March 22, 2050, Washington, Virginia, USA, 7:52 a.m., Arlington National Cemetery. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In early spring, with a hint of winter chill, he walked down the flat, straight paths in Arlington Cemetery.

Every year at this time, he came here to see his father, and he walked with a firm and steady step, looking solemnly at the rows of tombstones erected neatly on the lawn.

He is not indifferent to this place, not only because his grandfather and father are resting here, but also because many of his comrades-in-arms are also here, he has accompanied them here since his father was still alive, and maybe one day he will be carried here and be with them forever.

He came first to his grandfather, Berard. In front of General Li's tomb, a large bouquet of his grandfather's favorite "Chinese roses" was placed on both sides of the tombstone.

Then he straightened off his military hat and uniform, and saluted his grandfather's tombstone with a look of reverence.

"Grandpa, I'm going to China in a few days. Participate in the Sino-US general-level red and blue military confrontation exercise, you can rest assured! I won't let you and my father down, I'm going to see him now, that's all. Hope you enjoy these flowers and see you soon. ”

After saying that, he saluted again.

He turned around and walked to his father's grave not far away, and that's when he realized! A man stands in front of his father's tombstone.

He was amazed! Could it be that my father's friends came to see my father? Because it was his back, he couldn't see who the other party was. As the distance shortened, judging from the body shape, clothing and skin color, the other party was the same as himself, a soldier! And he's an African-American soldier. Shiny black leather shoes, straight trouser line like a knife cut! He was of medium build, burly in build, and wore the same black A-4 style general's civilian trench coat as himself. Judging by the uniform, it is a person from the Air Force. He quickened his pace! Want to know who he is.

When he was about to approach the other party, the other party turned around and saw that he was stunned by the other party, and before he could ask a question, the other party stood up to himself first! Salute!

"Hello General Miller! U.S. Air Force Agoson. Brigadier General Okamoto! On behalf of the late father Ichiro Okamoto! Come and pay homage to General Ji Chenwu! ”

"Rite over!" Miller Chen said calmly. Then he saw lilies placed in front of his father's tombstone.

"Agoson. Brigadier General Okamoto? Have we met? ”

"No, but I've seen you! General Miller! Forgot? Two months ago you were promoted to major general. ”

"Is that so? On behalf of my father, I thank you! General Ageson! Miller then asked:

"You just said you came to see him on behalf of your father? Could it be that they are comrades-in-arms? Or a former friend? All right! Don't keep your face strained! We are not negotiating and fighting! Naturally, man. Miller smiled.

"Yes, my father and the General met in Raccoon Town. They were classmates at that time, and the general helped my father. My father, who was a year younger than the shogun, did not go to the army, but opened a Japanese sushi restaurant. It's the one that always advertises on TV now. ”

"Raccoon Town? Is that so? ”

Miller then turned to face his father's tombstone.

"Father, I was promoted to major general. In a few days, I will go to your homeland to participate in the military confrontation exercise between China and the United States at the level of generals! This is the Air Force's Agsson. General Okamoto! Your best friend's son is now my friend! I thank him on your behalf. And at the same time, it is with the same heart to thank and respect Ageson's father! I'll be coming to see you and my grandfather when I come back from China! Rest assured! I won't let my Chinese counterparts down! I want to talk to Agosen now, I hope you can forgive me! I'm leaving. ”

Miller. After Chen finished speaking, he saluted his father's tombstone with a standard military salute! Yagerson beside him also gave a military salute!

"Don't worry, General! This time I'll be fighting alongside General Miller. ”

"What? This time, the Ministry of Defense also has you on the list of going to China? Yagerson. ”

"Of course!"

"Do you have time, Agoson? There's a café around here, maybe, we can have a good chat? ”

"Yes! I'm on vacation. ”

"Very well, let's go. Tell me the story of our father! Yagerson. ”

In Arlington National Cemetery, the two generals walked side by side, walking on the neat road, and just as they walked out of the gate, Miller saw an old black man in the distance enter the cemetery, and he suddenly felt very familiar! It feels a lot like the retired black politician Gorgar. Davits! He has a good relationship with his father! If he hadn't met Agoson today, he would definitely go to say hello!

The two walked out of the cemetery at this time.

