"It's beautiful here."
Pei Lu admired sincerely, this tree is big and thick, with a well-developed root system, some thick roots are floating on the surface, it looks like it is old.
Jin Ming looked at this big tree, and the nostalgia in his eyes grew stronger, "He used to be so tall."
Jin Ming's past refers to his days in the Marshal's Mansion before he was eight years old. But the fastest thing in this world is time. In less than eight years, not only the newcomers have replaced the old ones, but even this big tree that used to play and play has also added the traces of time.
Pei Lu saw his hidden sadness, and didn't know how to comfort him for a while, and finally smiled deliberately: "Shall we go over and have a sit?"
Jin Ming hesitated for a moment, then nodded, walked over very slowly, and then sat down on the huge protruding tree root.
Pei Lu sat down next to him, crossed his slender legs, and breathed the fresh air wantonly.
The feeling of familiarity and strangeness made Jin Ming feel dazed for a while.
He didn't speak, and Pei Lu was afraid of reminding him of sadness, so he had no choice but to keep silent, just keeping his eyes on his expression.
"After a while, I'm leaving." Jin Ming suddenly said with half-closed eyes.
Pei Lu was taken aback, "Where are you going?"
Jin Ming straightened one leg casually, and bent the other leg, propping his elbow on the bent knee, and looked at him calmly with his chin in his hand.
"join the army."
"But you are not old enough." Pei Lu was very surprised. According to Jin Ming's original development track, Jin Ming joined the army at the age of eighteen, and then went directly to the front line. He was awarded the rank of major general at the age of thirty and became the youngest major general in the history of the Federation.
Jin Ming seemed to be laughing at his naivety. For children of aristocratic families like them, most of the rules set by the Federation have no restrictions on them.
"Of course I have a way."
"I'm leaving, where do you want to go? I'll make arrangements for you in advance." Jin Ming observed his reaction carefully, expecting his answer faintly in his heart.
"Aren't I going to be with you?" Pei Lu said naturally, the anxiety on his face did not seem to be fake, "You are the only one I know, and no one else can see me, so I will follow you."
Jin Ming's heart trembled, and then the ripples swayed round and round. His fingers trembled slightly due to the excitement of anticipation coming true. He put down his hands, stood up straight, and looked down at Pei Lu against the light, "Follow I will suffer together, and it is too late to regret it now."
Pei Lu shook his head, squinted his eyes and smiled cutely at him, "I don't regret it."
The sunny Jin Ming smiled, and leaned down to get very close to him. The distance between the tip of their noses was less than an inch, so close that they could feel each other's slight breathing.
Pei Lu withdrew slightly to avoid this weird atmosphere, turned his eyes away and said uncomfortably, "What's wrong?"
Jin Ming didn't ignore the expression on his face, there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes, he straightened up and turned back into that calm noble son, "It's nothing, just go back."
He glanced at the silent tree. He saw his grandfather, and remembered that dark memory again. He was not in a happy mood, and he led someone to find this place unknowingly.
This small place under the canopy is his and his younger brother's secret base. When he was unhappy when he was a child, he would hide here with his younger brother, but now that his younger brother is gone, he became another person when he came here.
Jin Ming turned his head to look at the young man who stood up and patted the grass clippings on his body, the faint warmth in his eyes.
The two went back along the same road.
On the first floor, I met the old marshal who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. When he saw Jin Ming walk in, the old marshal shook the newspaper, looking like he was waiting for Jin Ming, "You're back? How is your grandfather?" "
"The spirit looks good, but I can't bother."
The old marshal gave a "hmm" and said: "The old man is getting old, your two uncles are too busy, and your mother..." He paused, and continued: "You can spend more time with him when you have time."
"understood."
Jin Ming stood straight, with an expression like a subordinate responding to a question from his boss, formulaic without any extra emotion, "Then I'll go up first."
The old marshal read the newspaper again, nodded, "Go."
Jin Ming turned around and went upstairs, Pei Lu followed him, and looked back at the old marshal, feeling a strange feeling flashed by.
Back in the room, Pei Lu played by himself, while Jin Ming went to the study, and took out the communicator that his uncle gave him.
