Chapter 15 first quarter

"Ion, look at that." Sabu pointed into the distance.The viaduct of the Metropolitan Expressway can be seen through the gaps in the dark Jingu forest.The headlights of passing cars turned into a strip of light, dyeing the night sky colorful and poisonous. "Expressway? No chance for me." Ion had only had a lift when he was taken to child care.And it's a big bus. "I'm not talking about that. Listen carefully to what I taught you. You may be surprised, but when looking for underground passages, you should look at the ground in reverse. There are almost secret underground passages or large gangs underground on highways and high-rise buildings. Pu room."

The two were climbing up a steep ramp.Sabu seems to be looking for a working manhole cover. "Many piles are buried underground on highways and high-rise buildings, and the project is huge. Whether it is relocation or construction, they will use the tunnels that have been opened before to save labor as much as possible." "You are so knowledgeable." Ian said in admiration. Apart from Mogami, Ion didn't have half a friend, so chatting with boys of the same age made him very happy. "The seniors at the headquarters told me." Sabu said proudly. Ion's curiosity was aroused.Don't brothers and sisters always kindly teach "brothers and sisters" many things?Wandering around dangerously underground, Ion couldn't wait to go to the "headquarters" where the teenagers gathered.

"how much longer?" "It will take more than an hour. It's not safe today, so I took a long detour." Sabu answered in a low voice, paying attention to his surroundings. "Even if it's dangerous, we still have to go underground." Ian thought it was ridiculous, but Sabu was very serious: "According to the regulations, the only time to go out on the ground is to train and work. Ion, you should also remember that this may be the last time you see Luo on the ground." Sabu removed the manhole cover he found.There was a strong sound of running water from below.The light of the headlamp illuminates the dark cave.The bottom of the cave is a piece of black water.Ion flinched instantly in fright, but still followed.Sabu supported his feet from underneath as he struggled to close the heavy iron lid.

The two stepped on the sewage and walked for about twenty minutes in the rolling waterway.Ion had no sense of direction, but Sabu seemed to know where to go.The amount of water suddenly increased on the way, until the ankles were soaked in icy water. Sabu walked into the muddy horizontal pit without hesitation.It was a cylindrical cave with a diameter of only about one meter, and one had to bend one's body to move forward.There are many corpses of unknown fish at the bottom, which is very scary.Ion almost slipped and fell several times, not knowing how to move forward. But Sabu kept walking without looking back.The lights were getting further and further away, and when he was left in the dark, Ion fell into panic.If this goes on, I can only wait to die.He tried his best to catch up, and suddenly came across a big river.It is a river that flows through the culvert.Fortunately, there is very little water.

"What, are you catching up?" Sabu, standing on the river bed, looked up at Ion's muddy face.Ion felt betrayed and was deeply shocked, but Sabu had a sneer on his face.Ion found that Sabu was missing some teeth. "Sabu, are you trying to leave me?" "No. It's just that if you can't keep up like this, you won't be eligible to join the team." Sabu turned his head and said. "I will definitely follow." "real or fake?" "Really." Ion replied panting, and jumped off the river bed. Sabu leads.There seems to be a subway passing under the river.After climbing down the narrow and long ladder with the vent, we came to the track.Sabu ran across the track and into the hole in the wall.From there it leads to other caves.The narrow cave turned a few corners at right angles and turned into a dead end.There is an iron fence embedded there.

Sabu removed a few iron rods underneath and easily got in.After Ion also entered, Sabu returned the fence to its original state as if nothing had happened. There are narrow steps going down in front of the iron fence.The wall surface is very smooth, as if it has been honed by many people.After going all the way down to the bottom, he turned left in the dark passage, and Ion was taken aback for an instant, and stopped in his tracks. A brightly lit space appeared in front of him.It was a huge space like a semi-conical barracks or an interrupted tunnel.There are all kinds of things there, like a flea market selling stolen goods, and many teenagers wander in it.Sabu said proudly: "This is our headquarters."

It felt like being in a dream.The concrete floor covered with black mildew was covered with white particles of BB bombs, like snowflakes.And winding like a big red and black snake is a thick wire pulled without authorization. In addition to the white lights, there are also construction site lights or Christmas colored bulbs, and lights painted in various colors are scattered around the ground. The walls are full of graffiti, animals, humans, and inexplicable characters are painted with colorful paints, and bicycle parts, car steering wheels, tires, etc. are all painted with fluorescent paint and piled on the ground.Santa Claus sitting on a sleigh holds a flashlight, and KFC Grandpa stands holding a mannequin's head.

