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The fishing boat arrived earlier than scheduled, and at about 07:30, the familiar hull gradually emerged on the vast sea.

Because there are some hidden reefs under the Unnamed Island, the fishing boats cannot approach them. The captain of the boat signaled to them that they had to swim across the hidden reefs to the place where the fishing boats anchored.

"I want to swim, can I?" Xiao Bai jumped off a big rock, touched Ye Jue's head, his eyes were worried, Ye Jue's face was a little red, he snorted awkwardly, and finally said in a low voice Sentence: "It's not broken, it's all right."

After saying this, Ye Jue became even more embarrassed, blushed and threw a sharp eye knife at Xiao Bai, then stretched his arms and jumped into the water.

The sea water is a bit cold, circles of not-so-gentle water patterns hit the human skin, the irritated pores can't help shrinking inward, countless goosebumps spread upward from the soles of the feet, Ye Jue shook his head, his waist hurt a little , the back was not very comfortable either, he gritted his teeth, took a long breath, his face emerged from below the water surface, turned his head and saw Xiao Bai swimming beside him.

There were drops of water hanging on the face of the man's hair, facing the light angle, those drops of water shone with a bewitching light, but the eyes that were more shocking than those lights were those eyes, night-like. Black, like the endless light in the dark night, you don't know where some things come from, you can only see, feel, and touch...

Ye Jue stretched out his left hand, his slender and beautiful five fingers pushed away the tiny water lines, under the clear water he could almost see every pore on each other's skin, the moment his fingers interlocked, he also turned his head when he saw Xiao Bai Come, those black and white eyes are facing him, and the streamers in the dark night burn into flames, boundless and endless.

The rising sun behind them was like blood, and the line where the sea and the sky meet seemed to be left far behind by them, and it seemed to be the finish line that they could reach with their hands.

It's not too far from Wuming Island to the place where the boat boss docked. Although Ye Jue felt a little uncomfortable, he gritted his teeth and soon got over it. After boarding the boat, the boat boss thoughtfully gave them a big clean towel. Come over, the conditions on the fishing boat are not as good as those on land. Although the towel looks clean, you can still smell a strong salty smell when you put your face in it, and it also feels mildewy and damp.

Ye Jue buried his whole head in it, took a deep breath, the smell traveled down his trachea, his throat was irritated a bit, he coughed twice, and in the next second he felt someone put a hand on top of his head Going up, stroking his messy hair vigorously, and then almost rudely tore off the towel.

"It's okay," Xiao Bai said in a deep voice, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, as if coaxing a child. Ye Jue gave him a blank look, pulled the towel back, and let the crew I went to find a place to solve personal problems.

Xiao Bai stood still on the spot, took a cigarette thrown by the boat boss, lit it with the fire in his hand, leaned lazily on the fence and began to watch the scenery.

The scenery here in Nansha is really good. Except for some fishing boats and warships of some countries, there are basically no traces of artificial development here. The sea water is blue and clear. The splitting waves and the long chirping of seabirds in the distance will give people the illusion that time will not pass by in this place.

After explaining some things to the first mate, the boat boss also leaned against the fence where Xiao Bai was standing, and also lit a cigarette and smoked comfortably.

The smoke billowed up, blurring the outlines of the two men. The captain of the boat rubbed his chin. He hadn't been on land for a while. On the chin, it is a bit prickly to touch.

"Captain Xiao, are you going back soon?" The boat boss exhaled smoke with a worried expression on his face.

"Well, I will go ashore after two days of training with the troops," Xiao Bai replied politely, he is always like this, he habitually keeps a distance of [-] miles from others, and no one can see through him. What is he thinking? To put it bluntly, this is also a defensive method, so that others can't see through it, so that he can kill the opponent with a single blow when he can't see the routine clearly.

"Captain Xiao, there's something I don't know if it's appropriate to say it, but it's uncomfortable to hold it in my heart," the voice of the boat boss became a little muffled again, the voice sounded like a scoop saw, a bit hoarse and a bit torn.

"Speak up if you have something to do, don't hold back." Xiao Bai pinched out his cigarette, and the captain of the boat coughed and pointed to the front left, "There was a warship in this sea yesterday, we saw it from a long distance, and the brothers all avoided it. Yes, that guy chased us for a few minutes, and then nothing happened."

Xiao Bai didn't speak, and the boat boss touched his chin again, as if he was sure of something, and then said: "When will our country settle down on this matter, we just want to catch some fish here, the boss of the family Small meals rely on this. People on the beach are actually lazy. People are like this. They rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to drink water. The things left by our ancestors are passed down from generation to generation, but my son will be a senior in high school next year. Well, I’ll send him to a high school in Hubei, if he can get into a good school, then don’t come back to be a fisherman, it’s not peaceful, and it’s too tiring.”

The boss of the boat leaned on the side of the boat, closed his eyes slightly, and the sea breeze suddenly picked up, and the waves hit him one after another. Putting his right hand on the shoulder of the boss of the boat, he said in a deep voice, "Hurry up, those things you think about will come true one day."

