Thrive in Catastrophe

Ewell touched his chin, "I remember you should have whiskey here."

"You drunkard." Major General Gordon poured half a glass of whiskey in front of the other party in a funny manner.

Ewell took a sip of the cold whiskey, raised his chin and closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

"Now the military department is strengthening the security protection of the Central Academy of Sciences. The number of special forces is not large, and it is impossible to be stationed at the Central Academy of Sciences. The most feasible way is still to place the most important research in the headquarters of the special task forces."

Major General Gordon leaned on his desk and shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile, "Don't forget, our main control system was just hacked today."

"The main control system here is not a joke. Such an important military base has completely collapsed. It is not easy to capture it from the outside, but the other party has done it so thoroughly. There is only one possibility-the people of Tide are here."

"So, Xiao Yan should be transferred out, and I can send the most elite special forces to protect him."

Lieutenant General Aiweier shook his head, "Here, Xiao Yan is at the core of the entire special mission force. Even if the people from the Tide Organization are here, they can't do anything to Xiao Yan. But transferring him back to the Central Academy of Sciences, almost How useful can a special force be? People from the Tide Organization invaded the main control system of the special mission force with such fanfare, just to put down smoke bombs and confuse us so as to transfer Xiao Yan to another place where it is more convenient for them to do it. "

Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Xiao Yan's back.It would be terrible if all this happened as Lieutenant General Ewell had predicted.

He... became the primary target of the tide.

Major General Gordon sighed, "Your thinking also makes sense."

Lieutenant General Aiweier patted the seat beside him and motioned Xiao Yan to sit down.

"Xiao Yan, we will make your laboratory system completely independent, and you will have your own information database. In order to ensure the confidentiality of your research, the Academy of Sciences will not assign you any research assistants. Of course, I believe [-]% that you do not need any assistants. .”

Xiao Yan is still digesting Lieutenant General Aiweier's words, even if it is a completely independent research system, even Xiao Yan can find a gap to invade, it's just a matter of time.No system can be truly completely independent.

Seeing his nervous appearance, Lieutenant General Aiweier flicked Xiao Yan's eyebrows, "Son, do you know what the most perfect protection is?"

"..."

"It's us." Lieutenant General Aiweier pointed his index finger on Xiao Yan's forehead, "The brain is the easiest to attack when it is open to everything. But when it is complicated, it can become invulnerable. I I think the experience of this day has made you tired, so you should take a good rest."

Xiao Yan got up in a daze, and walked out the door, only to find that Heine was still waiting for him leaning against the wall in the passage.

"Colonel Burton, Lieutenant General Ewell wants to see you."

He Yin walked past Xiao Yan, "Just wait for me here."

"Yes."

Hai Yin walked into that door, while Xiao Yan stayed in the passage and stared at the liaison officer.

Someone approached quietly, wrapped his hands around Xiao Yan's waist suddenly, and hugged him up. Xiao Yan didn't think about his body's automatic reaction. He tried to squeeze his hands between the opponent's arms to release the opponent's shackles, but it was obvious that There is a huge disparity in strength between them.

"Who--"

The other party let go of Xiao Yan and turned his face away.

Xiao Yan met Jian Jian with angry eyes.

"Do you finally know how to be afraid now?"

"Jane!" Xiao Yan exhaled, "I thought it was..."

"Think I'm a tide person?"

Jane stared at Xiao Yan, her gaze was no longer the laziness of the past, and even had a hint of accountability.

"You are full of flaws and not alert enough. Even today, you still don't even have the most basic safety knowledge!"

Jane put her palm on Xiao Yan's head, and leaned down. His handsome face was reflected in Xiao Yan's eyes, which was very clear. people.

"what?"

"Ha——" Jane sighed forcefully, and patted Xiao Yan's forehead vigorously with her palm, and she was not satisfied until Xiao Yan closed his eyes and started to dodge him, "Since you know that the Tide Organization invaded the main control system through the terminal, you How can you be so stupid as to enter the terminal and send yourself to the tide organization?"

"But if they control the system, they can release the poison for research. I will die if I am trapped in the research room!"

Jane gritted her teeth, and pressed Xiao Yan's cheeks with both hands until they turned into ridiculous shapes, "I said Second Lieutenant Xiao Yan, you really don't know why the Tide Organization paid such a high price and even made the military department People who know that they have infiltrated special missions are going to attack you?"

"...because they need our brains." In particular, he went to Antarctica for environmental research on comet viruses.

"If the poison kills you or affects your thinking ability, wouldn't their efforts be in vain? The most correct way for you is to stay in the laboratory and wait for rescue!"

Xiao Yan was awakened by Jane's words, and he sighed suddenly: "So it is like this!"

Covering her heart, Jane looked like she was about to have a myocardial infarction.

