Volume 2: The Stairway to Heaven (17)

On the cleared road, dozens of armed men occupied the vantage point and firmly held control of the area in their own hands. In the center of the area they guarded, the remains of a mecha lay alone on the icy ground, surrounded by a circle of blood.

Several technicians in isolation suits are proficient in using various professional measuring instruments, and are inspecting the armed vehicle that has been dismantled into parts by the xenomorphs, and a little farther away from the scene, Nangong Kun and Nangong Hui are sitting in an open-top jeep, waiting for the relevant personnel to give a professional inspection report.

Nangong Jia's family received a report on Nangong Gui's attack from the gathering place four hours ago, and in addition to the detailed incident in the report, the responsibility was shifted as usual. In order to investigate the truth of the matter, the Nangong family sent the task to Nangong Kun, who happened to be nearby, and he led a field team of the Nangong family, which had enough strength to deal with this kind of problem.

The technical team put the separated remains of Nangong Gui into a body bag and began the operation of recovering the mecha, it seems that there has been a clear conclusion, Nangong Hui couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and leaned over and patted the team leader on the shoulder:

"Are the results out?"

The person in charge shook his head and said:

"Nangong Gui's body has been eaten by the xenos who heard the sound, and it is difficult to identify the exact cause of death, but judging from the remains of the mecha, Nangong Gui was indeed attacked by an electromagnetic rifle before his death."

Nangong Hui nodded to indicate that he had understood, and walked back to Nangong Kun's side and asked in a low voice:

"Is that him?"

Nangong Kun handed over an electronic report to Nangong Hui:

"Nangong Gui's last message before the accident was to ask everyone to pay attention to and intercept a truck, indicating that it was likely that Liu Yuxin had left before he died, so the people in the gathering place were lying!"

The report sent from the gathering place said that Liu Yuxin fired several shots and killed Nangong Gui on the spot, and the sound of the mecha rubbing the ground when it overturned alarmed the nearby xenomorphs, and they had to give up Nangong Gui's body.

In this report, Nangong Kun saw at a glance that there was a big problem, Liu Yuxin's strength Nangong Gui actually didn't know, otherwise he wouldn't have been careless enough to pursue them with only two mechas. Since he thought that he had won, he would never share the credit with others before chasing Liu Yuxin, but he announced the information of the mecha to the family's communication platform.

"He didn't kill him?"

"It doesn't matter if he killed him or not, the important thing is that they have already had a conflict with the Nangong family and have a motive to kill! This meets everyone's expectations, and that's enough! ”

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Gong Liang and Liu Yuxin, who were still rushing to Xijing in the night, didn't know that they had been accused of murderers by others for some reason, and the only thing they remembered in their hearts was to join the Tenglong caravan earlier.

Liu Yuxin flipped through the map in her hand and marked her own location. Since they were traveling day and night, they would almost certainly be able to join the Tamron caravan before it set off again, provided nothing else happened.

Thinking of separating from these friends again, Liu Yuxin couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart:

"Brother Liang, where are you going to go in the future?"

"Me?"

Gong Liang couldn't answer Liu Yuxin's question for a while, and after thinking about it seriously, he found that his life and having a goal to live was the only requirement, and he couldn't help laughing:

"I'll probably find another team and live one day at a time......

People like him die in droves every day in the wilderness, and he doesn't think about what he's going to do tomorrow, and his ideals and the like have been shattered many years ago.

Liu Yuxin fell silent, he knew that what Gong Liang was talking about was the sorrow of the little people in this era, even if he tried his best, he couldn't guarantee that he could survive in the era, and there were really not many things that people could ask for.

I wanted to help Brother Liang, but Gong Liang was obviously getting into more and more trouble after being with him. I can't learn to grovel to power, and I have the soul of an old time, and I am incompatible with today's mainstream ideas. If he is like him, he can't ignore the weak who need help, which will make him always have the possibility of falling into unknown risks, Gong Liang will only get into more trouble if he follows him, Liu Yuxin doesn't want to drag Gong Liang down, he has decided to leave alone after giving the mecha to Gong Liang after everything is over, he would rather bear loneliness and danger alone.

The brief conversation between the two ended, and there was silence between them, and in this maddening dreary they ushered in the dawn and the destination of their tripβ€”another gathering place with a fortified wall.

Gong Liang jumped out of the car and shouted to the guards on the city wall:

"Open the door! We're going to go in and resupply!"

The guards opened the gates with strange faces. Before they changed shifts, the gathering place had issued a notice to the few people in front of them to pay special attention to, and they really couldn't imagine what kind of person could dare to enter the gathering place normally as if nothing had happened after killing the people of the Nangong family.

But it's not their responsibility to arrest them, the buffer zone naturally has a set of rules of conduct for the buffer zone, not to mention that in the C area, those who dare to provoke the Nangong family are either crazy or their own forces are strong enough, and any of them are not willing to provoke a stormy gathering place force, they just need to pass on the news.

