Chapter 22

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It was the first time Lin Luzhu had heard such a chic confession.

Ever since he was a child, his perception of girls was that they were pretentious and troublesome, and very awkward to get along with, something that Dah Liu had also spat in his ear many times.

Da Liu often say is: "girls are like this, obviously like you like to die, the mouth still say hate; pretending not to care about money, take her to the mall, after those luxury stores, drag all drag, two feet are nailed to death; ask her what to eat, say it said casually, I said to eat charcoal barbecue it? She said that thing on fire, I said to eat Chinese food, she said Chinese food is tired of eating, a circle asked down, get, simply said I want to eat Western steak with salad red wine is not on it; and obviously angry, ask her how it is, she said all right, you're busy with your, you want to dare to really go to the busy, backhandedly is a gas can plus a sentence to break up; can't stand your fucking mention of breaking up, she can make up dozens of non-similar stories, to you! Buckle top hat of scum."

Lin Luchu didn't feel any of what Da Liu said.

Since the ignorant sexual enlightenment, most of the girls are quite reserved, not much openly chased him, occasionally under the holiday table will be more than one or two inexplicable pink letters, he hastily scanned also thrown into the garbage can, so far did not remember what those girls look like.

When Da Liu started chasing girls and teasing them, he was mostly locked up at home by Lin Qingyuan watching military gun models, tanks, and airplanes, so much so that when he went to military school later on, he was used as a military encyclopedia, and just by looking at the track marks of a random tank pressed through, he could recognize which year and which model of tank it was, as well as what kind of battles it had fought in.

He is not too enlightened on the matter of feelings, this matter, Da Liu Shen Mu a few have long been as a joke for more than ten years.

The origin of the laughing money was a girl.

At that time also in high school, there is a girl in the class, is a good seedling in the examination outside the county special recruitment digging, character big grin quite brash, not proud, not pretentious, fast-mouthed brain is also fast, the teacher put her with the big Liu pressed a table, is the hope that she can help the big Liu this kind of backward students.

The girl was quite enthusiastic and agreed to it in one go.

In this group of boys, it is Daliou and Sun Mingyang poor grades, wandering in the middle and back section, every time after the exams to send the list home to find parents to sign, Daliou and Sun Mingyang hate Lin Luchu and Shen Mu.

These two follow them around all day too, hell that grade ranking came out right in the single digits for both of them.

Da Liu loved to tease the girls in his class with Sun Ming Yang, and no girl dared to sit with him.

The girl is also bold, usually also cheeky with the big Liu joked, but did not scare her at all, but also from time to time to the big Liu get a red face and ear shame, so over and over, the big Liu the girl as their own people.

This girl has no other problems, love and Lin Lu prima raised the bar, Lin Lu prima said what, she the first disapproval, anyway, what everything to insert a foot, the best can be angry with him, Lin Lu prima in line with the mentality of not with the woman did not pay much attention to her, but a long time, it is a person can see, the girl on the Lin Lu prima is interesting.

But it's just a stiff upper lip.

No matter how much Da Liu tries her, the girl won't admit it and throws out a line that liking him is better than liking a dog.

As soon as he heard the tone, Da Liu knew.

Love it to death.

But what can be done, Lin Lu Snap's unenlightened brain, if she really confessed, I'm afraid she wouldn't even be able to be friends, she might as well just maintain her current relationship and fight occasionally.

The girl herself later also thought, to really with Lin Lu Snapdragon in the mode of lovers, she still feel a little strange, not quite adapt, she felt that she may be a little bit cheap, she also preferred to love him that kind of hanging, perverse and open appearance.

Counting the past, Nanchu was probably the first one he ran into that was so direct, coming up with a confession and kissing the girl on confession.

It's really not pretentious at all.

Compared to other girls, she seemed to be willing to do anything, and likewise, she was determined to win him.

Why would you aspire to it?

Often there is only one situation.

--Reckless.

Not asking about the past, not exploring the future, not thinking about the future, not counting the consequences, drinking hemlock.

Rather in keeping with her character.

......

