Deep Space Knight

There is still a working subway in this place?

In fact, it could only be called a half-train—only three cars hung behind the front of the train, and the tail of the last car was missing.

"Is there anyone who can drive the subway?" Sheng Rui turned around and asked.

A group of people looked at each other, but no one responded.

After a while, Rhodes hesitated and raised his hand: "I... have driven a simulated one... I don't know if I can make do with it..."

"You go and try." At this time, I have no choice but to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

When I got closer, someone suddenly screamed: "—God!! What are those?!"

Corpses, corpses strewn all over the platform.

It looked like a massacre had taken place here.

A non-commissioned officer held back his nausea and turned over one of the corpses to check: "These people should have been shot at close range, and the skin around the bullet hole was burnt. It looks like a 9mm bullet..." Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden explosion in the air. With a loud bang, he fell to the ground.

"Don't move, put your head in your hands!" Four figures wearing non-commissioned officer uniforms and holding PP-19s slowly came out from behind the broken wall.Their uniforms were stained with blood, some had been solidified for a long time, the color had become dull, and some were still fresh.

The bald man walking in the front, with his head as bare as a walrus, raised his gun and gestured at the crowd: "If you dare to resist, you will be shot, just like those people!"

The boot kicked the corpse on the ground.

"You killed them?" Sheng Rui stepped forward and asked politely, "Why? Aren't you also the candidate non-commissioned officers of 'Phoenix'?"

"If you don't want to die, just stop talking nonsense!" The bald man looked at him, "Are you the leader of this group? Well, tell them to hand over all the food, and don't bother us."

The gun|pipe hit Sheng Rui's chest hard.Sheng Rui quickly took a step back and raised his hands: "Okay, okay, I'll tell them to do it." He turned around and shouted, "Have you all heard that?"

A dirty bag was slowly passed through the crowd.

The bald man raised his gun and bit the cigarette between his teeth, "Is there anyone in your group who knows how to drive the subway?"

"Yes, he and I know a little bit." Sheng Rui pointed to Rhodes, "But we are all beginners, so we have to work together."

There was a gleam of light in the bald man's eyes, he spat out the cigarette, and shook his chin at the companion behind him: "You, take the two of them to the cab. Show me, don't let these two boys play tricks."

Through his clothes, Sheng Rui quietly released the safety of the pistol.The angle of the gun handle is adjusted to the easiest position to pull out, and it can be held in the hand in an instant.These days, he practiced this movement secretly when he had nothing to do, and he was already very familiar with it.

From the day Qi Han handed it to him, it has been carrying a bullet in the chamber.

***

On Phoenix No. [-], thousands of miles away, Xue Yuan stood on the square of the military academy again, in a trance like traveling through time and space.

This is the place where he spent his entire teenage years, and everything is so familiar: lead gray searchlights up to 20 meters high, coarse sand surrounded by lead gray barbed wire, lead gray Bauhaus-style buildings, lead gray walls A huge white slogan "Menssana incorporesano. (A strong heart resides in a strong body.)" is painted on the face.

No redundant colors, no soft lines.

Just looking around can make Xue Yuan's bipolar disorder attack.He couldn't stand the monotonous world, it was like building himself in a wall and watching the cement gradually dry out to suffocate him.

Every year, the special tactics pass rate at this military academy is 5%.If you fail, you will continue to stay here to receive training until you are too old to serve in the military, or you will be expelled from school.

His outstanding performance back then was just to graduate as soon as possible, leave this nightmare land, and never set foot again.

"As long as you struggle hard, you can get rid of the imprisonment" was his only thought at that time from the moment he opened his eyes to the time he fell asleep.

At that time, the instructor's comment to him was that he had a cruelty like a trapped animal.In good times, he will let himself go, but if he is cornered, he will show unparalleled strength.

To this day, Xue Yuan is not sure whether this comment is correct.

It can be said that he has reached the end of the mountain now, but deep down he still wants to retreat somewhere—it seems that as long as he doesn't touch the wall behind him, he always feels that there is still a way to retreat.

