Chapter 9: The Last Astrolabe Left Behind
The moment the air froze, Qiu Fengqian ran to Qiu Gaohai, grabbed Qiu Gaohai's hand with both hands, and raised his face: "Grandpa? โ
Qiu Fengqian's big round eyes were filled with mist, from his eye expression to every body movement, it conveyed his nervousness, panic, and hope.
Qiu Gaohai raised his eyes to look at Qiu Lan who was some distance away from him, Qiu Lan's expression was very calm, but he also looked at Qiu Gaohai with an inquiry.
The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, and the smile changed from bitterness to kindness very quickly, rubbing Qiu Fengqian's obedient hair, and leading the two children to the sofa circle one by one into his arms.
"Mom and Dad had an accident and won't come back for the time being, is it okay for grandpa to accompany Lanlan for his birthday today?"
Qiu Lan nodded obediently: "Okay." โ
The etiquette teacher pushed the delicate birthday cake, the production materials are imitation, the taste is very shallow, and it is very rare for Qiu Fengqian and Qiu Lan, who have not eaten for a long time. It's just that I can't eat too much, I can only eat a little symbolically, but the two children are not in the mood to eat
Qiu Gaohai took two children, a group of teachers from Qiu Lan, and a group of teachers who taught Qiu Fengqian to blow out candles, and a group of people sang happy birthday songs. Qiu Lan accepted everyone's gifts and heartfelt happy birthday.
In fact, everyone's disguise is very good, Qiu Fengqian was comforted and infected by the pleasant atmosphere.
As for Qiu Lan, he probably also enjoyed this day.
She guessed that this might be the last birthday she had ever had in her life.
On November 19th, Yuan Zhongming did not come back, Qiu Lan was training and studying as usual, which was much easier than Yuan Zhongming, but it was still very hard.
Such days lasted for several days, until Qiu Lan thought that Qiu Gaohai would not tell him about the specific matters.
On the evening of the 24th, Qiu Lan, who had finished a day's classes, was taken back to his old house by Qiu Gaohai.
Qiu Gaohai still smiled kindly, more gentle than usual: "How has Lan Lan studied recently?" โ
"It's okay," Qiu Lan replied, "when will Teacher Yuan come back?" โ
"Teacher Yuan will be back in a few days, grandpa will have something to talk to you and Xiaofeng later."
Qiu Lan nodded in understanding.
Qiu Lan and Qiu Fengqian were once again surrounded by Qiu Gaohai in their arms, and their appearance was flawless, but when they brought the two children into their arms, the corners of Qiu Gaohai's eyes showed a flash of exhaustion.
"Xiaofeng and Lan Lan, you listen to grandpa, grandpa knows that you are all good children, whether it is grandpa, or your parents love you very much, but grandpa hopes that you will understand that there will always be people in this world who will leave, we live in a peaceful federation, but there are not no bad people in this world, it is your parents who drove the bad guys away, so that Lan Lan and Xiaofeng, as well as countless people in the Federation, can live peacefully and steadily. You are the children of the Qiu family, you have been different from others since you were a child, when you grow up, you not only enjoy the life that everyone envies, but at the same time, you also have to take on the responsibility of the Qiu family, and even the entire federation, so, there are some things that grandpa doesn't want to hide from you? โ
Qiu Gaohai's voice was low and slow,
"Far on the far side, there are many enemies against us, who are enemies of the Federation for different purposes, and if they are allowed to enter our territory, our people and compatriots will be killed and trampled. So someone needs to stand up and stand in front of everyone, like your dad and mom...
Your mom is a hero, she can survive, but in order to give more people a chance to survive, the time to leave is delayed. If you can, grandpa would prefer that you protect yourself first when you are in danger, but whether grandpa or you are all members of the Qiu family, our mission is to protect the Federation.
Your mom is worthy of everyone, but I know she's sorry for you, but grandpa hopes that you can understand your mom and forgive your mom.
Forgive her, never to come back. โ
Qiu Fengqian's tears slashed to her neck, the air was quiet for a long time, and she could only hear the sound of Qiu Fengqian's breathing, for a long time, Qiu Fengqian sobbed, but she was very firm: "I love my mother, and I also love the people my mother is willing to protect, grandpa, I will protect my sister, and I will work hard to protect everyone and the Federation." As he spoke, he took one of Qiu Lan's hands.
Qiu Lan looked over, bumped into Qiu Fengqian's serious eyes, slowly opened his mouth, and said softly: "I will also protect my brother." Raise your hand and wipe away Qiu Fengqian's tears.
Qiu Gaohai hugged the two children with relief, waited for Qiu Fengqian's mood to stabilize a little, turned on the light brain, and voted to open a video.
The video was taken by Xie Yinrui, the background is barren, and you can faintly see the picture of the Qiu family's personal guards fighting with people.
Xie Yinrui was wearing a simple casual suit this time, the coat was torn, and Bai Limura was stained with stains and blood, but it could be seen that her hair and face had been simply tidied up.
Xie Yinrui was holding a boy in her arms, with panic on her face, the three-dimensional video recording was very clear, and it could be clearly seen that the boy had cried, his eyes were red, and he looked very pitiful.
