Embers Ad Infinitum

Phocas drove his bulletproof Cross-country, carrying his two children, all the way out of the Golden Apple District, through the Red Wolf District, and arrived at an ordinary-looking five-story apartment in the Green Olive District.

Not too far away from this apartment, stands the Ugo Hotel.

Phocas parked the car in a nearby alley, carried his two children, and walked steadily into the apartment.

Instead of going up, he headed straight for the basement entrance.

There guarded two men in ordinary clothes in the shadows.

As soon as they saw Phocas, they immediately clenched their fists and lightly beat their heads without doing anything to stop him.

Phocas nodded slightly and pushed open the ajar door with his elbow.

Passing through a narrow corridor, Phocas came to a hall.

There is a stone statue erected at the end of the hall, and in front of the statue there are rows and rows of simple pavilions.

At this moment, many people were already lying on these bunks, with their eyes closed tightly, as if they were sleeping.

Phocas walked towards the stone statue. On the way, he placed his two children on the empty floor.

In fact, it is difficult to call them floor tiles. They are just white sheets stacked up on the stone tiles in the hall. There is no essential difference from lying directly on the ground. They are very hard and very uncomfortable.

Sleeping on it is almost a torture.

Finally, Phocas came to the stone statue,

This statue is different from all its kind in that its face has no carved features, but is instead inlaid with an ordinary mirror.

When Phocas raised his head and looked at the head of the statue, he naturally saw himself.

He clenched his fist, hit his head lightly, and said in a deep voice:

"My true self endures forever."

After saluting, Phocas turned around, returned to his two children, and found a simple bed to lie down on.

The hard touch tortured his waist, reminding him of the past.

Ever since his wife suffered from "innocent disease", and he, a noble, general, and awakened person at the "soul corridor" level, was unable to stop it and could only watch helplessly, he joined the "True Self Cult" that worshiped "Dawn" ” and became a “dream-breaker”.

After nearly a quarter of an hour, Phocas's eyes closed and his breathing became rapid.

He passed out.

…………

Golden Apple District, inside the inspector's residence.

Alexander's housekeeper led the visiting Cynthia into one of the living rooms.

Cynthia is in her late twenties, tall, with long, shiny flaxen hair and a pair of eyes of the same color that seem to be able to speak.

Today, she was wearing a long black dress that exposed her shoulders, a diamond necklace, a bracelet, and a brooch. She looked noble and elegant, but nothing special.

"Your Excellency, Inspector." Cynthia looked at Alexander and bowed respectfully.

Her eyes then swept across the living room to see how many people were there.

"A..." This refers to Inspector Alexander.

"One..." Cynthia's eyes slid across Gallolan's face.

"Two..." Cynthia glanced at the housekeeper beside her.

"Three, four..." Cynthia saw the two guards responsible for protecting Alexander.

There were four people in total... She nodded slightly in her mind.

"Madam, what's wrong with you coming here so late?" Alexander cleared his throat and asked.

Cynthia looked around and said hesitantly:

"Can you trouble them to wait outside the door?"

She was a frequent guest at the Ombudsman's residence and had personal interactions with Alexander, so the proposal was not too much.

As one of the two giants in the "Primary City", Alexander himself is capable of protecting himself.

Alexander frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and said:

"You go and guard outside."

He was clearly giving instructions to the housekeeper and guards, but his eyes were looking at his youngest daughter, Jia Luolan.

Gallolan stood there with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't feel his father's gaze.

At the same time, the housekeeper and the two guards walked out of the living room without saying a word and with soft footsteps.

The former closed the door very carefully, and then, together with two guards, stood guard outside to prevent anyone from approaching.

Seeing this, Cynthia took two steps forward and said with a hint of panic and fear:

"Your Excellency, Inspector, the murderer of the citizen assembly bombing captured by the 'Hand of Order' identified Senator Varro as the manipulator behind the scenes. General Gaius took the opportunity to call all citizens in the city for a rally tomorrow morning.

“This, this reminds me of some bad rumors.

"Your Excellency, Inspector, if you don't come forward to stop it, there will be turmoil in the First City!"

