Mountains and seas have a home

Chapter 177 Bustling

Gu Qichuan twirled a holly leaf with his fingers, and there was a pottery flower pot on the wooden frame beside it, a few moss-covered stones lay alone under dead branches, and the plum blossoms in the pots were full of spring.Bai Zhu's voice was neither soft nor heavy, it was hard to imagine her current expression.

"Wait a minute, Mrs. Bai," Gu Qichuan cut off a leaf, and threw it casually at the root of the tree, "You mean the head of the executive department has resigned? You can't talk nonsense like that, you should understand. Who are you from?" Where did you hear the news?"

"Lin Yifeng. He is the head of the equipment department. He knows most clearly what is going on in the time bureau. We all know that such words should not be said indiscriminately. Gu San, I am as clear as you about this, and I am more clear than you. Be careful what you say and do."

Bai Zhu slanted her body, and she put her loose hair behind her ears, and her slightly curly white hair fell on her shoulders and neck, as if the vines in summer also bloomed along this arc.She didn't wear berry-colored lipstick as usual, which smoothed the edges and corners of the severity gradually revealed on her body due to old age, and the cold temperament also melted into the rare languidness.

Gu Qichuan didn't fiddle with Holly any more, he seemed to have lost interest in this green plant: "I understand, of course I understand, your prudence is well known in several of our families. Why did the minister suddenly resign? What is there to think about here?"

The heavy snow blocked Gu Qichuan's view of the distant mountains. Looking down from the tall building where he was, the city was covered by white shrouds.Farther away, the mountains of Yuanqing turned gray, and would melt away with just one breath.This heavy snow all the way to the north, spread to the north of Lake Baikal.

Bai Zhu turned on the screen casually, didn't play any sound, and didn't watch the video, she just wanted to make the room not look so deserted, at least there should be some fireworks.She pressed the note, the black pen swirled between her fingers, and the room smelled of ink.

"There are too many things worth pondering," Bai Zhu said after a while, "The reason for the minister's sudden resignation is unclear, but I think there must be something wrong with it. Li Chongyan seemed hesitant when reviewing the application .”

"What do you think about this matter? I think Li Chongyan must be just as confused as we are, but he can't find anything wrong, so he is hesitant."

"If the fourth master didn't sign and seal the application, then there is nothing to say. The minister still has a few years to retire, and he has some time to kill. But if he really signed his precious name, It has also been stamped with a big seal, so there will be articles in it.”

Gu Qichuan wandered around the office on his leather shoes. The thick hand-woven carpet made his soles silent. He bowed his head to admire the flowers, or he was admiring those colorful enamelware and gold-plated clocks. collection of years.

The wind outside became louder, Gu Qichuan straightened up and said: "If the minister really resigns, who will be the next minister? It goes without saying. Tang Lin is now the deputy minister, and it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to minister. But I know you won't allow this to happen."

"Of course, Gu San, it's really rare for you to understand my thoughts. You can always figure it out, no matter how big or small it is." Bai Zhu said, she turned her eyes and glanced at the screen, "What happened to Beijing? Cold snap? Oh, it doesn't look good."

"The blizzard came a few days ago. I don't know how long this disaster will last. The temperature has dropped to the lowest level in history, and there is still a downward trend. This is not good news. All routes in the southern hemisphere have been closed. There are still a few Tiao is dying."

Bai Zhu looked at the map on the screen, and there were several red arrows: "The storm came from the Arctic Ocean. It has swept across North Asia, frozen Lake Baikal, and now it has crossed the Greater Khingan Mountains and entered China. The base of Lake Baikal It's been a long time since I've landed a plane and I'm stuck here, I can't even go up to the ground. Constantine says this underground base will last at least 100 years of energy, fuel and supplies, but I don't want to be lucky enough to go through this 100 years."

"The cold air this time is not normal. This is a disaster, not a simple cold snap. I don't know what's going on, and the war is about to start in this storm. Have you heard? Donghai and The Bohai Fleet was attacked by foreign ships."

"When did this happen?"

