Lu An and Sean Leonard were sighing, when suddenly a large number of soldiers poured out of the cemetery, standing in a solemn line at the entrance of the cemetery, and the warning range extended along the road into the distance.

So, the two had to consciously retreat until they were more than ten meters away from the road, and at the same time stretched out their hands in a conspicuous place to show harmlessness.

And Lu An, who was retreating, saw at a glance that these soldiers were wearing uniforms that were obviously different from other military uniforms, and they were the troops of the Special Security Bureau under the headquarters of the Joint Command.

The main task of the Special Protection Directorate is to protect the heads of the Supreme Council, the Coalition Government and the Joint Command. It seems that Sean Leonard was right just now, there is a marshal of the army in the cemetery.

"It's finally out, it didn't take too long, it doesn't seem too late."

Lu Anxin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I missed the time to visit my father, at least I didn't miss the next train to the fourth district of the eastern Pacific Coast.

After Lu An and Sean retreated from the side of the street to outside the cordon, only a few minutes later, a sharp whistle sounded. As the troops of the Security Bureau were on high alert, a huge procession stepped out of the cemetery.

At the head were dozens of guards in portable armor, with serious expressions and sharp eyes; At the back of the team, there were more than a dozen guards wrapped in heavy armor, and their figures several meters high looked murderous.

And in the center of this mighty procession, there were eight old men in the military uniform of the marshal, who were tightly guarded.

The whole team was silent, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard at the entrance of the cemetery, which was invisibly filled with a solemn atmosphere.

"Are all the marshals of the headquarters here?"

Sean Leonard said in surprise.

Lu An glanced sideways, buried his face in the shadows, and replied softly: "Except for the two marshals on duty for combat readiness, they are all here." ”

After the last war, the Joint Command awarded a total of ten marshals, and now eight of them are present at the entrance of the cemetery.

The procession of nearly 100 people passed through the cemetery gate quickly and silently and disappeared into the distance

Five minutes later, the cordon was lifted, and the entrance to the cemetery was empty again, returning to its former tranquility.

At this time, Lu An turned his face from the shadows, said goodbye to Sean Leonard, and entered the Honorary Military Cemetery.

In the cemetery of honored soldiers, the pine trees and cypresses are lush.

At this time, it was the hottest time of summer, but the cool breeze blew in this seaside jungle from time to time, so that the heat of Lu An's body began to slowly subside.

Lu An entered from the gate of the cemetery and walked straight until he walked to the hero's memorial altar in the center of the cemetery, and then went straight to the end, which was the resting place of Lu An's father.

Under the afterglow of Union Peak, in the shadows, Lu An stopped in front of a tombstone.

"Special hero, first-class general, Lu Yingbang, rest immortal"

On the one-foot-wide lying stele, there are four lines of large characters.

Lu An stood in front of the monument, lowered his head and said, "Dad, I'm here." ”

"It's a little late this time."

"The old man has already come to see you."

"Now that he's cleaned up, I'm just in time to see my mother and brother, so I don't have to bother."

After Lu An finished speaking, he squatted down and gently stroked his father's name.

He kept his head down and was silent for five minutes before he got up again and said, "I won't be able to catch the train." Dad, goodbye. ”

After speaking, Lu An turned around and left.

Maybe it was because he had been squatting for a long time, Lu An's footsteps staggered a little, and it was not until he walked out of the shadow that he strode out of the cemetery.

What Lu An wants to catch is not the return train.

He's going from Zone Zero to the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, still an undersea vacuum tunnel, still a vacuum speeding train, still a three-hour drive.

The east coast of the Pacific Ocean is the eleventh domain of the fourth district, and Lu'an's destination is the city of San Francisco in the eleventh region of the fourth district, which is the terminus of the Pacific Ocean Vacuum Tunnel.

Due to the old and dilapidated technology of vacuum trains, they have been in a state of obsolescence, and their operation is naturally very bleak.

At the height of the Vacuum Tunnel's glory days, when trains departed from across the Pacific every 20 minutes, they now take six hours to depart.

So if Lu An misses the train, in order to hurry, he can only choose the expensive passenger spaceship.

Fortunately, there was no missed out.

Three hours later, Lu An was woken up again by the violent and rough shaking. No way, due to the embarrassing situation of the vacuum train, the facility is in disrepair, and it is still impossible to connect to the interstellar joint synchronization network in the undersea tunnel. The brain has become an ornament, and there is really nothing else to kill boredom except sleeping.

Coming out of the station, Lu An found several communication connection requests on the brain, and someone was looking for him just now.

He frowned before clicking on the connection.

On the holographic projection, the appearance of a man in the prime of life is shown.

"Uncle Liu, is there anything wrong?"

Uncle Liu is the captain of the old man's guard, and he has followed Lu An's grandfather since a long time ago. Since Lu An ran away from home with his sister, he basically didn't meet the old man, and this Uncle Liu helped convey everything in the middle.

"An An, have you been back before?"

Lu An smiled bitterly at this time: "Uncle Liu, did you see me?" ”

"Yes, at the entrance of the cemetery, although I didn't see it clearly, I still recognized your figure."

Lu An smiled bitterly again, he had deliberately hidden it, but he didn't expect that Uncle Liu's eyes were as sharp as ever, and he really deserved to be a guard.