"Do you come at this time every year? Yagerson. Miller asked.

"Yes, my father used to bring us here. Tell us not to forget him. General Chen is the pride of Asians and minorities. Jargerson said.

Miller said, "Now, there aren't many people who really remember him. ”

Agoson put his hands behind his back and said, "Your father is really amazing, he became a major general in his 30s. ”

"But the real feeling, I mean the pressure, only he knows, those people actually deliberately embarrassed my father, they put him so high, they wanted to cripple him. He did a good job is a testament to the greatness of the United States, a living advertisement! It's my father's responsibility to do it. See! It's not that we discriminate against him, it's that the Chinese are not fit to command the front-line troops. Miller said.

That's why I respect him, and that's not the worst thing! Do you remember the 'Celestial Nirvana' event? Jargerson said.

"Of course, I'll never forget it. Zhou Tianni, that kid was the first Chinese fighter pilot of the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Lieutenant, flying 3600 hours. He was also the first Chinese pilot to fly the most advanced 'F-SS' fighter at the time. He moved to the United States with his parents when he was a child, and his grandfather was a pilot of the Chinese Volunteer Army and shot down four American planes. ”

Miller said like a schoolboy memorizing a text.

During the Sino-US Pacific conflict, he refused to fly planes to fight with his homeland, saying that he was Chinese, would not fight his homeland, and would not fly with the Japanese formation. In the end, he was court-martialed and expelled from the army, and his compatriots at the time took it as a good talk and demanded that my father should follow suit, especially many Chinese in the United States praised him endlessly! He also scolded my father for being a sinner of the Chinese nation through the ages, a shameless man, and a man with no national integrity.

But when he returned to the United States, he found that he and Ben could not live a normal life, and his Spanish wife and children divorced him because they could not go to school and work normally, but this could not be done. And Tianni couldn't even find a job cleaning cars, and the Chinese community that praised him back then all respected him. For them, it is more practical to keep their jobs in the United States than in their home country, which is thousands of miles away. The reason is simple, Tian Ni he is on the blacklist. No one will offend the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security Agency, or even Tianni if he wants to leave the United States.

Later, some people said that Tianni wanted to hype himself up, so that he could have a good political future after leaving the army! Step on two boats and make political capital for yourself! For the Chinese, it is just as humiliating for him to refuse to go to war with the motherland as it is for him to betray the motherland. In the end, no matter what halo of love for the motherland he wears on his head, it is like the Chinese yuan, which cannot circulate freely in the American market. His life fell into an embarrassment, and after drinking heavily, he committed suicide in a small apartment. Miller said.

"I remember him retorting that why Robert. Lee and General Berard refused to engage in battle, and they were called heroes by posterity! If I am not at war with the Motherland, I am a traitor! Is it just because I'm Asian Chinese?! Jargerson said.

"There is a distinction between civil and foreign wars, and the nature of wars is different. My grandfather did not refuse to fight, but let the other side choose war and peace, if it really started, he would rather be the first to die first, and it would be the most painful to shoot at his former comrades-in-arms. Miller said.

"The fault is that he shouldn't have come to live in the United States, let alone be an American soldier. It would have been better if he had just been a minor clerk or a civilian, shouting slogans in front of the White House.

"Yes, time has passed, everything is singing and dancing again, those guys who loved the motherland back then, who would care if General Chen and Tianni fought their motherland or not?" Jargonson said.

"What if you fight, what if you don't? The establishment of the United States was a shot at the homeland of England! There are no Washington people to be traitors to the Motherland! There can be Zhou Tianni and those people who are here to pursue their American dream! Be proud to be an American! But they called my father a shameless man!

"The United States didn't rob them! If you love your motherland, you can go back at any time! After being an American for so many years, earning so many dollars, now I know the motherland! Hum! What did the United States, the army think of! A bunch of shameless and forgetful villains! Miller said excitedly.

Agoson stood and looked at Miller and said, "You're still angry, even after all this time. ”

"Unless my father is not Chen Wu! His father was born in the United States, and he participated in the war on terror when he put on a military uniform. Covered with the scars of the country, my grandparents and second uncle were killed by the country in Raccoon Town. My grandfather was a five-star general, but every time a reporter came to interview, they would ask my father, 'General, who will you help when China and the United States go to war?' Including journalists in China. ”

"It's news that people eat dogs, and they're all the same, they're all bastards. So what did General Chen say? Jargerson said.

