Abyss Express

"Dr. Zhang, I'm sorry."

Beichen now looked like a slovenly beard. He held Xueming's arms and wanted to lead the doctor to the other side of the Big Baker Stadium.

"Winter vacation isn't coming soon. Before the exhibition, I have a few words to say to the students. Dr. Zhang, if you don't mind it, could you wait for me for a while?"

Xueming nodded, holding the medical records, and sat on the lawn with the children.

The instructor of knight combat skills opened his Tang suit, rolled up his sleeves, and pushed the projector over.

It can be seen that Beichen's mental state is not very good. After he retired from the front line, mental illness has been tormenting him. This is a pathological characteristic of the brain. It is not a bad mood. This is something he can't control.

"Children! The teacher has to tell you something today!"

Beichen shouted loudly.

"We won't practice Kung Fu, run laps, or do physical training. We won't go to the supermarket. We won't endorse books or teach the Six Arts!"

"Just tell me my story, tell me how this disease in my head came about."

Most of the students sitting on the lawn hugged their knees and said nothing, looking at this sloppy middle-aged uncle and their class teacher.

Beichen opened the storage compartment under the projection screen, picked through it, and selected a dusty USB flash drive. The USB flash drive was attached to a file bag. It was the combat record of UB503 Highland - this was also the story between Beichen and Gunsmith. Memories of fighting side by side.

He never had the courage to reopen the yellow document bag and didn't dare to take another look.

The doctor came today, and with such an insurance policy, he had to prove himself that he was a sharp-edged warrior and a brave red stone man. Even after his courage was destroyed, he still had the courage to challenge the disease.

"October 10, 2029, this is a happy day for District 37!"

"Just like the scorching sun piercing the sky, like a bolt from the blue."

"As a member of the combat company of the Kuaishou Special Service Regiment, I came to the city of Yunmengze with one hundred and nineteen brothers, and came to the UB503 highland to support the Anonymous."

"The enemy has twelve war gangs, more than 31,600 combatants, countless logistics teams and arsenals. This highland that is easy to defend and difficult to attack is an iron fortress. Platform Zero stands at Jinkemu Station on the UB503 highland. . District 37 originally belonged to the Greenstone people, and there were also my Chinese compatriots. The first people to come here to pioneer were a group of hard-working Chinese people who loved farming."

"The last time Anonymous started a joint operation was in the spring. This protracted tug-of-war drove many remnants of the war gangs from District 36, District 31, and District 17 here. They tried to regroup their troops and absorb the fleeing The forces of the enemy gathered together again to fight the decisive battle against the Nameless One."

"Students who know the past should understand what a difficult battle this is."

"Our Anonymous cannot carry out airborne beheadings. The enemy's defense forces are well prepared. If we cannot capture the UB503 highland, an unimaginable spiritual disaster may break out in District 37, and the incarnate butterfly will descend on this land again. , the earth is broken, the mountains and rivers are turbulent, and the tentacles of the original seed stretch out from the bottom of the endless abyss."

"The situation was urgent at that time. Kuai Dao contacted Zhongmiao Gate and was about to send the special service combat company to the front line. At the passenger terminal in Yunmengze, there were remnants of the war gang of the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult ambushing here. The company commander immediately commanded Various squads started fighting, but the enemy was outnumbered. The battle group suffered huge sacrifices in exchange for more than 1,200 casualties, and finally succeeded in breaking through. When we arrived at the UB503 highland, only 16 of the 120-man combat company remained. People, and they are out of ammunition and food.”

The battle record was shown on the projector as a blood-red dome, and the dense red mist and smoke of artillery fire rose into the sky along with the surging heat.

"When I met the gunsmith, he was missing an arm, a leg, and he was blind in an eye."

"I didn't bring the company commander, nor did I bring the panacea. I only brought fifteen brothers. The gunsmith's injury requires emergency treatment, and the defensive mission of Jin Kemu Institute is crucial. This is the intersection of three roads. If we can hold on until our comrades from the Griffin Chapter come to support us, we can definitely turn the situation around."

"But Mad Butterfly did not give us a chance to breathe. There is no one on the northwest slope of UB503 Highland, from Post 101 to Post 103, spanning 1,800 meters."

"We feel desperate because there are still at least 4,000 enemies entrenched at Platform Zero, and there are still more than 14,000 scattered war gangs waiting for orders from the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult in the capital of Yunmengze. They are distributed around the highlands. In the farm fields and in the mountain forest tunnels, the soldiers checking for the Abyss Railway, more than 400 soldiers from the White Peacock Chapter have all been killed."

"This makes me very angry. I think there must be a mole in the war group. It must be the officers and generals of the White Peacock Chapter who have ulterior motives and betrayed these soldiers. But the gunsmith didn't say much -"

"——After he explained the enemy's situation to me, he began to assign tasks and formulated a detailed battle plan."

