Chapter 25 22. "First Night Theory"

Drifting in a small boat in the tropical rainforest, listening to the chirping of monkeys and birds on both sides of the strait, watching the uncanny workmanship of nature, and accompanied by two beauties - what a cozy and romantic scene it should be , if it can be accompanied by a bottle of sweet French champagne, a plate of sturgeon caviar from the Black Coast, and some light music by Ono Lisa... Lin Feiyu shook his head—these fantasies are beautiful, but they are just fantasies after all. The reality is this: The small boat has already begun to seep water, and a shallow puddle has accumulated in the middle of the hull; from time to time, a few flesh and blood balls filled with crystal pillars appear on both sides of the river, and the "escort" reluctantly leaves after a long journey; Roaring overhead, shaking every tree in the jungle; Aslan was tired and listlessly leaned against the bow of the boat, obviously exhausted, and curled up in her arms At this time, Wang Qingyi could only tremble slightly while making a "humming" sound like a moan.

As for the hands, it is even more impossible to have any French champagne and Black Coast caviar - Lin Feiyu looked down at the AN94 on his knee, and sighed long. "Yu..." Aslan gently lifted the girl in his arms up to avoid the stagnant water in the center of the hull: "I have a question about this child." The wind made Aslan's murmur so faint that it was almost unrecognizable, Lin Feiyu took a deep breath and said, "There is no one else here, if you have any questions, just ask loudly." Aslan cleared his throat: "Who is this girl to you?" Lin Feiyu frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Is there anything special about her?" "Her," Lin Feiyu was just about to answer, but hesitated to speak - he understood the implication of the other party's question: "...tsk, it's a good question..." "Is she your fiancee?" "No," Lin Feiyu curled his lips and said with a smile, "at least not yet." "That's your sister? Or some other relative?" "No, Aslan, I said it," Lin Feiyu paused, "She's just a friend's daughter." "A friend's daughter? Huh?" Aslang snorted, as if he didn't quite believe the other party's answer: "Just a friend's daughter, is it worth your hard work?"

"People can't just leave their lives alone," Lin Feiyu shrugged, "I think your government is also educating citizens in this way?" "But we can't protect ourselves now!" Aslan suddenly raised his voice: "With a burden...with a burden that may turn into a monster at any time, you expect us to escape from Paget like this? Hmm ?” Lin Feiyu was silent - this is indeed a problem. In most of the missions in the past—especially those missions performed with Leng Bing, Lin Feiyu felt that he had a "heart of stone" that was so cold that it was almost heartless, and he was deeply proud of it.After all, what they did not only represented the Seventh Secret Service, but also related to the interests of the entire Chinese nation. Therefore, some small sacrifices were always considered "acceptable" by the two.Under this mission priority belief, destroying public property, harming innocent people, or even abandoning companions are no longer treasonous sins. On the contrary, according to the cold "teaching", these actions can be called a "tactic". .

So why? Why save this girl now?Just because she is the daughter of Wang Chaoxing? So who is the dynasty star?It's just a colleague with no relatives or reason, or even just met once, neither a friend nor a brother, and it has no effect on the mission.As for his daughter, she is even more of an insignificant supporting role—to put it coldly, she is like a "stone by the roadside" and has nothing to do with the mission at all. It sounds cruel—in fact, it is true. It is this attitude towards life and tasks that makes Leng Bing more and more withdrawn and incomprehensible, so that after he defected, many colleagues They all think that "character determines destiny".

But they are all wrong.At least in Lin Feiyu's view, the cold theory is impeccable - in the face of an opponent so powerful that even science and common sense can't explain it, the benevolence of a woman is so deadly, one extra movement or even a thought is enough to change the overall situation of life and death, and even meet the needs of the world. All games are lost. He remembered those voices—those voices crying to Leng Bing and himself for help, so real, so clear, as if they were close to his ears, there were Chinese and foreign languages ​​he couldn't understand, but they all had the same ending:

silence. "Listen to my explanation, Aslan, from the results, assuming we can escape from Paget," Lin Feiyu said calmly, "Wouldn't it be a good thing to remember for a lifetime if we took one more girl out of this damn hell? ?" He needs a reason now—a reason that can convince Aslan, and more importantly, a reason that can convince himself. "Ha!" Aslan shook his head, stroking the unconscious Wang Qingyi with his hands: "I'd rather forget everything that happened here." "Assuming we can't escape Paget," Lin Feiyu shrugged, "Then what does it matter if we take her away?"

"Your algorithm is wrong, Yu, this is a problem of probability." Aslan pointed to Wang Qingyi in his arms: "If we two go into battle lightly, the probability of achieving the result of 'escape from Paget' is almost 100% Ten, if you bring her, the probability will immediately plummet by twenty percentage points." "Isn't that a negative number?" Lin Feiyu laughed. "That's right." Aslan also laughed, "That means we need two other 'us' to protect the current 'us' to have a 10% chance of escaping from this island."

"Okay, what are you going to do now?" Lin Feiyu suddenly put away his smile: "Throw this child overboard?" "This is the most reasonable plan..." Aslang paused, "But I can't do it." "You mean I have to do it?" Aslan tilted his head: "Look, I'm just making a suggestion..." "Very well then, your suggestion has been rejected, and this topic ends here," Lin Feiyu said coldly, "And I don't want to bring it up again." Facial gestures, no more words. Aslan turned her head to look at the bushes on the river bank, and sighed softly—she felt that Lin Feiyu's last fallacy was quite convincing: assuming that everyone can't escape Paget—this seems to be the most likely The ending, so why not take a cute underage girl with you on the road?

And at least from the current "experience", Lin Feiyu is always right. Frankly, Paget was Aslam's first combat mission.From the airborne to the present day with two strange Chinese people on the same boat, none of the steps along the way were planned.What to do next?How to do?Aslan didn't have a clue, but his intuition told her that staying with Lin Feiyu was the safest choice right now. That's right, at least for the time being, this is a "reliable" guy - Aslan glanced sideways at Lin Feiyu at the stern, and nodded involuntarily. At this moment, a glowing red ghost suddenly appeared in the bushes on the left bank of the river. It was small in size and landed on all fours. It may have "used" to be a horse monkey or something—of course, it is completely changed now. Even the best biologists may not be able to identify it, only the red dust flickering like flames behind it can make people guess a little bit about its past and present lives.

