Chapter 32: Heartbreak. Dreams shattered

Yajie'er couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. Under Principal Zheng Xun's scrutinizing gaze, she turned slightly, grabbed the phone, and softly pleaded, "Then go eat right now." Whatever the reason, let go of your anger and let those people go, okay? ”
Zhanxiage's body trembled violently again, and Yajie'er's voice continued to reach his ears through the high-powered military satellite phone in his hand: "Do you remember that little flower growing in the desert? Do you remember that lizard that lives in the tropical rainforest, capable of performing water floating tricks on its own two legs?" Whether animals or plants, each has its own adorable side. It's just like those standing before you—no matter what they've done, if they realize their mistakes, give them a chance, okay? ”
Murderous intent in anger, sweet tenderness, even desire...... Listening to Yajie'er's voice and feeling her uncontrollable feelings and care, all kinds of emotions twisted in Zhan Xiage's heart. He was truly captivated.
Zhanxiage didn't know how long he had been standing there in a daze. The villagers all cautiously stared at this man before them, whose body was covered in blood but suddenly no longer so glaring.
Shen Hao was truly relieved now, because seeing such a war hero song, he suddenly remembered an old saying: 'The land of tenderness is the hero's grave!'
Only a woman's gentlest emotional lock can, in this seemingly impossible situation, gently wrap around the war hero song layer by layer, going mad and unleashing all its power on the killing machine about to lose control.
A painful groan came from beneath Zhanxiage's feet, and the little boy whose knees had been broken by him woke up.
"Pah!"
A mouthful of blood-streaked saliva spitted onto Zhan Xiaoge's pants. Zhan Xiaoge's gaze first landed on the tiger-tooth military knife in his hand, then shifted to his pants, which were covered in blood and a mouthful of saliva, and finally slowly moved to the little boy's face.
While Shen Hao was shouting in his heart about danger, Zhanxia Ge's voice, already tinged with warmth, suddenly turned cold and hard like ice again. He said to the high-powered military satellite phone in his hand, "No!" I have an enemy I absolutely cannot let go! ”
Yajie'er was truly anxious. Ignoring that General Zheng Xun was right beside her, she urgently asked, "Why are you unwilling to let go?" Where has the big boy I once saw, with a sunny smile who respects and loves life, gone? Do you want me to wait bitterly for twenty-four months, only to see a stranger I never know again? Even if you can escape the judgment of the law, can you escape the judgment of morality and conscience in your future years? What do you think...... Would I accept a butcher with bloodstained hands, who once ordered the shooting of innocent villagers?! ”
"Don't worry, I'm awake!" Zhan Xiagege said in a deep voice, "I will no longer order the shooting of these three hundred or so villagers in front of me. Whether or not there are terrorists hidden among them, I will spare them!" ”
"That's good!"
Yajie'er couldn't help but break into a big smile. Before she could speak, she suddenly heard the sound of blood spurting from her body on the phone, mixed with a child's scream.
Yajie'er's omnidirectional movement was instantly frozen. She trembled and shouted almost hysterically, "What was that sound?" What was that sound? Zhanxia Ge, answer me—what did you just do? ”
"It's nothing." Zhanxiage slowly withdrew his tiger-tooth combat saber from the boy's body and replied, "I just did what I was supposed to do!" ”
"You...... Killed again? ”
"Yes!"
"What you killed was a ...... Child? ”
"Yes!" Zhanxiage looked at the frail corpse of the boy at his feet and said, "He looks at most about twelve years old." ”
Burning and desperate tears finally burst uncontrollably from Yajie'er's eyes. Choking up, she cried out, "Zhanxiage, you're so ruthless!" You wouldn't even let a twelve-year-old child go! Where has the big boy I used to like, who could give everything to protect me, gone? You killed the man I love most in my heart. Battle Hero Song, let me tell you, I hate you! ”
Zhanxiage's mouth dropped open. He wanted to explain something to Yajie'er, but staring at the corpse beneath his feet, he couldn't get the words out of his mouth.
Yajie'er's words continued to hit his ears hard: "Why aren't you explaining? Aren't you usually good at arguing? You know you're wrong, don't you?" But let me tell you, there are some offenses in this world that must never be committed! Battle Hero's Song, from this moment on, we are finished, we are finished! I will never let myself fall for a butcher or murderer who personally slaughtered a twelve-year-old child. Even if I still have feelings for you, I can't face your face anymore, because your face and your hands are splattered with the blood of a child! Since you love killing so much, you should die on the battlefield and never come back!! ”
With a loud "bang," Yajie'er abruptly hung up the phone. Covering her face, Yajie'er ran out of Principal Zheng Xun's office crying as she went.
At the same time, Zhan Xiage's heart was also broken.
