Asui finally overcame his fear in an entire night, but Brand never set foot in the prison again for the next two days. Even Major General Ax, who was supposed to patrol on time, was nowhere to be seen. Only the fat cook delivered meals on time every day, rain or shine.
Asui asked him to help find Brand, but Brand kept saying with a bitter face: "Captain, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Major General Brand and Major General Axe have been in the main ship for the past two days, and there are only guards on duty nearby, so I can't get in at all."
It's over. Brand must be angry.
Asui only had this thought in his mind when he heard it. He fell back on the bed in despair, like a rotten salted fish. What if Brand really thought that he disliked him? If they met normally, he could explain it to him, but now he couldn't even see him, it was over.
Seeing Ah Sui's depressed look, Xu Cenfeng gave him a trick: "Just make some noise. Once you make some noise, Brande will definitely come over to check out the situation. Anyway, you are a male insect, so the guards at the door won't dare to hit you."
Ah Sui opened his eyes and looked at him: "What if they hit me?"
Xu Cenfeng: "What are you afraid of? They can't beat you."
"I won't fight."
Ah Sui has learned his lesson now and will not fall for Xu Cenfeng's trick. Those female soldiers are all fierce, and a fight would not end well. He stood up and walked to the railing to look outside, and found a guard on duty outside. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly covered his stomach and cried out in pain:
"Ouch! Ouch! My stomach hurts! Help! My stomach!"
The folding bed in the prison was hard and uncomfortable. Asui hadn't gotten much sleep for several days. After he finished speaking, he wrapped himself in the thick quilt and soon fell asleep.
The voice was low and gentle, like a cloud that could not be dispersed.
Asui had no choice but to throw back the quilt and go to bed to sleep, so that time could pass faster: "I'll sleep for a while. If Brande comes over, remember to wake me up."
Xu Cenfeng comforted him, "Be patient and wait for a few days. He can't possibly stay away from you forever. He might come in two days."
Brande recalled the day when Asui saw him with a pale face due to fear. He lowered his eyes and slowly spread out his right hand. Light and shadow passed through the gaps between his slender fingertips. He could still vaguely recall the trembling feeling of the other person's legs shaking with fear.
The soldier in charge of escorting the man took a look at Asui and thought that this male insect was now a prisoner, not a distinguished guest. He just had a stomachache, so there was no way he would alarm the major general to come over in person. "If the purity of your blood is more than 50%, they might come over."
Brand had just gone to the logistics tent and brought back a bowl of hot soup. He held the bowl in his left hand and tapped the cell door with his right hand, making a slight buzzing sound: "A Sui."
But every time the soldiers went to the main ship to report back, they agreed to Asui's various conditions, but Brand still did not show up.
He waved away the guards beside him, his military boots landed silently on the ground, and walked directly to the cell where Asui was imprisoned. Through the bars, he saw Asui sleeping soundly wrapped in a quilt.
Seeing this, Brand retracted his steps, glanced at Axe, and said calmly: "They are not only space pirates, but also precious male insects. In the territory of Salilanfa, any military female has the obligation to ensure their safety."
Asui liked to use this move when he was lazy in martial arts training when he was a child. Although his skills were not superb, he was quite skilled. He thought to himself that since he was sick, it was impossible for Brand to not come to visit him, right
The military doctor could tell at a glance that Asui was faking illness, but he was too embarrassed to expose him, so he pretended and prescribed a few packets of cold medicine for him to drink.
Asui was a heavily-attended prisoner, and the guards did not dare to release him without permission: "Wait a moment, I will go and ask the major general for instructions!"
I slept until dark.
Even if he lost his mind and turned into a worm, he never thought of hurting Ah Sui...
Xu Cenfeng was stunned when he saw this: "What are you doing?"
Ah Sui was lying on the bed, holding his stomach, his face pale, looking very ill. He spoke with difficulty: "I... my stomach hurts so much... Please report to your major general and take me to see a doctor..."
