fraternity!
Esther murmured the name in a low voice, and he looked up at Edmund.
This former senior C-level personnel, now the director of the Angcheng site, said word by word: "The members are all brothers, and the members are all family members. We will unite as one to fight the crisis together!"
Hearing those words, Esther's eyes lit up.
Isn't that what he wants
Isn't this what he expected
call!
Est took a deep breath.
"As expected of Senior Edmond, your kindness has always been my guiding light."
"It is the luck of my life to meet you."
Est said seriously.
"If possible, I hope to continue to be a salted fish... the past, present, and future will all be a salted fish."
Edmund said with a wry smile.
He didn't have any cover in front of Este, and he was honest about his thoughts.
"But there are always people who don't allow it!"
"I also want to live to be a hundred years old in peace, but there are always people who hinder me!"
"It's not us who are wrong, it's the world that is wrong!"
Esther nodded, agreeing with Edmund.
In fact, he also wanted salted fish.
What's wrong with salted fish
The feeling of dawdling is simply not too cool.
Therefore, in order to dawdle better, all threats must be killed in the cradle.
"We need to do one thing now."
Edmund became serious.
Esther who guessed something immediately stood up and bowed slightly.
"Following in your footsteps."
…
Patsy stood in front of the balcony of the apartment, raising his hand to gently stroke his swollen belly.
This is the crystallization of her love with Warren.
Although it was an accident at first, such an accident was full of surprises.
is a gift.
Passy now still remembers Varun's bewildered look when he learned that he was about to become a father. The big and thick man approached him cautiously, putting his ears on his stomach, wanting to listen to the birth of that little life.
Then, he worked harder and harder.
He wants a better environment for his children.
She hopes too.
However, she wanted him to be safe more.
After getting married, a non-disclosure agreement made her guess slightly about her husband's job.
It made her a little scared, but Varen always smiled and said it was okay.
Because he has a group of reliable comrades-in-arms and partners.
And she can only support him and wait for him to come home.
Today is no exception.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the door rang on time.
Boom, boom, boom!
With a smile, Patsy walked towards the door quickly, and then he saw Edmund and Esther.
This is Varen's colleague and superior, and she met them at the wedding.
And then... didn't see Varun.
The faces of the two were solemn and sad.
Percy's face turned pale.
"Valentine..."
"terribly sorry."
Edmund and Esther bowed their heads.
Percy's eyes turned red, and tears began to flow down her cheeks.
"It's his pension."
Edmund handed Passy a letter containing a check.
Passy didn't pick it up, so Edmond could only put it on the side cabinet.
"This Valen's life is nothing compared to it, but it can make you and your children live better."
"Varen's death does not mean that you are helpless."
"The 'fraternity' takes care of you, including your children."
Altsimon squatted down, approached Passy in a half-kneeling position, and said softly.
"'Brotherhood' is the organization that Warren belongs to?"
Patsy asked.
"No."
"It was because of Warren's death that I decided to form a 'fraternity'. I don't want the tragedy to happen again."
Edmond confessed.
"Warren wasn't the only one who died?"
Patsy quickly regained her composure, and she asked while stroking her stomach.
"Well, I lost a lot of friends today."
"Warren is one of them."
Edmund nodded.
"Can I join the 'fraternity'?"
Patsy asked.
"certainly."
"Whether you join or not, the Brotherhood will always stand behind you, and... your children."
Edmund looked at Passy who was stroking his stomach all the time, and guessed what Passy was most worried about.
"I join!"
Percy said without hesitation.
Warren is dead.
Warren's children are still there.
She wants to make Varun's children safer.
A woman is soft, but a mother is strong.
Est looked at the mother who quickly restrained his emotions with admiration, and he knelt on one knee.
"All the members are brothers, and all the members are family members. We will unite as one to fight the crisis together!"
"Warren's children, we will treat them as our own children."
"He or she?"
"he!"
Esther's solemnity made Percy slightly relieved, and she replied in a low voice.
"Does he have a name?"
Est continued to ask.
"Yes, Warren has a name for him."
"Stark."
"Stark?"
"Good name, I swear by the Brotherhood, Stark, you'll grow up healthy, you'll get the best education, and you'll have everything the other kids have."
Edmund and Esther knelt on one knee and swore to Percy and the child in her belly.
Patsy hugged her belly, she knew that she had to control her emotions, but at this moment, she couldn't hold back her tears no matter what.
"Thanks."
She was crying and crying.
…
The Warrens' house was the first one Edmond and Esther visited.
But just the first one made the two of them feel suffocated grief.
"Senior Edmond, can I rest for ten minutes before going to the next house?"
Est asked.
"Can."
Edmund nodded.
He, too, was a little unbearable.
The atmosphere in the car is quiet.
It was depressingly quiet.
In the end, Esther, who just said to take a ten-minute break, suggested driving again.
Edmund didn't object.
Quick is the second person. He is a single father who lives with a five-year-old boy. The other party's wife has long since disappeared in the other party's life.
When Edmund and Esther appeared in front of the kindergarten, they saw a boy who was much stronger than his peers standing at the entrance of the kindergarten. He had a standard posture and kept his eyes fixed, like a little soldier.
"Quick is really not a good father."
Edmund said.
"yes."
Est nodded.
"Uncle Edmond, Uncle Esther."
The little boy had seen the two of them before, and addressed them somewhat rigidly.
"Kids have to smile."
"Remember..."
"Did something happen to my father?"
Esther was about to say something but was interrupted by the little boy.
Esther looked at the little boy in surprise.
"My father picks me up on time every day. If he doesn't show up, something has happened to him—he said so, and then he told me to go find Uncle Edmond."
