Rekindle the spirit of war

Chapter 21

"I don't understand." Medanzo followed Sean. "You care about them, but you have nothing to do with them."

"How could it have nothing to do with it?" Sean slowed down and asked, "Aren't they the same kind as me? Whether they are on the street outside or in this garbage dump, they are all the same civilians. Don't you It's not surprising that you understand. Of course you don't understand that with your indifference to others."

Mei Danzuo opened his mouth, but found that he had nothing to say.Sean was right.He couldn't understand, and he had indeed been indifferent to other people in the past.He slowed down and followed Sean.

As a corner of the city, everything in the slums is completely different from the "street" he is familiar with.The houses are low and narrow, densely packed together, like building blocks without any gaps in a cardboard box.

Some people came back carrying - or dragging - dull metal products, looking at the broken eyes is simply a treasure.Medanzo recognized some of it: it was the garbage collected from the various great families and disposed of uniformly.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have imagined that a group of people would treat garbage as treasure.

Sean turned around and saw Medanzuo's surprised expression, and explained: "Many people here can't afford wheelchairs, trolleys and other things, so someone picked some useful things from your discarded things. Bye As a result of life, there are a few good mechanics and carpenters in these streets. They are all trained by themselves."

Medanzo quickened his pace and walked to Sean's side.He hated it at first, but now he's a little scared. "Where are we going now?"

"Go to a young lady's house." Sean thought of what Sophia had told him, and his mood instantly became heavy. "She's having a really bad time right now."

Medanzo showed a rare empathetic side.He could see Sean's depression, so he stopped talking and walked forward with each other in silence.As he passed a house with gray doors and windows, Medanzuo smelled a sour smell.The smell is like a dead body left to rot in the open air. The smell is so pungent that one almost wants to cover one's nose.

Medanzuo planned to walk through here as soon as possible, but was stopped by Sean: "Where are you going? This is our destination."

Medanzo showed embarrassment: Sean asked him to go into a dilapidated house that smelled like corpses, even in the guards, no one dared to let him suffer this crime.He almost wanted to say "I'll wait outside," but he couldn't say it when he saw Sean's calm eyes.

This boy once broke into my field of vision in such a special way that I couldn't help but pay attention.But now, the other party looked at him with no interest and no hope.Medan Zuo thought about it, and finally made a decision: "You know the owner, right? Knock on the door, let's go in."

Sean raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: he thought this "squeamish" young master would not follow him. "Just push it, it's not convenient for her to open the door."

A young girl was sitting in a corner wrapped in a dark blanket, with only her head exposed.They could only see her profile.She was beautiful, though her emerald eyes were tired and sad, and her blond hair was dull with neglect.When she saw Shane, her dusty eyes suddenly lit up: "Xian? Do you remember who I am?"

Medanzuo stared at the girl in surprise: the unpleasant smell came from this girl.He turned to look at Sean.The stubborn and indifferent young man had a gentle smile on his face at this moment, which turned out to be a softness he had never seen before.Surprised, Medanzuo began to feel unbalanced.

"Of course I know who you are." Sean walked over.The girl showed joy, but she tightened the blanket around her body.Seeing her like this, Sean couldn't help sighing, while Medanzuo was at a loss.

"Go to the hospital for treatment. If there is no money, we will help you." Sean said softly, pulling the blanket on the girl's body.He didn't force it, but patiently comforted him: "Take it off, covering it too tightly will make the situation worse."

"I know. My whole body hurts, and flies are always around me." The girl lowered her head: "But, that bet..."

"To hell with it. Those young masters will never understand that their 'gamble' is just a game to them, but to us it is like a life gamble." Sean said, looking back at Medan Zuo.The girl finally realized that there was an outsider present, and instantly became nervous: "Who is he?"

"Ignore him." Sean stopped Medanzuo before he reported his name: "Now, take off the blanket and get ready to go to the hospital."

The girl took a few deep breaths and pulled off the blanket.When she did this action, she also looked in the direction of Medanzuo worriedly.

