Chapter 38
When Chu Zhao cut Wei Heng, he often had this scene in his mind, which was similar to the scene happening in the command ship:
Zhu Heng stood in the crowd of military personnel, with black and gold threads wrapped around his tall and broad shoulders, extending to his waist and abdomen, with his combat gloves and crisp cuffs connected as one.
Below the black and gold embroidery thread are neatly arranged military tassels, gently fluttering on the surface of the epaulettes.
He wore a standard military cap with the brim pulled down, and his calm eyes were sharper than the hawks and falcons worshipped by old humans.
But he took a few steps and came to the porthole. All he could see was the snow-covered ship's roof in the starry sky.
He knew it was under the top of the ship.
Amid the festive ribbons and the crowd, there was a lover of native flowers and plants and anything related to the old world.
She was reaching out to blow away a few snowflakes. A warship passed by, and she waved to the patron saint above her head, smiling brighter than anyone else.
【Zhu Heng cannot give up his mission.】
[Because what he loves is one in a billion. ]
After she finished editing "What If (II)", she also kept this clip in the storage box. But she kept this clip because of the safety mentality.
He is so partial to Wei Heng, who is obviously not so accepted by the public, and he even edited several videos. Although love comes first, Chu Zhao is still a little worried that he will end up in jail.
She didn't expect that the CP fans who were short of food would once again display their good style of urging for more when there was no food, and digging up the leaks when there was still no food.
Not only did they find the dessert in the storage box, they also found the original source of the clip:
[It was the appearance of Marshal Zhu Heng before the Star Tour was reorganized! 】
[Yes, yes, that’s right! It was that time! At that time, my friend laughed at me and said that the marshal didn’t smile and I saw it wrong (crying)]
[The Marshal is obviously very gentle! Just like my recent fan Ying Pei (thumping the ground), he is cold and harsh to the outside world, but once he sees the person he likes, he will instantly become gentle and completely partial to him.]
[This sentence "his love is one in a billion of them" is so gentle (tears). I instantly understood why so many generals were not afraid of life and death. They also wanted to protect their own families and the people they loved.]
[When I think about the next chapter of What If, it feels even more annoying. If I give up, I won’t be able to protect you. If I protect you, I’ll have lost the chance to be with you.]
[This is how the world is, there is never a perfect solution (tears streaming down the face)]
Among the crowd, only one group was still tapping the holographic screen desperately to press the option to urge the update, and swaying the homepage of Lingbo's account in the air:
【Ahhhhhhh, more updates, ahhhhh! 】
[Look at the anchor next to you. It’s already three o’clock now, and there’s only one video. Can you sleep? I want to add more (shouting)]
【I am knocking my head to death! 】
Their resentment seemed to reach Chu Zhao's ears through the holographic screen. So Chu Zhao, who was taking a good nap, turned over, yawned, and opened his eyes. He was no longer sleepy at all.
The only thing left in my mind was, is it dawn?
It's embarrassing to say that since she moved into this nano hotel, her daily routine has been messed up. The nano hotel automatically adjusts the light according to her sleeping situation. She feels like she has no idea what the world is like.
It was the vibration in her brain that reminded her.
Chu Zhao pulled the laptop over with his bare hands, rubbed his eyes to clear himself up, and went to read the comments on the video as usual.
The result was shocking. Both accounts were exposed, and the urging button for update was clicked tens of thousands of times. Both ends were in a hurry!
The reason for Niao Niao Sheng Yan is that she has not updated Ying Pei's series of videos for a long time (actually only two days) because she got a new CP. The reason for Ling Bo is:
Marshal Zhu Heng is about to arrive, and fans are urging her to keep up with the progress?
Chu Zhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately searched for the route of Marshal Zhu Heng's patrol force. Then, he slapped his head: Oops, she forgot!
The reason why she registered this pseudonym was not only because she could not grasp the risk, but also because she wanted to have some fun and run away before Zhengzhu came back.
Who knew that Xingyun's speed was so fast! Her food hasn't been distributed yet, and they will arrive today! And her video will also catch the eyes of the steaming pot!
It shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?! He was caught by steaming for the first time, and he can be caught for the second time?! But Wei Heng is really good, it's a pity to leave like this.
She was so hesitant that she wanted to slap herself on the head. But she had just woken up and her hands couldn't control the strength. She almost slapped herself unconscious, and the light brain quickly dived forward with her:
The word "publish" stopped on the bridge of her nose.
Chu Zhao grimaced in pain and gasped. He was really angry, but he was not the kind of person who would put himself in a difficult position. He chose a time to publish the message, pressed the button in the fire, then sat down on the nano bed, rubbing his head.
