Chapter 57
Is the Pope manipulating his followers into puppets?
Wen Xin, who knew the real situation, only felt absurd and funny.
If the little fox had such evil intentions, why would he make himself so frustrated and unhappy?
But Wen Xin noticed the subtle hesitation in Tang Qi's words.
After a pause, he did not deny it directly, and asked: "Do you agree with their point of view?"
Tang Qi's eyelids twitched, and a look of panic flashed across his face.
He turned his eyes away to hide it, but Wen Xin kept staring at him, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly.
"To be honest, I have come into close contact with them. They are a group of extremist and dangerous people. Most of them are mentally ill."
Tang Qi said solemnly: "But some of the things they said really made me agree."
Wen Xin frowned and asked, "What?"
Tang Qi looked around carefully.
Perhaps he felt that this was not the place to talk, so he pointed to the open door behind him and said, "Let's talk inside."
Wen Xin followed Tang Qi into the house.
He immediately noticed the food on the table in the living room, which was still steaming from it, and a few cold dishes from takeout that had not been opened yet.
It seemed that Tang Qi had not lied just now, and the few people were indeed having a dinner together.
Tang Qi also looked at the table and greeted him, "Have you eaten yet? Do you want to sit down and taste my cooking skills? I'll get you a new set of bowls and chopsticks."
Wen Xin shook his head: "Let's talk about what happened just now. Is there anything you agree with?"
During the few tens of seconds he had walked into the house, he was reviewing the information he had heard from the believers.
Tang Qi is his friend, not a suspicious person.
Wen Xin just wanted to know where the person was and whether he was living well. Of course, it was impossible for him to ask the believers to be like paparazzi and find out whether Tang Qi ate steamed buns or baked cakes every morning when he woke up.
For example, Wen Xin was unaware that Tang Qi did not live with his parents.
If someone is not living a happy life in the B City Base, encounters obstacles in every aspect of life, or is persecuted for no reason, then no matter how much this person blames Idealism, there is a reason for it.
But Tang Qi was not among them.
When Tang Qi first learned that his parents were rescued by Idealism, he was extremely grateful to the church and often paid out of his own pocket to send gifts to the believers who were performing official duties.
Even when he had a rare break, he refused to stop and took the initiative to join the ranks of volunteers to do unpaid voluntary work just to repay the life-saving grace.
He works hard, is warm and generous, and is widely praised by his superiors and colleagues.
Even if life cannot be called perfect, at least it can be considered to be free from disasters and difficulties.
Wen Xin wondered rationally.
What happened to the other party that caused him to have opinions and doubts about Idealism and the little fox, to which he was grateful, when his life was relatively smooth?
Facing his friends' questions, Tang Qi sat on the sofa, frowning.
He said, "You know this is the territory of Idealism. If I slander the Pope, I might be arrested later."
"So I told you, don't tell anyone else."
Wen Xin pondered for a moment, sat down opposite him, and nodded earnestly to make a promise: "You tell me, I won't tell anyone else."
Only then did Tang Qi show a relaxed look.
"They said that the Pope of Idealism was a demon incarnate, a mutant incarnate, cruel by nature and loved to eat people. He would secretly order his followers to capture innocent people for dark sacrifices. I didn't really believe any of this."
Wen Xin's mouth twitched after hearing these words.
Hearing the word "mutant anthropomorphism", he paused subtly.
Tang Qi continued: “I just heard them swear that the Pope deceived everyone…”
Wen Xin hit the nail on the head: "What do you suspect the Pope has deceived everyone about?"
Tang Qi was silent for a while.
He did not answer the question directly, but instead mentioned a family of five he met on the way.
This family of five fled from another city and happened to run into Tang Qi and his group on the road. They joined them, hoping to be looked after.
When they first met, there was nothing wrong with the couple and their children.
However, the two elderly people were wearing thick clothes and masks. When they met people, they always covered themselves up and were unwilling to get off the bus even when they wanted to eat.
The people traveling with them suspected that they were hiding something, so they stood guard at the door of the car when the family of five stopped to rest.
It was not until the old man got off the bus to go to the restroom that they saw the dirty purple marks on his body.
Tang Qi briefly mentioned what happened afterwards.
He only said that after that, the family of five became a family of three.
Later, the group encountered groups of zombies again.
During that crisis, the original number of more than 100 people was instantly reduced to only more than 20 people.
Of the remaining family of three, the husband was gone, the child was gone, and only the wife luckily survived, with a hollow look in her eyes.
