In the dim theater, a performance was on stage, and the audience was all children, elementary school students. The children were very quiet, all watching the show seriously, when suddenly the curtain on stage caught fire. The fire spread very quickly, and by the time the children on stage had come down, the entire stage was already engulfed in flames.
昏暗的剧场里,舞台正上演着节目,观众席都是小朋友们,小学生.孩子们很安静,都在认真看演出,忽然台上的幕布着火了,火势蔓延很快,台上的孩子刚下来整个舞台已经燃起大火.
Li Haojun quickly turned around and shouted to the children in the front rows, "Rows one and two, stand up, evacuate to the rear, hurry hurry hurry, don't push, don't push, hurry hurry hurry. Students in the last row, open the doors, hold them open, hold them open!" Li Haojun stood by the aisle seats, watching as the first two rows evacuated, then urgently shouted, "Rows three and four, stand up, rows three and four, stand up, go go go, evacuate quickly."
李皓珺赶紧回身对前排的孩子喊,"一二排起立,向后撤离,快快快,不要拥挤,不要拥挤,快快快.最后一排同学,把门打开,保持住,保持住开门!"李皓珺站在通道座椅旁,看一二排疏散差不多了,急忙大喊,"三四排起立,三四排起立,走走走,快速撤离."
At this point, the stage fire behind them had already spread to the front ceiling of the theater, with thick smoke and intense heat rolling overhead and behind them,
这时背对的舞台大火已经蔓延到剧场前部天花板,浓烟和炙热就在头顶背后翻滚,
"Students in rows five and six, stand up, evacuate quickly, hurry hurry hurry."
"五六排同学起立,快撤离,快快快."
The children were very well-behaved and obedient, but the fire was spreading rapidly, and the smoke and scorching heat were getting lower and lower. Li Haojun looked at the remaining children who still needed to be evacuated and began to feel uneasy,
孩子们很乖很听话,可是火势蔓延迅速,浓烟和炙烤已经越来越低,李皓珺看着剩下的有待疏散的孩子们开始感到不安,
"Rows seven, eight, and nine, evacuate, hurry hurry hurry,"
"七八九排,撤离,快快快,"
By now, smoke had filled the space overhead, and the intense heat seemed ready to singe their hair and backs.
这时烟雾已经弥漫在头顶,炙热似乎要烧着头发与后背.
"Bend down and run, bend down..."
"弯腰快跑,弯下腰..."
Under the engulfing orange flames and black tar-like smoke, Li Haojun urgently realized it might be too late.
在橙色的烈焰与黑胶般浓烟的吞噬下,李皓珺急迫地意识到可能来不及了.
Suddenly he opened his eyes—it was just a dream. He collected himself; the dream was very vivid, and he didn't know why he'd had such a dream.
忽地他睁开眼睛,原来是一个梦.他回了回神,梦境很清晰,不知道为什么自己会做这样一个梦.
Li Haojun got up and found that Qin Wenjing hadn't woken yet, so he went to her room. She was in the same position as yesterday morning. Li Haojun sat gently on the edge of the bed, touched her body, and seeing no reaction, didn't disturb her sleep, quietly leaving on his own.
李皓珺起来发现覃文静还没有起床,便走到她的房间,她像昨天早上一样的姿势.李皓珺轻轻坐在床边,抚摸她的身体,见她没有反应,便没有打扰她睡觉,自己悄悄离开了.
Qin Wenjing lay silently, slowly opening her eyes. She was actually already awake, just waiting for Li Haojun to call her to get up like yesterday morning. She understood her man—the more he cared about someone, the more he cared about her past. And last night's passion might not have strengthened their relationship; it could have been hurtful. As a woman, she understood the difference between love and fuck. She had wanted to be intimate with him again this morning, but he had left on his own.
覃文静默默地躺着,慢慢睁开眼睛,其实她已经醒了,只是在等待李皓珺像昨天早上一样叫自己起床.她了解他的男人,他越在意的人,他就越在意她的过去.而昨晚的铿锵未必巩固了关系,也可能是伤害.作为一个女人,她明白爱与操的区别,本想今早再与他缠绵,可是他却独自离开了.
Qin Wenjing, wearing her pajamas, got up and left the bedroom. She found Li Haojun sitting by the computer in the living room, so she walked over barefoot, squatted by Li Haojun's chair, placed her hand on his thigh, looked up at him and said, "Don't overthink it, there's nothing between me and John."
覃文静穿着睡衣,起身离开卧室,发现李皓珺正坐在客厅电脑旁,便光着脚,走过去,蹲在李皓珺座椅边,手扶着他的大腿,扬起脸说,你别瞎想,我和约翰什么也没有.
