After they treated their wounds, they found a lot of wine and canned food, played the most beautiful music, and held a small party in the living room.
Perhaps it was to celebrate Bai Xiaolu's narrow escape from death. Perhaps it was because this journey across the wasteland was coming to an end, and they needed to take a short break. Or perhaps it was because they wanted to enjoy a moment of joy before the Grim Reaper caught up with them.
After so many days of trekking and walking side by side, the boundaries between them had long been blurred. It did not matter whether they were enemies or friends, whether they were demons or subterraneans, whether they were master and slave, or beasts that were wary of each other. At this moment, they were just three people who wanted to live, and were still alive.
It was needless to say about the boy and the young man. Even the golden-toothed boss revealed a sincere smile after going to the other corner of the wine cellar and fiddling around mysteriously for a while. Every pore on his body opened up.
He quietly told Bai Xiaolu that they did not have to worry about the pursuers anymore. He had found something better than a car — a radio!
He had already sent a message to a trustworthy person. Soon, there would be reinforcements coming to rescue them. The reinforcements had brand-new doomsday technology and were very fast. They could completely ignore the harsh terrain and various traps in the wasteland. Therefore, they only needed to hide here comfortably.
In this way, The Golden Tooth drank a lot of delicious wine and sang a lot of terrible songs. Once again, he forced the two brats to sing and drink with him. It was a bit of an unrestrained behavior.
Bai Xiaolu even suspected that if he continued drinking, wine would spurt out from all the wounds on his body like a large fountain, just like in the cartoons.
The Golden Tooth finally collapsed on the sofa. He waved his hand and motioned for Bai Xiaolu to get Wanzanghai out.
Wan Zanghai was also drunk and kept on giggling. Like an octopus, he affectionately hugged Bai Xiaolu's shoulder. His face flushed red, he said that Bai Xiaolu was his best brother and that when he made a name for himself one day, he would definitely not forget Bai Xiaolu. His brother's matter was his own matter and his brother's life was his life. He would definitely help his brother if he needed help. Even if he had to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames, it would be nothing out of the ordinary.
Bai Xiaolu did not forget his mission. It seemed that this was his last chance. He used hypnotism to ask for the password again.
Wan Zanghai, on the other hand, was like an oiled spinning top, slippery and evasive. Even though he was deeply hypnotized, he still subconsciously avoided all questions related to the extraction of the password.
Bai Xiaolu tried again and again, but Wanzanghai was also drunk and fell into a deep sleep not long after. Bai Xiaolu had no choice but to stuff him into an empty wine barrel and go back to report to The Golden Tooth.
When he returned to the living room, The Golden Tooth was already somewhat sober.
The floor was littered with empty cans and bottles, and the room was filled with ancient and warm music. The laughter from a moment ago had disappeared, and the room was even more desolate and lonely. The Overlord of the Wasteland leaned on the sofa with a cigarette in his hand. The smoke blurred his facial features, and his artificial eye dimmed. He coughed softly as he stared at a photo in a daze.
It was a photo of John Senior and his family.
Bai Xiaolu hesitated for a moment and walked to the diagonal of The Golden Tooth. He sat down cross-legged and said softly, "I'm sorry, he still hasn't said anything."
"It's okay. Forget it."
The Golden Tooth said casually without raising his head. He continued to look at his photo, as if he could see a lot of things from John Senior and his family.
"Well, thank you for what happened during the day."
Bai Xiaolu thought for a moment and thanked him seriously. "You're the first person I've met in my life who is sincerely good to me. You're also the first person I can completely trust — except for my brother."
"Don't say such mushy words, you smart-aleck. Do you think such flowery words can move me? Do I really believe your 'trust'?"
The Golden Tooth spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm. "Shut up. Don't hinder me from enjoying music and wine."
Bai Xiaolu asked for a snub, so he could only rub his nose and look at The Golden Tooth without saying a word.
The awkward silence between the two of them slowly expanded. Perhaps there were some other things that could not be clearly explained in the silence.
Perhaps it was the repeated impact of the alcohol on his brain cells, but The Golden Tooth's tanned and rough face actually turned red within five minutes. He put down the photo, glared at Bai Xiaolu, and whispered, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Bai Xiaolu laughed and shrunk his shoulders. He asked the overlord of the wasteland somewhat embarrassedly, "Boss, what is this chess game?"
He pointed at the toy chess game that John Senior and his son had not finished playing.
"That's' Master Chess', also known as' Monopoly '."
The golden-toothed boss glanced at him and said unhappily.
"Is it fun?"
Bai Xiaolu tried to find a topic to talk about.
"Who knows? What do you want to ask?"
The Golden Tooth frowned.
"I-I don't know either."
