Chapter 2952 (`)Frost leaves are as red as February flowers
All told, Luo Ji had lived in the large garden of Annie's house for several days.
And in these few days, of course nothing happened. He was able to eat, drink and live comfortably for several days, allowing him to enjoy in peace and comfort. At the same time,
It made him feel much better about his injuries.
After all, he originally had several broken ribs, but due to the special nature of the ribs, no surgical treatment was performed. Especially when the injured ribs did not affect the internal organs, clinically it is generally recommended to undergo conservative treatment.
Treatments were carried out, and surgical intervention was rarely needed, so he could only take painkillers and wait for the body to recover naturally.
But the amazing thing is that after coming to this garden in the mountains, thanks to the beautiful scenery, high-quality food and comfortable living environment, he unexpectedly felt that his recovery from his injuries was extremely good.
So, after his body felt better, he changed his original plan to stay for only a few days. Instead, he planned to stay here for a long time and wait until he was completely recovered from his injuries before making any plans?
You know, he is now a wall-facer. He is no longer the sociology professor at the university before. Now he does not need to worry about work, rack his brains for loans, and does not need to set up random subjects to defraud funds or fool those
College students played it.
So, he thought, being here is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, but the various facilities are excellent, the food, drink and accommodation are among the best in the world, and there is also a dedicated medical team, security team, air, environment and even
The domestic water supply is of the highest level, so it seems that it is really a good choice?
Anyway!
Luo Ji has decided that as long as the little girl Annie doesn't drive him away, he will stay here. He won't think about anything else until he recovers from his injury. Maybe the other party won't even drive him away?
Isn’t this?
This morning, he was bored, so he came to this gentle and poetic garden, which looked like a corner of the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, but it was ridiculously hidden in the maple leaf forest. Then he found a stone bench in the middle of the garden and sat down.
, just stay there quietly.
"..."
He had no other intention, he just came here to sit, rest, be quiet, look at the scenery and adjust his depressed mood.
After all, the scenery here is really beautiful, especially at this time, when most of the maple leaves are already red, and a thick layer has fallen on the ground, the picture is much better than the one with snowy mountains that he had imagined in his mind before.
, the 'Garden of Eden' of an ancient medieval villa between lakes, forests and meadows is much better!
Luo Ji had never dared to imagine that a Chinese garden could be so big, so beautiful, and so able to cleanse people's souls.
To be honest, if Annie hadn't taken the lead in occupying and occupying this place, and if the other party hadn't been a wall-facer and seemed to be stronger than him, maybe he would have used his own wall-facing power to occupy this place first, right?
However, although he cannot occupy this place, it does not prevent him from staying here for a while to recuperate and enjoy the beautiful scenery here.
"call--"
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, he lit another cigarette and took a puff of mist. He felt that he was instantly sublimated.
At this moment, in this situation, he has forgotten all his worries, such as the responsibilities of the Wall Facer, the threat of the Trisolarans, ETO, cosmic sociology, etc., they are all thrown away by him.
The back of my head.
"Why!"
"It would be nice if there was a backrest..."
But there is a flaw in it, and the only thing that makes him feel a little regretful is that this Chinese-style stone stool seems to be a round stool without a backrest, which is not friendly to him as a patient now, leaving him unable to do anything.
Lie down and relax completely.
"..."
Fortunately, there was a small round stone table in front of Luo Ji at this time, which allowed him to support his body with both hands to prevent his painful body from being too exhausted.
"..."
He didn't know how long he sat there, but when the cigarette in his hand was about to burn out, Luo Ji slowly raised his head and looked around.
Then he realized that this Maple Leaf Garden was obviously made by a famous artist?
It is like a secret place carefully arranged by nature. Not only does it not have many traces of artificial axe, but it even shields it from the influence of the outside world. It slowly unfolds the most beautiful scenery of the year in this autumn picture.
At this time, the morning light is breaking, the mist is lingering, the outer layer of the garden is gently covered by a soft golden gauze, and the air is filled with the unique fragrance of maple leaves and the fragrance of earth; while inside the garden, the maple forest is like fire,
The forest is fully dyed, and every maple leaf is like a love poem kissed by the morning sun, gorgeous yet elegant.
They either hang lightly on the branches and sway with the wind, or dance lightly and fly, as if whispering the tenderness of autumn; or they fall leisurely, covering the ground with colors, like fragments of time, quietly telling the change of seasons.
