It was already late at night when Le Jing got home.

He opened the door of the aircraft, and the first thing he saw was the velvety night sky and the diamond-like starry sky.

The night falls, the stars shine brightly, there are occasional dog barks, and then silence returns. The air is filled with the faint scent of flowers.

How much it resembles the peaceful nights when the Earth was still there.

The smoke of war that lasted for a long time seemed like just a dream at this moment.

Le Jing stepped off the aircraft and looked up at the starry sky. Comrade Bing Wang stood beside him and said softly, "Have a good rest when you go back."

The young man stared at the starry sky intently and suddenly said, "Many of the stars we can see now have exploded and disappeared."

Although Comrade Wang Liugang, a special forces soldier, didn't understand, he still answered, "Yes, what we saw is most likely the light emitted by stars thousands or hundreds of millions of years ago."

"It took light thousands and hundreds of millions of years to get here. In this endlessly long time, the planet that emitted the light has disappeared. For light, this is a journey with only the way forward and no way back," the young man sighed softly, so softly that it seemed like an illusion that passed in a flash. "How sad."

Liu Gang: …

He twitched his lips and cursed in his heart, what's wrong with these intellectuals, can't they just speak properly? It's tiring to play dumb like this, okay?

He didn't know what Shi Jing and the people from the National Security Bureau talked about today. Liu Gang positioned himself as a knife and only obeyed the orders of the person holding the knife.

His mission is to protect Shi Jing's life and safety, nothing else. What Shi Jing's inner world is like has nothing to do with him.

He also looked up at the sky and replied lazily: "What is there to be sad about? Life is a one-way journey."

Le Jing smiled, his eyes slightly closed, a smile of melancholy: "Is that so..."

His thoughts went back to the conversation he had with his comrade from the National Security Agency three hours ago.

Le Jing was not very surprised that Guoan contacted him.

After all, he has maintained contact with the Zerg for so long, and Guoan will find him sooner or later.

So when the comrades from the National Security Bureau asked him the reason for his recent contact with the Zerg, Le Jing replied calmly: "He claimed to be my fan. He was deeply shocked after watching my movie and decided to turn from darkness to light, resist the queen's tyranny, and fight for the liberation of the brain worms for the rest of his life!"

Comrade Guoan clapped his hands and sighed, agreeing: "That's why the higher-ups said that we should vigorously develop the cultural and entertainment industry. Cultural and entertainment works, as ideological weapons, can defeat the enemy without fighting. You are a vivid example!"

What surprised Le Jing was that the matter was just downplayed. Comrade Guoan didn't seem to have any intention of digging deeper into Le Jing's answer.

…which means they came to Le Jing for a bigger problem.

Le Jing was not wrong.

Soon, the smiling tiger changed his tone and said in a casual tone: "We have recently come into contact with some brainworms who have abandoned the dark and joined the light. We found that they have high ideological awareness and are very suitable to develop into friends of us humans. After all, we all have the same ideals!"

Le Jing's heart tightened, knowing that the main part of the play was about to begin.

As for the contact between the brain worm and the government, Le Jing was not that surprised.

There is an old saying among humans: don't put all your eggs in one basket.

It's not surprising that the brain worm is betting on multiple parties.

Le Jing can see the advantageous position of the human side, and there is no reason why the smart people among humans cannot see it. Therefore, human forces now have the advantageous position in their interactions with the brain worms. This can be seen from the words and sentences used by this Guoan comrade.

At this stage, brain worms and humans have the same purpose, so they are in a rare honeymoon period.

However, this honeymoon period is destined to be short-lived. The brainworm may not be willing to be controlled by humans all the time. If they are pushed too hard, it will be bad if they terminate the cooperation and work together with the queen again. Therefore, how to grasp the right degree is a diplomatic knowledge.

After a long period of preparation, this smiling tiger finally showed his true intention and revealed the real purpose of this conversation: a cooperation plan proposed by the brain worm side.

That is, the plan to assassinate the queen that they had previously proposed to Le Jing.

"They specifically named you to join the assassination team." The comrade from the National Security Bureau looked at Le Jing with deep inquiry, "They said it's because you have a special attraction to the Queen. With you, the chances of a successful assassination will increase a lot."

Le Jing looked confused, "Assassinate the queen? Me? Because I'm attractive to the queen?"

The comrade from the National Security Bureau looked at Le Jing gently and said in a gentle voice, "Yes, think about it carefully, is there anything special about you that can attract the Zerg Queen?"

Le Jing lowered his head and cooperated with a thoughtful expression. He was silent for a while before he raised his head and asked hesitantly, "Is it because..." Facing the expectant gaze of the comrades from the National Security Bureau, the young man asked tentatively, "My meat is especially delicious?"

