Longmen Memoirs

This was the first time that she told Chen Mo what she was thinking, her helplessness and faint expectations.

"A lot." Chen Mo put out the cigarette in his hand. "Many, Hui Jie, so many that I can barely remember some of them, so many that even a long night can't finish them. My experience since I left the orphanage, my life since we parted. I met There are so many things that I can hardly remember.”

There are the dark fights of Black Wall, the narrow escape of Black Steel, Kazdaele's escape, the long night in Victoria, the frost and snow of Ursus, the long journey, and the great heat. Besieged on all sides, isolated and helpless...

How should I tell you about my life during the [-] days and nights we were apart?

"If you want to know, I can tell you everything slowly."

Chen suddenly became quiet.

After a long time, she spoke softly.

"It's not necessary." She said, "It's in the past. It's enough for me to know that you are still alive."

I don't have to care about anything else.

Chen Mo paused and smiled.

He smiled like a child, unable to calm down no matter how hard he tried to suppress the smile on his lips, but something slipped out of the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.

It fell on the back of his hand.

Can't stop.

Chen stretched out his hand and gently pressed his forehead, the blue hair on his forehead was soaked by the rain.

"That's it, take care of Xiao Mo, I'll be back later."

"okay."

Chapter 66 Hard Soled Military Boots

"That's the situation. When are you going to clean up those bugs?"

"You can't help it? Don't worry, let them dance for a while, or you can choose to stroll around in this beautiful city first."

"Sounds like a good idea. Although it's just to fill our stomachs, the food in Longmen is surprisingly good."

"As long as you like it, don't forget your mission."

"Ha, there's no need for you, a menopausal woman, to nag you."

"This is not a verb, this is a reminder."

"Okay, okay...reminders or nagging, the purpose is the same anyway. Our lovely allies are about to run away for the day, but the sound of the police siren is still buzzing in my ears."

"Wait quietly, it's not time before the Rhode Island arrives."

"How long do you have to wait? I miss that time a little bit. He was much more decisive than you. Ines, without that mad dog, the puppies you leave the court will really be worse than the last."

"I know what you're thinking, W. Complain all you want, but don't mention that long-gone name again."

"Don't you even dare to hear the name? That's right. Discarded garbage should be thrown into the trash can. It doesn't matter. I can understand it. After all, this is what we have been doing, isn't it?"

"You shouldn't have such extreme thoughts, W."

"Extreme? What, you were right by what I said? Are you excited? Or are you scared... It's okay, don't worry, I know what to do, the plan... Okay, I will wait quietly. Sooner or later, we will meet Fix everything.”

"Hmph...you'd better do it."

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Of course I can do it, Ines, otherwise why would I be willing to come to a ghost place like Longmen.

Young Sakaz hung up the phone in his hand.

A corner of white hair was exposed under the hood of the black raincoat, with a faint and cold smile. The dark sky in Longmen seemed unexpectedly narrow in the gap between the two alleys. The falling raindrops followed the hem of the raincoat and landed at the woman's feet. In the small puddle.

There are bright lights outside the alley, and the lights are separated by the rain curtain. The figures of pedestrians come and go, blocking the light and shadow outside the alley.

The woman put away her phone.

The back of the raincoat had an inconspicuous arc, as if there was something hidden under the slightly wide raincoat.

She raised her head, and the falling raindrops passed through the narrow sky and fell on a few pale hair.

This was her first time in this distant city. Longmen was more vibrant and prosperous than the words she had heard in her memory, and it looked more beautiful.

There is no war here, and infected people are rarely seen.

People's lives are very leisurely, and there is a kind of leisurely leisure that is both ridiculous and enviable.

She pulled the corners of her hood to hide the evil black Sakaz horns under the hood. Her hard thick-soled military boots stepped on the shallow puddles, causing small ripples. With a faint smile on his lips, he walked out of the alley with brisk steps and blended into the crowd.

Night of May 5th/Longmen Qianwan/25:11P.M

Another police car from the Guards Bureau flashed its dazzling police lights, raising water all over the ground and roaring from a distance, crashing into the deepest night.

The piercing siren came from far to near, and from near to far, whistling into the sound of the rain.

At the entrance of Shao Zai Ji's store, she slowly looked away as she watched the police car drive away.

"I heard that a big shot is coming to Longmen, and the police officers from the Guards Bureau are busy cleaning up the city."

The owner of this street snack shop is an old man. His gray hair indicates that he should have retired early. He glanced at the police car in the distance and said something.

"Big man?"

"It seems to be from abroad. I don't know that clearly. I heard two police officers talking about it when they were chatting in front of my shop during the day."

"So that's it." She nodded slightly, as if she remembered something.

"The guest just came to Longmen not long ago, right?"

"How did the old man know that my Longmen dialect is not authentic?"

"The customer has learned Longmen dialect very well. Even though I have lived in Longmen for most of my life, I can't find any faults." The shop owner shook his head.

"Maybe it's because the person who taught me this language is from Longmen." She said, smiled and asked: "Old man, can I be considered half a native of Longmen?"

"Forget it, but what you may not know, customer, is that the locals here are rarely as cautious as you when they go out to the door of the store."

She paused and looked at the raincoat she was wearing.

"Aren't you worried that I'm a bad person?"

"Bad people are people too, and good people are people too. Won't bad people be hungry?" the shop owner said, handing the packed fast food box to her.

"Go home quickly, little girl, from Longmen [/-

She took the packed fast food box from the boss's hand, and the remaining warmth from the box spread into her palm through the thin plastic bag.

