The dim silence is like strands of silk threads, intertwined into a large net, blocking out all the noise, leaving only this suffocating silence.
Xincheng stood there blankly, staring blankly at his crew members who were sitting leaning on the spaceship. He lowered his head, spread his hands, and quietly lying in his palm was a pistol specially issued to front-line combat personnel and space voyage personnel.
The self-defense Brest pistol had several tiny mushrooms growing on its fingers, which had withered.
The space uniform issued by the Space Development Agency was worn on his body. His pants were stained with mud and his shirt was stained with blood.
At this moment, even the most lively Asuka Shin stood silently, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.
The hero who embarked on a long voyage for mankind fell coldly on this strange planet at this moment.
Xincheng felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest. He was so stuffy that he couldn't breathe, but he forgot to breathe, let alone how to breathe. His heart had been overwhelmed by grief, and his eyes went dark.
The thin piece of paper in his hand was like a huge weight, and he couldn't hold it anymore. It slipped from Xincheng's fingertips and fell to the ground.
On the white paper, a few lines of words were written hastily:
"Captain, I decided to leave as a human being instead of turning into something else.
The starry sky is really beautiful. I am honored to travel the universe with you. Although my journey has ended here, the footsteps of mankind will not stop here. Please also take my expectations with you and go further to places.
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If you can leave, you don't have to risk taking me with you, just let me blend into the stars and sleep under the sky forever.
Please apologize to my parents and wife on my behalf. What I owe in this life will be repaid in the next life."
"Taguchi!"
Xincheng's lips were trembling, his voice was trembling, and he was overwhelmed by endless sadness. The image of this young man who was passionate about aerospace emerged in his mind.
He is the youngest crew member of the Lomus 3. He majored in space medicine in college and his grades were extremely good. He was favored by many companies before he graduated and was given generous conditions.
But he gave up the high salary and instead chose the tough job of the Space Development Agency, and participated in the selection of astronauts. With diligence and hard work, he defeated many competitors and became a member of Lomus 3.
Xincheng once asked him, and his answer was that he yearned for the stars and wanted to see the distant scenery, the wonders of the universe that ordinary people could not see.
On weekdays, he always takes the initiative to do things, and also uses his humor and joy to adjust the dull atmosphere of the voyage.
But such a positive and optimistic person who cherishes life has done something that Xincheng should do but cannot bear to do, no, dare not do -
Help the two crew members who are suffering from pain and torture to escape.
Then he ended his life.
And this is the most painful thing for Shinjo. If he had done it earlier and decisively, Taguchi would not have to continue to take care of and treat them, and he would be infected and forced to kill himself.
I have to bear a lot of responsibility for Taguchi's death.
It was my own hesitation, my own timidity, my own cowardice that led to the loss of a young life.
"I killed him."
Xincheng murmured to himself, opened his mouth, tears flowed down involuntarily, and he knelt on the ground with his legs, crying in pain.
There were no heart-rending shouts, only violent shaking, which made people feel his grief even more.
Asuka Shin couldn't help but have red eyes, clenched his fists, and his heart was filled with anger, anger towards the person who caused all this.
It is obviously a happy and exciting journey to the universe, why do we have to face such a separation between life and death?
Does the universe have to have so much malice?
No matter which way you look at it, the crash of Lomus 3 here was done deliberately by a certain guy. In other words, the loss of these three living lives was also caused by this guy.
No matter what the other party's purpose is, even if it is to save the universe, it cannot cover up the fact that it killed three young people, not to mention that this guy is full of malice.
Asuka Xin, who was about to burst out of anger from his eyes, clenched his teeth together and stared around with red eyes, full of murderous intent.
Chiba Cheng stepped forward, bent down and picked up the Brest pistol that fell on the ground, gently brushed off the soil on it, and said: "Tears can't solve the problem, and they can't avenge them. Cheer up.
Get up, Xincheng, find the guy who caused all this, and then—
Use this gun to kill it."
As Chiba Makoto spoke, he turned around and handed Taguchi's Brest pistol to Shinjo, who was immersed in pain and sorrow.
"Captain Chiba, be careful..." Yumimura Ryo wanted to warn him to be careful of infection, but he realized Chiba Makoto's other identity after the words were spoken, and swallowed the rest of his words.
"Although I don't know what this thing is, its activity will be lost when the host dies. I think it was because Taguchi discovered this that he finally made the decision to use his life to block the source of infection."
"But there..." Yumimura raised his hand and pointed at the temporary tent, but he felt that he shouldn't raise his hand. Pointing back and forth like this showed some disrespect for the deceased, so he quickly put his hand down.
"Because the two of them were infected on the first day, and Taguchi only showed symptoms of infection today," Shinjo choked and said, kneeling down, picking up the paper with Taguchi's last words from the ground, and folding it in half
Finally, he carefully stuffed it into the innermost part of his clothes, then grabbed the Brest pistol and wiped the tears from his face with his other hand.
Although there is still pain in the eyes and tears in the corners of the eyes, Xincheng's heart is burning like a flame. The boundless hatred has caused the fire of revenge to burn throughout Xincheng's body, making Xincheng, who was still a little weak before,
At this moment, my whole body is full of strength.
"We are too late."
Xincheng shook his head and said: "From the moment we stepped out of the earth and stepped onto the starry sky, we have realized that one day we will stop somewhere, but..."
When Shinjo said this, he couldn't help but clenched his fists, holding Taguchi's Brest pistol tightly, and almost squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "They shouldn't stop here like this."
Emperors die in an emperor's way, and adventurers die in an adventurer's way.
Their fate should be to die on the way to the sea of stars, rather than die in this trap.
Yes, it's a trap.
Xincheng saw clearly and thought clearly that this place was a huge trap.
Just like those hunters on earth, they will set up very confusing traps to attract prey, and then hunt them.
First cut off the communication of Lomus 3, and then disguise the communication of the headquarters, so that Lomus 3 can jump into the trap on its own initiative.