Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Three...

Chapter 88

Three hours of deep sleep swept away the tiredness and weakness I had felt before. After getting up, I wanted to turn around and pull Weisheng up, but I saw that Weisheng had already stood up.

After stretching his arms and legs, He Ling asked Weisheng, "Are you asleep yet?"

Weisheng glared at him. "I have very high requirements for my sleeping environment."

At least there shouldn't be anyone snoring around you.

He Ling thought that he had fallen asleep and that Weisheng was on guard so he didn't rest. He immediately apologized to Weisheng.

He really didn't mean to fall asleep, let alone sleep for so long.

I know, you wouldn't be able to sleep that long without my injections.

"I know." Weisheng didn't dwell on this topic and said to He Ling, "Let's go."

"Wait me a moment."

He Ling threw down these words and ran more than ten steps away, standing in front of a low wall with his back to Weisheng...

Weisheng: Fortunately, she had already solved it before she left the space.

The blurred vision at night is also a protection for Weisheng and He Ling.

Weisheng took out a pair of infrared thermal imaging glasses and a pair of glasses frames without lenses. He first installed a lens for the infrared thermal imaging glasses on the empty glasses frame, and then handed the glasses with only one lens to He Ling.

He Ling saw that Weisheng had put on the other pair of glasses. He asked what they were while trying to put on his glasses. But when he put on the glasses, he was shocked.

"It's something foreigners call thermal imaging. It uses body temperature and captures multiple spectrums of light to create a kind of night vision effect. Wearing it while walking at night, you can tell if there are any Tibetans nearby."

Weisheng bought a lot of infrared thermal imaging glasses. In her previous life, she lived long enough to buy several pairs of thermal imaging contact lenses at a high price.

Just like ordinary contact lenses, they are small, light, and easy to use. However, these contact lenses are not durable and have a short lifespan. Micro-surgeons will definitely not use them unless it is a critical period.

He Ling thought that some of the foreigners' things were indeed more advanced than those abroad, and he couldn't help but say with some worry: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and you will have to fight hard to catch up!"

Weisheng nodded in agreement. For a country where everyone suffers from a fear of insufficient firepower, catching up is no longer enough to satisfy them.

Only by surpassing, and constantly surpassing, can they gain some sense of security.

…

Without further ado, the two headed back towards the port. Because they were both wearing infrared thermal imaging goggles, they could easily spot people from the dilapidated buildings and bunkers, and they became even more careful to avoid those areas.

Compared with the daytime, they traveled extremely fast at night.

Weisheng didn't hold He Ling back, so He Ling didn't dare hold Weisheng back either. Therefore, even though they still had to rely on their own strength to travel, they still arrived at the port of Tripoli before dawn.

However, it was almost dawn, and whether Weisheng took out the speedboat or left the harbor by speedboat, it would be very conspicuous. So Weisheng and He Ling had a quiet discussion and decided to find a hiding place nearby and wait until dark before taking action.

The coastline is so long that they don't have to go out to sea at the port, but the ships are all anchored at the port. As long as Weisheng doesn't want to expose himself, they can only get a boat from the port.

After looking around, they found an unfinished building half a kilometer away. They looked at each other and then sneaked towards the unfinished building.

The unfinished building was filled with garbage and had a foul smell, but it was extremely spacious. I was afraid of being discovered if I got too close to the outside, so I kept walking in a crooked manner in the center of the building.

The environment in a sixteen-story building gets better as you go up. Finally, the two of them arrived at the fifteenth floor.

At this time, the two men, whose legs were weak, found a broken wall where they could clearly see the internal reinforced concrete structure and slowly sat down.

After walking all night, even Weisheng felt that his feet were not his own.

He Ling's feet were swollen, and he asked Wei Sheng, "Is this okay?"

Seeing Weisheng nodded indifferently, he took off his shoes.

After keeping my feet covered in shoes for a few days, I finally felt relieved, but the smell was really unbearable.

Weisheng: “…”

This man has a handsome face, but a pair of sweaty feet.

Oh, and he snores like a blast!

Sure enough, this world is full of people who are two-faced~

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He Ling ate the remaining half of the Snickers bar and drank the last half bottle of water.

Although he was still thirsty and hungry, his face showed nothing.

Weisheng opened his shoulder bag and grabbed three more packs of Snickers from it and threw them over.