Asui shook his head in disappointment and threw the quilt onto the bed. "The military doctor said that my stomachache was because I caught a cold at night. I just need to cover myself with a few more quilts. Brande hasn't come yet."
"This gentleman is not seriously ill. He probably caught a cold while sleeping at night."
However, Asui made a "hush" gesture to him, indicating him to keep quiet.
Tsk, this is difficult.
Is it Asui
Brand took a slight step when he heard this, as if he was going to go over and take a look. However, Axe at the side waved his hand to the guard, signaling him to leave: "Find a military doctor to take a look. If there's nothing serious, there's no need to report."
Brande's light blue eyes couldn't help but darken when he saw this: he had been tossing and turning for days without a wink because of his fear of Asui, while the other party was sleeping soundly in the cell.
Brand didn't want to arouse Ax's vigilance, so he had to sit back at his desk to discuss the battle plan. However, he seemed absent-minded throughout the whole process. On the other side, Asui was escorted out of the cell by several female soldiers and received timely "treatment" in the infirmary.
Axe has always felt that Brand was paying too much attention to the two male insects. "Of course I know, but he just has a stomachache, and his life is not in danger. Even if he is, the military doctor will come to report. Those pirates are likely to raid the camp tonight. What you should focus on now is how to catch them all, not those evil pirates."
Why should you be afraid
When Brand finished the meeting and walked out of the starship, most of the guards outside had been deliberately transferred away by Axe on the pretext of going out, leaving only a small team patrolling the surroundings. It was a cold night, and he walked through the thick snow on the ground, first went to the logistics tent, and finally went to the prison to visit Asui.
After all, there were two male insects in the cell, so the guard dared not ignore them. He heard the shouting and walked quickly to the cell door to take a look. He found Ah Sui rolling on the bed with his hands on his stomach. He was immediately shocked: "What's wrong with you?!"
They hadn't seen each other for only a few days, but it seemed like a century.
Asui was devastated by what he heard and was completely at a loss. He lingered in the medical cabin for a long time before finally returning to the cell. During this time, in order to lure Brand over, he even made various unreasonable requests, including but not limited to taking a bath, washing his hair, and changing clothes, which were treatments that a prisoner could never enjoy.
The guards had no choice but to retreat.
The guard didn't know Ah Sui's name, so he could only try to describe him: "He's quite tall, with black hair and black eyes, and doesn't look very old."
Xu Cenfeng asked doubtfully: "Have you seen Brande?"
It was unclear whether he was speaking to the guard or to Brand.
The guard ran to the main ship to report the situation. At that time, Brand was deploying a battle plan with Axe. When he heard that there was a sick male insect in the prison, he paused and asked, "What did you say?"
Brand frowned slightly: "Which male insect?"
Brand couldn't figure this out, so he simply gave up thinking about it. This question was no longer important to him. The male insect had been captured by the army and was locked up in prison, unable to escape...
Asui lay on the bed for a long time without seeing Brande. Finally, he could not help but quietly opened his eyes and asked, "Isn't your major general coming over?"
The guard ran out of breath and pointed outside, saying, "Major General, there is a male insect in the prison who seems to have a stomachache and is shouting for a doctor."
Although his tone was not very good, what he said was true.
After seeing the doctor, several soldiers escorted Asui back to the cell. Xu Cenfeng heard the noise and looked back, and saw Asui walking in with a thick quilt in his arms, and he had changed into a set of clean clothes, but for some reason, he looked listless.
Asui had a keen hearing, so there was no need for Xu Cenfeng to call him. He sat up from the bed with a whoosh, and a strand of hair stood up on his head. He looked at the door of the cell, and saw a familiar figure in military uniform standing outside. Who else could it be but Brand
Asui was stunned: "Brand?!"
He reacted immediately, threw off the quilt, got out of bed and walked to the cell door, his expression unable to hide his surprise: "You finally came, I've been waiting for you for several days."
