Before Lu Chengan got into trouble, he actually ate the cookies that Lu Xiaolong gave him
Yu Ran frowned and asked, "Do you suspect that Lu Xiaolong drugged your brother, which caused him to suddenly go berserk?"
Lu Zexuan said, "My brother is a very sunny and optimistic person. Moreover, before each departure, Moore would sort out his spirit, and his spiritual world does not have too many negative shadows. Such a sentinel usually does not suddenly go berserk, right?"
There are two situations in which the Sentinels go berserk. One is excessive consumption of abilities, which leads to berserk and loss of reason. Such initial berserk can be saved. As long as the guide reorganizes the Sentinels' spiritual world, they can regain consciousness. Tang Ce was saved by Yu Ran in this way.
Another situation is that under certain inducements, the suppressed negative emotions in the sentinel's mental picture suddenly erupt, causing the mental picture to collapse. The sentinel will go crazy or even be deformed into a monster. If not handled in time, the situation will become even more dangerous.
Yu Ran analyzed: "If your brother didn't have so many negative emotions in his heart, only excessive consumption of his abilities would induce frenzy... Of course, the drugs developed by the Dark Night Organization could also cause the Sentinels to suddenly go out of control."
Lu Zexuan clenched his fists tightly. "When he suddenly went berserk, I thought he was trying to save me and overexerted himself... Ever since you said that the Dark Night Organization was using the Sentinels for experiments, I've thought about it carefully and found that there are actually many things that are wrong."
"That day, the Falcon starship was swept by a cosmic sandstorm and was forced to land on an unfamiliar planet. We encountered a monster we had never seen before. The monster had eyes all over its body and many tentacles. Many team members were swept away by it, and I was also accidentally surrounded by the monster."
"It only took my brother a few minutes to save me, how could he suddenly run out of energy?" Lu Zexuan looked at Yu Ran, "It's more likely that there was something wrong with the biscuits that Lu Xiaolong gave him. After he took the medicine, he had side effects during the battle and lost control unexpectedly."
"..." Yu Ran listened to Lu Zexuan's story and didn't know what to say.
It seems that the Dark Night Organization has been planning for a long time and has already developed drugs for the Sentinels, but the formula is not perfect yet.
Star Calendar Year 494 is a time point for the Dark Night Organization's activities. They not only sent undercover agents to the Starlight Corps to reveal General Xie Xi's whereabouts and catch all those who knew the secret, but also sent undercover agents to the Falcon Special Forces to control Major General Lu Cheng'an and threaten the Corps Commander Lu Tingyu.
Unexpectedly, the Falcon Special Forces encountered an accident and failed to control the dosage of medicine given to Lu Chengan, causing him to go berserk and die.
The annihilation of the Starlight Corps' reconnaissance battalion caused a great uproar. The military and the presidential office began to investigate. The Dark Night Organization was worried about being exposed and temporarily stopped its operations. Lv Xiaolong, an undercover sent to the Falcon Special Forces, went undercover and continued to monitor the new captain Lu Zexuan.
Lu Chengan was a "failed" experiment of the Dark Night Organization. Lu Zexuan was their second target.
This time, they improved the formula of the drug, dividing the dosage into more than thirty tablets and slowly releasing them to give the sentinels time to adapt and buffer. When the drug content in the body accumulated to the critical value, the high-level guide would destroy the sentinels' mental picture and directly control their mental body, thus turning the sentinels into complete "puppets without the ability to think."
As long as the S-level Sentinel leader can be controlled, the other A-level and B-level Sentinels will naturally obey, and the next step will be to control the entire federation.
Their sinister intentions and cruel methods are simply inhumane!
Yu Ran said, "According to the calculation, your brother died in May of the 494th year of the Star Calendar, the same time when the Starlight Corps' main ship was blown up. During that period, the Dark Night Organization was most active. At the same time, they sent undercover agents to various corps, which was also in line with their style... From your description, your brother's sudden madness is indeed very similar to the symptoms caused by drugs."
Lu Zexuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes cold: "Lu Xiaolong is a beast, my brother trusted him so much, he actually put drugs in the snacks!"
Yu Ran gently patted the back of Lu Zexuan's hand: "I know you hate the person who killed your brother, but Lu Xiaolong is just a soldier who follows orders. He is the culprit behind the scenes, and he is the key."
Lu Zexuan quickly calmed down and looked at Yu Ran: "You are right. There is no point in killing Lu Xiaolong now. Since we have confirmed that he is a spy planted by the Dark Night Organization around us, why not make good use of his identity and help us do something."
"It's good that you can figure it out." Yu Ran paused and asked, "What about Moore? Have you checked it out?"
"He is my mother's student, so there should be no problem with his background. He has been unwilling to leave the Falcon Special Forces, perhaps because..." Lu Zexuan closed his eyes and whispered, "He can't let go of my brother."
