into the sheath

half year later.

The truth of the world outside the main city was revealed on an inconspicuous day. Curiosity continued for several days in the form of mixed discussions, and was gradually diluted by the next topic, and finally became a point of common sense that everyone defaulted to.

Something in society is changing bit by bit, and it is so quiet that no one notices it. Only after a long time, people suddenly remember what it was like before, and maybe they will say: Oh, so we used to be like that. lived.

Just like the ordinary people who appeared in Target City at this moment.

"Hey, your guide is here to pick you up again."

Chen Ming was the No.13 batch of ordinary people sent to Target City.Pursuing excitement, fulfilling ambitions, satisfying curiosity, or simply exchanging wages... There are many reasons for ordinary people to voluntarily come to Target City.

Chen Ming is just a member of the crowd—after all, it’s cool to come to this kind of place to work, to be among the sand and ruins, and to fight some invisible giant creatures, isn’t it? ?

As a logistician, he has been here for 37 days and has known many people, including many sentinels.

Just like the person he was shouting at the moment.

"Brother Wang?"

The sentry sitting in the innermost corner of the lounge raised his head when he heard the sound.

Tang Heng has repeated many times that his relationship with that person is not what they imagined, but the people here often nod in response while expressing their disbelief with teasing eyes. I would like to continue to explain.

Hearing the news of that person's arrival, Tang Heng frowned, but still stopped what he was doing.He put the wiping cloth aside, and threw the dagger at Xiao Chen who was passing the message—the huge impact caused Chen Ming to stagger back a few steps—then walked straight out.

This target city was not far from the main city, and even after the truth was made public, the transfer station used for isolation gradually lost its original function.

But even so, Target City is not where anyone can come and go freely, let alone such a non-staff member.

"Little Heng."

Tang Heng pursed his lips, but finally walked over.

"...Mr. Shu." He shouted bluntly.

After marrying Jiang Feng, whether out of possessive nature or wanting to do something to help, Tang Heng is not willing to separate from Jiang Feng immediately, but he knows that Jiang Feng has his own arrangements, so he He also temporarily obeyed the other party's words, and returned to the room to rest.

And when he took a comfortable hot bath and washed off all the sticky and ambiguous body, he found that there was an extra person in the room.

It was Wen Jinghuan who said that he could send him here.

Wen Jinghuan told him a story, a very inspirational story, about how an unknown guide reached the top step by step-due to the narrator's narrative skills, it was pretty touching, if I hadn't heard from the person If you have seen a more detailed version.

Tang Heng listened to all of Wen Jinghuan's narration with relish.And when Wen Jinghuan finished telling the story, just when he was about to politely invite the other party out, Wen Jinghuan changed the subject and asked again: "Have you thought about Jiang Feng's current situation?"

These words really hit Tang Heng's heart.

Of course, piercing his heart doesn't mean that Tang Heng just obeyed his words, nor does it mean that he is going to disappear under the banner of "for the other party's benefit". Tang Heng just felt uncomfortable for a while, and then, should he drive away I have to catch up.

But it was such a short moment of discomfort that Tang Heng fell into Wen Jinghuan's words again.

With the connection with the guide, the effect of spiritual suggestion is greatly reduced, so Wen Jinghuan finally had to use the pseudo-guide pheromone as an aid.

No matter what the means were, it was true that the sentinel passed out docilely after confronting him coldly.

So, there was a scene where Jiang Feng couldn't find anyone when he came back.

But what Wen Jinghuan didn't expect was that the person he smuggled back to the main city would be dismissed halfway.

Regarding how Tang Heng was found by Qin Hong, and how Qin Hong's arrangement followed Shu Zi's wishes by accident, let alone the process, in short, when Tang Heng woke up, what he saw was Shu Zi.

Or to be more precise, from Tang Heng's point of view, it is his dean - the real "Mr. Shu".

Tang Heng's memory still remained at the moment before his consciousness dissipated, so when he woke up, he subconsciously wanted to throw his fist at the person around him angrily, and then the fist stopped abruptly on the side of the person's face.

"Little Heng."

The man smiled lightly, and there were kind lines at the corners of his eyes, which was almost the same as in his memory except for the traces of time.

After the reunion, Tang Heng was delighted at the beginning, but when he was anxiously preparing to ask about the other party's experiences over the years, Shu Zi crushed this joy word by word.

--You've grown up……

——Sorry, Xiaoheng, I didn't take the initiative to meet you before.

