CHAPTER XXIX

"What's our journey like? All I know now is that we seem to be going to Mars. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"I don't knowβ€”then again, why are you asking me?" Looking at Marisa, who suddenly came up, Juniper clearly showed a look of disgust. In any case, the sincere concern for Sanae that this girl had shown before had always been a knot in his heart, "You should ask the acting class leader." Or, go ask Pingshui. ”

Ge Chengzhi was talking to Lingmeng, and Ouyang Pingshui ...... He didn't speak all the time. Spreading her hands, Marisa innocently didn't understand what Juniper was in a bad mood about, so she spoke with a sense of anger, "So I thought about it, and I can only ask you." ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'm sorry, I have a bad attitude, but I really don't know. "I do, but I just don't want to tell you. Juniper was curious as to why such a childish idea like a prank appeared in his heart, but considering that it should have no effect, he decided to let this idea play its part, "I think, you can ask Brother Shen ......"

"What, what's the matter with me?" Hearing his name keenly, Shen Donghui, who had been walking behind, took the initiative to speak, "It seems to be talking about our trip?" ”

"yes, yes." Blinking her eyes, which were so moist from the eye drops she had just dropped, Marisa nodded, "All I know is that we seem to be going to Mars, but how are we going to get there?" Do you just fly over in a spaceship? ”

"Of course, it's not that simple. If you go from the moon to Mars, you should first take an orbital elevator from the Guanghan Palace base to the near-Earth space station, then take a cargo spacecraft from the space station to the Lagrange L2 space station for related supplies, and finally spend about a month to go to Mars......"

"Lagrange point? I seem to have an impression of this word. I remember when Xiaowei forced me to study physics...... Forget it, people like me definitely don't understand it anyway. Immediately giving up, Marisa raised her hands as if in surrender, "It's an unfamiliar environment......

"The gravity of Mars is stronger than that of the Moon, so maybe we are more comfortable there." Suddenly sensing that he seemed to feel a little unhappy in his heart that Marisa and Shen Donghui were talking, Juniper couldn't help but interject, "However, we still have to rest for a while at the base of Guanghan Palace today, because the spaceship will not depart until twelve hours later." We can take the rail elevator to the near-Earth space station five hours early. ”

"It still sounds like it's idle...... What should I do during this time......

You should get a good rest. If you can't get used to this long, boring atmosphere, you might be driven crazy during that month-long trip. Scratching his head and thinking for a moment, Juniper still didn't say this complaint, but at this time, Sanae on the other side also participated in the conversation: "That...... I would like to ask one thing, is the Lagrange point now controlled by China? I remember saying that it was a very important place for astronautics......"

Hearing this, Shen Donghui smiled and waved his hand: "Hmm...... Miss Dongfenggu, you really think of the Lagrange point as a 'point', right? In fact, the Lagrangian L2 point is not a point, but a saddle-shaped unstable orbit. However, precisely because it is a strategic location, there are frequent battles, and it is very dangerous for cargo ships to enter this area, and it is necessary to have aerospace fighters to escort them. At that time, the battle was really a situation where we couldn't intervene at all - even Miss Mianyue probably couldn't do anything. ”

"Huh...... What about space...... Sounds different......"

Although the unhappiness in his heart was even more serious, Juniper still pretended to ignore Marisa's emotion on the side and scratched his head: "Brother Shen, where did you know all these things?" Did you listen to the pilots of their aerospace fighters? ”

"How is it possible, I don't know them well. Those people are scary with high ranks, and when we see them, we can only stand up and salute. Shaking his head with a smile, Shen Donghui replied, "I found this by myself from the study materials, which are the materials that have been publicly reserved for individual combat units within the Heavenly Army. ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Those things? Those things are really watched......" sighed, just wanted to continue to say something, but Juniper was suddenly pulled aside by Shen Donghui, who looked a little mysterious: "I said, don't be jealous, I just said those two words to that blonde girl......"

"What!? I didn't have ......."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ You can't fool my eyes. Anyway, I'll give you a task. The smile was a little thief, and Shen Donghui said, "Wait, please ask them to go to Deputy Ge Ban's residence." The brothers actually have a plan, but they haven't had time to tell you......"

