Lu Qian said that he would take turns to rest, but none of the soldiers present gritted their teeth and persevered until the last moment.

Although the 72-hour golden rescue time has long passed, no one has stopped the search. It was not until the earthquake relief troops sent from other places arrived one after another that Lu Qian's squadron received the news of evacuation.

After all, the special service squadron is a disaster relief force that is temporarily transferred, and there is no very extensive and popular earthquake relief equipment, so most of them rely on manpower rescue, which is still different from the armed police and special police. Now, after a long period of high-intensity rescue, most of the fighters have been overdrawn, and even two or three people have been carried to the medical point due to dehydration.

They were the first rescue troops to arrive at Debei Experimental No. 3 Middle School, and they were also the firefighters who were most familiar with the victims. Because they didn't want to disturb the people, Lu Qian and Luo Yongxu decided to set the evacuation time in the early morning of the next day.

That night, Lu Qian and the soldiers dismantled the makeshift tent.

After four o'clock in the morning, Luo Yongxu organized troops to assemble in the open space of Houmian in the third experimental middle school in northern Germany. There were many bricks planted in the ground, and on each brick, the name of the victim was written. Some were carved by the soldiers, and some were carved by the relatives of the victims.

Luo Yongxu planted the bright five-star red flag in that land: "Salute!" ”

The soldiers took off their hats and mourned silently for the victims, looking at the ruins with serious expressions.

Soldiers, shed blood without tears, this is a tacit understanding they share. So even if the tears were in the eyes several times, they just gritted their teeth and their cheeks bulged.

Before leaving, Lu Qian suddenly picked up a blank brick and carved the word Jiang Eryi on the brick with a steel bar. She knelt on the ground, moving cautiously, almost reverently.

Xu remembered his only mother, and the goose couldn't hold back after all, crying while picking up a brick and carving his mother's name on it. He followed Lu Qian to dig bricks into the soft ground......

This unique farewell ceremony ultimately touched the emotions of the soldiers.

Luo Yongxu helped Lu Qian up: "Lao Zhao and the car have arrived at the entrance of the village, you lead the team, I will sweep the tail, it's time to go." ”

The entrance of the village is still about two kilometers away from the middle school, and the car can't drive. Lu Qian sorted out his emotions and led the team to walk in front. Chen Qi and Shi carried Jiang Eryi's body and followed behind her, and Luo Yongxu walked at the back of the line. The group took a flashlight and set off in a mighty way.

In order not to disturb the villagers, they tried to keep their footsteps as quiet as possible.

But after walking less than 500 meters, the road ahead suddenly lit up, and I saw the villagers in the town lined up on both sides of the road, some with flashlights in their hands, and some with banners in their hands. It turned out that when they saw Lu Qian's tent the night before, they guessed that they were about to retreat. Everyone didn't sleep all night, for fear of missing the time, and originally discussed meeting at the head of the village at 5 o'clock, but many people came over at 3 o'clock and waited. Some of them were survivors, and some of them were dug out from under the rubble by the fighters the other day.

With tears in their eyes, they thanked each other one after another.

The procession proceeded slowly until an old lady in her sixties burst out of the crowd. She was weak and knelt in front of Lu Qian. Grabbing Lu Qian's trouser leg and repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you...... Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, if it weren't for you, you, my granddaughter wouldn't be able to dig it up......"

Lu Qian remembered that this old lady, her granddaughter was the little girl that Jiang Eryi saved with all his might. When it collapsed for the second time, it was Jiang Eryi who stood in front and helped the little girl resist the prefabricated slab......

Lu Qian wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry, he just watched the old man kneel in front of him, as if his hands and feet were tied. In the end, Luo Yongxu walked up, helped the old man up, and said, "This is what we should do." ”

yes, that's what we're supposed to do. In the most dangerous places, people can always see clumps of green, which is the hope of the victims, and the group of people wearing green military uniforms are the loveliest people in the world. However, this clump of green, dyed all over the country, and finally dyed red, which symbolizes hope and is also mixed with the blood of the martyrs. How many people are like new births, and how many people end their lives here, this is never a number that can be counted.

When Lu Qian was in a daze, someone suddenly tugged on her hand.

