Volume 1 The Bronze Mask Chapter 20 Sleep in the Sacred Fire

"Good brother," Mo Yu said proudly as he drove, "Brother Liu is a good person!" When I first arrived at the outpost, as soon as I heard that I was here to find He Yan, I immediately let him go, saying that I would personally lead the way in person! ”

"Turn left at the next intersection and you'll be there." Liu Feng, who was in the passenger seat, took out a cigarette and shared one for each while pointing the way.

"It's nothing, Lao Chen is my brother, and you are his colleagues, that is, my brother Liu Feng."

He lit a fire for Chen Yu and Mo Yu before taking a deep breath of cigarette.

"I have known Lao Chen for more than 20 years, and he has always taken care of me. If it weren't for him, I would have died twenty years ago. It's a pity, God doesn't have eyes, and good people don't live long......"

"How did He Yan die?" Chen Yu suddenly asked.

"That was three months ago, and the team arranged to escort a batch of ore to the city. Originally, there was nothing to do, he said to stop by to buy some raw materials, so he went together. It was calm when I went, who would have thought that there would be an accident when I came back! We came across a ...... Blackheads. ”

"Blackheads? That's a second-level mutant beast! Mo Yu, who was driving, said in surprise, "I pinched one to death not long ago." ”

There was no doubt in the first half of the sentence, thinking of Mo Yu's exaggerated style, Chen Yu silently eliminated at least 50% of the moisture in his words.

"Level three!" Liu Feng said hatefully, "That beast has completed its transformation. If it weren't for Lao Chen and the other awakened person in the team working hard, the seven of us would have to be there! ”

"He could have left us alone and retreated," Liu Feng's eyes turned red, and his eyes were filled with tears, "That beast was slaughtered by Old Chen, but he was too badly injured and disappeared before he returned to Liufeng Cliff." Seven people...... Only me and another brother survived. ”

The wasteland is a world of mutated creatures, and even if the Federation organizes troops to clean it up on a large scale many times, it has little effect. When you encounter a powerful mutant creature, you can only blame yourself for your bad fate!

"It's here!"

Liu Feng was the first to get out of the car, pointed to a two-story small building and said, "Lao He's wife has died a long time ago, just a daughter, and she is as spoiled as a pearl." That girl is honest, and she hasn't eased up yet, and she will trouble the two of you to try not to talk about Lao Chen in front of her for a while. ”

"If you need to know anything, feel free to find me!"

While speaking, Liu Feng pressed the doorbell.

It didn't take long for the door to open.

The door was opened by a girl with a delicate face, her eyes were slightly dark, her eyes were bloodshot, and her long eyelashes were stained with tears, apparently she had just cried.

Seeing the stranger coming, she was obviously stunned.

"Uncle Liu, these two are-"

"They are colleagues from your father's company, and they came to see you at home." Liu Feng introduced, "This gentleman is Mo Yu, this-"

"Hello, Miss He, I'm Chen Yu."

The girl nodded politely and pulled the door open.

"Please come in!"

The three men worked together to remove the daily necessities from the pickup truck one by one and move them into the storage room in the basement. These materials are quite rich in variety and have a long shelf life, which can meet He Huan's living needs for a year.

In addition, Mo Yu also brought a generous pension with him and handed it over to He Huan personally.

Seventy-seven-eighty-eight combined, the company paid a full 100,000 federal coins, enough for He Huan to live without worrying about food and clothing! Big companies are still quite humane.

After a toss, everyone sat down in the living room, He Huan had already poured tea, and the temperature was just right. You can see that the girl is quite attentive!

"Brothers and sisters, I have something to say."

Mo Yu stood up suddenly, took out a piece of paper from his jacket pocket, and read aloud:

"Whoever holds a salary for all, let him not freeze to death in the wind and snow; Those who work for the common good must not be left alone; Whoever opens the way for liberty, let it not be trapped in thorns......"

"Mr. He Yan has noble character, outstanding business ability, has been conscientious for a long time, hard work, meticulously completed the tasks assigned by the company, and is the company's model worker and business model......