The sun shines through the gaps in the sparse maple leaves, casting variegated light and shadow, which complement the red leaves all over the ground, creating a somewhat touching and extremely beautiful autumn maple forest scene.
Coupled with the winding stone paths, winding bridges and flowing water hidden under the maple leaves in the distance, Luo Ji was surprised to find that every scene in the garden actually revealed its unique and calming exquisite layout.
With elegance?
For example, not far from Luo Ji, under the small bridge, the stream is gurgling and crystal clear, reflecting the fiery red shadows of the maple leaves on both sides of the bank, as if the whole world is embraced by that red tenderness?
Moreover, occasionally a few maple leaves fall lightly into the water and will drift with the current, carrying a bit of the unruly and freedom of the fiery autumn. At the same time, it is difficult to hide the faint sadness and go with the wave, just like his own state of mind at this time.
"..."
Just like this, in this picturesque scene, Luo Ji sat alone on this simple stone bench. He was in the center of the maple leaf forest. His black and white figure was in sharp contrast with the splendor around him, and at the same time, he seemed
Extremely lonely.
On the stone table, although he had just cleaned it with his hands, there were still a few maple leaves lying quietly on it. Their sharp-edged leaves were as red as dazzling flames, as if they could be reflected on the stone table.
That's what happened in his heart.
Anyway, he just stared at all of this blankly, his eyes empty and calm, as if he wanted to penetrate the autumn colors of the garden and look straight into the farthest corner of the universe. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Maybe you are thinking about the fiery red fallen leaves in this autumn, thinking about your attachment to life and beauty? But maybe it is out of emotion, lamenting that the earth and mankind will slide into the unknown like those leaves with the wind.
abyss?
Anyway!
At this time, his thoughts were floating uncertainly in this ocean of maple leaves, sometimes clear and picturesque, sometimes blurry and difficult to distinguish... Then gradually, loneliness and helplessness began to surround him tightly, making him feel vaguely uncomfortable.
breathe.
Because, I don’t know when, he suddenly remembered the identity and responsibilities of his wall-facer.
but……
But he didn't know what to do...
He just felt that he was in the maple forest, just like the earth was in the endless dark universe. Looking around, except for himself, everything above and below was uniformly dark, which made him dare not breathe.
, not daring to speak, or even daring to think, as if they were afraid of disturbing some terrifying existence.
Just like this, in the silence and emptying his thoughts, he seemed to have grasped something vaguely, grasped a certain key, but it seemed that he had not grasped anything.
"ha!"
"how?"
"Are you still used to living here these days?"
Suddenly, as waves of heavy footsteps came closer and closer, and as that extremely familiar voice boomed behind him, Luo Ji came back to his senses in an instant, and then sighed with a smile:
"It's okay!"
Without looking back, Luo Ji knew roughly who it was by listening to the voice and footsteps.
“It’s really nice here!”
"I'm afraid it's the legendary Grand View Garden, but it's nothing more than this, right?"
Therefore, even though the other party had just interrupted his thinking and a certain realization that seemed very important, he still shook his head, retracted his thoughts, and evaluated it seriously.
"whispering sound!"
"What does Grand View Garden count for?"
"Although I have never seen the Grand View Garden, I think it is far worse than this, at least in terms of size and momentum."
"No matter how big the Grand View Garden is, it can't be bigger than the Royal Garden, and the size of this place is comparable to that of a summer resort."
That's right, the person who said the careless words was not who it was. It was none other than Captain Shi Qiangshi.
After all, here, he is the only one who dares to talk to Luo Ji like this, because he is familiar with Luo Ji, he once saved Luo Ji's life, and now he is the captain of Annie's security team, so naturally he does not need to talk to Luo Ji like others.
So timid in front of a wall-facer like Luo Ji.
"Too!"
Luo Ji was startled for a moment, then thought about it, and finally nodded involuntarily.
"The maple leaf forest alone is so big, and the layout is so clever. It looks like you are in a maple leaf mountain."
"Thinking about it this way, a small garden like the Grand View Garden built inside an ancient city should really be incomparable to this!"
As a university professor, he will not argue with others. He only needs to use his professional knowledge to think about it and compare it a little, and he can probably judge whether what the other person just said is true or false.
"What's wrong?"
"I saw you staying here alone for two hours. What worries you?"
Looking at the cigarette butt in Luo Ji's hand that had burned to the filter and had been extinguished, Shi Qiang smiled and asked.
"??"