Lin Luchu Snapdragon wrenched his head out of her hands, then stepped up two steps, carried the little girl into the office, closed the door with his backhand, put Nanchu towards the door, held her shoulders with both hands, made her face the wall, loosened his hands, and while loosening the buttons and heading inside, he said to her without turning his head back, "Stand there for me, don't move." Nanchu faces the wall, teasing tone, "Face the wall? The price for kissing you?"

Lin Luchuan took off his shirt, naked on the inside, wearing nothing, his muscles taut and smooth, he quickly put on a clean military shirt and turned back to give her a warning glance, "Any more nonsense and you'll be punished for running laps."

Thought it would just be honest.

As a result, the girl's side asked, "How many laps."

The sound was bouncing back from the wall.

He grunted as he looked down at the buttons of his army shirt, not turning around, and said absently, "Thirty laps anyhow."

Quiet.

Lin Lu Snapdragon finished changing his clothes, went to fish for the mineral water bottle on the table, scooped up a small handful of water in his hand and wiped his face. Face is gray, water on the instantly dirty, he again successively scooped up two or three times to wipe his face clean, a handsome face finally clear.

He glanced over there, Nanchu quietly "face to face", pulled the corner of his mouth, wrung the water and put it back, drew a paper towel to wipe his face, balled up into a ball and accurately threw it into the doorway trash can, and then inserted his pocket and walked towards Nanchu.

Probably hearing the footsteps at the back, Nanchu concluded that he had gotten better, and turned around, and sure enough, changed into clean regular clothes, his face whitened, and he resumed his usual appearance from before.

Those peach blossom eyes, seductive but devoid of emotion.

Nanchu slightly raised her head, looking at him, "You don't have to rush to give me an answer, I'm not in a hurry, so I'll just make a statement first, with your emotional intelligence, I guess it might be a little hard to comprehend."

Lin Luchu stood behind her, hands in his pants pockets, blocking her with his usual stance.

Nanchu took a step forward, passing her hand between his arms and pressing it against her chest, hugging him again.

Lin Luchu stood straight, let her hug, did not push away, did not return the hug, hand in the pocket tightly clenched into a fist, the color of the eyes grew thick, in the end did not move.

The girl stroked his back in a comforting manner, "If and when you get the chance to take me into a fire, I'll protect you."

Lin Luzhu glanced down at the person in his arms, finding this somewhat amusing, and hummed out of his nostrils, "Who protects whom?"

Nanchu nestled in his arms and insisted, "Me, to protect you."

He laughed again, laughed for a moment, lowered his eyes to look at the person who had gotten addicted to taking advantage of him in his arms, and began to shoo him away, "You can go now."

Nanchu tightened her hand, "Cuddle a little longer."

Good voice warned once did not listen, temper is not so good, directly lifted her out of the arms, holding the shoulders to hold down the door, slightly bent down, into her eyes and said, "with me, really not much of a future, the first I do not have the money, the second I'll be dead at any time, you want to casually play around, I'm not a very good candidate, I'm not considerate, do not have the time, do not have the time to accompany you, so. I advise you, think again."

He felt he had made it clear enough that the little girl should have heard him.

Also, with the taping of the show over, there shouldn't be much of a chance for the two to meet up again.

Nanchu: "It's quite good, I have money, I don't need your money, if you want to die in the line of duty one day, I'll go and send a bouquet of flowers to your grave, and definitely won't shed a single tear for you, I usually fly all over the country, and it may be more difficult for you to see me than I want to see you, so I also advise you to, think carefully again, there is nothing more suitable for you than me."

Lin Luchu bent down and squeezed her shoulders, licking the corners of his mouth, the strength of this force really took the person to the point where he couldn't do anything at all.

Couldn't force it with her, decided not to bother her anymore, stood up straight, pulled the door open and pushed the person out, "I refuse, go back."

The door was closed.

The corridor is empty, long and miserable, not even a lamp, a glance at the past look also strange oozing.

Nanchu didn't go away, lying on the doorway and listening for a while.

There was no movement inside for a long time.

