When Qiao Ran arrived in this town, the sky had already become dark. The survivors of the town all gathered in the Great Hall, lit by faint lights, snuggled up and enjoyed hot soup. However, everyone had palpitations, and there was no joy of rebirth on their faces.

"The dead, 121 people." Qiao Ran took a pen and recorded this data.

He looked out of the auditorium and saw a mess, and other than that, some soldiers searching for survivors.

This is the fifth attack this month, and it has not been more serious than three times before, and the town that was attacked this time was very close to the capital. Although there is no need to worry about the city, it is surrounded by tall and thick walls, and it is impregnable. But attacking the towns around the capital is a bit too rampant.

"Qiao Ran, how many evil ghosts are there this time?"

"Report to the second lieutenant, about fifty."

"Fifty, 121 dead, the loss is small."

The lieutenant lit a cigarette, and a slender white smoke rose. In the faint light of the fire, the long scar on his face could be seen.

Indeed, according to Qiao Ran's experience, in the case of fifty evil ghosts, the number of dead will generally reach more than two hundred.

"Second Lieutenant, this month in our jurisdiction, there have been five attacks, and like the previous four, the communication room was also destroyed in advance, I'm afraid it's ......"

"I know what you're trying to say, but we don't have evidence yet, so don't jump to conclusions." The second lieutenant turned his back to Qiao Ran, unable to see what his expression was now.

"The second lieutenant is inevitably too cautious, and because of this, he has only been a second lieutenant for so many years." Qiao Ran muttered quietly.

The second lieutenant exhaled slowly, not caring about Qiao Ran's rude speech, but just said casually:

"You're getting more and more unruly."

"Over there on the black market, what is the second lieutenant going to do?"

"Sophie has been sent to watch. Ten days later, there will be a big auction on the black market. You prepare. ”

"Yes." Qiao Ran stood up and gave a military salute.

"But second lieutenant, I'm a little worried about Sophie's girl......"

Qiao Ran obeyed the second lieutenant's orders one hundred percent, although many times he didn't know what the second lieutenant's plan was. He will obey not only because he is a military man, the second lieutenant is his superior. Beyond that, it's more about trust in the ensign. He has been with the second lieutenant for fifteen years now.

Those who are born again in this world will not be able to reproduce, and people will remain in their former form, children will not grow up, and young people will not grow old. But there are always exceptions to everything, and Qiao Ran and Sophie are this exception. They are people who have grown up in infant form. Qiao Ran was only four years old when he first met the second lieutenant, and he had been living in an experimental base until he was four years old, and that memory had long been blurred. I only remember that the second lieutenant suddenly broke into the base with his soldiers and brought him and thousands of children like him out of the base. Soon Qiao Ran was adopted by the second lieutenant, and with him was Sophie, a cheerful and lively girl.

The first time he wondered about the world was when he was seven years old, and he grew taller, but his playmate was always in the form of a toddler. At that time, the second lieutenant couldn't explain this problem to the young Qiao Ran, so he just said to Qiao Ran:

"You are special, you and Sophie are special."

The second lieutenant would not know how much this sentence affected Qiao Ran, nor would he know how important he was in Qiao Ran and Sophie's hearts. Before entering the army, Qiao Ran and Sophie had always called the second lieutenant "teacher" instead of "father", and when he was a child, Qiao Ran wondered if it was because the second lieutenant didn't want to establish too close ties with himself and Sophie. The bond between teacher and student, father and child is like flying a kite, the teacher is like the wind helping the kite take off, and the parent is the one who holds the kite string in his hand and will never let go. What is the place of himself and Sophie in the second lieutenant's heart? What kind of mentality did the second lieutenant have to adopt himself and Sophie? Qiao Ran didn't know. The second lieutenant has been in this world for hundreds of years, and Sophie often laughs at the second lieutenant as an old grandfather, and the fifteen years they have spent together are as insignificant as fireflies.

The ensign's appearance had not changed in the slightest in fifteen years, and he looked no more than twenty years old, and now they walked together as if they were peers. But she and Sophie will continue to grow up, and one day they will look older than the second lieutenant, and they will have wrinkled faces and gorgeous hair. At that time, the second lieutenant would still be the same as he was now, and then he would witness himself and Sophie leave.

Presumably, in the past few hundred years, the second lieutenant has also witnessed many important people disappear because of the fulfillment of wishes.

Thinking of this, Qiao Ran felt that the second lieutenant was a little pitiful.

What is the significance of a person who has a hundred years?