The little boy walked towards their car while talking.
This stunned Esther, who had prepared a lot of drafts, and even prepared to lie in good faith.
"Bastard Quick."
After Edmund cursed in a low voice, he strode up.
"Kratos, you sit in the back row, remember to wear your seat belt."
Edmund exhorted.
Esther became the co-pilot, watched Kratos fasten his seat belt, and then signaled Edmond to drive.
The third is Clive.
His ordinary-looking girlfriend received Edmond and Esther calmly.
"Can I join the 'fraternity'?"
the lady asked.
"Yes, but you are still young, you can start a new life again..."
"Is the life after the loss of a loved one still called life?"
The lady interrupts Esther.
And Edmund stretched out his hand, and the lady shook hands with him without hesitation.
"Welcome aboard, Danvers."
The fourth is Edwin.
Edmond and Esther had to face an old couple who had lost their son, which made Edmond and Esther hesitate. In the end, Edmond stepped forward and rang the doorbell.
It was Edwin's mother who opened the door, and the old man was leaning on a cane.
Wearing reading glasses, his father put down the newspaper in his hand and looked here.
Under such gazes, the legs of Edmond and Esther were like lead, and it was difficult to move a step.
The two old men who have experienced decades have seen something.
"Come in for a cup of tea."
said the old woman.
The elderly man silently put away the newspaper, took off his glasses, and motioned for the two to sit down.
Edmund and Esther are on pins and needles.
The former took out the envelope containing the check.
"If necessary, you can contact us."
"I started an organization called 'The Brotherhood,' and it's going to treat you like family, I swear."
Edmund promised.
Esther swore the same.
The two old men had sad faces, but under such sadness, they patted their shoulders.
"we believe."
"Edwin will believe it too."
The old woman said, and then, the old woman on crutches seemed to think of something, she said: "Edison should be called Medivh, he remembered it wrong, and he remembered it wrong since he was a child, but Eddie The text is also pretty good."
About fifteen minutes later, Edmond and Esther left here as if fleeing.
Facing the old couple, their sense of powerlessness reached an extreme at this time.
As he was driving, Esther glanced at the door plate.
"It's really Medivh, not Edwin."
He spoke softly.
Then, Esther said directly.
"Jones' sister is in college and not in Ang City. Let's go directly to Rodney's?"
Esther was a little happy.
Enough grief for today.
It is also good to be able to encounter a little less.
"Um."
Edmund nodded.
Edmund is very familiar with Rodney's family. He often goes to barbecue at home on weekends.
"Uncle Edmond."
As soon as the car stopped, a handsome boy ran out.
He was smiling, but soon, this smile was replaced by crying.
Like Quick, Rodney is also a single dad.
But Rodney's education was obviously much more normal, but it was precisely because of this normality that Edmund and Esther became helpless, and at this time, the back door of the car was pushed open.
The young Kratos walked down.
He looked at his peers whom he had met several times.
"Don't cry."
"Tears only make the warrior weak!"
"We should be fearless!"
Kratos raised his hand and took the hands of his peers and walked towards the back of the car.
Esther opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.
Edmund just said a word.
"Logan, fasten your seat belt."
The car started up again.
This time, the car drove to the boxing gym.
It's not about leaving the two children in the care of Jason or Arras.
Edmund was crazy to give the two children to Jason, the 'mask man'.
Arras
Yes, biologically, Arras is a lady.
However, Edmond never thought that a woman who relied on her muscles to withstand small-caliber pistol bullets was a woman.
He just wanted to talk to Jason and Arras about something during his trip.
It's about the Taotie, Hydra, and the Brotherhood.
The brotherhood is in the light, the hydra hides in the dark, and the gluttony is supreme.
He had already thought of such a rhetoric.
Because, he knew very well that without a high-end stand like Jason, an organization like theirs would be just a joke.
Bang, bang, bang!
Just parked in the back alley of the fight gym.
There was a burst of gunshot-like sound transmitted to the car.
"Don't worry."
"This is an actual combat exercise between Master Jason and His Excellency Arras."
"Their fight... was a bit intense."
Esther explained to the two kids in the backseat.
However, beyond Este's expectations, both Kratos and Logan were attracted at this time, and the two children were staring straight at the lighted boxing gym.
Logan, who was crying softly just now, completely forgot about crying at this moment.
He raised his hand and climbed on the window.
Kratos showed his yearning without hesitation.
Watching this scene, Edmund couldn't help but smile.
Boys, even at a young age, some things are engraved in their bones.
For example: fighting, firearms, etc.
This is the same reason that little girls like dolls.
However, Edmond still would not let the two children enter the boxing gym.
"Look at them."
Edmund told Este.
"Okay, senior."
After watching Esther make a reassuring gesture, Edmund walked towards the boxing gym.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock on the door, and the fierce fighting sound stopped slightly.
A moment later, the door opened.
Jason's figure appeared behind the door.
Shirtless, sweating profusely, panting slightly.
Without any inquiry, he took a step back and motioned Edmond to come in.
When Esther received the notice from the 'shelter house', Jason was by his side. Although he didn't know what happened afterwards, Edmond who appeared here was enough to explain everything.
"Master Jason, I'm sorry to bother you."
"But there are some things that must be told to you."
"I set up another organization outside of the Hydra and Glutton Society."
Edmund told Jason everything in detail.
Edmund was nervous when he said this, he was worried that Jason would refuse, but to his surprise, Jason nodded simply.
"You have no objection?"
Edmund asked.
"What objection do I have?"
Jason asked back.
"Can… "
Edmund was about to say something, but suddenly he saw Jason's nose fluttering slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.