Tang Qi saw more than once that she would walk and suddenly burst into tears, with her back bending down as if she had lost the courage to stand up again.
They arrived at the gate of the B City base with difficulty.
During the collective physical examination, the woman saw someone in the other team carrying a sharp knife, and she rushed forward without caring about anything, trying to grab the knife and commit suicide.
Tang Qi did not deliberately mention how despairing this matter was, but his words were almost full of despair.
Wen Xin knew that no matter what words of comfort he said at this moment, it would only make people feel powerless.
He was silent for a moment, then said softly, "My condolences."
Tang Qi shook his head, his tone heavy.
"At that time, there were at least three people holding her back, but they almost failed to stop her, and she cut her own neck."
"That's not just losing a loved one, that's losing your parents, your husband, and your children. How strong does one have to be to continue living?"
Tang Qi was a filial person.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if his parents were also infected with the virus one day and he had to make a choice.
"Many people, including me, thought she would not survive. Even if she was lucky enough to be saved this time, she would definitely choose a different way to die next time."
Tang Qi said: "In fact, within a day after arriving at the base, she disappeared from everyone's sight. No one knew where she went."
It was also at this moment that Tang Qi suddenly changed the subject.
"Until recently, I met her again."
Wen Xin asked, "How is she doing?"
Tang Qi stared at Wen Xin's face, the corners of his mouth slowly curved into an arc, and his tone was also drawn out.
"She's doing fine, very well, and she smiles more than when we first met her."
Wen Xin felt that Tang Qi's smile was strange, with a fake smile on his face, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
At that time, women set up stalls on the street and sold mushrooms and wild vegetables that they dug from the suburbs.
Tang Qi was just about to go up and say hello when she saw a man walking towards her carrying a lunch box.
As soon as the woman saw the man, she smiled from the bottom of her heart, wiped her hands on her apron, and took the lunch box handed to her by the man.
Tang Qi thought that the two were new friends and perhaps had a somewhat ambiguous relationship between them.
As a result, the man walked around the vegetable stall, came to the woman's side, picked her up, and kissed her in the street.
There was a child following behind the man. When he saw the woman, his eyes lit up and he rushed over to hug the woman, calling her "Mom".
The scene seemed so warm and beautiful at that time, but thinking back on it later, Tang Qi felt so creepy.
Tang Qi continued, "I was surprised at that moment, but I didn't think there was anything wrong."
"Even though her family member died only a few months ago, no one says that people in grief should always be constrained by grief and cannot pursue their own happiness."
In fact, seeing that loving scene caused Tang Qi's worldview to collapse for a short time.
After all, the woman's hysterical and half-dead look is still vivid in my mind, but soon she was fine and embraced her new life.
Even my stepson started calling her mom. The healing process is really too fast.
He couldn't accept it and it was a bit hard to put into words.
Tang Qi saw that the person was living a good life and seemed particularly happy, so he prepared to leave.
But maybe it was because his gaze just now was too intense, the woman had already noticed him watching from the side and called out to him before he left.
Tang Qi: "Guess what she said to me?"
Before Wen Xin could speak, he answered without thinking, "She asked me if I wanted to buy some food."
"My relationship with their family is neither good nor bad."
"His children like cats and often come to my place to see Huanhuan."
"The man in his family is very good at repairing cars. I asked him for help when my engine suddenly stopped starting. It was also because of this skill that many people tolerated them to stay in the fleet, even though they concealed the injury of the old man at the beginning and almost caused a big trouble."
"As for that woman herself, we all joked that she had some exploration skills. How come she could always find the wild vegetables and fruits that others couldn't find, and she also knew how to deal with the acrid taste of the wild vegetables."
"They were fresh vegetables that had just been dug out. When I put some canned meat in, the aroma spread and countless people who were chewing on compressed biscuits were envious."
"I couldn't help it, so I traded sausage and biscuits for her meals a few times."
Tang Qi was very sad about the loss of two elders in the family of three. When the couple went out to find food, he helped take care of the children.
Afterwards, they set up tents for the men, helped the women carry vegetables, and drove away those who wanted to steal things with bad intentions.
With so many connections, some of them can actually be considered friends.
But when they met again, the woman looked at Tang Qi's face with a strange look on her face, treating him as a stranger.
