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Chapter 53 [Hummingbird]

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Chapter 50【Hummingbird】

When boarding the plane, Chen Nuo took the initiative to help carry the equipment, and then entered the cabin. He also took the initiative to sit in the corner, and abide by the politeness and courtesy of a strange guest - not annoying.

In the cabin, Niweier looked out the window. The snow-capped mountains in the distance were vast. Because the weather was very good and the view conditions were excellent, Niweier was a little dazed.

And Chen Nuo huddled in the corner of the cabin, wearing earplugs in his ears, listening to songs on MP3.

This move attracted a trace of contempt from Lux.

Hmph, it turns out to be a rookie.

Even slightly experienced climbers know that batteries are not wasted casually.Because once you reach the EBC, it is not so easy to replenish the battery.

Lux's disdainful gaze just flickered across Chen Nuo's face... This elder sister didn't have the slightest affection for Chen Nuo.

First of all, she doesn't like people who are late... and because of Chen Nuo's late arrival, the departure time of her family was also delayed.

Secondly... Chen Nuo looked very thin and thin even though he was wearing a mountaineering suit.

Athletes, gym enthusiasts, and squat crazy British lady, don't like this little white face.

Chen Nuo seemed to have noticed Lux's eyes, and he actually took the initiative to speak.

"Hello. I think you look familiar... Excuse me, do you have a nickname called... Hummingbird?"

Lacus froze for a moment.

Hummingbird is a nickname given to herself in the industry after she appeared on the covers of several sports magazines.

Well, although I don't like this guy, the tutor and politeness still prompted Lux ​​to nod reluctantly, showing a polite smile: "Yes, it seems that you have read my magazine."

"Of course." Chen Nuo smiled: "You are very beautiful."

"...Thank you." Lux nodded, then pulled down her hat, closed her eyes and rested herself - this move was obvious: don't bother me.

Chen Nuo's eyes fell on Neville's face.

Nivelle's profile curve is very beautiful, and the healthy blush on the girl's face is full of vitality, especially under the long eyelashes, the blue eyes are extremely beautiful.

Chen Nuo sighed in his heart.

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Hummingbird.

This bird is known for its tiny size and brightly colored feathers, especially when flying, with its wings vibrating at a high frequency and making a buzzing sound similar to that of a bee.

Hence the name, Hummingbird.

It was also in the previous life that Niweier was by Chen Yanluo's side, accompanied him from birth to death, and used the code name for many years while walking on the edge of hell.

However... this Neville didn't like birds like hummingbirds.

She used the code name in honor of her older sister Lux.

Because, according to the history of the previous life, on March 2001, 3.

The Devon Hill family will encounter an accident in the process of climbing Lobuche Peak.

In the accident, except for Nivier, the Devonhill family all died.

This accident brought about a turning point in Nivier's life.

However, Niwei Er, who met Chen Nuo a few years later, told Chen Nuo the truth that happened that day:
During the climbing process of a steep rock wall, her uncle Benjamin suddenly cut the rope with his own hands, causing the Roque couple to fall to their deaths - this is a blatant murder!

And sisters Nivelle and Lux, because of Lux's timely response, they used an ice axe to cut into the rock wall in time, saving the two sisters' lives.

Benjamin tried to kill the two sisters to silence them, but in the end, in order to protect her sister, Lux pulled Benjamin's rope, and the two fell into the abyss together!

Nivier watched her uncle murder her parents with her own eyes, and watched her sister fall into the abyss with her enemy in her arms... For a girl who was not deeply involved in the world, the whole world collapsed.

What's worse is that when Nivelle returned after being rescued, she faced a more difficult situation:
The second month after being rescued, Neville was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder.

Nivier met Chen Nuo in the sixth year after her family died, that is, when she was 24 years old.

The place where the two met was a women's prison for serious offenders.

Neville had been in that prison for six years.

The charge is: In her family's old manor, she personally killed a relative who tried to embezzle the last old house of her family.And that old house was the only memory and concern that Niville had left in the first half of her life.

Judging from the life experience of Neville in her previous life.