"This is the underground air-raid shelter of the old army." The Old Army's Underground Raid Shelter - What's That?Ion had never heard these words.But the stain at the top of the soaring ceiling arc was ominously black, and no amount of paint could hide it.The corners of the walls in the depths were also dark, as if there were undead lurking, it was terrifying.Did Sabu and the others paint graffiti and light up various lights in order to forget these scary parts? Suddenly, a bang fell from the sky, and Ion covered his ears.On the stage piled up with waste materials in the center, the orchestra began to play.Two guitars, bass and drums.Holding a microphone and singing a gloomy melody repeatedly was a long-haired boy.

The bald head who ordered Ion's execution was beating a drum.The bald head saw Ion, but he didn't react at all, his eyes drifted intoxicated. Everywhere there are rooms partitioned from stacked cardboard boxes or scrap wood.There is a messy space with wooden tables, chairs and refrigerators. Does it mean to serve as a barracks?A gas tank was dropped on the ground, a large pot and a kettle were placed on the gas stove, and a few teenagers in front of them were standing and eating instant noodles.There were five or six teenagers sleeping wrapped in sleeping bags at their feet.They didn't know if they were taking drugs, but everyone's eyes were drowsy, pointing at Ion and laughing like euphoria.

"The branches in Tokyo are located in Adachi, Ikebukuro, and Tsukiji. The Luminous Unit is in charge of the Shinjuku and Shibuya lines, so it's the best one. But I'm really tired today. Ion, you're pretty capable." murmured Sabu, taking his place in front of the oil stove and taking off his dirty, water-soaked shoes.After walking through the sewers and drains, my feet were frozen purple. A teenager about twelve years old did not turn off the fire first, and directly replenished the kerosene of the heater.He wiped off the kerosene spilled on the floor with the sole of his mud-black sneakers, and walked to the other stoves.

