nebula story

Quietly started, the off-road vehicle under Chesu quickly accelerated, galloping smoothly and silently.Sitting quietly in the back row, Chesu's eyes were completely dark.

——In the closed compartment, the light was already extremely dark, not to mention that when his eyes first got into the car, they were covered with a thick black cloth blindfold.

Several layers of electromagnetic shackles were quickly put on the wrists and ankles. The repeated encryption and password confirmation were much more complicated than the simple shackles on the "Vivian".Beside him were two tall, sharp-looking federal agents. Although there was no dialogue or conversation during the whole process, Chesu could still feel the heavy pressure from these two people.

With his eyes closed in a daze, Chesu felt a little dazed.

A completely strange planet, without a single friend or relative.Enemies are all around you, and torture and torture can be imagined in front of you.

It's not that he's not afraid, and when he occasionally thinks about what he's about to face, he doesn't even dare to continue.What's the point of scaring yourself?Or, what is the use?

It would be nice to have a little longer, a little bit longer, on this road that goes silently and leads to endless darkness.

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But no matter how long the road is, it has an end.

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It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like only a short while later, the off-road vehicle stopped, and the two soldiers beside him helped him up silently, one left and one right.Without taking off his blindfold, Chesu was taken to an unknown place ahead.

After walking only a few tens of meters, Chesu was startled by some kind of vague sound.Listening to the familiar sound, he suddenly realized: the sound of the pre-start motor of a small ship.

Sloping stairs, a slowly rising passage.Although he has been unable to see anything, Chesu has vaguely understood one thing.The first thing the Federation people decided was to send him back to Gotha Planet where the Federation is located, instead of staying here for immediate torture and interrogation.

——That's right, it's the safest course of action to interrogate him in the federal headquarters.

The elevator paused slowly and stopped.Sensing that the young imperial prisoner who had been silent and obedient in the middle was standing still, the two federal agents quickly stabilized their figures, and their eyes flashed fiercely.

Behind them, several silent colleagues also stopped silently, raised the guns hanging down in their hands quietly, and looked at the boy stopped on the gangway vigilantly.

…He felt a little chilly, Chesu turned his head back in silence, with blindfolded eyes, he looked at the sky with no focus and no purpose, as if he wanted to feel something in the end.

The starlight above Fisher's star is so much brighter than the Nansu star covered by dense clouds.The moment he was blindfolded, he saw beautiful stars everywhere.

Even if it is equally strange, here, at least half of the territory is stationed with imperial troops.The battle has been stalemate. Under the same sky, there should be his familiar comrades and colleagues staying on the other side of the planet.

Among them, is anyone looking at the nebula in the sky at this moment?

Zion, Oulian, Allen.

Colonel Vesta, Senior Lance. ...and, Your Highness Fern.

Has he always insisted on the front line of Fisher Star, or has he already returned to the rear to oversee the battle?In his mind, the face of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire, who was so serious to the point of indifference and pride, emerged, so clear, yet so handsome and gentle, staring at him from a distance.

Ruthless but passionate, distant but close.

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Frowning and looking at each other, the two agents who watched Chesu up close were finally a little uneasy. They were about to forcefully threaten the imperial prisoner in the middle to stop the silent stamping of their feet, but at the same time they were stunned for a short moment.

——That young boy from the empire, although his brightest eyes were covered by a wide black eyepatch, he could still discern a soft face with a vaguely beautiful outline.

I don't know what he thought of, the corners of his lips were tightly pursed, and a faint smile appeared, against his thin body and quiet figure, he didn't look like a prisoner of war in a jail, but a man who was about to Runaway teenager on a hiking trip.

Without making any strange moves, Chesu obediently let the agents around him lead him onto the ship.After walking dozens of steps, his shoulder was lightly pressed, and he sat on a long leather chair. There was a soft "click", the sound of some kind of mechanism or door lock falling.

After waiting quietly for a while, there were still only the menacing aura of the two agents around him, and no one came to remove the blindfold for him.It was pitch black all the time, and although the special goggles were soft, even the slits around the nose were tightly sealed, not a single ray of light could leak in.

That's right, they are afraid that their eyes can see things, which will increase the possibility of escape.Smiling bitterly in his heart, Chesu finally realized how embarrassing his predicament was.The locks and password keys of the electronic shackles cannot be seen. No matter how clever the means are, there is probably no way to deal with them.

It's just that this darkness is too suffocating.

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... When the eyes are blind, the ear is very clear.Holding his breath, Chesu listened to the various subtle movements not far in front of him, distinguishing them one by one.

The dull roar of the ship finally starting, the last sound of hatch closing and mechanical transmission before takeoff.The electronic equipment worn by the two federal agents next to them is extremely light current, and there is the occasional sound of cloth rubbing when they get up.

