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"Bah! You dead [beep-] [beep beep beep-]"
When Ferdinandia opened the secret door neatly dressed, although she had made some psychological preparations, she was shocked by the wonderful scolding of the girl inside.
This contains the wisdom of countless working people for thousands of years.
Mr. Gurley was no match at all, and even the two burly men next to him bowed their heads in shame.
Ferdinand was amazed.
The other party looked very good. Obviously, today's imprisonment did not damage her spirit, but made her look... more and more excited.
Shen Zhirou was brought over without makeup, her eyebrows were sparse and her lips were dull, and her face was almost a polygon. Without Yi Jia by her side, she turned into a dull ugly duckling, but this did not prevent her from being a young girl.
Mr. Gurley wiped off the spit on his face with a sullen face, restraining himself for a long time before reluctantly not to shoot this yellow-haired girl.
However, the yellow-haired girl didn't care about his "great kindness and great virtue" at all. Her skills that had been silent for many years were finally brought into full play in the two-day kidnapping case.
Ferdinandia cleared his throat, tried to relax himself, and didn't block his ears with those foul words. Fortunately, his quality was excellent. Even if Shen Zhirou's words passed through the "artificial shielding system", basically nothing was left, but he Still listening with as much grace as possible.
"Zhirou, don't be so nervous."
Ferdinandia smiled at her gently, and when the wind blew, she looked very holy, and she could become a priest with a cloak.
As soon as Shen Zhirou saw his ecstatic expression, she instinctively feared the man in front of her.
In fact, Shen Zhirou was "invited" at the beginning, and the other party's attitude was very good, but she just used a little seduction.
Mr. Gurley was a middle-aged old man with a mustache, and he was very shrewd. Shen Zhirou didn't like him, but Shen Zhifan and Mr. Gurley were very close, so she couldn't help but believe it.
Originally thought it was her brother's accident, Shen Zhirou left without thinking too much in panic, but she noticed something in some subtle details, but unfortunately it was too late when she wanted to escape.
In order to prevent her from any changes, she had to be imprisoned here.
Her eyes were fixed on Ferdinandia, and even the energy just now went down a lot... She was instinctively afraid of Ferdinandia.
"Long time no see..." Ferdinand wanted to untangle the rope for Shen Zhirou, but Shen Zhirou avoided her with a cold face, so Ferdinand smiled again, stretched out her hand and brushed away one of her hair, "The last time we met It was only when Rou Rou reached my chest, she has grown taller after not seeing it for so many years, do you still remember brother Ferdinand?"
Shen Zhirou's face was ugly, but because of what he said, he couldn't help recalling some old things, and it looked a little better.
She had met Ferdinand before, and Ferdinand's handsome and noble temperament was unforgettable. When she was taken out of the orphanage by Shen Zhifan, Ferdinand once invited them to a meal. Dinner to celebrate their housewarming.
It was the most expensive hotel in Dixing North District. At that time, Shen Zhifan had gradually become famous, and she was also dressed like a dog, standing at a loss in the glitz of the Three Thousand Worlds.
Accompanying my brother to see this more man-like man.
Ferdinand was very kind to her, a gentle gentleman. Before leaving, he gave her a necklace, which was very delicate and precious, and she still keeps it in a corner of the drawer.
It has to be said that a man like Ferdinand is too easy to capture a girl's heart, and Shen Zhirou has secretly had a very good impression of him for some time.
It's a pity that the two of them are just the difference between clouds and mud, not to mention the status that Shen Zhirou doesn't know, and since they have hardly seen each other after that, Shen Zhirou slowly forgot about it.
But now that she saw it, she still recognized it at a glance.
She had always thought that Ferdinand and her brother were indeed good friends, just as she had thought that Mr. Gurley was also a good man.
Because their lives really got better, and my brother really looked better than before, less haggard and scarred.
Everything seems to be heading for a good place, very beautiful.
But now she hesitated.
The two well-dressed men in front of her, who were from extraordinary backgrounds at first glance, made her feel chills.
"Brother Ferdinand?" She sneered, "Aren't you and my brother friends, what do you mean by lying to me like this?"
In fact, she only needed a little thought to know that she was the hostage they threatened her brother with.
But she didn't know why, what was there in her brother worthy of their coveting, they were almost ordinary people, and at most they were a little famous.
Although my brother made some money, looking at the expensive outfits of the two big Buddhas in front of him, it seems that there is no reason to make money.
Ferdinandia didn't mind her rudeness, but instead sighed with emotion.
Mr. Gurley thought that this unobstructed yellow-haired girl had bumped into His Highness, and originally wanted to gag her mouth too, but Ferdinandia refused.