Five minutes later, Lin Luchu opened the door and walked out, even changed his pants, carrying his hat in his hand, seeing Nanchu still standing in the doorway, he froze before taking the door with him, "Didn't I tell you to leave?"

Nanchu fished out a candy from somewhere, put it in her mouth, and chewed twice: "I thought you were hiding inside and crying, and didn't want me to hear."

The corners of Lin Luchu's mouth twitched as he put on his hat and ignored her.

To be honest, he has never been a person with exposed emotions, from childhood to adulthood, he also cried once, also Pinglin County earthquake that time, not counting the tears, tears in the eye socket spinning, in the end to him to hold back raw.

Over the years, one after another, members of the team sacrificed, what should be said want to say, everyone as early as the day of enlistment were written, what one can do is, the state's pension settlement in place.

It's not a man's place to be sad or cry.

Nanchu saw him getting all neat and tidy and asked, "Still going out in the middle of the night?"

The two of them walked to the downstairs of the political education building, and Lin Luchu said, "I'm going to the detachment, so you hurry back to sleep."

"There's someone else in the detachment at night?"

Lin Lu Snapdragon pushed her towards the dormitory building, "Well, have to report to the leader."

"A female leader?"

Lin Luchu reached out and slapped her on the head, "Head in arrears?"

Nanchu ate the pain, "Just kidding, hard work, you go, drive?"

Lin Lu Snapdragon slanted at her, "Nonsense."

"Be careful then, you're driving tired, you haven't had a break in three days over there, have you? Why don't I drive you there?"

Lin Luchu looked at her as if he was looking through her, "Are you bored of staying inside?"

"I'm worried about you."

Eyes penetrating.

He looked through it like, "Worry my ass."

"......"

"Grind it out or go up or run laps."

"......"

Nanchu pondered that it was almost time, so she pretended to be scared and turned away.

Lin Lu Snap stared at his back for a while before starting to leave, and before he took two steps, he encountered a night patrol soldier.

The man saluted him, "Team Lin!"

Lin Luchu nodded, coughed, and pointed in the opposite direction from Nanchu, "Have you checked over there?"

The patrolman was still wondering why the captain suddenly cared about the patrol.

"No."

"Go over and check it out."

"...... Yes!"

......

Nanchu back to the dormitory heard, the sacrifice of the fire fighters are very young, only twenty-three years old, to special duties for a year, in order to ensure that the oxygen supply to the respirator to the injured, the result was the second combustion of chemicals shockwave blasted into the fire, the scene of death.

Shao Yixiu couldn't help but cry again as he said it.

Yan Dai and Xu Ya is also silent, just heard Shao class president repressed crying into and sobbing, a room of silence, Xu Ya whispered to comfort him, in the end is also a man, think in front of this group of little girls so crying is also quite disgraceful, wipe snot and tears, Nanchu obediently handed a tissue to him, "wipe."

Shao Yijiu said thank you, wrinkled his nose and said, "Okay, you guys go to bed early, in a few days to open a memorial service, the leaders in the detachment are coming over, you also have to participate, the content of the previous training are well recalled memories, was too lazy, the leadership look uncomfortable."

The three nodded.

People cannot be brought back from the dead, and only the living can rise to the occasion and the dead can rest in peace.

The life and training that should go on should go on.

But obviously the atmosphere of the team is much more depressing, everyone does not talk much, the heart has ideas are also held back, the whole squadron atmosphere is a little heavy.

On that day, the team held a memorial service for that martyr and buried him in the Martyrs' Cemetery.

Nanchu they woke up early in the morning after the wake-up whistle, these days seems to have been somewhat accustomed to the team's management and arrangements, wash up early in the playground and so on, the detachment came to a number of leaders.

Shao Yijiu led the people to train, a few cars drove in at the door, Shao Yijiu instantly like a chicken blood, than just the voice and several times louder.

A memorial service will be held at 9:00 in the synagogue.

Lin Luchu stood on the stage in a straight military uniform and read a memorial speech, the soldiers made a final salute to the remains, and at ten o'clock, the remains were pulled down to the Martyrs' Cemetery.

