Chapter 119: It’s Too Late to Mend the Fence After the Sheep Have Been Lost (24)
After Shen Minghuan's mental strength was tested, he was placed in the rest room of the police station. He had not committed any crime, and according to the law, his detention time could not exceed 24 hours.
He was brought back yesterday at noon and stayed for one night. Xie Xu came to pick him up in person early this morning.
The police officer had just opened the door, but received a notice from his superiors, and then slammed it shut again.
Xie Xu: "??? What for?"
The police officer was very polite, "Principal, I received a notice that Comrade Shen cannot leave for the time being."
Xie Xu was unconvinced: "Why?"
"This is an instruction from the alliance, please cooperate." The police officer said it in an official and tough manner.
Xie Xu's heart sank, realizing that something bad might happen. He turned on the optical brain and was about to check the news when Mo Hongxue's call came in.
Yesterday's communication was not very pleasant, and Xie Xu frowned, wondering what reason the other party had to find him.
Out of inexplicable worry, Xie Xu returned to the flying car, closed the door, and turned on the sight shielding and sound insulation systems.
After a lot of trouble, Mo Hongxue's communication had been disconnected, but he seemed very anxious and immediately sent another meeting invitation.
Xie Xu raised his eyebrows, sneered, and then slowly chose to join.
The meeting is equivalent to creating a small room on the Star Network. The participants use the light brain to connect with mental power to achieve face-to-face communication.
Surprisingly, there are quite a few people in this meeting.
Mo Hongxue, Mo Hexuan, Mo Sinian, and Shao Kunyao sat neatly, each with their own sadness and trance on their faces.
Xie Xu felt quite strange, "You are having a family meeting, why did you pull me in?"
No one answered for a long time.
Mo Hongxue was injured on the battlefield, and he coughed suddenly and rapidly, as if he wanted to cough out his heart, lungs, liver and intestines.
However, the remaining three people seemed not to see it. Except for Mo Sinian's face, there was still some worry, and the remaining two people were expressionless, and their indifference was frightening.
"Principal," Mo Hongxue held back a cough and whispered, "Ming Huan is my son."
"Your son has nothing to do with me..."
The principal suddenly realized the meaning of this. He looked at Mo Hongxue in disbelief, and felt that the other's elegant face suddenly broke into pieces, revealing the hideous face of a devil.
——"Mo Hongxue, you are really a beast!"
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Shen Minghuan is replying to messages.
He is popular and has exchanged contact information with most of the students in the school. After knowing that he is SS-level yesterday, many people came to comfort him.
"Ming Huan, it doesn't matter. At worst, you don't have to drive a mecha."
"I believe in you. You are different from that person."
"You are so powerful that you can defeat the Zerg even with your bare hands."
"The ancient military strategists did not go to the front line. Ming Huan is smart. He can completely plan and win thousands of miles away."
In the final analysis, they hate Tang Chaoyan, and hate the SS-level. As long as Shen Minghuan is separated from these two, he will still be their little commander who is loved by the group.
Shen Minghuan was very touched. He had nothing to do anyway, so he patiently replied one by one.
"Thank you, you are also very good."
As soon as the message was sent, a red exclamation mark indicating rejection popped up on the screen, and a line of small words: You are no longer the other party's friend.
Shen Minghuan ignored it and changed someone else to reply.
Those who just silently deleted friends and blocked them were relatively well-mannered. More people first cursed and abused them with insulting words, and then angrily blocked them.
For this part of people, Shen Minghuan was more sincere, and his reply to them was at least three lines.
The screen was full of red exclamation marks and light black small words.
After a period of fermentation, the public opinion on Xingwang became more serious, and many companies simply took a day off. After all, everyone, including the boss, had no intention of going to work.
[What is the alliance for? Why haven't they executed Shen Minghuan yet? ]
[Precisely curse people, you can curse Shen Minghuan, but why do you say that the alliance? The alliance is busy enough now, and it will take time to verify it. ]
[I get angry when I think about this rubbish who has been using the Alliance's resources for sixteen years. He is no longer a citizen of the Alliance. Why should he drink the Alliance's nutrient solution?]
