"It's so exciting!"
The little princess of Xilin Zhong's family screamed. At this moment, her hands were tightly grasping the pole in front of her, her innocent eyes stared with great concentration, staring at the picture that passed quickly in front of her, her black pupils were full of excitement and happiness.
Her watermelon rind-like black hair swayed and fell in the blue sky, like tender flowers that gently opened and closed after the rain. The hair cut the bright light from the sky above her head into countless lines. With the extreme dive of the high-speed roller coaster and the slowdown when passing through the black hole, it keeps gathering or dispersing.
This is the most beautiful late spring in the 70th year of the Xian Calendar, this is the most famous playground in Qixia Prefecture, and this is the happiest day for people.
Zhong Fireworks had a trip to the playground in her childhood, which made her sad all the time, but today is different from that time. Her parents did not pack an empty playground. Before and after the seats of the roller coaster, all the people of the same age were screaming with excitement and fear. , This rare atmosphere makes the little girl feel very good.
But Xu Le, who was sitting beside her, was in a very bad mood.
When he came to Qixia Prefecture, Commander Zhong and his wife believed that he had enough ability to protect the safety of the little watermelon, so they agreed to their daughter's request, did not choose to clear the field, and let her follow Xu Le like a child in an ordinary family. Play around.
However, just like in the playground under the cliff of Wood Valley Manor last year, the hurricane boat and the roller coaster made Xu Le very painful, his face was pale, and his brows frowned with the smell of absinthe.
—The most powerful physical and military qualities in the world seem to have no effect in the face of these children's favorite stimulation programs.
Until he got off the roller coaster, he still felt that his legs were a little weak, his chest and abdomen were a little disgusted, and he seemed to want to vomit.
"When Li Feng went to Xilin when he was twelve years old, I took him to the playground, but he was dismissive of these children's favorite things and didn't want to try them at all."
"But two months later, after his first killing on the front line, he sat for a whole night, then entered the amusement park early in the morning and rode the roller coaster 38 times in a row."
"At that time, everyone in the playground and I, who rushed over after receiving the news, were dumbfounded, but no one thought that this young boy with a young face would be as silent and quiet as usual when he got off the roller coaster. Just asked me for a cigarette."
"To this day, I still remember that the little guy was clumsy and unskilled in lighting the cigarette, but his lips holding the cigarette and his fingers holding the lighter did not tremble at all."
"So seeing your performance today, I really doubt whether these rumors are true.
Commander Zhong and his wife dressed up as an ordinary couple today, ordinary parents, waiting for the big guy and the little guy in the crowd below the roller coaster.
Mrs. Clock was holding her daughter's hand, listening to her chattering excitedly, while Zhong Shouhu looked at Xu Le mockingly, and said mercilessly offensive words.
After getting off the roller coaster, Xu Le kept pouring ice water to calm his fast-beating heart, so that the sweat all over his body could disappear earlier. Thinking of how humiliating his previous performance had always been, especially in front of Little Watermelon, he already felt very embarrassed. At this time, when he heard the mocking words of the big man beside him, he couldn't help it. He gritted his teeth and retorted coldly: "I This is a psychological problem, not an ability problem. As for Li Feng, he is a madman, and I am not mad."
Because Xu Le came to Qixia Prefecture, the terrifyingly powerful Fatty Tian no longer needed to follow Little Watermelon all the time. This person just found a reason to live his own life, so Xu Le took his place, including the dining table. on the location.
For the next lunch, the four of them settled at the fast-food restaurant in the playground. This kind of arrangement is too ordinary to be ordinary. For a family of three from Xilin, it is obviously a life that has not been touched for a long time, whether it is adults or children. are very satisfied.
At the dining table, amid the noise of the fast food restaurant, and in the smell of spicy fried food, Commander Zhong, dressed in casual clothes, still did not stop taunting Xu Le.
From the roller coaster to the awarding ceremony of the Nebula Award, which he said had a very emetic effect, to Xu Le innocently becoming a soldier between the two major forces of the Federation, countless cold and indifferent analytical words spit out from the lips of the Xilin Overlord. When he came, Xu Le was speechless no matter how pale his face was.
