After the exercise, Lin Qiming did not return to the Little Red Building, and walked along the edge of the playground alone. At that time, there were not many people on the playground, but there were only a few, and many brothers walked in one direction towards the Little Red House and their respective bungalows. Most of the tents in the corner of the playground have been dismantled, and after the brothers from the SWAT squadron and the civic training regiment have been released and fled, the brothers who had lived in the tents have all moved to bungalows. The huge playground set Lin Qiming's back very lonely, which made Fei Xingyuan feel a sense of loneliness for Lin Qiming for no reason.

Fei Xingyuan decided that Lin Qiming's heart was lonely, and among the brothers in the camp, Lin Qiming was probably the only one who really used his whole body and mind to bear all the sufferings of this nation and this country. Lin Qiming is respectable, and it is at this point that he knows that he cannot do it, and encourages and even compels the brothers in the camp to do it with him.

He couldn't do that. Although he knew that Lin Qiming was right, and although he was like Lin Qiming, he did not want to be ashamed of the country and nation he fought for, but he would never be the second Lin Qiming. He represents the country as well as himself. He wants to defend the dignity of the nation, but also to protect his own dignity, and to fight for the freedom that may be obtained. He had to choose a form of life worthy of his conscience, and he did not object to any other choice made by any brother—not even the choice of Lu Xiping and Niu Kangnian.

He and Lin Qiming discussed Lu Xiping and Niu Kangnian. No matter what Lin Qiming said, he insisted that Lu Xiping's choice was not wrong. There is nothing wrong with Lu Xiping's brain, and he did not hesitate to die in battle for freedom, which is the confirmation that there is nothing wrong. If the desire for freedom is the problem, then the whole of humanity is wrong. The problem with Lu Xiping is simply that he has gone awry in terms of his motives and methods for seizing freedom. Niu Kangnian is not wrong, a person's primary problem is to live well, only by living, will there be a nation and country to which he belongs, when a person dies, how can there be any difference between a nation and a country? Orientals, Westerners, and Chinese are all a pile of white bones buried in the soil. All that needs to be considered is: can the survival of one's own individual and the survival of the nation be completely separated? Is the survival of a nation the natural enemy and burden of individual survival? Niu Kangnian obviously didn't figure it out on this issue.

He knew everything at a glance, but he was silent in front of his brethren and said nothing. He was a battalion lieutenant, a Whampoa soldier, and knew how to maintain the majesty and image of a captain officer. After the evacuation of DXN Building, many people – many people who were worthy of the honor of a soldier on the battlefield – collapsed, but he did not. In the hospital, when Company Commander Tu Guoqiang proposed to dump Lin Qiming and escape, he immediately realized the despicability of this. He doesn't approve of Lin Qiming's paranoia, but he can't be an accomplice in any despicable plan, it's about personality.

He is in the whirlpool of conceptual killing. Returning to the Ninth Military Battalion, it has been more than two months in the blink of an eye, and in more than two months, the restarted spiritual flag-raising and drills have caused a lot of complaints from the brothers, and some people even scolded their mothers - not scolding him, they all scolded Lin Qiming. The brothers seemed to know his ambivalence when he carried out Lin Qiming's orders in silence, and dared to scold him in front of him. Especially Niu Kangnian and his group, they simply regarded Lin Qiming as a heinous tyrant. After that collision in front of the queue, Niu Kangnian's eyes on Lin Qiming were always a little strange.

He felt that this was very dangerous, it was not good, and he had to make big trouble, so after thinking about it for a few days, he decided to have a good talk with Lin Qiming.

As a battalion deputy, he had to obey Lin Qiming's orders, but as a friend, he couldn't help but persuade Lin Qiming. This is not to point out what Lin Qiming has done wrong, but to tell him that the suffering of the country and the nation is not something that can be borne by any one person. In this regard, Lin Qiming should have a clear understanding and should take into account the emotions of the brothers while adhering to his own principles and propositions.

Lin Qiming will listen to his persuasion, and two months ago, Tu Guoqiang took revenge on Bai Kequn for betraying him. A brother came to report that there was a fight, and Lin Qiming got up and was about to go downstairs to deal with it, so he hurriedly pulled him down. The matter is very clear, Lin Qiming is not good to go down, Bai Kequn should be punished for betraying his brothers, and the punishment cannot be ordered by Lin Qiming, who is the battalion commander, so it is not a bad thing to let Tu Guoqiang teach Bai Kequn a lesson. First, the punishment was actually implemented, second, it made Tu Guoqiang breathe, and third, the chief did not take responsibility, wouldn't it be complete? ! Lin Qiming understood without listening to him, and continued to play chess with him upstairs, until someone said that Captain Rostow had come to the Little Red Mansion, so he went downstairs with him to collect the wind. Afterwards, Lin Qiming praised him for being clever.

It was a July evening, and it was hot and stuffy, without a hint of wind. On the solid ground of the playground, the clusters of wild grass looked wilted and gray, and the two poplar trees at the root of the east wall were full of green leaves, and the sun shone on, casting a shadow like a trail of water.

Lin Qiming walked into the shadows and stood still. Lin Qiming's face was facing the wall, he couldn't see it, all he could see was Lin Qiming's back in military uniform. Lin Qiming's military uniform was already very worn, with two patches on his back and hairy hems.

However, the concession authorities issued a set of clothes to each person around the beginning of spring, which was dark green in color, with yellow circles on the cuffs and trouser legs, which Lin Qiming resolutely did not wear, and many brothers did not wear them. Everyone was very unanimous in agreeing that it was a prison uniform, and for this reason, Lin Qiming also protested to Captain Rostow and Lieutenant Colonel Bradick.

