The puppets' stage play

Chapter 168 Words of the Dead

"No matter what, you are a member of the Gong family after all, and the Gong family will support you. We will teach you knowledge and continue to spread your reputation. All you have to do is to climb to the top step by step and revive the name of the Gong family."

"Our Gong family has a long history. We are the descendants of the mighty king of the Xuan Dynasty. We are born noble. But now we can only succumb to this land and discredit our predecessors. You should hold the highest throne of power as the heir to the Gong family!"

"Then let's talk about your ideals. There will be a lot of people to share your worries without you having to say anything. Do you understand?"

Gong Shoucheng solemnly thanked him and agreed. At that time, Gong Shoucheng could only stare at all this blankly, feeling a little envious of the other party's 'freedom'.

As for how he later felt the status gap between himself and Gong Shoucheng, and gradually distanced himself from him, that was a story for another day.

Li Zhi continued to speak in his ears, his words full of coldness and coldness.

"...You have no idea how cold the winter in Haizhou City is. That's when the most people die. After spring comes, even the crowded houses become extremely empty."

"The dead people were casually dumped in the 'recycling plant' without any clothes on them. All valuable things were taken away, and the remaining people could live better."

"At this time, the 'business' also became deserted. My mother and I hugged each other, with our feet touching each other, barely resisting the cold wind hanging in the room with our body temperature. The two of us were almost frozen to death, but the crisis was not Not far away from us”

"I was sick, my forehead was hot, and I had a high fever. To be honest, my consciousness was a little blurry at that time. I could only vaguely hear my mother's urgent calls and desperate howls."

Li Zhi's indifferent words reminded several people of the scene at that time, and their expressions became a little tight.

He looked at Gong Shouze, who was looking thoughtful, with some nostalgia in his eyes.

"You must know how I survived, right?" There was conviction in his words, but Gong Shouze couldn't help but nod. He couldn't help but think of his eldest brother who returned home happily that day.

"Ozawa, saving someone's life turns out to be such a happy thing. I have found what I want to do." Faced with the excitement on his elder brother's face, the young Gong Shouze just felt bored and let out a sigh.

"It turns out that I have always remembered every word he said," Gong Shouze sighed with emotion, the corners of his mouth curling up a little.

"You are just a person who admires light," Li Zhi murmured in a low voice, and then said again.

"Between half awake and half asleep, I just felt a warm hand fall on my forehead, and then some cool liquid flowed into my mouth. Incredibly, I, who was dying at the time, gradually stabilized my consciousness."

"I heard my mother's tears of joy and a gentle tone of thanks. I reluctantly opened my eyes, only to see a young man in gorgeous clothes who didn't look like this world appeared here, and next to him was me crying. My mother..."

A wry smile appeared on Li Zhi's face.

"Without thinking, I suddenly turned over, and my powerful fist hit the man in the face in an instant, knocking him to the ground in my mother's dull eyes. Then I felt something was wrong, and my body never felt so good. Easier than ever before”

"The boy rubbed his face and stood up, his eyes full of helplessness. Then I realized that it was this person who saved me. Of course, I was scolded by my mother for a long time."

Everyone was convinced that the young man should be Gong Shoucheng when he was young. They couldn't help but marvel at the mobility that the other party had shown since childhood, and then felt a little sad in their hearts.

Li Zhi continued without changing his expression.

"I didn't believe the other party at first, thinking that the other party was just showing off and would soon expose the other party's true thoughts, but... I was wrong. The other party came to my house one after another, and was constantly concerned about my physical condition... ..."

"And when I saw the person who didn't know how to cook, he was beating his chest, cooking for us but he was in a hurry, and his face was dusty, I understood that the other person was a purely good person, and he shouldn't Here, he has the path he needs to take."

Gong Shouze also remembered that during that time, his eldest brother would always leave for a while after receiving instruction from his elders, and would not come back until late in the morning. Although he looked physically tired at that time, his eyes were particularly bright.

"I confessed frankly, but we had a big quarrel and broke up. I naturally thought that the other party would not come. But the next day, he came again as usual, as if nothing had happened the day before. "

"I just acquiesced. After so many days of companionship, I got used to him and relaxed my vigilance, so I didn't notice the danger coming..." Li Zhi bit his lips tightly, his expression full of regret. meaning.

"At sunset that day, I said goodbye to him in advance. On the way back, I was surrounded by dozens of vicious men from the Thumb Sticks, a gang that is entrenched in the West District. They looked at the young Li Zhi with fierce expressions and sarcasm in their eyes."

"And I grabbed a large piece of gravel from the ground and rushed towards them. Although I was strong, I was only a teenager after all. After a while, I was knocked to the ground by them. In the cynicism of their punches and kicks, I understood achieve their purpose”

"They value my relationship with Gong Shoucheng and want to kidnap each other and blackmail the Gong family. What they need is for me to trick Gong Shoucheng into going somewhere. Of course I refused."

"But they laughed wildly and didn't care. The bald man in the lead walked towards me with a knife and a ferocious smile. Only then did I understand that they didn't care about my opinion from the beginning."

"They just want to use part of my body to threaten Gong Shoucheng into obedience..." Li Zhi looked at everyone with a smile, his expression a little helpless and his eyes a little gloomy.

