The Wheel of Chronos

The atmosphere in the room was oppressive. Because of Xue Lun's long silence after saying that sentence, Tian Yang had already seen his own intentions clearly in the constant self-analysis, and then felt suffocated by this turbulent psychological impact.She thought maybe she should turn around and leave, but she was afraid that if she just left, she and Sharon would be strangers from now on.She froze in place, clutching the corners of her clothes with both hands, like a child waiting for a disciplinary decision.

I don't know how long she waited, her eyes kept staring at the ground, as if she wanted to see through the ground.Finally, Sharon's intact left leg and the right leg of the mechanical prosthesis appeared in her line of sight.Then a warm embrace pulled her into her arms, and the soft fragrance of hair and clothes wrapped her up. She heard Sharon sigh deeply in her ear, and immediately hugged her left arm tightly, and they The body is stuck together tightly.

Tianyang instantly felt a trembling sensation, and then her chest felt like a hot water bag had been ruptured. Her nose was sore for a moment, and her eyes were moistened with tears.She clutched the hem of Sharon's clothes with both hands, not knowing whether she should hug her or not.

Xue Lun didn't say a word, but Tian Yang knew that she didn't blame herself, but just tolerated her own darkness and selfishness.

This hug didn't last long. About half a minute later, Xue Lun let go of her embrace, with her left hand still on Tianyang's shoulder, and said softly:

"It's not easy for you. The burden imposed on you by the status of princess is too heavy. Let the matter of my parents pass like this. No matter what, it is just an accident after all. In this accident, there is only a tease of fate, not Murderer. Don't feel guilty. In fact, in the final analysis, I have investigated their accidents all these years just to find out the truth. I can't predict what action I will take after finding out the truth. But now I It seems that I vaguely understand that sometimes it is better not to know the truth. To be honest, I am relieved from the bottom of my heart. At least...at least I don’t need to avenge them, which is also true for them and me. a good thing."

She spoke slowly, thinking about her thoughts while trying to express them.After saying this, she paused, and seemed to see a hint of anger and disappointment from Tianyang's moved and remorseful expression, so she said:

"Don't blame your two mothers. I can understand their thinking. This incident is not your fault. They don't want to add unnecessary psychological burden to you."

"But they are watching you and want to use you!" Tian Yang said angrily.

"Princess..." Xue Lun tightened her hands on her shoulders, "I, an outsider, can understand how to do things in her position, but you, as their daughter, can't understand?"

"I can understand, but I can't accept it." Tianyang said with a stiff neck. The impact of today's incident on her is not only because she has clarified her own psychology, but also because she has seen the other side of the two mothers.Her two mothers, especially Mu Li, are like saints in her mind, spotless and almost perfect.She didn't expect that one day she would see their dark sides, see their selfishness, and see the means they used to achieve their goals. The 22-year-old Tianyang grew up in a very simple environment. He grew up in a high-tech army, like a sunflower. He has always been surrounded by lofty values ​​such as glory, struggle, and sacrifice for the country. Full of love and justice.In addition to the competition within the army and the cruelty of life and death on the battlefield, there is no more darkness of human nature.

"My child, His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress came from the period of the Great Revolution. The darkness they experienced and what they did to promote the success of the Great Revolution are far beyond your imagination. They are not born saints, it should be said that they are They are not saints. After all, the Great Revolution is a change of regime. They climbed to the top of the regime by stepping on the bones and flesh of countless people. In order to preserve this country, they must adopt tough and ruthless means when necessary. This is politics, and politics has always been Don't talk about emotions, everything is profit first." Xuelun said softly, and the word "child" that blurted out was so miraculous that Tianyang didn't feel conflicted.Tianyang is indeed younger than her, and indeed appears younger than Xuelun in many aspects.

Tianyang's lips were tightly pursed, but the resentment in her expression had been smoothed away, and she finally understood that what Xue Lun said was the correct truth.But because of this, she always felt uncomfortable.

"But I can't forget it like this. At least... this matter should be made public. What mistakes did I make? What mistakes did the army make? Just admit it bravely and bear it! I don't need anyone to take it for me, for me Conceal it." Tianyang said loudly.

"Hmph, I knew you would say that." Sharon smiled, "First of all, you have to find out that this is indeed the case, and second, you have to convince your mothers to announce this matter. If you can do this, I will No comments."

"I said..." Tianyang suddenly grabbed her left hand, "Do you really not care? Those are your parents!"

"I have long accepted the fact that they died in an accident, so what is there to be angry about?" If clarifying the truth had any adverse effects on her, it would probably intensify her anger at the injustice of fate.This is the only point that makes her feel resentful and powerless. Because of this, she wants to reverse her fate even more. She needs to turn the roulette wheel and subvert all established facts.

Sharon looked quite calm, and Tianyang thought that maybe her emotional calm was also related to the state of her brain, she seemed to be losing her emotional perception bit by bit.This made Tianyang feel ominous.

"That's fine, I'll start working on this right away. Anyway, if this matter is not resolved, I won't feel at ease when I go to the battlefield. I will investigate it as quickly as possible and announce what happened back then." She suddenly squeezed Sharon tightly. hand, said:

"You also have to promise me, never hate me, don't ignore me, I still expect to take you to the front line, we will go to the continent of Lemuria together, and then I will send you back to six years ago, this is an agreement. "

"Is there such an agreement?" Sharon searched her memory.

