Threats, absolute threats, threats that anyone would be able to hear the moment they heard it.
Over the years, Feng Sheng could also be considered a figure who commanded the wind and rain. When had he ever received such a threat in front of so many pairs of eyes!
His pride would not allow him to be so trampled, and his rage at the complicity of the cautious Secretary-General made him lose his sanity.
"Pah!"
Feng Sheng slammed his hands on the table and stood up. He said expressionlessly, "General Shen, are you not willing to give me any face?"
"At that time, the situation was urgent. Secretary-General Xu was only thinking about the overall situation. He might have made a mistake in his handling of the situation, but it was definitely because of the health of everyone present that he came up with such a plan."
"So?"
Shen Chengfeng asked even though he knew the answer.
Feng Sheng"s expression eased a little. He said, "General Shen, can you give me some face? Is this matter over?"
"We can"t handle this."
Xiao Zheng angrily kicked the chair by his feet and roared: "Our Xiao Clan will not let this go."
"General Xiao Zheng, please be at ease. I will immediately send someone to bring Captain Xiao Jing back."
Feng Sheng said.
"Don"t worry about our Xiao family"s Little Four. It"s not for outsiders to deal with our Xiao family."
Xiao Zheng prepared to slam the door.
Shen Chengfeng"s gaze maliciously scanned through the two people present. He put on his military hat and spoke with a voice that was neither fast nor slow, "I have already given it to the military on paper. The fastest is today and the slowest is tomorrow afternoon. I hope that Secretary-General Xu Cheng will be able to cooperate with the investigation."
"General Shen!"
"The general should know that there are some things that once involved, it won"t be as simple as you think if you want to leave safely."
Shen Chengfeng left the room.
The cold wind blew past the corridor, bringing with it a cold breeze. The sonorous and forceful footsteps reverberated throughout the hall. The guards on both sides of the road stood tall and tall, and sunlight was flooding in from the entrance.
Xiao Zheng stood at the foot of the steps and smoked a cigarette. His hand formed a fist as he leaned against the wall. Even though his face did not look any different, his hand that was leaning against the wall was trembling uncontrollably.
Shen Chengfeng only glanced at the silent Xiao Zheng before silently getting into the car.
Xiao Zheng stepped on the cigarette to extinguish it and stared straight ahead at the man in the driver"s seat.
Shen Chengfeng rolled down the window and his eyes stared at the scenery in front of the car. He opened his mouth and said, "The office chief"s plane has arrived at the airport. You will escort him back home."
"Thank you very much."
Xiao Zheng took two steps back and saluted the person in the carriage.
Shen Chengfeng stepped on the gas pedal and the SUV instantly sped away.
In the barren isolated area, wisps of fireworks were spreading. The artillery sh.e.l.l that had just exploded was only three kilometers away from the isolated area. It seemed that the higher-ups were preparing to deal with this area first.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Xiao Jing covered her mouth and nose with both hands, carefully hiding her body.
It was a disaster of poverty and disease, and almost everyone lived in the heat of the water, as if the hands of the G.o.d of death were so close that they could have their throats cut off as soon as they moved.
"Smelly brat, it"s him, it"s this person."
A group of men in ragged clothes were fiercely staring at the lonely Xiao Jing, as if what they were looking at wasn"t just her warm clothes.
The leading man smiled mockingly. "This kid looks pretty good."
Xiao Jing took out her short blade, clearly threatening them.
These people seemed to be well-prepared. When they saw her take out her weapon, they didn"t want to be outdone. They also took out their weapons, a fruit machete that was about 20 centimeters long.
Xiao Jing frowned. It was obvious that she was at a disadvantage.
A few medical staff wearing protective masks walked past, but no one stopped to check the situation here.
The quarantine area was a place that the country had abandoned. There would be internal strife almost every day, and even if one or two people were killed, they wouldn"t interfere too much. After all, here, a dead person was more normal than a saved person.
"Smelly brat, I told you to hit me just now."
A man held a machete and pounced over while baring his teeth.
Xiao Jing"s body alternated between cold and hot. She was very weak and uncomfortable, but it was not difficult to deal with a few rogues.
The man"s movements were clumsy, and in Xiao Jing"s eyes, all he saw was weakness. She quickly caught the man"s hand and pinched his wrist with two fingers. With a forceful push, she broke his arm bone.
"Ah!"
The man cried out in pain.
Xiao Jing wrapped her hands around the man"s shoulders, lifted her leg and struck him with it. Her knee hit the man"s chest.
"Phew."
A mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth.
Xiao Jing didn"t show any mercy. She elbowed the man"s spine and pushed him to the side when she heard an almost indiscernible cracking sound in the air.
The man fell to the ground, his body spasming uncontrollably from the pain.
"Everyone, let"s go together."