The whole squadron was shrouded in a fog for the rest of the day, and didn't dare to speak freely.

When Nanchu came out of the cafeteria after lunch, she saw Lin Luchu standing in a long pavilion at the right side door smoking a cigarette, and next to her stood a girl in a military uniform, who had come down from the co-pilot of the leader's car in the morning, with a clear brow and a short ponytail behind her ear, like a rabbit's tail.

Lin Mei leaned against the wall and looked at Lin Luchu: "How's your book coming along?"

Lin Lu Snapshot glanced at her, "You're not happy that Meng Chu didn't pick on me today, are you?"

Lin Mei mouth, "Come on, got the cheap still selling good, several leaders this time are staring at you, last time the office meeting, Meng are leaking out of the mouth, said what when Lu Snapdragon to come, we have added a team of tiger generals, Uncle Meng watched you grow up from a young age, he nailed this time to get you to his team to go, you dare to make a mistake at this juncture, the means of the Uncle Meng you have seen, he can kill you! If you dare to do anything wrong at this juncture, you've seen Uncle Meng's methods before, he can kill you."

Lin Luzhu took the cigarette down and shook his head with the corner of his mouth tugged.

Lin Mei continued, "You did not see Uncle Meng's son, Meng Chen ah, now engaged in what e-sports, Uncle Meng disliked him to death, hate to take you as his own son."

"I think it's you who wants to be his own daughter-in-law, isn't it?"

Lin Mei blushed, "What nonsense!"

Lin Lu Snapdragon said in a word, smiled, don't open his eyes, stunned to see a figure standing not far away, quickly retracted the line of sight, quickly said to Lin Mei: "Brother do not talk to you, a bunch of things, and so on Meng Division they finished eating, I will arrange for someone to send you back."

After saying that, he came out of the long pavilion and came this way.

Nanchu stood in place, behind her was tapped, a turn around, Liu Xiahan looked at her with a smile, "What are you standing for?"

Nanchu subconsciously looked at Lin Luchu, the man inserted his pockets and just walked straight past her, not even sweeping a glance over.

Nanchu: "It's okay, let's go."

The two of them walked behind Lin Luchu, and Liu Xiahan chatted with her, "We have a collaboration for the next movie."

Nanchu's eyes were staring straight at Lin Luchu's back, listening to Liu Xiahan with one voice, "What movie?"

"The Siege seems to be called this, haven't watched it yet, I heard my agent mention it a while ago, we have quite a lot of rivalry, you can go back and watch it, I'm playing the male third."

Nanchu responded absentmindedly, "Oh."

Liu Xiahan said, "Your acting skills are good, just not much experience, more acting will be good, more instruction in the future ha."

Nanchu: "Good."

Liu Xiahan added: "By the way, I added you to WeChat, the name is Liu Xiahan, next time you get a cell phone you pass it, you can contact more in the future."

Nanchu: "How did you get my wechat?"

Liu Xiahan said, "The program group gave ah, I added everyone, convenient for future contact."

Liu Xiahan is indeed older, dealing with things are more comprehensive, he has to admit that he has some good feelings for Nanchu, so take care of some of her, and do not want her to feel troubled, then to cover up this fact with all the people, sometimes know that this is the case, you really can not refuse him, but will appear to be calculating, petty bara.

To be honest, he was quite a positive person, always wearing a gentle smile and hardly getting angry, compared to Captain Lin, who was also twenty-nine, that temper was just plain bad.

Nanchu watched Lin Luchu turn into the political education building, pressed her steps, and didn't follow after all.

......

After three days, the atmosphere finally improved and the crowd finally got over their sadness.

On this day, Lin Luchu just returned from a meeting in the detachment, did not catch the meal, auntie left a meal for him, served it out, saw that he was alone, could not help but think of the last time, "Last time you came to dinner with that star, the little girl is quite real."

Lin Luchuan took two mouthfuls of rice and looked over, "Who?"

"The same girl you ate with the day you stormed out of that explosion, she ate the rest of your bowl after you left, not a single grain left."