Looking at the child's eager eyes, Qiao Xinwei's heart twitched. Xi Bao still didn't know that his father might suddenly disappear due to work. They couldn't ask, let alone inquire, when he would be back. They could only wait for him to come back.
to be sure.
"Where's dad? He promised me to do the puzzle with me yesterday." Xi Bao asked again.
Qiao Xinwei had no choice but to say: "Dad said he would be back in the evening."
"Ah, it's going to be at night!" Xi Bao couldn't hide his disappointment. He was not even in the mood to eat breakfast. He pouted and asked, "Does that mean we can't go to the park to play football?"
Qiao Xinwei pointed outside and said, "How can you play football in the heavy snow? Your cold has just started to get better. Dad specifically told you not to go out to play."
Xi Bao said stubbornly: "I don't believe it. I want my father to tell me personally, in person."
"Xi Bao, you don't believe mom?"
"Then I want dad to play with me."
Qiao Xinwei was helpless and heartbroken. Jiang Hao doted on the child all day long, and the child became closer to him. If he couldn't see her for a day, he would look for the child. She accepted her dissatisfaction and complaints and patiently advised: "Xi Bao,
Dad really has something to do, isn't it the same as mom playing with you?"
"But mom is not as smart as dad." Tong Yan Wuji, Tong Yan Wuji.
Qiao Xinwei swallowed speechlessly, and could only say seriously: "Eat, finish the egg custard, or I won't even show you Qiaohu later."
Xi Bao became even more unhappy. He reluctantly picked up the spoon and stirred it in the bowl, "Humph, Dad wouldn't be so cruel to me."
"..." Qiao Xinwei almost wanted to cry. From the time Jiang Hao left until now, she has become a glass-hearted person. But she didn't know that at this time, Jiang Hao was suffering in dire straits.
Jiang Hao rushed to the army, and Xiao Fang told him the details. Guo Xueyan took the initiative to invite Ying to participate in the actual combat exercise this time. There are irregular exercises in the army every year, which is very common. The exercise is in the mountains on the border of Yunnan
In the dense forest, just when the exercise was about to end, a group of unidentified people suddenly came. I was in the open and the enemy was in the dark. The soldiers had been practicing in the field for seven consecutive days. They had not slept well and eaten well. They were exhausted.
The enemy came prepared with advanced weapons and sufficient ammunition.
A platoon of thirty-four special forces soldiers led by Guo Xueyan were all ambushed and then brutally shot to death by the enemy. No one survived.
This incident caused a sensation across the country and shocked the world.
The military region attaches great importance to it, and Brigadier Tang personally takes command. This is the dignity of a soldier and the dignity of the country.
"It is now known that the invaders were an international mercenary organization. There were about ten people in total. They fled into Vietnam after the incident."
"The new leader Guo took office but was brutally murdered. The position of the leader of this regiment will be vacant again. We must avenge this hatred. Otherwise, wouldn't the thirty-four soldiers who died in vain be unjust?!"
"Hateful, hateful, hateful. This is clearly a provocation to the Chinese Communist Party, a blatant provocation. We must not let others slaughter us. This is a major matter related to the country."
In the conference room, everyone was furious, expressing their anger with every word. Brigadier Tang was also extremely sad. He looked at Jiang Hao, who was sitting silently in the corner, and asked: "Jiang Hao,
What about you, I want to hear your thoughts."
Jiang Hao has changed his job and is, to put it bluntly, an outsider. But informing Jiang Hao and letting Jiang Hao participate in the discussion was exactly what Brigadier Tang meant. Jiang Hao was still immersed in deep grief, and his eyes were red with anger.
He said: "Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are."
Brigadier Tang stood up and said, "Okay, that's exactly what I meant! Jiang Hao, I know you have changed jobs, but I still hope you will think carefully about what you can do and what you should do at this time. Tomorrow
, I hope you can give me the answer I want tomorrow."
All eyes looked at Jiang Hao. The team led by Jiang Hao was the elite among the special forces. Guo Xueyan was once Jiang Hao's deputy. Now that Guo Xueyan has died, who else below has the ability and qualifications to provoke
What about the heavy burden of "avenging our comrades and fighting to defend the dignity of our motherland"? Only Jiang Hao.
Only Jiang Hao!!!
The meeting lasted from six o'clock to 12:30 noon. Everyone was discussing countermeasures. Jiang Hao only listened and did not make any remarks. He was not qualified now. When he came out of the conference room, Jiang Hao walked heavily, and Brigadier Tang patted him.
His shoulders asked him to think carefully. If Jiang Hao was still at his post today, he could give the order directly, but unfortunately Jiang Hao had changed his job. "Go back and discuss with Mr. Jiang and listen to his opinion."
Jiang Hao nodded and said one word hoarsely, "Okay."
After finding Xiao Fang, Jiang Hao asked anxiously: "When will Chief Guo and the others come back?"
Xiao Fang said: "We have sent a special plane to transport it. We plan to come back at one o'clock in the afternoon, but it is snowing heavily in the capital, so it is difficult to tell."
