Chapter 35
27 glass of wine
There was an old song in the Federation, the name was 27 Glass of Wine.
The song is sung like this: the first glass of wine, the sunlight is bright and beautiful, the ivy climbs into my eyes. The second glass of wine, the spring breeze blows gently, the blade tip kisses my eyebrows softly. The third glass of wine, the bird chirps, and pecks on my heart lightly. The fourth glass of wine, the shadow gets on the window, and lets me forget who I am. The fifth glass of wine, the young man is going to fly, fly across the green woods…
The eleventh glass of wine, the mountains are green, an old man gets drunk and sleeps on the stone as the pillow. The twelfth glass of wine, facing the deep to peek, the cliff gives the years back to the nature. The thirteenth glass of wine, the snail has the tentacles, that world is exhausted same as this world. The fourteenth glass of wine, the confused eyes get tired gradually, the people are going to sleep by the fire…
The twenty-fifth glass of wine, think of father, the raindrops fall down outside of the window. The twenty-sixth of glass of wine, the fly not flies, the frightened you and me hide under the leaves to watch the autumn rains getting lost gradually. The twenty-seventh glass of wine, drop down a few tears, and put down the glass gently.
This ancient song, always exists in the public teaching materials of the federal primary schools, it’s the poem which probably all the federal citizens have learned.
With the ordinary and simple or even somewhat unadorned language, this poem tells the story which a young man drinks alone in the rain, looks at the scene outside of the window, the thinking flies into the mountains and the great rivers gradually, after experienced the imagination of several lives and several places, finally gets back into his own body, thinks of the lost loved ones, drops down the tears alone…
This simple but touching poem, it’s hard to find out who is the original author, and in the highly developed technology and civilization present, also not many people would remember this little poem in the heart.
When Sheilor was in East Forest Region, he also rarely had the opportunity to listen to this song, except in that movie which was directed by the great director Mathew Lin, that director Lin very artfully put the 27 Glass of Wine as the background music throughout the whole movie.
The most recently when Sheilor heard the song 27 Glass of Wine, that was in that bar of the Coastal state. The wonderful capacity for liquor Shielding, in that rainy night, in that quiet bar, after drank more than twenty glass of liquor, this rascal official finally got drunk. He used a fork to bang on the bottle, with the “Dang Dang” rhythm, leisurely but extremely emotively sang this song once.
His singing was not so good, but the tortured by the liquor and tobacco somewhat hoarse voice, mixed with these lyrics together, seemed to have the vicissitude particularly, and it felt like to draw tears. And when he sang to think of father, the fly not flies at last, when he put down the glass… Shielding finally cried out involuntarily, just let the tears stream down his face… and on Sheilor’s shirt.
So when he saw the message, saw 27 Glass of Wine these words, Sheilor understood right away, this message was sent by Shielding.
He could reach Shielding this guy for almost a month, Sheilor somewhat worried about him, but because there was a big problem with his own brain, and previous period of time, for executed what secret task of the government, Shielding also had disappeared for dozens of days, so Sheilor didn’t worry about him too much.
At this time, he finally started to worry about him. What Shielding used was a whole new number, and he even used the 27 Glass of Wine this code. In this world, besides himself and the other party, probably nobody else would understand who 27 Glass of Wine really referred to. The thing made Sheilor feel frustrated and nervous was, childe Shielding told him to be careful of Charming… what is this for?
Charming always served secretly for that senator Medellin of the anti-government army aspect, in the last day of last year, on the iron tower, she had already violated discipline seriously, and told Sheilor about it. Sheilor thought to himself, after all, Shielding was the FBI official, whether the government had already checked Charming, so he would send the message to warn him for a special purpose?
But Medellin had already become the federal senator now, and on the news a few days ago, that old man even issued the joint statement with the governor of the Capital state. Even the government knew about that Charming was serving for the senator Medellin, there also shouldn’t be any problem with Charming?
Sheilor was lying in the hospital, narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought for a long time, gave up the thought to dial back that strange number. There were some odds in this thing, he must be more careful. His finger pressed above the number 2 of the mobile phone, but he didn’t really press down, finally he still pressed on the number 1.
“There are some things, I would like to ask you a favor.”
“What’s the matter?” Charlie Tai’s voice was very calm on the other end of the phone.
“I have a friend named Shielding, he is the Coastal state field service section four chief of the FBI… I haven’t contacted him for many days, I don’t know whether he knew the news that I am in the hospital.”
“Keep going.”
“I know that your family has the good relation with the government, could you help me to check it out, whether he is in trouble? If he is executing what secret mission of the government… also would you please help me to confirm it, at least I don’t need to worry about him too much.”
Charlie Tai’s voice silenced for a long time on the other end of the phone, the half leaned on the hospital bed Sheilor, narrowed his eyes, had some not that great omen.
