epilogue(1/2)
Perhaps it is because I have reached that age, and sometimes when it is late at night, I will become sentimental.
If you write too many official copywriting on weekdays, you will occasionally want to write something you really want to write; you will want to separate your only talent from your work as an interest... and express your emotions together.
However, I didn’t have the perseverance to write a diary, so I wrote such an essay.
In the end, I don’t have to show it to anyone. I just sort out the memories and see if those once colorful and distinctive things have faded now.
When I get really confused one day, I can take it out and look back on those old friends and past events.
So...where to start.
Or follow the "jury number" of that year. If you involve other people, then just say it.
Number one...is Yan Wushang.
Although the real Yan Wushang did not come to participate in our "trial" back then, he was still number one; I am still quite clear about his affairs, after all, we still have contacts until recently.
Langke once told me about Yan Wushang’s ideal, to put it simply, is to be prosperous and prosperous, retire early.
It is a little bit vulgar, but it is indeed beyond reproach.
Unfortunately, his ideal has not been realized at least today; even though he lives a good life now and rarely goes out for missions, he and Langke are still secretly serving our Emperor outside the formal establishment of the empire.
Both of them are smart people, and I think they all understand that they are still far from the day they retire. Even if the Emperor of Heaven is gone, they have to continue serving this dynasty.
No. 2 is Lance, or... Gu Yan?
It's better to call him Lance, that's the first name that pops up in my mind when I think of his face.
That year, he was the "judge" and I was the "sacrifice".
At that time, I, Li Xiaofan, had a dream, a dream that was not so realistic and selfish.
I want to be a pair of eyes, ears, mouthpieces... to show people in the world what they cannot see or hear, but should go and see and listen to.
I want those who give up thinking and introspection to regain the habit of reflection and the courage to question.
I will use any means to realize this ideal and implement my justice, even if it is a mean justice.
So, Lance and I hit it off...
I can't say I miss the days when I was having a "dark web trial show", but I have to admit that I have enjoyed it, and I don't regret it.
If I had known at that time that Lance was also a time traveler, maybe there would be more topics and common language between us.
Even now, I often think of Lance, some of the things he said, whether he is a good person or a bad person... Are the "justice" he exercises a series of jokes, or is he still having a kind heart behind those extreme means?
I can't explain clearly...
There is really no need to think too well.
Next is No. 3 - Meng Weihan.
Our national master is very low-key. We meet once every year when His Majesty the Emperor worships the sky, and we don’t contact each other at other times.
Speaking of which, Fang Xiangqi is also with him. Aqi is No. 9... When I met him last time, I was already a teenager, but it was almost twenty years since I first met him. I don’t know how his life span is converted to us humans.
Meng Jiehan didn't see him much, it might be related to his practice of Taoism, but every time he came out, he would stick his fake beard to pretend to be old, as if he felt that he was too young and did not have the majesty of a national teacher.
He is also a sensible person, focusing on cultural research and tourism, and has no intention of "accepting disciples" at all, and there is no tendency to "promote the Taoist sect" and he relies on "fate" to accept disciples, so His Majesty the Emperor is also very at ease with him.
Fang Xiangqi came to the palace to beat the national master whenever he had the chance. The words were very ugly, such as "Do you know that this stinky Taoist priest and a fairy have a leg up?", "This guy didn't wash his hands after he was young, and he didn't close the door when he went to the toilet", "This guy learned to eat meat and drink wine", "He dared to pretend that my parents were going to attend my parent-teacher meeting with my fourth sister", etc., every time he exposed the "Shen Shishi Watching the Darkness" to His Majesty the Emperor, it made Long Yan very happy, and every ending was his elder brother Chi Xiao and his second brother Tao Wu forcibly drag him back.
Then there is number four, Jack.
I really don't know about him, but he must be alive, because every autumn, he will appear outside the outskirts of Naples and put a rose on an unknown empty tomb.
He is a respectable person, and I hope he can live a good life.
Then...No. 5, it is Agent Vehicle.
He and Uncle Xue No. 7 and Dr. No. 10 both died before the empire was established.
I have sorted out their relics.
Agent Che left almost nothing. I think this is related to his years of undercover work. When I think of such a man lurking by my side, I'm really scared.
But "almost" means that it is not completely missing... In addition to some daily necessities that can be seen everywhere, I also found an out of place in the agent's room - a very old baby toy.
I thought that might be very important, so I later investigated it: it turned out that it was something he brought when he was abducted when he was a child. Perhaps the traffickers were afraid that he would cry, so they left behind this toy that could keep him quiet. His adoptive parents didn't take it seriously and didn't throw it away, so the thing was kept.
Although Agent Che is a person who will not express any emotions in front of others, I think deep down he must want to meet his long-deceased biological parents; if there really is a paradise in this world, I hope their family can reunite there.
Uncle Xue's relics were more than agents. After joining the Cross, he found a lot of things from his home. In his house, he basically took photos of him and his family and some used objects.
He is a person who wants to change the "past" but keeps repeating the "present". In some aspects, he does have similarities with Agent Che.
It’s just that Agent Che is more cruel and realistic than him, and he is always an idealist, a person who is unwilling to compromise.