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"The latest situation has emerged, Comrade 'Black Mountain Old Demon'. Your mission has changed. ”

Ge Chengzhi hated this sentence the most in his life, especially when this sentence came out of Hua Botao's mouth. New circumstances have arisen, tasks have changed, but these circumstances have never been favorable, and the changes have never lightened his burden, but only made him more tired. Listening to his father-in-law's voice on the encrypted channel, he always felt a little bitter in his heart: There are not many people who have started to do this kind of work since they were high school students, but when do I have to do it?

"Has anything changed, Comrade 'Father-in-law'?" Spit out the ironic code name of this mission, Ge Chengzhi pouted, "I don't have a lot of talk time. ”

"The source of the information we have obtained this time has proven to be unreliable. It was a double agent who conveyed this information to us. Even so, there is still no problem with the general direction: Project 0001 and Ouyang Pingshui are indeed the focus of the enemy's attention. Accurately perceiving the time Ge Chengzhi was able to allow from his voice, Hua Botao began to recount selectively, "But the scope should be expanded." There may be more than one enemy, and the enemy may not be just a person from the third squad. ”

"How big is the scope?"

"All the people who went to Mars this time. We're going to find a way to get the suspicious people inside. Over there, Hua Botao seemed to have taken a sip of water, "We will provide you with a list of confidences, but this list is also unreliable and cannot be used as an absolute basis." Due to the safety of Project 0001, the organization believes that you alone will not be able to accomplish the task effectively. So, after arriving on Mars, immediately connect with the comrade codenamed 'Labor Protection Gloves', understand? ”

"How should I get in touch with that comrade?"

"He'll come and ask for you. The joint method has been sent. In this delayed communication, Ge Chengzhi clearly heard a sigh, "...... Yulin is also in the team this time. Be careful. ”

"You...... Yes, guaranteed to complete the task. ”

How the hell did you become a dad!? It doesn't matter if you didn't give her a good childhood, and now you still put her ...... in danger!

Feeling that his anger seemed to rise in an instant, Ge Chengzhi almost scolded his immediate boss with this sentence. Drilling into his fist to hold back this emotion, listening to the voices of those fighters who were already approaching, he cut off the communication this time, and began to prepare for the "surprise" that those people had prepared for Ouyang Pingshui next.

Things are getting more and more troublesome. The organization really trusts my ability and thinks I can do anything, huh? Why didn't they let me be the head of the Nazis, and let those fascists shout "Long live Ge Chengzhi". Complaining like this in his heart, Ge Chengzhi sighed again, with melancholy in his eyes.

Is Yulin going to get involved......

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"Project 0001? The Chinese have this project on Mars? ”

"The result of listening to the monitoring, it must be so. And the underworld is also eyeing this thing. Nodding, Kazami Yuka went through the text files again, "But we don't know what it is." Headquarters has no way of providing us with any intelligence resources. ”

"These rice buckets, bureaucrats ......," Ackerman shook his head with some dissatisfaction, "It seems that we can only go in person." Cargo spacecraft to Mars......"

"Thirty-six hours later. But we have a solid alternative, albeit riskier, but more convenient. With a swipe of her hand, Kazami Yuka revealed a new holographic screen, "If you want to act, you have to start now." ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Well...... Wouldn't that be ...... Wait a minute, I have to download the new language module. After staring at the plan for a moment, Ackerman nodded, then hugged his head in some distress, "Damn...... These language modules they work on are not easy to use at all! It seems that I still can't master a foreign language in such a short period of time. ”

"Then just let me come." Smiling slightly, Kazami Yuka shrugged her shoulders playfully, "I'll figure it out." …… Ah, forget, but also to think about those two Europeans......"

"Let them arrive a little later and take our own spaceship. That's it. After thinking about it seriously, Ackerman slapped the table, and then looked at Kazami Yuka with a heartbroken expression, "...... Okay, you can tear me down, Yuxiang. Please be gentle. ”

"Of course." The smile became softer, and Kazami Yuka replied, "I'll be gentle." ”

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"Happy birthday, Comrade Ouyang Pingshui!"

