Chapter 267: A Deal with the Devil
"When the people of Qingcheng Town go back, I will also leave here."
"Oh." Juniper didn't know what to say, and finally chose to sit down next to Tang Yan.
At this moment, the cook lying on the table moved, and after a few breaths, he raised his head.
"Hey, you guys...... Awake? "After Tang Yan fell asleep with Juniper last night, he had been keeping watch in the hall until dawn, and he couldn't help but fall asleep until dawn.
Tang Yan nodded: "Hmm, we can leave after breakfast." ”
The cook rubbed his wistful eyes, looked in the direction of Pink Heaven and sighed. He chased him from Gem City to Kite City, and came to Langya Settlement yesterday, but Xiaohong was like a ghost, saying that he wouldn't go back with him.
obviously has a better life, but chooses to succumb to the fence.
Is dignity so important? Could a place like Pink Heaven give her dignity?
There was some sadness on his face.
Tang Yan took out the obsidian lighter he had received last night from his pocket, lit a cigarette, and took a big puff.
Juniper noticed that the atmosphere in the room was a little gloomy, and stood up and walked to the kitchen: "I'll go prepare breakfast." ”
"I'll do it." The cook stopped the young man: "Anyway, I am also the chef of the Panda Man Legion, so I have to show my hands." ”
At this time, Juniper's father lifted the blue curtain hanging at the door and walked out of the other room.
"You're a guest, how can you do it."
Tang Yan said: "Let him do it." ”
Juniper's father looked at him and didn't hold his opinion.
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A plate of salted radish, two pickled cabbages, half a drawer, four bowls of cornmeal, a very ordinary meal.
Tang Yan ate very happily, maybe because he was on his mind, or maybe because he slept beautifully and was tired all over.
After breakfast, he said goodbye to the Du family father and son with General Wang, and left the Langya settlement in the modified pickup truck.
It stands to reason that they should meet with Zhao Guangren before leaving, but considering the dead face and copper bell eyes that they may face, Tang Yan feels that it is still not good.
After using a communication device to get in touch with Zangfeng, the two sides met 3 kilometers south of the ruins of Langya City, and then headed east to a place close to Qingcheng Town.
By the afternoon, the military vehicle from the Langya settlement arrived in Qingcheng Town, and the people who had been arrested by the city defense army got out of the car one after another and returned to their houses.
After the officers and soldiers on the mission left, Tang Yan appeared outside the gate with Wei Qianshou.
The guard's first reaction when he saw him was to shout "Haisheng".
He knew that this was the name given to the postman by the residents of Qingcheng Town, because the mayor had found him on the beach, and from the situation at that time, he must have floated over with a piece of wood.
In view of the fact that he drifted here in the sea full of fierce beasts and excessive radiation, and survived tenaciously, everyone gave him the name "Haisheng" after losing his memory, not that he was born at sea.
After knowing that he had returned, many townspeople put down their work and swarmed around him, asking this and that, and talking about things.
Although he was a postman who often left Qingcheng to deliver letters and parcels to the surrounding area, he never returned for more than three months.
Many people thought he was dead, after all, death is a very common thing for the wasteland world, and Yiyi's grandmother even proposed to erect a mound for him.
They didn't expect that at the end of spring, the man who had stepped on the cold air would come back.
Tang Yan found a trace of affection in these people, but the enthusiasm for treating the wanderer made him feel like he was about to suffocate.
Fortunately, the mayor of the town arrived in time and took him and Wei Qianshou to the most eye-catching red house in the town, and finally relieved him.
After the routine greetings, and after drinking half a cup of tea, Tang Yan told the mayor that they were able to regain their freedom because he had made a deal with two officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the City Defense Army.
He had expected the old man, who was getting more and more bald, to be surprised and ask him how he had done it.
The truth is that there is no ...... The old man calmly accepted his words, and then spoke.
After hearing these words, Tang Yan figured out why the mayor didn't doubt what was said above.
Just over a month ago, a few people wearing power armor came to Qingcheng Town, and they approached the mayor, showed him a photo, and asked several questions about the person in the photo.
That person was none other than him.
Mayor Mare's unknown origin of the man in the power armor was, but from their conversation, he knew that the person in the photo was the deputy head of the Pandaren Legion in the peninsula region.
