Chapter 73
Alliance, Gray Moon District.
Wilson, the warden of the second-level prison in the Gray Moon District, finished his official duties for the day and suppressed the prisoners' riots one after another. He pinched his brows tiredly and had no reaction to the fact that the people from the Wilderness District were about to capture the Gray Moon District.
In other words, he was already extremely disappointed with the Alliance when he discovered the secret hidden in the prison.
Since the news came that the army formed in the wasteland would not harm ordinary people and the Gray Moon District could not defeat them, Wilson naturally did not want to get involved anymore.
He also knew that his prison would definitely be "taken care of." After all, he had armed forces here, so even the smallest threat was still a threat.
Sure enough, at midnight, the people from the wasteland finally arrived.
Wilson was sitting in his office. When there was a knock on the door, he sighed slightly.
"It's you...Shazo Freeman."
His name was on the notice issued by the league. Wilson took a look at it and remembered it.
If there was anyone who escaped to a deserted area while killing people all the way, and then brought people back, not only did not harm civilians, but was even so polite when visiting him as the warden, he could only think of Xia Zuo Freeman.
The door was opened.
Xia Zuo, who is transforming from a boy to a young man, has much longer hair than when he first came here. It has fallen below his shoulders. The red color of his hair ends looks like it was stained with blood. He looks less childish and lively than he was then, and more mature and cold.
But when he saw Wilson, his expression softened a bit, as if he had thought of something. "Long time no see, Warden."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Wilson nodded at him and said, "Please find a place to sit down. You're not here just to reminisce about the past, are you?"
The brown-haired boy was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly: "I want to ask you something...about Caesar."
Wilson paused.
——He was the warden of a second-level prison, so he had naturally heard that there was a black-haired boy who broke into the Federal General Executive Office and died in a joint attack by the director and the elder of the patrol tower.
It was reduced to ashes, without even a complete corpse.
Wilson didn't know what Xia Zuo was up to, and he wouldn't equate the young man before him with the one he'd met before. Who knew what unpredictable changes might have occurred in his personality after such a long time? Furthermore, he had lost a close friend he'd been with for so long.
So he asked cautiously, "I don't know much, what do you want to hear?"
Xia Zuo said, "Anything is fine."
Wilson dropped his eyes, lost in thought.
If he were to talk about César, the first thing that came to his mind was his eyes.
It's a misty blue, just like the sea surface shrouded in fog, making people wonder what terrifying waves are hidden under the dead silence; they also feel as if they are so small that they will be completely lost if they are not careful.
"... Did you know that Xizel killed the four prisoners who had fought with you?"
The man thought for a moment and felt that Xia Zuo might have heard about other things, so he finally said this.
But Xia Zuo was stunned.
His original intention was to find out if there was anything wrong during the times when Cesar and Wilson were alone together, such as any clues of being persecuted or threatened - but he really didn't expect that the first sentence Wilson said would be like this.
He couldn't even immediately find the shadows of the four men from the depths of his mind. He paused for a moment before reacting and muttered, "...They, were killed by Caesar...?"
"I felt like their deaths were a little off... They had been fighting with me that morning, it was unreal."
[I see... then it's a matter of dying too quickly.]
Such a fragment flashed vaguely in his mind, and then gradually became clear. It was only now that Xia Zuo understood the true meaning contained in Xizel's somewhat subtle tone at that time.
That's awesome, Caesar.
Being able to do things so cleanly.
Xia Zuo felt a little bitter. Someone like him probably still couldn't do it.
It's a pity that Caesar can no longer teach him or remind him.
Obviously, the black-haired boy didn't seem to care about anything, and he was always calm and indifferent to what happened...
But he didn't know how much César had done for him behind the scenes.
If Wilson hadn't said it today, he still wouldn't have known that César had killed these four prisoners with his own hands in order to help him get rid of the problem.
"What else?" Xia Zuo calmed down and asked again.
This time Wilson took longer to organize his words.
Xia Zuo waited patiently for a long time before he heard the man's voice slowly ring out:
"Some prisoners in the same cell with him said they saw him slashing his arm with a knife in the cell... as if he was committing self-harm."
Xia Zuo's expression was blank for a moment: "......?"
“Self-harm…?”
Caesar committed suicide in his cell?
