Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Ling Fengxi no longer had any breath.

Ayala kept wiping her tears, afraid that she would not be able to see him clearly.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off his face.

But she knew that he would never say a word to her again, never smile at her again, and never look at her silently again.

Maybe even God was sad, and at this moment, a cold drizzle fell.

It seemed as if he wanted to wash away the dust on Ling Fengxi's face.

Ayala's fingers were covered in blood and her nails were broken, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

She insisted on moving all the stones that were hitting Ling Fengxi aside, exposing his upper body completely. She then tidied up his clothes, blew away the dust, straightened his collar, and smoothed out his lapels.

Fang Ya and Wu Yongjie arrived.

Fang Ya only checked Ling Fengxi's vital signs, then knelt down as her legs gave way. However, she heard Ye's mother still shouting, "Xiao Guli, save Xiao Guli!"

Fang Ya hurried to see, but poor Gulinar had also passed away.

Father Ye was already unconscious, his legs bloodied and lying there...

Fang Ya tried hard to calm herself down, opened her eyes wide, and began to deal with Ye's father's affairs. At the same time, she asked, "Are there any other injured people?"

No one answered her.

When asked again, only Ayala said calmly, "There are no other wounded. There is one dead one, under the rock over there."

Her voice was very flat, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

Fang Ya was startled. "Who?"

Ye's mother cried out loudly, "It's that damn Su Binghe."

Wu Yongjie, who had been kneeling beside Ling Fengxi, froze for a moment, then slapped himself hard. Su Binghe's handling of this worker's case was flawed, or rather, he didn't handle it promptly enough. He hadn't expected such a major problem to arise, and it would even cost Ling Fengxi his life.

Wu Yongjie didn't know what to say anymore. He knelt in the rain and held Ling Fengxi's hand in his own. After a long while, he called out in a trembling voice, "Old Ling, Ling Fengxi..."

But how could Ling Fengxi respond to him?

More and more people came up, and Ye Minglang finally arrived. When he saw Gulinar's condition, Ye Minglang fainted on the spot. The main reason was that he was so nervous and anxious when he caught up that he almost couldn't hold on halfway. When he saw Gulinar's miserable condition, he really couldn't hold on anymore.

The police began taking photos, reporting, and handling related matters. The medical team urgently rescued the injured Ye's father and mother. As for the three deceased...

Wu Yongjie didn't need anyone's help. He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he just picked up Ling Fengxi and walked towards the camp without saying a word.

Gulinar was carried on a stretcher. After Ye Minglang woke up, he lay on the stretcher and cried, kissing Gulinar's face continuously. His reluctant and painful look made everyone present cry, and Ye's mother cried even harder.

Mr. Ye's leg injury was more serious, so he was arranged to be sent down the mountain more quickly.

As for Su Binghe, his body was also taken away by the police.

Anyway...

In this rain, the smell of blood is too strong, the sadness is too much, and the crying is too loud.

In a short period of time, the entire Western Tianshan Mountains became like a hopeless ghostland, daunting, terrifying, and frightening. It seemed that the sky here would never clear up and the rain would never stop.

……

The memorial service for Ling Fengxi was grand and touching. All the workers and most of the leaders and superiors of the Zhaosu project came specially to attend. The herdsmen from the Western Tianshan Mountains, led by Hanati and Jiayi Laobai, also came to participate spontaneously.

The truth of the matter has also been restored.

Ling Fengxi and Gulinar were ultimately killed while protecting the tunnel from Su Binghe. Su Binghe's route was correct; without Ling Fengxi's subsequent misdirection, he would have likely reached the top of the fault zone, blowing up the tunnel and causing incalculable damage.

Ling Fengxi used his familiarity with the terrain and, through deliberate guidance, led Su Binghe to the less important Twelveth Site, and then prevented the incident from happening in a cave in the depression, thus protecting the tunnel to the greatest extent.

But his and Gulnar's lives were still taken away...

As the first person to discover Su Binghe's abnormality, Gulinar was also credited with a great contribution. However, she had too little experience and did not know that Su Binghe was wearing explosives.

As for Ye's mother, recalling what happened that day, she realized that if she hadn't been so nosy and insisted on following Gulinar, leading Su Binghe to discover them, Gulinar could have escaped unscathed and returned to report to Ji Er, who would then deal with them. It was she who had harmed Gulinar and Ling Fengxi!

But Gulinar died because of protecting her.

Ye's mother no longer dared to see her son Ye Minglang. After Ye's father woke up, he no longer paid much attention to Ye's mother. Whenever he spoke, he blamed her.

Ye's father had been an open-minded and good-tempered man all his life, but in the end, he could not muster any respect for his wife.

Ye's father understood it in his heart, but when he thought about what happened that day, he couldn't help but blame himself. He could neither get rid of his inner guilt nor care about Ye's mother's feelings.

The two old people are separated from each other in their old age when they should be together.

Ye Minglang has been stunned since the incident happened.

After Ling Fengxi's memorial service, we went to Gulinar's funeral. According to the Kazakh custom, they built a small square house-like tomb, and Gulinayang's body was placed in the stone-cut tomb.

The location of the tomb is very good.

It is the position proposed by Nurlan.

It's located on a hillside that offers a panoramic view of the West Tianshan Camp. The view is exceptionally high, allowing for a very long, distant view. In Nurlan's words, "From here, there's no obstruction, and you can even see Shanghai. My sister loves you, and I know she must always want to see you, so I chose this place for her."

Nurlan wiped away a tear as she spoke, "This Su Binghe, it's all my fault. I should have found him faster and killed him..."

Ye Minglang just remained silent...

He suddenly remembered that day, Gulinar came to bring him food, and he passed by her, but he didn't take the opportunity to hug her.

But he still smelled her unique fragrance.

He had originally planned to find her, kiss her and hug her as soon as he came out of the tunnel.

It’s just a brief farewell, but it lasts a lifetime, and we will never see each other again.

Ye Minglang shivered in the wind and suddenly said, "I promised her that I would take her to Shanghai. She hasn't been to Shanghai yet and hasn't really experienced a big city like that. Actually, there's nothing good there, not even as good as Xitian Mountain. I want to stay here with her."

Nurlan opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Not far away, Jiayi Laobai was playing the dombra. The vast and rhythmic melody was exactly what Gulinar liked.