Miller smiled and said, "My father said, when China and the United States are at war, you are coming to ask me, and I will prove it with my actions!" And to your satisfaction! ”

"I think it's hard for the general to imagine that this sentence will come true." Jargonson said.

"My father used to secretly send money to Tianni's wife and children to let their children finish their education, and he also pleaded with them to let the CIA and FBI let them go to Canada to start a new life. I don't understand asking my father. He said you'll understand later. Of course, maybe never understand. Because, that's the difference between a general and a lieutenant. Hum! If it weren't for my father, my eldest brothers would have slaughtered the surname Zhou a long time ago! Miller said.

Agoson nodded and said:

"The general is a man of tolerance."

Miller said, "When I saw Tienne's wife and children leave the United States that day, his son said that when he grows up, he will definitely come back to the United States and be a good soldier!" Taste for his father's debt to the country. Wash away the shame of your father's betrayal! ”

The two chatted and walked into a tavern not far away, there are not many people here, and there is an old Chinese Jay Chou song "East Wind Breaking" more than 50 years ago, and the soft and beautiful pipa sound is intoxicating.

The two of them walked into the window seat and hung up their coats, and the waiter came over to greet the guests. Miller Chen ordered a cup of coffee and a small plate of Lochi biscuits, while Agoson ordered a large glass of milk and a donut.

"What? Yagoson you have a bad stomach? To drink so much milk? ”

"No way! The habits I have developed since I was a child were all by my father! Since we were young, he poured us milk, and had to eat less rice and more bread and vegetables, saying that it would make us grow taller. ”

"What??"

"You won't understand Major General Miller."

"By the way, don't call me at Major General, this is not a barracks, let's relax! I'm 40 years old, you can just call me Chen. Your father said he was once helped by my father? In Raccoon Town? My grandparents and second uncle died there, and my father was very sad to mention it before his death, especially since he didn't even leave a picture of them, if it weren't for my uncle, I might not even know what they looked like, and my father felt very guilty. Miller said it was sad.

"yes, so do I. But, fortunately, you still have a grandfather, I haven't even met him. My mother's family was also killed in that incident, the Raccoon Town incident. ”

"In this country, you will find that sometimes your true love does not only exist in people of the same color as you. Of course, it also takes courage or determination to accept it, and even to put it to the test. The reality is brutal. That's what General Chen said to my father. With that, Argerson took a sip of milk.

"This is what Mr. Okamoto is grateful to my father? Why did you keep asking him to sweep my father's grave for him after he died? ”

"Isn't that enough? I honestly admit that my father's people had a very different view of things. Do you know. Their marriage was established after they were able to escape the incident. ”

"You're saying they're one of the survivors?"

"Nope! It's the lucky ones. The two of them left Raccoon Town together before the virus leaked. My father told me it was to anger my grandfather! Let him change his opinion of my mother, because my mother is black, but I didn't think about it and it would be goodbye. ”

"Is that so? Yes! Sky! Just like my father! My father also quarreled with my grandfather about going to be a soldier and left! But that was the first two months, and when he knew everything, Raccoon Town was locked down by his grandfather, and then there was a nuclear bomb! Alas! What a harsh fate for our fathers! Can you tell us about your parents' time in Raccoon Town? I mean, if you can. Miller choked on his coffee as he spoke.

"Yes, my father told me that after the incident, they were together, two young people who had not gone to college before the age of 20, a black crazy girl, and a young Japanese young man who was not yet an adult, roamed the country without relatives, and suffered from the cold eyes and discrimination of others. Some say that the country will soon disintegrate like the former Soviet Union! The Raccoon Town incident could lead to a civil war, a terrorist attack on the United States, a financial crisis, and all they had was an old Lincoln car. Originally, the two of them wanted to break up, because they had matured a lot because of this incident, and their love was not as prodigal as they thought, but they found that the word "relatives" came into being here. My mother gave birth to my eldest brother when she was 22 years old, and thanks to my father's efforts, they had a small Japanese restaurant, and it can be said that we had a foothold in this country. Agosen said in a very calm tone.

