Future City.

At this time, Feng Qi was wearing a windbreaker and a mask, wrapping himself tightly, walking on Street 23 in the east district of the city.

Future City is a science and technology city. All the streets and alleys are equipped with surveillance cameras connected to the city defense network, and all surveillance cameras have facial recognition functions.

As an S-level wanted criminal in Future City, he must first ensure that his whereabouts are not discovered.

Even if the Future Research Institute is in charge of the surveillance.

But Li Xingchen also said that not everyone in the Future Research Institute is trustworthy.

It was almost dawn, and there were few people on the street. The weather was a little cold after the rain, and the road was still very wet.

The cleaning robot was playing music and driving slowly from a distance, cleaning the road along the way.

When he came to the bar at the end of the street, he pushed the door in.

There was soothing music in the bar, and people were coming and going, which was very lively, as if it was two worlds outside. He

came to the corner of the bar.

He sat down sideways and looked up at Li Xingchen who was drinking alone.

"Thank you very much."

"What are you thanking me for? I'm happy to have done so many things in your name. As for the resources I robbed, I can't take them back, so I might as well give them to you. When the time comes, you will all be wiped out, which is enough to prove that all those things were done by you."

Li Xingchen grinned, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all:

"Have a drink?"

"No, what do you want from me this time?"

Hearing Feng Qi's refusal, Li Xingchen poured himself a full glass, then shook his head and said:

"You and I really have nothing in common. There is no conflict between pursuing ideals and enjoying life. Why should we put pressure on ourselves all the time? Finding joy in suffering is what we should do. Even if we die, at least we have lived happily and have no regrets."

"I just don't like drinking. If you prepare a big table of delicious food, I promise to eat more than you." Feng Qi couldn't help rolling his eyes, and then continued:

"Okay, let's talk about business. Do you have any news to tell me?"

Faced with the inquiry, Li Xingchen put down the wine glass and lit a cigarette, took a deep breath and said:

"You should be quiet recently. The domain forces behind the Institute of Science and Technology are going to make a move."

Hearing this, Feng Qi frowned slightly:

"Tell me in detail."

"Yesterday, the domain forces behind the Institute of Science and Technology held a supreme meeting, and it was clearly stated at the meeting that they would take action against you in the near future."

"As for why they didn't take action before, it was because the domain forces behind the Institute of Science and Technology got a message from somewhere that you are the spokesperson of a certain domain force. They think that you are testing them by taking action against the Institute of Science and Technology."

"Just like the Institute of Science and Technology's test of the Tiger Soul Institute, your actions were also misunderstood by them as a tentative challenge, so they chose to be tolerant. During this period, they were also collecting information about you and trying to understand your details."

"But now the situation is different. They no longer plan to continue investigating the non-existent domain forces behind you, so your Dawn Organization is now in danger."

Hearing this, Feng Qi immediately understood one thing.

It was obvious that the Shadow Hunter sold his information to the Institute of Science and Technology.

But this behavior helped him, so that the worried domain forces behind the scenes never took action.

After understanding the situation, he frowned at Li Xingchen who was still spewing white mist and said,

"Smoke less. I never saw you stop."

Hearing this, Li Xingchen grinned,

"My body has completed 76% of the psychic mechanical transformation. Any toxic substances that enter the body can be discharged without residue. I won't die."

"I'll show you a show." As he said this, Li Xingchen suddenly opened his mouth and spit a pool of black liquid with tobacco oil on the ground.

Feng Qi: ...

Looking at Li Xingchen with a ruffian look on his face, he couldn't complain in his heart.

"Anything else?"

"Recently, the field forces behind the Science and Technology Research Institute are also suspected that there may be problems inside. Every action arranged is known to you in advance, so an internal investigation may be carried out. Recently, I should not launch any secret actions against the Science and Technology Research Institute. Let's talk about it after the storm has passed."

Hearing this, his heart trembled, and the "truth device" that was arranged to be used during the sacrifice line suddenly appeared in his mind.

At that time, through the false information deliberately left by the Scarlet Research Institute in Mulin City, it was learned that there might be werewolves from the Tiger Soul Research Institute within their own forces, and the Science and Technology Research Institute had launched an internal investigation.

During this period, the most core figure in the Science and Technology Research Institute, "Mo", created a black technology device to interrogate all core circle members.

At this time, the field forces behind the Science and Technology Research Institute had begun to suspect that there was an insider, and Li Xingchen was in danger of being exposed.

Thinking of this, he immediately told Li Xingchen the relevant information about the truth instrument.

After hearing his reminder, Li Xingchen remained calm:

"Don't worry, the truth instrument may be useful for others, but now I prefer psychic robots, and that thing doesn't work for me."

"What about your brain?" Feng Qi couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"It's also semi-psychic mechanization."

"You're really cruel to yourself."

"Those who achieve great things should be cruel to themselves." Li Xingchen said, picking up the wine glass and taking a big sip:

"Don't use the communicator to contact me recently. Wait for me to contact you. You can appear by my side at any time while the Institute of Science and Technology is conducting an investigation."

