Merit Book·Xinghai

Rong Yuan has been gone for a long time, Yin Mu squatted on the ground like the old man beside him, with a cigarette in his mouth, looking listless like a beaten eggplant, with messy hair hanging down He covered his eyes, and there was something in his eyes that others could not understand.

It seemed that black thunderclouds were condensing, and it seemed that a terrible storm was brewing, but outside the drooping eyelids, people only saw a middle-aged man who had nothing to love.

Although he did not cover up his appearance at this time, none of the passers-by thought that he was the high-ranking head of the military department in the news.In other words, because this kind of people with frustration and pain written all over their bodies can be seen everywhere in this place, no one bothered to take a second look at him.

The one-armed old man next to him neither asked nor comforted.After he finished smoking, he took out a small packet of jerky from his arms, twisted it with his black and thin fingers, put them into his mouth one by one, and chewed slowly.

These two squatted here, like two walking dead.Passers-by walked around them from a distance, as if they were afraid of getting bad luck attached to them.

After a long time, Yin Mu suddenly said: "Lao Xia, back then you wandered from Bei'an to Liaukasao together with me, and joined the Military Fighting Department together. But later, you all left one after another, but you have always been together. Won't tell me why. Why?"

"Why?" Lao Xia repeated, snorted coldly, and said sarcastically, "It's not that we haven't told you the reason, but we have told you too many times, but you never believed it."

This time, because Mu was silent for a longer period of time, many memory fragments that he thought he had forgotten floated up in his mind:

"General, Liocastao is not a paradise, let's leave!"

"That Mapp is not a good person at first glance, he just pretends to be a good person, don't be fooled by him!"

"That guy is so hypocritical that it makes people sick! How could the general regard such a person as a friend?"

"I'm not lying. This matter... this matter is really strange! I will definitely prove it to you!"

"Xiao Wu is dead! With his ability, how could he be stabbed to death by a few drunks? I know that he was investigating the disappearance of those adventurers before. There must be a connection between the two. This is not an accident! Even if there is no Without any evidence, I also believe that this matter must not be simple!"

"We didn't fight for power! Those guys deliberately provoked. They...they are not good people..."

"General, you...don't you believe me?"

"General, it is an honor in my life to follow you to the battlefield, and I never regret it. But now, I think it's time to leave."

"There's no reason. I'm just...so tired...I'm tired..."

Yin Mu murmured: "Yeah, I was wrong. It's because I never believed you... I'm sorry... Lao Xia... I'm sorry..."

Lao Xia slowly turned his head to look at him, his lips trembled for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "Why...that man just now...what did he say to you..."

Because Mu didn't answer, he closed his eyes, his heart aching as if torn.

The faces of many people flashed before his eyes one by one. They used to be his incomparably close comrades-in-arms, but later... some died, and some parted ways.So far, there are only two or three people including Lao Xia who still have occasional contact.

He has been fighting in the interstellar battlefield for many years and has been invincible, but he has never understood the complicated human heart.Back then, he was framed in Bei'an Republic. Fortunately, a group of trusted subordinates tried their best to protect him, so he escaped from Bei'an and fled all the way to Liaokasao.

Originally, they just used this place as a temporary springboard, and planned to flee to another big country [-] light-years away after repairing for a while and replenishing some supplies.However, as soon as Yinmu arrived in Leucasao, he was warmly welcomed by Ma Pu and others. They gradually softened Yinmu's feelings with their meticulous care, heart-warming words, sincerity and trust in letting go of power. manner.

He originally looked down on such a commercial spaceship that was mainly based on the entertainment industry, but later... Yin Mu felt that although he could not talk about any future or fulfill his ambitions here, he could work with such a group of friends and be able to It seems to be a good choice to work under such a broad-minded, unique-looking, and understanding leader.

So later, Yin Mu became the head of the Ministry of Armed Forces, and the group of trusted subordinates he brought also followed him to join the Ministry of Armed Forces, holding important positions at various levels.Under Yin Mu's training, he turned the combat team of the Military Department into a team that did not belong to the regular imperial army. He repulsed and wiped out the star robbers who had the idea of ​​this spaceship many times in a row, and he was in the limelight for a while.

However, the more than 700 subordinates who followed him had frequent accidents, either accidentally died on the battlefield, or had accidents while dealing with various security incidents.Every time, the subordinates would swear that someone must have tampered with this matter, but what was recorded in the surveillance was totally different.Yin Mu also had doubts, but no matter how to investigate, those were just accidents.Mapu and others are generous and benevolent, but his own subordinates seem to be unable to accept the gap between the regular national army and the merchant ship guards, and they seem to be gradually degrading in this luxurious place-resisting the orders to suppress the subordinates repeatedly, behind the scenes Slandering and slandering others, drinking and having fun during working hours delays business, cheating others to fill their own pockets, etc. Conflicts broke out many times because of harmony.

