hope for redemption

The outdoor training ground built of steel and iron plates was not turned on. The dim sunset light shone through the long and narrow ventilation windows without glass on the high roof, and fine dust floating in the air could be vaguely seen.

Suddenly there was a heavy muffled sound from the arena, and more dust scattered in all directions, rising and floating dizzily.

Jiang Xi was almost crushed to death by the instructor who taught Brazilian assault skills. His muscular legs, which were as heavy as a stone, pressed on his lower abdomen, making Jiang Xi unable to breathe out, and directly choked in his throat causing pain. severe coughing.

"Come again." The instructor let go of his legs, and a carp jumped up straight, saying in Portuguese, "Change moves to attack."

Jiang Xi looked up to the sky in despair, but he could only see the black and shiny steel bars criss-crossing. He resigned himself to his fate, changed his attacking moves and jumped to find an opportunity to attack.

As soon as a boxing style was punched out, the reminder sounded to end the class. Jiang Xi secretly heaved a sigh of relief after seeing the instructor accept the move. After bowing and saluting opposite him, he took off his sweaty vest and turned down the ring.

"ALS," the counselor stepped forward and shouted, glanced at the muscles on Jiang Xi's body and said, "Go and weigh yourself."

Jiang Xi took his clothes and lied without changing his expression: "I've been eating eggs and chicken breast recently."

"Oh," the counselor nodded earnestly, "Go and weigh yourself."

Jiang Xi twitched the corners of his mouth and continued to lie: "Next time, I'm very busy today, I still have..."

"Go over and drop by," the instructor pointed to the location of the weighing scale, which was on the side of the road where Jiang Xi walked out of the training ground. There are eight in total, and you can choose at will.

Just as Jiang Xi was racking his brains to find a way to deal with it, Niko rushed to save him from the fire.

"ALS, Ann, please hurry over." Niko whispered close to her.

Jiang Xi corrected the expression on his face, pretending to be very anxious and serious, and replied: "I see." Then he turned to the counselor and said, "I'll go first, next time."

The counselor also knew his virtues, shrugged helplessly, and said with a smile: "Next time you come, you can't hide."

"Okay," Jiang Xi pretended to be calm, hurriedly put on his clothes and packed his sports bag, and after saying hello, he ran out quickly. His speed was enough to participate in the brisk walking competition, and he might even win a prize.

You must know that Jiang Xi's hatred of bitter gourd is not as serious as his hatred of eggs. In Jiang Xi's cognition, eggs are classified into the same level as mice, and they are all things that should be respected and kept at a distance.

No matter how delicious and varied the eggs made on the market are, Jiang Xi can always taste the disgusting smell of overnight pork.

But he is too thin, with a height of 1.8 meters, but his weight is less than 110 kg.

In fact, Jiang Xi was raised a lot when he was in Lin County, but since he returned to Noah's Ark, he has basically been supported by the nutrient solution, and it was only two days ago that he was able to eat smoothly. Now he is thin Even the ribs on both sides of the waist and abdomen are clearly visible.

But the course requirements for this kind of assault technique are there. Every time when physical fitness is tested for explosive power, Jiang Xi often fails to meet the standard due to lack of muscle, so the instructor issued instructions, requiring Jiang Xi to drink eggs every day. Something high in protein, like chicken breast.

Jiang Xi eats foods such as egg, white and chicken breast every day, but they are definitely not as effective as concentrated health products like egg □□.In order to avoid the counselor's pressurized application, Jiang Xi now hides when he can, and procrastinates if he can. At worst, he will eat a few more meals this week or go to an American cafeteria to eat a few high-calorie meals in a row to get away with it.

Along the way, she was thinking of ways to fool around, and unknowingly heard the notification sound of the elevator arriving. Jiang Xi looked up and saw the 24th floor.

He tilted his head and glanced at Niko suspiciously.

"Ann is here," Niko knew what he meant, and went out sideways to lead him the way, "please follow me."

Jiang Xi recalled the divisions of the floors, and remembered that the 24th floor was the first floor where the perception department was located. Then, he glanced at the staff badges in the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and confirmed the department he was in, which was the perception department.

The layout of the perception department is no different from that of the language perception department. Niko can lead Jiang Xi to the direction and let Jiang Xi know where they are going.

