How many people can face death calmly
In fact, many people can do it. As long as they have firm beliefs and long for new life, then death is nothing more than an eternal medal for them.
But it is obvious that this agent from the Security Committee cannot do this. He does not really believe in God. At least in the world he knows, God has never appeared. Those so-called miracles only appear in some places. in church records.
He has a complete family and a child who is about to be born. He has even agreed with the vice chairman that after returning from this surveillance, he will take a week's leave. He will go back to welcome the most sacred life into this world. That moment. He will love his children and wife, maybe have more children, and then slowly accompany them to grow old, and calmly go through his life, which may not be dazzling.
The only thing he didn't think about was that he would die in the mission.
Hey, stop joking. He is from the Security Committee. It is a special department that internally eliminates all those who may threaten national security and the system. They have always been the only ones who kill people. When will others dare to kill them casually? .
He remembered what his sacrificed companion said just before leaving the room - he should go back.
Silence is the best way to disguise your inner cowardice. As long as you don't speak, others won't know whether your heart is as strong as it appears or whether it has already collapsed. Looking at the flames on the lighter in Du Fu's hand, looking like he was about to throw it out, he couldn't help but think of what Du Lin said just now.
He said that when a person's body temperature drops to a certain level, he will not feel pain even if he is burned by fire. This sentence seems to make sense. In winter, if you play in the snow for too long, your hands will feel numb due to the cold and pain. Whether it was a colder stimulation or stuffed into a warm place, there was no feeling at all.
He began to think about a question, does it really not hurt
If it doesn't hurt, perhaps sacrificing it is a good choice. Although his family will not become a hero's parents and a hero's wife because of him, they can enjoy more generous benefits from the empire, as confirmed by his death. From that moment on, he does not need to worry about his family's future life, his children will receive the best education, and his wife does not need to worry about the cost of living.
But..., why are you unwilling
Strong unwillingness!
He told himself, actually I don’t want to die!
"I said..." He looked at Dulin's feet with some avoidance, "My name is Eric, and I have the rank of second lieutenant of the Imperial Security Committee. This time we came to the western region to investigate the causes of the turmoil in the west and to prevent the turmoil from getting worse. . According to the request and guidance of the Vice Chairman, we have made you, Mr. Dulin, our primary target and are monitoring your daily life to try to find the real cause of the turmoil in the west. This is why my dead colleague and I are here. Reason, I didn’t lie, I promise!”
The lighter in Dover's hand was taken back by him, and the flames became a thing of the past. This made Eric feel relieved and at the same time felt an indescribable regret. He regretted why he was so cowardly, and he regretted why he was so unbearable that even death would scare him so much that he could hardly breathe. He failed a lot of things, including himself. He betrayed his beliefs and his future.
However, there was a sense of relief in my heart.
Dulin pursed his lips and pointed at him casually with the hand holding the cigarette, "Get him down, put on clothes and some hot drinks for him, I have other things to talk to Lieutenant Eric. chat."
At this moment, a child rushed over from behind everyone. He ran to a middle-aged man and stood on tiptoe and said something in the middle-aged man's ear. The middle-aged man unexpectedly praised the boy and then walked over to him. Du Lin's side conveyed the news that the child had just sent.
Seven gold diggers entered the town. They entered the town in three groups and are now wandering around in the streets.
Gold prospectors can be seen in Wasiu Town from time to time, but most of these gold prospectors are loners. No mineral deposits have been explored nearby, and it is not a major transportation thoroughfare, except for a train station that allows trains to stop here for a while. After replenishing supplies, gold diggers will find no benefit at all here.
Raiding a village
Maybe this is a way to make a fortune, but they need at least a thousand people, or more.
Du Lin asked the middle-aged man to tell the Guarts in the town to keep an eye on this group of people. If they leave soon, forget it, but if they just want to inquire about something, let them "stay".
With the help of others, Eric put on his clothes, tremblingly holding a hot iron cup and following Du Lin into the room. There were only two people in the room, Du Lin and him, both of whom seemed to be there. outside the door.
