Outside the window, the wind and rain were raging, and the ferocious storm seemed to tear the entire roof away, and the rain crackled against the window, as if a naughty imp was slamming the door. Xia Ran looked out the window at this terrifying scene, but there was no light on the entire East Island, and it could be said that he couldn't see his fingers.

Xia Ran snorted and said, "When I was in Liujie, I must not have imagined that one day I would be roasting in a haunted mansion in the East Island, eating field fast food military rations. ”

Hugo said: "It's not a bad thing to eat military rations, at least the energy and nutrition are enough." ”

Xia Ran snorted coldly: "No matter how delicious the military rations are, can they compare to curry?"

Hugo couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "I have quite a say in this regard, and I can tell you unequivocally that if you eat curry for three meals, you will inevitably collapse." ”

Xia Ran squeezed his eyes and said, "It's as if you have a profound story." ”

Hugo shrugged his shoulders and said, "To a certain extent, my return to freedom after leaving the East Island is largely due to curry. ”

Xia Ran said: "But it seems that you don't mean to be grateful to Dade." ”

Hugo said: "Because I'm running away from it." ”

Xia Ran said: "What a weirdo, if I have curry to eat every meal, even this ghost house I won't leave." ”

While Hugo and Xia Ran were talking nonsense here, the two girls, Thangka and Jasmine, were in the two positions and never said a word from beginning to end. Or in addition to Xia Ran, Thangka didn't even pay attention to Hugo. Jasmine, on the other hand, remained silent the whole time. Faced with this atmosphere, both Hugo and Xia Ran felt very embarrassed.

Xia Ran glanced at the location of the two girls, and then said to Hugo, "How should I rest tonight?"

Hugo said: "This place is so dilapidated, even if we want to come to the bedroom, we can't live in it at all, so it's hard to clean up this place, so it's better to just rest here, but fortunately, our sleeping bags and equipment are enough to carry enough." ”

Xia Ran thought about it and nodded, "This is reasonable. "His courage can be said to be the smallest of the four people present, and if he were allowed to live alone in a room, he would definitely not have the guts.

Hugo then looked at Thangka and Jasmine and said, "Let's rest early today, we have something to do tomorrow." ”

Xia Ran said: "We have already run to this ghost town with you, and you still don't tell us what your plan is, it's too uninteresting!"

Hugo said: "It's called keeping a sense of mystery and it's easier to stimulate your desire to work." ”

Xia Ran pouted and said, "No matter when, work will not let me mention my desires." ”

Hugo laughed, "That's the work that will change the world." Without waiting for Xia Ran to continue to ask Hugo, he had already stood up and said, "You guys clean up after yourself first, and I'll go outside to breathe." With that, he got up and walked straight out the door.

Xia Ran shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Hugo's resolutely departing figure, and then said, "It seems that he just wants to be alone." ”

...

When Hugo walked outside the villa door and the rain was falling, it was still pouring down. Hugo looked up at the night sky, but even with his excellent night eyes, he couldn't look at the clouds in the middle of the night.

Hugo slowly closed his eyes, quietly feeling the night breeze mixed with rain blowing on his face, and the water scraps lapping on his face, giving people infinite comfort.

"Ahh

Chang Ji's voice made the contemplative Hugo wake up, and his body subconsciously hit a spirit, and then cast his eyes on Chang Ji on the side.

At this time, Hugo was in the East Island seven years ago.

Changji's mouth was full of the grease of barbecue, and a kind of fleshy smell wafted out of his throat between the burps.

"Well, that's good. Hugo replied quietly.

Tsuneyoshi leaned against the locked door and said leisurely, "Are you okay?" ”

Hugo said: "Some people are not used to it, but they can't talk about it." ”

Chang Ji nodded and said, "That's good." With that, he looked at Hugo's hand and said, "What's that?"