Xiao Jing held onto the hilt of her saber, not planning on playing any tricks with them. At this time, only by taking care of everyone else in one breath would she be able to serve as an example to everyone else.
"Go to h.e.l.l, Flower Country."
The man waved his machete and rushed over.
Xiao Jing barely avoided this man"s random and random strikes. She leaned over to dodge the man"s attack. After dodging the man"s yet another strike, the ten-centimeter long dagger in her hand burst out with a cold light. The blade"s edge was pierced through the man"s waist.
"Ah!"
The man staggered a few steps forward, feeling a warm sensation on his waist. He raised his hand and touched it; it was bright red.
Xiao Jing was quick and accurate. She had almost killed one of them with one move.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
Xiao Jing gasped for breath as she stared at the few men who were struggling on the ground. She wiped the blood off her saber and prepared to leave.
"b.a.s.t.a.r.d."
The leading man rolled over, a b.l.o.o.d.y wound in his shoulder, and, gritting his teeth, pulled out a small-caliber pistol he"d picked up from the trash.
Xiao Jing noticed the danger behind her and stood still.
The man sat up proudly and glanced at the wound on his body before swearing, "Stinky brat."
Listening to the intermittent movements behind her, Xiao Jing tightened her grip on the knife. He calculated the speed of the man"s shot and the rest of her physical strength.
The man smiled complacently and pointed the gun straight at Xiao Jing"s frail body. He raised his head and laughed loudly, "Die, you brat."
Before she finished speaking, before the sound of the gunshot could be heard, Xiao Jing turned around and threw the dagger in her hand high into the air without any hesitation.
The man"s finger that was on the trigger quivered. His pupils contracted. He slowly lowered his head. Since when did he have a knife in his chest?
Xiao Jing ran forward in quick steps. While she was in a daze, she put her hand on the other party"s hand. In the blink of an eye, she pulled his hand away and shot the handgun to the ground.
With a "dong", the man swayed a bit before falling down on his back.
Xiao Jing squatted on the ground and picked up the handgun. She studied it carefully. It was a small-caliber M-country .It had a short range and a slow firing rate. Within 15 years, it had been eliminated.
The surrounding crowd gradually gathered around to watch the show. Each and every one of them had a cold expression as they stared at the man on the ground who had already lost his fighting strength.
Xiao Jing didn"t want to stir up any trouble, so she picked up the gun and left in a hurry.
When the crowd saw the departing Xiao Jing, a group of people swarmed over and began to strip the man of his clothes, s.n.a.t.c.hing away the only item on their body that was used to protect themselves from the cold.
Xiao Jing hid between the two walls and stared at the darkening sky. She tightly hugged her knees. Suddenly, it seemed that there was no hope left.
"Bam, bam, bam."
A horn sounded outside the quarantine.
Shen Chengfeng looked at the broken road ahead and gave up driving.
He opened the car door and looked up at the sky, and before he knew it, it was snowing again.
"Xiao Jing!"
Shouts and shouts echoed through the huge area.
People around heard the shouts and began to stick their heads out. Their faces were pale and sick, and some of their hands and feet had even started to rot. They were really shocked.
The snow grew heavier, and in a moment it was covered with blood.
Shen Chengfeng stared at the few men who were left on the ground without anyone to deal with them. Some of them tried to get up, but their limbs were stiff due to the cold.
He walked past the men without a care, but suddenly stopped.
Shen Chengfeng frowned slightly as he approached the motionless man step by step. There was a knife embedded in his chest, and on the knife handle, there was an eagle flying.
This was Xiao Jing"s blade!
Shen Chengfeng"s expression turned cold as he stood up and looked around. The snow had pa.s.sed by and the air had dropped by several degrees. Under such weather, countless people were shouting out in despair.
"Captain."
The slightest sound of a light warning came along with the wind.
Shen Chengfeng"s heart skipped a beat and he started to walk towards the wind.
"Captain."
Xiao Jing seemed to be talking in her sleep. She was muddleheaded and she seemed to smell something familiar.
It was so cold, so cold. She hugged her body tightly, trying to ease the biting cold on her body.
Shen Chengfeng was running quickly but hearing the heavy breathing in the air gradually increasing, he stopped and tried to slowly walk back.
"Captain."
Xiao Jing leaned against the wall, her body powerlessly falling to the ground.
Shen Chengfeng saw a shadow and gradually, he saw her s.h.i.+vering body. Finally, he saw the little soldier on the ground who had stopped trembling.
In the midst of the void and void, Xiao Jing seemed to feel a wave of warmth. Instinctively, her desire to survive made her hug the warmth very hard.
Shen Chengfeng took off his coat and draped it over her thin body. He caressed her cold face and called out softly, "Xiao Jing, can you hear me?"