Sabu put his frozen feet in front of the stove and began to warm them.Ion was cold too, but politely stayed away from the heater.He was exhausted, more sleepy than the cold. From Shibuya to Shinjuku, how far did you move up and down?After the tension relaxed, the wound and muscle ached.And I'm so hungry.He didn't eat anything all day.Ian sat down and closed his eyes, listening to the band's songs casually.The lyrics are quirky. "What a weird song." Perhaps hearing Ion's murmur, Sabu lazily said in front of the stove: "This is the theme song of the Night Light Troop. There are many other songs." Ion quietly listened to the low and painful voice of the lead singer boy.Soon after, someone followed the chorus of "the honor of the silent triumphant soldier", which became a chorus.The chorus continued for a long time, and the band had to play again and again. But the sound of this underground air-raid shelter does not resonate at all.As if absorbed by the ominous stains on the wall, the sound disappeared into the gloomy surrounding darkness. "You must die".This line of lyrics has been hovering in Ion's head and cannot be shaken off.Yes, if I stay here, I will die.Ian had such a terrifying premonition.Who wrote such a gloomy song? "Don't sleep, get up!" Someone shook his shoulder roughly, and Ion woke up.Because of fatigue, he fell asleep unconsciously.A tall boy stood in front of Ion. "Remember me? I'm Chocho Maruyama. You really want to join the team? You don't want revenge, do you?" Eyes with upturned corners, well-polished military boots, a camouflage jacket, a black beret, and a knife in his waist.The one who shot Ion's legs and "executed" him.The slender eyes questioned Ion's original intention. Ion didn't know what expression to put on, his face froze. "Be honest with you. What is your purpose here?" With shoe polish on, the shiny black boots lightly kicked on Ion's "execution" scars.Ion hurriedly stood up. "I don't have any purpose. The Luminous Squad is awesome and I want to join." Ion imitated Sabu's words.Suddenly he found that Sabu was nowhere to be seen, and looked around.The boy who went around replenishing the kerosene for the stove disappeared.Unknowingly, the headquarters fell into silence. The boy who fell asleep in the barracks stretched out his head from his sleeping bag and looked at Ion seriously.Probably because Maruyama showed up, no one laughed. The members of the orchestra also stopped playing, and squatted there, looking down dully.The long-haired boy who is the lead singer covers his face with his hair and sits on the stage smoking a cigarette. Suddenly, there was the sound of a stick hitting something.The bald head casually beat the walls or waste materials with drumsticks as if he was testing the sound of various items. Maruyama looked down at Ion menacingly: "Really? I remember you said weird things back then, saying that you were looking for 'brother'." "That's one of the reasons." Ion admitted that Maruyama smiled and looked around the entire headquarters slowly.Perhaps because they didn't want to meet Maruyama's gaze, the boys all lowered their heads. "You don't have any 'brothers' here. They're all children of the Dark Ones, or poor wretches thrown in the ground. Have you ever eaten the fish you caught in the sewers? There's a lot of gills and carps. But each one tastes like household detergent foam. If you think I'm kidding, try it." Maruyama stared at Ion's face.Ion turned his face away, Maruyama stared stubbornly into his eyes and said, "Have you ever grabbed the rotting corpse of a cat or the corpse of a ditch rat and cleaned it with your bare hands? No, have you? Sometimes there are human babies and old people's corpses Floaters, or weird animals out of nowhere. Underground is a veritable stinky gutter. Not half a guy here is as happy as you are." Am I happy?impossible.Ion wanted to refute Maruyama, trying to remember his childhood. But apart from the incident of playing with the copper and iron brothers, there are only fragments of memories left, and they can hardly remember them.There was always something missing in the house, not everyone had a taste of candy and juice, and sometimes the "siblings" fought over each other.At that time, the copper and iron brothers would say that the young children are very pitiful and give their share to others. For the only small TV, sometimes there will be disputes over the channel, and in winter, there will be quarrels over the quilt.There are almost no toys that can be called toys. They are all playing with the bugs around or the branches and leaves picked up outside. Suddenly, Ion remembered the time when only one old game console broke down.That's a big deal. A rude "sibling" suddenly lost his mind for some reason and threw the game console against the wall, breaking it.But even though he remembered this incident, Ion didn't remember who the most important "brothers and sisters" were?Can't remember the name either.Why is that? What the hell happened to us?What kind of place were we originally in?There should be "adults" raising us, what are they doing? correct.What did Mogami say? "Where are your parents? Do you have parents?" Not in the first place.Ion replied, Mogami smiled. "You can't have no parents. It's biologically impossible. You just don't know it." Are your parents among those "adults"?Why are we "brothers and sisters"? Ion pondered, and Maruyama was speechless exaggeratedly. "Don't be in a daze. There is no 'brother' here, but you want to join anyway, so there is only one reason." Ion raised his head, and Maruyama Kouchi said furiously, "You are a spy sent by the company, right?" Ion noticed a commotion among the teenagers, and the anger swelled up like surface tension.Things are not going well.Ion licked his lips: "What is the company?" "Someone hired to wipe out our company. Are you good at playing dumb?" "I really don't know." Ion desperately argued. "Brother Maruyama, this guy really doesn't know anything about the underground." It was Sabu who came back at some unknown time that Jack offered a helping hand.Ian looked at Sabu with a sigh of relief, but Sabu looked like he had nothing to do with himself.Maruyama said unhappily to Sabu: "Then why did this guy join the army?" "I want to live here. I have nowhere to go." Ion replied on the spot.Sabu stared at Ion silently. "That will have to be paid. Did you bring any money?" Ion nodded, Maruyama stretched out his frighteningly dirty hand and said, "How much did you bring? Let me see." "I want to show it to the Colonel." Ion shook his head. "I want to check first. If you pass my inspection, I will let you see the Colonel." "No." Ion shook his head, hugging the backpack to his chest. "Show me!" Maruyama stretched out his hand and approached, so Ion reached into his backpack and fumbled for the pistol underneath.He grabbed the handle and held it tight. "There's no way you bum can get money. You don't have any money, do you?" "I have. But I can't show you." "take it out!" Maruyama poked Ion.Ion pulled out the pistol from his backpack and pointed it at Maruyama. "This is the money!" Someone let out a child-like shrill scream, like a teenager singing in a hoarse voice. "Hey, is it a real gun?" Maruyama asked in a phlegmatic voice. "You'll see. Shall I shoot?" Maruyama raised his hands.Not a threat, Ion really wanted to shoot. "Be careful. You have never touched a gun before, so it's dangerous?" "Let me see the Colonel." Ion repeated. "Maruyama, take him there." The bald head twirled the drum stick and said impatiently.Maruyama nodded, and pushed his chin with an unhappy face. Finally got to see Da Zuo.Is Da Zuo a brass and iron brother?Ion was very excited.What if not?I can only escape with this gun.He probably remembered the route to the exhaust. "This way." Maruyama turned over several cardboard boxes and waste material partitions, and took Ion to the depths of the headquarters. In the dark, there were several teenagers gathered together, and they followed Ion who was walking with Maruyama.Some of them looked like "soldiers" who had been to Shibuya Palace, but after seeing Ion and the gun, everyone's eyes drifted in mid-air and sighed.There were murmurs of "Real guns" and "That's awesome" from everywhere. Maruyama took Ion to the end of the underground bomb shelter.There is an inconspicuous staircase in the depths, a staircase that has been trampled by countless people for a long time. At the end of the stairs is a dead end with a door on the left.Will I be deceived?Ion got scared. "The chief is right here, let's go." Ion's back was roughly pushed, he aimed his gun at Maruyama, and pushed the door open with his back.A man's voice sounded: "You just want to join the team?" Ion turned around in surprise.