Merit Book·Xinghai

Morrison woke up from his stupor and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while.

Then look to the left, there is Xi Zhenhai who is in a coma, his wife and daughter are surrounded by the bed, talking in a low voice;

Morrison had seen that girl more than a year ago.I remember the last time we met, she was just a shy and shy little girl. At this moment, she has turned into a slim, elegant and quiet beautiful girl. Although she is a bit sickly, she is still much better than ordinary people. .

Looking at the right side again, there is a young man named Taylor. He was seriously injured and has not woken up yet, but at least he is out of danger.At this moment, his mother was standing by, staring at his face intently, as if afraid that he would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Morrison looked away and let out a long breath.

The three of them survived, but there were two others who were also missing...only their bodies were recovered.

One is that the armor was pierced by the metal fragments that exploded, and the person was probably gone when he flew out.

The other was only slightly injured, but because he couldn't bear the despair and loneliness... he chose to commit suicide.When "Mu Zhe" found him, his body had already started to become stiff.

Unlike Xi Zhenhai, who was already unconscious when he was rescued, Morrison always maintained his calmness and ability to think. After being rescued, he even said "thank you" calmly.

Morrison was pretty sure that the man who rescued him was "Mu Zhe" who had been in the maintenance team for a few days.When they met again in the dark space, he was very impressed by the calm, tolerant and slightly sad eyes like the sea, which even diluted the joy of being rescued.

Morrison recalled what "Mu Zhe" said when they parted: "Thank you, captain. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."

At that time, he thought that the person in front of him was just an ordinary young man, kind, honest, but also ordinary.He had seen too many young people like this, when they went upstream, they always became more or less like another person, and they rarely looked back.

He also said that "Mu Zhe" was such a young man, and he never took his so-called "reward" to heart.

But who knew that this reward would be fulfilled so quickly and in this way?

"you're awake?"

Morrison's wife, Donna, walked in with a food box, very happy in her heart, but because he had awakened briefly before, she didn't look excited at this time.

Behind her, there is a colleague from the maintenance department, So Xi.He looked at Morrison and nodded, and said with a smile: "Great, Morrison. Everyone is worried about you, and I must be very happy to know you woke up."

Morrison smiled.

Donna put the food box aside, touched his forehead, and asked softly, "How do you feel, do you still feel dizzy?"

"It's much better." Morrison held her cool fingertips and said apologetically, "Thank you for your hard work these days."

Donna lowered her head and pursed her lips and smiled, looked at him with watery eyes, and said, "It's not hard work. After all... you're back. This time, a lot of people really died."

"Yeah." Morrison sighed.

While it's not entirely clear what happened during the chaos, Morrison knew that the ward where he lived was supposed to hold only one patient, but now there were three crammed in.Occasionally when the door was opened, some patients could still be seen lying on the hospital beds (shen)(yin) in the corridor, and mournful cries came from almost everywhere.

"By the way, Morrison, everyone is asking! Do you remember how you were rescued?" Colleague Suoxi asked in a low voice.

Out of the corner of Morrison's eye, he saw Xi Zhenhai and Taylor's family who heard what he said, and they all looked over.

He sighed and said, "I don't know. I... seemed to have passed out at the time."

Because he has always been sober, Morrison knows how miraculous his rescue experience is.He knew that the people around him might not have any malicious intentions, they just asked out of curiosity, gratitude, etc., but not everyone was like this.

Hearing this, Suoxi was a little disappointed, but also a little skeptical.

At this time, Xi Yanxin beside him said softly: "My father said the same thing. Although he was not completely unconscious, he was so unconscious that he didn't know what happened. After all... such a desperate situation is really terrible. It's me, I definitely can't hold on! Really, thank you for persevering...for not giving up on yourself..."

As she said that, the girl seemed to have returned to the time when she was so hopeless and helpless, tears dripping down her fair cheeks.