Comrade Guoan: …

…

"I'm a rough man, I don't have so many romantic thoughts. For me, I don't care whether it comes or not, as long as I don't regret it." Liu Gang's words interrupted Le Jing's thoughts. He stopped looking up at the starry sky and looked at the burly man beside him. The man had a calm expression and sparkling eyes, which made his ordinary appearance more handsome. "Just like the stars in the sky, at least before the explosion, it tried hard to shine. Although we humans can only see the light many years later, it is enough."

"Yes, it's enough." The young man put away the melancholy in his mouth and stared at the starry sky seriously and attentively. His amber eyes clearly reflected the corpses of the stars in the sky: "I have been here, I have lived, and this is enough."

For most ordinary people, death means the end of everything, and means that everything will be reduced to ashes.

He was lucky enough to live four times in four different worlds.

However, no matter how long the journey is, it will eventually reach its end.

Where is his end point?

Just now, during the conversation with the National Security Bureau, as if by a fateful intuition, Le Jing sensed the breath of the end for a moment.

It was a strange feeling, for no reason at all, he just knew that this strange journey without any reason was about to come to an end.

If this journey was really a prank from God, God now told him: This is the end.

Le Jing once thought about how he would feel when the end came.

He thought he could accept it calmly.

He indeed accepted it calmly.

But despite being calm, I still feel a little regretful. I regret that there are still many things I want to do but haven't done them yet, and I regret that I haven't seen more scenery.

This vast world had just revealed the tip of the iceberg to him, but it was stingy and erected a high wall, not allowing him to go any further. How could he be willing?

But, it's enough.

From beginning to end, he never went against his own heart, and he did what he wanted to do.

When he was on Earth, there was a popular saying: "May you walk out half your life and still be a young man when you return."

Le Jing has walked out of more than half of his life.

Just today, in a strange time and space, under the strange starry sky of a strange planet, he carefully examined his heart and proudly discovered that he was still himself, still worldly-wise but not worldly-wise.

There is still a little boy living in his heart.

…

Comrade Guoan had a complicated expression: "You are part of the cooperation. The premise for the brainworm to agree to cooperate with us is that you must join this assassination plan."

Le Jing was puzzled: "I am surprised. I didn't expect that I have such an important position in the minds of brainworms."

Comrade Guoan said righteously: "You are an outstanding talent of the country. Losing you is a loss for all mankind! So the country does not want to agree to this ridiculous plan. After all, you are just an ordinary person who has not received special training. Even if you join this plan, it will not help the success rate of the assassination."

Le Jing chuckled and shook his head: "If you don't intend to agree, why would you come to me and say this?"

“…”

Le Jing laughed heartily: "Hahaha, don't be nervous. If I were in their shoes, I would agree to such a plan. Sacrificing one person could potentially save the lives of tens of millions. It sounds like a good deal, doesn't it?" He paused, hiding the sigh on his lips, and said slowly: "Although all lives are equal and their value should not be measured by quantity, once we use mathematics to think about the problem, everything becomes much simpler."

Comrade Guoan said in a dry voice, looking somewhat embarrassed: "...Thank you for your understanding."

"This is the result of my own will, and has nothing to do with you." Le Jing shrugged, "This is for the benefit of more people. I think it is worth it and a good deal."

Comrade Guoan said nothing, but stood up, bowed deeply to him, and said in a hoarse voice: "You are a hero of mankind."

Le Jing smiled and accepted his greeting. After he sat back down, he asked, "When will the assassination plan be implemented?"

"The higher-ups' opinion is that the later the better..."

Le Jingshen nodded in agreement, "Of course the later the better. The Zerg's losses are far from enough now. Getting rid of the queen at this time will help those brain worms."

“We thought so too.”

"According to this optimistic estimate, I can probably live another four or five years?" Le Jing smiled and said, "That's enough. It's enough for me to make seven or eight more movies."

Comrade Guoan held back his sobs and tried to keep his voice steady, his eyes fixed on Le Jing with a hint of tears in them. "...During this period, if you have any requests, we will fully cooperate."

"A request." Le Jing pondered for a moment, "I actually have one."

"What? You say."

Le Jing answered seriously: "I want to join the party."

Comrade Guoan never expected to get this answer from Le Jing.

It’s not money, it’s not fame, it’s not power.

Just joining the party?

Le Jing gave an ambiguous smile, "It's better to finish what you start."

He wanted to engrave his identity as a party member on his tombstone and use this identity to put an end to his journey.

…

Le Jing took one last look at the starry sky, then turned and walked towards his residence.

After a long wandering, the little prince was ready to die and finally returned to the stars.

It's time for him to return to his star.

He has no regrets in his life.