sinovels Chapter 24 Chapter 24
Chapter 24 Chapter 24
Christmas is over, nothing new. As usual, Jimmy invited all the staff of Thar Airport to have dinner in the western restaurant of the guest house.
The western restaurant is located on the top floor of the guest house. It is extremely luxurious. The chandelier is inlaid with Swarovski crystals, and the floor is covered with tiles brought from Morocco—it is like a wedding hall.
I heard that it was built by Edison Chan in the early years to chase after Jimmy's mother. Now that the times have changed, it is still decently maintained, but some retro flavors have been added out of thin air.After all, more than ten years have passed by.
Jimmy didn't pay any attention to those rumors.He only cared about whether Lin Mu was sitting next to him, and whether there was caviar for dinner.
In the middle of dinner, he finished his caviar and dug it out of the forest plate.The trees are left to him.Not only let him alone, but also turned sideways and bowed his head gently to ask if he would like to bring him some more.
"No need. Just get some fruit. But no bananas! No dates!" Jimmy gouged out Lin Mu's eyes, and said to Lin Mu in an extremely soft voice, "You dare to ask for trouble."
"If I dare?"
"The rock candy is mine."
Lin Mu reached out, this time instead of rubbing his hair, he pressed Jimmy's lips and wiped the caviar on his lips.
Ji Yuanyuan was sitting at the opposite table, petrified on the spot.He didn't even notice that the bubbles of champagne overflowed the glass.
"Lin Lin Lin Lin——Captain?" Ji Yuanyuan couldn't understand what she saw for a while, she was a little excited, but she didn't dare to ask in detail, so she could only let herself stammer, her eyes filled with gossip, and she pulled Living in the woods, he made a gesture at Jimmy, "You you you... with... him?"
Unexpectedly, Lin Mu nodded generously, looking very natural: "Yes. I chased him." He stretched out three fingers to compare, "I have been secretly in love with him for three whole years."
Ji Yuanyuan's eyes widened directly: "No way!"
"Why not, I really mean it."
"Captain Lin, so you are so boring? Three years?! Can you do it, you! My child would be soy sauce!"
"..."
After Christmas, comes New Years.On New Year's Eve, Jimmy drove Lin Shu to a different courtyard in the desert.Knowing that the night in the winter desert is as low as minus ten degrees, they prepared sleeping bags with a temperature scale of minus 25 degrees, as well as many warm babies and chocolates.
Jimmy warmed up by the raised bonfire, inserted a piece of marshmallow on a bamboo stick, and when it was heated in the fire, it expanded with a "Peng" sound, and then put it into a hot chocolate cup.
While Lin Mu wasn't paying attention, he poured some rum into his glass - Lin Mu didn't know where he learned the recovery theory, and he insisted that he needed to stop drinking before the wounds on his hands were completely healed.
"Lin Mu, who said it was cold just now?"
"Here we come." Lin Mu put the rock sugar in the human sleeping bag and put it to sleep, then slowly got up and went back outside the tent, and sat down on the sand warmed by the bonfire at Jimmy's feet.
Jimmy took out a pack of baby warmers.
"Is it cold here?" He put his hand into Lin Mu's sweater and pressed it against his warm back, causing him to shiver.
Jimmy didn't intend to stop, he deliberately asked for a long time on Lin Shu's chest and back, even his thighs and lower abdomen, and he didn't put warm baby on him in every place where Lin Shu said it was a bit cold.Instead, it stretched out its claws and stopped on it, and it was called "I rubbed for you to generate heat".
Until Lin Mu realized that he had been fooled, it was already too late.
Jimmy held him, his voice was unsteady: "Is it cold in here?"
Lin Mu didn't answer, leaned his head on his shoulder, and took a deep, deep breath.
Seeing that Lin Mu didn't answer, Jimmy lowered his eyes in disappointment, and fell silent, drinking his own hot chocolate with rum and marshmallow soaked in mouthfuls.
