Blade and Swift

Yan Xichen got up at eight o'clock the next morning, took a quick shower, and felt quite refreshed.Pushing open the door, you can have a panoramic view of the emerald green peaks, the rocks are sharp gray, but the emerald green leaves overflow with the morning light, and there is a faint smell of dust and early frost in the air.

Yan Xichen heard the birds chirping and spreading, flowing between the crevices of the mountains.He suddenly became a little worried about what happened to him and Du Yachen last night.

Because he was not sure, Yan Xichen glanced anxiously at the others when he was eating early in the morning.Luo Sen didn't respond, he looked like an old monk in meditation, while Duan Mingyi looked like he hadn't slept well, which directly caused Yan Xichen's paranoia to recur.

What he didn't know was that the reason why Duan Mingyi didn't sleep well was because he found an archive room in the basement last night, which recorded many of the missions that Hawkeye started to perform in 1980.There are Somalia, Kiev, and Chernobyl... Among them, Somalia has the most records, and Duan Mingyi also found Du Yachen's records on it.At that time, Blackwater in the United States cooperated with Hawkeye in Kiev, and they did not expect to record tasks in such a detailed manner.Or maybe it's just because of Yan Xichen's superficial world that the records in the archives are all what Yan Xichen knows.

Duan Mingyi had many guesses. He intuitively felt that the bond between Yan Xichen and Cain was not just what he said.Cain in the other world, after the Basilica, has many contradictions.

The four of them had their own moods, and they didn't speak a word. After finishing their breakfast, they went on the road immediately.

In terms of terrain, no one is more familiar with this area than Yan Xichen, so Yan Xichen controls the steering wheel and drives all the way to the center of Hawkeye base in Kiev.

Two hours later, the emerald green faded from the field of vision and was replaced by large undulating yellow mountains, which looked like a wasteland, and only the shadows of trees could be seen in the mountains far away.

Yan Xichen had no hope at first, but Du Yachen had sharp eyes and saw the scouts from a distance when he was approaching the base.

This surprised Yan Xichen, after all, in his impression, Hawkeye disbanded shortly after the end of the Cold War.

Yan Xichen finally agreed with Du Yachen's words. In his watch world, they probably returned to a certain point in history.

The car was noticed when it approached the scouts, and Yan Xichen just wanted a gamble.

He just got out of the car and tried to communicate. To his surprise, not only did the other party not interrogate him because he recognized him, but he didn't even interrogate other people in the car.

Their entry into the base confines was smooth and they parked in the military spare garage 10 minutes later.Lu Yan Xichen here is familiar with the road, and he has walked through it countless times. Now he feels like revisiting his old place. Looking at the heavy machinery depot and armored vehicles in front of him, his reaction is a little slow.

"It seems that this place is more or less influenced by your will." After Duan Mingyi and Luo Sen got off the car one after another, Du Yachen turned to Yan Xichen and said.

Yan Xichen didn't lose his mind for a long time. After getting off the car, he looked at this very familiar place, which used to be half of his home.Most of the time they stay here, training, performing missions, and reporting, while the other half of the base is in the distant mountains and forests, which is used to escape from the severe cold and heat.Now, looking around, you can see the yellow smoke-colored mountains surrounding the plains, the green lawns, the flat and wide sand dunes, and the base buildings with battlements on top...

Duan Mingyi, Luo Sen, and Du Yachen obviously didn't feel like he was going home. They were very cautious, and they were not used to the fact that the mercenaries coming and going around didn't see them.

Combat planes parked in the distance, mercenary field for training, armored vehicles, tanks, and mercenaries hurriedly walking around... They came to find Cain, but facing the main base with nearly a thousand people, the banquet Only then did Xichen realize that there was nowhere to start.

He was about to turn around and say something to Du Yachen, but found that he was no longer behind him.

Yan Xichen was stunned at first, his eyes swept away, and soon found the target.

Du Yachen was skillfully chatting with a German soldier, and even tried to pass cigarettes to him...