He was confused, and after looking at Shi Qiang, Luo Ji exclaimed with some dissatisfaction and asked:
"How did you know I've been here for two hours?"
"wrong!"
"Are you following me?"
"I'll go! You don't have to do anything serious?"
At this point, Luo Ji didn't need to think too much to know that the great historian in front of him must have been staring at him for a full two hours. Otherwise, the other party would not know how long he had been here.
"Business?"
"Of course, aren't you responsible for Anne's safety?"
"But the problem is that it's still morning. She usually doesn't get up until the afternoon, so we usually have nothing to do in the morning."
Grinning proudly, Shi Qiang waved his hand, then ignored the maple leaves falling on the stone bench and sat down next to Luo Ji.
"Yes, when you think about it, you are really relaxed..."
"I only work half a day every day..."
Shaking his head, thinking about what he had seen and learned while living here these past few days, Luo Ji also grinned, and then he didn't know how to comment on the other party.
"Say it!"
"What on earth were you thinking about just now?"
With that said, Shi Qiang took out his cigarette and was about to light it. When he saw the box of goodies that Luo Ji dropped on the stone table, his eyes lit up, and he quickly picked it up, lit it, and returned the cigarette.
He put it directly into his pocket without leaving any trace.
Obviously, he didn't want to put it back.
"..."
Naturally, Luo Ji also saw the other party's little moves.
In the past, he would have had to have a good talk with a cigarette thief like him!
You know, compared with those guys who always like to carry other people's lighters, carrying someone's whole pack of cigarettes in front of you is treasonous and heinous!
But it's different now. Now Luo Ji is a wall-facer. Now he can draw special offers directly, and he doesn't have to spend any money. With just a random command, others can bring him truckloads of money. So, it's just a matter of time.
A pack of cigarettes, he doesn't take it seriously.
"Great History..."
"What did you do before?"
So, after ignoring the other party's little move, Luo Ji thought for a long time before sighing quietly and asking.
"I?"
Waving his hand, he lit up the cigarette he got for free and took a deep puff. Then Shi Qiang waved his hand casually with a look of enjoyment and said:
"cough--"
"I have fought in the war, worked as a criminal policeman, and now I am the head of the PDC's bodyguards. What else can rough guys like us do?"
"Why do you ask that?"
Then, he looked at Luo Ji with some confusion and asked.
"Nothing, just..."
"A little emotional, right?"
"perhaps……"
Looking at the maple leaves falling from the sky, Luo Ji stopped here and did not continue. His face suddenly seemed lost in thought, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"Hey--"
"You have come at the right time. When Annie first came, the scenery here was not so beautiful!"
After looking at Luo Ji, and then following his gaze at the fiery red leaves floating down from the sky, Shi Qiang grinned and continued to puff away his smoke while casually chatting with him:
"Anyway, you are injured. If possible, just stay a few more days."
“This place is really nice.”
"Um……"
"Right!"
"Great History..."
"Are you satisfied with your current job?"
"Of course!"
"I live in a place with good food and good food. In a place like this, a head of state is only at this level, and my daily work is so easy. What can I be dissatisfied about?"
"That's right!"
"It makes sense for you to protect Anne, at least because you know the direction, unlike me..."
"you?"
"Why do you say that?"
"because……"
"I suddenly feel that my life is meaningless and I don't know where the future is..."
"cough--"
"Professor Luo, isn't it?"
"Isn't it just a few broken ribs? Why are you so sentimental?"
Shaking his head and looking at Luo Ji's expression, he thought that the other party had some syndrome caused by injuries and being assassinated twice. Although Shi Qiang didn't know how to cure it, he still reluctantly gave him some words of comfort.
"No!"
"It's not because of injury, at least not entirely..."
"You know what?"
"Just now I was thinking: I can't even protect myself, and maybe I can't even compare to Anne. How can I protect all mankind?"
"Isn't that nonsense?"
As he spoke, Luo Ji smiled bitterly, and then reached out to touch the cigarette he had just put on the table. Then he realized when he saw that there was only a lighter. It seemed that... his cigarette had been taken away by the guy in front of him.
Gone?
"Come on! Slap me!"
"You're welcome!"
Seeing this, Shi Qiang took out his local goods worth more than ten yuan a bag and threw them to Luo Ji without hesitation. Then he persuaded Luo Ji with his meaningful eyes:
"Don't compare yourself to Annie!"
"real!"
"In fact, I can't even compare?"
