The world is complex, and human thoughts cannot be defined by a few labels.
Emotions towards people and things, the ties between family and friends, universal cognition and morality... all these constitute a person's thoughts and shackles.
He once thought that great power could bring him freedom.
And now, the power in his hands is enough to break free from the chains imposed on people by the world, but when the opportunity really comes, he finds that he is not ready to embrace the preparation and price of freedom.
What was his purpose? To find the culprit who had plotted against him and then exact revenge
There is no doubt that, yes, he really wanted to make a big scene and tell everyone that he is not easy to mess with and that anyone who dares to plot against him will definitely face his most ferocious revenge.
But is he only able to search slowly like this, cooperating with SHIELD and asking Lupin and others for help
Obviously, not.
Extracting souls, refining souls and interrogating them. Let alone knowing the clue about Alex, even if he didn't know, as a powerful necromancer, if he really didn't care about the cost, there would be no way to stop him without someone equally strong to stop him.
And he didn't do that, why
The reason is very simple, he is unwilling to bear the price.
Isolation from mainstream society, pursuit by sovereign states, and public opinion offensives from all over the world...absolute freedom is basically equivalent to absolute loneliness.
He didn't want his future to fall into such a tragic situation, as such a future would make him feel like a complete failure.
Therefore, compromise and the use of a more acceptable method to achieve one's goals emerged.
In the words of a child, this is the hypocritical adult society.
"It seems that my heart is still not strong enough." Colin murmured as he walked on the road, but soon he shook his head: "No, my goal has never been absolute freedom. I just want to have a better quality of life, live longer, and no one dares to point fingers at me."
His goal has always been simple, but under the pressure of external environment, he has to do something to achieve this simple goal.
Looking up, he saw a dilapidated tube-shaped building not far ahead. He determined the location and strode in.
…
In a simply decorated house, the four Lupins who had rushed over from abroad overnight were gathered in the house.
"How long will it take him to arrive?"
Sitting on the sofa with a hole in it, Jigen, holding a cigarette in his mouth, checked his partner's Smith & Wesson M19 revolver in his hand, and asked Fujiko Mine, who was leaning against the furniture, showing off her graceful figure.
"How would I know? But it should be soon."
Fujiko touched up her makeup with a small makeup box. After confirming through the makeup mirror that there were no flaws, she put the makeup box into her bag with satisfaction.
"Tsk!" With a light tsk, Jiyuan stopped looking at Fujiko, the woman. He turned the cylinder, put his partner into the holster, turned around and looked at Lupin who was bending over and typing on the keyboard and said, "Hey, Lupin, do you have any clues?"
"Even if you ask me, it's hard to find any clues in such a short time." Lupin replied, scratching his head.
Information on the Internet was blocked, and all words related to zombies were blocked.
Although he had his own intelligence channels, the only information he could get at the moment was the video sent by Fujiko. Most of the information he could get was based on the fact that Pennsylvania Station was the origin of the virus, and he speculated that the virus was somehow related to a man named Alex.
"My miso ramen is ready."
At this time, Goemon came out of the kitchen. He was wearing an apron and holding an induction cooker and placed it on the table.
"Wow! What a nice smell! Has your cooking skills improved, Goemon?" Jigen sniffed and praised Goemon.
"I'm a little hungry too. Thank you for your help, Goemon." Fujiko took a look, walked leisurely to the kitchen and took out a pair of bowls and chopsticks.
"Help me get a bowl too, Goemon-chan!" Lupin, who was staring at the computer, looked up and gave a flattering smile.
"I am not your servant, Lupin!" After hearing the order, Goemon glanced at him with his eyelids.
I haven’t gotten over the incident of snatching his noodles last night, and now I want him to help serve the rice. What wishful thinking!
"You're such a mean person... Okay, I'll go by myself."
After saying this, seeing Goemon's face trembling and about to get angry, he hurried to the kitchen, got himself a set of bowls and chopsticks, filled a bowl, and sat back in front of the computer.
"What are you looking at?" Ciyuan walked over with noodles in hand.
"The president's speech on the virus incident, however, has changed compared to before. It is likely that the development of the virus has changed."
Although the internet has been completely blocked on this matter recently, after all, the lockdown of Manhattan, a city with a population of over 10 million, still requires an explanation to the public, and this is not the first time the president has spoken out.
However, compared with some previous remarks that it was just the flu and that the American people would win as long as they persisted, this live broadcast vaguely revealed a feeling that the virus was a biological attack, and it even directly announced that the United States had entered a level three combat readiness state. The impact caused can be seen from the comments below.
"Oh my god, the flu in Manhattan turned out to be a biological attack! Is there going to be a war? Should I find a shelter?"
"Compared to finding a shelter, I think it's more practical to buy more food and hide at home. But I heard that it's difficult to buy anything in Manhattan now."
"Damn virus! Damn biological attack! Get this shit over with! I lost $30,000 on stocks because of this crap!"
"I'm clearly not infected with the virus! Why aren't they letting me leave the city? I'm going to sue them!"
"Find the culprit of the biological attack! Make them pay the price!"
"Where's Iron Man! Why didn't he find out beforehand!"
"… "
In just a short period of time, there were tens of thousands of comments, which shows the level of attention paid by the entire network.
Jigen looked at the American president who was stirring up the emotions of the entire nation in the video, leaned back and said, "I kind of regret agreeing to be involved in this, Lupin."
The effect of this virus has not been exposed yet. Once it is exposed and the public knows that this virus is the same as the zombie virus in the movie, it is unknown how big a wave it will cause.
If they get involved in this kind of thing, they might be beaten to the ground by a wave at any time.
"Well! Since you're already here, don't say that. Besides, it's also interesting to play the role of a detective occasionally."
Lupin spoke with a little excitement, and Jigen heard it. Just as he was about to reply, there was a knock on the door.
The first half of the chapter is a bit watery, but it also explains the protagonist's thoughts.
(End of this chapter)