Qin Ke, the younger sister of Qin Yi, the current patriarch of the Qin family.
When Zhang Yi first met her, she was still working as a bartender in that small, inconspicuous bar. Unexpectedly, they met again not long after, and this time she took the initiative to find her.
Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi was a little surprised, but also a little wary.
"Of course I remember, but...why are you here too?" Zhang Yi asked deliberately.
Qin Ke came closer, glanced at Li Lin in Zhang Yi's arms intentionally or unintentionally, and then whispered softly: "It's surprising, uncle, am I completely different from the person I was bartending for you back then to the person I am now?"
Zhang Yi shook his head: "I don't think so."
Qin Ke was stunned, frowned and said: "Eh? Don't you think so?"
Zhang Yi lowered his head and looked at Lilin in his arms and said, "Well, they are all equally beautiful, so what's the big surprise?"
Qin Ke was stunned again, then covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Uncle, you are so interesting. Such compliments may make people's hearts flutter."
Zhang Yi also smiled. While enduring the pain, he looked up at Qin Ke and said, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Qin Ke raised his eyebrows: "Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do? How can we put it, we can be regarded as destined people who have met each other."
Zhang Yi smiled faintly, and then said: "I'm a destined person...well...that's right."
Qin could see that Zhang Yi was in a general mood, and said a little unhappy: "Hey! Uncle, it's rare that people come over on their own initiative, why are you so cold?"
Zhang Yi heard this and asked: "Then how should I feel? Am I flattered?"
"you!?"
"Besides, I have a female companion. If you come here so hastily, aren't you worried about disturbing others?"
Qin Ke blushed when he heard this, snorted and then murmured: "It's rare for someone to find you interesting enough to come over... unexpectedly... Huh! Bad guy!"
Although she spoke very quietly, Zhang Yi could hear her clearly.
If an ordinary girl took the initiative to disturb him, she would probably have the sense to walk away after hearing Zhang Yi's words.
But Qin Ke just turned his head and sulked, not knowing why he stayed here.
Zhang Yi also felt very strange...
Saying those cold words was not only to take care of Li Lin's feelings, but also because Zhang Yi himself didn't want to get too close to the Qin family...especially a being with a special status like Qin Ke.
It's just... Zhang Yi had a very strange feeling from the first time he met Qin Ke.
Although the two have never met, when they meet each other, they feel like their dusty memories have been activated from the bottom of their hearts... That feeling is very special and impressive.
Although Zhang Yi was avoiding it at first, now he understands that this feeling is real and worth exploring.
So he asked: "By the way, I was very curious before."
Qin Ke said nothing, but his eyes moved, still curious about what Zhang Yi planned to ask.
"That bar...with your status...how could you be a bartender in a place like that?"
Bartender?
Qin Ke screwed up beautifully, turned around and said angrily: "What a bartender! I'm the one who runs that bar, okay!"
Zhang Yi was stunned when he heard this: "Did you drive it?"
"That's right! What's all the fuss about? In your eyes, can't a person like me open a bar? Huh? And...you said people like me...tsk...do you know who I am?
"
Zhang Yi shook his head: "No, no, no, I don't mean that. Besides, I really don't know your identity. It's just that the people here today are either rich or noble. Compared to you, they should be from an extraordinary background."
Qin Ke snorted coldly, then turned around and said: "Why don't you come from an ordinary background? I'm just a bartender who runs a bar. The official is in a good mood today, so I don't dare to ask the bartender to have a drink here.
"
Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He knew that Qin Ke was lying, but he still followed her words and said: "Oh? Then we are almost the same. I am actually a servant, but I just took advantage of others.
, that’s why I can sit here.”
Qin Ke was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said, "Huh? Uncle, are you a servant?"
Zhang Yi nodded: "Yes, why, don't I look like a servant?"
Qin Ke took a look at Zhang Yi's outfit and raised his eyebrows: "Well, it looks very similar."