Later... some of them died, some were discouraged and left with the adventure team, and some of them stayed away from the Fighting Department and Yinmu even though they stayed in Leukasao.

He used to think that it was because the environment had changed, people's hearts had changed, and interests were entangled, which made those brothers who could entrust their lives to each other on the battlefield full of conflicts and run counter to each other.But after talking with Rong Yuan today, Yin Mu realized that the person who made the mistake was actually himself.

He was always wrong, he was the one who blinded his eyes, was deceived by people's few words, and pushed away those who really cared about him and believed in him.

Yin Mu turned his head to look at Lao Xia, the old buddy he used to trust the most was originally from a wealthy family, and he used to be a person who never tires of eating, eating, and caring, and has so many rules that make people bored.Now he is skillfully smoking the choking low-quality cigarettes, and chewing the hard jerky with relish.

In the past, he thought that it was Lao Xia who only knew military formation tactics, not management, and that made his life so difficult.Because Mu wanted to help out many times, but was kicked out by him, even if he came here to eat, Lao Xia would not charge an extra cent for the meal.

But now Yin Mu understands that it's not that Lao Xia is incapable of living a good life, but that every time he improves slightly, someone will step on him again.Those people are afraid of his wisdom and fear of his will, so they have been trying to find trouble for Lao Xia, and they have been stepping on him in the mud pit without turning over. Those people feel happy.

What made Yinmu feel the most painful was not what happened to these old Xia and other comrades-in-arms, but that even though they were in such a situation, they were unwilling to explain the whole situation to him and asked him for help.Because the root cause of this result is not how sinister others are, but Yin Mu's distrust.

He was sore in his heart, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Old Xia, I let you down so much, why didn't you leave? With your ability, where can you not get ahead? Why do you have to endure this kind of life in Leucas'ao?"

Lao Xia silently looked at the sky and rolled his eyes.

In the past, every time he talked to Yin Mu, he was either sneering or sarcasm, and he almost never had a good communication.But looking at this guy, even though he was so angry every time, he still squeezed out a smiling face and sneaked into this dirty and broken shop, and tried clumsily to help him, Lao Xia's heart softened again.

Why didn't you think about leaving?

How many times he wanted to just leave and forget it, who cares if a fool will be exploited and used as firewood?

But every time he was about to leave, he hesitated, telling himself: Let’s go in two days... I’ll leave in two days... The weather is not right today... My back hurts recently... It’s so hard to buy a boat ticket... The idiot seems to be hurt...

Hesitating and hesitating, more than 20 years have passed in such a hurry.

At this time, he didn't want to talk about those mental journeys, he felt a little ashamed, but he couldn't bear to see Yin Mu's face full of pain now, and muttered in a low voice: "Because there is a fool still here... why am I waiting for him?" When Tian is desperate again, he must laugh at him."

If one day he has nowhere to go...I will try my best to pull him...

"Since you are a fool, why bother? Why sacrifice your whole life to laugh at a fool?" Yin Mu whispered.

Lao Xia was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Because he is stupid, we lost him... But it is also because he is stupid that we believe him and follow him..."

There are too many intrigues and intrigues in this world, even the seemingly simple and simple people will fight endlessly for petty profits.Only this fool is full of passion and sincerity, even if he is deceived and used by others, people can't hate him, let alone worry about him.

Yin Mu lowered his head, and after a while, he stretched out his hand and wiped his face vigorously twice, then raised his head and said, "Then... this idiot is now sober and regretful...but he decided to do something that maybe Would you still be willing to help a thing that can overthrow Leucas, but save many people, a thing that is likely to die?"

Lao Xia thought for a long time, and when Yin Mu was gradually disappointed, he heard him say suspiciously: "You won't be cheated again, right?"

"No." Yinmu let out a long breath, his tense shoulders relaxed, and said, "I'm sure this time, that person didn't lie to me."

"Who is that person?"

"Huh? I... I forgot to ask his name..."

"..."

"But the thing is absolutely true...Although it sounds unbelievable...but I think...you can believe it..."

Yin Mu's voice became smaller and smaller.

Old Xia took a long breath, and then sighed deeply, he threw the unfinished dried rat on the ground, stood up and walked towards the door of the store, saying: "Come in, and tell me carefully what you just said , don’t miss a single word! Also, how did you meet that person, how did you get in touch, and what methods did he use to win your trust? Tell me all of this! I’m done talking, and I’ll think about it this time. Do you want to give your life to help you?"

"You?" Yin Mu asked as he stood up and patted the dirt behind his buttocks.

"Yes, the old brothers from back then, there are still 170 seven people still in Leucasao. I have the contact information of all of them."

Lao Xia turned his head, a smile appeared on his skinny face.

"We've been waiting for you to come back."

In an instant, Yin Mu burst into tears.