Chapter 8: Another Fork in the Road
In this way, we waited for hours in the maintenance channel of the cable, and there was no trace of Nie Chuanhui and them. The ground lice woman didn't catch up, it seems that Nie Chuanhui successfully blocked the entrance to the cave, and he himself seems to be not as lucky as us, he was left in the power distribution station, and it is very likely that he left it of his own will.
I could see that she seemed to be a bit self-destructive, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. I didn't take a good look at him, and I was absolutely my fault, and I had already noticed it, why was I able to talk to him in the first place?
This kid is only twenty years old! Everything in life has just begun, and the result is that those of us who have long been captured by time and lost their vitality have disappeared forever on the other side of the passage. Mountains of guilt came over me, and I almost fainted in the dark.
Bastard! In this case, it is better to let me go to the queen of the palace! Not only Nie Chuanhui, but the three unknown engineers who stayed with him were also very young, how could it not be the turn of these fresh lives to fall! I slammed my fist into the floor of the pit lane, and the floor rattled with me.
It's not just that I'm pained by the fact that I've lost Nie Chuanhui, but since just now Talia has been standing by herself, staring at the direction of the entrance, and no one can pull it back. Chen Zaihai regretted it even more that his intestines were almost green, and he knew that if he hadn't pulled down the electric switch with his hand, he wouldn't have attracted those lice women.
In terms of time, we waited like this for an afternoon, during which everyone, including the remaining engineers, did not say a word, and time passed without a word
After a while, I bowed my head and wound my watch, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and there was no point in waiting any longer.
"Talia give up, Xiao Nie can't come." I walked over to Talya, who had been standing without eating or drinking all afternoon. Something will happen if this continues, I continued, "Why don't you have something to eat?" ”
"I'm fine, you can leave these behind. Xiao Nie must be very hungry if he comes back. "From what I heard, Talia's voice had been completely out of tune, and I couldn't listen to it at all. When I saw her like this, I remembered all the things I had done with this kid in the first place, and we had met early in the morning, and we had only known his name in the past two days.
Obviously, he helped us so many times, and finally saved those of us who didn't know each other before, and my heart began to hurt again when I thought of this.
"Talia admit the reality, we always have to move forward, and those who stay here and live all the time will be in danger." Holding back the pain, I tried to continue to persuade her, but unfortunately I was completely unmoved, and this woman was also very stubborn in some ways.
It's no wonder that Talia has had a good relationship with Nie Chuanhui recently, and she is also very kind to him. Maybe she really overlapped Nie Chuanhui and Aggreko. Nie Chuanhui is a little weak, and he is always suppressed and bullied by Chen Zaihai. In Chen Zaihai's opinion, this is just a way to enhance the relationship, but Talia will stand up and speak for Nie Chuanhui every time until Chen Zaihai scolds him away.
Just when I was standing behind Talia and was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, Chen Zaihai, who had been silent, suddenly walked over. Talia seemed to sense his approach, and slowly turned around, her originally blue eyes red and swollen from crying.
Chen Zaihai looked at her wordlessly for a few seconds, then took his hand and walked back.
"Pack up, you're all ready to go." Chen Zaihai said lightly to everyone present.
Talia didn't expect Chen Zaihai to suddenly make such a move, and she didn't react for a while, and was directly dragged out by him a few steps. However, she immediately realized that Chen Zaihai was serious, she broke free of Chen Zaihai with all her might, and stubbornly said that she would wait for Nie Chuanhui to come back.
"You give me enough to stop!" Chen Zaihai, who had been freed, suddenly shouted at Taria, and the voice reflected several times in the narrow passage. After knowing each other for so long, to be honest, I have never seen Chen Zaihai show such a serious expression, and he grabbed Talia again and beckoned us to follow. "You give me a memory! That kid's name is Nie Chuanhui! Not a substitute for your brother Alec! He doesn't need you this cheap grief at all! ”
"What are you talking about! What does this have to do with Alec! I'm just just right for that kid" It was obvious that Talia was taken aback by Chen Zaihai like this, and she didn't know how to react for a while.
"Ah, that's right. Alec is dead! Killed by the python I killed! That kid is also very lucky, you have to accept these facts now! Finally, after a long time of avoiding it, Alec was still shaken out. This can be said to have always been Talia's heart disease, no matter how perfect her presentation is, I think Chen Zaihai can find out, right?
