Chapter 209
Chapter 209
Lin Hui followed the officer on duty and hurried to the duty room.
He clenched his hands into fists, feeling heavy-hearted and looking extremely heavy-faced.
Just now, the platoon leader on duty told him that someone on the border island called.
Let them tell Lin Hui that his old squad leader Wei Yongnian is about to retire...
At this moment, Lin Hui's head was buzzing.
The appearance of the old squad leader kept appearing in his mind.
"Lin Hui, I believe in you, you will definitely become a good soldier!"
"You are the best soldier I have ever led, and maybe the last one!"
"You still have a long way to go in the future, go fly, leave this island and don't come back!"
"..."
Lin Hui's eyes were red, and tears kept rolling in his eyes.
He has been working hard since he left the island.
In just over a year, he has achieved unprecedented achievements, and even got a medal of honor that many people cannot get in their entire lives.
He has not had time to share his recent situation and achievements with the old squad leader.
Unexpectedly, the news that the old squad leader was about to retire came first.
Too fast!
Time passed too fast!
Lin Hui knew very well what a military career of more than ten years meant to a veteran who loved the army.
This was almost everything to him, everything to him.
Squad leader Wei Yongnian dedicated half of his life to the army.
Like an old tree, it has been deeply rooted in the soil.
He brought out one excellent soldier after another for the army, and used all his energy to complete his mission as a soldier.
Now asking him to take off this military uniform is as painful as peeling off a layer of skin from his body.
After retiring, the sky is high and the earth is far away.
It will be too difficult to see each other again in the future.
Lin Hui felt a dull pain in his heart. He covered his chest with his hands, and it became very difficult to breathe.
After leaving the island, he always kept in mind the teachings of the old squad leader, and fulfilled his promise to work hard to become an excellent soldier.
But now, the squad leader is leaving.
The saddest thing in the army is that people come and go.
Lin Hui knew that he could change from a bad soldier who only wanted to retire to what he is now, all thanks to the old squad leader.
In his military career, no one has more significance and influence on him than Wei Yongnian.
Soon, Lin Hui followed the duty platoon leader into the house.
The platoon leader looked at another officer on duty and said, "Help me make a phone call."
The other officer on duty was surprised and looked up at the clock: "It's so late, why are you still calling?"
The platoon leader sighed and looked back at Lin Hui: "His old squad leader will retire soon. This is probably the last chance. Please help me."
The officer on duty didn't say much.
After asking where the call was made, he immediately helped to connect.
Soon, the call was connected: "Hello, please help me transfer to the border defense area..."
Lin Hui stood aside during the whole process.
He never said a word.
He stood there quietly like a sculpture, as if he had lost his soul.
Soon, the call was transferred from the border area to Crescent Island.
"It's connected."
The officer on duty handed the phone to Lin Hui.
Lin Hui stretched out his hand, but he still didn't have the courage to face this matter.
He hesitated for a long time, and finally picked up the microphone and carefully put it to his ear.
A familiar voice soon came from the other side, it was Wu Meng.
"Hello, hello, who is this? Speak?"
Lin Hui took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "I, I am Lin Hui."
Wu Meng was instantly excited: "Lin Hui, it's really you, I guessed it was you!"
The next second, Zou Peng rushed to the phone and shouted excitedly: "Let me tell you, let me tell you!"
"You made it so hard for us to find you, do you know how much effort we put in to find you? I asked the border guards and found out that you were not here for a long time..."
Liu Shan, who was next to him, quickly snatched the phone: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and continue to cut your toenails! Lin Hui, wait a minute, the squad leader is out for the last patrol, I'm going to call him now!"
"Wait, you must wait, don't hang up the phone!"
"This phone is too difficult to call!"
Then, Lin Hui heard the voice from the other end getting farther away: "Squad leader, squad leader, come back soon, Lin Hui is calling!"
While waiting, Lin Hui couldn't help but roll his throat.
His heart was filled with excitement, anxiety, and even fear.
Even his right hand holding the phone began to tremble for no apparent reason.
He had to hold it tightly with both hands.
He had never been afraid of anything since he was a child.
Even if his father wanted to sever the relationship between him and his son,He didn't care about the relationship.
But now, he was extremely uneasy and full of fear.
Especially the waiting process, it seemed like a kind of torture.
The wall clock in the duty room was ticking.
The old watch on Lin Hui's hand also made a ticking sound as if it was echoing each other.
The time on the watch was five minutes slow.
It's not that there are no good watches in the army.
But this watch was a commemorative gift given to him by Wei Yongnian.
As long as he wore this watch, Lin Hui could be full of confidence no matter what he did.
Because as long as he saw it, Lin Hui could think of a place called Crescent Island on the blue sea of the motherland, where an old soldier was silently supporting him.
But now, that person is about to leave.
