The battle between the shirtless man and the man in the trench coat started under the Eiffel Tower, and the whole battle lasted for nearly a minute.
Since the speed of both sides broke the sound barrier, the battle scene seen by normal people was that some bystanders suddenly jumped into the air or fell apart, and the tanks were also damaged by the horrific impact.
After the battle, the shirtless man was found with his head in a different place.
The guests, however, have hardly changed.
The overall strength of the person in charge of the sentry may have reached the same level as the guests, but if a battle really breaks out, the gap in strength between the two sides is still so obvious.
"I'll leave the matter here to you. I'll take him to the headquarters." The guest took out a handbag from behind and put the head of the person in charge, then waved his hand in front of him and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Ameli felt sad when she saw her boss, whom she had known for ten years, end up like this, but so what, she was a sentinel and a part of the agreement, and her faith could not waver in the slightest.
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After the successful uprising of the New Paris Commune, what attracted the most attention on the Internet was not the battle between the New Paris Commune and the government troops, but the battle between the guests and the person in charge under the Eiffel Tower.
Unfortunately, even the clearest video recorded only some blurry afterimages, and no one could really see clearly the appearance of the guest and the person in charge who interacted with him.
In addition, governments of various countries have chosen to "turn a blind eye" to this incident, and this incident, which has no official statement, has gradually been classified as a video post-processing and hype by some people with ulterior motives.
As a result, the battle that was originally thought to bring a big shock to the world and expose the existence of the "guest" was simply forgotten by self-rationalization.
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On June 1, 2037, AOA attacked the world economic system and caused a blackout one month later.
The power system has returned to normal, but the pain left to the world is still bleeding.
The rescue team downstairs had just successfully rescued a woman who committed suicide by jumping off a building. On top of a building across the street, five more people walked onto the rooftop hand in hand, and they did not leave any last words. They were all smiling.
Jump.
What is even more frightening is not these successive suicides, but the public's indifference towards suicides.
In the past, before the wealth equalization incident broke out, people would often show concern when they saw someone committing suicide. Regardless of whether the original intention of the concern was to sympathize or to watch the fun, in short, everyone still cared about a person's life.
But it's different now.
Most people have never recovered from a series of man-made disasters such as blackouts and wealth equalization.
Therefore, when the blood poured into the sewer along the street, the red color did not even reflect the light of fear in the eyes of passers-by.
The customer was walking on the street, followed by a young man carrying a backpack.
The short-haired boy dressed as a student asked: "Are you really going to let AOA continue like this?"
The guest replied: "This is the inherent difference between faith and science, and we have no way to interfere."
"Oh?" The boy didn't understand.
The guest added: "The original intention of faith is to create order. It is a server of order. It is humble and decent. But science is different. Science is pure power, a realistic and concrete thing. It is the creator of order. It is powerful.
Cold."
"Oh?! I seem to understand... What do you mean?
"In the past, when everyone relied on faith to maintain order, it was a process of individuals constructing the whole. But now, science is like a gun. We must bow to the person holding this gun, right?"
The guest said: "You are only partly right. In fact, whether it is faith or science, they are all tools. There is no distinction between good and bad. Only when people start to use them will their characteristics be brought out.
, so some beliefs in the past made people blind, and today's science has also helped AOA create disasters."
"Then can't we do something?" the boy asked.
The guest replied: "Have you seen "Superman"?"
"Yeah, I've seen it."
"do you like him?"
"No, I prefer Batman. Superman is too strong."
"Yeah, but even Superman can't save everyone at this time." The guests stopped at the intersection, where hundreds of cars were jammed together, but their owners had abandoned them and left them in the fire.
combustion.
"Save everyone... It's really impossible... but we can do what we can." The young man still didn't give up.
The guest said: "There are many things that can be done. Saving one person or saving dozens of people cannot actually measure the value and significance. So this is what we want to change."
He pointed to his heart, not his brain.
The young man was still confused, but he knew that he had to go through this, gradually let go of simple compassion, and tried to look at the overall destiny.
This is one of the required courses to become a guest.
It is a transcendent cognition that has nothing to do with indifference.
"I see."
"Well, the person in charge is in the next block, I'll send him here."
The guest said and turned around and left.
The young man watched his back disappear, then put down his backpack, took out the guest's iconic windbreaker and put it on.
The moment he put on the hood, the confusion in his eyes disappeared.
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December 1, 2076
Tsukahara Koki, who had just finished work for the day, was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he walked through a familiar street and went to a frequent izakaya called "Sanmiki" to sit for a while.