Liu Yuxin's truck entered the gathering place smoothly, and found the location of the Tenglong caravan after asking around, and the sharp-eyed convoy sentry found Liu Yuxin in the machine gun position on the roof of the car from a long distance and notified everyone, so when he got out of the car, the surroundings were surrounded by people from the Tenglong caravan.

Many people know that Liu Yuxin must have left the team in order to rescue Yun Kite, after all, in everyone's eyes, they are already a couple, and now seeing him return safely, they can't help but have new hope in their hearts, and several impatient young people desperately squeezed to Liu Yuxin's side and touched his arm:

"Liu Yuxin, you're back! That's great! What about the cloud kite? Did you bring her back? ”

Liu Yuxin, who was originally smiling because she was back among her friends, instantly darkened, and the rest of the people also had a little guess when they saw this situation, and their smiles froze on their faces.

Uncle Li didn't know when he arrived at Liu Yuxin's side, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Maybe it's a good thing that Yun Kite didn't come back with you, like us who run outside all day, maybe one day we will run into a group of high-level xenomorphs. Yun Kite followed those young masters, and at least had a place to stay......"

"Uncle Li, don't say it! Yun Kite, she's back......"

Liu Yuxin turned around with difficulty and hugged the already dressed cloud kite, although two days had passed, but under Liu Yuxin's deliberate care, the dead cloud kite was still so beautiful.

"Those bastards!"

A caravan warrior who was usually very good with Cloud Kite threw a heavy punch at the camp gate, leaving a shallow indentation on it.

The camp of the Tenglong caravan also became agitated because of the death of the cloud kite, and many impulsive young people grabbed their weapons and wanted to go back to the Nangong family to seek justice. On weekdays, the caravan ran back and forth between the two places without casualties, but the way Yun Kite died was really difficult for her friends to accept.

"Don't be impulsive, everyone!"

Hans stopped the reckless young men and tried to dissuade them from making unnecessary sacrifices

"The top priority at the moment should be to handle the aftermath of the cloud kite!"

After the president's obstruction and persuasion, most of the people calmed down, and as long as they went to the Nangong family, there was really no difference between them and going to die! After many people understand the relationship, they also fall silent. For a moment, the atmosphere in the camp became extremely dreary.

Liu Yuxin felt that she couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere, and forced herself to smile and said:

"I still need to replenish some supplies, so I'll go to the market first."

Uncle Li asked puzzledly:

"You go to the market to buy supplies for yourself? Why not ...... from the fleet"

Saying this, Uncle Li's face changed suddenly

"You're leaving!"

Liu Yuxin said with a wry smile:

"We had a violent conflict with the Nangong family when we were retrieving the cloud kite, and staying in the caravan will only bring you trouble. So, Uncle Li, this may be the last time we'll see each other......"

Uncle Li became more and more sad after listening to Liu Yuxin's words, but it was indeed impossible for the Tenglong caravan to fight against the behemoth of the Nangong family and give Liu Yuxin shelter, Liu Yuxin's departure was the best choice for everyone.

"Then don't you say goodbye to the others?"

"No, Uncle Li, my mother-in-law and mother will only increase the sentimentality of parting, you just need to say it for me."

Liu Yuxin knew very well in his heart that the sooner he drew a line with the Tenglong caravan, the more beneficial it would be for the caravan. For their good, I can only endure the pain of abandoning this group of companions who care for me.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Li, Liu Yuxin and Gong Liang left the gathering place in a hurry, and now they needed to find a place to avoid the limelight. Whether it was their rampage in the community, or which member of the Nangong family Liu Yuxin injured later, the Nangong family would not give up easily.

"Where are we going from here?"

After completing the task of sending the cloud kite, Gong Liang found that he had no goal.

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"The Nangong family may be looking for us everywhere, we can't walk along the kilometer anymore, Brother Liang, you are familiar with this neighborhood, think about whether there is a path that can be walked?"

"The path to walk is not without ......"

Gong Liang said contemplatively

"In the old days, this place was also a transportation hub, and the roads built extended in all directions, but many places were abandoned due to frequent alien attacks, and it will definitely be difficult to walk after so many years."

Liu Yuxin smiled bitterly:

"I don't have to think about whether it's good or not, the most important thing now is to avoid the eyes and ears of the Nangong family, just to let Brother Liang accompany me on the adventure, I feel a little reluctant to go."

Gong Liang pretended to wave his hand in a chic manner:

"What is not a drag, if you hadn't rescued me that day, I would have become a piece of feces for those wild boars, we have been sharing weal and woe together for so many days, and I have long regarded you as my own person in my heart, and it would be too obvious to say those words!"

In fact, Gong Liangxin didn't finish his words, he has been regarded as useless waste and garbage by others for so many years, but recently he found a feeling of being relied on in Liu Yuxin, which made him very obsessed with having no purpose in life.

The most important thing is spiritual satisfaction!