166 Reconciling the estrangement

Seeing the arrival of the broken day, Marshal Pantcoster stopped talking to Asako and pulled Raleigh? Beckett introduced to Broken Chen: "Major General Broken Chen, this is the former pilot of the 'Dangerous Wanderer', Mr. Beckett. ”

Then he said to Raleigh, "This is Major General Broken Chen, he is the best pilot our PPDC has ever had, and he is also our best hunter mecha manufacturing expert. ”

Broken Chen looked at Raleigh and took the initiative to reach out his hand: "Hello, Mr. Beckett, welcome back to PPDC." ”

Raleigh was a little flattered and shook Broken Chen's hand: "Hello, General Broken Chen, I have heard of your name a long time ago, and I am honored to know you." ”

Broken Chen smiled: "Don't be so restrained, if you count it seriously, you are still my senior." ”

Seeing that Broken Chen was so kind, Raleigh relaxed a lot: "Don't say that, compared to you, what I did before is not worth mentioning at all." ”

Duan Chen wanted to say a few polite words, but a somewhat resentful voice suddenly interjected next to him.

"Humph! It's good to know for yourself. ”

Broken Chen turned his head and saw that it was the one named Chuck? Hansen's young man, he and his father, Heck, were drivers of the 'Eureka Raiders', who had just been ordered to come to Hong Kong from Australia. At this time, he looked at Raleigh very unkindly, and there seemed to be a bit of resentment in it.

Marshal Coaster's face was a little unpleasant, he pointed to Heck and Chuck father and son, and introduced: "These two are the drivers of the 'Eureka Raider', Heck and Chuck, they are father and son. ”

Before Broken Chen could speak, Chuck walked up to him first, took the initiative to hold Broken Chen's hand, and said with excitement on his face: "Hello Mr. Broken Chen, I'm Chuck?" Hansen, a mech pilot, and an admirer of yours! ”

Broken Chen was stunned by him: "Admirer? Me? ”

"Of course it's you! As a mech pilot, you have set a record of 29 kills of Kaijumon. An absolute legend and a role model for all our mech pilots! The more Chuck spoke, the more excited he became, like an avid fan.

It was the first time for Broken Chen to come into contact with his admirers so closely, and he felt a little embarrassed for a while. He could see that Chuck's admiration for himself was absolutely real, and he was still a little unhappy because of Chuck's sarcasm about Raleigh, but now he really couldn't say anything to criticize him.

Heck on the side saw that his son was a little excited, and hurriedly stepped forward to bring Chakra back, and said apologetically to Broken Chen: "Sorry, Mr. Broken Chen." My son was so excited. ”

Heck, like Marshal Coaster, is the first generation of hunter mecha pilots, and the only one who has insisted on being a pilot from the first generation to the present is the old and strong Lieutenant General Heck. In terms of merit, he may not be as good as Broken Chen, but in terms of seniority, he is now the second largest figure in the base after Marshal Coaster.

Hearing his apology, Duan Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Lieutenant General Heck, in fact, my ability can be recognized." It makes me happy. ”

Heck smiled kindly and pulled Chuck back with him. Leave space to Marshal Coster and Broken Chen. Raleigh stood aside a little embarrassed, he was taunted by Chuck just now, although he was angry in his heart. But he knew he really couldn't hold his head up in front of these highly decorated drivers. Because the 'Hunter' plan will be canceled by the coalition, it is indeed directly related to their pilots who lost the battle. He could also see that all the drivers present except for Broken Chen and the veteran Heck, everyone else had a skeptical and even repulsive attitude towards him. This discouraged him a little.

Seeing Raleigh's loss, Broken Chen reached out and patted him on the shoulder, smiling, "Don't do this. As long as you can prove yourself, everyone will accept you one day. ”

For Broken Chen's encouragement, Raleigh was very grateful in his heart, and he nodded: "I will." ”

Marshal Coaster watched with satisfaction that Duan Chen and Raleigh had finished talking, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it just so happens that everyone is here, let's go to the restaurant to eat together, and we can have a good exchange." ”

No one had any objection to this mention, so a group of people drove towards the restaurant.

The restaurant at the Broken Roof Base is buffet style and has a wide range of food and beverages. Even though PPDC's funds are very scarce now, the grade of food has not been reduced, which is also the best aspect of PPDC's maintenance.

Raleigh picked out the food for himself, looked at Marshal Coster and the others who were already sitting at a table, hesitated for a moment, and walked to the table next to him. Although he is a high-minded and arrogant person, he doesn't like to be squeezed by others after all.

Broken Chen beckoned to him, "Hey, Raleigh, come and sit." ”

"No, I'll just sit here." Raleigh politely wanted to refuse.

Broken Chen got up and pulled him over: "You just sit next to me, there are many places here." ”

Raleigh couldn't refuse Broken Chen's kindness anymore, so he had to sit down. He looked at the fresh and hearty food on the table, his mood changed a lot, and he sighed: "I haven't seen such delicious bread for a long time." ”

In the five years since he left PPDC, Raleigh has had to work on the construction site of the coastal fence in order to solve the problem of food and clothing, where the conditions are difficult, and the treatment he enjoyed when he was a driver at PPDC is literally heaven and earth.