He paused when he opened the drawer. There were not many things in the drawer, a notepad, the communicator given to him by his uncle, and a stack of old newspapers after many years.
He still remembers the positions and angles of these things. Now the stack of old newspapers is neatly placed in the drawer, but before he left, he obviously pulled out the second page of the newspaper, just a little bit, at first glance. Looking at the past, most people would think that the stack of newspapers is neat and tidy, but only he knows that it is not.
Someone had come in, looked through the study, opened his drawers.
Jin Ming leaned back on the back of the chair, bent his fingers and tapped rhythmically on the table, and eliminated the suspects one by one in his mind.
It must have been done by someone from the Marshal's Mansion.
The people who came in were very cautious. If he hadn't been careful, he probably wouldn't have noticed that someone had come.
This person must be good at reaching out, and he must be very experienced. Then Mrs. Jin and the servants he has seen can be ruled out. Jin Ming narrowed the scope of suspicion. The person who came in was either hidden among the servants and never showed up to him. , or... his dear father.
He suddenly thought of his grandfather's endless words.
"Beware of your father"
Grandpa must know something, and there seems to be something hidden in it that he doesn't know. The matter seems to be more complicated than he imagined. Jin Ming coldly raised the corner of his mouth: "My dear father, what do you really want?" What are you looking for
Jin Ming went through the existing information again, but he still couldn't find a clue. The information he had was too little, and he could only piece it together through scattered fragments in his memory. A large part of the key information was missing.
He rubbed the center of his brows wearily, temporarily put aside the things he had no clue about, and dialed the communicator that his uncle left for him.
The communicator was specially made, and there was only one number stored in it, which belonged to his uncle.
Ming Huafeng's military rank is not low, and his whereabouts are often kept secret. It is difficult to contact him through conventional terminals. Because he was worried about what might happen to his nephew who just came back, he came here specially and gave him this communicator.
Obviously, Ming Huafeng didn't expect that the communicator sent out would be used so quickly. The communicator rang for a while before it was picked up. Ming Huafeng appeared in the video sweating profusely shirtless.
"Xiao Ming? What happened?" Ming Huafeng didn't even bother to wipe off his sweat, and looked at his nephew with concern.
"Uncle," Jin Ming's cold expression softened, and he slowly expressed his thoughts, "I want to join the army. Can you arrange it for me? It's best to stay away from Capital Star."
Ming Huafeng was taken aback for a moment, hesitantly said: "You are..."
Jin Ming knew from his expression that he had misunderstood him, but he didn't bother to explain, the reason Ming Huafeng made up in his brain might be able to cover him up, grandpa obviously didn't intend to involve the two sons When he came in, he followed the old man's will and tried to avoid the two uncles.
It's just right now, Ming Huafeng thought he was angry with his father, so he agreed without asking, "It's not a problem, but your father..."
"I will solve it." Jin Ming said: "He will agree."
Seeing that his attitude was firm, Ming Huafeng readily agreed, saying that he would contact him again when arrangements were made.
As for Jin Ming, he wanted to deal with the old marshal.
In the evening, after dinner, Jin Ming rarely went upstairs, but said to the old marshal: "I have something to tell you."
The old marshal looked at him in surprise. Since Jin Ming came back, he hadn't taken the initiative to talk to him, but today it was strange. The old marshal's surprise was only for a moment. He turned around with his hands behind his back, "Go to the study."
The father and son went to the study one after the other, Pei Lu paused on the spot, but he didn't follow after all. The father and son were talking about something, so he couldn't just eavesdrop on it blatantly.
The father and son entered the study, the old marshal sat down behind the desk, and Pei Lu stood in the middle of his room.
The old marshal looked at Jin Ming with vacant eyes, but he couldn't help but suddenly asked him what he wanted to say.
"Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"
"I'm going to join the army, and my little uncle has made arrangements for me." Jin Ming said lightly, he didn't want to ask his opinion, but he was still underage, leaving without authorization would only cause trouble for Ming Huafeng, so he left Before that, the old marshal must be persuaded.
"You just came home, so you can't wait to leave?" The old marshal said dissatisfied, "If something happens to you again, your mother will not forgive me."