He Ling didn't expect that Weisheng still had food, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"If I hadn't met you yesterday, I would have died here."

Weisheng thought about the situation in Lebanon and said to He Ling in agreement, "I think so too."

After saying that, he took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from his bag, opened it, and walked to He Ling to take it.

"There's only this one bottle left, let's split it."

After saying that, he gestured to He Ling to pick up the empty bottle he had just used.

After giving most of the bottle of water to He Ling, Weisheng drank the remaining half in one gulp.

As of now, Weisheng still has half a bottle of water left over from yesterday, and He Ling only has the half bottle of water that Weisheng just gave her.

As for Snickers, they look substantial but don't take up too much space. While they're a quick way to boost your energy, they're also incredibly sweet, and eating too much makes you lose water.

So Weisheng rummaged through his bag in front of He Ling and took out some thirst-quenching mint candies.

After giving two pieces to He Ling, Weisheng took out two Chinese herbal pills for replenishing blood and qi and the magic pills she said were vitamins from his bag and asked He Ling to eat them.

He Ling took the medicine without a doubt, thinking that no matter what, at least he wouldn't collapse on the smuggling route due to hunger or dehydration.

After seeing He Ling take all the medicine, Weisheng let He Ling rest first while she was responsible for keeping watch.

He Ling asked Weisheng to rest first, but Weisheng said that he was very energetic and couldn't sleep. Seeing this, He Ling told Weisheng to wake him up when he felt sleepy.

Weisheng responded and looked away while holding the machine gun.

One, two, three, four, five!

As soon as He Ling closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Weisheng stood up, gave He Ling another acupuncture treatment using the same trick, and then took him back to the space.

But this time he was not taken home, but left in the world of painting.

You ask why?

Haha, such a pair of big stinky feet appeared in her house, and she doesn’t want the living room anymore?

After leaving the man outside the thatched cottage in the painting, Weisheng returned to the living room. He took a bath, then spent an hour in the massage chair. Feeling completely relaxed, he finally settled into his usual sleep on the living room sofa.

I slept particularly soundly that night, and when I woke up it was almost evening.

Weisheng got up slowly, then went to the kitchen to make himself a bowl of mixed noodles, and then ate some fruit before coming out of the space.

After coming out, he looked at the surrounding environment, observed the situation at the port with a telescope, and then took He Ling out of the space.

After bringing He Ling out of the space, Weisheng first gave him two injections, then he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep next to him.

He Ling slowly opened his eyes and saw that it was already dark. He was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight with a start. When he found Weisheng sleeping soundly beside him, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He Ling glanced at the watch on his wrist, then at the sky which was not yet completely dark, and sat back down gently, preparing to wake up the people around him after it was completely dark.

The evening breeze brought a little bit of coolness, and He Ling could feel a hint of rain just by smelling it.

If it rains tonight, it will be more conducive to their smuggling plan.

…

Weisheng was full of sleep, and she couldn't really fall asleep even if she pretended to be asleep. After pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed for more than half an hour, she sat up.

When He Ling heard that the person next to him had woken up, he did not turn around but gently gestured to Weisheng to look ahead.

Weisheng stared ahead, sitting with He Ling in the ruins, watching the red sun sink into the sea. The sky was filled with crimson clouds, and the deep blue sea was also covered in new clothes.

"It's beautiful." But watching the sunset at this time feels very desolate.

"We were in the same situation over a hundred years ago," He Ling said, a trace of sadness welling up in his eyes, his voice faintly repressed. "Fortunately, we made it out of this."

Mentioning that century of humiliation, Weisheng was filled with emotion. "I will always be grateful to the martyrs, and I will always be moved and proud of China. I have no regrets about joining China in this life, and I wish to be a Chinese for all eternity."

He Ling turned his head and looked at Wei Sheng, his voice soft but with unquestionable determination, "I feel the same way!"

Weisheng: …Can we not use the word Yiran?

Alas, I was obviously quite touched, but this word instantly took me out of the mood.

…

The two of them sat in the unfinished building for a while. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Weisheng was worried that something might happen when they went downstairs, so he called He Ling to go down to the first floor.