Zhang Yi laughed, then moved his eyes to the wine bottle and glass in Qin Ke's hand and said: "Well...were you planning to come to me for a drink just now?"
Only then did Qin Ke remember the purpose of her coming, but she felt a little embarrassed when she saw Li Lin in Zhang Yi's arms.
Zhang Yi was so cold on the plane just now, but Qin Ke didn't have the same thoughts as before, so he said: "Just now was just now, now is now, not to mention uncle, don't you have a female companion? I'd better serve the one in your arms obediently.
My dear, don't wait until you go back to sleep on the floor at night before you remember to be gentler to girls."
After saying that, Qin Ke turned around and left.
Zhang Yi looked puzzled, a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
Li Lin also opened her eyes in time. She sat up and chuckled: "This little girl is so smart."
Zhang Yi sighed and said a little tiredly: "It's quite powerful..."
Li Lin: "Then why didn't Brother Yi just follow her wishes and have more contact with her?"
Zhang Yi was surprised and asked: "Huh? Didn't you pinch me because you were angry?"
Li Lin's face turned red: "I just don't like hearing you praise other girls...it's not like you're ignorant..."
Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and then he hugged his lover and said: "It doesn't matter. Although this Qin Ke has an unusual status, he is not the person I need, so it is better to keep a distance. What's more, let's only talk about private matters tonight.
We still need to understand this principle when it comes to work!”
Li Lin's pretty face turned pink, she leaned into Zhang Yi's arms and hummed softly.
…
Qin Ke, who returned to the banquet crowd, was a little depressed.
In fact, she didn't know what was wrong with her... She had obviously just met Zhang Yi once... No matter how special he was, it would be impossible for a young lady like her to worry about him forever.
But when she saw Zhang Yi at the wedding, she couldn't help but want to chat with him. This strange impulse surprised Qin Ke.
But through the previous contact, Qin Ke realized his rashness again, and his involuntary feelings towards Zhang Yi became a little lighter.
But the feeling in her heart became clear...
There might really be some kind of secret in this Zhang Yi that she needs to explore.
When I was thinking about things, the bride Qin Ying came closer.
Seeing Qin Ke who was dazed with his hair lowered, Yingzi sat down quite unexpectedly and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Keke? Why do you look unhappy?"
After hearing the words, Ke Ke came back to her senses. After seeing the person in front of her clearly, Ke Ke forced out a smile and said, "It's okay..."
Who is Yingzi? She is a psychiatrist.
And even if she is not a psychiatrist, everyone can tell that she is not really fine just by looking at Keke's current reaction.
So Yingzi took Coco's hand and said with concern: "You don't look like you're okay?"
Coco knew she couldn't hide it from Yingzi, but she just didn't want to share her feelings with anyone, including Yingzi.
Seeing that Coco stopped talking, Yingzi didn't rush to ask, but poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Coco, sat closer to her, and then asked: "I heard... you passed the interstellar
The first echelon of the Military C11 Vanguard has passed the assessment, right?"
Qin Ke glanced at Yingzi and nodded: "Well...it's not difficult..."
Yingzi smiled: "It must not be difficult for you... I have always been reassured about this."
After hearing this, Qin Ke frowned and said, "Then why does Sister Yingzi ask this suddenly?"
Yingzi looked at Qin Ke, put away her smile and said, "Then do you know what the C11 Vanguard will do after it is established?"
Qin Ke nodded: "I know, isn't it just to go to the C11 galaxy adjacent to the Gaia galaxy to conduct an on-site inspection of a Gaia-like planet?"
Yingzi didn't feel relieved when she saw that Qin Ke said it casually. Instead, she understood one thing...that is, Qin Ke probably didn't realize the significance of this inspection and the changes it had made to her life.
"Yes... but the C11 galaxy is 7.2 light years away from us. A round trip takes about forty-nine years... Do you know what forty-nine years means?" Yingzi asked again.