As the saying goes, cigarettes, alcohol, women and career can always quickly bring men closer to friendship. When Du Yachen was with those mercenaries, he seemed to blend into that group very naturally, like a drop of water returning to the ocean.

Yan Xichen thought that it was because he had the same smell as them, the intuition between beasts.Du Yachen was able to take in and out freely, and he was also well versed in how to communicate and get along with mercenaries.

Yan Xichen looked at him like that, feeling a little dazed.He seemed to really go back in time and saw Du Yachen many years ago.He also followed him back to Kiev, mingling with his teammates and friends.

Duan Mingyi stepped forward and stood behind Yan Xichen: "Come back to your senses."

Yan Xichen glanced at him and raised his eyebrows.

"How did you guys talk about your relationship before?" Duan Mingyi also looked in Du Yachen's direction, "I mean, when you were a mercenary."

Yan Xichen scratched his head: "We don't talk about feelings."

"So it's a crush?"

"It doesn't count. At that time, every day was a day of licking blood, and love and the like were not so important. Life was too full, and the needs of other aspects were not important. If you are also After Hawkeye has stayed for a few years, he will also feel that such a person, as long as you can see him safe every day, and he often appears by your side, then you will be quite content."

"At that time, you actually wanted to be with him too, right?" Duan Mingyi asserted after a moment of silence.

Yan Xichen's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking, but Duan Mingyi beside him suddenly laughed, turned and walked away.Not long after, he looked at Du Yachen who was not far away, walking towards them with a cigarette in his mouth and arms around the shoulders of the mercenaries. He had never been more energetic than now.

Yan Xichen suddenly realized, yes, he was indeed tempted at that time.

For many nights, silent ambiguity flowed between the two.There is no love in vain in the world, of course he knows that Du Yachen's eyes are always on him.But the two reached the last step, and still no one expressed the signal of wanting to be together.Even if it hadn't been for the accident in Kiev, perhaps Du Yachen would not have confessed his love to him with a gun.

Why didn't you make it clear at the beginning?Yan Xichen thought about this question.Looking at Du Yachen's high spirits, he suddenly understood his original self.Du Yachen belongs to the battlefield, just like Yan Xichen.For people like them, the future is never on them, and they can't even control their fate, so how can they afford their feelings?Can afford a deeper bond between people?

That's why I feel that being able to see him every day and that he can spend some time with me every day is already a luxury.

In a blink of an eye, Du Yachen stood in front of Yan Xichen with his shoulders hooked, pulled down his sunglasses and looked at Yan Xichen, and Yan Xichen instantly understood.

The three quickly chatted and laughed together, and it didn't take long to enter the base.

Luo Sen was straight-hearted, and he didn't talk too much after entering the door. He greeted Du Yachen and went to investigate first, but he disappeared immediately.Duan Mingyi had difficulty communicating with the mercenaries, but he was extremely alert with his eyes and ears listening to all directions.

Du Yachen could enjoy himself, and walked all the way along the corridor to say hello. The strange thing was that the mercenaries passing by were not only not confused, but also nodded to Yan Xichen.

Experience and intuition tell Yan Xichen that his identity has always been one of these people at this historical node created by him in the watch world.

Soon, a mercenary who came to report verified Yan Xichen's conjecture. He said that Master Curry was waiting for him in the military computer room.

The basic language for mercenaries in the base to communicate is Russian, Duan Mingyi was at a loss.

Yan Xichen's expression turned serious, he briefly translated to Duan Mingyi, and said, "Curry is a small boss here. Don't treat this as a new venue, as a memory of my past."

Given that neither Du Yachen nor Duan Mingyi received any obstacles even though they were dressed strangely, Yan Xichen guessed that the rules in the real world might be invalid here.For example, Du Yachen and Duan Mingyi, even though they were not members of Hawkeye, were strangely accepted in the watch world.

Yan Xichen led the two of them directly into the military computer room.He stood in front of the leader named Curry, his heart beating fast.He was right again, Curry just glanced at the two behind him strangely, and didn't say anything else.

