The little boy cowered in the corner in fear, because in this way, he could feel safe.
Gradually, the little boy's hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
This kind of trembling was like a plague. In just a few minutes, the little boy's whole body began to tremble slightly.
"Huh...huh..."
His breathing suddenly became difficult, and the sound of rapid panting and heartbeat continued to amplify in the darkness.
Suddenly, the little boy stood up and looked at the dilapidated door not far away, as if he wanted to go over and open it.
But when he looked at the dark surroundings, he shrank to the ground in panic.
A kind of fear coming from the depths of the soul is intertwined...
Vaguely, the little boy seemed to see the bad guys and the older children who had broken off his limbs. They were slowly walking towards him with grins.
"No...don't come...don't..."
The little boy huddled in the corner, trembling and struggling. He felt that his body was getting colder and colder, as if he was immersed in the dark seabed.
A feeling of suffocation appeared, and the little boy's struggle gradually stopped...
Sudden!
A figure appeared, and Li Xiubai appeared next to the little boy.
The three of them returned to the same place again. Xiaopi, who was standing in the middle, let go of the hands holding the two of them, and the bright green fluorescence disappeared.
"You...have you been experiencing this again and again..."
Li Xiubai looked at the little boy, his eyes gradually turning red.
A few weak splashes of water splashed on the ground, but were soon swallowed up by dust.
"all the time..."
The little boy lowered his head and murmured.
"sorry..."
Li Xiubai knelt on the ground, stretched out his trembling hands and gently hugged the little boy.
The little boy did not reject him, but gently reached out and wiped Li Xiubai's eyes.
A heart-wrenching smile appeared on that childish face: "Actually... I don't seem to resent you very much. During the time I was out, I saw everything that happened after you locked me up.
Gradually, you grew into a person like Uncle Wei, but after experiencing too many things, you closed yourself off again.
I know that you locked me here because if I go out, you will have many weaknesses...
We shouldn't have weaknesses...that will only make us suffer more..."
After saying that, the little boy pushed Li Xiubai away, stood alone in the room, and reached out to close the old door.
"Xiaopi, thank you. When I grow up... I will continue to work hard to become stronger... and don't let the people around me get hurt anymore..."
Bang!
Suddenly, Li Xiubai pulled the dilapidated door open.
"you..."
The little boy looked at him in astonishment. They were one body and could completely feel what the other person was thinking.
"In the past... I thought that what this door closed was my weakness... But now, I know that what it really closed was my courage!
Face everything...the courage to start again! It should not be closed anymore, and you should not be locked in it anymore!
Do you still remember what Grandpa Liu said before he passed away?"
The little boy was slightly stunned when he heard this, and murmured: "I have an epiphany..."
"Cultivation for the future!"
Li Xiubai showed a bright smile and stretched out his hand to the little boy: "Let's go see the future together!"
"....good!"
The little boy raised his head, showed the same bright smile, and stretched out his bandaged hand.
Click, click, click!
The entire dark space suddenly shattered, and the three of them returned to the bloody mess.
The little boy trapped in the scarlet chain no longer had such a malicious look in his eyes, but smiled and stretched out his hand to be with Li Xiubai and me.
One large and one small, the two figures turned into fluorescent light and merged into one.
In the sea of blood, the figure bound by scarlet chains transformed into the grown-up Li Xiubai.
But unlike Li Xiubai before, there was a hint of softness between his brows.
...
"Wake up... wake up!"
In the underground safe house, people retreated in fear.
Li Xiubai and Xiaopi also opened their eyes and sat up.
"Battalion... battalion commander?"
Montreal stepped forward and called tentatively.
"Montreal, Navigation..."
Li Xiubai stood up and smiled at the two of them.
"Batalion Commander! You are finally back!"
When Montreal saw this, he immediately stepped forward excitedly and hugged Li Xiubai tightly.
"Oh... open up, open up, hug me no matter what the big man does, even Na Wei is told to hug me!"
Li Xiubai pushed Montreal away with a look of disgust, and the latter scratched his head with a naive smile.
"battalion commander"
But as soon as he pushed Montreal away, Warina Wei hugged him.
After Li Xiubai left, they could truly feel what it meant to be helpless without any support!
That kind of panic is hard to express.
"Huh? You just said that, why did you come up?"
Li Xiubai gently patted his blood-stained blue hair, looked at the two people covered in injuries and blood, and said softly: "I'm sorry... Thank you for your hard work, you did a good job!"
When they heard this, the two of them were stunned.
Montreal looked at Li Xiubai, scratched his head and said, "Batalion Commander, I feel like you have changed again?"
"Change again?"
Li Xiubai asked confused.
"Well! Although you were very gentle in the past, you would never be like this. You used to be more like wearing a cold mask and didn't like to show too many soft feelings to the public...
Sigh... Anyway, I feel like you are more like a person than before!"
Snap!
Before Montreal could finish his words, he was slapped on the back of the head.
"What are you talking about, kid? Are you trying to accuse me of not being a human being before?"
Li Xiubai said angrily.
"No...no! That's not what I mean...I mean, you were inhumane before...nor...ohhhhh!!!"
Montreal wanted to explain, but no matter what he said, it felt wrong.
"Okay, okay, I know what you want to say."
Li Xiubai shook his head and ignored the boy. Instead, he looked at the Poks in the underground safe house.
Their eyes were full of fear, staring intently at this 'federal man' who could decide whether they would live or die.
"I'm sorry...my previous self, due to some reasons, went into a bad situation and almost caused irreparable consequences to you.
Now, I have recovered! But I still have to fulfill my duties as a federal general!
Therefore, from now on, you cannot leave the underground safe house. As long as you do not leave, I will definitely save your lives!"
After hearing Li Xiubai's words, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
A person of this level will definitely not break his promise.
But then, people began to worry about their future. What was the difference between living under federal rule and dying?
Li Xiubai naturally saw their expressions, but he couldn't say anything to comfort them.
After all, this is war, not charity. Being able to save the lives of these people is already my greatest insistence on humanity.
Otherwise, according to the current critical situation.
Even if massacring 100,000 civilians would result in being scorned, the Federation would still do it because unity cannot be compromised!