After sending Mrs. Quinn to the West Side, Zach made a U-turn on the way back and headed back to the North Side.
No, as soon as this gray professional opened the door to his home, he saw Zach holding a baby and standing outside the door, "I need advice." Zach spoke, "And everyone around me is in I cannot listen to the advice of these people who represent a certain position or represent a certain group. I will easily detect the selfishness behind them. So I came to you. You are the only one who does not belong to any position and is willing to I’m a truth teller.”
This opening made Nuo stunned for a moment, "Uh..." and then, "Get in the car."
It's not Zach's car, it's No's own car. Zach didn't ask Nuo where he was going, he just got in the car and sat there honestly.
Judging from the direction Nuo was driving, he was heading southeast. The drive continued in silence for a while, then Nuo stopped the car and said, "Wait a moment." He got out of the car and bought a bunch of food and drinks at a convenience store on the roadside, then got back in the car and continued driving.
It was Zach who asked, "Where are we going?"
"A safe house," was the reply.
"Your commission?"
"That's right." Nuo glanced at Zach, shook his head for unknown reasons, and finally asked the creature in Zach's arms, "Who is this?"
"Adam Grand, son of Benjamin and Mokawi." Zach also answered.
Nuo seemed to be relieved, "You said you need my advice?"
Zach nodded, but didn't speak immediately. Looking at the road ahead, he thought about it for a while before speaking, "Have you ever cared about the structure of the world?"
Nuo looked at the road ahead expressionlessly and remained silent for a while before asking, "Do you mean the international situation?"
Zach's mouth was closed, but he twisted around and said, "Yeah."
"I don't care much." Nuo replied.
Zach asked, "Then what have you done to address the current international situation?"
This question seems meaningless. How can a person who doesn't care much about international affairs do anything for the international situation
But, be more grounded. Nuo thought about it for a while, "You want to ask me if I have ever used anything made by Republic. I have, and I quite like it."
Zach had no expression. He seemed to have accepted the question Nuojiang wanted to ask, which corresponded to the most discussed international situation in the Federation and the business of the Republic.
"If you use Republic products, it will cause harm to the Federation. Will you still use Republic products?"
As soon as this question came up, Nuo glanced at Zach, his eyes full of confusion, "I doubt what impact my use of republican things will have on the federation."
Zach shook his head and seemed to insist on this topic that was honestly very confusing, "For example, technology and technology patents. Every time you spend on these things, you are fueling the development of these industries in the Republic, thus making The living environment of these federal industries has become worse.”
Nuo looked at Zach with confused eyes again, but seeing Zach's serious look on his face, he shook his head and could only accept the presupposition of the situation, "Okay, then my question is, if these things will be given to the Federation Bringing harm, how did it enter the Federation and be accessible to, uh, civilians like me?"
Zach glanced at Nuo, "Of course it's a political operation. Someone would make such a decision."
"Then..." Nuoye glanced at Zach, "Whether those things are used or not, it is the politicians who pay the consequences, right? So, this doesn't seem to be something I should worry about."
Zach opened his mouth and didn't know what he was thinking. "What do you mean?" Zach looked at the road ahead, which was already in the southeast. "Those who create the international situation must be responsible for the international situation. Civilians don't need to care. Just use these for yourself."
Nuo pouted. After all, Zach's meaning didn't seem very positive, "Yes. That's what I meant."
Zach nodded,
There was silence in the car for a while, and Nuo was speechless. "Zach, what on earth are you trying to ask?" This was asking Zach to speak frankly, "Why do I feel uneasy when you keep the topic so open?"
Zach looked at Nuo, "Why are you upset? You don't care."
"I really don't care, but I also have the consciousness that you and I are not on the same level." Nuo didn't look at Zach, but looked at the road. After entering the southeast, this area has been ignored by the city government for a long time. The architectural planning is quite arbitrary, and the roads are seven. A 20% discount. This is probably the reason why the location of the 'safe house' mentioned in Nuo's words is so hidden, "What you just said is that countries outside the Federation provide things within the Federation that can make civilians' lives better, but what if it is not better? Although I am a civilian, I am not a fool. When it is time to become a federal citizen and support the federation, I have an obligation to stand up."
Zach frowned, "What obligation?"
Nuo began to shake his head, "Zach, have you forgotten that I am a veteran? The current international situation may be business cooperation between the Republic and the Federation, which is a win-win development for everyone. But the international situation more than ten years ago, It’s the vicious competition between the Federation and the Northland, and we all know what this competition turned into in the end.”
It turned into a war where Zach, Benjamin, and Anthony met on the battlefield.
Zach opened his mouth again, but what he said was: "It sounds like you are not very proactive. You will only fulfill your civic obligations when you have to stand up."
Nuo Yi curled his lips, "I'm not a politician, I'm an ordinary citizen. What do you expect from me? Did you go to the streets to march in the first place and put pressure on politicians in your own country? I'm sorry, I still have my own life to live."
Zach tilted his head and became quiet again.
Nuo was even more panicked, "My friend, just tell me, I really can't stand you being like this."
Zach, however, was still in that unpleasant state of being indifferent, with his life hanging in the sky, and he kept making irrelevant remarks, "You seem to have already made a plan for the world structure. Politicians are in front of you. Only in the end can you It's up to you, an ordinary citizen whose life has been affected, to stand up and fulfill your obligations. Isn't this a good idea? What can't you bear?"
No stepped on the brakes. Although the speed of the car was not fast, it was so sudden that Zach still leaned forward on the car seat. The baby in her arms was sleeping, but woke up from the sudden movement. It had begun to smooth and smooth, no longer as wrinkled and bloated as when she was born yesterday. The baby's white skin blinked, "Ah... ah..." Although there was no Crying, but definitely confused about not knowing what was going on in the world around him.
