Chapter 27 Twenty-four, how far is forever

"That is……" While dying, Chen Yang seemed to see something moving this way: "……Who?" The warrior's instinct made him stretch out his hand and pat the ground gently and slowly, trying to touch his rifle. A man——the one who was approaching was a man. He was wearing a mercenary's black uniform. He was slender and well-proportioned. At first, he just moved slowly, but he quickened his pace immediately after realizing that Chen Yang was still able to move. After three or two strokes, he rushed forward. "Company commander!" Lin Feiyu put down the AN94 in his hand and knelt down on one knee, "You!" He put down his raised hand helplessly, really not knowing what to say: "You are injured..."

The bullet passed through the kidney and made a blood hole the size of a teacup in his waist—Lin Feiyu could tell at a glance that this was an incurable fatal injury, and no matter what he did now, he could no longer save Chen Yang's life. "Lin... Lin Shen..." Chen Yang raised his arm with blood in the corner of his mouth, "Why... are you here..." It is almost exactly the same as the question raised by Yang Hao before, except that the original answerer became the questioner this time. "I'll pick you up..." Lin Feiyu decided to tell a lie that would make the other party feel at ease: "Everyone."

"Tourists!" Chen Yang struggled a bit, as if he wanted to sit up: "The tourists have moved to the west...they should be... already safe... right?" "I..." Lin Feiyu held Chen Yang's dangling left hand: "Well, yes." Although he has been trained, Lin Feiyu will still show his flaws when lying when his emotions fluctuate, but with Chen Yang's current state of mind and thinking, he can't notice the subtle changes in the other party's expression at all: "Please... protect them well..." Chen Yang's breath became weaker, but he still struggled to raise his voice: "Even one... take them home..."

Lin Feiyu's throat moved slightly, but he finally didn't make a sound, just nodded vigorously. "I... I'm probably the most... the most useless soldier you've ever seen..." Chen Yang's trembling words seemed to be soaked with deep resentment and self-blame: "But... Lin Shen... I really...really...have... tried my best..." Lin Feiyu is not a soldier, and he also thinks that he is not qualified to comment on soldiers, but this time, he feels that he should say something. "...That's right! Lin Shen!" Chen Yang's body suddenly convulsed, as if he suddenly remembered something, and even the speed of his speech accelerated a lot: "My pocket! The left pocket! Hurry up!"

Although he was a little incoherent, Lin Feiyu understood the other party's meaning immediately, and quickly reached out to touch the pockets of Chen Yang's military uniform - from top to bottom, one by one. For some reason, the moment Lin Feiyu touched the octagonal metal object, Lin Feiyu's heart thumped several times.He carefully took it out, spread it flat on the palm of his hand, and flipped through it for a while, really not sure what it was used for - at least he can be sure that it is not anything Lin Feiyu has seen before. "This is—" He looked down at Chen Yang, "Is it...?"

The marines below him closed their eyelids slightly, closed the corners of their lips, and kept the expression just like a puppet, motionless. He died—no passionate words, no heroic dying fight, no shocking farewell, he quietly left the world, leaving his body in this foreign land that was gradually degenerating into hell superior. Lin Feiyu slowly let go of Chen Yang's tightly clenched left hand, placed it flat on the martyr's chest, and patted it lightly twice.I always felt that I should say something, but felt that what I said now was meaningless, so Lin Feiyu merged his churning thoughts into his fingertips, and merged them into a substandard military salute. After that, he picked up the leftover The 95-type assault rifle that fell on the ground took away the last magazine and grenade on Chen Yang's body, put away the octagonal metal object, and turned and left resolutely.

He still didn't know what that lump of iron was—a military secret?A token of love?Or captured trophies?Maybe after returning to China, there will be experts to help him find the answer. Maybe this answer has become a mystery forever with the death of the hero, but Lin Feiyu firmly believes that this thing that Chen Yang personally entrusted at the last moment of his life must have its special meaning. The broken water pipe made the road slippery, but it also effectively prevented the monsters from approaching. These red crystal beasts seemed to be more afraid of the water source than imagined. The water output of the shower scale made them discouraged, and they only dared to stay five meters away. Swaying back and forth outside.

He glanced at Wang Qingyi who was half leaning and half sitting in the fire truck, and couldn't help but think of Chen Yang's last words: "Even one is fine, take them home." Although this could not be regarded as a formal last word, it was Chen Yang's entrustment when he was dying. Now it seems that even this small request is so difficult to fulfill. Aslan unplugged the hose from the fire hydrant and snapped his fingers at Lin Feiyu: "It's all right here, let's get in the car." "You..." Lin Feiyu glanced at her sideways: "You didn't really fill up the water tank, did you?"

"By the way, the fire hose on the car was connected..." Aslan shrugged, "Are you questioning the daughter of a fire squadron leader?" "You can't blame me," Lin Feiyu opened the side door of the driver's cab: "I didn't know your dad was a firefighter." "No." Aslan tilted his head: "My mother is." "Sorry, I didn't say it..." Lin Feiyu gestured towards the inside of the car door: "Come in quickly, we are running out of time." Not only did Aslan not get into the cab, but he jumped onto the roof like a kitten in twos and threes, half-wrapped the fire hose around his waist, and put on a funny look as if he was generous and righteous.

