"I don't want to go back." As he said this, he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

Loneliness and sadness are luxuries for him, and in the world of mercenaries, courage and perseverance are the only way to survive. In the past, there were also comrades-in-arms who fell, and he could accept it calmly. However, after losing Walter and Sean in a row, he will have inexplicable heartache. During the period of recuperation at the base, he often woke up at night, and the scene when he first entered the youth camp was always clearly reproduced.

EO's Junior Camp is an existence that trains super soldiers. Orphans were adopted or even abducted all over the world, transported to a country in southern Africa, and after ten years of arduous military training, many of the teenagers' companions did not survive to the end. Sean, Mu Yun'er, and he are survivors of the 24th Youth Camp, and combat and training are all they have in their adolescent life.

When they became adults, they went to various war zones to participate in actual battles, and the baptism of blood and fire made them mature prematurely, and they were stronger than the mercenaries recruited from outside. Walter is a mercenary recruited from outside the team, nominally Zheng Dong is the captain, and the three of them privately regard Walter as a big brother, his cooking skills are first-class, and every time he performs a long mission in the field, they will carry a part of Walter's personal equipment, and the empty space in his backpack is filled with bottles and cans of condiment. Camping in the wilderness, he sometimes brings some game, barbecue and cooking, so that the boring military life has a little fun, after the beautiful food and drink, everyone sits on the ground, listen to him tell the interesting stories of the flower world outside.

Once listening to Walter's story, Zheng Dong counted the weapons and equipment next to him, and his comrades-in-arms were preparing to bake some potatoes for dinner, and when he heard the thoughts, Sean easily threw a grenade that Zheng Dong put next to him as a potato into the fire, and everyone was in a hurry, but fortunately it was a freshly lit fire, and several people hurried to make it convenient, and quickly extinguished it, and found a riotous grenade in the ashes. Mu Yun'er in the team is the only girl, she is a part-time health soldier, although she has seen everything, but when she saw the spectacular scene of several comrades-in-arms collectively extinguishing the fire with a water dragon, she was also embarrassed and blushing, how far she ran, recalling this, Zheng Dong smiled.

Walter was killed, Sean was missing, Mu Yun'er had already been transferred to the civilian department, and he was tired and sad after many years of fighting life. After recovering from his injury, he submitted his resignation to EO, and regardless of whether they agreed or not, he came here with Walter's pension, ready to hand over the money to Walter's wife and daughter, and then live another life, the kind of ordinary life that Walter had told them before.

"Well, I'll track down Sean's whereabouts, be careful yourself!" Mu Yun'er knew his thoughts, and their tacit understanding with each other was self-evident. In the mission report, Sean reported that he was missing, and if he didn't see the body, he had to investigate, and EO's information channel was comparable to a country's intelligence system, and sooner or later he would get accurate information.

"Please, take care." Zheng Dong knew that there was little hope, the rooftop was not big, the cannonballs fell accurately among them, it was a miracle that he could survive, and the smiling Sean with a stubble on his face forever also disappeared into the firelight.

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Dong opened the map application on his mobile phone and inquired about his current location. While waiting for the network cable to be connected, Vasily's map was opened, and it was just an ordinary map, but there was a circle drawn in one place, two lightning bolts drawn with a black pen next to it, a string of numbers written, and a name - Templar Ridge.

It was estimated that this place was relatively remote, and he could not receive a signal from the Internet, and it was late at night, so he decided to go to Grubeva tomorrow to ask where he was located, and then make plans. A night of fierce fighting and massive blood loss from his wounds left him feeling deeply exhausted and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, when Zheng Dong woke up, the curtains were not closed, and the sunlight reflected on the snow in the house was particularly dazzling. Getting up and pushing open the window, the cool air outside rushed to his face, inhaled into his lungs, stimulated him with a strong cough, and the mountains were covered with thick snow, which had a quiet, fresh, and natural beauty.

Outside the door, there was a "gurgling" child's innocent laughter, put on his own coat, accidentally touched the wound, still faintly painful, Zheng Dong leaned against the wall, opened the door and walked into the living room, the fireplace was like a lava-like charcoal fire exuding pleasant warmth, a pot of steaming milk, fried eggs, sausages and bread slices were placed on the table, and the aroma of food filled the room.

Pushing open the door, Grubeva and Selena were building a snowman, "Mom, bring it my headscarf." Selena's face was flushed, she was holding a red turban, and she was tiptoeing to put it on the snowman.

"Mother's it's a little big!" Grubeva put the turban back on the child, took off her own and put it on the snowman's head.

Xie Lina found Zheng Dong leaning against the door, and shouted excitedly in a childish voice: "Uncle, come and build a snowman with us!" She looked at him expectantly with wide, round eyes and long eyelashes flickering.

