They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 316: The pain of separation and death, continue to shoulder the mission and move forward
Come out of the squad leader's ward.

After making the arrangements, Chen Ming felt significantly relieved. He asked Zhao Haojie and the two of them to find out that currently the only soldiers from the Second Border Defense Company in the hospital were bald men.

The injury was the most serious, and the person was not awake yet, but he had passed the critical period. There were many other companies, including the Second Company, who were hospitalized to recuperate. Fortunately, they were all fine.

The conflict with the White Elephant Soldiers the night before did not break out, but the confrontation lasted for a long time, and the other party took the initiative to retreat.

Wu Bing and Zhao Haojie were arranged by the company commander to take care of the wounded in the second company.

"I see you have been up for a long time. Go and rest. I will help take care of you in the ward."

Chen Ming looked at the two men with unshaven beards, thick dark circles under their eyes, and haggard expressions, and couldn't help but remind them.

When mentioning rest, the medical soldier Zhao Haojie shook his head slightly. The two people who had been gossiping just now fell silent and remained silent.

"What's wrong? You don't trust me here." Chen Ming was a little surprised when he saw their performance.

A few of the seriously injured people are under professional medical care, and most of the others are recuperating. He can just go and check on them every hour, and he should be able to take care of them.

Seeing Chen Ming's confusion, Zhao Haojie sighed and said with a lonely expression: "I received news from the company this morning. At noon, Lao Lin and Lao Ma's family members will come over."

"We won't rest and send them on their last journey."

"Lao Ma, Lao Lin?" Chen Ming's heart sank.

"Well, three comrades, Ma Junjie from Class [-], Lin Shu and Tao Tiangui from Class [-], died in this battle."

"He is in the morgue of the hospital now. The instructor has gone to the airport to pick up the family members. We will give them a ride."

When Chen Ming mentioned this heavy topic, his heart exploded with a bang.

He knew that the Second Company of Border Guards had lost three people and seriously injured seven others in this battle, but he didn't know who the victims were, and he never dared to ask.

He knew that Ma Junjie from Class [-] was a very young guy who just disappeared. Tao Tiangui and Chen Ming were also impressed, but not deeply.

Among the three, the one he was most familiar with was Lin Shu, a big boy with a simple and honest appearance. Perhaps because he was on duty in the snow-capped mountains all year round, his face was always red and purple, and he was cheerful when he saw everyone.

Chen Ming was familiar with him, firstly because his name was chosen so advantageously that everyone in the company called him "Uncle Lin".

Secondly, this comrade is an active and studious type.

I remember that it was the second day after Chen Ming came to the Second Company. He performed very well in the fight with the Second Company, so Lin Shu went to see him in private and taught him fighting skills.

He also took out some snacks, dried fruits, and a few packs of cigarettes that he had saved as a hoarding rat and was reluctant to eat them, and tried to please him by wanting to learn fighting skills.

Naturally, Chen Ming would not refuse the request of his comrades. He taught him very seriously and did not ask for anything from him.

Occasionally, when chatting in his spare time, Lin Shu mentioned that he was born in a very backward rural area.

There are only elderly parents and a wife who have been married for two years at home. Especially when talking about his wife, he dances and shows off. He also vowed to pat his chest and say that he has rich experience in love and will teach Chen Ming to get rid of the single life. .

He also said that although their place was backward, they relied on introductions from people in the village to get married and start a family, so there wouldn't be much trouble in love.

He went home on vacation for the past two years, and his family had been arranging blind dates for him. During the 20 days of vacation, he had three blind dates every day, which was more punctual than going to work.

He also accumulated a lot of experience and often shared with Chen Ming which blind dates he had met.

During the boring border defense, he spent many nights telling himself stories to pass the time.

According to Lin Shu, he actually caught one just two years ago.

The two met and talked happily. After getting to know each other, they discovered that the other person was his classmate in the Yuhong class when he was a child. Maybe it was this wonderful fate.

The two eventually came together.

There was no signal on the snow-capped mountains. He always liked to go to the company commander to approve the leave while the cooking team was going down the mountain to purchase goods, and then went with him.