The casualness and indifference on Qin Ke's face disappeared, the light in her eyes trembled, and then she smiled faintly: "You know, when I come back... I should just attend the wedding of my sister's grandson! Right?
"
This metaphor is strange, but it is the best metaphor.
Yingzi hugged Qin Ke.
But Qin Ke whispered: "Don't be like this, okay...Sister...I don't want to make it feel like parting between life and death when I set off."
Yingzi burst into tears and laughed when she heard this, and she let go of Qin Ke.
Qin Ke's eyes were red, but he didn't shed a single tear.
It seems that she has never cried again since passing the assessment of the C11 Pioneers.
"I heard... you have also recruited many elites from all over the world for us, right?" Qin Ke changed the subject.
Yingzi wiped away her tears and nodded: "Well, there are men and women, and they are all the best."
Qin Ke nodded, then smiled and asked: "Then...are there any handsome guys?"
Yingzi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course, I heard that there is a man named Lu Xiaohang, who is very good. Your brother Zhang Yu has also investigated it. He is a talented, funny, and responsible person.
!”
When Qin Ke heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Sister, why are you trying to find a blind date for me?"
Yingzi: "No way, I respect your personal opinions very much, I just recommend one to you."
Qin Ke couldn't say anything, so he could only listen perfunctorily.
The two people here were talking when Chen Enzhi came over and said: "Oh! Yingzi! Why are you still sitting here!"
Yingzi and Qin Ke were both stunned.
Yingzi stood up and asked: "What's wrong, Sister Enzhi?"
Chen Enzhi: "The distinguished guest has arrived! Hurry, follow me!"
With that said, Chen Enzhi took Yingzi's hand and left.
Qin Ke was alone again.
Although sitting in the crowd, Qin Ke felt an unprecedented sense of loneliness.
It's as if the whole world no longer belongs to her...or maybe...she has never owned the world for a moment...
Until a light shines on the horizon, followed by another!
Qin Ke stood up in surprise and watched nine rays of light rising into the sky.
The crowd cheered, and Qin Ke remembered that there was another surprise tonight!
…
Fifteen minutes ago.
"Everyone is here?" Jin Yuan took a look and found that one person was missing.
And he was also the main planner of this surprise party.
Zhang Yi was also a little surprised. Logically speaking, Bai Li shouldn't be late.
"Hey! This kid! He can actually be late for the show he prepared?" After saying that, Jin Yuan started to contact Bai Li, but the other party remained silent.
Seeing that it was almost midnight, it was too late to find someone else, so Kanehara had no choice but to ask his subordinates to take over.
During the process of logging into the aircraft, Zhang Yi's support also arrived.
He stood outside the town, facing the wind, raising his head and fixing his eyes on the sky, as if he was looking for something.
After Zhang Yi completed the neuron connection, he went to
Start disguising your identity to create a virtual machine as before.
But he became much more vigilant towards the eight people around him.
…
There are still ten minutes until midnight.
…
"I found Bai Li..." After changing her clothes, Li Lin found Bai Li in a private house in a small town whose built-in neuron core had been removed.
But there were no traces of battle in the room, so Bai Li must have been attacked elsewhere and then moved here.
After checking the damage to Bai Li's body, Li Lin said in a solemn tone: "His prosthetic body is dead... We are searching for traces of the nearby macro wave field."
Upon receiving such news, Zhang Yi was shocked and thought to himself: 'How dare you attack Bai Li...Who is the other party?'
After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Zhang Yi said to Li Lin: "Evacuate the town first and stop looking for Bai Li."
Li Lin was stunned: "But if Bai Li's neuron core cannot be found within half an hour... he will really die!"
Zhang Yi said coldly: "I know...but Bai Li can die, but nothing will happen to you."
Li Lin's heart trembled, and then she responded: "Received, we are evacuating."
After saying that, Li Lin returned the same way and evacuated out of the town.
As soon as she left, another figure appeared in this private house.
