Perhaps Lu Xin's attitude was too firm when he said these words.
So much so that the whole small restaurant became depressed.
Lu Xin didn't deliberately threaten or suppress it through mental power, but the number eight opposite him started to tremble in his hands and feet.
It can be seen that No. 8 seems to be trying his best to stabilize himself, but his eyes have already begun to float.
His previous firmness and pride that directly penetrated his heart, at this moment, turned into an empty feeling of powerlessness...
"ask you?"
Under this kind of pressure, No. 8 endured an indescribable torture.
When this kind of pressure almost crushed him, there seemed to be a deep feeling of despair, which finally burst out at this moment. He suddenly slapped the table hard, stood up straight, and his eyes were full of Bloodshot, staring at Lu Xin:
"Number Nine, you have all the initiative, so are you here to give away your kindness?"
"Did you think I wouldn't dare to look for you because you just showed the power to make the world fear?"
"Fairy Wood"
"I… "
As he spoke loudly, he couldn't control his trembling, his voice became fluctuating, but he still tried to say: "I am really messed up right now, and I don't know how to accurately distinguish right from wrong, but, but some Needless to say, I also know what's right and what's wrong, No. 9, your power scares me, I'm really, I'm really scared..."
"But, should I really give up because I'm afraid of you?"
"… "
He spoke loudly and fiercely, with an unusually fierce attitude, but his eyes were full of despair and powerlessness.
The atmosphere in the small restaurant suddenly became extremely depressed.
The old security guard next to him also became slightly nervous and worried, looking at the two of them, but didn't know how to speak.
"Oh yo yo..."
At this moment, in the kitchen at the back, the cooking boss stuck his head out: "Eat well, don't fight..."
"My brother, what can't you say well?"
"If you break something, you have to pay for it..."
"… "
"… "
After the boss's interruption, the atmosphere seemed to calm down a little, and No. 8's arm supporting the table was shaking slightly.
He seemed to have been drained of confidence from his body, and suddenly he turned from anger to depression. .
"Number Nine..."
There was a slight trembling in No. 8's voice: "I have left the orphanage for many years, and I still remember your expressionless face at that time. I have nightmares again and again, and I dreamed of you at that time, and again and again. The second time I dreamed of our children who died in the orphanage at that time, in fact, I also know that the source was not you, but at that time, you were really terrible..."
"So I've been wanting to ask, I've been wanting to come back and ask you, you..."
"...do you regret it?"
"… "
"… "
When No. 8 got angry, Lu Xin just sat there quietly and didn't speak.
He could see the fear and confusion of the Eighth, so the Eighth's anger did not irritate him, but made him feel faintly sad, until the Eighth asked the last question and looked at himself in despair. He came over and sighed softly.
"No."
He lowered his head and replied slowly, "Because I didn't have that emotion at the time."
"but… "
After a while, he slowly raised his head, looked at No. 8, and said softly, "But when I get emotional..."
"... No. 8, I have no regrets all the time!"
"… "
"… "
Regrets all the time.
When Lu Xin said this, he didn't feel too strong, and even was extremely dull.
It seems to be describing a fact very calmly.
No. 8 had 10,000 reasons to believe that Lu Xin was just perfunctory, but he was suddenly hit by this sentence.
Because in the entire Qinggang, perhaps only he knows the secrets of the Midnight Court best.
Only he understands better that while protecting the entire Qinggang with his own strength, he killed one of the ultimate swordsmen in the wilderness, and he was still intact. He returned to the city in a stable mood and found himself. How scary is Lu Xin, who eats a late-night snack.
There is no need for people at this level to lie.
Where he needs to lie, he has more ways to solve it.
Even for him, to lie to someone, it represents his respect for someone.
…
"Number Eight, I want to ask you to do something for me."
And Lu Xin, after saying these words, suddenly felt an unprecedented ease.
Seeing Number Eight who fell silent and fell into deep confusion and pain, he sighed softly and said slowly.
"beg me?"
No. 8 slowly raised his head, with some wonder in his eyes.
"Yes."
Lu Xin said slowly: "I want to beg you, go and help me find those children in the orphanage. I know that some people are alive, and I also know that some people are forever... dead, along the way, I have encountered When I got to Mr. Xiaolu, Little Nineteen, No. 7, No. 2, and you, and Little Seventeen who was always by my side, but I still remember other people, all the time…”
"You used to be with the old dean, so you should know more about them..."
"I hope you can find them..."
"… "
"This… "
No. 8 never expected that Lu Xin would make this request.
His expression showed an unusually complex change, and he wanted to question, but he didn't know where to start.
The whole person fell into chaos, and after a long time, he said, "Why?"
