Twenty-three (1)
When I left the Overseer's Palace, I saw two military vehicles parked on the side of the road. On either side stood sentry posts with guns on their backs, and despite the darkness of the night, they still looked solemn and awe-inspiring. Mr. Liao took Shen Qiangrose into the military vehicle, and the rest of the people followed the guards who changed the guard to the back, and the driver quickly started the car and galloped out.
This road is all asphalt roads, so the speed is extremely fast, the night is thick and deep, Shen Qiangrose looked through the window, and saw three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the control was very strict. A flash of doubt flashed through her mind, how could she be allowed to escape so easily, the Overseer's Mansion was heavily fortified inside and outside?
Looking around Mr. Liao, I saw that his face was calm, still with a cold military posture. She didn't speak, and a cold blue lightning suddenly swept through the dark night outside the window, the stars became blurred, and the dark clouds had already surged out, like a giant beast with teeth and claws, shouting in the sky.
Thunder rumbled down, the car drove very fast, the sound of the engine and the thunder sounded in the ear, seeing the fine raindrops falling, crackling on the windshield, the driver turned on the wipers, swept the rain on the glass one by one, the headlights illuminated two snow-white lights, the rain was light and thin, the surrounding was dark, the world seemed to be only left with the black that swallowed everything, and the cold rain.
The car was speeding and drove to the main street in a short time, and the neon lights everywhere were all hidden in the rain curtain, and trees were planted on both sides, and the dense branches and leaves were crumbling by the wind and rain, like a few strokes depicted in a Western oil painting, thick and dense under the thunderstorm curtain.
It was as if he had suddenly broken into another world, the wind and rain were shaking, the branches and leaves were flying messily, and they were deeply lined by the night clouds, the rain curtain was mixed and thick, the thunder was rolling, and the car kept moving forward, the two snow-like lights and moisture were shrouded, and the cold invaded, and the cold penetrated the heart.
In the west of the city, the rain had turned heavier, and a car could be faintly seen parked on the side of the road. Mr. Liao glanced out and said to Shen Qiangrose, "Miss Shen, get out of the car." ”
Shen Qiangrose knew that the situation was urgent at this time, and it was inconvenient for her to ask, so she had to get out of the car with Mr. Liao, who was polite and thoughtful and held an umbrella for her, but the rain was too heavy, and the rain was cold and cold into her neck and shoulders.
The rain curtain covered his eyes like a needle, and when he looked at it in a trance, he saw a long figure standing behind the heavy rain, it was Qiao Yunhua. He held an umbrella and stood motionless in front of the car, the cold rain was slightly cold, and Shen Qiangrose couldn't really see his expression. When he got closer, he said with a smile: "Miss Shen, you also have today." ”
Shen Qiangrose knew that he was joking with herself, but she didn't realize it, and when she saw him open the car door, she sat down without saying a word. Qiao Yunhua followed closely and sat opposite her. Another thunderclap slammed down, and Shen Qiangrose shrank back in the back seat, her face already slightly pale.
Qiao Yunhua looked at her silently, seeing her eyelashes blinking in a panic, her crimson lips pursed tightly, obviously looking frightened. He took off his coat and handed it to her, saying, "Put it on, don't catch a cold." ”
Shen Qiangrose didn't answer, she didn't know what to say to him at this time, she was hesitating, but she heard him say in a cold tone: "Put it on, don't be stubborn, the child in your belly can't stand the cold." ”
Shen Qiangrose was afraid that he would say something again, so she took the coat and put it on her body, and Qiao Yunhua's tone softened a little, "You rest, this journey will take a long time." ”
"Where are we going?" Shen Qiangrose's head leaned against the car window, looking at the miserable rain outside the window, and brushed the wet hair in front of her forehead, only feeling uncomfortable in her heart.
The car was pitch black, and even the sound was as if it were not real, and after a while, Qiao Yunhua said: "Go to Pengcheng first, and then take the train to the north when you get there." ”
"Northside?" Shen Qiangrose muttered softly, and Qiao Yunhua sighed, "Do you have any other choice?" The whereabouts of the Seven Youths are unknown now, and you know what will happen to you alone in the Overseer's Mansion, and leaving is the only way. ”
The rain was falling miserably, and the wind was swirling in her ears like a wail, Shen Qiangrose understood that leaving now was the only way, she was not afraid of death, but she had to keep this child! If Su Huiyi really died on the front line, then this child is her only reason to live. She clutched her sleeves tightly and sat motionless as if she had lost her strength. Since she was with Su Huiyi, she rarely recalled the past, but these days she feels that memories are like tumbling seawater, surging in her brain, making her heart ache.
A faint sigh, looking out of the window, the Muye Sihe, rows of sycamores can be faintly seen. I somehow remembered that in the past, when she was just a little girl, she followed behind Su Huiyi all day long. He was only a teenager, and he didn't have much fun all the time, just hiding in his study to study.
