Although the All-Military Academy League stadium was severely damaged, it is currently being repaired by federal engineering machinery. However, the main repair area is within the stadium. The surrounding commercial areas outside the stadium have not been particularly affected, and the shops, commercial streets and other facilities are still in good condition.
Under normal circumstances, people would not stay near the destroyed stadium for long, but because the trial operation point of "Hongfu Restaurant" is nearby, the roast chicken, dim sum, etc. they had eaten there before made them miss it again.
Therefore, many friends and family members of the injured would come here to buy some food and take it back to cheer the injured up.
Of course, there were also many people who came to eat purely for the sake of their appetite, which made Uncle Wang's "Hongfu Restaurant" look even more lively than when the league started.
When Wen Changping drove a hovercraft over alone, he saw such a lively scene. Although this accident made many federal people sensitive and their emotions became much more intense.
But it is obvious that with the comfort of delicious food, no one wants to think about these problems. Instead, they prefer to talk about topics that can make them feel better, which can make the food in their mouths taste even better. This makes the "Hongfu Restaurant" store look more prominent and lively than other places, and makes people feel unusually calm and happy.
Among these guests, Wen Changping recognized where the person he was looking for was sitting almost at first sight.
I saw an old man sitting on a chair facing me, hunched over at the table beside me.
Beside him sat a few young men who were about the same age as his grandson Wen Xiaole. They were probably the young customers who came here to buy food. They were all excitedly chatting with the old man about how delicious the food at the "Hongfu Restaurant" was, how fun the latest games were, and so on.
The old man couldn't help but squint his eyes when he heard about the peaceful, happy and colorful life of young people. His face was full of an indescribable expression of enjoyment, but he looked much older than when Tang Tang first saw him.
Only a few days had passed, but it felt like decades had passed. His hair had turned almost completely white, his body had shrunk, and his skin was wrinkled, as if it had been separated from his muscles. He lay limply on the old man's bones, and right next to the old man's chair was a crutch.
This proves that the old man can no longer walk on his own like before, and has to use crutches to support himself.
When Wen Changping saw that person, he seemed to sense something and subconsciously raised his head. When he saw Wen Changping's face, a look of astonishment flashed across his face, but soon, he was relieved. In the next moment, he showed a sunny smile that Wen Changping missed so much. In the next moment, he spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Long time no see, you're here, Lao Wen. It looks like you're in a bad mood again..."
These words were almost identical to the conversations that had taken place over thirty years ago. When he was young, Wen Changping was not a particularly outstanding person. He was even a little impatient and could easily become irritable, until he met his comrade-in-arms Chang Wenle.
Under the influence of Chang Wenle, who was cheerful and caring about his comrade, Wen Changping's personality also became gentle and cheerful. Gradually, the two of them became best friends in the military region who could talk about anything. However, all this ended in the last battle. At that time, Chang Wenle blocked a blow for him but did not survive and was left on the last battlefield.
Wen Changping will never forget the last words Chang Wenle said before he closed his eyes.
He said that he didn't want to die, he wanted to live, and he wanted to see the peaceful world of the future with his own eyes.
He could not forget that every time he was upset and could not help but come to Chang Wenle to complain, Chang Wenle would always smile with narrowed eyes and tease him, "Old Wen, why are you here? It seems that you are in a bad mood again. Do you have any complaints to tell your brother?"
It's just like now, but now is not the same as it was more than 30 years ago. Moreover, the Chang Wenle that Wen Changping knew had died in the last battle more than 30 years ago.
"Who are you? Are you still yourself...? Old Chang..."
Seeing this, the young men sitting next to Chang Wenle also felt that the atmosphere was a little bit off. They looked at each other, said "Sorry, we have something to do", and made an excuse to leave. After a while, only Wen Changping and Chang Wenle were left at the table.
Compared to the serious expression on Wen Changping's face, Chang Wenle's expression was very calm, and he made a gesture to invite Wen Changping to sit down. The moment Wen Changping sat down, Chang Wenle spoke in a hoarse voice.
"You shouldn't have come. This is almost over. Those people...including 'me', didn't hurt your friends, did they? Old Wen, I'm so sorry..."
