【Strike Lotus】Silent City

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On the way back, Xi Mie Tianlai, who was sitting in the front seat, was silent all the time. Even if Gorsky and Mintel wanted to ask something, they hesitated because of the silence, and could only exchange glances in the rear-view mirror from time to time.

Being able to leave the municipal building safely is of course worthy of celebration, but they all have a plan in their hearts. Master Fu Ying cannot give up the opportunity to arrest them in vain. There must be some kind of agreement between him and Xi Mie Tianlai, but Xi Mie Tianlai has not yet done so. Open their mouths, they can only stare blankly.

The car drove slowly among the waves of scorched yellow sand, the engine erupted and the yellow sand was blown away, forming a cloud of smoke and dust at the rear of the car.

Xi Mie Tianlai raised his eyes and looked at the two people who seemed cramped in the rearview mirror, knowing that his every move would affect his companions, Xi Mie Tianlai coughed lightly, and after a long silence, he began to comfort the two people.

"do not worry."

Hearing this, Gorsky and Mintley each breathed a sigh of relief. Although they understood that the problem was not solved, as long as Xi Mietian spoke up, they would often be able to persuade themselves to maintain an optimistic attitude.

The car continued to drive in the boundless desert, and the atmosphere in the car gradually relaxed.

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As soon as he entered Abel City, the keen Xie Mie Tianlai immediately noticed the unease floating in the floating air. He didn't know what happened during his absence, but his palms were already sweating for no apparent reason. .In Abel City, no one knew the city better than him, as long as there was a slight disturbance, he could immediately sense it.

"Mintel, drive faster."

"Okay." As soon as Xi Mie Tianlai finished speaking, Mintley and Gorski knew that something happened in Abel City.Azak once half-jokingly said that "the skin that destroys Tianlai is the monitor of Abel City", this sentence must be regarded as a fallacy in the ears of outsiders, but they believe it firmly, there are too many people There are many precedents to support this sentence. For example, on the day when the massacre happened many years ago, the few children of them were still stupid and ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth, but Xi Mie Tian Lai Zao cleverly smelled the unusual atmosphere, not only warning them, Another person sneaked into the concrete pipe of the square to observe secretly, and accidentally witnessed the massacre.

After the tragedy happened, Xie Mie Tianlai's vigilance became more and more sensitive day by day, and he never made a mistake.His words aroused Mintel and Gorski's sense of urgency, Mintel stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove into the square in a few moments.

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Mu Ma's house hadn't been so crowded for a long time. A dozen tall and strong men suddenly poured into a half-sized room, and it suddenly became extremely narrow, and even the air was a bit turbid.

A dozen big men sat around the living room, some reclined on the back of the chair and fell asleep, some sat on the low stool and poured beer. Palin sat quietly in the nearest corner, recalling a long time ago, when they were a group of When I was a wild kid, one group of people would take another group to visit Mommy's house for snacks. Now thinking about the situation at that time, it was as unreal as a dream, and I couldn't help but feel emotional again.

But no matter whether it is a dream or reality, where there is mother, you can feel the warmth of home.

Rubbing his sweating hands, Perrin suddenly heard the faint sound of an engine coming from outside the house, approaching from a distance, he jumped up excitedly, and shouted: "It's the boss, they're back."

In an instant, there were uproarious noises one after another, Xi Mietianlai opened the door and appeared in front of the crowd, the noise like running water suddenly stopped.

"Palin," Xi Mie Tianlai quickly glanced at his companions in the living room, and asked, "Where's Azak?" Mu Ma and Bu Lianhua were also not here. Seeing this scene, Xi Mie Tianlai's expression turned pale Dignified, I have already touched the third and fourth parts in my heart.

Perrin didn't hesitate, and after Gorsky and Mintel entered the room, he briefly explained the provocative matter of the desert riding tour in Abel City.

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After listening to Palin's statement, Xi Mietian came to think for a while, and after looking around the tired faces of his companions, he decided to let them go home to rest, recharge their energy, and then gather at Mama's house tomorrow morning to visit Mama and discuss a matter together. important resolution.Gorski and Mintli understood that what Xi Mie Tianlai was going to announce was related to Fu Yingshi, and they quickly agreed with Xi Mie Tianlai and helped to persuade other companions who cared about Mama and Azak to leave. After a few walks, Xi Mietian was left waiting for the three of them.

"Boss, Ge Ye and I are going back first, you should rest well tonight."

Waving his hands, Xi Mietian came to send the two of them away, and the originally narrow space suddenly became open, even a little empty.

Opening the cupboard, Xi Mie Tianlai opened a bottle of wild berry wine brewed by his mother, and sat alone in the darkness.

