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"Let's get it here first. Flash." Ling Shucheng leaned against the wall, hunched his back and coughed twice, his forehead covered with fine beads of sweat, "It's not like I can't walk these two steps." ”

Zhai Yiwen, who helped him all the way around the path to get here, didn't look much more energetic than him. Sensing the other party's hesitation, Ling Shucheng added, "Don't you still have things to pack?" ”

"Okay." Zhai Yiwen didn't say too much politeness to him, "But you barely woke up last night, what is your current physical condition...... And what's going on inside the ship, you have to have a number in mind. Don't wander around here alone for too long. ”

"Okay." Ling Shucheng lowered his eyes. The massive blood loss made him not only look less calm and composed, but even a little unhealthy and weak.

Zhai Yiwen stared at his arm covered with tiny needles for a while, and added in a complicated tone: "I remember what I told you before, meet at the port on time at noon." No matter how late it is, it's hard for anyone to sneak out with you. ”

"Okay." Ling Shucheng repeated blandly, a person half-leaning against the wall and moving slowly towards the depths of the corridor.

For as long as he can remember, the military office has never been quieter than it is today. The pale hand brushed over the new bumps and scorch marks on the wall, and Ling Shucheng could only sigh softly.

In just a few days, the people here either fled on their own initiative or were taken away by a series of intruders who were semi-coerced. He, the leader of the second group who should have been the first to be condemned, escaped because he was always in the last working intensive care unit.

Without giving him the slightest time to hesitate standing at the door, Ling Shucheng heard the people in the room clear their throats and said extremely calmly, "Come in." Flash."

So Ling Shucheng also cooperated to push open the door and looked at the middle-aged man sitting by the window.

The dark curtains fluttered in the wind in the man's ears, like a curtain about to be drawn.

"Welcome back." Ling Peifeng looked out the window, but his words were obviously said to him, "This trip is really hard for you." ”

Ling Shucheng couldn't speak for a while, and the room immediately became audible with a falling pin, and it seemed that it was extremely lively outside the window.

I've listened to too many unbearable scoldings, but I'm used to it. Ling Peifeng looked down at the neglected park, and the colorful slogans in this direction were specially aimed at, and his wrinkled face suddenly smiled.

"Why don't you sit when you stand so hard?" Seeing that Ling Shucheng was motionless, he asked with a smile.

"I'm here to report work." Ling Shucheng replied, "Even though this is probably the last time." ”

"What is polite in front of your own father?" got up and moved a stool by himself, Ling Peifeng closed the window by the way, "Sit down." I know how bad you're in right now. ”

Moving his steps uncomfortably, Ling Shucheng nodded and slowly sat down on the edge of the table.

"The way you look reminds me of a person." With his palms slightly hidden over his tired eyes, the man barely sat up straight in his chair and asked with a pretended ease, "Do you remember your grandfather?" ”

"I have a general impression." Ling Shucheng replied matter-of-factly, "We haven't spoken a few times. ”

"Well, of course. He and I both had a son in our thirties, and he didn't live long, so you won't have much chance to meet him. Flash." The man's hands were folded on his chest, and there was no emotion in his eyes, "If he is still here, I guess you grandparents and grandchildren will be unexpectedly very compatible...... I used to think that neither I nor your mother could say how good a temper was, but now that I think about it, you seem to be like him. ”

"Yes." Ling Shucheng did not give any special feedback.

"He's a man...... A lifetime of mediocrity. When I was young, I went with the flow to do some work nearby to make a living, and I was discovered to be able, and I have been obediently at the mercy of others. Even your grandmother...... Alas, she was also assigned to your grandfather by the people above, and she has a big temper, pointing at your grandfather's nose and scolding all day long, and she dislikes me...... In my eyes, they didn't have any feelings at all, and when I was a child, I saw doctors much more often than they did. But despite this, your grandmother was still very sad when he died. After a pause, Ling Peifeng came to a conclusion, "He is this kind of good old man who misses the old." ”

Feeling that there was no need to interject, Ling Shucheng just sat upright and listened.

