Chapter 846: The Past is Still Uncertain
Chen Chuanxian told Nian Fuli and Yu Wan about the big collision. As relatives of the fighter, they were certainly qualified to know this.
In fact, he could have let the family know this when he was investigating the supervisor. He didn't tell them before because he was afraid that his uncle and aunt would worry more after knowing the truth.
But as the big bombing is getting closer, and we have to move to the central city next, I feel the need to talk about this.
After hearing these things, Nian Fuli and Yu Wan were both very shocked and felt that their original worldview seemed to be shattered.
Yu Wan asked, "Chan'er, is this true?"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "It's true."
Nian Fuli quickly calmed down and said, "Xiao Chuan, speaking of these things, I suddenly remembered my time as a soldier. For a while, we didn't know where we were. We only saw lights all over the sky, and things around the battlefield were also very strange.
There were some things I couldn't figure out before, but now that I think about it, the place we went to was probably the place of integration you mentioned."
Chen Chuan's heart was slightly moved, and he said, "Uncle, I remember hearing you talk about this when I was a child. It seemed that you meant to fight the rebels?"
Yu Wan said, "Yes, old man, I remember that year the newspapers were talking about fighting the rebels."
"The official line is that we're fighting the rebel forces in the north."
Nian Fuli chuckled, "I was only in my early twenties at that time. I believed whatever the superiors said. We fought wherever the superiors told us to. The rest of the time was either digging trenches or building fortifications. I was tired as a dead dog all day long and didn't have the energy to think about much. It wasn't until I had some free time that I figured out something was wrong. Later on, it was all in the past anyway. What's the point in thinking about it anymore?" He shook his head.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "I remember you said, uncle, that the troops suffered heavy casualties and encountered some strange things?"
Nian Fuli nodded silently and said, "There is something I have never told you. It was at the end of the war. We occupied a rebel station. The old company commander asked me and another comrade to guard a warehouse.
This comrade could jump six feet high, and it seemed like there were nails under his butt. He could never sit still, so his nickname was "Flea". He was very energetic.
That night, we both kept hearing some kind of noise from the warehouse, like a banging sound from inside, or something crawling on the wall. Flea went up to listen several times, but couldn't figure out what it was.
We were on guard until late at night that day when two men in black clothes came over, showed us their IDs, and said they needed our help.
At that time, there were only Flea and I, and it was impossible for both of us to leave. The man in black originally wanted to call me, but Flea couldn't sit still and insisted on taking my place. He even stuffed half a pack of cigarettes into my hand.
At this point, Nian Fuli's eyes showed a hint of fear, "I remember that man smiled and said to Flea, OK, it's you.
Not long after the fleas left, strangely enough, the noises in the warehouse stopped, and I never saw fleas again. Strangely enough, I don't remember what was written on the document, and I can't remember what those two people looked like.
I later secretly asked my old company commander about this incident. His face changed when he heard it, and he growled at me to shut up. Then I withdrew with the army.
He couldn't help but light up another cigarette. "A few years later, my old company commander became the director of the police station. I brought up this matter over a drink one day. He told me that he actually didn't remember such a person in the army. It was another comrade who was assigned to guard the warehouse with me. He just had diarrhea and was exhausted and didn't go."
Yu Wan was terrified when she heard this and said, "Old Man, then, who is that flea?"
Nian Fuli took a breath and said with a wry smile, "Who knows? I still can't tell which one is real, the old company commander or the one I met. I just think that whether Flea existed or not, if he hadn't stood up, I wouldn't have been able to come back."
Chen Chuan thought about it. If the battle took place at the intersection, this situation would be very likely to occur. He then asked, "Uncle, do you remember where the battle took place?"
Nian Fuli thought for a moment and said, "I only remember that we first took a ship for several days and nights, heading north. I can't say exactly because everyone felt dizzy while we were on the road, and I don't know what it was. It was the same when we withdrew later. The thing that left the most profound impression on me was the ubiquitous colored lights at night.
I think there is an army stationed in the area of Hangu City in the north. That might be where we landed, but I can't confirm it."
Chen Chuan nodded and kept this matter in mind, because he just thought of something that might be related to this.
Yu Wan's face showed some worry at this time. "Chan'er, if you mean the bombing you mentioned, we can go to the central city. The neighbors around us, they..."
Chen Chuan said seriously, "Aunt, Yangzhi is also my hometown. Those neighbors have watched me grow up. If there comes a day when I have the ability, I will try to protect the people here."
Yu Wan was even more worried, "Chan'er..."