Aren't you afraid of me
Brand didn't ask the question out loud. He passed a bowl of still-warm soup through the small window and said, "You have a stomachache, don't you? Drink this bowl of soup. You have to drink it all by yourself."
His first words sounded normal, but the last two words sounded strange. Xu Cenfeng was able to detect some hidden meanings and subconsciously looked up at the cell door, where his eyes met Brand's. "Don't sleep tonight. I'll find a chance to let you out."
Ah Sui and Xu Cenfeng were both stunned when they heard this: "Tonight?"
They both dreamed of leaving the prison, but they didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon. As one of the main generals, wouldn't Brand be implicated if he rashly let two serious prisoners escape
Ah Sui was a little worried: "What are you going to do?"
Brand shook his head slightly: "It doesn't matter, I have my own way."
Brande couldn't stay here for too long, lest Axe notice something. He watched Asui finish his soup and was about to leave, but he was stopped by him after taking two steps: "Brande—"
Brand looked back and saw Asui suddenly stretched out a hand from the railing, motioning him to come over. He walked over in confusion, but the next second Asui held his hand and held it very tightly.
Ah Sui was still a little scared, and his hands were still shaking, but he was much better than last time. Seeing that Brand seemed to be stunned, he leaned against the railing and whispered, "Actually, my stomach doesn't hurt."
He just... wanted to meet Brande...
Brand lowered his eyes and looked at their clasped hands. He could still vaguely feel Asui's slight trembling. The other party must still be afraid, but for some reason, he tried to hold him very tightly.
"Hmm..." Brande hummed in an inaudible voice, "I know."
He knew from the moment Asui asked to take a shower and change clothes that the male insect must be pretending to be sick, and most likely to see him. Brand had not originally planned to come over, as he did not want to see Asui's frightened face turn pale, but he still came over.
"I'm not afraid of you now."
Asui wanted to say this originally, but he felt that it was inevitable that he might be trying to cover up something, so he changed his words: "Are you still angry with me?" Brand paused: "I'm not angry with you."
He is telling the truth.
Asui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He held Brande's hand for a long time before letting go. He leaned on the railing and whispered, "Then I won't sleep tonight. I'll wait for you to come and save me."
Brand gave him a deep look and said, "Do you really want to escape?"
Asui certainly didn't like being in jail. He nodded and looked a little pitiful: "I don't want to stay here anymore. Please get me out as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Brand seemed to want to stroke Asui's hair, but because of the railing, he raised his hand halfway and then dropped it again. He said something unclear: "Take care of yourself. I'll come back later."
After he finished speaking, he walked straight to the control room, opened the protective light door in the middle of the corridor, separating the cell where Asui was from the other cells, and then turned and left.
Ah Sui stared at his departing figure until he disappeared around the corner. He sat down on the bed again, but he was no longer sleepy. He lowered his voice and asked uncertainly, "Brother Cen Feng, can we go out tonight?"
Hearing this, Xu Cenfeng slowly exhaled and murmured to himself: "Yes, we can go out today."
He has been in prison for too long. If he stays there any longer, no one knows what fate will do to him.
Asui and Xu Cenfeng were waiting in the cell for time to pass, but there was no movement outside until two o'clock in the morning, when a burst of intensive gunfire suddenly rang out outside. They were so startled that they immediately went to the ventilation window to check the situation.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
The army was stationed in the suburbs, surrounded by bushes and jungles. The soldiers were most tired at 2 or 3 in the morning. The soldiers on duty were yawning and preparing to hand over their shifts when several smoke bombs were suddenly thrown at their feet from all directions. Thick smoke rose up instantly and spread rapidly in the air.
The soldier noticed something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and shouted to his companions who were sleeping in the tent: "Oh no! Get up quickly, there is an enemy attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of dense gunfire rang out from all directions, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos. A large number of space pirates in black combat uniforms emerged from the snow and bushes, shooting at the army with guns and quickly attacking the starship holding many prisoners.
Asui saw a group of space pirates suddenly rushing in from outside with guns. Without thinking twice, they started to smash the prison door and shot wildly at the door lock, releasing all the space pirates imprisoned inside.