Lu Qian looked down and saw a little girl with a dirty face with two pigtails. She held in her hand a cluster of small pink flowers, presumably plucked from the mountains. She looked at Lu Qian timidly, stuffed the cluster of flowers into Lu Qian's palm, and said word by word: "Thank you for saving my mother." ”

The child's voice is crisp and vivid, like a fingernail gently tapping on a red wine glass, crisp and pleasant.

After getting into the car, Lu Qian knew that the small pink flower was the Gesang flower, also known as the Gesang plum flower, which was regarded by the local people as a holy flower symbolizing love and auspiciousness. For a long time, it has been entrusted with the beautiful emotions of people looking forward to happiness and auspiciousness.

"Sent by the villagers?" The person who talked to Lu Qian, named Qiu Bohua, was an officer of the Army Aviation Regiment and was in his fifties. He is not only a flight commander of the four meteorological flights, but also a special pilot with the rank of deputy division. In this earthquake relief, he received the task of driving a helicopter and transporting the wounded. In total, he flew 4 sorties in 15 days. Just yesterday afternoon, when he flew over, he saw that the rescue force was understaffed, and stepped forward to help carry the wounded.

Unable to continue the mission, he simply stayed and made way for the other seriously injured to evacuate. That's why I went back to the city with Lu Qian and them today.

Lu Qian looked at the Gesang flower in his hand and nodded at him.

"Director Lu looks very young!" Qiu Bohua's tone was friendly.

Luo Yongxu interjected: "Twenty-eight is a good age." ”

Lu Qian was too lazy to correct it, obviously she still had a few months to turn 28 years old.

Qiu Bohua smiled and nodded: "Director Lu and Qiao Shen...... Good relationship? ”

Hearing the familiar name, the silent Lu Qian finally raised his head and looked at Qiu Bohua a few more times. The night before yesterday, Qiao Shen was like a flash in the pan, and after pulling her up from the mire, she disappeared quickly. Lu Qian asked the captain of the medical team to know that Qiao Shen was in a hurry to leave, so he only left her a note.

The note was still in Lu Qian's pocket, and it was just four words: 'Come back alive'.

Lu Qian didn't reply to this question, but asked Qiu Bohua rhetorically: "Do you know Qiao Shen?" ”

Speaking of Qiao Shen, Qiu Bohua was still a little excited: "I have met twice, and my brother used to praise him with me before." ”

"Your brother is also a civil aviation man?" Lu Qian asked.

"No, my brother is from the Air Division." Qiu Bohua did not mention his brother's position, but judging from his proud tone, his brother's position in the Air Force should not be low, he said, "Qiao Shen, this kid doesn't know what to think, it's really a pity." ”

When Qiu Bohua mentioned Qiao Shen, there was a kind of pity for talents in his words. Lu Qian felt that it was good to be a civil aviation captain, but he really didn't know what to regret.

Qiu Bohua said: "If you have time, you can also persuade him that the selection of the third batch of reserve astronauts has been officially launched, and his comprehensive quality and ability will be ......."

"You wait ......a while," Lu Qian called Qiu Bohua, "The Qiao Shen you are talking about, is it the Qiao Shen I know?" ”

"yes, I just saw you two together yesterday."

"Is it the Qiao Shen who flew the plane in AVIC?" Lu Qian was sure again and again.

Qiu Bohua was amused by her: "Why not?" The fighter drove well, but it had to be modified to drive a transport plane, and then I was discharged from the army and changed jobs, and I took a letter of recommendation to go to civil aviation, and the letter of recommendation was approved by my brother personally, can I still not know? ”

Lu Qian: "Why? Does he have a bubble in his brain? ”

It is said that people go to high places, and water flows to low places, Qiao Shen does the opposite, Lu Qian really can't think of a suitable reason?

Qiu Bohua had an expression of 'who do you ask me', and said: "I don't know about this matter, I just think that such a talent really shouldn't be buried." ”

Qiu Bohua heard his brother mention the most often, that is, 'The quality of the current recruits is getting lower and lower, and they are far worse than Qiao Shen's kid', they are all people who love talents and cherish talents, and Qiu Bohua also happened to meet them, so he said a few more words.

