A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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There were still three of them when they went to the cemetery.

However, these three people were not Commander-in-Chief Qi, the instructor, or him.

They didn't call him Commander-in-Chief Qi, but instead called him his baby, Little Butterfly.

Sigh, who would actually call the Commander-in-Chief just for the funeral of a former subordinate they haven't seen in twenty years?

Don't be too presumptuous.

There's absolutely no need for that mouth to be open, is there?

In the century-long war between humans and the inferior Zerg, Commander-in-Chief Qi lost countless subordinates.

If he had to attend every funeral, he wouldn't need to do anything else; he could just rush from one funeral to another every day.

Gao Tian stood at the door waiting for the instructor.

The Crown Prince stood beside him, holding a bunch of white flowers, and plucked one for Gao Tian, ​​putting it into his breast pocket.

He saw it online.

Wearing a white flower on one's chest is a customary practice when attending the funeral of a loved one.

He no longer needs hairpins; his entire body is white.

"Are you ready?" Instructor Chen Feng stepped forward, also dressed in a neat military uniform.

As Gao Xing's former brother, colleague during their military service, and now Gao Tian's instructor and superior, he should, both morally and logically, help Gao Tian with Gao Xing's funeral.

Gao Tian nodded.

He was carrying a black briefcase in his left hand, which contained all the things Gao Xing and Qin Qin had left behind.

Actually, there weren't many things. Two additional first-class merit medals, some miscellaneous certificates, and some things that used to be kept at the workplace.

The 78th Military Region was wiped out suddenly, and no one could go to every household to collect their belongings. They could only collect the most important documents from each resident, such as ID cards, household registration books, and property ownership certificates, and make a copy for each resident as their belongings.

Military and police personnel fared better; they had their own fixed offices and workstations, and some genuine relics could be found afterward.

At worst, there are medals.

The three walked along the main path paved with cobblestones deeper into the cemetery.

Neatly trimmed holly trees line both sides of the road, their dark green leaves resilient and upright.

Every ten meters there is a black wrought iron street lamp, with ivy wrapped around the lamppost, swaying gently in the breeze.

"This is the best cemetery in the First Military Region," the instructor said in a deep and steady voice. "Normally, only officers of the rank of general or above are buried here. The fact that you were able to get this place for Gao Xing shows that the First Military Region really values ​​you."

Gao Tian nodded: "The military has treated me very well."

Lan was led by him, looking left and right like a curious, silly roe deer.

Gao Tian found his expression somewhat amusing and asked him, "What are you looking at?"

Lan asked, "Are the female soldiers here...and the soldiers who die in the line of duty, brought here for a unified burial?"

"Yes, this is called the Martyrs' Cemetery," Gao Tian replied.

Lan nodded, then looked around and said, "Oh, that's great. When we get back to Liernia, I'll arrange this for us too."

Gao Tian smiled and said, "Okay."

Instructor Chen Feng said, "Um, the Crown Prince..."

"?" Lan looked at him. "Please speak?"

"Could you pick one of the white flowers on Gao Tian's chest for me too?"

Lan picked a flower for him.

Instructor Chen Feng also wore the white flower on his chest.

They arrived at a newly opened cemetery.

The cemetery environment has been maintained with great effort.

It's October, but the lawn is still lush and green.

There were also large trees and flowerbeds nearby, with camellias swaying their pink and white blossoms in the breeze.

A small grave has been dug in the center of the lawn, with a simple tombstone placed next to it.

A young soldier in dress uniform stood at attention with his rifle. As they approached, he immediately gave a standard military salute.

This is a cemetery for senior military officers, and each section is guarded by soldiers on duty every day with guns.

The instructor and Gao Tian returned the greeting cleanly and efficiently.

Sunlight filtered through the tall cedar trees behind them, casting dappled patterns of light on the ground.

A few birdsongs drifted from afar, clear, melodious, and far-reaching.

The soldier said, "We need to verify the identity of the person being buried with you all."