The monster hung its back and stared at the small boat. It seemed that it was about to jump up when no one would notice it.Aslan just stretched out his finger to it, and was about to say "be careful" to Lin Feiyu, but unexpectedly, Lin Feiyu's gun was faster than her mouth. This seemingly indifferent man just raised his arm a little, and shot two bursts with the AN94 in his arm, and shot through the monster's face accurately, pushing it to the ground forcefully. "It will stand up again." The two spoke in unison, but their tone was slightly different. After looking at each other briefly, Lin Feiyu put down his rifle: "Don't worry, by the time it can stand up, we'll have driven a long way." Seeing his expression as if he was strolling in the garden, Aslan suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of admiration: "Who the hell are you?" "I said," Lin Feiyu pointed to his ear: "You can ask questions louder." Aslan, who was just expressing emotion casually, became serious after being told this. She gently put Wang Qingyi on the side of the wooden boat, and then moved to Lin Feiyu's side. "For the sake of us all possibly dying here, Yu, tell me the truth, what exactly do you do for work?" She stared wide-eyed, cautiously, with a mixture of curiosity and alertness—like a cat poking at an unknown object. "People's Liberation Army, PLA, do you understand?" Lin Feiyu waved his hands, as if he was very impatient: "Defend our home and our country - unlike you American soldiers, we never bully the weak." "Okay, stop pretending, Yu," Aslan said with a treacherous smile: "Ordinary soldiers should have been paralyzed by fright, your calm demeanor just now betrayed you... No, it should be said that you have always been like So calm and unhurried just now." She shook her head and paused for a few seconds: "It's unusual, isn't it? For a lone 'People's Liberation Army'?" Lin Feiyu turned his head solemnly, avoiding Aslan's sight. "You are an expert, Yu," the other party continued: "Although I have never come into contact with people like you...but I can feel that you must have seen a scene like today more than once—you already have a mentality Prepare, that's why you can be so calm." "Today's scene..." Lin Feiyu suddenly turned around, and said earnestly: "I have never seen it before. As for the psychological preparation you said... sorry," he trembled a few times on purpose: "I'm still so scared You're going to die, you just can't see it." "Afraid? What are you afraid of?" Aslan stretched out his hand and gently pressed Lin Feiyu's shoulder: "Afraid of dying on this island? Or afraid of not being able to complete the task?" Lin Feiyu instinctively realized that this was a very technical question, obviously after careful consideration—maybe he wanted to ask it a long time ago, but he never found the opportunity.No matter how Lin Feiyu answered, in this one-two question, his identity and actual thoughts would be exposed to some extent. He could have made up another random answer as usual, or simply ignored it, but this time, an unbelievably strange thought flashed through his mind—he decided to tell the truth. "Let me ask you a question first, Aslan..." Lin Feiyu touched his chin: "You..." "One question per person," Aslan said with a smirk on his face, "This is an international practice, right? You should answer me first." "Hey, to be fair," Lin Feiyu shrugged, "You've asked me several questions before, haven't you?" "A man who cares about everything..." Aslan brushed his hair, "...Okay, you come first." Lin Feiyu turned his body slightly, and leaned his back against the side of the boat: "Have you had any experience?" Aslan thought that the other party hadn't finished speaking, so he was stunned for two seconds before asking: "Eh? What experience?" "That kind of experience," Lin Feiyu shook his right hand: "You know, it's that kind of..." "You mean sleeping with a man?" Lin Feiyu snapped his fingers: "That's straightforward enough." "Please, we are all adults..." Aslan glanced sideways at the sleeping Wang Qingyi: "She is almost the same age, why are you so shy?" "So you have done it?" Lin Feiyu was stunned for a moment: "Oh!" He snapped his fingers: "Forgive my rudeness... I almost forgot that you are an American." Aslan raised his head and laughed—— "You seem to be very prejudiced against Americans..." She took a little steady breath: "I have nothing to hide... Well, I'm still a virgin." Lin Feiyu raised half of his eyebrows, and looked Aslan up and down: "...Yeah, it's not surprising," he nodded, "You were paralyzed when you were thirteen or fourteen years old, and before that...even if you were right