"The only time he got angry at me was when I told him I wanted to join the countermeasures...... No, it should be said, he seems to have always been very pessimistic about the operation of the ship. When I was a child, I always thought that this was the common denominator of their generation, which had been plagued by many disasters throughout their lives. There was a nostalgic expression on the man's face, "'Mantis arm as a car', that's what he said to me...... Now that I think about it, many things, this father who I have never been smart in my heart, has actually reminded me a long time ago. ”

After being silent for a while, Ling Shucheng put his clasped hands on his knees, and still asked the question.

"Why?"

"Oh." The man deliberately nodded heavily and looked at him with a smile, "You really can't figure it out?" ”

Ling Shucheng's eyes flickered.

"Look out the window, there are people who have the leisure to waste resources to denounce us." Ling Peifeng bent his fingers and knocked on the glass, "They seem to have forgotten, let alone what kind of dessert coffee it is...... Even a ship like ours, which has always run fairly well, can ensure that all the crew can fill their stomachs every day, but that is more than a decade ago. ”

Pouring himself a cup of tasteless tea, Ling Peifeng leisurely blew away the white mist in front of him, and then said, "If such a thing as compassion is useful, the invention of weapons is not necessary at all. As long as everyone sits together and cries, shares each other's difficulties, and soon they will be moved to tears by each other. ”

"If the price of living in a ship is that we have to......" Ling Shucheng struggled to organize the language, "then why don't we give everyone the power to choose?" Well, I know it's naïve to say that...... But at least we shouldn't hide it from them and do what we think is good for them, right? ”

"Since the people at the beginning chose to hide it, we have no choice." Ling Peifeng stretched out his arms and motioned for him to look outside, "Well, this is the result of being open and honest...... Although it was forced, the meaning was the same. As for giving power to everyone or something......" he licked his lips, "You should know that the 'meaning' of the floating city has been given since its inception. ”

"The Last Bastion of Humanity?"

"No, the last shield of humanity. We don't have what it takes to be a fortress. Ling Peifeng looked into his eyes, "As long as these ships are still there, the 'Six Fingers' will always be jealous, and they will be temporarily satisfied with this fragile three-legged situation between the old and new humans and them...... To put it more clearly, as long as the banner of 'New Humanity' has not fallen, humans still have a certain ability to resist for them. Paying a high price in exchange for victory, compared to a total crush, whether he is a human or an alien, will carefully consider the pros and cons. ”

"The very existence of the 'new humans' is a precious resource...... Is that what it means? ”

"yes. It's really to the point of cornering, and each of us is a deterrent bullet. Ling Peifeng straightened his back, his gaze was hard and even a little terrifying, "If I let such a precious thing die in my hands, I will probably become a sinner for the ages who led to the demise of mankind - is this reason convincing enough?" ”

Slowly exhaling a breath, Ling Shucheng's voice was very soft because of weakness: "But people are people, not a 'resource', nor a weapon. He also raised his head and looked at his father, who was gradually showing his old state under such high pressure, "It's one thing to understand the reason, and it's another thing to be able to accept whether you can dedicate yourself to the 'truth'." All I can say is that your reasons for doing all this are not inferior, but they are not necessarily much nobler than others. In any case, there is nothing wrong with the desire for freedom and dignity in mind, which is almost the instinct of a slightly more advanced creature. ”

"yes, so now, I don't blame them for not appreciating it." The man admitted happily, "It's just that the road behind them can only go on their own...... Alas, good luck to them. The only thing that was a little unacceptable to me was that it ended up being fulfilled in my tenure. As a very competitive person, this is a bit ironic. ”

Sven took a sip of tea, and the man raised his chin at him and said calmly, "Time is limited, and we have wasted a lot...... Tell me how we got to this point. ”