Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty

Xu Sanduo and Qi Huan, two people covered in dust, stood in their own room, neither of them thought of changing their clothes.Qi Huan stared at the three-faced picture of weapons on the wall in a daze.Xu Sanduo looked out the window. The sound of sirens, the sound of speeding and braking cars, the sound of helicopters approaching and departing rotors, these reverberations from all over the base can only make people guess that the serious situation is more serious. Most of the old A members who rushed to the electronic classroom in twos and threes were silent, and some were talking in low voices.Qi Huan glanced at Xu Sanduo before joining the chatter, and moved his neck slightly in one direction, which meant you go there.Xu Sanduo walked away and formed a team with the talented Wu Zhe and the newcomers, like a tail of veterans.

No explanations, no answers, and even then we are left out.It has been more than a month since Captain Yuan Lang claimed to create adversity. Now we are all convinced that there is no need to create adversity here, it is what it is. The light in the electric classroom room is very dark, and there is only one incandescent lamp for lighting, which is for watching the video later.In the shadows people were moving, talking, sitting, and everyone looked restless and restless.Xu Sanduo and his group of newcomers sat at the end. There was some movement in the crowd in front, and someone shouted salute, so they followed the salute. From here, we couldn't tell what happened, only that a high-ranking official had arrived.

Then there was a voice of "sit down", and everyone sat down. The railway station stood on the stage, Yuan Lang still disappeared, and the incandescent light reflected the already heavy face of the railway station even more ugly. Railway: "Your squadron leader has not returned from the trip, and I will temporarily command this team." Cheng Cai and Wu Zhe exchanged glances, somewhat disdainful. Railway: "Some people already know, but I hope you don't talk about it casually. The situation is serious and we have to do our best, and there is no need to talk about it."

In the dead silence, the last light went out, and the light flickered on the projection screen, forming an image.The background is obviously the news channel of a certain TV station, and the words "urgent interrupt" are flashing, and then a scene with poor image quality flashes.The director is outside the screen, and the words are not as carefully crafted as usual. "At 3 o'clock this afternoon, a group of organized anti-social elements hijacked the No. 2 chemical raw material processing plant in the eastern suburbs of City X, claiming that a large amount of explosives had been placed in various places in the factory. The police arrived at 4 o'clock, and the gangsters were in a stalemate ...I can hear gunshots from here, and the police said that the other party has a large number of firearms..."

In a blurred long-focus lens, factory buildings, high towers, transport rails, swaying figures, and faint gunshots, when switching to the next report, the announcer was already even more panicked, and switched to At the scene of the long-range shooting, the signal was worse than before, and the language on the scene was even more unorganized. "Following reports, the chemical processing plant controlled by gangsters was transformed into an important distribution base for chemical raw materials in several provinces five years ago. The gangsters chose this place because of careful planning... I saw the emergency troops here, chemical defense troops and armored troops. ...Turn the camera around..."

The chariots and infantry that drove into the factory room were all wearing chemical warfare masks, and a few people in full chemical protective suits were doing on-site tests with instruments.The picture on the TV has entered the night, the opening scene is an explosion, the camera is shaking, but insists on pointing at the tower that collapsed in the explosion.The soldiers in the dark were charging, but they were forced back by the officers. The director's voice was tense and chaotic, carrying all the unease of human beings. "There was an explosion!... It's 6:41 p.m. The negotiation broke down earlier, and the criminals claimed that they would do something... I didn't expect such an action! It would take a lot of explosives to blow down such a building..."

An officer rushed over and blocked his camera.The projection screen turned into snowflakes and remained open.A huge figure was projected on the screen, it was the railway. Railway: "The news you just saw was not broadcast, and it was blocked before it was broadcast. Considering the social turmoil caused by the publicity of this matter. The following is something that the news media does not know. Phosphorus and potassium were hijacked. , A large amount of 1457 tons of flammable and explosive chemicals was nitrated. The explosion just now was just a demonstration, but it has already made the passages in the factory completely unusable for vehicles, that is, the heavy troops cannot move... I think you understand the situation Even without those explosives, the highly toxic gas released by the burning alone is enough to turn City X into a dead city."

He looked at his soldiers seriously, and when he realized that he was not feeling personally, he smiled bitterly: "The gangsters have not made any demands, which is the most difficult thing. The citizens are being evacuated, and the surrounding troops have also been dispatched. Our base has already The team arrived at the scene, hoping that they can solve the crisis...but your squadron's chemical defense equipment has also been delivered, and it is ready at any time." When the lights came on, the railway wanted to say something but didn't say anything, and finally waved: "Everyone is here to stand by, including sleeping and eating."

he left.When they left, the cooking soldiers were bringing in their dinner. The old ones got up to get their meals, while Xu Sanduo and the newcomers were still sitting blankly. The screen of the electronic classroom was flashing, with detailed maps of the factory where the incident occurred, the surrounding area, general knowledge of chemical protection, chemical defense equipment, satellite maps, urban streets and alleys, and the progress of the incident. Those who are tired will wrap their sleeping bags and sleep next to them. If they are thirsty or hungry, they will grab a bottle of mineral water and eat something.Xu Sanduo stared at the screen intently.All night, they, a group of rookies, were looking at these things that they didn't know whether they would use or not. It seemed that the more they watched, the more assurance they had, not anything else, the guarantee of their own lives.

A group of people around him stared at the screen, which included all the newcomers. Qi Huan glanced annoyedly from the sleeping bag, sealed the mouth of the bag and continued to sleep deeply. Xu Sanduo and the others stared dumbfounded. All kinds of disasters were playing on the screen, such as the explosion of the Soviet nuclear power plant, the burning oil tanker, the burning Kuwait oil well, and the collapsed World Trade Center.Already familiar images now take on a new meaning. The old birds have been sleeping, but I have been thinking about the weapons I have touched all night, armor-piercing rounds, incendiary rounds, steel-pointed rounds, armor-piercing rounds, flat-headed rounds, armor-piercing incendiary rounds... I am thinking, they hit my body What will happen to me?