"The day before yesterday and yesterday." Gu Qichuan turned on the computer and called up relevant news reports, "We are still holding consultation meetings, arms negotiations, peace negotiations, endless. The Ministry of National Defense has issued a document, and will face all wars with a tough attitude. Behavior."

"Oh." After writing a few words on the paper, Bai Zhu put the pen aside, leaned back on the back of the chair, the smoky gray satin folds were like flowing streams, "Then Fu Yangxia has been busy for a while. He must have worried a lot, after all, everything is not peaceful."

Hearing Bai Zhu mentioning Fu Yangxia without warning, Gu Qichuan suddenly hesitated, and this hesitation later turned into a gloomy expression, as if thinking of some unpleasant sad things: "Brother, he recently... It's too good."

Bai Zhu shook the remaining half of the water, even though it was completely cold.She stretched her lips, and asked in an inquiring tone: "Why is it unsatisfactory? Is it about the war? It was really hard for him. But this is what he should do."

"No, Bai Wu, it's not about this. Brother and I talked on the phone this morning. Speaking of which, this is one of the few times he took the initiative to call me. He expressed his greetings and blessings to me, and I also In return..."

"Gu San, you always spout a bunch of irrelevant words, which will waste a lot of time. Then what? I expressed my greetings and blessings to you, and then? How did you hear that he was unhappy?" Bai Zhu frowned, she His long eyebrows were as stern as she was.

Gu Qichuan moved his fingers, and then answered in a relaxed tone: "Have you paid attention to the riots in Australia? Not long ago, Melbourne Airport was bombed by terrorists, and then the whole city was blocked. Fu Yangxia's wife was there Melbourne."

When Bai Zhu heard this sad news from Gu Qichuan's mouth, her mood suddenly became depressed, and her frowning eyebrows relaxed, replaced by a rare daze.Gu Qichuan heard that Bai Zhu didn't speak, and continued: "Of course, this is just the news I heard, maybe some bastard is making nonsense. But the eldest brother's wife is indeed not in China, which is really worrying. Anyway, we all She should be blessed."

"Is his wife Xu Yingzhao?" Bai Zhu said, blinking her eyes, and then put her hand on the bridge of her nose, "I only knew she was the Xu family's daughter. Oh, well, even if we know the truth , so what? We can't do anything."

The news on the screen changed the scene, and it happened to be a report on the riots in Australia. The city behind the reporter had become a black ruin—this was an inconspicuous southern border town.Bai Zhu stared at the screen for a while until the screen disappeared.

"We were all invited to their wedding. It happened in 1996, just four years after you and Erye got married." Gu Qichuan recalled the past with a flat mood, and the dust in the sky fascinated his eyes, " But I got married earlier than you, and Bai Yuan is gone."

"We all have children, but none of the children came home. Only us old people are left to worry about some dirty things. I really don't understand why we do this. We can't do anything, and suffer No. 1. "

Bai Zhu smiled slightly, and then said in a hidden way: "We are all from the same way. Look, the Fu family, the Ji family, including you, the Gu family, and the Li family. The current patriarchs, except for the Bai family and The Lin family, which family is perfect? ​​Oh, the Bai family is not perfect either, Bai Yao is dead. I really envy the Lin family, Lin Yifeng must have been a great kind person in his previous life to live such a perfect life, and he must have immeasurable merit and longevity.”

"Actually, it's not just our family, all the families under the sect have never had a good time. The fight between the families has never ended, killing people, taking revenge, being killed again, taking revenge again... This is a vicious circle surrounded by nightmares, and we It's a nightmare to live in."

Bai Zhu rubbed the center of her brows, her mood was much lower than before, I don't know the reason, maybe it was because of Fu Yangxia.After Gu Qichuan finished speaking, she continued: "I know, Gu San, I would know if you didn't tell me. But this nightmare will end soon, very soon."

"Is your nightmare coming to an end?" Gu Qichuan looked up at the dark sky, where snowflakes kept pouring down, he smiled indifferently, "Then I may still have a long way to go. The night is too long , I can’t wake up from a dream.”

"I heard that the backtracking plan is going very well, and everyone in the time bureau is full of hope. The sun will rise soon, and we will all wake up from our dreams and walk from the dark underground to the sunny place, breathing fresh air .That's when it's all over."

