Flowers Blooming in the Wasteland

Celeste tried his best to control his fingers, trying to stack the fourth bullet casing on top.

Even those irrelevant people knew that something was wrong with his body, Fu Yunlan had no reason not to know, otherwise she wouldn't have taken him to Coulson's clinic every now and then, making the already busy department Ersen complained, but he had to put the new head's request first.

This made Celest even more puzzled - since Fu Yunlan already knew, why did he continue to take care of him?

No one knows what's wrong with his body, and whether it's possible to get better, maybe he's been like this all his life.For a person like him who can't even flexibly control his own fingers, what is there to plan for Fu Yunlan?

While thinking this way, Celeste heard someone insert a key and turn the door lock.

Fu Yunlan came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Celeste staring at several fallen bullet casings in a daze.

"What are you doing?" Fu Yunlan asked casually.

"...It's nothing." Celeste put away the bullet casings and put them in Fu Yunlan's usual toolbox for storing all kinds of gadgets.

Fu Yunlan decided to ignore this boy's weird behavior. Anyway, this boy has been weird for a day or two. He put down the plastic bag in his hand: "Come here, I got you a new pair of shoes."

Celeste's original clothes were thrown away due to nuclear pollution, and people casually gathered a suit of clothes for him to wear temporarily. Later, because Celeste was too quiet and low-key, and Fu Yunlan was too busy, it took a long time. It took a while to notice that the shoes he was wearing didn't fit at all.

Fu Yunlan guessed that Celeste was probably afraid of being rejected by him, so he didn't want to trouble him with anything. Although he expressed that he hoped that Celeste would just tell him if he needed anything, the child still didn't know how to ask him for something.

This kind of "well-behaved" made Fu Yunlan a bit of a headache. Every time he belatedly realized that Celeste was not well fed or warm, Fu Yunlan would always feel guilty for not taking good care of him.

Celeste went to open the plastic bag. The so-called "new" shoes were actually a pair of sneakers made before the war. It was a very expensive brand. It seemed that they had not been worn, but the fabric was faded and the shape was not good It also looks a little different.

"Hurry up and put it on, I'll take you to practice with the gun later. You should learn how to protect yourself." Fu Yunlan said as he took out a wrench from his bag and went into the bathroom. Last time he saw that the water pipe was a little There was a water leak, but I didn't have the right tools at hand, so I brought a wrench when I remembered it today.

When I went to the bathroom, I saw that the leaking water pipe had been repaired, and Fu Yunlan walked out: "Did you fix the water pipe?"

"Yeah," Thurlist said.

"How did you do it without a wrench?"

"Use pliers."

"... Where did the pliers come from?"

"I borrowed it from the Crimson Bar, and I have already returned it." Celeste looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing... well done."

"Yeah." Celeste continued to tie his shoelaces intently.

Fu Yunlan went back to her room and opened the locked safe, took out a pistol from it, grabbed another handful of 9mm bullets, and pressed them into the empty magazine one by one.

After he finished all this and came out, Celeste still didn't put on his shoes. His clumsy fingers struggled with the shoelaces, but he couldn't tie them well. Repairing a faucet doesn't require too delicate movements, tying shoes The belt is different.

"Let me do it." Fu Yunlan knelt down in front of Celeste, untied the boy's messy shoelaces, and tied him up in two or three strokes.

Celeste looked at the hair on Fu Yunlan's head, and suddenly asked, "Do you like me?"

Fu Yunlan looked up at him in astonishment: "Why do you ask that?"

"Father is gone, you don't really need to take me in." Celeste's tone was as calm as a primary school student asking the teacher what 2+3 equals, "Some people say I'm your sex slave, but I have never seen you do anything to me. Some people say that you treat me as a food reserve and eat me when there is a famine in the future, but the food you have eaten for me has far exceeded the value of the food reserve. I can't think of any other reason than what they said."

Fu Yunlan was speechless for a while: "Who told you all this?"

Thurlist called out the names of several bar regulars.

Fu Yunlan sighed: "Don't listen to their nonsense, I didn't take you in for these reasons."

"What's that for?" Celeste looked at him curiously, as if he wouldn't stop until he asked why.

