(a)

Since the camp was built, it has received many people who have come to take vacations, almost all of the company's management personnel, core employees and main contract writers, and Mr. Shen has dealt with them later.

He got along well with everyone, and when talking about Mr. Shen, everyone felt friendly and cordial.

However, Mr. Shen said that in fact, among so many hurried passers-by, there are not too many people he can really talk about speculatively. Yichen is of course his best friend for many years, and I can be regarded as one of the few confidants who can talk to him well.

Later, one of the reasons why I often came to Winter Lake for holidays was to meet Mr. Shen here and have a good chat with him.

Because of his effective management and good management, he has stayed here for many years to take care of the company's property. Now this property is becoming more and more well-known and more valuable.

Mr. Shen often said that there is a kind of quietness in me that is not commensurate with my age, especially my writing. It's like a stream that flows in the woods.

Mr. Shen said: "The first time I read what you wrote, I thought you were an old man. Weathered, accustomed to life and death. ”

I said, "Age and experience sometimes don't correspond. Perhaps, I am so weathered that I am used to life and death. ”

Mr. Shen looked at me and shook his head like a rattle.

He said, "No way! ”

I don't want to mention the past to prove my point. So I said, "I've been through so many centuries in the story, and I've said goodbye to so many dynasties that have risen and fallen. ”

Mr. Shen said: "Perhaps, this is an important benefit of writing all the time. It is possible to experience more than others in the same unit of time. ”

I said, "Actually, everyone has been through more than they think. Everyone has experienced life and death countless times, and has lived in countless worlds. It's just that most people pay too much attention to the sound of dogs and horses outside, and they no longer remember the past experience. ”

Mr. Shen looked at me suspiciously. He said, "Really? ”

I said, "You must have heard the words subconscious, unconscious, and stream of consciousness, right?" ”

He nodded.

I said, "People are discovering that they have experienced more than they can remember." ”

Mr. Shen said: "I suddenly remembered that I had always wanted to ask you a question. Did what you write in your story really happen in your life? At least, some parts of it really happened in reality? ”

I said, "Do you think there's any real reality?" What you think has really happened, what is your reality. ”

I said, "In that sense, all of them are true. If you believe it. ”

(b)

The spring floods came and went away quickly.

A few days later, the rain subsided, and almost overnight, the flood water retreated into the riverbed and the stream.

However, the muddy roads left behind by the flood will not change until the rain stops.

People had to stay indoors.

I'm also glad to be able to extend a few more days without gunfire.

In order to pass the time, in addition to writing, I began to help Mr. Shen and the camp staff clean up their inventory materials, mainly counting the inventory of the equipment warehouse, checking the list, maintaining it, eliminating those equipment that can no longer be used, and scrapping and depreciating it.

One afternoon, in a storeroom, I found a beautiful double-barreled shotgun.

This is a combination double-barreled combination shotgun with a size of 24. Above is a rifled barrel, below is a smoothbore barrel. The shape of the shotgun is delicate and lightweight, and its own weight is also very light, it is a typical female gun, in the jargon, called Kun gun.

I've never seen such a light shotgun.

Although I have no interest in hunting at all, after all, I have such a deep connection with competitive shooting, and I can't help but feel moved when I see a gun.

I couldn't help but pull the shotgun out of the pile and look at it in my hand. I found out that it is a shotgun, with a range of about 400-500 meters, which is very powerful, and the recoil is estimated to be not too small. The inner wall of the barrel on the top of the rifle, designed with five spirals, according to the nominal value of the data on the gun, the warhead could run forward 3600 revolutions per second. The length of the barrel of the smoothbore gun is about 600 mm, the barrel is smooth and mirrored, and the bullet is very fast to eject, which is suitable for quick shooting at a closer range to hit the target.

I couldn't help but pick up the gun, put it on my shoulder, and make an aiming gesture.

When Mr. Shen saw my posture, he couldn't help but be amazed.

He said, "Oh my God, it was an accident. I didn't expect you to be able to write and martial arts. You'll also use a shotgun! ”

I said, "It's just curiosity, just playing." ”

Mr. Shen shook his head firmly, and he said, "It's definitely not an accident. You are professional. I've seen so many hunters, and I can see at a glance that your actions are quite professional! You've definitely practiced it, and your marksmanship is amazingly good! ”

This sentence brought back a painful memory in my heart. I felt a pain in my heart from the sharp teeth in his words.

I regret why I picked up this gun, why did I have to do this aiming maneuver in one fell swoop.

I watched as the expression on my face suddenly darkened. Mr. Shen was keenly aware that he had touched on a topic that I was reluctant to go into further.

He didn't go any further.

He said: "Do you oil your guns and maintain them?" ”

I also realized that my expression was changing, and I didn't want Mr. Shen to see more.

I said, "I will." ”

He said, "So, do me a favor, and help me take care of this gun while I take a break from writing?" There are very few female guests here who like to hunt, and this gun has not been used for a long time. ”

He said, "If you like, help me test shoot and calibrate the scope or something." Guns, like cars, are not used for a long time. ”

I nodded silently in agreement.

It's the easiest way to quickly end a conversation on this topic.

(c)

Then, for a few days, the kun shotgun was placed in my room.

I gave it a full set of maintenance with gun oil and polished the barrel to a sparkling finish.

Mr. Shen gave me two boxes of bullets for the test gun, each of which was the size of a small cannonball.

I loaded the bullet into the chamber of the gun, imagining the terrible damage it could do to the flesh of the creature if it was fired.

I used to use small-caliber sporting guns, which were very lethal and focused on improving accuracy, not lethality.

Aside from seeing the pistol Kaohsiung used to commit suicide, I haven't studied a real killing tool up close and for long.

I thought to myself: such a terrible tool could be invented, mass-produced, and used as a tool for entertainment.

The hideous face of Satan the Devil appeared before my eyes.