Chapter 182 Disguise
March 9, 13:08:52.
Eoubs East Xia Branch, Passage Zone 3, Area A027.
25 hours after the start of the Heavenly Gospel Joint Mission.
Ethan Jonas was carried out of the rescue pod, just as he had been when he was put into the interrogation room.
The entire makeshift airport was brightly lit, and there was incredibly melancholic music playing—whoever set it up probably had no good intentions. The background made the corpses he had seen and the disasters he had endured seem idiotic. But he did pull through, and he was certain that it was all real.
Professional medical personnel, staff from the access department responsible for handling reinstatement procedures, some idle dignitaries who came to join the fun, and some colleagues who still remembered them all rushed into the venue. They walked among the wreckage and the still-burning flames, their faces filled with curiosity, emotion, and relief, like expensive dust exploding in the sky during a dazzling fireworks display.
Several people examined Ethan for a while, saying it was fortunate they had made prior arrangements for his safety, otherwise the plane crash would have been fatal. Considering his less-than-ideal experience in Yingzhou Prison and his numerous old injuries, they strongly suggested an on-the-spot examination—after all, these people were approved to come and join the fun, and emphasizing his injuries meant more time to entertain him—another survivor complained that he was perfectly fine and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Of course he felt exhausted. The unique glamour and hypocrisy of Eoubs were mixed with a soul-stirring pile of flaming debris. Unburnt corpses were being systematically collected, and other wrecked items from the passenger plane were casually kicked aside by some people—severed hands, heads missing halfway, and the like. But the people who came in seemed indifferent, and the contrast made him feel nauseous.
They counted off the number of people, and all the accompanying support personnel were carried away for treatment. Ethan's injuries weren't too serious, and he was also receiving medical treatment nearby. A bunch of operatives who had just come from the battlefield followed him at the request of the powerful and wealthy—their faces were full of expressions of utter despair, but they didn't dare to curse him directly. Damn it.
In the control room thousands of kilometers away, Gore kept a close eye on Ethan—staring intently at him through holographic screen after holographic screen, as if the other man were a stain left over from this absurd era, making it hard to look away.
He watched as several medical personnel deftly treated Ethan's wounds, a scene that was incredibly heartwarming—if that guy knew they were injecting him with nano-contamination detectors, the scene would probably be even more amusing.
After a brief handling, they did not choose to send him back to the branch, saying that there were still some tests to be done later—of course, the other party did not ask, because even if they had asked, they would only have received an official, if not a, answer.
Meanwhile, a group of people started chatting with Ethan about meaningless topics, mostly about the inside story of Yingzhou Prison. It was said that the person in charge there was a mentally unstable woman, but she had strong personalities and had never been dismissed.
Sheen arrived only then, still looking unwell—she hadn't slept in a long time, and her eyes were a little red. The medical staff stood beside her and quickly explained the situation. After listening, she wondered if her expression had been a bit too fierce, but she couldn't bring herself to hide it.
According to those people, the attack was launched directly from the air superiority point of the Eastern Xia military, and the wonderful theme of the rendezvous suddenly turned into a "spy war" - they had no other guesses, at least it wouldn't be their own people doing such a despicable thing.
—But in fact, everyone in Eoubs knows about the boring methods used by the higher-ups. Whether it's changing decisions at the last minute or pretending to accidentally kill you, it's nothing new. In short, as soon as they realize something is wrong, they will do anything to make things go in the direction they want.
Anyone with a normal, not-blind, eye could see that the surprise attack wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; it was a classic example of "praise to kill"—a form of appeasement. It's a manifestation of malice that no matter how rosy your hopes for the future, how much power you possess, or how great your achievements or ambitions, you cannot completely resist.
In any case, Ethan returned alive—although he was originally going back to New York, his position there was vacant, and coincidentally, Sheehan was on duty in East Asia recently, so he naturally stayed there for a while—as for what would happen in the future, that was a matter for later; in Eoubs, who could guarantee they would live to see the next day?
This idea couldn't be more reasonable.
For hundreds of years, this enormous monster, composed of human greed and taboos, has been moving endlessly across the world and has grown abnormally to the point that most people are now numb to it.
Death has also evolved into a vicious game. If you want, you can even add some romantic elements in the middle. Eoubs doesn't restrict this little bit of personal freedom. However, many seemingly affectionate couples are basically just "rehearsing lines" or fulfilling the perverse pleasures of some higher-ups, such as An Ru Shi and Gu Heng.
Moreover... these days, if you don't pretend to have someone you care about or a belief you hold dear, you're almost embarrassed to show your face. And the amazing thing about Sheen and Ethan's situation is that it's real.
These two, with an emotion that would make onlookers' eyes pop out of their sockets and an extremely obsessive personality, staged a fucking great and perfect ending.
Sheen kept a close eye on Ethan, who was being tested next to him. The attack was over, but this was a hellish world, and who knew what other absurd things might happen.
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