She held the hand of the sleeping Xi Zhenhai, choked with sobs and whispered, "Thank you, Dad, thank you for coming back... If... If something happens to you, my mother and I really don't know how to live..."

"Yes." Wan Ruohua is really like a person made of water, her eyes were already red and swollen from crying, and she still couldn't help her nose sore, she shed tears again, and said with her arms around Xi Yanxin: "It must be the gods who are merciful, Knowing that our mother and daughter are helpless, I sent your father back..."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and wept softly, sobbing and sobbing, which made other people's eyes turn red.Especially Taylor's mother, she lay on top of him and cried loudly, so scared that two doctors ran in quickly, thinking that something happened to him.

Unexpectedly, a question would cause everyone to cry bitterly, and unable to empathize with them, Suoxi was extremely embarrassed, and after a few words of comfort, he put down the gift and left in a hurry.

Morrison glanced at Xi Yanxin over there. The girl's thin body was still trembling slightly from crying sadly, and it was hard to tell whether the support and sentiment just now were intentional or unintentional.

He knew that such curiosity and questions might accompany him for the rest of his life, but no matter who asked, he only had this answer.

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On the broad streets, the bloodstains have not been completely cleaned up, but due to the pressure of livelihood, some shops have begun to reopen, and the pedestrians coming and going have brought back the excitement and smiles.

Sturdy adventurers hurried past with self-defense weapons. After the war, Liocastao could no longer strictly prohibit adventurers from bringing their own weapons on board the spaceship, and could only limit some destructive things as much as possible.Because of this, the destructive power of the recent conflicts caused by adventurers is escalating, making the people in the combat department very busy.Fortunately, Yin Mu, the director general of the Ministry of Armed Forces, was not killed like other high-level officials. He brought a group of retired personnel with extremely strong combat effectiveness into the Ministry of Armed Forces, so the situation was still controlled within a certain range.

Lloyd, the only surviving shipowner among the ship owners, took over the main affairs on the spaceship. He implemented a series of policies that benefit the people, such as free medical care, opening up passage on all ship floors, reducing tolls, reducing taxes, reducing various Energy usage fees, wage increases, etc.; with the support of the Ministry of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Supervision, a large number of people who took the opportunity to make trouble were arrested and executed, and many people were promoted from the grassroots of each ship layer to become new management. Put the operation of various departments on the right track; then took out many treasures from the collections of Maple and other high-level officials, and held a very high-standard auction for seven consecutive days, quickly pulling up the declining popularity and reputation.

He may not be a good person, but he is very qualified as the new manager of the spaceship. Even Yin Mu, Ao Hengchuan and others have changed from doubts at the beginning to recognition and admiration.Many people have suffered for a long time under the various tyranny of Mapp and the exploitation of high-level shipowners, and feel that their lives are gloomy, but Lloyd's leadership made them see hope again.Many people are even grateful for the accident that caused them to lose their relatives and friends, and believe that those sacrifices and deaths gave Leucastao a new life.

Bailiyun, the head of the maintenance department, also survived, but he can no longer spend his days leisurely like in the past.Lloyd sent him a lot of work, and his wife, lover and numerous children were also in trouble.Whether it is work or family, he is exhausted and exhausted physically and mentally.

After the traffic was opened, Banjin sold the restaurant on the first floor, and then opened a small noodle restaurant near the residential area on the third floor.Although the size of the new store is about half smaller than before, the environment and atmosphere here are better, and there is less exploitation by various forces, so it makes more money than before.

Shadao also left the arena and took advantage of the opportunity when the Fighting Department was recruiting a large number of people to join the Fighting Department on the third floor.As a result, people can always see a big man with a fierce appearance and a serious gray-blue uniform showing a bright and enthusiastic smile, happily helping all those in need.

On the opposite side of the newly opened Banjin Noodle Restaurant, in a tea shop with simple decoration, Mutel sat on a seat by the window, with two plates of snacks in hand, but she did not move, but pushed them to the opposite The young man said, "Try it, the dim sum in this shop is delicious."

