Mountains and seas have a home

Ji Yao was having chaotic dreams, even though half a month had passed, he still hadn't come out of the "backtracking plan".He dreamed of the Dragon King, the blazing fire, the cannonballs flying overhead, the blood of the wounded soldiers, and the rotting wounds. Those images seemed to be cut into pieces, flickering non-stop, and finally turned into Tang Ji's pair of eyes. With dark green eyes, they wrestled in the flaming, smoky warehouse...  

The phone next to the pillow vibrated, and Fu Zhong immediately pressed it off. He looked at the clock, it was 06:30 in the morning.The sky was still dark, but it was already slightly pale, half of the high curtain was drawn in front of the sliding door leading to the balcony, and the shadow of the window frame shone on the opposite wall.Fu Zhong turned his head to look at Ji Yao who was sleeping on the other side, and found that he was frowning tightly, and it seemed that he was not having a good sleep.

Fu Zhong stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, but when he touched his skin, Ji Yao immediately opened his eyes, turned over and stepped over his legs to crush Fu Zhong to death, then grabbed his neck, In the blink of an eye, a gun was drawn from under the pillow.

"It's me, baby, it's me." Fu Zhong was pinned on the pillow by his neck and couldn't move. He had to raise his chin when he spoke, "Don't be nervous, honey, there's nothing here, don't shoot."

Ji Yao stared at him gasping for breath, beads of sweat oozing from his body, his heart was beating wildly in a rebellious way of wanting to break free, as if he would die of heart failure in the next second.It was with great difficulty that he broke free from the chaotic dream and understood his current situation.The night is coming to an end, and the sun is brewing an all-conquering momentum, ready to burst out from the east.Ji Yao regained his composure, let go, threw the gun on the carpet, leaned down tiredly and hugged Fu Zhong, and buried his head in his neck.

Fu Zhong felt his neck relax, and his breath became more even.He turned his head to the side and coughed a few times, but naturally wrapped his hands around Ji Yao's back and patted him lightly.This is Ji Yao's muscle memory, a subconscious self-defense mechanism, and this dangerous conditioned reflex has saved him many times.Ji Yao buried herself next to Fu Zhong's neck and made no sound, Fu Zhong could only hear his panting, which gradually became long and calm.Fu Zhong gently wiped the sweat off his forehead and sideburns, and just watched over him silently.

"What are you doing up so early?" Ji Yao asked after a while, sounding like a dream.

"Make breakfast." Fu Zhong replied, "After breakfast, let's go to the time bureau. We have to meet the chairman today, have you forgotten?"

Ji Yao kissed his neck and collarbone, then rubbed them indiscriminately, then raised his head, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Good morning."

Fu Zhong raised his finger and pointed at a small red mole on Ji Yao's left chest. This mole was covered with a bright red hickey. Fu Zhong rubbed it with his thumb, looked into Ji Yao's eyes and replied: "Morning!" install."

The figure suddenly leaned towards him, Fu Zhong warmed his ears before he could react, and lay motionless on the pillow with his eyebrows curled.Ji Yao kissed the mole on his brow, Fu Zhong blinked in surprise, his heart pounding.Then Ji Yao rolled over from him, sat on the tousled quilt, put her fingers into her hair, and straightened it back.Fu Zhong sat up and tied his belt, glanced at the clock, and said, "Lie down a little longer, I'll call you at seven o'clock."

But Ji Yao jumped up from the bed, stood on the thick soft carpet to cover the open pajamas, and tucked the skirt into his waist: "I can't sleep without you on the bed. Today is a big day, I need to spend more time to come Get ready. That's it, soldier, it's your job to make breakfast."

"Got it, sir." Fu Zhong replied happily, put on his shoes and immediately walked outside with the steps of a soldier.Xiaoqi got up from the nest immediately after hearing the movement, wagging her tail and walked into the kitchen with Fu Zhong.

Xinghe automatically opened the curtains of the large balcony in the living room, and the lights on the tall buildings in the distance floated in the dim night like small fires.Everywhere is quiet, so you can see far away. The sign of the Maritime Safety Administration has been blown up, and now a wind flag is erected carelessly.In the place where the birds are flying high, a ray of dawn is being carried by the thrush's wings to the chaotic and dark place, and then the rows of telephone poles can be seen clearly, and everything around Gradually clarified.