[He grew up in an orphanage. He has not spent any money on food and drink for sixteen years. Why? The Alliance allocated funds to support the Alliance's children. Who is he? Is he worthy?!]
Shen Minghuan made a "tsk" sound in disdain. He felt that their combat effectiveness was too poor. He casually put a layer of shell on his account and started to stir up trouble everywhere.
[No wonder he was so eager to go to the battlefield. Could he want to imitate Tang Chaoyan and surrender to the enemy in front of the battle?]
[Both his parents died in the hands of the Alliance. I don't believe that he has no resentment towards the Alliance in his heart. Maybe he has already colluded with the Zerg.]
[I have accurate information that Shen Minghuan betrayed the Alliance a long time ago. The fierce battle this time was caused by him and the Zerg. It is said that he made a deal with the Zerg to offer half of the Alliance's people to the Zerg as food. The Zerg helped him restart the feudal monarchy and let him become the emperor. 】
Satisfied with watching the reason netizens scolded him change from "Shen Minghuan is Tang Chaoyan's son" to "Shen Minghuan is a super invincible villain", Shen Minghuan quietly glanced at the surveillance in the corner, trying to restrain his smile, revealing a depressed look.
He was about to continue to fan the flames, but a meeting invitation popped up on the light brain, and the inviter was his teacher Xie Xu.
If there were only the two of them, there would be no need for meeting mode.
A smile flashed across Shen Minghuan's eyes, and his fingers lightly clicked "Accept".
He picked and chose for a long time, and chose a half-face mask with light golden lines. When he put it on, he had already restrained his playful look, and he was the obedient boy that everyone was most familiar with.
As soon as he entered the meeting, everyone immediately stood up and surrounded him in an instant.
"Ming Huan!"
"Ming Huan, I am... How have you been these years?"
Shen Ming Huan seemed to be frightened by this scene, and took two steps back in panic.
Xie Xu, who did not squeeze in, pulled his beard angrily and yelled: "Sit back, don't you see that you scared my students?"
Hearing that they would "scare" Shen Ming Huan, the four people reluctantly returned to their original seats and sat down, and their movements were even a little timid and obedient.
Shen Minghuan breathed a sigh of relief, politely greeted everyone, and said, "They will come to take my communication equipment soon, please try to keep your conversation short."
The pale gold mask made his alienation more obvious. He stood there quietly, not aggrieved by this unexpected disaster, and even his emotions seemed indifferent.
Xie Xu felt distressed, "It's okay, Minghuan, just wait until they take you to complete the blood relationship test, just bear with it."
He would save Mo Sinian on the premise that Shen Minghuan would not be in danger. If it was destined that only one of the two could survive, it would be his professional ethics as a principal not to push Mo Sinian out.
Anyway, Mo Sinian has the Mo family, but Minghuan only has him.
Shen Minghuan said "hmm", and did not express joy or confusion about Xie Xu's inexplicable words.
He waited patiently for a moment, and when he saw that there was no follow-up, he asked in a strange voice: "Don't I need to cooperate?"
"No, you just need to do whatever they ask you to do."
After Xie Xu finished speaking, he realized the meaning of Shen Minghuan's question, and suddenly felt a little amused and helpless, "Do you think we want to fake it? Don't worry Minghuan, it won't be a problem, you and Tang Chaoyan have nothing to do with each other."
Shen Minghuan stopped talking.
There was a strange silence for a while.
Shao Kunyao looked at Shen Minghuan's figure, and a thought flashed through her mind, which made her body tremble.
She held back her tears and choked: "Child, do you... do you know..."
Do you know your life experience, do you know that you are the child of the Mo family, do you know the ridiculous identity exchange sixteen years ago?
If you know everything...
If you know everything, do you think we don't want you?
But no, it's not like that, Minghuan, my child, do you know that I miss you day and night too?