How is this possible? He has never seen any wounds on Caesar.
Wait, he had never seen any wounds on Caesar, but he liked to throw two healing spells at Caesar frequently.
The brown-haired boy stiffened.
Xi Ze truly had no desire to live. He had no sympathy for his own life, even accepting death without a second thought. It was no wonder that someone like him would slash at himself with a knife.
But he claimed to be Caesar's best friend, but he never noticed anything unusual about the other's self-harm... never.
Xia Zuo suddenly took a step back.
He covered his eyes with one hand, and when Wilson subconsciously tried to get up, he raised his hand and whispered, "I'm fine. I want to take some time to calm myself down... Thank you, Warden Wilson."
“…”
The man sighed and closed his eyes reluctantly.
If it were him... put yourself in his shoes, he would also not be able to accept it if his old friend died in front of him.
Xia Zuo quickly left the warden's office.
He returned to the small house he had rented in the Gray Moon District, and thought about everything that had happened in the past period of time in a daze.
Why was he so stupid before?
Knowing that Caesar doesn't want to live, why don't you think about what it is that makes Caesar have no attachment to the world and only want to live towards death?
Even when she decided to die for him, there was a hint of relief and ease in her gentle smile.
The clues had been right in front of him all along.
But he always ignored it.
When he asked Caesar about his family and asked him to let his family know that he was safe, the first thing Caesar said was "There's no need for that."
It wasn't until the second sentence that "They are not in this world" was added like a patch.
Now that I think about it, if it was really because all of Caesar's family members had passed away, his first sentence should not have been "There's no need for that."
This shows that his relationship with his family is not good, and it can even be said to be...bad.
So, what role did Christian Kleist play, and did he do anything to Caesar?
You know, becoming a priest, or even a higher being... sounds so tempting.
In the darkness, those golden eyes gradually became cold and fierce.
…
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The temple in the center of the wasteland.
Lisa did her job well for the day and volunteered with her friends to help the newcomers so that they could better adapt to their current life.
From a distance, she saw the black-haired prophet with six wings standing by the roadside. He slowly folded up his six wings and helplessly helped up the old man who wanted to kneel down.
The old man was with a child of four or five years old, and was in tears.
When Lisa saw this scene, she couldn't help but think of her past self.
Her state of mind when she was redeemed must have been so similar to theirs.
The girl restrained herself and turned her head back, but she saw a figure standing silently in her peripheral vision.
...Is it Mr. Xia Zuo Freeman?
What is he doing standing here?
Lisa had a bad feeling.
She pursed her lips and glanced at Freeman in surprise and suspicion. When he keenly noticed her gaze, she was startled and quickly looked away, heading towards her destination according to her original plan.
It's an illusion.
Mr. Freeman and Your Majesty have always had a very good relationship.
As she thought this, she didn't notice the complicated look in the brown-haired boy's eyes.
To be fair, Christine is really nice to the people in the wilderness.
Show them the blueprints, plan a way out for them, and let them regain hope.
I hear the cries of the people and feel pity for the suffering of all living beings.
There is no other leader like him.
Xia Zuo suddenly found himself retreating a little.
He didn't know what to do.
He had originally questioned Christine with anger and suspicion. If he found any clues, he would make her pay the price. But now...
The brown-haired boy hung his head in frustration.
"What's wrong with you, Xia Zuo?"
A familiar voice and tone came, and Xia Zuo answered subconsciously: "I don't know what to do... If you were here, Xi——"
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.
Caesar is dead.
And the only one who could imitate his tone so perfectly was...
Christine.
The black-haired prophet stood in front of him gently and tilted his head, but for no reason, a chill suddenly rose up in Xia Zuo's back.
A pricking sense of danger spread throughout his body, making it almost impossible for him to control his actions in order to curb the source of this sense of danger.
Fortunately, the toxicity of the apple had gradually dissipated over the past few days due to the effects of his talent - even his A-level treatment couldn't quickly detoxify it, which was enough to show how strong the toxin was - giving him enough confidence to keep himself steady.
Don't do anything, stay calm, stay calm.
Caesar is so smart, how could he have known nothing for so long? Perhaps there is something hidden in this.
The brown-haired boy exhaled slowly.
Don’t think about how to deal with it for now. What he wants now is to know the truth.
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