Forbidden City of Heze + Dalufei

After dinner, it was getting late, Duoqi carried two broken plastic buckets to fetch water from the river, Junliu offered to help her, Magu was too lazy to move, but he had nothing to do if he stayed in the camp alone I did it, and I was bitten by mosquitoes, and I didn't last long before catching up.

Duoqi originally pointed to this time to be alone with Junliu for a while, but turned into three people and muddy again, and felt very unhappy. Magu naturally talked to Junliu along the way. Although there is no gap, Duoqi I really couldn't find a chance to grab the topic, so I could only follow behind melancholy.

After finally walking to the river, Magu was sweating all over his body, so he couldn't wait to take off his clothes and jumped into the cold water to take a bath.And Junliu walked out of the woods, sat on a rock by the shoal, greeted Duoqi and said, "Come here and have a rest, we can collect water later when we leave."

Duo Qi immediately dropped the bucket and ran over, sitting next to him.

They were facing an open river, the water flow was calm and deep, and the water depth was not dangerous. Magu thumped a few times and swam far away without knowing it.The afterglow of the evening slanted and shone among the waves, and the continuous shade of the trees on the other side of the river cast thick shadows. Crossing the river and sweeping into the distance, there is even more boundless silence.Being in this pleasant scenery, Junliu almost forgot the nightmare he experienced not long ago, blood and death seemed to let go of him, leaving an unexpected blank space for him to take a breath.

Junliu frowned slightly, and was in a daze without saying a word.The heat of the sun receded quickly, and the coolness invaded. As soon as he noticed it, he sneezed involuntarily.

"Black cat, use this to block the wind." After finishing speaking, Duoqi quickly took off the woolen shawl on his body and handed it to him.

Junliu didn't refuse either, he took the shawl and unfolded it generously, enclosing himself and the little girl.

Duo Qi snuggled up to the other party in a blink of an eye, and the happiness came so suddenly that except for the heart beating wildly, the whole person was speechless in a daze, and his hands and feet seemed to be unsteady.

She was so excited that she wanted to dance, but she was afraid that moving around would offend the other party, so she endured it very hard, her body was as stiff as a straight tree stump.

Junliu sensed her awkwardness, but he didn't ask any further questions. He vaguely remembered that it is a virtue to give space to the opposite sex.Unlike most men, he is not at all eager to force and tease them. He just likes to stay with girls, no matter how close they are, he will not be on guard. These cute creatures are not aggressive at all, nor are they Taking violence as a hobby, even in the worst environment, they will give their feelings selflessly, as if it is the only beauty left in this cruel world.

"Duoqi, I haven't asked you yet, do you have anything you want to do?" Junliu turned his head and stared closely into her bright eyes.

"Hey? Me? What's the matter?" She came back to her senses and asked in a panic.

"In the past few days, we only care about instructing you, and we don't care about your feelings," Junliu said gently, "We two big men hide and hide, but let you take risks as a girl, and there is no way to repay you. I feel a little sorry."

Duo Qi became nervous when he heard his tone, knowing that there was nothing good to say next.The strange thing is that although she really wants to talk to the black cat, she is very afraid of listening to him. If the big ghost opens his mouth and talks nonsense like that, she can easily deal with it, but when the black cat opens his mouth, she has to brace herself , I have to think carefully every sentence and answer carefully, fearing that I will miss any important information.

"Why are you still so polite?" She pretended to be relaxed and said, "I did it voluntarily. Besides, I was hungry for several days before I met you. You have some valuable things on you. Being able to grab a bite to eat has already saved my life."

"Then we're even." Junliu smiled slightly, but showed a bit of concern, "To tell you the truth, we are not good people, and one day we will bump into each other. You follow us very quickly. It's dangerous, it's better to plan for yourself earlier. Whenever you want to leave, just say so, and we will try our best to give you valuable things."

