In the bars of St. Kaiser Island, there is still a lot of commotion, and the mercenaries without tasks spend most of their time in a group of drunks, while spending the other part of their time gambling money and women. Normally, Lin Rui doesn't touch these three things, but today is an exception.

He sat in a small private room at the bottom of the bar, and he looked like he had drunk a lot, but his eyes were still bright and not the slightest bit drunk. Angel, who was sitting across from him, was already a little unresponsive, he shook his head and said, "Young man, you rarely invite me to drink so generously. Tell me, if there's anything you need me to help with. ”

Lin Rui drank a glass of wine in silence and smiled, "Angel, you are so old, and you have made enough money." Why don't you find a place to spend your days?"

Angel laughed, "I had an idea a long time ago that I would earn a lot of money and retire. Go and buy a small island in the Pacific Ocean and raise a whole bunch of beautiful women in bikinis. But you see, I've done it all now. ”

"I mean, why don't you leave completely?" Lin Rui turned to look at him and said, "Maybe you can't leave at all, am I right?"

"What do you mean?" Angel said with a smile, "What do you mean to leave completely?"

"It means leaving everything, everything that has to do with mercenaries. Just like the dragon fat man. Lin Rui looked at him.

"Why do you ask?" said Angel, hesitating.

Lin Rui shrugged, "It's just a little worried." We've done so many shady tasks, and maybe one day when I want to leave, I can't. I've heard of this before. Fearing that the secret would be leaked, the employer hunts down the mercenary. ”

Angel shook her head and said, "I understand your concern, but it's not a problem. For our identity is absolutely secretive about foreign affairs, you should understand that no one knows who you are. As soon as you stepped into this circle, you were registered as dead, do you remember? We have a whole bunch of fake identities used for missions, but none of them are real. No one is going to hunt down a person who doesn't exist. ”

"Maybe we don't exist to outsiders, but what about the inside?" Lin Rui looked at him and said, "Will there be people within the company who think that the withdrawal of some people who know too much about the inside will affect the interests of the company." So what about setting some limits?"

Angel was silent, he slowly lowered the wine glass in his hand, "You brought up a very heavy topic. ”

"That's it?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It's been like this before. There are mercenaries who will try to break away from the company and join other competing opponents. Then his original company will do its best to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't happen. But that's all in the past. Angel whispered.

"What will happen to them?" Lin Rui said in a low voice.

"Some will compromise, while others will be purged ...... But now we're not small, informal groups. When Silver Wolf and Long Fat joined Morningstar, it was to make everything formal. Replace the original bloody and dark history with commercial operation. Angel shook his head and said, "In addition to the fact that the management will have certain restrictions, it is mainly for competitors." I can guarantee that nothing like this will happen again now. ”

That said, there have been people who have encountered this kind of thing before. If you want to leave but can't, if you force you to leave, you will be cleared, right?" Lin Rui didn't look at Angel, just looked at the wine glass in his hand.

"Yes. But things are unfolding and everything is getting better. This is a historical necessity. Like nineteenth-century America, child labor and sweatshops are everywhere. And now, if any boss is going to do this, the union will sue him until he goes bankrupt and goes to jail.

When I was a mercenary, I had a broken gun in my hand and spent all day in the ravine. But right now, you're not satisfied with helicopter support. We now have a contract guarantee, and if the contract expires, we can renew it, or we can leave immediately. The situation you are worried about will not exist. Angel whispered.

"Then why did you stay, and why did you stay until now, if not because of any restrictions. Lin Rui looked at him and said.

"What's wrong with you today, why are you asking this?" Angel shook her head.

"Because it's important to me. Lin Rui looked at him.

Angel frowned, "What's wrong." Do you want to leave the company?"

"No, I just want to know if the day comes when I want to leave. Will I still be able to leave? Lin Rui said in a low voice.

Angel looked at him and said, "You're not worried about yourself, are you?"

Lin Rui didn't speak, Angel nodded, "Okay then, I'll tell you." In the past, if a mercenary wanted to leave, it would be considered a betrayal for any reason. Especially if you have important information, he will be hunted down by his companions. Silver Wolf and Long Noon were like this when they left their original small team and entered Morningstar.

But times are different now, and the brutal and barbaric mercenary law has been replaced by a more modern system of corporate management. At least in the Black Isle, such a thing would not have been born. As for why I haven't left, I have my own reasons. ”

"What reason?" Lin Rui frowned.

Angel stood up, "I knew you were going to ask." Come with me, young man. He turned and walked to the side of the window and opened it. A string of wind chimes hangs from the window, making a pleasant sound in the wind.

Angel pointed to the string of wind chimes and whispered, "That's my reason." ”

Lin Rui looked at the string of wind chimes and frowned slightly. This is a string of metal identity cards strung together with wind chimes, and the sound of the wind collides with each other to create a pleasant metal crashing sound. Some are old, and some still have black traces of blood.

"Identity badge?" Lin Rui frowned.

"That's why I couldn't leave. Angel whispered, "They were all my comrades, I survived, and they all died." At first, there were only about 20 wind chimes, but later it increased to more than 60. I still remember every name on the badge, and for many years, I would hear them as soon as I closed my eyes. ”

Lin Rui was silent, he looked at the string of wind chimes in the window and was a little distracted.

"You ask me why I'm not leaving, and I'm telling you it's because I don't want to leave anymore. I've killed a lot of people, I've been in a lot of debt, and if a person has too much to bear, he can't go back to his normal life. Angel's eyes were full of memories as he whispered. "It's not that I can't leave, it's that I don't want to leave anymore. ”

Lin Rui reached out and patted him on the shoulder, smiling reluctantly, "The window is too windy, let's have another drink." I don't have a treat very often. ”