【Summer Five】Iron City Wall

"Hey, just kidding, as for being so serious?"

The culprit blinked suddenly, and those monstrous fires instantly dissipated and extinguished, disappearing like an ebb tide.He didn't seem to care at all, and shook his hand in front of Xia You, and said briskly: "Have you never heard this passage? It comes from the second chapter of Chapter 7 of "The Ten Commandments of Virtue" written by St. section, titled 'Why Do I Teach Everyone'. Don't mention anything else, I thought that this kind of bibliography regarded as the supreme code of law by the Torch Cult would at least catch your eyes, but you won't even read it?"

Xia You stumbled and answered, "Did you know..."The Ten Commandments of Virtue" is a banned book promulgated by the House of Lords?"

He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, the boiling blood all over his body turned cold in an instant, and he stared at Wutiao almost hastily, as if he was facing an enemy.

"Oh? Banned books?" Wu Tiao said unexpectedly, "I just said why the old men are talking about it all day long... Forget it, don't know if you don't know, just pretend that I'm talking nonsense."

Xia You really wanted to growl loudly and expel those incendiary words from his mind; but Wu Tiao has always been irresponsible, and what he said was like a wheel turning, and he immediately put it behind him after he finished speaking, and then used those pure and clean Looking at people with eyes that have no trace of impurities, they have an expression of innocence and integrity.

As if he was farting, Xia You thought viciously, this guy is slick and has no self-consciousness, he must not be taken away, otherwise he will die without regret if he is cheated to death someday.

"I have made it clear," he took a deep breath and calmed down, and said as calmly as possible: "Your words and deeds just now are enough to be classified as malicious inducement, suspected of instigating underage students to join the rebel camp. According to the Fifth Restriction Order of the Iron City Wall, any The behaviors of persuading and encouraging the rebels are heinous, if I record the audio, the district government can definitely sentence you to death."

Wutiao fiddled with the fire without much interest, and responded with a faint "oh".His indifferent attitude completely angered Xia You, but before he could get angry, Minako's soft calling came from the center of the cellar, immediately suppressing his anger.

"It's time to eat!" Minako came over to greet them, not noticing the strange atmosphere at all, "Be careful, it will be cold later!"

Xia You clenched her fists and quickly got up to leave, suspecting that if she stayed for a second longer, she would be unable to resist pressing Wutiao to the ground and beating her violently.

The first meal in winter is warm and delicious, but summer oil is delicious.On the one hand, he was angry that he was easily incited by Wutiao, and on the other hand, he resented Wutiao's frivolous and casual attitude.

I don't talk to him anymore.the boy warned himself.I don't care for this kind of guy who is full of lies!

He chewed the food in his mouth vigorously, thinking that his determination this time was very firm and unshakable-he didn't even glance at Wutiao during the whole dinner, which was an incredible "improvement" compared to before.

Xia You's family has always had a clear division of labor in housework. Whoever does the cooking will wash the dishes.After the meal, Xia You was scrubbing the shiny dishes when she suddenly heard footsteps approaching gently behind her.

"Although I don't know why you are angry, you are still so angry for no reason." The source of his upset gently rubbed against his side, and said softly, "But it's probably my fault, I apologize."

The voice paused, with a slight hesitation, as if he was not used to speaking in such a deliberative tone.

"Sorry."

The three words were superficial, almost squeezed out from between the teeth.As soon as the words fell, Wutiao immediately jumped up with grinning teeth, and said, "No, no, I can't take it, I can't take it."

Xia You let him make trouble, but like a punctured deflated balloon, most of his troubles dissipated unknowingly.

Well, for the sake of a once-in-a-millennium apology, I will forgive him this time.Xia You reluctantly wrung out the dishcloth, and quietly raised the corners of her mouth.

The one-sided dispute lasted less than an hour before it was over.When Minako covered the fire with a special sunshade and called the boys to sleep, Xia You was able to grab a quilt with Wutiao again without any suspicion.

The fire was dim, and Xia You opened his eyes in the darkness, just in time to see five silver-white backs of his head.After his anger subsided, he suddenly remembered the "forbidden book" that only existed in Wu Tiao's mouth - "Ten Commandments on Governance of Virtue".Those fierce and unruly words like fanatics seemed to be born from the belly of the earth, the most absurd and twisted, but they possessed unparalleled destructive power through Wutiao's mouth.

He recalled the raging fire that he glimpsed in a glimpse, and fell asleep with secret curiosity and guilt.

It's been an unusual winter, as usual.The family keeps warm in the basement, and pays attention to the fluctuating weather monitoring every day; but they are fully equipped, except that they cannot see the sun, and there is not much difference from when they are on the ground.

Hong Shu used the stored drive armor as a teaching material, and explained it to the boys step by step.He first asked the two of them to reclassify the scattered drive armor by functional modules, and then picked out examples from different groups for detailed analysis.

"You guys are commendable for repairing the gauntlet," he said, "but replacing an insignificant part has never been the pursuit of this science: what I teach is not traditional theory, but its depth in the fields of cutting-edge materials and biology application."

Xia You took off the goggles, Wu Tiao also sat up straight, like two good students.

"As we all know, all residents in the iron city wall have been implanted with a biochip." Hong Shu pointed at the back of his neck, "It is convenient for the unified management of the two houses. It records our true identity, monitors our real-time coordinates, and feeds back life activities. , and can even be used as a bargaining chip to control life and death when necessary."

