Chapter 17 third quarter

The next morning, Ion woke up with a severe headache, next to Sabu who was smoking a cigarette butt with a dull expression. "Are you up?" Sabu asked, staring at the round ceiling of the headquarters. The lights hung everywhere were shining brightly, and the scene was exactly the same as last night.Ion didn't know how long it had passed, but he lost confidence in his memory and felt fear instantly. When sleeping on the ground, he felt life through the migration of time and seasons; he also used to rejoice in the morning sunshine because he was too afraid of the darkness of night and the cold.In mid-summer, on the contrary, it is extremely painful for the morning to come.The change of morning sun that illuminates the walls of the building, the process of heating and cooling the asphalt road, the smell of grass and earth in the park, and the freezing coldness of the tap water in winter, all these are nostalgic, and Ion couldn’t help but take a deep breath .

However, what lingers in the underground air-raid shelter is a strong musty smell, the stench of rotten food and stinky sewers, as well as the animal-like body odor emitted by growing teenagers.There's nothing half-smelling to be found here.Can I really live in this kind of place? "Let's have breakfast." Hearing Sabu's voice, Ion found a container beside his pillow. "If you don't eat it quickly, someone will come to snatch it. I'll keep an eye on it for you." Sabu said condescendingly.It seemed that Ian was the only one who overslept.There are muffled and noisy voices around, and the headquarters is full of noise.

Ion barely got up, but every movement gave him a splitting headache.Enduring his headache, he picked up the Styrofoam container for breakfast.Containers of brown soup, floating fish sausages and shredded pineapple bread-like objects.Ian lost his appetite and put the container back on the ground. "My head hurts, how could this happen?" "I also get headaches sometimes." Sabu angrily agrees.Ion recalled that Mrs. Rong said that sleeping pills were often mixed in dinner.Could the headache be caused by the medicine? "Eat quickly, hold the cup by yourself, or you will have to eat in a dirty container again."

Sabu said Ion was trying to force the food into his stomach.However, the severe headache made him want to throw up. "Can't eat it." "Then give it to me." Sabu impatiently took out a spoon from his pocket and ate Ion's breakfast.The teenagers around looked at him enviously. Ion lay down, watching Sabu gobble him up.He suddenly felt the gaze from behind, turned his head, and finally met the eyes of the bald head spinning drum sticks in the depths of the underground air-raid shelter. "Listen, no supper tomorrow. Got it?" He suddenly remembered that the bald head appeared in the middle of the night.The guy literally said "I'll take you to see Tin".Is that dreaming?If it is true, what is the bald head going to tell me?

However, the expression of the bald man who was facing Ion did not change at all, and he looked away directly, showing no interest in his expression.Is it really a dream?Because he was so sleepy that his consciousness was hazy, Ion didn't have the confidence to conclude that it was something that happened in reality. "Sabu, what's that guy's name?" Ion secretly pointed at the bald back and asked. "Monk. His rank is higher than yours. He is a lieutenant, just inferior to the Colonel." "Monk? Why?" "I don't know, because he's bald, right? I heard that he lost even a hair on his head when he was born, so he's bald."

Sabu let out a piercing laugh.Perhaps hearing the laughter, the monk stared at him from a distance, and Sabu hurriedly lowered his head.Will he be afraid of monks?His shoulders trembled slightly. The monk wears a khaki vest over camouflage trousers.The upper body is burlier than anyone else, I don't know if it is mixed with foreign blood, and the facial features are also beautiful.The outstanding appearance of the monk overwhelmed the surrounding teenagers. The monk asked Rongtai to carry the paint can and boldly paint a large mural on the wall with a brush.First the black outline.It's a picture of a woman with long hair holding a baby.The teenagers watched silently.

Ion suppressed his headache and finally stood up.He wobbled closer to the monk and stood behind him looking at the painting.correct.The one who painted the bronze and iron brothers on the wall of the Shibuya Palace is the monk. The monk turned his head and glanced at Ion, but did not speak.Ion called to him. "Monk." The monk didn't answer, and Ion took a step closer. "Monk, is it convenient?" "Hey, who will teach this guy what class is!" What Ion got was sharp curses.The people around burst into laughter.Ion was shocked and froze in place.The monk patted my shoulder yesterday, trying to wake me up. Was it really a dream?With humiliation and confusion, Ion returned to where Sabu was.Sabu immediately murmured anxiously, "What do you want to tell the monk?"