A person patted him next to him, Xu Sanduo turned his head and shrank in fright, that guy was wearing three-defense equipment that was wrapped from head to toe, he was a talented person. Chengcai: "Why don't you try it?" Xu Sanduo saw clearly who the man was through the mask, and then pondered over the suit: "Is it bulletproof?" Chengcai was a little distressed and said: "It seems that I can't guard against it." Wu Zhe: "The best defense for us is our own reaction." Chengcai: "In a place where tens of thousands of tons of chemicals are filled with explosives and bullets are flying everywhere?" Wu Zhe thought for a while and changed his mind: "I'll try on the clothes." Xu Sanduo: "Wu Zhe, what is an anti-social element?" "The person who desires dissatisfaction... well, and blames others for his unhappiness." "And it's violent." "Yes, very violent, uncontrolled violence." Wu Zhe pointed at the screen that was blowing up all over the sky. "Is it a bad guy?" "After doing such a thing, is there any need to think about his good or bad? Sanduo, you are so kind and have no self-defense ability." Xu Sanduo: "I'm afraid. I've never seen a bad guy, and I'm afraid of the bad guy." Chengcai and Wu Zhe were dumbfounded, Wu Zhe chuckled, "I thought about it, but I haven't seen it before, and I'm afraid." Chengcai: "If you are afraid, shoot, if you hit him, you will be afraid." Xu Sanduo thought for a while, and what these two people said was not an answer to him, so he said, "I'll look at the situation of the factory." So once again bet on the information flashing on the screen. It was getting light, and the veterans fell asleep wrapped in sleeping bags, but the newcomers couldn't get into their sleeping bags with peace of mind, and fell asleep crookedly on the chairs.Xu Sanduo fell asleep while maintaining a sitting position, and his body was made into a pillow by Wu Zhe. Chengcai finally took off his mask, but fell asleep wearing that protective suit, with snowflakes flickering on the unattended screen. The first group of people who woke up sat there sleepily rubbing their cheeks, and a few veterans who didn't treat themselves badly rummaged through the leftover food from last night to find something to eat. Xu Sanduo opened his eyes, dazed for a while before he began to understand where he was now. Perhaps the crisis has been resolved.Perhaps ideally, nothing happened, no one was harmed, it was just a dream. The alarm sounded shrill. Qi Huan: "Change clothes! Gather at the airport!" The veteran put on the protective clothing neatly, tied the seals everywhere and rushed out.Xu Sanduo put on protective clothing and a mask, sealing a face that was so nervous that there was no expression inside. Qi Huan drove the car towards the airport in a rampage style.Xu Sanduo and several other old A's were sitting in the car. Cheng Cai and Wu Zhe were not in this car, which made Xu Sanduo even more uncertain. In the distant sky, several helicopters have already left. Qi Huan glanced at Xu Sanduo in his busy schedule, and the latter sealed himself up and sat on the seat numbly. Qi Huan: "Is it necessary to wrap yourself up now?" Xu Sanduo froze for a moment, then took off his mask. Old A: "It's really unlucky to be in the same group as him." He lit two cigarettes and stuffed one into Qi Huan's mouth. The kind of subconscious rapport Xu Sanduo would never be able to achieve. The helicopter was taking off, climbing at a near-horizontal speed.The soldiers in the cabin had already carried a full set of combat equipment, and used this spare time to inspect various parts. Xu Sanduo sat blankly, except for him, all the people in this plane were veterans. Qi Huan: "Tighten the clothes and check the intercom. I will report the latest situation through the intercom. If you can't hear clearly, call back." Soldiers squeeze the earphones and microphones to seal the suit.Qi Huan's voice came from the intercom. Qi Huan: "Last night, there was a frontal fire. Two explosion sites were detonated by gangsters, causing a leak of harmful gas. Fortunately, it did not spread on a large scale. Now the gangsters are holding hostages and retreating to the main warehouse, which is also the last explosion site. We are Group C , code-named 1, 2, 3, 4, each combat team must dismantle it at any cost, pay attention, it is at any cost. Over. Call status?" C2: "C2 is fine." C3: "C3 is good." Xu Sanduo: "C4 is good..." He suddenly lifted his mask and began to vomit, and the people around him looked at him with pity and contempt. C2: "C4 has no record of airsickness." Qi Huan glanced coldly: "It's scary." The landing site is like the outskirts of most cities, a flat terrain, and in the distance stands the factory building that has been seen countless times on the projection last night.The helicopter dropped Qi Huan, Xu Sanduo and two other old A's at a height close to the ground, and then flew to the next drop point.Among the flying sand and rocks under the rotor, Xu Sanduo had just had time to see the terrifying smoke column