When they arrived, just as Jiang Xi expected, they stood in front of the office of the head of the Perception Department. After Niko knocked on the door, he got permission to enter, and then opened the door for Jiang Xi to let him in.

Different from the modern minimalist style of Ansheng’s office decoration, the Japanese-style log decoration style comes to the office of the Minister of Perception Department. The beige logs with lacquer are staggered on the top of the head, and the sunken wooden screen depicting landscapes and Japanese Kabuki Spreading out one word, the shoe-changing area and the meeting area are separated in the middle.

Jiang Xi took off his shoes, walked around the screen to the two people sitting opposite each other in the center of the reception area.

"Mr. Tanaka," Jiang Xi greeted him in Japanese, kneeling beside An Sheng.

"ALS," Mr. Tanaka put down his teacup and replied in English.

Jiang Xi immediately understood that they communicated in English, not Japanese.

This is more troublesome in Noah’s Ark. People from all over the world are here. Some people not only have to take care of their power and status, but also have to take care of the etiquette and customs of their country.

An Sheng took a sip of tea, pointed to the side and said, "Go and change."

Jiang Xi looked in the direction she was pointing at, and there was a set of all-white and shiny clothes on a brown wood carved tray. Although she didn't understand what she meant, Jiang Xi knew what to do at this time.

He nodded to them both, then stood up and walked over to pick up the tray.

"Behind the screen," Mr. Tanaka pointed to the screen behind An Sheng, indicating that he could change clothes there.

Jiang Xi thanked him, and then went around behind the screen to change clothes.

Before changing clothes, Jiang Xi checked the clothes carefully, feeling to see if there was a bug or tracker inserted at the end, how high the degree of tearing the fabric could withstand, and whether there was a special fragrance.

After checking that everything was normal, Jiang Xi changed his clothes and went back to sit down.

An Sheng finished the tea in the cup, nodded to Mr. Tanaka and said, "I'm sorry for your trouble."

"My honor," Mr. Tanaka raised his glass with a smile, drank the tea in one gulp, then stood up and straightened his clothes.

An Sheng also stood up on his legs, glanced at Jiang Xi and said, "Follow."

Jiang Xi frowned, but in the end it was all right and followed them out without saying anything.

Since that day, he and An Sheng haven't mentioned this matter again. How they got along with each other before is still how they get along now, as if that thing never happened.

The wound on Jiang Xi's neck was forcibly stitched by An Sheng, and he recovered very well without infection. The stitches were removed on the fifth day, and now he has applied scar-removing ointment for a few days, leaving only a faint trace. You can't see it at all.

His mood swings and disputes in the past two days seemed to gradually fade away as the scar healed and faded away.

But they all know whether the scars in their hearts are like this.

Jiang Xi followed An Sheng and the others to the top floor, and when they arrived, a helicopter was already parked there waiting for them.Jiang Xi glanced at it. It wasn't the one that took them to and from get off work every day. He didn't know if it belonged to An Sheng or Mr. Tanaka.

Niko didn't follow, and Jiang Xi didn't see her when she went out just now, probably because she was ordered not to follow, but Diana didn't stay with An Sheng either, and only the three of them boarded the helicopter.

After boarding the helicopter, Jiang Xi chose a moderate seat and sat down. When she was still getting used to it, An Sheng's hand was put in front of her eyes, and a light blue candy that had been disassembled was in her palm.

Jiang Xi took it blankly and put it in his mouth, and thanked him vaguely.

An Sheng withdrew his hand, yelled at the driver, then withdrew his body and sat quietly.

The pilot explained, and after the guards outside closed the cabin door for them, they heard the sound of the propeller churning overhead. It didn't take long before the feeling of being lifted gradually came. Jiang Xi bit the mint candy Divide it into two halves and bite it between the rear teeth on both sides.

The cool and slightly irritating taste of mint slips into the throat after rolling the tip of the tongue, cools all the way to the stomach, and then fills the nasal cavity along the bridge of the nose and hits the forehead directly, dispelling discomfort and dizziness.

It is summer in Australia at this time, and the hot wind with the unique smell after transpiration is rushing in, and the sound of the propeller stirring above the head explodes, which is even better than the DJ dance music in the nightclub.

