Chapter Eleven is all messed up

  Feng Qiuyu said this with a very calm tone.

  The room fell silent, with everyone stunned by Feng's account of the autumn rain. Even Feng himself had never heard of it before, and the reports of Ying Tianlong's heroic deeds didn't mention such details, which were overlooked. If Ying Tianlong's rescue was moving, then every soldier would have stood up in such a situation, no one would have retreated. But as a normal man, in this extremely special situation, he could still keep his distance from the person he rescued and took off all his clothes to cover the other person. For an entire night, with raging floodwaters beneath his feet and biting winds above, he stood bare-chested, what kind of person can endure that?

  If two people hug each other for warmth or something happens, who would know, and even if they did, what could be said?

  He truly did it selflessly, saving the girl's life in time and upholding the honor of soldiers. He is a man of absolute integrity, and his heroic deeds can no longer be described simply as being upright and kind.

  Is such a man not worth loving? Feng Qiuyu has proven it with his own actions, the frenzy of love, the depth of love.

  Feng Aijun had nothing to say.

  Feng Mei's eyes were brimming with hot tears.

  Abundant liberation breaks the silence.

  Wang Xihong was looking at this and that, her mind in a mess. Originally, she had planned to cut off the thread connecting Feng Qiuyu and Ying Tianlong, advising her that the sea of bitterness is boundless, but turning back is the shore. Now it's become Ying Tianlong's heroic deeds report meeting. To be honest, Wang Xihong isn't a heartless person either. Feng Qiuyu's description just now had stirred up waves in her heart. She admits that he's an uncommon good man, and Feng Qiuyu's vision wasn't wrong.

  But she is a mother, and she has to consider everything for her daughter. Heroes are also human beings, and they have to enter real life just like normal people. The halo of heroes can only shine for a while, and the halo will also disappear at some point, leaving behind the reality of making a living. Tian Long was once a hero, but now he is a criminal, and it's just one step from being a hero to being a criminal. Even if he was excellent in the past, that's a thing of the past. Facing reality, the mother's choice is: everything for her daughter.

  Wang Xirong knew he had to take a stand now, and it was no use counting on the old man.

  Wang Xihong said, "Autumn rain, you're right, I'm also moved as a mother. But now the situation with Tianlong has changed, he's seeking revenge because his loved ones died unjustly, who wouldn't want to do the same? However, this involves your lifelong happiness, can a mother not consider everything thoroughly? I'll say it again, you two should cut ties early on, or else you'll regret it later."

  "I have made up my mind, to follow the chicken with the chicken and the dog with the dog. If Tianlong is going back home to be a farmer, I will follow him to be a farm woman, to cultivate the earth, isn't that also good?"

  Wang Xi's hands were shaking with rage as she pointed at her and said, "You, you, you this unfilial child, do you really want to drive your old mother to death?"

  Hong Qiu Yu replied: I don't want to anger you, it's you who is angry with yourself, and there's nothing I can do about it.

  This is outrageous.

  Wang Xirong's face changed, and she panted heavily. Feng Mei saw that things were not going well, so she immediately rushed over and frantically rubbed her mother's chest: "Mom, mom, don't get angry, don't get angry."

  Feng Jiefang couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and pointed at Feng Qiuyu: "You, you get out of here, the farther the better, go, go, go."

  Feng Qiuyu looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and turned around to leave immediately.

  Everything is messed up, Feng Aijun thought.

  Feng Qiuyu moved to the collective dormitory area, and Feng Jiefang's arrangement was also out of helplessness, letting Wang Xihong calm down a bit, it's better for the two not to meet for now. The problem is that they are both in the troop hospital, and it's inevitable that they won't run into each other, with the mother and daughter being like sworn enemies, is this okay?

  Feng Aijun said to his father, "Dad, if Mom and Autumn Rain keep going on like this, it's not a good thing. We need to think of a way to separate them for a while. After all, mothers and daughters are connected at heart, and being apart for a while will make them miss each other."

  Feng Jiefang said: "You little kid is quite thoughtful, I think so too. Don't worry about it anymore, I have my own arrangements."

  "Feng Ai Jun took advantage of the situation: 'Dad, shouldn't there be a conclusion to the matter with Ying Tian Long? Keeping him locked up like this can't be a long-term solution.'"

  Feng Jiefang said: "You little brat, don't try to get me to change my statement. Are you still taking his side and thinking he's been wronged?"

  "Yes, I'm for him. This has nothing to do with the autumn rain. He's a rare talent and the troops don't need someone like that? To be killed by just one stick is really inhumane."

  "Take some time to visit him, you're his superior, it's reasonable for you to show concern, otherwise people will say we're heartless."

  "Comrade Commander, I guarantee to complete the task."

  Feng Jiefang said, "Don't be too pleased with yourself, I'm warning you in advance, under no circumstances can you let Qiuyu know, otherwise she'll want to go along and none of you will be able to go. Maybe it's better if they don't meet for now."