Then he saw Lin Mu stretch out his hand, took his own cup, and put it on the ground beside him.Then he took him by the hand and led him back to the tent.
"Huh?" Jimmy turned his head to ask if the bonfire was still on, when he saw Lin Shu's kiss fall down.The overwhelming kisses are like the sweetest cotton candy.
"Did you drink secretly?"
"Ah? Lin Mu, why am I suddenly unable to understand what are you talking about? Can you speak Chinese, please? Excuseme? Hmm... ah..."
Next came Jimmy's birthday, which was the seventh day of the new year, and the small shops in Taal City had already resumed business.
Lin Mu didn't know when Jimmy's birthday was, but it was several days in advance. When he bought eggs at the market, he would be asked if it was a birthday present for Jimmy.Later, when he passed the dairy farm, he was also stopped by the boss who tried to persuade him that milk is the best supplement and should be given as a gift to the birthday person.In the end, he went to the "Blue Velvet" bar to get Jimmy the hat the proprietress sewed for him, and was dragged behind the bar for a quarter of an hour of real-name education.
There is only one core idea: give generous birthday gifts to loved ones.
Lin Mu racked his brains: the person he loves is the actual controller of the second largest armory in the three southern countries, and the largest is the government army of country Z.
For this arms dealer who has seen life and death, has a hippie smile, has no shame, and is dissatisfied with desires, Lin Mu thinks and thinks again and again, what exactly does he want on his birthday?
On Jimmy's birthday, he caught up with the day shift.He didn't care, as if he didn't know it was his birthday, he brushed the bowls of the two of them after dinner in the morning: "It's just a matter of time to take you to the airport."
Lin Mu replied to him: "I'll take you by motorcycle."
The big Harley imported from country Z has been modified to drive like a guided missile on the road.
Jimmy straddled the car, leaned against the back of Lin Shu, and smiled innocently as first love: "Can I hug you?"
How can Lin Mu say no?
Roaring all the way to the airport, it led to the idle Tal children standing on the side of the road in shock and surprise, and finally became a burst of cheers-they were like Hollywood-style heroes.
Heroes all ride beautiful mechas and save the world easily without paying any price.
But how can two heroes ride a motorcycle together?
I'm afraid it's an action movie mixed with a romance movie, right?
Jimmy pulled Lin Shu to one side in front of the crew lounge. There were so many tourists, he was embarrassed to kiss goodbye, so he stretched out his hand to pull his hat and scarf.
Jimmy: "Be smart, if there's another earthquake or tsunami—"
Lin Mu took off the big scarf, wrapped Jimmy's head in the scarf, and kissed hard: "We are in the desert, where did the tsunami come from?"
"Then if there is another earthquake, you—"
"Understood. You shouldn't be so rude during the approach. Maybe it's a little late, but... sorry for the attitude that day, I apologize to you."
Jimmy patted his coat and refastened the scarf to the tree: "Let's go."
He watched Lin Shu walk through the glass door, and under the screen broadcasting international news, he took off his heavy coat, revealing the neat pilot uniform inside.Leaving the castle with lambs and heating, he is an omnipotent pilot again.
Moreover, in the international news, Jimmy saw the guided missile of the terrorist organization "Vulture" in country Y fall into a hospital in country Z.The president denounced, the people protested, and war between the two countries was imminent.
With a sigh, he picked up the pager and looked at the news. The arms business...is getting more and more prosperous.
Lin Mu's voyage today is a short one.Jianxin arranged for him to fly to a satellite city on the side of the Thar Desert to take two Chinese staff members back for the Spring Festival.Originally, the two of them were supposed to return home from Thar before the new year. Who knew that a major earthquake occurred in country K, and the trip was delayed. Only now did they have time to pick them up.
Ajit took off with Lin Shu, and then he got off work on the night shift and replaced Jimmy on the day shift.
