Yin Xiaoman followed Qi Feng to the battalion headquarters.
This was her first time coming to the battalion office, where Shen Qingyun had always worked, but she didn't bother to take a closer look.
Her head was buzzing with noises, so noisy that she couldn't think at all.
If Qi Feng hadn't led the way, she would have been like a headless fly, unable to find the way.
Qi Feng took her directly to the innermost room of the camp, which was also the largest room.
There is a long square table in the room, which is where meetings are usually held.
At this time, at one end of the square table, sat two young men in military uniforms.
Seeing them come in, the two young men stood up at the same time, with solemn and heavy expressions.
One of them even took a few steps forward, reached out his hand to support Yin Xiaoman, and said to her, "Comrade Yin, please sit down first."
As he spoke, he also signaled to Qi Feng and said, "Can you ask someone to pour Comrade Yin a glass of water first?"
Qi Feng's condition was not very good at the moment. His eyes were dazed and he was obviously not in good shape.
After hearing what the young soldier said, he was stunned for a long time before he agreed with a "OK" and was about to go out.
"No, I'm not thirsty." Yin Xiaoman stopped him.
At this moment she was almost certain that something had happened to Shen Qingyun.
Her heart ached suddenly, but she became calm.
It felt like the stone that had been hanging over my head had finally fallen down. I didn’t know whether it was good or bad, but it had finally settled.
She didn't sit down, but stood there straight, looking at the two people opposite her, and asked calmly: "If you have anything to say, just tell me directly, don't beat around the bush. Is there something wrong with Shen Qingyun?"
The two young men looked at each other, obviously not expecting her to be so calm.
Then one of them handed a piece of paper on the table to Yin Xiaoman with both hands.
Then he said to her in a sad tone: "Comrade Yin, we have just received a notice from Province C that a major explosion occurred at the XX Military Factory last Thursday, causing many casualties and causing huge losses to the country. We are here today to inform you that Battalion Commander Shen Qingyun is on the list of casualties.
This is a fact that none of us want to see, and we ask for your condolences. The regiment has now sent people to Province C to deal with the aftermath of Captain Shen and other people involved in the accident..."
The two of them talked a lot, but Yin Xiaoman didn't hear anything.
She just stared at the two of them quietly, watching their words move.
Until they finally finished speaking, they took a step back at the same time and saluted her solemnly.
At this moment, she finally realized that what she was most worried about had really happened.
Her body shook and her eyes became blurry.
Yin Xiaoman bit her lower lip hard and felt a burning pain in her mouth. She ground her teeth hard again, letting the pain calm her mind.
Then, her eyes fell on the paper in her hand.
It was a red-covered document. The first half contained a description of the accident. In the lower half, there was a list of casualties, and Shen Qingyun's name was on the list!
Staring at the three familiar yet unfamiliar words, Yin Xiaoman closed his eyes silently.
My heart was overwhelmed by the overwhelming despair.
So, there is no way to stop this?
Even if she tried harder and did more good deeds, could this fate not be changed?
She turned around silently, without saying a word, and walked towards the door.
The two people who were completely ignored by her put down their salutes and looked at her in surprise.
But her expression was so ugly, so ugly that no one of the three people in the room dared to stop her.
The two young soldiers turned their eyes to Qi Feng again.
Qi Feng's expression was actually not much better than Yin Xiaoman's at this moment.
Shen Qingyun and he are good brothers, the kind who can live and die together.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the news of his brother's death. The shock and grief almost made this seven-foot-tall man collapse.
But seeing Yin Xiaoman like this, how could he care about his own emotions? I hurriedly followed him out.
Yin Xiaoman walked very fast.
It was as if if she stayed away from this place, everything she had just experienced would not have happened.
Qi Feng followed her out almost the moment she opened the door and walked out, but when he caught up with her, she was already almost outside the camp headquarters.
"Qingyun's daughter-in-law...Xiao Yin."
The words were already out of his mouth, but Qi Feng swallowed them back.
When he called out that name, his heart ached and his eyes became blurry.
He was afraid that Yin Xiaoman would be even more sad after hearing the scene.
He quickly caught up with her, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Yin, how about you come with me to the regiment headquarters this afternoon? We'll go and ask again. If it really doesn't work, I'll go to Province C with you."
If possible, it would be good to see you for the last time.
"No need, Qingyun will be fine. He promised me that he would come back. I believe him. I will go home and wait."
After hearing his words, Yin Xiaoman stopped. She turned around and smiled at him, then spoke in a firm tone.
Qi Feng stood stiffly where he was, looking at his brother's young wife with complicated eyes. I opened my mouth, but found that I didn't know how to persuade him.
Is he going to say: "Wake up, Qingyun has sacrificed himself and will never come back?"
Not to mention that he couldn't say this, he could clearly feel the huge sadness in Yin Xiaoman's eyes - she knew everything, but just didn't want him to believe it.
