When Lao Fang found Qiao Nan, he was playing football on the playground and was playing happily. His instructor called him over, and he shook off the sweat from his hair and ran over happily.

The instructor kicked him hard and kicked Qiao Nan blindly.

"What's the use of your mobile phone? Just to fall in love? Parents don't care if they live or die?"

Qiao Nan was frightened, and an ominous premonition came to his heart. The old man on the side said: "Your mother is sick and can't contact you, so I'm going to find the school, let us contact you." ”

The old party handed over Li Lanzhi's case, and as soon as Qiao Nan saw the words "cerebral vascular blockage", his hands and feet were immediately cold. He held the fax and said blankly: "I, I really didn't expect ......"

"Go and make a call, confirm the situation, and ask for leave according to the process!"

After listening to the instructor's words, Qiao Nan immediately found her mobile phone and dialed her mother's number. Mom didn't turn it off, but she didn't answer it. Qiao Nan thought she was blaming herself, so she had no choice but to call her father again.

"Yo, Chief Qiao actually called home!" Qiao Jianjun was so angry that he couldn't restrain himself, and his voice was a little yin and yang.

Qiao Nan didn't care: "Dad, how is my mother?"

"......" Qiao Jianjun wanted to be more serious, but considering his son's dream, he said lightly: "It should be...... It's not a big deal, I have to stay in the hospital for a few days. ”

Dad's words changed abruptly, which made Qiao Nan even more panicked: "Are you lying to me? Why are you good for a while and bad for a while?"

Qiao Jianjun held the phone and sighed, not knowing how to answer. The son is the only seedling in the Qiao family, and Qiao Jianjun is more reluctant than anyone else to send this single seedling to the special forces; and then he thinks that he was also the top soldier of the reconnaissance company back then, and he is full of enthusiasm when he arrives on the battlefield, and he is braver and better at fighting than anyone else. But even so, he left the army abruptly, leaving behind a lifetime of regrets.

Thinking of this, Qiao Jianjun was ruthless and asked, "Let me ask you, do you really want to be a special soldier?"

"Yes. ”

"Do you want to practice to be the first in every subject, and if you don't practice to the first, you will feel uncomfortable?"

"Yes. ”

"Then don't come back, stay in the army and work hard, you have to fight, don't embarrass Lao Qiao's family. ”

Qiao Nan suspected that she had misheard: "Dad, don't talk about this yet, I'm asking my mother about the situation, is she seriously ill?"

"It's not heavy, you don't have to come back, your sister and I can take care of her!"

Li Lanzhi fell asleep in the ward, and Qiao Jianjun made a phone call in the corridor. After he hung up the phone, his heart suddenly twisted - although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, it was only then that he completely handed over his son to the motherland.

Who can be blamed for this?

When his son was a child, Qiao Jianjun told him too many heroic stories; in those days, when he listened to the radio, he listened to "The Complete Biography of Yue" and "Yang Jiajiang"; when Qiao Nan was just literate, Qiao Jianjun bought him a full set of "The Legend of the Hundred Generals of the Republic". It was he who subtly planted the seeds of his heroic dream that made him so determined to join the army!

Qiao Jianjun can't talk about regrets, but he will also fantasize about how good it would be if his son really embarked on the road of scientific research and lived a peaceful life!

After calling his father, Qiao Nan was still confused - his father said inexplicably, and the most critical questions were not answered! He was so worried that he dialed his sister's phone number again.

Qiao Lin generally doesn't bring a mobile phone to school, and Qiao Nan called in vain. He was so anxious that he pulled his hair, and before he could confirm with his sister, he had to report and ask for leave to go home. He clanged on the keyboard, wrote it in a short time, and was able to find the leader to sign it early the next morning.

The brothers in the dormitory all stopped him and told him to calm down. Qiao Nan was very distressed: "That's my mother! She had a cerebral congestion." I must have her off that she became like this. ”

Tsering, a Tibetan boy, persuaded: "But if you miss the training, you will have to wait for at least another year." ”

Qiao Nan said angrily: "What can I do then? I can't ignore my mother's safety!"

