Probably Hayes was really lucky. After the blessing, several big families in the town announced that in order to celebrate the return of their children, a free banquet would be open to everyone, right in the square in front of the church.
After that, all kinds of food and drinks were brought out one by one. The tables were connected for a hundred meters. People from all walks of life in the town gathered together, and a band played on the side.
Of course, the most popular among them are all kinds of "fish", which are cooked in various ways, including but not limited to boiled, steamed, grilled, etc., to eliminate the peculiar smell as much as possible and retain the tender and juicy taste, but sea
After eating a little bit, Si couldn't eat anymore.
There was laughter and laughter around him, but there was only a cold feeling in his heart, mixed with flaming anger.
While everyone is feasting on the food that others have earned with their lives, those who are really working are being shut out, especially when they see the fat bishop showing off his brand-new, golden, and gem-studded to the people around him.
When he saw the scepter, Hayes really wanted to kill him with one shot.
How could a bishop from a poor area get the money to purchase such a luxurious scepter?
That scepter was stained with the blood of many fallen soldiers.
Hayes immediately lost his appetite, ate something briefly and returned to the hotel with his wife.
".I hate those upper class people who spend a lot of money, the heads of every family, and the priests who just pay lip service to the glory of the emperor. But before, everyone thought that without them, we would not be able to do anything with our strength.
Fighting against the enemy, but after everyone bled, I found that I still couldn't protect what they loved.
"Hayes, actually not all places are like this."
"Maybe."
Hayes was half lying on the bed, staring blankly at the dusty ceiling covered with mildew.
"I'm just disgusted by it all. Seeing these cruel things, sometimes, you forget the better things."
"Beautiful things always exist."
"Maybe. The chaplain in the war group is very brave. He has always been one of the bravest people in my opinion, but he cannot shut out death and pain. When the bullets struck, faith failed to save him."
Alina poked Hayes in the face.
"I don't like hearing you talk like that."
"Yes, I don't like it either."
Kalina reached out to Hayes' face and stroked the faded scars.
"We cannot live without faith. It is something that allows people to persist in their lives every day."
"Honestly, in the last moments I was thinking of you, not the throne."
Hayes hesitated.
"If a person's soul goes to the throne, but his family and loved ones have to suffer in reality, then what's the point?"
"Where did you learn these words?"
"My company commander, my battalion commander."
Kalina hugged him tighter.
"Hayes, this is a vast and lonely universe. We are not important. We will soon disappear and become a speck of dust in the starry sky. But now, at this moment, there are only you and me, and An
Sister, this is what I stick to."
She looked into Hayes's remaining eyes.
"No matter what, the throne is still kind to us, don't let those ugly things cover your eyes."
"I see."
The next day, the three of them left Linhu Town and went to Habri's home, which was not far from Linhu Town. Although the bottom nest was not peaceful during this period, it was relatively well under the "special period" focus of the Ministry of Justice.
Some, they followed the convoy to the place called Tiecong Town.
Although it is said to be a town, its scale is actually very large. Its origin is said to come from a serious accident. A factory and surrounding blocks in Xiachao collapsed directly into Xiachao and fell heavily on the waste soil, forming such a large area composed of a large number of people.
A colony of metal debris and garbage.
The garbage in the bottom nest means treasures and resources, so it attracts a large number of scavengers.
Habri and Peak are both from this place, but surprisingly they don't know each other. This also shows the scale of this place, which is almost like a small city. Various simple shacks and tents are densely packed like they are attached to the body of a crab.
The same parasites are everywhere in it, and the bustling level of people coming and going is no worse than some neighborhoods in Xiachao.
However, when Hayes followed the address and asked a bunch of people to find it, all he saw was a pile of blackened ruins at the end of the alley.
"Who are you looking for?"
At this time, a door opened on one side of the alley, and an old man holding a broom came out.
"Excuse me, where is the Hubley family?"
When Hayes mentioned Habri, the old man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, sighed, and walked to the pile of ruins.
"Little Habri is a good boy. Why do those bastards want to arrest him and make him a soldier?"
"Is this—"
The old man wiped away his tears and shook his head.
"This is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hubley. The couple was not in good health. Mrs. Hubley was bedridden all year round. After little Hubley was taken away, Mrs. Hubley sat at the door every day waiting for his return.
Old Habri had to take care of her and scavenge to support the family. As a result, a year after little Habri was taken away, it was said that there might have been a fire in the stove. It was also when everyone was sleeping, and the fire was already strong when they were discovered.
The couple failed to run out. When they were found, Old Habri was still holding his wife tightly. He may have fallen a few meters away from the door. Alas, it was tragic. They still had a photo in their arms.
The photo with little Habri was taken by someone when the child picked up a recycled motor. He is really a very filial child. I don’t know how uncomfortable it will be to see this when he comes back. Uh, you guys
yes."
Hayes clenched his fists tightly. Suddenly, he turned around and hammered the wall beside him.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!!!!!!!!!"
He roared while beating the wall, as if he was beating some non-existent enemy, which frightened the old man and made him shrink his head and take a few steps back.
"Hayes! Hayes!"
Jalina and Andina hurriedly pulled him from the left and right. At this time, his prosthetic limb had made a shallow hole in the wall. The white lime peeled off to reveal the bricks inside, and there were still blood stains. That was Hayes' other
Left behind by fists.
"Don't do it, Hayes."
"Why, wuwuwu——why is this happening——"
Hayes lowered his head and sobbed, pressed his forehead against the wall, and slowly fell to his knees.
"It shouldn't be like this. Everyone, everyone has sacrificed and dedicated so much. It shouldn't be like this."
His two wives squatted beside him and shed tears of distress watching him, but they still tried their best to comfort him.
After a while, Hayes asked the old man where the old couple Habri and his wife were buried. After knowing that Hayes was Habri's comrade and Habri's sacrifice, the other party insisted on taking him there in person.
.
It was a desolate cemetery, where the souls who were ignored were buried. The couple even shared a tomb, and their tombstones were also made by the old neighbors. They were just two very simple crosses, and the one they had
The photo he protected until his death was nailed to Mrs. Hubley's tombstone.
Taking the mottled and scorched photo, Hayes saw a kind couple sitting on a chair. Habri, who was covered in hair and wearing a leather jacket, stood behind the two couples with a smile and put his hands on each other.
On the shoulders of adoptive parents.
Hayes took a deep breath, took out Habri's expedition manual, his nameplate, and the savings he had saved for his adoptive parents. He squatted down, made a pit on the ground with his hands, placed things in it, and used
The soil is re-buried.
The wind kept whimpering, and the scarred warriors also kept whimpering——