A rugged path, the cold wind howling, a series of moving figures cast long, dark shadows in the night, each with a different shape.
If someone saw this, they would be terrified.
They chased each other's shadows, stepping on each other's, having a great time, their laughter echoing in the quiet night.
"The houses here are so dilapidated."
"It was not only dilapidated, but also small, with nothing inside. Some rooms only had broken wooden plank beds, and some people had to sleep on the floor. The blankets were also tattered and thin."
"There are so many elderly people, some are coughing, some are crying. The sick ones are coughing and can't sleep, but why aren't the ones who aren't coughing sleeping either?"
"There are nice houses over there, why don't they go live there?"
The knowledgeable Guagua said, "This should be a farm. They are people who have been sent down to the countryside. The good houses are for the managers, and they don't get to use the good things."
Apart from Xie Lin, who had suffered hardships, and Chou Chou, who had gone hungry, the other kids present were all fortunate children who had never experienced any hardship.
Shishi suffered before she became mentally unstable, but she forgot it.
"Hey, what are we going to the farm for?"
"We're not going to the farm, we're just passing through on our way into town."
Xie Lin never expected that after playing and drifting at sea for a day and a night, he would land at a farm. Seeing houses and people, he thought it was a small village, and where there is a village, there is a road.
He spun the chubby little girl peeking out of his arms around him so she could see her surroundings more clearly.
Guagua opened the big screen and recorded a map of the area within a 3-kilometer radius.
“Hey, Xie Choudan, there really is a village nearby, just 2 kilometers away from the farm, separated by a rocky mountain.”
"If we want to get into the city, we should cross that mountain."
Xie Lin hummed in agreement, his gaze sweeping into the dilapidated little house. He noticed that most of the inhabitants were elderly people, thin and frail.
There are middle-aged, young, and teenagers as well, all of whom are so thin that it's unbearable to look at them.
There was no light in the eyes of men, women, young and old; only painful despair.
Given the current situation, it's impossible to determine who is right and who is wrong.
According to Guagua, dawn will arrive in a little over a year. Hopefully, good people can hold on, and bad people will go straight to hell.
In a beautiful world where the sun rises, there is no need for evil to return and stir up trouble.
"Hey, you stinky egg, that person is carrying a moving sack." Shishi pointed to the moving figure on the screen.
"There are stones in the sack. He's heading towards the beach. Is he going to throw the sack into the sea?"
Guagua zoomed in on the screen, and Xie Lin stared intently, his pupils suddenly shrinking.
It's him!
How did he end up here?
Back then, Huo Ting was only 22 years old when he became a battalion commander. He risked his life to earn military merit, and his superiors appreciated him greatly.
He was originally going to be a member of the special operations team, but he withdrew during the selection process because he had someone he cared about, which was different from the kind of concern one has for parents.
After hearing this, there's nothing left to misunderstand.
A beautiful and graceful lady is the object of a gentleman's affections; he has someone he loves, and good things are just around the corner.
Special operations teams face missions several times more difficult than others, and they are required to write their wills before each mission.
Xie Lin and his eight companions wrote countless wills. Some were too lazy to write one each time, so they simply used the same one until the paper turned yellow and worn before replacing it.
Fortunately, despite surviving countless near-death experiences, he never had to write a will.
That year, Huo Ting went on leave to visit his family, and upon returning to his unit, he voluntarily requested to retire.
The leader, unaware of the reason, sent people to investigate and learned that his adoptive parents had been reported and the whole family of three had been sent to a farm.
The Huo family had been in business for generations, and were descendants of capitalists. Huo's father was also a university professor, so they had both. Even though they donated all their assets before the wave hit, they still couldn't escape their misfortune.
At the time, Huo Ting was on a mission and the Huo family could not contact him. Fearing that it would affect his future, they unilaterally published a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with him.
The leader advised Huo Ting to broaden his horizons and that he would be better able to protect his family once he climbed to a higher position.
He didn't listen and resolutely retired from the army.
Before Huo Ting left the camp, Xie Lin approached him, and his reason was:
No matter how high his position, he couldn't understand the hardships his family endured, nor could he feel the despair of falling from the clouds into the abyss.
When he's on a mission in the military, if something happens to his family, he can't get there immediately. Like this disaster, he was only away for three months, and when he came back, everything had collapsed.
He was taken in by his adoptive parents when he was six years old and they raised him to be successful. He said he didn't want his world to collapse again.
Xie Lin remarked at the time, "You're so lucky, someone picks you up, but I have no one to pick me up."
So I remember it very clearly.
Xie Lin could see the face of the person inside the sack through the burlap sack. It was a rugged-looking man. What was Huo Ting planning to do with a man on his back?
Whether a person has a sense of justice can be seen in their eyes, especially when they are alone; their facial expressions speak volumes.
Huo Ting is still the same Huo Ting. Even after leaving the military, he still cares about his country and his family, and he would never do anything illegal.
Thinking back to the farm in front of him, Xie Lin sighed inwardly, realizing how bad things were.
He collected the group of stinky creatures into his spatial storage and quickly headed towards the sea.
As Huo Ting lifted the sack, he grabbed the corner of it.
Huo Ting keenly sensed the powerful aura, steadied the sack with one hand, and reached for his waist with the other.
Xie Lin simply knocked out the person screaming in the sack with one slap, and spoke up just before Huo Tingliang drew his knife, "It's me, Xie Lin."
Huo Ting paused, clearly not expecting to encounter his old comrade-in-arms here. He didn't know how to face him, so he let go of the hand behind his back and stood there awkwardly.
The two faced the sea in silence for a long time before Xie Lin broke the silence.
"Would you be interested in explaining why?"
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