——As Ah Huan told you, I do know him.

——In the beginning, your encounter with that guide was facilitated by me and Ah Huan.

……

"Is there anything?" Tang Heng stood there and waited for a long time, but did not wait for a response, so he had to take the initiative to ask, "If there is nothing else, I will go back first. I still have something to do. I am busy recently."

After all, Tang Heng was about to go back, just like he had been doing all this time - he didn't know how to face this person whom he called "Dean".

If you talk about hate, you can't hate; if you talk about intimacy, you won't meet again.

"Come with me to a place." Shu Zi said.

Tang Heng, who was about to turn around and leave, paused, "Where?"

He turned back and looked at Shu Zi.

Shu Zi was not disturbed by his exposed emotions, she still stood tall, with some traces of restraint training, but it was already very faint.

Shu Zi: "Just walk around, it won't take too long."

Tang Heng glanced down at the terminal—it was during the rest period, and there would be no more calls or mission arrangements in a short time.

"Okay." Tang Heng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

……

Tang Heng thought that Shu Zi would explain all the motives to him.

He has no doubt that if the dean tells the story with a little skill, he will be convinced, because this is the person who raised him single-handedly, even if he has not seen him for many years, he is still special after all.

However, it does not.

They said they were going out to walk around, but it seemed that they were just wandering. They walked a long way, along the outermost edge of the safe zone, bypassing the restricted checkpoints, and finally walked to a remote place.

Sensing the presence of Zerg around, Tang Heng frowned involuntarily.

This was not considered a threat to him. Even if he went out without a weapon, this density of Zerg would not cause enough fatal damage, let alone he had cubs.

As if sensing Tang Heng's thoughts, Duo let out a soft whistle and appeared in the real world.

Shu Zi also noticed the cub.

"Big head, long time no see."

The cub looked at Shu Zi, looking a little excited. It stood hesitantly, glanced at Tang Heng, and then at the dean not far away, not knowing what to do.

And Shu Zi's Quantum Beast never appeared.

It was a sunny day, the sun was shining brightly, but it was far from dazzling. The light slanted down, shining a warm laziness on the earth.The wind picked up, and the sand and dust were like lingering haze, lightly accumulating in the hills composed of broken walls and ruins.

The place Shu Zixun is looking for is the highest point of the entire area, nearly ten meters high. Since the outer wall has been eaten away, the third floor is more like a well-designed rooftop.

"Xiao Heng, Xiong Jun should have told you the story of the previous Dark Sentinel?"

Perhaps it was because the sun was so good that even Shu Zi's voice became indistinct.

"I met him one night 20 years ago. Due to mission requirements, I found him and hoped that he would serve for the military... Heh, a sentinel who is as ruthless as a lone wolf. The enemy who killed the whole street, the alley was full of bloody smell, and then he just sat in the corner and asked who I was.

"I said, I didn't have any malice, and I came to seek cooperation from him. Before I finished speaking, I was pressed against the wall... At that time, I never thought that the final outcome would be like this. In my imagination , there may only be two endings, either the mission is successful, and he is willing to serve the army to eliminate the Zerg;

"What happened later was similar to what I imagined, and there was something different about it. As a dark sentinel, he didn't need a guide, but he just liked to take me by his side. Together with him, I witnessed the initial The birth of Target City, and together with him, constructed the 'Grey Dove'.

"Later, the situation of the Zerg became more and more serious. When the truth was not revealed and accepted, the casualties caused required a reasonable scapegoat, and he was logically the best candidate.

"That day, he told me that tomorrow is his birthday, and there is a meeting in Tali that he must attend, and after the meeting is over, let me pick him up.

"Xiao Heng, someone is here to pick you up."

Tang Heng looked back in confusion, but just as he turned his head, before he could see anything clearly, he saw the person in the corner of his eye take a step.

He heard Shu Zi laughed lightly.

"very nice."

The forward-leaning body fell from the roof of the building and was swallowed by the passing Zerg in one gulp, like catkins entering the water, quietly, without splashing even half a star.

While in a daze, Tang Heng involuntarily looked back again, at the figure slowly appearing at the stairs, and watched that person walking towards him step by step.

The connection that has been established slowly conveys each other's emotions, warm and lasting, like a stream winding down from a high mountain when the ice and snow first melt, and since then it has merged into the river and formed the sea, which is endless.

"coming?"

"Well, here we come."

"What about later?"

"Don't go."

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