“…… The 3rd Regiment of the 78th Airborne Division, also known as the 'Avengers of Washington', was once again collectively awarded the '2nd Class Earth Badge' yesterday, and the vast majority of the Allied troops composed of Washington natives lost friends and relatives in the ACA attack two years ago, so this unit fought extremely bravely, but at the award ceremony, the anti-war organization 'Earth Cooperation' protested against the repeated massacre of prisoners of war by the 3rd Regiment of the 78th Division, and in addition, nearly 30% of the soldiers were found to be young in service, which also made critics very unhappy……”

-- Global outlook

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A converted freighter slowly sets sail from Alexandria in the dark of night in the direction of Spain.

Ling Yu and the others spent a day driving to Alexandria, and then used the day to hide their tracks in Alexandria, and boarded the freighter the next night.

This cruise ship is literally, container freighter, a ship carrying containers, this kind of ship is very common in the Mediterranean, after all, the Mediterranean has a large number of shipping routes since ancient times, although most of the shipping is mastered by the ACA, but there are also approved freight companies in the private sector, and the ACA will occasionally release a part of the less important cargo transportation tasks to reduce costs, which is nothing new.

However, this freighter also has some differences, that is, some secret compartments are designed in the cargo hold as rooms, and a smuggling cabin is isolated for smuggling other goods or personnel - in fact, this is an open secret in the ACA, and the captain who can do this naturally has something to do with the ACA's maritime smuggling, and there will be no trouble for them to take a cut on time.

However, the captain of the cruise ship used this secret design to make a lot of money in the past few months, as the League was about to liberate Madrid, followed by all of Spain. Then there was Portugal, and the ACA did not seem to have any intention of fighting to the death in this important country and alliance that controlled the Strait of Gibraltar, and even the most lame military commentators knew that once Gibraltar was lost, the fall of Italy would be a matter of time.

As a result, a large number of dignitaries and dignitaries had begun to flee the Iberian Peninsula in a frenzied manner, and although the military arranged for the evacuation, most of the impatient people decided to endure the night in the smuggling ships. As long as you are in Algeria, it is safe, and of course if you are willing to pay more, you can go to Cairo, Egypt.

The Mediterranean Sea is actually very small.

However, compared to the north-south escape routes, the south-to-north death routes were less crowded, and the opposite was true when large numbers of North African ACA residents tried to smuggle them to Spain and Portugal, which had relatively better infrastructure and welfare, before the Allies crossed the Pyrenees.

Therefore, the appearance of Ling Yu and the others made the captain a little happy, and there was no one else anyway, so Ling Yu and the others each picked a room in the smuggling cabin. The captain also prepared a bed and other household items - not for free, of course.

Eventually, in Albert. Einstein's face, when he usually smuggled in, the smuggling cabin that had to squeeze dozens of people was processed into a fairly clean and tidy hotel room, as for why it was Einstein's face, it was because the 100 yuan universal coin was Einstein's face on it.

Money wasn't too much of an issue, Ling Yu also decided to rest for a night, Arya's ability to erase traces had been recognized by Ling Yu in the previous cooperation, and now there would be no danger on this ship that they couldn't handle.

Therefore, Ling Yu and the others could not go to the deck to ventilate. Aside from nothing else on a cruise, it's basically like taking a boat trip from Alexandria to Alicante, a port in southeastern Spain. Since the compartment is protected against electromagnetic scanning, it is also impossible to use communication equipment, which is a bit dull, but fortunately it only takes less than 48 hours to reach Alicante, which is not too difficult.

"Yo, good evening."

Ling Yu gently pushed the door open with his shoulder. He walked into the room with two silver plates and saw Vivien curled up on the bed.

Always jumping around like a rabbit, Vivien was rarely so quiet, and the girl in the white pantyhose threw her shoes on the floor and crossed her legs against the wall. Lying on his side on the bed that had just been unpacked, he did not answer Ling Yu.

Ling Yu was stunned for a moment, put the dinner plate on the table next to him, walked to the side of the bed, sat on the edge of the bed gently, and reached out to pat the girl's arm.

"What's wrong? Not happy not to go to Egypt? ”

"Don't be like a child, how can I be unhappy about such boring things!"

Vivian didn't make any trouble, she turned over and looked at Ling Yu directly, pouting, her expression didn't look like she was really angry, on the contrary, her brows tightened as if she didn't understand something.

"And what is our little princess thinking? Forgot to eat the meal? ”

Ling Yu glanced at the plate on the table, then turned her head, and Vivien got up from the bed, knelt beside Ling Yu, and naturally leaned on Ling Yu's shoulder.

"I'm just thinking about what's going on these days."

Vivien lay on Ling Yu's shoulder, gently and carefully touching Ling Yu's white scarf.

She was the only one other than Ling Yu and Herris who could touch this scarf.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Ling Yu was still smiling, reaching out to touch the girl's golden hair, and sighed softly, "I know it's my problem this time, I'm already reflecting on it." ”

"Nope." Vivien shook her head slightly, "I think it's the opposite, you feel that you are at fault, and that is the biggest mistake. ”

"Why do you say that?" Ling Yu turned his head, Vivien gently moved away from his shoulder, looked at the young man whose face was covered by the brim of his hat and scarf, opened his mouth, but shook his head again.

