The next day, Li Haojun received a new order, requiring him to rest in the morning and accompany Lily to Spokane to exchange data. However, there was no designated means of transportation. He thought that with that broken plane, not only was it slow, but it was also open-top. It would be freezing cold in winter, and it would cost him his life if he flew for a few hundred kilometers. So he knocked on Lily's door.
"Sorry to bother you, I received a new order. Are you also...?"
"Yes, come in," Li Haojun also felt a little embarrassed, because Lily was only wearing a long-sleeved nightgown, turquoise fluffy velvet fabric, long plush sleeves with large cuffs, a deep V-neck, but only a belt tied around her waist.
Li Haojun followed her into the room and closed the door casually, because he didn't want too much heat to escape from the room. Pulling a chair at the door, looking at Lily's back, he asked, "Can I take a faster commercial flight to Spokane? Otherwise, I'm afraid I might not be able to make it in time." Let's talk about work openly, otherwise I'll inevitably feel uneasy looking at Lily's outfit. "Of course, otherwise I'll feel cold," Lily turned around and sat on the bed, slightly tilted her body, and crossed her legs to press the corners of her clothes. "Yes, it's true," Li Haojun didn't know whether she had seen through him or she felt the same way, so he had to admit it with a smile, and then asked, "This time you took over John Weyant's data exchange work, is it long-term or just this time or a few times? I'm just a little curious," After saying that, Li Haojun looked into Lily's eyes silently, wanting to get a real answer, what happened. "Long-term, I guess," Lily said with a teasing smile, "What's the long-term?" After sighing, she seemed to be hesitant to explain, "Yes," Li Haojun echoed, "Just like me, I lost all my previous memories and had to start all over again," "Oh, yes," Lily nodded, "So in the future, will you fly to Spokane to exchange data with Qin Wenjing? In the past, John went there from Montana, which was relatively close," Li Haojun thought about where Lily lived, it should be in the south, but he held back and didn't ask, it's not good to ask about people's privacy. "No, go there and update your and her terminal equipment, you can be a node, and I can exchange data with you in the future," "Oh, that's great, much simpler," said Li Haojun, thinking that the fixed point in Spokane in the past seemed to be for safety reasons, can the location be changed at will? So he asked Lily, Lily thought for a moment and said, "Really? That makes sense, but as long as I'm close enough to you, the possibility of being intercepted is not great," Lily thought for a moment and added, "He likes the pub in Spokane, right?" After that, she muttered something to herself and rolled her eyes. Li Haojun laughed when he heard it, and he was not so embarrassed to be guessed that he was afraid of the cold. It seemed that Lily knew John better, so Li Haojun wanted to ask again, "Excuse me, do you rotate your work locations regularly? Or," "Not necessarily, sometimes it's work needs, sometimes it's personal reasons," "I remember John always had a western cowboy style, and he seemed to be good at revolvers and lever rifles," "Okay, stop your curiosity," Lily said, pointing to her nightgown, and spread her hands on one shoulder, "Oh, sorry, we'll talk later," Li Haojun said, leaving the room and closing the door. The morning went smoothly. Li Haojun boarded a commercial flight from Boise to Spokane and no longer had to blow in the cold wind. The cabin had warm air, comfortable seats, and a closed and quiet space, but it was a bit cramped because he didn't know what to talk to Lily about, and they were sitting opposite each other, so he shrugged and said, "It's much warmer this time," Lily looked at Li Haojun without answering. After staring at each other for a while, she continued the morning topic, "John is indeed good at firearms, and some confrontational missions do need him. But now it is not as confrontational as it was in previous years. Now the spheres of influence of all parties are basically frozen. After all, no one wants to consume endlessly, so everyone is guarding their own spheres of influence and technical fields." "Was I involved at that time? I'm curious because I found that I had a lot of weapons," "You are not a field staff, but you do Have a sense of crisis, so you at least prepare the necessary weapons for self-protection. But in this era, many are individuals enhanced by biological or digital technology, and it is difficult for ordinary people to match them, and the confrontation actions are systematic. But I admire your courage at that time. "After saying that, Lily looked at Li Haojun intently, "Excuse me, are you and John?" Lily did not answer, paused for a moment, and pulled Li Haojun's right hand with her left hand and gently placed it on her neck. Although it was a bit unexpected, he did not resist, but obediently pressed against her skin, and could feel the beating of her carotid artery. Then Lily moved forward to approach Li Haojun, slowly pulled his hand down and pressed it on her chest, and could feel the frequency of her heartbeat. Facing such a sincere woman, Li Haojun didn't stretch his arm to take advantage of her, and also moved forward to look at Lily sincerely. At this moment, Li Haojun's mind seemed to recall long-lost memories, car chases, running and hiding in the alleys, and Lily's back was right in front of him, pulling him away from danger.
"You have experienced it with the Red Queen, some implanted chips can indeed enhance perception and information processing capabilities."
"Are those the experiences you and I had before?"
"Yes," Lily said, letting go of her hand, sitting back on the seat, saying nothing more, and quietly looking at the scenery outside the porthole.
Although I know that these scenes are projected to me from the outside, I might as well fill in the blank memory temporarily. But Li Haojun himself also had doubts in his heart. Since Lily can project memories to me, can others do the same to her?
The strong sunlight reflected by the clouds outside the porthole shone on Lily's face. Her fair face lacked the saturation of color. She was a young woman, but she seemed to lack the color of life. So Li Haojun couldn't help asking, "Lily, do you like your current life?" Lily still had no expression on her face. She glanced at Li Haojun, then turned her eyes to the window and said softly, "Why not? At least I am financially free and can enjoy the scenery along the way." "Then don't you want to have a family and a stable life?" Li Haojun finally asked what he wanted to say in his heart. Lily finally turned back and smiled. "Thank you for your concern. I am used to this kind of life. I am an outsourced worker. The word stable doesn't apply to my life." "Well, I hope you live a happy life." Lily stared at Li Haojun's concerned expression and smiled. In Spokane, Qin Wenjing came to meet alone. The three met on the street. At this time, the sun was setting. The golden afterglow of winter sprinkled from the treetops to the ground. There was a warm atmosphere but no temperature. Qin Wenjing was very happy to see Li Haojun, but she couldn't be too ostentatious because Lily was in front of her. The three of them chose a coffee shop for a short chat. After Lily set up their respective terminals, she stood up and said goodbye. Li Haojun and Qin Wenjing also went out to see her off.
The wooden door of the coffee shop with glass inlays seemed to separate the two worlds. Just now, Lily turned around and left through the glass. When Li Haojun took Qin Wenjing's hand and pushed the door out again, she had already walked a long way along the street alone. Li Haojun glanced at Qin Wenjing in front of him, gently hugged her in his arms, and then turned his head to look at Lily's lonely figure going away, feeling pity.
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