Qi Lian followed behind him step by step.He didn't care about where he was going, as long as he could see Xue Yuan.

A group of instructors stood beside the sandy ground, Xue Yuan looked at them one by one, and found that they were all the ones who had taken him before.

Ye Baizang was also present.His gray hair and gray eyes blended perfectly with this building complex, just like his monotonous face.

It's really boring.

Xue Yuan suppressed his disgust, and saluted Ye Baizang respectfully.

Ye Baizang gave him a cold look, raised his leg to pick up an object, raised his foot, and brought it in front of Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan's eyes were stabbed by that thing—it was a black iron chain, and it made a heavy rattling sound when it landed, and it was very heavy at first glance.

One end of the chain is a ring-shaped handle, and the other end is a collar made of wire. The rough hooks and branches are like a crown made of thorns.

"Put it on him." Ye Baizang raised his chin towards Qi Lian.

Xue Yuan was astonished, "Don't you want him to learn tactical moves?" Wearing such things, how could it be possible to carry out normal training?

"Taming first, then training." Ye Baizang said.

Xue Yuan understood in an instant.

Ye Baizang's "boil the eagle" has already started from this moment.Moreover, his target is not only Qi Lian, but also Xue Yuan.

Ye Baizang will indeed make maximum use of the status quo.With the help of the bond between Xue Yuan and Qi Lian, they can "cook" two at a time, saving time and effort.

Bending down to pick up the iron chain, Xue Yuan walked towards Qi Lian.

When her fair neck was imprisoned by the wire, Qi Lian didn't resist at all, and still looked at Xue Yuan with clear eyes, without any anger or complaint, as if what Xue Yuan was doing was the most common thing.

The collar is very short, and it can barely be closed when it is buttoned extremely tightly.The wire hooks gouged deeply into the muscles.

The ring handle at the other end was handed over to Ye Baizang.

Ye Baizang shook the ring, weighed the chain, and suddenly pulled it hard.

The iron chain on Qi Lian's neck tightened with a click, making one worry whether his cervical spine would be broken.Blood oozed from the skin under the collar, but he stubbornly straightened his body and remained motionless.

"Qi Lian!" Xue Yuan said in a stern tone, "Don't resist!"

"..." Qi Lian paused.

Ye Baizang pulled again, using stronger force than last time as if revenge.Qi Lian prostrated and knelt on the ground, with his knees and palms against the rough stones.

"Climb over here." Ye Baizang said coldly.

Qi Lian didn't say a word, and crawled towards Ye Baizang step by step in a humiliating gesture.

When the two were three meters apart, Ye Baizang said, "Stop."

He always remembers to keep a safe distance from this beast, even with chains on.

"Look up, look at me.——You care about him?" Ye Baizang pointed to Xue Yuan.

Qi Lian nodded.

"Then you must obey me. His future, even his life, is at the tip of my fingers. I just need to twist it lightly, and he can be smashed to pieces." Ye Baizang's fingers were clenched, as if twisting crush something in the air.

Qi Lian subconsciously tightened his muscles, as if he wanted to break free from the chain and jump out, but he restrained himself.His eyes were firmly fixed on Ye Baizang's fingertips, his green pupils showed extreme panic, as if Xue Yuan's life was really hanging on it.

Xue Yuan tried his best to keep calm, quickly asking and answering in his mind.

——If I were Ye Baizang, what would I want now?

—I want an army at my disposal.

——How to do this?

——Take control of the military academy and train a group of officers who are absolutely loyal to me.

——What am I most afraid of?

——I am most afraid of others thinking that I am a moody lunatic like Xia Changying, because then they will not dare to follow me easily.

Therefore, whether Ye Baizang himself is willing or not, he must now be a person with clear rewards and punishments, and not abuse his power.

All thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone and in front of the instructors at the scene, Xue Yuan half-kneeled suddenly, with his right hand across his chest, and saluted Ye Baizang with the highest standard of the fleet.

"I have disciplined him well according to your instructions. Does his performance today satisfy you a little?"

