Lu Xin sat quietly on the high stool, holding Chen Xun's arm in his palm.
The candles on the bar suddenly began to shake. Not only the candles, but the golden liquid in the four wine glasses on the bar was also gently swaying. On the wine shelves behind the bar, the broken or empty wine bottles made a crisp sound.
Because of Chen Xun's words, more memories began to pour into Lu Xin's mind.
More and more things are starting to become clear.
He suddenly thought of the orphanage he lived in when he was a child.
It was a three-story building with a large space, surrounded by high walls and barbed wire on the walls.
He remembered that dozens of children lived in the orphanage, reading, playing, and listening to adults talk about things in the civilized era. He also remembered that at that time, there seemed to be chaotic noises, gunshots, cries, and explosions that often came from outside the walls.
But the orphanage is very safe, and that kind of chaos never appears in the orphanage.
He remembered Old Director who was always kind and approachable.
I also remember that in addition to Old Director, there are also some "teachers" who often appear in the orphanage.
Some of them are young, some are old, and some always give people a cold feeling.
He still remembers playing and fighting with the children in the orphanage, and looking through the hidden folders on Old Director's computer.
I also remember that they helped Little Nineteen, who was being bullied, to "find a place" and grab the swing.
In this way, the picture began to appear steadily in his mind, as if the layers of fog had been lifted.
But suddenly, the mist turned blood red.
All the sunny scenes are like old photos, stained with blood red edges starting from the edges.
Moreover, this shocking blood-red color spreads from the surroundings to the entire photo.
All memories are stained with blood.
He saw the bloody corridor and twisted corpses everywhere.
I saw the fearful look in Little Nineteen's eyes before he died.
Buzz...
There seemed to be some sound in the air, a strange and harsh sound that made people's brains ache.
Nosebleeds slowly flowed down the corners of Lu Xin's mouth.
Chen Xun looked at Lu Xin quietly, and carefully tried to free his arm. Fortunately, Lu Xin did not hold him tightly. He broke free, moved slightly, and then took out a brand new handkerchief from another pocket and handed it to Lu Xin.
Lu Xin took the handkerchief, wiped the nosebleed, looked at the bright red color on the white handkerchief, and felt slightly startled.
"Brother, ignore him, he is lying to you..."
The younger sister held two small fists and shouted hard to Lu Xin, with a ferocious expression and... fear.
The shadow illuminated by the candlelight was cast in the bar, and there seemed to be some kind of gaze looking at him in the shadow.
"Haha, kill him. Why don't you kill such a person quickly?"
"Didn't you wait so long just to kill him?"
"..."
These sounds rushed into Lu Xin's mind, making his eardrums numb slightly and making him feel irritable.
"I... who am I?"
But he still remained calm, and the expression on his face seemed even less.
"You are a serious polluter."
Chen Xun observed Lu Xin's reaction without trying to delay or conceal it.
He said softly, "When we found you, you were already seriously contaminated. In the eyes of others, you had no hope of being cured. But with good luck, or bad luck, we still cured you... It's just that at that time, we thought you were cured."
"And in subsequent experiments, you showed great potential."
"We once thought that you were the best choice..."
Having said this, he was silent for a while, and there seemed to be a wry smile on his face, "Until you ruin everything!"
"You..."
Lu Xin started to speak, then stopped, his eardrums kept ringing.
His sister had already hugged his arm and begged him, "Brother, please kill this person?"
"Don't you hate him? Shouldn't you make him a toy?"
"Don't you want to make him a toy while he's alive?"
In the shadow, his father's blood-red eyes emerged, staring at Lu Xin.
"What are you waiting for?"
"You're just stalling for time, why haven't you killed him yet?"
"..."
Lu Xin looked down at his hands and found that the veins on his wrists were already exposed, as if there were snakes crawling inside.
It took him a lot of strength to control this twitching and uncontrollable feeling.
Then he looked up at Chen Xun and tried his best to keep his voice steady. "Why did you do this in the first place...?"
"..."
Chen Xun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lu Xin who seemed calm with a puzzled look.
His fingers unconsciously turned the wine glass, and the golden wine swayed slightly.
After a long while, he said softly, "You finally asked this question."
"We tried to make you understand back then, but you were too young at the time."