唐啓：“我以為她是故意的，就好像心理學上面說過的，那個叫什麽PTSD，創傷後應激障礙。遇到自己難以接受的傷痛時，選擇不去想，避而不見。”
唐啓的聲音越來越小。
說到最後，他的眸色好像被一層看不見的陰霾所籠罩。
“但我沒法說服自己，真的有人可以那麽快地忘記死去的家人。”
“我在城防交通處工作，每天要盤問大量的可疑人物，接觸得最多的就是外面逃難來的幸存者。”
“他們是幸存者，也是不幸的未亡人，很少有人像我一樣真正幸運，全家都還健在。”
“很長一段時間，我經常會聽到哪個地方又有人想不開了要鬧自殺，又或者有心理崩潰的人出來報複社會。”
“治安處好幾千個人，根本忙不過來，有時候還要拉我們一起去救場。”
“但是到最後，我再一次見到這些人，你猜怎麽着？”
唐啓的語氣詭谲至極：“他們毫無例外，都很快地從傷痛中走了出來，投入嶄新的生活。”
溫辛聽唐啓後面的語氣，似乎有一聲冷笑滾在喉嚨口。
卻迫于他在這兒，硬生生給憋了回去。
溫辛知道，這就是症結所在了。
他一針見血地說道：“所以你懷疑教皇騙了大家，是覺得大家的記憶遭到了篡改？”
唐啓雙手交握，沒有否認。
溫辛斟酌了一下語言，在想要怎麽說。
但唐啓不需要那些委婉的說辭，于是他嘆了一口氣，直截了當地開口。
“你有沒有想過，如果沒有忘記那些傷痛，很多人可能都活不下來？”
唐啓想過，卻有些尖銳地問道：“但是被篡改過記憶的人，怎麽保證他還是原來的那個自己？”
對于這一點，溫辛有點奇怪。
因為據他所知，小狐貍對所有人施加的其實是一種情緒影響。
消去那些難過、悲痛、絕望之類的消極情緒，保留滿足和幸福感，讓生存的欲望得以長久地持續下去。
對外，唯心教并沒有透露教皇有這樣的能力。
但只要是出過城再回來的人，都會有比較直觀的感受。
昨晚上溫辛帶着小狐貍去逛夜市的途中，還聽到那些商家聊過。
他們覺得這樣的影響非常不可思議，但每個人都認為不是壞事，并把它稱之為教皇殿下的恩澤。
這點沒法對唐啓解釋。
畢竟溫辛很難在不提及和小狐貍認識的前提下，去解釋為什麽自己能知道得這麽清楚。
他思索了一會兒，搖頭說：“人可能會被篡改記憶，但無法被篡改掉自己的本性。”
人失憶了還是不是原來的自己？這個問題放在今天，仍舊在引起無數人的争議。
就好像忒休斯悖論，一艘船每年因為零件損壞而不斷換新，直到換完了最後一個零件，這艘船是否還是原來的船？
在一些人的看法中，船的內在已經改變了，相當于人獲得了重生，當然不算原來的自己。
溫辛或許有點理想主義，他贊同的是另一部分人的看法。
人失去了記憶，就像是重回了嬰兒時期，對一切都懵懂無知。
随着時間的推進，他會開始學習和吸收信息，會去思考對錯，會去理解人性，逐步形成獨立的人格。
或許處理事情的手段上，會因為當事人經驗不足而顯得稚嫩。
但人最終會做出什麽樣的選擇，都會像是镌刻在骨子裏的本能，朝着一如既往的方向駛去。
聽到溫辛的解釋，唐啓愣住，又一次沉默了好長時間。
末了，他苦笑着摸了摸鼻子：“在這一件事上，你比我要堅定得多。”
溫辛聽他的語氣，依舊不太對勁。
就算唐啓通過別人的經歷有感而發，也不應該激憤成這樣。
他想起什麽來，轉頭觀察兩人正坐着的沙發。
只要是養過貓的都知道，沙發和窗簾就是被貓折騰的重災區。
特別是椅背和沙發腳，根本別想它們能有一個全屍。
溫辛在沙發的表面發現了幾道淺顯的貓抓痕。
還沒來得及松上一口氣，他又發現沙發上基本沒看到過幾根貓毛。
不止沙發上沒有貓毛。
茶幾、飯桌、窗簾……甚至是門口的毛地毯，也都沒有看到貓毛。
大廳的角落連食盆和水碗都沒有。
溫辛的心髒一下子提到了嗓子眼。
他想起唐啓說，因為工作原因，歡歡暫時被放在了伯父伯母家。
可唐啓末世前也不是沒有工作，經常加班到晚點，不照樣把歡歡養得很好？
還有唐啓那麽愛護爸媽，為什麽沒和二老住在一起？
難道說……
極度的慌張讓溫辛的聲音都沙啞了起來。
“唐啓……伯父伯母他們，真的還好嗎？”
唐啓的身體一下子就僵住了。
他擡了下眼睛，剎那間臉上仿佛刮起了狂風暴雨，眼中更是雷霆密布，表情恐怖得叫人窒息。
溫辛艱澀地說：“你……”
結果下一秒鐘，唐啓噗呲一聲，哈哈大笑了起來。
壓抑緊張的氛圍消弭無影。
溫辛看着笑得肩膀直發抖的唐啓，好半天沒有回過神來，呆呆地坐在原地。
唐啓擦了擦眼角不存在的淚水。
“我就說嘛，你還是和以前一樣，太好騙了溫辛。”
溫辛回神，咬牙，差點就給人氣笑了。
他猛地從沙發上站起身來，拽住了唐啓的衣領。
後者看到他另一只手已經攥緊成拳，意識到了事情的大條，吓得伸出手來連連告饒。
但溫辛的拳頭并沒有砸在他的臉上。
溫辛很想揍他一拳，到底還是忍住了。
冷靜好幾秒之後，溫辛又垂了下眼睫，嗓音和之前一樣沙啞：“你今天是不是放假？”
放假是唐啓自己給出來的說辭。
事實上他确實請了假，不明所以地點了點頭。