At this moment, the two young soldiers also chased out. Seeing Qi Feng and Yin Xiaoman standing on the side of the road facing each other silently, he hurried over to them.
Seeing Qi Feng's grim expression and the look as if he didn't know how to persuade him, an officer glanced at him sympathetically.
Then he turned to Yin Xiaoman and said comfortingly: "Comrade Yin, don't be too sad. As soldiers, we are all ready to sacrifice our lives for the country at any time. Although Captain Shen died, he died gloriously."
Hearing him say this, Qi Feng's face changed drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to go over and cover the man's mouth.
But before he could take any action, Yin Xiaoman's expression changed.
"I've already told you that he won't die, why don't you believe me? He promised me that he would come back safely and live a good life with me. He won't go back on his word, he promised me!"
…
The officer's words were like pressing a button, causing the originally calm Yin Xiaoman to suddenly become emotional.
Her calmness finally disappeared and she retorted loudly.
His voice was unusually sharp, and he spoke very quickly, not giving anyone a chance to interrupt.
She said, shaking her head frantically.
His eyes were full of despair and wariness.
Perhaps because she was so close, every word she spoke was so clear that it seemed to strike at the most vulnerable part of people's hearts.
Qi Feng and the other two soldiers were all stunned by Yin Xiaoman.
Of course they could see that she was in a bad mood at the moment and they should step forward to stop her, but facing her expression full of despair, they couldn't move a step.
Fortunately, at this time, a voice finally broke the stalemate.
"Xiao Man, what's going on? Why are you standing here?"
Not far away, Cui Yan came running over panting.
She noticed that Qi Feng's expression was not right just now, but he was too serious at that time and she didn't dare to ask.
But after the two people left, Cui Yan felt more and more that something was wrong, and she couldn't help but follow them.
As a result, I saw this scene when I followed.
Hearing his name being called, Yin Xiaoman finally stopped talking.
She stopped talking, turned her head and stared at Cui Yan.
Cui Yan, who was totally unprepared, was so frightened by her that she blurted out without thinking: "Oh my God, who bullied you? Why are you crying like this?!"
After saying that, she turned and looked at her man with an angry face.
Only then did Qi Feng realize that Yin Xiaoman's face was covered with tears without him noticing.
His heart suddenly felt like it was stabbed by something, and he fell into deep self-blame.
This is my brother’s favorite person! At a time like this, as the eldest brother, instead of offering to help others, he actually lets them stand here and cry? !
He took a step forward and tried to persuade her a few more words, but Yin Xiaoman had already turned around and looked at Cui Yan.
She raised the corners of her lips towards Cui Yan, trying to smile. But that smile looked weak and bitter.
Seeing her like this, Cui Yan didn't even know what was going on, but her nose started to feel sore.
She really couldn't bear it any longer, so she quickly took two steps forward and supported Yin Xiaoman.
Yin Xiaoman buried his head in her shoulder and rubbed it twice, wiping away the tears on his face.
Then he said to her in a soft tone, but with unspeakable grievance: "Sister-in-law, I don't want to talk to them. Please take me home. I can't walk..."
Before he could finish his words, his legs went weak and he fainted.
——
It was dark when Shen Qingyun, Ning Gong, and Hua Tairan arrived at the camp.
If Shen Qingyun had followed their suggestion, they should have called the camp before leaving Province C so that Qi Feng could send a car to pick them up at the train station.
The two old men insisted, "Since we agreed to conduct a secret visit, why did you call ahead? Don't you have confidence in your troops? Do you want to give them instructions in advance?"
Shen Qingyun was speechless, but he didn't dare to quibble, let alone go against their wishes.
Otherwise, after I kowtowed ninety-nine times, I would only bow at the last one, and if that irritated the two of them, I would not go. Then—
I am the one who has no one to cry to.
On the train that day, when Engineer Ning suggested that he go to the design institute with him, Shen Qingyun was extremely excited. He thought that the task assigned to him by the team leader was finally completed.
When I went there, I found out that when Mr. Ning asked for help, he really just wanted to help.
Several senior engineers and designers took him around one by one, and whenever they remembered something, they would catch him and ask him questions at any time of day or night.
After asking and understanding, he would politely say to him: "Comrade Shen, thank you, you can go to rest now."
Then he would be politely sent away.
He stayed in the design institute for three days and was called over more than a dozen times. It seemed that they felt that all the questions that needed to be asked had been asked and he was of little use, so he was sent back to the arsenal.
Shen Qingyun became familiar with the arsenal as soon as he arrived. Everything was easy for him and he quickly became friends with the people there.
It was indeed as Chengtuan said, there was not much to do for the Arsenal and the workload was not heavy, so they got everything done in a few days.
