"…"
Facing Fangzheng's question, the Elysian Child couldn't answer for a long time. She had hoped to convince this young man with the righteousness of saving the city and protecting the people. But after watching the video just now, she couldn't say anything.
If the Elysian Child didn't understand why Fangzheng said that before, she finally realized how insulting and contemptuous it was to say that the 'cursed children' were 'pitiful'.
"It seems that you can't convince me."
Fangzheng put down the teacup in his hand.
"You see, my attitude is clear. Those children are good children. I won't let them get involved in your dirty, ugly, and dark politics. The IISO is very powerful. I'd like to see how they dare to cause trouble under my nose. Besides, the life and death of the Tokyo region has nothing to do with me. I think Miss Elysian Child should be glad that you have such brave citizens. When those primitive animals rush in, they will also raise their weapons and fight against them … "
"Ugh …"
The Elysian Child was speechless. Fangzheng was right. The IISO was indeed a global joint organization, but the Tendo Temple had never put the IISO in their eyes. One of the important reasons why the police system couldn't be officially operated until now was that the IISO needed to assign the 'cursed children' to the police. But every time they gathered the 'cursed children', Fangzheng would appear out of nowhere and beat them up. Then, he would leisurely take away the 'cursed children' that they had painstakingly gathered.
After a few times, the IISO's work basically came to a halt. After all, they spent so much effort to search for the 'cursed children', not to send resources to the 'Tendo Temple'.
If this was a peaceful era, Fangzheng and the Heavenly Dao Palace would probably be wanted by the entire world. Unfortunately, the current situation was that humanity had lost 80% of its land. They could only curl up in a gigantic stone monument and struggle at death's door. Under such circumstances, it was clearly impossible for them to dispatch their precious security forces to search for the Heavenly Dao Palace, whose location was unknown.
"Brat."
At this moment, the old man who had been standing behind Elysium finally spoke. He stared coldly at Fangzheng without a trace of emotion in his eyes.
"Judging from your age, you should be a survivor of the 'Plundered Era,' right? Then, why are you protecting those devils? Didn't your family get killed by those monsters? Devour? Didn't you see with your own eyes how those monsters treated your family during the Primordial War? "
"From what you're saying, you seem to have a family member who sacrificed themselves in the Primordial War?"
Faced with the old man's question, Fangzheng didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, while the old man snorted coldly.
"That's right, my wife and my family all died in the first Primordial War! Those monsters cruelly killed them, and I will not allow those monsters to continue living! Both the primitive animals and the 'cursed children' deserve to die! "
"Oh …"
Fangzheng yawned lazily and glanced at the old man in boredom.
"Are you trying to avenge your family? Then I'll give you a suggestion. Take a gun and take a look around the giant stone monument. There are countless primitive animals there. Maybe you can find your wife's bones in one of the primitive animals' stomachs! Haha, why? Don't have the guts to go? You don't dare to fight those primitive animals head-on and only dare to show off in front of a group of defenseless children … Do you know what people like you are called? "
Fangzheng said, lifting his chin slightly and looking at the old man in disdain.
"Coward."
"How dare you!"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's answer, the old man snarled. But before he could do anything, Fangzheng opened his eyes and swept a glance at him. At the next moment, the old man felt a strong pressure as though a boulder had fallen from the sky and crushed him heavily. Then, the old man groaned and knelt to the ground. As for Fangzheng, he leaned back on the sofa and yawned.
"People like you don't have the qualifications to stand and talk to me. Just kneel on the ground and lie down like a dog."
"Mr. Fangzheng …"
Looking at this scene, the Elysian Child's face turned pale.
"For you to treat an old man like this, don't you think … it's too much?"
"I don't think so."
Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders.
"I respect a person based on their character and not their age. In my hometown, there is a saying that goes, 'An old man who doesn't die is a thief'. I think this saying is very suitable to describe this guy."
Fangzheng said and stood up.
"If you have nothing to say, then I'll take my leave."
"P-Please wait, Mr. Fangzheng!!"
Seeing Fangzheng stood up, the Elysian Child clenched her fists and stared at Fangzheng. Then, the Elysian Child's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I-I think you didn't come here just to reprimand us, right? As you said, you're not willing to fight for the people of Tokyo, and I can understand your feelings. But you still accepted my invitation and came here, which means that you have the intention to cooperate, right? If not, you wouldn't have cared about my invitation at all! "
"Oh?"
Hearing until here, Fangzheng stopped and turned around to look at the white-haired girl. After a while, he smiled.
"Interesting. So, what's your decision?"
Facing Fangzheng's question, the Elysian Child pondered for a moment and clenched her hands.
"I … I still want to protect Tokyo and the people here. For this … I hope that Mr. Fangzheng, can you … lend me the strength of those children."
"… You should know that this isn't free, right?"
"Of course."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the Elysian Child's expression became firm.
"What do you need?"
"It's simple."
Looking at the young girl before him, Fangzheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it over. The piece of paper silently glided through the air and landed right before the Elysian Child. The Elysian Child took a glance at the piece of paper and her expression changed slightly.
"'Cursed Child' Protection Act?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng snapped his fingers.
"Since the date of the enactment of this bill, all bullying, harming, and insulting of the cursed child will be considered illegal. Those who violate the law will be arrested and imprisoned for the crime of insult. Yes, I will provide a prison in front of the stone monument in the outer area. I think since those people hate the primitive animals so much, let them get close to the primitive animals to release their hatred and at the same time, protect the stone monument. What do you think? Not a bad idea, right? "
"B-But this … this is very difficult to pass!"
The Elysian Child widened her eyes in astonishment.
"You should know, Mr. Fangzheng, that the current society views those children …"
"This is not a problem for me to worry about."
Fangzheng waved his hand and coldly interrupted the Elysian Child's words.
"You have to know, Miss Elysian Child, you 'begged' us to help. To you, we are the saviors. So, please show the correct attitude towards the 'saviors'. No matter if it is kneeling three times or kowtowing nine times or crying tears of gratitude, this is the normal behavior. I don't want to see those idiots spouting nonsense while my lovely children are fighting in the front line. While they enjoy our protection, they also unscrupulously belittle our efforts. "
"But … even if this bill is passed, it can't be implemented …"
"It's fine as long as it is passed."
Facing the Elysian Child's uneasy question, Fangzheng once again revealed a strange smile.
"As long as this bill is passed, the Tendo Temple will take care of the rest … Don't worry, everything will be carried out within the scope of the law."
The Elysian Child didn't know why, but looking at Fangzheng's smile, the Elysian Child felt a chill down her spine. It was as if a ferocious beast was opening its bloody mouth at her.
In the end, she lowered her head.
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