Hugo raised his palm and said, "A wooden photo frame, which I found in the upstairs bedroom." ”

Chang Ji said: "I can't imagine that there are such retro things in this world, and I really don't understand what these rich people think in their heads." Can you lend me a look?" Hugo handed the frame to Tsuneyoshi, who took it and lightly traced his fingers over the beautifully carved wood. The dust on the glass of the frame has long been wiped off by Hugo, and the contents of the photo inside are clearly visible.

Chang Ji said: "It looks like a family of four who love each other. ”

Hugo said: "Maybe in the underworld they also love each other." ”

Chang Ji smiled bitterly: "It's too vicious to talk like this." ”

Hugo said: "What I am talking about is just the truth. ”

Chang Ji thought for a moment and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, maybe their family of four was traveling in other metropolitan areas at the time of the incident, and maybe they escaped the disaster." ”

Hugo said: "It's okay to think so, but the probability of this kind of thing happening is really too small." ”

Chang Ji said: "No matter how big or small the probability is, it is a possibility after all. With that, he handed the frame back to Hugo, to whom Hugo only shook his head slightly.

"What's wrong?" asked Tsuneyoshi.

Hugo said: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm tired of watching it, if you don't like to throw it away." ”

Chang Ji looked at the photo and said, "In this way, I am really blind to this loving family." ”

"Then you keep it as a souvenir. ”

Chang Ji chuckled: "What is the use of what I want if I don't bring anything with life and death? It is not my life." With that, he raised his hand and threw the frame into the rain.

The two began to fall into a brief silence, and Tsuneyoshi said, "Can't you still recall the memories of the past?"

Hugo shook his head heavily.

Chang Ji said: "Okay, anyway, there are so many mysteries on you, and there is no shortage of this one." ”

"Many times I even doubt the authenticity of my own life," says Hugo. All my childhood memories were empty, and I couldn't find any clues, as if they had never happened. ”

"I don't remember my parents, I don't remember my friends, I don't even have a mutilated name, and ZERO is just a code name, not a name. ”

Chang Ji said: "At least the current name is not bad." After saying that, Chang Ji hurriedly added: "No offense. ”

Hugo said: "It doesn't matter, now I see everything very well. Here, you and I don't need a name to communicate with each other at all. ”

Chang Ji said: "After you say this, there is really a strong tragic atmosphere. As he spoke, Chang Ji locked his gaze on Hugo, and said to Hugo very cautiously: "Hugo, I have a... It's not a good feeling, I always feel like you've given up on your desire for life. ”

Hugo looked at the rain in front of him, and the rays of the remnant sun hit the raindrops through the gaps in the clouds, but did not form a rainbow.

"Is there a desire for life?" Hugo repeated Tsuneyoshi's words softly, and then said with a wry smile, "Can you tell me anything else in this world that I can only be nostalgic for? No, the books that make me feel that this world is not too bad now." ”

Chang Ji looked at Hugo and said, "But the book... There will be a day when I will finish reading it. ”

"Then let's watch it again. Hugo said indifferently, and then he smiled and said: "If reading does not make me happy, then there is really nothing in this world that I have nostalgia for." ”

"Hugo..."Tsuneyoshi's eyebrows furrowed, Hugo chuckled and patted Tsuneki's shoulder and said, "I know what you want to say." Don't worry, I won't throw away my life, just let it be. With that, Hugo and Tsuneyoshi passed by and entered the living room, leaving Tsuneyoshi standing alone.

After evening, the rain had subsided considerably, and only a little light rain was making the final touches on the air.

"Hugo, let's have a beer!" Hugo, who was lying on the dilapidated sofa in the living room and closed his eyes to recuperate, suddenly heard Tsuneyoshi's voice above his head.

"Not interested!" Hugo replied.

"And delicious beef jerky!"

"I don't want to eat it!" Hugo replied.

"Do you want to see the stars? There are so many stars in the sky now. ”

Hugo sat up from the couch with a reluctant face.

"With such weather, how can there be stars in the sky..."

When Hugo came to Chang Ji through the top floor window, Chang Ji waved the wine bottle in his hand and said to Hugo: "Haha, the last sentence is that I lied to you, there are no stars at all tonight!"

