An Jiaxin, who managed to pass through the guards smoothly, heard a movement and turned her head to the back. She looked disgustingly and coldly to Ye Ying, “Don’t make a fool of yourself, daughter of the Director of Construction Bureau. Shoo, shoo.”
Then she said seriously to the two sentinels: “Hey, brother soldiers, that girl there is Ye Ying. She used to bully Ye Jian every day, and when she was in high school, she kept plotting against Ye Jian. You must block her and not allow her to come in!”
The two sentries kept their expressions unchanged. They continued to block Ye Ying, who was stomping her feet in anger, not allowing her to go any further.
The atmosphere in the ward became more and more depressed, a sadness enveloped everyone’s hearts, and tears were in the eyes of all the officers and soldiers present.
“Good, good… good.., good child…, you have to be well… take care… okay…” Finally, seeing Ye Jian in her military uniform, Old Uncle Gen’s last breath that he had been holding gradually disappeared. His breathing became weaker and weaker, his voice was so soft that Ye Jian needed to bend over to hear, “Jade pendant, don’t… harm… harm people. Walk your own journey, Ye girl, you will… go further, go…higher…, become…better…”
Good child, you didn’t disappoint grandpa. You did so much military service without a single complaint and became a soldier in the military academy with military rank.
I can go in peace now.
“I.. am relieved,… I am relieved. Old Chen,… I’ll leave the others to you, take good care of her…” Gradually his voice fell, and the instrument that monitored his heartbeat made a sharp sound… The wave signal suddenly straightened. Ye Jian clenched tightly on the white bed sheet, gritted her teeth but forced her tears from falling.
Grandpa Gen said, don’t cry; he doesn’t like her crying.
He also said that his life was worthwhile, and he had no regrets.
He also said that he was going to accompany his old comrades in arms, and he wanted to play chess with the old leaders and chiefs.
Don’t cry, don’t cry, she can’t cry.
Take off the breathing mask, take off the drip, carefully straighten the old man’s body. He had a kind smile on his face… Ye Jian did all this on her own; even Xia Jinyuan did not intervene.
This was the last thing she could do for the elderly. She wanted to do it one by one, on her own.
“Salute!”
Taking a deep, heavy breath, Ye Jian stood up and joined all the officers and soldiers to salute the old squad leader who died, still remaining as a soldier.
“Bring in the flag!”
Four lieutenants dressed in their usual spring and autumn uniforms solemnly carried the national flag and walked into the ward. One of the lieutenants holding the national flag meticulously spread out the corner of the flag, and another lieutenant took it. Then, each of the four lieutenants grasped a corner of the flag and slowly covered the old man’s body.
The bright red flag was laid. The four lieutenants stood at attention and saluted, paying their respects to the first-level sergeant.
The sentries standing at the door saluted, and the two sentries guarding in front also saluted. Both paid their respects to the first sergeant major who died.
Old Uncle Gen chose cremation, so they needed to send his body to the city.
Xia Jinyuan held a corner of the hospital bed, President Chen, Regiment Commander Liu, and Political Commissar Yan each took a corner. With a sad expression, they walked out of the ward step by step.
Commander-in-Chief Xia and the two leaders of the military academy walked on both sides. In contrast, Ye Jian walked at the forefront with a photo of Old Uncle Gen wearing a military uniform.
Her walk was steady; she stared straight ahead, like a steel gun, with a courageous bitterness, abiding by the promise she made to Old Uncle Gen… She will not cry, seeing off her dearest relative.
