Lin Qiye frowned, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Kongcheng smiled slightly and calmly took out a cigarette from his pocket, "Do you mind?"
"mind."
Zhao Kongcheng:...
Zhao Kongcheng put away the cigarette helplessly and leaned back on the chair, with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes.
"When I was young, I was just like you."
"To be honest, this opening is a bit cliche."
"…"
"It's okay, you continue."
"When I was six years old, my father died of illness. My mother worked two jobs to raise me up." Zhao Kongcheng rubbed his hand against the cigarette case, his voice was very calm.
"The pace of that era was very slow. My mother's expectation for me at that time was to finish junior high school well, then come back and become a village cadre, marry a daughter-in-law, have several children, and live a happy life together as a family.
You know, young people always have a rebellious period.
When I graduated from junior high school, my grades were pretty good. It would not be difficult to become a village cadre if I went back, but I ignored her objections and decided to become a soldier.
In fact, she didn't object, but she seemed a little unhappy. The day I left home, she stood at the door and looked at me silently. When I walked to the road behind the house, she was looking at me. When I walked to the village gate, she was still looking at me...
Later, when I walked to the city station, I couldn't let go, so I sneaked back to take a look... and found that she was still standing there, looking in the direction I was walking, in a daze.
To be honest, at that time I really thought about staying here and not leaving, but in the end, I decided to become a soldier. "
Zhao Kongcheng sighed and continued: "Later, my military rank rose higher and higher, and I joined the special forces. Because I was good at close combat, I was transferred to the night watch.
After that, I also took advantage of the vacation to go home to see my mother, and I found out..."
When Zhao Kongcheng said this, he suddenly paused.
Lin Qiye spoke cautiously: "Your mother... passed away?"
"No, she remarried."
Lin Qiye:...
"My mother worked too hard when she was young and was physically exhausted. Originally, she wanted me to return to the village and become a cadre so that I could take care of her. But I didn't expect this at the time and chose to join the army.
Later, she couldn't bear it alone, so she got married. At least she would have someone to take care of her when she got old.
It's a pity that I had already entered the Night Watch and could not stay with her for a long time to provide for her in old age. To be honest, I was really relieved when I heard the news that she was getting married. "
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, "So, what is the purpose of telling me this?"
Zhao Kongcheng slowly stood up and looked into Lin Qiye's eyes, "We all have things we cherish, but as we grow up, we will subconsciously ignore their existence out of habit and be attracted by other things." Attention...
I was like this back then, but you are different, Lin Qiye.
You are smarter and more sensible than I was back then. You have your own ideas and you want to stay with your family and accompany them.
This is really good.
Since you have chosen this path, go on with it.
Just leave it to people like us to protect the world. "
He turned around picked up the brown paper on the table and handed it to Lin Qiye.
"I just met your aunt. In this era, there are really not many good people like this. I know the current situation of your family. You can take this money."
Lin Qiye said without any hesitation, "I don't want it."
"I am a night watchman and I am not short of money."
"Then I don't want it either."
"I gave this to your aunt, you have to take it!"
"My aunt won't want it either."
The corner of Zhao Kongcheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Lin Qiye for a long time, neither of them giving in.
After a while, Zhao Kongcheng spoke again, "Lin Qiye... I'm old. I can't bear to see that the regrets that happened to me happen again in front of my eyes, even to others."
"Then you can close your eyes and don't look." Lin Qiye's attitude was very firm, "Although our family is poor, we have our own bottom line. I won't take any money from soldiers.
What's more, my eyes are better, I have the ability, and I won't let regrets happen. "
Zhao Kongcheng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing, just smiled bitterly.
"Wouldn't it be nice to take this money back and give it to your wife and children?" Lin Qiye spoke again.
"I said, the welfare system of the Night Watch is very good. Even if I die on the battlefield, my wife and children will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and they will also be able to go to a good university and have a bright future." Zhao Kongcheng Seeing that he really couldn't convince Lin Qiye, he could only put the cowhide bag back.
"Then you don't have any dreams yourself?"
"My dream?" Zhao Kongcheng sat back in his chair and raised his eyebrows, "I do have a dream. I have had it since I was a child."
"What is it?"
"Become a general in the army! Then with a dazzling array of merit medals on your chest, wearing a military uniform, you can return to the village in glory, letting those who look down on my mother know that my mother's son... is a general!" Zhao A dazzling light appeared in Kongcheng's eyes.
Lin Qiye was startled. For some reason, looking at Zhao Kongcheng in front of him, he seemed to be thinking of Li Yifei again...
They seem to be the same kind of people.
"So are you convinced now?"
"No, it's still far away." Zhao Kongcheng smiled bitterly, "And as a night watchman, I can't go out with a medal of merit. This dream... can only be a dream after all."
Lin Qiye was silent.
"Okay, in that case, it's time for me to leave." Zhao Kongcheng stood up, walked to Lin Qiye, and stretched out his right hand.
"I wish you a bright future, Lin Qiye."
Lin Qiye stared blankly at Zhao Kongcheng's face, which seemed to be no longer greasy...
He stretched out his hands and held them tightly, "I wish you great achievements one day, General Zhao."
Zhao Kongcheng smiled, turned around, and walked outside the house.
"Wait, your coat of arms." Lin Qiye stopped him, picked up the coat of arms on the table, and waved it.
Zhao Kongcheng slapped his head, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot! This is my life!"
Zhao Kongcheng took the coat of arms, glanced at it, and seemed to have thought of something, "By the way, did you see the following sentences?"
"Saw it."
"How's it going? Isn't he handsome?"
"Very handsome. Did you write it?"
"No, this is the oath we made when we entered the Night Watch." Zhao Kongcheng threw away the coat of arms like tossing a coin, then caught it firmly and put it in his pocket, "But... I like it very much."
"etc."
"what happened again?"
"It's raining heavily outside, please hold an umbrella."
"Thank you. I won't return this umbrella."
"You can just take it and consider it... as a reward for protecting the earth."
"Interesting, okay, I'm really leaving."
"goodbye."
Zhao Kongcheng took the black umbrella, opened the door, and walked out, while Lin Qiye stood by the window, silently watching him leave.
In the rain, he rubbed the coat of arms with his fingers in his pocket and whispered:
"If the dark night comes,
I will stand before thousands of people,
The sword is drawn horizontally towards the abyss,
The sky is stained with blood..."
…
The rain is getting heavier.
Zhao Kongcheng calmly got into the black van with an umbrella, took out the cigarette case from his pocket, and prepared to enjoy a short period of silence.
Just then, his headset suddenly sounded!
A man's voice came from it.
His hand holding the cigarette trembled suddenly, and his pupils suddenly shrank!