Americans, too, a little earlier, right?" "So you don't know Americans..." Aslan tilted his head with a smile on his face: "It's very normal for our girls to lose their virginity at the age of thirteen or fourteen." "Then what about you? You didn't lose your virginity because..." Lin Feiyu paused: "Clean yourself?" Aslan nodded quite proudly: "Keep yourselves clean." "So, good girl," Lin Feiyu smiled slightly: "Have you ever imagined it? The scene of your first night?" Originally, Aslan was going to answer "this is another question", but frankly, she was more interested in the motivation of this question: "What? After finishing the biology report, you are going to write your psychology paper again?" "Imagine, a strong man with lumpy flesh standing naked behind you," Lin Feiyu suddenly lowered his voice, deliberately making his tone ambiguous: "He stretched out his arms and slowly hugged you from behind —Hold your waist..." "Hey Hey hey!" Aslan covered his mouth and smiled, and then pointed to the bushes on the right side of the river with his fingers. A monkey with half of its body already crystallized squatted on it, looking at this side with its blood-red and strange eyes. , it seems that a high jump can jump onto the boat: "Compared to my puberty reaction, there should be more worthy of your attention right now?" Lin Feiyu ignored her teasing, completely narcissistic: "...he hugged your waist, hugged you tightly, you tried to break free, you twisted your body, but suddenly found yourself naked." Listening to his vivid description, Aslang felt that he wanted to laugh even more: "What are you doing? Are you masturbating to me?" "He started to breathe into your ears, you felt warm and itchy, the consciousness of resistance gradually disappeared, and your body went limp. He started to touch your belly, stroking your lovely belly button... suddenly!" Lin Feiyu suddenly sped up his speech: "He turned you over. You saw his firm chest muscles, his tight belly, and his bold desire..." "Well, I don't know the rules of your country..." Affected by Lin Feiyu's words, Aslan felt a little embarrassed: "But at least in the United States of America, I can already sue you for sexual harassment." "Until now, everything is still gentle and romantic, and it didn't exceed your expectations." Lin Feiyu suddenly took a deep breath, and changed the subject sharply: "But what will happen next? What will he do to you? How will he do it? When will it start? How will it end? Every time you imagine this, Aslan, will you be afraid?" "I think we're digressing, Yu." "Aren't you asking me what I do for work?" "Yes, I thought you forgot." "I promise you will get the answer," Lin Feiyu said mysteriously, "but the premise is that you must cooperate with my thinking." "Well... First of all, I have to clarify to you, Yu, at least when I was sober, I didn't do the so-called 'conception' you mentioned," Aslang paused: "But when it comes to fear, I believe Every girl is terrified of her first night—if she's awake." "What are you afraid of?" Lin Feiyu put his forearm on his right knee, and leaned slightly to Aslan's side: "Afraid of being hurt by a man? Or afraid that I won't be able to do it?" Aslan immediately realized that Lin Feiyu's question was similar to the last question she asked before, and this made her even more confused - she didn't know how to answer it, nor could she figure out why the other party asked. "I can't explain it clearly," she shook her head, "I haven't experienced it before..." "It is because we have never experienced it that we are afraid," Lin Feiyu suddenly straightened his face: "The strongest fear does not come from death or failure, but the worry and anxiety about the 'unknown'. You don't know what will happen next. What will happen, when will it happen, that's why you're afraid, that's why you shrink back, and that's why you're confused—at this time, when the fear of the unknown is stronger than reason, you haven't figured out what you should think of. You didn't do the moves you did, and you died when you shouldn't have died." "Ha, you made a big circle..." Aslan suddenly realized, he was a little disappointed, "Just to tell me why you are afraid?" Lin Feiyu nodded: "I'm neither afraid of death, nor worried about not being able to complete the task. These are completely predictable parts of my work - and the part that I can't predict makes me feel scared." Aslan sighed softly, and then pinched his forehead with his hands: "Really, Yu...you can use an easy-to-understand method, there is no need to use such a sensitive thing as an example... What's the first night, man, belly, muscles... I got a headache when I heard