Zach began to rock the baby.
Nuo looked at Zach's behavior of coaxing the baby, and lowered his voice considerately, "Okay, let's follow the default situation you said." This was helpless. Anyone who had been in contact with Zach knew that Zach The way Ke speaks makes people speechless. What Zach really wants to discuss with Nuo is definitely not the international situation between the Federation and the Republic! "Political interactions between countries will ultimately fall on ordinary citizens like me, whether it is good or bad." Good, that means now, Nuo can use the republican products he likes in his daily life Products of. Bad, duty, soldier, war. "But when you say these words, I have to consider that this is a world where there are many ordinary human citizens who can't do much even if they fulfill their obligations." If Zach doesn't say it directly, Nuo will say it. "You are a foreigner. What you do is not just as simple as federal-republic trade. What if I want to put on a military uniform and go to fight for foreign affairs? I'd better commit suicide as soon as possible to save myself the pain of being powerless." "
Zach glanced at Nuo, "Why can't what I do be simple since I'm a foreigner?"
Nuo looked at Zach from head to toe and said, "Reflect on what you said." He curled his lips, took the food and drinks he just bought, and got out of the car.
Zach watched Nuo enter the unit building, and Adam in his arms became confused again and began to return to sleep. Zach began to be good at this job.
Nuo moved very quickly, and Zach came back without waiting in the car for too long. After sitting in the driver's seat again, Nuo looked at Zach for a while before starting the car and said, "If you don't really want to chat with me, I'll take you back to Grande."
It is said that only three times can be said, and Nuo has made it clear that Zach should tell him directly for the third time. If Zach still keeps the topic floating in the sky, this friendship will be...
"I don't want to work for the Sabbat anymore." Zach finally responded to Nuo's request.
Nuo was a little confused.
Zach, "I didn't intend to do anything for the Sabbat, and I don't think, no, I don't admit that I was doing anything for the Sabbat. I hate the Sabbat, I hate this organization from the beginning, not to mention that I hate the Sabbat social structure made in the West.”
Nuo started his car and went out to the southeast first to decide the direction.
Zach continued, "But for various reasons, as long as I do something for the vampire race in the Federation, I am doing something for the Sabbat. Because the Federation only has one established vampire organization, the Sabbat." Zach paused, "Can you understand what I mean?"
Nuo glanced at Zach, "I understand better than you think. Do you think no human being can decide the country where he is born? Why should I fulfill my obligations as a federal citizen?" He raised his hand and said, "Same."
It's hard to explain what Nuo said, just understand it, no need to agree with it.
Zach didn't go any further, "It's not that I'm disgusted with what I've done recently, it's just that I suddenly realized a fact." Zach began to shake his head, "All the things I thought I should do for granted recently were taken away by the Sabbat. I don’t like this feeling.” Zach frowned, “I don’t know how to describe it.”
It's rare that Zach has something he can't say.
Nuo frowned, "It's the kind of thing that suddenly stretches out on the battlefield. Why should I throw myself into such a dangerous battlefield and fight for a reason that I don't quite understand the cause and effect of."
Zach looked at Nuo for a while, "Yes." Then, "I can feel that the people around me are my comrades. We are all on this battlefield for the same reason. But when we fight When I was there, I just had an inexplicable feeling. Why? Why do I have to fight with these people?"
"For my country." Nuo replied.
Zach nodded, because Zach also knew that Nuo didn't really answer, "That's it. I realize that as long as I fight hard on the battlefield, in the end, it will be for this country." Zach smiled, "Yes. As a vampire, to be more precise, I am for the Sabbat. But in fact, I am not standing on the battlefield for the Sabbat. I am for my own life."
Nuo also nodded, "Which soldier is not? They go to the battlefield for the people they love, for their families, and for the daily life that has been destroyed. In the end, they are all sublimated into serving the country. You can't say that this is Wrong. But no one asks 'why' sometimes."
Nuo probably has a say in this kind of thing, after all, he has experienced it.
As for Zach, if we compare it, haha, we can see the similarities...
Zach, "I just don't want to be kidnapped by the Sabbat anymore." Looking at Nuo, "You'd better not say to me that I want to treason. I used the country as an analogy, but you also know, I said They are aliens." He waved his hand and said, "Aliens have never established a political system on the scale of human civilization like a country. Aliens do not have as much as humans..." Zach curled his lips and said, "'Heart'."
Nuo was satisfied with Zach, "I know." He sighed, "It's quite difficult for you too. I should be one of the few humans in this city who can understand you."
Zach nodded. There's no need to admit it, Zach has come to see Nuo.
Nuo: "I also changed from Grande, who didn't even enter the gray professional circle in the beginning, to what I am now." Nuo's face showed a sighing smile, "You are just doing it for your life. In the beginning, maybe In order to support your autistic sister, then Grande, then the West Ender, and then all the messy things come to you." Noah was satisfied with Zach, "I know." He sighed, "It's quite difficult for you too. Yes, I should be considered one of the few humans in this city who can understand you."
Zach nodded. There's no need to admit it, Zach has come to see Nuo.
Nuo: "I also changed from Grande, who didn't even enter the gray professional circle in the beginning, to what I am now." Nuo's face showed a sighing smile, "You are just doing it for your life. In the beginning, maybe To support your autistic sister, then Grande, then WestEnders, and then all this shit comes to you.”
Zach was still nodding, "Yes, I'm just living for myself, and then I represent Grande, the West Enders, Barton, the Sabbat, and a bunch of things that I don't want to care about. The collective. All the things I do are basically for myself, and they are inexplicably put into the interests of those collectives. Humph." Zach began to shake his head again, "I want to be a selfish person, I want to do something for the collective. Live by yourself and don’t have to represent those inexplicable things.”
Out of the southeast.