afterglow

Chapter 77

"Come here, who is it?"

"Madam Xu? We belong to your husband's unit."

After a few seconds, the door opened.

A small girl with a good face and a round face suddenly appeared in front of everyone. After seeing a lot of visitors, Xu Baizhi was a little puzzled.

"Are you... all right?" She looked them up and down, and her eyes fell on the dark red document in Zhou Changfeng's hand.

Zhou Changfeng with complex eyes held the obituary and bowed his fists. He wanted to speak, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he just couldn't say that sentence.

The three people behind him were silent, Xue Can lowered his head, Liu Qidong tilted his head slightly, and Fan Wenhai on the far right was staring at the obituary.

Seeing that several people were silent with solemn expressions, the worst possibility suddenly emerged from the bottom of Xu Baizhi's heart, making her heart skip a beat.

"Mrs. Xu, I am Zhou Changfeng, Sun Cheng's battalion commander." Zhou Changfeng took a deep breath, tried to speak in the most stable tone, and at the same time presented the obituary with both hands, "During the battle, Sun Cheng was shot by an enemy bullet. Hit with fragments, died of his wounds. Here is his obituary. Then, he has some last words..."

Xu Baizhi took the obituary with trembling hands, but it seemed to be extremely heavy. As soon as he got it, Xu Baizhi slumped on the ground unsteadily.

"Mrs. Xu, sorry, we are waiting outside the yard."

Out of respect, Zhou Changfeng quickly closed the door, waved his hand back, and led several people into the alley.

As soon as the door was closed, Xu Baizhi's tears burst out uncontrollably. A few teardrops landed on the cover of the waterproofed obituary, and immediately slid down.

While sobbing, she opened the obituary and pulled out the paper with the red badge of the Ministry of War.

"Unit: Second Team, First Battalion, Third Mixed Brigade of Imperial Guards, Name: Sun Cheng, Military Rank: Captain of the Army, Position: Captain, Hometown: Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture...

Time of death: June 36th, [-]th year of Zhichang, cause of death: The bullet pierced the abdomen, the fragments pierced the chest, and died of serious injuries..."

The printed italic characters are so correct and neat, but the words they form are so cold.

After being confused for a long time, she slowly stood up, wiped away her tears, and opened the door again.

The few people waiting outside have not said a word until now, just smoking in silence.

Seeing that the door opened, Liu Qidong reminded them, and several people quickly put out the cigarette butts, and then walked over.

Xu Baizhi smiled slightly, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I lost my composure earlier."

"It's okay, it's normal."

"You said earlier that Sun Cheng still has his last words, I..."

"You don't need to call me 'you'." Facing Xu Baizhi, who still had tears in the corners of his eyes, Zhou Changfeng found it difficult to speak. After a few seconds, he said in a deep voice: "Sun Cheng hopes that you will remarry. To be drained. He said that his family has a strong family, so he is not bad for the youngest."

Xu Baizhi's eyes dimmed a bit, but he shook his head and replied: "He talked to me about this before, and thought it was just a joke... He must ask you to persuade me? Mr. Zhou, please let me do it myself." Do you decide?"

"How could we force..." Zhou Changfeng stared at her and said seriously: "But please think carefully, this will determine the rest of your life, no matter what, I think Sun Cheng never wants you to be alone for decades. "

"I will think about it." Xu Baizhi nodded with firm eyes, and then took a step back, "Thank you for coming to the door in person during the scorching heat. The humble house is so humble. If you don't mind it, please come in and have a rest. I'll make tea."

Zhou Changfeng showed hesitation, "This is not good, we still..."

Xu Baizhi shook her head slightly, "I want to hear about him, okay?"

In the end, several people entered the room one after another, sat on the round stool and stared at each other.

It wasn't until Zhou Changfeng spoke first that the strange silence was broken.

During the time of two cups of tea, everyone described the incident in as much detail as possible. Xu Baizhi's expression could not be seen to be sad, as if he had already taken the matter lightly.

After leaving the pension, several people were ready to leave.

Zhou Changfeng, who couldn't let go of his mind, glanced around the room, "Don't be overwhelmed. You must live a good life. If you have difficulties in life, you can come to us. Don't be embarrassed."

"Well, everyone, go slowly."

After leaving Sun Cheng's house, the four people on the way back felt uncomfortable, and Fan Wenhai was already opening a second pack of cigarettes.

Suddenly, Xue Can complained: "It's so depressing, no wonder the big man Xie is determined to stay at the battalion headquarters, he will avoid trouble."

"Such a scene is really... well," Liu Qidong sighed, "I can't bear it, this is more disturbing than anything else."

Xue Can held the steering wheel, tilted his head and smiled and said, "Battle Commander, what do you think?"

"What do you think?"

"That's... If you die, what will happen after you die?"

"I don't have a wife, and my eldest sister is already married." Zhou Changfeng smiled slightly and said relaxedly, "It's not like you, what else do you need to worry about."

"Battalion Commander, it's not a good idea to talk about it." Liu Qidong said in surprise, "Apart from your distant relatives, you are the only one left in your family. If this is the end of the world..."

After returning to the camp, the few people did not mention the matter of going to Sun Cheng's house to deliver the obituary, so Xie Wancheng naturally would not ask.

Everyone tacitly chose to play down what they had seen and heard before, and then brought the topic back to Zhou Changfeng.

"This time it's extremely dangerous. Battalion Commander, you have half-stepped into the gate of hell and walked back." Xue Can said solemnly: "So, I think you should learn from this and get married quickly."

aha?What is the logic?

Zhou Changfeng, whose hair was full of black lines, said helplessly, "Are the two related?"

"Of course, this person has come to this world for a while, whether he seeks fame or profit, or lives a normal life, but if he doesn't leave behind, wouldn't it be true that he will be out of tea."

"..."

"If you want me to tell you, that girl last time was pretty good, and she gave you a jade pendant as soon as she came up. This is not an insignificant little thing, and the implied meaning is extraordinary." I'm afraid you won't be able to come back after a long time, this can be called a life-saving grace!"

Zhou Changfeng waved his hand, "Come on, I gave it as a talisman, but it has no other meaning."

"No way, Battalion Commander, are you switching to a vegetarian diet?" Xue Can tilted his head slightly and asked curiously.

The few people present were indeed suspicious, because Zhou Changfeng was very flamboyant in the past when it came to talking about love.

In other words, according to his past style, he should have hooked up with that girl by now.

But look at his current performance again, tsk tsk tsk, it's really changed a lot.

"Ahem," Zhou Changfeng, who was a little embarrassed, chose to change the subject, Xie Wancheng, didn't you say you would get married after the war?What's the situation now? "

(End of this chapter)