"The sniper who just attacked us," He Ao pointed to the sniper lying on the ground with his crutch, and then pointed to the car that hit the wall with his crutch. "The people inside were just about to shoot me."
Then he looked at Ikari, "Is this considered self-defense?"
"Regardless of...?"
Yi Jiali was a little confused.
The incident happened so fast that her mind was already a little confused.
From the nature of the incident, this can be regarded as self-defense.
Just explain that He Ao's encounter with the sniper was an accidental encounter while escaping. Although Yi Jiali felt that the old man probably came here specially to hunt down the sniper, it can still be explained by an 'explanation'.
The problem is that too many people died in self-defense, and all those who attacked them died.
Even according to the laws of Chenxi City, if you really have to go to court, you will probably have to fight.
Of course, now is not the time to think about this. Yi Jiali raised her head and looked at He Ao,
"Old man, what shall we do next?"
Ikari was completely confused at this moment. She didn't know why she was in this situation, why someone was chasing her, and why the originally kind and kind librarian suddenly showed such a cold and decisive side.
She even began to think about what kind of unknown past He Ao had, and began to wonder if those uncles sweeping the floors on the roadside were actually masters of hiding things.
But in the final analysis, He Ao is her only support now. In times of crisis, the most important thing to do is to listen to the opinions of professionals.
He Ao glanced at Yi Jiali, walked deeper into the alley with a cane, and took out a card reader with a translucent storage chip from his pocket.
This kind of card reader can convert the interface of the storage chip into the federal common three-point magnetic data interface, so that the content inside can be read using the bracelet.
"Have you seen it?"
He Ao put the card reader in front of Yi Jiali's eyes.
Ikari shook her head blankly.
"Take a look," He Ao handed her the card reader. "After reading it, share the information you know with me."
Yi Jiali blankly took the card reader from He Ao's hand.
"Remember to disconnect from the Internet."
He Ao, who was walking in front, suddenly said.
"Ah," Yijiali nodded. She leaned the card reader against the data interface of the bracelet and asked softly, "So, sir, are we going to look at what's inside?"
"No," He Ao shook his head, "We go to Rockville Private High School."
"Ah? Why?"
"The mayor is giving a speech there."
——
Crown District Rockville Private High School
A lean, lean old man with a kind and majestic face was standing on the podium. His eyes were shining, and he looked energetically at the students sitting neatly in front of him.
"...I know that the videos played on those smart devices may have given you some illusion, thinking that you can make a lot of money without much effort, thinking that you only need to be able to sing, dance, and participate in some kind of talk show
, or just have some fun in a variety show and enjoy the results."
"But the reality is, there's almost no chance you'll go down either path."
"Those lively TV shows and the stars who are active in them often give us the illusion that we can be rich and successful without any effort."
"But success is actually a difficult thing."
"The land under our feet is the oldest land in Dawn City and one of the oldest lands in the Federation. More than 800 years ago, the founders of the Federation broke through the sea and landed on this land. They built the original
Morningside City - which is what we now call the Crown District."
"Under the attacks of crazy alien beasts, they built the first high wall in Dawn City in the terrifying wilderness, which is also the oldest high wall in the Federation."
"How long did it take them?"
"Twenty years!"
"Seven hundred and fifty-six years ago, when the Federation was established, almost a hundred years had passed since the construction of the high wall in Dawn City began."
"More than eight hundred years ago, the people sitting in your position, people about your age, overcame obstacles, reclaimed land at the feet of alien beasts, and rebuilt civilization amidst the madness of the wilderness. They spent twenty years.
Time built the Dawn, it took a hundred years to build the Commonwealth."
"Success is never easy."
"Eight centuries ago, those who sat in your position rekindled the spark of civilization and gave us a wall behind which to live."
"Five centuries ago, people sitting in your shoes restored transportation between cities, allowing us to travel freely between cities."
"Three centuries ago, people sitting in your position built a virtual network across the wilderness and changed the way we communicate."
"So today, I want to ask you, what is your contribution? What problems will you solve? Twenty years, fifty years, a century later, how should the mayor who comes here say that you are the dawn and the federal government?
Do everything?”
"Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you receive the education you need to answer these questions."
"I want every one of you to do great things, so don't let me down, don't let your family down, don't let your city down."
Thunderous applause.
"Thank you everyone, God bless you, God bless the morning sun."
——
Outside the venue, there was a dense crowd of people standing and watching, and most of the applause came from these crowds.
At the edge of the crowd, stood an old man with silver hair and a slim woman with black hair. They did not applaud, but listened quietly to the mayor's speech.
"Well said."
He Ao said calmly, leaning on a cane.
"Yes," Yijiali nodded silently. Her eyes swept over the students wearing expensive woolen sweater school uniforms, the luxury bags hanging on their bodies, and the expensive smartphones they carried on their hands.
Bracelet or brand-name watch,
Rockville Private Middle School is the best middle school in Crown District and the best middle school in Chenxi City. Of course, its tuition fees are as high as nearly 100,000 federal dollars per year.
"472," Yijiali raised her head and turned her gaze to the energetic old man in the center of the crowd. The old man was packing his things and preparing to leave. "In the Aston area, the neighborhood I often go to.
There are 472 street children who cannot afford to go to school."
There are forty-one blocks in Aston District.
He Ao turned around and walked towards the exit step by step with a cane on his back. "Let's go and meet the mayor."
"He is not···"
Yi Jiali was a little surprised. On the way here, she had told He Ao the contents of her commission, and she also knew that the person chasing them behind the scenes was the mayor.
"Don't you want to know the whereabouts of your little employer?" He Ao didn't look back and walked forward step by step. "The fastest way is to ask his adoptive father directly."
