[Black shield and white tank] A line of sea and sky

The Winter Soldier's voice recovered quickly, from being able to make a hoarse hiss to uttering his first full byte in less than two days.

"The previous nerve poison caused some problems with his vocal cords, and he suffered a severe blow to the head, and there were blood clots," the experimenter told Rumlow, seeing the latter nervously clenching his fists, he couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder , said in broken English—"But don't worry, it's been eliminated."

The corners of Rumlow's mouth trembled, his brows furrowed tightly.The Winter Soldier sat on the hospital bed energetically and looked at him. He walked over and gently touched the Winter Soldier's head which was still wrapped in bandages.

"He should be able to speak tomorrow morning, and tomorrow evening you can take a boat. During this time, don't eat anything that stimulates the vocal cords, and don't hurt the back of the head. Just take off the bandage in a few days." The researcher explained, he said Can understand English rumlo.

The experimenter was right. The next morning, Rumlow was awakened by a slightly hoarse cry.He vaguely thought he was in a dream, and when he realized what was happening, he opened his eyes and turned to look at the Winter Soldier.

Then the Winter Soldier called again—"Captain."

team leader.

His voice was like rusty iron chains rubbing, harsh and weak.But Rumlow cherished every byte of it, and it blew him away like the most exhilarating music.Rumlow scratched the Winter Soldier's arm, then his own.After confirming that this is reality, he really smiled.

He smiled ugly, and the scars on his face were twisted and bent together.So he lowered his head, releasing the joy while avoiding the Winter Soldier's gaze as much as possible.He's really old and ugly, but luckily the Winter Soldier is also stupid and crippled.He kept the ridiculous thought in his head, wrapping his arms roughly around the Winter Soldier's neck.

The Winter Soldier stroked his back in turn, comforting his captain just like Rumlow comforted himself countless times.

The two of them really proved the saying that an ugly and a blind person can love each other, rolling together absurdly and ridiculously.It felt like an extremely real nightmare. Although I woke up from the nightmare with lingering fear, it was more cherished and grateful for reality.

"When you go to Mexico, you won't leave," Rumlow told the Winter Soldier seriously, "We can go back to the days in Brufontein, and this time I won't let it be broken again, understand? "

The Winter Soldier nodded, trying to smile as well.He wanted to answer "Yes", but his vocal cords hadn't healed yet, so he could only make a dry rustling sound.But Rumlow could read the shape of the mouth, and he finally relaxed and kissed the shape of the mouth hard.

This is the first time Wishbone made a promise to the Winter Soldier, so he doesn't understand the meaning of the promise.

He was innocent at that moment, excited like a child by great joy and happiness.The second he made the promise he was so steadfast in his belief that it would all come true that he forgot that Zemo had just told him that people like him would never die well.

The ship set sail in the setting sun, half of the glow in the sky was penetrated by the dark blue of the night.He and the Winter Soldier stood on the pier, watching the sea and the sky separate into a piece of cold and a piece of warmth.The boat is not big, and it is a bit wobbly when sailing.The sparkling light on the sea surface flickered along with the swaying ship, and the sea breeze blew head-on, carrying a salty smell, drifting towards the darker and darker distance.

The Winter Soldier turned his head to look at Rumlow's profile, whose scar seemed to have been torn apart by the wind.He bent his elbows against the railing, and the setting sun cast a golden light on his muscular body.

In fact, regardless of what Rumlow thinks, the Winter Soldier likes his captain's appearance.It was not as good as the burn before, but it is also better now.I remember that when there was a problem with the inferior serum in Rumlow's body, his body was also covered with potholes.But I don't know why, but I just can't generate a little resistance and resistance.

Rumlow always said that Captain America is a shiny golden nii shield, and there are lights on the shield and head that can stab people blind.People like Crossbones are just rotten wood rolled in gunpowder and mud, black and dirty, and after getting up from the mud, they will slap a handprint on the Winter Soldier's face and ask provocatively He—"So do normal people like golden sun, or gunpowder dregs?"

Neither does the Winter Soldier, who thinks the metaphor is inappropriate.

When he revisited Captain America when he recalled all the past, he didn't think Captain America was shining with gold.Maybe Steve has countless medals on his body, a long scroll recording great achievements, and countless titles hanging on his head-but he is just a person he knows, he is his friend, a stubborn Loyal, loyal, rigid, acquaintance with clear likes and dislikes.

And he also doesn't think Crossbones is gunpowder slag.Because even if the other party has a lot of crimes, blood stains, a bumpy face, and a body full of holes, those are some achievements that have not been commended.

Crossbones is the same as Captain America. They both made great contributions to the organizations they served-and what banners those organizations hold has nothing to do with these soldiers who are fighting on the front line.

They are all human.Everyone the Winter Soldier knew.And among people he knew, he had love for Crossbones.

The Winter Soldier remembered how, many, many years ago, he and Rumlow had walked a radiation-corrupted beach.At that time, they had just taken away an abandoned base, dragging their guns and walking slowly towards the assembly point step by step.

The destroyed base was on the other side of the coast. From a distance, there was still smoke rising from the explosion.The evening sun dyed the sea red, like the blood of the people killed in the base, and pushed to the coast wave after wave with layers of waves.

Looking back after the memory is restored, it seems that the Winter Soldier saw Rumlow's fatigue for the first time.He was still wearing a protective helmet with gunpowder and blood-stained gravel on the face.Rumlow had already taken off his helmet, rubbing the area between his brows vigorously, as if trying to get the sand out of his eyes.