"Hello!" Although he could probably guess what the other party wanted to do, Lin Feiyu couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?" Aslan clapped the nozzle in his hand: "Fire support." "Being a gentleman, I must warn you, my dear girl, that there are no seats up there, and it's very windy." "Drive your car well." Aslan lowered his body and maintained a half-kneeling posture: "I will solve other problems." The engine made a low roar, and the fire truck, which stopped for a while in the town, embarked on the road of escape again.

For Lin Feiyu, this short stay was somewhat disappointing - he had guessed the beginning of a scene where corpses were strewn all over the field, but he did not expect the end of an entire army wiped out. The town of Paget has changed beyond recognition, the bright red light has filled the entire sky, the streets and alleys, and even every house is covered with clusters of crystals—things that can move and those that don’t, turning the original charming little The town was completely destroyed and turned into a completely alien world-like strange scene. There are no soldiers, no tourists, no civilians, no trace of anything that could be called "human".The sound of wind and strange howls whistled in his ears, but the eerie silence hijacked Lin Feiyu's thoughts - how much he wished that someone could chatter a few words by his side at this moment, even if it was not meaningful words, as long as it was a human voice It is also enough. "Qingyi, are you asleep?" His gaze swept across the girl in the passenger seat: "Why did you take off your seat belt?" The girl opened her eyes, straightened her chest slightly, her face looked very haggard: "Because...the stranglehold is not very comfortable." Looking at Wang Qingyi's pitiful appearance, Lin Feiyu really couldn't bear to say the words of blame: "Are you sleepy?" "I..." The girl answered irrelevantly: "I just... had a dream..." "Dream?" Lin Feiyu smiled with interest: "You can still dream in this situation, are you so calm—" At the same time as his gaze returned to normal, Lin Feiyu stepped on the brakes suddenly, and the two of them rushed forward at the same time. The girl let out an "oops" and instinctively stretched out her hands forward, throwing herself on the dashboard.She just raised her head angrily, ready to question, but before she could speak, she was blocked by the scene in front of her—— On the road ahead, there is a large red crystal jungle, from the wall to the ground, surrounded by each other in various twisted postures, the connected parts are still twitching slightly at a certain unique frequency, like a group dancing collectively pupils. Aslan jumped off the roof consciously, held the fire hose in one hand, and pulled down the main switch of the water valve on the car body with the other. A bunch of powerful high-pressure water lines spewed out from the muzzle—frankly speaking, Ah Slang has never used such a powerful fire hose before. Compared with the big one in his hand, the ones his mother "shown" to him when he was a child are simply toys. The moment the water column touched the monster, a burst of red flames shot up from the ground. It felt like pouring a barrel of gasoline into a burning fire. From the center to the periphery, the entire crystal forest burst open. Come, whip up a storm of flesh and debris before the fire engines. In just a few seconds of shooting, the barricades blocking the middle of the street vanished into nothingness, turning into a pool of muddy black dirt, and several monsters that were about to escape were also mercilessly caught by Aslan. It just vanished into thin air, and it was like being destroyed. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Aslan felt that the red flames around him suddenly wilted—yes, they were scared, these ugly monsters who were lingering and chasing him around half an hour ago were finally afraid. up. It seems that the Achilles' heel has been found, not only Aslan, but even Lin Feiyu, who was watching the battle in the driver's cab, heaved a sigh of relief. This ordinary liquid known as the "source of life" has been used for a while now. It protected them in a unique and terrifying way-at least in this fire truck, no amount of monsters could pose a threat to them until the water tank was empty. "Hello!" After closing the valve, Aslan walked back to the car door and knocked on the side window with his backhand: "Isn't the port on the south side of the island? Are you going in the wrong direction?" Lin Feiyu rolled down the car window: "What did you