"Understood."

"By the way, have you contacted all the people on the list?"

"I recruited several of them, all of whom are very outstanding talents. Where did you collect this list from?"

"The guys on the list are all on the assassination list of the Institute of Science and Technology."

Hearing this answer, Feng Qi suddenly understood.

The list that Li Xingchen gave him allowed him to recruit many like-minded people with lofty ideals, allowing the Dawn Organization to grow rapidly.

The only thing that made him feel regretful was that no human hidden forces had contacted him at this stage.

He could understand this.

Each human hidden force must have its own salvation plan. It was obviously a very risky behavior to contact him at this time, which might lead to the failure of his own layout.

What he needed to do now was to continue to enhance the strength and influence of the Dawn Organization and let those hidden forces see the hope of overthrowing the Institute of Science and Technology.

Coming back to his senses, he looked at Li Xingchen and smiled:

"If there is nothing else, I will leave first. I always feel unsafe staying outside."

"Where do you live now?" Li Xingchen asked curiously.

"I have no fixed place to live. I change places every day. I live in the sewer recently. It is relatively safe there." "

That's really hard." Li Xingchen grinned, without any sympathy on his face.

"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. How about I stay at your house for a night?"

"Don't hurt me." The smile on Li Xingchen's face froze instantly.

After some small talk, Feng Qi stood up and walked out of the tavern. After walking along the street he came from for a while, he turned into a dark alley and disappeared.

...

In the following days, Feng Qi led the Dawn Organization to lie dormant.

Three months later, Feng Qi received a sensational news from the Dawn Organization's investigators outside.

Li Xingchen and more than a dozen core members of the Future Research Institute were arrested.

They were convicted as "traitors of humanity" during the trial and will be publicly executed at the Future City execution ground three days later.

Feng Qi was stunned when he heard the news.

In his opinion, there were many doubts about Li Xingchen's sudden exposure.

Although Li Xingchen was subject to the domain power behind the Science and Technology Research Institute, the power in his hands should not be underestimated. Even if he

could not defeat the domain power behind the Science and Technology Research Institute, he could still cause considerable trouble to it and make it pay a price.

But the current situation is that Li Xingchen is about to be executed, but there is no movement from the Future Research Institute.

More importantly, the Science and Technology Research Institute only executed more than a dozen people including Li Xingchen this time.

But there are definitely more than a dozen fighters in the Future Research Institute who followed Li Xingchen to secretly fight against the Science and Technology Research Institute.

There seemed to be many hidden secrets.

With doubts, he immediately contacted the organization members and began to investigate Li Xingchen's exposure.

In the following days, nearly half of the members of the Dawn Organization went out to collect intelligence.

From the subsequent feedback, Feng Qi learned that the Science and Technology Research Institute had charged Li Xingchen with more than ten crimes, the three most serious of which were:

1. Murdering his teacher, the former dean of the Future Research Institute.

2. Secretly joining the domain forces in an attempt to subvert human civilization.

3. Secretly colluding with the Dawn Organization to hinder the development of the Science and Technology Research Institute and attempting to control the entire Future Research Institute for his own use.

There are many other charges, each of which is enough to sentence Li Xingchen to death.

But why Li Xingchen was exposed, there is no answer from the existing intelligence.

Three days passed in a flash.

On this day, the streets of Future City were empty, and residents opened the official live broadcast software of Future City one after another.

The scene of the live broadcast screen was in the first execution ground of Future City.

Before Li Xingchen was escorted to the scene, the execution platform was surrounded by residents of Future City.

After learning about Li Xingchen's actions from the official announcement, they gnashed their teeth in hatred, waiting to see Li Xingchen, the traitor of humanity, being judged by justice.

At this time, Feng Qi, wearing a windbreaker, also mixed in the crowd, waiting quietly.

He was unwilling to accept Li Xingchen's ending.

But he had no power to change anything.

At this stage, the Dawn Organization could not fight the Institute of Science and Technology at all.

Fighting the enemy with full blood is undoubtedly a futile act, and will end up in pieces.

He has a more important mission to continue on this line of sacrifice, and cannot fall here.

But after two years of getting along, he still came to send this friend off for the last time.

For safety reasons, before coming here this time, he made slight adjustments to his body with the help of a disguise artist from the Dawn Organization, including some changes to his face and appearance.

While waiting, Li Xingchen was escorted to the execution ground by two city defense soldiers.

At this time, Li Xingchen's clothes were torn, and his machinery was damaged on a large area, and he looked very embarrassed.

Two city defense soldiers escorted Li Xingchen to the metal chair, forced him to sit down, and tied him to the chair with a special chain, and put a metal hat on his head.

Li Xingchen was going to accept spiritual punishment.

Spiritual punishment is similar to the electric punishment before the disaster. The difference is that the energy released is a special spiritual energy extracted from high-purity dead soul ore.

