Chapter 2: Helpless reality but troubles arise again

Liu Zhiran didn't know how to approach this person at this moment.

I could only mechanically hand him the white teacup with the words "Resist U.S. Aggression, Aiding Gao, and Defending the Country" printed on it.

And said "Well...thank you" and then stopped talking.

Anyone would feel uneasy and restrained in this strange environment, and their words and actions would seem extremely unnatural.

The big black guy on the opposite side (let's call him that) gave him a strange look.

Then, he suddenly grinned and teased him in a joking tone: "Battalion Commander! Do you feel a little reluctant to return home soon?"

"Me? Can't bear to part with it? Why do you say that..."

Although Liu Zhiran knew nothing and was blind, he couldn't help but join in the conversation.

"You're still pretending to me. How could others not know? How could I not know? It's the third daughter of the old Jin Amani family in Shijinli next to the station, right?"

"Hey, what's your name? It's Kim Young-soo."

"Is that your name?"

As he said this, he winked at him, which made him look funny with his dark, round face full of fat. Not to mention that he looked a bit like Teacher Li Jingfei.

"Hehe! She is 29 years old this year, right? This girl is really pretty and has a smooth figure. Her little appearance is so adorable!"

"Hehe... Captain, I don't want to be angry with Old Ge."

While saying his apology, he was also observing Liu Zhiran's expression.

"No, Old Ge, I am too talkative..."

"To be honest, there are quite a few comrades in our regiment. They saw you two playing in the mountain village privately. They talked about your talent and beauty, and thought that you really could be together. If you really end up together..."

"That is a noble testimony of the friendship between Hua and Gao and the fact that they are one family."

Well, you're talking about being high-profile again.

"Well...if we weren't separated into two countries and we suddenly returned to our country, maybe you would have succeeded."

Ta-da-da... Ta-da-da, it turns out that this guy looks like a fierce Zhang Fei, but he is actually a chatterbox. He looks rough on the outside, but he is actually a very reserved person on the inside. You can't judge a person by his appearance.

Liu Zhiran had no idea what he had said, and he had no impression of the so-called Kim Young-soo either.

Nonsense! What impression can he have? He has completely changed. He doesn’t even know who he is now!
He had no way of saying anything to the man in front of him. He could only pretend to sigh and say that he had been stationed abroad for many years and had experienced bloodshed and violence; now that peace had come, he still hadn't gotten used to it for a while.

Although the other party talked a lot, it was useless information for him now. However, he still knew the other party's last name was Ge. This avoided the awkwardness of the next contact with him (︶︿︶)
That's how I managed to get by.

So he took the teacup filled with white wine and turned the topic to drinking.

"Wow! Then I won't be polite~ and Lao Ge... Lao Ge, you are taking advantage of me."

Liu Zhiran, as I mentioned before, is also a wine lover. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here in a daze just because he was drunk.

At this moment, seeing the liquor produced in these years makes people feel itchy.

He picked up the enamel water cup and carefully observed the beer foam, which was clear and transparent in color, and smelled the wine, which was also strong. He took another sip and found that the wine was fragrant but not greasy, mellow and delicious.

Hmm~ Good wine, much better than some of the later wines under 1,000 yuan. Personally, I feel that it is not much worse than the Maotai and Wuliangye that I have occasionally drunk.

Take another sip, then exhale.

"Hiss...ha..."

Then, he said to Lao Ge, "What a great wine, Lao Ge, you should try it too." Liu Zhiran immediately became interested and called Lao Ge to fill his glass as well.

Next, the two of them started drinking back and forth.

Soldiers these days drink in big gulps. After a few sips, there is a constant gulp of sound, then they wipe their mouths, eat a few bites of meat, and then a few more sips of wine, and drink it all up.

Liu Zhiran was also afraid that the other party would notice something wrong, so he could only follow suit and drink wine in big gulps, imitating the other party's heroic manner.