Throughout the day, Aunt Aruna gave him double the amount of sugar in the milk tea.He knew she was kind, but he had to pour water into the milk tea when she turned around. He deeply felt that if he didn't sell arms and opened a bar instead, he would still be a black-hearted dealer.
Ajit gave him a chicken, and he temporarily put the chicken coop on the stairs outside the central control room.Aunt Aruna gave him a pair of woolen gloves, which matched the hat her sister gave him.
It was an uneventful day, but Jimmy enjoyed it.
At dusk, only the last flight of the day did not return, and everyone took advantage of that precious hour to share the big cake brought by Jimmy.The cake was made by the pastry shop in the Millennium Bazaar. It was decorated with colorful buttercream, and inside was an ordinary sponge cake.Maybe he hasn't eaten cream for many years, but Jimmy thinks his birthday cake is surprisingly delicious.
Jimmy knew that Lin Mu didn't like sweets, so he dug out a piece of bottom sponge cake and a strawberry for him.
After a while, a voice came from the earphone, it was Lin Mu applying for approach.
"Z129, approach cleared. Hey wait, why did you change plane?"
Lin Mu said succinctly: "Application for landing, Z129. You will know in a while."
"Z129, landing is allowed. Runway [-], wait a moment and we will find someone to pull back the canopy for you." Jimmy wondered, and felt that something might have happened to Lin Mu: why did it go there as a small passenger plane, but turned into a helicopter when it came back? ?
"Z129 landed, thanks to Tal Airport." Lin Mu is used to politely saying goodbye and thanking the ground personnel after each take-off and landing.
After a quarter of an hour, Jimmy heard someone coming up the central control room from the outdoor stairs.
"The door is not locked."
As soon as Lin Mu entered the door, his expression was indescribable: "What is... what is in the cage outside?"
Jimmy laughed and said, "Chicken, haven't you seen it? Tal has a lot of chicken, and all of them are this big."
Lin Mu thought about it now, and laughed: "This can't be your birthday present?"
Jimmy held up the remaining face: "Yes! What's so funny! Such a sincere gift, from a friend who treats me sincerely, I am proud!"
Lin Mu showed a embarrassed expression on purpose: "Then I... didn't send anything..."
Jimmy looked around to confirm that everyone else was still busy outside the corridor, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips: "Today is my birthday, although I still want a little gift from you , but isn’t it over today? After dinner, I can give you a chance... How about it? I have prepared beef stew with red wine for dinner.”
Lin Mu smiled, grabbed Jimmy by the collar and lifted him from the seat, leading him down the stairs all the way to the apron.
The young arms dealer saw Qian's eyes wide open: "You sent me a plane?!"
Lin Mu Fue: "That's... no. When did you take the C16 theory part of the exam?"
Jimmy jumped into the cab three times and twice, stroking the upper and lower joysticks fondly.Lin Shu started the plane from the main pilot's seat, and the faint blue pointer on the instrument panel was clearly visible, indicating that the weather in Tahr was fine tonight, with no wind and towering clouds.
Jimmy: "More than three years ago...in the spring. I took the exam in the UK. I don't know where—"
Lin Mu picked up his hand and placed it on the front joystick between the two of them: "Although the British test is accepted here, the theoretical test is valid for three years, and you have expired now."
Lin Mu said again: "Learn the practical exercises first, and then apply for a make-up theoretical exam after you have learned it. Anyway, if you are asked to prepare in advance, you will only preview the day before the exam."
Jimmy looked at him in surprise and didn't speak for a long time.
When he was 13 years old, he took a photo with the captain at Heathrow Airport for the first time. The old man with white beard put a pilot cap on his head and covered his eyes.
From then on, nothing else could be seen in his eyes.
He wanted to be a pilot wholeheartedly, so he chose aerospace in college, but unfortunately, things got tricky and he didn't fly in the end.I don't know how Lin Mu knew, this is his greatest regret.