Xiao Jing opened her eyes. His facial features were blurry from far away. She tried to raise her hand to touch the shadow, but found that her arms seemed to have lost their effect and were hanging numbly at her sides.
Shen Chengfeng picked her up and comforted her, "Don"t force yourself. We"ll talk later."
Xiao Jing leaned on his shoulder and mumbled, "Captain, am I dead?"
I can"t seem to feel the cold. "
"With me here, the G.o.d of death will not accept it."
Shen Chengfeng walked straight to the car without even looking sideways.
"Bang!"
A dazzling light cut through the silence of the night.
Shen Chengfeng"s expression turned cold and he subconsciously hugged her before lying on the ground.
"Bang!"
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The terrifying flames engulfed the isolated area. The ice and snow melted and scorched the area.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the fire spreading. He picked up the unconscious soldiers and ran out of the quarantine area.
"Bang!"
Another sh.e.l.l flew through the sky, more destructive than the one before.
The moment the cannonball landed, a scorching mushroom cloud soared into the sky, as if it wanted to devour the entire isolation zone. After the fire spread out, not even a single blade of gra.s.s grew, leaving a mess on the ground.
Shen Chengfeng stepped on the gas pedal and without any hesitation, he turned the car around.
Explosions rang out one after another, and the ground began to shake. It was likely that a heavy weapon was coming towards them.
Shen Chengfeng intended to drive into the city, but when he saw the same explosion in the direction of the peaceful city, he hurriedly stepped on the brakes.
It was a riot!
He turned the car around and drove out of the lane.
The car jolted until it came to a stop at the edge of a cliff.
Snowflakes fell on the car window and soon covered the entire car.
Shen Chengfeng looked at the silent Xiao Jing on the back seat. Her face was grey and she should be cold.
Xiao Jing felt as if she was floating in the air. Her body had no strength and was full of the feeling of weightlessness.
Shen Chengfeng took out a bottle of water, poured some into the bottle cap and tried to feed it to her.
Water flowed down the corners of her mouth.
Shen Chengfeng used his hand to pry open her mouth and tried feeding her another mouthful.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Xiao Jing choked. Her pale face started to flush red, and in the end, she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shen Chengfeng frowned and gave up feeding her water. He picked up her hand and pinched the area between her thumb and index finger.
As the pain spread, Xiao Jing opened her eyes feebly. However, she fell into a deep sleep due to fatigue.
The s.p.a.ce inside the car gradually lowered. Once again, she felt cold. It was so cold that even her bones were trembling.
Shen Chengfeng touched her forehead and he could clearly feel the high temperature under her palm through her gloves.
Xiao Jing seemed to have fallen into the clouds. Her body suddenly rose and fell, and the feeling of weightlessness made her feel dizzy and panicked. She even began to feel short of breath.
Shen Chengfeng took out the temporary drug given by the doctor. This could temporarily control the virus in his body. He picked up her hand and injected the drug into the syringe.
The night was completely dark.
"Cold, so cold."
Xiao Jing covered her throat with both hands, the oxygen in her body gradually thinning.
Shen Chengfeng touched her forehead in disbelief. It was even hotter than before.
Xiao Jing opened her eyes and looked at the roof. Her consciousness was being emptied out bit by bit. She felt very tired and in pain.
Shen Chengfeng picked her up and patted her stunned face. He slowed down his voice and asked, "Xiao Jing, can you hear my voice?"
Her mind was in a daze, and Xiao Jing couldn"t hear any sounds. She only felt her body stiffen inch by inch, as if it was cold after death.
Shen Chengfeng lowered her seat and pulled her coat away, allowing her to lean closer to him. Finally, he wrapped the coat around the two of them.
Xiao Jing desperately asked for warmth close to her. She clenched her teeth and started to talk incoherently, "Captain, captain!"
"I"m here."
Shen Chengfeng placed his chin on her head and ma.s.saged the nape of her neck with his fingertips.
"Captain, there"s a problem with the hotel, I, I"m allergic."
Shen Chengfeng frowned as he noticed the red spots on her neck.
Xiao Jing grabbed his arm and softly said, "I want to take a bath. I want to take a bath to clean up the allergens on my body. It"s fine, it"s fine."
Shen Chengfeng sat up, wrapped his clothes tightly around her, and opened the car door.
Where would he find a safe place to bathe her now?
Night fell in all directions, and the whole forest was filled with desolation.
Shen Chengfeng was not sure where this place was, but he saw a wooden signboard on the side of the road with three words on it: Black Sand River.
The night was dark and the snow had stopped falling.
Shen Chengfeng stood on the frozen Black Sand River, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
He wanted to melt the river.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
Xiao Jing lay on the ground, her body once again trembling.
