Yuze
Yu Sheng's fist clenched until it crackled, and Xi Ze covered it with his palm. Yu Sheng looked at Xi Ze, whose eyes were firm and soothing.
Suppressing his urge to kill, Yu Sheng scanned the room full of monsters and demons, feeling deeply powerless. The higher the profit, the darker the human heart.
Hell is this world, where sunshine rarely comes.
The man with the mustache looked at Yu Sheng and Caesar, his eyes narrowed, his mind unsettled. He waited until the District 5 boss finished speaking before shaking the weakly crying child in his arms, "Are you two little brothers also interested in the Blue Beast?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly changed again. Yu Sheng noticed that the people who had been so gentle to them just now now had a hint of hostility in their eyes.
"Fifty million gold star coins." The man with the mustache seemed oblivious to the tension between the crowd. Seeing that Yu Sheng and Caesar didn't respond, he made his own offer. "Feel free to raise the price. The highest bidder wins."
After saying that, he threw the child into the basket and sat on the chair.
The sobbing sound inside the basket died down. It was unclear whether the baby was tired from crying or fell asleep. Yu Sheng's heart was gripped tightly, and he could not relax for a moment.
"I'll give you 60 million!" Skinny Monkey rushed over. "I didn't get those two last time, so it should be my turn this time!"
"I'll also offer 60 million." The boss of District 5 flicked his fur coat with his long, pointed fingernails, "plus a year's mining rights for a tin mine.
As the boss of District Five finished speaking, the small hall fell silent. For a moment, no one from the other districts offered to raise their stakes. Yu Sheng could tell that the bosses of Districts Two and Three didn't want to, but simply couldn't offer a higher stake.
"It seems that the owner of this little blue beast has appeared." The man with the mustache glanced at everyone and smiled gentlemanly, "Miss Naira, it belongs to..."
"Wait!" Seeing the basket containing the child about to be handed over to the boss of District 5, Yu Sheng became anxious. He ignored Caesar's expression and stood up suddenly, attracting everyone's attention. "I want it!"
"Oh?" The mustache asked in surprise, "You want it? What's your stake?"
Yu Sheng was silent for a moment. What could he possibly offer? Sixty million gold coins? Even if he removed the ten thousand, he couldn't even afford it. And what's more, he had to offer something even more tempting than a tin mining right.
Yu Sheng had to admit that the first person he subconsciously turned to for help was Frey. For Frey, even 600 million gold coins, let alone 600 million, would probably be just a snap of the fingers.
Yu Sheng was unwilling to do this. He said that he wanted freedom, but on the other hand, he wanted Frey to remove all obstacles for him. Yu Sheng's dignity did not allow it.
But, in the face of life, how much is dignity worth?
Just as Yu Sheng was about to offer 80 million gold coins, Caesar squeezed his hand under the table and said, "I'll trade the military mecha for this blue beast."
After three seconds of silence, the small hall erupted in laughter.
"Hahaha, are you crazy? Although we are short of military mechas here, a military mecha here only costs a few million at most. Exchange it for a blue beast? Hahaha!" The boss of District 2 covered his stomach with his hands and laughed to tears.
"Haha, I've always said these two were country bumpkins." Skinny Monkey twitched his lips. "Maybe even their military mechas are fake. Kuchi, you didn't let a liar fool you, did you?"
Scarface's face darkened as he retorted bluntly, "Do you think I'm as blind as you?" Then he turned and shook his head at Yu Sheng and Caesar, "You're too stupid. It's impossible."
Caesar remained calm. He coldly looked at the mocking faces of the crowd and said to the man with the mustache, "The military mecha I'm talking about isn't just this one, but also the complete assembly method."
The man with the mustache was stunned for a moment, his eyes rolled, and he asked, "What assembly methods do you have for mechas?"
Caesar glanced around and said, "Keep it a secret. You can come with me and take a look."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the mustache-faced man followed Caesar to the inner hall and activated the anti-surveillance system. An eerie atmosphere enveloped the small hall. Scarface leaned over and whispered in Yu Sheng's ear, "What kind of military mecha do you have? Can it work?"
Yu Sheng stared at the door of the inner hall, "I don't know."