The highest-level cemetery in the military region has a plot that commands exorbitant prices and is always in high demand. Even the identity of the person being buried must be verified; those who are not qualified cannot be buried here.

Before Gao Tian could even step forward, the instructor came up to him and verified: "They are Major General Gao Tian's parents, Captain Gao Xing and Captain Qin Qin."

Gao Tian stopped and watched as the instructor stepped forward to negotiate with the soldier on his behalf.

The procedures have already been completed, and it's true that all the instructors and soldiers need to do is check it.

Since arriving here, the instructors have treated him like a fragile object, but actually...emmm, he wasn't really that sad.

Xiao Gaotian was too young when they died, and he didn't remember much about his parents.

Gao Tian inherited his memories, but he had no recollection of Gao Xing and Qin Qin.

Lan secretly glanced at his profile.

Gao Tian has a faint scar on one eyebrow bone.

Gao Tian said that the mark was from when he was a child and was almost murdered by a relative over property. He hit his head on a rock, and that relative was executed a few years ago.

Ugh, I'm so angry.

How did he get executed? If he hadn't been executed, we could dig him up and execute him eight hundred times over right now.

The voices of the instructors and soldiers echoed in the quiet cemetery: "They sacrificed themselves to protect the people during the No. 78 insect swarm invasion, fulfilling the highest honor standard for soldiers."

The soldier finished checking and saluted again: "Yes, sir."

As he left, he passed by Gao Tian and saluted the briefcase in Gao Tian's hand.

Salute to the two martyrs.

Gao Tian returned the gift on behalf of his parents.

A gentle breeze swept by, bringing with it the rustling sound of the distant pine forest.

The soldiers left.

Gao Tian watched him go.

"Gao Tian, ​​put your things down." The instructor's voice pulled Gao Tian back to reality.

"Oh," Gao Tian replied, turning around.

He carried the briefcase to the already dug grave, his military boots making a soft crunching sound on the grass.

The tomb was not filled with soil, but rather with marble slabs.

A square pit.

Gao Tian squatted down beside the tomb, but didn't know how to place it.

He had never had this experience before.

Do we just put it in directly? Or are there some other procedures?

Gao Tian looked up at the instructor with a pleading expression: "Instructor, I..."

The instructor's throat tightened, his nose tingled, and his eyes reddened.

It was Gao Tian's incompetence that made him feel even worse.

Imagine your friend and his wife are dead, and their children, who don't know how to bury them, look to you for help.

This moment was truly... there was an urge to go through fire and water for this child, enough to bring tears to the eyes of even the most ruthless man.

"Just...just put it in." Major General Chen Feng struggled to suppress the urge to burst into tears, his voice trembling. "Then...then bury it..."

Gao Tian then put the briefcase into the tomb.

Then, he swept away handfuls of soil piled up on the lawn next to him by hand.

The sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the epaulets of the high sky, the golden glints like flowing flames.

His shadow, cast in his military uniform, lay on the lawn behind him, overlapping with the shadows of his parents' tombstones.

Cover it with soil, then cover it with a marble slab, and place the tombstone.

Unlike the common rectangular gray-white marble tombstones, this tombstone was just a small black marble slab with the name and deeds engraved on the back and a gilded military emblem on the front.

After placing it, Gao Tian stood up, took a step back, and looked at the small stone slab.

How can it not be an unparalleled honor to have a military emblem engraved on a tombstone?

Instructor Chen Feng couldn't hold back any longer.

He turned his head away, covered his eyes with one hand, and tears streamed down his face.

Gao Tian, ​​on the contrary, smiled and comforted him: "Instructor, don't be like that. The duty of a soldier is to protect the country."

"Fulfilling one's responsibilities is a highly respectable thing."

"Putting one's beliefs into practice is something to be very happy about."

When Satellite No. 78 was destroyed, none of the military and police personnel guarding the satellite sphere, who were armed, managed to seize the spacecraft and escape.

Instead, they maintained order, sent the planet's children away, and settled the planet's inhabitants.

Then he picked up his weapon and charged headlong into the overwhelming swarm of insects!