post cold war era

Ivan stood upright on the pier, still wearing the camouflage that he had stolen, his light-colored hair was blown by the salty sea breeze, and against the majestic purple-red background at dusk, he was like a sculpture overlooking the sea .

Al walked to Ivan's side and looked at the sea level with him. A few seagulls twittered and flitted across the sea.

"When the ship sails, seagulls always fly in front of and behind the ship." Ivan followed the seagull's wings with his eyes.

"Because they don't know this is going to war." Al murmured.

War (be careful) is the cruelest art of mankind, the art of destruction.

Al's blond hair was gilded orange by the sunset, Ivan's was pale gold, but their faces had the same metallic color, like ancient Greek bronze statues.

"Tomorrow I'm going back to the United States, and you will come with me." Al didn't ask, but seemed to send a notice.

"Why do you want to go to America with you?" Ivan asked with a smile, "It's much closer to Russia!"

"How do you explain your return from the North Korean battlefield?" Al looked at Ivan from above the lens, "Could it be that your boss already knew about your 'personal behavior'?"

Ivan smiled but did not answer. He looked into the distance, and the sea level rose slightly in the distance: "Al, sea water has no borders, right? The same sea water will touch the coast of North Korea and South Korea. coastal."

"Yeah, they were originally surrounded by the same sea." Al folded his arms and said thoughtfully.

"So, the same sea water will also touch the coast of the United States and the coast of Russia?" Ivan looked into the distance in ecstasy.

"What are you trying to say?" Al asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel that this world is originally one, and no one can really be separated from another." Ivan narrowed his eyes and said.

Alton felt a chill down his back, does this guy want to turn the whole world into Russia again?

"So, I sometimes think, why do we have to fight? Why do our people kill each other?" Ivan didn't see Al's expression, and continued, "But even if there is no reason, we will still do this There will still be a new round of war at some point."

"This is the destiny of the country," Al continued, "stick to one's own beliefs, actively or passively get involved in the huge vortex of the world, this is our era."

Ivan smiled and faced Al, as if casually said: "Let me go to the United States with you."

So, with a vacant military registration, Ivan and Al returned to the United States. The original owner of the military registration had already left his life in North Korea.

Ivan did not return to China immediately, and Al had to deal with a lot of aftermath, so Ivan stayed at Al's house temporarily. This was what Al insisted on, because the camouflage that Ivan snatched didn't have half a man, and he was determined to be a hero. He wouldn't pay Ivan to stay in a hotel, even if he sold Ivan, it wouldn't be worth the rent.Although Ivan expressed some objections to his price, he still accepted Al's proposal.

It was the second time for Ivan to come to Al's house. The last time they came back half-drunk and half-awake after having a scene at the bar (be careful) and left the next morning, so Ivan didn't have much impression of this place.And now, for the first time, he deeply realized how bad Al's living environment was.There is nothing to see in the living room, probably because Al will meet guests here, but the other rooms are in ruins. Ivan doubts whether he can survive here, and at the same time realizes that Al is indeed made of special materials .

In order not to let himself be buried in rags——Ivan didn't want to bury his bones in another land, not to mention that the burial place should be a green hill, not a garbage dump!So Ivan had to start improving this place that is not suitable for human habitation. When Al came home on the first day, he saw a brand new room. His glasses almost didn't fall off. After three seconds of stunned, he raised his voice loudly Shouting: "Damn Russian bear! Do you want to terrorize (be careful) my house?"

But Ivan came out of the kitchen leisurely, and threw a huge garbage bag at Al: "This is the real terror (be careful) attack (be careful)!"

Al narrowly caught it, opened it, and found a bag full of spoiled hamburgers, which smelled extremely bad.

"Throw it out! Then have dinner." Ivan ordered.

"Whose house is this?" Al wanted to protest, but the smell of things in his arms forced him to run out.

The dinner was good. Al didn't expect Ivan to be very good at cooking. It is difficult to taste authentic red cabbage soup in the United States.So Al thought it was a good idea, as if he had hired a nanny.

After Al returned to China, he received greetings from many friends. Honda Ju politely called (be careful) to congratulate Al on his safe return and promised to bring Al a new gift when we meet next time——During Al’s stay in North Korea , has been unable to play the game.Al was glad that Honda cared so much about him, and he still had friends in Asia anyway.