“那正好。”溫辛說，“我來這裏這麽久了，從來沒有見過伯父伯母，理當去拜訪一下他們。”
唐啓傻眼了：“現在去拜訪他們？這麽突然？啊——”
溫辛不跟這嘴裏沒個正形的家夥廢話，拽着人，拿起擺在桌上的鑰匙就出了門。
沿途，青年一臉凝重，同時一聲不吭。
看見他這麽嚴肅，唐啓才知道玩笑開過了頭，悻悻地摸着後腦勺。
既然是拜訪長輩，那就理當帶點慰問品。
現在這個時期，新鮮的水果已經成了稀缺貨。
路邊也找不到賣水果的小攤，大多都去了人流比較密集的交易市場。
幸好路上看到一家小賣部還開着。
溫辛看架子上居然還擺着蜂蜜，直接拿了一罐。
感謝現代科技，給予食物長達兩年的保質期。
唐啓在身後幹巴巴地說：“這也太破費了，這些東西可不便宜……”
昨天石主教給的一袋金豆子還沒用完，溫辛直接掏出來把錢給付了，金燦燦的色澤差點閃瞎了唐啓的眼睛。
觸及溫辛冰冷的眼神，唐啓徹底閉嘴了。
之後的路上，兩人也沒講過話。
直到他們倆來到了唐啓父母所在的小區。
門口的保安認識唐啓，新奇地說：“不是兩小時前才來過嗎，怎麽，有東西忘拿啦？”
“不是，我朋友過來拜訪一下我爸媽。”
“哦，行，那進去吧。”
誠如唐啓所說，這小區的安保比他家在的小區好了不知道多少。
通道門同樣沒有電，但人就知道拿手腕粗的鐵鎖鏈給套着，确定了來人的身份才給開鎖。
來到樓下，本來在好好走路的唐啓突然放慢了腳步。
上樓的時候，更是找各種各樣的借口停下來。
他苦着臉道：“我突然有點不舒服，而且這樣冒冒失失地上去，爸媽肯定要罵我，要不改一天再帶你來見他們吧？”
溫辛看唐啓這樣的反應，只覺得心都涼了。
原本他的态度很堅決，但現在也洩氣一樣停下了腳步。
因為溫辛實在不确定，自己執意帶唐啓去見父母的行為，算不算給對方的傷口撒鹽。
唐啓站在原地，一臉的抗拒。
但是再下一秒，他看到青年的臉上流露出一種近乎哀戚的神色來，眼睛更是變得通紅無比。
唐啓他媽的都驚呆了。
“卧槽你怎麽哭了，溫辛，溫辛……诶诶，別哭啊，發生什麽事了你告訴我！”
溫辛聲音很輕：“你爸媽的事，我很抱歉，我不該固執地讓你帶我過來。”
唐啓終于回過味來。
他哭笑不得：“唉，你，什麽啊！”
“他們真沒事，來來來，你跟我走。”
這一次，唐啓總算沒有半點拖延，把溫辛一路領到了父母家，敲響了房門。
“誰啊？”
詢問的聲音傳了出來，中年女性，比較爽朗，語調沉着。
唐啓說：“媽！是我！”
那已經走到門口的腳步聲，立時間變得更加快速。
門還沒有打開，充滿嫌棄的怒斥先傳了出來：“你不是非要和那些人……咦，這位是？”
在唐母疑惑打量溫辛的時候，溫辛也在出神地看着對方。
他觀察唐母的眉眼。
如果稍微英氣一點，簡直和唐啓像是一個模子裏刻出來的一樣。
溫辛還沉浸在好友父母逝去的傷感中出不來，沒想到人真的還在。
但他很快調整好了情緒，率先禮貌地問好：“你好伯母，我是唐啓的朋友，這次來看望你和伯父。”
說着，溫辛乖巧地将買來的慰問品遞了過去。
好友調整得太快，讓唐啓滿腔的調侃和揶揄沒來得及出口，只得遺憾作罷。
他和唐母笑着介紹道：“這就是我經常你們提到的那個好朋友，溫辛。”
唐母末世前是新聞行業，也算是喪屍出現時的第一手情報獲取人，見識過不少大風大浪。
她也很快回神，看到溫辛遞上來的慰問品，臉上笑開了花：“你就是溫辛啊？唐啓這個混小子老和我提起你，說他來的路上沒什麽東西吃，要不是你之前給了他一些吃的，早就餓死了。”
“你說來就來吧，買這麽老些東西幹什麽？”
“嚯，還有蜂蜜！”
唐母瞬間睨了唐啓一眼：“你看看人家小溫，可不比你好多了，都沒見你給我們買過蜂蜜。”
唐啓連連喊冤：“那不是我買了你們不收嗎，和我說什麽貴，讓我留着自己喝。”
唐父正坐在陽臺的躺椅上看報紙，非常驚訝唐啓這個不着家的小子一天來一次也就到頭了，居然還會來上第二次。
唐啓在溫辛面前被批，滿臉的尴尬：“爸，您看您這說得……”
正笑鬧着，屋子裏正在睡覺的歡歡聽到了主人的聲音，興高采烈地叫着跑了出來，直往唐啓的身上撲。
唐啓心都要化了，抱起小家夥狠狠親了一大口：“噢，我的乖寶貝，你溫叔叔今天特地來看你了，還認不認得他？”
突然就成了叔叔輩的溫辛：“……”
看着這美滿和諧的一大家子，紮在他心裏的那根尖刺總算是被拔了出來。
溫辛臉上跟着露出真誠的微笑，和布偶貓打招呼：“好久不見了歡歡。”
歡歡還記得這個聲音特別溫柔好聽的人類，甜膩膩地叫了一聲：“喵~”
既然唐父唐母和歡歡沒有出事，溫辛也就徹底放下了心。
他突然想起來，門口那保安似乎說過唐啓之前來看過自己的父母。
只是他當時心裏着急，不确定好友是來看的人還是牌位，一下子給忽略了過去。
唐母盛情難卻，溫辛在唐啓的父母家留了幾個小時，被人拉着唠嗑說話。
他沒有見過自己的母親，印象中和父親的接觸也不多，很難拒絕長輩的這種殷切好意。
不知不覺，就忘記了時間。
