Li Zheng said two words, but he didn't know how to say the following words.
He suddenly remembered something, got up and picked up his backpack, found the brown paper bag inside, then returned to the table and sat down.
He Qiaoqiao looked at him in front of him, the sadness in his eyes flowing out like a gurgling stream.
Li Zheng didn't dare to look at it, so he just lowered his head to take out the brown paper bag and wiped it with his hands several times, leaving plenty of room to iron out the wrinkles.
But no matter what he did, the wrinkles were still there and it was all in vain.
"Sister-in-law... did someone from the Armed Forces call you?"
"Um……"
"Did they... say anything..."
"No……"
He Qiaoqiao's eyes were filled with tears.
Li Zheng took a deep breath and finally placed the bag in front of He Qiaoqiao.
There is no difference anymore.
You know it early, you know it later, you know it all.
"This is a little bit of the thoughts of my comrades..."
Li Zheng pushed the brown paper bag in front of He Qiaoqiao, then turned away, not daring to look at it.
It was quiet in the small restaurant.
The baby was quietly sucking the bottle and drinking the milk in He Qiaoqiao's arms. He looked at his mother with round eyes, and then at his uncle across the table. He was curious as to why the adults suddenly stopped talking.
.
After a long time, He Qiaoqiao finally said: "Taozi... sacrificed, right..."
As soon as he finished speaking, tears burst down his face.
Li Zheng's heart was trembling, and he never had the courage to turn around and look at He Qiaoqiao.
"Well... he... died in a mission... just a few days ago..."
He Qiaoqiao asked: "Can you tell me how you sacrificed yourself?"
Li Zheng couldn't answer.
Only when he arrived did he harden his heart and shook his head: "I can't say..."
Each of these three words is like a sharp knife piercing my heart.
Li Zheng felt unprecedented pain.
He Qiaoqiao asked again: "He told me that he would never be a coward...then...I want to ask, is he brave?"
Li Zheng gritted his teeth and answered word by word: "Brave. Bravely champion of the three armies..."
He Qiaoqiao stopped asking.
Sitting there quietly, my whole soul seemed to be missing a part, and my eyes became so empty.
In fact, when he was cooking before, He Qiaoqiao had already made up his mind.
Even if the Ministry of Armed Forces called yesterday, He Qiaoqiao actually had a premonition.
It's just that there are some things that, even if they are placed in front of you, you are unwilling to admit...
He Qiaoqiao lowered his head and looked at the child in his arms.
The child still looked at his mother with an innocent and ignorant look.
Wang Tao is gone?
Is the man with whom I have sworn an oath gone?
He promised himself that he would treat himself and his children well after retiring and make up for the debt he had incurred over the years.
He promised many things, including going to the south to see the sea, going to the north to see the snow, going to the west to eat mutton, and going to the east to eat seafood.
He had made such a promise to himself, but in the end he still committed himself to the country and broke his promise to himself.
He Qiaoqiao stood up slowly and walked towards the inner room.
"Sister-in-law..." Li Zheng shouted, but He Qiaoqiao didn't seem to hear anything.
A few seconds after the door in the inner room was closed, Li Zheng was a little worried. He got up and walked over. As soon as he reached the door, he heard heartbreaking crying coming from inside...
…
After Li Zheng left the small restaurant, he went to find a hotel to stay.
Lying on the hotel bed, he couldn't touch anyone.
In the restaurant just now, he wanted to comfort He Qiaoqiao, but when the words came to his lips, he found that they were so powerless.
In the end, he didn't say anything. He just waited silently until He Qiaoqiao finished crying and came out from the inner room. Then he stood up and said goodbye.
What else could he do besides that brown paper bag?
Even if he told He Qiaoqiao that he had avenged Wang Tao and had his enemies repay him dozens of times, what would he do?
Wang Tao will never come back after all.
No matter how good Li Zheng's marksmanship is, how powerful his tactics are, and how unparalleled his military skills are, he still can't bring his comrade Wang Tao back to life.
He kept tossing and turning over and over again, and it took him a long time to understand a truth.
The dead are gone, and the living must live a better life to be worthy of those who died for everyone's peace.
Isn’t that what being a soldier is?
Isn’t this the point of being a soldier?
Some things have to be done by someone.
If it’s not Wang Tao, it could be Chen Tao, or it could be Li Tao.
He turned on the bedside lamp, found his mobile phone, and found Shao Xiaoqian's number.
Now, he needs to find Wang Jun as soon as possible.
Wang Jun disappeared. Just now in the restaurant, he asked He Qiaoqiao about this matter.
He Qiaoqiao told Li Zheng that Wang Jun opened a mobile phone repair shop in the county town. Although he didn't make much money, he didn't go to the extent of borrowing loan sharks.
She finally asked Li Zheng to help find Wang Jun, because Wang Jun was Tao Zi's most beloved brother.
Li Zheng agreed.
That's all he can do.
And it must be done.
But He Qiaoqiao didn't know where Wang Jun had gone. His phone was turned off and he was probably hiding.
To find Wang Jun, you have to use some means.
The phone was connected, and Shao Xiaoqian's gentle voice came from the other end of the radio wave, asking him why he called so late. Fortunately, he was not on duty today, otherwise he would never receive the call.
Li Zheng briefly talked about today's events with Shao Xiaoqian, and finally talked about Wang Jun.
"Xiaoqian, you know that I never like asking people to do things, but can I ask you to help me with something this time?"
"Why is Deputy Company Commander Li so out of touch today?"
Shao Xiaoqian teased Li Zheng on the phone.
"I am your fiancée. If you need anything, how can you call me? My Li Zheng is a great hero who specializes in big things. Just leave the little things to me!"
These words made Li Zheng feel warm in his heart, sweetness suddenly surged into his heart, and his suppressed emotions were immediately dissipated.
"That's right, I want you to help me find someone."
"Find someone?"
"Yes, it's Wang Tao and his brother Wang Jun. He has disappeared now. He must have gone into hiding to avoid debts. He probably doesn't even know about his brother's sacrifice."
"This matter needs to be contacted by the relevant local departments." Shao Xiaoqian said: "It is very easy to find him. You can find him even if you turn off your mobile phone. It is not technically difficult."
Li Zheng said: "I want to find him too, but I don't know anyone here. It's not up to me to locate someone casually. Besides, I don't want to use Wang Tao's name to do this..."
Shao Xiaoqian understood immediately and comforted: "Okay, don't be sad, I will handle this for you. One of my father's former soldiers was a leader there. I will give him a call right now and he will make arrangements for you.
"
"Xiaoqian, thank you so much! I love you!"
"You only love after you have done something? Why didn't you say that just now?"
"I……"
"Okay, I know you are not good at sweet words, so you have to explain to me that you are an honest person, right?"
…
That's how it was done.
Sometimes Li Zheng has to admit something.
If you want to talk about military affairs, you are very good.
But you want to do something.
Shao Xiaoqian is much better than herself.
Not to mention, Shao Xiaoqian’s phone number was soon found.
Early the next morning, Li Zheng received a call.
The phone number was unfamiliar, and there was a young man's voice on the other end, asking if it was Lieutenant Li.
Li Zheng said yes.
The young man said, I am Xiao Liang from the XXX office of a certain department. I will be in Linxian County at noon today. We will contact you then. Don’t worry about your matter. There will be a result within two days.