Chu Zhao thought: Rather than being filmed to death by myself, it would be better to edit the video I like and be scolded to death by the audience or be discovered and socially dead by being steamrolled.
At least that way her heart was satisfied.
Thinking of this, she was no longer panicked. She rubbed her shoulders, pulled the holographic screen over again, and with the thought that "maybe this video will be the last one", she read all the comments under Lingbo's account.
When she sees comments that make sense and touches the heart of her as the original author, she happily comments and replies.
Until the vibration reminded her that there was a special message that needed to be responded to, and the account avatar that sent the message looked very familiar, Chu Zhao clicked on it and took a look:
This is actually a recommendation account that specializes in editing videos of Marshal Zhu Heng.
There was no other reason for me to contact her except to send her a video and then hope that she would "understand the meaning of the video, and examine whether the data in your account's video is reasonable in comparison? Also, think carefully about whether you want to help the evil."
He asked an editor to understand the meaning of his video and then reflect on whether he was helping the evildoers. Chu Zhao was so angry that he laughed.
She had read news about Marshal Zhu Heng before editing the video, so she naturally knew that this account was probably a "fan" who supported Marshal Zhu Heng's calmness and rationality and would never give up his bright future for a third-class citizen.
She could also guess that in this era that pays special attention to public opinion, aiding and abetting the evil probably meant that her video had too bad an impact, causing many people to favor Wei Qi. They suspected that she was a cyber army bought by Wei Qi.
Chu Zhao opened the video and watched it several times. He had an idea of what arguments he was trying to use to convince himself, then he opened the editing door and posted a preview using Lingbo's account first.
【Ling Bo】retweeted 6,783,838 videos.
[Ling Bo]: Handshake. It’s a pleasure to communicate with 6783838. Since this colleague is curious about whether the clicks on my video are fake, let’s see whose video you like more (laughs)
The new video will be officially released at 21:00 today. Click the link below to vote for your favorite excellent editor.
(Voting link)
As soon as this trailer was released, it immediately caused a stir among the fans of the two. However, Chu Zhao took a deep breath and immersed himself in the editing of the second episode.
Hinting that she was a water army bought by the CP, and also saying that her data was fake, she stepped on two landmines in one breath. Chu Zhao didn't need to edit to send him back to his own place, and he would not be a human being!
Chu Zhao edited the video very quickly. After finishing the first episode, she already had a brief idea for the second episode in her mind. Knowing that Marshal Zhu was coming back, she felt even more anxious and soon the video had a rough outline.
Based on some scenes in the video provided by the other party, Chu Zhao determined how to use the story line in the video to fight back. Soon, his inspiration came to him, no, his editing ideas came flooding in, and before six o'clock, he had completed the video editing of the second episode.
Chu Zhao browsed through it and set it to be released on time together with the first episode with satisfaction, then took her things and went out. She had previously made an appointment to meet with the owner to discuss the glass greenhouse and had no time to argue with that person. When she came back, she would curse the person who wanted to slander her CP!
The clock ticked quickly and soon it was eight fifty.
Xia Liu and Zhu Sui were on the phone, having already made many discoveries in the stream of light. Seeing that Ling Bo suddenly wanted to challenge an editing account, Xia Liu excitedly waved to his friend:
"A Sui, come quickly! There's food!"
Zhu Sui: “Here I come.” She put down the same breeding box that appeared in the video, then walked to the holographic screen and joined Xia Liu in empathy mode.
In this way, if they have similar emotions, they can communicate directly without having to stop the video and spend time sending comments. Xia Liu has always liked this feature, and now she finally has the opportunity to use it. Her excitement is self-evident.
As for Zhu Sui, although she was still not interested in shipping the couple, she turned on the bracelet this time: she wanted to record the scenes and make plans when she got home.
The video begins with an old voice sighing. [The prejudice in people’s hearts is a huge mountain.]
Then, there was a heavy rain that almost broke the rocks. Along with the drumstick-like raindrops, the picture moved away. The stars in the distance were about to burst out, and the perspective approached the red sun, then swooped down until it was close to the ground.
A pair of military boots, stepping on the muddy ground, broke into the picture.
Zhu Heng: "How far is the insect tide from the nest?"
Zhu Sui was a little dazed, remembering the first insect swarm she encountered when she was studying with her uncle. She didn't expect that a CP video could be handled so realistically, not a bit different from a battlefield.
Outside the video, on the steadily sailing command ship, Wei Qi has taken off his blindfold, and is standing in front of the window with his palm covering the glass, looking at the beautiful aurora in front of him.
