"Woo--Woo--" The sorrow and joy continued. In the drizzle, everyone once again came to the outskirts wearing black kimonos or black formal clothes. The body of Izumi Aoyama was already lying quietly on the painting specially created by Matsunaga. Among the coffins selected, the flowers spread on them were everyone's thoughts.
Qingshan was holding his father's portrait and wearing a filial piety cloth in front of him to clear the way for his father. Captain Hecang and others followed behind the coffin with white flowers in hand. Although Gumen had not rested well, he also forced himself to rush over with his right arm hanging. Insisting on sending Captain Qingshan away together.
In addition to the night attack team, the other old colleagues of Captain Qingshan also traveled thousands of miles from all over the world to see off their old friends together.
This road was familiar to Qingshan, but this time his mood was lower than before, and his eyes were already red and swollen from crying... He lowered his head and quietly led his father the way for the last time, remembering his father striding in front of him when he was a child. At the scene of the chase behind me, the dried tears quietly slipped from the corners of my eyes and were mixed with fine raindrops.
Not long after, we arrived at the prepared mausoleum. The mausoleum on the right belongs to Qingshan's mother. Qingshan comes to pay homage to her mother every year. She has walked this road dozens of times, but she never thought that she would still be able to do so at the end of the year. Coming here again in this way...
Administrator Matsunaga came to the front with a mane of white hair and presided over the funeral in person, guiding the coffin slowly into the pit. Aoyama knelt down in front of the tomb holding the portrait, and did not move even though the sticky soil stained his pants.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Administrator Matsunaga wiped away his tears and slowly said: "Please line up to pay your final farewell to the deceased."
After the hoarse voice fell, everyone lined up to put down the flowers sincerely and dedicated their best wishes to this hero who had made great contributions to mankind.
Qingshan knelt silently, and as he put down the white flowers, his father's voice kept echoing in his mind...
"Sun, look, the one shining brightly in the sky is the sun. Our sun will also benefit everyone like the sun in the future!"
"Okay!!!" Little Taiyang, who had just been able to say a few words, answered innocently while riding on the neck of his father in military uniform.
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"Sun, stand up. It's not scary if you fall. What's scary is that you can't stand up again after falling!!"
At this time, my father's face was full of sternness. Looking back now, there was more care and expectation in his stern eyes.
So, at that time, I gritted my teeth and endured the pain, and climbed up from the ground. My knees were still burning with pain and blood was oozing out, but when I saw my father's pleased eyes, it seemed that the pain was not that bad...
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Unknowingly, tears fell continuously again...
"The farewell is over, the filial son kowtows to see his loving father in person!" Administrator Matsunaga's hoarse voice reached his ears. He blinked hard to squeeze out the tears that were blocking his vision, and kowtowed three times on the ground. This time, it broke directly. His forehead was covered with bright red blood.
"Crackling - crackling -"
Firecrackers exploded loudly, and thick green smoke floated in the air, shrouding the surroundings like mist in the drizzle...
"Dark Shadow Mage, this trick of yours is really poisonous." Dark Zaki looked at the proud Dark Shadow Mage and praised him.
"Haha, thank you, sir!" The Dark Shadow Mage pretended to know that he was too showy, and hurriedly restrained himself, bending down slightly to hide his thoughts.
"It's really no less vicious than my former subordinates..." This cruel method has been used by Dark Mephistopheles before, but in my opinion at the time, it was completely casual to him, and he was only his own anyway. A chess piece, now that I think about it carefully, this attack on the heart is really ingenious.
"Then, it's almost time to take the next step, right?"
"Yes, I understand..." The Dark Shadow Mage turned around, released a trace of black energy from his hand, and wrapped the injured mosquito monster in it, healing it while also giving it new strength.
"Qingshan, you have been kneeling for more than an hour. Get up first." Seeing that he did not look away until the coffin was covered with soil and buried, Shizhi was worried that his body would not be able to hold up if he kept doing this, so she helped him open it above his head. Black umbrella.
"..." Qingshan didn't answer her directly. It wasn't until the stone tablet was erected that he leaned over and kowtowed three more times. After lighting incense for his father, he tried to stand up with his hands on the ground, but his legs were already numb and he couldn't move at all. Seeing this, Shizhi hurriedly reached out to support him. Captain Wakura also came to help, and together they lifted Qingshan up and sent him aside to rest.
Administrator Matsunaga presided over the rest of the affairs above, cleaning up the tomb. Looking at the two tombs, one new and one old, he also had mixed feelings.
He took the lit incense stick from his subordinates and placed it in front of the tomb on the right. Then he made three bows in front of the tomb and reverently inserted the incense stick into the clay pot in front of it.
"Yuriko, I'm here to see you..." More than ten years ago, he was entrusted by Izumi Aoyama who was far away in space, and he and others bid farewell to Yuriko Aoyama, but now he...