Ferdinando turned the agate wrench on his finger, there was a faint fascination in the sun, and the dark green was covered with a beautiful golden sand, just as noble as his appearance.
"Zhirou, I have something to tell you."
He spoke very gently, as if he was reading the Bible and praying, but it made Shen Zhirou feel horrified.
She looked at him with wide eyes, like a kitten.
"My brother and I are friends, you don't have to question this," Ferdinand looked at her like a child who was ignorant, "it's just that your brother didn't want you to know about these things before, so now you You and your brother may not know me well."
Shen Zhirou's heart was empty, the other party probably already knew about Shen Zhifan's amnesia.
"I can't get in touch with your brother very well, because he is very close to Yan Shuo now, do you know General Yan?" Ferdinandia smiled, but there was an unintentional murderous look in his eyes, "He is a very nice guy. Man, one year younger than me, when he stood in front of me back then, I never thought he would go so far... Oh far, this is the past, in short, it's a pity, he is me now enemy."
"That's why a very unfortunate thing happened," Ferdinandia sighed again, fiddling with his beautiful wrench, "Your brother was originally on my side, but now he betrayed me and went to the other side."
The words betrayal were very heavy, and Shen Zhirou could hear them in a daze, but the words weighed more than a thousand kilograms on the tip of her heart, and her heart skipped a beat.
"But I don't blame him," Ferdinand said, smiling very tolerantly of the Holy Father, although he was still frowning slightly, as if he was very distressed, "it's because of his amnesia, it's the enemy's plot, so Can't blame him. It's just that the most important thing right now is to restore his memory and come back to me."
"Unfortunately, Yan Shuo is almost inseparable from him now. I can't contact him. I can only help your brother through you and get back on the right path."
Back on track
Shen Zhirou's brain pondered quickly, her eyes widened diligently, although it was not really big because she was originally small, she still looked a bit funny.
What is the right way and who is the right way
Who can judge this in a few words
"I... I don't understand what you're talking about. What is betrayal? Could it be that you are some kind of terrorist organization?"
Shen Zhirou was really surprised, but she felt that it was impossible for Shen Zhifan to do such a thing.
Mr. Gurley coughed heavily, obviously he felt that the terrorist organization was a complete slander for Ferdinand.
"Don't be rude, this one is—"
"Of course we're not a terrorist organization," Ferdinandia interrupted his serious introduction, and seemed to find this a bit funny, but then his expression turned stern, "This matter started a long time ago, Rourou, do you remember the explosion of n-192?"
The sudden change of his words made Shen Zhirou, who had managed to keep up with her thoughts, be stunned again.
Seven years ago, the explosion of the n galaxy buried countless lives and left her family shattered and displaced.
She and her brother were suffocated by the oppression of life when they were young and carefree. How could she forget
She still remembers her father's disgusting but loving eyes, and her mother's tenderness in long-winded words.
Her small but warm home.
These are things that will never go back and will never be touched again.
As soon as the voices and smiles of his parents emerged in his mind, accompanied by the gentle voice of a god next to him, Shen Zhirou's eyes suddenly fell, and his lips trembled slightly.
"The n-galaxy explosion is still pending, but this is actually not a completely unknown explosion, or even a case," Ferdinand said with a high voice and raised eyebrows, with sarcasm and sadness that could not be concealed, "A deliberate conspiracy."
A deliberate conspiracy is far away from Shen Zhirou, but she still hears a hint of... horror.
"N-galaxy is just a very backward galaxy..." Shen Zhirou said blankly, "We have been indifferent to the world from generation to generation, we have suffered enough, we are so... In a place like n-galaxy, what kind of conspiracy can, can?"
land? No, the galaxy is vast, not to mention a barren planet like the n galaxy, which is mostly barren.
resource? This is even more ridiculous. If there are endless resources and treasures on it, why should the inhabitants of the n galaxy work so hard, risking their lives to mine the cheapest ores in the endless metal storms.
The inhabitants of the n galaxy are all descendants of defeated countries that lost to the empire hundreds of years ago, so most of them are honest, cautious, and live cautiously.
what else
Shen Zhirou thought helplessly.
If it is really a conspiracy, then there should be something worth coveting, treasure or power, but this has absolutely nothing to do with the n galaxy.
"It's your bloodline."
Ferdinandia spoke softly, as if specifically answering the doubts in her heart.
"… bloodline?"
Shen Zhirou repeated a sentence unconsciously, she stared blankly at the handsome man in front of her.
He raised his hand to screen away the people around him.
There were only the two of them left in the small room, so quiet that they couldn't even hear their breathing.