"Our value is innate. This number imprinted in our flesh and blood since birth is not just a moat built on the society. I hope you can understand this correctly—in a sense, it is also a political power. The greatest goodwill for individual interests."

Xia You didn't hold back: "Why? I only see people suffer because of it. Isn't dad also a victim?"

Hongshu asked in a deep voice: "You have also lived in the fifth district for more than a year, have you ever seen anyone compare value?"

Xia You shook her head.

"Being in the fifth district will blur the boundaries of value. People are struggling on the line of food and clothing, and there is no time or room for thinking. Vanity and comparison exist, but when people realize that no one is really more noble than anyone else, the low value is actually It has become the backbone to maintain order and unite everyone." Hong Shu said while fiddling with the drive core in his hand, and the indicator light turned red and green for a while.

"The stability of society depends on the existence of values ​​and classes?" Wutiao continued, "The balance of the old era is reflected in the peaceful and stable external environment and the revolutionaries who raised the flag of rebellion; the golden era uses the threat of saturated foreign enemies to maintain social stability smooth."

Hong Shu glanced at him, as if surprised by this statement. "I will not judge whether your words are right or wrong, Wu. No one can tell you whether it is right or wrong, because dualism has always existed only in the hearts of extreme believers and fanatical leaders. You are still young, and these concepts may change over time , but in any case, as long as you have a clear enough concept, the rest is to 'see with your own eyes' and 'do it with your own hands'."

Wujo lowered his head, thoughtful.Xia You listened silently, unconsciously playing with the overlong cuff with her left hand, revealing a bit of anxiety.

"If one day you can enter the high-level divisions above the three districts, you will inevitably face the class differentiation formed by the value gap." Hong Shu continued, "I don't expect you to understand everything I said now-there are too many people in the world. In this form, the regime represented by the two houses is only a drop in the ocean. But please pay attention to the chips and numbers given to us by the iron city wall: never forget where you came from.”

"This is the first lesson I teach you."

After speaking, Hong Shu threw the drive core into Xia You's arms, got up and went to boil water.

Xia You belatedly looked at the core, only to realize that his father had installed a cushioning insert precisely during the conversation.

"Haven't you really read "Ten Commandments of Virtue?" Wutiao bent his knees and embraced the five-liter thermos, curiously said: "San Jothom's theory of static thinking almost coincides with that of Uncle—even though he advocates moderation Violence and innovation, with a rather middle-of-the-road view of social checks and balances and ethnic hierarchies."

Xia You put the core heavily on the ground, and sighed: "No matter what the book is about to be banned, I agree with the necessity of classifying the good and the bad, but I can't be indifferent from the emotional level. At least Hong Shu , Minako, me, and even you have suffered greatly from it, haven't you?" He looked at Wutiao: "Otherwise, why would you end up in the fifth district?"

If other people were present, I am afraid it would be impossible to imagine that this kind of conversation came from two little kids under the age of 14.They are always competing secretly, from the amount of reading, knowledge reserves to opinionated ideas and even "political opinions", Xia You rarely agrees with the five opinions.

But this time five articles did not refute.He let go of the wobbly hot water bottle, picked up the integrator—the "homework" left by Hong Shu—and walked into the storage room dullly, dug out the toolbox and began to fiddle with the damaged components in it.

Xia You looked at his back, exhaled lightly, and patted her cheek to wake herself up.

At least Wutiao chose to leave the war - which is a good thing, otherwise they would have to quarrel forever.

With countless powered suits as companions, the two months passed smoothly and quickly.The alarm bell was ringing all the time, and even if you were in the ground, you could vaguely hear the long screaming and screaming.That sound was especially loud at night, and Xia You's family could ignore it, but Wutiao often stayed until midnight.

Seeing Xia You too much, he couldn't bear it.One morning, after waking up in a trance, he happened to meet Wutiao four eyes. He simply took the guy out of the bed without doing anything, put on a windbreaker and lit the fire, and hid in the storage room to deal with the driven armor.

At first, Wutiao thought that Xia You couldn't sleep, but over time, he also noticed a hint of caring.The only fire in the dark room illuminates the face of the black-haired boy. The eyes of the slender fox are always full of tiredness like thick fog. After seeing too many Wutiao, he feels guilty subtly, so he occasionally plays less slippery during the day. The number of times, is no longer committed to putting summer oil gas out of stomach perforation.

The boys thought they hid it well, but they were finally discovered by adults.But they didn't say anything, they still opened their eyes and closed their eyes and let the two children go out to fix things in the middle of the night, acquiescing to Xia You's obvious selfishness and petty willfulness.

Xia You once fell asleep in a daze, and when he woke up, he caught Minako and wrapped him in a blanket.For a moment, the two of them were stunned on the spot, and the mother winked at Wutiao for a long time before she left with a snickering smile.

In this way, the days passed day by day, and finally came the beginning of spring.

It was an exceptionally quiet dawn.Xia You woke up early as if feeling something, and saw five wrapped in quilts squatting in the corner, playing with Hongshu's receiver.

He suddenly felt that the surroundings were a little too quiet, and something with a strong sense of presence disappeared, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.The premonition in her heart was getting stronger and stronger, Xia You simply put on her clothes, rolled over and got off the ground.

"What's wrong?" he asked softly.

Wutiao moved slightly, poking his head out from under the quilt, with an irrepressible surprise on his face.

"Guess what?" He waved the receiver, the blue in his eyes seemed to pour out: "The alarm is off!"

——The long winter is over.