The instructors were slightly surprised.Xue Yuan has been a well-known "rebel" since he was a child. When he was in the military academy, he caused the instructors a lot of headaches. He often joked that Xue Yuan was a touchstone, and he could only be a qualified manager if he could be controlled.

It's this unscrupulous Xue Yuan who actually bows to Ye Baizang now?

Ye Baizang was also taken aback for a moment, and then showed a dark and unpredictable expression.

"You're doing pretty well." He threw away the ring, and took out a paper handkerchief to wipe his hands again. "Train him like this. Well done, I have a reward."

Saying this, Ye Baizang felt a little annoyed in his heart.

Xue Yuan has clearly hinted to others: he and Qi Lian are now Ye Baizang's people.In this way, it would be very inappropriate to suppress Xue Yuan again, Ye Baizang does not want to establish an image of a lunatic who doesn't distinguish between black and white in others' minds.

Although the current situation is beneficial to Ye Baizang, it also makes him feel like he has been placed in the opposite direction.

"Take him to me tonight."

Leaving this sentence behind, Ye Baizang left an adjutant to stare at him, and walked away on his own.

Xue Yuan respectfully waited for him to walk away, then turned around and carefully untied the iron chain around Qi Lian's neck.

A large piece of skin on Qi Lian's neck was torn, but it was much lighter than Xue Yuan expected.Qi Lian's body has a self-healing ability far superior to that of ordinary people, and it is also far more resistant to injuries than ordinary people.

Xue Yuan opened the first aid kit he carried with him, and took out gauze to bandage Qi Lian.

While bandaging, he hid his face at an angle that others could not see, and whispered into Qi Lian's ear:

"There is a saying, you may not understand it now, but you have to keep it in your heart. Sometimes we do some very humiliating things, but it's just temporary bad luck. You will never be enslaved by anyone. Remember Are you staying?"

Qi Lian looked at him steadfastly, and blinked her eyes gently.

☆、Chapter 31

In the subway cab, the stationary numbers on the instrument panel glow blue.

Rhodes wrinkled his face and inhaled, scratching his head vigorously while racking his brains on those dashboards to set the autopilot program.

They were guarded by a bearded man.He obviously thought that these two unarmed boys were no threat, especially Sheng Rui, who looked so weak that he could die with a single slap, and his strength was not a concern at all.He leaned against the open car door, holding the gun barrel sideways, listening to his companion outside.

The bald man was cursing and complaining: "If it weren't for this delay, I would be at the spaceship launch site by now!"

"Who told you to kill them all!" Sitting next to him, the ponytail who picked his teeth spat, "You can't pass your brain before you shoot and enjoy yourself, and leave the technical officer who can drive? Your brain must be It's in the fart|eye, shit it's gone!"

"Blame me?" The bald head shook his head, "The subway we found, why did those stupid officers let the refugees go first? It's hard to get on Bamin, I'm also a refugee!"

"Stop making noise." Another older man whispered, "You've almost wasted your bullets. What about these people? They saw those corpses, so they can't keep them alive."

The bald man showed a fierce look on his face, and lowered his voice: "What are you afraid of? The remaining bullets are enough to kill half of them, and the remaining half can be used with a knife. Besides, when those two boys start the car, let's run, and they stay in the car. It must be death here too." He turned his head and shouted at the bearded man: "Hey! How are they doing? Are they donkeys for us?"

The bearded man glanced at Rhodes, "It seems that he really understands. If you dare to donkey me, I will break their necks."

"Excuse me." Sheng Rui suddenly turned around and waved to him, "The joystick is stuck."

The bearded man put the gun in one hand and walked over suspiciously: "What?"

"Pull this lever, and the car can start. But it seems to be stuck by something, and the two of us can't pull it."

"Fuck, what a waste!" the bearded man cursed, putting his right hand on the joystick.

Suddenly he felt something pressing hard against his left chest.

"boom!"

The sound of the gun made the three people outside the car jump up, "What are you doing, why did you shoot?"

Ponytail was the closest, and went over to check with a gun.Through the open car door, he saw Sheng Rui lying face down on the floor, his body motionless.

