Lao Chen took out the dusty police uniform from the closet. He patted it. It was full of the smell of mothballs. He put it on with some difficulty. At this moment, his thin body could no longer hold up the clothes. But standing there In front of the mirror, Lao Chen seemed to see his old self.
Lao Chen showed a satisfied smile, came back to his senses, and looked at Lao Zhang.
"Lao Zhang, what kind of wine did you drink?"
Lao Zhang burped, took a peanut with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, then picked up the cup and took a sip, making a "tsk" sound, and then said:
“Maotai!!”
"Drink?"
Lao Zhang was in a daze. He seemed to be drunk, his face was red, and he looked at Lao Chen in confusion, laughing from time to time.
Lao Chen also laughed. He sat upright on the chair, picked up Moutai, took a sip, and then said:
"What kind of Maotai is this? It's just Erguotou!"
"Hiccup... Really? What's the difference if it's all wine... That's about it."
Lao Chen didn't argue anymore, just smiled and picked up the wine and took another sip.
They signed up for a meal outside common sense. This was their last meal before the mission.
A plate of peanuts and a bottle of wine.
The two of them ate in silence, and suddenly Lao Zhang said in a daze:
"Old Chen, please leave quickly, don't be brave, your daughter will be sad."
This sentence made Lao Chen's face stiffen, but soon, Lao Chen turned his head and looked aside, and said in a relaxed tone:
"It doesn't matter. My daughter is already married and is a teacher in the south."
"I've already confessed, and I have no regrets in this life."
Lao Chen said he had no regrets, but he couldn't help but take out a black and white photo from his wallet. The photo showed a little girl smiling happily. His daughter also took many photos later, but he liked this one the most. One piece.
"I just had a phone call with her, and she said that she is most proud of having a father who is a policeman."
"She won't blame me when she finds out."
Old Chen looked at Old Zhang.
"What about you? Why don't you leave? Aren't you the most afraid of pain? When you saw the war, you wanted to go back to Bincheng. I laughed to death."
"Hahahaha, you still remember this."
"Then why don't you leave?"
Lao Zhang took another sip of wine, his voice became lower, and he murmured:
"I can't leave, I can't walk anymore."
"I have never really left Bincheng in my life."
"Just die here."
...
...
On the city wall.
Zheng Juncheng was almost unable to stand due to the wind. He looked at the yellow land in Bincheng with some emotion.
Sixty years.
In the blink of an eye, he actually stayed for sixty years.
From the chaos of war to the peace and prosperity of the country, he stood on this land. In the past, he was a person who was protected in the land, but now, he is standing on the land to protect others.
He felt that he had always been timid.
He was really afraid of what kind of monster he would become if he really did what he did in the photo, so he knew that others were also afraid.
But he was also angry.
Does Gui think he can defeat Bincheng this way? How can they be destroyed so easily? Their bodies can turn into monsters, but their hearts will not turn into monsters.
The North also has bloody people.
They are no cowards.
"Director Zheng, what do you want from me?"
Wu Men stood next to Zheng Juncheng, clenching his fists, his eyes reddish, looking at Zheng Juncheng.
Zheng Juncheng turned around and said solemnly to Wu Clan:
"Wumen, I order you to bring 30,000 troops into the city, cooperate with the selection of volunteers, and take the selected people out of Bincheng the day after tomorrow. I don't care where you go, but these people must be preserved. To a safe place."
"You must survive as much as possible and protect the people."
Wu Men was anxious. He performed a military salute and said firmly:
"If I don't go, we will live and die together!"
"Nonsense!"
"Wumen, we can't all retreat here. The people of Bincheng always need our protection!"
"Then let's run together, there's still time!"
"No, I'm different."
Zheng Juncheng held his cane and adjusted his hat. He looked at the loess land in front of him, at the crops in the mountains and fields in front of him, at the soldiers, and at the city wall.
"Wumen."
"It's time for me to return to my roots."
Silence.
For a long time, Wu Men bowed deeply and did not get up for a long time. His body was trembling, knowing that this was his last bow to Zheng Juncheng!
"Wu Clan knows!"
Wu Men did not dare to raise his head. He covered his sobs with a roar and swore:
"I will strictly abide by the order until the last moment of my life!"
"I have never regretted being your soldier!"
"See you in the next life!"
...
...
"Lu Xin!"
Li Que's arms were twisted so that he could hide the roses well behind his back, preventing Lu Xin from discovering them.
He looked at Lu Xin, who was covered with cat hair in front of him, and consciously retracted his tongue, showing a smile.
"Lee... bird."
Lu Xin had difficulty speaking at the moment. She felt very sleepy, just like a real cat. She raised her hand, but she couldn't straighten it. She could only bend her palm and scratch her fur.
She covered her face with her palms. She was not afraid in front of others, but she knew that Li Que could see her true appearance, but she still felt that she was a little too ugly.
It's really too ugly to be in front of him.
But Li Que didn't care. He stretched out a hand to hold Lu Xin's hand and said excitedly:
"Did you know!! Our Anchor Point Project has been recognized, and someone else has volunteered to join the Anchor Point Project and become a volunteer to prove the weirdness."
"We did it, and everyone believes in the existence of "beyond common sense."
"Really, really?"
Lu Xin opened her vertical pupils, looked at Li Que, smiled for the first time in a long time, and then said;
"That's great, that's great."
"We didn't do it in vain."
Li Que opened his mouth, looking at Lu Xin in front of him, his eyes flashed with distress.
He didn't come here today to talk about this matter. If he didn't talk about some things, he would never have another chance in this life.
But he struggled several times, clenching and loosening the flowers behind him, and finally just said:
"Captain Lu, you have always been the best in my heart."
Always the best...
Lu Xin smiled. She smoothed her hair again and finally no longer blocked her cat face. She gasped and stared at Li Que closely with her vertical pupils. She also tried to open her mouth, but those words Being locked in his throat, he finally just said:
"Li Que."
"You have always been the best in my heart."
The two looked at each other and finally smiled at each other.
"You haven't received flowers yet, right? They were given to us by others to reward our actions...but flowers are not as real as instant noodles."
"Captain, do you think we can apply to be buried together when we die?"
"It is said that people who are buried together can meet again in the next life..."
