Lin Chen felt that he ought to have fainted as a result of that will be consistent with the logic of the film.

However he was at all times sober; whether or not it was the looks of Xing Conglian, the motion of hugging him, and even the sentence “it’s me”; he clearly skilled it.

As a result of he needed to keep awake in order that his dreamlike reunion wouldn’t be fleeting. He clung to the collar of the tough fight uniform of Xing Conglian tightly, watching the blood movement out from the opposite occasion’s shoulder. His ears have been extraordinarily quiet, crammed with the background noise of assorted gunfire and explosions. All these particulars appeared to be stretched infinitely.

Xing Conglian hugged him tightly and jumped down the steps. They flashed across the nook, dodging a bullet, after which continued to run. From starting to finish, Xing Conglian’s face was as steady as his arms. The bitter wind, damaged bricks, and dirt blew throughout his cheeks. They rushed out of the manufacturing unit constructing as smoke and dirt stuffed the sky. He didn’t bear in mind how far they ran, however for a second, the whole area trembled, as if somebody had pressed the pause button and all substances have been backlogged, then out of the blue launched.

Xing Conglian appeared to understand this, or maybe the countdown in his earpiece had reached its closing moments.

He held onto Lin Chen tightly after which out of the blue rushed behind a pile of bricks, utterly shielding Lin Chen beneath his physique. He even used his arm as a cushion for Lin Chen’s head and neck to stop him from being injured.

Going through Xing Conglian, Lin Chen solely heard him say in a mild tone, “Don’t be afraid.”

Then got here a deafening explosion. It was solely at this second that Lin Chen realized that when he was so near the explosion web site, the sound may very well be this loud; as if the whole lot on this planet was collapsing and the shockwave appeared to shatter all his flesh and blood. Lin Chen held onto Xing Conglian’s again tightly, feeling the pressure of the shockwave knocking over the pile of bricks that fell onto Xing Conglian. This solely made him cling to him even tighter.

At no time did he imagine greater than at this second that they may survive.

……

When the manufacturing unit exploded, Kang An was performing his cowl mission within the designated space.

The countdown sound within the headset stored ringing, and he wished he might sprout wings and rush over to catch the person who was operating quick, however he might solely keep the place he was, always pulling the set off.

The time was getting shorter, however the distance wasn’t too shut. The countdown sound lastly stopped. After a loud explosion, the manufacturing unit constructing collapsed, and a lot of the flooring have been blown into the sky. The shockwave and smoke compelled him to fall to the bottom. It took a very long time earlier than he might step by step hear the anxious voices within the headset.

“I see nobody. Kang An, shortly report!”

“The place’s the Boss?! Have you ever seen the Boss?!”

“Are they protected? Kang An, you dumbass, discuss to me!”

The sharp voice of Wang Chao was about to pierce his eardrums. Kang An vomited blood and barely propped up his physique as he regarded on the misty ruins.

The brown-gray smoke and dirt made him virtually unable to open his eyes. He might solely slim his eyes right into a squint. One minute handed, then two, then 5…

There was useless silence in entrance of him, and even the anxious voice within the headset channel grew to become silent. Kang An coated the blood flowing between his lips and enamel, shouted, and rushed ahead frantically.

At this second, he noticed a tall determine in a daze, slowly penetrating out of the layers of smoke and dirt, strolling out of the restricted space of demise.

After seeing the determine clearly, Kang An took two steps again and virtually fell on his ass.

Xing Conglian checked out his subordinate, who had virtually rushed in entrance of him, and mentioned to everybody within the channel in a peaceful tone, “Okay, laozi remains to be alive. Proceed your work.”

“Boss!”

“Boss, it’s advantageous when you’re okay, however is my A’Chen Gege okay too? Is it actually A’Chen Gege?” Wang Chao’s voice of concern got here by way of.

Xing Conglian lowered his head whereas Lin Chen’s face was coated in grey mud, however he nonetheless gazed at him with darkish eyes. Xing Conglian held onto his collar tightly, as if he have been afraid Lin Chen would disappear if he let go.

Xing Conglian answered Wang Chao on the finish of the channel, “It’s him.”

Nevertheless, his reply appeared to make Lin Chen guess one thing. He clearly noticed Lin Chen frowning and requested him, in a hoarse voice that appeared to haven’t drank water for days, “Is Wang Chao right here too?”

After darting behind a wall, Xing Conglian took a breath and realized that Lin Chen was clearly apprehensive about Wang Chao’s security. Xing Conglian didn’t know what to say, so he weighed the particular person in his arms, who was virtually weightless. He spoke coldly. “Cease worrying about others. Everybody is best than you.”

But when it have been Lin Chen, so long as he was alive, he would take into consideration these items on a regular basis. Subsequent, he heard Lin Chen nervously say, “Did the helicopter take off but?”

“No.”

“Can I hassle you to save lots of another person?”

This sentence made Xing Conglian extraordinarily dissatisfied. First, Lin Chen’s tone was too well mannered, and second, he instantly thought that the particular person Lin Chen wished him to save lots of have to be that younger man he had simply compelled away.

Most likely as a result of Xing Conglian didn’t reply and he felt that he was asking an excessive amount of presently, Lin Chen’s eyes flickered as he added, “Please.”

Right now, a sniper bullet handed them and hit an ambush level in the proper rear.

