Putting down the phone, Tang Wenkai stood like a clay sculpture for a long time.

"Battalion commander, are you alright?"

Instructor Lu Xiao couldn't help but step forward and ask.

Tang Wenkai came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, he sat back in the chair, stretched out his hand mechanically, picked up the water glass, brought it to his face, opened the lid, raised it to his mouth, but stopped.

After stopping like this for a few seconds, he suddenly put the water glass back on the table, turned his head, and looked at Lu Xiao distractedly.

"Don, what's wrong with you!?"

This time, Lu Xiao no longer called Tang Wenkai "battalion commander", but called him "Old Tang" with concern.

Tang Wenkai's lips trembled slightly, and he squeezed out three words: "Diagnosed......"

Lu Xiao and Zhuang exchanged glances.

The latter asked, "What was diagnosed?" ”

"Liu Honggui's cell section pathology report came out......" Tang Wenkai's eyes suddenly turned red: "It's a malignant ......"

Solemnity felt that the scene in front of him had become unreal for another moment.

The whole person seems to be out of body for a few seconds.

"Malignant?" Although Lu Xiao's voice sounded normal, his face was full of consternation.

"Battalion commander...... Is there a mistake? ”

"It's the best tertiary cancer hospital in Linhai, it's famous, and you can't go wrong." Tang Wenkai said: "A few days ago, Liu Honggui was sent to the orthopedic hospital and was suspected of bone cancer, and it didn't look like an ordinary bone injury on the film, so I arranged to do a pathological section, but I didn't expect it to be ......."

There was a long silence in the room, and the air became as heavy as mercury.

……

All together are so sudden.

No one could have imagined that what looked like a knee injury would turn out to be the way it is.

After eight years of solemn service, I have seen countless soldiers injured due to high-intensity training, but this is the first time I have seen my comrades get cancer.

Cancer?

That's a terminal illness......

Does Liu Honggui know his condition?

What happens when he knows?

Tang Wenkai and instructor Lu Xiao set off to the hospital together, and solemnly asked to follow.

Considering that the relationship between Zhuang Yan and Liu Honggui was extraordinary, Tang Wenkai still agreed.

When I arrived at the hospital, before I entered the ward, I was pulled aside by the attending doctor.

"I can't keep your comrades here."

The doctor was very honest.

"His disease, our hospital can't treat it, I personally mean, transfer to the hospital immediately, our cancer hospital in Linhai City is still quite famous in the province, I suggest that you take him there immediately to be hospitalized, and then treat according to the doctor's plan over there, don't delay any longer, although I am not an expert in this area, but what I can tell you is that the situation is a bit serious."

Severe?

Solemnly listened to the scalp a little numb.

How can a person, just a knee hurt, and in the blink of an eye, it becomes cancer?

He asked the doctor in disbelief: "Comrade doctor, are you sure it's cancer?" ”

The doctor was an old man in his fifties, who seemed to have some respectable meaning, but he didn't move when he saw that he was solemnly questioning, and shook his head and said: "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, if there is really a chance of misdiagnosis, I would rather misdiagnose it once, even if my reputation is damaged, I am very happy." However, this is a pathological test done by cell sections, because you are comrades in the army, we send samples to the cancer hospital for priority testing, although this diagnosis method is not 100% accurate, but there is a 99.9% chance that it will not be misdiagnosed......

At this point, the old doctor stopped talking and couldn't help but sigh.

"My opinion is that you should be transferred to the hospital immediately, and then do a comprehensive examination to determine the condition and then cooperate with the treatment, and you can go through the procedures immediately after discussion."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Zhuang Yan, Tang Wenkai and Lu Xiao stood in the corridor of the hospital's inpatient department, unable to speak for a long time.

Lu Xiao said: "No need to discuss, transfer to the hospital immediately." ”

Just as he was about to turn around and go through the formalities, Tang Wenkai stopped him: "Wait." ”

"Can't wait!" Lu Xiao said: "This matter cannot be delayed. ”

Tang Wenkai said: "I'm not against the transfer, I'm thinking, once we are transferred...... That's a cancer hospital, what do you say to Liu Honggui? He must have seen that he knew that his body had a serious problem, and once he smelled it, how would we answer? ”

The corners of his eyes were a little moist, and something shiny was shining.

Tang Wenkai was the company commander of the instrument detective before, but before serving as the commander of the instrument detective company, he also spent time in the armed detective.

When Liu Honggui first came here after graduating from the Military Academy, Tang Wenkai was the deputy company commander of the armed reconnaissance, and the two worked together for a while.

He knows Liu Honggui's personality and personal situation very well.

At the beginning of this year, after the veteran company commander of the armed forces was transferred, Liu Honggui took office.

This is a young and responsible officer, with a desperate Saburo at the end.

The reorganization of the 4th Division means that this unit will buy into the ranks of elite troops, and the reconnaissance battalion is the star unit in the reorganization, and it is a place where it can show its strengths.

And now suddenly there's a bone cancer?

How does this make me tell this former colleague, today's subordinate?

"I can't open this ......," he said.

Lu Xiao also understood Tang Wenkai's mood.

"Otherwise, I'll go and say, you go through the formalities for Liu Honggui."

"Hmm." Tang Wenkai nodded vigorously, then took the admission procedures in Lu Xiao's hand and left the corridor in the same way.

Lu Xiao looked at Zhuang Zheng, gritted his teeth and said, "I can't hide it, let's go, let's go to the ward together." ”

……

"Instructor!"

