merit book

In the outer suburbs, among the barren mountains and wild mountains, there are a few ordinary small buildings. The outer walls are fairly clean, but there are some traces of being washed by the rain, and the ground is too flat.In the middle of the small building, there are a few figures moving indistinctly. If you look closely, these people are all dressed in military uniforms, and the weapons equipped on them also reveal a kind of cold ferocity.

Outside the small building, a high wall was built to block all prying eyes from the outside world.There are some warning signs hanging around the wall, with warning words such as "high voltage, danger".Outside the wall, a military camp was stationed. Soldiers who practiced day and night surrounded the wall, but never approached it. Any irrelevant personnel who approached the wall would be shot and killed immediately after a warning failed.

If someone has clairvoyant eyes, they can see that under those few ordinary small buildings, there are underground buildings that cover an area more than ten times the size of the ground and extend down to a height of more than ten floors. People were coming and going, and at a glance, there were hundreds of people working underground.

This is the most famous, the most high-end, the most fruitful and the most influential research institute in Sugar Country, but it has a very common name.On the side of the main entrance of the research institute, there is a low-key, undecorated sign, which says "907 Research Institute" - no textual description, no explanation of the main direction of research, no sense of grandeur, just Such an ordinary number name that can be forgotten in a blink of an eye has caused turmoil in the world's scientific community time and time again.These three numbers, because of their different owners, were endowed with great prestige, making anyone feel awe involuntarily when talking about them.

For the sake of safety and confidentiality, the main structure of the 907 Research Institute is expanded underground just like in the movie, and its solidity has reached the point where even if a nuclear bomb is dropped on it, it cannot cause any damage to the personnel and objects inside. The defense on the surface It was built like an iron barrel.Wei Jie, the designer of the main defense system, even proudly declared that not even a fly could fly in—in fact, they did intercept bugs disguised as flies.

However, if Wei Jie saw the scene in front of him, he would probably commit suicide in shame—among their tight defenses, a certain small building (Dr. The safety of the building is open to question) the window suddenly opened silently, and a figure jumped in from it.

"Dr. Rong" stood at the window to greet him, with his hands hanging by his sides, his eyes flickering, and when he saw someone coming, he respectfully called out: "Welcome back, master."

……

The waves wash the shore with grayish-yellow foam and garbage, leaving all kinds of messy things, a few are ugly shells, and most of them are various packaging bags, plastic bottles, cans, rubber balls and other garbage made by humans.

Between the jagged rocks, there is a mass of red and green things stuck.A tall girl stepped on uneven stones, staggered but walked towards the mass with a clear goal. After getting closer, she saw that it was a dead woman whose body was swollen in the sea water and was cut by a sharp knife. There was no blood flowing out of the wound made by the stone, the white flesh was opened ferociously, the black hair was rippling in the sea water, and some tiny fish and shrimp were hovering around her body.

The corpse's head was exposed to the sea, and the facial features were not seriously deformed. It could be seen that it was a pretty girl. Although it could not be called beautiful, it was still pleasing to the eye.

"Is that her?" Amirida asked softly, stroking the black earphone on her left ear as she spoke.

"That's right." Noah's voice came: "I chose this for you with great difficulty. She has excellent grades, no relatives and friends, and committed suicide by jumping into the sea yesterday. No one has discovered her disappearance until now. It is suitable for you. You take her place."

Rong Yuan went to the research institute, and Emerald naturally followed.For Rong Yuan, the girl's wisdom can bring him a lot of help, but Noah can buy her a train ticket with a fake identity or deal with police inspections, but he can't hide from the government's investigation of the research institute personnel. A thorough investigation.She needs an authentic, unassailable identity.Under Rong Yuan's order, Noah spent three days selecting the deceased. She was young, outstanding, and withdrawn. She was preparing to participate in a new round of assessment at the institute, but she committed suicide suddenly, without even informing those around her. anyone.

Perhaps it was because, by her side, no one cared about her life or death.

"Why did she die?" Emirida squatted down, not afraid of the horrible appearance of the corpse, and asked a little puzzled.Life is precious. In the past, no matter how difficult her life was, she never thought of committing suicide.