Li Haojun looked down at her face, delicate and pitiful, then reached out to pull her up, helped her sit on his lap, gently caressed her body and said, "Don't worry, I love you."
李皓珺低头看着她的脸庞,楚楚动人,让人怜惜,便伸手拉他起来,扶她坐在自己腿上,轻轻抚摸着她的身体说,"你放心,我爱你."
Qin Wenjing wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed her face against his and said,
覃文静顺势搂住他的脖子,贴着他的脸说,
"A very, very long time ago, I tried to live a normal person's life—get married, have children, just live like that for a lifetime. But the marriage failed quickly. I underestimated how difficult it is to get along with someone else. When I was drifting through the world, I realized I could never find you again."
"很久很久以前,我试图过普通人的生活,结婚,生孩子,就那样过一辈子.但是婚姻很快失败了,我低估了与别人相处的难度,当我在人世间漂泊,却发现我再也找不到你了."
As she spoke, Qin Wenjing's hot tears slid down and fell on Li Haojun. He quickly turned his head to wipe her tears and said,
说着覃文静的热泪滑落,滴在李皓珺身上,他急忙扭头帮覃文静擦眼泪,说,
"Don't cry, I'm right here, we'll never be apart again."
"别哭,我就在这,我们再也不分开了."
"Mm," Qin Wenjing, with red eyes, sobbing, looked at Li Haojun and continued to murmur,
"嗯,"覃文静红着眼,啜泣着,看着李皓珺还在喃喃地说,
"I didn't love that man from my past either. My body from the past was a long time ago. Don't dislike me as I am now."
"我过去那个人我也不爱他,我过去的身体是很久以前的了,你不要嫌弃现在这个我."
Li Haojun gently wiped away her tear stains, kissed her lips, then held her in his arms and whispered in her ear,
李皓珺轻轻抹去她的泪痕,亲吻她的嘴唇,然后把她搂在怀里对着她的耳边轻声告诉她,
"I would never dislike you, how could I. Someone so good as you, I can't even cherish you enough. Sometimes my mind gets muddled, don't worry, I won't get lost. I will always remember the path that leads to you."
"我不会嫌弃你的,我怎么会.这么好的你,让我爱惜还来不及,偶尔我的脑子犯浑,你别担心,我不会走丢的,我会时时刻刻记着走向你的路."
After being intimate like this for a while, Qin Wenjing looked at the computer screen and asked,
就这样缠绵了一会儿,覃文静看了看电脑屏幕问,
"What are you doing?"
"你在做什么呀?"
"Looking at news and big events that happened in the past, filling in the gaps in my memory." After saying this, Li Haojun laughed self-deprecatingly.
"看看新闻和过去发生的大事件,填补一下我的记忆空白,说完李皓珺自嘲地笑了."
"Oh, I'll go make breakfast." After saying this, Qin Wenjing slid off Li Haojun's lap, a smile crossing her face, because the man she knew had come back.
"哦,我去做早餐,"说完覃文静一滑,从李皓珺腿上下来,脸上划过一丝微笑,因为她熟悉的那个男人又回来了.
Li Haojun also put down what he was doing, wrapped his arms around her waist like a shadow, pressed close to Qin Wenjing as they went to the kitchen together. They could only step with their left legs and right legs at the same time, while Qin Wenjing giggled and looked back at Li Haojun.
李皓珺也放下手里的事情,像跟屁虫儿一样搂着她的腰,紧贴着覃文静一起去厨房,两人只能同时迈左腿迈右腿,而覃文静则嬉笑着回头望向李皓珺.
At the breakfast table, Qin Wenjing swept her loose hair to one side, in her cool pajamas, sat across with her legs crossed, a sweet expression on her face.
早餐桌上,覃文静把披散的头发拢到一边,清凉睡衣,翘着二郎腿坐到了对面脸上挂着甜蜜的表情.
"Last time I asked you a question and you still haven't answered me," Li Haojun asked while eating.
"上次我问你一个问题你还没回答我,"李皓珺边吃边问,
"What?" Qin Wenjing said in a crisp voice.
"什么呀?"覃文静声音爽脆地说,
"I asked you, do we have any guns. I think... it's better to have some, this is America." Li Haojun answered.
"我问过你,咱们有没有枪.我觉得,,,还是有的好,这是美国."李皓珺答,
"Mm, you've always been like this, always seeming to lack a sense of security. Yes, they were yours before too. Actually, it's quite safe here. Our area is quite conservative, far from the free zones of the big cities. The counties in between enforce laws that don't allow criminal offenses like robbery, so habitual criminals from the free zones can't come over. There are patrol cars and drones blocking those with records. Over there they have absolute freedom, but they can never escape the consequences." Qin Wenjing slowly ate and drank while casually briefing Li Haojun on the situation.
