【Summer Five】Iron City Wall

The air freezes.

Hu Zhang couldn't see the expressions of the two companions, because they moved their feet away calmly and moved further away from him.The lieutenant colonel did not speak, his brows frowned into the word "Chuan", and his wrinkles could kill a fly.

He has always been able to observe words and expressions, and immediately began to reflect on his own words, and apologized at the speed of light, "Cough, correct me, I am the new Knotweed Yujin in the team, how offensive."

Then Hu Zhang heard Wutiao laugh out of his ears, short and deep, between "噗嗤" and the sound of breath.The boy glared at his instructor in a blink of an eye, and was poked at the point of laughter by the trembling silver hair of the other party, and grinned solemnly inexplicably.

Seeing Fuhei and Nagasaki eager to get under the table, Lieutenant Colonel Nanami exhaled slowly and said in a deep voice, "There will be no next time, Corporal Knotweed."

"Huh?" Knotweed keenly grasped his title and couldn't help asking, "Corporal?"

Qihai: "From the moment you officially register and log in to Night Owl, you already have the rank of corporal. Therefore, please be cautious in your words and deeds, so as not to disgrace the burden on your shoulders."

"Yes!" Still holding the urn in his hand, the knotweed stood at attention energetically, and said seriously, "I'm very sorry! I'll reflect on it now!"

The episode ended with Wutiao calling the waiter to order drinks.In an eerie silence, he beckoned for a packed cappuccino and added five sugar cubes to it.

"Let's go?" The silver-haired major general spoke with the rim of his cup in his mouth, his voice muffled and languid by the liquid, "Jian Ren, if you want to lecture, it's fine, but we've been traveling for so long, we should go back to the headquarters for a rest."

Qi Hai looked displeased with senior's appearance, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Sir, I don't mean to disregard your hard work, but since you haven't explained the rules clearly, naturally we have to do it for you."

There was frequent noise of heels hitting the ground at the front door of the hotel, guests came in and out from time to time, and waiters pushed the storage carts back and forth.A few waves of people walked around the booth, and Nazaki hid himself behind a potted plant, trying to take a short walk to observe the elegant female guests.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I don't understand the rules, please deal with them according to the rules." Knotweed said in a dignified manner, with a high degree of unity in tone and expression, "Otherwise, you can go back to the military headquarters, so as not to embarrass yourself here—if you That's what you think."

Fu Hei almost jumped up and covered the mouth of Polygonum cuspidatum, but upon closer inspection, Qi Hai's tight lips showed a tendency to relax.

"Corporal Knotweed," he said, "again, watch your words."

After finishing speaking, Qihai got up with her suit jacket folded, straightened her collar, and pushed the seat back to the table.Wutiao put it away when he was ready, finished his sweet latte in a few sips, turned around and walked out. "Jie, pick me up at the gate of Lishe."

The stunned Fuhei was dragged away by the knotweed, and Nazaki reluctantly averted his eyes and followed the two adults.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Qihai stared at the Zeppelin-Trailblazer's streamlined body and remained silent for a long time.

"Major General," he pinched the bridge of his nose, "do you still remember the Bugatti Veyron last time? The repair shop called the base no less than a hundred times, and immediately knelt down and begged you to take the car away."

Wujo jumped into the driver's seat, put the ignition on, and asked blankly through the blindfold, "Which one?"

"Three months ago, during the anti-drug operation, you stepped on the accelerator and crashed into the Ferris wheel in Wanli Amusement Park."

Everyone sat in the car silently, listening to their conversation without daring to breathe.Wujo pulled on the handbrake and said with a smile: "Understood, I will deal with it when I get back, thank you."

Speeding up off-road, they left Queens and headed northwest.

The shadow of the tree flew away, and the knotweed held the urn in a daze.Kizaki glanced at him, turned his head and quietly asked Fuhei who was sitting in the middle, "Instructor Wujo... is rich?"