"I just think...... You're being too yourself. ”

Vivian was silent for a while before continuing to speak, "That day, Xia Fengyan said something that made me a little ......."

"What did she say?"

At the mention of Xia Fengyan, Ling Yu suddenly remembered that the storage disk that Xia Fengyan had given him had not yet been handed over to Arya, but he only reminded himself, and then looked at Vivian again.

"She said, 'He's a little different than I imagined,' and she meant you."

Vivien hesitated again. But I still chose to open my mouth.

"What I see on TV or in the newspaper must be different from the one I see in life." Ling Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm just an ordinary person, and if I am killed, I will die." ”

"But at that time...... Do you really think you're going to die if you're killed? ”

Vivien adjusted her posture, knelt on the bed facing Ling Yu's side, and stretched out her little hand to grab Ling Yu's arm. "At that time, I don't think you thought you were going to die at all."

"Washington?" Ling Yu turned his head and closed his eyes thoughtfully, he raised his hand to take off his hat, revealing short black hair.

"When you grow up, you may know that people change." Ling Yu closed his eyes and sighed, "In this world, many things change. Maybe I've changed, but ...... There's no way around it. ”

"Is that so?" A look of disappointment flashed in Vivien's eyes, and she easily let Ling Yu's hand go and took a deep breath.

"But, it doesn't matter, you're you, and it's my fiancé who becomes anything!"

"Please, can you be serious."

Ling Yu was stunned for a moment by Vivien's sudden change in tone, and then opened her eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he spoke helplessly. "There must be a limit to joking, you are also a girl, can't you be serious and reserved?"

"Don't!"

Vivian bounced up from the bed and hugged Ling Yu from the side, "I don't care. I'm going to be with you anyway, and I'll go wherever you go! Anywhere! ”

"Honestly......" Ling Yu stretched out his hand and motioned for Vivian to let go of herself, as if sensing the sternness in Ling Yu's tone, Vivian took the initiative to let go of Ling Yu. sat on the edge of the bed.

"Actually, I didn't know how to explain to your father by running around like this, and getting you involved in dangerous battles."

Ling Yu sighed heavily, "How good it would be if you were just an ordinary girl, go to school and study quietly, and you don't have to follow our group of neuropaths around...... Danger can happen at any time. ”

"But I'm not an ordinary girl."

Vivien pursed her lips and her feet swayed on the edge of the bed, "I'm a genius, a genius, and with great power comes great responsibility, and I have something to do." ”

"War is not your game, Vivien." Ling Yu shook his head and seemed to grit his teeth, "You shouldn't have grown up in this environment, this is contrary to the meaning of my fighting. ”

"Don't tell me, go and say it to those ACA soldiers who are parachuted into Washington, and go and say it to my father who was killed, and my grandmother who was scared to death."

Vivien was visibly annoyed, and she twisted her head to the side, her blonde hair swaying with her head.

"Do you think I haven't seen a dead man before, I told you that I killed the one who rushed into my house with my own hands-"

"Alright, don't say any more." Ling Yu raised his hand to stop Vivien's words and sighed heavily.

The silence lasted for a short moment until Ling Yu spoke again.

"I don't think any of us can convince anyone, in fact, sometimes, I don't know why I have such a strange attachment." Ling Yu smiled bitterly, stretched out his hand, and gently rubbed his face.

"Okay, I admit it, I need you, I want to use you, you are very strong, even if you are still a child, you have a strong ability, you can help me solve a lot of problems......" Taking a deep breath, the young man in the gray jacket lowered his hand from his face and pinched his scarf, "Because I have something that must be done, a mission that must be completed, and I will use the power of a qiē...... Go get it done. ”

"But I don't mind."

Vivien suddenly laughed, she stretched out her little hand and patted Ling Yu's shoulder, "Honesty is good for everyone, isn't it?" ”

"Probably," Ling Yu put on a wry smile again, "Probably as the saying goes, one day, we will all become the kind of people we hate." ”

"Whether you hate you or not, I don't hate you."

Vivien grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and she raised her hands and stretched, "So what I'm trying to say is, sometimes, don't take everything on your own, okay?" Dude? ”

"I'm thankful you can always call me that." Ling Yu didn't give an answer, but reached out and rubbed Vivian's head, "Let's eat quickly, and then rest early, I haven't slept well in the past few days, and children in the development period will not grow up if they don't guarantee enough sleep." ”

"Will you marry me when I grow taller?"

Ling Yu, who had just stood up, glared at Vivien in response.

"Okay, okay, I know, stupid brother, go quickly, go quickly!"

Vivien shook her hand and gave the order to evict the guest, and then grimaced at Ling Yu's back.

The door closed again, but the smile on Vivien's face disappeared in an instant, she jumped out of bed, walked barefoot to the table, looked at the food on the plate, stretched out her hand, and lifted the fork delicately, but it fell back into the plate because of a tremble.

As if because of her own mistake, the girl sighed heavily.

When will you become that person again?

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When will you be able to end this qiē and be yourself?

At the same time as Vivian sighed, Ling Yu also sighed heavily.

He reached out and touched the white scarf.

Probably soon, just put an end to this qiē, all sacrifices, all abandonment, all trampling and betrayal.

It's probably all worth it, right? (To be continued......)