"When a man is a country, his heart has been decided for a long time. Life is a meritorious tree, and death is also a loyalty festival. ”

Wang Kang seemed to recall in his mind that when he was a child, under the big locust tree in the village, his father, who was still very young at that time, shook his head and chanted this sentence.

It is precisely because of this sentence that Wang Kang resolutely dropped out of school to join the army in a large conscription in the army in his sophomore year of high school, and this time he joined the army for fifteen years.

Fifteen years later, however, when he returned for the last time, a year ago, his father, who had waved goodbye to him before leaving, had become a blinding black-and-white picture frame on the wall.

He hadn't even had time to see his father for the last time.

That time, Wang Kang knelt in front of his father's grave for three days and three nights, without a drop of water or rice, and finally became dehydrated and unconscious, and was sent to the hospital by his mother at the invitation of the villagers.

That time, Wang Kang was hospitalized for a week.

Lying on the hospital bed, Wang Kang was silent a lot, and began to become silent, and it was after that that he applied for discharge.

Defend my home and defend the country, I didn't protect my home, and I still defended any country.

When he applied for discharge, Wang Kang was already at the rank of lieutenant colonel, in charge of the special forces reconnaissance company of the military region, and the high-level deputy regiment for more than three years would be equivalent to the deputy department level if he was replaced by a local administrative department.

In terms of changing jobs and demoting them by half a level, if Wang Kang changes jobs, he will not be able to run properly, and if he is assigned to counties, districts, and urban areas, he will be the actual director of a unit.

However, Wang Kang, who was dead at that time, directly gave up the professional opportunity and chose to go home with the retirement money given by the army.

At that time, he swore that he would never leave home again.

What is home? Where my mother is, it is home.

He has to take good care of this home, if his mother is gone, then he will have no home.

He cherishes every second of his time at home.

Listening to every word said by his seventy or eighty old mother in his arms, Wang Kang was just silent and lowered his head.

The old man finally became angry after not getting a response for a long time, and a trace of blood seemed to flash on his wrinkled face, and he opened his mouth and said word by word as if gritting his teeth: "Are you going or not?" ”

Wang Kang still lowered his head and did not reply.

A teardrop suddenly slipped from the old man's eyes, his face seemed to be grief-stricken, and his right hand seemed to beat Wang Kang's chest fiercely: "You are going to be angry with me!"

Listening to the old man's trills and looking at the tears on the old man's face, Wang Kang was shocked: "Mom......." ”

"Don't call me!" the old man said angrily, "My son is a hero who stands up to the sky, not your hairless egg. ”

The old man panted for two breaths, and it took a while to slowly calm down, the old man slowly raised his head, looked at the figure in front of him with white eyes, but could not see it at all, and stretched out his hand to slowly touch Wang Kang's cheek, and stroked it gently.

"Kang, didn't Mom say it, Mom must wait for you to come back. ”

"The country is called, this is the supreme glory, the glory of my royal family, not to mention that this matter is related to the life and death of hundreds of people, how can you refuse. ”

"Life should be a meritorious service, and death should also be a festival. My son was a hero in life, and a martyr in death. Even if my Wang family loses children and grandchildren, I have no regrets. ”

"Mom is proud of you, you can't let the Wang family be ashamed. ”

The old man's words finally made Wang Kang's face change slightly, Wang Kang lowered his head and looked at the old mother who was only his shoulder high: "Mom, you are not in good health, if I leave, who will take care of you." ”

"Mom's health is good, Mom knows in her heart, Mom can take care of herself, Mom said, Mom will wait for you to come back. ”

Wang Kang lowered his head and didn't answer, Zhang Kun hurriedly said, "I can stay and take care of my eldest mother." ”

As soon as Zhang Kun opened his mouth, Wang Kang's eyes like a fierce wolf scraped over, looking at Zhang Kun deadly, with an indescribable ferocity in his eyes.

But at this time, I finally saw that Wang Kang's heart was relaxed, and Zhang Kun naturally couldn't retreat, but his voice was a little quieter: "I, I'm a doctor." ”

At this time, the old man also spoke: "Mom will ask you again one last time, will you go?" ”

Wang Kang slowly turned his head and looked at the old man's old face, the trace of tears still hanging on his face flowed out of the white eyes.

Wang Kang pursed his lips, and the hands that hugged the old man finally loosened slightly, Wang Kang took two steps back and looked at the old man's face: "Mom, wait for me, I'll be back soon." ”

The old man finally had a bright smile on his face and nodded: "Mom is waiting for you, I must wait for you." ”

Wang Kang nodded, then turned his head, scratched Zhang Kun like a ghost cry, and then strode to a motorcycle outside the courtyard wall, got into the car, lit the fire, and finally glanced at the old mother, then turned the accelerator fiercely, and the motorcycle sped away.

Looking at the back of the motorcycle leaving quickly, Zhang Kun shouted: "Lingshan Firecracker Factory, ...... at twelve o'clock." ”

Looking at the figure of the motorcycle gradually moving away, Zhang Kun was not happy at all at this time, and even had a heavy feeling, Zhang Kun didn't know why, but it was true in his heart.

Be sure to ...... Come back safely!

At this time, I can only look forward to it.

And just when Zhang Kun was silent, a kind voice suddenly sounded next to him: "This little comrade, your surname, are you Kang's comrade-in-arms?"

Zhang Kun woke up from the silence and turned his head to look at the side, obviously only in his fifties, but his face looked like an old man in his seventies and eighties.

Zhang Kun didn't know what kind of expression to use to face the old man, so in the end he could only barely squeeze out a smile and shook his head at the old man: "Auntie, my name is Zhang Kun, but I am not a soldier, I am just a passerby." ”

Hearing Zhang Kun's words, the old man nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, I understand, confidentiality, you must keep it secret, I understand, the principle of confidentiality." ”

Listening to the old man's continued misunderstanding, Zhang Kun thought about it, but in the end he didn't argue.

And at this moment, the old man's body suddenly shook, and his whole body fell towards the courtyard wall, Zhang Kun's face changed suddenly, and his body flashed and rushed to the old man, helping the old man up.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Kun looked at the old man's slightly pale face and said nervously.

The old man was supported by Zhang Kun, gasped for breath for a while, his face improved slightly, and then he raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "I haven't come out and walk around for a long time, I'm tired of walking a few steps just now, just go back and sit and rest." ”

"Well, then I'll help you in and rest first. Zhang Kun said softly.

The old man smiled and nodded, and then Zhang Kun supported the old man with one hand, and gently grabbed the old man's wrist with the other hand as if he could expose his bones, and gently used force to lead the old man slowly towards the courtyard wall. While walking, Zhang Kun's right hand seemed to naturally press on the old man's veins.

The old man's pulse, along with Zhang Kun's fingers, slowly vibrate.

Zhang Kun's face did not change in the slightest, but his heart kept sinking.

Bullet stone veins .......