A few years after the sun disappeared, the continent of Antarctica was brighter than other places.

Several huge searchlights were swaying on the ice field of Don Juan Lake, and underneath were a group of heavily armed combatants.

They waited there for a long time, and finally, the motorcade coming to pick up Momosawa Hanako arrived.

There was no unnecessary nonsense between the two parties. They released the person when the car arrived and left after picking up the person. There was not a single word exchanged during the whole process. In the car, looking at Hanako Momosawa with sunken eyes and chapped lips, Yu Gege hugged her with some distress.

she.

But Momosawa Hanako broke away. She looked at Yougege and said, "Is this the end? Can everyone just pretend that nothing happened?"

Yougege remained silent.

But it is true.

It is normal to encounter a brief setback in the early stages of the investigation. Yougege did not hesitate and directly deployed the power at hand. In addition, with people like Momosawa Hanako, Z, Shimizu Masato, it is no problem if they want to do something big.

.

But when the outer cover was lifted and the ugliness underneath was exposed, Yougege was shocked to discover that this was no longer a matter of her fighting against a group of sophisticated egoists who tried to separate classes, but that she had to

Make choices in the face of the reality of the times.

"Judging from the current progress of the investigation, it involves too much. A comprehensive investigation is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it may not be possible to really find anything... So I am going to change my mind." Yougege does not intend to explain too much to Momosawa Hanako, that way

It’s too time-consuming: “I know you really want to do something, and I won’t stop you, and I will do my best to support you. But the investigation on the surface must be ended, which means...if you

If you fall into the trap they prepared in advance, I won’t have the leverage to call you again.”

Momosawa Hanako was silent. She sniffed and asked, "Why? Because the enemy is too strong? Or are we afraid?"

Yougege shook his head: "None of them."

"What's that for?"

"Because things have already happened, and the 'disappearance of the sun' is an indisputable fact. In such an environment, trying to find those people and stand trial is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The ultimate goal may not be achieved, and human extinction is almost foreseeable." You Gege.

He stated calmly.

Momozawa Hanako wanted to refute, but found that what Yu Gege said was the truth.

And in the past few days... Betty would also confront her with reality when she was repeatedly tossing her, and use some other methods to make her submit. Momosawa Hanako gritted her teeth and persisted, but she didn't expect that she seemed to give up first.

"I have arranged for someone to send you to Zhang Fengyu, and then you will be gathered together for investigation by the organization. The investigation period is two months. After two months, you will be disbanded on the spot, and the original special assignment order will be removed.

You will be taken back, but you will not be directly asked to go to a certain shelter for resettlement. You... can decide for yourself how to take the next step." When Yougege said these words, his tone became obviously heavier.

Momosawa Hanako clenched her fists when she heard such words. She asked, "What about you? Will we meet again on the battlefield in a hostile state in the future?"

Yougege thought for a while and smiled: "No, after disbandment, I will still arrange to contact you, but what you plan to do is your business... I have to concentrate on the 'Explorer' plan, and the rest

…I can’t find the time to take care of it.”

"Oh...I probably understand. You have the overall situation in mind, but people like me are a little ignorant of current affairs?" Momosawa Hanako said with a self-deprecating smile: "It seems that I should have known better..."

Yougege did not defend herself. She took a deep breath and said: "Hanako, you were not raised by yourself, so I have no direct orders or requirements for you...but I believe in her choice and I believe in you."

"Believe me? What can I do?" Momosawa Hanako asked.

Yougege looked at the dimming lights outside the car and said, "Have you ever heard of the Rebellion of the Abyss?"

"What?"

"It's just a story... It tells about a group of humans dominated by demons living in a remote European town. They once resisted, but failed, so they could only provide girls and children to the demons every year to pray for peace... As time goes by,

This agreement became a tacit understanding, and the people in the town didn't think there was anything wrong... But an outsider broke this stability. He fell in love with a girl, but the girl was treated like a girl. It seemed fair, but in fact it was absurd.

The girl was chosen to be a sacrificer through a random selection. The girl received such education since she was a child and did not resist. However, the outsider took up arms and saved the girl. Just when the outsider thought he had become a hero, the people in the town

But he poured out his anger on the girl, began to insult her, curse her, and attack her with feces in the alley. In short, the closer the day of sacrifice was, the crazier the people in the town became... The outsider finally realized that he had to do something

What can he do to truly save his lover, that is to escape with her, or to kill the demon..."

Halfway through the story, You Gege asked Momozawa Hanako: "If it were you, what would you choose?"

Momosawa Hanako said without hesitation: "The people in this town are so ignorant, and staying here will only make the nightmare continue, so of course I ran away."

"Escape?" You Gege shook his head: "The people in the town are not stupid. They can't allow outsiders to take away the sacrificers because it is a rule. What's more, if outsiders claim to be righteous, how can they take away the sacrificers?"

What if his beloved then lets other people’s children take his place and become the target of sacrifice?”

"Ignorance!" Momozawa Hanako was angry.

"Is it stupid? Yes...probably stupid. Maybe the people in the town can escape to a place without demons, and then there will be a new beginning. But why didn't they do that?" You

asked Gege.

Momosawa Hanako frowned: "I don't understand... Could it be that they are cursed?"

"The original explanation of the story is that the town itself is a cage, and people have lived here for generations to trap the devil. Even if they escape, the devil will follow them until they reach an agreement again and complete the ancient sacrifice.