The proprietress Liu Yumei is Chinese. She and her husband came to Japan to settle down twenty years ago and opened a tavern here that combines Chinese characteristics.
However, frequent guests are still used to treating this place as an izakaya. They will come here on time to sit down, order fixed side dishes, have a few drinks, and chat for a while. This has become a daily routine for many regular customers.
When Tsukahara arrived at Shamiiki, the proprietress was feeding the cat at the door. When she saw Tsukahara, she happily asked: "Tsubakahara-kun, did you hear that your daughter was selected?"
The selection Liu Yumei mentioned did not refer to passing an interview with a large company or the entrance exam of a certain school, but the "pioneer" recruitment program initiated by the National Security Department.
The "Forerunner" recruitment plan is a higher-level global strategic plan than the "Firestone Project", the first phase of "Slice the Universe", and is a plan aimed at cultivating high-quality reserve forces for the National Security Department.
This program has been carried out around the world for nearly ten years, but so far, there are still less than 100 people who have passed the first phase of assessment.
As the father of one of these 100 people, Tsukahara Hoshi is naturally very proud, and since his daughter Tsukahara Miko was selected, Tsukahara Hoshi
The National Security Department will be directly responsible for the living security of Mr. Tsukahara and his wife, which means that even if Tsukahara does nothing, he will live a much more comfortable life than most people.
But Tsukahara Koki still couldn't rest. Even at the age of fifty-six, he still got up at 6 o'clock every day and went to work at a teahouse at the foot of Mount Fuji.
His job is to prepare various tea products, and in this regard, he is considered a relatively famous master in the country.
After hearing about his daughter, Tsukahara Xing smiled happily and said, "Yes, Meiko has gone to the Antarctic now."
"Hey! That's amazing! I think this kid, Meiko, will definitely have a future! Just like her mother, she will not only be a great beauty, but she will also become a respectable person!"
"Ah, you are overly complimentary, um, the Fenjiu I asked you for last time?"
"Oh, I've brought it, I've brought it. You go sit in the room first, and I'll prepare it for you right now."
"Um, okay."
Tsukahara Koki was in a good mood today, mainly because he could finally drink authentic Fenjiu wine from China.
This is Tsukahara's personal preference. He is very fond of light-flavored Chinese drinks.
But when Tsukahara Koki arrived at a familiar location, he found that someone was already there.
Quite unexpectedly, Tsukahara Hira had no choice but to move to a nearby seat and sit down.
Because they were relatively close, Tsukahara Xing could clearly hear the conversation between the two strangers.
Their clothes are also very strange. One of them is still wearing a summer shirt and skirt as if she is not afraid of the cold. She is a girl who looks very cute but has cold eyes.
The person sitting opposite the girl should be a man. He is very tall. Even when he is sitting, he is much taller than the girl opposite. He is wearing a thick windbreaker and a hood, and his face cannot be seen clearly. The two of them spoke in Chinese
Talking quietly.
It stands to reason that Tsukahara Koki, an authentic Japanese, cannot understand Chinese, but it happens that Tsukahara Koki often travels to China for exchanges due to the tea ceremony, so he also learned a lot of Chinese.
Although I can't quite understand what they are saying now, I can probably still hear them clearly.
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"Hasn't the matter of setting off fireworks on Mount Fuji been reported to the police a long time ago? Why is everyone still so indifferent?" the girl asked.
The guest wearing the iconic trench coat replied: "This is not indifference, but according to the provisions of the agreement, we have no right to interfere."
"Rules... Rules again... You put me in charge of this area, but you asked me to do nothing. Is this also part of the rules?"
"yes."
"Then...then what is the meaning of my existence? Are you looking at a joke?"
"You are a sentinel. The purpose of the sentinel's existence is to monitor Xu Li. This is very clear."
"Xu Li? How many years has passed from 2030 to now? Where is Xu Li?"
"If you came to me today to complain, then I suggest you report your personal thoughts. I think there will be a corresponding psychological counselor to answer your questions." The guest said and put down his cup.
Gotta go.
But the girl said: "No, I don't need any psychological counselor now as I sit in front of you. I have already made a mistake. You can either kill me now or listen to what I have to say."
The guest was silent for a while after hearing this. He turned back and looked at Tsukahara Xing.
Tsukahara's expression changed obviously when he heard "Kill me". Although he concealed it quickly, the guests still noticed it.