"Mr. He Huan rests in the flame, and his spirit will inspire all those who travel with him! On behalf of all my colleagues in Violet Company, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. He Huan. He tried his best to benefit the public during his lifetime, and he will not be alone after his death! ”

After reading the eulogy, Mo Yu carefully put away the piece of paper full of words. Thanks to his heart, he was worried that he would not be able to remember, and he knew that it was written on paper.

He Huan got up and saluted again, only to feel a stream of heat surging through his chest, tears pouring out of his eyes, and blurring his eyes in an instant.

"Thank you, and thank you for your care!"

"Miss Ho, please believe that the company treats every employee as a family. If you have any difficulties, you can always contact us. Chen Yu added.

"Thank you for your kindness, your company has done enough! I have a good life now, I have my own job, and I can barely support my father's workshop with my ability. He Huan said with red eyes, "Thanks to Uncle Liu's help all the time, he helped arrange my father's funeral ......"

"You girl, the family doesn't talk to each other, what's polite. You grew up with Uncle Liu, just like your own daughter. Liu Feng said angrily.

Seeing that He Huan was obviously in a bad mood, Chen Yu felt that the time was almost up, and got up and said:

"Miss He, Mr. Liu, it's not early, so we won't bother much. However, please also ask the two of you to help take us to Mr. He Yan's resting place and pay our respects! ”

……

He Yan's tomb is in the northwest corner of the cemetery, and some fresh apples and bananas are enshrined in front of the mausoleum.

Chen Yu and Mo Yu each presented a bouquet of chrysanthemums, bowed and saluted, and said in unison:

"May you sleep in the flame and light the way for those who come after you!"

In front of He Yan's tomb, He Huan, who was dressed in black, turned paler and paler, as weak as a rose ravaged by a shower.

Chen Yu sighed and comforted: "Miss He, the deceased is gone, please don't be too immersed in grief." ”

"Believe that your loved one is only in a place where you can't see it, but he can see you and doesn't want you to have a bad time because of his departure. Let him know that you are a very strong person and will not let him down, so that he can feel at ease. ”

He Huan wiped his tears and barely showed a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen Yu, I will be strong!"

"Wait!" , Mo Yu suddenly shouted.

Chen Yu was puzzled, "Do you have anything else?" ”

"In this situation, I need to read the eulogy again!"

“……”

At dusk, Chen Yu declined the kindness of He Huan and Liu Feng to the banquet, and said goodbye and left.

This made Mo Yu very dissatisfied, and couldn't help but complain, "Good brother, I haven't eaten for a day!" ”

Chen Yu was speechless. Why don't you drag you away, it's a miracle that you can grow so big and not be hacked to death.

But the mission is over, so there's no need to be like a psychopath. Eating is an urgent matter.

Chen Yu rolled his eyes and said, "It's the first time you've gone out of the city!" Let's go, buddy will take you to taste the specialties of the wasteland! ”

A moment later, at a roadside barbecue stall, Mo Yu held beer in one hand and grilled skewers in the other, the corners of his mouth were stained with greasy, and he couldn't help but admire.

"Good brother, what kind of meat is this, the meat is delicate and chewy, it is the first time I have tasted such delicious meat."

Chen Yu took a sip of wine, "Yes, you can eat more if it's delicious." ”

The boss of a plate of barbecue rolled up a sweat towel to wipe his sweat, and said busily: "This is the meat of the three-headed rat, which is the freshest and strongest." It's your first time out of the city, people in the city don't like to eat this, and it's normal that you haven't eaten it! ”

"Three-headed rat? That's not a sewer 'scavenger'......" Mo Yu's face turned pale, and his voice became weaker and weaker.

The boss replied with a smile, "Yes, yes, that's it." These guys are scurrying around, it's not easy to catch them, these ones were caught in the morning, and you can't taste them a day earlier. ”

"Gross-"

"Hey, hey, don't throw up, these are all good things, don't waste them!" The boss shouted in distress.