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Aunt, don't worry. I will do what I can and won't try to be too aggressive. Just like my uncle always says, 'You have to eat what you can afford.'"
Nian Fuli said, "That's right." He patted Yu Wan on the back, "He will think about these biographies himself. He stands high and sees far, so we don't need to worry about him."
Yu Wan nodded.
"Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. The New Year is coming soon. Let's talk about it after the New Year."
Nian Fuli asked Chen Chuan, "Xiao Chuan, how long will you be staying this time?"
Chen Chuan said: "If there is no urgent official business, it will take about a month."
Nian Fuli said, "That's great. I was just about to tell you something. Xiaoqian telegraphed that he would be back this year, but he's coming by ship, and he's just out of the army, so the time is uncertain. If all goes well, it will probably be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. He'll telegraph us as soon as he gets ashore."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "Oh? My cousin is back this year too? That's good news."
He thought that his cousin had been transferred overseas before, and now that the war overseas was almost over, it was indeed time for him to come back.
After chatting for a while, Chen Chuan got up to help pack up his things, then carried his suitcase back to his room. After putting his things away, he came to the desk and looked at the young man and woman smiling at him in the photo frame. He picked it up and took a look.
Apparently, even when he was not around, his aunt would clean his room every day, and there was not a speck of dust on the photo frames.
He watched silently, corresponding to the experiences in his memory, the scenes passed by his eyes, he slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a sharp light.
Outside the living room, at this moment, the phone suddenly rang, and it kept ringing. As expected, all the callers were trying to make friends with Nian Fuli, and some were even the parents of Nian Lu and Nian Mo. However, it was clear what their intentions were, they just wanted to make friends and build relationships.
It could be said that most people in the peripheral cities wanted to go to the central city, but just going there wasn't enough; one also needed a legitimate identity. But wasn't his young and energetic nephew now a high-ranking official in the central city? It was only natural to look after friends and elders, wasn't it?
Nian Fuli had been in the police force for over twenty years, and he'd seen all sorts of people. His words were flawless, and he dealt with them one by one. You felt like he'd agreed to something, but on closer inspection, it seemed like he hadn't agreed to anything.
At the same time, inside Wuyi College, the phone on Cheng Zitong's case started ringing from the moment Chen Chuanhui Yangzhi arrived. He was standing by the window, humming a little tune and looking at the scenery on Chunqiu Lake with his hands behind his back. No matter how much the phone rang, he just didn't answer it.
He looked in the direction where his senior brother Qiao Linhu used to live, and felt disappointed. It was a pity that ever since his senior brother went to the central city, he could no longer eat the fragrant rice in his senior brother's house.
I missed my senior brother during the six months he was away.
He looked towards Central City again. The sunlight hit his rounder face. He put on his sunglasses and faced the light, grinning. "Old man, that's my student, Cheng Zitong! Are you convinced?"
Early the next morning, Nian Fuli received a telegram from the telegraph office. It was from his eldest son Nian Qian, saying that the ferry had arrived at Yuanwang Port at around 3:00 last night and was now returning by bus and would probably stop at the checkpoint.
Nian Fuli originally planned to borrow a car from the bureau to pick up the person, but Chen Chuan happened to have a car, so he said it was unnecessary and that he would drive his family to pick up his cousin.
Nian Fuli thought it was a good idea, so he went back to clean up and change his clothes. Then he combed his hair in front of the mirror, trimmed his beard, and tried to hide his white hair a little. After he was done, he came out. Yu Wan had already cleaned up and helped Nian Mo straighten his tilted hat. She turned around and asked, "Nian Laonian, why are you taking so long?"
Nian Fuli said, "Why are you in such a hurry? This kid hasn't been home for a few years. I'm not happy about asking him to wait."
Yu Wan patted him and said angrily, "Just keep talking tough."
Chen Chuan couldn't help but smile. Everyone could see that although Nian Fuli seemed to be indifferent to this matter on the surface, it was obvious that he was actually happier than anyone else to hear that his eldest son was back.
The family went out and walked to the street corner amidst the greetings of early-rising neighbors. They then boarded a brand new off-road vehicle that Chen Chuan had brought back by airship.
After Chen Chuan and his family were all seated and fastened their seat belts, they started the car, slowly drove out of the street and turned onto the main road outside.
It can be seen that the security outside has been strengthened. The entire area around the police station’s family quarters is patrolled by armed personnel. It is obvious that the Civil Affairs Department has increased the security level in several nearby blocks.
After the SUV came out, it drove all the way out of the city amid the occasional salutes from the guards on both sides of the street.
…
…
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