However, before Chang Wenle could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wen Changping.
"What exactly is your purpose? You collected all the warriors' relics and engraved the names and times of their deaths in that small room in the laboratory. Was it you, right? Although many clues currently point to you seeking revenge, we've learned that under the influence of the inducer, the test subject's personality will drastically change, and their vicious side will be fully stimulated. We believe that these subsequent actions are indicative of your 'evil' side, right?"
"But before that, what exactly is your purpose in taking this action? It's not revenge, right?"
"You have many ways to exact revenge. When you caused the Federal Central Military District to spiral out of control, you could have easily killed those soldiers. But aside from rendering them incapacitated by the inducing factor, you didn't kill any of them. Even when Lieutenant General Lin and Friend Tang were captured by your men, the broken parts proved you weren't actually knocked unconscious. Instead, you deliberately let them out to rescue others. Even the inducing agents in the base warehouse were the ones you ordered sealed, preventing them from leaving the market... Am I right, Old Chang?"
Wen Changping spoke a lot in one breath, and his breathing became a little rapid due to his emotions. However, Chang Wenle did not answer such a question. He just squinted his eyes and remained silent for a long, long time. When Wen Changping thought that the other party would not answer, Chang Wenle slowly opened his mouth and said:
"It's over. It's all about to end. Only by completely eradicating those horrible things of the past can the new world be a better place, right?"
Such words sounded more like a soliloquy than an answer to Wen Changping. Wen Changping couldn't help but frown, as if he understood something, but also as if he understood nothing, and wanted to ask something else.
But at this moment, Chang Wenle suddenly turned his head, interrupting Wen Changping's rhythm. He raised his head slightly, looked at the peaceful and lively scene in front of him, and said with a happy face:
"How beautiful... Old Wen, what do you think? I never thought I'd have the chance to see such a peaceful future. I still remember over thirty years ago, when I fell in that final battle, my only wish was to see with my own eyes the beautiful future created by you, me, and our Two-Heads. This is our wish, and it's the wish of everyone in our team..."
"Our wish has come true? That's great... If only I could, I'd like to take a few more glances. Tell me, am I being too greedy, Old Wen?"
If Wen Changping could understand the first part of the conversation, he could not understand the second part at all. He even wanted to question his old friend. Since the scene before him was what he wanted and what he always wanted to see, why did he come to destroy it!
Besides, isn't he still alive? If they could just stay like they used to be, with such peaceful scenery, wouldn't they be able to enjoy it for as long as they wanted?! Why did they have to do something like this?!
But before Wen Changping could even ask the question, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. In just a moment, Chang Wenle's face suddenly changed. His already wrinkled face became even more wrinkled, as if he had aged several years in an instant.
"Old Chang, how come you, how come you suddenly...?!"
"Didn't I tell you, Old Wen, this is all about to end... We shouldn't have appeared in this timeline. Living against common sense is not a good thing. Marshal Jiang's era has long ended, and a beautiful era of peace is about to come. I don't want to ruin our wishes for many years. In this case, I should personally end the corruption of the past, just like the end of the last battle..."
Looking at Chang Wenle's face which was becoming older and more lifeless, Wen Changping's previous inference that these experimental subjects relied on 'inducers' to survive and that 'inducers' were almost equivalent to their life extenders suddenly flooded into his mind. Then he looked at the face in front of him which had become old but was still very familiar to him with a sunny smile.
In an instant, Wen Changping suddenly understood something, his expression changed, and even his voice began to tremble uncontrollably.
"No, this is not right. I understand, I understand everything. This was not a revenge plan, but a guidance plan. What you originally wanted to do was to lead us to encircle and wipe out that experimental base! This is your real purpose! Right, Old Chang! You haven't changed, you have never changed! It's just that things get out of control occasionally, right, Old Chang! Tell me!"
As time went on, Wen Changping's voice became louder and more excited, but the expression on his face also became more frightened, because Chang Wenle in front of him was aging at an extremely fast rate, and he couldn't even help coughing up a lot of horrible black blood with a rotten smell. Wen Changping was so frightened that he wanted to use the computer to contact the treatment hospital.