Seeing that he couldn't find out anything, Scarface sighed regretfully and decided to grit his teeth and spend money to buy a more reliable one.
A quarter of an hour later, Caesar and Moustache walked out from the inner hall. Everyone held their breath and looked at Moustache, waiting for the result.
The man with the mustache walked quickly to the basket containing the blue beast, picked up the basket, turned around and put it into Caesar's arms, "Here you go! Don't forget to bring the assembly diagram, come here and give it to me at midnight tomorrow night!" After saying that, the man with the mustache didn't stay for a moment, said goodbye to everyone with a red face, and went back with his subordinates.
Along the way, the mustache man was reminiscing about the scene just now. The tall humanoid mecha transformed into the form of a giant wolf in just a few seconds! Its extremely high jumping ability and speed fully compensated for the relative slowness of the humanoid.
Unexpectedly, the first mecha capable of transforming was created by an unknown young man! Now that they have the assembly diagrams, this mecha belongs to them!
This wasn't just a few million or tens of millions. Once they went into mass production, their Wuke Company would become the dominant force, with countless forces flocking to it. The benefits couldn't be measured in monetary terms. Perhaps this was Wuke Company's second major opportunity since discovering the Blue Beast! And having made such a significant contribution to Wuke Company, my status would surely rise!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. It seemed that the man with the mustache had seen a future in which he would hold great power. He couldn't help laughing, and his whole body was shaking with laughter.
In the small hall, everyone was in a state of shock and confusion after the mustache man left. This dramatic turn of events had stunned the leaders of all five districts, especially District 5, which had already secured the Blue Beast. But she couldn't turn her back on them. How could she miss out on a military-grade mecha that even the Wuke R&D base was coveting?
I just don’t know what kind of conditions these two people will offer, and what the military mechas in their hands look like.
The woman was about to say something when Yu Sheng took the basket from Caesar and said bluntly, "We are tired and need to go back to rest. If there is anything..." Yu Sheng glanced at the scarred face who was winking desperately at the side, "Let Boss Kuchi help convey it!"
"Don't worry, don't worry. You can go back and have some rest." Scarface smiled so hard that his scars were almost hidden. He ignored the distorted faces of the other district bosses and happily sent Yu Sheng and Xize out.
"I'll help you move your family to District 1 and assign someone to watch over you." On the way to send Yu Sheng and Caesar home, Scarface's expression turned serious. "You were too impulsive today. Don't think you're safe just because you have leverage. They can easily imprison you and force you to reveal the secrets of the military mecha."
Yu Sheng hugged the soft child tightly, without saying a word. Caesar glanced at Scarface and said, "What about you, Boss Kuchi?"
Scarface was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"You're helping us, but you can't just do a good deed every day, right?" Caesar looked directly into Scarface's eyes. "Now that we've moved into District 1, will we ever be able to leave?"
"Hahaha!" After a period of silence, Scarface's loud laughter rang out from the hovercraft. "You are a young boy, but you are really thoughtful. This makes me a little puzzled. Why were you so impulsive just now at the black market? It doesn't suit your personality!"
Caesar narrowed his eyes, feeling that after this test, he could no longer understand Scarface.
Scarface rubbed his nose generously and said to Yusheng and Caesar, "You don't have to guess. Don't worry, although I'm not a good person, I won't do anything cruel. You just live in the same area honestly. As for why I helped you..." Scarface's eyes flashed with a trace of barely perceptible sadness, and then he laughed heartily twice to cover it up, "Maybe it's because I get along well with you two guys?"
"Tsk." Xize looked away with disdain, but in his heart he had already accepted it by 70%.
This scarface guy shouldn't be a bad guy.
"Wu... Wuu..." At this moment, the child in Yu Sheng's arms suddenly sobbed. Unlike the wailing of ordinary children, this child's voice was like the humming of a mosquito, small and weak. Yu Sheng held him, not knowing where to put his hands and feet. "S-What should I do? Is he hungry?"
"Do you want to buy milk powder?" Scarface asked, "It seems that Blue Beast can't drink the milk powder of Starman."
"I'll take care of it when I get back." Caesar replied, then he put his hand under the child's butt and found it was wet. He couldn't help but smile, "The little guy peed his pants. Let's buy some baby supplies and go back!"
