After starting again, Zhao Wuming still led the way in front, while Aslan hung tightly in the back this time, not for anything else, just to look at Lu Qiuyuan, who was sitting in the trunk with two more aggrieved eyes, with a loveless face.

Fortunately, it has already driven into the mountainous area and is sparsely populated, otherwise Lu Qiuyuan would probably commit suicide by jumping out of the car.

Looking at the more and more winding roads and the increasingly dense bushes, for some reason, Liang Chen always had a faint uneasiness. I don't know if it's from the ice lizard that I'm about to see, or if it's from the distant future. Perhaps, from the moment he agreed to Zhao Wuming, this life is destined to be as rugged and winding as this mountain road.

The late autumn sun is no longer so hot, passing through the increasingly thinning foliage, spreading the last residual warmth of summer to the earth.

A gust of wind blew, and countless dead leaves fell with the wind, and then were swept into the air by the air currents brought by the speeding vehicles. Perhaps, this is the life of the leaves: after the mildness of spring, the heat of summer, and finally the desolation of autumn, and then the depression of winter.

Liang Chen looked at the winding river not far away, and he thought that if he hadn't met Zhao Wuming by chance, when he was old, he would build a small wooden house in this place surrounded by mountains and rivers and spend the rest of his life quietly, what a beautiful old age it would be.

However, he suddenly thought of Lin Yingxue again, if there was no her in the so-called old age, it seemed that it didn't matter how he spent the rest of his life. It was precisely because of this that he would promise Zhao Wuming, he thought that after one day he gained enough status and strength, maybe Lin Yingxue would accept himself. Thinking of this, he suddenly laughed stupidly.

Liang Chen, who was fantasizing about himself, didn't notice that Aslan was peeking at him. Especially when Liang Chen smirked, Aslan's heart trembled, he could probably think of what Liang Chen was thinking.

After a month and a half of contact, from meeting friends for the first time to now as a "brother", Aslan has a deep understanding of Liang Chen.

Loneliness is an innate human instinct, and this is especially obvious in Liang Chen. In Aslan's memory, Liang Chen seemed to have a moment of excitement and yearning only when Lin Yingxue was present, or when he mentioned and thought of Lin Yingxue during the conversation, and the rest of the time, he was always so wooden and depressed. And now his inexplicable smirk was nothing more than thinking of Lin Yingxue.

Aslan was in a trance for a while, not knowing how to describe his feelings, it seemed that after working hard for so long, he still couldn't win Lin Yingxue's position in Liang Chen's heart after all. Aslan didn't understand why Liang Chen and Lin Yingxue only intersected for a moment, but they could make Liang Chen fall into it and couldn't extricate himself, and he had worked hard for so long, but he still couldn't get into his heart. Could it really be because of gender? Aslan couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't afford to think about it anymore. If you can't figure it out, you don't need to think about it anymore, just let it be. Aslan can only focus on driving, so be it, it's good to be able to fight with him.

The two cars were still one after the other, in this late autumn mountain forest, heading towards an unknown destination.

After a while, two cars drove from the road to the dirt road.

The narrow dirt road, which only allows two cars to pass side by side, is also potholed and overgrown with weeds. It can be seen that there seem to be few vehicles passing on this road, and it is probably almost to the garrison base.

The road is uneven, and the car is bumpy like dancing. The others were better, but Lu Qiuyuan, who was sitting in the trunk, was almost about to vomit. However, looking at Aslan and Liang Chen's disgusted and frightened eyes in the back car, he had to cover his mouth vigorously and try his best not to spit it out.

Finally, when Lu Qiuyuan couldn't hold back, the car stopped. A moment later, a soldier walked out of the woods next to him, and after a few words of conversation with Zhao Wuming in the car in front of him, he left again, presumably to contact his superiors.

Sure enough, the soldier came running back a short time later, saluted Zhao Wuming, and left again. This time, after the soldiers left, the car continued to move.

After driving two or three kilometers again, a hidden military base appeared in the crowd years ago.

The rudimentary vine-strewn gate makes it impossible to connect it to the garrison base. But the loud slogans make it clear that this is a military base.

The car drove for a while after entering the foundation, and then stopped in a clearing in front of a five-story building.

Before he got out of the car, a man with the rank of major led several people over. Then the group walked towards the building in front of them, led by the major.

Led by the major, the group went up to the third floor, and after turning right for a short distance, the major stopped and knocked on the door in front of him.

"Please come in. ”

A gentle man's voice came out, and the major made a gesture of invitation and left.

"It's been a long time, Master Sun. ”

"Indeed, I haven't seen you for more than half a year. ”

When I entered the door, I was greeted by a middle-aged man with gray temples, and his military rank was Major General. Liang Chen originally thought that there would be only one regiment commander at most in this inconspicuous military base, but he didn't expect that there would be a major general-level division commander, and it seemed that Zhao Wuming was very familiar with him. What made Liang Chen feel even more strange was that he always felt as if he had seen this person.