"嗯,你原来就是这样,似乎总是缺乏安全感.有的,之前也是你的.其实我们这里还是比较安全的.我们这里偏保守的地区,距离大都市的自由区比较远,中间的县执行的法律也都是不准盗抢这样的刑事犯罪,所以自由区的惯犯过不来,有巡逻车和无人机封锁那些有案底的.在那边他们有绝对自由,但是绝不可以免于后果."覃文静一边慢慢吃喝,一边随意给李皓珺介绍情况.
"Mm, the last line of defense still needs to be there. On one hand for petty thieves, on the other hand in case of something planned, you can't just sit and wait to die." Li Haojun added.
"嗯,最后的防线还是要有的,一方面是小贼,另一方面万一有计划的,总不能坐以待毙."李皓珺补充道,
Qin Wenjing smiled and looked at Li Haojun. She knew this man too well. She had told him the logic of survival countless times before, but she liked this kind of man.
覃文静笑着看着李皓珺,她太了解这个男人了,从前不知讲过多少次生存的逻辑,不过她喜欢这样的男人.
"They're all in the basement. After eating, I'll take you to see." As she said this, Qin Wenjing finished eating, stirred her still-hot coffee with a spoon, waiting for Li Haojun.
"都在地下室,吃完我领你去看,"说着,覃文静吃完了,用汤匙搅拌着还有些烫的咖啡,等着李皓珺.
Coming to the basement, the lights were a bit dim. There were no windows or doors leading to the outside of the residence, and it was a bit cold and gloomy. To the right of the stairs down was a safe.
来到地下室,灯光有点昏暗,没有窗或者门通往住宅外部,有点阴冷.下来楼梯右侧一个保险柜,
"Go try it, fingerprint lock," Qin Wenjing said with her arms crossed, not following forward.
"你去试试吧,指纹锁,"覃文静抱着双肩,没有跟着向前,
Li Haojun unlocked it and pulled open the heavy door. Inside was like a small arsenal, with long and short weapons all complete. He looked back at Qin Wenjing in disbelief and asked,
李皓珺开锁,用力拉开沉重的门,里面象一个小军火库一样长短家伙一应俱全,他难以置信地回头望向覃文静,问,
"Could it be that I'm also a secret agent?"
"难道我也是特工?"
Qin Wenjing still had her arms crossed and said, "No, you just like it."
覃文静依然抱着双肩,说,"不是的,你只是喜欢."
"Alright, looks like I'm quite wealthy," Li Haojun said as he helped Qin Wenjing up the stairs and out of the basement.
"好吧,看来我还挺富有,"说着李皓珺扶着覃文静上楼梯离开地下室,
"It's a bit cold here, you don't need to stay here with me."
"这有点凉,你不用在这陪着我."
"Okay, you be safe yourself."
"好,你自己注意安全."
After sending Qin Wenjing off, Li Haojun began his immersive appreciation of his collection. The inside of the safe door was all short guns: P228 Sig Sauer, exclusively for U.S. federal government agents, .40 Smith & Wesson USP, SEAL Team bid series, CZ75 all-steel compact, and so on, then CZ sub-compact and so on, HK P30SK. No full-size pistols, but Li Haojun instantly understood that his palm size simply wasn't suited for full-size pistol grips. A few .38 revolvers, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, all with concealed hammers, double-action only. Then there were pocket-level miniature self-defense pistols, .32 Beretta, and below that a short-barreled Savage shotgun.
送走覃文静,李皓珺开始了自己的沉浸式欣赏自己的收藏品.保险柜门内侧都是短枪,P228西格绍尔,美国联邦政府特工专用,点40史密斯韦森USP,海豹突击队竞标系列,CZ75全钢紧凑型等等,然后是CZ次紧凑型等等,HK P30SK,没有全尺寸手枪,不过李皓珺瞬间也明白了,自己的手掌尺寸根本不适合全尺寸手枪的握把.几只点38左轮,史密斯韦森,鲁格,都是隐藏击锤仅双动款.再就是口袋级别袖珍自卫手枪,点32的贝蕾塔,再往下还有个短枪管野蛮人霰弹枪.
Li Haojun laughed to himself. What a long-term project this must have been. It seemed that Qin Wenjing's claim of being his partner for ten years wasn't exaggerated.
