in the [-]th district be taken into consideration? To be honest After seeing that, everyone should know that Lucifer is innocent."

"Who knows if it's a play they put on? Lucifer is his creator."

"I think you are desperately trying to pry this safety lock, right? Without the constraints of Canaan, some people might ride on everyone's heads here!"

"You call this a safety lock? Who knows what he's thinking?"

This kind of dialogue is the same hundreds of times.Lucifer took a deep breath, and for the first time initiated the conversation on his own initiative: "Masters, I have a proposal."

His voice just overwhelmed the chaotic quarrel, and the venue fell into silence for a while.But Lucifer raised his head and stared straight ahead: "If your argument is whether I am still suitable for the promotion of human happiness, then start the judgment bell. Everyone present can see its effect." passed."

No one in the field spoke, it seemed that they were all considering this.Lucifer continued: "If the result of the discussion is that I am guilty, then the Judgment Bell itself can exist as a torture tool to execute me; if the result of the discussion is that I am not guilty, the experimental results it draws can also as a basis for judgment."

"What is the judgment bell?" It seems that a newcomer has come.

"In a concise introduction, it is a mind-reading machine developed by the former director of Lucifer, which has extremely side effects and cannot be put into normal use." Lucifer calmly introduced something completely unrelated to him: "It will Read the brain of the person being interrogated to get a certain signal that can be deciphered. After deciphering it, you can directly interpret the thoughts of the person being interrogated. Its side effect is that it will bring an extremely huge burden to the brain, and it cannot bear this burden. will face death."

In fact, when the Judgment Bell was first made, Lucifer asked countries to experiment with death row prisoners.Then their heads exploded like watermelons being smashed.Lucifer thought about the possibility of his own sudden death, but he had to endure it.Because if he is judged as a dangerous element, the situation of other enhanced people will be even more difficult.

The Ethics Society murmured for a while, then seemed to agree.A security guard opened the door of the dock for Lucifer, and Lucifer thanked him and walked out from inside.The nearest voice pronounced his sentence: "Wait here, we'll get that thing."

Lucifer closed his eyes.He stood quietly and waited, all the sounds around him seemed to be far away.Vaguely as if someone is asking him is it worth it?If he didn't care about anything, it would be as if he hadn't seen what happened to Lucifer, and if he didn't report it, he wouldn't face the risk of death, and he wouldn't even have to stand here to accept round after round of interrogation.But Lucifer didn't answer, or his patience was the answer.

Moving that ridiculously large piece of equipment was no easy feat.It took nearly several hours before the Bell of Judgment was fixed in the ethics interrogation court and connected to the energy source.Lucifer sat on that chair - it was the first time he sat down in ten days, but it was not a comfortable seat.Straps and connecting hoses began to restrain his body, the helmet-like sensors were lowered, and his vision was reduced to darkness.

"let's start."

——Tearing pain.

In the dark.Sandalphin had an unprecedented nightmare.

He first dreamed of the beautiful blue sky on the day he was reborn, and this time he saw his wings.Gray and brown, like the wings of a sparrow or a goose.And not far away from him, Lucifer had six wings as white as an angel, smiling gently at him.

Sandalphin felt happy, and he flew to his light in a dream.However, he suddenly bumped into a soft and transparent wall and was trapped, and Lucifer in front of him was suddenly grabbed by several hands.In front of him, someone pulled out a black spear behind Lucifer.

"What are you doing... What are you doing?! Let go of Lord Lucifer!" Sandalphin desperately wanted to tear up the wall and rush over, but he didn't have the strength at all.He even kicked and kicked, roaring so loudly that he had a headache, but everything still couldn't be stopped, Lucifer still kept smiling, but the next second the distortion began to happen.

"Stop, stop!!!"

The beautiful wings were broken and torn off.

"Don't touch him!!! Don't touch him!!!"

Hands and feet were separated, and fragments of limbs fell from the air along with blood.

"Go away!!! Go away!!!!!!"

The man was disintegrated and tortured before him.Blood flowed continuously from his wound.In the end, only his head remained.And that head spoke, calling out to him as always with a gentle smile and a calm voice: "Sundalphin—"

"Ha...! Ha... Ha..."

He woke up suddenly, his clothes were soaked in sweat, and the severe pain lingered on his body for a long time.

Sandalphin lowered her head tremblingly, and found that she crushed the coffee cup in her sleep, and the fingers of both hands were cut with blood.

Lucifer raised his head trembling all over his body, his vision was blacked out by his mushy brain, he was unable to speak, blood and tears flowed uncontrollably from his eye sockets, dripping all over his face.