HCB Chapter 438 The Taste of Tears: Sour and Bitter
Chapter 438 The Taste of Tears: Sour and Bitter
"I understand why you want Tian Guangzhi to stay."
"But he is also an independent person, and he has his own ideas."
"To be honest, if I were him, I wouldn't be able to stay in the military either."
"A person who was so important in my life, who gave his life to pave the smooth road, every step he took resulted in blood splattering out."
"Let him go, let him go somewhere else and start over." Gu Nan said this to Zhou Qishan.
"Then, Tian Guangwen died in vain?" Zhou Qishan asked Gu Nan, frowning.
"He didn't die in vain; he made amends for his mistakes in the end and finally realized his mistakes."
“Everyone builds their own path. His death was an attempt to atone for his own mistakes, and it had nothing to do with Tian Guangzhi,” Gu Nan said.
Zhou Qishan was momentarily speechless after hearing Gu Nan's words.
"Forget it, I'm not going to bother with you anymore."
"Do whatever you want!!" Seeing that Gu Nan was also speaking up for Tian Guangzhi, Zhou Qishan simply flung his hand and sat down on a chair some distance away.
All I did was not want a good brother to leave the army, how was that wrong?
Zhou Qishan felt that if Tian Guangzhi left the army, it would be as if Tian Guangwen had died in vain.
Furthermore, Tian Guangwen gave his life to give Tian Guangzhi the opportunity to remain in the army.
Why doesn't Tian Guangzhi know how to cherish it?
At this moment, Tian Guangzhi looked intently at Gu Nan.
The light in his eyes reignited.
"Thank you," Tian Guangzhi said to Gu Nan in a very soft voice.
"Whether you're in the military or not, brothers are brothers for life."
"Even if you're no longer in the army, we'll still be brothers for life." Gu Nan clenched his fist and punched Tian Guangzhi in the chest.
Similarly, the force was not light.
However, Tian Guangzhi didn't care at all, and instead laughed even more happily.
Over there, Chief Lu remained silent, watching the three people in front of him go back and forth.
It wasn't until a moment later that Chief Lu stood up from his seat.
He walked slowly to Tian Guangzhi.
He reached out and straightened Tian Guangzhi's collar, which had been wrinkled from Zhou Qishan's grip.
"You'd better think this through. Once you're discharged, you might not be able to come back," Commander Lu said to Tian Guangzhi in a deep voice.
He spoke each word very clearly.
Tian Guangzhi looked at Chief Lu and smiled.
"Don't worry, I've thought it through!" Tian Guangzhi said solemnly.
"It's good that you've thought it through!" Chief Lu looked tired at this moment.
It felt as if the child you raised with your own hands was leaving you forever.
He walked slowly to the table and picked up the discharge application that Tian Guangzhi had submitted.
Then they walked towards the door.
Standing behind Chief Lu, Tian Guangzhi called out, "Chief Lu!"
Commander Lu turned around.
Tian Guangzhi gave a standard military salute, his eyes red-rimmed.
Commander Lu also stopped and gave a military salute.
As if saying goodbye to a child, she turned and left the office.
Tian Guangzhi kept his body straight, maintaining this position.
The moment Chief Lu left the office, tears quietly streamed down Tian Guangzhi's face.
He felt ashamed for failing to live up to the help he had received from Commander Lu along the way.
I feel ashamed of my former leader who has nurtured me so carefully.
Tian Guangzhi knew that Chief Lu must be disappointed in him.
Gu Nan walked over to Tian Guangzhi and patted him on the shoulder.
Surprisingly, this time the force used was not very strong.
"Commander Lu will understand you. He may be disappointed, but he still hopes you will choose the path you want to take." Gu Nan's voice came from beside Tian Guangzhi.
Zhou Qishan also got up and went straight to the door.
As his fingers rested on the doorknob, Zhou Qishan, with his back to Tian Guangzhi, spoke a few words.
"Don't regret the path you've chosen."
As Zhou Qishan spoke, he added another sentence.
"Even after we're retired from the military, we're still good brothers." With that, Zhou Qishan opened the door and walked out.
Because of Zhou Qishan's words, Tian Guangzhi's eyes reddened again.
Tian Guangzhi looked at Gu Nan and laughed.
Tears slid down the corners of my eyes and flowed into my mouth.
It tasted sour and bitter, but Tian Guangzhi had no regrets.
"If you think it's right, then that's good. As brothers, we'll all support you."
Gu Nan patted Tian Guangzhi on the shoulder and left the room.
Tian Guangzhi withdrew his arm, walked to the window, looked at everything outside, and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.
Tian Guangzhi simply couldn't accept the opportunity that his younger brother had given his life for.
In Tian Guangzhi's eyes, this opportunity was bloody and he couldn't accept it at all.
The military has always been something he longed for, and now that he has to leave, he is filled with reluctance.
But if he stayed, his brother's situation would be like a sword hanging over his head.
Tian Guangzhi felt that he was also a person and had vulnerable moments. He felt that if he stayed in the army, he would eventually have an emotional breakdown because of Tian Guangwen's situation.
Rather than suffering day and night in the military, it's better to bravely take that first step.
Only in this way can we continue to live a better life.
Some might think it's a pity that Tian Guangzhi left the army, while others might think that Tian Guangzhi's departure from the army betrayed the opportunity his younger brother had earned with his life.
But for Tian Guangzhi, that was not an opportunity that Tian Guangwen had risked his life for.
Instead, Tian Guangwen paved the way for him with corpses.
“Tian Guangwen, my brother, I will never need you to pave the way for me with your corpse.”
"In the next life, we'll still be brothers."
"In the next life, I will protect you and make sure you don't go down the wrong path again."
Tian Guangzhi looked at the sky and the trees in the distance.
He grinned.
She took a deep breath, wiped the tears from her face, and left the room.
As Zhou Qishan and Gu Nan left, they saw Chief Lu smoking at the end of the corridor.
The two stood calmly beside Chief Lu, without uttering a word.
Commander Lu took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled the smoke.
“I’m getting old. I thought Tian Guangwen’s final decision would allow Tian Guangzhi to stay in the army better, but I didn’t expect it to force him to leave.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qishan and Gu Nan exchanged a glance.
No one spoke.
"It's better that they left. Staying would only make me feel uneasy." Chief Lu stubbed out his cigarette and murmured to himself.
Commander Lu held Tian Guangzhi's discharge application and slowly walked upstairs.
Zhou Qishan and Gu Nan stood there, watching the departing figure of Chief Lu as he went upstairs.
For some reason, Gu Nan felt that Chief Lu seemed to have aged considerably in that instant.
"Everyone has their own choices, time will heal all wounds." Gu Nan patted Zhou Qishan on the shoulder and left.