say?" "I said you went the wrong way!" After hesitating for two seconds, Lin Feiyu decided to tell the truth: "I have to find those tourists, they are dangerous now." "Please! So what can you do if you find them?" Aslan spread his hands, with a look of astonishment on his face: "You can't even save yourself now!" "But they are my compatriots," Lin Feiyu replied coldly, "Imagine, if twenty-seven Americans were stranded on the island, would you leave them alone?" "I..." Aslan was at a loss for words for a moment, and then shook his head firmly: "I will, because I have my own mission, and completing it is the first priority." "I have my own mission" - Hearing this sentence, Lin Feiyu smiled bitterly from the bottom of his heart. Similar dialogues are not unfamiliar to him, but the person who used to reprimand him like this has disappeared now ——fortunately missing. "This is the difference between you and me." Lin Feiyu shrugged and stepped on the clutch: "Get in the car, or you can choose to walk to the pier by yourself." For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment—Leng Bing never liked other people's objections, and what he thought was "right" had to be carried out in his own way, whether it was Lin Feiyu or other agents. Either way, I dare not talk back in front of a cold face.But at least today, in front of Aslan, in front of this American special forces member, Lin Feiyu can say "no" naturally. With obvious dissatisfaction, Aslan grabbed the fire hose and jumped onto the roof.Until now, Lin Feiyu couldn't understand why this wild girl just refused to take a good ride in the car and insisted on posing outside against the strong wind. Of course Aslan has her own reasons - first, she hates the claustrophobic environment, even just riding in a taxi will make her feel depressed; second, standing on the roof means having three hundred and sixty With a high-degree field of vision, you can accurately grasp the direction of danger, and it is true that this will greatly increase the chance of being knocked down by enemy snipers-if there are so-called "enemy snipers" here; finally, and most importantly, The experience of being ambushed in the jungle two hours ago warned Aslan that a "safe position" is a position where he can jump out of the car and escape at any time. After crossing a wooden bridge almost touching the water, the fire truck finally pulled out of Paget.Lin Feiyu couldn't help but glanced at the rearview mirror for the last time—the whole small town was shrouded in a misty red mist, and on top of this layer of tulle, dark clouds covered the sky, turning everything in the sky into a deep cloud. The darkness also highlights the bewitching redness.The whole big scene is dreamlike, grotesque, and beautiful like a fairyland in One Thousand and One Nights. It makes people completely unbelievable that this is just an ordinary town on the earth—— A deserted town completely occupied by dead silence and demons. Just when Lin Feiyu was feeling emotional, Wang Qingyi, who had been silent with her head down, suddenly murmured: "Did you hear that?" "Huh?" Lin Feiyu, who hadn't fully recovered from his senses, was taken aback by the question: "Are you talking to me?" "I heard someone talking..." The girl held her arms tightly with a sullen face, "and kept talking..." She slanted her eyes to the left and right, and showed a somewhat uneasy wry smile: "I guess besides me...you are the only one here, right?" "You're tired." Lin Feiyu didn't take this small abnormality seriously: "It's OK to sleep for a while." "I'm asleep now... I'm afraid... I'm afraid... I won't be able to wake up." Hearing this sentence, Lin Feiyu turned his head away, and looked the girl up and down carefully - her eyes were darkened and her eyes were slack, but her expression was firm and her mind was clear, neither she seemed to be joking nor was she talking daydream: "What do you mean?" He swallowed, "Are you uncomfortable?" So uncomfortable that you feel like you're dying? ——No, the child's problem is definitely not physical. This thought made Lin Feiyu even more uneasy. He freed his right hand and stroked Wang Qingyi's forehead: "I don't have a fever." Lin Feiyu squeezed out an unnatural smile: "Why are you talking nonsense?" The girl suddenly clasped his right arm firmly, with such strength that even Lin Feiyu couldn't believe it: "...don't...don't move forward..." The girl's drooping forehead was full of sweat, as if it was extremely difficult to say a complete sentence: "let's... go back... immediately..." "Why?" Somewhat affected, Lin Feiyu's