Jin Ming's mood didn't fluctuate, "It's because of my mother that I want to join the army. The gang of star thieves are still alive, don't you forget?" Jin Ming carefully observed the old marshal's expression, but there was no found something strange.
The old marshal fell silent, with a deep groove between his brows, as if he was constantly thinking.
After a long time, he sighed, "You can go if you want... I was the one who failed to rescue your mother back then..."
"You can avenge your mother with your own hands..." The old marshal's back seemed to be hunched, and he waved his hand to Jin Ming wearily, "You go... remember to be troubled by my uncle."
Jin Ming agreed to come down, turned around and left without looking at him again.
As soon as he went out, he saw Pei Lu who was bored at the door. Jin Ming coughed lightly, signaling someone who was still in a daze to follow.
Pei Lu, who was in deep thought, really came back to his senses, and quickly followed.
When there were only two of them, Pei Lu asked, "How is it?"
Jin Ming's expression remained calm, "I agree."
He squeezed Pei Lu's cheeks. The young man has become rounder recently, and the flesh on his face has become softer. Jin Ming squeezed it twice to loosen it, and then pinched again, "What are you doing squatting at the door?"
"Wait for you."
Pei Lu's eyes widened innocently. In fact, he vaguely felt that the old marshal didn't like Jin Ming very much, and was worried that Jin Ming would be bullied if they talked alone, so he waited at the door.
Jin Ming pinched him twice again, with a smile on his face, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not.
"Pack up your things, at most three days, and we can set off."
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In fact, Ming Huafeng's efficiency was much faster. The communicator rang at noon the next day, and Jin Ming didn't avoid Pei Lu, and directly connected the call.
"Uncle."
Ming Huafeng didn't know where to go on the mission, and he still dressed wildly, wearing a vest with his chest exposed, revealing his muscular chest.
"It has been arranged for you. On the Orion star, the colonel stationed on the Orion star has something to do with me. You can rest assured."
"Well," Jin Ming moved his body to block Pei Lu's sight, and continued to ask, "When are you leaving?"
Ming Huafeng said it was all right.
Jin Ming said without the slightest hesitation: "Then leave early tomorrow morning."
Ming Huafeng asked him to do something again, someone came to call him, and he hurriedly ended the communication and left.
Jin Ming put away the communicator, looked at the well-behaved Pei Lu next to him, "Go and clean up, we'll leave tomorrow morning."
Early the next morning, Ming Huafeng arranged for someone to come over.
Jin Ming went out with a small amount of luggage. The old marshal and Mrs. Jin escorted him to the door. In front of outsiders, he had to do what he had to do. Jin Ming turned around and said, "I'm leaving."
The old marshal nodded, and explained again, "Don't trouble your uncle."
Mrs. Jin looked reluctant, "Be careful on the road, if you can't get used to it, go home."
Jin Ming didn't look at him, nodded casually, and got into the aircraft directly.
Pei Lu got in before him, but there was not much room for the flying machine, and Jin Ming would not be able to sit down after he sat down, so he just stuck himself on the hatch of the flying machine with an awkward posture.
Jin Ming sat down, glanced at the driver, and patted his leg lightly.
Pei Lu was embarrassed at first, and forced himself to stick against the cabin door, but after a while he was dizzy from the bumps, and finally couldn't hold on and sat down on Jin Ming's lap.
The driver couldn't see Pei Lu, but Jin Ming could really feel his presence.
Pei Lu's body was a little stiff at first, and he sat upright, but after a while his body softened, his bent back leaned against his chest, and Jin Ming could even feel his warm body temperature and strong heartbeat.
Let him feel that sitting in his arms is a real person with flesh and blood, not his own imagination.
The light scent of the young man entered his nostrils, Jin Ming sniffed the fragrance in his hair with a posture that was very close but did not turn back to cause the young man's discomfort, Jin Ming's excited blood was boiling, he used With great self-control, I can control my breathing without being too chaotic.
Pei Lu, who had his back turned to him, didn't notice anything.