rising from the factory building, when Qi Huan's cold voice sounded in his ear: "Proceed, meet at 537 o'clock." advance.Concealment, lying down, jumping up, covering, approaching the factory building. The mask cut off most of the sounds from the outside world, and it was as quiet as in a dream. Xu Sanduo could only hear himself panting in the mask.A figure flashed in the corner of his eye, and Xu Sanduo raised his gun to the side. C2: "C4, it's Group E." On the undulating terrain, a person in the same attire as them raised his hand as a signal. They push on. The tail of Group E looked at Group C who was disappearing under the terrain, that was Chengcai, he murmured involuntarily as he heard his heavy breathing under the mask.He was sweating, not only because of the sweltering heat but also because of nervousness, his sweaty face could be seen through the mask. Three members of Team E guarded an open well mouth, Chengcai caught up, and he saw thick yellow smoke coming out of the well at first sight. Group E: "Potassium hydrogen compound. Be careful not to break the chemical protective suit, it will kill you within two minutes. Enter." The three disappeared into the thick smoke without even stuttering. Cheng Cai stood, and the smoke was blown by the wind. He took a step back, and his voice was so low that only he could hear: "I have never...been off the chain before." Group E: "E4 keep up!" Cheng Cai closed his eyes and rushed into the thick smoke. Outside the factory, Qi Huan and his teammates worked together to open another manhole cover, and yellow-white smoke was also released from there. C3 immediately took out the instrument and tested it. C3: "Hydrogen-containing potassium compounds. Lethal concentrations." Qi Huan: "Go in." C2: "Hey, C1, are you playing with your life?" Qi Huan: "I said that at any cost, check the sealing of the clothes." He took a few steps down the steps, and after a few meters, he could no longer see anyone and disappeared. Xu Sanduo looked at the smoke that was as thick as a solid, and only the voice of the team's conversation could be heard. Qi Huan: "Follow up." C2: "I hope my costumes are well-made." Qi Huan became a little impatient: "Follow closely, push forward." C2 and C3 walked down a few steps and disappeared. Xu Sanduo hesitated, listening to the sound of himself panting deeply in the mask. Qi Huan: "Have you followed up?" Xu Sanduo stepped into the smoke. This is a completely different world. The smoke deposited in the corridor persists for a long time. Even a strong flashlight cannot penetrate even a three or four meter layer of smoke. Here, even thousands of troops feel that they are alone.Xu Sanduo walked alone, his gun always kept in a ready-to-fire position, and he would kick waste bricks and tiles and all kinds of industrial waste at any time under his feet. The air-raid shelter decades ago is now more like a waste disposal site.The conversation of the three teammates in the headset has been accompanied by squelch.Sometimes he could see the gleam of a beam of light, but more often it was the thick, inseparable smoke. Qi Huan, C2, and C3 were still joking with each other in such a relaxed tone, and Xu Sanduo even mistakenly thought that they were still drinking beer in front of the building in the afternoon at the base. "Don't be nervous," Xu Sanduo comforted himself. "Quiet." C2 suddenly changed his tone completely, and immediately fell silent. "A passage was found on the right side of C2, and a strange noise was heard. It's over." Qi Huan: "Turn off the light source, the whole group approaches C2, it's over." The whole world immediately became pitch black, with thick poisonous gas deposited in the pitch black. Xu Sanduo moved quietly, listening to his own breathing, and also listening to the breathing of his teammates from the microphone. . Then the gunfire rang out, and the darkness and smoke couldn't cover the crosslight of the ballistic trajectory, and the stray bullets that grazed the walls in the narrow corridor splashed sparks. Xu Sanduo lay down and crawled towards the general direction. He didn't dare to shoot for fear of accidentally injuring his teammates. Then the explosion didn't happen in this tunnel, but came from somewhere on the surface, and it was like a sudden earthquake under this layer.The corridor was trembling and shaking, Xu Sanduo stuck to the ground tightly, dust and gravel hit him, and there was a heavy collapse sound further away.When the shaking stopped, there was a dead silence.What frightened Xu Sanduo the most was that the voices of those people could not be heard in the microphone at all, even the squelch was cut off. Xu Sanduo: "C1...where are you?" What responded to him was the shooting from one end of the corridor. The bullets passed over his head. The sound of the gun was very different from their standard firearms. Xu Sanduo fired a burst of fire at the flame of the gun. The shooting stopped. He got up and ran without distinguishing anything until he hit the ground. on a wall.Such an environment