Lao Jia lay on the bed and said leisurely: "When Comrade Qiao Nan made reports in the past, he would always say, 'Today's achievements are inseparable from the strong support of his family'. But just as you were about to report to a certain brigade, the hero's mother suddenly fell ill and strongly asked the hero to return to his hometown to visit......"

"Bang" Qiao Nan grabbed a book and made a precise blow to Lao Jia on the bed.

Lao Jia said without fear of death: "I know you don't like to hear these words, but don't you think it's very strange?"

Qiao Nan pondered for a while, and really felt that something was wrong. But after all, my mother went to the hospital, and the medical records were opened, so these are not deceiving, right?

Tsering said sincerely: "Squad leader, you can joke at other times, but you can't do it now, I think Lao Jia has a point, you have to think about it." In our class, I am most convinced by you, if you give up this opportunity, I will feel very sorry. ”

Tsering's Tibetan Mandarin often makes people laugh, so it is not easy for him to speak so much in one breath because he doesn't speak much. Qiao Nan nodded, smiling reluctantly.

He was distraught and wanted to call his girlfriend, but his mobile phone couldn't make transatlantic calls. At this moment, an unfamiliar number suddenly called, Qiao Nan instantly smiled, found a secluded corner, and talked to his girlfriend on the phone quietly.

"Hey, how do you know I'm thinking about you?"

Xue Dongmei chuckled: "It's easy to understand the heart. ”

Qiao Nan felt sweet in his heart, but said very frankly: "I'm very annoyed now." ”

"When are you going to report for duty?"

"The day after tomorrow. ”

"Have you had a conflict with Teacher Li again?"

Qiao Nan replied truthfully: "There is no contradiction, but it is more serious than a contradiction." My mom was hospitalized, and I don't know if she was really sick or if she tricked me to go back. ”

"Qiao Nan......"

"Huh?"

"In my opinion, Teacher Li is fine, I can help you convince her. Xue Dongmei paused: "However, you have to promise me one thing." ”

"You say. ”

"I have no doubt that you will be the best special combat soldier, and you will be the sharpest knife to maintain peace. But before that, you'll have to endure all sorts of non-human challenges...... I've watched a lot of documentaries, and it's really bitter, very bitter. I am reluctant for you to suffer so much, but what you are willing to do, I support you unconditionally. ”

Xue Dongmei's tone was a little weird, but Qiao Nan still felt full of emotion, and he asked softly, "Why don't you say it directly, let me promise you something?"

"When you're training the hardest, when you're at your most painful, you're bound to find a flower...... Whether it is in the deep mountains and old forests, or in the cliffs, whether it is in the bitter cold plateau, or in the blazing jungle, there must be a flower blooming around you. You have to find the flower, pluck it, and give it to me. ”

After Xue Dongmei finished speaking, she sobbed silently, and Qiao Nan heard it clearly. He couldn't understand for a moment, why did she cry when she was so beautiful and full of poetry?

"Qiao Nan, if you can still see a flower in the most difficult time, then there is no difficulty in your life that you can't overcome, and there is no hurdle that you can't overcome. Therefore, I want to ask you for this one thing, pluck the flowers that bloom in a desperate situation and give them to me. You have not been with me for so many years, and you have compensated me by giving me this flower. ”

"Okay, I'll pluck the Flower of Desperation for you. ”

Qiao Nan vaguely understood what she meant, and wanted to ask again, Xue Dongmei had already said clearly: "Don't be impatient, I'll find out Teacher Li's information for you, and wait for my good news!"

Dad's phone call is indistinct, and although his girlfriend's phone call is warm and affectionate, it has a touch of absurdity and weirdness, like those surrealist novels in the West. Qiao Nan shook his head, the phone still had a hint of warmth, he was not dreaming.

The tremors rang out again, this time from Jolene. Qiao Nan had never looked forward to the grinding phone call so much, so he hurriedly answered it.

"Brother, I know why you called me. ”

"Well, you tell me the truth, how is Mom's doing?"

Jolene said: "I was really scared last night, and today I did a brain CT, and the doctor said that the problem is not big, it is a blockage of blood vessels, but she has been delaying it for too long." Now I go to the hanging bottle every day to dredge the blood vessels, go home at night to rest, and don't need to be hospitalized, and it will be fine for about ten days. ”

"You're telling the truth?"