That is obviously a young man from Qingcheng Town, Haisheng, who is attached to the name of the MRT consortium and makes a living by delivering letters and packages, how did he become Tang Yan and become the deputy head of the Panda Man Legion.
He thought the people were mistaken.
It wasn't until today, after listening to Tang Yan's words, that he was convinced that those people didn't lie to him.
Tang Yan didn't expect the mayor to have this experience, but if he thought about it carefully, it was a very normal thing. He's a postman who's been on the go all day, communicating with different people, and in contact with different people, and now he's the deputy commander of the Pandaren Legion, and if he makes a career in the peninsula, he'll definitely be recognized as the body's former identity.
This is still a devastating blow to the mainland-wide communication network after the nuclear war, and if it is put in the period before the nuclear war, there is a big vote of news today, but I am afraid that someone will come to Qingcheng Town tomorrow to check the household registration.
His explanation for this incident is that something happened after leaving Qingcheng Town, because he lost the memory of living in Qingcheng Town because of the impact, but he also remembered his original name ------Tang Yan, and then joined the Panda People Legion by chance, this time he traded with the Yanhuang Brotherhood through Qingcheng Town, saw those familiar scenes, his own hut, and was stimulated to remember the things that lived here before.
Later, he went to the Langya settlement to find someone, and unexpectedly learned that the residents of Qingcheng Town were in prison, so he relied on the help of friends to contact senior military officials, and the two sides reached an agreement to solve the crisis of Qingcheng Town.
His words were clear and logical, and the old man naturally would not doubt it, after all, in the eyes of the people who lived here, he was not the deputy head of Tang who seized the actual control of Gem City, he was the Haisheng who treated people well and did things reliably.
After that, Tang Yan entrusted the mayor of the town with one thing------ he sent people here every month to deliver goods, and Yuan Aihua and Lei Heng's people would take the goods under the guise of condolences to the lives of the residents of Qingcheng Town.
The mayor of the town is not stupid, knowing that Tang Yan wants him to play the role of a middleman.
Without any hesitation, the old man agreed, firstly, out of gratitude and trust in Tang Yan, and secondly, out of ...... With such a connection, Lei Heng and Yuan Aihua, as high-ranking officials within the urban defense army in the Langya settlement, will inevitably be biased in some meetings involving the interests of Qingcheng Town, which is naturally a good thing for the residents of the town.
Tang Yan not only rescued them from the Langya settlement, but also took care of the future of the town.
"Haisheng, thank you."
"No, thank you to me, if the mayor hadn't rescued me from the beach, maybe I would have died under the claws of the mirelurk crab and become a dry bone scattered on the seabed."
The old man smiled and shook his head, but did not speak.
Tang Yan glanced at the sky outside the window and got up to say goodbye.
"Let's go after dinner, everyone misses you very much." He knew that Tang Yan would not stay and continue to be a sea student and live the life of a postman, because once some things started, they could never stop.
"There are companions waiting for me outside, and the appointed time has passed, and those who don't go back to the base will be in a hurry." He tidied up his clothes and said with a smile: "Qingcheng Town is not too far from Gem City, I will come to visit you again after this busy time." ”
Mayor Mare nodded, "Alright then, remember to go home and have a look when you have time." ”
He used the word "go home", the meaning is obvious, no matter whether Tang Yan is the deputy commander of the Panda Man Legion, or some other identity, in the eyes of the residents of Qingcheng Town, he will always be the "Haisheng" who has lived together.
"Hmm." Tang Yan walked outside facing the sunset, the ambiguous light shining on his face, there was a taste of loneliness.
The day before yesterday woke up to the memories of Qingcheng Town, for his empty spiritual world into the taste of missing, if the Meixin canning factory office building accompanied by Cai Wei is his first home, there is no doubt that Qingcheng Town is his second home, even if he knows that the memory fragments in his mind belong to another person, and the life here is another person's life, but the feelings that spring up from the bottom of his heart are real and clear, and are naturally expressed by the sourness of the nasal cavity and the tenderness in the eyes.
Cold and cruel are the main themes of the wasteland world, but there is always a small corner filled with warm colors and a feeling of happiness, and many times it is close to us, living in the room on the left.
Wei Qianshou looked at his back and sighed, I really want to say if you want to...... Let's stay here for two days, over there with the Panda Legion, I'll just go back with Zang Feng first.