"Big brother's son is not around either. He participated in the backtracking plan and never came back. Oh, so is your son. It is said that Fu Zhong and Ji Yao have a very good relationship. This is really a lucky thing, madam."

"Oh, is that so? Is it a blessing?" Bai Zhu asked, then shook his head, "This is not a good thing, Gu San. When they find out the truth, they will find that it is not a good thing. Who would be willing to accept it? So what about the cruel facts? That is a fact about life and death. No matter how good a relationship is, it is vulnerable to life and death and hatred. This is experience. In order to avoid grief in the future, it is better not to be so happy now."

Gu Qichuan was silent for a while, and said: "Maybe they just laughed away their grievances? Don't impose the grievances of the older generation on the younger ones, it's good for everyone. But your son still has to beware of people from the Fu family, at least Fu Yangxia .”

"Him? That's right." Bai Zhu replied simply, as if he had a lot to say, but he swallowed it all in the end.

"I hope he can have a conscience, realize his mistakes, and get on the right track." Gu Qichuan said, "But who should forgive him?"

no answer.

Gu Qichuan didn't speak, he thought of Guzhou and his wife who died early.Now he is alone, but he will never go back to the alone time when he was young.Gu Qichuan smiled with his eyes closed, but his eyelashes were wet: "It would be great if Gu Zhou could see the sun, he would be very happy."

Bai Zhui nodded her toes, stepped on a knitted flower and stood it up again, she was immersed in this self-entertainment.Just as Gu Qichuan was about to say goodbye, Bai Zhu suddenly said, "Your wish will definitely come true."

"Since Madam said it, there must be one." Gu Qichuan said, "I will continue to monitor the movement of bullets, but if one day I get caught in a crime, don't be too surprised."

"I'm not surprised. I've expected that one day, even if it wasn't because of this bullet. I will pay attention to the movement in the time bureau, but don't be too surprised when news of my death comes from Lake Baikal one day. Well, that's it, good luck."

"Also, hope the kids get home soon. Good luck and see you soon."

Gu Qichuan disconnected the communication, Bai Zhu cleaned up the call traces on the phone and threw it in the blanket beside him.Sitting down in front of a gold-leafed dressing table with a sculpture of Falconet next to the mirror, she raised her hand to pull her hair back, pinning it with a diamond-encrusted brooch.

The sound of the TV was amplified a little, and Bai Zhu heard the reporter reporting on the arrest of spies by the Russian FSB. The reporter said: "...all drug dealers, illegal arms smugglers and foreign spies have been arrested by the police, the organization leader Alitnon Antonia Poyerishevich was killed in the early hours of this morning. In the last large-scale exchange of fire with outlaws, Lieutenant Colonel of our Army Vuchipovina Ivanova Dunyasha was killed The enemy sniper hit and unfortunately died in battle. Let us pay high respect to the heroes who died..."

Bai Zhu arranged her hair, put on mother-of-pearl diamond earrings for herself, and turned around to look at the source of all misfortunes on the screen.After a while, the mother-of-pearl earrings swayed under her earlobe, sparkling.

"Unfortunately died in battle...it's too bad." Bai Zhu said softly, she got up and turned off the screen, and then went to the side to put her woolen hat on her bun.

The head of the bed is empty, and the electronic clock is on, 10:00 p.m.

There was no one in the intensive care unit, only a white light was left.For good lighting, one side of the wall was replaced with glass, and a dark blue curtain was hung in front of it. The ripples on the fabric made it look like sea water was flowing.The room is very quiet, and the lights make the difference between light and dark clear.

The machine was humming regularly, like a thousand wild bees flying in the garden - the noise reduction system was not turned on.The graph on the ECG monitor is fluctuating, some faint, but the frequency is normal.The central control platform is connected to the glass cabin, and the data of each machine will be reflected on the console. At this time, the words "automatic monitoring" are written above the data.The chart next to it is changing every moment, and one of the indicators is rising steadily. When it exceeds a certain red line, an electronic male voice suddenly sounds in the cabin.

