According to Sima Aya's understanding, as early as the 30s of the 21st century, the security of country A's land-based nuclear forces has always been questioned by the Ministry of Defense and the outside world. As of 2014, country A's land-based nuclear forces were nine times larger than those of country C in terms of comprehensive assessment of quantity and quality. This is a huge deterrent to country C and the whole world, but, at the same time, it is also a burden.

In the relatively peaceful era of the 21st century, deterrence can only be deterrence, and excessive deterrence can only be a burden. There are too many nuclear bombs built by country A, and with them, there are high maintenance costs, as well as high military expenditures brought by the troops responsible for the protection of nuclear forces, that is, the "nuclear bodyguard" troops.

In the past 100 years, there has been only nuclear deterrence, no real nuclear war, and military spending on the "nuclear bodyguard" troops has also begun to decline gradually, so that for a long time, the "nuclear bodyguard" has been using the old "Huey" helicopter, that is, the previous generation of the "Black Hawk" helicopter, to carry out security and security tasks. The problems of the short range, high failure rate and backward electronic systems of the Huey helicopter have not been solved.

Sima Aya also roughly remembers that during a military exercise in 2015, the Ministry of Defense of Country A set that the nuclear bomb silo at the "Malmstrom" base was hijacked by "terrorists", and the nuclear bomb in the nuclear silo would be launched 30 minutes later and fly to Angel City, so the "nuclear bodyguard" must regain control of the nuclear silo within 30 minutes.

During this military exercise, due to the malfunction of two "Huey" helicopters, the "nuclear bodyguards" reacted extremely slowly during the entire process of regaining control, and it took a full hour to complete the operation. If this were a real anti-terrorist battle, the "Minuteman 3" ICBM in the nuclear silos of the Malmstrom base would have been launched by terrorists long ago. Furthermore, since the missile was launched on the mainland of country A, and the city attacked was also a mainland city, the distance was extremely close, and it was extremely difficult to intercept the missile. The nuclear missile fired by the terrorists is highly likely to cause the destruction or abandonment of the City of Angels, as well as the death and injury of 18 million people.

However, the problem of equipment caused by the reduction in military spending is still not the most serious problem. It is understood that the reduction in military spending has also caused personnel and psychological problems in the army, officers are not promoted, soldiers are not given salary increases - country A is different from country C, this is an "economic" society, the sense of honor is secondary, and it is unlikely to bring long-term morale. Money is very important to officers and soldiers.

An army without morale, in Sima Aya's view, may end up becoming a bunch of hooligans, because this is one of the truths that history has verified countless times. In fact, the Ministry of Defense of Country A has also been considering this issue, and in 2015, in the military exercise in Malmstrom, the assumed enemy, the "terrorists" who seized the nuclear bomb well, in fact, also included "their own people", that is, the soldiers who defected. Of course, it was difficult to explain this matter at the time, but in later analysis, experts and scholars also believed that the drill was aimed at, or even said, mainly aimed at "internal ghosts," because in the assessment of the military situation at that time, if there was no internal ghost to cooperate with the outside world, it would have been impossible for terrorists to get their hands on nuclear bomb silos.

Since the 2015 "Malmstrom" military exercises, every summer, the army of country A has test-fired a land-based nuclear missile, of course, the Minuteman 3 intercontinental missile test-fired does not have a nuclear warhead at the tip. The international community is full of doubts and criticisms about these annual test launches, and country A has also declared that they are only routine exercises and have no purpose. However, people in the industry know that these test launches have ulterior motives.

People in the industry believe that the test launch, for the officers and soldiers, conveys such a hint: you will come in handy, and there is a future here. As for the Defense Department and Congress, there is another hint: you should allocate more budget to give them hope.

Unfortunately, at present, the GDP of country A has fallen into negative value, and whether this year's defense budget can be fulfilled is a big question mark. Therefore, whether the officers and men of the land-based nuclear bomb unit and the security force are in need of it for a long time to come, hoping to quench their thirst and draw cakes to satisfy their hunger, has also become a black question.

At present, a considerable part of the nuclear warheads are to be transferred to the silver country, but the "nuclear bodyguards" are not able to give them, so in the process of transportation, will they ...... When thinking of this, Sima Aya began to be convinced that there was some truth in the information given by Colonel Colin.

On the night of September 4, the moonlight was bright, the sea was sparkling, and the wind was not very strong, Sima Aya came to the deck alone for a walk, at this time, the Clark had just completed the material handover with the "Swain" aircraft carrier formation, and still stayed not far from the Swain aircraft carrier formation, and in the moonlight, the entire fleet was clearly visible. The fleet in the moonlight is like a huge city floating on the sea, undulating in the sea fog, appearing and disappearing.