Also leaving is Lin Hui's spiritual support and the memories on the island.
When Lin Hui thought that from now on, he could only move forward alone, he felt very uncomfortable.
Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later.
But he always hoped that this day would never come.
"Hello, Lin Hui."
Hearing this familiar and warm voice, Lin Hui's body trembled, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Squad, squad..."
He opened his lips, but could only make a hoarse sound of airflow.
It was at this time that he understood.
It turns out that when people are most nervous and excited, they can't make any sound.
Wei Yongnian knew that the person on the other side was Lin Hui, and finally showed a long-lost smile on his face: "Lin Hui, I finally got through to your phone. I thought I couldn't contact you."
"You are the last soldier I brought out. If I leave without talking to you in the end, it would be a pity."
Lin Hui's tears could no longer be controlled, and they slid down hotly: "Squad leader!"
Wei Yongnian responded, and the haze shrouded by retirement was also dispersed a little: "I have heard about your performance outside. It's great and amazing."
"At the beginning, I said you were a The seedling of the king of soldiers, it really is true! "
He laughed heartily and said: "The squad leader has no ability in this life, no future, and is mediocre as a soldier, and knows nothing else."
"But what makes me most happy is that I have brought out one outstanding soldier after another."
"You are all excellent, each one is better than me, especially you, Lin Hui."
Wei Yongnian said with relief: "You are the best and the most outstanding of all the soldiers I have led! I am proud of you!"
Lin Hui bit his lip tightly and never spoke.
He just wanted to listen to the old squad leader's voice and listen to him speak more.
Otherwise, he would never hear it again in the future.
Wei Yongnian rubbed his eyes, choked up his throat, and said with a relaxed and relieved tone: "It's worth it, and I'm relieved. With you here, I can leave peacefully!"
Lin Hui's collar was wet with tears, and his heart was full of reluctance: "Squad leader, I can't bear to leave you!"
Wei Yongnian suddenly laughed: "Silly boy, are you still crying? You are already a deputy battalion commander, don't let others laugh at you, many people are watching you, wipe your tears."
Lin Hui wiped away tears with his sleeves: "Yes, squad leader, I won't cry!"
Wei Yongnian took a deep breath and said with relief: "Okay, it's so late, go to bed early. I just wanted to say goodbye to you, now it's over, I'm satisfied, and there's nothing to regret."
Lin Hui's tears flowed down again, like a dam bursting.
Wei Yongnian was silent for a long time, as if his heart was stabbed with a knife.
But in order not to worry Lin Hui, he could only pretend to be cheerful and said with a smile: "You are now the deputy battalion commander, you must be very busy, I won't say much!"
"In the future, don't play those little tempers anymore. Take good care of yourself when you are alone. When it's cold, remember to put your feet under the quilt when you sleep."
"No more, hang up, take care!"
Beep beep beep...
Lin Hui took the phone, covered his face with his arms, and cried.
This was the saddest and most uncomfortable time he cried since he joined the army.
The two officers on duty next to him were also infected and felt extremely heavy.
The most uncomfortable thing in the army is that people leave and people leave again.
Unlike the outside society, there is only the purest comradeship in the army.
This friendship cannot be cut by a knife or split by an axe.
But they couldn't comfort Lin Hui either, they could only silently wish the old soldier all the best in their hearts in the future.
After a long time, Lin Hui hung up the phone and ran out of the duty room.
The two officers on duty were stunned and shouted: "Where are you going? The division commander is waiting to see you tomorrow!"
Lin Hui said without turning his head: "Please ask for leave for me and the division commander. I want to see the old squad leader!"
The two officers on dutyThey looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
"He just left like that. How are we going to explain to the division commander tomorrow?"
"What to explain? Just tell the truth."
"He is a popular figure in our division. It can be seen that this old squad leader surnamed Wei is very important to him. I believe the division commander is not an unreasonable person. He will understand."
"That's right."
Soon, Lin Hui rushed out of the division headquarters.
Outside the gate, Xu Da and others were talking and laughing, imagining life after entering the military academy.
Seeing Lin Hui rushing out like crazy, with tears in the corners of his eyes, they were all stunned.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Why are you crying?"
"Did you get beaten? Whoever beat you, we can't kill him!"
Lin Hui took a deep breath and said, "You go back to the guesthouse first. Someone will take you to report tomorrow morning. I have to go to a place to do something."
Xu Da was puzzled: "You won't come with us?"
Zhang Wei was worried: "If you don't go, you will be punished. The order has been issued!"
Wang Yong and Chen Erhu asked with concern: "Brother Hui, where are you going? Did something happen? Do you want us to help?"
Lin Hui shook his head, his eyes were very firm: "I want to go to the place where my dream of becoming a soldier began. Even if I am punished or put in solitary confinement, I must go there. Otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
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