Mo Yu's face was pale, his lips trembled, and he said indignantly, "Good brother, this is the specialty you said?" ”

"Of course...... No," Chen Yu winked at him, pretending to be mysterious, "It's just an appetizer, the next is the main meal, I promise you won't be disappointed!" ”

Half an hour later, the two walked to the door of a small shop with pink light boxes.

The waitress was a young woman dressed in fancy clothes and without much fabric on her body, and she inserted herself between the two of them with great enthusiasm, holding one of them in one hand, rubbing her hot chest from side to side, dragging the two of them to the store.

"Massage, bath, guest room ......"

Mo Yu read the words on the lightbox, and his throat was a little dry, "Miss, are you serious in your shop?" ”

The waiter laughed and laughed.

"Serious, serious! You can rest assured, you are guaranteed to have all kinds of seriousness! ”

Mo Yu immediately stopped, and his tall body pulled the waiter with disdain, with disdain on his face.

"Phew, scolding, who's going to be in the serious store!"

The waiter was stunned, didn't keep up with the train of thought for a while, reacted for a moment and smiled again, "There are also those who are not serious, they are all prepared for you!" ”

In order to deepen the friendship between colleagues, Chen Yu waved his hand and stuffed a few hundred-yuan bills into the waiter's chest.

"Come to two rooms, one set of special services! By the way, pick up the best to entertain my brother!"

It's just that when he made this action, Chen Yu's fingers trembled inexplicably, as if he remembered some unbearable experience.

Of course, the waiter didn't know his worries, and the corners of his eyes swept to his chest, and when he saw the weight clearly, the smile on his face was even bigger, and he was a little less professional and a little more earnest.

"The two bosses can rest assured, we have good service and you are satisfied!"

Mo Yu watched with tears in his eyes as Chen Yu threw hundreds of gold for the sake of righteousness. I really don't have to say anything about the character of a good brother, and I was secretly ashamed of the misunderstanding of Chen Yu just now, and I almost wronged a good person.

"Good brother, I misunderstood you just now, don't take it to heart!"

……

Late at night, when the massage technician had fallen asleep, Chen Yu gently pressed on the back of her neck to make sure she wouldn't wake up before dawn. He pressed his ear to the wall and listened intently to the movement next door.

Well, the "battle" in Mo Yu's room is very ...... Intense!

Chen Yu gently pushed the window open a crack, and his figure flashed, disappearing into the vast night like a ghost.

Judging from the known information, He Yan did die in an accident, Liu Feng's description does not seem to be fake, and the scars on his arms are indeed left by black-headed ghosts, which can also be corroborated by the news found from the residents of Liufeng Cliff. And, putting aside the identity of the gunsmith, He Yan himself is also a powerful awakener, such a person is a treasure everywhere, and if he dies, he will definitely leave a trace!

But three years of work experience have made Chen Yu develop a cautious habit. He deliberately left Mo Yu to avoid complications, and came to He Yan's tomb again.

The night wind whimpered, wandering among the desolate graves, like weeping.

Chen Yu said "offended" in his heart, took out a sapper shovel, and dug up the sealed soil of He Yan's mausoleum.

There were no bodies in the tomb, only ashes in clay pots.

In the Old Earth era, incineration of corpses was one of the conventions of survival.

Corpses are very likely to attract large numbers of scavengers, causing unknown infections, and the corpses of the Awakened are more likely to attract the coveting of powerful mutated creatures, and the ownerless essentia tastes like a sweet spring for them, and has a strong attraction.

Chen Yu opened the clay pot and lifted the [Pupil of True Vision], two clouds of purple fire surged in his eyes, and in his sight, the originally imperceptible essentia became clear, and the dried essentia fragments were contaminated on the surface of the granular bones, and a wisp of black gas was mixed in with it - it was the residual breath of the black-headed ghost.

The traces on the remnant ashes indicate that He Yan was indeed injured by a black-headed ghost.

Everything is on the right track, and it seems that there is really nothing out of the ordinary.

Chen Yu filled the sealed soil back to its original state, and was about to get some floating soil camouflage, when a thunderbolt suddenly crossed the night sky, illuminating the cemetery as bright as day.

Then, a torrential rain rolled down from the sky, obscuring all traces of coming.