Chapter 434: 433
“Team leader, what did those people say to you, it can’t be just about finding that so-called tomb of Hua Tuo?”
Ye Tian chuckled, “You should know more about this than I do.”
“So, you’re clear about it too?”
“I’ve guessed a bit, but I’m not sure.”
“Heh heh,” Chu Tianying revealed a rather shaless smile, “I knew it, how could the old team leader who once dared to stroke the General’s beard obediently listen to those old farts? You must have sothing on your mind, right?”
Ye Tian unusually didn’t smile but simply said, “The old brothers from our past, only you and I are left… I used to be hell-bent on revenge, then I started building my own forces, but in the end…”
Ye Tian shook his head helplessly.
The two were silent for a while, only able to hear the howling wind and snow outside the cave. After a long ti, Chu Tianying finally spoke,
“It’s not like you, old team leader, that sigh of yours just now wasn’t like you. I’ve also sworn oaths to the party flag, to joke a bit, back in the day I was all passion devoted to the motherland, and I’ve got scars on my body no less than anyone else’s, but thinking about it afterwards feels pretty cold. How could they be so heartless?”
“What are you going to do?”
“What can I do? I just honestly beca a rcenary.”
Watching his face filled with feigned emotion, Ye Tian tried asking, “I heard your nickna is ‘God’?”
“That’s just a nickna. If you were over there, you’d certainly outshine , those bastards would absolutely call you God’s father.”
Both half-smiled and tightened their lips, then silence fell again.
“Team leader, co with . You can’t rely on them.”
Ye Tian hadn’t noticed when Chu Tianying had gotten a cigarette in his hand, the tip alternately brightening and dimming.
“A rabbit doesn’t move, but they’ll move a carrot. If I don’t move, they’ll approach soone else. I don’t want to just suppress this matter, and… at that ti, they also had their compelling reasons. The high ranks of Dragon Team were stripped of their power, they couldn’t make their own decisions, so…”
“So they couldn’t even care about our lives, huh? Their excuses are really advanced, if this were ancient tis, they probably would have said ‘the national interest is weightier than Mount Tai’, no wonder Sima Qian lost his manhood.”
Ye Tian ignored him.
“Team leader, I know what you’re thinking, you want a strong backer to protect you, right? To be honest with you, the mont I saw you, I wanted to bring you into the fold. Just now, I was just testing the waters. I know you have qualms, who doesn’t have qualms? As long as we don’t co to this part of Huaxia, wouldn’t everything be fine? I an no disrespect, I just don’t want to see you walk the sa path and be betrayed by the sa people once again. I tell you earnestly, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance they are after your body.”
“Stop it, I am a pure man.” He sidetracked the conversation.
Undeterred, Chu Tianying continued, “Every country in the world is developing its military might right now, have you heard of superpower soldiers?”
This term seed familiar.
Seeing Ye Tian not interjecting, Chu Tianying continued,
“Do you know what the hottest research topic is right now in the US military? It’s not sonic weapons, nor is it the Skynet program, but rather Huaxia’s ‘The Book of Changes’ and Bagua, and Dragon Seeking and Point Detecting, and even the Luoyang Shovel being researched by their scholars. Not for anything else, just because they’re really interested in Huaxia’s ancient legends.”
Ye Tian dismissed it with a snort, “Believing even that.”
“Then how co we two aren’t dead?”
Ye Tian fell silent.
“Team leader, there are so things you can’t avoid thinking about. Although I’ve been roaming around continents this year, I’m not just focused on killing, I’m also uncovering the secrets of my body. I’m curious about all this, though I might not die, or say it’s hard for to die, but I’m scared of death. This body isn’t mine, I don’t know when its power might suddenly vanish, after which I might imdiately die. If this body has a ti limit, what I want to do now is find an alternative before its ti is up. They say people who have died once don’t expect much from life, but I’m not like that, I died once and I treasure more what I now have.”
“If what you’re saying is true, then do you know what our country is currently researching?”
“Heh, aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, fighter jets, there’s plenty.”
Ye Tian shook his head dismissively, “You’re wrong. Tianying, actually all countries are the sa, they watch each other’s developnt, and although those people did share so things with when I was leaving, I can tell you explicitly, so things can’t be decided following one’s own wishes. I can’t decide on national matters, but I at least need to decide on my own affairs, you be your rcenary, I’ll be my Dragon Team leader, as long as you don’t co here to harm my country, we are still brothers, but if you dare co, then I’m sorry.”
As their conversation grew louder, the Black Arican perked up his ears to listen, but just as he was about to pay attention, the two stopped talking and turned to walk towards him, Ye Tian heading towards the Mao Niu, Chu Tianying walking beside the Black Arican.
The firelight swayed continuously in the cave, scattering the shadows of four people on the stone walls, swaying like a shadow play. Occasionally, swirling snowflakes from the air vent sneaked in. Ye Tian tucked the sleeping bag around the Mao Niu platoon leader and stared at the fire for a long ti.
…
The next morning.
Mao Niu woke up, and in the cave, only Ye Tian and he remained.
“Did they leave?”
“They have to go to the other side of the mountain first, otherwise they can’t leave,” Ye Tian fiddled with the campfire, although it was dayti, it was hardly warr than at night, the fire absolutely couldn’t stop, “Are you feeling better?”
Mao Niu supported himself on the rock behind him trying to stand up, but he hadn’t recovered enough strength yet, though he felt much better than yesterday. He felt around on his body, everything was gone.
“Your weapons and equipnt are all here, nothing’s lost.”
Ye Tian tossed a military green backpack over. Platoon leader Mao Niu opened the backpack, relieved, his equipnt was all inside, nothing was missing.
“This is their satellite phone, you’d better report your safety back to your unit first. They’re probably going crazy looking for you by now.”
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