At the moment when Ouyang Pingshui walked into the room, the streamers that suddenly scattered in all directions immediately fluttered, accompanied by the sound of some cannons. Completely unintelligible about what was happening, looking at the people in this room, he scratched his head and asked in a very puzzled and uneasy way, "What happened?" ”

"Okay, Comrade Ouyang, don't hide it from us!" Suddenly, he was slapped on the back, and an unusually hearty laugh came from behind him. It was supposed to be Wang Ping, one of the three riflemen in Group A he had saved earlier. Since that battle, the number of times Ouyang Pingshui was patted on the back by him has greatly increased, "Isn't it your birthday today?" After discussing it, we thought we should give you a surprise, but we finally got the cake! ”

"Huh? Yes...... Such...... Thank you ......."

For this sudden kindness, Ouyang Pingshui felt a little at a loss. Since he was a child, he has always faced flattery or deliberate bad words and cold treatment, and he has never received this kind of blessing from his heart, even from the most intimate Shen Donghui. For this reason, he began to mess up a little, and subconsciously coped with it, and he finally remembered what he should say: "That, I was called by the squad deputy here, and he said ......"

However, when he turned his eyes to Ge Chengzhi like asking for help, the other party just smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "This is what I am referring to, Comrade Ouyang Pingshui." Relax, the comrades of Team A just want to repay you. You're the star of the event, so what are we going to do if you're so nervous? ”

"The squad deputy is right!" Suddenly hugged Ouyang Pingshui's neck from behind, Wang Ping laughed loudly, "You saved me, buddy!" Don't be so polite, just enjoy, birthday. We even have longevity noodles ready for you, I wish you a long life! ”

"Yes, yes......" Being a little overwhelmed by this treatment, Ouyang Pingshui nodded desperately, for fear that even the slightest mistake in his correspondence would cause everyone's originally high interest to decline. Looking around, no one seemed dissatisfied with the situation - just a slight stiffness in Juniper's smile. His eyes touched Shen Donghui's eyes, and the latter gave him an encouraging look as always: Don't be afraid, everyone is kind.

But...... Birthday? It's my birthday?

Ouyang Pingshui doesn't have any concept of the birthday itself. Since the arrival on the moon, although the schedule is still 24-hour, the average soldier has become much less sensitive to the date, and can clearly remember the day of the week in which he has served - generally speaking, the training subject and task schedule are arranged according to this. So, after a long period of neglect, it took him a few minutes to even remember when his birthday was. And now, suddenly, a comrade-in-arms said that he wanted to celebrate his birthday......

Because of the education and experience he received since he was a child, Ouyang Pingshui had a little delusion of being victimized. And now, his thoughts have deviated in the direction of the delusion of being killed, especially the words that Wang Ping suddenly said behind him:

"Don't always be reluctant, how about you just accept it honestly? This time, the third class received special treatment and accepted the top-secret mission, don't you have to thank you? After completing this mission, everyone is sure to be promoted, and you may be the commander somewhere! It feels like it's like a special forces ......."

Ah, sure enough. It's because of the tasks my grandfather gave everyone. Just because I saw my grandfather, everyone was happy, so they thought of holding a birthday party for me to slap me. Really, I thought it was any different than usual......

"Why aren't you happy, Mr. Ouyang? It's your birthday. ”

The eyes that had been dark suddenly brightened because of these words. Raising his head again, Ouyang Pingshui began to wonder why he hadn't noticed the existence of the goddess just now: she just stood there, showing a concerned expression - obviously, it was a concern for herself: "Is it because your body is a little uncomfortable?" ”

"No, no, no!" Immediately shaking his head violently, Ouyang Pingshui felt that his face was a little red, "Zao, why is Miss Sanmiao...... Came over too? ”

"Because...... Mr. Ouyang and I can be regarded as friends, right? Hearing this, Sanae was stunned for a moment, and then smiled a little embarrassedly, "So when I was invited, I accepted it...... Trouble you? ”

"No, no, I'm welcome!"

What is happening now should not be a bad thing. Even if it is in the name of his grandfather, it will definitely not be a bad thing. Looking at Sanae, who was comfortable and smiling again, Ouyang Pingshui suddenly felt that his heart was happy, as if it was floating in the air, soft.