The last shot was fired.

The sound of gunfire echoed over the cemetery.

All the soldiers turned around and led the team back.

Lin Hui walked to the family members, slowly helped them up, and bowed sincerely: "I'm sorry, did I not take good care of them? It's all my fault!"

The woman got up from the ground and grabbed his arm tightly.

Lin Hui closed his eyes. If he could be beaten by them at this time, he would feel much better.

But the woman never did anything. Instead, she asked seriously: "Are you... his deputy commander?"

Lin Hui opened his eyes and nodded vigorously.

The woman wiped her tears vigorously and forced a smile at him: "Our Xiaowen wrote back before, saying that his deputy commander is the best leader, and that it is his greatest happiness to meet such a good deputy commander in his life."

"He also told me that he doesn't want to go back for the time being, and he wants to stay in the army and work with you for a few more years."

"So, don't apologize, we should apologize to you, thank you for taking care of him all the time, my son has caused you trouble..."

As she spoke, tears kept flowing down.

Another middle-aged man also grabbed Lin Hui's arm and said seriously: "Comrade Chief, please don't say sorry. Our kid was a bad soldier before."

"If you hadn't come and made him a non-commissioned officer, he would have come back to farm with me."

"When he called me, he was always very grateful to you, saying that you are the best soldier in the world and you are very kind to each of them."

"Today you can still bring so many people to see them off. Don't say anything, don't blame you... It's all fate!"

He covered his face and cried, and the people behind him were also in tears.

They held Lin Hui's arms tightly, but Lin Hui could no longer hear the following words.

At this moment, Lin Hui's head was turbid.

There was only tinnitus in his ears.

He seemed to fall into the sea, as if he was isolated from the whole world.

I don't know how long it took, and the cemetery became quiet.

Everyone left, and the crying sound disappeared.

Lin Hui sat at the bottom of the last step, staring blankly at the arched gate of the cemetery.

At this time, someone called him.

Lin Hui opened his mouth and turned his head blankly. It was Xu Qianshan.

Xu Qianshan was also looking at him with a smile on his face: "What's wrong, are you still sad? Tell me what's on your mind."

Lin Hui glanced at him, then looked at the gate: "Uncle, a long time ago, I returned to my current regiment from the island. I thought I had found the meaning of being a soldier, but why is my mind getting more and more confused now?"

"Why do you want to be a soldier?"

"Is it to defend the country, to protect those people I have never met, or to protect those brothers who eat from the same pot and work together?"

He looked at Xu Qianshan suddenly: "What is the meaning of being a soldier? Uncle, you have been a soldier for so many years, can you tell me?"

Xu Qianshan looked at him and was stunned for a long time.

He wanted to speak several times, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to start.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Uncle can't give you an answer."

Lin Hui looked at him blankly.

Xu Qianshan also looked at him: "Every good soldier has his own understanding of being a soldier, and your heart is naturally the same. People are different, and they have different experiences and views."

He looked forward: "If this gate is the gate of the army, many people come in and leave every year. Whether they leave or stay, they all have different understandings of being a soldier."

"You need to figure it out yourself. I can't impose my understanding on you, and you can't integrate into it."

Lin Hui was silent again.

Looking at the archway in front of him, his eyes were full of confusion.

After a long time, he murmured, "My previous understanding of the meaning of being a soldier is to be a good soldier. When you put on this military uniform, you should live up to your military identity."

"When you are a soldier for a day, you should love it and do your job well."

"Later, I thought about making my brothers stronger and better than other troops. No matter if we stand together, bragging or doing other things, our Tiger Regiment will always be the strongest one, and no one can beat us."

"Later, I wanted to surpass my two brothers, and even surpass my father."

He continued, "Didn't they always say how good soldiers they are? I couldn't refute it before, but now I just can't accept it. Why am I worse than you when I wear the same military uniform?"

"I just have to surpass you and prove it to you!"

Xu Qianshan looked at him deeply, as if he was looking at the road he had walked when he was young.

Lin HuiHe continued: "Later, putting out the forest fire was our duty as a soldier, because when you put on this military uniform, you have to live up to it!"

"But I have to stand in front of everyone, because I am their commander, and if anyone falls, I should be the first to fall!"

"From that day on, my understanding of the meaning of being a soldier has changed again."

"I want to protect every one of my brothers, and never let them have anything, but now..."

Lin Hui shed tears sadly: "I didn't protect them, watching them fall in front of me, I couldn't do anything, my faith was shattered!"

He looked at Xu Qianshan fiercely: "Uncle, what is the meaning of being a soldier? I can't even protect my own brothers, am I still a good soldier?"

Lin Hui was emotional and kept panting.

Xu Qianshan watched his sweat and tears mixed together and fell, and his heart couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

Not only the pain of this matter.

It is also the regret for his younger generation who encountered difficulties on the road ahead.

He took a deep breath, patted his shoulder and said, "Boy, maybe you really should take a break."

"In the special forces, some recruits killed people after their first mission, and their beliefs collapsed. They couldn't even pick up a gun and couldn't be a good soldier again. This requires a long period of psychological counseling."

"And you, you are an excellent commander. From the time your regiment was about to disband, you led us to the first place in the southwest. Your heart is full of pride and confidence."

"But your soldiers died in front of you. That kind of powerlessness and guilt shattered your pride and confidence, just like the special forces who killed people in their first mission."

Xu Qianshan said earnestly: "You should take a good rest for a while, go Think carefully. If it doesn't work, tell me at any time, and I will find the most professional psychological counselor. "

Lin Hui looked at him blankly: "Are you going to give me a holiday?"

Xu Qianshan nodded: "You are too tired, go out and relax, go wherever you want."

"You can go anywhere you want, do whatever you want, and meet whoever you want to meet. Take advantage of this time to do what you want to do."

"I'll give you a month, think about it, I'll wait for you here, and your soldiers are waiting for you here too."

"I'll give you good news when you come back."

Lin Hui turned his head blankly, and the voices and faces of the two soldiers appeared in his mind again.

And the faces of those family members.

How much he wanted them to survive, and how much he wanted his family members to beat him up.

This way, he might feel better.

So at this moment, no matter what kind of good news it was, it didn't matter to him.

Lin Hui took a deep breath, stood up slowly, and walked aimlessly outside the Martyrs Cemetery.

Xu Qianshan also stood up slowly, looked at his lonely back, and sighed softly: "Lin Hui, this knot in your heart still needs you to untie it yourself!"

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