Ji Yao ironed both of their clothes in advance, changed after eating sweet-scented osmanthus balls with maple syrup and dried flowers, and went out with Xiao Qi and the fox.They had a hearty affair yesterday, the blood of young people is terrifying, not to mention the loneliness and longing that have been accumulated for eight months.But none of them complained that they were tired, and they looked radiant as if they could do another three hundred rounds after taking off their clothes.

When I sat in the car and headed to the Great Hall of the People, the weather was sunny and cold, and the coffee in my hand was hot and fragrant.The convoy was specially dispatched by the State Council, with the national flag flying in front of it.Looking at the scenery rushing out on both sides of the road, Ji Yao quickly backed away without a trace.The sad white snow covered the neat and clean street trees and long hedges, and the houses were also covered under thick snow.The thought of an extraordinary ceremony about to attend immediately revived him.

At a quarter past nine, the convoy drove slowly into Plaza West Road, the interview started again, and the spotlights began to shine again.When Ji Yao got out of the car, the road he was going to pass was crowded with a group of photographers and journalists, all of them hurriedly and excitedly wanted to shake hands with him, voices from all directions were asking the same thing thing.The flash of the camera dazzled Ji Yao's eyes, and his photo will also appear on advertising screens all over the world.The news reporters clustered the microphones in front of him, and asked questions one after another, with the haste of a soldier, as if they were interrogating a prisoner.

It wasn't until we passed the media stop line and entered the resplendent and majestic main hall that it was quiet. The grandeur of the hall is breathtaking.Standing in front of the huge hanging painting, the chairman met ten representatives including Ji Yao and Fu Zhong who were invited to attend the reception. Gao Yanwen, as the chief researcher of MCS, was among them.The chairman shook hands with them one by one, patted them on the shoulder, extended cordial greetings, and took photos with everyone.

At the reception, the chairman praised the heroic feats of the "Retrospective Project" task force who were ordered to take orders in the face of danger, and expressed condolences to the compatriots who died during the mission.The chairman said, "Your excellent military qualities, progressive scientific research vision, and noble spirit of self-sacrifice have not only saved the 'Retroactive Project' task force, but also saved billions of people around the world. Therefore, you are awarded the 'Glorious Task Force', 'Heroes' The team' title is well-deserved."

Ji Yao delivered a speech on stage. He mentioned: "Today we would like to thank countless executives, soldiers, scientific researchers, intelligence personnel, and auxiliary staff for their tireless work, mutual trust, and mutual cooperation to achieve this achievement. I Thanks to those who followed the mission team in this operation, today's achievement will be a testament to professionalism, humanitarianism and unparalleled courage. As citizens of the planet, we must not allow our own survival to be threatened, especially in the There is no perfect alien immigration technology.”

"The time bureau will continue to explore the mysteries of the universe. When a crisis comes, we will fight to the end. We will open our eyes to face the world we live in and look at our future with sober eyes. Our ancestors lit up civilization, And we will surely start a great future era, and we will move forward on the sunny road. Human beings should go on expeditions, just like their ancestors went on expeditions.”

"Spring is coming, let the past pass by, we don't regret it. On this important day today, we can finally say to the panic, pain, and torture that the black hole crisis has given us in the past 33 years: human beings will not die , always be strong."

Immediately afterwards there was prolonged applause. When Ji Yao walked slowly towards the chairman and then bowed to everyone, everyone in the auditorium stood up.Fu Zhong stood in the front position. He watched Ji Yao speak under the bright light, and the bright red national flag was planted in front of the wall behind him.His facial features and expression are as bright as a flag, which makes people full of strength and a sense of belonging.

Fu Zhong felt that it was good to look at him like this. He was admired by thousands of people and radiant, and he was lucky to have him.

A promising nation cannot be without heroes, and a promising country cannot be without pioneers.

After the luncheon was the press conference, which lasted for two hours.At [-]:[-] p.m., a group of people left the Great Hall and returned by the special car of the Time Bureau.Ji Yao sat in the car, leaned against the seat, leaned on the seat, rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes and took a nap.At the end of the day, he had exhausted all his energy. Dealing with so many senior officials and the media exhausted him physically and mentally, and his ears were always ringing.Fu Zhong was in the same car with him, and Xiao Qi stayed in the back seat obediently. Today, he was interviewed with Fox, and "Hero Dog and Fox" has been frequently searched.

