The imprint of the universe and the return of all things

Section 3 New Shelter

Two months later.

A tall, blond, mysterious man wearing a mask suddenly appeared in Kenichi Ito's"secret residence" without warning.

Although Ito had been on high alert, he didn't realize anyone was coming until the man came behind him and tapped him on the shoulder. Ito was startled and turned around and ran away subconsciously.

The masked man did not chase him, but said slowly in English:"As long as you try flying, you will also look up at the sky when you walk in the future. Because that is a place you have been to and long to go back." As soon as

Ito heard this After a few words, he immediately stopped and turned around. He said with a surprised expression (in English):"This is the code that Wanderlive Company used to contact me before. Are you sent by Tony Connor?" The masked man said:"No. I am Galen Si. Kurt was sent here to help you."

Ito said:"Galen Scott? You mean Galen Scott, the boss of Redmoorola Company?"

The masked man said:"Yes. He I think you must have heard about the acquisition of Wonderful Company. He discovered your project from the original information of Wonderful Company. He has high expectations for wormhole transmission technology. Work with you to develop it into a great cause. I wonder if you are willing to accept this invitation?"

Ito said:"To be honest, I am like a person walking in the desert who is about to die of thirst, and your appearance is like The oasis in the desert gave me hope of living. So, for me, this was indeed an invitation I couldn't refuse. But the problem was, I didn't know Galen Scott. His sudden rise was full of It's a mystery. There are all kinds of rumors about him on the Internet, and there are so many different opinions that I really can't figure out what kind of person he is. If he is an ambitious person with evil intentions and wants to use my wormhole If the transmission technology does some terrible things, then I'd better not ask for your help, I'd rather die like this." The masked man smiled and said:"You are more principled than I thought. This is a good thing.. Don’t worry, brother. Mr. Scott will not force you to do something you don’t want to do. Regardless of whether you accept to cooperate with him or not, we are willing to take you out of Japan unconditionally. You can wait until you meet with him , and then make a decision."

Ito asked:"Are you really willing to help me unconditionally?"

The masked man said:"Yes, I promise. Whether you believe it or not, Mr. Scott is such a person, he is willing to help me Others have made silent efforts to promote the development of science and technology."

After hearing this, Ito thought to himself:"If I continue to stay here, sooner or later the Xingrihui people will find and kill me. It is better to accept Galen Scott and the others first. Help, leave here first. After leaving Japan, if I find out that they have other intentions, I will refuse to cooperate with them. The worst case scenario is just to be killed by them. It is a dead end anyway, and I have nothing What a loss. And if Galen Scott is really as good a person as they say, then I can consider cooperating with them to study the commercial application of wormhole transmission technology and realize my ideals. So

, Ito agreed:"Well, in that case, it's up to you. But, are you sure you can handle the Xingri Club? I think you should also know that the last action of me and Megan Kidman It's so painful. If you are not fully prepared, you may end up repeating the same mistakes and losing your life in vain. That is what I don't want to see." The masked man said:"Don't worry, this time it will be different. However, for now When it is not time to act, you have to wait patiently for a while. Before that, I will move you to a safer place."

Ito asked:"Are you sure that place will be safer than here?

The masked man said," Of course." There will be a master there who is responsible for protecting your safety. But here, except for some gadgets that can be used to deceive people from Xingrihui, you have no means of defense. Once the enemy sees through your trick and breaks through, you have no chance to escape, just like the situation when you saw me just now.

Ito said:"So, the person who took on debt to protect me is very powerful?""

The masked man said:"You are Japanese, you should have seen the movie"Zatoichi". That guy is Zatoichi in reality. Even when faced with the siege of dozens of people, he will fight without fear and escape unscathed in the end. Let him protect you and you will be safe."

That's great," Ito said. I was always on tenterhooks before, but now I can finally sleep peacefully."

The masked man patted Ito's shoulder and said,"Let's go, brother, let's go there now."

After Ito hurriedly packed up the important items he carried with him, he got into the masked man's car and hid under the seat of the car. The masked man carefully drove out of the abandoned factory area and entered the busy city. The car shuttled through the busy streets, speeding up from time to time. , pausing from time to time, completely avoiding the eyes and ears of Xingrihui. After driving like this for a while, he finally entered a spacious residence.

Then, Ito followed the masked man out of the car and came to the entrance of the mansion. A man A Japanese man in his fifties with white hair and wearing a kimono greeted them.

The masked man introduced to Ito:"This is Mr. Yusuke Kurata, the owner of this mansion, and he is the one who protects you from debt. You will stay here for some time to come."

Ito bowed to Kurata and said (in Japanese):"Hello, Mr. Kurata. My name is Kenichi Ito, please look after me in the future.

Kurata also bowed in return and said,"Hello, Ito." You finally came. Please come in."

The masked man said to Kurata (in English):"Okay, my mission is over. Next, it’s up to you."

Kurata nodded. Then, the masked man left.

Ito actually had many questions to ask this mysterious masked man, but he felt that even if he asked, the masked man would not tell them, so he did not ask them in the end.

In this big house, Kurata does not live alone. Kurata actually has an eight-year-old daughter named Yukiko. Yukiko is very pitiful. She was in a car accident two years ago and was paralyzed. She could only lie in bed all day long, unable to get up and move around. She needed others to take care of her in her daily life.

