The weapon of the country

"I hate Shen Xiao." Shen Han said.

"How dare he... he dares to give everything to me, he dares to die, just because he knows that I will take good care of my mother and everyone..."

He also hated himself, why he did what Shen Xiao entrusted but did not entrust every time.Why let Shen Xiao feel at ease? If Shen Xiao couldn't entrust it to him, wouldn't he die so simply, would he...will try hard to come back alive?

He leaned on Zhuang Ye's shoulder for 30 seconds, listening to Little Swan's inhale in surprise.

Shen Han said, "Don't move, let me lean on for a few more seconds."

"You can rely on it for as long as you want."

Still counting the seconds, Shen Han let go of Zhuang Ye in time.

"I'm going to the military headquarters. Wait for me to come back."

Shen Han once again stood in front of Wei Mincun.It was still the quiet and elegant office, with no ripples on the lake outside the window, reflecting the sky, clouds and trees, like a mirror.

General Wei was also as calm as that lake.

"It will be announced on the news tonight." He opened the drawer, took out the envelope and pushed it out of the table.

The standard white envelope, written in Shen Xiao's handwriting, "Received by Shen Han".The suicide note they left before their dangerous mission, Shen Han never imagined that he would one day take over his brother's suicide note.

But when he picked up the envelope, it was not a video, but a piece of paper. He never thought that Shen Xiao would be the one who wrote the letter.

He folded the envelope into several folds and put it in his pocket. Wei Mincun glanced over it, and Shen Han smiled, "Look at it now, I'm afraid I will tear the letter."

For the first time, he has a bit of Shen Xiao's look, the kind of eyes that are familiar with stabbing Wei Mincun.

Is it true that when Shen Xiao died, Shen Han became like him; or did he have an illusion?

Wei Mincun's expression was normal, and Shen Han's expression was also normal. He saluted Wei Mincun, "This subordinate applies to continue the rescue plan. I will complete it for Shen Xiao."

There was a free meal in the chapel that night, and Shen Li was one of the organizers.

The news was at seven o'clock in the evening, Shen Han appeared outside the chapel at six o'clock, and Zhuang Ye came with him.

Walking into the gate of the chapel, candles are lit on the lampstands on the left and right sides, and the inside of the hall is full of warm light.

It was the first time Zhuang Ye saw Shen Li with his own eyes after a distance of more than ten meters. She was busy under the altar, distributing bread to those who came to receive dinner together with the priests.

He suddenly felt uncomfortable, Shen Han stopped and called out, "Mom."

Shen Li looked at him in surprise, said a few words to the priest, and walked towards Shen Han along the aisle between the seats.

"what happened?"

Shen Han said, "Let's go next door, Mom, please sit down first, I have something to tell you."

Zhuang Ye watched her lead Shen Han into the room of the statue of the Virgin Mary. Shen Han put his arms around her shoulders, helped her to sit down, and then half-kneeled beside her, holding her hand.She couldn't hear their words, but only saw what Shen Han said. She was stunned, she wanted to stand up but was exhausted, sank in the seat, trembling all over, and finally groaned, covering her eyes, and tears flowed from her fingers. dripping between seams.

It will be reported in the news soon that Brigadier General Shen Xiao had a relapse of his old injury and passed away at noon today.

But his mother is entitled to know what her son died for.

Shen Han hugged her and made his mother lean on him.There was something shining in his eyes, but there were no tears.

"There is one more thing to tell you, Mom..." Shen Han finally said, "Shen Xiao's work is not finished, I want to finish it for him."

His mother objected fiercely, "Why must you!"

Zhong Jiaqi is very important, and we must do our best to bring her back to the Federation.

"I have been involved in this matter all the time, and I am the most familiar with the situation; besides, no one knows what arrangements Shen Xiao made, I know him best...I am the best candidate."

Shen Li grabbed his arm tightly and tried to persuade him, "You didn't want to be a soldier...why... I already had a child who died for the Federation, my other child, you can't..."

"Mom, I never told you." Shen Han held her hand, every word was so heavy, "Shen Xiao didn't force me to do what I don't want to do, joining the army is not something I don't want to do."

Shen Li looked at him in astonishment.

The two identities of soldier and son tore him apart. It turned out that he was also afraid of pain.He made a choice, chose to assume the duties of a soldier, and gave up the obligations of a son to his mother.For the Federation, is this loyalty?Hurt someone who loves him unconditionally.Is this choice to be celebrated?All he felt was torment and shame.

But he owed his mother an explanation. Shen Han said, "Shen Xiao forced me to face myself that I dare not face. I always wanted to join the army, but he chose to join the army first, so I can't make this choice again."

He took a deep breath, as if he wanted to confess all the hidden past under the candlelight.Even if those truths would break his mother's already broken heart.

"I know that most of Shen Xiao will die on the battlefield. So I can't go too, I can't let you lose two children."

He always wanted to be the more sensible one, to make his mother less worried, to apply to the College of Arts and Sciences, to the History Department of the Department of Architecture, and to live a stable life that would make his mother feel at ease.

But Shen Xiao pulled him to the true yearning deep in his heart, forcing him to walk towards his destiny.So today, he had to do the ruthless thing, tell his mother about the death of one of her children, and at the same time tell her that her other child was ready to meet a similar end.

Shen Li closed her eyes, her whole face was wet with tears.Her son had made a decision, and she knew she couldn't stop it.But her heart was crushed at this moment, her chest was full of blood and pain, she almost wanted to fall to the ground and cry bitterly.

But she just said, "You go back first, go back. Leave me alone for a while..."

"mom……"

She patted Shen Han's hand with tears wet hands, "Leave me alone!"

Shen Han stood up and left step by step.

Shen Xiao's voice rang in his ears, it was the words in Shen Xiao's suicide note.

"...I told you that my younger brother has the potential to become a top leader, but he is only a second-rate commander. You can't bear it, you can't bear your subordinates, your friends, your relatives, anyone around you Injuried."

"But Shen Han, to be a commander is to watch others die..."

"So you have to bear with it and learn to watch others die..."

"...Don't get me wrong, I'm not accusing you of being intolerable. I won't tell you personally, it's actually a very precious thing..."

"I used to think that a person who is ruthless to himself and absolutely rational is the best commander, but I was wrong. Such a person is a politician and is not worthy of holding the sharpest weapon in a country..."

"The best commander is not the one who can bear the most, but the one who can't bear it but finally bears it..."

That night, after the priest delivered the dinner, Shen Li was nowhere to be seen. After the people receiving the meal dispersed, the white-haired old priest went to the next door to look for her.

"Ma'am?" He approached Shen Li's back, but saw this strong woman kneeling at the feet of the blue-robed Virgin, her shoulders trembling as if she was praying.

"What's wrong with you?" The old priest quickly helped her up.

Shen Li didn't know whether she was crying or laughing.

She never taught her children to be heroes, and she was not the kind of mother who would encourage her children to die for the Commonwealth.She just wants her kids to take control of their lives and do what they think they should do, and she will never interfere, no matter what that is.But I didn't expect that one day those things would be tantamount to sacrifice and death.

"Father..." she said, "I have taught both my children so well that they are doing what they have to do."