Seeing that everything was done and they were obviously going to be sent back, Shen Qingyun had no reason to stay any longer. When he was desperately thinking that this mission had completely failed, Engineer Ning called him again.
Call him back to the design institute to help.
Although Shen Qingyun felt that what he did in the design institute was just miscellaneous work, others didn't know it.
Perhaps because they felt that he had caught the eyes of the "big guys", the Arsenal also began to pay attention to him.
There was no mention of letting him go back again. Instead, he was arranged to join a research team, which was specifically responsible for practical consultation and guidance.
So Shen Qingyun somehow became a busy girl, running between studying and working, and working non-stop.
This situation lasted for almost two months.
Although he seemed busy, there was no progress he hoped to see.
Shen Qingyun felt as if he had been scratched by a cat, but he dared not show it at all. He could only work more diligently, be humble and polite, and work hard without complaint.
Then one day, as if by sheer luck, Mr. Ning finally came to talk to him.
Not only Ning Gong was talking to him, but also other bigwigs from the same design team.
This time, these big guys were no longer as kind and polite as before when facing him. They spoke carefully and had serious expressions.
He was asked about the situation of the vanguard camp in great detail.
Finally, he was told to accompany Ning Gong and Mr. Hua to the Pioneer Camp to find out the situation.
Shen Qingyun knew that although Engineer Ning was the person in charge of the design of this project, Mr. Hua was the backbone of the project and the person who could really get things done.
When I heard that the two of them were going, my heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.
Because there was no car to pick them up, the three of them had to take a long-distance bus after getting off the train.
But this long-distance bus only runs once in the afternoon, and it only goes to the county. So by the time they walk back from the county with their luggage, it will already be dark, right?
"We're here. Mr. Hua, Mr. Ning, please wait a moment. I'll get someone to help you with your luggage."
Arriving at the camp gate, Shen Qingyun greeted everyone and walked quickly towards the sentry.
But what he didn't expect was that just as he walked under the light, the sentry standing on the post suddenly staggered and almost fell off the platform!
"Battalion Commander? Battalion Commander! Are you still alive?!" The young soldier didn't even stand there and rushed towards him!
Shen Qingyun: “…” What the hell? !
He stepped aside and asked sternly, "Why are you running? Where is your platoon leader?"
If it were normal times, this shout would be enough to scare the little soldier back.
But at this moment, the soldier did not show any fear at all. He continued to run towards him and shouted loudly into the camp: "Platoon leader! Platoon leader, come out quickly! All of you come out, the battalion commander is back, he is not dead!"
Because he was too excited, even his voice was a little out of tune.
Just when Shen Qingyun hadn't figured out why he died, a large group of people suddenly rushed out from the duty room of the camp's guard platoon. It seemed that all the soldiers on duty and on standby had run out.
The soldiers and cadres swarmed over and surrounded Shen Qingyun. Some of them even rushed over and hugged him tightly, while others couldn't control their tears.
If it is still not obvious that something has really happened by now, then Shen Qingyun is no longer himself.
"Stop crying! Where's your platoon leader? Come over here and tell me what happened!"
He asked twice, but the young soldiers were still immersed in the joy of recovering their battalion commander. They all talked at once and no one could explain clearly.
Shen Qingyun knew that this was not something that could be figured out in a short time, so he simply stopped asking.
Instead, he waved at the soldiers and pulled down a few of them that were clinging to him.
Then he ordered: "Go, go! Send two people to take the leader to the guesthouse first, and then find someone to call the instructor for me."
Although he was dizzy from the crying of this group of people, Shen Qingyun knew in his heart that the most important thing at the moment was to settle the two elderly people first.
Everything else is internal and can be dealt with later.
He had to let Qi Feng meet the two old people first.
But what he never expected was that as soon as he said this, someone immediately shouted, "Battalion Commander, the instructor went to the regiment to deal with your funeral. Also, you should go to the clinic as soon as possible. Your sister-in-law fainted after hearing the news of your death at noon, and she is said to have not woken up yet!"
Shen Qingyun's expression suddenly changed.
At this time, Engineer Ning and Mr. Hua had also followed.
After hearing what the soldiers said, the two old men also realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly urged Shen Qingyun, "Hurry up and do your work. We'll talk about it tomorrow. Go see your wife first!"
As he spoke, the platoon leader of the guard platoon finally came to his senses.
He reached out to take the luggage from Ning Gong's hand, and at the same time urged him: "Captain, please go to the clinic first. I will take care of this."
Shen Qingyun pursed her lips tightly. Everyone could feel that the reason he was standing here was because of his responsibility, but Ke Xin was no longer there.
He glanced at the two old men again, an apologetic look in his eyes.
Then he threw the travel bag in his hand suddenly, and rushed towards the camp clinic at the fastest speed, using almost all his strength.
At this time, Yin Xiaoman was lying on the hospital bed and had not woken up.