is enough to make a beginner lose all courage. Xu Sanduo: "Where? Location? Tell me the location!" The sound distorted by the airtightness scares him even when he hears it. Xu Sanduo swallows dryly, and the sound of dry swallowing sounds terrifyingly loud. Fortunately, the squelch in the earphone rang again at this time, which is all he can catch. thing. Xu Sanduo: "Speak! Talk quickly!" Qi Huan's voice was still cold, calm, and somewhat tired: "C2 and C3 have lost contact." Xu Sanduo: "Where are you, C1?" Qi Huan: "My protective clothing is broken." Xu Sanduo immediately calmed down, and slowly reflected what this meant, and then his tone was close to mania. Xu Sanduo: "How did it break?! Where are you? I'll save you!" Qi Huan: "Shut up. I don't have much to say." Still in the tone described by Wu Zhe as bone-chilling, Xu Sanduo quieted down. Qi Huan: "You can withdraw without taking any responsibility." Xu Sanduo: "I'll take you out! I'll take you back!" Qi Huan: "You can also continue, and continue alone. I hope you can remember the route here." Xu Sanduo was already a little choked up: "I have, I was reading materials last night." Qi Huan: "Very good." Xu Sanduo: "Continue to what?" Qi Huan: "Report the situation at any time and do what you can." Xu Sanduo: "Who should I report to, and what can I do alone?" Squelch, no more sound. Xu Sanduo: "C1? Where are you?...C1? Talk....Qi Huan? Qi Huan!" There is no more sound. Xu Sanduo touched the wall and sat down, enclosed in a cover isolated from the world, enclosed in darkness and poisonous gas, there was no other sound except his own breathing. Xu Sanduo: "Qi Huan, take me back...I'm following up, over." Desperate in the dark. In another place in the air-raid shelter, a pair of sealed hands touched the icy cave wall. It was Cheng Cai who was about to go crazy, and he was almost unable to stand still: "E1! E2! E3! Where are you? I am E4! I am a talented person! My protective suit is broken! Where is it?! Where is it?! Where the hell is it?! Come and save me!" He scratched his throat desperately, and almost tore off the hood. He fell limp and sat on the ground, pedaling nervously with both feet in suffocation. When he finally calmed down, he had already decided that he was finished.The talent in the mask seems to have been watered, and we seem to be looking at a person inside through the glass of the sauna room. Then he opened his eyes, took a look, and took a deep breath of the stale air in the hazmat suit to make sure he was still breathing.Chengcai checked the protective clothing eagerly again, and found that his protective clothing was safe, but that was of no avail. Such an environment and such dead silence made him unbearable, and Chengcai yelled at the top of his lungs. Three words came out: "Xu Sanduo——" The factory buildings here give people the impression that they are somewhere between abandoned and war-torn, with empty workshops and rusty rails. Although they are indoors, there is a thin mist like morning mist floating around. The ground cover was lifted, and Xu Sanduo got out. The first thing he did was to rest behind an overturned truck body, while checking whether his protective clothing was intact.The actual physical strength may not be consumed too much, but fear is really a thing that consumes too much mental energy. Luckily it didn't break. Xu Sanduo started to check the communicator again, but the thing didn't make any sound again.With the protective clothing that dare not be opened, that kind of inspection can only be meaningless. "I'm C4, number 4 of Group C, does anyone hear?" No one responded.Xu Sanduo smiled bitterly in the mask. Qi Huan said to inform, who to inform?There was no more sound from the intercom. In this sealed suit is isolated from the world.Xu Sanduo began to look at this huge and empty workshop, where people are as insignificant as a discarded part.However, there has to be a voice. Breathing is set.He finally decided to be a good soldier, that is, a soldier who doesn't think wildly, and he went to the final destination vigilantly. Xu Sanduo: "I'm in the fourth workshop, I'm following up, over." Seen from the high tower, the image of the little man pushing forward is hidden in the factory room, a speck of dust.There is no one else, no teammates, no enemies, only the deadly fog drifting past.A gun on the tower was aimed at the small figure. The bullet flew past Xu Sanduo's head, Xu Sanduo turned around, the chemical protective suit was a bit hindered in his action, but he completed a long-range burst very cleanly, and then maintained that aiming posture. There was no more movement, except for the half of the gun barrel that was crooked outside, it seemed that there was never anyone who shot him. Xu Sanduo stared at the gun with a dazed expression, completely unaware that he might have killed someone just now.Could it be that I read too much information last night and had a dream? All of a sudden, the sound of gunfire swept across, and the bullets poured down, all aimed at