Chapter 112: Sanatorium
I know that his words, while sounding negative and worldly, are definitely heartfelt. "Teacher Feng," I said, "if she values these honors, of course I will persuade her to stay."www.biquge.info But I know that the life of a hero is not so easy. Since she has made such a great sacrifice for her country, then she should no longer be deprived of her right to pursue freedom and happiness. β
"You!" Teacher Feng shook his head, "Ideas are always so naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve. β
At the beginning of January, I had my first final exam after entering university. I didn't work harder than I did in high school, and my basic grades in basic classes were mediocre. However, my basic courses in my major are like computer languages, computer principles, and my grades are not bad.
A few days later, I flew to the coastal city where the rehabilitation center was located. The rehabilitation centre is built right on the seashore in the shade of greenery. The scenery is very different from the north.
Luxue wasn't in her hospital room. I searched my way down the hallway and finally found her in a room that looked like a rehearsal hall.
She wears a long white dress and a white headdress on her head, facing the mirror on the wall. Isn't this exactly what the Tianshan Snow Lotus is dressed up in the Maple Forest Fantasy Realm?
"Sister Snow Lotus!"
She replied softly, "You're here." β
I walked up to her and said, "Let me hug you!" β
She put her arms around my shoulders, and I lifted her armpits and hips and lifted her up. β
As in the virtual world, her skirt naturally spreads out to the sides, revealing her boot-clad legs. I saw her newly dressed prosthetic leg, the lower half of her thigh wrapped in a leather sleeve, and the mechanical joints underneath.
"You have seen it, this stump and a half, can you still see it?"
I put her on the couch and rubbed her thighs, "Why can't you see it?" β
She pushed my hand away and pulled at the hem of her skirt, "Don't touch it, it's so itchy." She said, "Walk with me to the beach?" β
She returned to the hospital room, put on a dark red coat with a fur collar, and put on sunglasses. We walked to the beach together. She still seemed to struggle to walk. I wanted to hug her, but I was afraid that it would increase her burden.
The winter wind blows her short hair, and the sunset reflects her beautiful face, and the style is still the same. But I was worried that her inflexible legs and feet would fall on the soft sand. Walking through a gentle slope, she really stumbled. I immediately hugged her.
We looked at each other. I want to kiss her. But she put her finger between our mouths. "Wait a minute!"
She missed my gaze and leaned over my shoulder, "I'm sorry, little brother. Don't be so anxious, okay? Leave it for your sister for a while. β
I clearly felt that although she had been held in my arms, the psychological distance between us had not been eliminated in the slightest.
When we went back, we saw Chen Wei standing in the corridor.
"You're here, Brother Chen."
"Let's go in and talk! Your retirement application was not approved by your superiors. β
The two of them looked at me at the same time. I said playfully, "I'm avoiding!" β
I sat alone in the reception room for a long time, until Chen Wei sat down across from me with a gloomy expression. Apparently his conversation with Luxue was not pleasant. After a while, he finally spoke: "Are you instigating Lu Xue to leave the army?" β
I immediately denied it, "I never advised her to retire, and I was surprised that she suddenly offered to leave the army." β
He sighed slightly, "Maybe Director Han's sacrifice hit her too hard!" β
"She loves Major Han, doesn't she?" I asked, "She's so sad about it." β
"Not really." He flatly denied it, "The relationship between Lu Xue and Director Han is not that kind of relationship at all. Lu Xue has always regarded Director Han as a respectable leader and brother. The friendship between them was purely comradely and the affection between comrades-in-arms, and never went beyond this boundary. β
"Lu Xue's heart knot is not here. There are some things I shouldn't have told you. During this exercise, we were interfered with and attacked by hostile forces, causing serious consequences such as one dead and one seriously injured. The top brass was furious. The investigation into the incident continued until a week ago. Including Lu Xue, we are all under investigation. The investigation of Luxue was conducted in her hospital room. This incident caused Luxue to suffer deeply and feel aggrieved. She insisted that the exercise command held irrevocable responsibility for the attack on them and for Director Han's death. β
"Isn't that so?" I asked, "On our territory, it is possible to allow enemy drones with weapons deep into the hinterland to attack our command posts." And he dared to announce it unscrupulously afterwards. And we just deliberately conceal and deny it. β
"You've been misled by those rumors. Things are not at all what you think. You don't know where it happened, and you don't know what happened. This is a complete exception, and we will never tolerate it happening again. β
"But once it has cost the Major his life, and Luxue has lost his health, do they have a second chance?"
Chen Wei did not answer me, but continued, "Several commanders have been punished because of the command error of the exercise. Their qualifications and levels are actually much higher than those of Director Han and Lu Xue. Originally, everyone deeply regretted Director Han's sacrifice and Lu Xue's injury. But Lu Xue's attitude greatly offset everyone's sympathy for her. Not only did she blame the superior commander to the investigation team, but she also constantly complained that it had delayed her and the major's rescue, which led to her being forced to amputate her leg. There was even delusions of persecution. She suspected that the hospital was experimenting with her injuries and installing some kind of equipment in her leg that caused her to have more phantom limb pain than others. β
He continued, "From what I know about Ruxue, maybe this is just a way for her to express her dissatisfaction. The project that Lu Xue was in charge of was questioned at the beginning of the project. It is Director Han who has been fully supporting her, striving for and coordinating various resources for her everywhere. Now Major Han is gone. It turns out that the accusations against us are coming again. Our project is in a more difficult situation than before. And Lu Xue's negative departure at this time will undoubtedly make our situation worse. β
I originally thought that with Sister Luxue's unruly character, she should have a lot of enemies. didn't expect that she would be so angry. "So what's the point of her staying in the army in the current situation?"
Chen Wei said: "Because the army is more suitable for her. Here's her career. She put a lot of effort into this project. Her military exploits, all her honors, are all linked to the army. She grew up in the barracks and knew almost nothing about the people outside the barracks. Walking out of the barracks, with her proud and conceited character, she simply could not gain a foothold in society. β