"I was scared. I was so scared that I yelled and screamed. They punched me on the ground because they were noisy. They stepped on me and suppressed my struggle. Now that I think about it, I still want to thank him for that punch. Woke me up"

"I almost agreed to the other party's previous proposal, but after this punch, I realized that they are just a group of scum who have no faith in their words, and there is no room for trust, so... I remained silent and looked at the knife Step closer to my arm"

Li Zhi's gray eyes suddenly burst out with great light, and he laughed out loud with joy.

"That man came to me like a magic weapon descending from the sky. The red figure kept knocking down the enemy in front of me. I admired and felt guilty at the same time. I didn't dare to face him, but I couldn't help but look at him."

"I have never seen him angry before, but during the battle, his face was full of displeasure, and his eyes were full of anger. I stayed in place in surprise and could only watch the opponent show off his power."

"But the good times didn't last long. He first slowed down, then stopped in place and stopped moving. There were still twenty or thirty people on the other side. After probing for a long time, they approached again with fierce expressions. The red light on his body faded, and only Leave that thin body behind”

"I was anxious and didn't understand what was going on. I ran to the other party with all my strength. Gong Shoucheng's face was still very calm. He just smiled and said that he was being plotted. I didn't understand it at the time, so I could only talk to him. Facing those people back to back..."

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Gong Shouze with a cold expression.

"Now that I think about it, maybe your Gong family actively contributed to that incident." Li Zhi sneered, "After all, they can't see that their heir is so close to a low-class person like me!"

"..." Gong Shouze couldn't help but remain silent. He also suddenly realized the truth about the big change at the top of the family that year. Gong Que had a cold face all day long, his eldest brother was nowhere to be seen, and the elders who were in high positions in the family were all confused. Fall off the horse.

The Gong family only became Gong Que's arbiter at that time. Before, there were elders with equal status to him, but that time they all withdrew from the center of power, and maybe...Gong Que's was also involved in that incident. Indicate privately.

Gong Shouze felt a little chilled in his heart. How ruthless these guys were. They were simply creatures who only lived for power.

"...What happened next?" His voice was a little dry. Although he had gradually understood the truth of that year, he still wanted to hear the person involved personally tell the situation at that time.

"Two pairs of twenty-eight people, two teenagers against a group of grown men. You should also understand the difficulties we faced back then, right?" Li Zhi sneered and his expression became serious again.

"Fortunately, these remaining people were chased around by Gong Shoucheng before, which consumed a lot of energy. We were able to hold on reluctantly, but we were only able to defeat about half of them before they were knocked to the ground by their madness."

"I hugged Gong Shoucheng tightly and tried to block the punches and kicks around me, but to no avail. Instead, the opponent's punches and kicks became harder until they picked up the knives scattered on the ground. I felt scared."

"These lawless people intend to teach us a profound 'lesson' and use Gong Shoucheng to threaten the Gong family. Naturally, I don't need it anymore. I know it well, but I just feel a little regretful. Gong Shoucheng and I just We just became friends..."

"I hugged Gong Shoucheng tightly, closed my eyes, and quietly waited for my doomsday to come..." Li Zhi's expression was a little sad. "The doomsday has indeed come, but it is completely different from what I thought." "

"Oh it's you!"

Gong Shouze stared at the other person deeply, as if he wanted to eat him. Liu Ju and Zhang Ke looked indifferent and had a bit of hatred in their eyes. Only Lin Sheng was confused.

"It's me." Li Zhi nodded calmly, with memories in his eyes.

"Gong Shoucheng stood up from my arms, blocked the incoming knife for me, and then fell to the ground. Then the Gong family guards appeared. I was at a loss at the time. Now that I think about this incident, There are many doubts”

Li Zhi's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he raised his fingers one after another.

"1. The Gong family is a wealthy family and Gong Shoucheng, the heir, does not have enough guards around him, but he responded so quickly after Gong Shoucheng was assassinated!"

"2. When the man who stabbed Gong Shoucheng thought about it carefully, his expression was also very panicked. At that time, he did not continue to kill me, but turned around and looked at the person behind him with hatred."

"Now that I think about it, that person probably just wanted to kill me, but didn't want to touch Gong Shoucheng. In fact, when he saw Gong Shoucheng coming forward, he had already subconsciously put away the knife, but was hit by the person behind him. That person was The person who really wants to kill Gong Shoucheng”

"3. I'm afraid Gong Shoucheng was also aware of this. He kept apologizing to me for this incident, which puzzled me for a while. I only understood it later when I learned about the situation in the White House family."

"This incident was just an opportunity set by a few power-hungry executives to assassinate Gong Shoucheng. Gong Que took advantage of the situation, and Gong Shoucheng followed the trend. I was just an introduction, it doesn't matter."

Li Zhi's tone was a little humble, but there was no gloom on his face.

"But I don't care. After that incident, I decided that my life belongs to Gong Shoucheng, and I will only be loyal to him. So you understand, right? Since Gong Shoucheng's death, I have been a The dead soul”

"Nature has no humanity, no future, and no self. What do you have to do with me?" Li Zhi finished speaking indifferently and looked at everyone indifferently.