She suddenly felt that this city was not bad.

Longmen's reaction was not as slow as she expected. It seemed that the peaceful and comfortable life had not corrupted everyone in the city into idiots. At least there were one or two guys who could look past it.

But it doesn't stop there.

She actually wanted to praise the person who came up with this idea to her face, at least to prove that this person still had some ability, instead of choosing to sit back and wait for death.

It's just that things are so easy there.

Since everyone is ready to be a coward, whoever comes out first will be most likely to be chopped off. She doesn't mind giving them a gentle push within her ability to make things happen. The development is more interesting.

In fact, she was already planning to do so.

The wind in the high-rise building is colder than expected. It is probably autumn soon and the hot summer is about to pass. Before autumn comes, I always like to choose a quiet night.

The heavy rain seems to have no intention of stopping.

This is an unfinished building that was abandoned halfway through construction. It has a wide view. It can be regarded as a temporary stronghold she found in Longmen.

She sat in front of the windowsill with her legs hanging.

The raincoat he took off was placed on the other side of the window sill. The raindrops quickly followed the corners of the raincoat and soaked the dry ground. The black gun leaned casually under the window.

Only some outlines of the tall buildings in Longmen can be seen vaguely in the darkness of night, and their outlines appear blurred in the diffuse city light under the heavy rain.

She was holding snacks bought from a street snack shop in her hand. She put the food in the round snack box into her mouth one by one and chewed it carelessly.

The food at Longmen is not actually to her liking. She may feel it is novel the first time she tries it, but the novelty will gradually decrease as the number of times increases.

Although the variety of food here is simply outrageous, people, even if they are often fickle creatures, will always slowly develop their own unique habits and hobbies, which cannot be replaced by anything.

But compared to the dry individual soldier rations and the unpalatable turf tree roots, this kind of thing is enough to be called delicious to her.

How can a person who can't even fill her stomach dare to ask for more? She has always been a rational realist, although occasionally she will do some good deeds to benefit the world based on her likes and dislikes because she is too bored.

Just like now.

She took out her cell phone, rummaged through it for a long time, and finally found a series of familiar numbers. She hesitated, staring at the majestic and dripping rain, and after a few seconds, she finally dialed the series of gray numbers.

But after dialing this number, she put the phone beside her in despair during the long busy tone.

She swayed her calves slightly, holding the snack box that was almost cold, looking at the heavy rain, and quietly listened to the sound of rain drifting into her ears and the busy tone gradually ringing on the phone next to her ears.

At this time, she was very peaceful, and An Jing was not like the slightly crazy person that others knew her to be.

Complaints, hatred, jealousy, and maybe anger, she thought, she would have been unable to avoid these emotions in the past, but now she only had peace.

After all, no matter how much you complain to a dead person, you won't get any response.

She would never show such weakness in front of others, because her life told her that she should not have such emotions, which was fatal to her.

But she is actually a rather nostalgic person, but this nostalgic feeling is generally very special. It is better to say that very few people or things can evoke this emotion in her.

It's better to be better, it's better to be worse. It's not jealousy, maybe it's just jealousy.

Of course, humans are complex creatures, and you should never try to imitate someone too simply.

You can't expect a mercenary who has been living in precarious days to look back and miss the days when he didn't even know if he could see the sun rising tomorrow morning. It's too luxurious.

But once this kind of life goes away, when she has the leisure and the opportunity to stay away from this kind of life, everything that happens next, everything that takes her away from this kind of life, will be clearly imprinted in her mind in detail. .

It is inevitable that people will forget many things, but there are always many things that people cannot forget. People will only forget the past that they don't care about or the insignificant past, which does not include the turning points in life.

The transition from one life to another is often accompanied by a huge sense of gap.

It’s a gap that can’t be explained but can be clearly felt, a gap that leaves people momentarily at a loss.

She didn't know why she suddenly thought of this number.

Maybe it was a whim, maybe it was just because of this city called Longmen.

Of course, no one answered the call. After a long busy tone, the illuminated screen gradually dimmed, and the abandoned high-rise building returned to darkness again.

In the darkness, she looked at the city in the distance and put down the empty box in her hand.

Waiting, waiting again...

She could wait, she didn't mind waiting.

Because no one likes to deal with trouble, and no one is born a heinous villain.

Chapter 67 Frost and Stars

June 1097, 5, Crystalline Era

Morning 8: 21

The day after the USS Rhode Island was attacked, 517 kilometers away from the Gantry signal radiation boundary, the wasteland

Frost Star's personal movements were restricted. Although the people in Rhode Island said this more politely, she still knew that it was more like house arrest and surveillance than restrictions.

Froststar wasn't angry or complaining.

She can understand.

As a soldier who has received a long and careful education from the Patriots and the captain of the Snow Monster Squadron, Froststar has been taught almost all military knowledge and life experience by the Patriots. But even so, occasionally Froststar can see it through the eyes of the Patriots. A deep disappointment.

He is not satisfied.

Shuangxing knew that she was not an outstanding apprentice, at least not as high as Patriot expected, so she had been working hard, but talent could not be made up for by hard work.

Some people are destined to become leaders, while others are not born with this ability. Shuangxing just regrets it, or forces himself to do so.

Until one day, in that abandoned mobile city, Shuangxing met the woman for the first time.

It was their first meeting. There were no smiles or greetings, only tension and wariness of strangers.

But the red high-temperature flames not only melted the solid ice and cold snow, but also something else.