Duo Qi felt aggrieved, and suppressed his emotions and said, "Who are you lying to? I've seen bad guys a lot. They're not like you at all. Did you kill someone or set fire to it? It's no big deal. No one in the central area has committed a few crimes. A crime? Even if you are punished by God, it will not be your turn."

"I'm not talking about that." Junliu turned his head away, ignoring her teasing.

Duoqi was silent for a while, and immediately changed his grip: "Can you survive after I leave? Now I do all the shopping, cooking and housework by myself. Take things away, can you survive?"

"It will be a bit troublesome, but it can be overcome." Junliu replied calmly.

"Then... I... I can't live, can I?" She was anxious, and she simply leaned over and hugged Junliu's arm, as if the other party had already chased her away, "I am an underage girl, you Where do you want me to go? There are so many bad people around, what if I get bullied? My mother was killed on the road, do you have the heart to see me end like this? "

Junliu remained silent with some embarrassment. Although he was soft-hearted, after suffering a lot, he already had some self-knowledge. He knew when he had to meddle in his own business and when he should draw a line. The kindness overflowed on the spur of the moment. It's not a good character to boast about, and it's irresponsible to yourself and others.

Thinking of this, the feeling of powerlessness suddenly invaded him again.For no reason, the appearance of Shangguan Yizheng came to his mind. Junliu found that the gap between himself and this distant monarch was even more astonishing, but he was a big step closer to understanding the other's world: It is useless, it is better to turn to power, even if the people around you are betrayed.Because lack of power is the root of all misfortunes.

But in the end, who will receive his love?

Yizheng did not want him to go down this path, and Junliu never thought of repeating his father's mistakes. However, under the blood of the same blood, fate always reappears and history always repeats. The previous state of mind.

"Where did you want to go before you met us?" He took a deep breath and drove the overly deep thoughts out of his mind.

"Where do you want to go, just follow the big team, and live a day." Duo Qi felt that he was wavering, so he took his hand and continued to act like a baby, "So don't drive me away, I don't have a better choice at all, you are the best person I have ever met, much better than those in the refugees, if I stayed with them, I would probably be sold when I first arrived in town. Don't underestimate When I was young, I knew it all.”

"Just now you pretended to be an underage girl, and now you are saying that I underestimated your age?" Junliu relaxed his tense face, and reached out to touch her little prickly head, "You are clever."

"Black Cat, where do you want to go? I'll just follow you." Duo Qi regarded his actions as a kind of compromise, and his expression immediately became smug.

"Where can I go?" Junliu turned his eyes to the distance again, and didn't know what to do, "I can't even go out of this forest."

Not long after the words fell, a few drops of coolness suddenly splashed on his face. It turned out that Magu had already swam around in the water and returned to the shore, and was splashing water at him, shouting: "I didn't take a bath tonight. Don't sleep in tents!"

When he was talking, he splashed more and more fiercely, Junliu's front was soon wet, and he had to hide aside, while Duoqi screamed and jumped up, grabbed the small stones on the ground and began to fight back, in desperation The stone was picked up a bit too big, and it hit Magu's forehead impartially, causing him to yelp in pain, so he rushed ashore angrily, went to catch Douqi naked, and when he caught her, he threw her away. Drag in the water.

"Help!" Duo Qi shouted for help, fell into the shallow water and wrestled with Ma Gu, while Jun Liu just stood far away where neither of them could reach, smiling as if watching a show.

When night fell, Junliu and Magu were wrapped in the same blanket and lying on the thin plastic sheet, still soaked by the damp and cool moisture on the ground.The skin on his chest and back became more itchy at night, and he didn't dare to turn over casually, so he could only lie stiffly, listening to Magu's snoring one after another.

The time before going to bed is always very difficult, his mind is chaotic for a while, blank for a while, and when he closes his eyes, Yan Liang's face appears in front of his eyes, watching him who is dying in the wind and rain that night from a close distance.In the most critical moment, people's memory becomes particularly strong. Junliu noticed the slight changes in the expression on the other person's face, frowning and blinking, which are still vivid in his memory, even more profound than when he saw it at that time.

