Chapter 44: Come with me
The Geshe town in Keke's mouth is where Sarin and Keck grew up.
Although Shalin's parents are long gone, Keke's parents and relatives are still on the Geshe side, and if Shalin remembers correctly, Keke has a younger sister who is only in middle school.
But it is true that Shalin does not plan to return to Geshe Town, and he does not even plan to return to the territory of the Asr Alliance.
And it's not because he once met Andy from a free city-state that he wanted to live in a free city-state on a whim, it was just a helpless choice.
"It's not me going to the Free City-State myself, including you, everyone who boards the ship is going to go with me to the Free City-State. ”
"What did you say?"
"Shalin, we didn't plan it that way before, our plan was ......"
"Forget that plan, Keck, listen to me if you want to live safely!"
Shalin interrupted Keck forcefully, even though he had never done this before, and the harshness and coldness of his words at the moment were even more alien to Keke, who no longer seemed to know the man in front of him who had grown up with him.
"Are you really the sarin I know? ”
"Of course, Keck, what are you talking about?"
"Then why are you forcing everyone to go with you to the Free City-State? Don't you know that my parents are still waiting for me to go back in Geshe?"
Keck couldn't help but raise his voice and loudly questioned him, when the mobile phone signal disappeared from the Kappa area, he wanted to contact his parents, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity, if he could get out of here, he would naturally return to his parents.
Immediately after, Keck suddenly remembered something, and suddenly took a step back, looking at Shalin in disbelief.
"Shalin, tell me you just had a whim, and you're willing to come with us. ”
"No, I've decided. ”
Shalin was adamant and non-negotiable.
"But in the Mediterranean, he only contacted one fishing boat to come to the port of Paye to pick us up, so if no one agrees to go with you to the Free Federation, what are you going to do?"
Keck stared at Shalin's eyes, in fact, now Shalin's eyes were exposed only with a light brown light, his whole body was tightly covered by strips of cloth, and his eyes were the only way Keck used to confirm Shalin's attitude.
In the face of Keck's nervous questioning, Sarin was extremely relaxed.
He just opened his arms and asked Keck with a smile:
"So, what do you think I'll do?"
"Dear Keck, I know you know me, and I can't hurt you. ”
"You may remember when I pretended to be an investigator from the Asr Alliance in the underground hospital, but now it's clear that I'm lying, because I'm not an investigator assigned by the Asr Alliance's top brass to investigate the Firewall Company. ”
Although it was difficult to explain, it was Keck standing in front of him, and Shalin still picked up patience and explained to him little by little what his reason was for doing so.
Keck also nodded, this matter was completely certain to be made up from the moment he recognized Shalin.
He just didn't debunk his friends, good brothers.
So Sarin continued:
"Do you think it's strange that the Kappa region is now like this, and our rescuers are all gone. ”
"Have you ever thought about it?"
"Are they not afraid of the accusations of the international community, or are they more afraid that we, the humans contaminated by radiation, will sooner or later turn into monsters and cause panic in other parts of the Asr Alliance?"
"Keck, do you really think that a ship full of seriously ill patients in the radiation zone can successfully land in ports in other parts of the Asr Alliance?"
Shalin deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone about the most realistic issues in front of them, and he forced himself not to resent all of this, and quietly waited for Keck's answer.
In the face of Shalin's questioning, Keck fell silent for the first time.
A gust of sea breeze blew, and the calm sea became turbulent in an instant, and the dark clouds drifting from the depths of the sea obscured the entire glow.
Standing on the rusty deck, Sarin looked at Keck, whose face changed from shock to confusion, and it was a long time before the man who was supposed to be cynical replied slowly:
“...... I do not know. ”
Shalin looked at his tangled eyes, but still took a big step forward, stood in front of Keck again, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, these things shouldn't be considered by you in the first place, and it is enough for me to think about them. ”
"Actually, I don't know the specific answers to these questions. ”
"But I can tell you one thing for sure, the mercenaries operating in the city of Kappa are indiscriminately hunting down all living beings, whether they are failed genetic mutants, poor pets left behind in residents' homes, or abandoned humans. ”
"I've seen it with my own eyes. ”
"It has long been impossible for us to continue to live in peace on the land of the Asr Alliance, if it is really for the sake of our family, leave with me and never contact them again!"
"Think about it again, I'll go around the neighborhood, and you can see if there is any enemy sneak attack. ”
Shalin patted Keck on the shoulder again, knowing that he needed time to digest the matter, so he was not in a hurry to wait for his answer.
Because in the end, no matter what his answer was, Salin would not watch Keck stay in the Kappa region, or watch him enter the rest of Asr to die.
Since the result was predestined, Salin just informed Keck, he didn't believe that Keck would betray himself, after all, it was his best friend, and they grew up being good brothers in a pair of pants.
And now, Sarin had other things to do, and he needed to check if there was anything useful in the abandoned port, such as engine fuel.
If you want to cross the Aden Ocean, clean and sufficient drinking water and fuel are essential.
The fisherman's son's fleet has been out to sea for more than a month, and the boat he brought with him will not have too much fuel and food left, so Sarin must prepare in advance, and if he really can't find supplies, he will have to change the route and make a detour to Cassalona Bay to replenish fuel and food.
An hour and a half had passed since Keck informed Uncle John that the shadow of a crowd finally appeared on the side of the woods, and someone was escorting the radiation sick patient to the port of Paye.
From a distance, Shalin saw Uncle John and two other uncles leading the patients approaching, and he immediately climbed to the top to make sure that there were no pursuers behind them, and then he was relieved to call Keck and Uncle Fisherman to meet them.
He also reconfirmed his mask and hat and came to the base station console.