Suddenly, Sima Aya realized that this was unsafe: if the situation that occurred during the Malmstrom military exercise really happened in country A, the nuclear bomb silos were really controlled by terrorists, and the cities on land could be attacked, then the "Swain" aircraft carrier battle group, this "city" on the sea, would not also be attacked?

(Back in the township, it is easy to be attacked by mustard gas, and back in the city, it is easy to be attacked by nuclear bombs, and now, even at sea, it is not safe.) Sima Aya frowned, her heart was heavy, she looked at the moon and laughed self-deprecatingly: (Could it be that only the moon is safe?) ）

Just as Sima Aya was pondering, she saw a familiar figure approaching from a distance, she was dressed in a dress, and in the moonlight, the hem of the long skirt and her long hair danced in the wind.

"Yiyi," Sima Aya called her name, "Why, didn't you sleep soundly just now?" Why did you wake up too? ”

"I can't sleep either." Yang Yiyi walked over and walked to Sima Aya's side. She looked at Sima Aya, smiled, took Sima Aya's hands and shook them, and then walked towards the edge of the deck.

"Yiyi, be careful, don't go there." Sima Aya hurriedly stopped her.

Hearing Sima Aya speak, Yang Yi stopped, she turned around and smiled at Sima Aya again, saying that she just wanted to go to the edge of the deck and see the bigger sea.

Alas, well, this guy doesn't know anything about security! Sima Aya sighed, followed her to the edge of the deck, and then tied two soft ropes on the railing on the edge of the deck, respectively, to Yang Yiyi and his own waists. "Okay, Yimei, before looking at the sea, you have to take care of yourself first."

"Actually, I've wanted to live on a small island for a long time," Yang Yiyi looked at the sea, his eyes full of memories, "On this giant ship, sometimes there is this illusion - it's like being on an island, and then, there is a small house, and I live with the person I like." Yang Yiyi smiled.

Sima Aya looked at her, she knew Yang Yiyi, because she didn't trust men very much. Too, she knows that this is a prejudice, but in Yang Yiyi's subconscious and herself, men are the same, and when they are rich, they become bad.

"Now, we both live on this island." Sima Aya said, "Maybe we have to stay for a while." ”

"Yes," Yang Yi took his gaze back from the sea, glanced at Sima Aya, and said with a smile, "But, every night, I see Ah Zhu, I see ......" At this time, Sima Aya noticed that the smile on Yang Yi's face was disappearing, and instead of panicking, "I saw that he was wearing tattered clothes, standing in front of the bed, and asked me why I didn't save him...... I also saw a pack of wolves gnawing on his body...... I also see ......"

At this time, Sima Aya gently put her index finger on her lips and motioned to Yang Yiyi not to say any more.

Yang Yiyi's breathing became rapid, and his eyes became more flustered, "I can see his ghost, and from time to time, it will appear in my dreams." ”

(Ghosts?) Alas, this poor little girl,) Sima Aya stepped forward and gently hugged Yang Yiyi, and after a while her chest began to become warm and moist, she knew that it was Yang Yiyi's tears, (since the so-called science broke the superstition, how many people in this world really believe in the existence of ghosts?) Only you, a little fool, still believe so deeply and be so obsessed. ）

"Yi Mei, you listen to your sister's words," Sima Aya comforted softly, "The possibility of us finding your family Azhu is very small, judging from the current situation in country A, there are really too many uncertain factors...... I know that he saved you in the first place, but in fact, according to traditional customs, didn't you also give birth to a baby for him? In this way, it is, at least partially, a repayment of his kindness to you for saving your life, isn't it? ”

At this time, Yang Yiyi's crying was a little lighter, she raised her head from Sima Aya's arms, looked at Sima Aya, and said seriously: "Actually, Sister Aya, I didn't regard having a child as a repayment, because, I feel that it is not, it is a natural thing, because, going to the shadow, not only Ah Zhu's, but also mine." ”

(Okay.) Sima Aya smiled and thought, (This is the legendary "crystallization of love" syndrome, then it is not a repayment, it is not counted.) ）

Sima Aya knew that because Yang Yiyi had told herself before, there was an agreement between her and Zhang Xiaozhu that if the other person died, then the living person must find a place to bury the bones of the dead person and make him rest in peace.

However, knowing, and just knowing, Sima Aya suspects that she may never understand this agreement. She thought that if someone made such an agreement with her, she might forget it after two or three looks. Even if you are very serious, at most, you will spend tens of thousands of C yuan to buy a piece of land and be a "clothed mound", and you may not really have to find the other party's bones into the ground, and this is completely justified in terms of the customs of country C. Why be so persistent?

"Sister Aya, actually, what I'm most worried about is Ah Zhu, who is not dead yet." Yang Yiyi said suddenly, her voice was very soft, very soft.

(Worried about him...... Nothing yet? Sima Aya was surprised.

"I hope ...... He ...... dead," Yang Yiyi said in a choked voice in Sima Aya's arms.