him. Xu Sanduo lowered his body and ran wildly. The bullets splashed sparks where he had just stood, and then formed an extended pursuit line. The opponent's marksmanship was equally accurate. Xu Sanduo got down on the ground and looked for the person who shot him from under the gap in the track. He couldn't see anyone, but only heard the faint sound of footsteps approaching from all directions.The opponent is as good at hiding as he is, and not just one or two, but a small group. A bullet hit the other end of the railway track, and the palpitating scream told Xu Sanduo that this was not a dream. Xu Sanduo threw a roadbed towards one place, and when he expected to attract the other party's attention, he threw a flash bomb in that direction.Taking advantage of the strong light, Xu Sanduo jumped up and ran wildly.The gunshots followed immediately, and it seemed that there were still some undeceived guys in the opponent's hands. Xu Sanduo rolled over and plunged into another factory building.The gunfire stopped abruptly, and the opponent never wasted bullets on an unreachable target.He picked up the stone that Xu Sanduo had just thrown with one hand, and weighed it in his hand.Others surrounded the factory building in several ways. A figure flashed outside the broken window, including several windows of this factory building at the same time.They are in no hurry to get in, and if they do, they don't choose the vulnerable front door. The first person stepped through the window, alert, and then the other two came in from two directions at the same time, alert, and they kept all directions under gunpoint.They didn't wear the old A's anti-chemical suits that even molecular particles can't penetrate, they only wore more easily obtained gas masks, some in civilian clothes, some in work clothes, but the degree of movement and tacit understanding is by no means Civilian feeling. But there was no one in the factory.The eyes of several people moved up, staring at a delivery car box hanging above, a few people planned to go up the ladder next to it, and a few people aimed at the car box to wait for attack.One person shook his head and threw the stone in his hand, which was the one thrown by Xu Sanduo.He took the time to throw the stone on the truck body. There was a hollow clanging sound.The man said: "Empty." Then they left without a sound. Xu Sanduo supported himself with his hands and feet, allowing himself to hang in the air on the truck body. At this moment, he slowly let go of his hands and feet, allowing himself to fall back into the truck body. Xu Sanduo moved in the factory building, every step was a nerve-breaking step, and every turn and turn required a little thought.Although those opponents have never even seen them face to face, they are truly terrifying. "I'm following up, crossing the rails to the main warehouse, over." The intercom didn't respond, and Xu Sanduo didn't expect it to respond. Talking like this made him feel that he was not alone. He was in a small room that looked like a workers' dressing room, looking out through the transom.Outside the window is the railroad track, empty and unobstructed, without any cover, like a dead zone.Xu Sanduo inspected every window of the black hole, every commanding height, still as before, no one, but this kind of no one means precise shooting from any direction at any time. Xu Sanduo: "Can you hear me? The gangsters are very professional, all the entrances are blocked, their gunmen are hidden, you must be careful... I don't understand, they only wear gas masks, really, that can't prevent the C3 report Dosage...Maybe, I mean maybe the pollution here is not as serious as the tunnel...I want to try it." He was silent, what does it mean to try it out, the only tool he can use to test is himself.Xu Sanduo touched the interface between the hood and the clothes. Xu Sanduo: "I repeat, send someone to rescue my teammate at 537 o'clock, maybe they can still be saved. Also, if... if I die, let Chengcai, yes, Chengcai give my pension to my father... I don't know how much." Alright, he himself felt agitated, he gritted his teeth and pulled the seal open, allowing the outside air to seep in.Waiting, waiting for a poisoning reaction or even death. Nothing happened.Xu Sanduo took off his mask, took a light breath, and coughed slightly, which was purely psychological: "I'm not dead. I may have been poisoned... Maybe it's chronic... But it's too inconvenient to wear this, We're like a target..." He was stunned by his last words. Xu Sanduo entered the worker's rest room. He rummaged through the room. There were rows of iron cabinets that had become deformed and rusted. Finally, he found what he needed most: a work sweater that had been discarded by the owner long ago. lump. Xu Sanduo looked at the clothes: "I'm following up, I can't keep in touch anymore, over." He took off the communicator. A man walked across the empty tracks, wearing a mask and soiled overalls like the gangsters, with a pistol in one hand.That was Xu Sanduo, his face under