No one talked to him, no one came to explain anything to him.There should be a special person responsible for their diet and daily life. Chesu could clearly tell that the agent on the left just bowed slightly when eating for the first time, and the food was delivered to him the next moment. ——It should be in an extremely small space, shutting the three of them, and the window for delivering meals is within arm's reach.

...Even after eating, all the shackles on Chesu's body were not removed, and the blindfold was still coldly not removed.Pieces of simple compressed food and bottled liquid were handed over to the mouth, U8 saved the trouble of mouth-feeding.

Quietly holding the hand that was passed to him, Chesu ate silently.It's been a long time since the last meal, and I'm a little hungry.

Calculated based on the distance between Fisher Star and Federal Gotha Star, this journey should also take more than 40 hours.The transition zone connecting Gotha Star and Fisher Star will enter in more than ten hours.

How many hours had passed since he was brought aboard?Four hours, or five?Her mind was always a bit messy, Chesu took a deep breath, and began to try to throw away all the disturbing thoughts, recalling the long list of extremely complicated voyage data in her mind.

These complex and huge data information are the source of all bad luck, but he still dare not or forget them, and still want to firmly and firmly wedge them in his mind.

Feeling a little dazed, U Chesu recited those data over and over again, until he was 100% sure that the path back to Nansu Star had been engraved in his mind, and then he settled down a bit, straightened his back, and shook his head slightly. Loose, leaning on the back of the chair behind him.

In fact, he was not sure how that rich mysterious resource should appear in front of the people of the Federation or the Empire.

But the only thing he was sure of was that before he figured it out, he must not forget the way back.

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In the boundless silence, time passed by little by little.Chesu was a little beginning to lose track of how much time had passed.

I ate food four times, the wound on my shoulder was re-medicated, and I was asked to lie down and sleep once in the middle.But he couldn't estimate his sleep time: would it become lighter because of nervousness, or would it become deeper sleep because of the endless darkness in front of him?

More than 40 hours, it should not be too much suffering. More than a year ago, in the same ruthless imperial prison, he was locked up for several days, and he was even scarred and his hands were hung high. , the pain far exceeds now.But Chesu clearly felt that the situation in front of him was even more tossing and unbearable than that time.

... For the first time, he knew one thing, that is, when the eyes are completely blind, the feeling of being imprisoned is stronger, and people's mood is more likely to be pessimistic and hopeless.

Quietly looking at the young man with tightly pursed lips, a gleam of understanding flashed in the eyes of the federal agent beside Chesu.Although on the surface, the performance of this little prisoner of the empire is still so calm and calm, it can be seen that in the eyes of the professional agents who are observant, they have keenly captured some important information.

From the calm obedience at the beginning, to the slight trembling of his lips and the slight sliding of his Adam's apple after dozens of hours, this boy's reaction was no different from that of ordinary people.

Looking at the watch on his wrist, it was only the last hour before he landed on the Federal Gotha Star.He waved silently, and a colleague who had been not far away came over and replaced him as a guard.

Turning around and leaving here, the agent passed through the heavy gates and came to a secret communication room somewhere in the ship.After connecting to a specific channel, the pale face of Yuan Bihai, the head of the MI[-], appeared on the small screen.

"How? Tell me about your assessment?"

The Chief of Section [-], which is highly regarded in MI[-], reported to his superior: "Director Yuan, I observed the prisoner for more than forty hours, and he neither asked questions nor tried to act irrationally. Take it off him, and he doesn't seem out of control or agitated."

"then?"

"So, for a young boy, he is indeed more stoic and calm than the average peer." After changing the subject, the experienced intelligence officer still shook his head: "But that's all, there is nothing else Strange."

Randomly citing a number, the federal intelligence officer smiled: "In the past few hours, he has bit his lips more than four times as much as he did at the beginning, and he can't help but listen when he hears any sound. I also like loose and tight, tight and loose. ——It’s just a teenager. Although he conceals it well, he has actually started to be afraid, and his mood should also start to feel a little hopeless and helpless.”

The original director Bihai on the screen nodded, which was also similar to his expectation.

"So, according to your assessment, if you want to ask something from his mouth, how long will it take?"

"General torture methods may take a little longer. If extreme methods are used, he will definitely not last for three to five days." The chief of the first section said confidently.After thinking for a while, he added, "Maybe shorter. I observed that he is not very able to bear the pain. When changing the dressing, he trembled and flinched just like normal people."

Yes, according to the basic information here, the exclusive mechanic of the crown prince of the empire was just a servant doing odd jobs in the manor before joining the army, and there was no possibility that he had received anti-interrogation training.

