Chapter 107 Chapter 107 Postscript (Part 2)
Xie Liqing paced back and forth in the room anxiously.
Ever since the highest-level alarm suddenly sounded on the radio, she tried to message and call her son, but received no response.
She was already feeling uneasy at that time.
Only because she took into consideration the special circumstances and the possibility that her son might be working overtime in the studio and had no time to look at his phone, did she reluctantly suppress her uneasiness and quietly stay at home waiting for the danger to end.
However, all this disappeared when he received a call from Minister Pang.
Xiaoda doesn't work overtime in the manufacturing department.
Then where is he?
Where else can he go?
A woman's sixth sense made Xie Liqing's suppressed anxiety surface again. She sent inquiries to everyone who might know her son's whereabouts, but still got nothing.
I don’t know, I don’t know, and I still don’t know.
No one knew where her child had gone, and the guard at the weapons manufacturing department only said that he left after ten o'clock.
As for calling the police?
Xie Liqing had tried, too. But now the entire base was focused on the sudden alarm. Who had the time to find the whereabouts of a level six psychic?
A man of his age, and a high-level psychic, wouldn't get lost. Perhaps the base had called him away on a secret mission.
Not only did the operator say this, but even Minister Pang, who learned about the situation, said something similar. He also said that Xie Tengda had returned safely after disappearing more than a year ago, and asked her to relax and not be nervous.
But for a mother who loves her child deeply and has a strong desire to control her, how can she not be worried and nervous about the sudden news of losing her child?
Moreover, the present is different from the past
The destructive power of a third-level psychic and a sixth-level psychic is vastly different. There are only a few people in the entire base who can threaten Xiaoda, so how can they force him to leave in a hurry without even leaving any news?
The most likely explanation is that, as the operator and Minister Pang said, Xiaoda was summoned to the base to perform a secret mission, and because the mission had to be kept strictly confidential, he was unable to use his mobile phone to report his safety to his family.
Thinking back to when her son suddenly suggested taking a family photo a few days ago, Xie Liqing became more certain of her guess, and the uneasiness in her heart completely erupted.
She held the phone tightly, and her wet palms soaked the phone's casing, leaving obvious sweat stains.
Xie Liqing is not a believer in Buddhism or God, but at this moment she is extremely looking forward to and longing for the existence of real gods in the world.
Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, Jade Emperor, God, Virgin Mary, Three Holy Mothers, Mazu...
As long as my child can come back safely, I am willing to serve all of you at home and exchange ten years of my life for you.
Xie Liqing prayed silently in her heart. She was completely immersed in her own anxious mood and did not notice that Xie Chaoyang wanted to say something but stopped himself several times.
Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.
The anxious mother finally learned about her child's situation at dawn, but she also fell into the abyss.
"No, it's impossible."
"My son is a level six psychic. How could he possibly do that? You must be lying to me!"
Xie Liqing kept shaking her head and backing away, unwilling to accept this horrible fact.
"You must have hidden him, Xiao Meng, please don't joke with me."
But the facts are the facts, they cannot be changed by human will, and she has no choice but to accept them.
Zhang Hongmeng suppressed her tears and opened the exquisite wooden box in her hand. "Tengda completed a very dangerous mission. He killed the Zombie King. He is a hero of the base."
"Auntie, I'm so sorry."
After seeing the red alien nuclear fragment shining like the morning sun, Xie Liqing closed her eyes and instantly collapsed as if all the bones in her body were pulled out.
She sat on the ground blankly, like a lifeless wooden statue, wanting to cry but unable to, and finally she actually laughed a few times.
So funny.
It's really funny.
Her son is a sixth-level psychic, a sixth-level psychic!
Xie Liqing looked up at the sky and felt that the morning sun was particularly dazzling, and the chirping of cicadas in the trees was even more annoying, as if the whole world was against her.
My condolences?
Why should she mourn?
These strange people suddenly broke into her house and said some strange words that she couldn't understand. They should be locked up in a mental hospital.
