Bai Yi was right. Liu Shasha had indeed not been coerced. On the contrary, she had been treated with exceptionally high standards of courtesy.

What she said would be carried out here like an order, and all this was because of the boy named "An Sheng" in front of her.

Ansheng was born in an archipelago in the southern hemisphere. Home to 12 nations and three mutually hostile religious beliefs, coupled with poor soil and scarce water resources, war has taken deep root in this land.

Before meeting Liu Shasha, Ansheng lived on this island for eight years.

Liu Shasha went with her father at the time. She had just graduated from high school and was using her vacation time to go on an international study tour with her father.

As soon as she got off the plane, she felt the entire country resembled a giant refugee camp. The only areas of the country where the peacekeeping forces were stationed and the capital's airport were relatively safe. Elsewhere, most of the buildings were single-story mud structures, and many areas didn't even have electricity.

Even under these circumstances, 30% of young and middle-aged men were still drafted into the army. There was no other reason than to achieve a balance in the arms race with our neighbors.

The fragile peace between countries is like the two ends of a scale. When one side adds a new weight, the other side has to follow suit.

My meeting with the boy was purely accidental. At that time, he was already a homeless vagrant, with only a three-year-old sister by his side.

Seeing how hungry and exhausted he looked, Liu Shasha gave him the bread and water she had on her. From then on, the boy would wait at the gate of the peacekeeping force's headquarters with his sister every afternoon. She would also show up on time, bringing them some food and water.

After a few interactions, the two became familiar with each other.

What surprised Liu Shasha was that the boy could actually speak some simple Ake language. He said that when his father was still alive, he used to work at a naval base on the other side of the island, so he would teach him foreign languages ​​in his spare time.

His father said that Ak was a country of freedom and equality, where there was no oppression or discrimination, and everyone lived for themselves. However, after the Ak was withdrawn and the base was abandoned, and his father died, he had no choice but to start wandering with his sister.

The boy's original name was a string of very strange syllables. Liu Shasha tried several times but couldn't pronounce it correctly, so she asked him if he wanted a new name. He agreed without hesitation.

According to the naming custom of her country, Liu Shasha named the boy Ansheng, which means a peaceful and healthy life.

It has a very rustic meaning, but it is the most suitable blessing for peace and happiness.

Liu Shasha stayed in that country for a month, and just a few days before she was about to return, a new round of war broke out. For some reason, the other two sects put aside their past grudges and joined forces to attack this side.

The fighting broke out suddenly. Liu Shasha was strolling with her father on a street near the peacekeeping base, preparing to buy some local specialties to bring back to her friends.

The sudden gunshots caused the crowd to riot. She and her father were separated by the chaotic flow of people. Some crazy people with religious beliefs began to shoot at the crowd indiscriminately on the street.

At the critical moment, it was Ansheng who blocked a bullet for her.

She didn't know what the boy was thinking at the time, she only knew that he was bleeding uncontrollably in front of her.

By the time Liu Shasha was found by her father, Ansheng was already very weak. He was immediately taken to a local hospital, but Liu Shasha never saw him again.

Because the day after the attack, she was dragged by her father onto a plane back home.

So for so many years, Liu Shasha has always felt guilty towards Ansheng. Before she actually met him, Liu Shasha even thought that he had not survived the disaster.

After being brought here, Liu Shasha also tried to ask Ansheng about his movements over the years, but the latter did not say a word about the relevant content. Liu Shasha also did not see the sister who was with her brother at that time again.

Then she became interested in Ansheng's identity. From the first contact, she could tell that Ansheng's identity was definitely not ordinary. The young people here called Ansheng the leader.

At first, she had assumed they were some extremist organization, with An Sheng as their leader. After all, attacking the UN building and kidnapping the Secretary-General seemed like terrorism to her. However, there weren't any strange markings on their exposed skin, and over the past few days, while their behavior had been somewhat peculiar, they hadn't done anything out of the ordinary.

She also tried to confront Ansheng directly, asking him about his current identity and the reason why he tied her up.

Facing Liu Shasha's questioning, An Sheng smiled faintly. "I'm looking for redemption for the people of the Southern Hemisphere."

Liu Shasha frowned. This kind of words sounded not much different from those of a charlatan.

"I have a plan." An Sheng still looked at her, his eyes calm and gentle, with a faint scar on his resolute cheek.

This young man, who has just turned 18, possesses a depth and calmness that most adults do not possess.

Then he slowly and firmly uttered the sentence that made Liu Shasha's heart extremely moved and made her make the final decision.

"If the plan succeeds, I can save the remaining people in the Southern Hemisphere."

After a brief moment of confusion, Liu Shasha calmed down.

"Tell me about your plan."

"It's a secret." An Sheng seemed determined to maintain the mystery. "When the plan matures, I'll let you know. I'll need you to be my witness then."

"The question now is, Sister Shasha, are you willing to be my witness and join me in saving the abandoned people on this planet, or go back and be your puppet secretary general?"

Liu Shasha was silent.

She knew Ansheng was right. Even if she returned to her post, it wouldn't have made a difference. She had no support in the United Nations, and she was insignificant on New Mars. Everything she did had no particular meaning; it was simply something people needed in a position to do. Who that person was wasn't important; what mattered was who that person wasn't.

"Isn't it clear yet?" An Sheng opened his arms and looked around. "I'm no longer the boy who needed protection. All of this, everything here, is only a part of my power. At this critical moment, I am the only one who has the power to change this world."

Liu Shasha suddenly became tired of intrigue and deception, and tired of covering all interests with the cloak of kindness and humanity.

Perhaps out of boredom, or perhaps out of guilt towards the boy in front of her, Liu Shasha stayed behind and followed him to the new base.

She didn't even have time to think about how the other party knew that the United Nations would send people to investigate here soon. She just felt that Ansheng seemed to have a very special power that could change the current situation.