“Horsen, when I came to the base in their car.” An Zhe recalled. “There was also Josie and some mercenaries on the third floor.”

“What about you?”

“I don’t like them very much.” An Zhe recalled the eyes of those who had the thoughts.

Seeing Lu Feng watch him, the cold arc of the brow stretched out and expression clear, like the mountain wind blowing through the wilderness at this moment. An Zhe was a bit fascinated. If time came again, if Lu Feng wasn’t a judge, if he had been an ambitious and powerful young officer, perhaps he would always look like this.

Lu Feng stated, “I’m not like them.”

An Zhe watched him with puzzled eyes. He saw the colonel smile in a very good-looking manner, like a frozen stream that just melted in this season.

“Go.” He got up from the grass and reached for An Zhe in the light of the sun. “I’ll take you to An Ze.”

An Zhe also reached out and was pulled up.

“What is different?” he asked.

“Everywhere is different.”

An Zhe stared at him suspiciously.

“Really?”

The colonel didn’t answer this time.

CHAPTER 86: ROSE

======The first rose, 2103

“We have no other way.”

“Everything in the world is devouring humanity and our numbers are decreasing day by day.”

“Child.” Madam Lu took the gold rose badge from her chest, placed it on her palm and slowly closed her fingers. She could feel the undulating and soft lines of the rose petals, as if touching a real rose.

“Everyone has to take up the weapons they have available to fight against this era.” Her voice was as gentle as a wave of water.

“However, you won’t get anything Mother.”

“No individual will benefit from it. It is humanity as a whole that will benefit. Once humanity gradually gets rid of the bad situation then we as individuals will get better, even if it is hundreds of years later. The truth is that when you save everyone, you will be saved yourself.”

“Still, we can’t rule out a situation where our salvation is much later than everyone else’s salvation.” She stated. “That’s when we will take up arms to protect ourselves.”

“Will there be that day, Mother?”

“There will be a day.” Her voice was shockingly determined. “Unless—unless all of us are saved, we are doomed.”

“Child, you must remember something. In any case, humans are made to love each other.”

“Child, do you love them?”

“Love.”

She gave the badge to her young daughter.

======The second rose, 2105

There was a loud bang. The heavy object fell to the ground and spun around. Her mouth hit her on the back of the neck and she fell heavily to the ground. There was the bang of the bedroom door being closed. Then there was a click as the door was locked.