Darkness is Coming

  Everyone is in a hurry outside the window.

   Silence became the main melody, and most of the voices that could be heard in the city were the staff of various departments conveying instructions.

   One of the people who kept shouting was the staff of the Far Rescue Association, who were clearing the road and arranging evacuation. Most of the people who entered the evacuation route first were the elderly and children. They were all carrying luggage with their belongings, mostly dry food and cold water.

   Hundreds of refitted vehicles have been waiting for a long time from the direction where Cai Guan and others were withdrawing. The child did not dare to cry when he fell, and the old man did not dare to stop when he was tired. Although the General Director and the propaganda department of the Far Rescue Association have repeatedly emphasized that this is just following the orders of the superiors, not fleeing from defeat. But in most people's minds, if the front line is still solid, what reason do they have to leave Xinyuanjiang?

Of course, even if they think the city will be destroyed, there are still many people who choose to stay, most of them are young and middle-aged, and these people who are unwilling to escape and are determined to live and die with Xinyuanjiang, regardless of gender, are gathered in various places. In the open area, accept the weapons distributed by the commander-in-chief staff.

The    general did not intend to bring these untrained residents to the battlefield as cannon fodder against the corpse tide. The reason for distributing weapons is to hope that they will have the ability to protect themselves when evacuating or breaking out of the encirclement. Even in the worst case, at least they can raise their guns and shoot a glorious bullet at their heads.

   "Alas." Qiao Shan closed the window and cast his soft gaze on the three women in the small room, reluctantly.

   The young woman in her thirties is Qiao Shan's current wife, and the other two little girls in their teens are orphans adopted by Qiao Shan. This is the new family that Qiao Shan re-formed in Jiangxin Island.

This family gave Qiao Shan love and affection. Disasters can deprive tender feelings, but they cannot stop human nature from yearning for these two feelings. After Jiangxin Island entered the reconstruction stage and life gradually stabilized, Qiao Shan, who was alone, met The current wife, the two of them looked at each other in this environment, and you can imagine what will happen next.

   Before, Qiao Shan never thought that when he was in his forties, he would have a flash marriage, but now, who cares about that? After marrying his wife, both of them wanted a child, but they did not dare to let their children be born in such a world, and finally decided to adopt an orphan, so Qiao Shan asked someone to find a relationship and went through the formalities to adopt two people. A girl who lost her parents.

Although they didn't spend much time together, Qiao Shan found that he really fell in love with this family of four. The traditional concept of the past is no longer important. Because now they have become the driving force for Qiao Shan to live.

After evacuating from Jiangxin Island, he lost his identity as the owner of Zero Point Bar. Qiao Shan could only be an unemployed vagabond. Fortunately, he had accumulated a lot of contacts and savings in Zero Point Bar before, and he could eat for a while in Xinyuanjiang. , instead of living in a slum, you can spend a lot of time with your family and enjoy warmth.

   Although the food is not as good as before, but when the family is together, even if they drink some porridge without sugar, it is still sweet.

   But the good times don't last long, this dream-like life is still an illusion, like a soap bubble, looking colorful, and it will fall apart soon.

   It cannot be said that this war came too suddenly. Before that, at the swearing-in meeting of the Far Rescue Association, everyone knew that this war would happen sooner or later, but no one expected that mutants would have such means. Who would have thought that the wise Commander Liu and Chairman Yang would also be in trouble?

"Hey, let's go too. I'll say hello to a few old acquaintances from the Far Rescue Association and make arrangements for you. It should be too late to leave now." Qiao Shan sighed again, turning his head while speaking, not daring to Look at the wife's face.

   "If you don't go, I won't go. If you want to die together, what is there to be afraid of mutants." The wife's reply was so decisive, it was hard to imagine that she used to be a weak woman who would cry when scared by mice and cockroaches.

"That Yingying, what about Yueyue!" Qiao Shan couldn't help but aggravate his tone, and said from the bottom of his heart that he was very relieved to hear his wife's reply, and even wavered for a moment, selfishly hoping that she would really stay with him. At the last moment, instead of letting himself leave the world as a lonely man, he can't be so selfish, he still has two daughters, and he can't let them be alone.

   "The two of them have been orphans once, do you want them to lose their parents at the same time!" Qiao Shan stared at the floor, gnashing his teeth, wondering if he was reprimanding his wife or his inner selfish thoughts.

   "What about me?" The wife suddenly shouted hysterically, "I have been a widow once, do you want me to lose my lover again!"

   This sentence is like a strong crossbow, nailed to Qiao Shan's heart, making his face pale and his lips twitching.

"What can I do, then what can I do! Even if it's for Yingyingyueyue, I beg you, don't waste any more time here, hurry up!" Qiao Shan pushed the table in front of him away and put the Tea cups and rice bowls were shattered, and the two little girls pouted in fright, extremely aggrieved, their little faces wrinkled, as if they might cry at any time.

   But they still didn't cry. Life in the last days taught them how to be strong. They are no longer flowers in the greenhouse, and they are no longer fragile and delicate like their peers in the outside world.

"Dad, why can't you come with us?" The outgoing, smart and sensible Yingying walked up to Qiao Shan, pulled Qiao Shan's sleeve, shook it gently, and opened her big innocent eyes. His eyes were full of pleading.

  Qiao Shan squeezed out a bitter smile that was uglier than crying, reached out and touched Yingying's cheek, the touch was a little rough, it was the trace of a difficult life for her.

   "Baby, little baby, wife." Qiao Shan called his wife and daughter one by one, and said very solemnly, "Everyone else is fighting for us, I can't go, I really can't go."

After speaking, Qiao Shan made a decision. He knew that he was already a little shaken. If he hesitated any longer, he might make a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life, so he stood up and walked out of the door decisively. There was a weapon distribution point outside that was distributing weapons. .

No matter how his wife yelled, scolded and cried behind him, Qiao Shan didn't turn his head back. He greeted acquaintances in the Distant Rescue Association in advance, and a staff member came to arrange for his wife and daughter to evacuate. Even if they refused, they would be forced to evacuate. .

   took the rifle handed by the general-fingered soldier. Qiao Shan seemed to have taken over a heavy mountain range, but he straightened his spine to withstand the pressure.

   At this moment, Qiao Shan felt that he was great, just like President Yang and Commander Liu. Endless vitality poured out from the aging body. The third master Qiao, who walked out of the orphanage 20 years ago and cut his way out with a watermelon knife, has returned.

   "I'm Qiao San, I'm back." Qiao Shan grinned, not knowing whether he was laughing or crying, suddenly felt a little wet on his face, Qiao Shan reached out and touched his face, feeling ashamed that he was actually crying.

   But then, cheeks were wet again.

  Qiao Shan was stunned, he raised his head and looked up to the sky, a drop of rain flower just drifted into his eyes.

It's raining?

  woo——

  woo————

   After 200 days and nights, the air defense alarm sounded again in the territory of Yuanjiang.