Ye Qiu hadn’t really guessed wrong, the soldiers of the Special Operations Company had already set up the hearth and were ready to hold a memorial service for him.
The Special Operations Company’s resident auditorium.
At this time, the auditorium was solemn and solemn, and the mournful music was low.
At the top of the auditorium, there was a banner with white letters on a black background, with eight big words written on it, “Sorrowfully mourning Comrade Ye Qiu!”
On the left and right sides, there was also an elegy.
The first couplet is: a lifetime of good deeds, a thousand years of fame;
The next couplet is: vegetarian heart hanging night moon, high righteousness thin cloud sky.
At the bottom of the banner was Ye Qiu’s effigy.
Because the remains of Ye Qiu has not been found, so, according to the appearance and height of Ye Qiu tied a straw man, placed in the flowers and cypresses, covered with a bright red national flag.
Long Night led a part of the Special Warfare Company’s warriors and stood in the auditorium.
As for the other soldiers, they were waiting outside the auditorium, because the memorial service had not yet officially begun.
Long Night asked the warrior beside him, “Where is Chief of Staff Tang?”
“Chief of Staff Tang is still over at the deep pit.”The warrior replied.
Long Night glanced at his watch and said, “The farewell ceremony will be held in another twenty minutes, why isn’t he here yet?”
The warrior said, “Chief of Staff Tang still can’t accept the fact that Doctor Ye has sacrificed himself, Company Commander, why don’t you go persuade him?”
“After all, Doctor Ye is a member of the Underworld Palace, and Chief of Staff Tang is his superior.”
“It wouldn’t make sense if Chief of Staff Tang didn’t attend the farewell ceremony!”
Long Night turned around and left.
A few moments later.
Long Night met Tang Fei.
From afar, he saw Tang Fei kneeling on the yellow sand at the edge of the deep pit, pounding the ground with his fists nonstop.
Seeing this scene, Long Night wiped a tear from his eye and came behind Tang Fei.
“Old Tang, the spirit hall has been set up, the farewell ceremony will begin soon, so follow me back.”Long Night said softly.
Tang Fei stood up brightly, his eyes glaring at Long Night as he roared, “What did you say?”
“I said that the spirit hall has been set up, let’s go together to bid farewell to Ye Qiu.”
Boom!
Before Long Night could finish his words, he was kicked to the ground by Tang Fei.
“Play your mother’s fart! Ye Qiu isn’t dead yet, what’s with the farewell ceremony? Remove the hearth!”Tang Fei roared.
Long Night climbed up from the ground and sighed, “Old Tang, accept the truth!”
“Old me can’t accept it!”Tang Fei shouted with red eyes, “Ye Qiu’s corpse hasn’t been found yet, which means there’s still a possibility that he’s still alive, as long as we keep searching, we’ll definitely be able to find him!”
Long Night said, “Nearly a hundred hours have passed since Ye Qiu’s accident.”
“So many of us, without rest or sleep, have been searching for four whole days and four nights, the deep pits have all been dug for a hundred and fifty metres, and all kinds of search and rescue instruments have failed to detect any life scent, how could Ye Qiu still be alive?”
“Old Tang, I know it’s hard in your heart, it’s equally hard in mine.”
“Ye Qiu is your brother, he’s also my brother, I don’t want him to sacrifice either. If I could trade my life for his, I, Long Night, would never frown.”
“But now, whether we want to accept it or not, whether we can accept it or not, we must accept this fact.”
“Old Tang, come with me to give Ye Qiu a ride!”
“You are the Chief of Staff of the Underworld Palace, Ye Qiu’s superior, and you should attend the farewell ceremony.”
“Not to mention, the brothers are waiting for you!”
Tang Fei said angrily, “I can’t figure out why your grandfather is withdrawing the Engineer Corps when Ye Qiu hasn’t been found yet?”
Long Night’s grandfather was General Long Haisheng, the commander of the Northwest Military Region, and the morning after Ye Qiu’s accident, Long Haisheng led the Northwest Military Region’s top brass to personally guide the rescue.
For this reason, an engineering regiment had been sent to help the Special Combat Company search for Ye Qiu, and at that time, Long Haisheng had even assured Tang Fei that he would do whatever it took to find Ye Qiu, and that he would live to see a man die to see a corpse.
But just yesterday, Long Haisheng suddenly ordered the withdrawal of the engineer regiment.
This left Tang Fei puzzled, angry, and desperate.
Long Night replied, “I specifically called Grandpa yesterday, and he told me that it’s been over a hundred hours since Ye Qiu’s accident, and it’s impossible for him to still be alive, so it doesn’t make any sense to continue searching.”
“But I understand Grandpa’s character, he loves his soldiers like a son and won’t easily give up on a soldier’s life. Besides, Ye Qiu is still my saviour, he would even less likely withdraw the Corps of Engineers for no reason, there must be an inside story here that I don’t know about.”
“I asked him after him, what exactly caused him to withdraw the Corps of Engineers, but Grandpa didn’t tell me and instructed me, telling me not to ask too many questions.”
“Old Tang, yesterday you called the Military God, and the Military God also instructed you to stop the search and rescue, don’t you want to think about why this is?”
This was a question that Tang Fei had never figured out until now.
The Military God’s attitude before had also been very resolute, saying that Ye Qiu must be found, but yesterday, the Military God’s attitude had suddenly made a hundred and eighty degree turn, instructing Tang Fei to stop the search and rescue.
Tang Fei was furious, but he couldn’t change the outcome.
He was a soldier, and a soldier’s duty was to obey orders!
After the Corps of Engineers withdrew yesterday, Tang Fei had stayed here in the deep pit, continuing to dig, and so far, Ye Qiu had yet to be found.
“Old Tang, we all did our best, I believe Ye Qiu will not blame us in heaven’s spirit.”Long Night once again advised, “Let’s go, the brothers are waiting for you.”
Tang Fei eyed the deep pit, then kneeled down and kowtowed three times, turning around and walking towards the Special Operations Company’s compound.
“When I return to the capital, I’ll definitely ask the Military God for a statement, why didn’t you let me continue rescuing Ye Qiu?”
Although Tang Fei decided to attend the memorial service, he was still not willing to do so.
“Don’t worry, when this side of things is finished, I’ll also make a trip home to ask my grandfather for a statement, no matter what the reason is, I must know.”Long Night followed.
In no time, the two arrived at the auditorium.
Tang Fei stood at the entrance of the auditorium, looking at Ye Qiu’s effigy, all the past days replayed in his mind like a film, he could no longer hold back, two lines of tears rolled down his face.
A man’s tears are not light, only because he has not reached the sad place.
“Ye Qiu, it’s me who’s sorry!”
“I hope you are alive in heaven, don’t blame the brothers, the brothers did their best, if you want to blame me, blame me!”
“I know that you and your mother are dependent on each other, what you can’t let go of the most is her, I’m here to promise you that from now on, I regard your mother as my own mother, I’ll take care of her on your behalf, and when she’s a hundred years old, I’ll give her my old age.”
“Ye Qiu, my comrade in arms, my brother, you have a good journey!”
Thud!
Tang Fei knelt on the ground, grief-stricken.
The soldiers of the Special Operations Company, one by one, were also sobbing uncontrollably.
However, right at this moment, an ill-timed laughter sounded at the door, “Yo, are you guys having a celebration banquet?”
