As night fell, an older woman pushed open the old shop door, but what she saw made her immediately angry, "Lao Wan, how dare you drink? Don't you want to live anymore?"

On the rocking chair in front of the woman, Lao Wan no longer looked like he was smiling at noon. Now his face was ashen, he was holding a bottle of white wine in his hand, and his body was full of the smell of alcohol. On the stool next to him, Qin Ge looked formal and well-behaved.

Sitting there, he looked a little embarrassed with his messy hair and nose that was congealed into blood scabs.

"Xiao Qin, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you were beaten?" The woman ignored Lao Wan and ran to Qin Ge, stroking his face and asked.

Qin Ge suppressed an ugly smile and said, "No, I hit it myself."

"Humph, what a bump! How could it be like that? I hit you!" When Lao Wan heard Qin Ge's lie, he jumped up from the rocking chair and pointed at him.

"Lao Wan, you have become more capable, haven't you? Ah! Today you drank and hit Xiao Qin. Are you tired of life?" The old woman stood up and pointed at Lao Wan's nose and cursed.

If in normal times, Lao Wan would be scared if he saw his wife like this, but it was different today. He pointed at Qin Ge and said, "You ask what good thing this little bastard has done? Ah! He wants to be that person.

Bullshit commander! Ah, is that thing good? Rather than letting him die outside, why not let me kill him now? At least others will know where he is buried!"

When Lao Wan yelled these words, the old woman took a trembling step back and sighed, "Lao Wan, after so many years, it's time to forget..."

"Forgot, how could I forget? Did you just forget it?" Lao Wan's voice suddenly became choker, and he roared with a cry, "Ah, it was all me. If he had interrupted when he was about to go,

If his leg is permanently disabled, I can still take care of him for the rest of his life. What about now? It’s been more than ten years, and I don’t even know where his body is. How do you want me to forget it? And him!"

Lao Wan pointed at the somewhat confused Qin Ge with a trembling hand, and shouted, "Ah, we have been together for more than a month, and we have just developed feelings, and you want to tell me that you want to be that bullshit commander? This is not

Is this a crime? Even if a kitten or puppy dies, people will be sad. Now a living person is running to die, how can I ignore it? It’s a good thing if I don’t kill him!” After Lao Wan finished speaking, he let out a series of violent words.

He coughed, and then sat weakly in the rocking chair, looking at the sky blankly.

"Hey... What a sin..." The old woman looked at Lao Wan who had calmed down and sighed. She turned to Qin Ge and said, "Xiao Qin, please don't blame your Uncle Wan. Speaking of this matter...

...Oh...come with me."

Qin Ge quickly stood up and followed the old woman's footsteps into the back room. After passing the house where the old couple usually lived, the two walked to a door. The old woman opened the door with a heavy expression.

He turned on the light and revealed what was inside.

The room was similar to the one Qin Ge lived in now. The decoration inside was also very simple, with a bed, a set of tables and chairs, and a wardrobe. But on the table, there was a photo frame, and inside the photo frame was a black and white photo.

The old woman walked in, went to the table, took the black and white photo in her hand, and said to Qin Ge who was following him, "This is my eldest son, he is also a commander, but since he left

, except for a photo and a few letters sent back, there was nothing else. When we learned about him again, it was a suicide note sent by the Maritime Safety Administration. They said it was written by my son before, because

Every commander will prepare a suicide note in advance. After arriving on the sea, he does not know what kind of danger will happen, so he is prepared. But the body is gone. I heard that he was buried in the sea with his ship's wife...

"

As the old woman spoke, tears gradually flowed down. Qin Ge stood behind the old woman and didn't know what to say for a while. He could only slowly caress the old woman's back to calm her mood.

After a while, the old woman finally calmed down and smiled, "But he is an excellent commander. One time he wrote back and said that he saved a boatload of people. At that time

Lao Wan was very arrogant among the neighbors, saying that his son was so good, that his tail could reach the sky. Also, one time he wrote a letter..."

Qin Ge listened to the old woman's words and responded from time to time, his heart filled with mixed feelings. Looking at the old woman with gray hair on her temples, he couldn't help but want to say, "I won't go."

But at that moment, the words of the librarian rang in his ears, "Now that you have found what you are looking for, you must not lose it. Otherwise, if you want to find it again, you don't know."

How much time will it take?"

Yes, I have been confused for long enough. Now that I have found my goal, I must not lose it.

…

…

Time passed very slowly tonight. It was only about nine o'clock when Qin Ge finished washing and returned to the room. While he was packing his things, he was thinking about how to say goodbye to the old couple. At this moment, there was a sound outside the door.

There was a knock on the door.

"Here we come." Qin Ge answered the door and saw Lao Wan standing at his door with a straight face.

When he opened the door, Lao Wan glanced into the room, and then said to Qin Ge, "Why, are you packing your things so quickly? Are you going to leave overnight?"

"No way." Qin Ge said with a smile.

"Smile!" Lao Wan rolled his eyes at Qin Ge, then sighed, "Do you know how to drink?"

"A little bit..." Qin Ge said hesitantly. After all, alcohol is prohibited in military schools, but is it normal for soldiers not to drink? So...

"You will know how to do it, grown men are always chattering." Lao Wan scolded, and then his tone softened, "Your aunt prepared a few dishes and had a drink with me."

"Okay!" Qin Ge quickly closed the door and followed Lao Wan to the center of the yard. Sure enough, the aunt had already prepared several special dishes, and there was a bottle of wine that had not yet been finished on the table.

"Sit!" After Lao Wan sat down, he said to Qin Ge, who was still standing next to the table.

"Yes!" Qin Ge quickly sat down, opened the wine on the table, and poured a glass each for Lao Wan and himself.

"When are you going to leave tomorrow?" Lao Wan said with a long sigh as he looked at the wine Qin Ge poured for him.

"Morning, Wan Lao, as you know, the ship to Shenhua City will arrive in the morning." Qin Ge looked at Lao Wan and said.

"Lao Wan!" Lao Wan rolled his eyes at Qin Ge, "I really want to break your legs."

"I will come back alive!" Qin Ge looked at Lao Wan and said firmly.

"Go away, you know I don't want to hear this!" Lao Wan slapped the table and yelled. Finally, he picked up the wine glass and said to Qin Ge, "I don't want you to come back, I just want you to live!"

"Well, I will definitely live! I will definitely live well!" Qin Ge picked up the wine glass, bumped it hard with Lao Wan, and then they both drank.

Maybe it was because Lao Wan drank a lot in the afternoon, and after drinking with Qin Ge for a while, he fell drunk on the table. Qin Ge could only shake his head when he saw this, helped Lao Wan and sent him back to the room.

Coming out of the back room, Qin Ge drank the remaining wine with a smile, cleared the table and other things, then returned to the room and continued to pack his luggage...
Chapter completed!