However, it was precisely such an ear-shattering environment that made Jiang Xi feel the long-lost relaxation. Outside the window, there was nothing but the sky dyed red and pink by the setting sun.

Looking at the beautiful sky outside the window, Jiang Xi suddenly remembered that every time he and Lin Wang went to the cafeteria after dinner, no matter how busy they were, they would slow down and secretly hook each other's fingers in the crowd Head, looking up at the sunset while walking towards the classroom.

It would be great if Lin Wang was by his side. Without his company, such a beautiful sky feels empty and missing a big piece.

Jiang Xi's emotions suddenly surged up, he hastily closed his eyes to suppress the tears in his eyes, and kept reassuring himself that it's okay, it's okay, you can go back.

As soon as Jiang Xi pressed back his tears, he felt that they were falling. He subconsciously reached out and clasped the edge of the seat, biting a few small mints in his mouth.

He got off the plane after An Sheng, and found that they landed on a cliff covered with gravel and fine sand, and rows of mercenaries with guns were already standing on the edge of the cliff waiting for them.

The three of them were very quiet along the way, and no one spoke. Jiang Xi suppressed the confusion in his heart and followed An Sheng to the edge of the cliff.

The hot wind blows in the evening, carrying the humidity and saltiness of the sea.Jiang Xi knew right away that there was an ocean under the cliff, and he walked forward against the sea breeze, his hair was blown away like seaweed shaking in the water, and the thin and shiny loose satin clothes were filled with the wind and fluttered in the air.

"Jiaojiao, come." An Sheng turned around and waved to Jiang Xi.

Jiang Xi withdrew his thoughts and walked to An Sheng's side. He looked down and found that he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and tens of meters below was a tumbling bottomless ocean.

This height, this unknown, made Jiang Xi suddenly feel fear. He was about to retract his back, but he was pushed hard. The forward shift of the body's center of gravity caused Jiang Xi to fall rapidly while still in a daze. , his panicked exclamation dissipated in the more and more urgent and fierce sea wind.

He didn't let himself be in a panic for a longer period of time. The conditioned reflex of bodily functions formed in the counterattack class made him subconsciously turn around and look for objects to grab.

But when he turned around, he was stunned by the sight that hit his eyes.

An Sheng jumped down with him.

No protective measures were taken.

The wind blows Jiang Xi's hair up, strands fluttering in front of his eyes, but Jiang Xi can still clearly see An Sheng's face through the gap between the hair.

Her highlighted hair was all loose, and was blown to the back of her head by the wind, revealing her delicate facial features. The setting sun sprinkled on her champagne sequined mermaid skirt, as if she had been plated with gold.

She rushed towards Jiang Xi in a swooping shape with flying wings, her brows and eyes were stained with sharpness, but the moment she reached out and touched Jiang Xi's cheek, it turned into tenderness with ten thousand fingers.

An Sheng moved his lips, hooked his lips into a smile, then pressed Jiang Xi's chest and pushed him down hard.

Before Jiang Xi had time to think about the meaning of what she said, she accelerated her fall, and a "boom" sounded in her ears. After experiencing the short-term pain of being impacted on her back, she felt a fishy, ​​salty and cold feeling. The enveloping feeling of sea water swarming in from all directions.

Jiang Xi didn't react immediately, the suffocation of being wrapped in the cold sea water made him stop breathing and choked on several saliva.He immediately stabilized his mind, held his breath and began to swim upstream. Before he could swim for a long time, two people in diving suits suddenly jumped out from behind and clasped his arms, holding his armpits and leading him upwards.

When Jiang Xi coughed out all the water he had choked on, he was already tied to an iron stake. After struggling a few times, he found that the iron stake could not be pulled out, it must have been nailed deep into the bottom of the sea.

The conditioned reflex formed by the vigilance training made him calm down quickly and began to learn about the surrounding environment.

There are only two mercenaries in diving suits around. When I looked down just now, I didn't find them two, which means that they should be hiding. The surrounding sea area has never been here, and the sea is empty... No, that The one swimming towards him was... An Sheng.

The clear and translucent sea water flows around An Sheng like floating crystal liquid, and she looks like a mermaid when she swims over.