He leaned back on the chair, and his thoughts went back to the time when he decided to organize the self-defense force. With a stubborn arrogance, they broke free from the mire of nothing. It was not easy to survive. Which direction to go.

However, the time to choose has come. Even if their minds are blank about the future, they still have to abandon the strategy of "taking one step at a time" in the past, and think about the positioning of Abel City and their own path.He has been thinking about this question since his mother persuaded them to give up fighting the government, but many times, he is aware of this question but is unwilling to face it squarely, because he has no answer himself.

Picking up the wine glass, Xi Mie Tianlai walked outside, leaped onto the top of the wall where he and Bu Lianhua watched the sunset together that day, shaking the wine glass in his hand, exuding a rich and intoxicating aroma of wild fruits and wine.Suddenly, the door opened behind him, and a figure walked out slowly, then climbed up the wall and sat side by side with Xi Mie Tianlai.

"How's Mommy and the others?" The cherry red, which was a little lighter than grape red, was as clear as blood under the moonlight. Xi Mie Tianlai took a sip, his brows wrinkled because of the excessive sweetness in his mouth.This bottle of wild berry wine was brewed by Ye Muma who taught him to sacrifice to his father when the massacre happened.Mother said that this bottle of wine would not mature until it was stored for at least another five years, and if she knew that she had opened the bottle in advance, it would probably be another good meal to complain about.

"Although Azak's injuries are serious, most of them are skin traumas. He will recover slowly after a few days of recuperation. Mama's situation is more complicated."

"What disease is it?"

"It seems that you already know it in your heart." Although Muma tried her best to hide her own illness, she couldn't hide it from them who really cared about her and observed her delicately. "Azak should have noticed it too, right?"

"It's just a guess. I didn't expect it to be this serious." Mu Ma is the only person in the town with medical skills. If she wants to hide it, no one else can do it.

"It's liver cirrhosis, not a difficult disease, but the medical equipment in Abel City alone is not enough to deal with it; in addition, to detect the cause of her liver cirrhosis requires sophisticated medical equipment to diagnose. Although liver cirrhosis is common, the course of treatment It is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the environment in Abel City is not suitable for her recuperation."

"Where do you want to send her?" Xi Mie Tianlai continued to ask after hearing the sound knowingly.

"Geyou Hospital in Mahai Town, there are many excellent resident doctors there, and the equipment is relatively complete."

"The hospital you were planning to go to?" A cloud suddenly floated over and obscured half of the moonlight, and the voice of Xi Mie Tian Lai was a little bit lower.

"yes,"

One step at a time, Lianhua started to talk, his eyes suddenly went dark, before he could react, Xi Mie Tianlai beside him had already suppressed him like a charm, his back was against the cold stone wall, and he showed no intention of resisting.

"Is this your sincere suggestion, or is it an excuse that you want to take the opportunity to go back to Geyou Hospital?" Under the whirling moonlight, Xi Mie Tianlai's eyes flashed a strange dark red light, and the corners of his slanted lips curled up a little. Ridiculous, a bit cold, as well as unexplained reservations and temptations.

He got very close, his breath sprayed on Yibu Lianhua's cheeks, mixed with a slight smell of alcohol.

"Do you think it is necessary for me to escape?" Bu Lianhua looked straight at Xi Mie Tianlai with a calm and fearless look, but his tone was slightly hesitant due to the close distance between the two.

Sensing the hesitation in his tone, Xi Mie Tian Lai's interest was fully picked up, what could shake Lian Hua's calm step?He didn't think that he, who could laugh even the matter of life and death, would take the current ambiguous state seriously.

"Is it my illusion? You seem to be very nervous." whispering, Xi Mietian deliberately lowered his body to draw the distance between the two of them closer, until there was only an imperceptible gap between their lips, and he could feel it At one step, the warmth from Lianhua's mouth was moistening the center of his lips.

Hearing this, Lianhua turned her face slightly away just now, the tip of her lips brushed Xi Mietianlai's upper lip, and faced the confusion and sarcasm in his pupils.

The slight heat slowly spread from the center of the touching lips, Xi Mie Tianlai raised his arms and slightly opened the distance between the two of them, the numbness dissipated immediately, but the bottom of his heart suddenly felt lost, strange emotions pulled his chest agitation, After a moment of confusion, his lips had already sensibly pressed against the other party.

At the beginning, it was just like a bee touching flowers and leaves, but in an instant, it seemed to fall into the heart of flowers to pick them deeply.Prying open Lianhua's undefended lips, the tongue of Destroyer Tianlai drilled into its soft hinterland, softly searching for the surprises brought to him by this mysterious field.

The tip of Lianhua's tongue first pressed against the palate, preventing the other party from exploring, and the two tongues attacked and defended frequently at the front door, which turned into another fierce entanglement. Change, has evolved into a thick suck that is hard to let go.