The bullet hit the wall and made a tooth-aching sound. Lin Chen closed his eyes abruptly. Xing Conglian put him down, put one arm round his shoulder, took out a light-weight gun, and started to make use of the brick wall as a bunker to struggle again. After a number of gunshots, there was no sound of bullets any longer. Xing Conglian turned his head, and for some purpose, he noticed the black ring on Lin Chen’s left ring finger at first look.

Xing Conglian felt that essentially the most evident scene he had ever seen in his life, other than Huang Ze’s silly compelled kiss on Lin Chen, was the black ring on Lin Chen’s ring finger.

“Who gave it to you?” After he requested this, he mentioned to the channel, “Kang An, go and save somebody.” After he spoke, he took off the headset and stuffed it into Lin Chen’s ear as he picked him up and continued to retreat.

Lin Chen was clearly greatly surprised.

“Inform them who you wish to save.” Xing Conglian’s gaze fell to the ring that Lin Chen was carrying as he heard Lin Chen say to the particular person on the opposite finish of the headset in an especially calm tone, “Chinese language. Title is Duan Yang. About 185 cm, large eyes, quick hair. He simply went towards the helicopter touchdown pad. It hasn’t taken off but. One thing might need occurred. Please verify whether or not Duan Yang is alive or useless.”

It was actually Lin Chen. He was at all times sober, it doesn’t matter what the state of affairs was. Xing Conglian continued to retreat with Lin Chen in his arms. The trail forward had been cleared. Apart from the sporadic bullets, they didn’t encounter too many obstacles alongside the best way.

The smoke and dirt have been nonetheless heavy. Xing Conglian held his breath, however he heard Lin Chen say a number of phrases into the headset. It was nothing greater than soothing sentences similar to “I’m advantageous” and “I’ll be there quickly”. It have to be Wang Chao he was speaking to.

Xing Conglian regarded on the particular person in his arms with dissatisfaction. Lastly, Lin Chen appeared to note his dissatisfaction. Immediately, he put his arms round his neck, leaned on his shoulders, and mentioned weakly, “What did you say?”

Xing Conglian pursed his lips, as if concentrating on operating, with out saying a phrase.

Quickly, the sound of water was clearly audible. The ferry was inside attain. He might even see the uncontrollable pleasure on Wang Chao’s face.

“I’m sorry.” Simply earlier than boarding the boat, he out of the blue heard Lin Chen proceed to talk softly on the facet of his neck.

Xing Conglian’s expression condensed as he stepped into the cabin with Lin Chen in his arms.

The primary flooring of the ferry had lengthy been occupied by the terrified Gaomeng individuals. Wang Chao had already rushed ahead, as if he had 1000’s of phrases to say to them. Xing Conglian shot a deathly glare on the teenager earlier than going straight to the second flooring. He kicked open the captain’s quarters and slammed the door shut, locking the chattering teenager exterior.

He took off the headset from Lin Chen’s ear and threw it out, then put him down on the mattress. With simply such a easy motion, he might clearly see the painful expression on Lin Chen’s face.

Lin Chen was so weak that he might hardly communicate. Xing Conglian leaned down and received near Lin Chen. He might really feel the opposite occasion’s scorching breath falling on his face. Xing Conglian felt that this was an excessive amount of like a line that will be mentioned in a third-rate TV collection, however he couldn’t assist asking, “Have you learnt what you probably did unsuitable?”

Lin Chen barely opened his eyes, and after fascinated about it, he replied in a severe tone, “It’s too harmful. I shouldn’t have let your males danger their lives to save lots of my buddy, however…”

“Lin Chen.” Xing Conglian known as the opposite occasion’s identify solemnly. He did his greatest to suppress all his feelings of worry, fear, rigidity, and heartache from the previous ten minutes. He regarded on the sky obscured by smoke after which down on the particular person on the mattress who had turn into so skinny and deformed in only a few days. He reached from Lin Chen’s waist to his shoulder blade with one hand, fastidiously however tightly embracing him, and mentioned, “These are all small issues. First, don’t discuss to me in a pleading tone. I might do something for you. You must take it with no consideration. Second…” He took a deep breath and mentioned calmly, “While you pushed that one thing—Duan Yang—out of the door and locked your self in to attend for demise, did you ever take into consideration what I might do?”

Lin Chen choked for a second. His eyes have been purple, and the tears that had stopped flowing flowed from the nook of his eyes to his hair. He checked out Xing Conglian blankly and at last mentioned, “I’m sorry. I’m actually sorry.”

As Xing Conglian checked out Lin Chen’s pale and cold face, the bloodstains brought on by the abrasions on his face, and the tears rolling down Lin Chen’s soot-covered cheek, leaving a transparent path, he felt the whole lot round him out of the blue turn into quiet. All of the smoke and gunshots appeared to freeze as Lin Chen hugged him tightly with each arms.

“Please take into consideration one factor earlier than you wish to quit your life subsequent time…” Xing Conglian kissed the recent pores and skin on the facet of his ear and mentioned slowly, “What ought to I do when you die?”

Lin Chen immediately panicked. “I don’t know. I’m sorry. I don’t know…”

Xing Conglian simply hugged Lin Chen tightly, making an attempt to make his coronary heart beat slower to a much less lethal velocity. Neither of them spoke.

“Why did you lose a lot weight?” he requested softly.

“As a result of I miss you.”

“Lin Chen.”

“Hmm?

“You’re actually skinny.”

“Effectively, it’s as a result of I actually missed you.”