Since there were few outsiders coming to the house, Yukiko was very warm and friendly to Ito when she saw Ito coming, and clamored to be good friends with Ito.. Ito also liked this cute, well-behaved and sensible little girl very much, so he readily agreed to be her good friend. Although the two were very different in age. Although

Kurata looked a bit rigid and cold, he actually had a very easy-going personality.. Ito got along very well with the father and daughter, and quickly adapted to the new life.

Ito never went out, and spent most of his day studying the theory of wormhole transmission technology. In his free time, he would accompany Yukiko chatted and made her happy. Occasionally, he would help Kurata with some housework and play chess with Kurata. Life was peaceful and simple.

Just like that, before we knew it, it was late autumn.

On a peaceful evening, Ito and Kurata sat under the eaves, drinking tea and chatting, while admiring the beautiful scenery of the falling red maples in the courtyard. Yukiko fell asleep next to Kurata. Kurata gently covered

Yukiko with a blanket. The beautiful Kasumi The light shines on Xuezi's young face, making her look extraordinarily soft and cute.

"Xuezi is really cute. She will definitely be a beautiful woman when she grows up."Ito looked at Yukiko who was sleeping soundly and smiled.

"Xuezi looks very much like her mother, who was a great beauty when she was alive. I still remember that when I first laid eyes on her mother, I was completely smitten. To be honest, I used to live a wandering life and dated many women. But only Xuezi's mother made me finally make up my mind to end my wandering life and choose to settle down in one place." Kurata said with emotion

"Well... Mr. Kurata, I didn't have the nerve to ask you before, how did Yukiko's mother die? Xuezi seemed reluctant to mention this matter. But I could tell that she was very sad."Ito said.

Kurata looked sad and murmured:"It's all my fault... Reika (Yukiko's mother)'s death is my fault, and Yukiko's paralysis is also my fault. If I could have avoided it... If I could have avoided it……"

"Avoid what?"Ito asked.

Kurata said slowly:"That summer, our family of three went to the beach for a trip. On the road, we encountered a drunk truck driver who ran a red light across the road with a large truck and hit our car. Lixiang died on the spot in the car accident. Although Xuezi survived after rescue, she became what she is now. If... if I could have reacted faster and avoided that big truck, this result would not have happened. I'm so useless...so useless……"

After hearing this, Ito comforted him in a gentle voice:"In that situation, it is difficult for anyone to escape. Mr. Kurata, there is no need for you to blame yourself."

Kurata shook his head and said melancholy:"No, I don't Same. I have received special training, and I could have handled an accident of that level. It was just that I was too relaxed at the time and focused on joking with the mother and daughter, which led to the accident. My reaction was half a beat too slow. It's really ironic. I have performed many missions in my life, protected and saved many people's lives, but in the end I failed to protect the one I love most. I'm really a coward." Cang. As Tian spoke, his weathered eyes seemed to be filled with looming tears.

Seeing this, Ito quickly said embarrassedly:"I'm sorry for reminding you of these sad things."

"It doesn't matter. Kurata caressed Yukiko's hair, sighed and said,"The tragedy of the past cannot be reversed, but life in the future will continue." Now, the only thing I can do is to try to make up for my mistakes and find a way to cure Xuezi's paralysis. As long as Xuezi can recover and live happily like a normal person, I won't hesitate to pay for it even if it costs me my life."

Ito glanced at poor Yukiko and wanted to say something, but hesitated.

Kurata saw Ito's thoughts and said calmly:"Are you trying to say that you think Yukiko's paralysis is unlikely to recover, but... And he was afraid that I would be sad."

Ito nodded helplessly and said,"Yeah. Even though I don’t know much about medicine, I can see how serious Yukiko’s trauma was. I’m afraid the chances of her fully recovering are slim.

Kurata said:"You are right." With the current medical level, it is absolutely impossible to cure Yukiko's paralysis. In fact, I have taken Xuezi to many countries and visited many famous doctors, and all the doctors gave the same conclusion. However, Galen recently told me that there is a medical technology beyond this era that may be able to do it. Ito asked curiously:"Does this kind of cross-era medical technology really exist? What kind of technology is it?"

Kurata shook his head and said,"It's hard to say yet. It depends on you.""

"Depends on me? Ito said confused,"Is it related to my wormhole transmission technology?" But I don’t think wormhole transmission technology can be applied to medicine."

Kurata said:"I don't know the specific situation. But that's what Galen told me back then. Galen was a very wise man and I believe what he said. Therefore, because of this, I must protect your safety no matter what, and cannot let you suffer any harm."

Ito said sincerely:"Mr. Kurata, no matter what your reason is for protecting me, I am very grateful to you. I promise you, if I can help Xuezi's treatment, as you said, I will do my best. Although I haven't spent much time with you, I have a close rapport with Yukiko, and sometimes I feel that she is as kind as my own sister. If I could really do something for her, I would be very happy.

After hearing this, Kurata patted Ito's shoulder gently and said gratefully,"Thank you." Ito smiled and said:"But, having said that, my appearance is so low, I am afraid that in Yukiko's mind, I am more like an uncle than a big brother."

Kurata also smiled and said:"No." After all, she has an older, less handsome father. Isn't it?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

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