Chapter 72 - The promise is momentary, and there is no end to fulfillment
With Terry leading the way, Benny’s crossing the trap area is much easier than last time.
The two came all the way to Beverly Fort, raised a bonfire, sat on the ground, and started drinking.
Terry was boring when he was drinking, sitting all the time, drinking without a word. Instead, it was Benny, chattering a lot.
Talk about “he” and Hope when he was young, talk about “he” and Hope going out to fight, talk about Hope’s participation in the war, talk about “he” working with the FBI or the CIA. What should be said and what should not be said, Benny said a lot.
“And you?”
Putting down the empty beer bottle, he picked up another bottle and opened it, Benny asked with his head sideways.
“I heard that you have also been on the battlefield.”
Terry drank in silence, staring at the bonfire jumping in front of him, and did not speak for a long time.
Just when Benny thought he would not speak, Terry spoke in a low voice.
Terry served in the Marine Corps and participated in overseas operations. He and several members were ordered to station on a suburban street.
Everything was fine, they didn’t even need to shoot, and their daily job was to guard the streets.
There were wars everywhere in the city. They guarded at the entrance of the street for half a month, and they had never seen a ghost.
Gradually, they began to relax.
Then, one night, after witnessing the dense explosion like fireworks in the city, a group of civilians suddenly rushed towards the street where they were stationed.
“What happened later?” Benny asked softly.
“The commander ordered the shots to be fired at the group of barefoot civilians.”
Terry buried his head deeply between his knees, and said in a low voice
“When we reacted, none of them were standing.”
“The commander ordered an inspection of the battlefield. As soon as I walked down, a woman who had not died of her breath stretched out her hands and said a lot of things to me.”
“What did she say?”
“I don’t understand. I think it should be their local language.”
“The commander ordered me to shoot her. I looked into her eyes and my brain went blank…”
At this point, Terry got excited, his whole body began to tremble, and he let out a series of meaningless roars.
Benny hugged Terry quickly and patted him on the back.
“It’s okay, it’s gone, it’s gone, it’s okay.”
“When I wake up, she has been beaten to a sieve.” Terry said choked on her knees. “Her eyes are wide and staring at me without blinking.”
“The commander ordered the bodies to be gathered together and burned on the spot.”
Under Benny’s comfort, Terry gradually explained his past.
Soon after that operation, they were captured by the local armed forces.
As for what happened during the captive period, Terry couldn’t remember at all. He only knew that when they were rescued, there were only five people left.
Later, after they retired, two more people were burned to death in the fire within two years. The remaining two people also lost contact.
After drinking the wine and telling the story, Terry gradually calmed down.
“Do you want to move to my place?”
Benny asked quietly as the fire was getting smaller.
“You are not safe here.
The traps you set are enough for ordinary humans, but for vampires, they don’t work at all.
Besides, the vampires have all come out, and there will be nothing outrageous in the future. “
“I heard Andy say that you kill them specifically.”
Terry said dullly.
“What?” Benny was taken aback, and asked strangely, “Who did Andy tell you?”
“Andy said he listened to Hope.”
goodboy!
Benny wants to give Terry a thumbs up.
Really good staff, answer all questions.
But is Hope just such a big mouth? Talk about this kind of thing too?
“Then what do you think?”
Benny asked with a sigh.
Terry didn’t say a word, but he had already given an answer.
Benny stood up and patted the dust off his hips.
“All right, you live here now. When did you figure it out and when to tell me. It’s getting too early, I’m going back.”
…
Saying goodbye to Terry, Benny returned to the restaurant and saw Bill guarding the door.
“You don’t guard Su Qi, why are you running here?”
Benny asked strangely.
“Come in and sit for a while?”
With that, Benny opened the door and reached out to invite.
“Does what you said this morning still counts?”
Bill grabbed Benny and asked seriously.
“Forget it, of course forget it.”
Benny was taken aback, frowned and asked, “Did you think about it? Cash it out now?”
Bill nodded and said in a deep voice, “Okay, I need you to protect Su Qi’s safety.”
Benny frowned and thought for a while, and did not immediately give an answer. Instead, he let Bill into the restaurant, took out the beer from the refrigerator and passed it over. Seeing Bill waved his hand and refused, he opened a bottle and said after taking a sip.
“It’s not that I want to break the vow. But can you change one?”
Bill shook his head firmly.
“The person who killed Ms. Adele went for Su Qi. I can protect her at night, but I can’t protect her during the day. So.”
Benny squeezed his forehead with a headache, wishing to smoke his mouth.
When he promised, he thought that he would do something against his will in the future. He thought it would be a one-shot purchase, such as killing a certain vampire, or getting a certain item, or When XX was rescued from danger, how could he forget that there is such a continuous, long-term thing!
“Can’t you really change it?”
Bill continued to shake his head, looking straight at Benny.
Benny and Bill looked at each other for a while and were defeated.
“Okay, okay.” Benny shook his head helplessly. “How about I find out the murderer? During this time, I will protect her and wait until the murderer is caught and the transaction is over.”
“no.”
“why?”
Bill was silent, after a long time, Bill raised his head and said slowly
“In addition to the murderer who killed Adele, there are still people who want to kill Su Qi.”
“Who?”
Bill was silent and refused to answer.
Benny opened the chair and sat across from Bill and said distressedly.
“I can’t follow her for the rest of my life. You’re kind of a rascal now.”
“How about you tell me who it is and I will kill it?”
Bill shook his head, “It’s not time yet.”
Benny felt like he was going crazy, and at this moment he regretted how easily he had promised to go out.
“When is the time then?” Benny grabbed his hair a little irritably, and accidentally pulled off two more, his liver trembling with distress.
“When the time comes, I will tell you.” Bill said in a deep voice, “It won’t be long.”
“How long is it not too long? Ten years or twenty years?”
Benny wailed, “Mr. Compton, you are a vampire, and time is extremely long for you, but I am just a human being, a human being, ten and twenty years have been a long, long, long time for me. Look at me, I’m thirty-four now, and I’ll be fifty-four in twenty years. I won’t be able to keep this hair at that time. Let alone protect others.”