"fine……"

"What's 'okay'?"

"I thought you would blame me for not letting you report my findings to Major General Gordon..."

Jane closed her eyes and sighed, "We are all soldiers. Although our responsibilities are different, it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. If you are engaged in X-2 research, if you really have a breakthrough, you will be so arrogant in the tide organization. At present, your superiors will also ask you to keep secrets. As your supervisor, Heine Burton has the right to know how far your research has reached, but I am different. I am not your supervisor. Can you insist on me In principle, I feel very relieved.”

"rest assured?"

"If there are really infiltrators from the Tide Organization here, they will definitely approach you in the most harmless way to gain your trust, and then show their fangs when you are least defensive. If you can keep your principles to me, then I will Don’t worry about your foolish defense against anyone.”

Jane's words instantly made the big stone that Xiao Yan had been pressing down in his heart drop.

At this time, in Major General Gordon's office, Ewell was crossing his legs, tapping his fingers on his knees in a certain rhythm, and Heine Burton in front of him had no expression on his face, with his hands behind his back, standing in an impeccable and perfect posture .

"Ah...you are still exactly the same as eight years ago, but I feel much older."

"Your Excellency, I believe you are not here to catch up with me."

Lieutenant General Ewell and Major General Gordon smiled at each other, "I miss when he was still in the Central Academy of Sciences. Although he also looked unapproachable, he is definitely cuter than now."

"Your Excellency, if you have nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

"Don't be so anxious. In my impression, you are not such an impatient person." Lieutenant General Aiweier took the wine glass to his lips, but did not sip it. "We must let Xiao Yan's research continue."

Heine remained silent.

"This time it is also you who connect to the terminal to expel the blocker from Xiao Yan's brain. We cannot hope to isolate Xiao Yan's research system to ensure that his mind is not invaded, because there is no defense system that can surpass humans. brain. Even while he's doing his research, he needs your protection, Colonel Burton, do you understand me?"

"You want me to go into the terminal and protect his brain."

"Yes." Lieutenant General Ewell nodded, "For now, his brain is very important."

"I can't protect him forever."

As soon as this sentence was finished, the expressions of Ai Weier and Gordon dimmed instantly.This year is Heine Burton's eighth year as a special soldier, and he has two years left. If the activity of the X virus in his body continues to increase, he will not even have two years.

"Then protect him until he knows how to protect himself in the world of thinking." Aiweier's voice paused, "Of course, if he can successfully develop X-2, everything will no longer be a problem. "

Heine turned around and opened the door.

"What do you think? Do you really think that Heine will take a fancy to Xiao Yan? Ever since that incident... I always feel that Heine no longer cares about everything in this world." Major General Gordon Aiweier said again Added half a glass of wine.

"He will." Ai Weier's lips slowly sunk.

The moment He Yin pushed open the door, he saw Xiao Yan and Jane chatting against the wall.

"Hey." Jane raised her wrist as a greeting.

Heine directly ignored Jane, came to Xiao Yan, and conveyed Lieutenant General Aiweier's order in an orderly tone that had never fluctuated: "Second Lieutenant Xiao Yan, from now on, apart from your personal safety, your brain It will also be under my supervision. Your system will be completely separated from the main control system, and it is not recommended that you do any research before then."

With such a harsh air pressure, Xiao Yan felt as if he had returned to the situation when he first saw Heine in an instant.

Sometimes Xiao Yan can feel Heine's subtle tolerance towards him, and almost imperceptible patience, but sometimes the sense of alienation from the past will suddenly emerge again, making Xiao Yan at a loss.

"Yes, Colonel." This was the only thing Xiao Yan could answer him.

"Please report your itinerary for this afternoon."

"I... want to rest in my room."

"Ah."

Hai Yin turned sideways, Xiao Yan glanced at Jane and walked forward, he could feel He Yin's footsteps following him, and returned to the room, Xiao Yan thought that He Yin would leave, but unexpectedly he followed him in, sitting upright On the sofa facing the bed.

This is not Xiao Yan and Hein alone in the same space, every time Xiao Yan is attracted by the subtle atmosphere between the two.At this moment, he was sitting silently on his bed, and Heine didn't have any intention of communicating with him, so Xiao Yan simply fell down on the bed and pulled up the quilt.

Closing his eyes, Xiao Yan felt bored. He really wanted to wear the terminal to listen to music or chat with someone to pass the time, but it was obvious that the terminal was no longer a safe device for Xiao Yan.

Subconsciously looking in Heine's direction, the other person just sat quietly on the sofa and closed his eyes.

At this time, Xiao Yan can admire the other party without any scruples.He has extremely delicate facial features, which make people want to touch but are afraid to approach.At this moment, the courage to suppress his breath was gone, and Xiao Yan seemed to have found a gap, a gap that Heine Burton had left for him to peek at himself.