Su Shengbai taught his son very strictly, and invited Confucian students from the former Qing Dynasty to teach him, and his daily homework alone was piled up like a mountain. I don't know if the Confucian is a mediocre talent, and he is also a person who has become a day. So much so that at that time, Su Huiyi's study was full of books about Chinese studies, and he was especially attentive to poetry and books, which could be regarded as well-read.
Every time Shen Qiangrose went to look for him, she saw him standing in front of the window of the study, the partition was made of tulle, and the landscape map was embroidered with Su embroidery.
The summer wind blows on the rice paper, and there is a neat regular script written on it, and he holds a book in his hand, and is reading a que, "Sycamore tree, three more rains, not to be separated from love is bitter." A leaf, a sound, the empty steps drip to the light. ”
She didn't understand at the time, so she asked him, "What does that mean?" ”
He turned his face and said meaningfully, "The meaning of this sentence is very deep, and you still can't understand it." Just as she pursed her lips angrily, she heard him say again: "You will never encounter such a thing in your life, so you don't need to understand its meaning." ”
The sycamore tree was drifting away, and her tears were falling silently. At this moment, she seemed to be unable to help it, she only felt that her heart was burning as if she was cooking oil, she pursed her lips tightly, and raised her eyes to see Qiao Yunhua staring at herself intently, her eyes were like boundless dark nights, which made her can't help but be afraid. So he asked: "Tell me honestly, do you have any news of Qishao?" Is his whereabouts really unknown? ”
Qiao Yunhua looked at her tearful eyes, suddenly lost the ability to speak, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and finally only issued a monosyllable, "Yes".
Shen Qiangrose looked at him silently, and after a long time, she nodded numbly, choked up, and said, "I believe you." ”
The car quickly got on the road, which was full of potholes, and it was a rainy night driving that inevitably caused bumps. The car swayed, the headlights also rose and fell, Shen Qiang rose was just sleepy in a trance, but she heard the driver shouting, followed by a sudden gunshot.
She opened her eyes in horror, and saw a dazzling bright light, it turned out that several military vehicles were parked opposite, and a group of guards with guns on their backs surged down from the vehicles, and they all shot in this direction. Qiao Yunhua took her in her arms and lay on the seat of the car, with the crackling sound of gunfire in her ears, Shen Qiangrose only felt out of breath.
Qiao Yunhua's voice rang in his ears, "You hide here and don't move." Before she could say a word, Qiao Yunhua had already pushed the car door and got out of the car, she hid on the side of the car seat, looked back, and saw several cars coming behind one after another, the two sides were exchanging fire, and the rain curtain was mixed, and the gunfire was particularly harsh.
"Boom", the bullet shot through the glass and hit the saddle, Shen Qiangrose instinctively shook, and then the window suddenly shattered, and the glass ballast splashed down in all directions, although she hid behind, she was still scratched by the glass ballast, and she couldn't care much, so she pushed open the door and went out.
Originally, the outside of the car was full of Qiao Yunhua's people, and in the panic, I don't know who pulled her, so she hid behind the car, and the man hurriedly said, "Run, run back." ”
Shen Qiangrose didn't dare to look back, she looked in a trance, and saw that the figures were densely packed, and she looked very terrifying in the dark night. She immediately ran forward, the bullets grazed her shoulder, and the rain was mixed, and she couldn't tell whether she was afraid or panicked, just running desperately.
Caught off-guard, one grabbed her wrist and led her towards another car. The icy rain hit his cheeks, the sound of squirming in his ears, the bullets flew sideways in the night, the man quickly opened the car door, and dragged Shen Qiangrose to the seat, the driver had already started the car, and after the man got into the car, the car drove out at a gallop.
Shen Qiangrose originally thought that she was going to return the same way, but she didn't expect to hear a voice, "Drive over directly, someone in front of you will answer." ”
She heard that the owner of this voice was Qiao Yunhua, and her mind was confused at this time, and she saw the bright lights in front of her getting closer and closer, and the bullets hit the car and crackled.
Qiao Yunhua grabbed her, hugged her in his arms, and the car drove out at a gallop, because the bullets were shooting towards here, the car had been rushing forward crookedly, and it was easy to get out of the encirclement, but the gunshots behind the car were still endless, the night was cold, the night was heavy, and the rain was disturbed.
Just when I couldn't see the road clearly, the bullets that followed came through the back window and flew in. Qiao Yunhua almost instinctively blocked, the bullet hit the shoulder, he snorted, blood flowed down his clothes, dripping onto Shen Qiangrose's cheek, she felt the warm liquid flowing down her cheeks, the gunshots behind her were getting faster and faster, and the car was moving slower and slower.
The driver said anxiously: "Master, I'm afraid the car can't be used!" ”
Qiao Yunhua gritted his teeth and looked back, and saw that the military vehicle was still following behind, bullets flying sideways, and a rain curtain like a needle, but he couldn't find the fixed point. Shen Qiangrose said: "This time I am the one who has caused you to be affected. ”
Looking down, I saw her shining eyes, and she looked like a crying look, like a flower on an April day, blooming unexpectedly in her heart.