However, Chang Wenle just shook his head slightly, stopping Wen Changping's action, and said with difficulty in an extremely weak voice:
"It's no use...but Old Wen, can you call me 'brother' for the last time like you did before...?"
As he spoke, Chang Wenle raised his right hand with great difficulty, and waited tremblingly with a fist-like gesture, waiting for his brother to clench his fist and punch him, just like he did many years ago.
In just a split second, Wen Changping's vision blurred. He could only respond with a trembling voice, and stretched out his fist, gently touching Chang Wenle's fist. Then he heard the long-lost laughter of his old friend.
"Oh, Old Wen, you actually cried. Seeing you shed tears for me makes my life worthwhile... It's really beautiful, Old Wen. This peaceful world of the future is really beautiful. I can see it with my own eyes. It's really worth it..."
As the last syllable came to an abrupt end, the fist that had touched Wen Changping's also suddenly dropped down weakly, and along with its owner, became silent.
Chang Wenle is gone.
Without the supplement of "inducer", Chang Wenle's wrong life finally came to an end. However, at the moment when he completely lost his breath, Chang Wenle was smiling, as if he had finally completed the task and mission he wanted to complete.
Just as Wen Changping was staring blankly at the death of his old friend, and before he could fully react, an emergency communication from the military district came through, and the first thing he said was anxious:
"Captain Wen, are you all right over there? Something terrible happened in the guard area. Just now, all those soldiers whose deaths were recorded suddenly aged one after another. Their bodies decayed rapidly in a short period of time, and then they just died. There was a large-scale death at once, but a few of them seemed to be conscious before they died. They were apologizing to us. They said..."
I'm sorry, this day shouldn't have come so late. This plan should have been implemented more than 20 years ago after Marshal Chiang stepped down, but they still wanted to live and wanted to live a little longer, thinking it wouldn't be too late to implement this "guidance plan" later. But what they didn't expect was that their will was gradually eroded by the "inducer".
I'm sorry, they are selfish. They selfishly want to live longer, a time that does not belong to them. They even selfishly resent why they, they are the ones who cannot live in the peaceful and beautiful world after the end of this battle. It is obvious that they are the ones who have worked hard to make this world come true and have given everything for it.
But thankfully...it's all finally over.
At this moment, Wen Changping suddenly understood what Chang Wenle meant by "It's all almost over."
This is not just a matter of the experimental base being surrounded and their lives coming to an end, but with the death of these experimental subjects, the dark era of "inducers" in the past will also end. Until now, when the incident broke out, people from different classes and civilians have jointly written a letter demanding the abolition of "inducers" and listing it as a prohibited research project.
With all the bans, there is no doubt that the Federation will enter an era without the "inducer threat" in the future, and no one will be willing to take the risk of touching things like "inducers". This is the true "guidance plan" is all about, including their death. In the new era, there should be no threat from these experimental subjects.
"But if you had told me earlier, Lao Chang, my wish isn't just to see a peaceful world. I want to... see this peaceful and beautiful world with you and all my comrades and brothers, Lao Chang..."
Wen Changping murmured in a low voice, but unfortunately, the person in front of him could no longer hear him. Wen Changping stared at Chang Wenle, who was no longer breathing, for a long time. He didn't know how long it had been before he reached out his hand tremblingly and gently helped Chang Wenle close his eyes, which could no longer be closed. He then whispered:
"Also, there's something I haven't had time to say yet... Old Chang, it's great that you can see this beautiful and peaceful world with your own eyes..."
At the same time, as the lives of "experimental subjects" such as Chang Wenle were coming to an end, organizers like Lin Ke who had received the "first-generation inducer" also underwent extremely serious changes in their bodies. All organ cells were dividing at an accelerated rate, forming severe progeria. They suddenly aged several decades and became old people who could not even walk steadily.
Although they are not dead yet, they are not far from death, and will only live in pain from now on.
When Lin Shoucheng came over here, he saw Lin Ke in this state. Now, Lin Shoucheng finally understood what was going on with Lin Ke.
