Chapter 246 Sometimes, being mediocre and ordinary is also good

Meng Zhiyi could never have imagined that the first thing Lin Chuan said when he saw her was that he was worried about not being able to protect her.

In an instant, the tears that had been held back for a long time could no longer be controlled and burst out from my eyes.

"sorry……"

"I'm sorry Uncle Lin..."

"I...as the captain...failed to protect my teammates."

Meng Zhiyi squatted down and buried his face in the bed, his words full of self-blame.

Twenty-nine teammates.

Twenty-nine lives.

How should she pay it back?

"But you protected the masses." Lin Chuan placed his other hand on Meng Zhiyi's head and said earnestly, "You are the youngest, but you have the heaviest responsibility."

"Besides, the situation at that time was not under our control. If someone hadn't betrayed us, it wouldn't have been so tragic!"

Hearing this, Meng Zhiyi suddenly raised his head and asked with shock in his eyes: "Someone betrayed me?"

"Yes, otherwise why would bullets fly from behind us!" Although Lin Chuan lay down for a long time, the battle was still vivid in his mind.

"It was Song Zhaoqing. He fired the bullet. His target was you."

Meng Zhiyi was not unfamiliar with the name Song Zhaoqing.

He was Song Wei's father and a peacekeeper stationed in Talia at the time.

"At the time, Song Zhaoqing and his wife served in the same unit. During a conflict among local people, both of them were captured by the rebels."

"I still remember that our first mission upon arrival was to rescue the hostages at the rebel base. However, in the end, we only managed to rescue Song Zhaoqing and a dozen other civilians."

Hearing this, Meng Zhiyi wiped the tears from her face with her hands, thought for a few seconds and asked in confusion: "Then what is the reason for his betrayal? I didn't have much contact with him and I don't know this person."

"I don't know either. After being rescued, Song Zhaoqing didn't tell us what happened after he was arrested. We can only infer from the injuries on his body that the couple must have been tortured."

"But no matter what happened, it is a fact that he betrayed you and it is also a fact that he shot you."

Lin Chuan's sunken face was full of suspicion. He held Meng Zhiyi's hand and refused to let go. He asked again, "Except you, how are the others?"

Hearing this, Meng Zhiyi was silent for a few seconds, then shook his head and said, "As far as I know, we are the only ones alive."

Lin Chuan fell silent.

Although I had a premonition in my heart, I still couldn't help feeling sad when I heard the answer.

They are comrades who have been through life and death together and have long regarded each other as family.

Now, there are only two people left.

But Lin Chuan knew that now was not the time to be immersed in grief. He whispered, "When I was still asleep, I heard someone say something beside me."

"I don't know who they were. I only vaguely remember them saying that Song Zhaoqing had sent something back to China and it was in the hands of someone..."

"That thing seems to be quite important. Maybe we can look in this direction."

Lin Chuan had no awareness of time when he was asleep, so he couldn't be sure when he heard it.

Meng Zhiyi frowned and pondered for a long time, thinking of the men in black who broke into the nursing home not long ago.

If I'm not mistaken, it's probably these people.

After contacting the group of people who caused the car accident and kidnapped him, Meng Zhiyi already had a rough idea.

"Uncle Lin, you are the only one who knows my identity at the moment, please keep it a secret for me."

Meng Zhiyi thought to himself that if he wanted to thoroughly investigate what happened back then and what Lian Mubai was planning behind the scenes, he would have to go to Talia in person.

But so far, her identity is difficult to explain.

It can only be kept secret for now.

Lin Chuan naturally knew the truth, and he knew he had to keep it a secret for her without Meng Zhiyi telling him.

Because he had already learned from Lin Luoluo that he had been sleeping for eight years, and now looking at the girl in front of him whose appearance had not changed at all from eight years ago, he felt a little puzzled.

"You look well maintained. You look the same age as my daughter."

Meng Zhiyi didn't know how to answer for a moment and could only smile vaguely.

And Shen Que, who was outside the door, after listening to the conversation between the two, wanted to know more urgently what he had forgotten.

Because in his impression, he had indeed been to Talia eight years ago, but as for what he experienced there, he had no memory at all.

Maybe, he could get in touch with his unreliable parents.

Meng Zhiyi talked with Lin Chuan for a long time, during which he also mentioned Wang Yanjun's mother and wife Chi Xia.

When Lin Chuan heard that Chi Xia had given birth to a child for Wang Yanjun, he felt particularly heavy-hearted.

"That kid Wang Yanjun..." Lin Chuan wanted to say what a pity... but he couldn't say it.

As soldiers, it is their duty to sacrifice their lives to protect the people.

But when they take off their military uniforms, they are also other people's children, fathers and husbands.

Such a young child didn't even have the chance to see the neon lights of this prosperous world.

Meng Zhiyi lowered his eyes and said softly, "Don't worry, Uncle Lin, I won't let their sacrifice be in vain, nor will I let their sacrifice be drowned in the tide of time."

"I will let them come back with dignity."

Lin Chuan patted Meng Zhiyi's hand, hesitated for a long time, and said earnestly: "Sometimes, it's good for people to be mediocre and ordinary."

In that case, Meng Zhiyi would not have shouldered such a heavy responsibility at such a young age, and would not have shouldered the burden of national security at an age when he should have been free and carefree.

If you have outstanding abilities, you will end up having to work harder than ordinary people.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark outside the window.

Lin Luoluo came back with some pine cake, and Meng Zhiyi also stood up to say goodbye.

Shen Que led Meng Zhiyi out, and under the moonlight, their shadows were very long.

As they walked, Meng Zhi suddenly said, "Shen Que, I want to get a driver's license."

Shen Que: "Okay, I'll have someone contact the coach for you in a moment, you can go whenever you want."

Meng Zhiyi: "Then let's take a vacation. There's still more than a week left anyway."

Shen Que: "Okay."

The two walked for a while, and Meng Zhiyi said again: "By the way, I want to take a leave of absence from school."

"Why?" Shen Que stopped, pulled her and asked softly.

Meng Zhiyi did not dare to look at him. She kept her head down, rubbing the pebbles on the ground with her toes, and said slowly: "I... I want to go abroad for some fun. You know, too many things have happened recently. I'm a little... uh... a little upset..."

"Besides, I wasn't a good student. My family spent a lot of money to get you into University A."

"So it should be okay to take a leave of absence, right?"

[Is this okay? ]

[I can't say I'm going to Talia to seek revenge.]

[Also, I couldn’t tell him directly that I had actually lived for a very long time. Although I was always 19 years old, I had lived through several lifetimes.]

[If I tell him, he will think I am crazy, right? ]

Shen Que listened to her inner thoughts, his eyes gradually darkening.

He was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Sure, I'll go with you whenever you want."

Meng Zhi raised his head in surprise: "Ah? You want to go too?"