A diary was spread out on the table, and a page was turned over.Lin Yifeng was sitting in the chief's office in the central building, with the marching log in front of him.He stopped turning the pages of the paper, looked up at the three people in front of him, a chief commander, a chief inspector, and a deputy commander.Ji Yao stood at the front holding his officer's hat, and Fu Zhong and Huo Muyin stood behind them.Huo Muyin is the second-level executive commander. After Cui Yuqing's faction was arrested and dealt with, he served as the deputy commander of the "backtracking plan".

Lin Yifeng scanned the three of them with sharp eyes, clasped his hands, and said, "A secret mission, exchanging hostages, reaching an agreement with an unnamed traveler. This is really a good story. I can hear Do you want to hear the details of this agreement?"

Ji Yao was silent for a few seconds, and from the corner of his vision, he saw a cluster of bright red sunset glow jumping on the window of the office, like the eyes of the Dragon King.In the silence, Ji Yao replied: "I'm very honored, the motherland values ​​me so much. The traveler told us that all this started because of him, as long as he returns the things he stole to the original owner, then our crisis will end .”

"Oh, so that's the case." Lin Yifeng nodded, "How do you explain what happened to Cui Yuqing?"

Fu Zhong replied: "Cui Yuqing violated Article 2 of Chapter 356 and Article 2 of Chapter 401 of the "Regulations on Rewards and Punishments of the Time Bureau", and attempted to mutiny and seize power without confirming the death of the commander-in-chief."

Lin Yifeng pressed the corner of his lips, and nodded in agreement: "Then is that the truth?"

"Yes, Director, the facts are as written in the diary. Whatever the truth is, it is the truth before your eyes."

There were three diaries spread out on the table, Lin Yifeng stared at the three people in front of him for a while, the room was completely silent.He lowered his head and turned a few more pages, comparing the three diaries until the last page.Lin Yifeng paused silently for a while, then closed the diary, stood up and stretched out his hand to Ji Yao: "Indeed, what we choose is the truth."

Ji Yao shook hands with him, and then the three left the office.Lin Yifeng sat in the twilight, put his hands to his lips, and bowed his head in thought.A ray of slanting sun shines on the half-inch window lattice, and birds occasionally rest their feet on the window sill, stretch their necks to look inside for a few moments, and then fly away.The sky was a misty purple, and at a little distance the light converged into a bright point, and the wisps of thin, motionless clouds were like rouge dipped in water.

Lin Yifeng turned his head and stared at the slanting sky outside the window, without saying a word.Then he turned around and straightened the diary on the table, looking at its black cover.The emblem of the giant eagle tree is burned on the top, and "EDGA" is printed under the giant tree.Lin Yifeng took the diary and went to the closet next to the desk, put them in, put them together with other marching diaries, and then locked the door.

In the executive dormitory, Sergeant Pandi stood in front of the cabinet to pack his things. His roommate, Sergeant You Jinyang, made the bed and asked, "Do you think the chief will believe our story?"

Ban Di's hand paused for a moment, and then he stuffed a jar into his backpack: "I don't know."

You Jinyang lowered his head and opened the drawer under the bed, squatted down and flicked through the sundries inside: "If he believes it, I'll go get drunk tonight."

Pan Di closed the cabinet door, threw his backpack beside the chair, sat on the edge of the bed with his legs spread apart, and opened a can of dark beer with his back to the setting sun and drank it.You Jinyang emptied the sundries in the drawer, went to wash his hands, and sat down opposite Bandi after coming out.The two faced each other, neither of them spoke, Pan Di threw him another can of beer.You Jinyang pulled out the pull ring, and tacitly touched Pan Di: "Respect Guangming."

"Respect the light." Pandi said, and the sunset light shone in their room, shining everywhere.

Fu Zhong and Ji Yao walked and talked, and went down to the garage. When they got out of the elevator, they saw a figure standing on the waiting platform. Lin Cheng was wrapped in a duffel coat and stood on top, waving at him.Fu Zhong stepped on his heel, and Ji Yao took the car key from him: "I'll go and drive the car out."

