Chapter 439 Confirming the Body
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Tang Yue almost laughed out of anger. She stared directly at the soldier in charge of collecting the weapons and demanded in a stern tone, "Why? Why do we have to hand in all the confiscated weapons?"
Will we get a share when the money is distributed after it's paid back?
"We, the Fourth Company, fought for this on the battlefield, bullet by bullet, risking our lives. Why can't we keep it for ourselves?" Her voice echoed in the empty field, revealing a spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat.
The soldier was intimidated by Tang Yue's aura, and also felt that this young company commander was a little unreasonable, but he still insisted on his principles and explained: "This is the rule. All spoils of war must be handled according to the procedures. If you have any objections, you can report it to your superiors."
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing quietly tugged at Tang Yue's sleeves and lowered their voices, "Company Commander, this is the rule! Weapons confiscated on the battlefield must be surrendered first."
Tang Yue looked back at the two men, who had their heads drooped. They had just grabbed the weapons so smoothly that they had forgotten about the incident. Now that they were reminded, they remembered it.
Seeing the two men like this, Tang Yue knew that the soldiers in front of her were not targeting her. Although she was extremely reluctant, she had no choice but to obey the rules. She watched helplessly as the guns she had worked so hard to capture were taken away, secretly holding back her anger.
The road was surprisingly smooth for the rest of the journey, and they encountered no more harassment from the US military. After several days of trekking, they finally arrived safely at the headquarters.
Before she had time to rest properly, Tang Yue anxiously found the commander and pleaded with a firm look in her eyes: "Commander, I want to go to the hospital right now. I can't believe my father and Captain Chang are gone just like that!"
The chief had heard of Tang Yue's name a long time ago, but now that he saw this little girl with his own eyes, it was still hard for him to imagine what she had done.
"You just arrived, you can rest for a day or two before going over. Girl, the facts are already like this, and we who are still alive can only accept it."
The chief hoped that the little girl would recover from her pain as soon as possible, but the little girl's eyes clearly showed that she didn't think so.
The commander understood Tang Yue's feelings and quickly contacted the local hospital. After receiving the confirmation letter, the commander reminded him, "Comrade Tang, the situation here is quite complicated. You are only there to confirm the body. The rest..."
Tang Yue seemed to understand the chief's meaning immediately, "Don't worry, chief. I know what to do."
Tang Yue took Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing and rushed to the local hospital without stopping.
Tang Yue clenched her fists along the way. Although she had always believed that her father and the battalion commander were not dead, now that the moment of verification had finally arrived, her emotions were indescribably complicated. In fact, she felt a little uneasy.
She would always have a knot in her heart if she didn't see it with her own eyes. During this period, she had been working hard to improve her language skills in Bianyue Country. She had been struggling for a long time in Maozi Country because of the language barrier.
At the same time, this experience made her understand the importance of communication, and she didn't want to miss any clues due to language problems again.
The group quickly arrived at the local hospital by car. The doctor, having received the news, was already waiting at the hospital entrance. He was also accompanied by an officer from the Bian Yue Kingdom.
After a brief greeting, the doctor took Tang Yue and the others directly to the hospital morgue.
After going down the stairs to the basement, the door of the hospital morgue slowly opened, and a mixture of the pungent smell of formaldehyde and the cold air hit them in the face, as if an invisible hand was strangling the throats of several people.
The pale light flickered on the water-stained ceiling, casting mottled shadows. Drops of condensed water on the wall slowly slid down the cracks, and the dripping sound was particularly clear in the dead silence.
Two bodies covered with white cloth lay quietly on a metal cart, the frost on the edge of the cart reflecting cold light.
Wearing rubber gloves, the doctor pulled hard on the metal slide. With a sharp grinding sound, the first body slowly emerged. The moment the white cloth slipped off, Tang Yue's pupils constricted sharply—Chang Yin's face was distorted, his left eye ripped away by shrapnel, leaving only a bloody hole. The skin on his right cheek was peeling back, revealing the white bones. His mouth was wide open, as if he was screaming before his death.