"Hurry! Our ammunition won't hold out much longer!"
Those space pirates were so bloodthirsty that they didn't even care whether the bugs in the cell door were in the same group as them, and they rushed out with them.
Asui and Xu Cenfeng's cell was in a corner, with a light gate outside. One of the space pirates fired at the light gate for a long time but failed to destroy the mechanism. He could only say to Asui and the others with regret: "Brother! I can't help you! This light gate is too strong to open. We can only retreat first!"
Ah Sui was dumbfounded, and subconsciously said, "Then... I wish you a safe journey."
Xu Cenfeng stood quietly by the side and kindly sent his blessing: "Have a good journey."
At this moment he finally guessed something. Brand must have wanted to release them while the pirates were breaking into the prison. There were probably many soldiers lying in ambush in the dense forest outside, and these pirates who came to the door would have no way to escape.
Axe had already led his team to ambush in a nearby valley. He watched the pirates and their companions flee into the dense forest. He waited there for half an hour before signaling to his men behind him, "Follow them quietly and don't get caught."
His subordinates were worried about the lack of troops: "Major General, there are too many pirates. Do you want to bring an extra team?"
Axe said calmly: "No, we have enough numbers."
The dinner sent by the cook today has a heavy dose of chronic paralysis drug put in it, and it is expected to take effect in about half an hour. The kidnapped prisoners will not only not be a help to the pirate gang, but will become a burden to them.
After Ax finished speaking, he led his team directly into the dense forest and disappeared at the end of the night, leaving only the ruins of the war.
Brand waited until Axe led his team to leave, then he walked into the starship with the prison key. He quickly opened the prison door and urged Asui and Xu Cenfeng in a deep voice: "Follow me quickly, Axe's team will be back soon, and it will be too late to escape by then!"
Upon hearing this, Asui and Xu Cenfeng hurried out of the prison and followed Brand to the snow outside. At this time, there was only a small group of soldiers left on duty in the camp, and they looked quite familiar, they were Quick and Julian.
When Kuik saw Asui and Xu Cenfeng escaping from prison, he had no intention of stopping them. He even pointed out a way for them and said in a low voice, "Captain, Major General Axe just went to the left. You should run to the right quickly."
"right?!"
Last time, Asui was killed by Xu Cenfeng because he didn't listen to Quick. This time, he learned from his experience and immediately fled to the right with Xu Cenfeng. Brand took a black marching backpack from the starship and followed behind them with a gun to escort them.
The snow was hard to walk on, and the dark night made it difficult to see the road conditions, so their running was particularly difficult. After running for about half an hour, Ah Sui suddenly felt something was wrong with his body. His hands and legs were numb, and the dizziness in his brain became stronger and stronger. Finally, he could no longer hold on and knelt on one knee, falling to the ground.
“Plop!”
Asui did not fall to the ground, but was steadily held in the arms of Brande, who had been escorting him from behind. The latter did not seem surprised that Asui suddenly fainted, and his expression did not change at all.
Xu Cenfeng, who was running in front, noticed something was wrong and looked back, only to see that Brand had stopped at some point and was holding the unconscious Asui firmly with his right hand. The female insect's light blue eyes echoed the world of ice and snow around her, beautiful but without any warmth.
Xu Cenfeng ran too fast, and he couldn't help but gasp when he saw this. The cold wind flowed through his mouth and nose into his lungs, making his limbs tremble with cold: "What's wrong with Ah Sui?"
Brand looked calm, and his voice was soft and gentle in the snowstorm: "He's fine. I just wanted him to have a good sleep."
Xu Cenfeng thought of the bowl of meat soup and said in surprise: "You put drugs in his food?!"
Brand said nothing, but threw the backpack in his hand to Xu Cenfeng's feet. It hit the snow and made a dull sound. "There is some money and food in the bag. Go a few hundred meters ahead. There is a starship parked there. Take these things to the north and don't come back."