“I know that Shielding is your friend.” holding the phone, Charlie Tai said calmly, “about his news, I have already known about a few days ago, I was thinking to tell you about it at that time, but the condition of your body is too bad right now, so I didn’t tell you about it.”
There was a flicker of doubt flashing across in Sheilor that narrowed eyes, “what happened with him?” he asked.
“The FBI is listing your that friend as wanted.” Charlie Tai said, “under the circumstances, of course you have no way to contact him.”
“He is the FBI official, why he will be wanted?” Sheilor had his expression changed, and he asked surprised.
“What’s the specific charge, I am not very clear, but presumably it should be the things related with the intelligence.”
Sheilor silenced for a long time on this end of the phone, then he asked very seriously, “I want to be out of the hospital right away, could you please help me to buy a soonest ticket to get back to Coastal state?”
Charlie Tai frowned slightly on the other end of the phone, he didn’t think of the always calm Sheilor, after he heard about this news, would make such a decision like this unexpectedly, so he didn’t agree to say with the deep voice, “what do you want to do? Don’t forget, you are still a seriously injured people now, even one of your leg is still disabled!”
“My wounds almost all get well, although my leg still can’t move, but at least I can take the crutches, or take the wheelchair.” Sheilor could recognize the concern in the angry tone of the other party, so he didn’t get angry, and explained like this.
Charlie Tai said resolutely and decisively, “it’s impossible, the general hospital won’t let you be discharged.”
“That’s why I need your help.” Sheilor said, “Shielding is in trouble right now, I have to go back and take a look what is going on indeed.”
“I can help you to check it out what really happened.” Charlie Tai didn’t tell Sheilor all the truth, because he knew about Sheilor’s character. If Sheilor knew that because of his reason, Shielding was checked by the federal government, and was wanted in the end, it’s afraid of only one thing that Sheilor would go back to there more firmly.
“But you have to calm down a bit, you are just a student, even you ha
ve the plan to go back to the Coastal state, what else you can do anyway?” Charlie Tai wrinkled his eyebrows and tried to persuade him, “and you don’t forget, now he is the federal wanted!”
On this end of the phone, Sheilor silenced for a long time and then he said, “I want to go back to there anyway.”
The federal wanted, in the minds of the general federal citizens, surely would be the object which they all wanted to avoid. But Sheilor himself was a hidden deepest wanted, and he’s the wanted not on the list. He believed that if he could go back to Coastal state, the fell into the dangerous situation and presumably very lonely Shielding, might like what he sent the message to him just now, would be very easy to find him, and he… had the ability to help the other party.
On the other end of the phone, Charlie Tai silenced for a long time, then he said, “the things in the Coastal state are very complicated, you shouldn’t go back to there.”
He was considering for Sheilor, but in such a tense moment like this, Sheilor wouldn’t consider anything else, he just replied directly, “I must go back to there.”
Charlie Tai got angry and raised his tone to reprimand, “could you just calm down a bit? And be mature a bit?”
Sheilor silenced for a long time on this end of the phone, his voice didn’t have any change, and he also didn’t get angry, he just said calmly, “Shielding is my friend, you are also my friend. When my friend is in trouble, I can’t be too calm or mature. In the gymnasium, if I were a bit more calm and mature… you have already been dead.”
There are many kinds of concepts about friend. But in Sheilor’s mind, when the other party is facing the life-and-death big problem, appear by the side of the other party without any consideration, and help the other party, this could be called the true friend.
Very deliberately let himself get along with Sheilor, as natural as the ordinary federal citizens. But after all, he is not an ordinary people, but the top that level in this society. Charlie Tai’s control desire is very strong naturally, in the occasional talking and manner, he always would show some attitude of the superior level unintentionally, and this also was the thing which Sheilor didn’t used to.
When he found out that Sheilor was somebody beyond his control, besides he felt complicated, he couldn’t help but heaved a sigh. He looked at the phone which already hung up by the other party, and had a smile in self-mockery. He thought that the guy had saved him more than once, so he would try to prevent the unwise move of the other party even harder.
“Let the hospital strengthen the control, don’t let Sheilor sneak back to the Coastal state.” Charlie Tai gave the order to the steward Ken by his side, “the government has already begun to investigate Charming, and Shielding even became the fugitive… if Sheilor goes back to the Coastal state, only would let all the people misunderstood, there won’t be any good for him.”
“Do we need to use the coercive measures?” the steward Ken asked for the instruction on the side.
Charlie Tai had a flicker of taunt flashed across in his eyes, “fortunately he is injured right now, otherwise, if he wants to leave the hospital, just with those bodyguards of our family, which one could really stop him?”
The steward Ken had a smile slightly, he understood the meaning of his master. After experienced the gymnasium event, the security personnel of the Tai family, all knew that there was a student friend by their master’s side. The thing made them amazed the most was, in that assassination event, the combat capability, which this student showed, was even stronger than the special soldiers.
“Then we will not use the coercive measures, just let some people follow him 24 hours a day, stop him up in the hospital with the flesh wall.”