This is an indisputable fact.But Fu Hei still weighed his mouth and said, "Let me give you an idea: Don't look at the instructor driving this car without feeling sorry for it. The U87 was a limited edition one year ago. There are only three cars in the entire Iron City Wall, and the one with the highest price will get it."

Nagizaki realized, his eyes began to shine out, and they were full of symbols of gold coins, "Then we can afford all kinds of high-end restaurants in the first district? The ones that rotate in mid-air, the ones that sink underwater, and... ..."

Seeing that she was almost out of breath, she crouched down and covered her face, regretting telling the truth.

Ye Xiao's base is located in the deepest part of the military compound, even in the first district, it is extremely mysterious.The villas including private gardens are located on an artificial island, surrounded by lakes, and there is a semi-holographic and semi-real "forest" looking out. The environment is beautiful and the air is fresh. The only inconvenience is socializing - the formal process requires a boat, Walk through the forest on foot, and then walk for an hour or so on the deserted road.

Fortunately, the members of the Night Owl team were never restless. They either borrowed Wutiao's helicopter to get in and out, or installed an amphibious auxiliary drive to drag the car on the spot. It was not difficult except for a little time.

The cross-country stopped by the lake, and Qihai got off the car first.When the other four were packing up their things, they happened to see him approaching the shore of the lake and stepping on the pressure-sensitive device under the fence.

"Voiceprint recognition, built by Qihai."

The light wave is transmitted, and the monitoring device is raised in mid-air, covering everyone in it from top to bottom.During the routine inspection of Walden Lake, Tianyan will send the biological information of all visitors to the system, and then feed it back to the control center.

Soon, a thin glass bottom plate floated in front of the fence, suspended steadily on the lake water, deep and peaceful ripples could be seen when looking down.In the eyes of everyone, more and more pieces of glass broke through the water, connected end to end, and gradually formed a trestle bridge that could allow three people to pass at the same time.

The lake is clear, the surrounding islands are quiet and peaceful, and tall buildings like castles are hidden in the shadows of trees.There are creepers on the iron gray outer wall, vines and branches and leaves are intertwined, and morning glories can be seen occasionally dotted among them.

They crossed the lake and landed on the island from the front, startling three or four sparrows pecking at the breadcrumbs.

"Hello!" A young man with short hair stood behind the carved fence, his eyes were eager, and he was filled with countless vitality from head to toe.

Qihai, who was walking in the front, stopped, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Lieutenant Colonel Huiyuan." He called firmly, and went up to stand shoulder to shoulder with the man, "The new team has returned, you should follow the procedure."

Hui Yuanqiong stood in front of the carved iron gate, with a lush garden behind him.He looked out at the three young men following his partner, smiled even wider, stepped forward to shake hands with them, and said, "Welcome to the 'Nest'!"

The three immediately stood up straight, saluted and greeted him one by one.Fu Hei deliberately gave the urn to Wutiao in advance—whether it’s disrespectful or not, at least don’t let the urn hold the box and do ridiculous things.

Seeing that the younger generation is well-behaved and obedient, Hui originally has no airs, and now he can't wait to tell them all about his family.He led a group of people to the garden, and then he stood at attention and saluted Wutiao at the end of the group: "Welcome back, Major General."

Wujo was looking at the off-road vehicle on the other side of the lake.The tactical eyepiece magnifies everything in every detail, and he never refuses anyone who comes. He just opens his eyes to look, but he doesn't know what he is thinking.

"Yo, you're back." But Huiyuan called him, and he turned his head with a smile, "This time it's been too long, and I will definitely not accept foreign assignments in the short term."

Haibara asked the leader of Qihai to follow Wujo himself, and sighed: "Don't you forget the drill next week? We all have to go—not only the VIII team, but the I team can't refuse this time."

Several Phalaenopsis stretched out their stamens from the porcelain pots and swept across five shoulders.He brushed away the pollen that fell on the windbreaker, and his pace slowed down a bit, as if he was very aggrieved.

"Hey, can I not go? I didn't say that the chief should be present, so you can just fill up the number."

