Chapter 101: Relatives and Aliens Are Different
The captain stopped the passengers' movements and offered to let Chen Ming get off the plane first.
Chen Ming saw the movements of the rest of the passengers who stopped one after another, and bowed slightly to express his gratitude to him, and then walked down the escalator car with his briefcase.
As usual, watching Chance's body being carried out by the porters, the difference was that the crew, including the captain, and the passengers who had just gotten off the plane and were about to leave the airport, all stopped and walked to pay attention. The crew took off their hats one after another, and held them in their right hands.
After Chance's body was sent to a warehouse for temporary storage, Chen Ming confirmed that it was correct, cut the cable tie of the package and removed the white paper shell. Inside the paper shell is a coffin covered with the national flag.
Chen Ming silently stepped forward to fold the national flag, and when he saw this good coffin, he was very hesitant to see Chance for the last time. But thinking of the admonition of the body processing team, he slowly lowered his palm and found a stool next to him to sit down.
About half an hour had passed, and the staff at the funeral home in Chance's hometown had not yet arrived. Chen Ming, who really couldn't help his curiosity, couldn't help but open the coffin.
Chen Ming's gaze swept up from his feet. Leather shoes, crisp trousers, and a jacket is a Marine corps dress with six ribbons. Suddenly, Chen Ming's eyes froze.
Because, Chance's head, no, the part of the chest up is basically eroded. Some of the neat military uniforms were even propped up with plastic brackets.
Silently closed the coffin, and returned to his seat and sat down. Chance should have had an accident when he was on duty on the last mission, but not only could the family members not know their mission information, but even Chen Ming would not know where Chance went at that time and how he died.
Chen Ming looked at the wide open warehouse door, the bright sunshine that Chance could no longer see. After waiting quietly, an obese middle-aged man walked in.
Gathering the staff of the funeral home, Chen Ming drove the car they provided to follow the vehicle that transported Chance's body towards the town where Chance's parents were located.
It wasn't until that evening that Chen Ming arrived in town. In the evening, at the invitation of the local veterans' association, Chen Ming went to a bar in the curtain. The bar seemed to be booked, and all of the people present were local veterans and Chance's comrades, except for the bar staff.
Since there was no family member of Chances present, Chance's squad leader, a corporal, told Chen Ming about Chance's death. Their convoy was hit by roadside bombs and ambushes by guerrillas.
The on-board machine gunner on top of the Humvee was the first to be killed, in order to cover the evacuation of his comrades. Chance dragged the body of the fallen Heavy out of his own pocket. In the end, it became the corpse that Chen Ming saw that the upper part of the chest was almost broken.
Chen Ming was a little surprised, silently raised his wine glass and touched the corporal's glass. There was no further mention of Chance, after all, it was not a memorial service for Chance.
The rest of the veterans chatted about their interesting stories in the army, and the corporal also mentioned Chen Ming's sniping record on the battlefield of Yilako, which caused the atmosphere in the bar to suddenly become warm.
Everyone knew that this seemingly joyful atmosphere was only meant to dilute the grief of Chance's parting. But no one poked it, and Chen Ming was drunk for the first time.
When he was in China, he was still old, and no one usually let him drink. After the bald eagle, everyone also knew how to control themselves at every meeting. After all, if a flying officer is addicted to alcohol, it is basically the end of his flying career. After all, not every country's pilots are the kind of fierce people who even drink ethanol in the woolly bear country.
After sleeping in a hotel in the local town the next morning, Chen Ming, with the assistance of local military personnel, delivered Chance's body to the scene of the memorial service. Then he walked into a room that had already been prepared.
Chance's family members gathered here. Two middle-aged couples, as well as two young people, a man and a woman. What is more surprising is that the two young men are wearing navy uniforms. Seeing the military uniform on Chen Ming's body, the two of them suddenly felt a sense of cordiality
Chen Ming didn't say too much greetings, took out the relics of Qian Si one by one, and handed them over to his family. As for how they are distributed, it is not Chen Ming's business.
After doing this, Chen Ming took out the letter of condolence and read it out. Finally, the two national flags were handed over to the families of both sides.
"I've known Chance since I was in Eraco. He once invited me to visit his hometown, and he asked me to give you a word when I left. ”
Chen Ming and other family members signed the relics and the body handover form. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to speak.
"I love you."
Sure enough, with Chen Ming's words, Chance's biological mother cried even more fiercely. Chen Ming got up a little uncomfortably, preparing to leave here.
"Mr. Lieutenant, please wait. Will you stay for my brother's funeral? ”
Chen Ming heard a voice from behind him and turned around. Looking at a girl wearing a navy uniform not far in front of her, she was a little unbearable, but she still refused.
"I'm sorry. My comrade-in-arms, Second Lieutenant Marver, was also killed, and I still need to rush to his funeral. I suggest you spend more time with your mother. ”
"I've heard my brother talk about you. The only Chinese officer in the Fallujah base, and a battlefield legend, he admires you very much. He was the first person he met in the war zone when he spoke on the phone, and he was very honored. If he could have known that you had sent him back and attended his funeral, I think my brother would have passed peacefully. ”
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to see off my comrades. Go back to your mother. ”
When Chen Ming heard Sister Chance's words, his heart suddenly felt as if he had been stabbed by something, and he suddenly felt a little colic.
"But ....."
"It's an order, soldier!"
Chen Ming interrupted her forcefully and walked out of the door without looking back. I said hello to a major sent by the local military outside, borrowed a car and drove straight to the airport.
I'm a layman after all. There is a difference between intimacy and alienation, and the relationship with Chance is not as much as that of Ma Fu's contact for a year and a half, Chen Ming still can't really sacrifice himself.
After arriving at the airport in the evening, take a flight to Maple Leaf Country in the early morning.
It's transnational, but it doesn't really feel like it. After all, the Maple Leaf Country and the Bald Eagle, these two countries, do they have a border? After getting off the Bald Eagle flight, you didn't even have to check your passport and walked out of the airport without going through customs.
At this time, it was slightly bright, and John and White, who had been notified by Chen Ming in advance, were waiting quietly outside the terminal.
Sitting in the car, White and John looked at each other. After a moment of silence, White spoke with some heaviness.
"Chen, the accident investigation report of the Buddha has come out."
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