"Jane seems to have mentioned that she has a friend who particularly likes the Golden Age. Are you talking about the same person?"
Si Lei waited for a while but received no answer. She raised her head and found Li Ke looking at her intently.
Si Lei lowered his head and checked his clothes, "...What's wrong with you suddenly looking at me like this? What's wrong with me?"
"Actually, we haven't known each other for a long time."
"Huh?" Si Lei looked confused, "What do you want to say?"
Rico shook his head, as if he had thought of something ridiculous.
"What happened?" Si Lei asked.
"I feel like I'm an old friend these days, but I'm not the kind of person who particularly knows how to make friends with others..."
Si Lei also laughed, "Why aren't you——"
"Did Jane ever tell you that you have the temperament of an old friend of ours."
"Who?" Si Lei asked, "That friend of yours who likes the Golden Age?"
Rico's voice lowered, "If she were on this ship now, she would definitely find ways to protect all passengers..."
"You also protected the passengers on this ship," Si Lei reminded, "The day we boarded the ship -"
"I've said it many times, it's just a matter of convenience." Li Ge stretched out unsteadily, "But that's not the point..."
"What's the point?"
"Do you know how she died?"
"Assaulted by chelation?"
Rico shook his head.
"Is it because of illness?" Si Lei's expression changed slightly. Seeing that Li Ge didn't respond, Si Lei asked again, "Is it a terminal illness?"
"It can be said that," Rico whispered, "she died trying to rescue the hostages in a kidnapping case. She was a very organized person, but she didn't clear the battlefield that day for some reason, and was beaten when she retreated. He was hit by the enemy's cold gun and died."
Si Lei felt a little weird.
"...Does it mean that her illness was already very serious at the time, which affected her physical strength and judgment at the scene?"
"She's in good health."
"Then you said she has a terminal illness."
"The terminal illness here," Li Ge pointed to his head, "she always feels that she has a lot of responsibilities on her shoulders, as if she owes someone from birth, and she has to take care of this, and she has to take care of that, and finally You got yourself into it—isn’t this a terminal illness?”
Si Lei frowned.
"She was supposed to have the best life among us. She didn't even have to go to the front line, and life in a livable land was also very suitable for—"
"Wait a minute," Si Lei finally responded, "Is this old friend you are talking about Lieutenant Donna?"
Li Ge was startled, "...Have you heard of her name too?"
"I went to pay homage to her grave."
Li Ge snorted, and she turned around naturally, took a few steps in the other direction, and quickly adjusted her mood.
"When did it happen?"
"The year she died, I read reports about her. I was also in Ulian at that time, so..." Si Lei looked serious. After a moment's pause, she continued, "If you were her My friend, especially you should not misinterpret her with the words just now. Although she is young, she is a brave and noble warrior——"
"Have you ever imagined your funeral, Officer Si Lei?"
"……What?"
"Have you ever imagined the expressions of your relatives and friends at your funeral?"
Li Ge supported the table with one hand and put his other hand on his waist. He stood two or three steps away from Si Lei, "You are brave and noble, but they have to watch you be cremated and watch your coffin be laid in the ground." ...Do you know how many things have to be done and how many procedures have to be run after a person dies? Do you know that when you are sorting out those relics one by one - "
"I'm a policeman, Rico," Si Lei looked into Rico's eyes and replied in a low voice, "How could I not know."
The room fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Si Lei suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. She touched her hair casually, "...but there is indeed a way to avoid heartbreak. Do you want to hear it?"
"any solution?"
"If you see people like this in the future, run away, stay away, and don't make friends with such people." Si Lei smiled and patted Li Ke on the back, "Look on the bright side, at least when we work together, they won't I failed you."
Li Ge rolled his eyes wordlessly, and was about to say something when he suddenly sensed a hint of danger. At the same time, Si Lei also heard a rustling sound. They followed the sound and saw something seemed to be spreading in the cracks in the wall. The two men stepped forward to check, and saw that a white gel with a strange texture was filling various gaps in the room at an alarming rate.
"not good--"
Li Ge realized something. She didn't explain much, but immediately picked up Si Lei, kicked down the wooden door of the room, and re-entered the corridor.
However, the corridor in front of him is no longer what it was when he came in. The stairs on the left and right sides of it have disappeared, leaving only a closed passage.
Li Ge carried Si Lei and ran all the way to the end of the corridor - the screen that originally showed the windows and wallpaper had been extinguished. Li Ge put down Si Lei and destroyed the wall as quickly as possible.
Si Lei stood there and looked at the scene around him. The white gelatin that grew wildly like vines was rapidly opening several layers of translucent gauze. They covered the original walls and floors, automatically bypassing the positions occupied by themselves and Rico, and quietly changed the color of the entire corridor.
A creepy gurgling sound sounded, and soon, Si Lei saw thick yellow-green gas slowly falling from the ceiling. The fresh air ducts had now become fatal air outlets, and the yellow-green smoke was like paint falling into the water. , gradually dissipated in the air in a slow and elegant manner.
...mustard gas!
Si Lei immediately covered her mouth and nose and took a step back. Behind her, Li Ge's movements were almost violent, and the wall made of special material had been torn apart and a deep hole opened by her.
"Si Lei! Follow!"
Putting aside this command, Li Ge used all his strength to hit the last layer of barrier. The next moment, Si Lei felt the sea breeze on the summer night. She didn't think much, and after a short run-up, she jumped along the hole that Li Ge had opened. And out.
The distant sea reflected the moonlight, and it was another quiet night.
Si Lei started to breathe again and glanced down casually. He saw that the lazy chair on the bow of the Shengming was as big as a fingernail...
For a moment, Si Lei almost felt her heart stop, but before she fell, she felt someone grabbed her by the back of her neck - Li Gu grabbed her clothes tightly and led her to jump at high speed. Smooth descent.
At this moment, Si Lei suddenly remembered the last time he followed Victoria across half of Tan Yi. Amid the intense fear and the great joy that accompanied it, Si Lei laughed heartily.
