In the conference hall of Kyoto City Base.
Lin Xiaoxuan did not turn on the light, and it was too dark both outside and inside to see her fingers.
She stared at a point in the darkness as if aiming at a bull's-eye, but even if she fired accurately, she still shot the bullet into the darkness.
What's more terrifying than the depth is that in this darkness, even if you shout, there will be no echo. You are alone, and you don't even know where the enemy is.
The door was opened by a woman.
It was impossible to see the woman's face clearly in the darkness, but in the pitch-black space, her eyes were particularly bright.
"Aunt Xuan, are you looking for me?"
Lin Xiaoxuan's eyes found focus after listening to the voice.
"Xiao Yi, does your promise still count?"
Lin Xiaoxuan stared at the location where the female voice sounded. In fact, her eyesight was already very poor due to her old age. Especially in the dark, she could only identify the direction of the other party by her voice.
"Aunt Xuan, what I said will be true under any circumstances.
Tell me, what do you want me to do? "
Lin Xiaoxuan's eyes brightened and she sighed.
"Xiao Ye is impulsive and extreme. Whether it's war years or peace times, it doesn't matter to our Lin family.
But it happens to be the end of the world.
At my age, I don’t know how many years I have left to live.
In this life, I only have one son, and he is dead. "
Huo Xiaoyi's face was calm and expressionless.
"Aunt Xuan, you know that your brother will not listen to anyone's advice.
I also heard about Lin Nan’s death..."
"I'm not asking you to persuade him. I know his character, and it's impossible for you to persuade him.
I want you to go to Linjiang City..."
After Lin Xiaoxuan told Huo Xiaoyi her request, she originally thought she would agree directly, but she didn't expect that she would shake her head after hearing it.
"Aunt Xuan, it's not that I don't agree. Linjiang City is too far away. My mother..."
After Huo Xiaoyi exited the dark conference hall, he entered an even darker night. She went all the way east and entered a dilapidated hut.
This is probably a small house in the shabbiest area of the Kyoto city base.
As soon as I entered the house, I felt a painful, hollow cough. Along with this cough, I smelled a foul and fishy smell.
This stinky smell was not new just now, there was some faint smell before.
It's just that after the cough just now, a new smell has been added.
"Mom, your illness has never been better. Let's go see the doctor tomorrow!"
"Cough cough cough cough... Xiao Yi, no need, your mother and I know our own body. It won't get better if we look at it any longer!"
Huo Xiaoyi ran to the cabinet with a sad face and took out a new set of underwear and a new pair of thick cotton pants.
"Mom, what are you talking about! We will get better!"
Huo Xiaoyi said as he put the new clothes and pants beside the bed, opened the thick quilt, and changed out of the clothes of the middle-aged woman lying on the bed.
However, when she saw her mother's physical condition, she suddenly frowned.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me that you were getting serious?"
She gritted her teeth and swallowed a feeling of cowardice that made her want to choke. She picked up the clean towel that had been on the bedside table and wiped it with her mother who was unable to move on the bed.
After changing clothes and pants, the quilt also needs to be changed.
She took off the quilt and threw it on a chair aside. She went to the table to pour a glass of water and take the medicine from the cabinet for her mother.
However, not a drop of water could be poured out of the kettle, and the medicine jar was empty, with nothing in it.
When I opened the lid of the kettle, it was very dry inside, with no water vapor at all.
It's hard to imagine what kind of life her mother spent in the house during the two days she went out to search for supplies.
"That's too much! I agreed that he would take care of you during the two days I am out on mission. Is this how he takes care of you?"
Going without water for two days is simply unbearable for a person!
"Xiao Yi, Mom drank some water, but the base's water resources are so tight that your brother didn't bring much water."
"What about the medicine? The medicine for your illness cannot be stopped! There is not a single medicine left in the medicine jar!"
At this moment, the door of the dilapidated hut was opened.
Huo Xiaoyan walked into the house holding a burning cigarette butt.
"Hey, little sister is back? Why didn't you say anything when you came back so I could pick you up at the door?"
Huo Xiaoyan quickly spit out the cigarette butt in his mouth on the ground, crushed it with his toes, and then smiled.
There was only a candle that was about to burn out in the dilapidated hut, and the light flickered on and off.
The dim yellow light shone on Huo Xiaoyi's face, which shocked Huo Xiaoyan, "You, what do you look at me with? If you weren't my biological sister, I would have sold you to the eldest son of the Liang family in exchange for food and food. Medicinal materials, Mom will not run out of supplies to go to the doctor and take medicine!"
Huo Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes coldly, and placed a dagger directly across Huo Xiaoyan's neck.
"Where's mom's medicine? Did you exchange mom's medicine for cigarettes and alcohol again!? Tell me!"
Huo Xiaoyan's legs were numb and he hesitated for a long time, then looked at his mother lying on the bed.
"Mom, look at her, she wants to kill me! I'm your only son. If I die, you won't have anyone to take care of you until you die!"
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Qin Limei coughed on the bed, a mouthful of bloody phlegm stuck in her throat, making her whole face turn red.
"Mom! Mom, how are you?" Huo Xiaoyi kicked Huo Xiaoyan away and knelt down beside the bed to pat her chest.
"Pfft, cough." Qin Limei weakly spat out the bloody phlegm on the ground beside the bed, causing Huo Xiaoyan to feel disgusted.
"Mom, it's not good for you to spit everywhere. This little shabby house is only so big and smells like blood.
I can't stay here anymore because you keep doing this.
By the way, now that Xiao B is back, how many supplies did you find this time?
There is no more rice to cook at home. "
Huo Xiaoyi's heart was filled with anger. At this moment, she wanted to cut the man in front of her into pieces with a thousand cuts.
"No! There are no supplies near the Kyoto City base, let alone food."
"What? No more? Then what do I, mom, eat? Stop lying. Lin Xiaoxuan is the leader. You work for her without any reward at all?"
“She is the leader, and when I do things for her, I can only get food based on the reward after the task is completed.
No supplies or food were found in this mission at all, and naturally there was no reward! "
"Just lie! Mom, you can see that this is the good daughter you have loved for more than 20 years! She is not even willing to take out a bite of food!"
Huo Xiaoyi looked at her mother worriedly, "Mom, don't listen to his nonsense. How can the mission of the base be so easy to complete?"
"Hey, stop arguing! Huo Xiaoyan, get out of here! I don't have a son like you!"
When Huo Xiaoyan heard what she said, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and stopped pretending. He immediately ran to her bed and was about to lift her up from the bed.
"Huo Xiaoyan, you are seeking death!"
In the dark room, a trace of blood appeared on the back of Huo Xiaoyan's hand, causing him to scream in pain.
"You! You damn girl, how dare you stab me with a dagger?!"
"If you dare to disrespect mom again, I will kill you."
"Okay, okay, okay! Huo Xiaoyi, just wait for me! I'll give you something to eat!"