Jimmy gripped the joystick tightly, eager to try.
Lin Mu urged: "Do you remember what I just said? If you remember, give me a reply. I'll get you up, remember?"
Lin Mu refers to the fact that the main driver and the co-pilot share the duties of the two control levers, and Jimmy laughs wildly.
He pretended not to understand: "I'm sorry I just lost my mind. What are you talking about, who's going down and who's going up? Let's do it again..."
Lin Mu: "Let me tell you—what's in your head! How dare you——"
Jimmy felt wronged: "You said you wanted to be in the cockpit... and the lounge, the central control room, the passenger cabin..."
He repeated what Lin Mu said when he lost his head.The two immediately recalled the day and night in Xianshui City at the same time, and they blushed at the same time.It's so dirty, it's so dirty that it touches your heart, and it's so dirty that you can't forget it.
Lin Mu reported to the control tower for take-off and was approved.He skillfully manipulated the engine to start, the propeller to speed up, and after a while, he rose into the sky amidst the roar.
While operating, he explained to Jimmy the meaning of each operation and the theory behind it, and he did not forget to test him after speaking. Jimmy had already studied the theory class once, and his answers were fluent, and he even commented on the night view of Tal with aftertaste.
——Thousands of lights scattered all over the place are simply "like stars all over the city."
Flying at night, many times people can't even distinguish the sky from the earth.The sky is dark, only dotted with the shining Milky Way.And the ground is also dark, only the lights of a few farmers, on the edge of the desert, shining like stars.
The ordinary Thar family was born in the bitter cold on the edge of the desert, but they have to weave a life amidst the endless war.How difficult life is, but they enjoy themselves.
Jimmy couldn't help being moved when he thought of his beloved Tal City.
Lin Mu asked considerately: "Is it too late today? I can't see the city below clearly."
Jimmy nodded: "But with you. With you... that's fine."
Lin Mu looked at his lover, and saw sparks of enthusiasm enough to start a prairie fire in his eyes.
three years ago.
Lin Mu was temporarily dispatched by Jianxin to transport the base station antenna to Tar.The notice of this trip was very short-lived. He thought he would go back and forth that day, so he didn't even pack his luggage.
It was only when I got to the airport that I heard people say that the country Y's independence ceremony and founding ceremony was coming soon, but the TV station hadn't prepared a live broadcast antenna in advance.The OB van can't drive into the Thar Desert, so he can only rent the satellite dish from Jianxin, so he needs to take this trip.
He hadn't thought of what happened after that for years.
Those things were clearly engraved in his mind, and he didn't want to think about them.
Why did the ordinary delivery trip of the reloading helicopter turn into being left in Tal by his ex-boyfriend Wen Hexing—what did he say to rest in place for two days, and wait for his representative Jianxin to attend the founding ceremony of country Y? , and then Lin Mu drove the plane to pick up the representatives who had seen the letter.
Later, how to sit in front of the TV in the guest house, suddenly received a call from Wen and Xing, asking him to rush to the stadium where the ceremony was held on the outskirts of Taal immediately.
Lin Mu remembered that the sun was scorching hot that day, he was still parking his motorcycle by the side of the road, and the car Tal rented was always full of big and small faults.The stand of this one was broken, and it couldn't stand no matter what.
Then Vice President Wang of Jianxin grabbed him and rushed all the way to the stadium, calling everyone he was an "ambulance driver". The security personnel saw the signs of Jianxin Group on them and gave way one after another.
What ambulance?He was full of doubts, I was flying the plane.
After entering the stadium, I found that Jianxin had pulled a double-cab rescue helicopter with a heavy-duty truck. It was the kind without side doors and was as small as a red dragonfly.
The patient was already lying in the back row, wearing a breathing mask, and he couldn't see his face at all.Probably a big shot, because he was already accompanied by a doctor—the doctor looked like an American, carrying a medicine box, and calmly pressed his palm at him.
