Shirley stood in front of the door and hesitated for a moment, then knocked lightly, and Hank's impatient voice came from inside.
"Who is it? If you have nothing to do, don't bother me."
"...Captain, it's me."
"Shirley?"
The door opened, and Hank appeared in the door. His expression was a little haggard, but he still managed a smile: "Is something okay?"
After letting Shirley into the room, he waved his hand: "Do you want tea or coffee?"
"Uh, no need, Captain."
Shirley considered her words and said softly: "I know you are very angry today, and the newcomers Rakshasa did break the rules, but their performance has been very good before. I hope you can be lenient and let them come back. "
"I promise they won't make the same mistake again."
Hank pondered for a moment and said: "Did the captain ask you to come? I know that manpower is tight now, and there are very few people willing to go to the mirror world. However, I have my own principles, and this matter is non-negotiable. !”
Shirley pursed her lips. Hank was right. It was the old captain who asked her to persuade Hank.
Now that there is a shortage of supplies on the Ark, the old captain urgently needs them to enter the mirror world again to collect food and supplies.
Without Rakshasa's group of porters, this task would not have been completed by just the few members of their exploration team.
But Hank's attitude was very firm, leaving Shirley helpless.
Her eyes glanced at a picture frame on the table, which showed Hank and a woman embracing each other, the two smiling happily and sweetly.
"Captain, are you still writing to Martha?"
When Hank heard Shirley's question, he fell silent. After a while, he said: "I believe she is still alive, but she has never been able to find her way back..."
Martha and Hank were a couple, and they formed the original exploration team together. At that time, Martha was the vice-captain and Shirley was just a novice member.
Unlike Hank who is strict, Martha treats the team members like a big sister, so many people like her.
Unfortunately, during another operation, Martha accidentally looked into the mirror, and the exploration team was chased by the person in the mirror.
In order to protect everyone, Martha took the initiative to lead the man in the mirror to other places to create an opportunity for the team to evacuate.
After everyone safely retreated to the real world, Shirley and Hank took the initiative to stay on the opposite side to wait for Martha.
But time passed by, and the two stayed in the mirror world for a full 10 hours, and Martha never appeared.
In order to prevent their bodies from collapsing, they could only blow up the entrance and retreat.
Hank fell into a trough due to physical and mental stimulation, and it took more than a month to get over his grief.
Since then, he has established three rules that the players must strictly abide by.
Although Hank never mentioned anything about Martha, Shirley knew that Hank would write a letter for Martha every time he acted, and then put it in the mirror world, hoping that Martha could see it and find him.
But every time he would come back disappointed.
"Maybe it's time for you to let go..."
Shirley walked over, gently took Hank's hand, and said softly: "Martha doesn't want you to live in the past either."
Hank was stunned for a moment, and he slowly pulled his hand back. He already knew Shirley's affection for him.
But because Martha is still in his heart, he has never been able to accept Shirley.
"I'm tired, Shirley." Hank sighed and said, "Please help me tell the captain that I want to take a break and let someone else take over the role of captain of the exploration team."
Shirley was surprised: "Captain, do you want to resign?"
"Yeah." Hank sat down, gently touched the woman in the frame, and said, "I believe there is someone more qualified for this position than me."
Shirley still wanted to persuade, but Hank didn't want to listen anymore, so she had no choice but to walk out of the room and went to report to the captain with worries.
After sending Shirley away, Hank took out a bottle of strong liquor, poured himself a full glass, and talked to Martha in the mirror while drinking.
"Martha, where are you? Are you still alive? Why don't you write me a reply?"
After several glasses of strong wine, Hank was already drunk, and his vision began to blur.
After feeling dizzy for a while, he climbed onto the table. Drunkness washed over him like a wave, and he felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
While he was sleeping, he suddenly heard a woman's voice.
"Hank."
This voice once haunted him, and Hank's eyes that had been closed suddenly opened and he murmured: "Martha, is that you, Martha?"
A figure seemed to come out of the frame, and it was Martha inside!
But her body is only the size of a matchstick.
"Martha" stood in front of Hank, stretched out her hand to touch his cheek, and said softly: "My dear, I'm back."
Hank's tears suddenly flowed down his cheeks. He wanted to touch his wife, but he had no strength left in his body. He could only choke and say: "I miss you so much..."
"Martha" gently wiped away his tears and smiled: "I miss you too."
"Am I dreaming? If so, I hope I never wake up..."
"Go to sleep, my dear, and when you wake up, we will be together forever."