"Fuck!" Ponytail scolded as he walked, "Your brain is in your ass|hole too? If these two boys die, we won't be able to find anyone who can drive again!"

As the distance approached step by step, the area in the compartment that was originally blocked by the door gradually revealed.When the ponytail saw a pair of thick legs lying on the ground beside him, he couldn't help but startled, realizing that something was wrong.

Before he could react, Sheng Rui turned over suddenly, put his elbows on his abdomen for support, and pulled the trigger.

A bullet landed precisely between the eyebrows of the ponytail.Ponytail didn't even make a sound, and fell backwards on its back.

***

The small nuclear fusion sun has walked on the dome for another cycle, the day is coming to an end, and the twilight is gradually rising.

Xue Yuan had to admit that Qi Lian was indeed born for fighting.His ability to imitate and comprehend tactical moves is astonishing, and he never needs to watch every set of moves twice to master them with precision.

And he's totally tireless.The instructors rested in shifts, and he didn't even touch a drop of water during the whole process, showing no signs of fatigue.

Every time he completes a project, he will search for Xue Yuan.As long as Xue Yuan nodded to him, he seemed to have received the highest praise, and he was extremely happy.

Looking at the dim sky, the adjutant with three white eyes picked up the chain and handed it to Xue Yuan, "lock him up. Get here today, hand him over to me, and report to the cooking camp."

Knowing that she was going to be separated from Xue Yuan, Qi Lian felt anxious.

Xue Yuan had no choice but to put the collar on Qi Lian's neck as gently as possible.

"You do what you are told to do. Be obedient and don't resist, you know?"

In front of Sanbaiyan, it was inconvenient to have any intimate actions, so he could only comfort Qi Lian with his eyes: don't be afraid, it's okay.

Qi Lian was led, turned her head three times a step, and disappeared into the twilight.

Ye Baizang only gave Xue Yuansan a 10-minute break, and then he had to go to the cooking camp to help the cook.

The canteen has just opened, and the back kitchen is choking on smoked oil.The laborers poured the baskets of vegetables into the self-flowing tank and washed them by the machine.

"Stay away from the vegetable cutter!" Amidst the noise of the boiler, the head chef pointed to a machine with rotating blades and shouted to Xue Yuan, "It will roll you in and cut it into platters!"

"..." Xue Yuan quickly jumped away.

"Don't get too close to those big pots!" The head chef shouted again, "It will become stewed!"

"........."

He was suddenly hit hard on the shoulder.Xue Yuan turned his head, and a cooking officer was carrying a vegetable basket with a sarcasm on his face: "Oh, it's so strange to see you here. Why, Little Rose has turned into little ashes?"

Echoing his words, there was a burst of malicious laughter around.

Xue Yuan used to come from a good family background, he was arrogant, like a domineering son-in-law, many people didn't like him in private.Now that the Xue family has lost power, it is impossible to have a chance to make a comeback.

"Don't do that." The other cooking officer couldn't see it, and blocked him, "He put in so much effort on Phoenix [-]."

The man carrying the vegetable basket sneered: "You're not there, who knows if he was injured because of the battle. Maybe he was just too scared to run, and let himself be cut open!"

Next to him, a young helper full of pimples rolled his eyes and made a grimace, and pulled the front of the chef's robe with both hands, imitating Xue Yuan's appearance of being disembowelled, which attracted another burst of laughter.

Xue Yuan was neither angry nor annoyed, and stretched out his hand to the vegetable basket: "Where do you want to send this? I'll go."

The person carrying the vegetable basket was stunned, and handed it to him: "Here, these are just washed for the first time, and sent to the No. 2 artesian launder for the second time."

Xue Yuan moved the vegetable basket to his shoulder and walked towards the No. 2 artesian trough.

Seeing his reaction, a group of people were bored and dispersed to continue working.

It was past 10 o'clock at night when the dinner time was over and the dishes were cleaned.Xue Yuan can sleep for five hours, until the delivery truck arrives at 3:[-] in the morning, and then helps to unload and carry the food.

When leaving the kitchen, Xue Yuan stole a pack of washed apples without anyone noticing.