After seeing Bai Li's "corpse", the shadow clenched his fists, then sighed with hatred, turned around and left.
…
There are still five minutes until midnight.
…
After confirming that Li Lin had withdrawn from the town, Zhang Yi asked Hua Yuanming: "Did you feel anything?"
Hua Yuanming had been standing outside the town for a long time, and a hazy figure could be seen in the sky where he was focused.
The opponent is very powerful. Even in places like the Percival Dome where the airspace is strictly regulated, they dare to stand in the air without being noticed by the security system.
However, Hua Yuanming, who was acting as support, discovered the traces.
At the same time that Hua Yuanming locked onto the other party, that person also noticed Hua Yuanming outside the town.
The two looked at each other thousands of meters apart.
Although it was just a glance, Hua Yuanming instantly turned pale and took a step back.
Different from the rules perceived by humans...the power controlled by Hua Yuanming has an absolute hierarchy.
Facing an enemy who was stronger than himself, Hua Yuanming had no room for resistance... just like when he killed Hua Yu in the underground maintenance area that day.
But fortunately, the other party was not interested in Hua Yuanming, so he quickly turned his head.
Only then did Hua Yuanming have a chance to breathe.
He said: "I feel it...but the other party is too strong...I can't help you...Brother Yi...you'd better find a way to escape quickly."
Zhang Yi was startled when he heard this, and then said in a cold voice: "Escape? Where should I run now? Cheer up! We have no way to escape tonight!"
Hua Yuanming was shocked when he heard this, and the gloom that had just been suppressed by his strength was swept away.
He began to think quickly, turned his attention from the sky to the town, and then said: "Brother Yi, I found the guy who 'killed' Bai Li. Do you need me to do anything?"
Zhang Yi turned on the vision system, then checked the other eight people's aircraft and said: "Go and grab Bai Li, and then send him back to Bai's house!"
Hua Yuanming was stunned: "What about you, Brother Yi?"
Zhang Yi sneered and said: "Since your superior exists here, you are no longer of any help to me, so... just do what you can, and I will take care of the rest."
Hua Yuanming stopped talking when he heard this: "Okay."
As the words fell, Hua Yuanming moved.
He looked like a ghost and disappeared into the town after a few flashes.
Not long after, when the nine aircraft on Zhang Yi's side started their engines simultaneously, Hua Yuanming appeared behind the three people hiding in the basement of the house.
They all wore military mark9 exoskeletons, but in Hua Yuanming's eyes, these were no different from paper coats.
After calmly killing the three of them and recapturing "Bai Li", Zhang Yi's nine aircraft began to slowly take off.
…
When Hua Yuanming left the town, nine performance aircraft had already taken off in the sky.
They appear in the sky like colorful elves, turning the originally empty and monotonous starry sky into something very gorgeous.
During the performance, Zhang Yi always checked the area based on the target point previously targeted by Hua Yuanming, intentionally or unintentionally.
But with his mortal eyes, he could not see the other party's existence at all.
Until the aircraft he was piloting suddenly lost control.
Zhang Yi, whose vision went dark, did not panic.
He forcibly disconnected the neuron connections, then opened his eyes and walked calmly out of a private house.
Standing on the balcony, Zhang Yi looked up at the nine aircraft that were still performing in the sky, with a calm expression...
The evening breeze comes.
Qin Ke, who was originally smiling, slowly put away his smile.
She is not immersed in the splendor like others and ignores the danger behind the splendor.
She withdrew her gaze and looked around.
But the protagonists Zhang Yu and Qin Ying could not be found.
They seemed to have left the scene at some point... Now the remaining guests have become the protagonists.
"What's going on?" Qin Ke walked through the crowd and began to try to get in touch with Qin Ying and the others.
However, Qin Ying's serial ID turned dark at some point.
There are only two ways to explain this dimness...
One... Qin Ying took the initiative to cut off contact with everyone...