  Feng Aijun came to visit Ying Tianlong, who was temporarily detained in the guardhouse of T Corps. The guardhouse belonged to the military court and all those who had not been sentenced were concentrated here. The guardhouse was heavily guarded, with soldiers fully armed and vigilantly watching every visitor. Feng Aijun's car stopped at the gate of the guardhouse, and someone immediately came over to salute him: "May I ask who you are looking for?"

  Feng Ai Jun handed over the documents and the soldier nodded after checking them, saying "Please follow me."

  Entering the prison is a different scene, with dense iron wire mesh surrounding the prison walls tightly, thick steel pipes forming rows of iron fences, prisoners walking on the playground, high watchtowers standing guard with machine guns.

  Feng Yong's mood is very sad, a disaster relief hero turned into a prisoner overnight, this is also too fast.

  He walked into the visiting room and sat down, separated by a layer of glass window, and had to communicate with the prisoner through the phone. Needless to say, whatever they said would definitely be monitored. Feng Aijun smiled wryly, and then saw Ying Tianlong walk in. The Ying Tianlong who walked in was in good spirits, without the haggard pallor that Feng Aijun had imagined, neither thin nor fat, walking with the same ease as before, calm and composed, his waist still straight, his expression still steady, and the military style unchanged.

  Seeing Feng Ai Jun, he was stunned for a moment, then walked over in big strides, grabbed the microphone and said hastily: "Captain Feng, how did you come?"

  Feng Jiu Yang said: "Can't I come and take a look at you?"

  Ying Tianlong replied, "Brother, you're suffocating me! This place is so desolate that there's no one to talk to!"

  Feng Aijun said time is limited, don't talk nonsense, how's your case going?

  "Never mind," said Ying Tianlong. "I'm now a free man, using the title of an article I once read called 'The Corner of the World That Has Been Forgotten.'"

  Feng Ai Jun burst out laughing: "Being forgotten is good, it means you won't get shot."

  Ying Tianlong said: "You stand and talk, not sore waist. Come in and try it out. It's better to be shot than to suffer for 20 years and become a good fellow again."

  Feng Ai Jun said: "Alright, alright, come and spout your nonsense again. If you were really dead, I wouldn't be sad, but someone else would be. What do you say?"

  Ying Tianlong said: "I am now a lone wolf, who will be sad?"

  Feng Aijun said: "Really? Dare you say it again?"

  Yīng Tiān Lóng said: "Isn't it originally like this? Don't you understand me yet?"

  "Feng Ai Jun's eyes widened: 'Ying Tian Long, I'm finding that you're getting more and more cunning, playing hide-and-seek with me? Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? If you don't confess honestly today, we won't be comrades-in-arms anymore.'"

  Ying Tianlong's face turned bright red with anxiety: "Captain, I really didn't hide anything from you. We brothers are as close as liver and gallbladder, sharing honor and shame together. Don't you still trust me?"

  Feng Ai Jun sneered and looked at him, saying: "You little brat still won't tell the truth, fine, I'll remind you, what's going on between you and Long Qiuyu?"

  Ying Tianlong's face turned even redder, as if he had drunk a kilogram of old wine. Sweat broke out on his forehead and his lips trembled for a long time before he replied: "Battalion Commander, you know."

  Feng Ai Jun's face turned stern: "I used to think you were very honest and the most trustworthy friend, but it turns out you're good at making secret moves, stretching your tentacles into our home. You're shameless, audacious, extremely evil... what are you made of? What words can be used to describe your despicable behavior?"

  Ying Tianlong said: "Overestimating one's capabilities, a toad wants to eat swan meat, right?"

  Feng Aijun was taken aback and immediately replied: "You little brat, don't try to find fault with me, I didn't say that."

  Ying Tianlong's face calmed down slightly: "Battalion Commander, it's not what you think. There's no point in bringing that up now. I'm a prisoner, a convict. Feng Qiuyu is the head nurse of the Liberation Army Hospital, and she's out of my reach. I've long given up on that hope. Why are you still worrying about it?"

  Feng Aijun said: "You're so casual, you're acting like nothing's wrong, but our family is in an uproar. Autumn Rain and my mother are now in a cold war phase, they don't even see each other anymore. And it's all because of you! You're doing great, pushing everything onto others. Are you even a man?"

  Ying Tianlong lowered his head, and after a while, he raised it to say: "Battalion Commander, this is also your fault. If I hadn't gone to your house that day, if you hadn't told Feng Qiuyu about what happened on the roof of that damned house, nothing would have happened. Now you're turning things around, and even jumping into the Yellow River couldn't wash me clean."

  Feng Ai Jun jumped up in anger, pointing at Ying Tian Long and scolding: "You're a damn fool, I'll beat you to death, I'm going to thrash you." As he spoke, he looked around for something to hit him with, only to realize that they were in the prison's visiting room, and the soldier standing on the side was staring at them.