"Little wind, and winter dew, there was an accident here for my mother."
Xie Yinrui hugged the boy who looked very timid, and talked as she ran away. The voice was wheezing, and it still sounded gentle and beautiful.
Whether it is a dangerous environment or an embarrassed escape, it cannot affect Xie Yinrui's extreme beauty.
"I'm sorry Xiaofeng, my mother hasn't been able to be by your side in the past few years, but my mother has always been very pleased, I am glad that Xiaofeng is so well-behaved, so sensible, and can understand my mother, you have always been my mother's warmest little padded jacket, and my mother hopes that no matter what happens in the future, you and Lan Lan can be happy.
Lanlan, mom may not be able to rush over to celebrate your birthday, here I wish you a happy birthday in advance, mom is really a pity, miss your awakening, fall off the subname, and this birthday. Mom has been wondering what Lan Lan Alpha was like these days, whether she was as handsome as Dad, or was she crying at every turn like before. Thinking that Lan Lan is now a big Alpha, and she can't cry at every turn, her mother wants to laugh.
Mom really doesn't want to record this video, Mom really... It's really reluctant.
Dad, if it's true, I'm really... I hope you can help me take care of the three of them.
And those family and friends, I won't say goodbye one by one. There isn't much time left. โ
Xie Yinrui said, facing the camera with the boy in her arms: "Xiao Fenglanlan, this is Ah Yi, called Fei Linyi." As he spoke, he gently touched the boy's head: "Ah Yi also said hello." โ
Fei Linyi looked very shy, his eyes didn't dare to look at the camera, his fair little face was flushed, and he whispered: "Hello." The voice was very soft, it sounded soft, and after speaking, he turned his head sideways, and the redness of his ears was clearly visible.
Xie Yinrui hugged Fei Lin Yi and smiled very dotingly, wanting to say something more, a huge fluctuation came, the video began to blur, and then the picture was interrupted, and when it was relinked, the video was dark, and Xie Yinrui, who was covered in blood, was lying on a small mecha, and the mecha arm lit up with a faint light, faintly illuminating Xie Yinrui's entire upper body.
The head of the mecha is glass, Xie Yinrui's hand is on it, as if gently caressing the unconscious boy inside, the light is very dim, Xie Yinrui is scarred and frowning, her face is not good in the shadows, and her body is weakly lying on the mecha and gasping for breath, just a picture makes people feel so distressed that it can't be worse.
The energy of the photographic equipment began to run low, the picture flickered, but the sound was clear.
Because of the pain, Xie Yinrui's voice was very slow: "Lan Lan, my mother handed over my brother and Ah Yi to you, you are an Alpha, when you grow up, you must protect them well." โ
Xie Yinrui's speech speed was very slow, her voice suppressed the painful gasp, but her face was smiling, after saying a sentence, she used all her strength, and the video screen was completely distorted, but it should have been post-processed, and many pictures in the later stage were converted into low-pixel floor plans, and the sound was also processed, at the end of the video, Qiu Lan heard Xie Yinrui's last weak voice:
"Winter Dew, I love you."
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In the next two days and at night, a teacher will send Qiu Lan back to the old house, although he and Qiu Fengqian still sleep in two rooms, but it seems that as long as they can feel that the other party is not far away, there will be a sense of security.
Of course, this is Qiu Fengqian's illusion, Qiu Lan is still relatively calm.
Everyone felt sorry for Xie Yinrui leaving on her birthday, Qiu Lan didn't feel particularly deeply, in fact, she had never seen Xie Yinrui, and November 18 was not her birthday, her original birthday had already become unnecessary.
She felt that she was just looking indifferently, and then did her best to take care of everyone's emotions, especially Qiu Fengqian's.
FTยท The NC1367 airship incident has been thoroughly handled, and Qiu Lan has also received a report from the entire incident.
A brief introduction to FTยท Basic information of flight NC1367 and the three pirate groups of 'Tomorrow', 'Xianglu' and 'Tiansha', the event and the time, azimuth coordinates and rescue results of the federal rescue. Finally, there are the death toll counts: a rough estimate is that more than 30 million people are dead or missing, and 50 million are slightly injured and survived. And the particularly seriously injured: 1 person.
Because the Xiahe Galaxy, the Optics Valley Galaxy, and the Subai Galaxy all belong to the Federation's direct jurisdictional galaxies, FTยท Flight NC1367 was affiliated with the federal direct flight company, and the people who took the flight at that time were either nobles and wealthy gentry or elites in various industries, which led to a great impact on the follow-up of the incident, and was also called the 315 incident (the incident occurred on November 15).
The discussion of the incident on Skynet has not stopped, and many netizens have accused the federal security of failing to take responsibility and allowing the three pirate groups to enter the Subai system in large forces.
In fact, the follow-up rescue work has been done very well by the military, but countless netizens don't care about this. However, as the victims' families were quickly adjusted, a large number of water armies on the Internet led the rhythm, and the major celebrities changed the topic, the popularity of the 315 incident disappeared in less than three days.