"No renegades!" Tianyang became anxious, and immediately took Xue Lun's left hand, hooked her little finger with his left hand's little finger, and said: "The hook is stamped, and it cannot be changed for 100 years!" Thumbs pressed together.

So what did we agree on? Sharon smiled, feeling that the imperial princess in front of her suddenly looked as cute as a little girl.

"Then I'll leave first, and then contact me!" Seeing Sharon's smile, Tianyang's face suddenly burned. She is not afraid of anything, she is not afraid of anyone, and she, who has never been stage fright, seems very uncomfortable and wants to flee.

However, after taking a few steps, she ran back again, slapped her forehead and said:

"Look at my brain, I forgot everything about my visit today, and it's all your fault."

It was only then that Sharon remembered that Tianyang had shouted, "I found the whereabouts of that Lemurian woman" when she came.

"Oh, where's the Lemurian woman?" she belatedly said.

"In the deep mountains of Beigong District. I participated in the police search operation. We found her footprints in the early hours of this morning. Now there is an elite police search team following her, so we are biting her tail tightly. She is heading towards Moving to the east, we suspect that she is going to the port area to the east of the Beigong area to go out to sea and escape back."

"You came back in a hurry just to tell me this?" Xue Lun was puzzled. The information could be clearly stated on the phone, so why did she rush around like this.

"No, I'm here to supervise you. The military operation to track down this Lemurian woman has been approved. If you want to participate in this operation as my adjutant, you must make preparations immediately. There will be orders for us to go at any time. In the not-too-distant future, we are likely to take over from the police and continue to track, and use this woman to find a way to enter the continent of Lemuria."

Xue Lun: "..." She didn't expect an excellent opportunity to come, and she also said that she should not rely on Tianyang anymore. The world is really changing, and she can be slapped in the face at any time.

"You can't do it if you don't participate. This is a military order. If you disobey it, you will be treason. You have to know the pros and cons of it." The little old lady Tianyang emphasized and emphasized, for fear that Xue Lun would give her another big "surprise". Can't stand it.

"I understand, but I need time to prepare. Give me at least three days. Besides, I'm worried about old Jack and Aunt Joan. I'm really uneasy about going to the front line like this." Xuelun said.

"I understand that I am also urging the police, and I will try my best to buy you time. However, an order is an order, there is no way. Your military registration has been completed, and now you are an imperial soldier whether you want it or not. .” Tianyang also seemed very embarrassed.

Alas... Sharon sighed inwardly. Since last Christmas, she hadn't had a single day of respite, and now the urgency became more and more urgent.

Tianyang left, and Sharon returned to the laboratory, waiting for Igarashi to install her right arm and digital prosthetic eye.After some adjustments, all the parts on Sharon's body were finally assembled. The new prosthetics showed superior performance compared to the previous ones, and Sharon still needed time to adapt.

In the evening of that day, after Xue Lun had finished washing, she was leaning on the bed and was about to close her eyes and reason about what had happened recently when a call suddenly came from her bracelet, and it turned out to be an unfamiliar call.After hesitating for a moment, Sharon got connected, but the face of Old Jack appeared on the opposite side.

"Miss!"

"Uncle Jack! Where are you?" Sharon was taken aback.

"The safe house in the West District, don't worry, Joan and Miranda are safe." Old Jack said, "I used the hacker terminal on the wristband to set up a digital phone path encryption, and then I called you. It took a while. "

"What happened?"

"Someone is after Miranda Walker, she came to you for help, the killer was behind us, in a hurry, I had to run with Miranda and Joan, and then entered King's Cross station, through the abandoned subway tunnel Walked all the way back to the West End safe house."

As expected of a former army scout, his anti-reconnaissance ability is so strong that the police have been at a loss and don't know where to find him.Sharon sighed inwardly.

"Did Miranda know?" Sharon asked.

"I also asked, but she didn't know, she only had a vague idea. She said it might be because of the child in her belly."

Sharon raised her forehead, that's right, Miranda was the first woman to conceive naturally after human sterilization.The forces that want to kill her and the child in her womb must aim to exterminate the possibility of natural human reproduction. There are not a few organizations that want to do this, and the terrorists of the New World Church are not the only ones.

Xue Lun felt a headache, they were holding a hot potato in their hands, who should I give it to?From Sharon's point of view, it seemed inappropriate to hand it over to anyone. Neither the radical government represented by the royal family nor the conservative aristocratic faction represented by the chairman of the Senate seemed to want to see this child born.In the current empire, population is the primary productive force, even keeping pace with technology.This productivity has been controlled by the government, and the population can be tightly controlled.If natural childbirth becomes popular, this balance may be broken, so that the interests of the current vested interests will be damaged.Not to mention that there are New World religious elements secretly watching, and they will never allow natural childbirth to be popularized.

Sharon is not a politician, and she has no political stance on this matter, only her personal sympathy for Miranda.Her attitude is to respect Miranda's personal wishes, to see if she is willing to give birth to this child, at least to keep the mother and child safe, and we will talk about the rest later.

However, no one in this world has the experience of facing pregnant women. Sharon only has a rough understanding of the whole process of natural childbirth in physiology classes and history books. ?

"Miss, what should we do next, you have an idea." Old Jack asked.

"Anyway...should we go buy diapers first?" Sharon scratched her head and suddenly smiled.

Old Jack: "..."

The author has something to say: read this article, never draw conclusions until the last moment.