After taking his share of the money, Zhou Xiao glanced at Scott and then left. Scott's face gradually darkened as he watched Zhou Xiao leave the club with a smile.
"What's so great about them? They're still just taking my money..."
Scott snorted and put his hands behind his back, thinking that Zhou Xiao, a vulgar person, had no reason to pretend to be high and mighty in front of him. He looked like he didn't want to fight, but he was very enthusiastic about collecting the money.
"I'll replace you sooner or later..."
Scott turned and left, his every move being watched by the members of the Earthfire outside the club.
...
On the other side, Zhou Xiao took the money and set Jarvis, who was not far away, to follow mode. Then, following the passage location given by Schwarz, he prepared to head to the upper area.
"Are you telling the truth?" Just as Zhou Xiao was passing through the area where the Mole Gang usually operated, he clearly heard Hook's somewhat childish voice.
"Let's go see. If it's true... we must avenge Knight Shi Zhihao!"
Stone Knight?
Upon hearing this title, Zhou Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.
Isn't this referring to Xiao Hao?
Thinking about it carefully, he realized that he hadn't seen Xiao Hao for two or three days.
"The Ruthless Owl Knight!"
Hook was leading a large group of Mole Party members as they walked over, and he spotted Zhou Xiao at a glance.
"?"
"Either call me Brother Zhou, or Brother Xiao! Don't call me the Ruthless Owl Knight!" Zhou Xiao corrected him seriously.
“Yes, Ruthless Owl Knight!” Hook’s smooth little face would show the same serious expression.
Zhou Xiao: "..."
It has to be you.
The pitch-black Hook.
"What was that about avenging Xiao Hao?" Zhou Xiao asked.
Upon hearing the name "Xiao Hao," Hook, who had been looking serious, immediately started to whine.
"The Ruthless Owl Knight, they say... the Stone Knight Hao is dead."
"?!"
Zhou Xiao's expression froze at that moment.
His first reaction was disbelief.
impossible.
Absolutely impossible.
He came to see me with candy just two days ago, how could he be dead today?
Are you sure?
Hearing Zhou Xiao's question, Hook wailed, "It was Master Ao Nai who said it, Corporal He..."
Upon hearing this, the sergeant repeated what he had seen in the early hours of the morning. He and another friend went to the mining area last night to explore a small cave. When they came out of the cave, they saw two adults dragging two corpses and throwing them at them in the darkness.
They were terrified but remained silent. After the two adults left, driven by their adventurous spirit, they mustered their courage and took a look, only to find Xiao Hao's body.
Of course, they thought Xiao Hao might still be clinging to life, so they carried him and rushed to Natasha's clinic, but unfortunately, they were too late.
After hearing this story, Zhou Xiao, led by the Mole Gang, arrived at Natasha's clinic.
Looking at the clinic with its eyeballs, Zhou Xiao felt a sense of unreality. He pushed open the door and went inside. Natasha was still busy treating patients. There were no extra beds in the clinic for Xiao Hao, a child who had already lost his life.
Xiao Hao was simply placed outside the back door.
silence.
Still, silence.
The moment they saw Xiao Hao's body, all the Mole Gang kids burst into tears, grieving the loss of their playmate.
Zhou Xiao, on the other hand, was incredibly calm, so calm that it gave off a sense of oppression.
In my field of vision, Xiao Hao's pale body was covered with varying degrees of bruises and contusions scattered across almost every inch of his skin.
serene.
So peaceful.
Zhou Xiao had seen Xiao Hao sleep before. This child always slept very lightly, and would wake up at the slightest noise. But now... Xiao Hao was lying on a small bed, as if he were having a dream.
"No! We, the Mole Party, must avenge Knight Stone Howe!" Hook wiped away his tears and then said angrily to the members of the Mole Party.
"Revenge..." Zhou Xiao, somewhat dazed, was unusually calm at this moment: "Revenge? Where to take revenge? Who should I take revenge on?"
“...”
The question surprised all the members of the Mole Party present.
yes.
Where can they get revenge?
They didn't even know what the adult carrying Xiao Hao's body looked like.
In an environment like the lower districts, where a certain order is barely maintained amidst chaos and the survival of the fittest, who would care about the death of an ordinary child?
Moreover... he's an orphan who has never done anything particularly noteworthy to attract attention...
...
"Brother, what do you think... the ground looks like?"
"The ground is covered in snow, and apart from that planet Berobberg, there's practically no life..."
"Planet? What's a planet?"
"The planet... is where you are right now, whether it's on the surface or underground... this all belongs to the planet, um... (feeling around), here, this is a photo of your planet taken from outside..."
"Wow...it looks so beautiful, so this is what planets are like."
"It's for you..."
Is this okay?
"What's wrong with that?"
"I really want to go see other planets... but unfortunately, I can hardly even leave this town..."
"Outside the planet... there's nothing much to see, just a pitch-black environment with different glowing planets twinkling..."
"(Imagining with eyes closed) No, I can't picture what it would be like... If I have the chance, I'll see for myself what the world on Earth is like, and maybe I can even see what it's like outside of planets..."
"Hmm, either is possible..."
As Zhou Xiao recalled his conversation with Xiao Hao on the hotel steps, the memories became clearer, making him feel increasingly depressed.
He was just a child who wanted to look up at the stars. Despite his miserable life, the bullying he endured for so long, and the chaotic, harsh environment he lived in, he never stole, robbed, sought revenge, or did anything bad. Even after his eyes were gouged out, he still smiled and responded to this chaotic world...
What did he do wrong?
He just wanted to live...
Just trying to survive.
Zhou Xiao's left hand trembled slightly involuntarily, and a sentence suddenly came to mind.
A hemp rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune only finds those with unfortunate fates.
He knew that there were many, many nameless people like Xiao Hao who had died in this world. He wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, but he just couldn't swallow his anger.
After all... Xiao Hao considered him a friend.
...
"I remember now!"
Just when everyone was at a loss, a member of the Mole Gang seemed to remember something, bringing a glimmer of hope to the matter of revenge.
...
P.S.: I beg for everything, I beg for everything!
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