Desperate

Cen Lu was not in good shape in the lounge of the warship building.As if this was his own home, he crossed his legs and looked around the various decorations in the lounge, and then, as always, he disliked Colonel Liang's taste.

What is the matter with the two-dimensional flame in the fireplace? Apparently, smoking firewood is not allowed in the warship building, so Colonel Liang, who has a heart for literature and art, installed a thin LCD screen on the wall. , and then play the picture of firewood burning on the screen 24 hours a day.

What a waste of public resources, Cen Lu squeezed the thesis in his hand, thinking that there is no one available in the technical department.

In stark contrast to him was Zhou Pushen who was sitting upright beside him, the soft leather sofa smelled like a tiger chair.The man stared straight ahead, without even looking at the restless Cen Lu.

During the silence between the two, the well-decorated door of the lounge was pushed open with a "bang", and a tall and tall man rushed in with tears in his eyes. He originally wanted to jump into Zhou Pu who was closer to him. Deep in his arms, but thinking about the presence of Cen Lu, Zhou Pushen probably wanted to throw him into the Hecate Trench if he felt ashamed, so he diverted halfway and rushed towards Cen Lu.

Cen Lu was almost suffocated by his blow, the paper in his hand was squeezed into a ball by him, and his pelvis was crushed by a hard object on the man's body, causing his face to deform in pain.

Zhou Pu was taken aback.Then seeing Cen Lu's pale face, the corners of the second lieutenant's lips were tightly drawn into a line.Without saying a word, he went forward and grabbed the person who was rubbing against Cen Lu's body, and threw him aside with great force so that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with his two-dimensional fireplace.

Seeing that the man who flew out was about to grab the ground with his head, he stretched out his arm flexibly, the muscles of that white forearm were smooth and tense, and his broad palm gently supported the ground, and the whole person rolled forward, and then Standing firmly on the floor, it avoided the fate of colliding with the two-dimensional fireplace.After Liang Qian stood still, she showed Zhou Pushen a usual frivolous smile, and the silver pistol at her waist was shining brightly: "Shen Shen, why are you so strong?"

Even though Cen Lu was used to Liang Qian's virtue, he couldn't help but get goose bumps when he heard this familiar tone.

Zhou Pushen looked nonchalant, folded his arms in front of his chest: "Sir, do you want me to squat down?"

Cen Lu was afraid that Liang Qian really wanted to bully an honest person, so he hurriedly came out to interrupt: "Liang Qian, what are you looking for with me today, and you asked Second Lieutenant Zhou to come to my class on purpose."

Liang Qian still stared at Zhou Pushen, not paying any attention to Cen Lu: "He has been in your class for a semester, rain or shine."

Zhou Pushen: "..."

Cen Lu: "...So what on earth are you looking for!" While desperately trying to remember whether the name Zhou Pushen was on the list of students that he hadn't seen several times.

Liang Qian's peach-blossom eyes took in all of Cen Lu's flustered expressions, and suddenly became stiff as if he had found some reason: "It's nothing, I just got a new toy, so I came to play with you."

Cen Lu knew that Major Liang's new toys were always the ones that could lighten a city but destroy a country. Heavy weapon testing has always been the top secret of District G and the Imperial University of Technology. Cen Lu couldn't help but glance at Zhou Pushen who looked calm.

Liang Qian instantly understood what Cen Lu was thinking with just one glance, and laughed out loud: "Brother Lu, why are you nervous? He is one of us. A while ago, your engineering department improved the ballistic rifle. Hold the gun for reference. Man is him."

"Hmm." Cen Lu responded and took another look at the man. Zhou Pushen's two long legs were hidden under the long black windbreaker, and the camel belt was tied tightly, outlining the narrow waist and broad shoulders. His two arms are also long, and they are being carried behind his back with a straight look at the moment.

A good figure that does not show mountains or dews.

Cen Lu sighed in admiration from the bottom of his heart, he really is a good candidate for reference.

Zhou Pushen felt a little uncomfortable being peeped by the scientist aboveboard, coughed softly and said to Liang Qian, "Take Professor Cen to look at the blueprint."

While opening the door for the two of them, Liang Qian did not forget to tease Zhou Pushen: "Oh, you've been in class for a semester, and you're still being so polite."

Zhou Pushen didn't listen to him at all: "It's because he is a professor."

Cen Lu casually added, "You don't need to call me Professor Cen in private, I don't feel comfortable listening to you. Zhou... Brother Zhou, when were you born?"

The second lieutenant refused to answer any more questions, and just walked behind the three of them dully.