“So beautiful.”
Zhu Heng: "The Eastern Region has more beautiful aurora views." He was like a conscientious guide, never hiding the fact that she was leaving. He even cared more about her freedom than she did. "When you return to the rebellious area, you can choose the Eastern Region route."
The video battle has reached a fever pitch.
As strong evidence to counter the fanatical fans' rationalism, Chu Zhao naturally had to handle the details and plot very reasonably so that the audience's first reaction after watching the show would be that this is Zhu Heng and this is Wei Qi.
Instead of the CP being pulled throughout the whole story, the details are illogical.
Therefore, the material used for this battle is rich enough, and the picture looks more like Marshal Zhu Heng really experienced such a protracted life-and-death battle.
He was struggling to keep going.
But there were too many Zergs coming. The well-equipped patrol troops were barely able to stand in front of the overwhelming Zergs, and Marshal Zhu Heng, who had a 100% winning streak, was unable to turn the tide.
A sharp scream similar to that of an insect queen came to my ears.
Marshal Zhu Heng's mecha cut off the Zerg on the left wing and cleared a bloody path for the troops behind him, but it was unable to keep up the strength and at the critical moment, the mecha stumbled.
The light in the cockpit dimmed immediately, and the marshal pressed the control panel. At this moment, the ugly abdomen of the queen insect found the gap and inserted straight into it.
Suddenly, white light engulfed everything.
In the silence, the first thing that sounded was a burst of rain. It was a heavy rain, as heavy as when the marshal came, but it also brought a burst of sad sobs wrapped in the wind.
The rain covered the Queen Insect's heavily falling abdomen, covered the countless tiny insects behind the Queen Insect, and covered everything brought by the war.
The marshal's cloak was soaked by the heavy rain and spread out among the countless corpses, like a broken red flag. The mecha knelt on one knee.
The marshal raised his head weakly, letting the rain flow over his wounds and hands, over the bodies of other people, the bodies of Zerg, and finally gathered on his cloak.
The rain on the surface of those deep black pupils was gray, and there was nothing inside. There was a bloodstain on the right eyelid below.
He could finally close his eyes.
[The marshal was seriously injured when defeating the Queen of Insects. 】
Marshal Zhu Heng disappeared in the rain, and was replaced by a young adjutant who was not seen but only heard.
[After the patrol reorganized the team, they immediately transferred the marshal to the treatment cabin, and the meeting court also sent two senior generals from afar. But it was not for the aftermath. ]
【They are worried that the marshal will lose control. 】
The scene changed to Marshal Zhu Heng lying in the treatment cabin. His dark blue uniform was still stained with blood, which slowly seeped into the nutrient solution like spider silk.
[At that time, we had already conducted research on how brain activity index could affect mental fluctuations, but there were very few people like the Marshal who repeatedly showed signs of mental collapse.]
[Reports issued by several scientific academies also show that the Marshal's mental strength is normal, and there is no sign of being oppressed by external forces and out of control. The collapse seems to be a lie. ]
[The Council therefore suspected that the Marshal was seeking revenge, so they restricted his area of activity and did not allow him to climb the black tower again. Even when he was injured, the first thing he thought of was to kill the Queen of Insects. The Marshal's achievements were almost far superior to those of other generals, and he would stick to his word and vindicate 0013 without hesitation.]
[0013 is the name of the Marshal’s lover.]
The scene cut back to the past. Marshal Zhu Heng stood tall in the distant light, with a familiar calmness between his eyebrows. He turned his head to the side, and everyone held their breath, but he held someone's hand.
It’s Wei Qi.
[At that time, Xingyun was wary of any regional power, and strongly opposed non-psychic people marrying psychic people, believing that this would taint the purity of genes.]
[The marshal's lover happened to be from the rebellious area.
The commander-in-chief of an army took the lead in violating the rules, which undoubtedly brought tremendous pressure to the conference court.
When they got married, generals from all regions and departments strongly opposed it, except for the two marshals who said nothing.
Finally, due to the neutrality of the East and West Regions and the speed of the emergency on the front line, the Council could no longer use the law as a bargaining chip to urgently urge the Marshal to go to the front line. They could only agree to the request to properly protect the Marshal's lover and protect the Marshal's wife after the Marshal went to the front line. 】
In the picture, Wei Qi is standing alone on the ship, surrounded by uniformed soldiers who are on high alert.
[Marshal's wife also often sent messages to comfort the Marshal. But the good times didn't last long. The rebel area was the only human being besides the Zerg that was not on the same side with them. Therefore, in the first week, the Marshal's wife was attacked by the laser pen of the people when she went out. After the soldiers were ordered by the meeting court not to attack the people, the means of attack became more severe.]