His eyes were a little dry, and he couldn't figure out what he was thinking.Recalling, this crazy brother was really cruel to him, beating and scolding him mercilessly, even ravaging him to death on the bed, Junliu even always had a feeling that this person had some kind of affection for him. Deep hatred.But Yanliang did not hesitate to save him, even gave up his own life.If there is a chance, he really wants to have a good talk with this elusive guy, preferably in a place where there is no danger or interference from any external things.Even if he could imagine that such a conversation would not allow the two to reach any consensus, and it would be impossible for them to find a way to get along that satisfied each other, but Yan Liang just left, and he always felt that he owed the other party an explanation.

Junliu looked at Magu's side face in the dark, he didn't know how long this partner could accompany him.After all, like Yan Liang, who has been pestering him all the time, like a nightmare who can't get rid of it, it's gone if it's gone.

The road ahead is bleak, and he feels that he is still alone after all.

After the climax of the first few rounds of the civil war in Darufi, both sides began to suffer losses, and the intensity weakened somewhat, but the daily fighting continued and continued to spread.With the development of the war, the situation on the border also quietly changed.I don’t know when, a rumor began to spread wildly among the refugees——Under the pressure of the War Council, the Darufi government decided to deal with the backlog of refugees at the border, and is speeding up the formulation of new policies, which are very likely to be appropriate Open borders to allow some refugees to seek asylum in neighboring countries. As part of international humanitarian assistance, several neighboring countries have expressed their willingness to accept a certain number of refugees.

This is undoubtedly a godsend opportunity for Junliu, like a little light from a street lamp in the dark siege.

For several days in a row, he asked Duo Qi to go to the town to find out news.If the rumors are true, they will be able to further find ways to mix in with the refugees, cross the border, and flee abroad. This is an ideal vision.

Although Duoqi has no power to restrain a chicken, she is a clever and tenacious girl like a little mouse. She stayed in the town for several days in succession under the guise of looking for food, and went to places where there were many people and noisy places. Every day, she could collect After receiving some new information, this vision continued to pass through the fog and became clearer and clearer in front of Junliu.

A week later, Duo Qi's work finally made a breakthrough.

At dusk, she happily ran back and brought back a piece of exciting news: starting today, the major bases of the border guards have been preparing to start screening and registration of refugees according to the orders they received. After everything is completed, the list of the first batch of legal exits will be determined.

Junliu was overjoyed at first, but soon, he fell into a new problem: they have always been afraid to avoid the border guards—the tent changes every two days, and they dare not stay in one place for a long time .However, the inspection and registration work must be carried out under the noses of these soldiers. How can he guarantee that he can pass this test?

"Isn't that simple?" Duo Qi said confidently, "Do you think that all these refugees are innocent? There are many of them who have committed crimes and want to escape abroad! I still don't know? The guys do not meet the exit requirements. As soon as the news came out, they had already figured out a way. Who can guarantee that the person who will be inspected and registered will be the same person who will leave the country later? Find a suitable person to help you do the inspection. After you get your refugee card, you go out in his name, it's that simple!"

"I can't tell, you girl can use your brain!" Magu squatted beside her, and praised her rarely.

"But where can we find such a person? Is there a photo on the refugee card? You have to look a lot like us." Junliu was still not optimistic.

"You don't need to worry about it." Duo Qi said, saliva flying, his face turned rosy, as if he was an omniscient savior, "I tell you, where there is demand, there will be business opportunities. In Da Lu Fei, smuggling has a long history and is a very profitable business. The Qiubao black market has long been eyeing the refugee business. Recently, in public places in the town, black market brokers have been secretly operating. No question at all, as long as the money is collected, it will help you find suitable candidates to go through the review, and ensure that the refugee card can be handed over to you in time."

"This is a way," Junliu thought carefully while resting his chin, but frowned slightly, hesitating, "but the black market..."