Youth is full of sunshine.Then the whole family died.At that time, the family property was embezzled by relatives like hungry wolves.The desperate girl finally collapsed, so Nivier lost everything, killed someone in anger, was imprisoned, and spent six years in prison.

Until one day, Chen Yanluo received a commission to kill the warden of that prison.

During that operation, Chen Nuo first met Neville in the warden's office.

The 24-year-old Nivier, kneeling in the corner, wears a metal collar around her neck and is tied to a chain, like a poor dog.The girl was naked, with empty eyes, like a doll without a soul.

The warden is a vicious old woman with a perverted mentality.

And just after Chen Nuo shot the warden, the old pervert was crawling on the ground in pain and wailing... Niweier suddenly woke up, she jumped up like a madman, and then threw herself on the warden. , with fingernails, with teeth, crazy look, as if to tear each other apart.

She even actually bit a piece of meat off the other person's body.

After being taken away by Chen Nuo, Niweier later told Chen Nuo that on the first day she entered the prison, the warden took a fancy to her, because of her former noble status, the perverted woman regarded her as a A special toy pet that tortured her for six years!
Since then, Niweier has followed Chen Nuo and gave herself a new name: Hummingbird.

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At the sound of the helicopter's propeller, Chen Nuo stopped recalling.

The plane landed slowly on a flat terrain with a radius of less than 50 meters near the EBC base camp.

When getting off the plane, Roque also shook hands with Chen Nuo: "It's a very pleasant journey, I wish you good luck, young man."

Chen Nuo took a deep look at the other party, his eyes were a little complicated at first, then he smiled and stretched out his hand.

"I'm very happy to be with you this time. We will all be at EBC in the next few days. If you need any help from me, please don't be polite."

Turning around and running over in his backpack, Chen Nuo walked back to Niwei'er, handed out a piece, stuffed it into Niweier's hand, and said with a smile, "A small gift."

Seeing the teenager staggeringly pick up the mountaineering bag and leave, Niweier was stunned for a moment, and looked at her palm, which was a piece of 75% dark chocolate.

Moreover, it is his usual favorite brand: Debao Gallais.

... yes, a coincidence?

Nivelle subconsciously glanced at the young man's back.

"...I don't like this guy." Lux appeared in his ear.

"Why?" Neville frowned.

Lux smiled, as if joking: "Because he actually ignored my beauty and only courted you alone."

The joke wasn't funny, and Niville still barely twitched the corners of her mouth. .

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The huge Khumbu Glacier is within easy reach.

It's still afternoon, and it's still some time before the sun sets.

Although it was not the first time that Niver had seen a glacier, it was still shocking to see the world-famous Khumbu glacier up close.

Contrary to what ordinary people expected, the glacier did not look like a silvery white, but a peculiar light blue color.Probably the color of the reflected sky.

It's just that piece of blue, which makes people faintly addicted...

Although EBC is located at an altitude of 5300 meters, the climate here is not particularly cold.The weather in March, because of the sunshine during the day, the temperature is not bad...at night it will plummet to zero degrees or even below.

Nivelle, who was wearing a jacket, was very skilled in helping her father set up the tent together, while Lux was away from her mother and uncle. I heard that she went to the tent of the camp to buy some supplementary supplies.

Tents, sleeping bags, and tents for toilets - no doubt, you need a special tent for toilets, otherwise, the sub-zero temperature in the middle of the night and the alpine climate group, it is impossible to be convenient outdoors. Yes...if you don't want to freeze.

And according to mountain climbers' rules, all rubbish has to be cleaned up - including excrement.

After Nivelle helped her father set up the tent, she walked out of the tent alone and was about to take a few pictures with her camera when she saw a bright red tent that was very eye-catching about ten meters away from her campsite. The teenager was squatting on the ground outside the tent, talking to a Sherpa guide.

Then the Sherpa guide took a few oxygen cylinders from the yak and threw them away, and took a few banknotes that the young man handed over.

Nivelle noticed that the young man seemed to see him and waved to him.