眼看外面的天色越來越黑，溫辛記挂着還在等他回家的小狐貍，歉意地婉拒了唐啓父母的挽留。
他站在門口笑着說：“那我先走了，下次再來看你們。”
唐啓下意識地跟着起身：“那我送你出去。”
唐母對上他，态度立馬就變了：“你走什麽，我還有話要問你，給我站那。”
唐啓：“……”
他求助地看向溫辛，哪知溫辛不為所動。
溫辛之前看他們之間的氣氛就不太對。
好幾次唐啓想要開口，都被唐母橫眉冷對打斷了話，後者明顯帶着火氣。
溫辛壓低聲音對好友說：“你是不是和伯母吵架了？說開就好，加油。”
加，加油？
唐啓整個人石化。
溫辛毫不猶豫地“棄”他而去。
走出好幾步，他才看向淚流滿面伸出爾康手的唐啓，面無表情地扯了下嘴角，做口型。
——不許再和我開這種玩笑。
唐啓：“……”
完蛋，還沒消氣！
走出小區大門，溫辛忍不住回頭看了一眼唐啓父母家的方向。
他總覺得唐啓的态度有點奇怪，但又說不上到底怪在什麽地方，每個不自然的反應好像都有可以解釋的原因。
溫辛按揉了一下眉心。
他突然想起來，自己似乎忘了問唐啓，趙守強那一夥到底是什麽人，和對方又是什麽關系。
看着越來越暗沉的天色，溫辛還記得自己要給小狐貍帶吃的，自言自語。
“算了，別總是疑神疑鬼的，下一次再問唐啓好了。”
此時此刻，唐啓父母家。
溫辛沒能看到的是，在他離開之後，本來熱絡的氣氛一下子就冷卻了下來。
唐父連連嘆氣，唐母一臉陰郁。
小貓歡歡感覺到氣氛的不對勁，無措地喵了一聲。
唐啓看向懷裏的歡歡，僵硬半晌，到底還是伸手在貓咪的腦袋上淺淺地摸了一下，把它放在地上說：“去玩兒吧。”
歡歡不想自己去玩兒，依依不舍地蹭上了唐啓的褲腿，被後者不動聲色地避了過去。
唐啓沒有再看貓，頭也不回地說：“爸媽，時間不早了，我明天還要上班，就先回去了啊。”
“你走。”唐母冷不丁地說，“今天走了，明天不用再過來，以後也都別回來了。”
唐啓穿鞋的動作一停。
唐父又嘆氣：“你這是說的什麽氣話？”
唐母擦了擦不知不覺就通紅了的眼睛，壓抑着的情緒一下子爆發。
“我說氣話？我在很認真的和他商量！”
“既然他不想回來，回來了也冷着一張臉不說話，那何必回來，啊？”
唐父不知道該說些什麽，摘下眼鏡按捏鼻梁，重重地嘆了一口氣。
唐啓回過頭來看着他們，嘴唇顫動不斷，滿臉的痛苦。
“又是這種眼神，又是這種眼神。”
唐母濕潤的眼睛終于淌下淚來，神情激動，罵聲裏帶着破碎的哭腔。
“你看清楚了，唐啓，我們是你爸媽，不是誰誰誰出來扮演的假人，你能不能不要用這種陌生的眼神看着我們？”
“你到底是怎麽了，為什麽你會變成這樣……”
看着一向張揚倔強的母親這般哀求，唐啓像是被人照臉抽了一下，快速地抽了一口氣。
“對不起爸媽，對不起，我……”
他說不下去了，轉過身來，落荒而逃。
唐啓一路跑到了樓下無人的地方，雙手捂住臉頰，同樣有破碎的哭聲從指縫中流瀉而出。
“你們是真的，你、老爸還有歡歡都是真的……那我呢？”
他哽咽道：“記得你們早就死了的我，到底是真的，還是假的？”
唐啓胸口起伏不定，從自己的衣服口袋裏拿出了一枚黑色的徽記。
徽記上面是刀刃斬斷類花植物的圖案。
而那類花植物的樣式，正對上了唯心教徽記上形狀飽滿的多肉。
唐啓将它放在自己的掌心，雙手握緊捧舉向天上的皎月，低聲呢喃，像是誦讀着一段拗口晦澀的悼文。
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溫辛把摩托車停在了唐啓家小區門口，這麽長的時間沒回去，有點擔心車子會被人偷。
當遠遠地看見摩托車的影子時，他不由得說了一聲還好。
結果溫辛走過去，啪的一聲特別清脆，就像是踩在了水窪裏。
再一嗅，空氣中彌漫着一股刺鼻的味道。
似乎是汽油。
溫辛：“……”
再一看地上那灘不明液體，他心道糟糕。
順着水流的方向一路走過去，果不其然，摩托車的油箱被人拿利器給戳爆了！
溫辛：“…………”
這就是石主教說的沒有争端？
怪紮車的人，怪石主教睜着眼睛說瞎話，總之不可能怪小狐貍沒有消除幹淨城中人的負面情緒。
溫辛無奈地拍了一下摩托車。
原本他還準備繞路去一次商業街，給小狐貍帶點昨天才吃過的肉燒餅，現在怕是不夠時間了。
沒轍，溫辛只能推着車走。
他正準備将手放在車把上，卻猛然意識到了一個問題。
現在汽油緊缺，不亞于一級資源。
如果是一般的歹徒，為什麽會放任這麽多汽油留在地上，難道不會覺得浪費？
溫辛心裏頓時警鈴大作，下意識地往後看。
他看到一簇閃動着的火光，火光映照着一雙陰冷至極的眼睛。
而手持火箭站在高處的，正是白天才見過的勸架男人。
千鈞一發之際，溫辛松開了摩托車的把手，腳掌快速地蹬地，縱身閃開！
他反應迅速，但那支火箭并不是沖着他而來，而是射向地上的汽油。
剎那間，汽油被點燃，連成一片灼目的火海，經受不了高溫的摩托車箱轟然爆開！
