Chapter 639 Hell Inside the Gate, Human World Outside
His face was thin and expressionless, dressed in a crisp military uniform with a white flower pinned to his chest. In his pale hand, he held a clean handkerchief, wiping the glass lid of the coffin again and again.
"Lu Jinye," she called softly.
"You're here. Are you done with things at the team?" Lu Jinye finally stopped wiping, and even managed a faint smile at her. "I mentioned to the military that we didn't need to go to all this trouble. We set up a mourning hall at home and could just quietly keep vigil, but unfortunately the military didn't agree. It's such a hassle to trouble so many people..."
"It's no trouble at all. Everyone here genuinely wants to see the uncles and aunts off on their way."
Wen Ni stared at him intently, her eyes overflowing with pity and heartache.
"Ah...that's true." Lu Jinye avoided her eyes and continued wiping his face.
"Stop wiping." Wen Ni reached out and pressed her hand against his cold hand. "It's already clean."
It was so clean that the glass coffin lid was almost transparent, and you could clearly see that the coffin was empty except for the brocade and silk!
The remains of Lan Tian and Lu Zhenbang were burned by flames and eventually swallowed up in the deep sea, leaving nothing behind...
"Even if it's clean, we still need to wipe it down. We always need to find something to do." Lu Jinye held the handkerchief tightly, not letting go.
Because if he stops, countless memories and regrets will torment him, leaving him confused and disoriented!
A ring adorned with sparkling diamonds suddenly appeared before my eyes.
He was taken aback.
"Colonel Lan Tian slipped this into my hand before I left," Wen Ni said, opening her palm and presenting it to him. "It's something she left for you."
The only remaining item.
Lu Jinye stared blankly at her palm for a long time.
After a long, long time, he finally took the ring with a silver chain, his hands trembling...
"Thank you, Wen Ni."
"I should thank Colonel Lan Tian and Captain Lu."
She looked at his slightly confused, teary eyes, reached out to brush away a stray hair from his temple that made him look dejected, and then said softly, "Thank you to them for leaving you safe and sound for me!"
"..."
As if recalling the image of his father sacrificing his life in front of a tank to save him, Lu Jinye's eyes reddened again and again.
His trembling hand slowly grasped her palm!
"Their only wish is for you to live well. Not to see you sink into the mire of self-blame and regret, imprisoning yourself." Wen Ni firmly grasped his hand. "Just like the saying, 'I envy your ignorant and wild nature, scratching your disheveled hair and laughing at others.' Captain Lu wants you to live a free and unrestrained life, carefree and unburdened by anything, including life and death."
“Lu Jinye, they love you as always, so you must take good care of yourself and cheer up so that you can live up to their sacrifice.”
The hand in his palm trembled more and more.
Wen Ni gently patted his arm and met his moist, sparkling eyes!
"Major Wen!"
I heard hurried footsteps from my subordinates behind me.
Wen Ni glanced back and saw the hesitant expression on her subordinate's face, and instantly understood what was going on.
"There's something going on in the army, you go ahead and take care of it. Don't worry about me here." Lu Jinye slowly released his hand, and the gloom between his brows did indeed ease somewhat!
"Um."
Wen Ni believed that he wouldn't remain immersed in grief forever.
She gave him one last deep look before taking a step towards the exit of the mourning hall!
"Jinbai, take good care of your uncle and aunt."
"Okay, sister-in-law."
Half an hour later, the General Hospital for Military Dependents
A tall, slender figure in military green appeared in the hospital corridor.
Even though wounded soldiers in various uniforms come and go here every day, it is still rare to see such a young female soldier with outstanding temperament and a cold and austere aura in every move!
Her appearance still attracted the attention of doctors and patients!
When she stopped in front of a ward at the end of the corridor, everyone's gaze froze, their faces showing curiosity. They craned their necks, pricked up their ears, and stared eagerly.
It's not that they were curious; the main reason was that the ward was always heavily guarded.
Fully armed soldiers take turns guarding that place 24 hours a day!
At this moment, the armed officers saluted the young female soldier solemnly, "Major Wen!"
"Hmm, nothing unusual, right?"
"Everything is normal, Major Wen!"
"good."
Wen Ni nodded slightly and pushed the door open to enter.
He left behind a sea of astonished and surprised stares, and whispers!
"Major, such a young major!"
"No wonder he has a different temperament from ordinary soldiers!"
The noise in the corridor was blocked by a door.
The ward was quiet, with two female soldiers sitting at either end of the bed. Upon seeing Wen Ni arrive, they quickly stood up, saluted, and then silently retreated to the side of the window.
Wen Ni nodded to them and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Then he turned his gaze to the woman lying on the hospital bed.
The woman was wearing a hospital gown from the military hospital, with the blanket covering her up to her waist. Her arms were draped over her shoulders, and her wrists were secured with locked chains.
Her face was pale and bloodless, her eyelids drooped weakly, and her eyes were dull and lifeless. She was turning her head to stare at the iron bars outside the window.
Noticing Wen Ni's presence, the woman still didn't turn around; her lips were pale, opening and closing intermittently.
“I used to… just like them, moving between different departments and wards, treating patients and giving prescriptions. I even encountered prisoners who came to see me in chains and bound hand and foot. Back then, I never imagined that one day I would be locked in a ward in shackles, with soldiers with guns guarding me outside the door…”
"Do you regret it?" Wen Ni pulled out a chair and sat down, turning her head to look at her.
"Regret? I have absolutely no regrets." Ye Zhishu slowly turned her head and sneered, "If I could do it all over again, I would still go to Li Shiyan's side, help him kill, help him rob! I would join him in turning this world upside down!"
Wen Ni listened and watched calmly, then said, "You and he are so alike."
"What?" Ye Zhishu frowned.
"The same madness, the same stubbornness." Wen Ni's voice was cold and indifferent. "Before Li Shiyan died, his last words were that he hadn't done anything wrong. It's quite similar to what you said about not regretting it."
"Really?" A gentle smile flashed across Ye Zhishu's face.
"However, such madness and stubbornness will only lead to certain death." Wen Ni's tone shifted, her eyes filled with ruthless cruelty.
Ye Zhishu's smile froze!
"I heard before I came that you lost your baby." Wen Ni ignored her and continued in a calm voice, "Your verdict will be delivered soon. I hope you will cherish the few days you have left."
"What do you mean!" Ye Zhishu's eyes flashed with rage as he roared menacingly, "Who sentenced me? What right do you have to judge me? Where is the International Court of Justice? Shouldn't it be the International Court of Justice that arbitrates me? What right do you have?!"
"What are you expecting? You're not hoping the Ipswich Mafia will pull some strings and get you out of the International Court of Justice, are you?" Wen Ni felt like she'd heard a huge joke. She looked at Ye Zhishu with a calm and collected expression.
Ye Zhishu remained silent, staring stiffly at Wen Ni.
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you." Wen Ni didn't mince words, her tone crisp and decisive. "The International Criminal Court has labeled you... a traitor. Furthermore, you were involved in the deployment of biological weapons, violating the ethics of war. China has the right and the responsibility to take appropriate action against you!"
"How could this be, how could this be..." Ye Zhishu didn't believe it.
“The Italian Mafia isn’t just about Li Shiyan.” Wen Ni stood up, giving Ye Zhishu one last look. “Li Shiyan is dead, and others are eager to be his successor. Without the protection of their families, do you think those ruthless individuals would bother protecting a woman who has lost her bloodline?”
"You are of no use to them."
"No...no!"
The door slammed shut, separating the two worlds.
Hell is inside the gate, and the world is outside.
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