Mei Danzuo, who was originally puzzled, suddenly widened his eyes, then immediately turned his eyes away, and covered his mouth tightly with his hands.His stomach was already churning, and if he looked again, he might be about to vomit.

There were streaks of blood marks on the girl's right leg, which had begun to suppurate. Yellow liquid oozed out and dried up on the skin.Her right arm was bloody, with bones showing through the blackened flesh.The left half of her face is clearly astonishingly beautiful, but the right face seems to have been bitten by a wild beast. A large piece of shriveled flesh has been separated from her body, but it is connected to the skin under her eyes by an inch, shaking with the movement of the girl's head. Swinging to and fro, it seemed about to fall.She's still alive, but she's rotting away, dying.

"What's the matter? Tell me about it." Sean said in a deep voice, "The guy standing behind me has a great status, and he will definitely help you solve your troubles."

The girl retracted her body into the darkness. "The other day I went out to find some work I could do, and when I came back I was attacked by a hound. There was a young master walking a large hound in the street. He threw me down, bit my arm, and chewed the flesh off of it. I went down, and then bit my face again. The young master laughed for a while, and then came to hold the dog. He wanted to use a bet to solve my dilemma. He said, as long as I can not deal with the wound in the next five days , just give me coins that can fill a room." She suddenly lowered her head and cried, "I know I'm rotting and dying! I know! But I need money so much, I..."

"I'm sorry." Sean held the girl's hand: "This scumbag is just looking for fun in your pain. Do you know who he is?"

"His black leather gloves are stamped with war eagles."

Sean clenched his hands by his side suddenly, and even his breathing became a little short. "I know. Warhawk——I know too well." He turned his head to see Medanzuo's reaction.

The loathing and rejection on Medanzuo's face had disappeared, replaced by bewilderment.Realizing that Sean was looking at him, he habitually showed a gracious and arrogant smile.But the smile was so forced, it looked like he was suffering from pain.

Seeing Mei Danzuo's pale face, Sean finally felt a bit of satisfaction in the pain of being tormented by new and old grudges.He was going to continue talking to the girl about seeking medical treatment, but Medan Zuo walked over and handed Sean something.

It was a gold button with beautiful but unwomanly carvings on it.Sean was impressed by this style of buttons.He looked at Medanzo's neck, and found that the button on the collar of the other's shirt was missing.

"Sell this, and the coins you get in exchange are enough to fill this small, dilapidated room. I know who made the bet with her. I'm afraid that guy has forgotten about it long ago." Mei Danzuo turned his gaze to The young girl, after only one glance, quickly turned her head away: "I'll wait for you outside." He wanted to comfort a gentleman, but the miserable and frightening appearance of the girl deterred him.

"That expression really makes me want to punch him." Sean recalled the disgust on Medanzuo's face, and murmured, "But he's right. Sell this golden bump, and you'll have enough money."

"Xion," the girl held the golden button in her palm, and asked in a low voice, "Are you two together?"

"What?" Sean didn't know why.The other party changed the subject too quickly, and he couldn't react in time.

"Didn't you be captured? He bought you, right? I know you don't like the status of 'doll', but he looks nice and handsome." The girl slowed down her speech, His expression turned to disappointment: "I've never seen such a good-looking man. God forgive me, I'm so jealous of him."

Sean lowered his head, his eyes were a little moist.The life of a girl in front of him has been barren.She fell into hell and suffered severe torture, but she was still beautiful, like a fallen angel.After thinking for a while, he knelt down on one knee and lowered his head to kiss the back of the girl's right hand resting on her knee.

"Xion!" The girl was taken aback. "For God's sake, I haven't washed my hands for a long time! It's dirty!"

"I just want you to know that you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen." Sean maintained a half-kneeling posture on the ground, recalling what Sophia had said to him: "At that time Sophia was seriously ill, and you said you would bring Flowers came to see her. The willows were just sprouting green shoots. You crawled into the courtyard of an earl and stole some flowers from his flower room. The iron fence was scraped to rags. But when you looked at me expectantly, I was struck by the beauty."

