knows who the girl in the painting is, but whenever he is alone, Qu Zhaodi still likes to guess her face.

He imagined that in this particular room, she was his only companion, and that if she called her name, she would leave the frame and turn back and walk this way.

But from beginning to end, he only called her silently in his heart, and the facial features left in his memory often became blurred. He gradually fell in love with this sense of freedom, trying to freely change her joys and sorrows, and imagining the color of her eyes to be the same violet color as the stars and moon in the painting. When she moved her gaze upwards towards the village of Saint-Rémy, her gaze blended with the starlight, so that the universe fell into her bright eyes, and she couldn't tell whose reflection was who—perhaps Van Gogh's "Starry Night" was just an image reflected in the girl's eyes, a famous painting that shocked the world, but a shadow born of her?

In the corner of the desk, there is a glittering silver light photo frame, in which a beautiful young woman in her thirties and slightly plump is looking at him in front of the desk and smiling, it is his mother, Yao Ziqian.

Next to the photo frame, there was a tablet computer thrown at random, which was the one Qu Mairong had used, and he stole it from the president's office in the Longtian Science and Technology Building and placed it on his desk.

Staring at "Starry Night" for a long time, Qu Zhaodi sighed and lowered his head, thinking about where he should go next.

But before I could think about it, the tablet flashed white, and the image of activity appeared as if it had been activated. The owner of the picture is still the black, two-dimensional brain with nerve fibers beating constantly.

"You like her, and you don't watch her enlistment, why? You're not like you were when you were a kid, and you have a weird way of thinking. These words popped up under the black brain, and the person who spoke was the black mother who had talked to Qu Mairong.

When the black mother appeared, Qu Zhaodi didn't feel sudden, but he was deeply bored, as if he saw Wang Xinyu, who had already left, and turned back. After Qu Mairong died, he tried his best to get this tablet in his hands, precisely because the Black Mother was hiding in it.

But at this time, the black mother jumped out to make trouble, which could only make him frown. He didn't want to speak, so he typed out four words: don't bother me.

"I'm helping you, why do you think I'm bothering you?" The cursor moved forward, and the Black Mother asked curiously.

A sneer hung on the corner of Qu Zhaodi's handsome mouth, and he said, "There are really a lot of reasons for yours, but there are still not as many questions as mine." We've known each other for a long time, and you know all my details, but I don't know anything about what you are. Since it's always hard to know if you're friend or foe, I'm really not interested in wasting time with you. ”

"You don't like me anymore." The Black Mother asked childishly.

The complaint was ironic, and Qu Zhaodi said, "I think I like you very well when I know you very well." But when I realized that I didn't know you at all, I couldn't talk about hating or liking you. I don't understand why you're helping me and why you're on the side of my enemies. I have a strange feeling that you're playing a spoiler role, and I just want to figure out what you're doing this for, and what exactly you're trying to get out of the Dark Matter's conquest of Earth. You can refuse to answer these questions, but refusing means that we can never be friends again, and I will definitely deal with you like I did with Birdman. ”

Hei Mu said: "But you still brought me to the Light Continent and connected me to the network system of the Light Continent. ”

Qu Zhaodi raised his eyebrows and said: "Forced by life, I have to paint myself with a layer of protective color all day long. Despite this, he is still a committed person in his bones. You guided me to join the Space Force, and I took you to see the Continent of Light, which was a quid pro quo that was set back then, and I will not forget it. Of course, if it weren't for the fact that you took me out of the shadow of losing my mother in my childhood, I thought you were not an evil force, and I would have turned against you a long time ago. My personal gains and losses are insignificant compared to the future of humanity. ”

"I'm glad you brought me here in exchange for you, then, you still regard me as a friend." Black Mother said.

Qu Zhaodi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I once thought that you were my only friend in this world, but I didn't expect you to collude with my father and reveal the coordinates of the earth to the proton people to help them invade us. You've betrayed my trust, and I even think you're taking advantage of me. ”

"It's not exploitation, it's alliance. You are my ally, and sooner or later you will understand my good intentions. ”

"Alliance? What alliance? The League of Cosmic Justice? Qu Zhaodi almost laughed.

The black mother was a little angry, and the intricate nerves flickered a few times, and it seemed that she wanted to leave.

Qu Zhaodi grabbed the tablet, as if this would stop him from leaving, "Black Mother, whether you are an ally or an enemy, you have to tell me one thing, where is my brother Qu Zhaohang?" Where did Wang Han get him? They disappeared after my father's death, is this related to the Monument of Time? ”

The Black Mother fell silent and fell silent. After a long while, the cursor moved again, but he replied, "You shouldn't deal with your father at this time, you have to make amends for your mistakes." ”

"What? Why do you say that? Qu Zhaodi was taken aback, he only planned to find out Qu Zhaohang's whereabouts, but he didn't want Hei Mu to ignore his anxiety and say the same bastard words as Wang Xinyu.

"I know everything, but I can't break the rules of the game and reveal to you secrets you shouldn't have learned from me." But when you get to the bottom of it, you'll understand what I mean. Originally, you were free, but now you have to stay and help Qu Mairong finish what should have been done by him. ”

"Rules of the game...... The real truth ......" Qu Zhaodi repeated these words, his eyes at a loss.

The Black Mother said again, "Your brother is safe, and I will send you to see him sooner or later, but not now." If you have believed in me before, you can choose to continue believing or stop believing, different choices will lead to different results, and this is the only hint I can give you. ”

"I don't want to trust you anymore, I don't want to be fooled anymore! If you don't tell me the real truth as soon as possible, don't blame me for being rude and smashing this tablet to a pulp! Qu Zhaodi was unbearable, almost mad.

"After the tablet is connected to the network interface of the Light Continent, I can travel freely in this underground world, so smashing the tablet will not destroy me, it only represents your final choice. I will respect you, and if you ask me to end the game, I will do so and bring everything back to square one until a new game begins. You have to think about whether you really want to be such a destroyer, and once you decide, there is no chance of regretting it. ”

"Starting Point...... The Destroyer...... What kind of monster am I up against! Qu Zhaodi clenched his head with his hands, unwilling to look at Hei Mu again, and at the same time, a sense of extreme fear began to envelop his body, and he shivered violently.