Arthur also called (be careful), and the first sentence was: "I didn't care about you, an unbeatable hamburger head! If it wasn't for my boss asking me to greet you out of politeness, I would say Nothing will call you (be careful)!"

"Then thank your boss for me!" Al smiled viciously, Arthur couldn't see it, but Ivan saw it all.

"Forget it! I haven't seen him for many days. The last time I talked to him was last month!" Arthur regretted after saying this.

"Oh? Your boss asked you to greet me last month?" Al pretended to be surprised.

"When... of course it is, do you have any doubts?" Arthur stammered, stubbornly insisting on his pride.

"Then thank your prophet's boss for me!" Al laughed out loud, and Arthur was so angry that he dropped the electricity (be careful).

Matthew came in person, threw himself on Al as soon as he entered the door, and hugged his brother tightly.

"Hey, are you trying to suffocate me?" Al patted Matthew on the back.

Matthew didn't speak, his shoulders shook slightly, and Al felt his shoulders were wet.

"Hey, it's okay, I'm still alive!" Al comforted his brother gently for the first time.

Matthew cried even harder.

Anyway, Matthew left with a smile on his face.

Ivan leaned comfortably on the sofa, and said a little eccentrically, "There are so many people who care about you!"

"What, are you jealous?" Al was triumphant.

"I'm afraid many people will be jealous of you." Ivan shook his head with a smile.

Before Ivan left, Al went with him to the soldiers' cemetery. Al would come to this kind of place every time after a war, and Ivan also asked to take a look.

Rows of tombstones stand quietly, looking particularly solemn in the autumn scenery.Some unknown flowers are placed in front of some tombstones. The fragrance of the flowers tries in vain to drive away the cruelty of death, but it only makes the scene even more desolate.

Freedom is not free.

Freedom is not free.

"A lot of new graves have been added this time, right?" Ivan said with emotion.

"Regardless of whether the war (be careful) is won or not, sacrifices are always inevitable." Al said with rare seriousness.

"For a country, casualties are just a number; for an individual, death is the end, and victory or failure is meaningless," Ivan rubbed a photo on a tombstone, which showed a face that was too young , "The victor wins death, the loser loses life."

In this battle (be careful), Wang Yao's soldiers sacrificed far more than Al's. I don't know if his family wants to build more martyrs' cemeteries.

"By the way, you haven't answered my question yet," Al said as if remembering something, "Why did you appear on the battlefield? Is it an order from your superior?"

"I said it was my personal behavior." Ivan replied casually.

"Don't fool me with this sentence," Al refused to buy it. "How could your boss not care about you leaving without permission? He simply acquiesced!"

"Gong Yu, I have nothing to say." Ivan said with a smile, "Private Yu, I really want to make sure you can survive."

"Are you worried about me?" Al raised his eyebrows.

"No, I just want to see if you, a nasty guy who can't be killed, can survive under Xiaoyao's gun," Ivan said with a sinister smile, "It might be interesting if you cry and beg him for mercy! I can't help laughing just thinking about how stupid you are!"

"If you don't say such things, no one will treat you as dumb!" Al patted his forehead helplessly.

"It was you who asked me," Ivan said with a smile, "and, I can tell you, I did see very interesting things in North Korea, and it was very good for me. I promise, if I Fighting against you or Xiaoyao, I will make good use of what I have!"

"Sure enough, there is still a purpose. How could the Russian bear appear there for no reason!" Al Yan said, "Your boss instructed you?"

"Personal behavior," Ivan laughed mischievously, "it's just personal behavior!"

"You're still so annoying!" Al gave Ivan a hard look.

Ivan smiled, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Actually, I'm a little worried about you."

"Huh? What did you just say?" Al asked curiously.

"You won't be interested." Ivan just laughed.

Al also smiled secretly, it turned out that this guy was also worried about himself.

"Maybe next time, your enemy will be me." Ivan looked up at the sky. The sky in the United States was as blue as Al's eyes.

"I won't be relentless at that time!" Al smiled confidently.

Ivan returned the same smile: "Very good, me too!"

The world is interesting again, Al thought happily in the cool autumn wind.

(End of the article)