Shen Minghuan uttered "Ah", thought for a moment, and nodded silently.
The few people who had been staring at Shen Minghuan since Shao Kunyao asked this question seemed to have lost all their strength by his nod.
The president whose business is spread all over the alliance, the principal of the top military academy, and the famous commander in the army are all big names outside, but now they can't even stand steadily.
"So what you thought just now was a fake, you think we will do something to make it true?" Xie Xu widened his eyes and breathed rapidly.
Shen Minghuan answered quickly this time, "I misunderstood you, sorry."
The spirit body on the Star Network cannot feel pain and warmth, but Xie Xu felt that he was getting colder and colder, as if a piece of ice grew from his heart and was about to freeze him.
His students didn't believe him anymore.
Who can he blame? He pushed this man out, and Shen Minghuan fell into this situation because of him.
Shang Chi resented and hated him, and Minghuan was no longer close to him.
He said Mo Hongxue was a beast, but he was not much better.
It was his fault, and he had to take it upon himself.
But he still wanted to save his students.
"Minghuan, listen to me." Xie Xu forced himself to calm down, "I..."
"Teacher, do you want to help me?" Shen Minghuan interrupted in a gentle voice.
Xie Xu affirmed: "I can't let you get into trouble. Don't worry, I will personally monitor the blood relationship identification this time, and no one can do anything."
He looked at the four Mo family members meaningfully.
Mo Hexuan suppressed his anger and said coldly: "What does the principal mean?"
As a graduate of the First Army, he has always respected Principal Xie Xu, but this is the first time he has been so impolite.
Shen Minghuan said "ah" again, "It's better not to."
Xie Xu asked: "You don't believe it?"
Shen Minghuan shook his head, "It's not worth it."
"This matter..." He paused and said tactfully: "It's a bit complicated and involves a lot. If the truth is revealed, it may affect Commander Mo and Lieutenant Mo."
It's not afraid, it's certain.
Mo Hongxue is simply playing with the entire alliance as a joke. As a law enforcement officer, he is guilty of breaking the law.
Mo Hexuan knew about it and concealed it for many years, but he couldn't get away with it.
"What do you care about them..." Xie Xu hurriedly held back his curse words.
Shen Minghuan chuckled and said, "Now is not the right time. Although there is little relevant news, I can see that the size of the Zerg has expanded again, and their attacks have become more disciplined... Maybe the Zerg queen is involved."
"The alliance needs Mo to command, and it also needs SS-level."
He pointed at himself, "Teacher, I have to go to the front line."
"No." Xie Xu was disappointed, "Why don't you think about yourself? Minghuan, you are the most innocent in this matter."
Mo Hongxue also said gently: "It doesn't matter, I deserve it. As for the safety of the alliance... I will strive to make meritorious service."
He looked at Shen Minghuan, with a trace of melancholy in his eyes, and a pride that he was suppressing and dared not show.
This was his son, who had grown up to be so excellent, upright, kind, and full of righteousness.
But it had nothing to do with him.
He had done nothing for the boy. He only gave him a life and death experience in the turbulence of time and space, an unfortunate childhood of ups and downs, and a sudden and unforeseen disaster.
"You have to think about the lieutenant and Si Nian." Shen Minghuan said. The boy was like the breeze and the bright moon, still calm and self-assured, and pushed himself into the abyss lightly.
Shao Kunyao fell from the chair, she knelt on the ground, covered her face and sobbed.
Mo Hexuan helped her up and whispered: "Mother, I'm fine, we did something wrong."
Mo Hexuan had complicated feelings for this brother.
They had almost no contact before, so naturally there was no family affection, but admiration increased with time.
Mo Hexuan had to admit that Shen Minghuan was a very good person. Whether in terms of ability or temperament, this person is amazing enough, like all the good things gathered together, making it unforgettable for people to see.
It should be a very lucky thing to have such a younger brother, he thought.