By the time they reached the first floor, it was completely dark, but after checking the time, they still hadn't left the unfinished building.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Weisheng led He Ling to sneak towards the port. When they arrived at the port, Weisheng found that there was no way to get a boat here, so he decided to sacrifice a speedboat and go to Syria by himself.

Weisheng also took considerable effort to move the speedboat out without making a sound. Then, fearing the small engine on the speedboat might alert the Wale army again, they jumped into the water under cover of darkness and swam for more than ten minutes, pushing the speedboat. When they could no longer swim and were certain the Wale army's weapons could not reach them, they climbed back into the speedboat and headed for the Syrian port of Tartus.

Weisheng was wearing infrared thermal imaging glasses and kept looking behind him to make sure there was no threat behind them. Then he turned around and looked forward with He Ling.

The speed of the speedboat was not slow, but it would still take several hours to reach the other side. Fortunately, these few hours were relatively safe for them.

When he took out the speedboat earlier, Weisheng put two barrels of spare gasoline into the speedboat. Now he quietly tied a 50-meter-long hemp rope to the safety handle on one side of the speedboat. After finishing, he sat next to He Ling and talked about the matter of smuggling ashore.

The speedboat is too big a target, so they have to "abandon" the speedboat at a certain distance from the port and continue swimming.

He Ling thought so too.

This was also his first time to smuggle himself across the border, and he was afraid that he would be stopped by Syrian law enforcement officers as soon as he arrived at the port.

After more than three hours, the speedboat ran out of gas, so they refueled and continued on their journey. After more than half an hour, they found that it was raining and the waves were much bigger.

Weisheng rubbed his face with both hands to wipe off the rain and sea water, and then asked He Ling how long it would take to arrive?

He Ling estimated based on what he had heard before, and then told Weisheng uncertainly that it would take at least two hours.

There were umbrellas and raincoats of various sizes in the micro-space, but she looked at He Ling, then at her own shoulder bag, and finally chose the stiff one.

How could such a small bag hold so many things, and all of them were things they needed?

If you really treat He Ling as a fool just for a little convenience, then you don’t even know who the fool is.

Weisheng, having decided to get wet in the rain, sat there as he did before, looking ahead from time to time, then looking down at the compass in his hand.

He Ling took a look at Weisheng's not-so-thick jacket and asked Weisheng to sit behind him.

The speedboat was moving fast and the sea breeze was strong. It was raining at that time. When the rain and sea water wet the clothes, people were particularly prone to hypothermia.

He Ling was worried that Weisheng would suffer from hypothermia. Weisheng realized what He Ling was worried about belatedly. He was silent for a moment before he sat behind He Ling and hugged him from behind.

He Ling: ...That’s not what he meant.

Regardless of whether He Ling meant this or not, Weisheng hugged He Ling's waist and put his face against his back, which was more comfortable than sitting upright before.

Maybe it was because she was too bored, Weisheng felt a little drowsy as she leaned against him. Unconsciously, Weisheng seemed to have fallen asleep, but she suddenly woke up the next second, and then subconsciously hugged He Ling's waist tightly.

He Ling's heartbeat quickened instantly, and he skipped a beat: "..."

Weisheng, who didn't dare to let himself fall asleep, just stared blankly with his eyes open, sometimes counting his space inventory in his mind, sometimes wondering if there were any duty-free shops at the Tartus Airport and the Latakia City, and whether he should bring some local customs back.

Syrian rose essential oil, Syrian handmade soap, olive oil, laurel oil...

Okay, it's decided. It's rare for me to pass through Syria before it becomes a war-torn country, so I'll buy some local specialties to take back!

As long as he thought about shopping, Weisheng would no longer feel sleepy. It was even more energizing than drinking coffee or strong tea.

He Ling, who was sitting in the front to block the sea breeze for Weisheng, was even less sleepy. He was driving the speedboat while thinking about why Weisheng suddenly hugged him just now.

He Ling hadn't received much kindness since he was little, and growing up in a family like that, nothing was safe from being taken away. So he always remembered Wei Sheng's timely help.

It seemed like just a small matter of lending him two or three pens, but to him it was like a new life.

He Ling didn't know if not being able to borrow a pen would affect his progress in answering questions, his test state, and ultimately his final score.

If he hadn't been admitted to college that winter, he didn't know whether he would miss out on college for one reason or another in the future.

If he hadn't gone to college, his life would definitely not be what it is now.