Speaking softly, he raised his head, looked at Lu Xin with candid eyes, and said, "We are trying to understand and master these powers."
"When Crimson Moon appeared in the sky, we already knew that some changes occurred that humans could not refuse."
"We discovered a power that has always been with us, but we didn't discover it."
"This kind of power can easily destroy our civilization, order, and everything we are proud of."
"At that time, too many people surrendered in front of this kind of power and accepted everything willingly."
"It's like a mouse that encountered a cat and even forgot to resist..."
"..."
"But there are always people who are unwilling to accept it, just like us."
He paused slightly, looked up at Lu Xin, and there seemed to be some pride in his voice:
"You can understand that we are the ones who want to steal the fire!"
"No matter what we face, we believe that one day, we can understand it and completely control it..."
"Humans are born to control power, aren't they?"
Chen Xun said with a smile on his face and said, "From the time we learned to use tools, civilization was born."
"The history of our civilization is a process of learning to control."
"Thunders, lightning, earthquakes and violent winds in ancient times were a catastrophe for mankind, but we gradually understood and learned to control it, so modern civilization came. The emergence of Crimson Moon was also a catastrophe, and we can definitely control it."
"Like this darkness..."
He suddenly raised his head and pointed at the bar.
Most of the bar was submerged in darkness, quiet and without any movement.
"In the face of darkness, we don't expect to wait for the sun to rise."
Chen Xun looked into Lu Xin's eyes and spoke softly, "We will try to light the candle and illuminate it."
"Buzz" "Buzz" "Buzz"
One impact after another, like a tide, squeezed Lu Xin's mind.
He heard some of Chen Xun's words and some didn't. Even before his eyes, the face of Chen Xun was sometimes close and sometimes far away, like a painting that was held in someone's hand and kept being rubbed and pulled apart. The real world had an unreal absurdity.
At this time, his sister hugged his arm tightly, with tears on her face.
His father seemed to have stepped out of the shadows. His tall figure was walking around anxiously.
"Kill them all, kill them all..."
"He is crazy, all of them are crazy..."
"He treats everyone as a toy, so let's treat him as a toy too!"
"I want him to regret it and remember this pain forever..."
"Let him understand the price of doing such a thing..."
"..."
"Can you please stop talking first?"
Lu Xin couldn't help it anymore, he slowly turned his head and said to his father and sister beside him.
Both his father and sister stopped and just looked at him with gloomy expressions.
Lu Xin clenched his fist in distress, pressed it against his temple, and then thumped it hard.
He seemed to be trying to calm his confused mind.
Then he raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot eyes, staring at Chen Xun.
"Then you can..."
He tried hard to keep his voice steady. "Is it okay to just cut people... in pieces?"
"..."
Several candles on the bar suddenly went out.
Chen Xun had calmed down, and when he saw Lu Xin talking to him, he had already closed his mouth.
He just looked at Lu Xin calmly, at his wandering eyes, and at the bloodshot eyes that slowly appeared in his black and white eyes. Through the action of Lu Xin pressing his fist to his temple, he felt how agitated he was at this time.
After being silent for a while, he gently lifted his glasses and slowly lit the candles.
"Are you trying to tell me that even if you are pursuing the truth and pursuing a great goal, you have to talk about the bottom line?"
He spoke softly, looking directly into Lu Xin's eyes, with no fear on his face. "I'm sorry!"
"I don't intend to discuss such childish questions with you."
"..."
Lu Xin raised his head suddenly, and a strange look fell on Chen Xun's face.
"Kill him, kill such a person..."
"I want to chop him into pieces..."
"Absolutely, absolutely not allowed to do such a thing to anyone again..."
Both my sister and father rushed towards Chen Xun, as if they wanted to tear Chen Xun into pieces on the spot.
But their hands are still some distance away from Chen Xun.
At this time, Lu Xin could faintly hear the sound of gunfire, the sound of heavy objects being hit, and the cries of pain from some people on the other side of the building.
This made him understand that probably in another direction, Chen Jing and the others had begun trying to enter the laboratory and encountered some powerful enemies.
At the same time, he also realized that this relative was now anxious to do something else.
Lu Xin's fingers spasmed, shaking as if uncontrollably.