Rao Jiang Xi had seen An Sheng's face countless times and was stunned by the beauty of this scene.

It's a pity that the mercenaries didn't give him much time to admire. After they tied his hands, they turned him around to face the wider sea, and tied him with a rope through his abdomen.

"Is it done?" An Sheng poked his head out and asked.

The mercenary tightened the knot and replied, "Okay."

"En," An Sheng responded with satisfaction, took the dagger handed by the mercenary, held Jiang Xi's palm under the water, and quickly cut it open.

With Jiang Xi's soft gasp, blood gushed out instantly, and he fainted staggeringly.

"Fuck! What the hell are you doing!" Jiang Xi flicked the glaring hair on his forehead irritably.

An Sheng pushed the water forward, moved a little closer, put his hands on Jiang Xi's shoulders, rested his chin on his shoulders, and whispered in his ear: "This is a steep cliff, the one beside you A stake has been driven more than 2000 meters into the ocean floor, and the only way to leave this stake is to untie the two ropes on your body."

"Mybabe, It's dusk, the tide is coming, and the shark begins to hunt. Where will you be (Jiaojiao, the dusk has come, the tide is coming, the shark is preying. Where will you exist?)"

Even with such inconsistent words, Jiang Xi immediately understood what she meant. He suddenly looked down at the clothes on his body, understood everything at once, and immediately fell into a great panic.

Shimmering white clothes, blood drifting with the waves... Fuck!If Jiang Xi didn't untie the rope and swim back to the shore within half an hour, he would definitely be bitten to death by a shark!

He really believed her evil before he thought about what she meant when she said don't be afraid, who the hell wouldn't be afraid!

"An Sheng, are you fucking crazy! What the hell are you doing!" Jiang Xi struggled violently, and the surrounding sea water was rattled by him, "Quickly let me go!"

An Sheng added more strength to the hand on Jiang Xi's shoulder, and said softly, "Shhh, save some effort."

After she finished speaking, she tilted her head and kissed Jiang Xi's ear, her warm breath sprayed on the tip of Jiang Xi's ear, and said, "I'll wait for you on the shore."

"Fuck! You lunatic!" Jiang Xi yelled angrily, staring at An Sheng's retreating back like a mermaid.

Looking at An Sheng's appearance, Jiang Xi knew that she would not soften her heart, and before she had time to think about what An Sheng was doing, he endured the pain in his palm, turned his wrist and began to untie the knot.

Jiang Xi felt that it was not a tight knot, but the tie was very complicated. Because of the invisible reason, Jiang Xi could only keep groping with the feel of his hand.

The orange-red sunset in the distance has already landed on the sea level, scattered bits and pieces of floating gold.Suddenly, as if a water pump had been installed in the sky above the ocean, the sea water kept moving backwards and upwards, stagnating in the air for a few seconds and then rushing forward like a hungry wolf counterattacking.

The surging waves covered Jiang Xi's head, submerging him under the sea water.

The sea water blocked the air and brought a dense sense of suffocation. There was a piece of blue silence in front of my eyes. I couldn't even see the figure of plankton such as small fish. I couldn't solve the crisis brought by the rope. The submerged Jiang Xi fell into boundless fear.

But soon, the waves receded, Jiang Xi's head was exposed again, and the salty air scrambled into the nasal cavity to moisten the lungs.He coughed and breathed in the fresh air greedily, and the movements of his hands never stopped.

Before Jiang Xi figured out how to tie the knot, another round of waves hit him, and he was submerged in the sea again.Looking at the unknown depth and breadth of the ocean in front of him, Jiang Xi shivered suddenly, and various fragments of the past flashed before his eyes.

The ever-increasing crowd in the KTV, the face of the parents when they signed the agreement, the transaction scene seen through the crack of the door, the extra words heard, etc. All these are infinitely magnified in the face of this unknown fear.

Jiang Xi's hands and feet began to become stiff slowly, he didn't dare to move, he was afraid that if he moved, he would fall into this endless ocean.

Suddenly the scene in front of him began to change, and there was a small black shadow with light constantly approaching in the distance. Jiang Xi widened his eyes, watching the black shadow getting closer and closer, and the silhouette continued to appear.

It's Lin Wang!