I would go to the county seat to call the person, and I would spend most of the day chatting with him. Every time, my comrades in the cooking class would kick him in the butt and urge him to hurry up. They thought he was wasting time and didn't work.

But every time, the squad leader of the cooking class would come over and tell Lin Shu in advance as long as he received the instruction from the division chief to go down the mountain.

He was quite good-looking. Every time he was kicked, he would rub his butt with a smile and continue talking on the phone. This was no secret in the entire company.

It must have been the year before last. Chen Ming didn't remember it very clearly. The girl Lin Shu was dating went to the border defense regiment and asked him to apply for marriage with the army.

The sudden happiness did not blind him. Instead, after thinking twice, he shook his head in pain and refused. The reason was that the border defense company was dangerous and he did not want to let him down.

Falling in love is just his way to get rid of loneliness. He thinks that the other person will finally give up because of his special job, so he cherishes every minute and second of being together.

As a result, the girl gave him an angry backhand slap, a slap so hard that his ears buzzed.

Finally, she went to the political commissar of the border defense regiment and complained. Of course, she didn't complain about the chaos, but she wanted the leader to make the decision and let her marry Lin Shu.

The political commissar of the border defense regiment understood the cause and effect, and waved domineeringly, and sent the two down the mountain to take wedding photos that day. The regiment reported that they should get married directly here.

So, the bastard with fingerprints on his face and a swollen face was educated by the political commissar, and he happily led people down the mountain to take pictures.

If someone were to hit him, as a soldier of the Second Border Guard Company and a member of the Hero Company, he would have ripped off the other person's head and used it as a chamber pot.

But that time, when facing the girl, he gave up.

The girl also had a bad temper. She dragged him all the way down the mountain and found a relatively prosperous local city. They took simple wedding photos and had a simple meal, and then they considered it a lifelong commitment.

Unfortunately, the red mark and swollen face could not be hidden when taking the photo. The final result of the photo was that he sat there aggrieved and did not dare to look up.

The girl smiled sweetly.

In the first half of this year, while the border guard company was resting at the station, the girl came again. The two of them applied for a new marriage certificate locally and made another effort.

The two had their own child as they wished.

Lin Shu had shown off to Chen Ming more than once. When he went down the mountain to do the shopping, he heard on the phone that his child was growing up day by day in his wife's belly, and he felt so happy.

Every time Chen Ming heard it, he would smile quietly and share his joy.

The Second Company of Border Guards rested very late at night and continued to train. Whenever they were exhausted and sat aside to rest, this kid would come to Chen Ming with a smile and a photo.

Because he was the only one in the entire company who would listen quietly, and other comrades would always kick him.

Every time he showed off, he would take out a photo of his wife and ask Chen Ming if his child was born, would he look like him?Or will he be like his wife?
A soldier who acts like a monkey all day long in the company will have a thick smile on his face when he talks about his wife and children, like a child who suddenly got candy.

However, his child is not due in two months.

Chen Ming stood at the door of the monitor's ward, staggering back and leaning against the wall, his eyes red.

The first time I met Lin Shu was when he came to learn martial arts from me. The last time I saw him was at a party the night before National Birthday. The kid was walking around eating pork stewed vermicelli and having a great time in the company. .

But this time, there is no chance to meet again.

"Chen Ming."

"Chen Ming?"

Wu Bing and Zhao Haojie hurriedly helped him, and Chai Shuyao also stepped forward quickly and helped him back to the ward.

The two looked at Chen Ming and shook their heads silently. They knew very well that Lin Shu was still half of Chen Ming's disciple in a sense.

Although soldiers don't recognize this, if they want to learn anything, they can just salute the veterans without calling them master, but there is always a sense of affection between master and disciple.

Chai Shuyao has never seen Chen Ming in this state. In her impression, her husband has always been confident. Although he sometimes speaks out of tune, she never sees any sign of difficulty in him.

But she also knew that Chen Ming valued friendship. Usually when he encountered difficulties in the army, he would silently ponder and find solutions by himself. However, in the face of comradeship and family affection, he was as fragile as a child.