Shen Chengfeng shook his head and took off his gloves. He only had his clothes on him. It was so cold that he was not sure if he could start a fire.
Xiao Jing woke up from the cold air and shook the mist in front of her. There was a shadow that slowly became clearer. She rubbed her eyes and then rubbed them to make sure that the man with his back facing her was her own captain.
He was actually taking off his clothes!
He took off his clothes completely!
Xiao Jing looked around her surroundings. The surroundings were dark and misty, but under the reflection of the snow, her own captain"s angular figure could still be clearly seen.
What should he do?
Why would the captain strip himself at this time?
Did he want to do something to his unconscious self?
Xiao Jing"s heart skipped a beat. She suddenly felt that she was no longer cold. Her body was heating up. Right now, her face was probably even more red than a ripe cherry.
Shen Chengfeng only had his underpants left and he came back.
Xiao Jing hurriedly closed her eyes. She didn"t understand why she pretended to be in a state of sleep. She probably felt that it was very embarra.s.sing for her to stay awake at this time.
Yes, it must be embarra.s.sing.
The captain"s eight abs of stomach muscles, coupled with the flawless human fis.h.i.+ng line, coughed, and Xiao Jing felt like she was about to spurt blood.
Shen Chengfeng rubbed the other party"s forehead. Why is it so hot?
He quickly took off her coat and unb.u.t.toned her s.h.i.+rt.
Xiao Jing held a breath in her heart, afraid that she would expose the fact that she had awoken in just one breath.
But why should the captain take off her clothes?
What should he do?
Should he wake up at this time?
But what should he do after waking up?
Would it be more embarra.s.sing?
That"s right, he would definitely be even more embarra.s.sed. The captain had easily stripped her of her underpants.
I"m so f.u.c.king desperate.
Shen Chengfeng picked her up and walked straight towards the middle of the river.
Xiao Jing was so cold that she couldn"t help but s.h.i.+ver.
Shen Chengfeng stepped across the river barefooted and the frozen water began to melt rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the frozen water began to boil until the entire Black Sand River was thawed.
Xiao Jing felt the warmth of the water. The warm water brushed against her ice-cold skin, as if the cold air had disappeared in an instant. The surroundings were filled with mist, and she directly opened her eyes.
Shen Chengfeng was very close to her, and in order to make the water"s temperature even hotter, he practically stuck himself to her back.
Xiao Jing"s eyes began to float around. The heat from the water evaporated on her face. She noticed that the restless fawn was once again hopping around on its hooves. It looked like it wanted to kill it with its claws.
Shen Chengfeng placed his hand on her waist, allowing her to put most of her energy on herself. Feeling her stiff body, he opened his mouth to break the silence and said, "You"re awake?"
Xiao Jing felt that her voice was a little hoa.r.s.e. She nodded, "Captain, when did you return?"
"That"s not what you"re concerned about right now."
Shen Chengfeng changed the topic and asked, "What exactly happened to you?"
"I"m not sure either. It must be that the hotel had cats before. After sleeping for a while, I felt that something wasn"t right."
"This situation is very similar to the outbreak."
Shen Chengfeng pointed it out.
"But I"m sure I"m not infected."
Xiao Jing anxiously turned around, her eyes s.h.i.+ning as she stared at him. She seriously said, "This situation of mine is similar to how I was when I was young."
"Whether you are or not, we won"t be able to return home until we know you"re not sick, do you understand?"
"Yes."
Xiao Jing solemnly nodded her head.
Shen Chengfeng raised his hand to wipe the blood off her face and said softly, "Do you regret it?"
Xiao Jing didn"t understand what he meant.
Shen Chengfeng said again, "Do you regret being a soldier?"
Xiao Jing was silent. In the instant she was given up, she did indeed regret. I had done my best for the country and didn"t give up, but the country had abandoned me in the face of my suffering.
"Do you regret it?"
Shen Chengfeng asked again.
"Captain, have you ever regretted it?"
Xiao Jing asked back.
"If one day, I become a terrifying weapon, I think the first to give up on me would be the army that I desperately protected behind me."
"Captain —"
"Although my heart is a little cold, this is our duty. Other than standing upright in the world, the soldiers also have a clear conscience. I have a clear conscience, a clear conscience, a clear conscience, and a sense of honor and responsibility on my shoulders."
"Yes, captain"
Xiao Jing stood up straight and saluted with her head held high.
Suddenly, the wind blew, and she felt as if she had left the surface of the water. Her body felt a little cold, as if she wasn"t wearing any clothes.
Shen Chengfeng stared unblinkingly at the small waist that entered his line of sight.
Xiao Jing angrily squatted down, her two hands constantly waving the water, trying to confuse the crowd.
Shen Chengfeng silently pulled her body away and continued sticking close to him from a distance. He said seriously, "It"s too far, the water will be cold."