"His arms and legs can't be treated, and he can't aim with just one eye. It's impossible to fight off enemies attacking from both sides."

"but we."

Continuous sounds of artillery fire, screams and the whistle of artillery shells flying low came from the projector.

"We won, we will win in the end, I came back from UB503 alive."

"The plan is this. Starting at two o'clock in the morning on October 10th, the Griffin Chapter's special situation team sent observation balloons as bait bombs, and drone bombs were dropped to harass the enemies at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside, and to maintain contact with our radio station. "

"This time, the Gunsmith and the soldiers of the White Peacock Regiment went deep behind enemy lines as vanguards. The other Nameless Does did not dare to rush to the rescue when they learned that the vanguard was completely destroyed. Kuai Dao is the death squad of the Nameless Does. Our mission is to come to the Nameless Does. , ensuring that they can continue to complete their combat missions."

"At 3:15, the enemy launched the first round of mountain assault. I, other brothers, and the eight machine gun towers occupying the 103 post, used defenses to delay as much time as possible. However, the enemy had bomb-dropping drones, and a quick attack occurred. At the moment of casualties, the gunsmith went back and forth to the military station within an 800-meter range, and coordinated with my company to use RDX explosives, grenades and other projectiles to repel this wave of offensive."

"Around 3:30, the enemy continued to advance over the mountains, with about 140 people serving as the vanguard and more than 300 people watching from behind."

"My company retreated from the defensive circle, gave up Post 103, and set up bombs to injure and kill more than 80 enemies. When the defensive circle narrowed to Post 101, only the last six people of our company were left."

"The water tower and barracks of Jinkemu Institute and the three main facilities of the power station have collapsed due to the enemy's indiscriminate bombing. In the end, only some buildings of the power station can be used as bunkers."

"At 3:45, news came from the gunsmith's radio that the main force of the Griffin Chapter had entered the city, but there was no extra armor to support the UB503 highland. There was a forty-meter high ground in Yunmengze's film factory. The rock walls can be used to set up artillery positions."

"At the same time, at fifty minutes, as an observer, I noticed that there was already a small group of enemy war gangs driving towards the power station in the direction of platform zero, trying to surround us."

"The gunsmith made a prompt decision and asked the artillery position to fire at the power station - after explaining the type of ammunition used, the coordinates of the location, the windage data used, and the high shooting range, we began to gamble our lives with the enemy."

"At four o'clock, more than 400 enemies surrounded the power station. This time the bet on life was won."

"At 4:10 sharp, I, the gunsmith, and the last five comrades dug fortifications. It took 26 minutes to build two bunkers from the No. 1 workshop of the power station to the drained waste pool. Then the gunsmith called for a second round of shelling.”

"At 4:15, the remaining enemy forces in the power station were cleared. We also won the second bet."

"As 4:48 approached, the enemy seemed to be recalibrating their morale and closing up before and after - they wanted to capture the power station at any cost. The gunsmith called for artillery fire again."

"By six o'clock in the morning, we had bet our lives six times, and we had to win every time, and we won every time."

"At 6:01, we learned that the artillery position had taken down the resistance in the city hall at the same time. The leading troops arrived at the UB503 heights. I, five other survivors, and the gunsmith survived."

Speaking of which, the three-hour defense battle on the screen has just begun.

Beichen sat with the students and watched this arduous and cruel "movie". These things seemed far away from these children.

"When I returned to the hospital in the city, the gunsmith came to visit me immediately. I don't remember how much shrapnel was in my body and I couldn't hear what he was saying."

"I was even a little confused. It seemed like Kuai Dao's battle company was wiped out in one night."

"Why am I here to fight this fight? I don't know, I haven't even had time to think about it."

"The hospital is overcrowded with wounded patients. The corridors and floors are full of people, including ordinary people and surrendered war gang members."

"There are many, many children, many, many children."

"The beasts of the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult use children and women as human shields when facing the battle group. Before the disaster is imminent, they even drag one or two innocent citizens on their backs."

"I saw in the next bed in the same ward, children about the same age as you, four or five crowded on the same bed. They were all covered in blood."

"If the panacea and Mrs. Bai's products are not enough, they are simply not enough. Even ordinary medicines are not enough."

"Before the arrival of the White Peacock Chapter, the city seemed to have suffered a warning bombardment from the UB503 Highlands, to make people fearful, to make ordinary people understand who has the final say in this place, and to ask innocent people to drive the war group away - looking out from the ward , the foot bath city across the street has completely collapsed, and there is a landmark building in the city called Lu Xun Square, where there are homeless people."

"Every time I think about all this, I take another look at this hell on earth today."