After Wu Bing and Zhao Haojie left, Chen Ming curled up and squatted on the ground without saying anything. He looked at the door of the ward with a dull look, feeling extremely painful in his heart.

Chai Shuyao didn't know how to persuade her. Maybe it would be better not to say anything at this time, but to just accompany her silently.

Near noon, the instructor of the Second Border Defense Company, Geng Yanrong, arrived. Chen Ming also changed out of his hospital gown and put on the military uniform with a bullet on his shoulder again. He arranged Chai Shuyao in the room and did not let her follow.

He also wanted to see off his comrades.

Wearing a hospital gown is inappropriate.

At the door of the hospital morgue, Chen Ming saw the woman in Lin Shu's photo. She was an ordinary-looking woman with a big belly.With red and swollen eyes, he accompanied two couples in their 60s and [-]s to the cold morgue.

Also coming with them were members of Lin Shu's local armed forces and the instructor of the Second Border Defense Company.

In the morgue, a person in charge lifted off the white cloth covering Lin Shu's body, revealing the pale face underneath.

For a moment, Chen Ming, who had always been strong, went blank as if he had been struck by lightning.

The old woman next to her staggered a few steps and almost fainted.

The old face was trembling as he looked at his son lying in the freezer. His throat was trembling and his mouth was trembling. He opened and closed it but no sound came out.

Her mouth was shouting "son".

The old man was also stunned on the spot, his eyes were staring straight, he had lost his former look, and his whole body seemed to have suddenly turned into a piece of wood.

Their pregnant daughter-in-law knelt on the ground with her legs weak, holding on to the freezer bed. She touched Lin Shu's face with trembling hands, her eyes filled with tears. The tears dripped onto the freezer and onto Lin Shu's body.

Everyone present felt their hearts tightening.

The woman looked at it for a while, then suddenly raised her head and looked at the local armed forces staff who came with them, at the instructor, at Chen Ming, Wu Bing, Zhao Haojie, and everyone in military uniforms at the scene.

There was viciousness and cruelty in those eyes, as if they were the most vicious eyes in the world.

Even Chen Ming, who was well-informed and dared to fight with the enemy, felt shuddering.

The woman stood up suddenly, with tears streaming down her face, and came to them step by step. She clenched her hands into fists and smashed them hard at the instructor.

The sound of popping echoed throughout the morgue. The instructor straightened his chest the whole time and allowed the opponent's fists to fall like raindrops.

As she smashed it, she shouted: "Give me back my husband, give back my child's father. The child hasn't seen his father yet, so the child has no father. My child has no father."

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault."

The heartbreaking roar made her almost crazy, and then she rushed towards Chen Ming, but was stopped by Wu Bing.

His eyes were red and he said hoarsely: "Sister-in-law, we are all heartbroken when Lin Shu is gone. If you want to hit me, hit me, but you can't hit him."

"Chen Ming is Lin Shu's fighting master, and he is also the best person to Lin Shu. If you hit him, Lin Shu will be unhappy."

"what"

Hearing this, the woman seemed to be tearing her hair frantically, and a group of people rushed over to persuade her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry everyone. I know I shouldn't have done it. I don't blame you. Lin Shu likes the army and you the most. I shouldn't do it. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Lin Shu likes the army very much, but my child hasn't met his father yet. How could this be possible?"

The woman howled in pain with a miserable voice that made those who heard it cry.

The old man on the side was also very sad and could hardly stand, but his son was gone and his daughter-in-law could not let anything happen again. The two old men came to help, and the instructor and comrades from the armed forces also comforted him.

Listening to this heart-rending roar, Chen Ming couldn't bear it any longer. Moist tears filled his eyes and he turned around and left.

He didn't dare to watch this scene again, nor did he want to hear that desperate voice.

The sound was like a wail from hell, and every sound was ravaging his heart.

Chen Ming rushed into the toilet, turned on the water, and poured handfuls of water on his face.

At the end, he looked up at the mirror and saw himself in the mirror, his face covered with water stains.