"Mother"
Xie Chaoyang squatted down and hugged the dazed woman. The child's eyes were red and filled with tears.
The big black rooster and the big orange cat stood on either side of the two men, making ferocious attacking gestures towards the group of hateful strangers in front of them.
Except for Zhang Hongmeng, everyone else took a small step back, fearing that the two mid-level monsters would rush up and attack.
It would not be fun if you were scratched or bitten.
Zhang Hongmeng half-knelt down to be at eye level with the two strange beasts to show that she was harmless. Her orange cat's gaze was always fixed on the strange nuclear fragments in the box, and she immediately closed the lid.
"Woo--"
The big black rooster spread its wings and protected Xie Chaoyang and Xie Liqing behind it. A low growl came out of the orange cat's throat, and a fierce murderous intent was revealed in its bright golden pupils.
It smelled a familiar scent on the alien nuclear fragment.
Zhang Hongmeng had never kept a pet, but anyone with eyes could see the hostility displayed by the two strange beasts.
She cautiously took a few steps back, silently looking at the woman sitting on the ground in a daze, her heart feeling as if it were being dug into pieces by a hoe again and again.
She had notified the families of her deceased comrades of their deaths many times, but she still wasn't used to it.
She could never get used to it.
But who can truly understand the pain of a mother losing her child?
That was the child she had raised with all her life's efforts, the child who had been sitting at the dining table yesterday, smiling and praising her for her delicious cooking.
How could it be gone?
"Mother"
Xie Chaoyang kept calling Xie Liqing, and finally helped her to get out of that strange mood for a short time.
The woman looked at the child in her arms in a trance, staring at his face for a long time before she touched the child's furry head and gave an extremely forced smile.
"Chaoyang, take Xiaoju and Xiaohei back first. Mommy has something to say to these brothers and sisters."
"But……"
Xie Chaoyang didn't dare to leave. He was frightened by Xie Liqing's expression and movements when she was sitting on the ground.
"Be good, go back."
Xie Liqing looked down at the child in her arms, her voice gentle, but her eyes were firm and unyielding.
Xie Chaoyang still left with the two strange beasts.
Xie Liqing straightened her wrinkled clothes and turned to look at Zhang Hongmeng: "You said my son is dead, but where is his body?"
There was another silence.
Zhang Hongmeng didn't know how to start.
How could she tell a mother that her child was missing?
"sorry."
"He chose to self-destruct in order to kill the Zombie King. We, we were unable to find his body."
Zhang Hongmeng choked up as she took the box from another person and opened it. Inside the box was a handful of soil mixed with red powder.
——After several researchers from the research institute worked overtime, they have confirmed that the red powder in the soil and this alien nucleus fragment belong to the same alien nucleus, belonging to a sixth-level fire-type mutant.
Zhang Hongmeng originally thought that Xie Liqing would be as grief-stricken and unable to accept the news as she was just now, but unexpectedly, she behaved extremely calmly, as if the person whose body was nowhere to be found was not her child.
Deep worry flashed in Zhang Hongmeng's eyes.
Having seen and experienced a lot, she knew that Xie Liqing's calm and somewhat cold appearance did not mean that she did not care about her son's life or death.
On the contrary, she cared too much and was too sad, to the point of reaching an emotional critical point, which led to the opposite effect. In order to avoid a psychological breakdown, her brain forcibly eliminated that emotion.
Xie Liqing took the two boxes from Zhang Hongmeng with an expressionless face: "Okay, you can go now."
Zhang Hongmeng did not leave.
She opened her mouth and said, "The base has decided to hold a grand funeral for Tengda in three days."
"I see."
Xie Liqing hugged the two boxes tightly and turned to leave, ignoring the group of people in front of the door.
"Let's go."
Zhang Hongmeng looked at the two assistants beside her and said, "You stay here and try to meet Aunt Xie's requests, but don't let irrelevant people disturb her."
"Yes, Captain."
