Chapter 28 Heartbeat

(I even forgot to update, sorry, sorry)

Xiao Ran glanced at Kruze, then turned around and nodded to the soldiers. The civilians who had been waiting for a long time lined up under the maintenance of the soldiers, and were scanned and checked by the sweaty Zaft soldiers one by one, and boarded the plane one by one after registering their identities. With the smiles on the faces of the civilians, Xiao Ran, who stood watching from the side, couldn't help showing a sincere smile.

Until all the civilians boarded the shuttle, Kruse didn't see where exactly Lacus was mentioned by Xiao Ran, and asked decisively: "We have taken in all the civilians as agreed, the Lacus Klein you want to return Where."

"Wait a minute." After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the soldiers. Following Xiao Ran's footsteps, Kreuzer's body tensed slightly, but after seeing that Xiao Ran just took out a communicator from the soldier, he relaxed again. .

"Kira, it's ok." After Xiao Ran finished talking to the communicator, he stood in front of Cruze again: "Lacus Klein will be handed over to the pilot of the Holy Shield Gundam after you leave the Archangel." ,It might work."

Kreuzer looked at Xiao Ran, tilted his head and smiled, turned around and stepped on the shuttle: "Of course."

Seeing the white shuttle leave, Xiao Ran also walked back to the isolation gate and stood next to Maru who had been hiding behind: "The matter is over."

Maru recalled the figure of Cruze leaving resolutely, and asked puzzledly: "If he just left like this, do you believe that we will return Lux to them?"

Xiao Ran thought for a while, then shrugged and smiled: "Anyway, as long as he makes a gesture, it doesn't matter to him whether we return Lacus or not."

Maru wondered, "Why?"

Xiao Ran replied: "I feel that he doesn't care about Lux's life at all. It might be better for him if we don't return Lux to them. It just happens that more ZAFTs are sent to exterminate us, you know Lux's father is now the peacemaker of PLANT, and to a certain extent, it still drags Zaft back."

Maru was silent for a while, and perhaps she understood Kruse's thoughts in her heart. If Lux was on the Archangel, or if something happened to the Archangel, then the peace faction would probably go crazy. The war faction is over, once PLANT works together as one, the current Earth Army is really no match.

Shaking his head, his long flowing hair fluttered, and Maru said, "I'll go back to the bridge first. Once Kira and Mu come back, we'll leave this star field and go to the place where we meet the Eighth Fleet. Then I can expel the certificate to you and Kira and they have officially left the Archangel."

"Is it really that easy?" Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled, but didn't say it out loud. Leaving Ganaku and returning to the living area, in the quiet living area, there are no more commoners who are panicking and gather together in twos and threes, chatting, or playing cards. All of a sudden, the entire Archangel seemed much deserted.

More than ten minutes later, Strike Gundam and Mebius Zero returned to the Archangel. After an obvious vibration, the Archangel turned on the thrusters at full speed and left the star field at the fastest speed. I don't know if it is Because Lacus and the bunch of civilians held back ZAFT's army, after the Archangel left, ZAFT did not show any tendency to keep up.

Kira, who returned to the Archangel, rushed directly into his room and was bored for a whole day. No matter who called him, he was unwilling to go out of the room, and he returned to normal the next day.

The whole three days were spent in such a dull manner. In the eyes of everyone, the Archangel is no longer pursued by the enemy.

There is also a huge burden on the ship, and it will soon have a round with the Eighth Fleet. Although it has become a little deserted, it is still very good overall, at least joyful and relaxed. But in such an atmosphere, there are at least two and a half people who are somewhat incompatible with this atmosphere.

The first one is Kira, because Lux's departure leaves the ship with one less person who really understands him, someone who can enlighten him and comfort him. Kira just felt that something was missing in his heart, and when he handed Lacus over to Aslan, he refused Aslan's request to leave together. But back on the Archangel, he was used to chatting with Lacus, and now he had to bear the feeling of loneliness alone, which made him very uncomfortable. He also didn't know what kind of treatment he would receive as a new human being after the rendezvous of the Archangel and the Eighth Fleet, whether to return his status as a civilian, or continue to fight in the Strike Gundam. If it is really possible, without his concern on this ship, he really wants to leave like this, either returning to Orb's native land, or going to PLANT.

The second person was Fleur. After losing her father, she stayed in the room silently every day, her expression sometimes struggling, sometimes painful, or hideous. There was no lightness in Fleur's heart at all, only heaviness, sadness and hatred. She would look at everyone who appeared in front of her with deep and blank eyes, and would stare at Kira with hatred, making Kira's already lonely heart hurt again.

As for the last half of the person, it was Xiao Ran. He would laugh and relax with everyone, but spent more time on Ganaku's virtual training machine, working hard on his driving skills and sweating. Perhaps because of the increase in proficiency, Xiao Ran also found that he was getting more and more proficient in driving the D-class body, and the number of misoperations was less and less, and he could even easily make actions that required most of his concentration before.