it." "Heh..." This time it was Lin Feiyu's turn to cover his mouth and smile: "I apologize if I hurt your little self-esteem." "Self-esteem? What do you mean?" Aslan blushed suddenly: "I don't think there is anything wrong with a nineteen-year-old virgin, besides, it was because of force majeure..." "I didn't seem to mention the word 'virgin' just now, did I?" "I……" "Okay, okay, don't get excited," Lin Feiyu patted Aslan on the shoulder: "At first I also thought this statement was too explicit, but the person who invented it said to me, 'There is no experience in reality that can More fitting than the first night'." "The person who invented it?" Aslan was a little confused: "I thought it was just an impromptu joke when you were bored." A small bend appeared in the river, and Lin Feiyu adjusted the tiller slightly to keep the wooden boat in the middle of the current. "The First Night Theory—" He raised his head and glanced at the gloomy and oppressive sky: "That's what my seniors called it." "Ha, it's your senior again, he probably..." Aslang paused, "He's definitely not a 'marine', right?" Lin Feiyu looked solemn: "I remember that was the first mission... I was shivering, at a loss, powerless and thoughtless, like the air, I couldn't help anything, from the beginning to the end, I kept asking him what to do , what to do, stuff like that...and he asked me, 'What are you afraid of'?" Aslan rested his cheek with one hand: "Then how did you answer?" "I forgot, or maybe I didn't answer him at all." Lin Feiyu shrugged with a smile: "He told me that he was also afraid, just like the girl in the first night. out of fear." "This is the so-called 'First Night Theory'?" "For example, today's situation——" Lin Feiyu let go of the tiller and opened his arms: "Look around us, do you think I might have expected things to develop to this point? Do you think I might have encountered similar situations before?" scene?" Aslan pursed his lips: "...but you look very calm." "That's right, this is the core of the 'Chuye Theory'." Lin Feiyu paused: "Also... I think you are quite calm, too?" Aslan gave a wry smile—to be honest, if he hadn't met Lin Feiyu, he really didn't know what to do.Of course, at least compared to "ordinary people" like Wang Qingyi who have not received special operations training, she must appear more "calm". "The heart of 'First Night Theory'? A way to overcome fear?" Lin Feiyu shook his head: "No matter how many adult movies you watch, you can't stop the girls' fear in the first night. It's just like how we behave when we face unknown forces. At this moment, what matters is not the psychological state, but the psychological state. Behavioral patterns - the core of the 'first night theory' is to tell us what to do when we are afraid." "What you said is getting more and more mysterious." "My senior is not a philosopher, so this so-called 'theory' is actually very simple." Lin Feiyu said seriously: "He told me, 'At this time, just be like the girl in the first night and don't think about anything. For the superfluous things, just let nature take its course.’” "Let it be? How to do it?" Aslang said with a smile: "Turn off the light? Close your eyes?" "Laugh when you should laugh, cry when you should cry, and resist when you should—" Lin Feiyu paused: "Resist, even if it's useless." "What's the meaning?" "Then let's take today's situation as an example." Lin Feiyu pointed to the woods on both sides of the river: "A bad guy shoots at you, and he shoots back at him; a monster bites your neck and tears its mouth; something blocks your way , Burst its head--soldiers will block it, water will cover it, fight hard if you can beat it, run if you can't beat it, save those who can be saved, and those who can't be saved..." Lin Feiyu pointed and seemed to have regained consciousness Wang Qingyi: "Just give them a good time." Aslan narrowed his eyes, showing a little disdain. "It's not as simple as you imagined, Aslan," Lin Feiyu hurriedly explained: "It's not just relying on instinct to make mistakes to survive in a dangerous situation, it also requires keen senses and precise judgments. Strength, and...of course—luck, even a small disappointment, such as choosing the wrong path or saving the wrong person, may cause irreversible failure. The predecessor has experienced countless times of narrow escapes, and he proposed This 'First Night Theory' is the wisdom sublimated in the desperate situation and confusion, it cannot be explained clearly in a few words, only by doing it yourself can you understand its subtlety." "Ok……" Aslan squinted at Lin Feiyu, and leaned back listlessly: "Even if this theory is indeed effective, you