Hugo sighed and said, "I know, I just don't want you to keep screaming. ”

"Oh, I see. Tsuneyoshi blinked, then raised the bottle and took a sip of wine into his mouth.

Hugo said: "Since I'm here, do you have any exciting goodies in your hands?"

Chang Ji said: "You are still underage, is it against the law for me to give you wine?" ”

Hugo said: "You and I are already two ghosts in the title of the law book, and it doesn't matter what you do." ”

Chang Ji smiled: "Every time, you will find an excuse." ”

With that, he reached into his arms and threw a small tin can to Hugo, who opened the cap and sniffed it, not only frowning immediately.

"What kind of wine is this?"

Chang Ji shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, I may not be able to understand the language and words on the items in the warehouse, I can only taste it as a spirit, and it tastes very good." ”

Hugo took a sip gently, and although he didn't cough, his face couldn't help but turn red instantly.

Chang Ji couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

"Congratulations, you've come to the adult world. ”

The two sat on the roof of the villa, which was full of cold and damp air, looking up at the gloomy and somewhat red night sky, and drank wine relatively silently. It's a strange picture, but it's also a very harmonious one.

Suddenly, Chang Ji said: "Actually, life is not as boring as you think..."

Hugo said: "Although I don't drink a lot, I know that you are very drunk now. ”

Chang Ji said: "What is there in the world of drunkards?"

Hugo shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you want to say something big, I'll make it clear to you directly, I don't have any interest in listening." You're a strong drinker, and I want to sleep now. With that, he got up and went back to the villa.

"Wait!" Chang Ji suddenly stopped Hugo, who stopped and said, "Is there anything else?"

Chang Ji looked at Hugo, and after a while, he said to Hugo: "Have you ever thought about it... Revenge?"

The word revenge was like a bee's tail thorn, stung hard in Hugo's heart.

Hugo frowned and said, "What revenge?"

It's literal, there's something I don't understand. Chang Ji waved his hand, and then said: "Revenge, use your own strength to take revenge, think of those who have hurt us, and take revenge on this world that has hurt us!"

Changji's words became sonorous and powerful, and there was no drunkenness in the slightest.

Hugo looked at Tsuneyoshi, and after a moment he whispered, "You're drunk." ”

"I'm not drunk!" Tsuneyoshi said in a deep voice.

"Are you... Didn't you ever think about that? Our homeland was destroyed by a sudden catastrophe, and as one survivor in a million, we didn't get any help, all we got was bullets of slaughter! Why? Why! What did we do wrong? What did we do?"

Tsuneyoshi's eyes turned red, his fists clenched together, and his knuckles turned pale at first.

"Every night since that catastrophe seven years ago, I have been asking myself what I have done wrong for so many years, that God has been so cruel to me, to suffer such pain!"

"Maybe I'm guilty, but what about the rest of the people in the East Island? Are they all guilty? What about the kids who can't walk yet? Are they guilty of having a life just now? Fuck it, I don't believe in the theory that sin deserves it!"

Tsuneyoshi's attitude became more and more excited, and Hugo looked at Tsuneyoshi quietly. He has always considered Tsuneyoshi to be a cautious, even somewhat cowardly person. But in any case, Chang Ji is not an incompetent idle person, otherwise how can he survive tenaciously in the present.

This is the first time Hugo has seen Changyoshi's true feelings, and what Changyoshi expressed is also the emotions that have squeezed and plagued Hugo's heart for many years.

Hugo did not want to seek revenge, but how could he start his revenge plan after losing his memories of his early years and knowing the world so well? Hugo also knows that even if he has combat power that is difficult for ordinary people to have, in front of the war machine of the battle mech, his strength can be said to be completely like a mantis arm and not worth mentioning.

After a long period of hesitation and trouble, Hugo's edges and corners were sharpened, and he seemed to have become a soulless walking corpse, eating and waiting to die in his existing comfort zone.

But Chang Ji's sudden sound made Hugo's already frozen heart begin to tremble.