On the second day after arriving at the fortress, Tianyang drove a two-wheeled motorcycle on the streets of the upper city. Since the fortress war was over, there were obviously more people on the streets. And compared to the situation a few days ago when most shops were closed, many shops were open today for business. Even the flower shop that Tianyang usually frequented was now open again.
Tianyang drove the magnetic motorcycle borrowed from Qianhong to the downstairs of Xun's apartment. Today they agreed to go back to the downtown area together to take a look at where they used to live and preserve these memories. At the same time, they told themselves that no matter where they went or what kind of person they became in the future, they should not forget where they came from.
After staying downstairs of Xun for a short time, I saw her and her younger brother Xiaojie coming out. I haven't seen her for more than half a year, and the boy has grown a lot taller. He is now in the stage of growing up. After Xun became a senior citizen, Xiaojie got a lot more rations than before. With enough nutrition and proper exercise, he is almost catching up with his sister's height.
Seeing Tianyang, Xiaojie was very happy and ran over: "Brother Tianyang, why did you come just now? You should have come last night. My sister missed you so much and kept mentioning you in my ear. Oh..."
Xiaojie suddenly screamed, it turned out that Xun was twisting his ears. The girl said unhappily: "It was you who asked me to tell you more about Tianyang, how come I am the one who is thinking about him?"
Xiao Jie shouted, "Then check your conscience and tell me whether you have ever thought about Brother Tian Yang!"
When Xun heard what he said, a blush appeared on her face. While her sister was distracted, Xiaojie quickly escaped from her clutches, hid behind Tianyang, made a face, and then said: "Brother Tianyang, my sister is in your hands. You should play with her today, so that she won't be unhappy and take it out on me at night."
"I'm leaving, you guys go have fun."
The boy waved and started jogging, with Xun calling out from behind, "Remember to eat lunch!"
"Know it."
After getting a response from his brother, Xun shook his head and sat on the motorcycle.
"Sit still." Tianyang reminded her.
Xun smiled and simply lay on Tianyang's back, hugging him tightly with both hands.
Tianyang started the motorcycle and left the apartment building. He didn't drive too fast so that the two could chat on the road.
"Xiaojie has grown taller." Tianyang said casually.
Xun hummed and said, "I have already told him that we are leaving. He is very satisfied with your arrangement. He also asked Captain Han to take him to try his luck if he finds the Star Marrow Pillar in the Reverse Realm. He also wants to become an Ascendant."
Tian Yang smiled and said, "The path of an ascender is not easy to walk. It's not bad to be an ordinary person."
"He has his own ideas, and I want him to live according to his own ideas." Xun smiled.
Tianyang nodded: "Sometimes I really envy Xiaojie, he has a good sister, unlike me, I don't have any brothers or sisters."
Xun chuckled and said, "Really? But Xiaojie always complained that I beat him when he was a kid. If you had a sister, maybe you wouldn't think that way now."
At this time, they passed by a building. On the projection screen on the upper floor of the building, a clip of the Fortress War was being played. A figure active on the battlefield appeared in it, and the subtitle "Civilian Hero" was printed next to it.
"Civilian hero?" Tianyang casually glanced at the screen upstairs and then looked away.
Xun also tilted his head and looked at the projection screen that was gradually moving away.
Said, "Don't you know? This is you."
The locomotive shook suddenly.
Tian Yang said with a strange expression: "How did I become a hero..."
Xun smiled and said, "It seems that Commander Chu didn't tell you. That's right. If I had mentioned it to you, you would definitely not give in given your personality."
"Commander Chu intends to publicize your deeds. Of course, your identity will not be revealed. He just wants to create a heroic example of someone who rose from the lower classes to inspire the people in the Lower City."
"In addition, he also wants to use this incident to break down the barriers between upper and lower urban areas. He hopes to abolish the differential treatment between upper and lower urban areas and give people in lower urban areas more opportunities."
"Of course, this kind of reform cannot be achieved overnight and requires an opportunity. You played a very important role in this fortress war, so the commander intends to publicize your deeds and use this as an opportunity to promote his reforms."
Tian Yang finally realized how he had been adapted into a film. He smiled and said, "If that's the case, I will definitely support it. The commander has a good idea. It breaks down the barriers between the upper and lower city districts and provides more opportunities for the residents of the lower city district. If he tells me, I will definitely support it, even though it's a little embarrassing..."
"He asked for my opinion when he was at the supply base, and I told him the same thing, but he decided to keep it a secret from you."
Xun laughed a few times, then closed his eyes and said, "Thinking about it, all this seems like a dream. When I was still in the downtown area, I couldn't imagine what happened today."