"Uncle Liu, is there anything wrong?"

"Madame misses you a little and wants to see you."

Lu An was silent for a moment before replying, "I'm in the fourth district now, and I'll see grandma when I go back." Anna is sick again. ”

"So fast?"

Lu An smiled bitterly: "Yes, it's getting faster and faster." ”

Uncle Liu smiled slightly and said, "That's right, when you come back, you have good news to tell you." ”

Lu An frowned and was stunned, and didn't ask, just nodded.

"Uncle Liu, the car is coming, I'm going to get in the car, let's talk about it when I go back."

As he spoke, he clicked his brain and turned off the holographic projection.

At five o'clock in the morning, the streets were empty, and there was still an hour before the public passenger flying bus in the city of São Françico began to operate.

Lu An stood alone at the exit of the station, sighing helplessly, dazed.

It wasn't until six o'clock that Lu An boarded the first bus and flew to the Pusio cemetery on the outskirts of the city, next to the Pacific Ocean.

Nestled on the hill and sea, on the Pacific side of the mountain range on the outskirts of the city, the Posio Cemetery is a beautifully landscaped private cemetery. Unlike the Honorable Military Cemetery, which has free access to cemeteries, private cemeteries are open to visitors.

Lu An's mother chose this place as a cemetery for the future husband and wife to be buried together.

It's a pity that ten years ago, the Joint Command established a cemetery of honorable soldiers, and Lu Yingbang's name was at the top of the burial list.

After pleading, arguing, and even publicly breaking with Lu An's grandfather, it is a pity that Lu An's mother still failed to bury her husband in this chosen cemetery.

Two years after the Lu family ran away from home with their eldest son, Lu An's mother died of depression and was buried alone in this beautiful cemetery.

Three years ago, my brother, who ran away from home with his mother, died in a shipwreck. According to his brother's feelings before his death, he was also buried here, and he was buried next to his mother.

"Lu, you're here again."

When Lu An entered the cemetery, he was recognized by the guards of the cemetery.

Since Lu'an's mother died, he had visited the Psio cemetery at this time of year, and the guard, who had worked there for decades, remembered him later.

“hi。”

Using the other person's native language without the help of the brain is a special polite behavior nowadays.

After chatting with the guards for a few words, he took off the shirt of the general's uniform and put it on the guards, and then Lu An entered the cemetery through the open fence gate.

Lu An knew that his mother hated anything related to the army, but it was a pity that he only wore a pair of pants.

The sea breeze is cool on summer mornings, but it may have been due to the heavy rain of the past few days, and now there is a thin morning mist in the cemetery, which makes people feel a little cold and damp.

Lu An had just entered the cemetery only a dozen meters, and on the narrow cobblestone road, a group of people in black suits walked in front of him, and the shadows were not clear to see.

With such a black appearance, in the cemetery, so many people should be holding a funeral for the deceased. After all, there are very few people like Lu An who come to visit early in the morning.

It's just that it's a bit rare to hold a funeral so early.

The oncoming crowd approached, and Lu An hurriedly retreated to the lawn on the side.

From District 13 to District Zero, and then to District 4.

From August 25 to August 24, back to August 25.

I can't tell if it's a day or two, but in just a few hours, there was a retreat before the two cemeteries, which made Lu Anxin a little surprised.

The crowd approached in the mist and slowly passed in front of Lu An, but at this time, Lu An's brows furrowed even tighter.

Why did you run into someone you know again?

The black crowd slowly passed, and Lu An turned around and went onto the cobblestone path, just about to continue walking.

Suddenly, someone behind him gently tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Lu An, we're meeting again."

Lu An turned around and looked, a little surprised, "Hello, Mr. Leonard." ”

"Just call me Sean. I didn't expect to see you again so soon. ”

"Uh, indeed."

Standing in front of Lu An was the First Military Cadet he met at the gate of the Honorable Military Cemetery four hours ago - Sean Leonard.

At this time, he had already taken off his military uniform and was wearing a solemn and serious black suit, obviously a member of the crowd who attended the funeral just now.

After estimating the time, he should have returned from the airport on a passenger spaceship, so he was able to change his clothes and attend the funeral, and then ran into Lu An, who had just entered the Psio cemetery.

Sean Leonard, whose face was a little blurred in the dark before, is now revealed in the morning light, a standard handsome Western guy.

"Are you here ......?"

"I'm here to visit my relatives."

Sean was stunned when he heard this, and quickly said, "I'm sorry. ”

Lu An smiled and shook his head, and said, "What about you?" ”

Sean turned and pointed to the black crowd at the gate of the fence and said, "I'm here for my classmate's funeral." He returned to Earth from Mars yesterday and unfortunately died in a spacecraft crash. Because we want to be buried as soon as possible, we just finished the funeral. ”

A classmate's funeral? Is it from the Feng family?

"That's a pity."

Lu An said, pointed to the person who bowed and thanked the person at the door, and said, "That's your classmate's relatives." ”

"Hmm. That's his girlfriend, and the two are said to be engaged next month. I didn't think of it, but I ......"

Sean said with a sigh as he shook his head.

"Girlfriend? Betrothal? ”

Lu An raised his eyebrows.