He sighed softly and went over to put incense on the new tomb. Looking at the slowly rising green smoke, his nose felt sore and he slowly said: "Izumi Ichiro, have a nice journey..."
He took off his glasses and reached out to wipe the tears that welled up in his eyes. Saya Suto stood aside, holding the umbrella tightly in her hand. It wasn't that she didn't open it, but Manager Matsunaga refused because he said he didn't want to see his old friend. Alone in the rain...
Qingshan was too tired. He had been holding on to his body during the days of his father's funeral. Now that everything was over, he was finally able to close his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep immediately. If Shiori hadn't been supporting him, he would have fallen asleep. He just fell to the ground.
"I'll take Qingshan back to the Free Fortress." Gumen stepped forward and wanted to do something, but Shizhi shook his head and reached out to gently pat his hanging right arm. Gumen took a breath and hurriedly Take a step back and extend your left hand to protect your right arm.
"You, it's already like this, so don't be brave."
Vice Captain Saijo came over holding a black umbrella and helped Shiori support Aoyama: "The captain asked us to go back first. He will wait here for a while and go back with Manager Matsunaga."
"Gumen, you also come with us. Don't go out and wander around until you are well."
"Ah..." Gumen wanted to say something more, but was immediately choked back by the angry eyes of Vice Captain Saijo: "Okay..."
After putting Qingshan into the car, the three of them got into the car. While fastening their seat belts, they suddenly noticed the familiar figure in the driver's seat. Their eyes widened: "Predictor?!"
"Please sit down, we are about to set off." The prophet turned his head and smiled: "What, are you surprised?"
"Ah... indeed..." Gumen was startled: "I didn't expect the prophet to drive."
"What are you talking about? I'm not the kind of programmer who just sits in the office and types on the computer." The prophet then looked in the rearview mirror at Qingshan, who was sleeping soundly in the back seat, and sighed softly: "Qingshan Suns team members and their family , now he is really the only one left..."
"Yes...this poor child..." Saijo understood the pain of losing her parents very well. Looking at the young man who had just entered the age of independence, she couldn't help but feel a trace of distress in her eyes.
Back at the Free Fortress, several people took Qingshan back to the dormitory first, helped him take off his wet clothes, and covered him with a quilt so that he could have a good rest after not sleeping for several days.
"I hope he won't be too immersed in sadness..." Gu Men said worriedly as he gently closed the door.
"Isn't this very similar to you before?" Thinking of the time when Gumen just lost Lizi, it was exactly the same as the current Qingshan.
"Yeah..." Thinking of Lizi's innocent face, Gumen fell into memories for a while, but was pulled back by Saijo patting his shoulder: "Okay, okay, you should go back and have a good rest, we will save you." You were almost suffocated to death. If you don’t take a good rest, you may not even be able to board the fighter plane the next time you go on a mission.”
"It's not that exaggerated..." Gumen shook his head helplessly. He knew Vice Captain Saijo's temperament, so he turned around and prepared to go back to his room: "Then I'll leave first."
"Yeah." Seeing him walk into the room and close the door, Saijo took Shiori away with peace of mind, not forgetting to complain: "Oh! None of these team members are really worry-free..."
"Haha, even though I say that, the vice-captain still cares about them!"
With Shiori's words revealing his thoughts, Saijo blinked quickly: "Team Shiori, you haven't finished writing the last report, right? Do you want to write a new one?"
"No no no!!" Shiori hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Thank you for your hard work today. You all have important positions and you still have to come here..." After handling the follow-up matters, Administrator Matsunaga bowed and thanked his comrades who had fought together.
"Don't say that, Matsunaga." These backbones who play an important role in other departments of TLT are already as gray as him: "No matter what, we all come from the same place, and we are all comrades who live and die together!"
"I have been busy for so many years and never had the chance to meet, but I never thought that Qingshan would bring us together in the end." Everyone turned their attention to the cement monument, and every word engraved on it touched their hearts - "Martyrs Tomb of Izumi Ichiro Aoyama”
The old tombstone next to it reads - "The Tomb of Martyr Yuriko Aoyama"
There is the same line of small characters below - "Filial Son: Qingshan Sun"
This originally happy family now has only the last single seedling left...
The couple left their lives on this land together, whether it was before or now...
"This is Wakura," a message suddenly came from the Beleg in his hand. Captain Wakura quickly stepped back a few steps and turned around to answer the call without disturbing Manager Matsunaga and the others.
The prophet informed him anxiously: "The vibration wave of the alien beast has appeared, right above you!"
"What?!" Captain Wakura frowned and looked up at the gloomy sky with drizzle still falling. A huge figure broke through the clouds, and the terrifying outline of his body gradually emerged...
To be continued
