Chapter 532: Family recognition incident caused by blowing bubbles
Chapter 532: Family recognition incident caused by blowing bubbles
Soap bubbles spread all over the sky like a goddess scattering flowers. This scene not only made everyone suddenly realize, but also seemed to have returned to the pre-apocalyptic dream.
But these bubbles were broken by the scorching sun before they even hit the ground.
Broken dream!
After everyone calmed down, they continued to move forward.
The green brick road in the small village was stained with dark brown bloodstains, and the shops on both sides were in a mess. They could only imagine the scene of the small village before the end in their minds.
"Oops~"
Perhaps seeing that everyone was in a heavy mood, Lin Qiaoni turned around and said dissatisfiedly, "You are here to hang out today, why are you so gloomy?"
As she spoke, she glared at Qiu Zhihu and said, "Old Qiu, you are going to die. Come on, give me a smile for my sister..."
Seeing this, everyone looked at Qiu Zhihu one after another, and saw that Qiu Zhihu's eyes were filled with tears at this moment. It was a bit inconsistent for him, a slightly rough man, to perform this scene.
"Chief, the scene when you blew bubbles just now reminds me of my six-year-old daughter. Whenever I took her out to play, she would definitely ask me to buy her a bubble..." Qiu Zhihu said, wiping away tears.
Two or three Dawn warriors did the same, wiping away tears one after another. They were all middle-aged, married and had children. Lin Qiaoni's move awakened the long-lost longing in their hearts. It would be strange not to shed tears!
"Yes, I was originally thinking of finding a few more things to remember me with... let's forget it!" Lin Qiaoni said a little apologetically, and then asked, "Lao Qiu, do you have a daughter? Why haven't I heard you talk about it?
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While Luffy continued to move forward with everyone, he turned around and looked at Qiu Zhihu.
Perhaps feeling the attention of the two big bosses at the base, Qiu Zhihu said with a wry smile, "I'm too embarrassed to mention it..." After laughing at himself, he continued, "Two years ago, my wife put down a divorce agreement and took her daughter to the United States...
I didn’t even know where they went to the United States all this time. I only had one phone call that I was lucky enough to get through, but it didn’t go through a few times... Then the apocalypse broke out, I guess..."
He did not continue talking, but everyone understood that when the doomsday broke out, it would most likely be gone.
"Um, I'm sorry for reminding you of these sad past events..." Lin Qiaoni said slightly apologetically.
"It's okay. She's right. I have no money and no time to spend with her and her daughter. It's better to separate early. It's okay. I just miss my daughter a little."
Everyone was silent for a while, but then Luffy asked, "What is your wife and daughter's name?"
"Ah? Oh," Qiu Zhihu was startled. He didn't understand why the leader would ask these questions, but it was not a secret. He immediately said, "Her name is Liu Xiaolan, and my daughter's name is Qiu Tongtong."
"Brother, you...could it be that?" Lin Qiaoni also reacted at this moment, covering her mouth and exclaiming in an unbelievable tone, "God, is it such a coincidence?"
Xiao Xiaoling also opened her mouth and looked shocked.
"What do you mean?" Qiu Zhihu also reacted at this moment and asked hurriedly.
Luffy, Lin Qiaoni, Xiao Xiaoling looked at each other and Xiao Xiaoling said, "Qionni, did we hear the name Qiu Tongtong during the satellite call with Uncle Lu a few months ago?"
"Yes! I was on the phone with Uncle Lu at that time, and someone yelled at a little girl. I also teased Uncle Lu about whether he had found a young woman..." Lin Qiaoni tilted her head and continued to recall, "What did the woman say at that time?"
Xiao Xiaoling said, "Qiu Tongtong, how many times have I told you? Don't mess around in Uncle Lu's room... The woman's tone was stern, with a hint of worry, as if she was afraid of offending Uncle Lu!"
"Yes, that's right..." Lin Qiaoni said, shaking Luffy's arm again and asking, "Brother, do you still remember?"
Luffy nodded, "Of course I remember, otherwise why would I ask this question?"
"I still remember that time when Uncle Lu said that he rescued a mother and daughter from Country Z. Since they were both from Country Z, he took them with him and usually cooked for them." Lin Qiaoni continued.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Although Qiu Zhihu had already made some guesses in his mind at this moment, his wife, no, his ex-wife and daughter might still be alive.
But the three people in front of them were talking to themselves, with no intention of telling him anything about the situation. They suddenly went crazy, "Big boss, you mean my daughter is still alive, is she still alive?"
At this moment, the team had already stopped, and Qiu Zhihu looked at Luffy and the others expectantly.
Luffy said, "We have only heard Qiu Tongtong's name. Now we are just guessing. We are not sure whether she is your daughter or not. We must verify it."
"How to verify?" Qiu Zhihu asked eagerly.