But in terms of proficiency, after a few days of training, the proficiency of driving skills unexpectedly increased by only three points and then there was no more movement. No progress. Knowing that he should be stuck in a bottleneck, Xiao Ran didn't waste time on virtual training.

After returning to the room, Xiao Ran had just tidied himself up, when he was called to the bridge by Maliu. As soon as he entered the bridge, he heard Bucky Lulu snorting softly, looking at the man who obviously approved but pretended to be The expression of dissatisfaction instantly made Xiao Ran feel a little funny.

Although Bucky Lulu would often confront Xiao Ran tit for tat, but Xiao Ran didn't show any dissatisfaction with Bucky Lulu. He knows exactly what kind of person Bucky Lulu is, a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, with a military atmosphere that cannot be ignored in everything he says and does. He is dedicated to his work and will do what a soldier should not do. With righteous and strict words, it is natural to be uncomfortable with Xiao Ran who usually violates the quality of a professional soldier. Not only Xiao Ran, but even Mu, who is a fool, has received the same treatment and is often criticized.

Especially after Xiao Ran returned Lacus to Zaft on his own initiative, although Bucky Lulu, who knew the severity, acquiesced to Xiao Ran's actions, after all, the civilians on board and the Archangel must not be lost, and it was also to save the reinforcements, but In my heart, I still have some opinions on Xiao Ran's actions.

Of course, it wasn't her who turned Lux ​​into a bargaining chip, so she didn't know that Bucky Lulu was supposed to do it all by herself. In her heart, she probably also knew that there was nothing wrong with Xiao Ran's approach, but for some reason, Bucky Lulu just didn't like Xiao Ran who spoke more than acted. The more important thing is that as long as she quarreled with Xiao Ran, she would never win, instead she would be so angry that she would be furious.

I also have to say that even if she is a soldier with super professionalism, she is still a woman after all. Sometimes a woman is dissatisfied with a man, no matter what the man does to cause dissatisfaction.

Hearing Xiao Ran's voice, Maru looked up and smiled at Xiao Ran: "You are here, we have joined the Eighth Fleet."

"Already converging?" Xiao Ran turned around in surprise, and outside the tempered glass window, a huge fleet of warships flashing red and yellow light spots was almost in front of him. The steel bodies were staggered row by row, appearing neatly in Xiao Ran's eyes, that kind of shock is definitely not something that one or two battleships can bring.

"Well, General Halburton will come to the Archangel soon." Mario's expression looked a little happy, and her tone was full of joy: "After all, it is a project promoted by General Halbotton, yes The Archangel and Strike Gundam are also very much looking forward to. General Halbarton also indicated that he would like to meet you and the students of the Industrial University later."

"Well, it's time to meet Kira and the others, after all, they have put in a lot of effort." Xiao Ran nodded and smiled, with a relaxed look: "Does the rendezvous with the Eighth Fleet mean that we are relieved?"

"I've explained your matter to the general, and the general will arrive at this ship to announce your arrangement later, but there is a high possibility of agreeing to your departure." Maru smiled lightly, paused and lowered her head: "That...Xiao Ran..."

Xiao Ran looked at Maru strangely, and felt his heart beating faster: "Huh?"

Maru suddenly raised her head, shook her head and smiled at Xiao Ran: "It's nothing... I just want to ask you where you want to go after you leave."

Xiao Ran opened his mouth, lowered his head, touched his nose, and said casually: "It should be back to Aub, or to be a teacher."

After listening to Xiao Ran's answer, Maru smiled lightly when she saw him: "Aubu..., being a teacher is indeed in line with your personality."

"That's right, I've always thought so." Xiao Ran felt that Maliu was exuding a seductive smell at this moment, which made his heart beating non-stop. He took a deep look at Maru, as if he wanted to imprint Maru in his heart, and then forced himself to turn his head away.

As if aware of Xiao Ran's sudden movement, Maru stood up, and her plump body trembled accordingly, making Xiao Ran hold his breath, as if he was afraid that his breathing would startle her.

Maru looked at Xiao Ran's bewildered expression, she didn't know why she felt a little happy, she put on a smile and said something, then turned and left the bridge: "Time is running out, I still have things to deal with."

Xiao Ran nodded slightly: "En."

"Wait for me, Captain." Bucky Lulu also got up, and immediately floated up to catch up with Maru.

It wasn't until the elevator door closed that Xiao Ran shook his head and sighed, mocking himself in his heart: "No, I don't have any feelings for a popular king like Lacus, but I'm attracted to Maru. Is it because I should like this at my age? Hey, I always feel that my brain has gone wrong after holding it in for too long, sad reminder. But if Maru knew that we couldn't get off the ship at all, wouldn't your expression be very colorful?"