mood also fluctuated: "What's wrong with you?" "I...I heard it..." Wang Qingyi took a few breaths, "Call me...call me...go on." Lin Feiyu let go of the accelerator, not only because of the girl's incoherent thoughts, but because there was indeed an ominous sign ahead—it was a whole hazy cloud of red smoke floating on the edge of the jungle in the distance, and then The shape is constantly changing with the swirling wind. At first glance, it looks like a big octopus clinging to the sky, waving its teeth and claws at the approaching fire truck. Judging from the huge map on the side of the road, this is the only passage from Paget Town to the west wing of the island. If what Chen Yang said is true, then the tourists should evacuate along the asphalt road under their feet— —It is hard to imagine what kind of future awaits them in the red world ahead. And this is exactly what Lin Feiyu is eager to figure out now. "I promised your father," he squeezed the girl's hand firmly, and slowly removed it from his arm, "You will be fine..." His face was sullen, what should have been a calm and iconic smile, At this moment, he couldn't pretend: "Now, I promise you again, child, I will take you home-and soon." The future is uncertain, but Lin Feiyu has made up his mind. At this moment, even the most terrifying monsters and ghosts can't shake him at all. "I... I'm just... a little upset," the girl's mood stabilized a little: "It...it's been whispering in my ear..." The surrounding scenery was gradually shrouded in deep dark red.What seems to be a road of no return to hell winds its way, leading the lone fire truck to an increasingly ominous fate. "I also hate people nagging at me." Lin Feiyu nodded: "What is it still muttering? Let me hear it?" The girl hesitated to speak, showing a rather embarrassed look: "...'freedom'...it says." "Freedom?" Lin Feiyu seemed a little unbelievable: "Freedom...freedom? What does 'freedom' mean? Could it be—" Suddenly, as if he had realized it, Lin Feiyu shuddered in shock——compared with the question of "what does that mean?", the answer to "who is asking" may be more thrilling. Freedom—At this moment, there is only one thing that asks Wang Qingyi for "freedom". It is bound in the girl's body, struggling and trembling, like a butterfly about to break out of its cocoon, making a silent cry—that is The howling that can only be heard by one person is deafening in the depths of consciousness. It's the crystal—the "it" that's talking to the girl, that's the crystal. "Don't you understand? This crystal is alive...it's alive!"—A few hours ago, Leng Bing's excited expression when he faced the red meteorite once again appeared in Lin Feiyu's mind. The experience of working in the seven places made his "master" extremely sharp, and he discovered the essence of the problem early on. That's right, the crystal is "alive" - ​​as Leng Bing said, it is not some kind of "extraterrestrial ore", not a lifeless inorganic body, it not only has the habits and instincts of carnivores, but also has certain Wisdom—even a decent level of high intelligence. An alien invasion—although it is a bit exaggerated, the current situation did make Lin Feiyu think of this possibility. The red crystal came from the deep space, and its composition and properties are completely unknown. It may be the "big crystal" used by aliens "Weapons of mass destruction" are used to completely wipe out all organic matter on the earth, or it may itself be some kind of "alien" that uses itself as a carrier to "colonize" the earth.Regardless of the above guesses, the Peget Island incident far surpassed the concept of "disaster" and was an out-and-out "doomsday". Before he knew it, cold sweat crept up his brows, Lin Feiyu looked solemn, and looked forward with a slightly dull gaze.He was thinking—just like what Leng Bing taught, the more you are in a desperate situation, the more you need to think calmly and Zen-like.what to doHow to do it?Is there a perfect solution? ... But there are only questions, but no answers. Now Lin Feiyu can't think of any solution at all, let alone marines and tourists, he can't even do anything to Wang Qingyi, who is only a few feet away. "It's okay..." Lin Feiyu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands free: "Don't listen to its nonsense, as long as you stay by my side...you will be safe by my side." "Do you have to go this way?" The girl grabbed Lin Feiyu's arm: "...I'm a little scared... really scared..." "There are still many compatriots waiting for rescue." Lin Feiyu gently took her little hand away, and smiled