Yuan Bihai nodded and turned off the communicator.

——There is no need to waste all these energy and manpower, and directly hand them over to MI[-]. Is there any reason why they cannot be questioned?However, General Xie actually listened to the suggestion of that hairy boy Nan Zhuo, and tried to use the most troublesome scheming and soft-hearted policies.

Although he became more and more disdainful of the upcoming action, he still sat in front of the computer and reconsidered the next plan and details.

In any case, this was the judgment and order of the superior, and even if he disagreed, he could only obey it.What's more, if Nan Zhuo's suggestion works, it will save him trouble.

Thinking of the picture from the monitor, recalling Colonel Nan Zhuo's slightly disdainful expression, Yuan Bihai smiled faintly.Stretching out his hand to look at his pale and slender fingers, there was a trace of indifference at the corner of his mouth.

Although he is ruthless enough and indifferent to everything, he is not in a bloodthirsty and perverted state of mind.Even though he has seen too much blood and blood and is used to hearing the screams and wailing, he is still a little reluctant to imagine what that quiet and beautiful foreign boy might become in the future if his department really needs to take action.

Finally noticing the abnormal movement of the ship, Chesu's heart skipped a beat.Originally, he thought that the longer the journey, the better, but now, it was only forty hours, and he already hoped that it would end sooner.No matter what is ahead, it is better than this endless silence and darkness.

His ribs tightened, and he was held hostage again by two agents and walked forward.Flat ground, dozens of steps; elevators... more than ten seconds.The air changed from the rigid circular flow of ships to the fresh smell of the airport, and there began to be various tense and orderly takeoffs and landings and the sound of intercoms around.

After another 200 meters, when he stopped, there was a smooth door opening sound, and his body leaned forward, and he was pushed into a certain car.The air returned from the fresh flow to the stagnant space again.

The figure stopped slightly, and the coercion around him loosened.Sitting in this strange vehicle, he vaguely knew in his heart that it would be a vehicle leading to the federal military prison.

When he got out of the car again, what was waiting for him was the end of the journey.

But the strange thing is that the car didn't start, but the door was quietly closed, and the noise of the airport outside the door instantly became quieter.

Chesu was slightly taken aback. The federal agents beside him didn't even get into the car right after him.Is it because their mission has come to an end?

No one said anything, and there was silence around me.Chesu held his breath apprehensively, and fell into bewilderment.

After a moment of silence, Chesu was startled. There was someone in the front seat of the carriage!Although he couldn't see it, he still raised his head accurately and greeted the direction of that person.New, incoming federal agents?

There was a buzzing in front of him, as if the person in the front seat had leaned towards him across the seat.

Immediately afterwards, his face turned cold, a hand brushed the back of his head, and someone's breathing rang softly in his ear.Holding his head halfway, the man's posture was a bit strangely intimate, and he removed the black blindfold that had been tightly covered on Chesu's face for more than 40 hours and never left for a moment.

Her body trembled undetectably, but Chesu still closed her eyes tightly.It took all his strength to resist the urge to open his eyes immediately. ——After being in the dark for so long, seeing the light for the first time, I'm afraid it will damage the optic nerve.

"Don't be afraid, it's very dark in the car. It won't hurt your eyes."

A soft voice sounded, with a slight smile, not ridicule, but sincere joy.

It is so familiar.

Opening his eyes suddenly, Chesu's bright black eyes widened, and he looked at the young man in front of him in astonishment!

After changing out of his military uniform, Nan Zhuo was dressed in a casual linen sportswear, with a smiling face close at hand. Although the light in the carriage was deliberately dimmed, he could still see the faint freckles on the side of his nose clearly. Smiles squeezed together, there is a lazy and reassuring taste.

In the whole carriage, there was no one except Nan Zhuo who had been waiting here.Quickly scanning the compartment in surprise, Chesu was stunned: It's not a bulletproof car with a solid wall, but... an old SUV that is nothing but a homely one, not a military one.

Slowly returning to the front seat, Nan Zhuo then started the car under him: "Sit down, I'm going to start."

Without any intention of fortification, he frankly pointed the back of his head at Chesu. Only the SUV of the two of them drove out of the airport steadily and headed towards the bustling main road of the capital of Gotha Star.

Taking care of the steering wheel with one hand, Nan Zhuo walked smoothly and freely on the gradually dense traffic of the capital street: "You can open the car window to let the air in, and you are used to the light now, right?"

... There was silence in the backseat.

Glancing at Chesu in the rear-view mirror, Nan Zhuo rolled down the window on the rear seat silently, and the bright Gotha star sunlight immediately came in and sprinkled in the rear-seat compartment, shining brightly in the rear-view mirror. Inside, Chesu was stunned and looked outside.