Luffy turned his wrist and looked at his watch, then looked at a shop in front of him and said, "The others will stay here, Lao Qiu, come in with us!"
After saying that, they looked at Lin Qiaoni, Xiao Xiaoling and their children. The two girls understood and did not speak to anyone else. They followed Luffy and pushed open the thick wooden door of the shop and walked in.
Qiu Zhihu saw this and followed closely.
Li Xia and other Shuguang warriors couldn't help but adjust their weapons and became alert.
Ruan Sisi sighed inwardly, as long as she hadn't taken that step, it would be impossible to truly integrate into the circle of the three of them.
"There are so many secrets..."
Zhou Shanshan looked at the closed door again and thought to herself.
"The big leader..."
Luffy waved his hand, stopping Qiu Zhihu's intention to continue asking. Some things are better explained than confirmed by facts.
The next moment, the satellite phone appeared in his hand, and he dialed the call skillfully.
The satellite phone is so important that it almost never leaves his sight, so when he goes out, he will put the satellite phone into the space in the palm of his hand. Only when the phone is there, can the person look at the phone.
"Du~du~"
Qiu Zhihu clenched his fists and stared at the satellite phone. His heart could not help but beat violently, and he was shouting in his heart, "Pick up, pick up..."
A "click" sound came from the satellite phone, and the next moment they heard a woman's nice voice, "Xiao Fei Qiao Ni Xiaoling, is that you?"
It was Luffy's mother's voice. They had heard this voice many times and it was very familiar.
"Mom, it's us, where's my dad?" Luffy said.
"He is still cleaning up the military base... He is stationed nearby there at night. Don't worry, your dad is fine, but the cleaning operation is a bit slow. By the way, what's the matter with you? Didn't you agree to reduce the call charges?
It can no longer be renewed. I don’t know when it will stop..."
"Well, I have something to ask!"
My mother was right. The reason why the satellite phone is still working is entirely because of the fees paid before the end. Once the system that is still running determines that the balance is insufficient, it will shut down, and there is no way to pay anymore.
So he asked directly, "Mom, I heard you guys saved a girl named Qiu Tongtong from Country Z? Is she okay now?"
"It's okay. You live next door to me. You know, we are in a foreign country. How difficult it is to meet a compatriot in this doomsday world? Once we meet someone, we will definitely try our best to take care of them. Besides,
That little guy Tongtong is cute and lively, and he always makes me happy, so he doesn’t make me too bored. You also know that your father loves me very much and won’t let me do anything... I was bored to death in one day!"
"Ahem!" Luffy coughed and interrupted his mother's words. He clearly felt two slightly resentful looks.
"Well, why are you asking them?"
Luffy said, "There is someone here who is probably Qiu Tongtong's father, so let's make sure!"
"Isn't it? It can't be such a coincidence, right? Well, Tongtong's mother's name is Liu Xiaolan..."
"Big boss...uh..."
Qiu Zhihu wanted to speak but was interrupted by Luffy's wave. Luffy continued, "Well, the name is right! Mom, could you please call them over and have a few words with my people?"
"Well, in that case, I'll hang up now and call back later!"
The next moment, the satellite phone hung up.
Because we don’t know when it will stop, we should use it sparingly.
At this time, Luffy turned to Qiu Zhihu and said, "The person I just spoke to was my mother. She and my father also formed a force in Country M. They rescued a mother and daughter a few months ago. You also
After hearing it, I’m pretty sure it’s your wife and daughter, please confirm it yourself later!”
"Yeah!" Qiu Zhihu nodded in agreement. His body kept shaking and he rubbed his hands together, looking very uneasy. After calming down, he asked, "Big Chief, are you saying that your uncle is the leader of that force?"
Luffy nodded.
"Huh~" Qiu Zhihu took a deep breath and said, "It's true that a tiger's son has no dog father..."
Everyone was speechless for a while.
"It's already this time, and you're still trying to flatter me." Lin Qiaoni said with disdain.
"I'm used to it." Qiu Zhihu lowered his head in embarrassment.
The waiting time always seemed long, especially for Qiu Zhihu, who felt as if a cat was scratching his head. Although he was somewhat certain that it was his ex-wife and daughter, after all, it couldn't be such a coincidence that the names of his daughter and his were matched in the early stage.
It’s just that no one can be 100% sure without confirming it personally.
Now every minute and every second of waiting is torture for him.
Fortunately, the stereotypical ringtone of the satellite phone did not keep him waiting for a long time. As soon as the ringtone rang, Qiu Zhihu immediately became alert and looked up at Luffy.
Luffy answered the phone.
"Hey, Fei, Xiao Liu and Tongtong are here, I'll let them speak for themselves!"
"Okay mom!"
After a brief silence, a woman's voice came from the phone, "Hey, you said he was my husband? What's your name?"