The girl's eyes were a little moist, and a look of nostalgia appeared on her face.

Sean continued: "There was also the time when the song and dance troupe came to perform in this city. We had no money to buy tickets, so we could only sit on a high slope and watch from a distance. You said how beautiful those girls danced, it was okay. Show me music. That is definitely the most graceful dance. You have always been so beautiful, why are you jealous of that flower peacock?"

"Liar." The girl was already in tears: "You have forgotten. This is all told to you by others."

"Yes, but I will not forget the second time." Sean said solemnly: "We have all been hurt by the darkness, but we can also dispel it. My companions and I will tear the darkness. It will be too long, I promise you."

Shane walked out of the house.He saw Mei Danzuo standing on the side of the road absent-mindedly, with his lips tightly pressed together.Sean remembered this expression, which meant that Medanzuo was in a bad mood.However, now he has no worries, and will never allow the other party to vent his anger on his body like before.

"Why did you bring me here? It makes me sick to see her like that. You can just say, let me fund her."

Sean smiled mockingly. "What's wrong with you? She has beautiful blond hair and emerald green eyes just like you. She used to be beautiful too, the only difference is that she is now a living carrion. You have nothing to do with it." Do you feel it?"

Medanzuo couldn't answer, the nausea, shock and sadness made him almost speechless.All he could say was, "It's not my fault."

"Of course it's not your fault. But when you saw such a scene on the road, you would never step forward to stop it, right?" Sean said in a cold voice, "You might think, these people live humble and difficult lives, why not Just die. The answer is simple, because this is life. There are people who live and suffer, and people like you who live and make others suffer."

Medanzuo's face darkened, subconsciously wanting to defend his reputation.However, when he moved his hand to the side, he touched a sharp object, and his palm was pierced, causing a sharp pain.Medanzo turned his head to look.It was a half-assembled steam turbine, crudely built but properly constructed, and should be usable when complete.A thin strip of exposed metal pierced the palm of his hand.The injury was not serious, but the rust on the metal made Medanzuo a little worried.

Sean quickly realized what was going on.He was a little regretful that Meidanzuo's injury was too light; at the same time, he was also afraid that Meidanzuo would anger innocent people.He grabbed Mei Danzuo's wrist and pulled him to the side: "Don't you look at both sides? Oh, how stupid!"

Sean quickly borrowed water, ointment and gauze to treat Medanzo's wound.Medanzuo was uncharacteristically quiet and honest, letting Sean play with his hands.This made Sean feel that the other party might be stimulated too much.He couldn't help asking: "Are you okay?"

"It makes me happy that you also know how to care about me."

Sean nearly vomited blood. "It's strange. As long as you don't have to worry about your life, I have nothing to worry about. This is your first time walking among civilians. What do you think?"

"I feel like I've been run over by a steam locomotive," Medanzo said softly.

Sean nodded: "So everything here makes you feel heavy. In fact, it's nothing. Injustice exists in most corners of this city, but the bottom is more difficult."

"You're not comforting me at all." Mei Danzuo lowered his head slightly.Now he was a little like a child in training. "I know a little bit, but I don't know."

It was a bit of a strange remark, but Sean understood it quickly. "'Unfair' is just your analysis, the cold conclusion. When you go out on the streets — which rarely happens, I guess, you turn a blind eye to everything that is common people."

Medanzo did not refute.He looked at the clear blue sky, which was the most familiar thing to him right now. "Do you remember that kid just now? He smiled so cutely, I can't describe it."

Sean raised his eyes and looked at the other party: "Of course I remember." My wish is that the kind of smile that can often appear on the faces of all civilians, rather than a flash in the pan when luck happens occasionally.

At this moment, Sean noticed the way Medanzo looked at him, and there was something new in it.He didn't know what that meant, and he didn't want to.He thought it was time for his "holiday" to end.