[In the third week, the Marshal's wife lost one eye due to a laser pen. Later, the people who were brought to the military court cried and explained countless times, saying that they had never thought that the bodies of old humans were so fragile and that it was the Marshal's lover. They just wanted to vent their anger in resisting the difficulties, but when the Marshal was fighting the Zerg, the Marshal's wife still closed her eyes because of the ignorance of the people. ]
[The Marshal's wife kept this matter to herself and did not publish it. When she mentioned it to me, she just smiled and said that she did not want to distract the Marshal. But I know that the Marshal's wife was also afraid of the boiling public resentment. She walked carefully at every step, but finally fell into the trap of the real traitor. She was slandered for leaking secrets to the rebellious area and tempting the Marshal to betray Xingyun.]
The court immediately interrogated the lady and quickly changed the title of the marshal's wife, whom they disliked, to No. 0013. But no matter what they did, the marshal's wife refused to say a word.
The inquisitors, instigated by the traitors, hastily convicted the Marshal's wife, claiming that she was cowardly and feared the crime. The Marshal's wife was executed the day after they issued the announcement using an interstellar message that would take at least three days to receive.
And the Marshal was not even allowed to be informed. 】
[After the battle, the Marshal rushed back from the battlefield and immediately fell seriously ill. He was even critically ill several times, but he finally woke up from the intensive care unit. After waking up, he showed symptoms of mental instability.
The Council felt that it was in the wrong, but despite the irrefutable evidence, it refused to exonerate the Marshal's wife. During those two years, the relationship between the Marshal and the Council reached a peak of tension. The Council even refused to approve a proposal to reinstate the Marshal. It was not until two years later that it stopped worrying about the Marshal's rebellion and gave him the task of clearing out Nibro.
It was also there that the Marshal obtained evidence of the Marshal's wife's innocence. 】
The scene gradually became chaotic. Zhu Heng, who was wearing a military uniform, stumbled a little. His gloves were stuck in the mud because he fell. Several people hurried to help him. He only held a thin piece of paper against his chest.
[But this evidence could not be made public. Because the one who led the rebellion was a senior general of the Council, and the Council adopted his proposals in many decisions. The Council believed that this would affect their authority in the war, and urgently forced the marshal to hand over the evidence and never disclose it. ]
[Even if the Marshal revealed the meeting court, he could use Jingwei's key to quickly delete it. Public opinion has always been in their hands.]
[During the war, the expansion of the Marshal's power caused Xingyun to enter the state of the Council restricting military generals in advance. Even the three marshals could not object, and they never objected. But that time the Marshal lost control, and he rushed to the Council in a state of mental rampage, forcing them to confirm that they would vindicate her before fainting.]
【Then there was a ten-year-long war. The Council was afraid of the Marshal's madness, so they announced the truth, frantically reduced the patrol area of the Star Patrol, restricted the Marshal from going to distant military areas, and sent a therapist to monitor him throughout the whole process.】
[But the people didn't believe it. As a result of the restrictions on the southern region, they stubbornly believed that the marshal was indeed a hidden traitor, and the marshal's wife - that 0013 was the ultimate culprit. They foolishly and recklessly insulted and did not stop until the Queen of Insects Battle.]
[The meeting court was very nervous about this. They sent many people to lobby, and also found an opportunity to find a way to get the evidence back from the Zhu family. The marshal's mental power completely went into a state of rampage. Sometimes stable, sometimes chaotic, even the East Region and the West Region began to be alert. ]
【At that time, we all thought that the Marshal had gone crazy, but he still insisted on performing his patrol duties until the Queen of Insects was killed. So the meeting was not so much about worrying about the Marshal's safety, but rather about worrying that he would lose control again.】
[But the marshal woke up and still did not put forward any conditions. ]
Zhu Heng in the picture looked calm and his grey eyes were still.
[This greatly relieved the Council. They praised and encouraged Xingxing's courage, issued numerous compensations, and restored the Marshal's actions for the first time. My friend who was in the Council's reserve seat at the time told me that they believed that Marshal Zhu Heng, who had killed the Queen of Insects, would not betray Xingyun. In his heart, Xingyun was the most important.]
[Three days after he told them the news, the Marshal destroyed the entire conference room and the 13th floor of the black tower in front of them at a meeting in the conference room, and then blew himself up with his mental power.]
The black tower standing tall in the video burst into a dazzling light! It was as if it had swallowed a nuclear bomb.