When Liu Honggui saw Lu Xiao, he sat up from the bed.

"Solemn?!"

Seeing the solemnity behind Lu Xiao, he was slightly surprised.

"Why are you here too? This training camp is going to start tomorrow, right? Why don't you go back and come here to see what I'm doing? Isn't it just a knee injury? Do you need to come and see me every once in a while? ”

There was a hint of blame in his tone.

As the commander of the company, he was very worried about the work of the company.

At this juncture, he fell ill, and he was the most reluctant, and he felt like he was a deserter.

Zhuang Zhuang felt uncomfortable for a while, there was something in his heart blocking the trachea, stuffy, indescribably uncomfortable.

"Hurry back! Let's go! Liu Honggui didn't care that Lu Xiao was still there, and began to chase people away: "What are you talking like!" I heard, this Song Yuepiao just left today? In our company, the company commander is now sick after defeating the battle, and this company commander escaped...... Shame on you! ”

Lu Xiao asked, "How did you know that Song Yuepiao was transferred?" ”

"He? He had long wanted to be transferred, but I thought about it as if he left, Lao Song is really not suitable for staying in a place like the reconnaissance battalion, people go to high places, and it is a good thing that he can go to the army, let's not stop it. It's a pity that I'm not here, I will add a few dishes to him and eat a meal, which can be regarded as practicing for him. ”

Liu Honggui's generosity made Zhuang Zhuang feel more and more uncomfortable.

His eye sockets began to heat up a little, and he felt heavy even breathing.

"But it's okay, there is solemnity, my little brother is a hundred, it doesn't matter if you don't have an old Song, as long as you are still there, I can rest assured that ......"

He chattered and complimented solemnity.

Solemn felt that he couldn't stand it anymore.

"I'll go to the bathroom."

He made an excuse and hurried away.

If he continued to stay here, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand it.

After leaving solemnly, Liu Honggui looked at the door with a smile and said, "Instructor, look, this young man is just not boastful and shy!" ”

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up an apple from the fruit bowl, which he had bought when he came over on solemn day.

"Eat apples, instructor, don't eat waste, I can't eat so much alone, this kid bought it when he came over that day, what a waste ......"

As he spoke, he picked up a knife and began to peel apples.

"Come, I'll cut it for you."

Lu Xiao suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed Liu Honggui's hand holding the knife.

"I'm coming, you're a patient."

"Hey, it's okay with my disease."

Liu Honggui stubbornly began to peel apples.

The peel of the apple slowly and layer by layer falls on the fruit plate......

Neither of them spoke.

The other bed in the ward was empty and there was no one.

Silence is terrible.

Lu Xiao finally mustered up enough courage and said, "Hong Gui, there is something I want to discuss with you......

……

Outside the door, Zhuang Zheng didn't go anywhere, just stood outside the door, hiding in the corner.

He could hear the conversation between Lu Xiao and Liu Honggui in the room.

He didn't dare to go in.

Even though he had undergone all the most demanding and brutal training, he was still unwilling to face this moment.

In the hospital room.

Liu Honggui continued to peel apples, without raising his head or looking at Lu Xiao.

"What's the matter in a hurry? Instructor, I'm not used to your seriousness. ”

"Actually, we want to help you get to a hospital." Lu Xiao finally spoke.

"Transfers? All right? I listened to the leader, the revolutionary soldier is a brick, where it needs to be moved, isn't it just a transfer of hospitals? Okay, I'll listen to you. ”

Lu Xiao felt that he was about to lose his breath, but he still tried to suppress his emotions and continued: "Is it transferred to the tumor hospital......

Liu Honggui didn't snort and continued to peel apples......

"You eat."

After peeling an apple, he put the apple in Lu Xiao's hand, picked up another one and began to peel it.

The skin of the apples is layered one by one, one by one, and it spins and falls into the fruit bowl.

"Hong Gui, did you hear what I said?"

Liu Honggui stopped the knife at this time.

He had been facing sideways before, but this time it was reversed.

The eye sockets were red, and the corners of the eyes were wet.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile.

"I knew what was wrong with me, and last night when I went to the bathroom and passed by the nurses' station, they were talking about me...... I know...... Bone cancer ......"

Lu Xiao froze completely.

Originally......

Liu Honggui already knew.

Now, Lu Xiao really didn't know what to say to comfort his subordinate.

Liu Honggui suddenly threw the apple and knife into the fruit bowl, and the person leaned directly on the head of the bed, raising his head and looking at the ceiling.

After a long time, a crystal tear seeped from the corner of his eye and slid down his cheek.

"Hehe......"

He laughed sadly.

"Instructor, I, Liu Honggui, am not so easy to be defeated, don't worry, I am a soldier, and those who are soldiers will not surrender, even if it is cancer, I will definitely cooperate with the treatment, I still want to live, I have to go back to my company, I have to go back to the army......"

Lu Xiao listened and listened, his heart was so uncomfortable as if he had been pricked by a needle, he tried to hold his breath, and forced the heat that was about to rush to his head and his eyes back into his stomach, so that his ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear anything.

Standing solemnly outside the door, he was also holding back the surging emotions.

An eight-year veteran wearing an officer's uniform and carrying the rank of cadet should not cry in public.

But I couldn't suppress that emotion.

A young nurse came out of the nurse's station, and just out of the corridor, she saw a young officer standing outside the ward, secretly wiping the corners of her eyes, as if she was crying.

The little nurse hesitated, but retreated into the nurse's station.

He knew that soldiers never cried, and if they did, they must have encountered real sadness......