I can no longer tell which is water and which is tears
He was not afraid of pain, nor was he afraid of pain. He was not afraid of fighting, fighting, or killing enemies, but Chen Ming could not bear to see this scene of life and death.

In particular, Lin Shu was indeed his half-disciple, and he was very diligent in learning fighting. He originally thought that this young man could use the skills he taught him to continue his spirit in the Second Border Defense Company and pass it on on his behalf after he left.

It’s also a little bit of my own thoughts.

The result is.
In the end, Lin Shu's family gave up the martyr cemetery provided by the army and chose to be cremated here, taking his ashes home.

She said that the child could not live without his father. It was too far away and it would be too difficult to see the child in the future.
Chen Ming didn't know what the arrangements were going to be. He didn't dare to go and take a look. Instead, he ran to the door of the bald man's ward and looked at his comrades inside, who had their eyes closed and squatted there.

But the woman's heart-rending roar kept echoing in his ears, and the desperate movements just now kept passing before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

Chen Ming was very worried about what might happen to Baldy, so he was here to guard him.

Finally, the instructor Geng Yanrong also came and found him. Maybe the instructor had seen too many scenes like this in the border defense company and was used to it. Maybe he was not good at showing emotions.

He just stood at the door of the ward in a daze for a long time.

Later, I took out a "certificate of qualification" from my pocket. To be precise, it should be a certificate of completion.

But it's not formal. It's written by hand, describing Chen Ming's performance in the second company of border defense during the month.

There are not many pieces of paper in the certificate, only five, but starting from Chapter 4, there is no content. They are all signatures, including the signatures of the border guard regiment commander and political commissar, as well as the signatures of the commander of the second border guard company and the instructor.

It has the signatures of all the soldiers in the company.

There are even signatures from many officers of the Baiyun Mountain Regiment and the Eighth Tianshan Division.

A total of one or two hundred names appeared on the paper one stroke at a time.

That's right, they already knew Chen Ming's purpose for coming to the Second Border Defense Company.

Exposing one's identity means the end of the mission at the grassroots level. The border guard regiment doesn't know how the National Defense University conducts research or arranges for people to come and inquire about information.

But all they can do is affirm, affirm Chen Ming's performance, and affirm Chen Ming's dedication. Without his fearless charge, he would have fought for a way out for the vanguard.

This border defense operation definitely involves more than just a few sacrifices.

Geng Yanrong didn't know what to say, so he handed the paper in his hand to Chen Ming and patted his shoulder.

"The Eighth Tianshan Division and the Baiyun Mountain Regiment all know about you. Don't mind if you didn't bring anything with you this time."

"What happened in the past is in the past. Chief, work hard. If you have the opportunity, you are welcome to inspect the Second Border Defense Company. The door here will always be open for you."

"It's a bit awkward to call you chief. I'd better call you Chen Ming. You did nothing wrong. You did a very good job."

"thanks."

Chen Ming picked up the paper, looked at it briefly, and stuffed it into his pocket silently.

"Instructor."

"Huh? You said."

"Who were the people we met that night? Why did they have to cross the snow-capped mountains?"

"What do you mean?" Geng Yanrong was silent for a moment, then said: "For specific information, you can ask the soldiers arranged here by the company."

“This kind of thing is not uncommon, it happens in endlessly, but it’s nothing.

"You have your mission, and we naturally have ours too. They are just a bunch of clowns who only dare to jump around behind us. If they dare to come, we will bury them. If they are capable, they can continue to try."

"Alright, Old Chen, in two days the whole company will go to the Martyrs Cemetery to see some of our comrades. You can take a look together and report back to the academy after you have finished."

"I believe that with the information we have provided, the head of the college will not make things difficult for you and you will be able to pass the test."

"Ah."

Chen Ming nodded. He was not worried about this. At this time, there was no need to worry about further studies.

Since the instructor didn't want to mention what happened before, he couldn't force the question. In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but after experiencing Lin Shu's incident, he wanted to know more about it in detail.

However, after talking to the instructor, his mood did improve a lot, and the person who passed away was no longer there.

They must continue to shoulder their mission and move forward.

Maybe this is a soldier! ! !

(End of this chapter)