still haven't answered my question from the beginning?" "'What the hell do I do for a job'—is that the question?" "Yes, you promised to give me the answer." Lin Feiyu smiled slightly: "I think you have already got the answer." Aslan frowned, touched his lips, and stared at Lin Feiyu suspiciously. After a while, he asked as if probing: "For me, the 'First Night Theory', which I may never use in my life, is a creed that must be kept in mind every day for you—is this what you want to express?" "Not every day." Lin Feiyu shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated." "And your job... your job is to deal with difficult events like today, right?" "The situation on Paget Island has surpassed my experience," Lin Feiyu shrugged: "But if it's true, it's still within the scope of my work." "Oh, God," Aslang said with a smile, "you are not a suitable marriage partner in terms of career alone." "We are each other, right?" "Ha, what you said really hurt my 'self-esteem'." Although they looked at each other and smiled, Aslan knew in his heart that she and Lin Feiyu were not on the same level at all—and above all, it can be seen that at least for the independent incident of Paget, the US intelligence agencies were obviously inferior A large part of the Chinese, not only did not understand the situation on the island, but even sent the wrong people. "So professionals, what's next? What's the plan?" Aslan patted the side of the boat: "You don't intend to leave Paget with this thing, do you?" "That's the right time to ask." Lin Feiyu looked up at the increasingly winding river ahead, then leaned out, rolled up his cuffs, and put his arms into the river. After testing the water depth, he quickly pulled back: "If you want to talk about the plan, it is to find a place where you can see the road and get off the boat," he said while shaking the water in his hand: "Then requisition a vehicle that can carry three people and drive to the pier. If so, we’ll make plans when we get there.” "Get off the boat? Why?" Aslan asked in confusion, "Aren't we safe in the water?" "The water is getting shallower and shallower. I can't guarantee how far this boat can go. And if my sense of direction is correct, this river is leading us to the northeast of Paget Island..." Lin Feiyu shrugged : "There are deep forests and few people, and it will be difficult to find a way out." "If you're serious..." Aslan suddenly hesitated to speak, "...then I think we should get off the boat just now." "Just now? Why?" "When you 'sexually harassed' me, our small broken ship passed a hospital, and there was a road under it—" Aslang paused: "It's still an asphalt road." Lin Feiyu immediately pressed the switch on the rudder and turned off the engine: "where?" Following the direction of Aslan's finger, he turned his head and looked, and there was a small second floor like a bungalow standing on the shore about 200 meters behind him, although it didn't look like a so-called "hospital" anyway. But there is indeed a bright red cross painted on its snow-white outer wall. "Damn it," Lin Feiyu scratched the back of his head, "Why didn't I see it just now?" "Of course you didn't see it." Aslan raised his mouth slightly, showing some disdain: "Just now you were staring at me with bright eyes." "Oh, so the problem is with you. It's your beauty that makes me forget the whole world." "Don't worry about it," Aslang smiled and shook his hand: "Is your rhetoric taught by some senior?" Lin Feiyu nodded his head with his hands while turning the rudder: "That alone, I'm absolutely self-taught." It wasn't until he stood in front of the gate that Lin Feiyu saw the official name of the building—"Pegett Emergency Assistance Center". Look, at least for sure, it will have some simple medical equipment inside. During the two minutes after leaving the boat, Lin Feiyu never saw a single person.If it wasn't for avoiding the coming typhoon—to be precise, the typhoon that had already arrived, then most of the people were "fixed" by mercenaries. The question is why? According to the information collected before, the total number of mercenaries is only two hundred. It is impossible and unnecessary for them to loot every building on the island. These highly specialized killers understand that efficiency is everything, and they will never waste on insignificant people. Even a single bullet. Lin Feiyu raised his head, and the only explanation might be the satellite dish on the roof—in this "emergency assistance center", there may be one or two communication tools that can get in touch with the outside world. In order to ensure the concealment of their actions, the mercenaries This