溫辛受到爆炸的沖擊波，整個身體飛撞出去。
居民樓上不少人聽到這裏的動靜，紛紛從窗戶裏探出頭來。
發現這慘烈的景象，有人大驚失色，有人揚聲呼喊。
趙守強老早就守在了拐角。
怕被溫辛發現，他半點沒敢露頭，此時聽到爆炸的聲音才不耐煩地站了出來。
“媽的，都幾個小時了才回來，可讓我們好等，老子腰都酸了。”
他說着，看向倒在地上似乎人事不省的青年，又發出了陰恻恻的笑聲，邊走過去邊伸出了手。
“溫辛，真是好巧，你知不知道外面有多少人在找wen xin的行蹤？”
就在趙守強放松警惕彎下身的時候，青年赫然睜開了眼睛。
那眼神清亮堅定，哪有半點渙散昏迷的影子。
“是嗎，有誰在找我？”
趙守強愕然出聲：“你——”
Before he could finish his words, Wen Xin grabbed his shoulders and threw him over his shoulder in a clean and neat manner.
Zhao Shouqiang was knocked down so hard that he saw stars, and then the young man punched him in the face, causing him to faint.
Looking at the two people who came to help, Wen Xin directly drew the gun from his waist.
He recognized that the man holding the arrow was the instigator among the three people, and pointed the gun at him without hesitation: "Don't move."
The man froze immediately, looking at the gun in Wen Xin's hand in disbelief: "The Idealist Church has strict control over guns. They will be confiscated when entering the city. You are just an outsider who just arrived. Why do you have this thing?"
Wen Xin stood up and said expressionlessly, "I don't know. Maybe they took it and then gave it back to me later."
The man who was trying to persuade her looked at him and said, "What bullshit are you talking about?"
Regardless, the gun is a deadly weapon for all living humans.
Some residents heard the noise and ran downstairs. Under the moonlight, they vaguely saw the outline of what looked like a gun in Wen Xin's hand and were instantly frightened back.
"There's a robbery going on! Contact the patrol team!"
Wen Xin opened his mouth.
Before he could say anything, the resident with a strong sense of justice ran away.
He probably went out the back door to call for help.
Wen Xin: “…”
Forget it. If the patrol team could come over, it would be convenient for him. He wouldn't have to work so hard to push these three people over.
Just in case, Wen Xin knocked on the back of Zhao Shouqiang's neck again to prevent him from waking up in the middle of the night.