Bai Xiaolu curled up even smaller. He was also a little drunk. "I don't want to ask anything. I just want to talk to you."
"Why?"
The Golden Tooth stared at Bai Xiaolu.
"I don't know."
Bai Xiaolu shook his head again and said, "I don't know."
"Stupid kid."
The Golden Tooth curled his lips and spat out another mouthful of bloody saliva. This time, the blood and saliva were both black.
"I'm probably going to die. If the reinforcements arrive in time, I might be able to live for a few more days. Who knows."
The Golden Tooth looked at the black blood he spat out and said slowly, "That's not important. What's important is that now is your best chance to escape. You have a 30% chance to kill me and take away all the supplies here. There's a car in the underground garage behind, and there's enough fuel and other supplies. You already know how to drive, right? Maybe you have a chance to escape. Maybe. "
"If you don't kill me now, your fate will be decided by the reinforcements. Stupid kid, if I were you, I would definitely do it. I would never put my fate in the hands of others."
"Probably."
Bai Xiaolu bit his lip and shook his head. "But I'm not you. I can't do what you can do. You're The Golden Tooth, the overlord of the wasteland. I'm just, just Bai Xiaolu."
The Golden Tooth laughed. He coughed and laughed at the same time. As he laughed, he vomited blood and coughed.
"Kid, help me open another bottle of wine."
The Golden Tooth rested his head on the armrest of the sofa and lay down comfortably. He narrowed his eyes and murmured, "What else do you want to know? Just ask!"
Bai Xiaolu opened another bottle of wine.
A familiar melody rang in the room. It was Yesterday Once More.
Bai Xiaolu poured a full glass of wine for himself and took a big gulp. Only then did he muster up the courage to ask, "Boss, I really want to know … this Yuri Aiken? Who is Accius? Is he an ally? How did his' Mind Notes' end up in your hands? "
The Golden Tooth's hand trembled, but he still gulped down the wine. He said in a mechanical voice, "Yuri Aiken? Aiken was, of course, not an ally in the beginning. He wasn't even Russian. Many intelligence reports said that he came from Romania. There were also rumors that he was the secret successor of a Transylvanian family. He was an out-and-out demon, but he was also an out-and-out genius. He was one of the top ability users at that time, and he deserved to be called the king of the 'power of the heart'.
"Unfortunately, at that time, even my country's research on superpowers was not very thorough. They thought that ordinary weapons would be enough to deal with this demon. After a long period of intelligence gathering and careful planning, a team of fully armed and well-trained elite SEALs secretly sneaked into a certain place in Eastern Europe to capture Yuri Aiken. Aix, I'm their vice-captain. "
Bai Xiaolu let out an "ah".
When he saw that The Golden Tooth had been transformed into something that was neither human nor ghost, he vaguely felt that the outcome of the capture operation would not be good.
"Of course, the capture failed."
As expected, The Golden Tooth paused. Pain and indifference flashed across his face. He said, "It was not a capture at all. It was a game. Yuri's game. Or rather, it was Yuri's first experiment on his' power of the heart '.
"Most of the SEALs were dead. Three of my brothers and I stayed behind to cover the retreat so that the captain, who was seriously injured, could escape. In the end, the three of us became Yuri's captives.
"Yuri brought us to a place called 'Camp X'. We were not his first batch of experimental subjects, but we were the strongest and most tortured experimental subjects. He explored all kinds of superpowers on us and even brainwashed us with his' power of the heart '. He turned us into obedient lackeys and killing machines and helped him do a lot of shameful things.
"Three of my brothers died in the experiments and killings one after another. Only I had the best adaptability to superpowers. I gritted my teeth and persevered. I awakened my own will and was even developed with the amazing ability of 'army'.
"After that … you know, the thermonuclear war broke out, and Yuri's Camp X was completely destroyed in the carpet bombing. I was lucky enough to escape, and I even stole his most important notebook. I wandered around, struggling to survive until the war ended. I came back here and established the Citi Gang, and that's it.
"However, even now, I still don't know if I escaped on my own or if Yuri deliberately let me out to conduct a new experiment on a larger scale that lasted for a long time. That scumbag!"
Bai Xiaolu was fascinated. Looking at the layers of wounds on The Golden Tooth's body, he felt that his own body was aching. He continued to ask, "Then, Yuri? Is Accius still alive? "
"Of course."
The Golden Tooth snorted coldly. "He is now a senior consultant of the 'alliance'. He has a lot of power. That's why I was unwilling to go to the 'alliance'."
"I see."
Bai Xiaolu heaved a long sigh of relief. The question that had troubled him for days had finally been answered. He should feel happy, but for some reason, he still felt a little suffocated.
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