Seeing Ji Yao walk away from Fu Zhong, he trotted towards Lin Cheng. Now that Lin Cheng is out of the wheelchair, he is still light and light, with pale eyes, and looks a lot like Lin Yifeng.Lin Cheng was carrying a computer case, and a large tweed scarf was wrapped around his neck, and he shrunk into the scarf, almost drowning his head.Fu Zhong walked up to the short waiting platform, raised his hand and patted Lin Cheng on the back of the head as a greeting.Lin Cheng stomped his feet twice, shivered, let out a breath, and asked, "How is it? Does my dad believe that story?"

"It looks like you should believe it, right?" Fu Zhong nodded, put his hands in his pockets, and looked to the other side of the garage, "After all, the truth is chosen."

"That's right, it took me a lot of time to change the log."

"Have you thought about what to do next? Should you transfer to the Information Security Department or the National Security Agency? Or stay and continue to be an executive?"

Lin Cheng shrank his neck twice, and the weather was so cold that white mist came out when he spoke: "National Security Bureau, I don't want to be on the blacklist of hackers. Think about it, Fu Gou, who used to be on the blacklist People are going to make a blacklist now, haha, that must be very exciting."

Fu Zhong laughed and said, "Your profiling ability can also help you open up a path to become an expert in interrogation or negotiation. You have a bright future, sixth brother."

Lin Cheng chuckled, tiptoed to look at the other side of the garage, and patted Fu Zhong's arm: "Aren't we going now? There are still a group of people waiting for us in the CUBL headquarters."

"Don't worry." Fu Zhong rolled up his coat, "Chief Chief Ji will drive over later, and then we'll set off."

"Oh, my God." Lin Cheng became nervous at that moment, staring unnaturally, like a frightened crow, "You let the chief be the driver?"

At this time, the white Porsche drove over from the road with signs and stopped in front of the waiting platform. Ji Yao lowered the window, and Lin Cheng immediately stood at attention: "Hello, sir."

"Can I get in the car now?" Ji Yao asked.

Fu Zhong nodded, Ji Yao stretched out his finger and pointed at Lin Cheng: "Specially hired profiling experts come with us, drop by."

"May I pet your fox and dog?"

"Of course, as long as you don't put on that smoky hand cream." Ji Yao said, shaking his fingers, "You didn't put it on, did you?"

Lin Cheng hurriedly raised his hand and smelled it, the smell was not very strong: "No, sir, it smells like milk."

"I can smell milk from far away." Ji Yao withdrew his hand, "Get in the car, time is running out."

Lin Cheng stared blankly at Ji Yao with his dark brown eyes without blinking, then looked down at his chest, and patted it with his hands to check whether the neckline was tightly covered.He buttoned another horn button on the duffel coat. Seeing him like this, Ji Yao thought he was worried about his clothes.

"Don't worry, Lieutenant, this is not a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee. This is just a discussion among our old acquaintances. No one cares if you wear pajamas. Come on, Lieutenant, there is a place for you at the back. We still have Dogs and foxes, you can play with them."

Xiao Qi barked twice in the back seat, Lin Cheng hesitated for two seconds, tightened his scarf and got into the car.Fu Zhong opened the co-pilot's door and sat in. Lin Cheng sat behind and stroked Xiao Qi's head. The fox barked hoarsely and lowly at him.Ji Yao drove the car out of the gate and drove in the opposite direction from usual.While waiting for the red light at the intersection, Lin Cheng remembered why he got in this car: "Sir, what did you ask me to do at the CUBL headquarters?"

Ji Yao didn't speak, and Fu Zhong answered for him: "Use your profiling ability. Take care of the dinner. After the meeting, we will send you home in person. Just tell me what you want for supper."

Lin Cheng raised his eyebrows in satisfaction, and leaned quietly on the seat with Xiaoqi's back, with a joyful, kind and radiant smile on his face.The fox squatted next to the wolf dog, staring at Lin Cheng with big amber eyes.Xiao Qi raised a paw and patted the fox's head, Lin Cheng smiled and stretched out his hand towards the fox, but the fox squeaked strangely and went behind.