He then knocked out another of the three.
During this time, the muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the man who was trying to persuade them to fight, warning him not to move.
Looking at Wen Xin's skillful suppression movements, the man said: "..."
He didn't see what Wen Xin did to Zhao Shouqiang during the day.
When he came out, he saw the young man pressing on someone, and he knew that the other party was not easy to deal with, so he carefully designed a gasoline explosion in the car trunk.
Who would have thought Wen Xin was so powerful that even a close-range explosion didn't stun him!
The man who was trying to persuade the quarrel secretly hated Tang Qi, wondering where on earth did he know such a monster?
Regardless of how shocked the other party was, Wen Xin asked directly: "It's not a coincidence that Zhao Shouqiang mentioned my name. Is there someone looking for me?"
The man who was trying to persuade the quarrel moved his mouth and tried to make excuses.
Wen Xin said coldly: "I advise you to think it over before answering. The Idealist Church can ignore my holding a gun, and can also ignore my shooting down an arsonist in the street."
He dropped a bombshell: "Especially since you are members of the Realism Church."
Hearing this, the man who was trying to persuade the woman couldn't hold back any longer. His face twisted as he asked, "Is it Tang Qi? Did Tang Qi tell you everything? This traitor!"
Tang Qi is also a member of the Realism Church?
Wen Xin had not thought of this possibility and frowned.
He didn't have time to ask about the identities of Zhao Shouqiang and the other two. He just said that sentence purely to deceive people.
But who could have known that it would turn out to be such a shocking blow!
I have a happy family, a bright future, my parents are still alive, and I have a cat.
Tang Qi, is he full and full?
Wen Xin made up his mind that he would ask the person when he met him later.
