In the evening, the sunset hangs on the mountains in the western suburbs, red, and the autumn sunset is so eye-catching. After a day's work, the earth seemed to be tired, and it was quiet.

Li Zewen stood by the car and smoked, looking up from time to time to look at the row house on the second floor. At this time, the troops were engaged in physical fitness, the No. 3 courtyard was empty, and the atmosphere in the row room on the second floor was heavy.

Li Shuai and Section Chief Wu Chengyong stood there quietly waiting, and Niu Jun helped He Biting pack his luggage. He Biting's movements were very fast, and her calm and neat movements were calm, and it was impossible to see that she was suffering great grief.

"Sister Jun, that's enough, just go back for two days." He Biting said to Niu Jun with a smile.

Niu Jun felt very uncomfortable, and the more He Biting was indifferent, the more uncomfortable she became. Li Shuai told her that Niu Jun was brought up by his grandfather when he was young, and his name was taken by his grandfather, and he was trained as a soldier, and his grandson had a very deep relationship. The more I understand, the more I can understand the grief that He Biting endured.

It's just a digital camouflage backpack, which He Biting brought over, and put a set of camouflage clothes, a pair of shoes, a change of underwear and other simple supplies.

He Biting walked up to the front and reported, "Report to the instructor, get ready!" ”

Li Shuai took off her hand for the military salute, and then took out a pair of private ranks from his pocket, which was the collar badge used in the matching 07-style camouflage uniform, as well as the military branch indications and armbands. Li Shuai personally pasted He Biting with the rank of private, pasted the military branch mark above her right breast pocket, and finally hung the armband of "Southern Theater" on her right big arm.

Li Shuai took a step back and looked at He Biting, nodded slightly, stretched out his hands and patted her shoulder, "Go home." ”

At such an instant, He Biting's tears welled up, she desperately controlled it, and gritted her teeth, "Yes!" ”

The group went downstairs.

Li Zewen hurriedly stepped on the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can, ran back to the driver's seat and started the car. Waiting for the personnel to get into the car and close the door, Li Zewen didn't say a word, and stepped on the gas and left.

The 12-kilometer distance from the base to the North High-speed Railway Station is the evening rush hour.

The nearest high-speed rail station in He Biting's hometown in Hunan is a small station, and there is only one high-speed rail stop there in Pengcheng City, which departs at 6:45 p.m. The time is very tight, and it is the evening rush hour with a lot of traffic. Without saying a word, Li Zewen turned on the flashing of the middle net, activated the siren, and drove the local vehicles with the hurried siren from time to time.

The Cheetah 2030C rushes left and right, frequently changes lanes, compacts the line, and makes full use of any available gaps. When you enter the Nanshan New District business district north, vehicles continue to merge into the road from the office parking lots on both sides, and the waiting time at the traffic light intersection is getting longer and longer.

Li Zewen looked at the dense vehicles in front of him, and gently patted the steering wheel to think of a way. On the left is a left turn lane, the left turn is green, Li Zewen did not hesitate, and cut directly to the left, a Rolls-Royce Phantom in the rear hurriedly braked sharply, and the boss in the back seat almost hit the front seat. The driver scolded "It's great to be a soldier", and the boss said after seeing the situation clearly, "There must be something urgent in the army."

Cheetah 2030C entered the left turn lane and went straight, honking the siren and flashing directly through the left-turning traffic in the opposite lane, and after passing the intersection, increasing the accelerator and running forward along the straight city road.

Wu Chengyong sat in the co-pilot, a commonplace look. He took out his mobile phone to call the military transport representative at the north station of the high-speed railway, and after a brief greeting, he said, "We rushed to Wuhan at 5:45 to send that train, yes, now the distance is eight kilometers, there are more trains in the evening rush hour, I am afraid it is difficult to board the train according to the routine, please coordinate, we will enter the platform directly to board the train, please ask the conductor to check the ticket on behalf of the conductor, trouble!" ”

The military transport representative of the North Station of the high-speed rail immediately contacted the station duty room to quickly coordinate the matter, and a few minutes later Wu Chengyong got a definite reply and said to Li Zewen, "Go directly to the platform." ”

"Understood!" Li Zewen's adrenaline soared, and the throttle was a little heavier.

He simply let the siren go long.

The local traffic monitoring center discovered this special situation and notified the road riders to quickly move forward to help clear the road while driving the green wave belt. Li Zewen also noticed the change, and was about to get out of the window and rush to a horse that caught up and shouted, "High-speed rail north station!" ”

The iron rider gave a thumbs up to indicate that he had received it, patted his helmet and motioned for Li Zewen to follow him, and rushed to the front with a twist of the accelerator. Another iron rider acted as a spearhead, taking the lead to open the way. There is also an iron rider pressed behind to prevent individual vehicles from overtaking, and at the same time ready to step forward to fill in the position.

Under the implementation of various measures, it took an hour to travel during the evening rush hour, and it only took 15 minutes to reach the North High-speed Railway Station. Li Zewen drove in from the work passage and drove the car directly to the platform. When Li Shuai and the others got off the bus, it was only two minutes before the departure of the bus.