I once talked to His Majesty the Emperor about Uncle Xue’s death. His Majesty’s original words were: “I have used my ordinary and humbleness to achieve the extraordinary and greatness of a person like Uncle Xue.”
I said, "But the great man died silently, but you became an emperor."
His Majesty smiled and said, "This world has always been like this, isn't it?"
I thought about it later and it seemed to be.
Finally, the doctor's relics... were gone, and various inventions, design drawings, formulas, research materials... I couldn't organize them by myself, but fortunately there was a "pharmacist" to help me.
Shortly after being caught by Yan Wushang and Mandi, the pharmacist's body was "scrapped" and he had only one brain left, soaked in a jar full of potions; Langke modified his cognition and made him feel that he was a "restricted creature", and his mission was to assist humans and be loyal to the empire.
Even so, over the years, the pharmacist has had the idea of running away and resisting several times, but he has never caused any major waves.
It was also with his help that much of the doctor's work was continued.
In fact, I have been dealing with the doctor for quite a long time. Although he speaks badly and is difficult to get along with, as long as he knows a little, he will find that he is much better than a pharmacist. However, even if he is still alive, he may not be able to live in the "empire".
The writing is a bit messy, and it's the next time it's the sixth...
Yi Rumeng, her situation is similar to Yan Wushang. She did not come during the "trial" period, but Dark Water transformed into her appearance.
The intelligence department has investigated her. She and her sister have basically lived in Europe after the establishment of the empire. They have moved home several times and often traveled, but they will not go far away.
Both of them have never been married and have no relationship with Hei and White. After all, Yingmao's savings are enough for them to live for several lives without worries. It seems that they are living a good life.
Then...Doctor Xue No. 7, No. 10 mentioned just now, and No. 9, Fang Xiangqi also mentioned...
So let’s talk about No. 8, it’s also our Emperor.
In the six months before and after Zilin ascended the throne, I also felt creepy.
During that period, I wrote a lot of outrageous copywriting for him to control public opinion and cover up the truth, and the reason I persisted was that I felt he was right.
If I had ever been shaken, there must be some, but the words I brought to him in Langsto supported me to continue to believe in this emperor.
Lance said to me at that time: "Tell Zilin that if he fails to die at Jack's hands in the end, please live well and also ask him to treat this helpless world more well."
Many things really take a long time to see and understand them... For example, Lance said, I was confused at the time, but he seemed to have already calculated it very far.
Now I can say that time proves that I am right to persevere.
Many things did happen in the first five years of the establishment of the empire that made me uncomfortable, but in the second five years, the results of those things had already emerged. I began to gradually see the "big situation" that people often talk about, and slowly understood Zilin's thinking pattern.
He said he had always known his death. When one day I felt that the world not only did not need him, but his existence would even become very annoying, his life span would almost reach the end.
This made me feel very conflicted. On the one hand, I also hoped that the "complete prosperity" he designed, and on the other hand, I was also worried that he would really die when that day came.
But at present, that day has not arrived yet, and Zilin seems to be very happy...
One day more than ten years ago, Zilin suddenly said that he wanted to make a queen, and then disappeared for half a month. When he came back, he came back with Lilia.
I don't know what happened between them, nor have I asked.
Anyway, Lilia knew about Zilin's death, so she should have her thoughts and enlightenment.
After they got married, they mainly brought two changes to the palace. One is that our Emperor is full of spring breeze every day and seems to be in a good mood. The other is that "hard-core feminism" is rapidly popularized in the palace, followed by the entire capital and the entire empire... Now my wife is also one of the members.
Yes, it's time to talk about me.
I'm No. 11
After the founding of the empire, I became the Minister of Propaganda and also served as the "Minister of Foreign Affairs". In fact, there is no practical task to do in the latter position, just in case... If we have to contact alien civilizations one day, it is not appropriate to find military personnel like the Minister of Defense.
But the Minister of Propaganda was very busy, especially in the years when the Federation had just collapsed, I was so excited that I could break it apart in one minute.
It was during that period that my current wife was sent to me to help me. She was Sophie Claremont, one of the four deputy wardens of the "Nine Prisons".
Everyone thinks it is extremely enviable to be able to work with a peerless beauty like "Aphrodite", but it is not...
The main reason why Zilin sent her to me was that I am one of the few people in this world who are immune to her "that people fall in love with their own abilities".
In addition, the royal power was first decided at that time. Old ministers like my wife who surrendered very early and made some contributions in the previous dynasty, who were inferior to their officials and were not good at it, would be too high... The people from the Rebel Army had complaints again; so they sent me as the propaganda minister to take a deputy position. Seeing that the level was quite high, they were actually just to be my secretary, so everyone would not say anything else.
However, I was suffering.
My wife was very clear about her positioning of "little title and empty salary", so she really was just scrambling all day.
For me, it means "the secretary doesn't do it if he has something to do, and the secretary doesn't do it if he has nothing to do."
I have to be pointed at by someone behind my back, saying that I am still behaved when I get a bargain, so I am not unlucky.
I don’t know if it was out of sympathy, but after observing me for a month, she finally started to share some of my work.
Later, our relationship became very bad. The two met every day, from morning to night, and they started to quarrel almost every day because of work. This rhythm lasted for about half a year.
To be continued...