must be destroyed first. He waved to Aslan who was lurking in the bushes beside the river beach, and then pushed open the gate. At the beginning, the objects and furnishings in the hall were intact, and no traces of battle were found. The staff seemed to be "asked out" in an orderly manner, but after stepping into the corridor, what they saw However, the situation is completely different: Blood flowed like a river, mess everywhere. Like a rat-infested barn, the place has become a mess.The overturned bed, the scattered documents, and the bloodstains covering the ceiling and walls like an avant-garde oil painting—the flickering energy-saving lamps made these shocking scenes looming in the silence, and Lin Feiyu was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. . Apparently, a very complete massacre has been experienced here. There were no corpses in the ward, and there were no bullet marks on the walls. If those mercenaries were not so perverted that they carried big axes into the hospital to kill innocent people, and then removed all the corpses, then the appearance of these bloodstains only represented a possibility. . "We have to get out of here, the sooner the better." Seeing Lin Feiyu's anxious look, Aslan was very surprised: "But we've only just come in." Wang Qingyi was wearing a coat and stood next to her. Although the girl still looked bad, she was standing still. It seemed that the infection on her back hadn't expanded. "There is no one here..." Lin Feiyu stepped forward and touched the girl's forehead: "The monster attacked them... Maybe they killed them all." Wang Qingyi shivered slightly, showing an obviously disgusted expression, which made Lin Feiyu quickly withdraw her hand. "Impossible." Aslan looked around, "I didn't see any monsters around the hospital. Didn't we confirm it before disembarking?" Lin Feiyu was silent for a moment: "I have a deduction, Asrun... those red crystals can't move by themselves, can they?" "how?" "If they want to expand, they must rely on the hosts they infect to find new victims, that is, they need an organic body to move about. At first I thought this was a process similar to 'reproduction', but now... ..." Lin Feiyu cleared his throat: "...Now, I think it's more like 'foraging'." Aslan frowned: "Looking for food?" "The red crystal itself is a complete individual, and the fragments are its tentacles. The process of eroding the human body is like a spider injecting digestive juice into the worms on the web, and finally sucking it dry, and the water... the water intensifies the crystal's damage. Consumption speed, it is both a catalyst and an incentive to force monsters to look around for organic matter." "You mean, we humans have become food?" "Almost..." Lin Feiyu nodded, "If this statement makes you more comfortable." "What does this have to do with our current situation? It doesn't matter whether it's food or breeding partners, they all end up the same? I mean..." Aslan glanced sideways at Wang Qingyi: "Forget it. " "You just said that there are no monsters around this hospital?" "Yes, what? What's the problem?" "If my deduction is correct..." Lin Feiyu said seriously: "Then the only reason there are no monsters here is that all organisms that can be used as 'food' have been eaten up." Aslan reacted all of a sudden, his face changed greatly: "In other words, we now..." "Now we are the new food, whether it is by smell or by hearing, those monsters will always find a way to find us, and then eat all three of us." After a few seconds of silence, Aslan nodded sharply. "Damn it!" She suddenly became agitated: "We have to go back to the boat!" "Hey, don't panic! There's still some time..." Lin Feiyu grabbed Aslan's wrist: "I saw a special passage for first aid in the corridor, and maybe an ambulance can be found." Yes, an ambulance—large tonnage, strong chassis, and comfortable beds, enough to take three people to the dock safely and quickly—is exactly what is needed now when you calm down. "That's right!" Aslan suddenly became more confident: "Since it's a hospital, why can't you find an ambulance?" Of course, Lin Feiyu was not so optimistic, not to mention whether the imaginary ambulance was requisitioned by mercenaries for free, this quiet hospital alone was enough to make people suspicious.He vaguely felt that in this empty "assistance center", there was always something lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity, and a big conspiracy was brewing. As an important part of Leng Bing's "First Night Theory", Lin Feiyu's hunch was not accurate.To make up for this, he always maintains a nervous vigilance-imagining all the worst possibilities as "certain to happen", so whenever danger comes, he can also act like ice. be on guard.It's just that in the eyes of others, his frightened appearance is somewhat funny. Hurricane Lie whizzed and lingered outdoors, hitting the glass windows wave after wave like a hammer, making a disturbing "clang clang clang" sound.Lin Feiyu held the AN94 with only a few bullets left, and walked steadily in the corridor. When he passed the door of each room, he had to poke the gun and wait and see inside for a while before he felt relieved. Although he always likes to let others be the bait, and he comes out last to "save the world", Lin Feiyu at this time understands that Aslan, who is equipped with CATS armor, has an overwhelming advantage in combat ability, so he chooses to let her come as the rear. "etc!" Lin Feiyu suddenly knelt down on one knee, raised his left fist to signal Aslan and Wang Qingyi to stop, and then listened carefully: "Did you hear anything?" "What?" Aslan didn't notice anything unusual, but out of caution, she still showed her sharp claws and looked around with her cat bent: "What's going on?" "There is a buzzing sound... very special..." Lin Feiyu was very confident in his hearing, and he believed that he heard some unusual noise this time. "Maybe it's the generator?" Aslan shrugged and put away the claw blade: "The hospital has its own backup power supply, in case the patient is left in the ICU to die in case of a power outage." Indeed, the sound has a fixed and meticulous rhythm, not like the restlessness of living things. "Maybe it's a phone...You guys are waiting here," Lin Feiyu pointed to the ground: "I'll go and make sure." "Hey! I thought we had reached a consensus just now..." Aslan shook his head: "But you still want to waste time here?" 林飞羽深知“一部电话”在此刻的价值：“保护好这女孩儿，”但他显然没有要和对方解释的意思：“如果发现任何不对劲，想办法先走，不要管我。” “放心！”阿斯朗“哼”了一声：“如果有什么不对劲，我肯定第一个跑。倒是你，羽，别逞英雄，这里没人在乎，真的。” 林飞羽顿了一下脚——“别逞英雄”，这句似曾相识、依稀记得自己对冷冰说过好几次的话，现在反倒是被别人拿来教育自己了。 那时的冷冰又是怎样回答的呢—— “总得有英雄站出来被人崇拜。” 林飞羽当然明白，这只是安慰对方的说辞——只要冷冰觉得对完成任务有所帮助，即使是上刀山下火海也不需要任何理由，至于会不会被当做“英雄”来崇拜，他压根就没有考虑过一秒钟。 现在，就像往日重现，林飞羽重复着那句俏皮却苦涩的答语，丢下了一脸茫然、完全听不懂中文的阿斯朗。 声源比想象中还要近，他才移出几步，便在一个离走廊不远的小房间门口停了下来。门缝下透出一道微微的光亮，显然里面还亮着灯。林飞羽把侧脸贴在门板上，静心倾听，更加坚定了自己之前的判断—— 那是一部电话在桌上嗡鸣。 他后退半步，端起步枪，作好要射击的准备，然后抬脚将门狠狠踹开。 No one was there. 这可能是个值班室之类的小工作间，面积不过七八个平方米，墙上挂着白板，桌面上堆着文件夹和一台液晶屏，那部正在隆隆作响的电话就摆放在桌角，一边微微震颤，一边向周遭散播着令人不安的躁动。 林飞羽突然觉得有些想笑——到底是什么样的变态，才会把值班室的电话铃声设定得有如打桩机般噪耳？难道他每天上班听着这样的铃声就不会产生心理障碍吗？ 吵闹一直持续着，但就在林飞羽刚要伸手拎起听筒的时候，电话机就像感觉到了什么似的戛然而止。他稍作迟疑，转而把注意力移向挂在墙上的白板，想看看那些乱七八糟的笔迹能提供点什么信息。 但他马上就失望了，白板上的文字潦草到几乎无法辨认，连究竟是哪种语言都不好确定，除了让人体会到这里工作人员的态度马虎之外，什么也提供不了。 半是出于好奇，半是想要作最后一次尝试，林飞羽放下步枪，怀着一份忐忑，在电话的键盘上同时按下了“免提”与“回拨”。 "..." 对方几乎是立即就接起了电话，却没有发出任何声音，反而像是在试探着什么似的，等待着林飞羽先开口。 “好吧，我不管您是哪位，”僵持了大约十秒钟之后，时间紧迫的林飞羽终于沉不住气了：“正在跟你说话的这个人，全权代表了中华人民共和国在裴吉特岛的武装力量。如果你是朋友，请迅速通报自己的身份及位置，如果你不是，可以留下遗言。” “共和国？”对方的英语虽然生硬，不知怎的，却让林飞羽觉得有些耳熟：“你代表了什么？中华人民共和国？” 从理论上讲，林飞羽的话并没有错，他领衔少校，应该是目前裴吉特岛上中国人里面最高级别的长官，至于能不能代表一个国家——这当然不是重点。 但现在的林飞羽完全没心思去研讨自己的地位，他引以为豪的敏锐听觉告诉他，电话扬声器里那个憨实低沉的嗓音，属于一个本应该在昨天晚上就死掉的人： “你……”林飞羽顿了顿，转而用汉语道：“你是陈扬？” 对方沉默了几秒，似乎是有些被问住了： “……你是谁？为什么会知道我？” 不会吧——林飞羽用手轻轻撞了一下脑门： “这世界到底怎么了啊？”他摇了摇头，一副不敢相信的口吻：“我在一个该死的岛子上求生不得求死不能，你竟然还有办法打电话找到我！” 对方那沙哑的嗓子发出一阵微微的颤音：“你……你是林、林林……” “林飞羽，谢谢。” “林参！老天啊！你还活着！” 激动的当然不只有陈扬，但林飞羽明白，现在还不是寒暄问暖、互相吹捧的时候： “嗯，对此我也表示惊讶……你呢，连长，你又是怎么活下来的？” “昨天晚上我发现大势已去，就带着弟兄们突围了。” 轻描淡写，反而让林飞羽心生狐疑，他不禁想起了之前与雇佣兵头目纳达的“攀谈”： “突围？我以为你们……全军覆没了。” “损失惨重，”陈扬顿了顿：“算我在内，连里现在还剩下38人。” "Where are you now?" “裴吉特镇的南洋天堂旅馆，和中国游客们在一起……哦，之前我们一直躲在码头东部的丛林里，那边有个果园，没人住。” 林飞羽将自己所知的裴吉特岛地图在脑海中匆匆过了一遍，实在想不起来那个所谓的“果园”究竟在什么位置： “你找到中国游客了？全部的？” “不，25人，还有一对父女下落不明。” 林飞羽情不自禁地打了个响指： “很好，那就是全部了……听我说，陈扬，岛上的武装分子已经开始撤退，他们随时都有可能经过裴吉特镇，你一定要组织……” “武装分子？”对方的口气里明显带着一丝微微的得意：“我们已经打掉两拨了。” “什、什么？”林飞羽觉得自己肯定是听错了：“你打掉了什么？” “武装分子的车队，我伏击了他们，后来妄图潜进镇子的另一伙人马也都被战士们给干掉了，一共有差不多50人。” Pretty!林飞羽牙根紧咬，难抑心头的狂喜——这些海军陆战队的好小伙子们果然非同一般，不仅没有给自己拖后腿，反而帮上了大忙。 “做得很好，陈扬，你们现在能马上动身吗？” “动身？” “对，所有人，包括游客，马上，非常紧急。” “但我这边出了点小问题……”陈扬有些为难地道：“镇子里的主干道被几辆卡车的残骸给堵住了，还有一些伤员需要处理，旅馆的工作人员说紧急援助中心里有救护车，于是我就打电话过来求助了。” “你怎么知道这里没有被敌方控制？” “据说有人在三四个小时前还与中心的值班室通过话……不会就是林参你吧？” 三四个小时前——林飞羽掐指一算，确定那个时候自己还在矿井深处打着转儿，也就是说，“红蚀”还没有正式开始。 “很不巧，这里除了我没别人了，现在也不确定能不能找到什么'救护车'，但我希望你……不，”他润了润嗓子：“我命令你马上离开裴吉特镇——不论有什么困难，立即动身。” “……发生什么情况了吗？敌人准备要轰炸镇子了？” 怎么回答好呢？说“能把人类变成水晶柱然后到处乱跑的怪物正在岛上肆虐”吗？这恐怕只会让对方觉得自己已经神经错乱了吧？何况现在岛上的飓风愈演愈烈，用“上级”的身份命令士兵也许还不算难事，但要说服老百姓们转移就没那么容易了——如果没有一个恰当的理由的话。 就在林飞羽组织好语言，准备开口的刹那，电话那头忽然传来了一阵杂音，继而是令人不安的沉寂。 “喂？喂喂喂喂？” No response. 也许是台风刮断了电线杆，也许是什么人破坏了通讯站——原因并不重要，重要的是，林飞羽和陈扬中断了联系，而且偏偏是在最关键的时刻。 “什么破烂玩意儿！” 恼羞成怒的林飞羽抓起电话，用力朝墙面猛然掼去，将其砸了个粉碎。过了约莫两三秒钟，墙体深处忽然传来一阵沉闷的回响，就好像有什么东西正在里面应着他。 林飞羽一惊，连忙卸下肩头的AN94，向后退出数步。 声音没有停止，相反，它像是有了生命，一边萦绕纠结，一边向越来越近的位置逼近，似乎就是冲林飞羽而来。从墙面到天花板，它有节奏地震颤着，最终落在桌子正上方的通风管道里。 沉寂只持续了一刹那——剃刀般的红色水晶刺猛然戳穿了通风管的外壁，剧烈地向两边撕扯，就像是要挣脱着冲出来的野马。 