"Ah."

Rong Yuan took a piece and tasted it, it really tasted good.He took a sip of tea and asked, "Have you decided? Are you not going back to the eighth floor?"

"Yes." Mutel smiled: "Although the house on the eighth floor is much better than here, the environment is also good, and the neighbors are easy to get along with. But... this is the place where I have lived for decades after all, The neighbors are all old friends who have been together for many years, so it is more comfortable to live here."

In fact, she had to stay on the third floor in order to keep herself safe, because only Si Jian from the Ministry of Supervision and Si Jian's family members could live on the eighth floor.But for some reason, she couldn't say it in front of Rong Yuan.

Even though she knew, Rong Yuan actually knew her thoughts clearly.

"It's the same wherever you live, as long as you like it." Rong Yuan said understandingly: "I left you a sum of money, not too much..."

"No, no, no! No! No! I have money..."

Mutel hurriedly said, but was held by Rong Yuan.He only heard him say softly: "As long as it is my filial piety, please don't refuse, the money is nothing to me. Moreover, although money is not everything, but in case of any difficulties in the future, It’s always good to have some money in hand.”

Mutel hesitated, and then he heard Rong Yuan say: "It's just to make me feel at ease, okay?"

Mutel's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "You...are you leaving?"

"Yes." Rong Yuan said.

The old lady showed reluctance on her face, and said with a bit of sadness: "Why, why are you leaving so soon...then... when will you come back?"

"The universe is huge, and the place I'm going to... is also far away." Rong Yuan said, "In the future, there may be no chance to meet again."

Mutel just felt as if the ground was suddenly empty under her feet, and she was overwhelmed by great loss and helplessness.

Although she had known for a long time that Rong Yuan was not from this place of Leucasao, and also knew that he would leave sooner or later, she never thought that the time of parting would come so early, and once separated, it would be a farewell forever.

"Is...do we have to go?" Mutel asked with a faint expectation.

"Because it was an agreement made by me and many partners many years ago, so... yes, this is a journey that must be taken."

Rong Yuan's attitude has always been gentle and flat, but undeniably firm.

"That...that..."

Mutel touched the teacup helplessly, pushed the snack, and then touched his pocket, as if he wanted to find something, wanted to do something, but he couldn't remember what he wanted to do in a panic.

She groped for a while, but found nothing, and tears fell first.

"You have to go...you have to go...outside, what's good outside..."

She sniffled, wiped her tears with the corner of her scarf, her voice choked.

Rong Yuan sighed, got up, went to squat down in front of her, and clasped her hands in his own.

Mutel snorted childishly and turned away from him, but his thin hands remained in his.

Rong Yuan said: "Don't be sad for me. Look, hasn't the real Ah Zhe returned to you?"

Mutel subconsciously glanced at the busy Banjin in the noodle shop across the street, sniffled his nose, and said in distaste: "That brat will only annoy me, and he's still holding it with me until now! You have to face him every day, It can make my life short for ten years!"

Having said that, there is no doubt about the tenderness and love in that moment in her tearful eyes.

"Maybe he also has his difficulties, maybe he's just too timid to face you." Rong Yuan reached out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, persuading her: "Give him some time, he will be fine. "

"Yeah, he's been a timid kid since he was a kid, but he'll get better."

Mutel sighed, then held Rong Yuan's hand instead, looked into his eyes, and said, "What about you, child? Are you okay?"

Rong Yuan was taken aback.

Mutel said slowly: "If there is anything... it is not convenient to tell others, you can tell me. I have a bad memory, and I will forget it soon."

Those somewhat cloudy eyes looked at Rong Yuan's eyes, as if they wanted to see the depths of his heart all the time, and his face was full of deep concern and worry.

Rong Yuan knew that she might have sensed the pain in his heart with the keenness of a mother, but after he was silent for a long time, he finally smiled faintly.

"Well, I'm fine."