weakly: "I can't be too selfish, I will only save you, right?" "That's right..." The girl stared at Lin Feiyu for a few seconds: "Also, uncle..." "Ok?" "Has no one told you?" Pale but not pretentious, Wang Qingyi squeezed out a shallow dimple: "The way you smile...you are very handsome..." Seeing her strong appearance, Lin Feiyu was a little surprised - it's not that he had never been young. In his memory, girls of Wang Qingyi's age were always sentimental, and shed tears anxiously and annoyed at the slightest grievance. "So... don't worry about it anymore, uncle..." But now, she is comforting herself: "There is nothing to worry about, aren't we all... still alive..." Yeah, what's there to worry about?Lin Feiyu smiled knowingly as if he had figured something out—the worst case would be to turn himself into a monster, and then all the creatures on Paget Island would not be spared.No matter how sharp the red crystal is, it can only be trapped on an isolated island in the vast sea, and a flood or storm can knock them all into nothingness. "Ah... Take a closer look..." The girl deliberately sighed in an admiring tone, "You are such a beautiful person..." "Pretty?" Lin Feiyu said "hmm", "Are you trying to say 'I'm handsome'?" "No, it's pretty... like a girl..." "Well, that can't be helped, it's all my parents' fault," Lin Feiyu shrugged, "They wanted a girl all the time, so I was always raised as a girl when I was young, I wore pigtails, wore dresses—— Oh, that's a very expensive dress, I remember the brand is called...something," he paused, showing a somewhat complicated expression: "Well, it's definitely called 'Bao Na', an Italian product. " The girl covered her mouth and chuckled lightly twice, with an expression of "I don't believe it". "Don't question my taste," Lin Feiyu raised his eyebrows: "You were not born when I wore Nike." This is the truth, so he speaks with confidence. "Then what happened later... When did you become a boy again? When you fell in love?" Lin Feiyu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only sighed a meaningful "ah" - this is indeed a somewhat tangled question, and it also involves personal privacy and a little unpleasantness childhood memories. "Yo..." the girl laughed and said, "It seems that... talking about your...sadness..." "Hey! Girl, I bet I got love letters before you did." The girl smiled slightly, and let out a disdainful "hmm" through her nose: "Don't be too confident..." She raised her head, leaned on the seat, and took a few breaths, "I...I am There are childhood sweethearts..." Before the words fell, the car body trembled suddenly as if it had hit something. Lin Feiyu stepped on the brakes quickly, and a whirling red object flew past his eyes, and fell heavily on the ground about 20 meters away from the front of the car Four or five meters on the road. Before he saw the real thing, Lin Feiyu knew what he had bumped into - the monster was small and slender, shaking off the broken "parts" of its body, while slowly getting up from the ground, it spread apart like a cheetah Standing on all fours, he stared at this side with his head that couldn't tell what shape it was. Aslan jumped out of the car with the water gun in his arms without hesitation, and shot a high-pressure water jet at the monster's front, which almost immediately knocked it back to its original shape, turning it into a mass of black ash limp on the ground. For some reason, Wang Qingyi's right hand holding the doorknob couldn't help shaking, and made louder and louder noises, which finally caught Lin Feiyu's attention: "what happened to you?" Her face was pale, her expression was stiff, and her forehead was covered with bean-sized beads of sweat. She looked as painful as a dystocia. "it……" "Who?" "It..." The girl clenched her teeth, and the tremor in her right arm seemed to become more intense: "It...it called me...called me to go out..." Lin Feiyu grabbed Wang Qingyi's wrist, pulled it in front of him, and stared at the girl's face with an almost pleading look: "I know you are feeling very uncomfortable now and want to give up...but if you go out now, everything will be over " He shook his head, "You're only under 20 years old, you still have a long way to go, you haven't become a wife, you haven't become a mother yet, you haven't had time to experience too much beauty in life, your The story can't end yet... Taking a step back, even if it were to end, it shouldn't be in this ghost place." Wang Qingyi's eyes were blurred, she stared blankly ahead, panted dryly, and said nothing. Lin Feiyu touched the