How can you not smoke after drinking?
Old Ge drank the wine in the teacup in one gulp. After putting down the teacup, he took out a box of Warrior cigarettes from his pocket and motioned for Liu Zhiran to have one first.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiran understood. The original owner was obviously also a heavy smoker. He did not take the cigarette immediately, but habitually touched his jacket pocket and explored it. As expected, he took out a few boxes of Daqianmen from his jacket pocket.

He threw two boxes to Lao Ge.

"Help me reduce the burden too!" Then he opened a box and motioned for the other person to take this one.

"Drink your wine and smoke my cigarette. This is called joining forces~".

This is the first time that I can smile.

Drinking and smoking.

He tried to say something irrelevant, for he was afraid of appearing cowardly.

Liu Zhiran was still thinking about various possibilities in his mind: "If I can't go back, how can I live in this unfamiliar time and space~"

When others are reborn, at least they have a space, a golden finger, a system, etc. However, Liu Zhiran can hardly even remember the original owner's memory.

He was like a drifting duckweed in a strange time and space, not knowing how to survive.

His identity is unknown. We don't know his first name, age, hometown, or family situation. As for the current year and the unit he is in, we don't know anything.

Not only was he worried about this, he was also confused about the future.

Putting aside other things, his current identity is a soldier. He is also a mid-level commander in the army, which means he will die.

Although, in his previous life, he had envied soldiers in peacetime, their generous welfare benefits, their high social status, and their heroic image of wearing mighty military uniforms, holding guns.

I also fantasized about joining the army and experiencing a different life.

Now that he has become a soldier, his wish has come true. However, Liu Zhiran treats this identity like a hot potato and wants to discard it.

Because he doesn't have the complete memory of this period of military career.

After returning to China, he had to be very careful in his daily life, military training, and interactions with others, not daring to show his true colors for fear of being exposed.

This is not being pretentious, everyone!
If a person of unknown origin is caught and cannot prove his innocence, he can only flee to the mountains and forests and become a savage, and maybe he can survive. The premise is that he doesn't freeze to death, starve to death, or get eaten by wild beasts.

Or maybe he is pretending to have lost his memory, but he is not injured or sick. You suddenly try this. Do you really think this is just a game? In the army, all your information is filed with a special agency.

Liu Zhiran thought that he was at a loss as to what to do and could only drown his sorrows in alcohol, drinking one cup after another.

The old man opposite was dumbfounded, thinking: Is this the best wine? Even if it is a celebratory wine shipped from China, I have never seen you drink so much.

He drank a bottle and a half of wine, and the wine poured into his stomach like a flood. His consciousness began to become blurred, and he was immersed in a world of tipsiness, and everything around him became hazy.

The image of his four-year-old daughter appeared in his mind. She had a pair of pigtails, a pair of cute dimples on her fair and tender face, and big black and beautiful eyes blinking with long eyelashes. She greeted him with a smile.

"Dad... Dad... You've been drinking again... Stinky..."

After a while, the face of his wife Guilan appeared on the screen again.

Her hair was curled like waves and tied with a rubber band at the back of her head. Her almond-shaped eyes, crescent-shaped eyebrows and oval face made her look particularly beautiful. She wore a floral apron over her pink home clothes and held a frying pan in her hand.

She was frowning and talking to him, her voice gentle but firm. She in the picture seemed to be his spiritual support, making him feel at ease.

"Old Liu, it's time to pay Yike's fees this month, and the rent must be paid one year in advance, otherwise Aunt Wang will really not rent it... I've been calling you for a long time, did you hear me? You're just busy drinking, drinking, drinking... Oh..."

Liu Zhiran burst into tears, whispering the names of his wife and children, missing his home. He lay on the table, his consciousness blurred, and fell into a deep sleep...

In his dream, he returned to that cozy little house, where his wife and children were sitting around the table, with laughter and joyful chatter filling the air.

.........

"Drip-drip-drip-"

"The system has detected the latest energy source and is in the process of restoring the installation..."

"55% drop"

"65% drop"

(End of this chapter)