Ethan originally thought that the seven inhumans would be escorted to the Moral Court for trial and adjudication, but in fact, after they were driven off the Magic Flute, they were directly transported to the Forbidden City, and they almost never had the chance to set foot on the land outside the Forbidden City.
When I got out of the transport plane, I was faced with a hazy sky that spread beyond the high wall in the distance and an empty field covered with rough stones. The wind with a dank smell was blowing on my cheeks, which instantly reminded me of two months ago. The feeling of just entering the forbidden city. Everything here looks old and dirty, and even the air is denser and murkier than outside the city. Ethan squinted slightly, looking at the crooked concrete buildings outside the empty stadium not far away that were about to collapse at any time, the desire for life that was still so strong on the red earth suddenly became as distant as moonlight.
The shock collars were removed from their necks, and a vicious-looking guard pointed a gun at them and ordered them all to strip, while another guard looked at them with a scanning mirror. Seven inhumans stood naked in front of all the guards, fragile as babies. Ethan unconsciously wrapped his arms around his body and glanced sideways at Samuel, who was standing upright with no shame on his face.
"Fifty people went out, and only seven came back. It is indeed a very task." A guard whispered to the person next to him, and even laughed a few times.
"I heard that you guys got into big trouble?" The vicious guard smiled viciously, "I don't know how to cherish a good job, but now that I'm fine, not only will I not be able to get points, but if it doesn't work, I'll be deducted a few more. 100%, just wait and rot in this place."
All non-humans are like lifeless wooden people, no matter what the guards say, there is no response. The Alpha guard who scanned the whole body saw Ethan and whistled unexpectedly, "Isn't this the government secretary? Look at you, a weak scholar, and actually survived."
"Hahaha, look at his neck, that red thing is a tooth mark that is about to heal, right? He probably survived by eating Alpha's bananas~" The unpleasant words were endless, and Ethan bit the flesh on the inner side of his lower lip. , biting until the mouth was full of rust, resisting the anger and shame. The guard came close to his ear at this time and asked vaguely, "Hey, you were so good at the top, wouldn't you be relying on this?" After that, he patted his butt and let out a sound. A crisp sound.
Ethan's entire body trembled, his brows furrowed tightly, his lips pursed into a line. In order to cover up the anger that was about to burst out, he closed his eyes tightly, because he knew that he couldn't show any emotions. If he didn't want to be taken away by the opportunity, after all, his current situation was already very bad.
After a series of inspections and humiliations, they were disbanded. Ethan followed Samuel back to the two of them's room, the latter also taciturn all the way, exuding a chilling air. Even the non-humans who wanted to greet him were frightened to touch their noses and hurried away.
There was chaos in the small room, Ethan's bedspread and quilt were gone, and the toiletries he had brought were thrown on the floor, as if they had been ransacked. On the other hand, Samuel's things were not touched very much. Ethan stood beside the bed a little confused, "Where's my stuff?"
"Hmph, don't you think that people in the forbidden city still respect personal possessions. They heard that you were going to participate in the ten missions, and they already thought you were a dead person." Samuel lay on the bed, stretched and strong. body of.
"Then why are your things all right?"
"Hmph, they only dare to touch my things after they have confirmed the news of my death." His tone was a bit arrogant, and Ethan was furious.
This group of scumbags who bully the soft and fear the hard...
However, thinking about it carefully, it seems that he is also a part of these scumbags...
Since they had just arrived today, they were relieved of their morning work, but they still had to go to work at their respective positions in the afternoon. The Forbidden City itself is a small ecosystem. Food must be grown and synthesized by itself, clothes must be sewn and cleaned by itself, streets must be cleaned by itself, and garbage must be disposed of by itself. Everyone has to work to keep the entire Forbidden City system going. In addition, the excess manpower in the forbidden city also helps some companies outside the forbidden city to produce some commodities, because non-humans do not need to be paid wages, which can effectively reduce costs. Others with special talents, such as Derek, will remotely assist the government or some large companies in the research and development of some confidential projects.
Samuel changed into a construction worker's clothes, and put on a worn helmet that had been knocked off the sides, and was about to open the door and make a gesture to leave. Ethan quickly asked him, "What should I do?"
"They didn't tell you what your job was?"
Ethan shook his head. He was taken to the Red Earth when he first came to the Forbidden City, and he didn't even finish his breakfast at that time. Samuel took it out of his pocket and lit the cigarette, said casually, "Go and ask a guard yourself. I'm not your mother." Then he went out.