Fu Zhong and Ji Yao sat in front and talked in a low voice, not paying attention to what was going on behind them.Ji Yao glanced at the rearview mirror while chatting, and saw Lin Cheng sitting stiffly in the back, nervously holding his chin and looking out the window at the tree-lined road lined with plane trees.It takes half an hour from the Time Bureau to the CUBL headquarters, and the road from the Hilton Hotel to the laboratory is the most beautiful.The laboratory is located in a Turkish-style manor, with deep trees and winding paths, it is a good place to be isolated from the world.

The building of the laboratory is very different from the quaint manor, but its modern, dark and restrained exterior walls make people feel more intimate.The granite fountain has been deserted for a long time, and the broad courtyard is shaded by cypress trees, and a brass sculpture covered with snow is among them.

As dusk fell, a starlight peeked through the glass walls of the buildings, and early in the shade the shaded gardens were illuminated.Ji Yao parked the car at the previously reserved location, Lin Cheng went down with the box, saluted Ji Yao politely, then hurriedly turned around and walked towards the entrance of the laboratory surrounded by two wisterias.Fu Zhong stepped onto the wet path paved with colored bricks, stood beside Ji Yao, looked around the garden that resembled a Byzantine palace, and said, "In summer, there will be a lot of flowers and reds here."

Ji Yao took off his sunglasses. At this time, the sun has been setting for a long time, and a purple-red smoky night has descended from the western half of the sky.He smiled at Fu Zhong, and the two walked towards the entrance steps while talking.

When Lin Cheng went up to the second floor of the laboratory, the invited participants gathered together.It is close to the large garden on the west side of the laboratory, and the entire wall is replaced by glass, and the remnant glow shines directly into the hall from the top of the mountain in the sky.Sitting by the window, Chen Wei sank into the soft sofa like a sack of potatoes, playing games on the monitor, while He Luan and his father stood behind the sofa and talked loudly.Shao Zhesheng came out from behind another door, quietly lurked behind Gao Yanwen, jumped up and threw himself on Gao Yanwen's back, crushing him half to death.

All the lights in the small hall were turned on, and as soon as the frosted glass curtain wall was in the middle, one could see through the open door the laboratory behind.Lin Cheng saw a huge specimen jar, and a purple-scaled mermaid was suspended in it frighteningly.Lin Cheng hurriedly looked away, chairs covered in white cloth were placed outside, surrounded by a long table made of walnut wood in the middle, green screen partitions on both sides, basswood grilles obscured the light, The fragrance of freesia floated from the concealed censer.

"Sister Qi, Jiu'er." Lin Cheng walked over to greet them, and clapped his hands with them, "Doctor Zhu, Doctor Xiao, and Doctor Dawn."

Ji Yao is right, this place is full of old acquaintances.Lin Cheng sat down next to Yue Junqi, took a sip from his coffee cup, and asked, "Sister Qi, do I smell?"

Yue Junqi was facing the computer, Wen Yan leaned over to sniff it, and said, "It smells like milk, when did you become a sweetheart?"

Lin Cheng rolled his eyes and raised his hands: "Is it the pot of hand cream?"

Fu Zhong walked into the hall, and everyone stood up involuntarily after seeing Ji Yao, Ji Yao raised his hand to signal that they don't have to be so cautious, and everyone relaxed a little now.Fu Zhong took off his coat and put it on his arm, and walked towards Chen Wei.Chen Wei was playing "The Dragon King of Unoda World". After killing a big boss, he sat up straight from the sofa, his eyes immediately became bright and energetic.

"Okay, okay, turn it off, Jiu'er, why would Professor Yang Qihua allow you to play games here?" Fu Zhong took off his gloves, walked around a few green screens and walked through the window, and put the clothes and boxes in his hands Place it on a low marble cabinet next to it.

"Wait, wait a minute, buddy." Chen Wei stared at the screen intently, "Professor Yang didn't care about us at all."

Fu Zhong tidied up the cuffs and skirt: "Move your neck, Wei Wei, you see that you are going to become a wooden man now, take a rest for a while. Get your silly ass off the sofa, or I will blow your head off."

Chen Wei quickly moved his fingers twice, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal: "Wait a minute, Brother Seven, we are only short of the last goal—three, two, one! I'm going to rush!"

Fu Zhong spread his hands and stood beside the screen, and waited until Chen Wei successfully destroyed the target before reaching out his finger to turn off the floating screen.Chen Wei cheered, took off the earphones, patted his buttocks and stood up from the sofa, raised his hands and hugged Fu Zhong.