Grabbing Lianhua's chin, Xi Mie Tianlai licked away the tenderness at the end of his lips. The unexperienced desire continued to burn in his lower abdomen. Desire was like a wild beast urging him to deepen the plunder gradually. The red-eyed predator made his mouth Everything tasted in it becomes sweet.

Step by step Lianhua panted lightly, and his throat overflowed with an uncontrollable shallow swallow. Xie Mie Tianlai's insane attack triggered his subconscious response. He stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around the opponent's neck, instinctively like a ship lost in the sea. With the ups and downs of the waves, suddenly, his fingertips touched a string of cold things, and the bright and shining ruby ​​image was immediately enlarged in his pupils. After a moment of hesitation, he softened his tongue and stopped responding to the other party. provocative.

Lianhua's gradually cooling reaction made Xi Mietian stop the offensive.

"Did you get comfort from me?" Step Lianhua calmly said with her lips parted.

"Do you think... that I kissed you just to seek comfort?" Habitually pursed the corners of his mouth, the moonlight face of Xie Mie Tian Lai could not be seen clearly due to the multiple shadows covering it.

"You have to ask yourself, what happened to Mama is a blow to you."

"Then, your enthusiastic response is just to comfort me?" Xi Mie Tianlai said hoarsely, stroking Lianhua's soft lips that were glowing with water.

"Maybe." Without avoiding his rough fingertips rubbing, Bu Lianhua thought for a while and replied.

Staring at him for a moment, Xi Mie Tianlai smiled slightly. "You seem to be trying to provoke me deliberately, why? What are you trying to hide? Or, hinting at something?"

He propped up his upper body on his elbows, and the ruby ​​necklace hanging from his chest dangled in front of Yibu Lianhua.

"No matter what it is, it has nothing to do with the choice you face." As he spoke, his eyes wandered and he grabbed the dangling necklace.

The next moment, Xie Mie Tianlai grasped it and put it to his mouth to chew on. His scorching gaze seemed to swallow up all the camouflage. "How can it be irrelevant? If I trust you, I will promise you to take Mama back to Geyou Hospital."

"I'm a doctor and I don't make decisions that are not good for patients."

"What happens when you step down as a doctor?"

"From a personal standpoint, it is also my hope that Mama is safe."

"You are a strange person," recalling Palin's report, Xi Mietian raised his eyebrows and said, "You are willing to run around for Mama, and you are even willing to bet your hand for Azak. Can I know the reason?"

"Because Azak will win."

"Oh? Why did you do this for Abel City?"

"Since we met, it is fate. There is no special reason for helping each other."

"You think I'll take your word for it?"

"You don't believe it, but you don't completely reject my statement."

Hearing this, he laughed lowly, Xi Mie Tianlai rolled over and sat up, looking at the dark and silent sand in front of him.

"You can go and see Azak. He is in a stable condition now. As for Mom, I hope you can think about it carefully." Knowing that Xi Mie Tianlai had no intention of answering herself, Bu Lianhua got up and jumped off the wall and said, then entered the room to take care of him mum.

Just when Bu Lianhua turned around and walked towards the door, Xi Mie Tianlai turned his head and stared at his thin and tall figure, feeling a heavy sense of familiarity suddenly surged into his heart.

His back is written with the same loneliness as himself, even though there are many people around them.

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Entering the dark room, Xi Mie Tianlai turned on the energy lamp and adjusted it to a weak brightness. Although the movement was subtle, it still awakened Azak, who was keen and lightly asleep.

"Are you back?" Blinking his eyes to adapt to the sudden light, Azak asked aloud, secretly assessing his injury with his soft voice.

"That old fellow Saiwachin is not easy to shoot."

"If Yibu Lianhua hadn't jumped in to interfere, I would definitely not look like this now."

"Even if there is no him, Mai and the others will find a way to save you." Even if they will leave a stigma for breaking the rules of wheel fighting, they will not just let Azak go.

"But his intervention did change the outcome."

"This is the first time I've heard your comment on him, and it's an unexpected compliment."

"You didn't expect it? It's not the first day I've known you, it's the day I met you." Azak rolled his eyes. "I'm just telling my observations honestly, and help me up." I didn't expect my back to hurt after lying still for a long time.

He helped Azak up, stuffed a pillow on his back, and Xi Mietian remained silent.

"Do you have something to discuss with me?" Seeing his familiar expression, Azak said bluntly. "How's the food business going?"

"I met the baby nurse."

The understatement made Azak change his face. "Has he found out what's going on with us?" This should be the worst estimate, and when you encounter a baby nurse, you will always have the worst estimate.

