The puppets' stage play

Chapter 172: Sophisticated and beautiful under the lamp

An old man in the room was immersed in writing something. His white hair was long and fell to the ground. The criss-crossed folds on his face almost swallowed his eyes, but his hands were steady and there was no tremor in his writing.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door of the closed house, and the old man didn't even raise his head. The only two or three people who could ignore the obstruction of his guards were the two or three people here, but this had nothing to do with him, he was just a recorder.

In Qingjing Academy, there is a room filled with handwritten books, surrounded by towering bookcases, and the interior is filled to the brim.

The visitor gently turned the doorknob, and the door that still retained the characteristics of the old era was immediately opened, and a figure walked in, and then stared at the old man quietly.

The old man continued to write for a while, then put the manuscript away neatly, stretched out his hand to hammer his numb legs, and then squeezed his sore waist, before looking at the person coming.

"Tainian, long time no see." The old man's face was filled with a smile and he looked extremely eager.

"..." Kang Tainian said nothing. He looked around for a moment and said softly, "Downton."

"Yes~" The other party's brisk response came to my ears, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed. A somewhat deserted open space appeared at the feet of the two of them. In a dilapidated building in the distance, there were still a few people moving around. .

"...It's been a long time since I've seen this, the original Qingjing Academy." The old man sighed, his eyes not feeling wet at all. He had lived there for so many years, teaching and educating people. .....and watch them die.

"Zhou Bo, how do you feel when you see this scene? Don't you feel guilty for the students who died because of you?" Kang Tainian looked at those people. His voice was very soft, as if he didn't want to shock those students there. Several people.

"Haha, Tai Nian, you are still so naive after all these years. What's wrong with dying for humanity? They should be proud of it." Zhou Bo laughed gently, making fun of the other person, but the meaning of his words was extremely cold.

Zhou Bo stretched out his fingers, with a smile on his face, admonishing the people in front of him as if educating students.

"We were originally just insignificant existences, parasites that can be seen everywhere in the universe. Fortunately, we were gifted by 'God', gave us trials, and gave us the opportunity to become 'human beings'. We naturally have to seize this opportunity."

“God wants to see people’s possibilities, so we show them to him. We educate young people, encourage them, give them ample logistical support, and then receive follow-up support... You see, aren’t we stronger now? ?"

"We have wiped out the monsters that drove us into desperation in the past. We are on the road to becoming human beings. Brother Yu is responsible for coordinating the operations, I am responsible for recording the shining aspects of human nature, and Brother Chen is responsible for analyzing those technologies and how great human beings are. !”

Zhou Bo couldn't help but wave his hands, his face full of excitement, while Kang Tainian just looked at him coldly.

"Once you lower your head, are you still a human?" His cold words made Zhou Bo's expression unswerving, and he waved his hand in disgust, as if he wanted to wave away the other party's blasphemous words.

"Didn't you volunteer to be the final trial? Do you regret it? Haha, you are nothing more than that." Zhou Bo had a kind face, but he kept uttering sharp words.

Kang Tainian stared at Zhou Bo with sarcastic eyes and shook his head slowly.

"Teacher, Kang Zi should repay his kindness for many years. This is not something you can question. Zhou Bo, you are a seemingly loyal villain. You have no right to talk about me."

Zhou Bo's smile faded, and a coldness flashed in his eyes.

"What about me?!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and an old man walked in boldly. His eyes were particularly bright. He stood beside Zhou Bo and glared at Kang Tainian.

"Chen Zhan..." Kang Tainian's eyes moved and he felt a little regretful.

"I, Chen Zhan, have not dared to indulge in the slightest for many years. I only focus on scientific research and do not greed for power or profit. How can I barely evaluate you?" Chen Zhan said with a deep expression on his face.

Kang Tainian smiled with complicated eyes.

"That's natural"

"Okay, I'll talk to you today." Chen Zhan nodded heavily and pondered slightly.

"..." Kang Tainian looked like he was listening, while Zhou Bo smiled.

"We value your impartiality and selflessness. You said you wanted to take over Lao Yu's responsibilities, but we didn't object at all at the time. I even thought you were considerate of Lao Yu's old age, and I was very touched..."

Chen Zhan's tone gradually became heavier and his eyes became colder.

"Block Lao Yu's external communication, we can't even see each other, and you allow your men to slaughter those families just to 'charge' the weapons. What on earth do you want to do? Do you really want to rebel?!"

"Or should you say that you were a prodigal and ambitious person from the beginning, and you are proud of yourself for deceiving us!"

Chen Zhan's voice was harsh and he looked at Kang Tainian with gloomy eyes.

Kang Tainian suddenly looked at Zhou Bo, who was smiling, and then looked at Chen Zhan, his eyes suddenly filled with confusion.

"...Yes, it's all my own selfish desires." Kang Tainian smiled, with no haze in his eyes.

Suddenly, I thought of Chen Zhan's information. He was a scientific research genius who was expected in the past. He was happily married and had a son and a daughter. When a natural disaster came, only one of them survived, while his wife, son, and daughter all died.