Cui Yan sat on the bench beside her bed, looking at her face which was almost as white as the sheets, with deep worry in her eyes.
"When will she wake up?"
She looked at Liu Chang who was standing opposite the bed: "Didn't you say that Xiaoman was fine?"
"Nothing is wrong. We have checked everything that needs to be checked. There is nothing wrong with my sister-in-law's health."
"Then why haven't you woken up yet? It's been hours!"
Looking at Yin Xiaoman who was still unconscious, Liu Chang felt uncomfortable.
The last time they met, his sister-in-law's appearance was still fresh in his memory, but in the blink of an eye, she has become like this.
"I don't know either. Maybe, maybe my sister-in-law doesn't want to wake up?" he said hesitantly.
"Don't want to wake up? What are you talking about!" Cui Yan suddenly became anxious.
"Sometimes people feel so uncomfortable that they don't want to face the facts they have to face. At this time, they may deliberately avoid it. I think my sister-in-law must be afraid of waking up, right?"
After hearing Liu Chang's words, Cui Yan was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes suddenly became moist again.
She suddenly remembered the intimate look of the young couple, and immediately began to believe what Liu Chang said.
"But, it's not a good thing to always sleep. Don't ruin your health! Is there any way you can..."
Cui Yan didn't finish her words, but her eyes fell on the man who rushed in from outside. She was so shocked that she stood up from her chair: "Shen, Xiao Shen?!"
"battalion commander?!"
Liu Chang was also very excited and rushed over shouting!
But Shen Qingyun didn't even look at them, and rushed to the bed: "Xiaoman!"
Liu Chang quickly stopped and comforted her, "Sister-in-law is fine."
He wanted to explain a few more words, but when he saw Shen Qingyun's expression, he suddenly fell silent.
"battalion commander……"
He whispered, completely horrified by what he saw.
At this moment, Shen Qingyun was kneeling beside the bed, tightly holding Yin Xiaoman's hand outside the quilt.
He lowered his head, staring at her face without blinking, and his fingers gently and carefully touched her hair.
He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but a tear was slowly sliding down from the corner of his eye.
All the unspoken words were stuck in his throat. At this moment, Liu Chang felt that he was redundant.
Heroes shed tears
This shock made him feel suppressed even in his breathing.
He was even a little afraid to stay in this room, afraid to see the battalion commander reveal his weakest side.
Liu Chang and Cui Yan left the ward silently, and did not forget to close the door after leaving.
After walking for a long time, Cui Yan finally let out a long sigh, then turned around and looked at Liu Chang, asking in surprise: "Why is Xiao Shen back?!"
Liu Chang shook his head, his expression not much better than hers.
After shaking his head, he suddenly laughed again: "The battalion commander is back, my sister-in-law will definitely wake up soon."
——
Unfortunately, what Liu Chang said was not right at all, Yin Xiaoman did not wake up so quickly.
It’s strange to say, before Shen Qingyun came back, she was just in a coma but didn’t show any symptoms.
But not long after Shen Qingyun returned, Yin Xiaoman suddenly started to have a fever.
Her cheeks were flushed with fever, her whole body was burning, and she was shivering.
Liu Chang was called in again. When he saw the temperature of 38.9 degrees on the thermometer, he couldn't help but frown.
"Captain, the nurse has just given my sister-in-law a fever-reducing injection, but judging from her current condition, it will probably take a while for it to take effect. Otherwise, you can get some warm water to wipe her body. An adult shouldn't have such a fever, it will damage her brain."
Shen Qingyun nodded.
Then he looked up at Liu Chang: "What's wrong with her? Why is she having such a high fever?"
Liu Chang sighed.
“If I say my sister-in-law is not sick, you may not believe it.
Then I can only say that she was very angry. I guess I was holding it in and didn't dare to express it before, but now I may feel that you are back and I feel there is hope and someone I can rely on? ”
Liu Chang himself didn't know whether what he said was right or not.
But thinking about what he had heard from Sister Cui before about his sister-in-law's performance in the battalion headquarters, he felt that maybe this fever was a good thing.
She is too repressed.
The nurse quickly brought warm water, and Shen Qingyun drove them all out of the ward.
He wet the towel and wiped Yin Xiaoman's face first.
Although half a day had passed, her eyes were still slightly swollen and there were red marks around her eyes.
He wiped it patiently, bit by bit, for fear of hurting her face.
Then he took Yin Xiaoman's hand and felt a thin layer of callus where he touched.
Shen Qingyun was stunned for a moment.
He still remembers the first time he saw his wife's long, slender, white fingers, which looked like they had never done any work.
But now - how long has it been and it's already become so rough?
His heart ached, and the deep sense of guilt almost overwhelmed him.
After wiping his hands and face clean, Shen Qingyun finally reached out and undressed Yin Xiaoman.
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