Nodding, Xi Mie Tianlai relayed the incident of breaking into the municipal building to Azak, and informed him of the agreement between Master Fu Ying and him.

"Assassinate the Prime Minister?" Azak frowned in surprise. "He wants to use us to get rid of the 'shadow' of Saint Yama."

In Elis, although Zhu Wencangri and San Yanluo respectively controlled the legislative and executive powers to form a check and balance, their power distribution was still deeply influenced by Elis’ constitutional system; The time fluctuates, six years ago, Saint Yan Luo was elected as the head of Elis, and with the power of new public opinion, he pushed for a comprehensive re-election of the Congress, and drew forces close to him to form a cabinet, and his power was as powerful as ever.

Three years ago in the congressional election, public opinion was led by Zhu Wencangri due to the corruption scandal of the Saint People's Party. Unexpectedly, Zhu Wencangri refused to be the speaker of the National Assembly on the grounds of being unwell after winning the general election of the leader party. Although Fu Yingshi was appointed as the speaker temporarily, Zhu Wencangri's resignation became a holy hell Rejecting the excuse of appointing the leader of the War Leader Party as the prime minister, instead appointing Xiao Sechunqiu, the vice chairman of the Saint People's Party, as the prime minister of Ellis. In fact, he followed the instructions given by Saint Yama without any mistakes.

"In recent years, San Yanluo and Xiao Sechunqiu have joined forces to actively promote Ellis to amend the constitution to become a head of state state to consolidate its power. If it weren't for Fu Yingshi's successful planning in the Congress, it would be a matter of time before Ellis went to a coup. Now Zhu Wencang is back. As the speaker of the National Assembly, the Aham blood he inherited is revered by the people of Elis. In addition, the civil wars in Elis have been frequent and the people’s livelihood has been poor in recent years. During this period, Master Fu Ying will naturally do everything in his power to resist all the political plots of Sheng Yanluo, and counterattack at the right time. The first step is to wipe out the shadow of Sheng Yanluo, so he needs a group of troops outside the system to carry out this operation.”

"According to your analysis, do you think it's feasible?" Azak asked, smelling the intention of attacking the sky.

"Well, and actually we don't have the advantage of refusal." On the matter of fact, since Fuyingshi seized their cards, what can be thought of now is not how to reject this agreement, but how to grab the opponent in this agreement. their best interests.

"You trust him? Are you sure he's not an insider colluding with Yapei?"

"According to his statement, he did have dealings with Yapei officials, and that's how he learned the time and place of the food shipment and manipulated it. But the insider is someone else, and he only revealed so much."

"What do you think?"

Xi Mie Tianlai bowed his head and carefully considered Master Fu Ying's words and deeds. After summarizing his own evaluation of him, he sighed and said, "I'm not sure, he is too deep." With a sneer, Xi Mie Tianlai continued: " But what is certain is that his attitude towards Elis is definitely more trustworthy than San Yanluo, I think, let’s take a gamble.”

"A group of people, how many people are you going to bring?"

"Not many, we need to strike while he is visiting Yapei, and Fu Yingshi requires us to go to a place privately arranged by him to receive formal military training beforehand, so the personnel affairs should be simple. I plan to bring three people, Ge, Maimai and Min Terry..."

"Wait, without me?" Azak seemed rather dissatisfied that his shoes were excluded from the plan.

"I need you to do another job for me, and this job is for you."

Sighing, Azak said, "What's the matter?"

"Relocate to Abel City," he couldn't allow anyone to catch his weakness without any countermeasures, let alone the target is the Fu Yingshi. "Let this city be dead, no one can threaten us a second time."

"big project."

"So it's up to you. I believe you know how to use the resources at hand. Tomorrow, we will leave after everyone agrees."

"There is still one step of Lianhua, what do you plan?" This is the first time Azak has asked Xi Mie Tianlai how to deal with this person. Perhaps he also vaguely felt that Yi Yilianhua was against Xi Mietian. The impact will be far more than anyone else, and he hopes that Xie Mie Tianlai can also notice this as soon as possible.

"I have made my own decision. You are seriously injured. You should rest early." Patting Azak on the shoulder to express his reluctance to say more, Xi Mietian turned off the energy lamp and walked out of the room.

Walking to the corridor, Xi Mie Tianlai walked lightly into Mama's bedroom to see her, but found that her door was not closed tightly.

Standing on the crack of the door, he saw Bu Lianhua was wiping his mother's hands and feet, changing the forehead cloth, taking her body temperature for recording. The delicate face under the snow-white hair was serious and firm, and his chest felt unspeakably agitated. .

For the first time, he couldn't make a decisive decision.

Clenching his fists, turning around, Xi Mie Tianlai walked into the end of the corridor and disappeared into the darkness.