When this spiritual energy is infused into the body, the consciousness of the person being executed will be quickly eroded, leading to death, and the process is painful.

...

On the spiritual punishment chair, Li Xingchen looked at the angry people in front of him expressionlessly.

At this moment, his heart did not fluctuate too much.

As time passed, the execution time was approaching, and the executioner standing behind him asked as usual:

"What are your last words before you die?"

"Give me a cigarette." Li Xingchen said without hesitation, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You were my idol, and your inspirational growth experience always inspires me." The executioner's eyes were filled with anger.

"I'm so sorry to disappoint you, so hurry up and give me a cigarette. According to the rules of Future City, this request before death can be met, right?" Li Xingchen said nonchalantly.

"You deserve it?!"

The executioner was about to continue to scold, but was stopped by another companion beside him. Then he reached out and took out a cigarette and stuffed it into Li Xingchen's mouth and lit it for him.

"According to the regulations, we have met your last wishes."

"Okay, I have no other last wishes." Li Xingchen took a deep puff of cigarette, and the cigarette butt spread.

He opened his mouth and spit out a cloud of white mist, with a comfortable expression.

Seeing Li Xingchen's appearance, the crowd below was indignant.

They protested that a human traitor like Li Xingchen should be treated differently, why should his dying wishes be met, and threw small stones that had been prepared at him.

Looking at the residents of the city standing below, Li Xingchen's heart was rippled.

I live for you, but you regard me as a demon.

An indescribable sadness mixed with anger surged in his heart, but when that kind face appeared in his mind, the hostility in his heart dissipated. He

took another deep puff of cigarette, and a smile appeared on his face again .

At this moment, the execution time came, and the two executioners pressed the switch at the same time.

Suddenly, the black psychic substance instantly invaded Li Xingchen's whole body, and his eyes instantly turned red.

The mental pain made him clench his teeth.

Before he died, many memories flashed in his mind, and a familiar and kind voice sounded in his ears:

"Li Xingchen, I let you stand beside the devil to kill the devil."

"I am your pledge of allegiance. Such a death is valuable. Why should you be sad?"

"Turn your grief and anger into strength. Don't let me down. I have created excellent starting conditions for you."

...

At the beginning of the story, a couple both died in an attack by a creature beyond the domain.

The five-year-old son cried on the street holding a doll to find his parents, and thus became an orphan.

In the midst of hunger and cold, he met a kind old man and had a family.

The old man raised the boy, sent him to apply for the Victory Academy, and watched him join the domain regiment to become a front-line soldier.

After the boy lost his arm, he told him how to stand up again.

Finally, under the guidance of the old man, he successfully entered the Future Research Institute and became a researcher...

The old man was the former dean of the Future Research Institute.

As his consciousness gradually faded, Li Xingchen suddenly felt a sense of relief.

When he killed the old man, he knew that he was dead.

But before he died, he felt that he was back again.

In his mind, there was a picture of him sitting on the top of the mountain with the old man. At that time, they embraced the first ray of sunshine in the future city... The old man's hazy face gradually became clear under the light.

"Old man, I failed you."

At the last moment of his life, many regrets emerged in his heart.

When I was a child, I looked up at the stars and could pick them with my hands. Now I am seven feet tall and the sky is out of reach...

A peaceful and warm future is so far away.

Oh, I am unwilling...

The spark in my mouth burned to the end, and Li Xingchen's body seemed to lose support and drooped weakly.

The world never knew that this star had taken the initiative to enter the darkness and tried to burst out light, wanting to illuminate the whole world...

Listening to the cheers in his ears, Feng Qi clenched his fists.

In his mind, Li Xingchen once said something to him with a smile:

He said that the situation of human civilization is worrying, just like a tree. The more it yearns for the sunlight above, the more its roots will extend to the darker underground, where there are nutrients and strength... We are still too weak, and only the power of the devil can defeat the devil.

He took another deep look at Li Xingchen and gave the highest salute in his heart.

...

One month later, in front of Li Xingchen's cenotaph.

Feng Qi lit three cigarettes, stuck them in the soil in front of the cenotaph, and unscrewed the lid and poured a pot of strong liquor.

"If I am not dead, I will come to see you every year in the future."

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Feng Qi, shall we talk?"

He turned his head and found a burly man wearing the uniform of the Future Research Institute standing not far away.

Just as he was alert, the burly man reached out and took out the communicator:

"Channel 11-11, code: Future."

Hearing this, he was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"Who are you?"

"The current director of the Future Research Institute, Li Xingchen's successor, and your next companion."

Hearing this, Feng Qi was stunned.

He suddenly understood why Li Xingchen died. He

also understood why the Future Research Institute had never reacted to the death of Li Xingchen and others.

Just like the old man, Li Xingchen also chose a trustworthy person in desperation, and used his death to help him take root in the darkness.

The field forces behind the Institute of Science and Technology still failed to erase that star.

It just returned in a different way and waited for the day when it would shine...