back of her head, then leaned over as if dissatisfied, and lightly tapped the girl's forehead with his forehead. "Listen to me, stay here, okay? Whatever 'it' says, stay here... promise me." Finally, as if mustering up her courage, the girl nodded feebly. Only then did Lin Feiyu open the car door with confidence, jumped out of the cab, and strode to Aslan's side.He glanced at the surrounding bushes, and the fire of hope in his heart gradually dissipated with the dimmer light, becoming more and more faint.The darkness around is as deep as the sea, only dots of creepy red light flicker in the forest, appearing and disappearing like fireflies. "That thing is a woman." Aslan pointed to the black lump of flesh lying in the middle of the road in front of him: "It seems to be carrying a travel bag." A woman... An indescribable disgust arose from the bottom of his heart, Lin Feiyu really didn't want to associate the ashes in front of him with a "woman".Accompanying this was a more ominous premonition, which drove him to step forward, and under the watchful eyes of Aslan, Wang Qingyi and countless demons around him, he walked to the wreckage of the "woman" and knelt down. on the ground. He noticed the "bag", which was buried in the black dust, as if it was still tightly hugged in his arms, and he couldn't pull it out no matter what. Lin Feiyu opened the opening of the bag, and a stack of certificates and bills slipped out. Inside was the thing he least wanted to see—a booklet with the words "passport" written in Chinese.He stretched out his hand, but immediately retracted it, what else needs to be confirmed?Is she a Chinese tourist?Is it your compatriots?Is it one of the people who should have been rescued but failed? Lin Feiyu was trembling all over, and he gritted his teeth, half remorse, half resentment.After heaving a deep sigh, he looked up in disappointment, and found that the surrounding woods had suddenly changed—— The darkness surrounding the fire truck faded at the same time, and dazzling red halos lit up in all directions, so gorgeous that it was inexplicably gorgeous, like a country bumpkin suddenly trapped in a neon street in a metropolis. They fell into a trap, at least stepped into an encirclement by accident——Lin Feiyu darkened his face, not only annoyed by his own carelessness, but also surprised by the wisdom of his opponent.Obviously, these things that seem to be nothing more than "moving crystal blocks" are well versed in hunting, and even know a little bit of teamwork. Now they are not just monsters, but "demons" in the true sense. The glowing red world swayed in front of my eyes, making a weird and disgusting rubbing sound.Vaguely, he saw something lurking in the crevices of the dense forest - not one or two, not three or five, but big or small, countless, they squatted on their stomachs, hiding like they thought they couldn't see each other. It hides and waits for its prey to approach, and then swarms when it is close enough to kill with a single blow. Going forward is tantamount to being a sheep in the mouth of a tiger and falling into the arms of a tiger. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Lin Feiyu knew in his heart that these monsters were the final destination of the twenty-seven tourists. A series of failures, no matter how tragic the process was, but the scene in front of them said everything - they failed.This is not shameful, at least Lin Feiyu thinks that it is not shameful at all, on the contrary, it is very respectable, able to fulfill the promise made by "annihilation of the army", and respond to the call of mission with "generosity to righteousness" - to ordinary people For the soldiers, what more can you ask for? Chen Yang, Cheng Jianxin, and the entire company, these young men, these iron-blooded men, are worthy of the title of the Marine Corps and the title of Chinese soldiers.They fought arduously in harsh weather, persevered in the face of ferocious enemies, and swore to live and die together in the desperate situation of isolation and helplessness. Wisdom, faith, honor and perseverance-these are extremely precious words used to describe soldiers, and they are used to describe soldiers. Their performance today is beyond reproach. But now, except for Lin Feiyu, no one will remember their stories. These warriors who did not flinch until the last moment, together with the tourists who needed their rescue and protection, disappeared in the depths of the jungle on Paget Island and became A small stone in the red hell. "Do you need to look inside again?" Aslan, who was holding