When the others heard Raleigh say this, most of them smiled kindly, but Chuck was still very upset, especially when he saw Raleigh sitting next to Broken Chen, he couldn't help but provoke: "Really? When was the last time you piloted a mech? Gauze. ”

Hearing him casually choose a nickname for himself, Raleigh patiently replied, "About five years ago." ”

"Oh, five years." Chuck chuckled lightly and asked reluctantly, "Then what have you been doing for the past five years?" I guess I'm doing something great, Ro. ”

Raleigh pursed the corners of his mouth and said in a deep voice, "I work at the construction site of the coastal fence. ”

"Wow, that's a big deal." Chuck sneered contemptuously and casually fed his Shar Pei a piece of meat, "At least you can dig a tunnel and escape while we fight, right?" Gauze. ”

Raleigh couldn't help it, but he still didn't get angry: "My name is Raleigh." ”

"Who cares about this." Chuck didn't care, and then stared at Raleigh with an unkind face: "Listen, the marshal asked you to come back as a driver, and my father and General Broken Chen are also very tolerant of you, but for me." The 'Hunter' plan will be canceled, and it's all caused by people like you, so you remember to me, don't hold us back when fighting, or I'll beat you and the Kaiju Beast together." ”

Chuck said this very politely, Marshal Coster next to him had anger on his face, and Heck was full of helplessness. Sasha and Alexis just watched the excitement, and the Tang brothers looked at Duan Chen's face and didn't say anything to round the field.

Chuck chuckled smugly when he saw Raleigh's face turn ugly. Get ready to get up and leave.

Broken Chen stopped him at this time: "Chuck, I have something to say, please sit down." ”

Chuck has a very different attitude towards his idol. He sat down again as he said, and said with a respectful face, "Please speak, Mr. Broken Chen." ”

Broken Chen put down the knife in his hand and looked at Chuck with his chin on his back: "I want to ask you a question, why did you choose to become a mecha pilot in the first place?" ”

Chuck was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became a little gloomy: "My mother died because of the chrysanthemum beast. I'm here to avenge her. ”

"I'm sorry to ask you about your sadness, but I still want to ask you, is that all there is to it?"

Chuck thought for a moment, "Not only that, after becoming a mech pilot. I know that I have a responsibility on my shoulders, which is to do my best to protect all of humanity. ”

"Well, you're right." Broken Chen nodded, "Then I have one last question." Do you think there is any difference in nature between those of us who have fought to this day and made many contributions, and those who have lost and died in battle? ”

Chuck choked on Broken Chen's question. I didn't know how to answer for a long time. The other people sitting next to him all sensed the meaning of Broken Chen's words, and they all looked at Broken Chen and listened carefully to Broken Chen's words. Even the others in the cafeteria fell silent, quietly waiting for Broken Chen's next speech.

After scanning the crowd, Broken Chen slowly spoke: "In essence, there is no difference between all our drivers, among the people who become drivers, some people are to avenge their relatives and friends, some people are to become heroes in the limelight, and some people are just to live a little better than others." But no matter what they think in their hearts, all the drivers are doing the same thing, for the same goal and the same responsibility, risking sacrifice at any time to fight the Kaiju Beast. Our success is not because we are great, but because we are victorious in battle, so we can sit here alive, eat and talk and enjoy the treatment of heroes. ”

When Duan Chen said this, his tone suddenly changed: "And what about those failed drivers?" Where are they? They lost in battle, they died, they died. Maybe they didn't do a good enough job, and it was they who let the 'Hunters' project be canceled by the coalition, but they all sacrificed their precious lives for their mission, do you think they are really failures? No, in my opinion, they are the real heroes! is the true guardian of humanity! ”

Bang Bang !!

As soon as Xuanchen's voice fell, the entire restaurant burst into deafening applause. Everyone present applauded from the bottom of their hearts, with several other drivers being the most excited. Because Broken Chen's words completely reached their hearts, and because of this, everyone's views on those failed drivers have completely changed.

Chuck was the only one who didn't applaud, he stood there dumbfounded, his face flushed, and he didn't know if it was because of shame or anger, but the former was more likely.

Tears glistened in Raleigh's eyes, and he was very touched by Broken Chen's understanding and defense.

"Thank you, thank you really." Raleigh held Broken Chen's hand and held back the tears. For more than five years, he faced cold eyes with doubts, and there was still grief for the death of his brother Yangxi in his heart. Now, when he can meet someone who understands him like Broken Chen, the depression in Raleigh's heart seems to have been released in an instant, which makes him full of gratitude to Broken Chen.

Chuck looked at Broken Chen and Raleigh, his mouth opened, but in the end he didn't say anything, picked up his clothes and left without saying a word.

Broken Chen looked at his back and sighed softly, he believed that Chuck would figure it out, and after Chuck figured it out, the estrangement between him and Raleigh would no longer exist.

…… (To be continued......)

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