"That's simple! He's my brother! Xiao Nie is also so similar to him, I didn't take care of the two of them, especially Xiao Nie, he just disappeared in front of my eyes! How do you tell me to pretend I didn't see it! In the end, Talia didn't hold back, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Zaihai didn't say anything more, but took out the pistol that Talia pinned behind him. He slowly pulled up the safety and took Taria's right hand again, telling her to hold the gun.
"I blamed that kid for becoming like this. If I hadn't pulled that switch, it wouldn't have been like this. I'm here to speak, I'm just as hurt by Alec's death as you are! As for the handsome kid just now, I am a hundred times sadder than you! Because I single-handedly killed him! If you think this will keep you going, shoot it! Chen Zaihai said sadly with his head on the muzzle of the gun.
I didn't know how to intervene when I looked at everything in front of me, and there were so many things between these two people that I didn't know. There was no room for me to speak, and I had to stare at Taria's right hand holding the gun. The other engineers seemed stunned, and only reacted after I had hit the colors several times, and immediately ran to separate the two of them.
At this time, Talia was like a puppet with a broken string, allowing the engineer to pull herself away, and the gun in her hand fell to the ground. I quickly ran to pick it up, just in case I didn't let her get the gun recently.
"Talia, you give me a sense of reality. Can't you be like Ivan? His son is dead! But he didn't fall, we still have our responsibilities! Chen Zaihai, who was dragged away by the engineers, still kept shouting at Taria.
"Shut up! Who is it that has brought us to this point! Chen Zaihai, what qualifications do you have to teach me? Want me to kill you? You dream! In addition to Xiao Nie's business, you owe me more! Wouldn't it be cheaper for you to crash you with one shot! Talia, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly began to fight back, and with such a tone and expression, had I seen it somewhere before? Is this crazy again?
This time, Chen Zaihai was speechless, "You say it again, I will try Xiao Nie as a substitute for Alec?" You don't want to think about what you do to people? What's the difference with the way you used to get along with Aggreko? Who are you to say about me? Talia continued to fight back against Chen Zaihai.
As if to vent something, Talia scolded Chen Zaihai for half an hour without stopping, and Chen Zaihai's expression changed from angry to overwhelmed, and finally turned into a face full of shame
When Talia finally finished scolding, I felt that everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and the usual Talia seemed to be back. Dry and thirsty, Talia pulled a jug out of her backpack and took a big sip.
Ah, the water is limited, so don't drink it like that. I couldn't help but get worried, but I really didn't dare to say it in this case.
Although she didn't know what was going on, Talia, who had finally returned to normal, finally agreed to move on.
"I mean, how the hell did you kid cheer up Talia?" I asked curiously to Chen Zaihai, who was walking beside me and was dejected.
"How long we've been together, what kind of person she is, I don't know." Chen Zaihai put the picked up katana on his back and continued: "She is such a person, she will definitely hold back in her heart and not tell anyone when she encounters a big event. She is very kind and doesn't want others to worry about her, so she always looks reliable and cautious, which may have something to do with her being an adopted daughter. But there will always be times when I can't stand it anymore, and I'm just letting myself be the object of her venting. The real her is no different from an ordinary woman, and she is not strong at all. ”
"Then what you just said was all pretending?" I asked coldly.
"Huh? Then I don't know, anyway, it's good that the ending is good. Talia perked up, and I didn't have an extra hole in my head. Chen Zaihai, who had completely returned to his usual face, smiled.
These two people are really hard to guess, and that's probably the main reason why I'll never be able to step into their circle. Things gather like things, and people gather in groups, I think so.
After that, we walked for about two hours, and finally found a ladder up before it was completely nightfall. To be honest, it would be too dangerous to be with these cables again, and we couldn't confirm that one of these twine-like cables was electrified
When we climbed up, we found that it was a place that looked very similar to the power distribution station we had escaped from earlier. The difference is that the power system here is in a trance and does not work. Fortunately, these power distribution stations work independently, and if I see a bunch of bugs as soon as I come out, I will be dead.
Chen Zaihai and I have a "three-light" policy here as usual, and the harvest is not small.
After all these things, we all became very resistant to the power distribution station. After a careful search, we hurriedly climbed out of the roof.
This place was indeed another power distribution station, and even the place where the door opened was so similar that I saw a rusty old railroad track, which stretched forward until it disappeared into the darkness ahead.
It seems that we have unknowingly come to the other of those three forks in the road
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