After Luluxiu transformed into ZERO and left with Vermilion Bird, Xiao Ran blended into the crowd and quickly disappeared from the chaotic road. He tailed Luluxiu, Vermilion Bird, and the five of them quickly left the city ring and headed to the city ruins outside the ring.
The sun hadn't risen yet and the entire city ruins were pitch-black compared to the bright lights in the city. In a collapsed low-rise building in the ruins, the members of the resistance group that Luluxiu transformed into ZERO had already occupied the place. They were either chatting about ZERO's incredible act of rescuing Vermilion Bird or hiding in inconspicuous places to monitor the situation with solemn expressions.
Xiao Ran followed Luluxiu and the others to this location and entered the central area of the building without anyone noticing. It was a ruined space with a collapsed roof.
When Xiao Ran followed Luluxiu and the others to this building ruins, he recognized the other people who participated in the rescue operation with Vermilion Bird. One of them was the long-haired man that Xiao Ran rescued from the truck. This long-haired man was also the leader of this resistance group.
In addition to the long-haired man, there was also a young girl with red hair whom Xiao Ran had seen on the truck. Her name was Karin, and the last one was a young man with a head that resembled a plane. He should be the leader of the resistance organization in the normal development of the plot. He was like a snitch, barely considered a bastard who stepped on Luluxiu to become the leader of the resistance organization.
Xiao Ran's gaze didn't linger on these unimportant people for the time being. Instead, he followed Luluxiu and Suzaku Suzaku into the center of the building where only the two of them were present. He watched Luluxiu and Suzaku Suzaku's performance in the dark.
Luluxiu stood on a high ground with his back facing the moon. His figure became taller under the support of the moon. Then, Luluxiu's changed voice sounded in Vermilion Bird's ears, "You should understand the Empire's way of doing things after this incident, right? Even without any evidence, as long as the situation is favorable to them, they will do anything to harm anyone." Vermilion Bird's eyes were fixed on Luluxiu's face. Even if there is no evidence, as long as the situation is favorable to them, they will do anything to harm anyone. "
"Now that Britannia is decaying, if you want to change this world, become my companion and join the Black Knights."
Vermilion Bird looked at the shadow under the moonlight with a righteous and serious look. "It's you, right? It should be you."
Luluxiu was stunned when he heard Vermilion Bird's words. "What?"
Vermilion Bird didn't answer Luluxiu's words. Instead, she said with certainty, "I believe you killed Prince Culovis. Only someone like you who has the speed that even I can't react to has the ability to sneak into Prince Culovis's location and kill him without being discovered. You said that your name is Luluxiu, right? Why did you kill Prince Culovis who has nothing to do with you?"
"Huh?" Luluxiu was stunned by Vermilion Bird's brainless words. His eyes were filled with confusion, but he soon realized who Vermilion Bird thought he was. He couldn't help but smirk. "Seems like you've got the wrong person, First Class Pivot. I don't know who this Luluxiu you're talking about is, but Culovis did die in my hands. And this is war. There's no need for a reason to kill an enemy general."
Vermilion Bird furrowed her brows. Deep down, she was a rather stubborn person. Even though Luluxiu denied being Luluxiu, Vermilion Bird saw it as a cover-up.
Lu Luxiu denied that he was Lu Luxiu. This made Xiao Ran, who was watching all this in the dark, smile. He felt that the scene of Lu Luxiu and Vermilion Bird talking to each other was quite interesting.
Even though Vermilion Bird didn't get an accurate answer from Luluxiu, she still believed that ZERO was Luluxiu. No matter how Luluxiu explained, it would be useless. In response to Luluxiu's answer, Vermilion Bird said, "What about the poisonous gas? Civilians aren't enemies. Why did you take them as hostages?"
Luluxiu said calmly, "This is just a bluff during negotiations, and the result is very obvious. No one was injured or killed because of this."
"The result … is that so?" Vermilion Bird's heart was filled with bitterness. Luluxiu didn't notice the dissatisfaction and disdain behind this sigh. Instead, he extended his hand to Vermilion Bird again. "Britannia isn't worthy of your loyalty. Come, join the Black Knights and become my companion. Let's change this rotten world together."
"Perhaps you're right. This country is indeed not worthy of my loyalty, especially after knowing that they mercilessly massacred civilians." Vermilion Bird raised her head and revealed a determined expression. "That's why I want to change it into a country worthy of my loyalty. I want to change it in the right way from within Britannia."
"I believe that using the wrong way won't bring any valuable results to this world and this country. Relying on external forces and war will only bring destruction and sacrifice. It will only involve more innocent people. That's why I want to change this country from the inside. I want to use the right way."
After saying that, the pivotal Vermilion Bird turned around and was about to leave. Luluxiu was stunned for a moment as if he had heard the pivotal Vermilion Bird's inner thoughts. He only recovered after the pivotal Vermilion Bird had taken a few steps and shouted, "Stop, where are you going?!"
"The military court will be in session in an hour. I will accept the trial. For the 11th District, for the 11th District's people and for the reputation of the Britannia, if I don't go, they will have the opportunity to use this excuse to oppress them."
Luluxiu was stunned. "But you will die!"
"I'm not afraid." Vermilion Bird stopped and turned around to look at Luluxiu. "Because this is the rule. I can't let my life affect the 11th District's people and the reputation of the Britannia who have finally obtained a peaceful life."