Madam Zhong couldn't listen anymore, she frowned, like a sister, guarding Xu Le and refuting indifferently.
The willow brow puppet stood upright, and the fierce tiger squatted on its own.
Xu Le always thought that a big man like Tiger, because he fought against the imperial people on the border of Xilin for many years, all he thought about was strategy and conspiracy, and because he had not lived a normal and healthy family life for too long, he would definitely have a mentally I had the same problem with the rides myself, so I didn't really care. It was only when he found that this person began to point a serious admonishment to the well-behaved and pitiful little watermelon, that pair of straight eyebrows finally couldn't help frowning.
"A daughter's family, who only wants to play with these boring things every day, and shouts madly, what kind of formality is it?" Commander Zhong looked at his daughter who bowed his head in silence, and reprimanded in a serious tone: "Occasionally play for fun. Forget it, think about Li Feng, what was he doing when he was your age?"
Daughter's house? Does Xilin Tiger talk like this? Xu Le, who was nibbling on the corn cobs like the little girl next to him, couldn't help shaking his head, thinking to himself why Zhong Hu always used that little madman as a comparison material, didn't he know that guy was really a madman, or did he say Does he want his daughter to be so mad and violent in the future? Or was Tiger Zhong always disappointed that he didn't have a son, so he subconsciously looked at Madman Li as his son? Wasn't he the son of an old man in Philadelphia
The quick association finally directly damaged Xilin Tiger, Xu Le couldn't help laughing. Commander Zhong frowned and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xu Le raised his head to look at him, and suddenly thought that his random deduction might be true, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed for a while, thinking that it was really a failure for Little Watermelon to have such a father.
"It's nothing, I just want to say that as long as all outstanding and independent girls are young, they must like to ride roller coasters."
Naturally, he didn't know that his illogical inference, which was purely from the standpoint of Little Watermelon, actually pointed to the distant universe, and it was perfectly confirmed by someone who was excellent or even a genius.
No one in the audience could think of this. Commander Zhong and his wife listened to Xu Le's serious and seemingly angry words. After being stunned for a while, they couldn't help laughing. They were genuinely and slightly surprised to find that this young man seemed to really dote on him. own daughter.
The atmosphere was very good for four people. Commander Zhong and his wife did not make Xu Le feel too much of a big man in the Federation. They were so happy that they really had the taste of a family dinner.
It's a pity that there is also a moment for the feast to end, let alone a fast food. Seven bulletproof military vehicles drove to the door of the fast food restaurant and picked up the four people inside under the stunned gazes of the amusement park crowd.
In the back row of the car, Zhong Yanhua's clear eyes began to contain wet mist. She hid her head in her mother's arms, occasionally glanced at her father by the window, and said in a low voice, "Mom, you have to hurry up. come back."
"Good, I'll be back as soon as possible." Mrs. Zhong said with a smile.
"Dad, you are the same." The little girl gathered up her courage, looked at her father with a serious expression by the window, and said, "As Brother Xu Le said, when you win the last battle for the Federation, I will go back to Xilin. See how are you?"
At this moment, Commander Zhong's hard rock face, which was carved out, finally loosened slightly. How long will it take to win the last battle for the Federation? After the daughter inherits the family business, she can return to Xilin's hometown. How long will it take
"Okay," he replied.
General Zhong Shouhu, commander of the Fourth Federal Military Region and commander-in-chief of the former enemy of Xilin, finished his debriefing report on Parliament Hill in the late spring of the 70th year of the constitutional calendar, and set foot on the ancient bell for the return journey. The Xilin Region, which had just wiped out the Imperial Expeditionary Force, needed his presence. The Federation's long-planned strategy of attacking the Empire's homeland also required him to cooperate and arrange on the Xilin frontline.
In the eyes of many news media and political commentators, there is no doubt that only this fierce tiger who has just displayed his genius military talent on the front line of Xilin is qualified and powerful to serve as the commander-in-chief.
Different from the usual return journey, this time his wife, Ms. Ling Min, president of Gu Zhong Company, will also go to Xilin with him. The most famous couple in the Federation chose the ancient bell, which was converted from a battleship, but now the ship has changed its captain.