After Zhao Wuming and Master Sun warmly embraced, the two remembered that there were a few people behind them, and Master Sun hurriedly greeted everyone.

"Come on, come on, sit casually. ”

Master Sun's enthusiasm flattered Liang Chen and the others, but after seeing Zhao Wuming walk to the chair with a big grin, and then sit down. Everyone was no longer restrained, and each found a chair to sit down, especially Lu Qiuyuan, who was about to be unable to stand up.

"Nameless, you know the situation this time. ”

For some reason, after mentioning this operation, Master Sun suddenly became a little depressed.

"Yes, I see. That's why I brought in the team that had just been formed, and I brought him with me. ”

"He's coming, too?"

Master Sun was in good spirits, and hurriedly looked around at everyone, and asked eagerly, "Which one is him?"

Seeing Master Sun's anxious appearance, Zhao Wuming smiled slightly, and casually pointed at Liang Chen.

"Now, this is it!"

Following the direction of Zhao Wuming's finger, Master Sun saw Liang Chen at a glance.

"Liang Chen, I remember your name is Liang Chen, right?!"

"Well, I'm Liang Chen. How do you know my name, though?"

Facing Master Sun's eager gaze, Liang Chen was very strange, how did he know his name?

"That's right, it's you, I saw you when you were very young, is your father's name Liang Yufei?"

"Ah?!" Liang Chen was shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect that the Master Sun in front of him not only knew his name, but also knew his father's name. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he seemed to understand something.

"Of course I know your father's name, and without your father, I am afraid that I would not be where I am today. ”

Looking at Liang Chen in front of him, Master Sun's eyes were slightly moist, "If it weren't for your father desperately blowing up the hole in the ground, I guess I wouldn't be alive today." ”

"Senior Commander Sun, who are you?" Liang Chen was a little puzzled, how could his father have such a deep friendship with this general.

"Don't call me Master Sun, my name is Sun Bolun, it's good if you call me Uncle Sun, the matter between me and your father is a long story. ”

Master Sun wiped his tears, then found a stool and sat not far from Liang Chen. looked at Liang Chen, who was full of doubts, and began to tell about his past with Liang Chen's father, Liang Yufei.

"Two years ago, I was the division commander of this station, in fact, my division commander had just been promoted at that time, and I was also going to be transferred out of here after being promoted. And your father took over my position as regimental commander. But before the handover was completed, there was a sudden abnormal vibration somewhere in this mountainous area, and then we sent a squad of soldiers with reconnaissance equipment to investigate. However, it didn't take long for the fighters of this squad to lose contact. Your father and I felt that something was wrong, so we both went to search for it with a company of soldiers. ”

Speaking of this, Master Sun's voice was a little bitter, which made Liang Chen guess something.

"That's right, we found the equipment of that squad of fighters in a cave, as well as detection instruments. At that time, your father and I were so angry that we decided to find out. So we gathered the soldiers of the company we had brought with us and walked deeper into the cave. ”

Tears crossed Master Sun's face again, which also made Liang Chen more sure of his conjecture. Looking at Liang Chen's thoughtful appearance, Master Sun was a little relieved.

"You're right—deep inside the cave is the Ice Lizard! a creature like never before on Earth! And...... And there are soldiers of that company besides me, including your father's ....... ”

Hearing this, although Liang Chen had already guessed the ending, he still exclaimed.

"What?!"

"Well, I'm sorry, Liang Chen, I'm sorry for this matter, because in the end, your father blew up the cave, trapped the ice lizard, and avoided more casualties. Therefore, the higher authorities made an exception to promote me, who had just been promoted to colonel, to the rank of major general again, and decided to transfer me to the general military region as deputy commander. But I refused, and I told them that I would avenge the death of more than a hundred brothers, and that I would stay here until one day I killed this ice lizard!"

Senior Sun stretched out a hand and gently stroked Liang Chen's head.

"I'm old, and I'm not a person with special abilities, so what I mean by revenge is nothing more than an unfulfilled vow. However, Liang Chen, you are indeed a person with special abilities, and are you willing to avenge your father? Although it is possible to die, I will try my best to let Zhao Wuming protect you, this is also an experience for you, after all, this world is starting to be a little unpeaceful. ”

Looking at the tearful Master Sun, Liang Chen thought of his father again. Although he is not related to Liang Yufei by blood, the grace of decades of nurturing is indeed real. And even now, he still enjoys Liang Yufei's bequest — that house, and the government's monthly pension. Thinking of this, his gaze became even more determined.

"I, willingly!"

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