Xu Cenfeng knew the ending, but he still couldn't help but frown and ask, "What about Ah Sui?"
"A Sui?"
Brande chuckled when he heard this. His eyes were as gentle as jade, which reminded people of the bright moonlight in the sky. However, his voice was a little elusive: "A Sui doesn't need to run away. He is not suitable to be a star pirate, nor is he suitable to escape..."
Brand said, pausing again: "He will be with me."
Although if Asui woke up and knew that he had let Xu Cenfeng go and deliberately knocked him out and left him there, he might feel some hatred in his heart.
Thinking of this, Brandes unconsciously tightened his arms and hugged Asui tighter.
If Xu Cenfeng knew what Brand was thinking, he would definitely advise him not to worry too much. Asui had long wanted to stop wanting to be a pirate and escape, and he had also long wanted to leave the West. This outcome would be good for everyone.
Xu Cenfeng just didn't expect that they would say goodbye in this way...
"call-"
The cold wind was howling and carrying snowflakes, which were fluttering down from the sky. There was no moon tonight, and the suburbs looked particularly cold and desolate.
Xu Cenfeng finally bent down to pick up the backpack on the ground and patted the fallen snow on it. He seemed to sigh in a trance, but also felt a sense of relief. He finally completed his last mission: "Take good care of Asui, and help me tell him a message."
Brand raised his eyes upon hearing this, a thin layer of snow falling from his long eyelashes, and listened quietly to what was to follow.
Xu Cenfeng stood on the snow slope with his bag on his back. His deep voice came through the wind, a little unclear: "Tell him not to be sad. No one in the world can be together forever. When the snow melts next year, we will meet again in the same place."
By next year, the north will usher in a warm spring. Those who miss each other will eventually meet, and those who have been separated will eventually reunite. They may not be able to return to their hometowns, but they can gather together and look up at the bright moon in their hometown.
After Xu Cen finished speaking, he waved to Brande, turned around and walked into the snow. His voice came from afar, with a somewhat carefree smile: "Next year, you and Asui will come together and be guests of Horsburg. I will treat you well."
Horsburgh? The land in the north
Hearing this, Brande frowned slightly, obviously not quite understanding what Xu Cenfeng meant. He raised his eyes and saw that the other party was gradually walking away. Finally, he looked at the male insect in his arms who was in a coma, lowered his eyes and kissed the other party's forehead, then leaned over to pick up Ah Sui and brought him back to the camp.
On the other side, Quick and Julian were gathered together and talking in low voices. Ever since Asui and Xu Cenfeng were captured, they couldn't eat or sleep well, and suffered from the condemnation of their conscience every day. Now they can finally put down the burden in their hearts.
Quick was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears: "The great chief finally escaped. I was so guilty these past two days that I couldn't eat and lost several pounds."
Julian also sighed deeply: "I hope the chief and the military advisor can turn over a new leaf and stop being space pirates."
The two male insects were good at what they did, they were handsome, and had good personalities. They could thrive anywhere, so why would they think of becoming space pirates? Fortunately, Major General Brand was willing to lend a hand, otherwise the leader would never have escaped in his lifetime...
Hmm? Big boss
Julian glanced around casually, and suddenly saw a familiar white figure coming back from a distance, holding a male insect with black hair and black eyes in his arms. He could not help but be stunned on the spot: "Major General Brand?"
Ignoring their dull gazes, Brand carried Asui and walked straight into the starship where he usually rested, placing him in a private compartment inside. Usually no one came to this starship, and even if someone wanted to force their way in, they had to pass fingerprint verification, which was quite safe to some extent. After all, the most dangerous place was the safest place.
After Brand finished all this, he turned around and walked to the porthole, raised his hand and lowered the window most of the way, and the wind and snow instantly poured into the cabin. His light blue eyes stared at the bugs outside, and he smiled gently, but it was hard to ignore the dangerous aura around him. He raised his hand and put his index finger to his lips, and whispered a word:
"Shh..."
(End of this chapter)