Mrs. Zhong's return to Xilin was apparently for business needs, but only a few people knew that she was going back to the old house to deal with the floating problems of some of the Zhong family's relatives.
Xu Le didn't know this. He was listening quietly to Commander Zhong's words before he left, and felt the spring breeze on the apron of the military base suddenly become a little cold.
"Last night at the official residence, I had the last conversation with President Pabble. I promised Mr. President that once the Federation began to prepare the space channel strategy and attack the Empire's mainland, I would be honored to serve as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces."
The silver thread in Zhong Shouhu's eyebrows trembled in the wind, and he continued after a moment of silence: "But the problem is that there are still many differences between Mr. President and me on the deployment of troops and the allocation of resources. At the end of the conversation, our Disagreements remain unresolved."
Xu Le listened silently. The last conversation at the red oil pan in the restaurant, plus some analysis, he knew very well what those differences represented.
The Zhong family is the only family in the Seven Great Families that holds military power, and controls the military and economic lifeline of the Xilin Region. How can the federal government not be vigilant against this force that is actually the same as a separatist regime? Without the brilliance of the charter, the Xilin region, which may have been bleeding and sacrificing all the time, defending the corner of the universe for the federation, would have already begun to become independent. In the face of this political situation, it is difficult to have real trust between the government and Xilin.
President Pabble and his government, with great political wisdom and courage, chose Commander Zhong to be the commander-in-chief of this war, but they also had to worry about whether Xilin would take the lead because of this, so they would definitely be in the process of resource allocation and the Zhong family directly. In terms of the number of troops to be controlled, it puts forward its own strict requirements.
"At a time like this, there can be no disagreements..."
It was impossible for Xu Le to be able to solve the big problems that had plagued the Federation for countless years. He could only express his emotions with his hair down.
"Faced with such a formidable opponent as the empire, differences cannot exist."
Zhong Shouhu said with an expressionless face: "I cut the military power of the Zhong family, the grass-roots affairs officials are exchanged across regions, and Xilin is integrated into the political structure of the federation, no matter from which perspective, such as the war against the empire, such as the future of the long-term stability of the federation, These moves are absolutely correct, and Mr. President has given his sincerity, but... I still can't promise anything."
"For thousands of years, the Zhong family has always been the weakest link in the background of the seven families. Because of the long-term battle, our relationship with the other six families is very distant and indifferent, and there are some old grudges when we developed Donglin, so we It has always been the primary target of the government, and those lessons in history are very painful, the federation can't believe us, and we can't believe the federation."
"So we must do whatever it takes, like my childhood, like my daughter's childhood, like the growth of countless generations of Zhong family heirs in the future - and also firmly hold the military power in our hands, only in this way can we have the power to talk to the government , to... survive."
"The Zhong family is not my Zhong family, it is the Zhong family's Zhong family."
The words came to an abrupt end, just like the wind suddenly stopped on the tarmac at this time, Zhong Shouhu raised his brows slightly and looked at the silent Xu Le with a hint of interest.
He didn't want to send any information to the Li family in Philadelphia through Xu Le. In fact, over the years, because he was vaguely displeased or angry at the old war god's strategy of the Xilin round battle, he did not even conduct any private communication with Philadelphia through Li Feng. connect.
I just wanted to say something to this interesting boy, but Zhong Shouhu didn't understand why he wanted to say it. In the end, it could only be attributed to Xu Le's natural, believable temperament. It's just that this kid is just a guy who doesn't know the dangers in the world, and is blindly brave and righteous.
"Four young people? The description of a dead fat man is quite accurate."
Commander Zhong patted Xu Le on the shoulder, leaned over to hug his well-behaved daughter, turned around and said something serious to Colonel Lake, who was staying in S1.
Then he was in front of his wife, smiling and walking towards the battleship.
The transfer ship rose into the air, and the air flow on the tarmac was blowing. Xu Le squinted his eyes in the dust and wind to bid farewell, until the battleship turned into a small black spot in the atmosphere.
The wind in the spring is bleak, Xu Le's heart moved slightly, and he gently held the hand of the little watermelon. At this moment, the phone in his clothes rang.