As soon as the woman spoke, Luffy and others saw Qiu Zhihu's eyes widen and his breathing become rapid. Everyone took a breath and suddenly understood that the matter was stable.
Originally, Lin Qiaoni and her two daughters were a little worried that something might happen to them. It would be extremely cruel to give people hope only to have it shattered. They all regretted that they had revealed it to Qiu Zhihu before they were sure.
"Hoo~ho~" Qiu Zhihu stared at the satellite phone in Luffy's hand, and kept taking deep breaths to adjust his emotions. After a long time, he said, "Xiaolan, I am Qiu Zhihu!"
"Ah!" Liu Xiaolan was obviously surprised. After a moment of pause, she added, "Zhihu, are you really still alive? That's great. I'm sorry for that. I won't refuse."
But her words were quickly interrupted by Qiu Zhihu, "Okay, don't say these useless things, I'll ask aunt if the Qiu Tongtong she's talking about is Tongtong?"
The aunt he mentioned was obviously Luffy's mother.
"Of course it's Tongtong, otherwise who do you think it is? Hey, Zhihu, don't blame me."
Qiu Zhihu interrupted Liu Xiaolan for the second time and shouted to the satellite phone, "Tongtong, Tongtong, can you hear me? Can you hear me say something to daddy?"
It's just that Qiu Tongtong's voice didn't come from the satellite phone.
"Tongtong, do you still remember dad's voice?"
Everyone heard clearly that this was Luffy's mother asking Qiu Tongtong.
"Daddy's voice?"
Suddenly Liu Tongtong's childish voice came.
"Hahaha, that's the sound, that's my Tongtong!" Qiu Zhihu shouted, laughed, and jumped, as if he was in a daze.
As a father, he will never forget his daughter's voice even if he dies.
"Tongtong. I am daddy. I am daddy."
At this moment, Liu Tongtong's voice came from the satellite phone again, "Dad's voice, this is dad's voice, dad~"
The little girl is six years old now and was four years old when she left two years ago. A four-year-old child actually remembers things very well. It may or may not fade in two years. Fortunately, Qiu Tongtong still remembers Qiu Zhihu's voice.
After hearing that familiar voice, the little girl couldn't help crying.
"Tongtong, don't cry. Just listen to your mother over there, listen to your grandpa and grandma, and wait for your father to pick you up later."
Qiu Zhihu said with tears streaming down his face, but Qiu Tongtong across from him was still crying.
The next moment, Qiu Zhihu wiped away his tears, suddenly turned around and knelt down towards Luffy, "Hey, big boss, don't help me."
Luffy was startled. Just when he wanted to help Qiu Zhihu up, he found that he had used the power that only a fourth-order evolver could have, and his expression was determined.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Qiu Zhihu's kowtow made a loud noise on the ground.
After kowtowing three times, a hole was made in the ground. He raised his head and said, "Big Chief, you saved my life. Without you, I would have died in the apocalypse. Now my wife and daughter's
My uncle and aunt saved my life again. I don’t know how to repay you. I, Qiu Zhihu, swear that from now on my life will belong to you, the chief. Even if you ask me to die, I will frown and shout.
I don’t want to die well!”
Luffy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, you've expressed this attitude many times, so I believe you!"
Qiu Zhihu did not get up and continued, "Aunt, my name is Qiu Zhihu. I am Tongtong's father and a subordinate of Chief Luffy. Thank you uncle and aunt for saving my wife and daughter. I kowtow to you here, uncle and aunt."
After saying that, there were three more beeps, and the hole in the ground became deeper.
"Hey, don't kowtow. We are all from Z country. How can we ignore it? Well, don't worry, your uncle and I will take good care of Tongtong. Xiaolan is also safe here." An Lan said,
Next to her, Qiu Tongtong was still crying.
"Yeah, thank you, auntie. I'm fine here. I just know that Tongtong is still alive. That's enough! You can talk to the chief!" Qiu Zhihu still knelt and did not get up.
An Lan said, "Well, I have nothing to say for now. Fei, do you have anything to say?"
"No, you and my dad just need to pay attention to safety!" Luffy said. He really didn't have anything to say at the moment. Even if he did, he would have to find a place where no one was around. "Well, you and my dad should take more care of Qiu Tongtong!"
He continues to win people's hearts with just one sentence.
"Well, I would have died without you!"
"Well, bye mom"
Luffy put away the satellite phone.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
At this time, everyone saw Qiu Zhihu kowtowing again, but in the direction of Lin Qiaoni.
Lin Qiaoni was startled and said in surprise, "What are you doing, Flattery Qiu? I didn't save you."
Qiu Zhihu shook his head and said, "I must also thank you, chief. If it weren't for your bubble, I wouldn't be able to think of my daughter. The chief wouldn't ask me, and I definitely don't know that my daughter is still alive."