"Mr. Eric, I apologize for everything that happened to you just now." Dulin's first words made Eric a little overwhelmed. He didn't understand what Dulin wanted to do, and it scared him. He couldn't sit still in his chair and stood up.
Du Lin raised his hand and pressed it down, "Don't be nervous, sit down, this way our communication will be more normal, and I don't like to raise my head to communicate with others." I don't know which of Du Lin's words played the role. , Eric sat back on the chair, and Dulin handed him a cigarette and said with a smile: "Look, I am not a difficult person to get along with, nor am I a person who is completely my own. In I bear the future and expectations of many people on my shoulders, and I cannot leave these things behind and move forward alone. If others are willing to believe what you say and give you enough trust, then you should not betray that trust. ?"
Eric took a sip of the hot... and looked down, not sure what this thing was. It tastes a bit like coffee, but more bitter and mellow. This is something called tree grape, which is relatively common locally. People cut the grapes and took out the fruits. After simple processing and roasting, they ground them into powder, which became their joyful drink. They called this black coffee.
He quickly raised his head and looked at Du Lin's chest. He did not dare to look directly into Du Lin's eyes, "Yes, Mr. Du Lin. You did the right thing!"
Du Lin was very satisfied with his answer, "It seems that we have found a direction that both parties can understand, so in order to keep myself in a safe situation, I will inevitably be very hostile to things that are malicious or potentially malicious to the outside world." That's why I hope you can forgive me." After getting Eric's affirmative reply, the atmosphere in the room became more relaxed, "Are you married?"
The sudden question made Eric, who was feeling particularly tired, suddenly tremble. The relatively hot black coffee in his hand spilled on the back of his hand. He didn't even feel any pain. "What do you mean?"
"This is just us chatting. To be honest, with my ability, after knowing your name and where you work, I can easily find out all your information. Your parents, your relatives, your Wife, your children, even if you have a dog, I can easily know the name of the dog. So this is just a small talk. We should put aside our prejudices and talk about normal things. Don't you want to talk to me. Want to talk?”
Eric fell silent, and Dulin did not urge him, but just looked at him with a smile. After about a minute, Eric nodded, "Yes, I am married and will have my first child soon."
Du Lin's expression was very vivid, "Wow, this is the first good news I heard today. You must love your wife and family very much."
Eric nodded, "Yes, I love them more than anything." Just as Dulin said, no matter what he hides, Dulin can find out his information through various channels. Instead of reversing the situation that was starting to get better because of something like this, it was better to continue following Dulin's words, and these ordinary dialogues and chatting about the family issues he cared about most made him gradually relax a lot and became less nervous.
"I also have a family. Like you, I love them more than anything. So, I want to give them the best things in the world. Even if they want the sun, one day I will use a ship that can fly into the sky. , pick off a corner of the sun and give it to them." Dulin watched Eric finish smoking and gave him another one, "Tell me about you, are you busy at work? How much is my salary? I don’t want to find out what you have done, it’s the same as before, just chatting, just think I’m curious.”
At this time, Du Lin gave Eric a very strange feeling. He couldn't explain it. "I am very busy at work and I am often away from home for a long time. I have to say that I feel sorry for my family. As for the salary, it is actually not a lot." , sixty-six yuan a month, and there is a daily subsidy of three yuan if you perform field work." Originally, he should have stopped at this point, but he didn't know what force drove Eric, and he added. He said, "So everyone is vying for the opportunity to work in the field. If you can work in the field for a month, the total income will be about two hundred yuan."
"Two hundred yuan?" Du Lin sighed softly, and shook his head and said: "It's very presumptuous, I think you are very pitiful..., yes, very pitiful. You have to leave your family for a month just for two hundred yuan. , and you have to take high risks, maybe your family will lose a beloved son, a reliable husband, and a great father!" When he said this, Du Lin took out two coins from his pocket! He put out a hundred-dollar note, lit it with a lighter, stretched out his hand to light Eric's cigarette, and looked directly into Eric's eyes with a faint smile, "Look, it's been a month!"
(End of chapter)