the mask was pale with tension, but he tried his best to walk as relaxed as possible, accompanied by occasional pauses and aimless fingers at the muzzle, making the gunman in the dark feel that he was checking something.Walking through the middle of the railway track, a gunman who could not be seen on the opposite side appeared in sight. A dozen meters away, he used steel and cement to build a barrier for himself. He himself only showed a face wearing a gas mask and the muzzle of the gun. Xu Sanduo looked at him, then turned away, and suppressed the urge to escape from the shooting range.Two eyes were burning on his back, and the muzzle of the gun remained in his direction.Xu Sanduo tucked the gun, unbuttoned his trousers, and began to pee. This act of pretending to be relaxed finally made it difficult for him to step down, because he couldn't pee when he was so nervous. Gunner: "Don't pee here." After saving him, Xu Sanduo walked towards a corner of the warehouse area, which is a corner suitable for defecation, and of course it is also a corner more suitable for urinating. There was another one, huddled behind the window of the factory building, and took a very tricky shooting angle, only showing half of his face and muzzle. Xu Sanduo stopped and waved to the first gunman he encountered. The other party didn't understand his sudden enthusiasm, but the second gunman couldn't see him, and subconsciously understood this expression as his own. Xu Sanduo: "Is this okay?" The gunman waved impatiently: "OK." The second one didn't know that he was talking about urine, so he simply deflected the muzzle of his gun. Xu Sanduo almost walked past him. When he walked to the end, he saw the explosion point, which was so obvious that Xu Sanduo was astonished. A truck parked in front of the main warehouse was full of wooden boxes marked with TNT. The weight was so large that they didn't need to move the explosives into the warehouse. As long as they were detonated nearby, the effect would be the same.No one dared to attack them. The explosion caused by misfire was the same as their spontaneous detonation.There were four gunmen who could be seen at a glance, and those who could not be seen had to be excluded from the calculation. What Xu Sanduo faced was not a mob of terrorists at all, but an entire defense line full of military flavor. Xu Sanduo: "I'm here, I can't take it here... Oh, you can't hear me." Xu Sanduo looked at the place with nothing to do, and then looked at the fire ban sign on the wall. A pile of industrial waste piled up near the warehouse suddenly started to catch fire, and the flames shot up to the height of half a person, accompanied by a lot of combustion exhaust gas and black smoke.This failed to cause any commotion, and a few people were separated to search and patrol around, but more people stayed in their original positions, and the vigilance was only doubled.No one went to put out the fire, and no one seemed to mind sitting on top of the explosives.The fire rattled, and nothing happened, except that the assailants were not seen, except that the fire grew stronger.Finally, someone passed with a fire extinguisher, but the fire had been burning for so long, and no one fire extinguisher could stop it, so a second and third fire extinguisher joined them. Finally, what they cared most about was not the undiscovered attack. Or, but the contest between man and fire.Xu Sanduo hid behind the wall, no doubt, he was the perpetrator of the fire.He's waiting for a riot. A gangster ran over from behind him without warning, unable to dodge in time, Xu Sanduo subconsciously touched the gun at his waist, and that side also waved the submachine gun in his hand at him. Gangster: "What are you doing in a daze? Put out the fire!" Xu Sanduo: "Ah?!" Gangster: "Who did it? The wind direction has changed, and the car is going to burn!" Xu Sanduo: "Ah!" Xu Sanduo suddenly realized how big a mistake he had made again, rushed to the wall, grabbed a fire extinguisher, the guy who set the fire started to put out the fire together with the gangsters, and he did it more enthusiastically than anyone else. Into the fire, it is completely a posture of life and death. The wind did change, and sparks were flying across the sky, heading for the truck.The gangsters who don't have enough fire extinguishers are already beating with shovels, which is just a drop in the bucket. Gangster: "It's not enough!" Gangster: "Drive the car away! Drive the car away!" The most courageous fire extinguisher among them pushed the fire extinguisher into the hands of others, jumped into the car and started it. Finally someone saw something strange. Gangster: "Stop! Which team are you from?" Xu Sanduo didn't care about it and just focused on starting the ignition. One person had already got half of his body into the cab and was kicked out by him. When the second one jumped up, the car had already started. The gangsters started chasing and intercepting him. Xu Sanduo drove to dodge. He was really not a good driver. In