When I knew that she was Professor Ning's daughter, I envied her for having parents who loved her like a treasure and who were of extraordinary character and knowledge.

I envy her and I'm jealous, but I also feel that someone as good as her deserves the best family love in the world.

Occasionally, when he saw her holding Professor Ning's arm on campus, and the three of them walking and talking on campus, he would keep watching like a peeping tom.

Sometimes He Ling would feel like a stray cat that she had gently caressed and treated with kindness.

Then, like the stray cat squatting at her feet, he looked at the domestic cat in her arms with pitiful eyes and longing and envy.

Longing to be adopted by her!

Later, he got a job, was allocated a house, and had his own home. He seemed not to envy the cat so much anymore.

…

The person in front was having all sorts of random thoughts, and the person behind was constantly adding to the shopping list, and neither of them wanted to speak.

In this quiet and silent atmosphere, they finally saw the tower lights of Tartus Port.

"arrive."

He Ling took a deep breath and turned off the speedboat's engine. Without turning around to look at Weisheng, he maintained his posture. He exhaled lightly and said in a low voice to the person behind him, "The port of Tartus is just ahead."

Upon hearing this, Weisheng quickly sat up. As soon as he distanced himself from He Ling, he felt a chill entering his body.

The sea breeze instantly penetrated her body. Weisheng shivered first and then sneezed.

He Ling was better off, but he also felt cold after losing the small stove on his back.

After stretching his neck and twisting his arms and legs, Weisheng said to He Ling, "I'll get off first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Weisheng jumped off the speedboat, and then held the side of the speedboat to signal He Ling to go into the water as well.

He Ling adjusted the briefcase that had been hanging on his chest to shield him from the wind, and jumped into the water from the other side of the speedboat.

Thanks to Weisheng holding the speedboat, it didn't capsize. The two of them exchanged a glance and swam together towards Tartus Harbor.

After swimming for barely 50 meters, the hemp rope tied around his wrist tightened, and then Weisheng felt a tug. He looked at He Ling who was swimming not far away, and Weisheng changed his mind and put the hemp rope and the speedboat at the other end of the rope into the space.

I thought we were going to lose a speedboat.

He Ling wouldn't care about a speedboat that was destined not to be brought back to the country, but he would always pay attention to whether Weisheng was keeping up with him.

He Ling stopped immediately after noticing that Weisheng was two lengths behind him. "How's it going? Can you still swim?"

Weisheng: “No problem!”

After hearing this, He Ling was still a little reluctant. After thinking for a while, he took out a tie from his briefcase, tied one end around his wrist, and handed the other end to Weisheng.

Weisheng did not refuse He Ling's kindness. He stepped forward, grabbed the other end of the neighboring rope, and swam towards the harbor side by side with him.

They deliberately chose a place where there were no ships docked and went ashore. After landing, they first tidied their soaked clothes and shoes. After that, they trembled and left the port.

Syria also speaks Arabic, so communicating with people has to be left to He Ling.

He Lingyu was worried that if they went straight to the airport, it would attract too much attention, so after asking Weisheng for his opinion, he took a taxi to the city.

They didn't know where to find a 24-hour supermarket in Syria, so they asked the taxi driver at the port to take them there. However, the driver said there wasn't one and instead took them to a hotel in the city center.

Both of them were sleepy and tired, and they were too lazy to argue with the driver. They asked for two rooms, ordered bread and water at a high price at the front desk, and then returned to the room.

Compared to Weisheng who locked the door and entered the space, He Ling ate something quickly, then took off his clothes, wrapped in a bath towel and sat in the room making various phone calls.

He first researched whether it was more convenient to get to Latakia by plane or by plane. He discovered that while flying was faster, it wasted time traveling to the airport and waiting for the flight. Furthermore, the two cities were very close, and the airport didn't have large planes, only small ones, which couldn't guarantee safety. So, He Ling thought for a moment and booked two train tickets to Latakia.

Anyway, it only takes more than an hour to get there by train.

While waiting for the train tickets to arrive, he booked two more tickets from Latakia to Beijing. However, there was no direct flight, so they would need to transfer before they could return home smoothly.

The train ticket is for tomorrow at noon, and the flight is for tomorrow at midnight.

After arranging all this, He Ling inexplicably ordered a bouquet of Damascus roses before going to take a shower...