It's not easy for him to tell Duo Qi how he has formed an enmity with the black market. Because of this enmity, he and this organization should have no contact with each other, so as not to cause trouble again.But besides this method at the moment, he has no alternative.And Duo Qi reminded him that if the black market brokers in Qiubao are competent, they really don't care about the identity of the customers. They should not send their information to the revolutionary army, as long as they are careful enough...

"It's not that I poured cold water on you," Magu's voice interrupted his thoughts, "The guys in the black market are greedy, and the commissions they charge are frighteningly expensive. Believe it or not, even if we sell the three of us, they won't be able to make up the money. ?”

Junliu's heart suddenly turned cold, and most of the hope that had just been ignited was extinguished again.How did he forget this one?A broker's service is one thing, but the price of this service is too high.

"Aren't there some valuable things in that backpack of yours?" Duo Qi was really disappointed and said with a little confidence.

Magu smiled wryly and shook his head, dragged the bag over and opened the zipper, and fell upside down, leaving behind a few scattered things, including a small amount of knives, guns and ammunition, communications and protective equipment.All the equipment brought by a special soldier is very important. In the past few days, they have picked up some unsuspecting things and handed them over to Duoqi, and returned in exchange for food and medicine. It's not easy, and it can't meet the larger expenses at all.

Magu looked at the useless things all over the place and sighed, feeling that there was nothing wrong.Both he and Junliu are on the wanted warrant, and their movements are extremely restricted. The only one who can move freely is this girl, and what can this girl do?In a short period of time, where can I get a large sum of money to pay the commission?Seeing a way out that seems to be reliable, it just doesn't work.

He couldn't think of a way, so he scratched the back of his head a few times, and turned to look at Junliu.After the previous series of events, he has already tacitly agreed that Junliu is smarter than himself at critical moments.

Jun Liu sat blankly, his eyes fixed on the air, and he looked helpless, and he was silent for a long time without saying a word.But just when they all thought it was useless, Junliu suddenly sighed, raised his hand and tore open the collar of his jacket, and took off the pendant around his neck.

Junliu held the warm obsidian crest in the palm of his hand, pressed it against his chest, and held it firmly for a while, then he raised his head and took a deep look at the sky, as if performing a simple ceremony, and then put the He spread his hand and handed it to Duo Qi.

"Take this and sell it." He said succinctly.

Junliu was bare-chested a few days ago, and both Magu and Duoqi had seen him wearing this pendant, but they didn't know the origin behind the coat of arms, and naturally they didn't understand its value.At this moment, the two of them came together to take a closer look, only to find that its workmanship is extremely exquisite, especially the mysterious black gemstone inlaid in the center, with a little bit of starlight flowing inside, bright and dreamy, as if it contains a whole universe.

After all, Duoqi is a girl, and she has a natural appreciation for jewelry, so she couldn't help but marvel, and then took it and admired it fondly.

Junliu stared at the gem that was tossed and turned between her little hands, barely suppressing the urge to take it back.

"It's useless to me." He convinced himself over and over in his heart.

It is the best obsidian found so far in the world. It is Heze's unparalleled national treasure. The family coat of arms of the Shangguan family is engraved on the back of it. This is the symbol of military power owned by the ruler of Heze. The glory of the entire family for themselves.But now Shangguan's family is gone, and He Ze is gone. What is left is only the value of the stone itself, but what is the value of the stone itself?They can't eat or wear them, and they can't keep them safe, leaving only a useless beauty adorning a person with a vain name.

Junliu doesn't need it.

He smiled sadly, concealed the agitated sadness in his heart without any trace, and continued, "This is a very precious gemstone. Don't sell it cheaply. If you want to sell it, find someone who knows the goods. Inquire carefully. The broker's fee, the money you get in exchange must be enough for the three of us to pass the border at least, understand?"

Duoqi nodded solemnly, and held the pendant tightly in his hand.