Jin Ming leaned his nose against the back of his neck and sniffed lightly, the tip of his nose was only a strand of hair away from his white and fragile neck.
Jin Ming enjoyed such intimacy, his hands naturally overlapped on his lap, actually they were around Pei Lu's waist, encircling him in his arms.
This sweet and willpower-testing journey lasted five hours.
Five hours later, the three arrived at Orion, and the spacecraft stopped at the docking point, where two people were already waiting.
The driver led them over, corrected the signal secretly, and made sure that it was his own person, so he let Jin Ming behind him out, "Old Chang, I left the person to you, and the boss said that I must return him whole. go back."
Lao Chang was the leader with a beard, and laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
The driver exchanged some pleasantries with him, and then returned, leaving Jin Ming alone.
Lao Chang glanced at him up and down, and said in a light voice, "Although you are Lao Ming's nephew, you have to obey my orders when you are under my command. If you are disobedient, I will guarantee that you will go back in one piece."
Lao Chang looked at him obliquely, his eyes were full of threats, he didn't have the sense of justice of a regular soldier at all, instead he looked like a local hooligan.
Jin Ming raised his eyes and said lightly, "I know."
Lao Chang gave the little bastard a bad start, seeing that he was honest and didn't know how to talk back, and felt that his intimidation had played a role, so he happily took him back.
The spoiled and pampered young master from the capital star, if he doesn't frighten and frighten first, he will turn the world upside down later.
Jin Ming looked at the surrounding environment as he walked.
Orion Star is a fringe planet, close to the border, with poor resources. Wars on the front line often affect this poor planet, so that there are not many permanent residents here, except for the Federation army, there are some war refugees.
Where there are many refugees, it is easy to be chaotic, and it is far away from the capital star, and various gangs are mixed, so that whether it is the army of Orion star or the aborigines, they are full of bandits.
Those who can survive are not good stubble.
Lao Chang took Jin Ming to the base. Along the way, many people looked at them curiously, and some even whistled at Jin Ming. The population imbalance here is also very serious. A handsome and handsome boy like Jin Ming is also very attractive. popular.
Jin Ming followed behind Lao Chang without even raising his eyelids.
But Lao Chang spat on the side of the road, and impatiently chased him away: "Get out, this kid is capital star, if anyone dares to make up his mind, I will stab his lair."
Someone booed boringly, Lao Chang spoke, and the people gathered on the road quickly dispersed, and the four of them also arrived at the gate of the base.
Before going in, I often remind Jin Ming, "Don't even think about coming out once you're in, just stay inside, and someday you can beat the big soldiers at the door..." He pointed to the straight guard standing at the gate of the base, "...you can come and go as you please."
Jin Ming followed his finger to look at the guard, the corner of his mouth slightly bent, "Got it."
Next, Lao Chang took him to the dormitory. At least it was Ming Huafeng's favor. Lao Chang didn't want to treat him harshly. The dormitory prepared for him was not bad, at least a single room with a bathroom. It was called a row of bunk beds in a concentration camp. It's the presidential suite.
All the utensils in the dormitory are ready-made in the base. There are not too many tricks, and the simplicity is better.
Lao Chang settled people down, and finally accomplished a major event. He owed Ming Huafeng a favor, and now he was asked to help train his nephew, and he had no position to refuse.
Although I don't know if Ming Huafeng said that he wants to practice or if it's a matter of face, but he really looks down on the pampered young master of the capital star, so he only intends to raise him in the base and wait for Ming Huafeng to finish his work. Come pick someone up.
Before Lao Chang left, he threatened and intimidated him, and then he was relieved to let the adjutant stay with the police and the people to familiarize himself with the environment. Jin Ming's attitude towards Lao Chang was calm from the beginning to the end, but Pei Lu was a little unhappy and rushed Looking at the old man's back, he made a face.
Jin Ming noticed his small movements, and the corner of his mouth curled up. The adjutant who was talking to him trembled when he laughed.
"Probably that's it." The adjutant took him around, told him the location of the training ground and the cafeteria, and then retreated away. When he walked halfway, he remembered something and turned back, and explained seriously, "In the base Some old people are more difficult to deal with, so don't provoke them."