After sending off the hero on his final journey with her last bullet, Ye Jian similarly carried a heavy heart as she restarted her survival training.
All armed policemen, all soldiers would not be rooted in place because their comrades had fallen. The most commonly heard slogan in the military was: “If you’re a man, then get the hell up!”
In the face of sacrifice, wipe off your tears and continue onwards. In the face of blood-stained uniforms, wash it clean, then wear it again, a soldier’s attitude of might and unyielding spirit would be carved into their souls along with their uniforms. In their dictionaries, words like “failure” “cowardice” “timidness” do not exist. No matter how difficult the road ahead will be, after putting on their military uniforms, they will continue walking forward without hesitation.
They bore responsibility and duty on their shoulders. Even if the road before them was a mountain of knives or a sea of flames, they must still charge through without any fear!
With a heart of passion, a body of courage and the brave spirit of not fearing death, they overcome death with composure. They sacrificed their lives in this way to defend their country, they fully deserve to be the people’s hero, glorious for eternity!
After drawing in a deep breath, Ye Jian climbed up a rock, and at her top speed quickly returned to her marching route. Without turning back, without any fear, she had chosen the path of a soldier, forever fearless!
Rainy season in Laos was between May and October, while November till April of the subsequent year was the dry season. Ye Jian encountered heavy rain several days before her journey, the weather after that was perfect, it also allowed Ye Jian to progress faster in her wilderness training.
In the endless rainforest that had experienced multiple battles between forces of good and evil. Under those withered trees were innumerable bones, they weren’t just the bones of the criminal elements, some of them were also the bones of the border soldiers.
Uncle Chen said there were still plenty of warriors who died while chasing after criminal elements, whose body couldn’t be found no matter what. Whenever personnel goes missing, the search would continue for around three months, then they’ll be reported as KIA.
This experience had made Ye Jian understand that.
There weren’t just one or two sets of bones in the rainforest. Instead, there were countless sets of bones in there, and it wasn’t just the bones of criminal elements, there were also the bones of border warriors.
What is war, this, this is war! Right beside you, sometimes even just half a foot-length away.
Captain Liu, who was cleaning up the battlefield, noticed the slender figure who was much braver than the male soldiers darted into the forest. He raised his hand and spoke to his soldiers with a hoarse voice: “You two, send Little Zhi back, remember to wash his face, stitch up his wounds, and also clean his body, then put his ceremonial uniform on, we… we… we’re going to let him leave cleanly.”
“Everyone, cut a tuft of hair and place it beside Little Zhi, then write a letter, tell Little Zhi to wait till the next life, we’ll still be good brothers then, and fight battles side by side.”
“Sir, yes, sir!” Several heavy voices that seemed to be weighed down by heavy rocks sounded out, low and heavy, with unspeakable sorrow wrapped within their voices.
The rain stopped when it was nearing evening, the amount of drugs destroyed in the village that defraud the country and harm the people could only be counted in tonnes. Because of these things, China sacrificed three armed police, while Laos sacrificed seven police officers. While they carried their fallen heroes out of the mountains, gunshots rang once again.
These were the gunshots that are sending the fallen heroes back to their platoon.
Avians took to the darkened skies, leaving behind a series of spry cries. Ye Jian stood on a vantage point when she heard the gunshots in the mountain range behind her, she wiped off the tears in the corners of her eyes as she continued moving towards her destination without stopping.
Five days, six days, seven days… had passed since she started her journey on the same day her finals ended, Ye Jian was now spending her Chinese New Year’s Eve alone in the heart of a rainforest.
Passing 1998’s Chinese New Year’s Eve, Ye Jian embraced a memorable new year that belonged to her in the rainforest.