Ethan let out a long sigh. It seemed that Samuel was still mad at him for no reason, and he didn't know when. He shrugged his shoulders, suddenly feeling very sticky. He rummaged under the bed for a long time, and found that his change of clothes had also been snatched away. No way, he simply went to Samuel's closet to find a set, and took advantage of the fact that the whole building was almost empty and ran to the bathroom to take a shower. Samuel's clothes were too large for him, he rolled up his sleeves, wiped his glasses with the corners of his clothes, and went out the door.
At this time, the streets of the residential area seemed a little empty, but every few steps, you could still see the robot police standing silently on the side of the road, the red lights flashing on his head slowly rotating following his footsteps. It was nerve-wracking every time he passed the killing machines, and Ethan trotted down the long street, looking around for the guards. But it's strange, usually guards are everywhere, but now when he wants to find someone, he can't find one.
It wasn't that he wanted to work, but the sheets and quilts had been robbed, and he had to ask if there was any extra.
However, I don't know if it was the wrong way. He was new here, and he didn't know what area this was, and he wasn't sure if he should keep going.
But at this moment he heard a cry for help.
The voice was so poignant and tragic, it was heart-wrenching, and it reminded him for a moment of the churning of those who had been swept away by tentacles on the red earth. A wave of terrifying memories swept in, almost making him flee. But the man's repeated crying and pleading made him unbearable, so he looked for the voice and tiptoed over.
Inside a building that was more than half-collapsed, several guards giggled around a man whose hands were hanging from a section of exposed steel beams.
To be precise, it was an Omega inhuman, and this inhuman, Ethan actually knew.
Isn't that one of his former colleagues at the Energy Agency, one of the researchers in charge of Project Zero - Sbarro Taifeng
I saw that Omega was covered in scars and stains all over his body, shivering in the wind. And that headed Alpha guard he had never seen before, but his appearance was impressive. The tall, thin guard was wearing no hat, with gray hair showing off his long, narrow face, and his eyes were reminiscent of a vulture. He was playing with a baton with an electric shock function in his hand, and the crackling blue electric sparks kept flashing.
Tai Feng was already crying, begging constantly, "Enough, enough, I don't dare anymore! I was wrong!"
The guards let out a good laugh, as if the Omega's tears would bring them the greatest happiness. The gray-haired guard showed no pity, and once again slammed the baton into Tai Feng's inner thigh. The Omega let out a bone-chilling scream, and his entire body tensed up like a bow.
I don't know how long he has been tortured like this, there is even a pool of excrement and unidentified filth under his dangling feet.
Ethan had a good relationship with Taifeng when he was in the Energy Bureau, but he didn't expect that even he was thrown in.
Is it also because of Project Zero
But what frightened him even more at the moment was the twisted smiles on the guards' faces. They admired Tae-feng's twitching body, the foam at his mouth, his struggle on the brink of death. They were so invested, it was as if they were torturing someone they had a deep hatred for, rather than a powerless Omega.
These guards suddenly made him feel even more terrifying than the procreation goddess on the red earth. Because he suddenly realized that there are no rules in the forbidden city. Those guards, as legal citizens, can do anything to them, even if they kill them, it is not illegal. They are free to vent their darkest emotions on inhumans.
Ethan didn't know what to do, he wanted to help Taifeng, but he knew that if he went out rashly at this time, he might not be better than Taifeng. The best choice is to sneak away quickly.
He hid behind the half-earth wall and fell into a battle between heaven and man, and his conscience and fear saw each other. In the end, fear prevailed.
No one will blame you for being selfish in a place like the Forbidden City, right? Even if he rushes out, it won't help, right
He comforted himself like this, turned around and tiptoed, intending to slip away when all the guards turned their backs to him, but was suddenly seen by Tai Feng, who had just slowed down and opened his eyes. Taifeng seemed to have grabbed the last straw and shouted hoarsely, "Save me!!! Save me!!!"
The guards wondered how he had suddenly shouted so confidently, while Ethan behind them couldn't move.
With Taifeng's desperate eyes staring at him, he couldn't just pretend he didn't hear it and leave. Just as he hesitated for a moment, the gray-haired guard turned his head and saw him.
"You..." Falcon-like eyes narrowed, as if staring at a lifeless rat.
Ethan was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he shouted, "Report sir! The non-humans at the construction site are fighting! The scene can't be controlled, they called me to find reinforcements!"