Seeing Hank sleeping sweetly, "Martha" raised the corners of her mouth. She looked at the door and ordered: "Hank is asleep, please open the door."
I saw dozens of people the same size as match sticks at the door. They used the "stacked Arhat" method to open the door lock. Then, the man in black robe walked in with several believers.
"god!"
The man in black robe bowed to Martha, and Martha said: "Use the bronze mirror to look at Hank, and move faster!"
"yes!"
He immediately took out the bronze mirror from his arms and shone it on Hank. Suddenly, another "Hank" appeared inside, the man in the mirror!
Then, according to the previous method, the bronze mirror was compared with the ordinary mirror. The matchstick "Hank" got out of the mirror, then climbed up the table nimbly and got into Hank's ear.
"ah!"
Hank, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly let out a scream, and a large amount of blood flowed from his ears. He covered his ears, rolling on the ground in pain, and kept beating his head with his hands, as if something was causing trouble inside. .
But his struggle did not last long. After a while, he was lying on the ground, his limbs twitching and his seven orifices bleeding.
And Martha was sitting on the table, watching this scene calmly.
A few minutes later, Hank's body suddenly moved, and then slowly got up from the ground. His eyes were straight, like a zombie.
"Dear, you are welcome to join us." Martha said with a smile: "From today on, we will be together forever."
…
Sister Yang was making medicine for Brother Hu. She glanced at Brother Hu in the study and saw that his face was worse than the previous few days, and she couldn't help but sigh to herself.
At this time, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"What's wrong?"
Sister Yang asked through the door.
A bodyguard responded outside the door: "Sister Yang, the leader of the Equality Sect wants to meet with Brother Hu."
"Equality Cult? Mu Chengxiu?"
Sister Yang frowned. She knew about Ping Ping Cult and Mu Chengxiu.
However, they, the Tiger Gang, have no connection with the Ping Sect. Why did Mu Chengxiu come to Brother Hu?
She wanted to refuse, but she heard the subordinate continue: "Their leader said that there is news about Master Tiger..."
"What?"
Sister Yang was taken aback. It was about Brother Hu's son Hu Zhen. She couldn't make any decisions, so she had no choice but to nod her head and said, "Okay, let him wait a moment, and I'll go ask Brother Hu for instructions."
Da da da, Sister Yang quickly walked into the study room on high heels and whispered in Brother Hu's ear.
The latter's half-closed eyes suddenly widened. He asked Sister Yang to help him stand up and said urgently: "Please!"
Mu Chengxiu walked into the room accompanied by two believers. Sister Yang signaled her men to search her body, but Brother Hu stopped her.
"Master Mu has come in person, Peng Pi Sheng Hui, there is no need to search him."
Mu Chengxiu nodded slightly to Brother Hu to express his gratitude.
Later, Sister Yang and others left the house, leaving only Brother Hu and Mu Chengxiu.
"I heard that Master Mu knows the whereabouts of my son?"
Brother Hu got straight to the point, with a hopeful look on his face: "If the news is true, I will thank you greatly!"
"Haha, Brother Hu is so polite. There is no need for any thank you gifts or anything like that."
Mu Chengxiu smiled faintly, took out a recording pen from his arms, and slowly pushed it in front of Brother Hu.
"One of my disciples participated in the exploration team's operation. He accidentally met Mr. Ling in the mirror world and planned to bring him back. However, the exploration team did not agree and had to give up."
"However, before coming back, Master Ling recorded this passage for us to bring to Brother Hu. Please listen to it."
Brother Hu immediately picked up the recorder and pressed the play button.
"Dad! I'm Hu Zhen!"
As soon as he heard his son's voice, Brother Hu suddenly became excited. Even though there were outsiders present, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
In the recording, Hu Zhen's voice was filled with fear: "Dad, it's so dark here. Please help me out quickly. I really want to go home!"
Hearing this, Brother Hu's hands were trembling, and he murmured: "Son, daddy will definitely bring you back!"
"The people from the Equality Cult said they would help me contact you. Dad, come quickly! There are a lot of monsters here. I'm afraid I won't last long!"
Hu Zhen's recording stopped abruptly here. Brother Hu hurriedly checked and found that the recording had indeed ended.
"Brother Hu, I have brought Mr. Ling's message. If you need help from the Ping Ping Cult, please feel free to ask. Then I won't disturb you anymore and I will say goodbye."
Mu Chengxiu stood up and said: "This recording is given to you. I hope you and your son will be reunited soon..."
