Chen Ming reluctantly thanked the female colonel for her kindness, and continued to wander around the funeral center after saying goodbye.

Three hours later, the black officer brought not-so-good news. The body disposal team was not ready, so Chen Ming had to postpone the departure time.

Chen Ming nodded, expressing understanding. Then he walked to the hotel outside the base with his briefcase, imagining the state of Chance in his mind.

According to Chen Ming's estimate, Chance's body should have arrived in Denver last night. But now that he has not been able to dispose of the body for more than 24 hours, what kind of injuries should he have?

Although it is a bit unkind to think so, the Ma Buddha who was cut in half has already set off at noon today.

Coughing dryly, shaking off the idea that he was a little sorry for his brother in his mind, Chen Ming lay on the bed in the hotel. The hotel was arranged by the Denver base, and the accommodation conditions at public expense were naturally not as good as the high-end hotels that Chen Ming had booked before. In addition, there is no entertainment project, so call Huang Huai, in case you talk about everything you have seen or heard at the Denver base, and maybe something will cause trouble.

After eating a trench and growing wise, Chen Ming honestly took off his clothes and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Chen Ming came to the conference room of the funeral center at the Denver base with his briefcase and waited. Taking advantage of the waiting time, Chen Ming filled in the handover documents in the bag, leaving the part that needed to be filled in by Chance's family and putting it into the bag.

"Lieutenant, 15 minutes to go."

The black officer from yesterday pushed open the door and said to Chen Ming.

"We'll take you to Philadelphia Airport, destination Dubois, Wyoming."

"Wyoming? Not in Coolifoton in Colorado? ”

Chen Mingleng for a moment, Chance's hometown is obviously in Colorado. It can't be an oolong, right? Chen Ming's heart was even full of expectations.

"He joined the military in Colorado, but his parents now live in Wyoming. The bereaved family wanted to bury him there. ”

When Chen Ming heard this, he nodded, and his mood was a little depressed. I shouldn't have the illusion of oolong, after all, the information in the list of the dead on the website of the Ministry of Defense has actually been confirmed.

"Is that okay?"

"Of course."

The black officer's question interrupted Chen Ming's thoughts, and Chen Ming, who had come back to his senses, quickly nodded.

"I have the relics of Private Phelps, let's check the documents now and check them."

Seeing that Chen Ming came back to his senses, the black officer stepped forward and patted Chen Ming on the shoulder and ushered him into the conference room.

"Phelps' parents are divorced, so you'll bring an extra flag to them. In this way, both parents can have their own flags. ”

The black officer first took out a pack of folded Stars and Stripes and put it on the table, and after seeing Chen Ming nodding in confirmation, he continued to take out an item.

A wooden cross, a leather strap but a watch with cracks on the dial, a necklace and a string of army information plates belonging to Chance, commonly known as "dog tags".

"Once confirmed, please sign the slip."

There were not many relics, and after Chen Ming confirmed it, he picked up the handover order on the table and prepared to sign it.

"I have one more letter here."

The black officer waited for Chen Ming to finish signing, then took out an envelope and handed it to Chen Ming.

"It's a letter of condolence from the commander of Phelps' troops."

Since the letter of condolence did not belong to the soldiers' relics, the black officer did not take it out until Chen Ming signed it. Chen Ming nodded, solemnly took the envelope in the black man's hand, and put it in the briefcase along with the relics on the table and the national flag.

After cleaning up, Chen Ming followed the black officer to get up and leave the conference room. Walking towards the parking lot where the vehicle carrying Chance's body was parked, Chen Ming was stopped by a black female soldier as soon as he pushed the door open.

"Lieutenant, the body disposal team has done its best."

After Chen Ming returned the salute, he looked at the serious and somewhat tired face of the black woman in front of him, and took a body handover sheet from her.

"It is not advisable to see the remains of fighters."

"It's my privilege to take care of him, sir!"

After Chen Ming returned the salute, the female warrior bypassed the two and left directly.

The black officer looked at Chen Ming, who was stunned as he pinched the handover sheet, and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder. Chen Ming, who came back to his senses, took a deep breath and stuffed the handover slip into his briefcase.

"That's all, we need you to make one final confirmation before we go."

After the black officer finished speaking, he took Chen Ming to the back of a black Chevrolet with the trunk open. The body of the car was cleaned, and it seemed that it had been waxed, reflecting Lingling's waves in the sun.

Chen Ming walked to the back of the car and saw a rectangular object packed in a white paper shell. On the information sheet in the lower corner of the cardboard shell, check that it is Chance's body, and close the trunk.

When it was Chen Ming's turn to set off, the car slowly drove through the gate of the funeral center as usual. At the door, another group of newly arrived guards were saluting the vehicle in which Chen Ming was sitting.

Chen Ming sat in the co-pilot's seat, did not return the salute, and looked straight ahead. It was a tribute he received in place of Chance, and there was no need to return the salute.

The person in charge of driving the vehicle is a timid, but honest-looking high school student. Bald Eagle, who can have a driver's license at the age of 16, it is common for a high school student to take advantage of the holidays to work part-time near home. Even if it's driving a car to help the army transport the remains of soldiers.

Perhaps it was the nature of this job that made him yearn for the army, but he couldn't help but be a little scared when he transported the body every day.

Chen Ming chatted with him for a while and didn't give him any advice. After all, everyone's life is different, and he needs to take responsibility for his own choices. Similarly, Chen Ming didn't know him and couldn't give an objective, reasonable and responsible suggestion through limited information, so Chen Ming chose not to say it.

The young man, who looked a little thin and shy, drove directly to the check-in center at the Philadelphia airport. I greeted the workers in charge of the transportation familiarly. When they see the heads of the workers, they will take the initiative to shake hands and say hello.

The vast majority of children in China do not do this. Chen Ming watched from behind, and suddenly thought that if he and Huang Huai had children in the future, they would definitely have to let their children exercise so much, and they couldn't be occupied by all kinds of cram schools.

Hey, that's why I don't want to have these things. Chen Ming secretly sneered at his thoughts.

"Lieutenant, I'm just waiting for you to get ready."

The young man's words suddenly sounded in Chen Ming's ears, looking at his eyes that he didn't know when they became serious. Chen Ming nodded.

Walked over to the trunk as the package containing Chance's body was carried out. Raise your arms.

Seeing Chance's body being carried away by the workers, Chen Ming lowered his arm. Turn around and get back into the car, which is still a bit away from the terminal.

After saying goodbye to him at the departure gate of the terminal, Chen Ming turned around and walked into the airport.

Everything went smoothly at check-in. The teller saw the escort documents in Chen Ming's hand, and even took the initiative to upgrade him to first class.