Tian Yang smiled towards the sun and said, “Perhaps in a few days, the fortress will undergo tremendous changes. When you look back then, you will feel like you are dreaming.”
"Yes, but no matter what, I still hope that the fortress can get better and better, that more people can live and work in peace and contentment, and that our past lives will completely become history..."
Xun whispered softly, and the wind blew away her wishes that carried her infinite hope, blowing them far away and to every corner of the fortress.
On this day, their figures appeared in the downtown area, in their former homes, in the places where they chased and played, in the corners where they shed tears, and in the places where they looked forward to the future...
... ... ...
Western Continent, Scavenger City.
It was already evening. In the territory of the Thunder Council, in the manor area belonging to the councillors, several cars drove out, loaded with a group of workers returning to the city.
Recently, the underground sewers in the manor have been dredged regularly, which has been going on for several days in a row. The entire dredging project will take at least a week to be completed.
The workers who unclog the sewers were recruited from the city. They were picked up and dropped off by the council's special vehicles every day and were well paid. It was a job that the city's homeless people were scrambling to get, and some people even fought over a job position.
After leaving the parliament territory and arriving at the city square, the magnetic vehicle stopped. As soon as the door opened, the workers rushed out of the vehicle and left in their respective groups.
A middle-aged man lowered his head, walked quickly through the square, and went into an alley. He turned many corners in the alley, passed by various people, and finally came to the "Desert Lizard Repair Shop".
The owner of the repair shop glanced at him, lowered his head and said, "The madam is looking for you."
The man did not respond, but walked quickly inside and came to a utility room. He took out some parts from different places and quickly
Quickly assemble a projector.
After connecting the power, he started the instrument. Light quickly intertwined in the air, and a screen appeared a moment later. Not long after that, a figure appeared on the screen.
It was a woman, she was wearing dark trousers and a hat of the same color, she had a noble temperament.
She looked at the middle-aged man and asked in a nervous voice, "Mihawk, where is that going?"
Mihawk's dead eyes finally brightened up when he saw this woman: "Husband... No, Anna, the opportunity is coming."
"Recently, the Thunder Council's district is dredging the sewers, and they are recruiting people from the city's residents. I got a set of fake IDs from the Fire Ant Gang and successfully got in."
"I have been wandering around in the sewers for the past few days. I have figured out the structure underneath and know where I can enter the villa where the target is without being noticed."
The woman on the screen suddenly leaned forward: "Really? Are you sure?"
Mihawk nodded vigorously, "I'm sure, Anna. I'll stay in the sewers when I finish work tomorrow. There are so many workers, no one will notice if one or two are missing."
"I will take action tomorrow night. I will kill the child with my own hands and let the young congressman feel the same pain as you. No, he will definitely suffer more than you, I promise!"
Anna burst into laughter. "This is the best news I have heard in recent times. Mihawk, you must kill that child in the most cruel way, so that I can relieve the hatred in my heart!"
She paused, then said softly, "You must be careful, don't get into any trouble. I'm still waiting for you to leave this disgusting place together."
Hearing this, the man felt his heart boiling. His originally dead heart seemed to be injected with infinite vitality and was beating vigorously.
"Just wait for my good news, Anna!"
After the communication ended, he quickly disassembled the instrument and put it back to its original position. Then, without caring about dinner, he took out paper and pen, sketched lines, drew a series of maps, and began to think about the plan for tomorrow night.
... ... ... ...
Skyfort, lower city.
In the 'Midnight Rose' bar, laser beams of various colors were sweeping wildly, projecting large patches of colorful light onto the men and women on the dance floor. The bar was filled with thick smoke and the smell of alcohol was floating everywhere, which made Yin Qi, who was sitting at the bar, couldn't help but frown and look at Zhang Dongcheng next to him.
This long-time friend slapped a woman passing by on the buttocks, then picked up the glass, took a sip of liquor, and let out a strange cry.
"You're going to go to a bar uptown instead of here. I don't know what's so good about this place."
Zhang Dongcheng laughed and said, "The bars in Upper Town are too bland. This place is more interesting."
Yin Qi was stunned for a moment. In a trance, it seemed that a certain man had said the same thing. She lowered her head and said with some dissatisfaction: "Don't talk like the captain."
Zhang Dongcheng, who was already holding a cigarette in his mouth, was stunned for a moment, then took off the cigarette and said, "I didn't mean to do that. It's just that over the years, I have consciously or unconsciously imitated his way of speaking and doing things. It seems that only in this way can I believe that the captain is still alive and well somewhere..."