林飞羽倒吸一口凉气，本能地抬枪射击，子弹贯穿了水晶刺的尖端，一直打进通风管道内部的阴暗处，溅出一大摊鲜血般的浓稠液体。 怪物疯狂地抽搐了几下，然后迅速缩了回去，只有墙体中密集的簌簌声还残留在耳畔。林飞羽屏住呼吸，小心地向前挪了半步，他看到地上的残骸中，竟有一只完整的人手——纤弱白皙，显然是小孩子的手，林飞羽顿时觉得肚子里翻江倒海，恶心非常。 他夺门而出，用他这辈子能想象出来的最快速度，离开了这间小小的值班室，蒙着头几步猛跑，几乎与循声而来的阿斯朗撞个满怀。 “你开枪了？”她用力摁住林飞羽的肩膀：“出了什么事？” “我们中大奖了！”林飞羽看到王清仪和阿斯朗都安然无恙，才稍微松了口气：“快，不要停！必须马上离开这里！” “这我同意。” 阿斯朗对走廊的窗口比了比，似乎是在暗示些什么，很自然的，林飞羽朝窗外望去—— 云迷雾锁的天空之下，阴绿色的树海正在疯狂的左摇右摆，火焰般炽烈的红晕点缀其间，如此耀眼夺目，如此光怪陆离，就好像是在地狱中翻腾潜伏的熔浆，随时都有可能迸发出来，吞没视野中这暗淡的整个世界。 “我的天……”林飞羽喉头微动：“它们的动作可真快。” “看上去是从四面八方赶过来聚餐的……现在该怎么办？羽？” “怎么办？”林飞羽苦笑道：“食物还能怎么办？跑呗！” 在之后的三分钟里，林飞羽一句话也没有出口。他屏息凝视，把全部的注意力都投入到眼前的路上，即便身后的阿斯朗一直絮絮叨叨、啰嗦个没完也毫不在意——甚至可以说，是一个字也没有听进去。 他知道阿斯朗听不见，知道王清仪也听不见，但他不一样，他能听见，至少他觉得他能听见——那些扭曲、可憎的怪物藏在墙里，藏在天花板上，藏在通风管道中，藏在地砖下，它们充斥了整座建筑，以某种令人难以想象的形状包围着自己……不，他不愿去想象，不愿再看到那些魔鬼的丑陋模样。 现在，林飞羽只想要赶快找到一个交通工具，哪怕是辆手扶拖拉机，然后离这个即将成为“饭馆”的地方远一点——越远越好。 穿过急救通道，他的小小愿望距离现实只剩下一门之隔。 但这偏偏是一扇林飞羽怎么也打不开的金属门——质地优良，栓锁紧扣，在门楣上还打着醒目的钢印： “MADE IN CHINA” “妈的！”他叉起腰喘起粗气，一副无可奈何的表情：“……我一定得炸了这厂！” 阿斯朗舒展臂弯，轻轻将怀里抱着的女孩放下： “我记得你不是有把万能钥匙吗？” 林飞羽扭头看了看她，又看了看王清仪，依旧是大口大口地喘着： “我试试，不一定管用……” 说着，他挎起步枪，张开嘴，干咳了两声，正准备把那粒精巧的小玩意儿吐出来。 “你还当真了啊，工程师，”阿斯朗一步向前：“省省劲吧，这里让我来搞定。” 她“刷”地弹开手背上的刃爪，摆开弓步，横着将刀片插进门缝，在一阵上下齐手的折腾之后，她向后小撤半步，用肩膀将一扇门扉狠狠撞开。 车库不知为何没有断电，亮着大灯，空气中弥散着一种混杂了金属感和鲜血的诡异气味，让人很难想象这里究竟发生过什么。 没有救护车，当然也没有手扶拖拉机，整个车库里唯一的交通工具，就横在三人的面前，正对着紧闭的铁闸门，几乎占满了整个视野—— 一辆崭新的消防车。 在最初的谨慎之后，林飞羽确定车库中没有异物——至少是现在，这里很安全。 他放下枪口，指了指消防车：“你会开这家伙吗？” “你问我？”阿斯朗故意回头看了一眼紧跟在自己身后的王清仪：“问一个连驾照都没有的人？” “你身为特种部……算了，当我没问。” 林飞羽走到车门前，试探性地扭了一下门把——竟然没有上锁，就在他长出一口气，觉得“得救就在眼前”的时候，车库闸门外“咚”的一声让他又重新紧张了起来： “喂……那是什么？”阿斯朗面露忐忑：“好像有什么东西在敲门……” 又是“咚”的一声响，比刚才还要沉闷，听得林飞羽心头一颤。 “反正不会是圣诞老人，”林飞羽又卸下肩头的步枪：“你赶紧上车，我来和他打个招呼。” 撞击的声音突然开始密集起来，整个闸门都像是要被掀掉似的开始剧烈颤抖。 阿斯朗压住林飞羽的枪口，将他轻轻向后一推：“赶快去发动车子，我来挡住它们。”说着她便翻起别在后颈处的头盔，迅速戴好，俨然一副准备大干一场的架势。 林飞羽本想争辩，却马上就意识到，现在的自己确实应该老老实实地去发动消防车，把可能破门而出的怪物全部留给阿斯朗——至少在CATS装甲的保护下，她不用担心会被侵蚀，而且以之前河滩上的战斗来看，以那些水晶怪的身手，还真不一定能碰着阿斯朗。 林飞羽握住王清仪的胳膊，将女孩轻轻拽到自己跟前： "How do you feel now?" 对方的眼神有些涣散，但意识还算清醒：“我还好。” “你会没事的——”林飞羽帮王清仪抹去额头的汗珠：“我保证。”他将女孩缓缓托起，想要送到消防车的副驾驶座位上。 “不，别……我自己能动。” 女孩扭动着身体，用双手攀住车门的边框，挣扎着离开了林飞羽的臂弯，虽然有些笨拙，但还是用自己的力量坐到了位置上。 真是个倔强的丫头——林飞羽心中暗叹着，不禁失神了一刹那，一股子莫名其妙的疑惑忽然涌上心头。 “你真的还想着要救她吗？” 曾几何时，在某个几乎已经被遗忘了的任务中，冷冰说过这样一段话，刚好与今时今日的场景所契合： “绝大多数时候，你救不了每一个无辜的受难者，这些人被命运的枷锁所桎梏，有心反抗，无力回天。他们或许不是天生的失败者，却因为上天所赐予的不公正而遭到磨难……任何悲惨的结局，总会有一个美丽的开始，让人产生想要挽救的冲动，这是人之本性，却也是制造更大悲剧的诱因，你如果不想背负那些伤痛和悔恨，最好的办法，就是选择一条完全相错的轨迹——只做你应该做的事情。” 冷冰的歪理，在此时此刻却显得格外真切——王清仪随时都有可能变成一头六亲不认的怪兽，丧失理智到不得不亲手将其解决了。就算她能侥幸逃离裴吉特岛，也不一定就可以治得好，依旧会带着可怕的伤痛苟活于世——或者成为试验室里的标本。 更糟糕的是，如果她离开了这个封闭的、被大洋所环绕的小岛，进入人山人海的内陆，很有可能会成为新的感染源，造成无法估量的毁灭性灾难。 亦即是说，现在林飞羽所作的决定，绝不是只关乎一个少女的性命，也许“救她”这样一个看起来合乎良心道德的选择，却会导致截然相反的结局。 当林飞羽再回过神来的时候，身体已经不由自主地坐到了正驾驶的位置上，他看了看身边的王清仪，伸手轻轻摁住她的脑门： “坐好，我们出发了。” 女孩稍稍偏了一下头，避开林飞羽的手掌： “别担心我……”她有气无力地道：“开好你的车吧。” “挺要强啊，”林飞羽笑道：“你平时也这么说话吗？对你的男朋友也这样？” “男什么？”女孩皱了皱眉：“你怎么知道我有男朋友？” “我？”林飞羽耸耸肩膀，用手握住方向盘，目光在仪表盘和挡位之间扫了一圈：“猜的。” “我……”女孩别过头：“……我没有。” “哦，那节哀，我不是有意的。” 林飞羽突然发现，这车使用了电子锁——正是“万能钥匙”特别擅长对付的类型，于是两分钟之内，他第二次从嘴里吐出那颗高科技小玩意儿，埋头捣鼓起来。 几米开外，阿斯朗刚刚扳下了闸门的开关，伴随着呼啸的风声，保护车库的最后一道屏障缓缓向上方移去。 女战士双臂相扣，垂于小腹，在消防车前站定。 红光渐现，像夏季的晚霞般映在阿斯朗身前，一边张牙舞爪地晃动着，一边慢慢露出狰狞的本相。 这真是好一群水晶怪，体型大大小小，外貌扭曲怪异，没有一个重样的，完全看不出来在变成现在这副德行之前究竟是什么生物。 它们在闸门外列成两排，一开始还有些犹豫，但很快就像是被什么唤醒了似的，呼啦啦地一拥而上，朝阿斯朗这边扑了过来。 刃爪离鞘，发出轻盈的脆响，阿斯朗扬起双臂，打开胸膛，第一只冲到跟前的小个儿子怪物就这样被应声斩倒，稀里哗啦地瘫在地上。 实战中第一次，阿斯朗将CATS的运动控制系统调到了极值，在此种状态下，装甲释放出的电流比之前强了许多——毫无疑问，这样做会大大增加肌肉的负担，却同时也让阿斯朗的身法更加敏捷而致命。 左拳轻击，刃尖深深扎进了怪物的正脸，她用力向下一扯，轻而易举便将其开膛破肚，划出一长串像是血浆的东西，浓稠腥臭，令人作呕。怪物虽然没死，但失去了平衡，左右摇晃着向后倒去。这次简单的出拳让阿斯朗稍稍有些吃惊——既吃惊于自己的强大，又吃惊于怪物的不堪一击。 她就像是在篮球比赛中摸清裁判底线的中锋，突然间有了种“豁然开朗”的感觉——她明白，对于面前的这些怪物，自己才是真正的怪物。 也许是因为电流刺激，也许是因为情绪亢奋，面对包围着自己的怪物，阿斯朗一声大吼，就像是头被激怒的母狮。 她跳跃腾挪，如舞蹈般挥动着四肢，在一片猩红中卷起毁灭的风暴；她高接低挡，像蝴蝶般上下翻飞，在万军丛中如入无人之境。没有一个怪物可以跟上她的节奏和速度——无论是两条腿的、八条腿的，还是没有腿的，也没有一个怪物可以伤及她分毫，这些扭曲的红色结晶现在就像是无害的乐高积木，只简单地经过她的身边，便纷纷崩落散裂，化成一段一段大小不一的残肢。 阿斯朗不懂什么功夫武术，也从未与类似的敌人交过手，仅仅是凭借着本能，她精准地寻找到怪物的每一个弱点——每一处可以折断的关节，每一寸可以刺破的肌肤，然后一个接一个地将它们全部击倒。 怪物找不到下手的办法，无论是肉鞭的抽击还是从身体里喷射出的水晶刺，都不能贯穿CATS的皮甲，也就没法对阿斯朗造成任何伤害。 胜负立分——在林飞羽打响消防车引擎、抬起头来观察战况的时候，他只看到阿斯朗那屹立在遍地红屑之上的黑色背影。她慢慢转过身来，目光却始终没有离开地面，那些已经被击倒的怪物仍在挣扎，拼命地向她脚下聚拢。 阿斯朗抬起下巴，与林飞羽四目交投——即便隔着头盔，那沉重的喘息声依然是如此清晰： “你！哈……哈……还在等……哈……哈……等什么呢？” 林飞羽朝后挥了挥手，示意她赶紧上来。这是一辆德产的PZ48型消防车，驾驶室里有两排座位，足够装下六个大男人，但很显然，阿斯朗并不喜欢狭窄的空间，她一蹦三跳，像只猫似的蹲坐在驾驶室之上，然后用力拍了拍顶棚。 消防车的排气管喷出一口浓烟，发出“突突突”的轰响，这个庞然大物噼里啪啦地碾压着满地红尘，从车库里呼啸而出。也就在同一时刻，车库天花板上的通风口碎裂开来，从里面钻出一条巨蟒般的触手——这正是几分钟前林飞羽在值班室遇上的那家伙，它已经大部分晶体化，尖端就像钻头般棱角分明，但在身侧还“黏附”着许多像是生物肢体的东西，看得阿斯朗毛骨悚然。 “我的上帝！”她尖声叫道：“快看那个大家伙！它在吃地上的同类！” 林飞羽当然听不见阿斯朗在狂风中的惊叹，他只是在一片飞沙走石中辨认道路就已经够费劲了。老实说，林飞羽觉得他们挺幸运——还好找到了辆吨位够大的消防车，如果现在三人坐的是辆奥拓或者奇瑞QQ，恐怕早就被吹出路面了。 在不经意的一瞥之中，林飞羽突然发现道路右侧的树丛里有些异样——不是怪物，但比那更加骇人，原本翠绿色的树叶，现在已经被染上了像是果冻似的红泥状晶体，这些异物闪着金属般的光芒，如此绚丽耀眼，让整个林景都美得恍若幻境。 但林飞羽马上就意识到，这又是一个极端恐怖的场面——显然，红色水晶侵蚀有机物的能力取得了“飞跃”，它现在不只能感染活蹦乱跳的动物，连花草树木都难逃其魔掌。 这也就引出了一个更为可怕的假设——陨石上的晶体会“进化”，而且速度和程度都远远超越地球上的一切物种，很难想象，如果任由它在裴吉特岛上“发育”下去，最后会变成何种模样。 “第七级生态灾难……” 林飞羽回想起阿斯朗之前提到过的这个词组，不禁生出一身冷汗——是的，若是在这里、在裴吉特无法阻止