Liang Qian's office is not far from here. The three of them arrived after a few minutes of silence. Liang Qian pushed open the door, facing a huge single-sided mirror glass. Opposite the glass was a two-story-high space. You can see the end at a glance.Huge machines and heavily armed scientific researchers were busy on the assembly line. The roar and noise of the machines were partially relieved by the tempered glass, and it became an indistinct buzzing sound in Cen Lu's ears.

Over there, Liang Qian tapped the blueprints on the desk, which was as clean as brand new, and the paper made a soft sound as it rubbed against each other.Liang Qian's voice sounded very pleasant: "Come and see how this beauty looks, only your fine wine can motivate her."

It wasn't until Cen Lu saw the drawings clearly that he understood why Liang Qian called this submarine powered entirely by blood silver a beauty.The light hull is smooth, except for a touch of silver near the stern, this heavy submarine is completely black, like a ghostly mermaid that haunts the deep sea.

Liang Qian proudly pointed to the central ballast water tank: "My beauty is not a showman. She can dive to a depth of 1000 meters now. With Bangguo's idiots, there is no sign of her at all."

Cen Lu picked up the blueprint and looked at it carefully, before listening to Liang Qian's sarcasm: "How's the sailing speed?"

The smiling man's expression did not change at all, and the corners of his eyes slightly turned up to give the thin mathematician a glance: "That depends on you."

Cen Lu was startled, and the paper that had already been crumpled into a ball in his hand fell silently to the ground.

Zhou Pu bent down and picked it up for him.

Liang Qian stretched out his hand to grab it. Zhou Pushen didn't want to give it to him at first, but seeing Cen Lu hanging his head in noncommittal way, he let go of his hand and let Liang Qian take it away.

Liang Qian took a quick glance and said, "Professor Cen, I think your recent follow-up is mostly conjecture. When will I get a real proof. You also know that according to the depth and depth of the Blood Silver Mine Stability, the empire doesn't have so much spare time and human life to waste for me."

Cen Lu was a little silent, and put the blueprint in his hand back on the table.He turned around and faced Liang Qian's eyes full of lust, and said firmly, "I need samples from field investigations—I can't get into the military's database."

Liang smiled slightly: "I told you - you need the position of associate professor, otherwise it's impossible, and I can't help you."

Cen Lu thought that if I can become an associate professor, I still need to go around in circles with you.

Seeing that the air in the office was about to drop to freezing point, Liang Qian implemented his usual peacemaker style in a timely manner: "However, I have a compromise." He spread out the map of the high seas on the desktop, He casually drew a red circle between the seas of the two countries with a red pen, "Brother Lu, I remember you said that you think there are mines in this shallow sea?"

"Yes." Cen Lu agreed without thinking.

Liang Qian smiled even more happily: "I said Brother Lu, do you want to take my beauty and go there for a stroll?"

Before Cen Lu could reply, the door of the office was suddenly opened. A petite female researcher in a white coat full of oil stains rushed in and snatched the map from Liang Qian's hand without saying a word. : "You want to mine blood silver here? This is the control office divided in the peace treaty. There will be wars for mineral resources! Liang Qian, are you crazy!"

Liang Qian: "..."

Cen Lu was startled.

According to Major Liang's eloquent temperament, it was rare that he didn't reply back. This little girl may have a lot of background, so she must be treated with caution.Cen Lu thought it over again, and felt that it would be better for him to say hello: "Sister..."

On the side, Zhou Pushen changed from resting to standing at attention, his thin back stretched even tighter than in front of Liang Qian: "Lieutenant Colonel Dou!"

Cen Lu swallowed the last byte abruptly, almost biting his own tongue.

That girl, no, the lieutenant colonel has a very beautiful little face, but at this moment her brows are upright, and her cherry-like mouth is scolding Liang Qian, from his random decision-making to his supervising laziness.

Cen Lu couldn't help but laugh.No wonder Major Liang didn't dare to talk back, it turned out to be his immediate superior.

Although Dou Huaiye was short, his eyes were sharper than a medical spotlight. Seeing a smile on the corner of Cen Lu's mouth, he immediately pointed at him: "Cen Lu, right, stand at attention!"

The woman's voice was high-pitched and thin, very penetrating in the small office, it made Cen Lu tremble, and immediately straightened to attention.

"Professor Cen, the young pillar of the Imperial University of Technology, hum," Dou Huaiye snorted coldly, "Scientists are also messing around with Liang Qian all day long!"

Seeing that the evil fire was about to burn on Cen Lu, Zhou Pu immediately yelled, "Report!"

Dou Huaiye looked at the handsome second lieutenant who didn't look sideways, and felt that he was probably the most pleasing person in the room, so he slightly softened his expression: "Second lieutenant, take a break, you go ahead."