Lin Qiming is undoubtedly a real soldier, and the military uniform with conspicuous patches is wrapped in a body that belongs to a soldier. This body should only fall on the battlefield, and should never fall in this Westerner concession. He had an ominous premonition, always feeling that Lin Qiming would fall headlong into this imprisoned land one day when he couldn't stand it. And Lin Qiming fell, what would happen here, he didn't dare to imagine.

The loudspeaker of the Little Red House broadcasts a religious program on the Gospel Radio. A devout believer was asking and answering questions with a priest named Chemes. The voice of the believer is very clear, it is a Chinese with a slight Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent, but the pastor always seems to bite his tongue, and the Chinese language is not very standard.

"How do we, the children of God, understand the holiness of God?"

"The holiness of God consists in the fact that his name is 'the Holy One' or the 'Jealous One,' and his eyes are pure, and he does not look at the wicked, nor the wicked. The ways of the wicked are an abomination to him, but the pursuit of righteousness is delighted to him......"

In the sound of the Gospel Radio, he slowly walked towards the place where Lin Qiming was standing, until he walked to Lin Qiming's side, and Lin Qiming didn't notice it yet. This made him feel the indescribable loneliness in Lin Qiming's heart.

Lin Qiming didn't admit it, and after waking up from his contemplation, he immediately replaced the original melancholy on his face with a majestic expression.

He asked with concern:

"Lao Lin, what do you want?"

Lin Qiming shook his head:

"Didn't think about anything! I thought that we had been in Shanghai to participate in the Battle of Songhu for almost a year, and it was good that the brothers could persist like this! ”

He sighed:

"How much longer? If the war never ends, will it always persist like this? The brethren scolded the mother! ”

Lin Qiming nodded and said confidently:

"I know! If you love to scold, let them scold! Didn't they scold the barracks of the military in the past? They scolded for forcibly marching, and they scolded for driving up to fight, but they could go down thousands of miles! A tough battle is down! I know these brothers, scolding and scolding, doing and doing, they are all good! ”

He smiled wryly:

"This place is different from the outside, Lao Lin, we have to act cautiously! Every morning and afternoon, the brothers complained too much, and some of the complaints were not unreasonable. Some brothers said that the food is so small, and it is so bad, that they are hungry if they don't go to exercise, and they are even more hungry when they do exercise, and now it's a hot day again, you and I can endure it, but the brothers can't endure it for a long time! ”

Lin Qiming looked at the free sky outside the high wall, and said casually:

"I have noticed this, and the day before yesterday I had negotiated with Captain Rostow, and asked Translator Liu to bring a letter to Lieutenant Colonel Bradick. Last night, Captain Rostow told me that they had agreed to collectively add forty pounds of brown rice to their staple food every day. On a hot day, the upper exercise can be changed in the morning and evening. ”

"That's just one side of the problem, and on the other hand, it's not good for the brothers to talk to you directly, I'...... I'm not sure to say. ”

Lin Qiming withdrew his gaze from the sky outside the high wall and looked at him squarely:

"You say! You are the battalion deputy of the third battalion, and you have the responsibility to say! ”

He plucked up courage:

"The brothers feel that there is no practical point in exercising every day, after all, this is not our military camp in Yongxian, there is no battle to fight, the weather is hot, old ...... It's always so tossed ......."

Lin Qiming put on a face:

"Do you think so about Deputy Fei Ying?"

He shook his head and said frankly:

"It's not! I am speaking for the brethren. ”

Lin Qiming waved his hand:

"Then tell them for me, I'm Lin Qiming in one day, this has to be! This flag has to be raised, not to mention what country or nation it represents! Even for the brothers themselves! One is to exercise, and the other is to enhance the concept of military discipline and military discipline! No matter how hot the day is, a soldier is still a soldier! ”

This makes sense.

He was silent, and fanned the placket of his military uniform.

The electric horn on the roof of the Little Red Building is still ringing:

"How to understand God's justice?"

"All that God does is unjust. He loves righteousness, and the upright will see his face, but the wicked and the violent are hated in his heart. God does not tolerate oppression of man. He shows no partiality to men, but will show his righteousness on the day of judgment according to his deeds. ”

"How to understand God's faithfulness?"

……

Lin Qiming seemed to realize his rudeness, patted him on the shoulder emotionally, and said:

"Brother Fei, hold on! Hold on with your brethren! The world is not as good as it is on God's gospel radio. You probably don't know yet, do you? Xuzhou fell again at the end of May, and the high command was organizing the Battle of Wuhan. After the First World War in Songhu, we were in prison, and it was not easy for the country and the brothers outside! It's also bleeding and sacrificing! ”

Fei Xingyuan knew that the electric horn in the camp had not broadcast this kind of news since the incident in April, so he asked Lin Qiming in surprise:

"The fall of Xuzhou, who did you listen to about the battle with Wuhan?"

Lin Qiming wiped the sweat on his forehead:

"It was Liu Translator who told me the day before yesterday. I was very sad after hearing this, and I felt that we soldiers did not do our best for the country! ”

Fei Xingyuan's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion.

Lin Qiming was silent for a moment, and said in a consultative tone:

"It's the end of July now, and I want to really raise our national flag in the camp on next month's 'August 13', and have a Shanghai War anniversary festival, are you optimistic?"

He habitually replied:

"I listen to you!"

Lin Qiming shook his head:

"No, I'm talking to you."

He nodded earnestly:

"I agree."

Hell, he originally wanted to persuade Lin Qiming, but unconsciously, he was persuaded by Lin Qiming, and agreed to Lin Qiming's plan to hold an anniversary festival.

Thinking about it later, I don't think it's strange that Lin Qiming has such a personality strength.