The car drove out of Debei County, and Lu Qian's mobile phone finally had a signal. Missed calls and text messages popped up one after another, occupying all the screens of her phone. She reported her safety to her parents and called Qiao Shen as soon as possible.

But the other party couldn't get through until the fifth call, Lao Zhao said: "It's here." ”

The car stopped in front of the funeral home. After learning the news of Jiang Eryi's death, the troops contacted his parents and relatives to discuss Jiang Eryi's death.

Jiang Eryi has been officially identified as a martyr, but the document is waiting to be released.

Lu Qian had only left the city for a few days, but he had a sense of distance in the mountains for only a few days and a thousand years in the world.

There were more than a dozen people waiting at the door of the funeral home, and Lu Qian recognized the man and woman at a glance. That was Jiang Eryi's parents, before Jiang Eryi entered the fire brigade, Lu Qian and Luo Yongxu had come to his house for a political visit.

In my impression, Dad Jiang has a small beer belly, a three-piece suit and vest, and is a businessman who talks very elegantly. Jiang's mother is also a very temperamental woman. But at this time, the couple standing in front of them were so haggard that they seemed to have aged twenty years overnight.

When Jiang Eryi's body was carried out of the car, Jiang's mother softened on the spot......

Lu Qian couldn't see everything that happened later, her tears blurred her vision, and she was pulled aside by Luo Yongxu: "The captain asked you to go back to the squadron." ”

Lu Qian returned to the squadron, rubbed his eyes, and knocked on the door of the captain's office.

"Coming back?" Li Guorong pointed to the stool, "Sit." ”

"The team discussed with Jiang Eryi's parents, and the memorial service for the martyrs will be held at the funeral home the day after tomorrow." Leslie Lee was in a heavy mood.

Lu Qian let out a soft 'um' sound.

"The airport fire drill has been postponed to next month, and the content of the drill remains unchanged. Is there a problem? Li Guorong unscrewed the lid of the teacup, took a sip, and kept observing Lu Qian's expression.

Lu Qian knew that he was referring to her emotional problems, and she nodded: "No problem." ”

"Lu Qian." Li Guorong called her seriously.

Lu Qian raised his head and looked at Li Guorong.

"Going against the fire is the mission and responsibility of our firefighters. Since you chose this path without hesitation, you must protect it to the death and never regret it. When we put on this uniform, it means that there will be bloodshed and sacrifice. We can be sad, but we must not be left alone. You know, we are firefighters, and every minute of us means life. ”

Lu Qian stubbornly straightened his back: "Yes!"

"Okay, the team has granted you three days off, adjust your mentality, and return to the team in three days."

Before leaving, Li Guorong took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to Lu Qian: "This is found in Jiang Eryi's combat uniform."

Lu Qian took it, and the envelope reads - To Lu Qian.

When I got home, my mother's mouth was like an open floodgate, and the words of concern kept leaking out like a flood.

Lu Qian didn't say a word, and hugged Lin Zi hard.

Lin Zi was stunned by this sudden hug, her daughter has been very independent since she was a child, like a boy, this is the first time she has hugged her like this since she became an adult......

Ms. Lin didn't dare to speak, for fear that the wrong sentence would affect her mood again. Lu Qian went upstairs to search for two changes of clothes, and then went downstairs with the motorcycle key.

Lin Zi asked nervously, "Shallow, where are you going?" Is it okay for mom to send you? ”

Lu Qian shook his head: "I'll go find Nanqu."

"Why don't you ride a bike?" Lin Zi asked cautiously.

Lu Qian read the nervousness and concern in Lin Zi's eyes, she left the car keys and went out to take a taxi.

"Girl, where are you going?" The driver asked.

Lu Qian held the suicide note left by Jiang Eryi in his hand, and ignored it.

The driver asked again: "Girl, where are you going?" ”

Lu Qian didn't want to stay at home to continue to affect his parents' emotions, let alone accept Nanqu's warm care. The world is big, and for a while, she seems to have nowhere to go.

After being silent for a long time, Lu Qian slowly spoke: "Master, let's go to Yuchen North Road." ”