As the sun sets, the cleanup and rescue work continues, and large construction machinery has already arrived.

In an open space that had been cleared, 28 corpses were neatly placed, all wearing the orange uniforms of Si Yao Hall...

The cold body temperature also represents the loss of life. Some corpses are even mutilated and pieced together, making it impossible to even identify who they are...

I can only barely recognize it through the nameplate and team logo on my clothes...

Many officials and people gathered here, silent, and the air was filled with a depressive and heavy atmosphere...

In the distance, Ren Jie, shirtless and covered in black and gray, walked from the ruins, carrying half of a corpse on his back.

He placed the body on the open ground, and the body was still in the embrace position. Ren Jie wanted to press his hand down, but no matter what, he couldn't press it down, as if his life was frozen at that moment...

Ren Jie said hoarsely:

"The last one is Qing Wa from the sixth team. When I found him, he was crushed under the rubble, his lower body was smashed, and he was protecting a little girl in his arms..."

"That girl...is still alive..."

Ren Jie's eyes looked a little lonely. Even in the morning, everyone was still taking exams together, childishly competing to see who was more powerful...

But in the afternoon, he turned into a cold corpse, unable to speak or move.

He is the captain's son. He comes from a good family. He has just awakened as a genetic warrior and has a bright future...

But his life and future have stopped at today!

Ren Jie said no more, but stood aside and silently saluted.

At this moment, the Si Yao officials could no longer hold on, bleeding and sweating, even with broken arms and legs, without frowning or saying a word. At this moment, tears fell down from the iron-clad men.

His eyes were red and he was sobbing. He squatted on the ground and covered his face and cried bitterly.

The captain pushed away the crowd anxiously. When he saw the green tile lying on the ground with only half of it left, his face suddenly turned pale and his body froze in place...

He did not step forward or caress the cold body, but turned back silently and walked away.

But his legs felt weak and he almost fell down, but was supported by the person next to him.

"Captain? Are you... okay?"

The captain pushed the man's hand away and said angrily:

"Go away! Is the rescue work completed? Do you have time to worry about me?"

He pushed aside the crowd and silently got on the troop carrier. The man wanted to catch up, but was held back by another man and shook his head.

In the main driver's seat, the captain grabbed his hair in pain, with tears streaming down his face, and pounded the steering wheel hard!

"Why, why is there a demonic disaster in this world, why is it Qingwa, why should I take him into Si Yao Hall..."

"Ahhhhh!"

The pain in his heart almost tore him apart and defeated him.

At this moment, he seemed to have become older. In front of others, he was the captain and the spiritual pillar of the 7th Brigade. He could not fall, but behind the scenes, he was just a father who lost his child...

The most painful thing in the world is when a white-haired person gives a black-haired person a gift.

Ren Jie silently withdrew his gaze, and in his mind, the devil's whisper sounded.

"Price! Paid..."

Ren Jie smiled bitterly, sometimes thinking about it, this price is indeed quite cruel.

I do want to make others cry, but not in this way...

Under the setting sun, Ren Jie silently left the crowd and walked to the ruins nearby to sit down. He watched with deep eyes as people presented flowers and lit candles to the sacrificed Si Yaoguan officials.

No one knows what Ren Jie is thinking at this moment...

Some people may not know that Si Yaoguan's uniform has a drag strip hidden on the back of his neck, which is used to drag him out of the scene after he loses consciousness and mobility.

And this was the first lesson Ren Jie learned after entering Si Yao Hall.

Wei Pingsheng was leaning aside. One of his arms was bandaged and plastered, hanging around his neck.

Looking at this scene, he was silent, because he had seen too much.

Seeing Ren Jie coming over, he sat down next to him, an old man and a young man, just sitting on the ruins under the sunset, their shadows stretched very long...

Wei Pingsheng took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He was about to use a lighter to light it, but it was a bit awkward to operate it with one hand.

Conveniently, if you are not careful, the lighter will fall to the ground.

Just as he was about to pick it up, Ren Jie handed it to Wei Pingsheng with his middle finger, and his fingertips ignited with flames...

(#?_??)convex: "Smoke less, I told you several times and you still don't listen..."

Wei Pingsheng was startled, then he smiled and used the fire to light the cigarette:

"That's all I have as a hobby..." .??.

Taking out a puff of cigarette, smoke filled the air, and Ren Jie was curious:

"What's engraved on the lighter? Are there words on it?"

The doctor used a kerosene lighter, and he quickly put the lighter into his pocket:

"Hey~ It's nothing. It was given to me by my first love. I'm old. Is she married now?"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Time flies so fast..."

"Speaking of which, next time you light a cigarette for me, could you please stop using your middle finger?"

Ren Jie rolled his eyes:

(??~??#) "Quite picky? No next time, order it yourself~"

Wei Pingsheng smiled and shook his head, with some emotion in his eyes:

"This is Si Yaoguan's job. After working till the end, very few people die happily. The old people who are still in the team all have their own reasons."

"After this time, I also want to quit. I'm useless~"

Ren Jie frowned: "Nonsense, what does it mean to be useless when you are old? Is there a possibility? It is because people who are useless are old?"

Wei Pingsheng took a puff of cigarette and choked it all in his throat. He coughed violently and cursed with a smile:

"You brat, can you say something humane?"

While cursing, he rubbed Ren Jie’s head!

Ren Jie grinned happily and raised his eyebrows at him.

Wei Pingsheng's expression straightened:

"Xiaojie, seriously, leave Si Yao Hall and go to the Demon Hunting Academy. You will get better development and stand on a bigger stage. Don't waste your talents..."

"This world... is not just a small Jincheng."

Ren Jie smiled and shook his head: "Uncle Wei, I know my own affairs well, so don't try to persuade me..."

"I... still want to be in Si Yao Hall

Stay a little longer."

Wei Pingsheng frowned: "Why? Is it because of Tao Ran? Because of the guilt in your heart? That hurdle that you can't get over?"

Ren Jie's expression froze and he denied: "It's not..."

Wei Pingsheng took a puff of cigarette and sighed: "Stop pretending, you can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me."

"Ten years ago, Tao Ran risked his own life to save you, leaving An Ning and Tao Yaoyao behind. There is always a sense of guilt in your heart, for Tao Ran, for An Ning and Tao Yaoyao.

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"You think if they hadn't saved you, they would have lived a happy life. You don't know how to repay, how to make up for this guilt..."

"And you have carried this guilt with you for ten years. You tried your best to be kind to An Ning and Tao Yaoyao, but the guilt still lingers..."

"So you are obsessed with Si Yaoting, obsessed with saving people, continuing Tao Ran's mission, wanting to rescue more people and save more families, because only in this way can you feel at ease and suppress that feeling.

Guilty, right?"

The expression on Ren Jie's face became complicated and he defended:

"No, you're overthinking it. I joined Si Yao Hall for money, to get benefits to treat Yaoyao's illness, to save people, to get bonuses, it's..."

Wei Pingsheng shook his head: "Is this really the case? Although your Uncle Wei doesn't have much ability, he is pretty good at judging people."

"Is it for money that you saved that child? You instinctively threw the child to me, and you were trapped in it! You saved so many people today, but for money? You risked your life by jumping off the matchstick and pulling the rope.

,To gain time?"

"I can be sure that even if there is no reward money, you will still save me and do this!"

"You know? People, when they do something that they think is stupid, they will instinctively find reasons for themselves."

"You are using this reason to convince yourself and deceive yourself. The two hundred yuan is not worth risking your life!"

Ren Jie was anxious: "I'm not! Don't think that because you are older than me, you understand better than me. I..."
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