There was a knife wound on the neck so deep that the bone could be seen. The edges of the wound were charred black, and the solidified blood scab seeped into the military uniform along the collar like a dried-up stream. The once straight military uniform was now riddled with holes, covered with large and small bullet holes and torn cuts, and there were still traces of dark red blood that had not dried up, emitting a disgusting fishy smell.
Tang Yue stumbled, holding onto the freezer beside her, her nails digging deep into the metal surface. Before she could recover, the second body was pushed out.
A huge hole was blown in the chest of my father "Tang Shengkai", and his ribs were broken and sticking out hideously. Fragments of internal organs mixed with dark red blood clots were coagulated around the wound. His abdomen was scratched by shrapnel, leaving several deep and crisscrossing scars, and his intestines were slightly exposed.
His right hand was still holding the gun, his knuckles were white from the force, his palms were torn, and the blood had long since dried.
The once kind face was gone, and was now covered with scratches, leaving no trace of its original appearance.
Tears instantly blurred Tang Yue's vision, and her throat felt like it was being poured with boiling hot iron, burning so much that she couldn't make any sound.
She stretched out her hand tremblingly, wanting to touch her father's face, but stopped an inch away from his skin, as if it were an illusion that would shatter if touched.
"Dad... Battalion Commander..." Her voice was broken and she couldn't even speak. Her hot tears hit the cold metal cart, making a crisp sound.
Finally, the suppressed grief was like a flood that broke through a dam. She could no longer hold on and turned around and stumbled out of the morgue. Her shrill cries echoed in the silent corridor for a long time.
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing were filled with sorrow, their tears could not help but flow down, and their fists were clenched. What kind of hatred was it that made them lose even their dignity?
But the company commander ran away, and they hurried to catch up with him, secretly swearing in their hearts that they must avenge the battalion commander and the company commander's father.
Tang Yue gradually returned to normal after she felt the eyes that were secretly following her in the dark retreat.
The Bian Yue officer and doctor who had followed came over and said, "Comrade, now that the body has been identified, shouldn't we transport it away? Our hospital resources are really tight."
Tang Yue pretended to sob and nodded, "I'll apply to my superiors when I get back, and I'll arrange to send them back home as soon as possible."
The officers and doctors of Bian Yue State were obviously very happy, as they had completed their mission.
Several people got in the car and left. Tang Yue remained calm. Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing looked at each other and felt that the company commander looked completely different from when he was in the hospital just now. What was going on?
"Company Commander..."
Tang Yue glanced at Sun Jinan, her meaning obvious: now was not the time to talk. They returned to the headquarters, and Tang Yue went directly to see the commander.
"Commander, I've confirmed that the hospital says resources are tight right now and they hope to transport them back to China as soon as possible."
The chief kept staring at Tang Yue, "Are you sure?"
Tang Yue's consciousness was released. When she left, Commander Kang said that the leader of the general command must be trustworthy.
Tang Yue shook her head, her eyes firm, "No."
The chief was a little uneasy. "Is it one or neither?"
"Neither of them!"
"Sure?"
"I'm sure!" Tang Yue answered firmly. In fact, Tang Yue knew that if she hadn't had this connection, even if her father had really died, no one would have properly buried his body in the hospital morgue.
But, no means no.
The leader's face was clearly filled with excitement. "Comrade Xiao Tang, you can't talk nonsense like that. You can't deceive yourself!"
Tang Yue smiled, "Commander, I have never admitted that my father and the battalion commander are dead. Now I am only more certain of this. However, I don't think the battalion commander and my father are simply missing."
Also, someone was following me near the hospital just now."
The chief's eyes were unfathomable, and Tang Yue didn't want to delve into it. "So, Chief, let's just announce it like this for now. However, I'd like to write a letter home."
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