When he left his father's place, General Qi Rui carried another thick folder. It was about the higher-level design of the armored forces. In addition to the wide front, deep depth, integration of ground and air, and helicopter assault groups. Vacuum bombs, gas warfare, germ warfare, and even the trinity of nuclear warfare.
Listening to his father start with "volcanic eruptions leading to the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty," Qi Rui felt that his father finally wanted to tell a few light stories. Then he listened to his father vividly introduce the nuclear winter that would destroy the world, and Qi Rui felt that his heart was in a temperature close to winter.
For decades, there was nothing that his father, Vézé, could not do. Overthrow Manchu Qing, recover China, recover the old land of China, and seize North America. Every one of these things was a great achievement in previous dynasties, and every one of them would inevitably exhaust the people's power and make the world broken.
However, in Vézé's hands, every time he completed something, China became stronger. Many major events that should have exhausted the world's power instead made the Min dynasty stand at an unprecedented height. So when Vézé described that the nuclear winter would destroy mankind, Qi Rui believed that the nuclear winter would definitely destroy mankind.
Of course, Qi Rui did not think that his father, Vézé, was a man who would destroy the world. So he quietly waited for his father to explain the way to crack it. Vézé said, "I support historical materialism and materialist dialectics because these theories can avoid the extinction of mankind. If private ownership is allowed to expand indefinitely, mankind will inevitably perish. Private ownership itself may not be a problem, but productivity will continue to develop, and it will certainly develop to a level that can destroy the world. The nature of private ownership is centered on the individual, and it is inevitable that there will be lunatics who want to destroy the world. "
His father was so optimistic, and Qi Rui did not want to cause trouble for himself. Because Qi Rui had personally passed through the battlefield, Qi Rui knew the strong impulse to destroy the world. It was not based on interests, or even anger. That was a pure impulse, an impulse to throw caution to the wind under desperation. If productivity developed to the level that Old Man described, the destruction of mankind would not be a joke at all.
Of course, in his heart, General Qi Rui treated his father's words as a joke, because what he cared about now was the concept of a world war. Based on Marshal Vézé's idea, it would not be a dream to cross the Atlantic Ocean and defeat the European countries.
Back at his residence, Qi Rui flipped open his notebook. This was a habit, because Qi Rui found that he would always be tied down by the most attractive thing at the time. If he wanted to finish his work, he would have to do it bit by bit according to the contents of the notebook. Even though he couldn't remember anything else, Qi Rui still looked at it out of habit. Sure enough, there were no other job reservations in the notebook. Sure enough, there was a record that Qi Rui had forgotten. He called Chu Xue to arrange a meeting.
Looking at his watch, it was still past 7 pm. Qi Rui had stayed at the military academy's guest house last night, and had spent the entire day chatting with his old man. He picked up the phone and dialed an outside line. It didn't take long before Qi Rui heard a familiar voice that he hadn't heard for a long time.
"I'm Qi Rui," Qi Rui said naturally. Such a natural and smooth tone, as well as a peaceful mood, made Qi Rui's rationality feel surprised. From a statistical point of view, this was abnormal for Qi Rui.
"You … are back in Nanjing?" Chu Xue's voice was full of surprise.
"Yes. Do you have time to come out for dinner? "Qi Rui asked.
"Now?" Chu Xue asked with a smile.
"Are you free now?" Qi Rui was surprised.
"Today is Friday." Chu Xue smiled.
Qi Rui then remembered that today was indeed Friday. However, over the years, Qi Rui only took annual leave at most. He usually didn't have time to care about the day of the week. After doing research on armored soldiers, he couldn't care so much. Thinking of this, Qi Rui said with a bitter smile, "If you can endure another hour of hunger, I can be there."
More than 20 years ago, the restaurant on the top floor of a ten-story building in Nanjing was one of the most eye-catching restaurants. The war promoted the rapid development of the metal processing industry. Coupled with the development of electronic technology, the popularity of elevators greatly increased. Not to mention that there were more and more ten-story buildings in Nanjing, the same was true in Tokyo. As the political commissar of the North American Theater of Operations, Qi Rui knew that many elevator manufacturers were military enterprises.
But no matter how time changed, the significance of this restaurant for Qi Rui hadn't changed. After meeting Chu Xue, Qi Rui saw how time changed people. Chu Xue sighed, "You haven't changed."