The boss of the boat smiled a little embarrassedly. His face, which had been devastated by sea, wind, and water for most of his life, was dark, but his expression was the most sincere. You can always see such smiles on the faces of the people at the bottom. , Most of them are content with the status quo, thinking that no matter how the world changes, no matter how difficult it is to live, as long as life can go on, there will be nothing bad in this world.

Some people say that the country and the government are separated, some people say that the people are the most ignorant, and some people say that the times always need changes, and the spirit of revolution should never be forgotten.

In fact, many words sound nice, but they are mostly nonsense. What scholars are best at is nothing more than talking on paper. From ancient times to the present, they talk about the country, the society, and the country, but most of the time, they are not as real as the words of those ordinary people.

"We want this place to be peaceful and peaceful. In that case, you don't have to worry about it when fishing. There are several warships in this area these two days. No one wants to get involved with that thing. If you see it, you can go around it."

"When will our country take it back completely, then we will all feel at ease."

"I told my son that you don't need to worry about the things passed down from your ancestors. The most important thing is to live your life in peace. If you earn some money to start a family and have a child, everything is worth it."

The boss of the boat didn't have much culture, and he smiled a little embarrassed when he said this, Xiao Bai looked at him, and suddenly remembered that on Yongshu Reef, the squad leader Li Zhuang also said similar things.

He said that every soldier who guards the island will take a handful of soil on the island and reef with him when he leaves the army. In the future, whether he changes jobs or moves, this handful of soil will always follow him, as if he has never left. Nansha, wherever you go, there will be those salty sea breezes and monstrous waves. When you look up, you can still see the red sun on the sea. The setting sun like blood has long been engraved on everyone's heart.

Xiao Bai circled the index finger and middle finger of his right hand, and lightly clasped it on the ship's side. A metallic sound resounded. He put on a solemn smile, "Please rest assured."

Xiao Bai doesn't say please very often, the last time he said "please" in his memory was that kid Ye Jue yelling to defeat himself on the second floor of the base, at that time he said "please don't let me down", that was a soldier Biggest expectations for another soldier.

Now, on this piece of sea at the southernmost tip of China, he said "please rest assured" to an ordinary fisherman, which is a soldier's promise to the country and the people.

The burden on his shoulders will always get heavier and heavier. When he sees those trusting eyes, Xiao Bai can't help feeling a little nervous. Yes, he will actually be nervous too. Because he takes those things to heart, he is even more afraid of letting him down. .

Fortunately, so far, he has been doing very well.

The waves were getting bigger and bigger, the boss of the boat chatted for a few more words, and tried to let Xiao Bai into the cabin to rest for a while, Xiao Bai didn't refuse, he greeted the crew next to him and went back to the cabin.

In the cabin, Ye Jue was leaning on a chair, clutching a booklet in his hand and studying it seriously. He didn't respond when Xiao Bai walked over, but he patted him on the head casually, and the man looked up as if he had just woken up from a dream. he.

"came back?"

"Well, it's windy outside," Xiao Bai answered casually, took Ye Jue's right hand and glanced at the booklet, there were some letters on it.

"What?" Xiao Bai flipped through the booklet, it was very yellow and wrinkled, and the fonts printed on it were a little blurred, probably because it was too damp.

Ye Jue closed the booklet, closed his eyes as if he was sleepy, stretched his long legs on the edge of the table, and uttered a few words like he was dreaming:

"j'irai parla forêt, j'irai parla montagne.

jenepuisdemeurerloindetoipluslongtemps.

je marcherai, les yeux fixés sur mespensées,

sansrienvoirau-dehors, sansentendreaucunbruit..."

Xiao Bai was stunned for a while, and looked at Ye Jue quietly. The little boy still had his eyes closed, and said slowly: "This is a poem written by Hugo. I will walk through the forest. I will go over mountains and mountains, and I will not be able to stay away from you for long. I will be lost in thought, I will be blind to everything, I will be deaf to everything..."

"kindness?"

"Sounds beautiful, right?" Ye Jue raised his eyebrows, smiled like a little fox, opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Bai provocatively, "But this is written by Hugo to his dead daughter."

"..."

"I didn't expect to find Hugo's poetry collection on this table just now. I scooped it up and read it when I had nothing to do. It's been a long time since I haven't used it for a long time. My French has deteriorated a lot." Serious expression.

After a long time, Xiao Bai bent down, twisted Ye Jue's neck vigorously, then lay on his ear, and said in a low voice, "Remember this poem I read today, don't forget it."

"Eh?" Ye Jue raised his head and looked at Xiao Bai puzzled. There was a dangerous light in this man's eyes, but he soon calmed down.

Xiao Bai stared at Ye Jue, he didn't know what was wrong with him, such verses made him inexplicably afraid, he thought of those nameless tombs on the mountain behind the base, and Ye Jue once said that if one day he died, he would He was buried on the mountain behind the sharp blade.

At that time, they had no intention of each other, and neither of them thought that some words in the past would become almost hateful prophecies at some point in the future.

The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere was almost tense for a while, when suddenly the hatch was pushed open, and the boss of the ship ran in with a panicked expression, shouting eagerly: "Captain Xiao, there is a warship following us."