Yu Ran opened her eyes slightly - couldn't let go of Lu Cheng'an? Could it be that Moore had always been secretly in love with Lu Zexuan's brother
When talking about these past events, emotions surged in Lu Zexuan's deep eyes, and Yu Ran could clearly feel his pain and guilt.
Yu Ran's thought tentacles were connected to him. In his mental picture, black memory bubbles suddenly emerged from the depths of the snow-capped mountains.
That was a past event that Lu Zexuan had suppressed and was unwilling to mention. But now, it appeared clearly before his eyes. The whole mental picture was shrouded in a dark cloud.
A strange planet, terrifying alien creatures...
It was a very strange monster, with strange eyes and black tentacles all over its body. Each tentacle was covered with sharp spikes. The tentacles were waving wildly in the air like a devil with bared fangs and claws.
The sentinels tried their best to escape, and most of them ran back to the starship. While escaping, Lu Zexuan accidentally let the tentacles wrap around his hind legs, and was dragged into the group of monsters.
He was surrounded by monsters, holding a sharp sword and fighting with them desperately. The sharp thorns on the tentacles cut him all over his body, and his body was covered with blood. Lu Zexuan couldn't escape for a while. At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the sky: "Zexuan, be careful!"
A man descended from the sky with his huge wings spread, and the electromagnetic knife in his hand fiercely cut a bloody path.
Countless tentacles were cut off one after another, and the thick black liquid around them drowned the two brothers like a rainstorm.
Lu Chengan grabbed Lu Zexuan's shoulder with one hand and quickly chopped the surrounding tentacles with the other hand. Lu Zexuan also cooperated with his brother to fight. The two cooperated well and quickly broke out of the encirclement of the beasts and flew into the air together...
But at this moment, Lu Chengan suddenly covered his head with his hands due to a headache and made a painful sound.
Lu Zexuan looked back at him in confusion: "Brother?"
The whites of Lu Chengan's eyes gradually disappeared, and his pupils were stained with a strange dark color - that was a sign of the Sentinel going crazy.
Lu Zexuan's heartbeat stagnated, and he quickly turned around to pull Lu Chengan: "Brother!"
However, Lu Chengan used his last bit of strength to push Lu Zexuan towards the high-altitude airship that was coming to pick him up.
His voice was intermittent: "Live well... and... take good care of Moore..."
Lu Cheng'an seemed to have gone crazy. He suddenly lost his mind at that moment and started slashing around randomly.
The tentacles under his feet were like hungry beasts, excitedly wrapping around Lu Chengan's body. Lu Zexuan saw his brother's body being torn in half by the tentacles, and the dazzling blood gushed out, splashing on Lu Zexuan's face, with a fishy and sweet taste.
That was a nightmare that could never be erased from Lu Zexuan's memory.
Over the years, he has been wondering why he was not the one who died? Why did his brother save him
In fact, the dead know nothing, and the survivors are the saddest.
He often dreamed of the scene of his brother's sacrifice late at night, and then was awakened by the nightmare. He sat on the sofa and waited quietly until dawn.
Maybe More was the same as him? When More came to help, he saw his brother being torn apart by the monster. How sad would it be to think of that scene in the dead of night
Lu Zexuan closed his eyes and his shoulders trembled violently.
Yu Ran looked at his painful appearance and couldn't help but feel distressed. He patted his back gently and comforted him, "It's all over. Your brother also hopes that you can live well. If you are sad, vent it out, don't hold it in your heart."
Lu Zexuan turned around and gently hugged Yu Ran, as if he wanted to draw some strength from her.
Yu Ran patted his back soothingly.
Lu Zexuan buried his face in Yu Ran's shoulder. After a long while, he finally calmed down and whispered, "I'm going to see Moore. Our mission is very dangerous and we can't bring him with us. If something happens to him... I won't be able to explain to my brother."
Yu Ran nodded: "Okay, let's take this opportunity to persuade him to retire."
At this moment, Moore was sitting on the sofa, holding a photo in his hand.
That was a group photo of all the team members before he set off when he joined the Falcon Special Forces to carry out his first mission.
That year, he was 20 years old and Lu Chengan was 22 years old.
When taking a group photo, because he was the guide and the others were sentinels, Lu Chengan took the initiative to extend his arm, enthusiastically pulled him to his side, and said with a smile: "Come on, Moore, stand here. From now on, you will be our team guide, and everyone will rely on you to treat illnesses."
The young general was dressed in a neat military uniform and had a bright and dazzling smile.
Lu Chengan was a warm-hearted person who was very outgoing and seemed to regard More as a good brother. He naturally put his arm around More's shoulders. More was a bit of a germaphobe and rarely had physical contact with people. When he was hugged by him, More adjusted his glasses and looked at the camera stiffly.