"Yes, it's the blood of some of you," Ferdinand said, taking out a piece of paper in his chest pocket like a juggler, and opening the piece of paper slowly, "It's related to the Glory Project."
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"... "The Glory Project"?"
All of these made Shen Zhirou feel extremely unfamiliar.
Her fingers tremblingly took the piece of paper as thin as a feather, and she faintly had a terrifying premonition that the things on this piece of paper would subvert her previous cognition.
"The Glory Project was created by my father together with his cronies and some members of the Central Committee. It is an S-class confidential document. Oh, you may not know who my father is," Ferdinand said in a slightly contemptuous tone. " He has been called 'Banglin III' since he ascended the throne."
Shen Zhirou's pupils suddenly narrowed.
No matter how unreasonable she is, there will still be countless news and countless newspapers telling him what the name "Banglin III" means.
"Ferdinandia..." As if the name Banglin III opened her memory, she finally associated the name with the unreachable prince in the newspaper, "You are—"
"The Glory Project is a dream of these old men," Ferdinand said, obviously very contemptuous, "they do nothing, for this empire, they have enjoyed all the splendor and wealth from the very beginning. The people obtained it with blood and tears. Of course, their prosperity and wealth were built on these.”
"But they're still not satisfied."
Shen Zhirou's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes slowly fell on the piece of paper, her eyelids twitched, obviously very small, but she felt as if she could hear the faint sound.
Because I was too nervous, even this beat was very clear.
"Actually, you should also understand that wealth and power have already stood at the highest peak. What do they want next? Ancient books have recorded many ignorant kings. What do they want when they reach the top—"
Ferdinand's tone dragged on.
His voice is so sarcastic and high above, like a saint who is drunk and awake alone.
"Immortal life."
Shen Zhirou's tears fell little by little, and fell on the paper as thin as wings, the transparent liquid slowly blurred, deepening the color, as if eroding the pure white on the paper.
That sheet of paper already carried more than the weight of the paper itself.
"Starting from the Star Wars thousands of years ago, the higher race planets invaded the lower race planets, and the melee spread to most corners of the universe. Although the aggression is not good, it is indeed the beginning of the fusion of interstellar cultures. After that, the war of racial liberation ."
"Anyway, for thousands of years, the various races have finally started to merge," Ferdinand said with his eyes widening, as if he was a little lazy, "The various races are barely friendly, and each has its own strengths, just the In the blood of the royal family, the foreign talents of mind-reading, high intelligence, and animalization are integrated. Of course, this ability is very rare. Among so many endless races, one of them has always been a secret that has been banned."
"… enough."
Shen Zhirou said softly, it was really light, almost in a trembling voice, without the slightest effort.
"They are a very ancient bloodline, which seems to have appeared from the ancient earth era at the beginning of the Star Wars," Ferdinand pondered for a while, "This race has no name, or we don't know it, in short, this It didn't matter so no one went after it. In Project Glory they were called 'Silver', which translates to 'precious food'."
"Do you think it's strange, why is it called that?"
Ferdinandez shook his head with a sigh.
"The body and intelligence of this race seem to be very mediocre, barely in the interstellar average, and it is the level of ordinary ancient earth humans. It seems that it has no special effect except for its more dazzling appearance."
"...Don't say it, please, don't say it anymore!"
Shen Zhirou sobbed and squeezed the paper tightly.
"But one thing is doomed that they will be displaced throughout their lives." Ferdinand lowered his head and touched Shen Zhirou's hair, cruelly and tenderly, "Descendants discovered in an accident that their flesh and blood have magical effects and can rejuvenate human cells. , is the best material for studying 'longevity'."
"Soon this race was slaughtered and only a few remained," Ferdinand said with a sigh. "They are not powerful, but they have priceless treasures destined to be coveted. It was a tragedy when it came out.”
Shen Zhirou pressed the paper tightly to her chest, her whimpering sound was like that of a kitten in a desperate situation, standing sharply and humming in despair.
"Are you devils... Do you still have humanity?!"
She burst into tears.
In addition to the precious explanation of the race "Sevier", there were only two simple bloodlines on that piece of paper.
"Nian Ying, thirty-eight years old, Seville is an adult female."
"Shen Zhifan, sixteen years old, Xavier is an underage male."
The insulting words of female and male made Shen Zhirou so disgusted that she was speechless. Those high-ranking dignitaries simply did not treat them as equal human beings for their own selfish desires.
But to make matters worse, she found herself unable to do anything.
Her mother, brother... and countless elders, ancestors were used as food, called food, hid in the east and Tibet, and were displaced... but they were still eroded like this.
But she could only shed tears like this, sadly.