"Human beings are very fragile." Noah said old-fashionedly: "It may be that the exam pressure is too great, it may be that you suddenly lose hope in life, it may be that the person you have a crush on suddenly gets married, or you just want to die and try... …who knows?” Humans come and go, live and die, and it never cared about that kind of thing, just knowing that no one was notified of the girl’s suicide plan was enough.Seeing Emerida staring at the dead body in a daze, Noah urged: "You'd better hurry up. Although I blocked the surveillance, someone will come to this sea area in half an hour, and you have to finish processing and leave before that. "

"I see." Emerida responded. She has actually seen many more tragic corpses than this, and she has never had any excessive emotions.However, at this time, she felt a little melancholy, maybe because her current life was better than what she had ever dreamed of, and with concern in her heart, she became fragile.

The girl grabbed the clothes behind the corpse, dragged it to the stone, stood up and took out two mineral water bottles from the backpack behind her, one was filled with a pale yellow viscous liquid, the other was filled with white crystal-like particles .She sprinkled both evenly over the body, then lit a match and dropped it.

With a "wow", the light blue flames engulfed the corpse, burning quietly, not even much smoke.These are the liquid fuel and combustion accelerant prepared by Emerald himself, which can burn the corpse cleanly in a short time without leaving even a bone, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone to detect it from it. The original owner's DNA.

Ten minutes later, the last trace of flame was extinguished, and only a layer of silver-white fine ash remained on the stone. The sea breeze blew, and the water waves rolled over the reef. When the sea receded, there were no traces left.

Emerida suddenly wanted to say something, imitating the appearance on TV, she clasped her hands together and said reverently: "Ashes to ashes, ashes to ashes, I hope you can find peace and tranquility in that world."

Noah seemed to let out a faint chuckle, but didn't say anything.Before someone came to this coast, Emerida turned and left. As she walked, her appearance had changed to that of the girl before her death.

……

In the spacious yard, there are hundreds of people sitting or standing, men and women, some old, some young, some in suits and leather shoes with shiny black hair, some wearing thin high-heeled shoes and wearing famous brands, and some carrying Holding a schoolbag and holding a glossary in his hand, some are wearing old camouflage uniforms covered in mud. Hundreds of people represent hundreds of different lives, but they have one thing in common—the whole body reveals A spirit that is completely different from ordinary people.No matter what field they are in, they are actually the best in the circle.

However, at this time, these seemingly irrelevant groups of people stood in this courtyard full of the old-fashioned style of Sugar Country, but they were all respectful and respectful. No one sat down without authorization or showed an irritable and dissatisfied look. They chatted briefly with each other, and after finding out that other people knew as much as they did, they gradually became quieter, just staring at the closed wooden door with deep worry in their eyes.

"squeak--"

With a soft sound, the wooden door opened, and everyone looked over hopefully, only to see an old man with a scar on the left side of his face come out. Seeing them, he sighed and shook his head.

"Uncle Geng, don't just shake your head, tell us how the young lady is doing?" Shao Bao'er, who was standing at the front, said hurriedly, her originally soft voice trembling slightly because of worry.

"Miss..." Uncle Geng looked at the crowd, his lips were moving, but he couldn't speak for a long time, his face was full of tears.

"How could it be!" Someone yelled immediately, "Where's the ambulance? Call for an ambulance, and we'll take Missy to the hospital right away."

"Didn't you say last time that Dr. Thomson's medical skills are very good? And Mr. Chen, he is a leader in the field of Chinese medicine. If you give me three days, even if I lose everything, I will invite these two!"

"What did Mr. Yan say? Is there nothing he can do?"

Everyone panicked and yelled loudly, and some people rushed in as soon as they lowered their heads, shouting: "I'll go in and have a look!" However, Uncle Geng blocked the door with one arm and shouted: "Everyone! shut up!"

There was a moment of silence in the courtyard.

"Miss wants to talk to Mr. Yan." Uncle Geng said with difficulty, word by word, as if forcefully dug out from the depths of his throat, "Let them have a good talk."

His face was tight and he was panting for breath, but the sadness in his eyes was so thick that it almost turned into substance.Under his stare, the people regained their calm little by little, reluctantly gave up all their desperate struggles, and had to face the fact that they were about to lose their most important family members.In the crowd, there was a loud sob suddenly, and then it was suppressed desperately, and thin sobs came from all directions, and even the strongest man felt the pain of crying blood.

The sound insulation of the wooden door is not very good, but Xiao Xiao turned her head to the side, but she still couldn't hear the faint voice that came in, but she knew who was standing outside the door, so she asked with a smile the calm voice beside her. Man: "What are they talking about?"