It's a trick for him.When I was in the military academy, meal times were strictly regulated, and food was not allowed to be taken out of the cafeteria.But Xue Yuan was able to retire with all kinds of snacks every day, and was never caught by the instructor.

Ye Baizang's home is in the same district as Xue's house, and most of the fleet management lives here.

As this is an extraordinary period, a curfew is imposed at night, and the streets are empty.Xue Yuan avoided the electronic eyes and the guard posts by familiar ways, and reached the front of the three-story building of Ye Zhai.

The yard is surrounded by lacquered black iron guardrails, and the colored lights on the ground reflect the flowers, plants and rockery.

Qi Lian was chained on the lawn under the rockery, like a watchdog.His neck, hands and feet were fixed to the ground by half-length chains, so he could only lower his head and lie on his fours.

But he didn't care about this gesture, and stared at the e-reader in front of him with the light of the floor.

In the dead of night, I couldn't call him out.Xue Yuan used his personal terminal as a hotspot, turned on the network, and connected to that reader.

"Shut up, look in the direction of ten o'clock, I'm here."

As soon as this line of words appeared on the screen, Qi Lian immediately raised his head and turned his eyes.

Xue Yuan hid in the shadow of the flowers and trees between the iron bars, only a pair of crystal pupils flickered occasionally, like a beast lurking in the dark night.

Ordinary people can't spot Xue Yuan with their naked eyes, except for Qi Lian - he has the keen night vision ability of a cat.

Seeing Xue Yuan's face clearly, infinite joy instantly appeared in his eyes, and he mouthed two words silently: Papa!

Xue Yuan raised his index finger to cover his lips, and typed another line:

"Did he abuse you?"

Qi Lian shook his head, thought for a while, and patted his stomach lightly, with an aggrieved expression.

Xue Yuan immediately understood: "He won't give you something to eat?"

Qi Lian nodded.

Xue Yuan made a "wait a moment" gesture, looked around cautiously, and took out a ball of gauze.

It's not okay to throw the apple into the yard directly, if it falls out of Qi Lian's reach and Ye Baizang finds out, it will be bad.

Wrapping the apple in circles with gauze strips, Xue Yuan swung it like throwing a chain hammer.As soon as he let go, Apple rolled somersaults, fell into the yard without a sound, and bounced and rolled to the vicinity of Qi Lian.

Qi Lian quickly crawled over to pick it up, untied the gauze strip on it, and Xue Yuan pulled it back.

After a while, five or six apples squatted neatly beside Qi Lian. The whole process was quiet and no one noticed.

When throwing the last one, Xue Yuan brought the apple to his mouth and took a small bite.

Qi Lian watched from a distance with bright eyes.As soon as he got the apple, he hurriedly found the gap, and put his lips on it, with a child-like excitement on his face, as if he and Xue Yuan had accomplished a great event in harmony.

Xue Yuan smiled and typed: "This is today's goodnight kiss. I'll come back tomorrow."

Qi Lian nodded vigorously.

"Remember to bury the apple core in the soil so that no one will find it. Also, tomorrow you will pretend that you haven't eaten anything."

At the end of the street, the night patrol was vaguely heard.

Xue Yuan quickly cleaned up the scene, and mouthed to Qi Lian: I'm leaving.

Qi Lian's eyes suddenly became lonely, and he nodded blankly.In the blink of an eye, Xue Yuan's figure disappeared, and only a few rose branches swayed slightly in the place where he was standing just now, like a ray of night wind that came and went without a shadow.

Staring at that direction for a long time, Qi Lian reluctantly withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the screen of the reader: In the story, the little prince just met the first rose in his life.He was utterly captivated—what a flower it was.So arrogant that it seems to be invincible, but so simple and touching.

Xue Yuan avoided the patrol without any effort.After several ups and downs under the cover of night, he moved away from the block where Ye's house was located.

He still has all night's work to do.However, in his mind, there are some things that have nothing to do with this.

He remembered a story he had read: a girl sneaked under the high wall of the concentration camp every day, and gave an apple to her lover inside.