"The heart rate is normal, the brain waves are normal, the cell activity is normal, the metabolism and circulatory system are normal, and the respiratory system is normal. The wake-up procedure starts, and the freezing is released. The LM22 identification code is correct and the command is executed."

After the electric current entered the freezing chamber, the date jumped out on the screen of the hatch, recording the total duration of this freezing, and "0002" was written below, which was Ji Yao's number.The cabin was gradually replaced with breathable gas, the noise reduction system was turned on, and the noise died down.The electronic clock jumped, and here, its seconds beat extremely slowly, and the night seemed extraordinarily long.

Ji Yao opened his mouth under a burst of electrical stimulation, and the respiratory system started to work. After Xinghe detected that every cell in the body started to function, he reduced the gas input, allowing Ji Yao to wake up naturally in his sleep.Xinghe waited patiently, and his avatar appeared on the console.

When he woke up, he couldn't hear a sound, and the chaotic darkness was suddenly pierced by a ray of light. He thought it was the dawn of a new day.Such an opening made his heart beat a little faster, and Xinghe hurriedly entered instructions to force his heart rate to remain at a stable level, neither sad nor happy.

It became clear before my eyes. This process took about 5 minutes, which is not a short period of time.Even if he could see things clearly, it was still blurry through the fog. This is a symptom of myopia. His eyesight could not return to normal after his eyeball was burned. He had already been like this when he came out of Chengdu Medical Center. Before that, he was blind for about three years. months.It was a difficult time. He thought he had no one to visit him, but it was not the case. People often came to see him and shed tears for him.

These are all things in the past, Ji Yao felt that these revisited old things must have fascinated his eyes.But he has no way not to think about it, because it is a memory, it is the shadow of the soul, it is in his mind, joys and sorrows come and go, neither come nor go.

The line of sight is focused on the center of the light, a small glowing dot, and circles of halos are reflected on the ceiling, rippling like ripples.Ji Yao felt that brand new stars were slowly rising, spring was whispering in his ears, and he was waking up from his dream.

"Commander." Xinghe's voice came into his ears from outside, far away, "Xinghe is pulling out the pin for you. This process may be a little painful, but it won't last long. Please relax."

The pins were pulled away from the joints one by one, and every time one was pulled out, there was a sharp pain. Xinghe used this to test whether Ji Yao's nerve perception system was normal.Ji Yao frowned in pain, this pair of long eyebrows was inherited from her mother, the tails of the eyebrows were pressed down, and they were pushed away like ink pens.

"Warning. It has been detected that there is a problem with your central nervous system. Some secretions are not up to standard, and there is a risk of developing mental illness. Xinghe is conducting an in-depth inspection for you, please wait a moment."

Ji Yao moved his fingers after the last pin was removed, his chest rose and fell violently, and then calmed down after a while, then he opened the hatch and sat up.The detection line was still connected to the back of his head, so he pulled out the end of the line and threw it on the ground.

"The check is interrupted, waiting for reconnection." Xinghe said, his voice had no temperature, falling in the deserted room, like a gray bird's feathers falling on the snow, "Commander, for your safety, please do the depth again examine."

Ji Yao was gasping for breath, his heart throbbing so badly, he pressed his chest, and his body uncontrollably fell on the bulkhead.After coughing for a while, he felt his heartbeat stabilized, so he sat back down again, his eyes narrowed, his collarbone looming at the neckline.

"No, Xinghe." Ji Yao pressed his Adam's apple and said, his voice was so hoarse that he felt terrible, "I'm fine, you don't need to check."

He sat silently in this silent atmosphere, his fingers slid down his Adam's apple, and touched the collarbone fossa, which seemed to be more sunken than before.Stretching out five fingers to look at the back of his hand, it was clean, he knew that he had lost a lot of weight, and now there was only a layer of skin left on his long and thin fingers.Such fingers are not good-looking, even a little hideous.His ring finger was bare, he was in a daze for a moment, and then buried his face in his palm.

A blue curtain hangs in front of the window, and everything in the intensive care room presents a gloomy luster. This kind of atmosphere can make people depress to the point of going crazy.The sound of the magnetic door sliding open suddenly came from behind, and the damned depression disappeared, Xiao Zhuoming stood at the door with the box in his hand.