Grubeva waved her hand to stop: "Uncle has injuries. ”

"It's fine." Zheng Dong looked at the little angel with a smile, slowly squatted down, picked up two stones that were a little close to a circle, walked in front of the snowman, dug two shallow eye sockets, and put the stones in.

"Hahaha, it has eyes." Xie Liana clapped her little hand and jumped a few times, "I'll go find a nose for it." After saying that, he ran into the house, found a carrot and put it under his "eyes".

"My big white, my big white, Mom, look!" Ignoring the coldness of the snow, he hugged the snowman with an intoxicated look. The child's crisp laughter infected Zheng Dong, and the haze in his heart was swept away. Bright sunshine, quiet mountains, beautiful scenery, what Zheng Dong wants is this kind of peaceful life.

Looking at the mountain opposite, Zheng Dong casually praised: "The mountain opposite is really majestic!" ”

"Well, that's Templar Ridge." Grubeva's pale face turned bloody, and she said calmly: "This mountain has a beautiful legend. ”

Templar Ridge! It was the name that was marked on the map, and the numbers were the coordinate parameters, and Vasily hid the map in the secret compartment of his office, revealing that he was hiding a great secret.

Zheng Dong didn't speak, and listened to her continue with interest. Hundreds of years ago, a Templar returning from the Holy Land of Jerusalem brought an Oriental woman who loved each other dearly, despite their different beliefs. In those dark times, their union meant betraying their own beliefs, being intolerable to the world, and living in seclusion in the mountains. Later, people from the Knights appeared to look for their whereabouts, people from the East also came secretly, and even local lords sent people into the mountains to look for them, but they never returned, and after that, no one saw the knight and his lover. Legend has it that the knight brought back the secrets of the treasures of the ancient Persian kingdom, and with the disappearance of the knightly couple, the secrets were also drowned in the dust of history.

A wryful sigh, "This is where Walter and I met. Grubeva looked at the snow-capped mountain with some distraction, her white face flushed slightly, and the sweet memories of the past brought her a smile, but the corners of her eyes were already shining.

In less than half a year, without the protection of a man, her life almost fell into a situation from which she could never recover. Grubeva and Selena must be given a reliable future, preferably to a country with a stable society, a place where they can live safely.

It takes a lot of money to fulfill this wish, the money brought has disappeared, and the only hope is this map, Zheng Dong decides to enter the mountain as soon as possible after the injury is healed, and gamble on luck.

After less than a month of recuperation, Zheng Dong's injuries were almost all healed, and his excellent physical fitness also played a key role.

Zheng Dong told Grubeva about the idea of going into the mountains, and unexpectedly she asked to go with her, she grew up here and was naturally the best guide.

Before entering the mountain, she had to buy some equipment, and after entrusting Selena to her neighbor, she borrowed her neighbor's car, which Grubeva drove to a nearby town.

The town is small, located on a hill pass, and the tallest building in the distance is a church, surrounded by wooden bungalows, the roofs are covered with thick snow, and occasionally a few dog barks and quickly falls silent, even though it is daytime, and there are few pedestrians in the town.

Zheng Dong and Grubeva entered a shop with a few shotguns, bacon, animal skins and winter clothes hanging on the walls, shelves of various foods in a haphazard manner, and the floor was also full of goods. It was apparently a grocery store, and its customers were the townspeople, bartering mountain dwellers, and hunters in the mountains.

The boss's attitude towards the guests is as cold as the weather here, and he looks like he likes to buy or not, just staring at Zheng Dong and them with an expressionless face. With no guys and no other customers, Grubeva began to pick up equipment and food for the mountain. Zheng Dong walked to the wall, and he noticed that there was a bulletin board on the wall, and a notice was very eye-catching.

The photo that occupies almost half of the page is a man, slightly blurry, obviously intercepted from the surveillance, and the general face can still be distinguished, it is himself. There are also two clear ID photos below, which are none other than Grubeva's mother and daughter.

100,000 euros! He snorted coldly in his heart, is this what he is worth? You must know that he is one of the top three super mercenaries of EO Company, and the company has not yet agreed to his resignation. The last mission failed, and the company was secretly investigating, suspecting that an insider had leaked the news in advance, and they were all wiped out, so he didn't doubt his ability, and promised that he would double his annual salary when he came back, and his annual salary would be close to 200,000 when converted into euros.

In order not to be recognized, Zheng Dong and Grubeva dressed up to cover up, wearing a traditional local leather hat and mask, the latter covering his face with a turban.

helped Grubeva pack the things she bought, and saw a big white doll, Zheng Dong picked it up and counted it in the account. As soon as I went out after paying the bill, a person came up and looked up, "Why are you?" The other man screamed.