Bai Ruolin couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, speechless.
She really almost believed Qin Hao from the beginning. After all, rumors about him in the military were widely circulated. He was a legendary figure. I don’t know how many people in the organization admired him extremely. What’s more, after he left, he The underground world has made such a big name again, people can't help but marvel at it.
Before, Bai Ruolin came into contact with Qin Hao, and she didn't know how excited she was. This had nothing to do with love, but was somewhat similar to Mochizuki Chiyo, who was Qin Hao's little crush.
Unexpectedly, the deeper the contact, the more I discovered that Qin Hao was not what he imagined. Although he was still as powerful as the rumors, he was not as cold as he said, and he was even a little weird and guilty.
Just like now, after talking nonsense for a long time, it turned out that it was just because the woman was upset. Bai Ruolin felt that the idol image in her heart had collapsed.
"Tell me, what are you doing with me? I don't have that much time to chat with you." Qin Hao leaned on the railing of the rooftop, took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took a deep breath. Slowly exhaling a faint blue smoke, smoking a cigarette when you are upset seems to be a good way to relieve yourself.
When it came to business, Bai Ruolin looked serious, put away her personal feelings, and said: "Zero, I am here to see you on behalf of the superiors. You have not returned to the team for five and a half years. The superiors said that if you do not return to the team for six years, you will You will be expelled from the military."
"Zero, it's been five and a half years. No one has called me by my code name in five and a half years. I almost forgot it myself." Qin Hao muttered to himself in a low voice, a little dazed.
Zero was Qin Hao's code name during his service. It was also the code name of Qin Hao's team at that time, because he was the team leader. However, now that the other members of the team are dead, he is the only commander left. This code name has become a memory, an unbearable, regretful, and painful memory.
"Just fire me. I can't wait to be fired." Qin Hao came back to his senses and sneered: "Bai Ruolin, do you think you are stupid? Are you trying to scare me? Do you think I look like a fool? Zero The team is gone. Captain Zero has also died along with the team members in that mission. Now you ask me to return to the team, where? Is there still Team Zero? Is there still a place for me to return? I still want me to go Returning to the army from the underworld? I know that you just want me to help deal with Jambudvipa, so you want me to go back first, keep my military status, and become a soldier again, so I have to obey orders, right?"
Bai Ruolin did not speak and remained silent, because she also knew that what Qin Hao said was true, and that was the plan from above.
However, even if what Qin Hao said was true, even if Qin Hao was the idol she once admired and the role model she wanted to be, she still couldn't accept Qin Hao's current scornful attitude.
Bai Ruolin took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "Senior, don't you have any patriotic feelings? Don't you want to create Team Zero again? Are you willing to let Team Zero disappear like this? Is that so? Although Team Zero is gone, the number and organization have always been retained. Why? Isn’t it just to see you return one day? Think about it, country, country, if there is no country, how can we have a family? The country gives In exchange for our extraordinary treatment, we should..."
"Haha, are you playing the emotional card? Moral kidnapping?" Before Bai Ruolin could finish speaking, Qin Hao interrupted her directly, frowning and said: "Bai Ruolin, let me ask you, why is Team Zero gone? "
Bai Ruolin opened her mouth but didn't speak. She fell silent again. After a while, she muttered, "Because, because they all died."
"Then what did they sacrifice for?"
"For the country."
"Okay! It's good if you know!" Qin Hao straightened up, flicked the cigarette butt in his hand, and took a step forward to Bai Ruolin. His eyes were fixed on Bai Ruolin's eyes, which made her afraid to look directly and lowered her head. head.
Qin Hao straightened her head, forced her to look at him, and said almost word for word: "I will tell you right now, Team Zero sacrificed their lives for the country, and eleven lives were lost because of the country's mission. Disappeared forever. They had elderly parents, newlywed wives, and some even had sons and daughters, but they could no longer see them. For the sake of the country, eleven good families were destroyed like this. These, do you know?!"
At this moment, his eyes were red, and the veins on his neck were bulging. He was trying his best to suppress the manic blood and the emotions that were about to collapse in his body, and his body was shaking due to the exertion.
"Yes, but they are all soldiers. The duty of a soldier is to protect the home and the country. There will inevitably be casualties on the battlefield. There is nothing we can do about it. We don't want the country. We all can understand your emotions. But you can't hate the whole country because of a piece of mouse droppings. There are traitors. It's true that the higher authorities can't face you, but this is not their original intention." Bai Ruolin avoided Qin Hao's gaze with her eyes. She still understood that what Qin Hao said was true, but she still couldn't agree with it and couldn't help but defend in a low voice, feeling a little lack of confidence.
"I know." Qin Hao let go of Bai Ruolin's shoulders, took out a cigarette and lit it with some irritability, took a strong puff, and finished the whole cigarette at once.
This was the first time Bai Ruolin saw someone smoking a cigarette in one breath, and she couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Feeling that his restless mood had calmed down a little, Qin Hao threw away the cigarette butt and said again: "So, I don't hate the country. Even if I still have complaints in my heart, I can control myself and not let it explode. Because I understand that these are all brothers. Our choice is also my own choice. When we put on the mercenary uniform without a serial number and pick up those uncoded weapons, we will know clearly what our choice is and what the consequences will be. Protect the home and the country , Kill the enemy bravely, and if you die, you will die well.
It was precisely because of this belief that they all sacrificed their lives. The entire Zero Squadron was wiped out, leaving only me as a polished commander. I also escaped from death and lived again. From that time until now, it has been my new life and my second life. I have dedicated my first life to the country. My brothers, a total of eleven lives and eleven happy families, have also been dedicated to the country. Team Zero has also given to the country. We have already given everything we can, and we don’t owe the country anything! "
Bai Ruolin didn't speak anymore, not because she was thinking about what to say, but because she really didn't know what to say.
Qin Hao's words were different from the education she had received in the army and organization. Even in ancient times, they were a bit treacherous. However, Bai Ruolin somehow felt that there was nothing wrong with what Qin Hao said. Although She didn't think it was right either.
She had never heard such sad and angry words, nor had she seen Qin Hao looking so sad and angry. However, she felt that those words had some truth, which made her very confused.
She was even thinking, if she and her brother were like this, what would happen to her grandfather, a lieutenant general, and her father, a major general, like Qin Hao? still…
"Take my words to the superiors, including the last sentence, and you must tell them! As for Team Zero, it is gone, and I am no longer Zero. I am now Qin Hao, an ordinary person who wants to be ordinary people."
Qin Hao took a breath and raised his head to look at the night sky. The sky was gray and there was no star, which was a bit depressing.
"Yes, senior." Bai Ruolin opened her mouth, wanting to comfort Qin Hao, but in the end she only said these three words.
"Senior, there is another sentence above for me to bring to you. If you go back, the military headquarters will hold a memorial service for all the members of the Zero Team. At the same time, the Zero Team can also participate in next year's military parade."
After leaving these words, Bai Ruolin, who was a little confused, left in a hurry, leaving only Qin Hao, who was still leaning on the railing and looking up at the night sky, motionless...
PS: There are only two updates today, and the original intention of the subsequent plot needs to be considered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (To be continued)