He had other unanswered questions before then.
Seeing that the man who was trying to persuade the quarrel still didn't say anything, Wen Xin said nothing more and punched him in the stomach.
The man who was trying to persuade her screamed in pain and took a deep breath: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
"Wen Xin is the person we are looking for, but we are not sure if it is you."
The man who persuaded her said: "Those power organizations didn't give any specific words. We only knew the pronunciation of the name. The basic information was that the person was a male, in his twenties, and good-looking."
"He originally lived in City G, and later seemed to be moving to City A, but there is no such person in City A, and now no one knows where he has gone."
The more Wen Xin listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Wasn't this someone looking for him?
The fact that this person could not be found was easy to explain. Li Yongming had secretly blocked any news about him in order to protect him.
Could it be that the other forces looking for him this time are of the same nature?
Wen Xin asked the man who was trying to persuade the quarrel who was looking for him, and the answer shocked him.
First of all, City A was searching vigorously, as if he had been forcibly abducted.
Secondly, the name "Wen Xin" began to spread in the East a long time ago. It seemed that this strange human being could make the powerful S-level mutants willingly submit and never forget him.
But because the east is full of mutants, natural disasters are happening, the roads are rugged, and transportation is inconvenient, so the news has not reached other bases until recently.
In the west, the new mayor of Rose City, who was known for his ruthless and cruel character, showed a gentle expression for the first time when he heard the name "Wen Xin".
Knowing that someone else was looking for "Wen Xin", the city lord even promised to give a huge sum of money just to buy the first-hand information related to "Wen Xin".
Not to mention the South China Sea. Once the news of the search for "wen xin" spread, even the tsunami miraculously stopped.
Legends related to "wen xin" have spread in all major ports.
Some people say that Wen Xin is a kind and compassionate Buddhist.
He comes and goes without a trace, possesses superb kung fu, but when he does good deeds he only leaves his name behind and does not take any reward.
Rumor has it that Wen Xin is actually a mermaid who has disguised herself as a human and has come ashore only to seduce the leaders of major forces in the world and play tricks on the human world.
Finally, he got tired of playing, and he left in a dashing manner without taking a single cloud with him, leaving behind a pitiful person with a broken heart.
Wen Xin: “…”
The man trying to persuade the quarrel gave the man an uncertain look.
If he only considered her good looks, he thought Wen Xin was fully qualified.
That's why I thought of bringing the person back to try my luck.
If you get it right, you'll get a bounty worth tens of millions. Who can resist the temptation?!
"Then, the First Base in the north is also looking for Wen Xin's whereabouts."
Wen Xin's eyebrows jumped: "Why would the First Base want him?"
"I'm not sure about that. Maybe they're curious as to why so many people are looking for him?"
The man who was trying to persuade him said hesitantly, "He can be connected to so many big guys at the same time, and every one of them loves him so much, maybe he is a fox spirit disguised as a human. It's normal for him to want to catch him."
The First Base is dedicated to capturing mutants and conducting various studies.
And Wen Xin is a mutant suspected to have the ability to seduce.
Professional counterparts.
Wen Xin: “…………”
The person involved didn't know whether he should say something or not.
Wen Xin thought this news was magical, even more magical than a sow growing wings and flying into the sky.
But the man who was trying to persuade the fight looked very serious, and it didn't seem like it was made up.
It is impossible to tell so many details in a novel.
Even the Rose City Lord was pinching someone's skull when he heard the news, and his hand became unstable, causing blood and brain matter to explode and splatter all over his body. He described it clearly.
Wen Xin was in a trance.
He carefully counted his body and it seemed that only his identity as Wen Jinfeng's younger brother was of some value.
But think about it, it is impossible for Wen Jinfeng to provoke so many powerful organizations.
He thought of the little fox's identity again... Could it be another dumpling?
Suddenly, Wen Xin noticed a flash of white light from a flashlight in the distance.
Looking again, I saw patrol officers rushing over from the other side of the street with their headlights on.
Wen Xin thought that the person the residents were looking for had arrived, and was about to wave and explain the situation, but he saw the patrol team passing by them directly.
Wen Xin: “?”
Soon, a large number of patrol officers arrived from behind.
The expressions of this group of people were all extremely anxious, and some of them even held loud speakers to call for assembly.
"All patrol officers, assemble! Go to the east gate of the city. An unknown military force is attacking City B!"
Upon hearing the news, Wen Xin's pupils suddenly condensed.
【Author’s words】
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