After hesitating for a while, Neville had to wave her arm... As a result, this guy actually ran over along the pole!
Seeing the young man in front of her, Neville hesitated for a while, but she kindly reminded: "You'd better not run like this, it's a high altitude here, and it's a waste of physical strength."

Chen Nuo smiled.

"I don't plan to climb the mountain, so I'll come and see it nearby. It's considered a hike." Chen Nuo smiled.

"You'd better pay attention to safety. Don't do things that are too forceful." Neville sighed. She didn't want to talk to strangers, but her kindness made her say a few more words: "Even if it's on foot. , This is a high-altitude area, and there are certain dangers."

"Is chocolate delicious?" Chen Nuo didn't answer at all, and asked with a smile.

Neville gave him a sideways glance and walked away.

Not too far from the tent area of ​​the base camp is a hillside with a slightly raised grave.

On this hillside, there are some strange markers stuck on the ground.

Some are shovels, some are ice axes, and some are wooden signs that stand up—mostly in the shape of a cross.

One thing in common is that on these signs, more or less, there will be some nameplates worn by ropes or metal chains.

Nivelle stood here and watched silently for a while, when she heard footsteps behind her, she turned her head to look, and saw the smiling face of the young man again.

"What are you thinking?" Chen Nuo asked.

"..." Neville sighed: "This is a sacred place for climbers. Every nameplate represents a climber who died on the journey. Because it is impossible to retrieve the body on the snowy mountain, and it is impossible to bring it down, so A lot of times, teammates will bring back the dead nameplate and hang it here."

"So, are you honoring the dead? Are there people you know here? Do you want to be a great climber?"

"No." Neville shook her head and glanced at Chen Nuo: "...I don't want to be a simple climber, I want to be a great adventurer and extreme sportsman!"

Well, it's no wonder that you were able to dive into the sky and do everything in your last life... Chen Nuo sighed in his heart.

"What are you doing?" Lux's voice.

... This royal sister seems to have appeared at the wrong time.Chen Nuo sighed.

Lux stared at Chen Nuo with scrutiny eyes: "You, don't try to hit my sister's idea."

"Huh?" Chen Nuo looked strange and complicated.

Ignoring Chen Nuo, the sisters turned and left.

Although the upper body is wrapped in a thick jacket, the slender and rounded thigh curves of the lower body are really a visual enjoyment from the back...

Chen Nuo smiled and looked at the back... um...

...so beautiful...peach butt.

Sighing lightly, Chen Nuo put away his smile and looked at the pile of "tombstones" in front of him with a gloomy look.

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March 3, 22:[-] pm.

Lobuche Peak, about 6000 meters above sea level.

Nivelle's eyes hidden behind the snow goggles were staring at her feet, and the hand holding the trekking pole was wearing cold gloves. She could clearly feel that the palm of her hand was a little numb.

In my mind, I slowly adjusted my breathing step by step according to the breathing rhythm of mountaineering skills.

After walking for nearly four hours, Neville felt that her physical strength was about to reach a critical point.

At this moment, someone behind her tapped her on the shoulder.

Climbing on a snowy mountain, even when it is flat, the team members communicate with each other by slapping each other's body - under thick and strict cold protection equipment, simple shouting may be ignored by the other party, and the other party must be slapped first to cause the other party attention.

"Ahead! It's almost the climbing point!"

Neville recognized her sister's voice.

She didn't look back, she gave a thumbs up.

Neville was in the middle of the line, with a climbing rope tied to the buckle around her waist.The five-person mountaineering team maintained a first-line queue and moved towards the top of Lobuche Peak.

This season is the off-season for mountaineering, and the climbing of Lobuche Peak did not encounter any similar...

Of course, even in peak season, you can't see anyone.

There is still a height of more than 100 meters to the summit of Lobuche Peak...but the distance is not so short.

There's a rock face that's not very high up ahead...that's the only and last slightly difficult section of the climb.

The sloping rock face is not a difficult challenge for the Devon Hill family, who are all rock climbers.

Nivelle looked up at the rock wall. She felt that her heartbeat was a little abnormal, but she didn't think much about it, she just thought it was a normal reaction after her physical energy was exhausted.