By the time they finished shopping and moving, it was already midday, the sun blazing brightly. Having not slept all night, Yu Sheng and Nishizawa both retired to their bedrooms to catch up on some sleep. Gary stood in the middle of the vast living room, looking at the four-bedroom, two-living-room house, then at the well-fed, soundly sleeping baby in the crib, a bewildered expression on his face.
How much money did Lao Da and Yu Sheng make on the black market? Not only did they buy a big house, but they even bought a child?
The days that followed were a turmoil unlike anything Yu Sheng and Nishizawa had ever experienced. Both were first-time fathers, and the little one, having been a test subject, was incredibly fragile. Despite being eight months old, he was as thin as a shrimp.
Gary simply avoids children, such fragile creatures. He dares not even touch them, for fear that they will break if he touches them. Therefore, he basically hides out for training early after getting up. Occasionally, when he encounters a baby crying, he will collapse and shout for help, asking Xi Ze and Yu Sheng to come and take care of the baby.
"Baby, drink milk~" Yu Sheng put one arm through the back of the little guy's neck and held his butt with the other hand. Xi Ze, holding the bottle, coaxed the little guy and rubbed the pacifier against his mouth. The little guy smacked his lips a few times and took the pacifier in.
The warm aroma of milk spread between the two of them, softening the hearts of Yu Sheng and Xize.
"The little guy's legs are quite strong." When covering the baby with a blanket, the baby suddenly stretched out his lotus root-like legs and kicked the blanket away. Yu Sheng kissed the baby's feet in surprise, "Little guy, eat well, only by eating can you be strong, like a cow!"
"Go away. You looked like a cow when you were a kid." Xi Ze rolled his eyes at Yu Sheng and took the baby from Yu Sheng's arms. Looking at the round, pitch-black eyes, he couldn't help but kiss the tip of the baby's nose. "Baby, wait for me to give you a name."
"I'll get up, I'll get up!" Yu Sheng quickly stood up and walked over, "You have to be surnamed Yu!"
"Hey, why is your last name Yu?" Xize was unhappy.
Yu Sheng said innocently, "But I don't know your last name!"
Caesar was stunned and lowered his eyelids. His last name was...
It had been so long, so long that even the memory of his own name was strangely unfamiliar. His name wasn't as short as Yu Sheng's, and he'd been in StarCraft longer than Yu Sheng. It felt like a lifetime ago that he had a full name.
Seeing Xi Ze's sudden silence, Yu Sheng, even if he was slow-witted, knew he had said something wrong, so he quickly changed the subject with a laugh. He gently pinched the baby's hand with two fingers and placed it on his face, "Baby, when will you smile?"
"Hmm... Umm..." The baby uttered a series of strange notes. An eight-month-old baby should have been able to sit, grab, crawl, and have his own little world, but he...
Yu Sheng's mood darkened, and suddenly, as if sensing his silence, Yu Sheng felt a soft grip on his face.
Yu Sheng came back to his senses and found that the little guy was grinning, and his beautiful eyes, as black and bright as the stars in the night sky, were looking at him wetly and smiling silently.
After a moment of stunned silence, Yu Sheng excitedly shouted, "Xize, look! He's smiling, he's finally smiling!"
Seeing Yu Sheng's silly look, Xi Ze couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said while laughing, "What are you yelling about? Don't scare the little guy."
Yu Sheng groaned several times and moved closer to the little guy. But the little guy stopped smiling. No matter how Yu Sheng teased him, he refused to smile again. He even turned around and faced Yu Sheng with his butt.
"Hahaha!" This time it was Caesar's turn to laugh. He held the little guy in his arms, rocking him and coaxing him, "He's tired and ready to sleep. Yusheng, bring the little guy's pacifier over here."
Yu Sheng quickly dug out the little guy's pacifier, which tasted like honey and the little guy liked it very much.
The little one, with the pacifier in her mouth, closed her eyes, her mouth moving up and down, as if she were nursing in a dream. Her long eyelashes were like dense little brushes, gently brushing against Yu Sheng and Xi Ze's hearts.
During these seven days, they witnessed the little guy's first smile, first sitting, first crawling, and first kicking of the quilt. They saw the little guy sleeping soundly with his eyes squinting in the sun and crying for milk at night. Yu Sheng was also baptized by the little guy's urine for the first time.