"nothing." "The monk is the oldest, and he is very scary. Even the chief treats him differently. Don't mess with him." Applause suddenly sounded.Ian quietly turned around to see that the monk's mural was completed.The outline is filled with color.The woman's face is white, her hair is yellow, and the face of a child is painted red.Ion was immediately attracted by that painting. That face seemed familiar.Is that drawing Kemiko?The blonde-haired woman had extremely light eyebrows, and the eye area was painted blue.The root of the finger holding the child is painted with words that appear to be blue tattoos.How did the monk know Kemiko?The turmoil in Ion's heart could not be calmed down for a long time.

Ion didn't know how time passed.Lying and passing the time in the headquarters with the same lighting, the same smell, and the same crowds, it was dinner time before I knew it.Did not see the Colonel, nor broadcast.Maruyama didn't know where he went and disappeared. The cauldron was placed on the gas stove.Eita took out the ingredients from the refrigerator and threw them into the pot. After a while, the smell of food began to waft out.Eita tasted it while eating her own portion.Ion, who hadn't eaten breakfast, growled in his stomach. Not long after, the boy lined up in front of Eita with the container.Ion also lined up with Sabu and took the chowder that Eita scooped up with a large spoon.

Ion was dying of hunger, but he hesitated to speak.In case the monk really came last night, he must not be stunned by medicine tonight.But if it was just a dream, Ion would have to sleep with hunger.Hours after waking, after the headache had subsided, he was starving.Ian watched his companion take the cup noodles and other food brought in from the ground to accompany his dinner, fighting against his empty stomach. "Why don't you eat, Ion?" Sabu observed Ion's appearance suspiciously. "My head still hurts. I'll bear it for another day. Do you want my share?"