Fu Yunlan recalled that Coulson said that Celeste had experienced so many things, there might be some psychological problems, and it is best to take some time to enlighten her.But Fu Yunlan has too many things to worry about recently. It would be nice if he could take good care of Celeste's body so that the child would not suffer from hunger or cold. Other things are really powerless.

Now it seems that leaving it alone is really not enough.

He tried to put himself in the shoes of Celeste to understand Celeste's situation. When he was helpless, he was suddenly taken in by a person who was not relatives or relatives. Although he had no worries about food and clothing for the time being, he would definitely feel uneasy in his heart, just like he was 8 years old. It was the same when he was taken in by his father that year.

Fu Yunlan doesn't have much memory of how he adjusted back then. It seems that since his father started training their adopted sons, his excellent grades and hard work have frequently won Fu Yuanshan's praise, so he finally stopped worrying. When will it be discarded.

But this experience was of no use to appease Celeste. Fu Yunlan sat down beside Celeste, thinking about how to open the topic: "...Actually, 'Fu Yunlan' should have been your name , before you were born, your father chose this name for you, and decided that no matter whether you are born a boy or a girl, you will be called Yunlan. This probably has some special meaning, but unfortunately he didn’t tell me . Later you followed your mother, this name was useless, I was his first adopted child, so he gave me this name."

"So?" Celeste looked at him puzzled.

Fu Yunlan rubbed her neck, always feeling that this kind of heart-to-heart talk is more tiring than negotiating: "What I want to say is... I am an orphan, and the only person in this world who has anything to do with me is my adoptive father. Now he Gone, you are the only person who has anything to do with me, so I won't leave you alone."

"That is to say, is this a kindness?" Celeste said, "But they said that the father adopted many adopted children just to use you and make you willingly die."

Fu Yunlan was a little surprised by Celeste's uprightness. He reached out and stroked Celeste's soft hair: "Don't believe all the gossip you hear in the bar. Look at Old Tuke's own children. Work, and sometimes you have to risk your life to buy goods. It is a family group to discuss life. There is not much difference, but the work of mercenaries is more dangerous. In fact, whether it is the opportunity to study or the reward of the task, it should be Some fathers have never treated me badly, not to mention that I was adopted by him when I was 8 years old. If it wasn't for him, I would never have survived."

"I think I understand." Celeste looked down at his fingers, "Then how long do you plan to repay your father for?"

"Don't worry about this. You are not in good health now. I won't leave you alone."

"...what if I never get better?"

"Then I'll take care of you too." Fu Yunlan said a little uncomfortably, "Anyway, anyway...I treat you as a family member. It's good that you understand this."

"Well." Celeste said, "Tell me about my father. My mother seldom mentions him to me."

When talking about this kind of topic, Fu Yunlan seemed much more at ease: "Father was born in distant China, and came here with his mother, your grandma, when he was young. It is called the United States. In order to obtain American citizenship, he served in the army and fell in love with life in the army. He has received many achievements and medals in the army, and he has not retired. The foundation was laid. When the zombie virus broke out 19 years ago, he and his team escorted a scientific research team to collect virus samples. That’s when he met your mother. Later, the virus was basically brought under control. The original balance of power between countries has also been completely broken. You should also be aware of this period of history. After the Third World War, the original government collapsed, and the army scattered to fight on their own. Some dominated one side and became warlords, while others He became a bandit and looted everywhere, and my father led some old subordinates who trusted him to establish the Hurricane Mercenary Corps."

"Why did he separate from his mother afterwards?"

"They... were at odds with each other after all, so they didn't stay together. Father actually wanted to bring you by his side to raise you personally, but mercenary is a very dangerous job after all, especially in the early days of the mercenary group. They are all living in no fixed place and spending their lives everywhere, so he entrusted you to your mother to take care of you."

"But he took you around to fight for your life." Celeste said.

"I am different from you after all." Fu Yunlan said, "You were too young at that time, it would be more comfortable and safe to live with your mother, and you can get a better education. After all, your mother is a valuable scientific researcher No matter which faction you belong to, they are all strictly protected by those in power. After the mercenary group settled down in Hummingbird Town, your father also wanted to take you over, but your mother sternly refused, and you didn't want to, he That’s why I didn’t insist. Later, he carried your photo with him all the time. I’m an orphan, and I’ve never felt this kind of concern caused by blood relationship.”

"Now I am too." Celeste said without any ups and downs.