Xiao Yan got up quietly, leaned against the head of the bed, and looked at Heine in the distance. The chaos and apprehension in his heart slowly sank like dust in the air. He knew that this man was guarding him all the time.

After a long time, Xiao Yan fell asleep with his head tilted.

The man sitting quietly on the sofa slowly opened his eyelids, quietly got up and came to the bed.

Xiao Yan's head was uncomfortably tilted, and his brows were also furrowed.

Heine's palm came to Xiao Yan's cheek, gently lifted his head, wrapped his arms under Xiao Yan's knee, easily picked him up, laid him flat, and pulled the quilt to cover his body.

Xiao Yan slept very deeply. He felt that he had gone to a very cold and strange place. The complex equipment continued to extend, connecting to the core of this space. Someone's brain was stored in a huge nutritional container. Numerous neural sensor lines connect this brain.Xiao Yan looked around, tens of thousands of holographic screens flashed past him in an instant, precise calculations and countless conjectures were running, Xiao Yan suddenly looked at the brain in the vessel, and felt something in his ear whispered coldly.

So tired... Really tired... Who will end this...

"What?" Xiao Yan crossed his arms and looked around tremblingly. He didn't know where he was and couldn't find any familiar signs.

I don't want to think about it anymore...

"Who? Who's talking!"

Xiao Yan turned around, and his eyes returned to the nutritional vessel again. The deep grooves in the human brain in it turned white to the point of weakness and exhaustion, which made Xiao Yan feel a very familiar sense of fear.

It's me talking to you.

"who are you?"

Xiao Yan panicked.

I am your brain.

In an instant, Xiao Yan saw himself in the reflection of the nutrition vessel. His skull above the eyes was removed, and there was nothing in the skull.

"what--"

Xiao Yan yelled in horror, and stepped back step by step.

As if drowning in water, Xiao Yan waved his arms wildly.

A force grabbed his wrist violently, "Xiao Yan! Wake up! You are dreaming!"

Xiao Yan opened his eyes suddenly, his whole body was already wet with sweat, he gasped for breath, and focused awkwardly, only then did he realize that Heine was beside him.He was lying on his side beside Xiao Yan, one hand wrapped around the back of Xiao Yan's neck and pressed on Xiao Yan's shoulder, and the other hand was grabbing his waving wrist.

"Where is my brain?" Xiao Yan asked with a trembling voice.

He Yin let go of Xiao Yan's hand, and turned his palm over his forehead, "It's here."

Xiao Yan closed his eyes and swallowed forcefully, while Heine pressed him into his chest, resting his chin on the top of his head.

"You are having a nightmare." The slightly cool voice soothed Xiao Yan's tense nerves, but the clear and simple tone without warmth made Xiao Yan feel much warmer than the space in the dream.

"I...I dreamed that my brain was taken out...in a nutrition dish...they forced me to think...constantly...I was tired and tired, but they wouldn't let me stop ..."

"Things like that don't happen."

"Why...they can sneak into Shire, they can hack into any main control system...they can easily find me...they..."

"Because I'm by your side."

Heine's simple words instantly calmed Xiao Yan down.

"You made me..." Xiao Yan turned his face away and smiled wryly, "I feel weaker than ever before."

"You once said that you can be afraid of death but not ashamed. Since death is a scary thing, you don't need to feel weak because of your fear."

He Yin's eyes were too close to him, and the icy blue sea yin instantly fascinated him deeply, calm and tolerant, this is the feeling Xiao Yan never thought he could get from He Yin.

"But you seem to have no qualms about death."

"I'm afraid too."

Heine's fingers gently kneaded Xiao Yan's hair, and Xiao Yan's flustered heartbeat gradually calmed down due to the touch.

"Afraid of what?"

"Will the person I want to protect protect himself after I leave him?"

The calm and indifferent tone as always fell heavily on Xiao Yan's heart.

In Xiao Yan's life, he may have been attracted by many people. He once held hands with a little girl with a doll's head in the kindergarten and even told his mother that he wanted to marry her, but now he doesn't remember that little girl. name.He used to regard Lily as the goddess in his fantasy, but now when Maya mentioned her, there was no surge in his heart.

Xiao Yan reached out to touch He Yin's nose, but He Yin neither left nor stopped him, but slowly closed his eyes. This is probably the bottom line that Maya said.Xiao Yan can do what other people can't do to Hein.

The knuckles of the index finger held up the other's lightly drooping eyelashes, and Xiao Yan felt Heine's softness for the first time.He jerked his upper body up and kissed her hard.Heine leaned back slightly, but in the end she still didn't dodge.Xiao Yan tried his best to push the tip of his tongue into the other's lip, but Hai Yin kept her lips tightly pressed.This is the only bottom line for this man, he doesn't want Xiao Yan's emotion to be due to the X virus.

