Chapter 410 Death

[Does Captain Lu know about this?]

[He knew about the car accident the day the old man was killed, but at the time we were evacuating Chinese citizens from Myanmar. He bore the grief alone and continued the mission with us! Now the old man is critically ill, and Captain Lu has been assigned to another mission, so he can't... go back. Before he left, he entrusted this matter to me, asking me to take you back to see him if possible...]

One blow after another followed.

Even if the sky were to fall, this wouldn't be any worse!

Wen Ni had never felt that climbing ten flights of stairs would take so long; every minute felt like several hours had passed!

The day the Hua family held their banquet, Old Master Lu Jianxun's gentle and kind smile, his childlike and adorable words, and the instructions he gave her all seemed so vivid in her mind...

How could things have turned out like this in just a few days?!

"Grandpa Lu will definitely be alright!"

She firmly believes that this is her sole motivation.

tenth floor

She pushed open the emergency exit with all her might and rushed into the inpatient department. In the distance, she saw the ICU door wide open, and she thought she could faintly hear heart-wrenching cries?

"Hallucination".

"It must be a hallucination!"

Her steps were so heavy she could barely lift them, but she still pulled herself forward with all her might!

Getting closer little by little, becoming clearer little by little.

She saw the Lu family members, dressed in suits and ties, weeping with their faces covered.

I saw Lu Jinye standing against the wall in the ward. His usually handsome and clean face was covered with stubble, and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked lost.

Lu Jinbai sat on the chair by the hospital bed, his hands tightly holding Lu Jianxun's dry and yellow hands. He wept bitterly and almost fainted!

Upon seeing this, Wen Ni's world seemed to fall silent.

She couldn't hear anything.

All he could see was the old man on the hospital bed, so peaceful and serene, as if he were asleep!

The heart monitor next to her showed a straight line piercing her eyes.

This moment

She heard it.

That radio wave sound, as painful as tinnitus!

The cries of the family members came like a tidal wave.

They photographed her mercilessly.

"Upon examination, the patient showed no vital signs. We apologize to the family for their loss."

After the doctor completed the final examination and confirmed that the patient had no vital signs, the nurse gently covered Lu Jianxun's face with a white sheet...

"No……"

Wen Ni's arm hung limply, and the military jacket draped over her arm slipped to the ground!

She never thought of it.

That time in the banquet hall turned out to be the last time we saw each other!

The hospital corridors were bustling with people.

Uncle Lu Zhenhua and Aunt Mao Linlin were busy with the funeral arrangements.

Wen Ni watched as Lu Jinye sat alone on a chair in the corridor outside the ward, his head tilted back, staring quietly at the ceiling.

She walked slowly forward and sat down beside him.

“I was raised by my grandparents,” he said.

"I know."

"He was very strict; compared to Jinbai, he had higher expectations of me. At first, I didn't understand, but gradually I came to understand his good intentions. He was afraid that I would give up on myself, afraid that I would be ruined and become a useless person, losing the ability to protect myself..."

“You did not disappoint him.” Wen Ni turned her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at his profile.

"He loves me."

Yes, he loves you very much!

"Even more so than my parents."

“No…you can’t compare them like that.” Wen Ni shook her head. “Captain Lu and Colonel Lan Tian also had their own unavoidable difficulties. For some people, it is indeed difficult to have both family and country!”

"Perhaps." Lu Jinye tugged at the corner of his mouth. "But that doesn't change the fact that I hate them."

Regardless, their absence from family is real and can never be made up for.

Time will tell!

Wen Ni looked away and gazed at the now empty intensive care unit. "Did Grandpa Lu leave any words behind when he passed away?"

“When Grandpa was on his deathbed, Father sent someone back with a message saying that you had returned to China safely.” Lu Jinye lowered his head, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and before he could light it, the smell of disinfectant filled his nostrils, so he stopped. “Grandpa said that he was very happy to hear that you had returned safely. Not long after, he passed away. He passed away peacefully, without any pain.”

Hearing him finish his last sentence, Wen Ni's tightly held emotions finally broke down...

Tears welled up in my eyes!

The intense emotional turmoil caused her hands to tremble uncontrollably again.

Lu Jinye seemed to notice her unusual behavior. He frowned, suddenly reached out, and gently pulled her into his arms, holding her trembling hand. "What's wrong? Wen Ni? Don't cry. Take a deep breath and calm down!"

"sorry."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Wen Ni didn't know what else she could say. Even these three words were incredibly difficult for her to utter, each word feeling like a knife cutting into her skin!

I'm sorry I couldn't make it back to see Grandpa Lu one last time.

I'm sorry, the one who should be the most heartbroken right now is Lu Jinye, but instead he has to comfort her.

I'm sorry, Grandpa Lu, why couldn't she have spent more time with him at the banquet that day, just a few more words with him...

So many regrets, too many to count, and there's no way to make up for them!

The confident and gracious Lu Jianxun I first met is gone forever; he will never be found again in this world!

"I shouldn't be like this, this isn't me." Pain followed one after another, making it hard to breathe! Wen Ni buried her face in Lu Jinye's chest, her tears soaking his clothes.

Lu Jinye's embrace tightened even more!

He gently placed his palm on the back of her head, comforting her, "You are a human being, not an emotionless machine. You can be vulnerable in front of me, but after you're vulnerable, you're still the strong and brave Wen Ni."

"And what about you?"

She looked up, her fingers gripping the hem of his shirt tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

Me too.

A tear slid down the corner of his eye.

It burned her fingertips.

The silence of the corridor made it all the more clear for them to hear the intertwined beating of their hearts!

The sky is both dark and bright, and the stars are shifting.

Another ICU in the city center.

Through the observation window, you can see Barron lying quietly on the hospital bed, his eyes closed as if he were asleep. The only difference is that he is covered in tubes.

Qin Yuan stood there looking at him, a bitter smile playing on her lips.

"Baron the Dog! I've been bothering you for seven days, why haven't you gotten up to argue with me even once? This sudden quiet is so unsettling..."

Before he could finish a few words, he broke down in tears, which streamed down his face.

"The old man has passed away. According to custom, he has been kept at the old house for seven days. Tomorrow morning is the final farewell ceremony, and then he will be buried. Aren't you going to get up and come with me to see him off?"

"Baron the dog, you must live well."

“The two of us grew up together with Grandpa Lu and Grandpa. Grandpa treats us like family. He said we are like his grandchildren and he wouldn’t bear to take you away with him, so you must get better!”

"Even if you're going to die, you can't just die like that! That's not heroic at all!"

Qin Yuan spoke alone, crying like a child.

In the corner, Wen Ni leaned against the wall, listening to his words, her eyes reddening.

Barron, you must get better.

Old Master Lu must have hoped so too!

5 a.m.

The final farewell ceremony for Mr. Lu Jianxun was held at the Lu family's old house.

The old house is located south of downtown Gotham City, and its architectural style is similar to that of a courtyard house in the Jiangnan water towns during the Republican era.