"Don't think about it, your name was printed on the invitation card and sent out. Everyone knows that you are coming this time, and you can't avoid it."

"Modrian's stinky old man!"

While talking and laughing, the main entrance of the base came into view.As shown in the appearance, this is indeed an ancient castle - a combination of Byzantine and Roman styles, which greatly emphasizes the pure weight of the stone. The dome and the barrel arch are integrated into a simple and steady style. Like believers bowing to the sky.

Qihai unlocked it with both iris and fingerprint, and the three of Polygonum cuspidatum followed closely behind, stepping into the "nest" with eyes full of surprise.

The entrance is a tall and spacious auditorium. The interior decoration emphasizes color matching, and the bright and mystical aesthetics occupy the main design idea.Among them, the decorative sculptures are less three-dimensional, prefer low relief, reduce authenticity, but have a more sense of theocracy.

"There is such a place in the first district?" Nazaki admired, his eyes glued to the ceiling painting, "It's still an army base... This is really..."

Knotweed really didn't know how to settle down, so he just stared at the goblet on the long table in a daze, and murmured: "Fu Hei, is this the standard of living of Ye Xiao?"

"Strictly speaking, this island is the exclusive base of Ye Xiao-I." Fu Hei put down his crutches and sat on the bench, "The other Ye Xiao troops live not far away, and the environment is not much worse than ours. .”

They were attracted by the magnificent space, Nanami had put down the terminal, and winked at Huiyuan.The latter understood, and whispered a few words to Wu Tiao, the major general smiled with a smile on his lips, "Okay."

The three of them relaxed for a while, and Nazaki looked at the urn placed on the table by Wutiao, and suddenly asked without thinking: "Kumizhang, why did you join the team?"

Hu Zhang sat straddling the bench, stretched his legs forward, knocked his chin on the box, and said seriously: "Accident."

"Accident?"

"Ah, it's a long story." Fu Hei interrupted, rubbing the back of his head and explaining briefly, "It's almost like this."

Surprised by the aggressiveness of his actions, Nagasaki immediately turned to Knotweed and raised his voice, "Have you been playing black games in the big hole?"

Knotweed: "Yes, it's very common in our place. If you have the ability, you can earn a living. It's not bad."

The girl from the ranch in the fourth district tilted her head and thought for a while, and found that it was okay to say so, so she swallowed the question that followed.She glanced at the urn several times, and wanted to say something, but hesitated.

It is rare for her to be indecisive, and the knotweed immediately realized something, took the initiative to smile and said: "This is my grandpa, he is barely at the end of his life."

The goblet jingled crisply when it was touched by the fingernail, the atmosphere was dull, Fuguro and Nagasaki both bowed their heads.

"Don't worry about it." Hu Zhang looked down at the boxy box, his expression slightly restrained, but not sad.With a little bit of loneliness and relief, he said softly: "Nagizaki——you asked me why I joined the team, but I really haven't really thought about it. Things happened too fast, and now I'm all about the extract, The high-risk items, the night owl army, etc. are at a loss, as if they are being pushed away by someone, and they are standing here in the blink of an eye."

"But you're right. Night owl is not a place for people to sneak around. I have to find that reason as soon as possible." The young man scratched his head, laughed, and pulled his dark hair into a mess, "Even if it's not for grandpa to my will."

Someone laughed silently in the dark, the four fingers of his left hand curled up subconsciously, and the root of his ring finger was scalding unbearably hot, as if burned by a soldering iron.

"Let's get started." He whispered, "The first test of joining the team, it's better to be a preliminary test."

In the auditorium, Nagasaki looked relaxed and was thinking of saying something to show his support when a loud noise exploded above his head.

They all turned around in unison, and before they entered the defensive posture, they suddenly froze from head to toe.Every joint that was trying to turn was making harsh and difficult clinking sounds, but they couldn't move, forcing the whole person to freeze in place, which was extremely funny.

What came to my ears in the middle of the night was a deep and strange voice that seemed to have been twisted and turned.

"No, promise, move."