"Report sir, Major Liang's operation was not a whim. The Marine Corps in Area G has negotiated with the major. I will escort Professor Cen to perform a sea airborne mission in the middle of this month. I will lead Professor Cen to visit the 'Hemera' submarine and Collect soil samples." He paused at this point, and his voice became softer: "It's not a blood silver mining mission."

When Dou Huaiye heard this, he already understood that he was impulsive, but just now he heard that Qiang Gen had only a half-knowledge, because he was eager to make all kinds of new and old grudges with Liang Qian, which brought harm to the innocent.

She put a fist on her lips and coughed lightly to cover up her embarrassment: "I was negligent just now. Professor Cen, take a break."

Cen Lu rested in depression, thinking that I am not a soldier, why do I listen to you so much.

Liang Qian took advantage of the situation and wanted to take a break, but was frightened by the woman's clear cut and stood up straight again: "Did I tell you to take a break!"

Liang Qian couldn't speak, and the bitterness in her heart had nowhere to vent, so she could only use her eyes to signal Zhou Pushen to let him take Cen Lu away from this place of right and wrong quickly.

But he didn't expect that it would take no effort, and Dou Huaiye himself felt very embarrassed, but he hastily told Cen Lu to hurry up the research progress, and asked Zhou Pushen to take him to disband on the spot.

Cen Lu followed Zhou Pushen all the way trotting like a soldier, and he didn't dare to relax his tense nerves until the two of them left the warship building.Immediately, I just felt tired all over, and I didn't care if it was dirty or not, so I just sat down on the floor.

Zhou Pushen stopped and did not sit down with Cen Lu, but just looked at him silently.

The evening wind brought the water vapor of the sea tide, and there was a slight salty smell of the sea in the air.Cen Lu wrinkled his nose and couldn't help taking another big breath of air.

The brilliance of the setting sun always carries a hint of sadness, as if the sun is struggling to use up its last sliver of strength.Seeing the warm yellow light illuminating the inconspicuous blue stubble on Zhou Pushen's chin, Cen Lu touched his own chin subconsciously, and muttered, "I haven't gone back to shave for a few days."

Zhou Pushen: "I'll see you off."

Cen Lu didn't refuse either, he just stood up and patted the dust off his buttocks, tilted his head and asked him, "Brother Zhou, how old are you? ..."

Zhou Pu was stunned for a moment, and the pinna of his ears turned a little red. Fortunately, it was not so obvious under the red light of the sunset: "I used to be on the front line... I didn't have the chance to go to college."

Cen Lu knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly waved his hands; "No, no, that's not what I meant, I..." Talking tricks has never been his forte, and Cen Lu only felt that he was getting darker and darker.

The tall and handsome man was surprisingly considerate, he looked away and said, "He was born in [-]."

"Ah..." Cen Lu felt grateful, and thought that this person is a happy person, not so much, and immediately felt a little friendship in his heart: "I was born in a thousand and one year, how old are you, in private Let the second lieutenant call you brother."

Zhou Pu looked at him deeply, his dark eyes seemed to have a deep vortex, and he didn't answer.

Cen Lu felt embarrassed: "Of course, if you don't want to..."

"Brother." There was no hesitation in that voice, but a firmness that Cen Lu had never heard before.

It's like some kind of promise.

"Brother, can you teach me how to read and write in the future?"

"Brother, I will find you."

"Brother, don't be afraid."

Cen Lu felt a little confused in his head, as if a child's voice kept ringing.It was only then that he realized that his headache hadn't stopped, it was just that things were too chaotic at Liang Qian's place, so he forgot the headache for the time being.

Zhou Pushen saw that he reached out to rub his temples, and raised his thin forearm upwards, but in the end he didn't touch him, and just asked, "Brother, do you have a headache?"

Cen Lu smiled wryly, thinking that this can also be seen by you, doesn't it mean that soldiers are careless.He was afraid of making a big fuss, so he simply said: "It's okay."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Zhou Pu didn't want to ask too much, but the hand that was just about to be raised quietly clenched into a fist by his side.

"I just feel like someone called me brother before. It's so strange, I'm obviously the only child." Cen Lu suddenly said, rubbing his temples with his hands, "Probably the child next door called me when I was young, I think It's off."

Zhou Pu was taken aback for a moment, the golden sun bloomed golden flowers in his eyes, but Cen Lu never saw them: "Yes...well, brother, I'll take you home, you have a good rest."

The setting sun gradually extinguished the last ray of light, and the black night ate away the last bit of white light.The shadows of the two side by side dragged on the ground, stretched long by the moonlight.