What is she fighting against? The entire empire, the entire country she believed in from childhood to adulthood? !
She was deceived like this, hurt like this, and she was so stupid... She didn't know anything, and she lived such a heartless day every day.
No one told her.
She thought that she had learned to endure hardship, learned to endure, and learned to grow up, but it turned out that she was still protected in fairy tales by her brother.
"This is a copy of your mother and brother's bloodline after they were sentenced back then. The explosion was just a way of concealing people's ears. It was their goal to capture Sivir."
Ferdinand's voice was cold, as if thinking of something.
"Oh, because there were a lot of Sivir in addition to n-192, in order to erase the traces of Sivir and their disgusting misdeeds, they just blew up the entire n galaxy. ."
"This is the truth of the so-called n-galaxy explosion that is classified as unknown."
"They are evil ghosts..." Shen Zhirou cried in a low voice, raising her head suddenly, "Aren't you also an accomplice of those evil ghosts!"
"I'm not." Ferdinand looked at her decisively. "If so, why should I help your brother, why should I help him erase his name from "Project Glory"?"
Shen Zhirou's whimpering stopped suddenly, and she stared at him blankly.
"you-"
Ferdinandia sighed and gently bent down and hugged her.
"I never approve of these demons acting like them, but they are the people who hold the highest power in the empire," Ferdinand sighed in a low voice, "They have made this empire rotten, rotted from the most fundamental place, like A cancer that permeates every inch of the center of this nation's rights."
"I'm the next successor, in fact, they don't like me very much, but I'm still justifiable, but—"
His voice was so sonorous and powerful, and righteousness was awe-inspiring.
"I reject such filthy rights and status."
"Taking this country from them means acknowledging this behavior, helping them cover up, and helping them keep their mouths shut."
Shen Zhirou stared at him blankly, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, shaky.
"Indeed, they gave me everything I am now, but it is precisely because of my inner conscience and my yearning for this empire that I want to overthrow them."
"Your brother is very good to you and has never told you. First, you don't seem to have strong blood in Sivir, and secondly, he wants to protect you well."
"You don't know, he went to the underground mecha field back then, because he couldn't appear in this world openly, because he was Sivir, until I erased his name on the "Glory Project" for him, he and You were the one who slipped through the net."
Shen Zhirou tensed her cheeks and didn't want to cry anymore.
"Do you know the underground mecha field, it's really not easy for him, he hovers on the line of life and death countless times, he always rarely comes to see you, right? I don't want you to see it."
"Haven't you seen him like that? He's wrapped in cloth, he can't hear a sound, and his internal organs are very serious. But fortunately, he survived. He's really good and talented."
"It is precisely because I cherish his talent and feel pity for his situation that I will erase his name and let him walk under the empire with integrity."
"It is precisely because he is grateful to me that he chose to stand by my side."
"He didn't dare to tell you anything, for fear that you would be sad and resentful. He once told me that he hoped you would never know, and he is working so hard. As long as the empire is new, you don't need to know about it."
"He's really a good brother, isn't he."
Shen Zhirou's last string also collapsed.
"Why do those people do this? Are they worthy of being born?! Is human life so irrelevant?!"
"The tens of millions of people in the n galaxy... what do they know, they live so hard, they are descendants of defeated countries when they were born, but they still live without any regrets in a barren place where no grass can grow. on the planet... just to survive! And I... my mother... I..."
She choked up, tears streaming down her voice weakly.
"We are human beings, living thinking beings... We are not food!"
The girl's sorrowful voice was as sharp as thorns, one by one, quenched with poison, against the green light.
"Why does my brother have to endure this... He did nothing wrong, we did nothing wrong. We are already living in the mud, those people are living on the clouds, and they want us to die, just for, just for those disgusting people Desire..."
Her fingers tightly clenched the corners of her clothes, and her thin body was about to burst into tears, like a straw ravaged by the wind.
She remembered the last smile her mother gave her, and she didn't even have time to take a look at her mother's last body.
If she saw the last time, would she want her not to hate her, would she want her to live well without knowing anything
... But how can you not hate it!
"Why can they be so bad, so disgusting... don't they have nightmares?!"
Ferdinandia patted her on the shoulder to reassure her and changed the subject.
"Your brother is a mecha genius. His ability is indispensable to me. I need his help. Just like what he did before, he is working hard for the new life of the empire."
Ferdinandia stretched out her palm to Shen Zhirou.
"He has lost his memory now, so he may have forgotten the pain and humiliation. Let's help your brother get back his memory together, shall we?"
The setting sun outside slanted slightly, gilding him with a very beautiful layer of gold.
like an angel.
"For the rebirth of the empire."