Sabu happily ate Ion's dinner, and the teenagers looked on enviously.Mrs. Rong is here. "Warrant officer, isn't the food I cook delicious?" Ian shook his head: "My head still hurts." "You were having a nightmare, Warrant Officer." Rong Tai smiled and left.Was that really a dream? Sabu fell asleep from snoring after eating two bowls.Ion looked at Sabu, resting his cheek.The entire headquarters was filled with harsh snoring. "Ion." He heard whispers.The monk stood in the corner of the headquarters.Ion stood up and scanned the underground air-raid shelter.Boys everywhere slept as if they were dead.Some were lying in sleeping bags, some were wrapped in dirty blankets, and many, like Sabu, slept directly on the cold ground without any bedding.Every face snores hollowly. Was it the same for me last night?The effect of sleeping pills was really terrifying, so Ion carefully avoided his companion's feet and walked to the monk.The monk was wearing a black wool cap, waiting for Ian to pass by. "You didn't eat. Great." Although he was praised, Ion was not happy.His stomach growled. "Are you hungry? Here you go." The monk took out the bread from his pocket, broke it in half, and threw it to Ion.The bread the monk gave him was hard enough to break his teeth, but the more he chewed, the more delicious he was.Ion ate a little and put it in his pocket. "Why do you want to see Tin?" The monk stared at Ion with sharp eyes.The monk's eyes are dark green, the color of a deep swamp.Ian was fascinated by the monk's beautiful facial features and eyes, and he was in a trance. "I want to ask Seok if he knows the Bronze Brothers. I want to know the secret of the picture you drew in Shibuya Palace." "It's true that Tin came up with that picture. That guy wrote the song and lyrics, and the composition of the graffiti was also his idea." "Where's the tin?" Ion felt anxious.He deeply felt that if he didn't see Xi soon, Xi would disappear.It is probably because the monk talks about tin in the past tense.As a result, the monk raised his hand to stop it: "Wait a minute, I have something to confirm before that. Where is the gun you brought?" "Master took it." Ian turned his head and looked at the shadow of the stairs leading to the Colonel's room.Only there was silence, dark and cloudy, as if exuding miasma. "Then you go and get the gun back. Give me that gun, and I'll take you to see Xi." "Why do you want me to get it? Why don't you go by yourself?" Ion wanted to know what the monk was thinking, and stared desperately into his green eyes.Yet he could read nothing from the monk's dark, swampy eyes. "In the past, there were no real guns in the Luminous Army, but you brought in real guns. Speaking of it, you brought the greatest disaster. The commander will definitely be more aggressive if he has a gun. Other troops will definitely want to come Snatch. So I'm going to save it before something happens." "Can't you go get it yourself?" "You brought it in. You are responsible." The monk suddenly grabbed Ian by the back of the neck and pushed him violently.Ion fell down on the stone floor in disgrace.He looked at the bread rolling out of his pocket and thought: Is this the price? "Take the gun back from Colonel, or I won't let you see Xi." Ian had no choice but to go to the Colonel's room.The door was closed tightly, but light and the sound of the TV came from the gap below.With ears pricked up, a slight snoring can be heard.Ion made up his mind to open the door.Colonel lay on his back and fell asleep. The picture quality of the TV screen that was turned on was rough, and the video tape seemed to have been copied countless times.Under a leaden sky, on a hill overlooking the port, a group of young soldiers fought.Someone waved a red flag, someone was shot and fell to the ground.The soldiers' military uniforms are very long, and their boots are covered with mud.It's a brutal battle scene. Ion was instantly attracted by the picture, but he came back to his senses after hearing the Colonel's crooning.Did Colonel take sleeping pills too?His mouth was open and he was sleeping in pain. Ion looked for the pistol.But the room was so small that there was almost no furniture, and there was no pistol in sight.Suddenly, Ian found the handle of the gun protruding from under the pillow of the overturned Chief, and gently pulled the gun out. "Shall I pay you back?" The chief opened his mouth coldly, and Ion backed away in fright, hit the chair and fell to the ground.The Colonel opened his eyes to look at Ion. "Hey, don't take it in silence." "Sorry." Ion held his pistol and apologized.Da Zuo took a hard breath and propped up his upper body. "Well, you were the one who brought it in. But, it's actually my new south." "how do you know?" "The photon in the cross house used to be my wife. I don't know what's going on now, as long as she's still alive." "There is only hell at the end of the road you are going to go." Ion remembered the prophecy of the pistol woman, and his face turned blue with anxiety.Unexpectedly, Da Zuo and the pistol woman would be husband and wife before.Is it true that the self who sent the gun to the Colonel as if being dragged is really falling headlong into hell?Ion had a strong sense of foreboding. The Colonel glanced at the TV screen and coughed loudly: "That gun is a souvenir from when I was still a police officer." "You used to be a policeman?" "Yes. But I killed my colleague and escaped. At that time, I gave the gun to Photon, and explained to her that the world is in such a mess now that the gun must be hidden secretly. Then I died." "Aren't you living well?" "No, to live underground is to die on the surface. There's no day and night underground, and there's no way back to the surface. Living in a cave with a sealed ceiling is depressing, isn't it? It's the same in the tomb. Why are you here? You should forget the past, brother, who lives on the earth." The Colonel sighed deeply and put his feet on the ground.The toenails were black and dead.Colonel looked tired, and wiped his face with his hands for a long time.Then he looked at Ian with dull eyes: "Okay, Ian, lend me that gun. I won't ask you to return it to me. Anyway, the monk wanted it, so he ordered you to get it? I know it perfectly. .The monk wants to replace me. He wants to rule the dark world and become the king of the underworld. I know the above world, so I am a wimp. But that guy is a child of the dark man, not like me." Da Zuo straightened up slightly, and stretched out his hand to Ion. "Okay, lend me the gun." Ion was frightened by the commander's courage, and retreated all the way to the wall. "Then you don't need to borrow me, just give me a bullet." The Colonel unbuttoned his shirt.Ion was confused and froze in place. "There are five rounds in the New South, give me one, and you have four left, you can save one for yourself. As long as you stay here, you will need it sooner or later. Then again, this gun will come back It must be destined to be by my side. Ian, if you don't want to borrow me, just shoot me." "I can not do it." Ion trembled and hugged his head.Colonel reached out his hand and easily snatched the gun from Ion's weak hands. "I'm sorry, Ion. I'm very happy. Thanks to you, it's finally time to draw a conclusion. You are sent from heaven, Ion. If you still have a chance to meet Photon, thank you. No, No need to thank you. Tell her more, it may make her worry. " The Colonel held the gun he took from Ion's hand.Ion didn't even have time to stop it, the Colonel immediately pulled the trigger.With a bang, I couldn't even feel any hesitation. The last thing Ian saw was the face of the chief who died with a large amount of blood gushing from his ears, nose, and mouth. "What's wrong?" The door flung open.The monk's green eyes widened in astonishment, and then realized everything, and the color became dark again, and Ian watched the change with ecstasy.Is it nerve paralysis?He could feel nothing and think nothing.