This situation is very similar to their current situation.

only……

Are he and Qi Lian lovers?

The word "lover" made him slightly startled, but mixed with a novel liking.

He raised his head, and through the artificial atmosphere, starlight fell into his eyes from the distant universe.

The world is changing.

Even such a moment of peace will never come again often.

The coming day will be difficult, dry mouth and lips.Today's Xiangle, everyone should like it.

☆、Chapter 32

The abnormal movement in the carriage made the bald man realize that something was wrong.Picking up the submachine gun, he directly fired a bunch of bullets into the cab.However, the material of the compartment wall is bulletproof and explosion-proof steel plate, which cannot be pierced by ordinary bullets, leaving only shallow pits on the surface.

Long before he raised his gun, Sheng Rui hid in a hidden position.Sheng Rui's physical strength is not good, but it's not that he can't do anything.He is naturally quick to respond, and his agility and explosive power in a short period of time are stronger than ordinary people, but he cannot last.

The bald man was only focused on dealing with the carriage, but he forgot that there was a large group of living people behind him.When it comes to critical moments, they are not just human backgrounds.

A group of alternate non-commissioned officers swarmed up, and pushed the bald head and another person to the ground from behind.

"Lighter", who had been hiding behind everyone, saw that the situation was under control, and immediately jumped to the front, raised his foot and kicked the bald head fiercely: "Damn, beat this bastard to death!" Falling into the eyes of everyone, he had no choice but to seize this opportunity to vent his anger and regain face.

Sheng Rui came over and stopped the lighter, "Do you still have accomplices?"

"No, no more!" The bald man's shiny head was pressed against the barrel of the gun, his previous arrogance disappeared without a trace, and his voice was crying, "There are still a batch of guns hidden behind, and there are food !"

Sheng Rui looked at where he pointed, "Get up, you go ahead."

The bald head cut his arms back, was tied firmly by the ropes that tied the tent, and dejectedly led them to behind a partition wall.

There were two pockets, one full of gun barrels, and the other with small boxes that looked like cans.

Sheng Rui took out a small box with three striking capital letters "RTE" printed on it.

An alternate non-commissioned officer recognized this kind of thing: "This is a ready-to-eat meal kit. I saw it in the logistics department. The three letters mean Ready to Eat. ——This thing is only issued to the regular army. How do you have it?"

"This..." The bald man faltered, his eyes flickering.It wasn't until he was kicked in the back that he couldn't help crying out in pain: "Oh! Don't hit, don't hit! I say! This is... yes... we sneaked up on a few officers...from them..."

The crowd erupted.

"It's fine if you don't go to war, but you can do this kind of thing?!"

"How can there be such a thing as you!"

"These people are a scourge wherever they are, kill them!"

Sheng Rui's face suddenly changed, and he waved his hand to signal the crowd to be quiet.Listening carefully, a dull rumbling sound like a rising tide came from a distance.

"Get in the car and leave immediately." Sheng Rui ordered, "This place is about to landslide!"

Rhodes pulled down the joystick, the locomotive pulled off and began to accelerate slowly.

The crowd trotted to keep up with the train, and filed into the car from the open end of the last car.Sheng Rui also jumped up, directing the strong men to stand on both sides holding the poles to meet the people behind.Those who run slowly are simply picked up by others and thrown up like luggage.

Soon, the three carriages were packed to the brim.

The rumble from far and near became louder and louder.

"Water!" The person standing at the back of the carriage saw it at a glance, "There is water coming!"

Sheng Rui poked his head out and looked behind the car dealership.The end of the tunnel is like a dam that has opened its gates to release water, and the torrent pours down from above.That was the direction they had just come from, and the ceiling must have collapsed because it couldn't bear the weight.

Sheng Rui pointed to a young man serving as a messenger, "Go to the front of the car and tell Rhodes to speed up!"

The young man ran to the cab.At the same time, the last few people outside the carriage were also dragged up.

"Have all our people come up?" Sheng Rui shouted to the front of the car, "Send a message to the front, everyone look to their side, if anyone is missing, call out his name!"