The ensign likes to look at the stars on a clear night, and under the shining night sky, everything is calm. His gaze looked into the untouchable sky, and Qiao Ran knew that it was a place where he and Sophie had never been. The second lieutenant's gaze always fell into the distance, on distant and unknowable memories, on the unpredictable future, but never on him and Sophie.

For so many years, the second lieutenant was alone.

"Qiao Ran, don't be in a daze, come and help!"

Hearing the complaint of his teammate Keshma, Qiao Ran came back to his senses, only to find that it had been raining lightly, and his blue military uniform had also turned dark blue because it was a little wet.

I'm obviously here to work, but I don't know why I've been thinking about the ensign today.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Qiao Ran replied, a little embarrassed. He carried the lamp and began to help dispose of the corpse together.

The town was a bit cold at night, surrounded by darkness and the sound of rain beating was clearly audible. In the dim light, the ruins of the town are scattered lifelessly like dismantled machines. Without the attack, it would have been a quiet night. Under the dim light, the residents fell asleep to the sound of the rain.

When it comes to rain, Sophie likes to rain, when he was a child, he and Sophie often ran outside the house to tread water on rainy days, of course, Qiao Ran was forcibly dragged outdoors by Sophie. What is Sophie doing now? I haven't seen her for two months. The second lieutenant said to let Sophie spy on the black market, so the girl won't be lazy to play again, right? Although he thinks so, Qiao Ran still has a lot of trust in Sophie's work ability. When talking about Sophie in front of others, there was a small pride in his heart hidden in his cold words.

He and Sophie grew up together, and they also quarreled together since childhood. They seem to be able to quarrel over anything, from arguing about what time to eat pudding in the afternoon, to arguing about who should rush to the front to block bullets when they are in danger. However, the relationship between the two is very good. When she was eight years old, Sophie got into trouble and accidentally burned a few books in the ensign's study. The second lieutenant confined her and punished her for copying books. Qiao Ran secretly climbed the tree next to the window of Sophie's room, gave her delicious food and fun, and sat next to the tree to copy books with her. When he was ten years old, Qiao Ran was bullied at school, and because of the face of the second lieutenant, Qiao Ran had to give up. Sophie found out about this, and Sophie beat the kid in private, but left no evidence. Qiao Ran likes to play the violin, so Sophie saved a year's pocket money to buy Qiao Ran a good violin.

Qiao Ran doesn't smile, and she usually keeps a calm face, which causes many people who are not familiar with her to dare not approach him. But that's not to say that he's more withdrawn and unapproachable. Qiao Ran's personality is indeed not cheerful, he is the type who is taciturn and likes to think alone, he is moody, he is obviously more calm than his peers when he encounters any major events, and he can also take ten steps at work, and friends who are familiar with Qiao Ran also said that Qiao Ran is a very reliable person who can give people a sense of dependence, but they don't know that even such an excellent Qiao Ran has been relying on others, relying on the second lieutenant and Sophie.

Unlike Qiao Ran, Sophie is lively and cheerful, energetic, and out-of-the-box, always attracting many people around her. She is like an energetic little sun, the focus of the universe, the earth will revolve around her, and the sun, moon and stars will be eclipsed because of her. Sophie is beautiful, with delicate facial features, and a pair of big playful eyes full of wildness. Formerly in school, now in the military, there has never been less suitors. However, in Qiao Ran's opinion, those suitors are just a group of superficial people who only look at appearances. They don't know that Sophie will always grow and change, and her beauty can't last forever. But what if one day, Sophie really has her heart set on someone? No, Qiao Ran comforted herself, Sophie is always very sensible at critical moments. But when I think about it, it's Sophie who doesn't play cards according to common sense, knowing that she has a special identity and will like an immortal swamp man, and this kind of thing seems to be what she would do. Taking a step back, there were still many survivors among the children who were taken out of the experimental base by the second lieutenant at that time, so what if the person Sophie fell in love with was one of the survivors? Although Sophie is still emotionally dull and naïve like a child, one day, she will also become a delicate girl and immerse herself in the sweetness of love.

Do you say that you are an old father? Why do you think so much about that girl?

Qiao Ran pushed the cart and disposed of the last batch of corpses.

The spring rain always comes and goes suddenly, and now it stops. Although the rain was not heavy, Qiao Ran had been working in the rain for a long time, and his body was already wet, so he wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

The sky shows the white belly of the fish, and the appearance of the town is clearer than at night. Collapsed or dilapidated houses, potholed streets, jumble bazaars and rows of shops. I don't know which family raised the flowers on the balcony bloomed, pink, tender, and the water droplets remaining on the petals were crystal clear, reflecting the sunlight and shining.

The sun is out, and the sun shines on everything, warm.