"It's the Uncle Tom sushi roll that fights with McDonald's and Kentucky Chicken now?"

"Yes, now my eldest brother is in charge, and he really has a special affection for Nayin, he is very obsessed with Japanese culture, and his wife is also Japanese. Can you imagine him singing and dancing with the Japanese, living in that house called Tatammy?! Moreover, he also sent his new and improved "Uncle Black Tom Sushi Roll" back to Japan and opened a branch in Japan. Japanese young people are crazy about it! I brought down several famous traditional sushi restaurants in Japan, and I was angry for my father. He asked Hanbaobao Hot Dog to ally with Japanese sushi, hehe! ”

"It's really remarkable! You don't want to follow your father's business like your eldest brother?! Miller said.

"Forget it, don't! I don't want to spend my whole life dealing with rice balls! Actually, even my father didn't expect him to be this material, originally he thought that my eldest brother could play basketball or run some other business or something. I'm not interested in playing with Ben! My brother and I are very American, and our favorite foods are hamburgers and hot dogs. ”

Agoson said, and both of them smiled slightly.

"So I started a new game, and after I went to college, I went to work as a fighter pilot, and my brother is now a top executive at a video game company who made a horror game called Biochemical Town a few years ago based on the "Raccoon Town incident" decades ago. A global sale! The game was also met with protests from the survivors and descendants of Raccoon Town.

"At a young age, he became the number one in the company, but, it's a pity that now he is exhausted, and the works he has produced are not as good as one work, especially this year, the sequel to his famous debut, "Biochemical Town 4" has seen a big drop in sales, and the reputation is not good. Originally, he wanted to make a comeback, but now, forget it, he can live a rich life anyway. ”

"Aren't people supposed to be good-looking, who said black people can't sell sushi. My father once said that starting a business is easier than keeping a business! Your father must have had a hard time starting his business. Miller asked.

"I think so, as long as I can remember, my family was very rich. My dad opened his first store in Harry, New York, which was a black ghetto at the time, and the Japanese community discriminated against him because of my mother, and then my father said I had to let them see who was strong! Who is the true descendant of the Yamato nation! I love my father, but I don't have much affection for his nation, I think you know a little bit about my father's four-island country called the Yamato nation, in short, it's a very strange nation, and my father is a good example. ”

"Role models? What do you say about this? Miller asked, puzzled.

"I heard from my mom when they met in a video arcade in Raccoon Town. Because she played a game called "King of Fighters 98" and defeated my father in one fell swoop. Won a lunch and a box of Japanese sushi from my father, who came from a country that produced video games, and was the overall champion of what video game competition. But I was easily defeated by my mother, a black high school girl in a small town in the western United States! It was also the first time they had begun to get to know each other. My mom said he was never afraid of his dad changing his mind because he was rich! Because since then, her father has never won her, saying that she will not marry in this life! Before his father died, he said that he would go to heaven to find her, and in the next life, I would marry her! Yagerson said seriously.

"But I think the reason why they love each other is very simple, but it's also very touching! Fall in love because you play video games, and stay together for a lifetime! It's so much," Miller Chan said, tears rolling around his eyes.

"Ah, it's really touching." Jargonson said.

"That's right. Miller, tell me about your father's experience! At the age of 18, he made numerous military achievements, received the true biography of General Berard, and was finally promoted to the first Chinese-American four-star general in the United States. Agoson finished and took a bite of the bagels.

The warm sunlight shines through the clean glass windows of the tavern, shining warmly on the place where the two people are sitting.

"Thank you, Agosen. All right! ”

Saying that Miller Chen's hand wiped it on his chest when he went to serve the coffee cup, under the military uniform on his chest, was a piece of Chinese peace lock left to him by his grandfather, it was very old and hard, with traces of knives and bullets, and it had been worn by the years to lose its former brilliance, and there were many rust spots on it, and a Chinese character "Li" was faintly visible on the back.

Miller sipped his coffee and began to tell some stories about his father, Chen Wu.

The music in the tavern was replaced by Lin Junjie's "Cao Cao" at this time, which is another old song, although it is a lyrical version, but it can still make people feel the reverie of the Three Kingdoms hegemony in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.