The harder Xiao Yan tried, the tighter Heine squeezed.All of a sudden, Heine pushed Xiao Yan down on the mattress, tightly grasped his wrists with both hands, their foreheads touched each other, and Heine's hot breath lingered between Xiao Yan's lips.His lips fell on Xiao Yan's cheek, and he kissed his chin, restraining his strength, but it touched all of Xiao Yan's feelings.

"Go to the shower."

Without giving Xiao Yan time to continue thinking, Heine supported his back with the palm of his hand, and instantly cut off the urge to lose control at any time.

It was only then that Xiao Yan realized that he was almost sweating the sheets. Mark and Liv had said more than once that Heine hated being in contact with people, let alone other people's sweat.Even though Heine didn't say anything, Xiao Yan started to care.

He got into the shower.The hot water adjusted to the right level by the system flows down from the top of his head. Xiao Yan's hands are propped on the wall. The brain stored in the nutrition dish is clearly engraved in Xiao Yan's mind like a brand. The flowing water can take away everything, but the dream is too powerful, and Xiao Yan can't calm his mind in a short time.

When he left the bathroom, he found that the sheets had been changed and a dinner was placed on the small coffee table in front of the sofa.

Only then did Xiao Yan notice that it was already 07:30 in the evening.

"your dinner."

Heine ordered the edge of the plate, and Xiao Yan felt hungry when he smelled the aroma of the food.

Xiao Yan lowered his head and took the first bite, while Hein was sitting beside him.

This made Xiao Yan feel slightly embarrassed.

"Don't you need to eat?"

"I ate it while you were sleeping."

"Oh……"

He Yin is not a person who is good at chatting. Even if Xiao Yan wanted to find something to disperse the influence of that dream on him, he could not listen to music or watch movies if he could not log in to the terminal, and... he also wanted to be with He Yin all the time. together.

"Can you continue to teach me...about fighting..."

Xiao Yan made the request uncertainly, and carefully observed He Yin's expression.

"Ah."

Heine stood up, Xiao Yan exhaled, finally he could find something to do.

After walking out of the room, Xiao Yan noticed that there were six special forces guarding Xiao Yan's door, including Liv and Mark.

The two special forces stayed at the door of Xiao Yan's room, and the others followed Xiao Yan to the nearest training room.

Being noticed by so many people, Xiao Yan felt very unaccustomed to it. He scratched his neck and rubbed his elbows from time to time.

After finally entering the training room, Heine turned her face slightly. Mark, Liv, and two other special forces guarded outside the training room, which made Xiao Yan slightly relieved. If they were watching, Xiao Yan would not be able to concentrate .

There is no special lesson, Heine accompanied Xiao Yan to review the technique of how to get out of trouble after being subdued.

Hai Yin clasped Xiao Yan's wrist with one hand, pressing down on his shoulder, and Xiao Yan kept repeating how to break away from the opponent's shackles with skill and angle.

If there is no X-2, no matter how proficient the practice of these skills is, it may be in vain.

But at this moment, he was pressed on the ground by Heine, his arms were folded backwards, and Heine half-kneeled beside him, his knees just pressed on Xiao Yan's lower back.

Xiao Yan couldn't get rid of this at all.

"Don't use brute force to struggle upwards, it will hurt your shoulder."

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and tried to roll over, but Heine's knee stopped him from moving.

"I can't even get up!"

"Of course you have a chance to get up."

"how to do!"

Heine folded her knees and pulled Xiao Yan up from the ground, "Now is your chance."

"What?" Xiao Yan was stunned on the spot, Heine's lips were very close to him, remembering that he was almost killed when he accidentally rubbed the other's lips, everything changed unconsciously.

"Unless the guy is going to keep you on the ground, he's going to pull you up. But before he pulls you up, he's going to make sure your wrists are incapacitated."

"I thought... you meant that there was any way to..."

He Yin let go of Xiao Yan and faced him face to face.

"Fighting is not about fighting to the death, it includes the patience to wait for an opportunity. When you know that you have entered a situation beyond your control, you have to hold your breath and wait for the opportunity."

"Yes, Colonel."

"I hope you will remember this not only at this moment, but always." Heine's gaze sank, and Xiao Yan understood that this was more important than all combat skills and fighting techniques in Heine's eyes.

"I'm sure I remember, Colonel."

Before I knew it, more than three hours had passed.

Xiao Yan followed Heine back to his room.

At this time, Xiao Yan was obviously extremely exhausted, but he still didn't have the courage to close his eyes.

And Hai Yin was sitting on the sofa like a statue, Xiao Yan even wondered if this guy really planned to sit like this for the whole night?

"Why don't you sleep yet?"

Heine's voice came, very soft, without the coldness under the light.