If it had been placed in the past, there would have been no problem with such an arrangement. Now the situation is different, you must know that before trading with the Yanhuang Brotherhood, Tang Yan and Xia Xin had another agreement, and he should have gone back when he was done, but it had been delayed for a day yesterday, and it was delayed for half a day today, in case the Gem City side acted according to the plan, but he stayed here, it would be a lot of fun.
Just as Tang Yan was about to walk to the door, the old man seemed to suddenly remember something, and said, "Wait a minute." ”
Tang Yan stood still and turned back with Wei Qianshou.
At this moment, the old man turned and went into the back room, and with a short effort, he came out again, holding a blue-blue jumpsuit in his hand, which in style looked very similar to the clothes worn by the members of the Vault.
"When you came to Qingcheng Town, every time you saw this dress during your recuperation, it would cause a severe headache, but I couldn't remember anything, so I put it away for the sake of your body. Right now...... I think it's time to give it back to you, and with your current abilities, you may be able to use it to regain your old memories. ”
Tang Yan looked at the neatly stacked clothes, slowly stretched out his hand, and stroked the cold and smooth fabric, his brows furrowed slightly.
He didn't have a headache, he didn't remember anything, just a faint sense of familiarity in the depths of his soul.
This familiarity grows stronger as the gaze wanders, and finally converges on a symbol, or emblem, on the shoulder of the garment.
The shelter onesie will indicate the shelter number in a prominent position, such as the shelter one-suit No. 1001 worn by Han Xin, and the matching clothing in Shelter No. 1017 of Maxim's Cannery.
The old man gave him a jumpsuit, which was different from the Vault jumpsuit, with no numbers on the back and a dragon with a tail on his shoulder.
He was somewhat familiar with the emblem.
The old man said that the dress was his, and that he was wearing it when he was found on the beach.
"Strange...... It's weird......"
The old man raised his eyes and swept his face: "What, my head hurts again?" ”
Tang Yan shook his head: "I'm fine, it just feels familiar." ”
Wei Qianshou rolled his eyes on the side, thinking that this is your own clothes, and it is strange if you are not familiar with it.
Tang Yan didn't explain, only he knew that this familiarity was a bit complicated, not just from the life of the postman, but also from the life of Tang Yan, but he couldn't remember that he had seen something similar there after he came to this world.
"Let's go." With his jumpsuit on his arm, he walked out of the room, saying goodbye to the townsfolk who were busy cleaning up the carcasses of the beasts, and headed for the north door.
Many people persuaded him to eat dinner before leaving, but he politely refused one by one.
The people from Qingcheng Town were sent to the north gate, and when they saw the two of them start a modified pickup truck and go away, they returned in a huff.
"Tang Yan ......"
"Huh?"
"You and Yuan Aihua and Lei Heng really just made a deal?" On the way to Qingcheng Town, General Wang told him and Zang Feng about what happened to them in the Langya settlement, including Xiaohong's saying that she would not go to the Meixin Canning Factory, and how Yiyi and the residents of Qingcheng Town were arrested and Tang Yan tried to rescue them.
Of course, the cook did not attend the meeting the night before, so he did not know the details.
"Or else?" Tang Yan stared at the road ahead and replied casually.
Wei Qianshou stared at his face with a strange expression of believing you.
"Do I have flowers on my face?"
"You have a ghost in your face."
Tang Yan: "......"
He felt that it would be a mistake to bring Wei Qianshou here, if it was Zang Feng, he would definitely not ask this and that, and if it was General Wang, he would definitely not ask such a question.
Wei Qianshou said that he had a ghost on his face, but there was no ghost on his face, but in fact he had a ghost in his heart.
It is said that pornography, gambling and drugs cannot be touched, and once you get involved, you will be wrong for life. The same is true of some trades, especially with the devil.
He didn't want to admit it, but to some, he was the devil.
It's like what he said to Juniper before leaving the Gourd Valley, it was a nail he planted in the Yunmeng mercenary group, a demon seed.
For Yuan Aihua and Lei Heng, it was easy to get on his thief ship, but it was a little difficult to get off the thief ship.
When they take "Elysium" into a habit, HI drugs such as "day trips" and super jets will naturally be regarded as garbage.
Those two men had to constantly please him when he needed it in order to receive an uninterrupted supply.