"all?"
"There are too many people. Chief Guo and Platoon Leader Chen will go back first, and the others will be brought back one after another."
"Have your family been notified?"
"Everyone has been notified. Only Chief Guo's family is in the capital, and someone has been sent to pick him up. The other family members are scattered in other places and will probably arrive tomorrow."
"When is the memorial service?"
"It will be arranged for the day after tomorrow for the time being."
Jiang Hao nodded silently, walked two steps and stopped to look at his watch. It was already past twelve o'clock, so Guo Xueyan would be back soon. He turned back and warned: "Appease the family members."
"Yes, Chief."
Xiao Fang respectfully performed a military salute, and Jiang Hao's heart ached. He didn't deserve it.
On the tarmac of Nuoda, the snow has been cleared away. The soldiers are all neatly dressed, respectful and solemn. Jiang Hao's black suit is very conspicuous among the dark green military uniforms. Facing the cold wind, he can vaguely hear
Weak sobs came from all directions around.
Suddenly, a burst of wailing came from behind. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Guo Xueyan's parents, wife and daughter, supporting each other. The two old men had gray hair on their temples. When they received the news of their son's death, they fainted.
, after waking up, regardless of the bad weather and weak body, they insisted on coming to pick up their son.
Guo Xueyan's wife has an unusually calm face. While supporting her elderly mother-in-law, she is also holding on to her young daughter. The family has lost its backbone, and she has had to support it ever since. The kind of look on her face
Depressed and calm, it makes people feel more and more sad to see it.
With a cry and bursts of tears, the soldiers could no longer suppress their grief, and one or two of them sobbed softly.
Jiang Hao watched all this quietly, thinking that if he accepted this mission, unfortunately, he would never come back, then would Xinwei be as calm and strong as Guo Xueyan's wife?
At 2:10, a helicopter hovered over the troops, "Salute!" A thick voice pierced the sky, and the soldiers uniformly saluted the helicopter.
The helicopter landed slowly, the huge whirlwind dried the tears on the faces of the soldiers, and the huge noise covered up the cries of grief.
The helicopter landed smoothly on the ground, and two coffins were carried out one after another, covered with national flags. The soldiers took off their hats and saluted. Guo Xueyan's family was heartbroken and cried all the way.
Can you imagine what it would be like when the memorial service came and the families of all the fallen soldiers came to the army? Jiang Hao didn't dare to think about it. When he closed his eyes, there were two big tears. His elderly parents gave him their good son.
, and what he returned to them were cold corpses. Who can know the torment and guilt in his heart?
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xi Bao still hadn't woken up. When Qiao Xin woke up, she was no longer sleepy. Seeing that Xi Bao was still sleeping soundly, she got up and went downstairs.
The snow has completely stopped, and the hustle and bustle of the city has eased after the heavy snow. Qiao Xinwei stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out. The capital is indeed a prosperous city. Even if it is covered with heavy snow, it cannot cover the busy traffic and hurried pedestrians.
The pace has not slowed down at all because of the snow.
She turned on the TV out of boredom, holding the remote control and pressing the volume button to turn the sound to minimum. At this moment, almost all TV stations were broadcasting the news about the Yunnan border special forces being attacked and killed. The headlines and subtitles with a sad atmosphere all of a sudden
jumped into her eyes.
In an instant, she shivered, and her heart suddenly accelerated significantly. She pressed the volume button in a panic, but accidentally dropped the remote control and dropped it to the ground. She squatted down to pick up the remote control, her legs
She was too weak to stand up anymore, so she simply sat on the ground, took the remote control and pressed the volume.
Later, after sitting there for who knows how long, Xi Bao rubbed his eyes and went downstairs. Only then did Qiao Xinwei come back to her senses, but her legs had already lost all feeling and were as numb as if millions of ants were gnawing at her flesh.
.
"Mom, is dad back?"
"No...no."
"Why hasn't dad come back yet?" Xi Bao was not very happy, pouting and went to help his mother, "Mom, can you call dad and ask him to come back soon? I want to eat the chicken legs and shrimps he made."
Qiao Xinwei stood up with difficulty and fell down on the sofa. She hugged Xi Bao and kept stroking his head with her palms.
"Mom, did you hear that? What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it's okay..."
"I want daddy to come back and give me legs and shrimps."
Qiao Xinwei tried her best to stay calm and said, "Can mom do a good job for you?"
"No, what you cook is not as delicious as daddy's."
"Dad, he may not come back." In fact, she was not sure. She was not sure about many things. She suddenly became very confused, even more confused than when she fled the capital four years ago.
Xi Bao was still young and didn't know anything. He raised his head and looked into his mother's eyes and asked, "When will dad come back?"
Qiao Xinwei touched her son's face in a panic. She didn't know when Jiang Hao would come back, but she knew that she must not influence Jiang Hao at this time. She would not forget that Jiang Hao received a call from the army in the morning.
Sometimes. Although she couldn't agree with him on some things, sometimes, she understood him.