"Also, thank you for saving me. I won't say anything about you or what happened that day. It's not for you, but for the 11th District and my close friends. They won't be implicated because of you."
Clap clap clap!
A clap suddenly sounded in the empty space, startling Luluxiu. It also made Vermilion Bird, who was about to leave, look in the direction of the clap and put on a vigilant expression.
Along with the crisp sound of footsteps, a figure slowly walked out of the darkness. Under the moonlight, he was completely exposed to Vermilion Bird and Luluxiu who had transformed into ZERO.
"What a touching friendship. I feel like I can't help but cry."
"It's you!?" Vermilion Bird saw the figure that was completely exposed under the moonlight. A stunned expression appeared on his face as he turned to look in ZERO's direction. He immediately understood that his previous guess was simply wrong.
Luluxiu frowned slightly behind the mask. "Why are you here?"
When Vermilion Bird heard ZERO's words, he immediately looked at Xiao Ran, the fake Luluxiu. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice. "Luluxiu, you are indeed in cahoots."
Luluxiu, who was wearing the mask, felt like he had eaten dog shit. Although Vermilion Bird was talking to Xiao Ran, he called his name and said the truth. At this moment, Luluxiu really wanted to take off his mask, lift Vermilion Bird's neck, point at himself and say, "I'm Luluxiu, I'm Luluxiu, that's right, we are in cahoots!"
The person who clapped his hands and appeared in front of the two was Xiao Ran. After glancing at Vermilion Bird, Xiao Ran's gaze fell on Luluxiu. He didn't care about Luluxiu's question, but he just said, "If you want to get the other party's approval, you naturally have to gain the other party's trust. For this guy, you are an untrustworthy person with a mask, so no matter what you say, he won't believe or agree. Now you know why you can't rope him in. At least, if you want the other party to trust you, then you should give the other party a reason to trust you."
After saying this, Xiao Ran retracted his gaze from Luluxiu and looked at Vermilion Bird. He chuckled and said, "I have to say that your thoughts are really naive and quite interesting. You actually mistook that guy for me. I almost laughed out loud."
Vermilion Bird gritted his teeth and didn't speak. Xiao Ran didn't care whether Vermilion Bird wanted to say anything or not. He just continued to say, "As for what you said, the way to change the Empire, in my opinion, you and the guy next to you are basically the same. There is no difference between you and the guy next to you. It doesn't matter whether you change it from the inside or the outside. It doesn't matter to me at all."
"Your choices are like 1 + 2 = 3, or 2 + 1 = 3. There's no difference at all. There's no right or wrong. The truly correct way should be to use a certain method to achieve the correct result, and the entire process is correct."
"Then what is right? To the Empire and the 11th District, it is to let the commoners in the 11th District obtain true equality and the opportunity to live freely under the sky. It is to let the Empire truly recognize the rights of the commoners in the so-called colonies. It is to let both sides sincerely recognize each other. It is also to do its best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices and not achieve integration with hatred and rule. The decaying Empire also needs to change from the inside and establish a brand new system that is more suitable for the current situation. The 11th District can't face the Empire with hatred even though they have suffered so much in the past."
"Of course, it won't be easy to achieve this. There are too many difficulties that need to be resolved. Just like what the Empire thinks, why should we give the useless people in the 11th District a comfortable life after we've conquered it? Why should we consume the resources that should be enjoyed by the Butarians?"
"To the people in the 11th District, why should the Britarians occupy their country, bring war and harm to them, and now deprive them of their original lives?"
"I can tell you that it's impossible. You can't do it, and neither can that masked guy over there. Now, the whole world is filled with hatred. One person, two people, or even a group of people can't do much in this world. Hatred and conflicts can't be solved, and can never be completely solved. Therefore, these things will always appear in this world, because you can never really change the minds of others. Today, you can suppress dissatisfaction and hatred, but there will be a day when dissatisfaction and hatred will erupt, because you don't have the ability to eliminate all of this forever."
Luluxiu fell into deep thought. Xiao Ran's words made sense and made him think of a lot of things. However, even if Xiao Ran's words didn't make sense, Luluxiu definitely wouldn't choose to refute at this time.
Rosewood Vermilion Bird, on the other hand, was stunned at first, then again, as though he didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran was trying to say. His eyes were somewhat blank, but at least he understood what Xiao Ran was trying to say. If he wanted to change the Empire and the 11th District, he definitely wouldn't be able to do it alone. But even so, he didn't have the slightest intention of joining Lulu Xiu's side.
"What an idiot." Xiao Ran looked at Suzaku Suzaku's blank expression and couldn't help but shake his head. He asked Suzaku Suzaku, "Kid, let me ask you a question. If one day, the empire you are loyal to asks you to kill a bunch of unarmed civilians in the 11th district, and they tell you that as long as you kill them, there will be more civilians in the 11th district who will have a better life in the future, what will you do? At that time, if you refuse, someone else will take over your mission and kill even more civilians. Those who deserve better lives will die because of this. What will you do? "
"Me?" Vermilion Bird was taken aback. His first reaction was to refuse. But after hearing Xiao Ran's words, he became even more dazed. He stared blankly at Xiao Ran and didn't know what to do.
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