The culprit of the "star navigation accident" that year was Lin Ke, and Chang Wenle, who was seen in the crowd at that time, was most likely the person who saved him. Now the report has speculated that the message asking him to go back to take on the emergency mission was most likely sent by Chang Wenle in his name.
Lin Shoucheng wanted to ask something about this, and wanted to ask Lin Ke how dare he do that. But when he saw the ugly and disheveled Lin Ke in the guard area, and how old he was, he suddenly felt that there was nothing more to ask. After a pause, he wanted to turn around and leave. Instead, Lin Ke became hysterical, screaming and cursing, and he didn't feel any remorse at all.
Moreover, compared to the terrible harm and changes brought about by the "inducer", Lin Ke hated Lin Shoucheng even more. She kept cursing that if Lin Shoucheng and Marshal Lin had not been so demanding and forced her to be nice to them, she would not have become like this.
Lin Shoucheng and Marshal Lin were the ones who had caused her to become like this. Otherwise, she wouldn't have risked injecting the 'first generation inducer' twenty years ago. She just wanted to become stronger, to live a better life, to make them look up to her. Was she wrong? She wasn't wrong!! She, Lin Ke, was truly just Tang Tang's stand-in!
"You are wrong, Lin Ke."
"Regardless of whether my child was found or not, I never considered you as a substitute for anyone. It was because of your company that I decided to adopt you as my daughter."
"And I didn't have any high expectations of you, including Marshal Lin. You took the initiative and asked yourself to meet these requirements. Don't you remember?"
"Also, Lin Ke, why do you think I was sent to the fringe star zone? Even if I, Lin Shoucheng, am in dire straits, I still have three nails. It's not as miserable as being sent to the fringe star zone."
Lin Ke was stunned by Lin Shoucheng's words, especially the last one. Until now, some vague memories of the past finally made Lin Ke recall. Indeed, the reason why Lin Shoucheng was stationed in the marginal star zone was not because of anything else, but because of her, because she, Lin Ke, wanted to go to the marginal star zone! Only because in the marginal star zone, she, Lin Ke, could have more opportunities to make merit and show herself.
So what was she afraid of back then? Or was she wrong from the beginning? If the 'space navigation accident' hadn't happened, or if she had told the person holding her hand tightly and smiling warmly where her son and daughter were, would the situation now be the same?
If that's the case... perhaps, she is not only the adopted daughter of the Lin family, but also has a pair of brothers and sisters?
But there is never an if, the backlash of the "inducer" is the biggest price Lin Ke has to pay for all he has done.
In the end, Lin Ke went crazy. Seeing this, Lin Shoucheng finally shook his head and left without saying anything. But when he left, he couldn't help but sighed deeply, as if he wanted to express something, but he didn't express anything.
Of course, these things had nothing to do with Tang Tang who was staying in the treatment hospital. He just heard some news from Wen Xiaole and Marshal Lin, and he couldn't help but sigh. He had a lot of feelings in his heart, but soon, Tang Tang let the busy training plan distract his attention.
The training plan was mainly assisted by Tang Sheng and Huo Yan. Occasionally, relevant Omegas would come to check Tang Tang's control over pheromones. It would be best if other Omegas were not affected by Tang Tang's pheromones. The training lasted for about half a month.
Until this day, it was originally Huo Yan's turn to release pheromones for Tang Tang to try to resist training. Tang Tang had done such exercises many times, but the results were not very good.
The pheromones that Tang Tang could control well in front of his brother Tang Sheng were not so easy to control when it came to Huo Yan. Whenever Huo Yan released pheromones, it was like he smelled a very sweet fruit, and he always wanted to pick it and eat it. The pheromones could no longer be controlled well. Today was the same as before, also a similar control and suppression experiment.
But strangely, on this day, the person Tang Tang was waiting for was not Huo Yan, but Gu Yang, and...
"You've upgraded, Gu Yang? Why do I feel like your pheromones are stronger than before..."
"Well, I've been promoted from SS-level Alpha to SSS-level Alpha. Commander Huo asked me to come here today to replace him and assist you in training. Do you mind, Tang Tang?"
Gu Yang said this with a smile.
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