After a period of silence, he rose up again and worked hard to develop weapons with a group of scientific researchers at that time, gradually becoming one of the leaders. But to this day, he has never remarried and has only focused on scientific research throughout his life.

The Chen family in Chongzhou City is just his adopted son. As a branch of the Chen family, it has the weakest say among the four families. But when it comes to the four families, the first one to bear the brunt is...

Kang Tainian looked at Zhou Bo who smiled kindly, feeling deep in his heart

But...it's actually just a relationship between the outside and the inside.

Kang Tainian retracted his thoughts, ignored the silent Chen Zhan, and stretched out his hand generously.

"Hand over the parts in your hands and don't try to resist, otherwise your family and subordinates will..."

Chen Zhan looked ugly. He didn't care about himself or the so-called family, but the safety of his group of researchers...

Zhou Bo glanced at Chen Zhan, his smile remained unchanged. He fumbled in his pocket, reached out and took out an object, and threw it to Kang Tainian.

Kang Tainian caught it and looked at a soft, snow-white ball in his palm.

"I can't analyze it in depth, but according to the induction from the same source, this should be one of the components." Downton's soft voice sounded in his ears. Kang Tainian nodded silently and looked at Chen Zhan.

Chen Zhan smiled bitterly. He had already questioned the other party before, and the other party bluntly said that he wanted parts. He declined a little and chose to come here to see Zhou Bo's opinion. Unexpectedly, the other party was more straightforward than him!

He stretched out his hand feebly, and a ball that was completely black and seemed to be swallowing light was extremely eye-catching.

Kang Tainian took a few steps forward and held the ball in his hand. He ignored the disappointed Chen Zhan and stared at the changes in the two balls in his hands. They floated in the palm of his hand, rotated relative to each other for a moment, and suddenly collided with each other.

The light suddenly appeared and disappeared in an instant. A transparent ball appeared safely in the air and slowly landed in Kang Tainian's palm. A trace of joy flashed in his eyes.

In this way, Qingjing Academy is under his full control, and even if the teacher comes back again, it will be of no use.

"You two are already old, so just rest here and rest in peace. Tai Nian is busy with work, so I won't disturb you two." Kang Tainian said a few words to the two of them lightly, turned around and left.

As soon as the surrounding light dimmed, Kang Tainian pushed the door open and the door faded out of sight.

Chen Zhan walked a few steps quickly, groping tentatively, but couldn't find the door at all. He couldn't help but look at Zhou Bo, who didn't care, and sat calmly on the ground, looking into the distance.

"What should Lao Zhou do now?" He asked the other party anxiously.

"We just need to wait. Don't worry about the parts. It's just a cover, right, 'Downton.'" Zhou Bo asked suddenly in the air with a happy and calm expression.

"..." There was an unspeakable silence in the air, and 'Downton' did not answer.

"Okay, I don't understand your dirty thoughts. I'm sleeping, don't disturb me."

Chen Zhan despised the mysterious person and lay on the ground. Within a moment, he started snoring.

"Haha, Chen Zhan, you don't care about anything. In a sense, you are the real smart person." Zhou Bo said with admiration, lying down on his side, staring into the distance, his heart gradually becoming empty.

"Now, let me rest for a while. Soon, very soon, the dust will settle."

"I will ascend to the 'Kingdom of God'!"

And in the outside world.

Qi Xiu looked away, feeling very solemn in his heart. He felt that his recent actions were a bit too smooth, as if there was a behind-the-scenes pusher pushing him forward.

It's not just him, I believe Kang Tainian also felt all this, but I don't know why the other party didn't respond... No, maybe, he was already dealing with the source. In this regard, he was still willing to believe the old man.

"Master Du, we will be here soon." Tu Lin beside him smiled flatteringly. He stretched out his hand and pointed over there, where the outline of a large group of houses appeared.

A group of silent Mo Yi followed quietly behind them, the light sticks in their hands lighting up the somewhat bleak surroundings.

It’s no wonder that except for the Fuguang District, which is bright all year round, the rest of Haizhou City follows the ancient rules of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. But some people are enjoying it while others are ‘sleeping’.

He originally planned to let Tu Lin go ahead and follow the opponent secretly to seek opportunities. But then he thought that this was too deliberate, so he quickly caught up with the former and merged his troops with the opponent's forerunners.

Seeing Tu Lin's seemingly happy but actually somewhat depressed expression, he vaguely understood what he was thinking. He was probably not using his name to bully the Liang family.

Qi Xiu kept thinking in his mind. He occasionally glanced at Tu Lin, who seemed to be doing his duty. He felt a little amused when he saw the strong malice emanating from him.

Captain Wang looked coldly at Tu Lin, who was busy on the side, and didn't give him a good look.

Not long after, they arrived not far from Liang's house. Qi Xiu's eyes narrowed, and there was someone waiting in front.

There was a person dressed as a waiter holding an umbrella, one position behind the former, holding a simple octagonal lamp, illuminating the face of the person in front of him. The person stepped forward and bowed, with a playful smile on his face.

"It's been a long time since I saw Brother Du, and I don't want to meet in this situation."

Liang Bailian was like the girl next door, with a friendly smile, water flowing in her eyes, and a hint of admiration.