Zhang Hongmeng is gone.
She has more important things to do - the Baiyun base is leaderless after losing the zombie king, and they cannot give up this good opportunity to fight the zombie horde.
The seemingly indifferent Xie Liqing sat numbly on the sofa in the living room after returning home.
She didn't cry, laugh, or make a fuss. She was terribly numb, as if a huge black hole was constantly devouring her emotions.
Only the hands tightly holding the box could reveal the woman's inner uneasiness.
But Xie Liqing never opened the box to take a look, as if that meant her child was still alive.
The big black rooster and the big orange cat lay quietly beside the sofa, silently accompanying the woman on the sofa.
Xie Chaoyang looked at the scene hesitantly, not knowing whether he should take out the letter.
But thinking of his brother's instructions before he left, he quickly ran upstairs and took out the envelope from the safe.
"Mom, this is the letter my brother asked me to give you before he left."
Xie Liqing looked at the envelope in Xie Chaoyang's hand in a trance, reached out to take it, and tried to tear the envelope open with brute force with trembling hands, but because her hands were too weak, she changed to biting it with her teeth.
Finally, she bit out the letter inside.
[See you in person:
Mother, I am very happy to meet you. Please don’t be sad for my departure. I just went to another world.
I will always remember you.
We all love you.
Sincerely wish
Best regards.]
There were only a few short lines of words on the paper, a few lines of strange words, but after reading them, Xie Liqing hugged the two boxes in her arms and burst into tears, and the suppressed painful emotions poured out.
But the sobbing sounds in the living room seemed to have less despair and pain, and more relief.
Xie Chaoyang keenly noticed that Xie Liqing's mood changed after reading the letter.
It's clear that there are only ordinary farewell words in the letter?
Xie Chaoyang couldn't understand it, but it was enough for his mother to recover from her excessive sadness.
"Chaoyang, come here."
Xie Liqing wiped away the tears that blurred her vision and hugged her youngest son: "What else did my brother say to you?"
Xie Chaoyang recounted the conversation that day in detail. She had a very good memory and didn't miss a single interjection.
Xie Liqing wiped her tears and then wiped the tears from the corners of her youngest son's eyes.
She held the child in her arms, and the heat was transferred back and forth, warming each other.
"Don't be sad, don't be upset, brother just went to another world."
"Um."
Xie Chaoyang nodded heavily, but his heart was full of doubts.
He had heard this sentence once from his brother. Now hearing his mother say the same thing again, and thinking of her sudden change of mood, a subtle expectation suddenly arose in his heart.
Is it possible that my brother is not dead?
But Xie Chaoyang was soon slapped in the face by his own guess. His brother was dead and could not be deader.
The funeral three days later was grand and magnificent, with gunshots, troops clearing the way, the national flag draped over the coffin, and thousands of people mourning together.
Xie Chaoyang walked in front holding the portrait, white paper flowers and chrysanthemums scattered all over the ground, and the cries and shouts of countless people were heard around his ears.
"Rest in peace, Minister Xie."
"Rest in peace, Minister Xie."
"Rest in peace, Minister Xie."
…
Shouts like thunder
Whether it was the residents of Yunjiang Base, the rescued survivors of Baiyun Base, or the spies from Zhongshui Base, they all expressed the greatest respect for the hero who killed the Zombie King at the cost of his own life.
It also extends to his family.
Perhaps they will never be able to become such heroes, but they will always admire such heroes and respect the families who raised them.
After queuing for five hours, Lu Juanjuan and her child Zhang Min finally arrived at the hall where the memorial service was held.
After his mother's patient teaching, the child had understood many things. He looked up at the huge black and white statue in front of him, recalling the vivid figure who suddenly broke into the room, tucked him under the arm and took him away.
He was so strong that he couldn't resist, but he was also so weak that he had to be locked in a wooden box.
The child carefully placed the paper flowers he had folded in the designated place and was led by his mother to walk the long and slow way.
Goodbye, big brother.
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