She tidied her backpack and fastened her stick, then took out the rock wedge and tightened the lock of the climbing rope.

I'm fine!The girl has faith in her heart.

There were snow chips in the cold wind, and although she was wearing a windproof hiking hat and goggles, Niville still seemed to be able to feel the cold wind beside her ears, as if it was leaking somewhere.

Then she realized it must be her own delusion.

Pushing a rock wedge into the crevice, Neville took a breath, hanging from the climbing rope, and turned slightly.

At this moment, she felt more and more that her brain's response was slow...

reaction to high altitudes?

Well, after going up, it seems to be inhaling oxygen.

My mind started to get confused, and at this moment...

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A sharp blade, cut on the climbing rope, swiped and moved!
"Oh my God! What are you doing!!"

"stop!!"

"It's going to fall!!"

"Grab firmly!! Don't let go!!"

"Ice axe! Ice axe!!!!"

boom……

I don't know if it's a real roar or a buzzing sound in my ears.

Nivelle felt her body falling, falling endlessly...

She seems to have lost consciousness, severe hypoxia, and severe physical loss, making the girl's brain a chaos...

There are only a few fragments left in my mind that keep flashing...

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The blade was still cutting on the rope.

But at this moment, smack... The blade suddenly slipped from his hand for no apparent reason, and then fell directly to the rock wall...

The girl's eyes were closed.

"Don't be afraid, I'll catch you." A familiar young face, that smile with white teeth.

She fell into darkness.

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pat.

pat.

The wind howled, shaking the tent's alloy skeleton back and forth.

Nivelle woke up from the darkness, and she felt her body's consciousness recover little by little.

The body wrapped in the sleeping bag was warm.

The lights in the tent were dim, and Neville squinted and looked around, and saw a figure in a red cold-resistant mountaineering suit with her back to her, squatting there, not knowing what she was doing.

After a few seconds, the man turned around with a steaming pot of porridge in his hand.

"Drink it, I finally heated it up, drink it quickly, or it will cool down immediately."

The young man in front of him had a familiar face.

"You? You...you..." Niweier only felt a splitting headache. Looking at Chen Nuo in front of her, she suddenly panicked: "Dad? Mom?? Sister???"

She sat up suddenly.

Chen Nuo slowly sat in front of Neville and stared into the girl's eyes.

His eyes were complicated.

After a long time, Chen Nuo sighed softly: "Niwei Er, haven't you woken up yet? Here, there is no one else, not your father Rock, not your mother, not your sister Lux, not to mention you. Uncle Benjamin.

everything……

It's all your imagination.

Everything is just you. "

boom! !

The words "you are alone" are like a heavy hammer, smashing into the girl's heart!

All the past pictures in the past few days are shattered like glass! !

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Neville stood in front of the mirror in the control tower of Lucara Airport, facing herself in the mirror: "Okay girls, we are ready to go!"

Neville looked at herself in the mirror and said impatiently, "Can we go now? Dad said that we have to wait for a guest."

Then he raised his head, put his hand on his forehead, and looked at the plane that appeared in the sky...

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Neville stood by the plane, looked at the young man in front of him, and said in a low voice, "The guest introduced by Wilson? I want to check your passport first, sir."

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Nivelle looked at the young man in front of her and laughed heartily: "Very good, we are all Arsenal fans, you are welcome to join, Mr. Chen."

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"Hello. I think you look familiar... Excuse me, do you have a nickname called... Hummingbird?"

Nivelle smiled reservedly: "Yes, it seems that you have read my magazine."

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When they got off the plane, Niwei Er and Chen Nuo shook hands: "It's a very pleasant journey, I wish you good luck, young man."

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Looking at the chocolate in her hand, Neville looked stunned, but she muttered to herself in a teasing tone: "I don't like this guy...why?...because he actually ignored my beauty and only told you One person is courteous."

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He was setting up a tent by himself, turned his head, and the boy waved to him enthusiastically.

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Standing side by side with this young man, looking at the tombstones, I suddenly whispered to the other party in a warning tone: "What are you doing?...You, don't try to hit my sister!"