"Damn it." Xiao Zhuoming grasped the box in his hand, stared at the open hatch, the back of a thin figure sitting up, and the display screen on the console next to him. She immediately understood what was going on, " Damn you."

After cursing, she exited the door, reached out to close the magnetic door, wrapped her padded jacket tightly around her body, and hurried down the stairs, the box in her hand rattling as she ran.She found Zhu Min who was discussing with Gao Yanwen in the laboratory, and Linnai Dawn was next to Zhu Min.

"You are really inseparable, Dr. Zhu Min." Xiao Zhuoming glanced at Dawn next to him. Dawn rubbed his hands and put them in his pockets, "We have work to do."

Zhu Min propped up his back, and the badge of the executive department was hung on the chest of the woolen coat, indicating that it belonged to a certain executive.He pointed to Gao Yanwen and said, "I was talking to Mr. Gao about the idea of ​​improving the molecular smasher. You know, this will be a great invention. Now you come to me and tell me that we are going to work, This is really not the behavior of a polite person."

"Unfortunately, I am a rough person. I am not as elegant as you intellectuals. Damn, what do you want to talk nonsense? Commander is awake, bastard, don't you go and see? Attending physician."

"Hey, how many times have you said this in the past few days? Let me count, there will always be three times. This kind of wolf game is not fun, Dr. Xiao, who can guarantee that you are not playing tricks on me this time?" Zhu Min gestured excitedly, "And what are you holding in your hand?"

Xiao Zhuoming kicked the stool next to him, and then opened the box: "Fennel, star anise, cinnamon twigs and orange leaves, that's all. I collected these things and went to the intensive care unit, but the commander has already sat up. I guarantee it's true." Sure."

"Are you really fucking looking for fennel and star anise to give the commander a grand burial? I think you are really unreasonable! Throw away these things of yours, or I will burn it on your bedside while you are sleeping .You can't fool me this time!"

Zhu Min turned around, Gao Yanwen sat on the chair, stared at Zhu Min for a while, and said nothing.The atmosphere suddenly fell into stalemate and embarrassment, Dawn stood aside, looking at Xiao Zhuoming's face from time to time.Zhu Min and Xiao Zhuoming must have quarreled when they met, and they have fought, it happened yesterday.

After 1 minute, Zhu Min turned around again. He gave Xiao Zhuoming a warning look, picked up the belt next to him and put it on, and then tied it tightly. The eagle giant tree badge on the chest indicated that this dress came from a certain executive. member.He turned his clothes up to cover his neck, and also covered a patterned sweater underneath him.Zhu Min took Dawn out together, and did not forget to pick up his box full of medicines before leaving.

"Go get your instruments and things," Zhu Min said to Dawn, "We have to go to the first intensive care unit."

"Is the commander really awake this time?" Dawn didn't seem to believe it, "We've already made three trips in vain, and this is the fourth trip."

"This time, if I try again, I'll screw that bastard Dr. Xiao's head off. I absolutely won't allow this kind of bullshit prank to happen four times in a row, never."

"It's not a prank, it's just a slight problem with the monitoring system."

"Okay, you're right, I hope the monitoring system is still there when we go up this time. God, I can't bear this torment. Go, Dawn, you have to run."

Xiao Zhuoming smiled at Gao Yanwen, apologized and left the room.The temperature in the corridor outside dropped sharply, and the icy air made her shiver. She breathed into her palms and hurried up to follow Zhu Min's footsteps.

The second Zhu Min's leather shoes stepped into the first intensive care unit, he knew that Xiao Zhuoming had finally become a smart person this time.He reached out and turned on all the lights in the room, illuminating the figure standing in front of the console. Ji Yao turned his back to them, propped up on the table, and stood erect.

"Damn it." Zhu Min made the same voice as Xiao Zhuoming, which was probably the most amazing thing he had ever seen in his life, "Damn it."

"Pay attention to your words, Dr. Zhu, you are an elegant intellectual, how can you say the same thing as a rough person like us." Xiao Zhuoming said, she went to the side to check the data on the monitor, and then picked up the monitor that fell on the ground. "Commander, why did you turn off Galaxy? We need it to process data and monitor your body."