“…… If one of my words is false, I will never see Kaka in my life!"

Qiao Nan was completely relieved at this time, he had been curling his legs, but he could stretch out now. This afternoon and one evening is simply longer than a year.

"Brother, do you know why I told you the truth?"

"Why?" As soon as he heard that his mother was fine, Qiao Nan became careless again when he talked to the grinding spirit.

"Because I want to help you achieve your dreams!" Jolene sat on the steps and said with a grin, "Sister wants to be a chemist, you want to be a big hero, I just think your dreams are cool." "Charlotte's Web" says that life is meaningless, but if you can help others, life will be different. I'm probably just a mortal, but I have really cool brothers and sisters who can help you a little bit, and my life will be a little different?"

Grinding people will never say such sensational words, especially with themselves, often quarrelsome. She obviously said very emotionally, and finally said "haha" twice, was she afraid that she would laugh at her, and she resolved herself first?

Qiao Nan was very moved: "Why do you say that? Hey, are you my sister? My sister is very powerful! From the penultimate exam in the class to the top ten in the key class, dancing is so good, so many people like it everywhere, how can she be a mortal? Obviously she is a little fairy who is loved by everyone!"

Jolene giggled, remembering that this was the first time her brother had praised herself, and she was so happy that she was about to go to heaven. But smiling and laughing, she suddenly cried out loud without any scruples.

Qiao Nan had already expected it, and he couldn't cry or laugh: "What is there to cry about? I can't bear your brother? I'm not going to die...... How to say it, I was promoted from the ordinary class to the experimental class, although the pressure is greater, but this proves that I am stronger!"

"Then, you have to take care of yourself, you have to learn, learn to dodge bullets, dodge shells...... If you can't beat it, run away, don't be in danger......" Jolene cried one after another, which was extremely distressing.

"Okay, don't cry, your brother and I belong to cats, and we have nine lives!"

"You liar, you are a cow!"

Qiao Nan sighed - the little girl is so serious, it's really not easy to make a joke.

The brother and sister reluctantly hung up the phone, and Qiao Nan should go back to bed. Fortunately, his sister's phone call let him know that his mother was fine, otherwise he really didn't know how to choose.

I couldn't sleep at night, and as soon as the phone screen lit up, he looked through it, and it was actually a message from his mother.

"You're so big, just be willful this time, I can't bear to stop you. ”

"Mom is fine, don't worry. You are the pride of your mother, fly with confidence, fly higher and farther. ”

"Protect yourself and remember your promise," I want to carry a shiny steel gun, fully armed, and run five kilometers in the warm sunset. Mom was waiting for me at the finish line, and I was going to give her a standard military salute and tell her how much I loved her and wanted to protect her forever'. Mom waits for that day, good night. ”

When participating in "Sword of Elite", the documentary director was moved to tears by the diary written by Qiao Nan. At his insistent request, Qiao Nan agreed to release a fragment of this diary and leave it in the documentary. He never let his mother watch this documentary, how did his mother know?

Tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, and Qiao Nan only replied to her mother: "Thank you, Mom, I won't forget this agreement, you have to get well soon, good night." ”

As soon as I finished sending it to my mother, Xue Dongmei's phone called. In the dead of night, Qiao Nan didn't want to disturb her roommates, but she couldn't find anywhere else to call, so she was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Who knew that Xue Dongmei's first sentence was: "I know it's inconvenient for you to answer the phone, I said, just listen to it, and answer 'yes' or 'good' when necessary." ”

"Teacher Li was persuaded by me, you have to remember my kindness, and I will settle accounts with you in the future. ”

"Good. ”

"Don't forget the flowers I told you, be sure to pick one for me!"

"Good. ”

"Where did you go and train for three months?"

"Yes. ”

"Completely closed, no contact with the outside world?"

"Yes. ”

"So this is the last phone call we have before you leave?"

“…… Be. ”

Silence, long silence. Sobbing, silent sobbing.

“…… Qiao Nan, I love you to death. ”

"I love you too. Qiao Nan's voice was very low, but extremely firm: "Until death." ”