January 16, 1977

The third phase of treatment officially ended, and Song Yun asked the patients to try to speak.

They opened their mouths and tried hard to speak, but the sounds they made were hoarse and unpleasant, and they could not speak coherently like normal people. They could only speak one word at a time, which was very difficult.

But this was enough to make everyone ecstatic.

They can really speak out, they are no longer mute.

Song Yun said, "Your vocal cords still need rehabilitation after repair. If you keep speaking and practicing your voice every day, it will gradually become normal."

The ward was filled with laughter and joy, and the doctors, nurses and caregivers all had tears in their eyes. They knew best how much suffering these special patients had endured for their treatment, and now there was finally a good result.

The originally scheduled one-month treatment period lasted more than ten days longer.

All eleven special patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital. Song Yun, Si Fengnian and the other three personally sent them out. Looking at their smiling faces as if they had been reborn, they calmly accepted their sincere thanks and waved goodbye to them again and again at the hospital gate.

After attending a commendation meeting held specially for them, the eleven heroes will officially retire from the army and start a new life.

Song Yun also said goodbye to her friends and returned to the military academy to continue her studies.

Qi Monan hasn't returned yet. The people on the list are spread all over the country. In addition to cooperating with local police and the military to arrest them, they also have to be interrogated. If anything is found out during the interrogation, temporary arrangements will have to be made and the operation will have to be replanned. In short, it will not be over so quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was February, and there were only a few days left before the end of the year. Qi Mo Nan did not return. He only called Song Yun to tell her that he could not come back for the New Year, and that Grandpa Qi and Grandpa Mo were already on the train back to Beijing.

"That's great. I'll take half a day off tomorrow to pick them up." Song Yun was really happy. She had waited for so long and finally waited for this day.

Qi Mo Nan was also happy, "Thank you, Grandpa must be very happy to see you."

"Of course, Grandpa Qi treats me like his own granddaughter."

Qi Mo Nan thought about what happened back then and found it funny. "I was wrong. He treats you like his own grandson's wife."

"Qi—don't think I don't know what you did behind the scenes."

Qi Mo Nan felt a little embarrassed when talking about the past, and quickly changed the subject. "I saw some mountain people in Lingnan exchanging herbs they had picked from the mountains for food. I didn't know what herbs were, and I couldn't understand their language, but I felt sorry for the children they were carrying, so I bought two big bags. I wonder if you can use them."

Song Yun was very interested in the herbs in Lingnan. The geography and climate there were unique, and some of the herbs grown there were not found elsewhere. "Bring them all back, and I'll see if I can use them."

The two talked for five minutes before hanging up the phone. Song Yun calculated the time and found that Grandpa Qi and Grandpa Mo would arrive in Beijing tomorrow, so she immediately ran to ask for leave.

If someone else asked for leave so frequently, not only would they be criticized, they would be scolded to death.

But it was Song Yun who asked for leave, and the instructor accepted it without saying a word.

Who can blame her for being so outstanding? No matter whether it is training or assessment, she is always the first. Even if she takes a leave of absence for a month and a half to work as a doctor in the hospital and comes back to take the assessment directly, she is still the first.

"There's a commendation ceremony the day after tomorrow. Don't forget, you're the winner this time."

Of course Song Yun remembered, "Well, I won't forget. I will definitely attend on time."

The instructor sighed, "I heard that after this award, your rank will be raised again. Then you will be the youngest female group leader ever."