Since he could remember, A Lai had lived in a garbage heap in the slums. With no food or clean water, he struggled to survive for years. His greatest wish was simply to save enough money to rent a room in the safe zone, a plain, pitifully small dream.
Then one day, a man in an expensive white suit knocked on his door, smiling warmly. "Hello, young sir. I'm a friend of your father. Before he passed away, he asked me to take good care of you. I've finally found you."
A Lai: ? Sounds like a kidnapper.
A Lai said, "I'll think about it."
The man in white left with a smile.
The next day, another visitor arrived: a mysterious person with three pairs of mechanical wings on their back and black gauze over their eyes. They knocked politely and asked, "Hello. I'm your new neighbor. Is there anything I can help you with?"
A Lai peered outside. There was nothing around for miles but garbage.
A Lai said he didn't need anything.
The blindfolded young man quietly left, too.
On the third day, a tall, fearsome-looking man with red hair and horns showed up. Fidgeting at the door, he began, "Hey, kid. I'm your brother, and you..."
"Bang!"
A Lai slammed the door in his face.
He had to run.
He had to run tonight!
But in the middle of the night, the moment he opened his eyes, someone bundled him into a sack and carried him off.
Halfway through the kidnappers' escape, several figures suddenly sprang from the garbage heaps, which had been pitch-black and silent. The man in the white suit, the blindfolded young man with mechanical wings, the red-haired, horned "brother," and several bizarre "people" whose names he couldn't even guess all jumped out of the shadows. They gave chase, cursing as they ran:
"Damn Order Officers! Is this how you steal kids?!"
Only then did A Lai notice that the mysterious person holding him didn't look like some shady criminal at all. They wore a gleaming white uniform, bright and upright, practically radiating "justice."
But the moment they opened their mouth, they cursed right back:
"Bullshit! Look at the concentration of Order elements in this kid! He belongs with us! The Silent Council, the Mechanical Alliance, and all those alien organizations that aren't even human are among the top five evil organizations on the wanted list of the future. What the hell do you know about raising a kid?!"
At that moment,
Ji Rong, the greatest Order Officer in history, a champion of "stealing kids" (crossed out) justice and righteousness, could no longer remember the old nemesis from his past: the one who caused trouble every day, fought and killed, and stabbed him in the back whenever they met.
Or rather, that nemesis had long since been replaced in his mind.
All he could think of was someone who would fight alongside him and share a meal after work:
His! Best! Friend!
Look at that rich, pure Order energy, practically blinding him!
What nemesis? This was obviously his best friend!
This was clearly the future leader of the Order!!
Ji Rong announced it with conviction.
The evil villains who had just lost their "future boss": "..."
And A Lai, bundled in the sack and utterly baffled: "..."
Does anyone still remember that
he's only eight years old?
Eight! Years! Old!
1. No romance before A Lai regains his memories and grows up.
Theme: Appreciate the beauty of life.