death of hope

Chapter 109 "Corporate Warrior" (26) The Bachelor
With a creak, the dusty refrigerator was pulled open, the refrigeration compressor was still working normally, and a disgusting smell hit the face,

This was nothing to Lynch, and his expression remained unchanged.

The interstellar marines in the Federation of Terra, and now the leader of the enterprise warrior team,

In the vast sea of ​​stars, killings are everywhere,
He has seen animals, humans, and all kinds of strange, rotting corpses of alien species,

Some spoiled foods aren't disgusting at all by comparison.

There were a dozen supermarket-bought eggs in the plastic box, red and white eggs, now black and wrinkled, with mildew and fluff on the surface, they were decisively thrown into the trash can.

The boxed milk has been expired for more than half a year, spoiled and solidified into lumps of disgusting jelly, flushed down the toilet, and the box thrown away.

A small box of shriveled and smelly sugar-free synthetic cakes, seeing this, Lynch froze for a moment,
That was last year, a gift I bought to celebrate my birthday,

(Happy birthday to me...huh...so sad.)
There is a small burning candle askew in the middle of the cake, and the artificial cocoa butter substitute chocolate is carved with the words Happy Birthday (Happy Birthday).

(Days are confused... How long has it been like this one eating cake to celebrate birthday? Ten years? Or 15 years?)

In this way, he stared at the moldy cake in a daze for half a minute, then slowly threw it into the trash can.

A few more rotten and blackened garlic sausages came out, and I brought this thing close to my nasal cavity. The smell made even Lynch frown, and he threw them all into the trash can.
In order to prevent the stench from spreading throughout the house, he sprayed air freshener, fastened the black biodegradable garbage bag tightly, and waited to throw it into the garbage bin of the recycling company when he went downstairs.

Although he is a sloppy bachelor, he still has a basic sense of public morality and environmental protection.
Unlike those unqualified and irresponsible drunk neighbors who always throw garbage from high altitudes, attracting curses downstairs.

Of all the food in the refrigerator, there are only two large cans of "Mickey Mouse" brand luncheon meat left.
This kind of preserved food is added with military-grade preservatives, and the shelf life is calculated in units of ten years. It is nicknamed "zombie meat" by people.

This factory is a supplier of the Terra Federation Army. Lynch has eaten all kinds of canned food in the Marine Corps.

Open a can with a stainless steel screwdriver, dig it out with a small spoon and chew it in your mouth. After one bite, it still feels familiar. It is full of essence, starch and soybean oil, and the meat is pitiful.
The mouth and nasal cavity are full of additives and preservatives, which are really nothing to do with deliciousness, but just a means of supplementing protein under extreme conditions.

With the distilled water I just bought, I swallowed it like taking medicine,

There is no expression of disgust.

He knew that even the poorest immigrant families would be willing to eat this kind of cheap industrial assembly line canned meat only during the holidays.

In the end, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a half bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey stood quietly in the deepest part of the cabinet.

It was given to him by an old comrade who has passed away. Unscrew the cap of the bottle and take a sip. A warm current flows down the throat to the stomach, and the taste is much more mellow than in memory.

After drinking and eating, he remembered the business,
From the backpack, he found four metal soldier dog tags tied with thin chains, the blood on them had been washed away in the dormitory.

On the first drawer of the bedside table in the bedroom, there was a heavy iron box for cookies and biscuits, which contained dozens of soldier dog tags. He also put the four on hand in it, and recited the names of their owners in his heart:

Signalman Mary,

Heavy Dixon,

sniper tannin,

Scout Norris.

(This may be the worst team I have ever taken over since I started,
Poor strength, constant noise, two people even fled the battle, and the elite team that was a hundred times stronger than them was wiped out. It is not surprising that this group of rookies suffered such a fate.

Also, only I, Captain Marcus Lynch, can always complete the mission and come back alive.

But I don't feel happy at all. )
The life of a bachelor is contradictory,

Lonely and happy.

No nagging moms or girlfriends yelling at you to clean up, and no nagging kids.

The ground was full of crumpled aluminum beer cans. Lynch, with his strong and hairy upper body bare and a pair of stinky feet on the coffee table, sat on the sofa and enjoyed an antique movie from a hundred years ago.
He is such a nostalgic retro guy, dismissive of new generation entertainment,
Next to the TV is a second-hand game console and an expensive vinyl record player from a century ago.

Calling up pizza or fried chicken when hungry, throwing out the trash in a hoodie occasionally, strolling around, and carrying a loaded automatic pistol for the gangsters on the block.

There is an iron gym opened by an old friend in the nearby block. Lynch goes there to exercise every day, and when he is tired, he comes back to take a shower, take a few pills, and then fall asleep.

During this period, Lynch also donated money to support his friends in Tie Guan, and helped his granddaughter raise a large sum of money for the operation.

It goes back and forth every day, and it goes back and forth, but it is considered carefree. The two months passed quickly,
Lynch's injury was completely healed, and when the vacation was coming to an end, he remembered to send his uniform to the dry cleaners, preparing to return to his career as a corporate soldier who licked blood at the knife's edge.

"You're not tanned or fat."

When Major Ron saw him, he said disappointedly:

"Boy, I give you a vacation because I hope you can go to the beach, sunbathe, taste delicious food, and get to know more girls by helping you apply sunscreen... It seems that you are still decadent in the apartment, and you really want to sleep Are you a bachelor all your life?"

"Father, you can't say that. Look at my muscles. How can I say it's decadent? Girls nowadays like handsome boys with ambiguous gender. A stinky rough guy like me has long been out of favor. See you."

"Why is no one looking at you? Don't you have a B number in your heart? You should at least shave off your beard! Have a plastic surgery to remove the scars, and find someone to use beeswax to glue down the chest hair, so it grows all the way to the neck It's like wearing a sweater!"

"Hair removal is so painful. Anyway, it has to grow out. This is the natural form of a man. I am happy."

"Look at you, you look like a beast with no wisdom! Lynch, are you really going to be a soldier for the rest of your life, and don't have a family or do anything else?"

"No way, this is the only job I'm good at, until one day I die, or I'm too old to do it."

"I listened to my brother's advice. There is no future in doing this. You should find a professional broker to manage your wealth for yourself. If you really don't like to work in the company building as a clerical worker, you can transfer to the management position of a corporate soldier like me. very important."

"Forget it, I'm very stupid, but I'm not as clever as your father."

"You're not stupid at all! You just don't want to make progress! Lynch, you... really let me down!"

"Okay, Father Ron, it's useless for you to blow your beard and stare at me. Hurry up and introduce the new team members to me. I'm in full health now. I feel like I can strangle a cow. I can't wait to get to work!"

"Hey, I really can't do anything about you..." The major sighed:

"Come on, follow me to the dormitory. The Alpha team has been reorganized. This time you will be assigned, and all of them are experienced veterans or outstanding top students from the new barracks.
Coupled with you, the captain who can never die, there is an absolutely unprecedented luxurious lineup. "

(End of this chapter)