the fire hose, walked to him: "I can open a way." At this moment, what's the point? Lin Feiyu smiled bitterly: "Forget it, this carload of water is our ticket to 'life', so save it. And here...here is already..." "What has happened?" He shook his head, momentarily at a loss for words. What if there was one more survivor?What if there is another compatriot hiding in a corner, terrified and trembling, waiting for rescue?What if there was a life that was worth and could be saved? Lin Feiyu turned around and said in a gloomy voice: "Let's go, Aslan..." He didn't say another word, and the disgust he felt in his heart made him just want to get in the car and leave this place. Goblin's lair, and forget everything that happened here. He knew that now was not the time to be sentimental, and the tragedy that happened to his compatriots could happen to him at any time—judging from the current situation, this possibility was not small.Only those who sit in front of the TV and watch the news, those who go for a walk and chat after tea and dinner, have the qualifications and time to feel sad for the sufferings experienced by others, but now Lin Feiyu does not. He started the fire engine, backed up to the intersection he had just passed, turned around, and headed south.With the last gloomy natural light, he saw a short English sentence on the road sign: "The port ahead, two kilometers." The moment his eyes tilted, Lin Feiyu and Wang Qingyi's eyes met. For some reason, as if he felt guilty, he hurriedly turned his head away, looked straight ahead, and pretended to be driving seriously. "We... are... going back?" the girl asked softly. "Yes," Lin Feiyu smiled reluctantly, "We're going home." "Then...what about those compatriots? Don't you want...to save them?" "They're fine..." Lin Feiyu quickly changed the topic: "How about you? How do you feel now? Are you feeling better?" "It's better," the girl took a deep breath with difficulty: "...at least 'it' stopped talking." "It must be your courage that scared it away." Hearing what the girl said, Lin Feiyu relaxed a little: "You know, monsters are more afraid of people than people are afraid of monsters." "Uncle..." "Ok?" "When you left just now... I thought I... couldn't do it..." "Don't be silly, Qingyi," Lin Feiyu said solemnly, "If I were the Creator, I wouldn't be willing to destroy my artwork just like that." "Hmph..." The girl pursed her lips and smiled. "Look, what a beautiful smile," Lin Feiyu deliberately slowed down his speech provocatively: "Only a happy and perfect life is worthy of it." "Don't tease me..." Wang Qingyi smiled with a hint of bitterness: "The greatest happiness right now...is being able to go home with my father...to have a meal at KFC...and then to go online...to chat... ..." The girl's intermittent words made Lin Feiyu's heart tremble—what a simple and common request, no LV, no high-end wine, no handfuls of RMB, even for a busy "special worker like Lin Feiyu" "Eating a casual meal, surfing the Internet, chatting, and playing games are also things that can be done every day if you want to.But for Wang Qingyi now, for this girl who doesn't know if she can go home or if she can be cured after returning home, and she will never be able to reunite with her father, what a distant luxury. . Her future is as bleak as the sky in front of her eyes. Instead of being favored by the Creator, she has been cruelly ravaged—if there is a "Creator" in this world, then it must have been destroyed by the Creator on Paget Island. The dark clouds of the dark clouds blinded his eyes, so he did such a scandalous thing. "Just surfing the Internet and chatting?" All Lin Feiyu can do at this time is a little comfort in words: "Do you usually have any hobbies?" "A lot...music, movies, tennis..." Wang Qingyi seemed to recall some good things, with a knowing smile on the corner of her mouth: "Writing a blog...too many...things I like... Too much……" "I remember you said just now that you have a childhood sweetheart boyfriend?" "Well, childhood sweetheart..." The girl smiled and shook her head: "But...not a boyfriend yet..." "Do you know? My biggest long-cherished wish in this life is to have a childhood sweetheart girlfriend," Lin Feiyu shrugged, "But it's only in the next life... The girls I knew when I was young were either too young or too big." "You are too picky...he is also one year older than me..." "Who?" "My... childhood sweetheart." "You go to school with him?" "Hmm..." Wang Qingyi leaned her head lightly on the back of the driver's seat: "Since kindergarten...we've been together...for two years at the same table..." "Oh, after you said it, I remembered my seatmate in high school again." Lin Feiyu shivered deliberately: "Wow, she is really a rare shrew." "Oh, I'm not gentle either." “但自从交了男朋友后，她就变成了小家碧玉，”林飞羽笑着摇摇头：“所以我对你也有信心。” “我啊……”王清仪“支吾”了一阵：“我难说……” 林飞羽敏锐地察觉到，她的情绪有了一点点波动：“你不喜欢他？” "Who?" “你的青梅竹马。” “不……很喜欢，”王清仪扭过头，看着窗外漆黑的树丛：“……非常喜欢……很早以前就好喜欢……” “那就是他不喜欢你？” “他一直在……在追求我……只是我……我以前……”她抬起双手，又慢慢放了下去，把剩下的话吞进了肚子。 