"Don't think that just because I'm the security captain, I'm so powerful. In fact, I don't seem to be of much use except to help her and do some dirty work?"
"Don't believe it, she saved me last time!"
"If it weren't for her, I would have been torn into pieces by those ETO bastards!"
With that said, Shi Qiang told Luo Ji with some embarrassment the last assassination attempt by ETO, in which the other party used stealth equipment and nano flying blades to sneak into the garden and arrange killing moves at the entrance of the corridor on the other side of the artificial lake.
Said it out.
"!!"
"People from ETO are still here?"
"Isn't it possible?"
This was somewhat unimaginable to Luo Ji, and even made him feel quite horrified.
Anyway, in his opinion, if it were him, in that situation, he would have been successfully assassinated and torn into pieces by the ETO people along with his bodyguards.
"How is it impossible?"
"That's what it is anyway!"
"The Trisolarans even had that kind of technology developed by ETO. In comparison, you are much luckier. At least they don't pay as much attention to you as Anne, right?"
"Otherwise, I'm really worried about your safety."
As he spoke, Shi Qiang, seeing Luo Ji's face gradually turning pale and realizing that his comfort seemed to have had the opposite effect, quickly shut up and said no more.
"Anyway!"
"Professor Luo, since you have been assassinated two or three times by ETO, it proves that you have a master over them, which means there is something that makes the Trisolarans afraid."
"So, you better not belittle yourself too much."
"No matter what, no matter how bad you are, you are still countless times stronger than us big-headed soldiers!"
"I'm not lying to you!"
With that said, Shi Qiang blew out a smoke ring beautifully, indicating that Luo Ji was not only better than him personally, but even the other party's specially supplied cigarettes were still ten times better than his in terms of fragrance and mellowness.
The spicy and choking local food bought at block prices is strong.
"powerful?"
"Oh--!"
"Where is the strength?"
As he spoke, Luo Ji shook his head and couldn't help but stood up with excitement.
"I don't know what I should do now. I have become a Wallfacer for no reason..."
"There is no preparation at all!"
"I have no clue..."
"I don't even know why ETO came to assassinate me..."
"Anne is much better at this than me."
"At least, she made that neutron jammer, and then deliberately provoked ETO, and also deliberately angered netizens. I think she must have some plan of her own..."
"But I..."
"What can I do?"
"What do I want to do?"
"I don't even know it myself!"
At the end of the sentence, Luo Ji looked at Shi Qiang with a sad face and had no idea what the meaning of his existence was. He sat down again in vain, then lit the cigarette and took a long puff.
I almost choked again.
"Brother Luo..."
"you……"
Hearing this, Shi Qiang wanted to say something, but suddenly, he found that a red light on the walkie-talkie on his chest flashed wildly, and then vibrated violently?
"!!"
So, without thinking, he stood up and quickly pressed a button, covered his ears and started talking.
"It's me!"
"Dongguai! What happened?"
"?!"
"Wha, what?"
"Are you sure?"
"Damn it!"
"good!"
"I see!"
"I'll go back right away."
Then, he didn't know what important things someone said to him. Anyway, Luo Ji didn't hear anything in the other person's earphones. He just saw that the other person suddenly became ferocious and looked at him fiercely, and then suddenly
He reached out and picked him up, then walked quickly in the direction he came from.
"Hello--"
"Da Shi, what are you doing?"
"Let go!"
"I can walk by myself!"
"Let go!"
And when he saw his security team rushing over and surrounding himself and the other party, he realized that the situation was serious, and then he asked with some anxiety and uneasiness:
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
If possible, Luo Ji really wanted to know earlier, because even if he died, he wanted to die with a clear understanding.
"What else could it be?"
"It's those bastards from ETO!"
"whispering sound!"
"Those guys are restless again!"
"Anyway!"
"We will know the details when we get back, so don't ask."
"Let's go!"
After finishing speaking, Shi Qiang did not explain, but just signaled to the Luo Ji security team to hurry back with Luo Ji accelerating.
"Hello!"
"I can walk by myself..."
"Let go!"
"I--"
Despite what he said, the two PDC security personnel were still indifferent and quickly ran back with Luo Ji on their backs, refusing to listen to him at all.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
And from their and Shi Qiang's expressions and performance, it is easy to know that things may not be as easy and simple as Shi Qiang said just now.
What Luo Ji didn't know was that at the same time, all the protective devices in the garden, including the neutron jammers, the surrounding troops and various military equipment, were already in operation and were on standby.
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Chapter completed!