The second group photo was taken later when we went on a mission.
Lu Chengan has a habit of taking a group photo with his teammates before each mission, because he said: "I hope we can come back in one piece! In case someone dies during the mission, everyone should keep the photo and don't forget the hero who once fought side by side with us."
There are too many group photos in Moore's photo album.
As I flip through the photo album, scenes from the past reappear before my eyes.
He still remembers the scenes of every mission vividly.
I only flipped to the last page of the album and there was no follow-up. Because the captain who took everyone to take pictures never came back.
That was their last photo together.
In the photo, Lu Chengan was still standing in the middle of the team, gently hugging Moore's shoulders with a bright smile. On his other side was Lu Zexuan, who had just graduated, with a hint of the immaturity of a military academy graduate on his face.
Moore's fingers slid gently across the photo, finally resting on the corner of the person's smiling lips.
Over the years, when Moore was alone in the dormitory, he would take out this photo album, wipe it clean, and look at it over and over again. That vivid smiling face was so clear in his memory, as if the spirited young general had never left.
Moore's eyes were unconsciously moist.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He quickly hid the photo, adjusted his expression, got up and opened the door.
Lu Zexuan was standing at the door, looking at Moore with a complicated look. The guide was always sensitive to emotions, and Moore sensed Lu Zexuan's strong sadness, pain, anger... Many chaotic emotions were intertwined, and the most obvious one was the strong guilt.
Moer asked worriedly, "What? Did you have a fight with Ranran?"
Lu Zexuan shook his head: "Let's go in and talk."
Moore stepped aside to let Lu Zexuan walk into the room, then closed the door.
Lu Zexuan then turned around and looked at him, saying, "Tomorrow, the White Tower will issue a new mission order, so you don't have to go with them this time. I will help you submit your retirement application. You have served in the Falcon Special Forces for eight years, so it's time for you to take a good rest."
Moore was stunned for a moment and jokingly said, "You want to chase me away?"
Lu Zexuan lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice: "My brother told me to take good care of you. This mission is very dangerous, and I don't want anything to happen to you."
Moore: “…”
The guide, who was always gentle and polite, had a pair of warm eyes behind his lenses, but when he heard these words, they suddenly turned red uncontrollably, and there seemed to be tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.
Lu Zexuan saw that his hands were shaking slightly. After a long while, Moore took a deep breath and calmed down. He said softly, "Do you know why I have been reluctant to leave the Falcon Special Forces?"
"Because, many years ago, someone told me that from now on, the Falcon will be my home."
Lu Zexuan: “…”
Moore lost both his parents at the age of 16 and became an orphan. He later went to the Guidance College and then to the Military Academy Medical School. He had no home. But after joining the Falcon Special Forces, the cheerful and sunny Lu Chengan may have given him a lot of warmth.
Given my brother's personality, the phrase "treat this place as your home" might just be a casual remark.
But Moore kept it in mind for many years.
Moore looked at Lu Zexuan, his eyes gentle but firm: "For me, the best ending in this life is to die in the process of a mission like him. My greatest wish is to be buried in the cemetery of Nanshan as a martyr."
"When the time comes, please erect my tombstone next to his, and I will be very satisfied."
"I'm not afraid of dying. I just don't want to leave here."
When Lu Zexuan listened to his gentle voice, his heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife.
When he joined the Falcon Special Forces, Moore and his brother had fought side by side for three years. He only thought that Moore was a very gentle military doctor, and his brother was very protective and caring towards Moore. He thought that it was just the captain's protection of the doctor.
He didn't expect that the two of them had already developed feelings for each other during the three years of fighting side by side.
Unfortunately, Moore was gentle and introverted, not good at expressing his feelings, and his brother was a carefree person. They didn't even have the chance to express their love for each other... and they were separated forever.
For so many years, Moore refused to leave the team. It turned out that it was because Lu Chengan told him: This is your home.
How could he bear to leave home
He must have suffered more pain than Lu Zexuan over the years, right
Lu Zexuan lowered his head, his voice extremely hoarse: "I won't persuade you to retire again... I'm sorry."
Moore smiled softly and said, "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself. Even if the person trapped wasn't you, as long as it was one of his teammates, he would definitely rescue you. You brothers are all very loyal and righteous. Didn't you save all the teammates last time in Swordfish without caring about your own safety? He just made the same choice as you, it was just an accident."
But my brother's death was not an accident, it was probably man-made...
Lu Zexuan forcibly suppressed the urge to tell Moore the truth.
Forget it, Moore knew that this would only add to his troubles.
Let him and Yu Ran deal with those crazy lunatics in the Dark Night Organization.
(End of this chapter)