Beichen's hands were trembling. In an area like Balazon, where the concentration of spiritual disasters was extremely low, he also began to develop allergic symptoms of Vita's brand. This was a complication of shell shock. His madness index was rising rapidly. About to be dominated by fear.

Click——

Jiang Xueming turned off the projector.

"Why is it turned off!? Why?!" Beichen suddenly became excited and his eyes turned red: "Why? Doctor! What are you doing!"

Jiang Xueming: "Repeated exposure to these painful memories cannot desensitize you. This is not a scientific treatment method. This method is ineffective - Brother Beichen."

"I just want these children to remember! I'm afraid they will forget!" Beichen could no longer control his emotions. He started to become hysterical: "I'm afraid they will forget. I'm afraid. I'm afraid."

Jiang Xueming: "I can continue to play this combat record, but you can't watch it."

"I just want to defeat it! I..." Drool dripped from the corner of Beichen's mouth, and his face twitched uncontrollably: "I, I don't want to lose to myself. I. The gunsmith is dead now, what do you want me to do? I It’s impossible not to touch the gun, it’s impossible for me.”

"What can I do with someone who doesn't even dare to touch a bullet?"

Jiang Xueming found a wooden toy gun from the projector cabinet and threw it into Beichen's arms.

That thing was like a poisonous snake in Beichen's eyes. He was so frightened that he crawled back a few meters, as if there was a piece of hot coal in his arms. He stayed away from the students and finally shed tears of disappointment.

Jiang Xueming helped Beichen up. He couldn't hold him up at first, but later he simply grabbed the head teacher's creaky nest and dragged him to the auditorium of the stadium. He gave Beichen a bottle of water, then returned to the projector and asked the children about it.

"Does the teacher often do this?"

A bold boy responded: "No! It's the first time I've seen a teacher like this. He's usually very energetic!"

This was the first time that Beichen showed his weakness in front of the students. Part of his soul stayed in the Yunmengze capital of District 37 forever, and stayed in that land forever.

For Jiang Xueming, this battle was just one of the many small and large battles during the expedition. Because the mission on his shoulders was too heavy, he had no worries about suffering from shellshock like Beichen - the difficulties and dangers on this road hindered him. They all must be faced, even if they die in battle.

When he returned to Beichen, Xueming took out his eldest brother's medical records from previous years and slowly flipped through the pages. Over the years, Beichen has undergone a lot of psychological counseling and intermittent drug treatment, but with little effect.

This man has never been married. After he was released from prison in Hedland, he had no intention of changing jobs in the personnel department of the station, but went straight into the battle.

"Brother, you are a fighting hero." Jiang Xueming said calmly about the past: "You have the Sacred Deer Medal personally awarded by Consul Yun Mengze - it is also a first-class merit in the mortal world."

"I know." Beichen's mood calmed down a lot. He stared blankly into the distance, "You paid for it with the lives of your comrades."

Jiang Xueming: "Don't think so. We all have our own missions. The Kuaishou Combat Company should be mentally prepared when we set off. The same is true for Anonymous Doe."

Beichen: "."

Jiang Xueming: "I understand that these few words will definitely not bother you. If you can cure the disease by talking, what else do you need a doctor for? Right?"

Beichen: "."

Jiang Xueming: "Let's find out the crux of the matter. Is it the dangerous environment of UB503 Highland that scares you?"

Beichen: "Both."

Jiang Xueming: "In a short period of time, too many people have died around you. Not only are physical injuries, but most of the mental injuries come from psychic reactions. When these spirits leave the physical body, they will create special spirits. Pressure environment, is it the loss of these lives that scares you? Are you not strong enough in your will?"

Beichen: “Everything is available”

Jiang Xueming: "Later in the city, when you were receiving treatment, what you heard and saw, the victims around you, the dead people, and the injured with no cure in the hospital corridors, how did these touch you?"

Beichen nodded: "Yes, there are all of them."

Jiang Xueming: "One more thing is that, children, your current pace of life is out of sync with your mental state. That's what I originally thought. You shouldn't continue to teach in Galahad. Everything has to do with combat skills." The teaching will make you involuntarily recall your time in the military - originally I thought you would not take courses related to firearms and martial arts."

"I don't want to resign," Beichen explained immediately, "I don't want to. I don't want to."

After this warrior returned to the Nine Realms, he came into contact with Kuai Dao's other comrades. He also saw those colleagues who suffered from mental illness. This kind of torture will last a lifetime, and it is easy to heal the flesh and blood, but it is difficult to heal the heart.

He didn't want to end his career like this. The impact on his soul brought by the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult was too strong. It seemed that he had returned to Galahad to teach. In fact, the battle belonging to Beichen was not over yet. He had always been vigilant. , has always been prepared, and never wants to see the new generation of children fall back into the arms of Crazy Butterfly.

This tearing feeling of fear and desire almost split him in half.