order to avoid a gangster with a gun rushing from the front of the car, he actually reversed the car into the fire. Everyone watched dumbfounded as the car came out of the fire again, flames on the cover of the car. Gangster: "It's on!" "This time it's true!" "Stop! Let's go!" Stopped, there was a ghost, Xu Sanduo drove the car straight to the open direction, as far away as possible from this warehouse full of inflammables, the people chasing behind, the people who flashed in front of the car to intercept, the people who fired empty guns, It was a mess. The car ran over the rails and was jolted almost to the ground.Xu Sanduo desperately used his half-baked driving skills, and the car rolled over the railroad tracks and moved forward in potholes.The box at the back of the car bounced up and the flames on it could be seen hundreds of meters away. Xu Sanduo looked back anxiously, even if he couldn't see the flames, he could still smell the burning smell.A dozen people chased after the car, half of them holding fire extinguishers instead of guns.Xu Sanduo crushed a gangster who just jumped out of the workshop and jumped back into the workshop. He already knew that going on like this was not an option. The explosive magazine behind his butt would definitely explode before he rushed out of here, detonating all the chemicals along with it . The car braked suddenly, Xu Sanduo grabbed the small fire extinguisher on the car and jumped into the rear compartment, he started to put out the fire, and when he found that it was of no avail, he began to beat the burning part with the unburned part of the rug. It was really embarrassing, the clothes on his body were already on fire, half of his face was blackened, and half of his eyebrows were burnt off.He stopped suddenly, because none of the criminals chasing after the car shot him, there was no movement, only laughter, one at first, and then a burst of laughter. Xu Sanduo turned his head and looked at the gangsters surrounding the car from the car. Those guys were holding their guns upside down, and no one was shaking with laughter.The one closest to Xu Sanduo laughed so much that he was almost rolling on the ground, pointing with one hand at the fire that Xu Sanduo had half extinguished. That guy: "Hurry up... Hurry up! Haha, I almost pissed out of laughing!" Several fire extinguishers were sprayed together, and finally there was only white smoke left.Xu Sanduo jumped out of the car, walked towards the guy who laughed the hardest step by step, and stared at him. That guy rubbed off the white smoke that was still rising from Xu Sanduo's body. That guy: "You are... so cute, San'er." Xu Sanduo reached out and tore off the guy's mask, staring at Qi Huan.Qi Huan finally laughed uncomfortably. Qi Huan: "There is not enough manpower. After I die like a good person, I have to work with the bad person." Xu Sanduo looked at him, and then... With one punch, Qi Huan curled up at his feet. Qi Huan drove the car and left the factory area.Xu Sanduo was still sitting beside him dumbly, not speaking, not even looking like he was breathing.The distant factory area is still shrouded in smoke, which is of course harmless, and they are no longer wearing masks.The equipment that Xu Sanduo took off shook gently on the back seat. Qi Huan's mood was terribly good, not the bone-chilling voice at all, and he spoke ten times more than usual: "Let me introduce, the transformation here was correct five years ago, it wasn't transformed into a chemical raw material distribution base, what was it? Can you guess it for the sake of face, San'er?" Xu Sanduo looked at him gloomyly. Qi Huan: "Look... If you want to give me another ride, you can consider it, but it's best to let me stop first." Xu Sanduo: "Training base, urban warfare training base." Qi Huan: "Bingo!" He hastily smiled flatteringly, but Xu Sanduo didn't show face. Xu Sanduo: "The news is fake, the gas is fake, everything is fake. We don't want to be tricked anymore, but we are still tricked around." Qi Huan: "It seems that you should find trouble with the psychological warfare team. But this is really just a quarterly exercise, and the assessment of you is part of it." "Assess what?" "Someone will tell you about this part. I just want to say one thing now, it's all fake, and I'm fake too." "What's the meaning?" "I'm not the sadistic bird man you saw, you call him coffin nails, right? I hate him to death." Qi Huan hissed, "You don't know how happy I am to say this." But Xu Sanduo didn't seem a little friendly because of this.Qi Huan smiled wryly, and picked up the communicator. Qi Huan: "I'm C1, and I'm on the way back with C4... Yes, I was stimulated, I've already been beaten up, you guys have to be vigilant... He's not bad, don't change the dormitory for us, over." Xu Sanduo sat curled up in the oncoming wind, his thoughts were resolved by the sight he saw. He saw a person sitting in the field outside the factory, wearing a chemical protective suit but no mask, sitting there in a daze.