"Xiao Lin, what kind of fate do you think this is! Our branch just signed a big order with him," Vice President Wang pointed at the patient lying in the back row with his chin, and raised five fingers to indicate the amount. Hurry up and send someone to the hospital, I'm counting on you."
Just like that, Lin Mu was caught up to the driver's seat, adjusted the seat, fastened the seat belt, and went vertically from the stadium to the sky without leaving a slight deflection angle.
On the ground, the reporters who came to live broadcast the founding ceremony frantically took photos and videos, but were stopped by the soldiers, who confiscated the camera devices one by one, and those who protested were knocked to the ground on the spot.
This is why, later, the international media knew almost nothing about the founding ceremony that turned into a farce.No one knows who was present at the ceremony except for the heads of state of the three southern countries, and no one knows why an arms dealer died suddenly after the ceremony, which triggered continuous armed conflicts between the two countries and gave birth to a group called "Vulture". terrorist organization.
For reasons unknown to Lin Mu, the emergency voyage was carried out very low-key.Not only did he not report in advance that it was an emergency plane when he approached the capital airport of country Z, but he also had to pretend that everything was fine and land normally.
Lin Mu deduced at the time that this was probably because he was afraid of being photographed by reporters.After a long time, when he got to know Jimmy and finally knew the identity of the patient in the back row, he realized how much political turmoil would be caused by revealing his illness in advance.
If Edison Chan dies, country Y will completely cut off its source of weapons from the outside world, and neighboring country Z will inevitably take advantage of the chaos to recover, triggering a new round of local hot wars.
So Lin Mu didn't particularly regret the pretense at that time.
The only thing he regrets is——
When he landed at the capital airport of country Z, the weather was unexpectedly clear.It seems that the dark clouds that were still dense an hour ago suddenly parted, all to welcome their arrival-bringing news that Edison Chan's life or death is unknown.
"Z129, the landing is complete." Lin Mu was not sure whether to call for emergency treatment according to international practice. He looked back at the American doctor, who shook his head and put a finger on his lips, signaling him to remain silent.
That's right, they may have made arrangements.
So Lin Mu sat in the driver's seat, packed his things, checked the instruments, filled out the forms, and was ready to wait for the airport staff to come to hand over the plane before he left with his bags.
Then he heard an arrogant British voice coming from the earphones of the passenger intercom: "What did I say, Dad? You don't believe me, do you! I passed the C16 exam, and I'm going to fly a plane in the future !"
The equipment of the small helicopter is too outdated, and the channel for calling passengers and calling the tower is shared.So the original audience of this passage was unconscious, but Lin Mu listened to it.
Lin Shu looked down from the exaggerated glass window of the helicopter, and the people below were all deformed.Under the scorching sun, a young man in an army green flight suit and aviator sunglasses was looking up at their helicopter.
He thought the sun was too hot, so he stretched out his hand to build a pergola on his forehead.Holding the walkie-talkie in the other hand, the voice was crisp and clear: "Dad, you lost the bet! I'm willing to accept the bet!"
The boy took off his sunglasses, walked proudly across the runway towards the helicopter, as if the world was at his fingertips.
Lin Mu's lips parted slightly, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.
They met again unexpectedly in Tal, and he never saw Jimmy wearing a flight suit and aviator sunglasses again.Those dreams of youth who didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth were shattered when they suddenly woke up one day.
The only thing Lin Mu regrets is——
It would have been fine if I had just said, "I'm sorry" to him at that time.
If only he had told him ahead of time, instead of waiting for him to climb into the helicopter himself to find Edison Chan unconscious.
But the river of time can never reflow, and the regret of missing it will become forever.
Later, Lin Mu applied for transfer and hid in Xianshui City, but he still regretted it time and time again.
He always thought of the brilliance in the eyes of the little pilot, which was no less brilliant under the scorching sun.
And how he saw the light with his own eyes, dimmed.