Mo Sinian took two steps forward and said firmly: "I will turn myself in and admit to the alliance that I am Tang Chaoyan's son."
He always felt very sorry for the child, but the child died, which made his mistakes irreparable. He could only carry unspeakable guilt day and night, and keep silent in the strange eyes occasionally cast by the Mo family.
Shen Minghuan saved him, and he respected this person very much since then.
Respect his extraordinary skills, respect his unselfishness, and respect him for being born in the mud but more dazzling than anyone else.
The objects of respect and guilt are combined into one, making the two emotions more intense, and he also unconsciously relaxes a lot.
"I'm sorry."
Shen Minghuan is still alive.
It's good to be alive. He can always find a way to make up for it when he is alive.
Mo Sinian repeated: "I'm sorry, I didn't know."
If he had known earlier, he would have returned this stolen life to the other party immediately. Shen Minghuan did not doubt this.
In the original plot, the Mo family loved Mo Sinian more than now, and he lived much more freely than now, but he still did not hesitate at all.
Shen Minghuan slowly smiled, "No need to apologize."
His tone was soft, his mouth was smiling, and his eyes under the mask were shining like stars, showing his sincerity: "I am proud of the past I have had, and I am happy about the future I will have. Maybe those experiences are not lucky in the eyes of many people, but they are wonderful enough."
He raised his eyes and looked at Mo Hongxue who was standing in a daze, at Shao Kunyao who was kneeling and crying, and at Mo Hexuan who was protecting Shao Kunyao, and his eyebrows curved: "I like excitement, so there is no need to apologize."
It is difficult to describe the feeling at this moment.
It was like a vast snowfall between heaven and earth. You could only see a white expanse when you looked far away, and you were in it, as small as a speck of dust.
Some people's sufferings, even if the person concerned didn't care, even if the person concerned smiled, still made it difficult for others to let go.
"But... I don't agree, I absolutely don't agree."
Xie Xu felt as if his throat was blocked. He had a lot to say, but he could only express his opposition palely and weakly.
But Xie Xu knew very well that this was not called pity.
Shen Minghuan had the most powerful soul in the world, and even fate had never knocked him down. Who was qualified to pity him?
So Xie Xu knew very well.
He didn't cry because of this person's pain.
He was ashamed of this person's greatness.
Shen Minghuan looked at the determined expressions of several people, hesitated for a moment, and sighed softly.
He raised his hand and slowly pressed the mask.
The mask of the Star Network was just a group of data fabricated, and with his thoughts, it dissipated into a starlight at his fingertips.
He put down his hand, revealing the face that resembled the father and son of the Mo family.
Shen Minghuan looked 80% similar to Mo Hongxue when he was young, but his facial features were softer, and his gentle temperament was outstanding. He was at the age of high spirits, and the young man was dressed in bright clothes and rode a horse, and he could not hide his heroic spirit.
With such a face, even without blood identification, anyone who saw him would think that he was the son of Mo Hongxue and the younger brother of Mo Hexuan.
"I didn't wear a mask when I was on Lanxing."
Shen Minghuan smiled lightly, "But there is not a single photo of me on the Star Network."
With today's technological means, all public places are full of surveillance. Although the Garbage Star is poor, there are still low-level surveillance equipment.
What's more, Shen Minghuan grew up in an orphanage, and there is no lack of information about him in the archives.
Now the Star Network is in a turmoil because of his identity. Netizens have dug up his experience thoroughly, but they can't find a photo without a mask.
This is a bit too unreasonable.
In fact, as long as you see his appearance, most people will doubt the exile procedure sixteen years ago, and then guess Mo Sinian's identity.
Mo Hongxue did things in secret back then, but the alliance is not short of smart people.
"The alliance can't stand turmoil." Shen Minghuan sighed again, "The survival of one person, compared with the rise and fall of the alliance, which is more important, you should know it in your mind."
"Nonsense!" Xie Xu stared and scolded, and suddenly felt a slight chill on his face. He raised his hand suddenly and found that the spirit body can also shed tears.