还有三个老A站着，站得离他很远，结果是坐着的那一个在站着的三个人面前显得更加孤寂。 许三多：“成才？” 齐桓：“是E组，E组也完了。” 车驶远，许三多仍回望着旷野上那几个小小的人影。 一个老A在野外的简易营地，帐篷、装备、备战的车辆、直升机起降场——一切和许三多初见的老A一样，各司其职，紧张有序，之前所见的散漫再无踪影。 许三多下车，他仍裹着那块破布，像是刷过一个月的油漆，再在灰土和油渍里打过半天的滚，这让他在一群军人中成为回头率最高的一员。 齐桓：“赏个脸，换掉那块破布好吗？我们要去见人嗳！” 许三多视若无睹，下了车就站在那里不动。 齐桓有些哭笑不得：“那边走，那边。看什么看？没见过战斗英雄吗？”他搂着许三多的肩，许三多也就由着他，两人走向机坪上停着的一架直升机。 暮色下的机舱里已经有些昏暗，C2和C3坐在机舱里。齐桓拥着许三多进来，然后放开许三多，敬礼，他终于严肃起来。 齐桓：“报告，C组已经全部返回。” 前舱的声音：“你们对C4评价怎么样？” “顽强，独立，关心队友，有责任心，也没忘了光棍劲。总之我喜欢。” C2：“历次考核中，他是第一个敢脱掉防护服的人。在不知情的情况下，任何人都会对那套装备产生依赖，行动不便，妨碍视野，而且是个很显眼的靶子。” C3：“好话都被你们说完了……”他挠挠头，“好吧。我在跟进，完毕。他真的每分钟说一次，我肚子都笑痛了，还有，我们的抚恤金是多少？我也很想知道。” 又一次的哄堂大笑。许三多木立，不管好话坏话，现在他都当做取笑的话。 前舱的声音：“你们认为他完成了任务吗？” 齐桓正色：“谁能完成那个任务呢？至少他面对无法解决的事态想了办法，也尽了力。从来没人做到这个地步，队长。” 许三多因为他最后两个字而抬头。 好久不见的袁朗从前机舱过来，这个袁朗让许三多觉得陌生又觉得熟悉，他更像许三多初见的袁朗，而来老A之后认识的那个袁朗不复存在。 袁朗：“你们可以回去参加演习了，许三多留下。” 那三个敬礼，离开。袁朗打量许三多，对他穿的那身也有些忍俊不禁，但迅速恢复成一个严肃的表情：“坐。” 许三多坐下。 袁朗：“你等我解释，可现在没时间。我就是来接你们回基地，参加明天的评估。” 许三多生硬地回答：“是。” 袁朗：“这个月真累，为了布置对你们的这场骗局。”他嘘了口气，然后坐在许三多身边。 齐桓的车离开，另一辆车擦着他的边停了下来。吴哲和他的同组从车上下来，和许三多不一样，吴哲一副嬉皮笑脸的样子，和他同行的老A则有些沉重。 吴哲：“队长在哪？” 老A没精打采指了指那架直升机，吴哲拍拍他过去。 吴哲进来，和老A一起对袁朗敬了个礼。 袁朗：“G组情况？” 老A一脸苦恼：“前半截大同小异。可他一进战区就穿帮了，这戏再演不下去。” 袁朗看着吴哲：“这怎么说？” 吴哲：“漏洞太多。贮货过万的地方，铁轨锈变了形。那样的污染度一个防毒面罩就够。歹徒是非人类吗？设备一看就是荒废日久，我还发现建国前生产的车床。太多太多。最重要的，您的骗局一直在锻炼我的怀疑精神。” 袁朗看着他，看不出喜怒：“你是兵油子……如果要让你看不出漏洞，那只能是真正的战场了。” 吴哲笑笑：“是的，您钻进死胡同了。无法解决的问题。” 袁朗不理他：“他做到哪一步？” 老A：“距目标五十米时被击毙，没能完成。” 袁朗：“他也经历你怀疑的那些东西，可他就是想把任务完成。” 吴哲看许三多，“他”指的就是许三多，吴哲看许三多时全无方才的戏谑，但转向袁朗时就又带上了笑容。 吴哲：“我很想做他，他也很想做我，可都做不来。我们也没因此不满现状。” 袁朗：“如果你不怀疑，就能离目标再近一点，甚至完成任务。” 吴哲：“信任这种天赋不是人人都能有的。” 袁朗：“怀疑有助思考，用好倒也是桩本事。你是个难管的部下。坐。” 吴哲坐下，而许三多一直欲言又止地看着袁朗。 袁朗：“有话就问。许三多。” 许三多：“我想知道成才他……” 袁朗：“你们真是好朋友。” 许三多：“是啊。” 袁朗：“你让他把你的抚恤金交给你父亲，他则在放弃前的最后一刻叫了你的名字。” 许三多：“成才放弃？他不会！” 袁朗：“我想看你们的自我，一切设计都只为了让你们体会生死关头的自我，只有一个人面对……成才的自我为他做出了选择，他放弃了任务，逃到了远离任务区域的地方，坐着。” 许三多：“坐着？” 袁朗：“坐着，什么也没有做，发呆。” 成才仍坐在厂外那片旷野上，跟许三多远远看见他时一样。枪扔在一边，连那套穿着很难受的防化服都没有换去，只是摘下了面罩。 正如袁朗说的，他一个人坐着，发呆。他的队友们站在远离他的地方，沉默，鄙薄和失望让他们无心说话。 旋翼下的营地森林如沐浴着月色的波涛。直升机飞掠。 成才那天回去就把自己关进了宿舍，直到第二天的评估开始，他拒绝见任何人。他根本没进战场，却成了新兵中间伤得最深的人。 这次选拔的最终结果，将在第二天的会议中确定下来。铁路、袁朗几个基地的指挥官员占据了会议桌的一面，面前放着大量遍于翻查的文字和电脑资料。 吴哲进来，敬礼，坐下。 许三多在办公楼外等待着，和他一起等待的还有其他这次选拔出的新人，没有成才。许三多惴惴地看着那扇紧闭的宿舍门。这次评估，这次评估是忽然宣布的，但似乎做了大量准备，许三多他们都不知道要评估什么。 吴哲面对着那几位基地的主官，并不主动开口，一副不卑不亢的架势。 铁路看袁朗，毕竟他是最了解这几个新丁的人，袁朗点头。 铁路：“各方面都没有异议吗？” 袁朗叹了口气，他对吴哲似乎并不是太满意。 袁朗：“吴哲，希望你的不拘一格能多用在推陈出新上，而不是破坏规则上。” 吴哲：“谢谢提醒。” 袁朗再没说什么，那么这就算通过了，铁路换成了一种极正式的负责人口气，作为基地总长，他对吴哲这种高学历家伙极有好感。 铁路：“那么吴哲同志，在四个多月的相互了解中，我们深信你是我们需要的人才，并且希望你能成为特种兵作战大队的一分子。我们相信你的才能在这里有施展的天地，我们也会尽可能地为你创造这片天地。” 吴哲看着他们，重点是看着袁朗，看不出他有什么惊喜，这有点无礼。 吴哲：“都没有异议？” 铁路尽量平和地应对着这种无礼的问话：“没有。” 吴哲：“那么，我有异议。” 连同铁路在内的军官几乎有点震惊，袁朗忽然打起了精神，似乎一件他一直在期待的事情终于发生。 吴哲一直在等着这一天，他坚持到现在是因为不要输，可也不会把自己交给一个已经让他失望的地方。 吴哲对着几位主官开火了，他显然已经忍了很久：“我的异议会以书面形式呈交，并且希望能上送更高一级部门。我会详细陈述对这支部队失去热情的理由，我无法面对这样的主官，嘴上甚至跑到了二十一世纪中叶，然后一通手机电话，一顿饭吃得整月不见踪影，顺便我想请示在本基地使用个人无线通讯器材是否严重违规？我也无法信任这样的战友，以违规和践踏他人为特权，成为老兵资格的炫耀。最重要的一点，我现在是少校。” 那几位主官被他数落得多少有点难堪，袁朗则很有兴趣地听着，也看着。 袁朗：“少校怎么啦？” 吴哲非常明显地看着袁朗的中校军衔，并且有意让人知道他在看着什么。 吴哲：“少校离中校也就一步之遥。我得趁着还有理想的时候维护理想，不能为了这一步之遥幻灭了我的理想。” 袁朗：“好。”他向着铁路，“现在我可以说了，我没有异议，他略显轻浮，但心里稳重，我要他。” 吴哲：“我也补充一句，很多人擅长评论别人，可对着镜子也看不见自己，这也是我不想留下的理由。” 铁路：“吴哲同志，你这已经不是异议，而是指控了。你明白吗？” 吴哲：“非常明白。” 铁路只好向着袁朗苦笑：“自己收拾吧。你是会喜欢他，你总会要些很有个性的部下。” 袁朗向吴哲：“那么你最大的反感是我践踏了他人的理想与希望，对吧？” "yes." “那么你想象中的战场是什么样子呢？吴哲。如果你也认为军人最终是要面对不论哪种形态的战场？” 吴哲忽然有些语塞，袁朗问了一个他无法一下说清的问题。 “这问题很大，而且和我们谈的好像没有关联。” 袁朗并不准备放弃：“是地上跑着战车，天上飞着和平鸽，枪林弹雨时一边响着优美的旋律，一边歌唱主人公的希望与理想吗？” 吴哲有些愠怒：“当然不是。什么主人公和平鸽的，像部烂电影。” 袁朗：“嗯，谁也不是主人公，一个炮营的齐射都让我觉得自己的渺小，个人意志微不足道。那么吴哲，战场是由得理想与希望飞翔的地方吗？” 吴哲开始觉得不对味：“这种话您说过，我认为是借口。而且你使用了归谬法，我个人认为最不道德的辩论法。” 袁朗：“好，让辩论滚蛋。昨天的演习你认为最出色的是谁？” 吴哲：“是许三多，当然是他。” 袁朗：“为什么？” 吴哲：“他在最绝望的情况下尽了最大努力……”他哑住了，并且意识到自己又要被人抓住把柄。 “在最绝望的情况下，在完全失去了希望和理想的情况下。”袁朗笑了笑。吴哲在想着反击对方的办法，而袁朗根本不用想，他想过太久。 袁朗：“我不会践踏你们的希望与理想，说真的，那是我最珍惜的部分，我看中你们的第一要素。但是我希望你们在没有这些东西时也能生存，在更加真实和残酷的环境里也能生存。我敬佩的一位老军人说，他费尽心血但不敢妄谈胜利，他只想部下在战争中能少死几个。他说，这是军人的人道。” 吴哲现在不是在想如何反驳，而是在思考。 袁朗：“这句话送给你。从少校到中校确实只一步之遥，尤其你这样年青，但我想给你的一步之遥加上点沉重的东西。” 吴哲：“我还是不能信服。”他看着袁朗和那几个已经拿他头痛的军官，“我以为我长于辩论，原来你更长于辩论，但这种人都有个通病，太相信自己的舌头，太不相信自己的耳朵。” 袁朗苦笑，伴着苦笑一串钥匙扔了过来，吴哲下意识接住。 袁朗：“你现在就可以去检查我的办公室，我的个人无线通讯器材在右上第一个抽屉，别失望，因为它没卡没电池，就是为了让你们失望的道具。顺便问一下，你怕辛苦吗？” 吴哲老实不客气地把钥匙收了：“得看什么事。” 袁朗：“这星期你查岗吧，全基地的任何角落，如果发现任何违纪现象，你可以直接呈报大队长铁路。” 吴哲：“也包括您吗？” 袁朗笑笑：“也包括他。”他指指铁路。 吴哲：“是。我现在可以……去查您的办公室了吗？过时怕会有假。” 铁路苦笑。 袁朗：“可以。” 吴哲：“一个星期的查岗不说明什么，我能查一个月吗？” 袁朗：“随时吧。只要你还在A大队期间，如果发现有任何违纪现象，你可以直接呈报大队长。这不叫越级。” 吴哲想了想，终于庄重地行了个军礼：“是！中校！” 他出去。铁路看着袁朗苦笑：“他都不叫你队长，干吗给自己挑这么难管的部下？” 袁朗根本没回答这个问题，他显得很兴奋，因为刚发现一个优秀的部下：“我喜欢他以下三点：其一，刚才表现出来的原则。其二，乐观和希望。其三，他和许三多这样的农村兵也是朋友，他不会毁于就他很容易产生的优越感。” 现在敬礼之后坐下的是许三多。铁路看看袁朗，又看许三多，对一个表现如此出色的士兵他能说什么。 铁路：“我没有异议。” 袁朗：“许三多，你昨天反差大得让我们惊讶。” 许三多：“报告，什么反差？” 袁朗挠挠头，他面对的家伙有时会很愚钝：“在和你的队友一起时，你几乎不知道该迈哪条腿。然后你相信你的队友都已经牺牲了，你开始选择自己的行动，那种独立和大胆又让我们惊讶。” 许三多看起来很沮丧：“我没能完成任务。” 袁朗：“那根本不是能单兵完成的任务。而且我昨晚做了个数据模拟，你的行动使主目标被引爆的几率减少到百分之十四点七，是有效行为。” 许三多还是没精打采：“那就好。” 袁朗：“许三多，别人是你的障碍吗？还是你太介意别人了？” 许三多：“没有吧。” 袁朗有些不知何以为继，许三多委靡得让他感觉陌生，他也只好草草收场：“许三多，愿意留在特种兵作战大队吗？” "willing." 袁朗看铁路，铁路只好草草打了个钩：“你去吧。出去的时候叫成才进来。” Xu Sanduo: "Yes." 袁朗：“许三多？”许三多在门边站住，看着袁朗。 “你病了吗？还是……没恢复过来？” "No." “去吧，注意休息。” 许三多委靡地走出去。 我也不知道怎么了，费那么大劲走上这条路，忽如其来，一夜之间，心愿达成，却一片茫然。 许三多出来，第一眼就找见成才。成才呼吸，挺胸，尽量让自己军仪十足，然后推门。 许三多：“成才别泄气。不放弃，不抛弃。” 成才根本无心听他，将许三多伸过来的手也甩在背后，他握着门把深深吸了口气，推开，去独自面对他的命运。