"Am I a butcher?" Am I the murderer? Zhanxiage's gaze swept over every soldier's face in the Fifth Special Forces. In a trembling voice, he shouted, "I avenge my own brothers. Was I wrong?" I made the killer pay for his blood debt. Just because he was a twelve-year-old child, should we just let him shoot bullets at us and just laugh it off? I want to lead everyone home alive. Is that really me too...... Is that wrong?! ”
"Hahaha...... She told me, we're finished! She even told me, since I love killing so much, I should die on the battlefield and never go back! ”
Listening to the war hero's wild laughter and seeing his desperate, pale, lifeless face, everyone present felt a sharp shock in their hearts.
Zhanxiage wiped away the tears from the laugh at the corner of his eyes and shouted wildly, "Fine! Since you want me to die on the battlefield, I'll fulfill your wish. Consider it my return of these twenty-one months of youth for you. Let me help you kill the person you hate most!" ”
……
A day later, the Fifth Special Forces finally rendezvous with the Russian troops who had been supposed to meet them but had been attacked by Chechen terrorists. Two days later, the Fifth Special Forces soldiers and Shen Hao boarded a Russian military helicopter and returned to their homeland.
Instructor Long Jianhui was killed in action, more than half of the twenty-plus trainees and soldiers were killed, and all were wounded. With Principal Zheng Xun's approval, the Fifth Special Forces trainees, who had endured the harshest trials of war, boarded helicopters and returned to the Fifth Special Forces Elite Training School.
They slowly walked into the campus, gazing at the familiar surroundings and the blue sky above them, feeling as if they had already experienced a cycle of life.
Yajie'er hid in her own office, staring intently at each student entering the campus until the last student also entered. She still hadn't noticed the man she cared about most, loved most, and hated the most.
Zhanxiage did not return.
A soft knock came from outside the office, and someone shouted loudly, "Reporting!" ”
Yajie'er quickly wiped away the tears from the corner of her eye with her sleeve, sniffing lightly as she said, "Come in!" ”
Entering Yajie'er's office was a student wrapped in bandages but still standing upright, already showing a bit of a real masculine vibe. Yajie'er knew him; his name was Xie Yuran, a trainee who had survived the most brutal war alongside Zhanxia Ge.
Yajie'er tried hard to keep her voice calm and her face cold, "What are you doing here? Is Zhanxiage here calling you here?" What does he want you to say to me? Why didn't he come in person? ”
"No, the squad leader didn't have anything to pass on to the instructor. He didn't come back with us. And I think maybe the class monitor will never come to you in person anymore! Xie Yuran said in a deep voice, "I just have some things stuck in my heart that I want to tell the instructor." ”
Yajie'er was completely stunned, murmuring, "You mean the Battle Hero Song didn't come back with you?" He stayed in ...... Russia?! ”
"Yes, before we joined up with the Russian troops supporting us, we encountered a large group of Chechen rebels and 'assassin organization' terrorists. To cover our retreat, the squad leader was alone and led the enemy deep into the mountains."
Xie Yuran said, "When the class monitor parted ways with us, the last thing he said was...... I'm going to die on the battlefield! ”
Yajie'er suddenly reached out and covered her mouth. Although she swore never to pay attention to that man again, she couldn't help but let out a sorrowful cry: "Oh my god......! ”
It was only then that Yajie'er suddenly realized just how heavy her words had been!
"The reason I came to see the instructor is to stand for the class monitor and explain something to you. At the time, you didn't give him a chance to explain, but I think deep down he still hopes you can understand the whole story."
Xie Yuran's deep voice slowly drifted into Yajie'er's ears. Every word he spoke, every word he uttered, was like a sharp steel needle, stabbing Yajie'er so hard her whole body trembled uncontrollably. "The boy the squad leader personally killed, only eleven or twelve, was a bona fide Chechen terrorist. According to Russian authorities, he was a wanted criminal who participated in the Second Chechen War. According to records, at least five Russian soldiers were killed by him!" Moreover, Russian authorities suspect that two bombing terrorist incidents are related to him. It was this Chechen terrorist who, while passing through the village, shot one of our brothers with an assault rifle. The squad leader personally stabbed him to death at the time, just to make him pay for a blood debt! ”
Tears of regret and despair burst wildly from Yajie'er's eyes as clear as ocean waves. An overwhelming emptiness and helplessness struck her hard, making it impossible for her to support her body. She could only slowly collapse to the ground. She knew that her war heroic song, the boy who was already exhausted on the battlefield and covered in wounds from her words, might truly ...... I can't come back!
Before leaving Yajie'er's office, Xie Yuran suddenly stopped. He turned back and said, "I want to say a few more words." The squad leader is the best soldier we've ever met, and also our best big brother! ”