Shen Minghuan said "ah", and didn't know what he was saying.
He pointed to the light computer on his wrist and smiled apologetically, "I have to go out."
"Minghuan." Everyone subconsciously tried to keep him.
Shen Minghuan subconsciously smiled and looked at Xie Xu again: "Teacher, I have something to ask of you."
"You say." Xie Xu said, maybe even if Shen Minghuan asked him to help escape from prison at this moment, he could rush into the police station regardless of everything.
Shen Minghuan, who had just talked about his own situation calmly and warmly, actually showed some sorrow at this time, "My brother is impatient, please take care of him more, just say it was me who said that, let him not be impulsive."
He looked very worried, and turned his head to look at the Mo family: "Commander, Lieutenant, Si Nian, if my brother has offended me, please forgive me, he has no ill intentions, he just..."
Shen Minghuan showed some hesitation, but still explained: "Before this, my brother was the only one who knew my life experience."
You can't expect someone who knows Shen Minghuan's situation to have a good face to the Mo family.
Everyone knows this.
Mo Hexuan was stunned for a moment, standing still as if rooted, and he forced a smile, "Minghuan, I am your brother."
You don't have to call him second lieutenant so strangely.
Shen Minghuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, he blinked and smiled apologetically, "I already have a brother."
Mo Hexuan's face suddenly turned pale.
Because you have a brother, you don't want him as a brother, right?
"Minghuan!" Mo Hexuan saw Shen Minghuan was about to log off, and hurriedly called out.
The violent ups and downs of emotions made his body shake a little, he closed his eyes, "Minghuan, can I ask a question? When did you know, before or after the birthday party?"
After he asked, his breathing stopped, and he nervously waited for Shen Minghuan's answer, like a prisoner waiting for a life-and-death judgment.
Shen Minghuan sighed again, he raised his hand, and pressed the button on the optical brain to exit.
His spiritual body gradually became transparent, and before he was about to disappear, he answered Mo Hexuan.
He said, "Forward."
Shen Minghuan left, Xie Xu snorted heavily, and did not stay for long. Before leaving, he did not forget to curse a few words indignantly.
He cursed so harshly that he did not even spare himself.
Mo Hexuan only felt the noise in his ears, but he did not hear anything. Those sounds seemed to come from afar, and only the word "forward" was clearly audible and lingered for a long time.
He suddenly bent over and coughed rapidly, his face turned from pale to extremely red, and then he realized that he had forgotten to breathe in the not-so-short period of time just now.
Although he had guessed the answer long ago, how could he accept it.
"Second Lieutenant, what fairness is there between relatives? What we want is preference."
"If there is only one piece of cake left, you will give it to Mo Sinian."
"If Mo Sinian and I fall into the water at the same time, you will save him first."
"If he is in danger, you will give me up without hesitation."
"This is preference."
He did not deny it at the time.
He did not deny a word.
Just like sixteen years ago, when Mo Sinian was in danger, they sent the innocent Shen Minghuan away.
But no, this was not his decision, Shen Minghuan couldn't be so angry with him.
"What do you know?"
"You are wrong, I know more than you think."
Tears oozed from the corners of Mo Hexuan's eyes, and he didn't know if it was because of coughing.
He smiled miserably.
Yes, Shen Minghuan knew everything, but Minghuan, he didn't know.
Ignorance is not a crime, right? If he could do it again, how could he not deny it?
"Father, is what Minghuan said true? The Alliance doesn't want to disclose his identity truthfully?" Mo Sinian couldn't believe it, which was contrary to what he had learned.
Young people can easily talk about life and death, and young people still have too naive yearnings. He doesn't know that reality is not a storybook, and there is no iron law that justice will definitely defeat evil.
Mo Hongxue avoided answering, he sighed, helped Mo Hexuan up, and worriedly said: "Are you okay?"
Mo Hexuan coldly broke away from his hand, took two steps back on his own, and distanced himself from him.