The conductor, who had already been informed, found Li Shuai and them, took them to the dining car and arranged to sit down, and then made up the tickets for the four people, at this time the train had started, and it was rushing all the way north at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

At 9:45 p.m., the train arrived at the destination station, and the local armed forces department sent a Jinbei sea lion business car to pick it up, led by the major of the conscription office, and after a brief greeting, the group got on the train, and then drove out of the city to the mountain village dozens of kilometers away in the night.

The major of the conscription office gave a deep introduction to the situation, saying, "When He Lao was dying, he asked that everything be simple without a memorial service, and the family's opinion was to send them off in accordance with local customs and be buried in the county martyrs' cemetery. ”

He Biting asked, "What about my grandfather?" ”

"In my hometown, I will send it to the funeral home tomorrow." said the major of the military recruitment office.

He Biting stopped talking, but at this moment she was unusually calm, there was no grief on her face, and she could even say that there was no expression. Her tone was calmer than usual, and one could feel that there was no turmoil in her heart.

Li Shuai understands that the calmer she is at this time, the more painful it will be - He Biting has entered a state of confusion, her self-consciousness is no longer sober, and she begins to disbelieve everything she is discovering.

The Jinbei sea lion is driving fast on the second-class highway in the mountains, with a very narrow two-way dual carriageway, nine bends and eighteen bends, and two large light pillars slowly extend to the depths of the mountain......

The 301st Comprehensive Training Base, the second floor of the No. 3 Courtyard.

Chen Xueer moved the bed and slept on the bunk closest to the door, which was originally the bunk of the platoon leader, and Li Shuai was a male instructor and could not live in, so the bunk was always empty. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Chen Xueer simply rolled up the cover and moved over to sleep.

It's been more than half an hour since the lights went out, and most of the people haven't fallen asleep yet.

Chen Xue'er sat there against the wall, her lower body covered by the quilt, thinking about something.

Chen Xiao, who had been separated by a few bunks, turned over, and saw that Chen Xue'er was still sitting there, she also got up and sat against the wall, and whispered boldly, "Instructor, are you insomnia?" ”

Chen Xue'er looked at Chen Xiao, and could vaguely see an outline by the moonlight, and whispered, "Think about something, why haven't you slept yet?" ”

"The squad leader doesn't know what to do, and he always feels unsteady, has she violated any discipline?" Chen said with a smile.

Chen Xue'er obviously heard that many people were turning over, and it was obvious that they were probably not asleep at this moment, and they were all listening with their ears pricked up. The soldiers didn't know about He Biting's grandfather's death, Li Shuai and Niu Jun took He Biting home for the funeral and would not report to the soldiers, everyone found that they didn't see the instructor after dinner, and they were suspicious.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Xue'er said in a deep voice, "He Biting's grandfather died, and the base sent someone to take her home for the funeral, and your instructor also went." He Biting's grandfather is a veteran Red Army soldier, who was awarded a first-class meritorious service during the Anti-Japanese War, and has been incognito all his life and is an old hero. ”

The female recruits almost all sat up, looking at each other in amazement, despite the darkness.

"He Biting's grandfather fought many wars, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was demobilized and returned home to farm, and he never mentioned to others that he had fought and made meritorious contributions, and even his family didn't know about it. After the search for the most beautiful retired military clues that began at the beginning of this year, Mr. He's deeds emerged, but at that time, Mr. He's health was already very poor. ”

Chen Xueer sighed for a while and said, "On the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 2015, Old Man He didn't take the initiative to tell his deeds, he was a real hero." ”

The soldiers were silent, and in the past few years, everyone has discovered that there are many old heroes who have made contributions to the country and the people scattered in the unknown corners, and they are not proud of their merits, and they have been doing the work that people are accustomed to for decades.

"The squad leader and her grandfather must have a deep relationship." Chen Xiao sniffled and whispered, "I just feel that the squad leader's mood is not quite right today, she may have a premonition." ”

Zhang Xiaoran's voice slowly came out in the dark, "I talked to Biting about these things. She was a left-behind child when she was a child, her parents worked in Wuyang City, and she was brought up by her grandfather when she was a child. It wasn't until she was in junior high school, when her parents' career was also made, that she left her hometown in Hunan and went to Wuyang City. Later, when she returned to her hometown to prepare for the college entrance examination, her grandfather took care of her, and the old man was in good health, but he didn't expect it to happen so suddenly......"

"Biting has a photo, taking a photo with the old man with a big red flower before joining the army, and it can be seen that the old man is very energetic." Hang said in a slightly low voice.

Chen Xue'er sighed and said, "Having been incognito for half a century, maybe in the old man's heart, he never thought of himself as a hero, but his comrades-in-arms who sacrificed on the battlefield and did not have the opportunity to see a prosperous motherland are heroes." ”

The air was unusually heavy, and Chen Xue'er said in a deep voice, "Compared with our predecessors, the difficulties we face are not worth mentioning. Really, comrades, follow in the footsteps of your instructor, and he will lead you to find the meaning of being human. ”

"Sleep, five kilometers tomorrow morning."