"It was my sister-in-law and brother-in-law who saved you." Zhou Yubai said.
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He simply told Shao Qi about how Ermao and the others had seen the photo and he had picked it up.
"Thanks to that photo, I might have died," Shao Qi joked.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Yubai glared at him. He didn't believe in superstition and didn't care about these things before, but now, he cares a lot.
"It's my fault. If I don't say anything, you can slap me." Shao Qi smiled, just like he did before in the army.
Zhou Yubai raised his hand, and Shao Qi quickly raised his hand to block him.
"It's enough to just talk, but you really want to do it?" Shao Qi shouted.
Zhou Yubai laughed out loud. It was great. The past between them was truly wonderful. Before that incident, everything was moving in a good direction.
It's just that they encountered that accident in their best years.
"What did you do back then..." Zhou Yubai paused.
"My heart is on the right side." Shao Qi pointed to his heart. If it weren't for the fact that his body structure was different from that of ordinary people, that shot would definitely have taken his life.
"I eventually drifted to an unknown place on the water, and was rescued by a hunter in the mountains."
"I had a high fever the whole time, and when I woke up I had forgotten a lot of things. I settled down there, and it was only in the last six months that I suddenly remembered the past events."
"I only had a photo of the two of us with me at the time, and it was well wrapped. It didn't get damaged even though I fell into the water and got shot. I kept it with me. I remembered your face at the time, so I looked at it whenever I had time."
"I know I'm a soldier, but I don't know which unit I'm in, and I don't know how to join the army."
"When I remembered, I wanted to rejoin the team and go back to look for you. The mountain where I was was close to my home, so I went back home quietly. My mother was gone."
"I then realized that everyone thought I had died. My mother couldn't bear the shock and passed away that year, leaving my father and my sister to depend on each other."
"My girlfriend is married, and we haven't registered our marriage yet. Everyone says I've made a sacrifice, and it's normal for her to get married."
"I had a feeling that what happened to us back then would definitely be complicated, so I didn't make my whereabouts public and asked my father and sister to keep it a secret. I went to the army again and found out that all of us except you were dead."
"You're retired."
"I couldn't understand why you retired at that time. Our group clearly made a heroic sacrifice, and those who survived should be rewarded."
"I realized something was wrong, so I didn't join the team. I started looking for clues about what happened back then, wandering around various black markets. Maybe I accidentally found someone's stuff, and then I was hunted down."
"I had to deal with several waves of people before I got seriously injured."
After Shao Qi finished speaking, Zhou Yubai's lips twitched a few times.
He had no idea how to answer Shao Qi's question.
They were trying their best to carry out the tasks assigned by their superiors and completed the tasks so tragically, but in the end, those who died were almost not recognized as martyrs!
That year was the darkest period in Zhou Yubai's life.
"Yubai, tell me, what happened?" Shao Qi looked at Zhou Yubai, staring into his eyes. He intuitively felt that the truth of this matter...might be very cruel.
"When I returned to the army, our division commander was demoted."
"What! How could the teacher..." Shao Qi exclaimed in surprise, then shut up, "Go on."
"The division commander was demoted. He was the only leader who knew about our mission, which involved secrets. I fought hard to get the information back."
"The teacher told me that the information can only be given to him. If anything happens to him, I must keep the information."
“I just hid the information.”
"The commander who came after us didn't know about the data, and he didn't acknowledge our mission, or even your sacrifice."
"He gave me two choices. One, I stayed in the army and you were not martyrs, but soldiers who left the army without permission and would be tried."
"Second, I'm retired, and you're all martyrs."
"I chose to retire."
Zhou Yubai closed his eyes in pain, he knew that he was blocking other people's way, and those people wanted to drive him away and make room for them.
However, he had no ability to resist, and he could not let his comrade who died gloriously become a sinner.
Shao Qi burst into tears, "Yu Bai."
"Shao Qi, I don't regret it. I won't regret it if I do it again. I know someone has been watching me all these years."
"But I am still living a good life. I am married and my wife is pregnant. She is a very beautiful and gentle woman, and I will have a lovely child soon." Zhou Yubai said in a gentle voice.
Shao Qi hugged Zhou Yubai and couldn't help crying out loud.
They are both men who prefer to bleed rather than cry, but today neither of them could hold back.
The heaviness of the past is too painful.
After a while, the two calmed down again.
"Yu Bai, what are your plans for the future?" Shao Qi asked.
"I have handed the information to the comrade from Beijing. He is trustworthy. If the previous incident can be investigated thoroughly, the army will relocate me." Zhou Yubai said.
"I haven't figured out what to do when the time comes."
"If the investigation is not clear, or if the previous people are still suppressing it, I don't care. I am living a good life now."
Zhou Yubai relaxed completely. With Shen Qingli around, his life was sweet.
"What about you? What have you found out and what are your plans?" Zhou Yubai asked.
"There has been no substantial progress. We don't know what the information was back then. The people I'm looking for are all enemy spies. I'm still tracking them down," said Shao Qi.
"As for the future, I have always wanted to return to the army. I don't know what else I can do besides serving in the army."
"I don't even have a household registration now, so I have to be very careful when I move around, for fear of being caught."
"Shao Qi, restore your identity first. You are a martyr, and you will still be a soldier after your identity is restored. The injuries on your body can be checked, and no one can tell anything. If you find something wrong when you go back, retire immediately." Zhou Yubai said.
Shao Qi looked at Zhou Yubai and nodded after a while.
He knew that Zhou Yubai's suggestion was right, but he still felt unwilling in his heart.
"I always feel that those enemy spies are not simple." Shao Qi said after a while.
"When you feel better, I'll go with you to check it out. The comrade from the capital is in our village as an educated youth. After we check it out, let's tell him the news. It will be safer for him to handle it."
"good."
Gu Qichuan: I really appreciate your trust.
The two chatted for a long time and they had endless things to talk about.
After chatting for almost two hours, Shen Qingli knocked on the door.
"Yu Bai."
Zhou Yubai stood up and opened the door, "Qingli."
Zhou Yubai took Shen Qingli's hand and introduced her to Shao Qi, "Shao Qi, my wife Shen Qingli. Qingli, my best brother, Shao Qi."
"Hello, Shao Qi." Shen Qingli said with a smile.
"Hello, sister-in-law." Shao Qi looked at Shen Qingli, "That amazing kid is your brother. You look alike."
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