Sacrifice ceremony... So, this story sounds ridiculous, but can you imagine that in the original book, the people in the town don't even hate the devil, because it is kind compared to its past sins, because he only needs

A person can be satisfied if he devotes himself to it. This kind of agreement is not a good thing even in the eyes of outsiders... But for the people in the town, it is already a relatively good result." At this point in the story, Momosawa Hanako seemed to

I understand why Yougege suddenly wants to tell this story.

But she did not expose it, but asked: "What happened next? What happened next?"

"The outsider gradually recognized the reality, and the girl who fell in love with him also accepted the reality. She was very grateful that someone stood up for her, and was ready to accept this cruel fate...until...the day of sacrifice finally began, and the sky changed.

It was dark, and there was no one on the street. Only the believers who surrendered to the abyss raised the girl waiting to be sacrificed high above their heads, and then walked step by step towards the high platform of sacrifice, while the outsiders who loved the girl deeply followed them.

The team..." Momozawa Hanako paused before continuing: "When the sacrifice began, the outsider took the initiative to ask that he send the girl off for the last journey. The believers agreed, and they were even grateful to him, and the girl also

Very happy, maybe dying in the arms of someone who loves her is also an extremely happy thing... But the ending is that the girl thought she was dead, but woke up in the cemetery, and the outsider disappeared into the open door of the abyss

, there was no news... Since then, people in the town have found that the devil's breath is fading, and the curse seems to have disappeared... In the second year, according to the outsider's instructions, the girl disguised herself and went to the entrance of the abyss to wait for him.

When he returned, he found that the outsider had deceived him. He walked backwards on the road to the abyss, leaving only a back and the words "Wait for me to come back." This lie deceived her, but also saved her... The girl burst into tears, and from then on

Transformed into a night watchman outside the gate of the abyss, silently waiting for the return of the rebel..."

The story is over.

Yougege fell into silence for a long time.

Momosawa Hanako also didn't speak, and the two just sat facing each other in the narrow but warm space.

At this time, the temperature outside the car had dropped to minus 140 degrees Celsius, and it was truly an icy purgatory...

After arriving in Xuzhou, Momozawa Hanako and Yougege said goodbye. She would embark on a journey to Tianye No. 19 Shelter. Behind her, lights flashed, and there was already a super dome city with a scene of recovery and prosperity.

…

After that, for many years, Momosawa Hanako and You Gege never saw each other again.

After some pain, the world seems to have calmed down. The group of people who once caused destruction all over the world have disappeared. Refuges around the world have also rebuilt a framework of co-prosperity and mutual assistance with the help of the "lighted beacon". "Explorers"

"The plan has paid off a lot, and people finally figured out why the "sun" disappeared.

…

Time January 25, 2174 North China Dongsheng No. 1 Eco-Dome Area B

The North China Dongsheng No. 1 Eco-Dome, built seven years ago, is the first truly fully enclosed internal circulation dome structure in human history.

Covering an area of ​​53,600 square kilometers, with a designed ecological accommodation unit of 1.5 billion and actual occupancy units of 973 million, the North China Dongsheng No. 1 Ecological Dome is called the Eastern Noah's Ark by people around the world.

Its completion announced that mankind has basically overcome the series of catastrophes caused by the "disappearance of the sun", and can walk out of the shelter, resume normal production and life, and plan a longer-term future for mankind as a whole.

Of course, the North China Dongsheng No. 1 Eco-Dome is still in the "growth stage", and there are still a large number of shelters in various regions around the world as supply areas for the dome.

However, the current situation is looking good. Compared with 20 years ago, when many people felt that survival was meaningless, life is much better now.

"Dyson sphere? What is that?" Lu Shi'an is younger than Yue Ronggang and has read more books, but after reading the latest investigation report released by Xinghan International Aeronautics and Space Administration, he looked confused.

Yue Ronggang is seventy-three years old. When he participated in the construction of Dongsheng No. 1 Eco-Dome in North China twenty years ago, he protected other workers from severe frostbite on their arms and thighs. Although he was disabled for life, he also received a Medal of Glory. Now he has received a Medal of Glory.

Even if he is replaced with a mechanical prosthesis, his normal life will not be affected.

"I heard from my grandson that it seems to be a ball that can cover the sun. The disappearance of the 'sun' is probably related to this thing." Yue Ronggang explained.

Lu Shi'an, who was eating at Yue Ronggang's house, narrowed his eyes and said, "Good guy! So this is the reason why we have been having trouble for so many years? I thought the sun was really gone."

Yue Ronggang smiled bitterly: "Hey... who says it's not the case..."

Seeing Yue Ronggang sighing, Lu Shi'an picked up the wine glass and said, "Hey, hey, uncle, what are you doing, sighing again? You are living a pretty good life now."

Yue Ronggang didn't say anything. He picked up the wine glass and touched it with Lu Shi'an before taking a small sip.

At this time, Yue Ronggang's wife brought the dishes to the table and said, "He must be because little Yue doesn't listen to his father."

"Ah? Who is this little Xiaoyue that my aunt is talking about?"

Yue Ronggang's lover glanced sideways at Yue Ronggang and said, "Who else could it be? My good grandson."

Lu Shian was stunned for a moment, and then he became happy: "Oh, good relationships are really a legacy. Back then, uncle, you, Lian Po, went into battle to find your son. Why is your son starting to have headaches now?"

Yue Ronggang smiled bitterly and said nothing. He drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp, waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I really can't control him anymore."

It seems that Yue Ronggang has looked away, knowing that sooner or later, as parents and elders, he must know how to let go.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his lover teased him: "You can pull me down. Don't pretend to be a good person in front of others. In fact, I don't know how many times I went to the talent recruitment department behind my back! I said I must give Dongsheng to
To be continued...