"because… "
Lu Xin opened his mouth, but he slowed down again, as if he was also thinking about what to say.
Confession, remedy, atonement, maybe anything...
But in the end, he just whispered: "Because I promised to save them..."
…
…
No. 8's expression suddenly tensed.
He looked at Lu Xin in disbelief, his eyes filled with confusion and complicated feelings.
After a long time, he whispered: "No. 9, you have really changed a lot..."
"you… "
"… "
As if he knew what he wanted to ask, Lu Xin looked at him and said with a smile, "I found what I want to do..."
"Of course, you can also understand it as a spiritual core."
"… "
Eight's eyes changed, and he subconsciously said, "What?"
Even the old security guard on the side raised his head abruptly, and seemed to be very concerned about this issue.
Lu Xin was a little embarrassed at first, but in the face of his old classmates, who felt guilty, he still mustered up his courage and said slowly: "The first half, that is, I want to help this world and build a responsive environment. There are rules and order..."
Listening to No. 8, he couldn't help but startled: "What about the second half?"
Lu Xin was even more embarrassed. After a while, he said, "In such a world, be a decent rich man."
"… "
Eighth was really stunned.
Even the old security guard on the side coughed heavily, as if choking on alcohol.
"you… "
No. 8's sadness and frustration were all diluted by these words, and after a while, he said incredulously:
"You have reached the level of fantasy, actually..."
"… "
Lu Xin had the right to speak, and said seriously: "Everything else can be imagined, can money be okay?"
Eighth was choked for a moment.
"My wish is to help the world establish rules and order, and then be a rich man in this world."
Anyway, it has been said, Lu Xin is calm, and said with emotion:
"No. 8, when I just came back from Tinder City and saw you, I envied you very much."
"Because I feel you are firm and pure."
"Although, judging from what happened this time, it seems that your pureness is easy to be used by others, but I still envy you."
"Because you know what you want to do, and you really dare to do it..."
"I don't think I can be as pure as you are."
He shook his head slightly and sighed: "I originally thought about whether I could become a pure person, but when I interrogated myself, I found that I was really just an ordinary person, I wanted to live a stable life, and I like the feeling of making money…”
"Money is a really good thing..."
"You don't have to rob, you don't have to cheat, you don't even need to coerce, you can get what you want from others in an upright manner."
"Money can make others respect you, and it can also bring you... a sense of security!"
"Although it's often said that money can't solve all the world's problems."
"But isn't the money that solves the most problems already the best thing in the world?"
"So, I want to understand, don't have to be so pure, just make life a little better..."
"… "
Lu Xin, who was touched in his heart, only after expressing his emotions, did he look at No. 8 again, and said softly: "If you recognize yourself, you will become firm and you will know the direction. So, I also have the matter of the orphanage. I have made my own judgment. Just like what you may be looking for is absolute fairness and justice for your former companions, and all I want is to fulfill my original promise... "
"So, Number Eight, I ask you to help me."
"… "
Hearing these words, No. 8's expression became confused.
"Maybe..."
He wanted to speak, but stopped again, and slowly revealed a wry smile: "Number Nine, it's really hard to imagine that you would say these words..."
"Where did you learn it from..."
"… "
Listening to his words, Lu Xin couldn't help laughing slowly: "Read more, you can too."
"I've been studying since I left the orphanage."
"No. 8, when we first met, you said that my previous grades were not good, but in fact I already have a college diploma now..."
"… "
Although No. 8 has not directly agreed, it can be seen that his attitude has loosened.
It was only then that Lu Xin finally felt more relaxed in his heart.
Compared with the swordsman, the attitude of No. 8 is what he cares more about.
Finally, his attitude and No. 8 reached a unity.
At this moment, I can finally face No. 8 at this time like I really faced my former classmates.
…
…
While Lu Xin was talking to No. 8, the old security guard kept drinking beside him in silence.
Using a toothpick, he carefully picked the protein of the salted duck egg to drink, taking a small bite, eating it very carefully.
Only people who have lived a long hard life will get used to such a drinking method.
As for the conversation between Lu Xin and No. 8, he didn't take it to heart at all, except to occasionally glance at them, more time, he just drank silently by himself, until the surroundings became quiet at some point, and he noticed Lu Xin. Xin looked at himself.
Then he slowly put down the wine glass, took the rag, wiped his hands, and met Lu Xin's gaze.
"Is it my turn?"
"… "
Lu Xin looked at the old security guard quietly, and a familiar image gradually emerged in his mind.
"Yes, Mr. Sun."
He nodded lightly and said, "One of the two assistants that the old dean trusted the most, Sun Zhong and Mr. Sun."