It was Lin Wang holding a fairy wand!

He ran towards Jiang Xi with tens of thousands of golden fireworks exploding around him, just like the night they celebrated the New Year together.

Lin Wang hugged Jiang Xi in the sea with a blurry blurred edge, and whispered reverently with the sound of the fairy stick: "Baby, I love you."

Tears welled up in Jiang Xi's eyes, and he moved his lips just as he was about to speak, but the waves receded abruptly, taking away all illusions.

Jiang Xi stared blankly at the scene in front of him, as if he suddenly understood something, took a deep breath, and suddenly sank into the sea water.

The color of blood floated on the surface of the sea, continuously spreading out, and also covered the clear and transparent sea water. It was impossible to see the scene under the water, only a few strands of black hair floating like seaweed could be vaguely seen.

An Sheng was wearing a bath towel and sitting reclined on the reef, her white and round toes lightly touched the surface of the sea from time to time, and the wet champagne-colored mermaid skirt was close to her skin, looking like a mermaid resting on the shore from a distance.

"How is it?" An Sheng looked at Jiang Xi who was submerged by the waves not far away and asked.

Mr. Tanaka who was standing behind An Sheng opened his eyes and smiled. Instead of answering her question, he said: "Sea water is the gentlest and cruelest at the same time. The unknown domain can contain everything and at the same time point out everything. The past That's when my fears become even more acute."

An Sheng wrinkled his eyebrows displeased, narrowed his eyes and said: "Weakness makes him afraid, and fear makes him powerless."

Hearing what she said, Mr. Tanaka shrugged inexplicably, and said, "He has a weakness."

"He can't have weaknesses." An Sheng clenched his hand holding the bath towel tightly, watching Jiang Xi being submerged by another round of waves, and asked coldly, "What is his weakness?"

"Didn't you know it a long time ago?" Mr. Tanaka looked at the ups and downs below, and then looked at the mercenaries who were on guard in the distance and said, "You underestimated him too much."

"What?" An Sheng tilted his head, followed Mr. Tanaka's line of sight, and knew what he meant. He pursed his lips and replied, "I don't think so. Does he look like he can get up now?"

Mr. Tanaka turned his head back, stared at Jiang Xi's position and said: "He does have a weakness, but this weakness is also his strongest support, which can help him survive all difficulties. I advise you, it is best not to Do it."

"I've already done it," An Sheng said coldly, glanced down at the time on the timer, then at Jiang Xi who was submerged by the waves, pulled off the bath towel and stood up, waving at the mercenaries not far away wave.

After receiving the order, the following mercenaries turned on the walkie-talkie and said something. After hearing the order, several small boats in the distance moved. While observing the sea area, they turned off their radar detectors and ran towards Jiang Xi.

"I don't think his weakness will become his strong support," An Sheng turned around and said with a cold face, "That's what the facts prove."

"Really?" Mr. Tanaka smiled, pointed to the distance, and said, "This is the final truth."

An Sheng frowned and turned around, looking in the direction Mr. Tanaka pointed out, but what she saw made her pupils shrink suddenly.

A young man with wet body and blood-stained clothes was stumbling towards the shore. As soon as he stepped onto the white sand beach, he knelt down powerlessly, panting sharply while bowing his head and coughing.

And beside the iron stake in the distance, two blue and white nylon binding ropes fluttered.

"Stop in time," Mr. Tanaka said with some meaning, then bowed slightly to An Sheng, turned and left.

An Sheng stared at Jiang Xi who was panting continuously on the beach, and clenched his hands tightly, the depth in his eyes became darker and darker, like a bottomless sea vortex.

The setting sun in the distance has already sunk half below the sea level, and the orange red warms the blue.

The author has something to say:

I've been so busy recently, I'm planning to redecorate the room.In yesterday's chapter, I thought I set July 7th at 5:[-] pm, but I read it before going to bed at night, and I set August [-]th at [-]:[-] pm...

That sentence in English... I translated the symmetrical version before, and then showed it to our class guide and Ms. A...I picked out a lot of mistakes, and then changed several versions to become rhythmic and use The words are simple, and sure enough, I still need to read more economic papers. Recently, my sense of language is not good, and the things I translate are not as good as before.

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