During the course, he would brag about his military exploits. After class, he would have auditory hallucinations. He would be exposed to secrets and methods for defeating the enemy. When he saw a familiar weapon album, he would immediately think of the experience of the roar of artillery fire, and immediately enter a stress state of gambling on life. middle.

"You don't want to retire, right?" Jiang Xueming knew that being tough was useless: "Then I have an idea, do you want to give it a try?"

Beichen was worried that he had no choice, so he quickly asked: "What should I do? Don't just talk and don't work. You can feed me two pills and do something."

Jiang Xueming took out his wallet from his pocket.

"It's Thursday, come."

A piece of banknote was delivered to Beichen's hand——

"--ah?"

Jiang Xueming explained: "I'll treat you to KFC."

Beichen was confused. His salary was not low, but to be honest, he was quite happy to be invited to dinner.

Jiang Xueming took out another piece of paper money: "Do you feel it? Your mind gradually calms down?"

Beichen took the banknotes again: "What did you say this time?"

"A gift for a fighting hero." Jiang Xueming then continued to take out the banknotes: "This one is for the hard work of teachers educating children. The next one is for overtime wages on New Year's Day. If Galahad paid it to you, I will pay it again. , I came to disturb you in your last class of this semester, I think you deserve it."

"Oh! Oh oh oh." Beichen gradually smiled: "Oh! That's so polite, so polite, so polite!"

Jiang Xueming then took out the money: "I want to ask you a few questions. This is the consultation fee."

Beichen took the money and said, "You ask, you ask."

Jiang Xueming: "Have you ever gone to the BOSS? Do you want him to arrange a waiter for you?"

Beichen shook his head quickly: "No, no, no! I'm sick! There's still a waiter coming to help each other, I... I'm afraid of delaying others."

Jiang Xueming then stuffed the money: "Have you ever thought about finding one from school?"

Beichen stuffed a note back and asked: "Doctor, you always want to find a partner for me, what do you mean?"

Jiang Xueming continued to stuff money: "That's what I think. I have studied the gunsmith."

"Explain?" Beichen continued to stuff money.

Jiang Xueming: "His personality model, there are also people in our circle who specialize in this research. In the growth path, love is a very important factor. His various experiences with the waiter 9527 changed him - you know that you are a People can't fight against their inner demons, so it's better to find someone to borrow an emotional debt from."

Xueming handed over the last note in his wallet.

"Use the rest of your life to pay it back slowly."

Beichen was stunned——

——He has never thought about this. After cutting off contact with the Redstone Triad organization, he could not even find a brother to chat with. In his career in the Kuaishou Combat Company, he had many friends, but Now they have become painful memories on the Sacred Deer Medal.

"Let's take a step forward? I have to go to the exhibition, Brother Beichen. If you have time, you can come to Anonymous to see me. I will not force you to resign, nor will I change your wishes. I will think about you. I'll give you some medicine."

"Um." Seeing Doctor Zhang Congfeng about to leave, Beichen suddenly shouted: "Doctor, wait a minute! Doctor"

Xueming turned around and said, "Huh?"

Beichen suddenly became shy. This man who was close to forty years old was a little shy.

"No, I just want to say that there is another reason that has made me depressed recently."

Xueming: "The gunsmith died? The person who lived and died with you suddenly passed away?"

"Yes, that's the reason." Beichen pursed his lips and didn't know how to place his hands: "My heart suddenly felt empty, as if I was missing a very important piece of the puzzle in my life."

Xueming hadn't realized the implication of Beichen's words.

"Doctor, you and the gunsmith look very similar." Beichen licked his lips: "I have a grudging request. After the battle of UB503, I have never dared to visit the gunsmith. I have always had this in my heart. The shadow of this man”

Xueming was startled and spoke English: "EXM?"

Beichen: "To be honest, I am an anomaly in the eyes of my brothers in the triad community. I was originally a martial artist, and the gang elders also thought highly of me. It was because of this... special factor that I was later arrested and blamed."

Xueming: "Brother Beichen, you can't be"

"Yes, actually I have always liked men." Beichen finally confessed: "I don't dare to tell others, I have always had a sense of guilt in my heart. I call myself a pervert, and even whip myself in private, but When you are with your comrades, especially when you are with the gunsmith. One cannot deceive oneself, there is no way! This is an inherent attribute given to me by God. It is like a disease in my brain. Even the panacea cannot It can’t be cured”

"Look! Ah! It's the principal! Why are you here, Principal Lupine!" Xueming suddenly beamed and pointed to one side of the auditorium.

Beichen looked back -

——The auditorium is empty.

When he looked back, Zhang Congfeng ran away with his medical records.

Xueming had already run to the school gate, with a loud voice and steady steps, and shouted back.

“Contact me next time!”