"I'm crying for you." Yan Ce said frankly, he never seemed to know what concealment is.

So Xiao Xiao laughed.

At this time, she was lying on the bed, her hair was thin and withered, her face was as pale as paper, her body was so weak that it was very difficult for her to even sit up, and her breathing became weaker and weaker each time.When she should be sad, she smiled very happily, the corners of her mouth were upturned playfully, revealing white jade-like teeth, her eyes were comfortable and soft.She stared at Yan Ce, staring at him intently, her eyes swept across his face inch by inch, as if she was looking at some rare treasure.With a slight movement of her fingers, Yan Ce immediately knelt down on one knee, held her hand, looked straight at her, loyal and calm as always.

Xiao Xiao said softly: "Uncle Geng and the others have paid for my Xiao family for so many years. After I die, let them do whatever they want. You keep half of the Xiao family's property, and the remaining half will be given to you." them."

"Yes." Yan Ce replied in a low voice.

"Xiao's collection of books has been in existence for 800 years. It is a pity that the inheritance is cut off like this. You hand over the key to the library to Rong Yuan. Whether it is donated to the National Library, or he keeps it for himself, sells it or gives it away, it is up to him to decide." .”

"Yes."

"In the library, there is the last "Minor Record Handbook" I wrote, in it... there is a big secret hidden in it... You also give it to him. There is also a letter from me, entrust him Set you up for me in the future... He is different from me, he has lofty aspirations, and if you follow him, your future life will not be as boring as it is now..."

Yan Ce stared at her, his eyes were dark and deep, with a faint tinge of red, like the glimmer of a camera behind his pupils.His body was motionless, and a few strands of hair hung down from his forehead, appearing somewhat casual, diluting the mechanical stiffness.

So Xiao Xiao's gaze was attracted like a magnet.He was made by her own hands, and she is familiar with every bone, every inch of his skin, every strand of hair.She once squinted her eyes to draw the pattern on the pupil chip for him, replaced the parts of his body countless times in the middle of the night, and dragged him back home when his energy was exhausted and he died halfway, But this was the first time she looked into his eyes so frankly and frankly, staring deeply almost greedily and longingly, thousands of thoughts settled in it, and finally only the deep-rooted tenderness remained.From the past to the present, in order to conceal their identities, they have been husband and wife, father and daughter, brothers and sisters, master and servant, and have established a deeper bond than anyone else.In the long time, only this person stood by her side unswervingly. Whenever she turned her head, she would definitely see that steady figure like a mountain.

She grabbed his hand hard, and according to Yan Ce's pressure sensor measurement, her strength was as light as a feather brushing.

"Call me by name, Yan Ce." Xiao Xiao said softly.

"Xiao Xiao." Yan Ce said obediently.

Xiao Xiao added some strength to his hands, and emphasized again: "My name."

Yan Ce was silent for a moment, and said: "Qingcheng." The voice was low and sweet, like the summer wind blowing by my ears.

So Xiao Xiao... or Xiao Qingcheng's eyes glowed brightly, and a bright smile appeared on his face. The happy smile that seemed to emanate from the bottom of his heart was like the morning light of dawn, illuminating the lifeless room.

The slightly blue lips moved slightly, and the words contained in his mouth were like snowflakes falling in the wind, illusory: "Yan Ce, how much I miss..."

How much I want to take you with me so that we won't be separated; how I want to go back to the past and cherish every minute and every second we have together; how much I want to tell you earlier... I love you.

The already weak hand was hanging down softly, and a teardrop was about to fall from the corner of the girl's eye, like dewdrops twinkling on the lotus leaf, but there was still a smile on the corner of her mouth.Yan Ce knelt on the ground, holding her hand, as if supporting his own faith, and after a long time, he whispered: "Yes."

……

An hour later, when the people waiting outside the house heard the news of Xiao Xiao's death, they burst into tears, and vaguely blamed Yan Ce for being so indifferent and calm.

That night, everyone went home under Yan Ce's order, and suddenly a fire broke out in the middle of the night.The fire completely engulfed Xiao's old house, and the sea of ​​flames filled the sky, sweeping and flowing like a wave, violently tearing through the darkness of the night, and it took three hours for the water jets of the fire truck to completely extinguish the fire.Both Xiao Xiao's body and Yan Ce disappeared in the fire, and people only found a large iron bump of unknown purpose among the ruins of the fire scene.

Seven days later, a mail was delivered to Rong Yuan who was in the research institute.