They don't want to think about it, nor do they dare to think about the day when the eighth day will come.
On the seventh night, the little guy slept peacefully in the crib. Yu Sheng and Xi Ze stayed in their respective rooms with the lights on, having not slept all night, but no one dared to open the door to take a look.
In the early morning, Gary opened the curtains. It was still dark and the sun had not yet risen. Although he did not dare to tease such a fragile creature as a child and avoided the little guy as much as possible, he actually bought all the toys for the little guy, and even bought a jingle bell that made the little guy giggle.
"Um... Wow! Wuuuuuuuu!" The little guy suddenly started crying. Gary frantically shook the crib and finally banged on the doors of Nishizawa and Yu Sheng respectively.
"You two cowards! You're too scared to even face your children?" Gary roared, "Come out!"
Almost the next moment, Yu Sheng and Nishizawa rushed out of the bedroom at the same time. Yu Sheng's eyes were red as he ran to the crib and bent down.
The little guy stared with panic in his black eyes. The moment he saw Yu Sheng and Xi Ze, he calmed down and sobbed in grievance.
Yu Sheng held the little guy in his arms and coaxed him gently. Xi Ze brought over the candy-flavored pacifier and let the little guy suck on it, while Gary picked up the small bell on the bedside.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong." The crisp sound of bells rang out along with the first rays of morning light.
"Rocking, rocking, rocking, the boat rocks to Grandma's Bridge. Hello Grandma, hello Grandma, Grandma smiles at me." The not-so-gentle voice echoed in the room accompanied by the accompaniment of bells. It was a language Gary had never heard of, but it had an inexplicable gentle power.
"Rock, rock, rock, the boat has reached Grandma's Bridge. Grandma said, 'Good baby, give me a piece of cake.'" Yu Sheng rocked gently, recalling the first time he heard this nursery rhyme, when his captain sang it to him in military school. The powerful voice singing this lullaby had Yu Sheng both amused and annoyed, yet he still fell asleep peacefully.
The strange hypnotic power of a lullaby has never come from how beautiful its melody is, but from how safe the person singing it makes you feel.
"Um...mu...muamua..." The little guy uttered a syllable similar to "mom" for the first time, arched his back against Yu Sheng's chest, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
The room became brighter and brighter. The sunlight came through the window, covering three adults and one child, like an extremely beautiful oil painting.
The heaving little chest gradually stopped moving, and Yu Sheng also became like a petrified stone, holding the child's body, motionless.
"Yusheng? Yusheng!" The stiff posture lasted for too long. Gary wanted to take the child out of Yusheng's arms, but he couldn't shake Yusheng's arms no matter what. "Don't do this!"
Xi Ze forcefully turned Yu Sheng's face, but found that his hands were wet.
Yu Sheng was already in tears.
"The sun took him away." Xi Ze held Yu Sheng's head and gently pressed his body against it. "He is a child of light."
Yu Sheng finally came to his senses and could no longer control his emotions, bursting into tears.
"I couldn't save him," Yu Sheng said devastatedly. "What should we do? This road is too long and too dark. What if we can't reach it?"
Xi Ze held Yu Sheng's head tremblingly, tears streaming down his face. He spoke word by word, choking but determined, "Yes, we will get there. You are the sun in my heart, Yu Sheng. I believe you can light up this path."
"He should have a name." Looking at the child's peaceful face, Gary suddenly said, "What's his name?"
Xi Ze looked at Yu Sheng.
Yu Sheng looked at the child in his arms, the way he playfully grabbed Yu Sheng's fingers, the way he crawled all over the bed and refused to wear little clothes, the way he cried loudly and looked for milk in Yu Sheng's arms, the way he nodded his little head to the rhythm of the bell, every frame, every picture, was like a knife engraved in his flesh and blood, engraved in his mind.
After a long time, Yu Sheng's very soft voice was heard in the room, as if he was afraid of waking up the child in his arms.
"His name is Yu Ze." Yu Sheng forced a smile. "Does it sound nice?"
Yu means lush and verdant, and Ze means benefits that benefit the world.
Baby, I hope that in your next life, you will be blessed by heaven and grow up lushly.
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