Then turn around and leave.Leaving a strange and complicated expression on the young man's face.

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"On April 1997, 4, your father, Mr. Rock Devonhill, and your mother, Ms. Rosa Devonhill, a well-known couple in the mountaineering world, died of harsh weather. Along the way to climb Mount Everest.

June 1999, 6.Your sister Lux, the genius heir of the Devon Hill family, an outstanding rising star in the mountaineering world, is determined to climb Mount Everest in order to inherit the legacy of your parents and to commemorate your parents, but she did acclimatization training on Mount Lobuche. At that time, he fell to his death because of the accidental break of the climbing rope.

On July 2000, 7, your uncle Benjamin forced you to sell the property in the seller because of his debts. After being rejected by you, he tried to violently attack you and was shot to death by you in self-defense.Although you were acquitted afterwards, but...

It's possible, Neville, that you've had serious mental problems since then. "

Chen Nuo's hand was gently placed on the shoulder of the blank-faced girl.

"For a long time, your mind split and fantasized about your parents, your sister, your uncle, four different personalities, plus yourself. You were playing five people at the same time. , live like this every day.

You fantasize that all the tragedies in your family have never happened, and everything is living in a dream world supported by yourself...

Of course, in the eyes of others, you are just getting more and more weird, you are more and more like to talk to yourself in a low voice, and your behavior is more and more strange.

Just last month, you dropped out of Eton straight away...because of your long absences.

In the past year, you have spent too much time traveling all over the world, hiking, or doing various extreme sports.You imagine that your family is still with you, your parents and sister are still alive...

Until the day before yesterday, you came to Nepal.

You used your sister's passport and identity to join a training program for an entry-level mountaineering team, and generously paid all the expenses, took everyone by helicopter, and came to EBC.

And then, I paid for a ride on your plane.

And just this afternoon, you and your team arrived at the final climb before the summit of Mount Lobuche.

You are on a rock wall, and you have an illusion... You try to cut off the climbing rope with a knife! "

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Yes, all of this is the truth.

There is no murder of the Devon Hill family. The uncle kills the parents, and the sister perishes with the uncle.

In fact, the truth of the past life is: Neville used her sister's passport and identity to come to Nepal and join a team.

Then, on this afternoon, while climbing Mount Lobuche, Niweier suddenly became insane, and several other personalities in her mind had chaotic fantasies, fantasizing about the tragedy.

But the real situation is that she was in the confusion and cut the rope with her own hands, causing two serious injuries and one minor injury to the team members!
In the history of her previous life, because of this incident, after being rescued by the rescue team and returning to the UK, Nivelle was sued because of the injury incident. in a mental hospital.

There are no prisons for felons, no guarding old houses and killing relatives.

In fact, the mental hospital detained some prisoners who committed serious crimes because of mental problems... It was actually a special kind of prison.

That evil and perverted warden is actually the director of a mental hospital.

Of course, the evil content, is real.

Chen Nuo sneaked into the mental hospital that day, and did see Neville in the dean's office, naked like a dog tied to the corner of the wall - at that time, she had been tortured by that evil pervert for six years.

The only difference is that the commission Chen Nuo received at that time was not to assassinate any warden.

Chen Yanluo's assassination target was Niweier herself!

The Devon Hill family, the title, and the only heir to the huge family legacy!
If she dies, then... the client who entrusted Chen Nuo will benefit enormously.

This, is everything... the truth!
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The girl sitting in the sleeping bag's face changed from numbness to daze, and finally, emotions appeared bit by bit.

In her eyes, little by little, there is a deep sorrow!
Finally, she began to cry softly.

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"I'm sorry for dragging you out of this dream... If this is a beautiful dream, I would hope that you will continue to dream and not wake up. But... Little hummingbird, you are caught in a situation woven for yourself. , looks beautiful, but it is actually a nightmare in the dark abyss.

So, I am a man who fell from the sky, and I have come from afar to help you drive away your nightmares. "

Chen Nuo finished softly.

The girl seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and burst into tears...

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