"This mission." Curry is a strict old-fashioned mercenary who can wear a combat outfit with a political atmosphere.While speaking, the task slips he handed to Yan Xichen made Yan Xichen feel as if he had accepted some newly promulgated decree.

Yan Xichen quickly glanced at the contents of the note.

A directive for close protection.The time, place, and description of the characteristics of the protected objects are all clearly written.

Curry compared a number with Yan Xichen, the number was enough to surprise Yan Xichen, it was a big reward deal: "Is there any problem?"

"It's not convenient for the other party to reveal their identity?" Yan Xichen thought about the description on the note just now.

"Special." Curry nodded.

"I need more information."

"In the later stage, their people will come to join you. The scale of this operation is about 20 people. Is it okay?"

Yan Xichen knew that he should discuss it with Du Yachen or Duan Mingyi, but Curry stared into his eyes, so he could only nod.

Curry then burned the task note with a match, and told Yan Xichen to go to the camp to rest easy, and someone will come back to pick them up in the afternoon, and they will set off today.

This was equivalent to leaving immediately, which surprised Yan Xichen.He didn't plan to stay in front of Curry for too long, and took Duan Mingyi and Du Yachen all the way up to the top floor.

"If my willpower really works, why can't I just give orders to find Fang Shuo?" When he approached Du Yachen, he lowered his voice, a little displeased.

"Because willpower listens to the vision your subconscious really desires."

"I subconsciously want to hide Fang Shuo?" Yan Xichen chuckled, obviously not believing it.

Du Yachen still wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Duan Mingyi who squeezed in from behind: "Please stop whispering, you two, I think I have the right to know what's going on right now?"

Yan Xichen and Du Yachen looked at each other, then ran to the side to talk to Duan Mingyi.

When Rosen found the three of them, they had already been blowing the wind on the top floor for more than ten minutes.Just as he cleared his mind, Rosen came back with new information.

Rosen brought back a few messages.He quickly walked through the base just now. From the beginning of the test, to the fact that he was regarded as a part of the mercenary group, he became even more unscrupulous in inquiring about the news.Rosen had arrested people from the east, west, south, and south, and found that everyone remembered the mercenary "Cain". If they asked them to be more specific, no one could tell.Secondly, Rosen also inquired about the name "Fang Shuo", but there was not much news.In the end, Rosen asked everyone who knew where Cain was, and no one could tell where Cain had gone, and they couldn't even tell if he was in the base.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Rosen asserted, "If Cain is the will of space and even affects the surface world, then his presence in Kiev should not be ignored by anyone."

"You overlooked one point." Yan Xichen kindly reminded, "This is my watch world."

Du Yachen smiled and said nothing.Yan Xichen's hairs were about to stand on end in the weird atmosphere.

"Anyway, I took Curry's mission just now..." Yan Xichen told the whole story to Rosen who was the only one who was not present.

Unexpectedly, Rosen frowned after hearing this: "Isn't this usually the contractor's business?"

"Probably because Hawkeye didn't have a contractor in the early 1990s..." Yan Xichen held his forehead weakly.

Duan Mingyi interjected, hitting the nail on the head: "I can see that, you don't have a clue how to find Cain, you can only try your luck and accept the quest, just like a player in a game who follows the crowd to find NPCs on the map."

This time Yan Xichen changed to covering his chest, and said that his knees were also quite painful.

Even Rosen cast his eyes on Du Yachen, with a sense of inquiry.

Du Yachen took it easy and shrugged his shoulders jokingly: "The two of us want to fall in love and travel around the world, and by the way, look back and relive the memories of the past."

Duan Mingyi was instantly choked by Du Yachen again.

Yan Xichen became serious: "Gentlemen, in short, we still have a little time to apply for ordnance, what do you think? This operation is not as simple as your boss's last time, and the scale is also larger. To be honest, I hate protection The target and the rescue of the hostages have now been caught up twice. At least we have indeed returned to the past related to Cain. Now, decide."