Above the nuclear bomb is the spire of the Black Tower, with the Morning Star symbolizing peace hanging above it. Below the Black Tower is a group of solemn and dignified tombstones rising from the ground.
In the center of the 13th floor where the explosion occurred, Zhu Heng was wearing the military uniform he wore when he got married to her. His gray-black pupils turned gray-white due to exposure.
He knelt there with his hands hanging by his side, his palm loosely holding his laser gun, and his right chest was covered in blood.
Zhu Heng raised his head and closed his eyes, welcoming the overwhelming destruction.
[This incident greatly shocked the Council and the entire Nebula. They couldn't believe that someone who stood at the top of the military rank after the death of the Queen of Insects chose to end his life in such a tragic way. A friend also came to me to complain. I asked him why his wife's ashes were on the 13th floor of the Black Tower? ]
[The Black Tower is the place where countless sacrificed generals and soldiers are buried. Before the marshal was looking for evidence to prove his wife's innocence, he didn't know that the court had already known the reason why the marshal's wife had been unwilling to confess, but chose to suppress the matter. When he found out, his pain could no longer be contained.]
[His brain became diseased due to extreme madness and pain, which also caused the once gifted psychic to be unable to continue. However, he still insisted on killing the Queen of Insects because his wife refused to explain because of one sentence.]
[There is a puppet of the Queen of Insects in the meeting room. 】
[Madam chose not to reveal a single word until her death for the sake of Xingyun, but they executed her for treason and then secretly transferred her to the 13th floor of the Black Tower in an attempt to atone for her sins.]
After hearing the news, the Patrol Troops erupted in a violent riot. They shouted angrily for revenge for the Marshal, but when they reached the bottom of the meeting hall, the people who surrounded them nailed them to the spot with just one sentence:
Why are you speaking for a traitor? 】
[I knew about the black tower before I became the adjutant of the Marshal. I knew that after the black tower was attacked, the alarm of the entire nebula would be triggered in order to protect the remains of the fallen generals and soldiers.
Even Jingwei will stop.
That was the first time I understood the meaning of the silver bracelet the marshal gave me for safekeeping when we were leaving the station: he had always been brooding over his wife's death, and he wanted to use the Black Tower to give her an explanation.
Everyone heard that statement. During the three days of panic caused by the explosion of the Black Tower, all communicators repeatedly broadcast that message, which proved to be irrefutable for one person.
Even though she was born in a rebellious area, she never hated anything.
Even in the heart of an adjutant like me, the Marshal has never hated me. 】
[I have seen the marshal go into battle after his wife died. He was calm and taciturn, and was always the best at reducing casualties in a better way than Jingwei. He did not seem to be carried away by hatred. What made him finally rush to such a tragic death was despair.]
The voice suddenly stopped here and changed to the perspective of a young man. He was walking on the suspended street. Everywhere were broken walls and ruins after the battle, and everywhere were the desolation and hope of reconstruction.
The faces of the people I met were so ordinary, yet so unforgettable.
【I remember everyone who surrounded us that day. I remember how they attacked and cursed with vicious words, how they killed her with stupid public opinion, and how they oppressed and urged him with the rights of citizens. After the battle, they became ordinary people and could live ordinary lives. No one cared why there were only 14 floors after the 12th floor of the Black Tower.】
They forgot.
[After I retired, I traveled to many star regions. I used words, videos and recordings to make them believe her and repent for their mistakes. But just like the marshal said, he couldn't look into the soul of any one of these hundreds of millions of people.]
[The ordinary and precious soul, one in a billion, that he cherished, has dissipated. ]
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[Many years later, I was already a somewhat successful journalist, and became a leader in the military media by analyzing historical materials and refuting rumors. But one day, after I finally determined that the 0013 case of the marshal's wife was a wrongful case, a new employee in my department came to me with a burning look in his eyes and handed me his first press release.]
[The title is about the narrow-mindedness and detachment from history of the crude determination of a wrongful conviction in the 0013 case.]
I put the article down and let him go. When I stood up and looked at the peaceful and tranquil Nebula, I remembered what the Marshal's wife had said to me. "The Nebula is so beautiful, but it makes me feel cold."
"I hope the goodness of peace and freedom will melt it away," she said.
Peace and freedom did not melt the nebula. 】
The following sentence is bolded and enlarged:
【It makes Nebula even more barbaric. 】
The young adjutant's voice overlapped with the old man's voice at the beginning: "The prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain." The marshal and his wife crossed it with death.
The remaining hundreds of millions of people are still sleeping in prejudice and ignorance.
When I open my eyes, I don’t realize how shallow I am.
End of story.
Lingbo’s account experienced the first large-scale silence since the update.
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