李皓珺自己也乐了,这得是多长时间的大项目啊,看来覃文静告诉自己的十年的伴侣水分不大.
Looking further inside, there was a NATO 7.62 Remington bolt-action, NATO 5.56 SCAR, Warsaw Pact 7.62 AK, and a Warsaw Pact rimmed 7.62 Mosin-Nagant, all popular civilian calibers. It seemed this was truly just a hobby, not pursuing ultimate performance—or else it was extremely pragmatic. Li Haojun analyzed the behavioral motives as he examined each piece.
再往里看北约762的雷明顿栓动,北约556的SCAR,华约762的AK,还有华约突底缘762的莫辛纳甘,都是民间流行弹种.看来确实是喜欢爱好而已,没有追求极致性能,要么就是极其务实,李皓珺边查看边分析着行为动机.
Although he had forgotten his past experience of using and buying them, Li Haojun still picked them up one by one to test the feel. Without mental memory, what about muscle memory? Li Haojun tried gripping, chambering a round, releasing the magazine, clearing the chamber, decocking—no real feel. It seemed he was just a hobbyist, not a secret agent.
虽然忘记了以前使用和购买的经历,李皓珺还是逐个拿起来试试手感,没有了思想记忆,肌肉记忆呢?李皓珺试试握把,上膛,退弹夹,退膛,待击解脱,没啥手感,看来自己就是爱好,不是特工.
While handling the pistols, he noticed the serial numbers had years, sequential year by year, spanning a very long time. It seemed he really liked this—every year there was a new model added to the collection.
摆弄手枪过程中发现生产编号有年份,逐年次的,持续了很长时间.看来自己很是喜欢啊,每年都有新款进账.
Li Haojun picked two, locked the safe, and went back up the stairs to the room. Touching the two pieces he'd brought up, he couldn't help but wonder: do I really need that many?
李皓珺选了两只,锁好保险柜,沿着楼梯回到房间.摸摸带上来的两个家伙,不禁疑惑,我需要那么多吗?
He looked for Qin Wenjing. She was combing her hair, sitting at her vanity mirror braiding her hair into a bun with many small braids.
找了找覃文静,她在梳头,坐在梳妆镜前给自己编了好小辫子的盘头.
Li Haojun sat beside her, wrapped his arm around her waist, admiring her work. Qin Wenjing gave Li Haojun a sweet smile in the mirror.
李皓珺坐在她身边,搂着她的腰,欣赏她的作品.覃文静则是在镜子里对李皓珺甜蜜一笑.
"Were all those items of mine bought at once?" Li Haojun asked.
"我那些装备是一次买的吗?"李皓珺问,
"No," Qin Wenjing was a bit surprised he was asking this.
"不是啊,"覃文静有点诧异他问这个,
"Why do I keep buying guns?"
"我为什么总不停的买枪呢?"
"Who knows what you were thinking." Qin Wenjing answered with a pout.
"谁知道你怎么想的啊."覃文静嘟嘟着嘴回答,
"Sigh, am I still an employee of the company? Do I still have a salary?"
"唉,我还是公司的雇员吗?还有工资吗?"
"Yes, I've been keeping it for you."
"有啊,我给你保存着呢."
"Wife, give it back to me, okay? I want to buy things," Li Haojun said, shaking Qin Wenjing's waist while whispering in her ear.
"老婆,还给我好吗,我想买东西,李皓珺一边摇着覃文静的腰,"一边在她耳边吹风.
"Oh, when you want money I'm your wife, when you don't want money I give you everything for free,,," Qin Wenjing opened her mouth wide, pretending to be dissatisfied.
"哦,要钱我就是你老婆,不要钱我就白给你,,,"覃文静张大嘴,假装不满的样子.
At this moment, Li Haojun also remembered something and asked timidly, "Honestly, did I ever... propose to you before?"
这时候李皓珺也想起来什么,怯生生地问,"说真的,我以前有没有...,向你求婚过?"
Qin Wenjing slowly calmed down, took Li Haojun's hand, and said softly, "No." As she said this, she looked to the side. After a moment, she turned back to Li Haojun and said, "Wandering the world..." She stroked Li Haojun's hand and murmured, "Isn't this good enough? Why think so far ahead." After saying this, she gently lay into Li Haojun's arms.
覃文静慢慢沉静下来,拉着李皓珺的手,轻轻说,"没有."说着看向一边.一会儿又转向李皓珺,说,"江湖漂泊...,"她抚摸着李皓珺的手,喃喃地说,"这样不挺好吗?干嘛想那么远."说完轻轻趴进李皓珺的怀里.
（Translated by ERNIE Bot）