"Where's Lin Cheng? Call him over, right now." Ji Yao looked at Zhu Min and Dao En, and without even exchanging pleasantries, he entered his daily work state, "Please run Dr. Xiao, you should know Lin Cheng This person from Chengcheng, he is at the electrical signal monitoring station, number 0779."

Xiao Zhuoming pulled up the collar of his coat, crossed his arms and looked at Ji Yao for a while, then turned and walked out the door.It was cold outside, she stomped her feet, her leather boots made a heavy sound on the floor, her breath turned into a cloud of white mist on the tip of her red nose.

Zhu Min watched Xiao Zhuoming go out, he threw the box aside, and went forward with Dawn to support Ji Yao.Ji Yao was wearing a thin shirt and hospital trousers, the shirt was his own, but it looked particularly big at this moment, as if it was going to float up, he was really afraid that he would turn into the wind and dissipate all of a sudden.

"How do you feel now? Thanks to Dr. Xiao's new invention, I brought you back to life once. Dr. Xiao is really an amazing person." Zhu Min said while testing Ji Yao's heart rate, "Is the memory damaged? Xiao Zhuoming said that the side effect is causing memory disturbance and loss, but I think...you look great."

"Of course I'm great, Pig, or I wouldn't be standing here just waking up and asking you to put a stethoscope on me. I'm just a little dizzy, it's the aftereffect of freezing, and I can handle it."

"I have to tell you about the wonderful experience of treating you. Have you seen that machine over there? It is Dr. Xiao Zhuoming's favorite invention. If I am not busy taking care of you now, I will definitely sit down and spend one I'll tell you how amazing that thing is tonight."

Ji Yao raised his hand to stop Zhu Min from continuing, he pulled his hair back, exposing his entire forehead and sideburns.This kind of Ji Yao is quite handsome, with the remnants of aristocratic family in his brows, this kind of temperament was deeply seared into his bones from the first day he was born.

"I'm curious about how you guys resurrected me, and I also want to know if I am the same person I was before. After all, I died once, is my soul the same as before?" Ji Yao asked, "But Those are issues for later, I need to know what's going on in the base right now. I have to work."

Zhu Min took the stethoscope from his ear, handed it to Dawn next to him, supported his waist and thought about it, and finally compromised: "Well, you are a workaholic, it seems that you are allowed to lie peacefully on the hospital bed to rest The plan is going to fail."

Ji Yao smiled lightly, as if it took all his strength to touch the corner of his mouth.

"Why are you wearing such thick clothes? Zhu Min, the coat you are wearing belongs to the executive." Ji Yao said, his voice was hoarse, rustling like stones rubbing against each other, "And your face is disfigured, I don't know what happened to you, it's pathetic."

"Commander, the temperature outside suddenly dropped sharply on a large scale. These days are the worst time for the meteorological station. They haven't slept well for a long time. A large amount of volcanic ash blocked the sun, and the temperature plummeted. In addition, they don't know where they came from The cold snap made it worse."

As Zhu Min spoke, he walked to the blue curtain, pulled the curtain aside and opened it to both sides, white light shone into the room suddenly, and Ji Yao narrowed his eyes.He walked over and stood under the glass wall, watching his own shadow reflected on the glass, floating like an abstract symbol.

It was late at night outside, and the sky was so dark that it seemed to return to the real world. The night was more frightening than a nightmare because it was endless.The white light is the searchlight emitted from both sides of the base. Ji Yao saw the flying snow brushing the glass with this light, and the distant mountains and rivers were hidden behind the snow and fog.He put his hands on the window and saw the lying mountains as if the dead Jesus was held in his arms.

Nearby, the bare mountain ridges have been submerged, exposing untouched mountain peaks, which have become isolated islands, painted in dirty black and brown.The dense spots on the water are thick tree trunks and animal carcasses that have been charred, and they are exuding a rotten stench.In this miserable scene, the seabirds are always hovering on the water surface, and they settle on the isolated island in twos and threes, stretching their necks stiffly and making ugly groans. hunger.