There is a lot of traffic and there are many buildings.The stream of people walked or stopped by the side of the road, some in a hurry, some with smiles on their faces, none of the decadence and gloom brought about by the war ahead.

After all, the clothes of the passers-by were a little different from those of the empire. Many casually dressed young people were well-dressed and dressed up in outlandish outfits. There were also a few children happily skating on skateboards, walking on the sidewalk not far away.

The sun was just right in the sky, and the sky in Aisibo, the capital of Gotha Star, was no different from the sky Chesu was used to.

"The road conditions are good. If it weren't for the fact that both of us are sick in the car, I really want to try 120 miles. I haven't driven my car for a long time, and I really miss it." Nan Zhuo smiled and pointed to a wide road passing by the window, " Look, that's the most historic Headland Avenue in our capital, and I've been racing on it a lot in the past few years!"

The avenue passing by in a flash has towering trees and colorful flowers, which is very quiet and quiet. It seems that there are not many pedestrians and vehicles.

Unable to hear Chesu's response, he was not discouraged, and smiled alone: ​​"Haha, before I joined the army, I was considered a bad boy in the racing party! There are few surveillance cameras here, and the roads are wide, which is the most suitable for racing."

"Aren't you afraid of bumping into someone?" Finally, Chesu in the back seat pouted.

Nan Zhuo smiled awkwardly, and Nan Zhuo was embarrassed: "You are young and fearless, not now. However, because it leads to the outside of the city, there are few pedestrians, and there are no ghosts at night." Heard Chesu's response was warm in his heart, and he couldn't help showing off, "Did you hear that, the engine, gearbox, brakes and suspension of my car have all been modified, and I did it myself.—— Although I dare not compare with you in mech maintenance, hehe, I am a little confident in changing the car."

It took a long time to look away from the window, Chesu's dark eyes quietly looked at Nan Zhuo in front, and asked in a low voice: "Where is this...?"

"Go to my house." Nan Zhuo smiled gently, as if speaking a very ordinary sentence.It seems that the person in the back seat of the car is also a distant friend who just came back from the plane, not an enemy who fought you to death a few days ago

A high-end small apartment with brightly colored exterior walls, the elevator stopped on the twelfth floor with a "ding dong".Two men came out side by side. If you observe carefully, you will find a very strange thing. Not only are the two men side by side, but they are also hand in hand.And between their holding hands, a piece of clothing was loosely draped over it, covering something underneath.

Taking out the key, Nan Zhuo opened the door of his room.The small boutique single apartment is only tens of square meters, clean and bright, warm sunlight pours into the living room, a few colorful magazines are scattered on the off-white sofa, beside it, a pot of green plants is thriving, with huge leaves , a few crystal water drops crumbling.

Closing the door casually, Nan Zhuo scratched his head: "I haven't been back for eight or nine months, it's really kind." Holding Chesu's hand, he came to the sofa and sat down.Chesu, who was handcuffed together by him, was also forced to sit down and sank into the soft cushion.

Satisfied with a long sigh of relief, Nan Zhuo reached out and touched the leaves of the plants beside the sofa, which were green and compelling.

"It's still alive." Nan Zhuo grinned, turned his head, and was about to say something, when Chesu said lightly: "Isn't it the original pot?"

Nan Zhuo was startled, and finally laughed awkwardly: "You are right, hahaha."

"We have been missing for more than ten months. The military on both sides must have treated us as dead in battle, and the family... I am afraid they have already regarded us as dead." Chesu said softly.

It's always a little sad to see things and think about others.Even if his family missed him, why would they find someone to clean the place every day?

His eyes fell on the spotless interior, and the fresh drops of water on the green plants. In his big dark eyes, there was a bit of clarity that could see through everything: "Those trailing vehicles on the road, the man who looked like a doorman when he entered the apartment The security guards, as well as the several surveillance cameras in this house, are all overnight masterpieces of your federal military?"

Staring at Nan Zhuo, he asked lightly: "This house might not be your real residence before, right?"

"Ah, this is really my house!" Nan Zhuo cried in embarrassment, then shook his head with a wry smile.Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from him!

Raising the wrists handcuffed together with Chesu, he reached out and entered a series of numbers on the miniature password on the side, the small red light flickered slightly, and turned on silently.

Withdrawing her hand silently, Chesu lowered her brows and moved to the other side of the sofa.

"Chesu." Without ignoring his alienation, Nan Zhuo put away the smile on his face, and for the first time showed a very solemn expression on his sunny wheat-colored face, "I have something I want to tell you, is it okay?"

Raising his head, Chesu waited quietly.