前方的路逐渐宽敞平坦起来，虽然视野里偶尔还会飘过一两缕不协调的红色，但只是星星点点的闪光而已，不像是能构成威胁的样子。林飞羽瞄了一眼仪表盘上的速度计——“40码”，稍稍压下油门。 “我记得你是17岁对吧？那应该和我一样是90后？” “18岁……1998年的2月6日……” “还以为是二八芳龄了？”林飞羽颇认真地点点头：“如果你出现在我18岁的时候，我一定会想方设法把你追到手。” “哈哈……省省吧，大叔……”王清仪笑道：“你不是……不是我喜欢的类型。” “你不是我喜欢的类型”——这已经是林飞羽来裴吉特岛后第二次听到这句话了，更令人哭笑不得的是，到目前为止，在岛上与他说过话的女性也就是两人而已。 “我的意思是，既然喜欢的人也喜欢自己，为什么不坦诚一点呢？像你这样的水准，应该有换不完的男朋友才对。” “你……是在……”王清仪回过头来，看着林飞羽：“是在教唆小孩子早恋吗？” “张爱玲说过，18岁的时候，就应该恋爱。你虽然还是半个孩子，但也已经是半个大人了啊。”不知为何，林飞羽说这句话的时候，表情分外严肃： “不懂得如何爱人，如何被人爱，不懂得如何对自己的心意诚实，对自己的行为负责，最后在压抑与困惑中告别童年，匆匆忙忙变成大人，我觉得这比早恋更让人遗憾。” “唔……你好像……很有经验嘛……” “教训，”林飞羽笑道：“用'教训'来形容更合适些。” “人人都说我们很配……但他们不知道……青梅竹马也很麻烦……”女孩摇摇头：“互相太熟悉了……太了解了……该说的话、不该说的话……都说完了……在变成恋人后……要怎么相处呢……” 不理解“无话可说的默契，才是真实的爱”——这是理想主义者和缺乏恋爱经验的人常犯的错误，当然，林飞羽也不是这方面的专家，但他至少懂得一个最简单的道理： “最简单的道理，清仪，你想和他在一起吗？” “在一起吗……”女孩沉默了几秒：“想……当然想，想要在一起……想要像以前那样……一直在一起。” “就这理由还不足够？”林飞羽意味深长地叹了口气：“你以为恋爱是什么呢？” 女孩被问住了，一时无言以对，过了许久，才像是想明白了什么似的苦笑道：“……如果我去年就答应他的话……”她仰起头，涣散的眼神里透出越来越沉重的疲惫：“现在多半也和他在一起吧……这样，我和爸爸也不会到这里来了吧……” 林飞羽心里清楚，无论发生什么事，身为国家安全保卫局工作人员的王朝星都会来到裴吉特岛，而看过自己父亲笔记本电脑里内容的王清仪，也应该明白这个道理。但从她气若游丝的样子上来看，多半是已经有点意识模糊了——这可不是一个好现象，不管用什么办法，林飞羽都必须设法让她保持清醒。 “我们都只能活一次，难免留下遗憾，”他所能想到的办法，也就只有继续聊下去而已：“但你很幸运啊，你们还没有错过彼此，你们还有机会，从现在开始，从回家后开始，一切还不晚——你们还有一辈子的时间。” “还不晚……呵，”女孩点了点头：“那……我该怎么做？” “有这么难吗？”林飞羽笑道：“接受他的表白不就好了？” “我……”女孩欲言又止，她皱着眉头，把头侧向一边，过了半天才开口回道： “再过半个月……八月二十号，就是他19岁的生日了……我原本都不知道该送什么好……” “原本？那意思是你现在有东西送了？” “嗯……我决定了……这次要送一个特别的礼物……他一直想要的东西……” 就在王清仪唠唠叨叨的时候，林飞羽突然发觉窗外的景致颇为眼熟，而且没有一点被侵蚀的痕迹——这也就是说，他们终于跑过了水晶，离脱险已经不远了。 “特别的礼物？一直想要的东西？唔——”林飞羽撇了撇嘴：“听起来你开始找到谈恋爱的窍门了啊。” “能替我保密吗？”王清仪微微笑道：“你？” “保密？”林飞羽露出一副轻蔑的表情：“你猜我是做什么工作的？” “呵……倒也是……” “说吧，生日礼物，你准备送他什么？” 王清仪叹了口气，轻声轻气地吐出一个字来：“我……” “你……你？”林飞羽当然明白女孩的言下之意：“你这进展也太快了吧？一分钟前还在犹豫要不要爱，一分钟后就打算接受他的爱……”他本打算说“跟他相爱，永远在一起”，想了想还是把话咽了回去。 在陌生人面前吐露心声，而且说出如此大胆的话，这显然不是在开玩笑，林飞羽自然也不应该用一句玩笑来对待此等弥留之间的认真。 “如果不再犹豫……那就应该抱着'一生一世'的心态去爱，不是吗？”女孩的声音比之前要清晰、连贯得多，仿佛已经用上了全身的力气：“一旦同意了开始交往，我们很快就会走到热恋那一步吧……反正都要发生那种事情，早一天，晚一天……又有什么差别呢？” 即便不是女子，但林飞羽明白，对一个未经人事又洁身自好的小姑娘来说，“初恋”意味着什么。这绝不是下下决心这么简单，她需要克服对未知的恐惧，需要忍受尘世的压力，需要超越对未来的担忧，而支持她面对这一切的勇气、力量和信念，全部源自一个最简单而又最复杂的字： 是“爱”。 虽然只有十七八岁，虽然还只是一个学生，虽然还不一定懂得“恋爱”究竟是怎么回事，但仅仅是这份坦诚，这份勇敢，这份到生死关头还念念不忘的真实的爱，让孓然一身、形影相吊的林飞羽又有什么权利和资格去质疑和责问呢？ 他握紧方向盘的手有些颤抖，与其说是在羡慕，不如说是在嫉妒——在王清仪这个“死到临头”还思念着恋人的女孩子面前，他突然觉得自己那颗对爱早已麻木的心，可悲得令人汗颜。 “如果还有机会……”感慨万千的林飞羽没有注意到，两行清泪已经爬上了女孩微仰的侧脸：“……我一定会，会好好地与他牵手……好好地同他拥抱……无论什么……如果还有机会的话……” “现在不就是机会吗？”林飞羽突然插话道：“还没有开始，你怎么就想着要放弃了呢？” 王清仪唇角紧闭，只是轻轻地抽泣着。 “你难道不想和他在一起吗？”林飞羽一改之前的柔声细语：“扪心自问！清仪！你想要和他在一起，对不对？” 女孩依旧不语，点点头。 “你想要和他在一起，直到永远，对不对？说话啊！” "……Ok." “你想要和他牵手，你想要和他拥抱，现在就想，对不对？” “……是啊……但……” 不等她说完，林飞羽马上继续厉声发问：“你想要和他牵手，接吻，将来还想和他结婚，你想要和他生孩子，对不对？” “我……”不知为何，女孩的喘息突然剧烈起来：“我……是的……” “所以——”林飞羽话锋一转：“你才需要活下去，清仪，只有活下去，只有活着回到家里，你所想的，所希望的一切才能变成现实。作为他将来的妻子，作为要与他厮守一生的伴侣，你怎么能允许自己在这里倒下？你怎么能忍心让他孤苦伶仃？” 林飞羽掷地有声的发问，将少女心底最后的一丝勇气点燃了——希望中的幸福，“非我不可”的真爱，这些一股脑涌上来的情感驱散了身体的痛苦与疲惫，让王清仪仿佛打了兴奋剂般突然激动了起来。 “对……”她咽了咽喉咙：“我要活下去……” “你不只要活下去，你要回家！要回到他身边！要告诉他你爱他！” “我要回家……”女孩的眼神，渐渐有了变化：“我要回到他身边……” “你要陪他过生日！你要给他幸福！” “我要给他幸福……”伴着泪花，女孩几乎是咬牙切齿地喊了起来：“要永远在一起……永远！” 虽然只是接近于无意识的情感宣泄，但不可否认，林飞羽给了王清仪一个“一定要活下去”的意义——将她从绝望的边缘硬是拉了回来。 “记住你的话，好姑娘，”林飞羽暗暗地出了口气：“等你们结婚的那天，我会再去提醒你一次。” “好的……”女孩正了正身子，一弯浅浅的微笑挂在了脸上：“……到那时，做我们的伴郎吧。” “喂，可别取笑我大龄未婚啊。” 给予希望，就等于给予了未来，人的潜能，即使是在最微小的希望中也能闪耀出辉煌的光芒。林飞羽知道至少是现在，王清仪的命算是保住了。 经过一个巨大的广告牌之后，道路右侧的树丛变得稀疏了起来，透过枝叶的间隙，响着猎猎涛声的海滩若隐若现。在黑压压的天空下，港口那些低矮的尼德兰式建筑渐渐显出了轮廓——码头就在眼前！从直线距离上看，还有五百米，不，也许只有三百米，整个裴吉特岛上的所有悲欢离合就会落下帷幕，“回家”这个遥远飘渺的词汇，在这一刻突然有了意义。 “我说过要带你回家的，”林飞羽不无得意地昂了昂下巴：“现在信了吧？” 女孩抿着嘴，笑而不语。 林飞羽刚想再说些什么，突然发现前方的路面中间横着两截断掉的棕榈树，急忙踩下刹车。 “留在这里别动，”林飞羽拧起眉头，从座位底下抽出95式突击步枪：“我去看看怎么回事。” 他跳出驾驶室，站在半开的车门旁，紧张地四下张望了片刻——路的左边是茂密的棕榈树树林，在风中摇曳摩挲，发出哗啦啦的巨响；路的右边是白茫茫的海滩，只有涛声相伴，除此以外，空无一物。 风确实很大——而且还有愈演愈烈的趋势，但应该还不至于大到能把棕榈树吹倒的地步。林飞羽抬头看了看蹲在车顶的阿斯朗，做了个“掩护我”的手势，然后小心翼翼地走到断木前，伸脚踏了一下——足有碗口粗，而且相当结实，用消防车硬闯的话，可能还有点吃力。 他回过头，又朝抱着水管的阿斯朗望了一眼，显然，即便用上她的力量，恐怕也没法搬动这两棵大木。另一个选择是直接把消防车开下路面，从沙滩上冲过去，这样做虽然听起来有点危险，但实际上完全可行，如果车子当真陷进了沙坑或者出了别的什么问题，大不了下车步行，也就是三百米的路程而已。 “不管怎么样，我们得救了”——这样想着的林飞羽转过身来，正准备跑回驾驶室，那只将他小小希望击碎的怪物显出身形，从藏身已久的树丛中钻了出来。 一瞬间，在看到这头三米巨兽的一瞬间，林飞羽突然感到了无以复加的恐惧——难道说，倒在路面上的这两截断木，是被当做路障而故意推倒的？难道说这些水晶怪已经聪明到学会设下圈套了？ 抑或仅仅只是巧合？是上天留下的小小考验？就像唐僧西游般，非要渡过九九八十一劫，才能够取回真经？ 来不及多想，怪物已经发起了攻击——它并不是空着手，而是“粘”着一根两三米长的断木横扫了过来，其速度之快远远出乎林飞羽的想象，在发现自己闪避不过的刹那，他本能地抬臂护住胸口。 林飞羽已经记不清，在加入第七特勤处之后，这是第几次被凌空打飞了，反正最近的一次还是在一天前，坐登陆艇时被一发SMART导弹击中，炸进了海里。和当时一样，在阴霾的天空、漆黑的海面和金色的沙滩于眼前交替翻滚之后，他失去意识，昏了过去。