They walked silently on the beach, with deep and shallow footprints.The military boots got stuck in the sand, and then pushed away the wet fine sand and lifted them up.Although there were still two hours before the real response time, the indicator light was already flashing ahead.Maybe it was seeing the green smoke rising from the base, or maybe it was knowing that the missions of Wishbone and the Winter Soldier were always brought forward, not delayed.

It's just that Rumlow didn't want to go back, he stood still after walking halfway.The boots sank deep into place, and the sand slowly rose to the ankles.

"Take a break." Rumlow said, pointing to a wooden boat abandoned on the beach, and walked straight.

Half of the wooden boat got stuck in the sand, and the other end was slightly exposed.They sat side by side on the leaning wooden boat, and Rumlow took a cigarette from his pocket.

It must have been a long time ago, so long that the Winter Soldier didn't have the habit of smoking, but Rumlow had already developed the habit of giving him cigarettes. According to the other party's words - "This is respect for you."

respect.

The Winter Soldier pondered over the key words in his words, took off his helmet, was choked by the strong Greek smoke, and coughed twice.It was delivered by Bartok to the captain when he came back from his mission in Greece, but the Winter Soldier didn't remember Bartok very much at that time, even though he had met him many times.

Rumlow finished his cigarette and smoked another.This time he didn't distribute it to the Winter Soldier, but took care of himself.He took off his gloves, buried his face in the palm of his left hand, and rubbed vigorously.It took a while to lift it up, and continued to take a deep breath of the cigarette butt caught between the fingertips.

Rumlow smoked many, many cigarettes, and many, many butts fell at their feet.They spent more than half an hour with nothing but silence and cigarettes.Wrinkles had already crept up the opponent's cheeks, and compared with the Winter Soldier's ageless appearance, the wishbone seemed to have been through many vicissitudes.At that time, his eyes were no longer as sharp as they were when he was performing the task, but instead he was a little confused and cloudy.

From the beginning to the end, he only said one sentence, and the Winter Soldier has not answered this sentence.

When he stepped on the last cigarette in the pack, he asked the Winter Soldier in a hoarse voice-"Is there anything you want to say?"

The Winter Soldier stared blankly at the wishbone for a moment, then shook his head.

So Wishbone didn't say anything more, and led the Winter Soldier all the way to the pick-up location.

Little did the Winter Soldier know at the time, that day he might lose his Captain forever.The next day, the Winter Soldier had to go through the brainwashing process again, and then he had to freeze back for a long time.Because he took the train back to the United States inexplicably on the last mission, but he didn't leave any impression afterwards.

Wishbone was also ordered to be transferred to Germany.Germany is preparing to build an experimental base. At that time, the Red Skull will be stationed there, and Zola will also be stationed there. If Rumlow guards the project perfectly during the preparation of the base, he will stay with the Red Skull instead of Being cannon fodder on the battlefield is just around the corner.

They were facing a farewell, but the Winter Soldier knew nothing about it.

He would not even know that the dispatch order from above had been issued, but Rumlow hadn't signed it for a long time.Bartok scoffs at Rumlow's shortsightedness, and Rollins berates Brock for his lack of time.But the pen in his hand was so heavy that when Rumlow wrote down the first letter of his name, he retreated due to the heavy load.

Rumlow took the dispatch order to find the headquarter at that time, and got scolded by the headquarter.He found Zola many times, hoping that Zola would find a way to contact the Red Skull.Zora sneered and dialed the phone, and the conversation was full of humiliation and sarcasm towards Rumlow.

But he finally saw the Red Skull, and the Red Skull tore up the dispatch order and threw it into the wastebasket without saying anything.It's just that he saw the disappointed look in the commander's eyes, and for a long time after that, he almost always sat on the bench in the camp and was criticized by many parties.

Then Rumlow got his wish and watched the Winter Soldier brainwashed and frozen.Watching him wake up again, and then punching himself again with memory confusion.

That time the Winter Soldier seemed to have broken two of Rumlow's ribs. That night, he was bound to the bed as usual, and he was severely beaten by Bartok who sneaked into the room at night.He couldn't move his arms or legs, and the jumper's foot had landed on his ribs.The Winter Soldier also has a broken rib, in the same location as Rumlow.

That's why he has always held inexplicable hostility towards Bartok. He has been brainwashed countless times and awakened countless times. He has never forgotten the negative emotions he had towards someone, but he has never thought of being grateful to Rumlow.Until many years later, when all the threads of memory were connected together, he understood the anger of the jumper and the vice-captain's lukewarm resistance to him almost instantly.

It may not be his fault that this devastated man around him has done so much for him that he has no idea, but he is responsible for it.Like Iron Man used to be with him—even if that's the Winter Soldier, that's part of you.

"Isn't it hard to choose to stay, Captain?" the Winter Soldier said hoarsely to Rumlow, mentioning the matter to Wishbone.

"You were just a bird at that time, leave you guys there..." Rumlow didn't finish speaking, turned his back against the railing, frowned as if remembering, and after a while, he murmured again He murmured and added, "...No...I'm not at ease."

The sky has completely darkened, and the line connecting the sea and the sky is not very clear.The sea wind is stronger than before, and the dark sea seems to have no end and no bottom.

TBC