An old restaurant that had been open for nearly 30 years was naturally different. There were still many people eating. The supervisor upstairs was actually the foreigner. To Qi Rui's surprise, the supervisor actually had a little impression of Qi Rui. The old man said appropriately, "Sir, I still remember that you were a lieutenant general the last time you came."
This sentence made Qi Rui feel a little sad. Qi Rui thought of himself as a Nanjing person, but in reality, he hadn't spent more than half of his life in Nanjing. When Qi Rui thought back to the past, he found that the happiest and best days of his life were spent in Nanjing. What the war brought to Qi Rui was glory, promotion, and growth. The war also made Qi Rui feel pain, helplessness, and despair.
Completely ignoring the surrounding gazes, Qi Rui and Chu Xue sat down by the window. The inside of the restaurant was well decorated, and the screen was good to block other people's view. Chu Xue sighed again, "You haven't changed from more than 20 years ago. I'm old. "
"I don't want to talk about this topic. Whenever I look at you, you're the same as before. "Qi Rui said very sincerely. Then his rationality fluctuated again. If it was before, Qi Rui couldn't say such a thing in any case. At that time, he didn't pursue such honesty and sincerity. He even admitted that he was actually very capricious in many areas. At that time, Qi Rui pursued how to become stronger, hoping that he could obtain the power to control everything.
If it was someone else, they would have said something else after hearing this. However, Chu Xue didn't say anything. She immediately changed the topic, "I saw the news about you in the newspaper. Before I went to war, you told me that you could become a colonel or even a general before the age of 30. You did it. Now I feel that as long as you want to do something, you can do it. "
Even if his heart was strong enough, Qi Rui couldn't help but feel some pain in his heart. Chu Xue was right. If Qi Rui wanted to, he could do it. Just like he could marry Chu Xue. But people can only understand what they have lost after they have lost it. This kind of fact always brought endless pain. What was more painful was that only through this kind of pain could he see his true colors.
Until now, Qi Rui had to admit one thing. Compared to his feelings for Chu Xue, Qi Rui actually loved himself more. At that time, he considered the problem with himself as the core. At that time, in Qi Rui's heart, there was no space for Chu Xue. Therefore, in the end, Qi Rui refused his father's help.
In this kind of pain, Qi Rui smiled bitterly, "I only realized a few years ago that I am a very capricious and delicate person. Like a child, only the world that I agree with is the world. "
"Haha." Chu Xue couldn't help but laugh, "You … Can a child become a general or even a marshal?"
"Of course." Qi Rui sighed. At this time, he suddenly remembered his father Vézé's words about the end of the world caused by nuclear weapons. As long as there was enough production, even a child could destroy the world. Qi Rui himself grew up, so he understood how cruel his past self was.
At this time, the dishes were served. Qi Rui and Chu Xue slowly ate and chatted. Unknowingly, the two had finished eating and then the two chose to leave. After dropping Chu Xue near her home, Qi Rui got off the car and said goodbye to Chu Xue.
"Will you go back to Nanjing?" Chu Xue asked.
Qi Rui shook his head, "I can't decide whether to go back to Nanjing or not. Before, I really didn't know that climbing to such a position meant that I had less and less personal freedom. At that time, I thought that one day when I reached the top, I could grow a pair of wings and fly freely in the sky. Now I understand that I thought wrong. "
Chu Xue didn't immediately answer. She was silent for a moment before asking, "If … If you could do it again. Would you choose a different path? "
This question made Qi Rui somewhat speechless. He thought for a while before replying, "I would still choose this path. This path has brought me a lot of pain and regret, but I have never regretted it. "
"… That's you. Qi Rui, what I envy most about you is that you always know what you want. If you go forward, then there must be something in front of you. "Chu Xue smiled bitterly.
Qi Rui was still able to control his emotions. At this time, he couldn't help but ask, "I always wanted to know. You told me that I don't know anything. But I really don't know what I don't know … "
"If you don't know, then you don't know. Why think so much? Qi Rui, you can always get what you want. So you definitely don't know. " Chu Xue's tone suddenly became cold. After saying the first sentence, Chu Xue continued, "Today was very happy, thank you. Goodbye. "
Looking at Chu Xue's back, Qi Rui was speechless for a moment. It was always like this when he was with Chu Xue. Qi Rui didn't know what was going on.
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