After Lin Guang left, the sound of a large truck approaching could be heard from outside the quiet and deserted ruins. Dozens of tall and strong mercenaries jumped down, holding guns and wearing thick black boots, with a very alert look on their faces.
"Captain, according to the detection, this should be the residence of Lin Guang, the remnant of the City of God." A short-haired man wearing a headset said, "Lin Guang's home was discovered by Carlyle by accident. Are we really not going to report it to Doomsday City?"
A tall man with a scar on his face said sternly, "No need to report it. The benefits cannot be taken by Doomsday City. We must swallow them all! Although we are an elite mercenary team, Lin Guang is a devil with blood on his hands. Everyone must be vigilant when they break in."
"His family must have collected a lot of treasures from the City of God. If we seize his assets, we will make a fortune." said a thin-faced man nearby.
"team leader!"
A young man in charge of the investigation came over and pointed to the left: "Captain! There are a lot of children over there!"
"What!" The captain was stunned: "Lin Guang, this devil! He actually dared to detain the child!"
The mercenaries took protective measures and carefully approached the area where the children lived.
"Hurry! Take the children away!" the captain ordered.
"Wait, who are you..." Lili, the leader, asked in confusion, "Are you the friends of the white-haired brother?"
"Little girl, we are here to save you," the blonde female team member squatted down and gently touched the child's head: "Don't be afraid, you will be rescued from that devil, we will take you away from here..."
"He didn't do anything to us! He even gave us food--" the little boy with the flat head shouted.
No one listens to the words of a child.
Some people even think that Lin Guang brainwashed these children because he is a devil and devils can do anything.
They pulled the children away from this "danger zone", hugged their bodies and ignored their struggles.
"Everyone, rush in quickly and wipe out Lin Guang's last base!!" After rescuing all the children, the captain announced loudly, as if he was commanding an epic war.
At his command, the team members immediately rushed in. Lin Guang's residence had no alarm system, and the few robots were killed by the team members.
After rushing through the door, people couldn't help but stop in their tracks. They looked in shock at the thousands of photos and portraits of Akto that filled the hall.
"What a madman... Is he cursing the city lord?" The female team member covered her heart.
"Lin Guang may be out. Let's set up a trap and blow him to death as soon as he comes in!" said another member.
At the suggestion of one person, people began to prepare bomb devices. Soon, powerful bombs were placed at the gate, around the villa, and at the fountain in the garden. They found a shelter and waited patiently for half an hour until Lin Guang walked into the villa.
When Lin Guang pushed open the door, he didn't feel anything was wrong. In his impression, everyone avoided him and no one dared to enter his residence, not to mention that this place was remote and no one had approached it for decades.
So, when he called the robot and stepped into the hall, he noticed the sudden increase in temperature in the hall.
“…”
In an instant, the peaceful expression on his face collapsed, and the emotions that had gradually adjusted over the past twenty years began to fall infinitely.
The extremely muddy emotions like mud filled his eyes. It was as if a big mouthful of bitter wine was poured into his throat. At this moment, there was only one emotion in his heart.
--confused.
"Why..." As soon as he opened his mouth, he was suppressed by a loud noise.
"boom--!!!"
A violent sound was heard, accompanied by flames that shot up into the sky. In an instant, the entire hall fell into a thick flame. One painting after another burned in the flames and shattered like broken leaves. The building collapsed in a strong explosion.
He stood in the flickering and violent flames, the bandages were burned to black, the source of light filled his surroundings, and he turned his head.
Nearly forty years of savings, all the photos, all the portraits... the ones where Lewis was smiling, pondering, whispering, speaking calmly, speaking on the podium, chatting and laughing at dinners, playing the piano at ceremonies... these memories palaces that he had constructed stroke by stroke were burned down in an instant.
That’s all.
Nothing is left.
Covered in blood, he rushed towards the nearest painting tremblingly - it was his painting "First Encounter", which was a garden villa in District 11. The colors outlined the blazing roses and the brilliant sunshine.
But now only the curled and charred remains.
The only thing left was himself, who could not be burned by the flames.
“…”
His fingers shrank slightly.
In front of him, there was only the fire covering his entire field of vision. His face was a mixture of tears and laughter - at this moment, he finally felt a kind of emotion, deeper than any he had ever felt before.
…
--despair.
…
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