As she spoke, Cynthia moved closer to Alexander and tried to reach out and hold the old man's arm to calm her fearful heart.

Alexander glanced sideways at his youngest daughter, Gallolan, and retracted his arm in embarrassment:

"Ma'am, don't do this."

Before Cynthia could respond, Alexander pointed to the coffee table in the living room:

"Ma'am, calm down, how about a cup of tea first?"

There were two cups of tea placed there, one belonging to Alexander and the other drank by Gallolan.

Cynthia followed Alexander's hand and counted over it, instinctively counting how many cups of tea there were:

"One cup, three cups...well, there are three cups of tea in total.

"Which two did the inspector chat with here before?"

While thoughts were swirling, Cynthia pursed her lips and said:

"Okay, okay."

Her lips are pink and have a pearlescent look, which makes her look very attractive.

Alexander forced himself to retract his gaze and swallowed subconsciously.

He quickly called to the butler and asked him to bring another cup of tea.

At this time, Gallolan had already found a place to sit down, showing a happy-go-lucky attitude with no intention of leaving.

Soon, the housekeeper brought a cup of black tea, and then exited the room gently.

Cynthia picked up the cup and tried to take a sip. However, due to the fear and fear that remained in her body, her hands were shaking uncontrollably, and she accidentally knocked over the cup.

"Oh..." She stood up quickly, the clothes on her chest were already wet.

In a gentlemanly manner, Alexander wanted to step forward to help, but he looked at the wet area, then glanced at the little daughter next to him, and stopped on his own.

Cynthia was in a hurry for a while, but when no one responded, she had no choice but to take out the tissue and wipe it herself.

"Your Excellency, Inspector, look..." She wiped the clothes on her chest and thought that she might have to go to the bathroom to deal with it.

Following the words "Look", Alexander looked at Cynthia's chest and felt that the arc there was graceful and indescribably moving.

He suddenly felt a little on fire, something was brewing rapidly in his heart and was about to boil.

But... Alexander turned his head and glanced at his youngest daughter Gallolan sitting next to him, and couldn't help complaining about Cynthia in his heart:

Can't you just look at the occasion?

Why do you act like no one else is here?

Alexander straightened his face and said in a deep voice:

"Madam, I already know what you want to express, and I will maintain the stability of the original city.

"Okay, you can go back. It's easy to catch a cold if your clothes get wet."

Cynthia was stunned for a moment, and her expression did not return until the housekeeper got the order and came in to ask her to leave.

She has never seen such an Alexander inspector!

When Cynthia's back disappeared from the door, Alexander turned around, looked at his youngest daughter Gallolan, frowned slightly and said:

"Is this one of your abilities?"

Gallolan replied very calmly:

"yes."

Alexander was silent for a while and sighed longly:

"You are completely different now than you were before."

Gallolan showed a slight smile:

"You probably don't know the price I paid."

"Huh?" Alexander made a questioning voice.

How can the price paid be mentioned casually?

Unless it's not very easy to target.

At this time, Jia Luolan suddenly whispered, "Blessings and Infinite Heavenly Lord."

Then she said casually:

"character."

The price she paid was character.

…………

In the Red Giant Wolf District, in the safe house prepared by the "Old Adjustment Team".

Long Yuehong looked at the gradually brightening sky, breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I thought there was going to be unrest last night."

After all, if a terrifying being like Xiao Chong takes action, it can easily trigger an extreme reaction.

In addition, the explosions created by the "Old Tune Team" are also stimulating the sensitive nerves of everyone in the city.

"It seems that the strength and stability of the original city are stronger than we thought. Those big guys should have been very busy last night." Jiang Baimian nodded in agreement, "Such a skyscraper, if there is no problem with the internal structure, it can only rely on external forces. , it’s difficult to create unrest.”

Shang Jianyao thought about it seriously and said to Long Yuehong:

"Tell me something more. For example, I am only 1.75 meters tall after being genetically modified, and my grades are average. For example, there should be no turmoil for us to take advantage of this time."

"Hey..." Long Yuehong was angry and funny.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao, exhaled, and said seriously:

"It's time for us to go out and get the transceiver."

They also have to keep an eye on the development of this citizens' rally.