Brother Hu tightened his grip on the recording pen in his hand and shouted, "Master Mu, please stay!"
The corners of Mu Chengxiu's mouth raised slightly. He turned around calmly and asked, "Brother Hu, is there anything else?"
"Um!"
Brother Hu stood up, bowed deeply to Mu Chengxiu, and said: "Master Mu brought the whereabouts of Hu's son, I, Hu, am grateful!"
"Brother Tiger, you're welcome."
Mu Chengxiu stepped forward to help Brother Hu up, and said with a smile: "Now is the end of the world, and only these people on the ark are left in the human race. God has always taught us to care for each other, and this is what I should do."
Brother Hu smiled and said: "Then, what does Leader Mu need from me, Hu? Please don't be polite, just ask!"
"Although the Tiger Gang is just a small, mainstream gang on Ark, some things can still be done. I will try my best to satisfy you with food, supplies and manpower!"
Mu Chengxiu shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not here to get rewards from you, I'm just helping others."
Seeing that Mu Chengxiu didn't want anything, Brother Hu was a little embarrassed. He originally planned to satisfy Mu Chengxiu's request, and then ask for help in finding his son.
After all, only Mu Chengxiu’s followers had seen Hu Zhen.
"In this way..." Brother Hu pondered for a moment and said, "If Master Mu doesn't mind, Hu has a merciless request."
Mu Chengxiu waited for his words and took the initiative to say: "Is it about Mr. Ling?"
"Yes, yes!" Brother Hu nodded repeatedly, with hope in his eyes: "I want to know where my son is now. I want to rescue him."
Mu Chengxiu looked troubled: "This... is a bit difficult."
"Brother Hu, you also know that the captain strictly scrutinizes everyone who comes back from the mirror world, for fear that there will be a 'man in the mirror' among them."
"Although we know that Mr. Ling is still alive, what should we do if the captain opposes his return to the Ark and even... orders him to be executed?"
Hearing this, Brother Hu's expression suddenly froze.
Mu Chengxiu was right, the captain would not agree to Hu Zhen's return to the Ark because he was afraid that Hu Zhen would be "the man in the mirror".
Maybe, as soon as he passed through the mirror, he was randomly shot to death by soldiers with live ammunition!
"No, I will never let this happen!"
Brother Tiger's eyes flashed with a fierce look!
"As long as my son can come back, I don't care who he is?" He roared in his heart.
Mu Chengxiu observed the words and saw Brother Hu's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Knowing that the time was almost ripe, he put the last straw: "Although the Ark was built by the captain, he acted arbitrarily and regarded himself as the master of all mankind. , I think this is inappropriate.”
"Many people on the Ark now have complaints against the captain, especially the poor people at the bottom. They can't even afford food and clothing. Some people even starve to death! But the captain and his cronies live a life of luxury and good food. , this is so unfair."
"Perhaps it's time for the captain to retire..."
Brother Hu narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not stupid and knew that Mu Chengxiu was inciting him to rebel.
However, for the sake of his son, he decided to take the risk.
He won't live long with this disease anyway, so he might as well take a gamble!
"It is difficult to overthrow the captain's rule." He shook his head slightly and said, "His army has many weapons, and we are no match."
"Moreover, the Equality Sect and the Tiger Gang alone are still too weak. We must find more people to join us!"
Mu Chengxiu raised the corners of his lips and said, "Brother Hu is very thoughtful, but I have already found solutions to these problems."
He whispered a few words, and Brother Hu showed a surprised expression: "There are also people from your Equality Cult in the army? Are there also fallen angels and the Three Alliance who are willing to join us?"
The Fallen Angels, the Trio Alliance and the Tiger Gang are the three largest gangs on the Ark. With a total number of more than 5,000 people, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.
But the old captain has never taken action against the three major gangs, in order to let them help him manage the humans in the Ark.
After all, it is difficult to control tens of thousands of people with just the few thousand soldiers under his command.
On the other hand, he let the three major gangs restrain each other and reaped the benefits. In short, he took all the benefits.
The three major gangs knew it well, but they could only act as the old captain's dog, "looking after his home and courtyard" for him.
Brother Hu was surprised that Mu Chengxiu could actually unite the three gangs. This influence was really great!
But it’s normal to think about it. You must know that no matter what era, the power of faith is the most powerful.
"Okay!" Brother Hu took a deep breath and said, "Since Leader Mu has made arrangements, I, Hu Lie, am willing to join!"
"Let us overthrow the captain and seize the ark!"
His eyes flashed with excitement: "Bring my tiger back again!"
