Chapter 226

The light is dim. There was a slightly pungent smell in the air. Beside the bed, Xiao's mother leaned against the head of the bed. She was so tired that she couldn't help dozing off.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Eyelids are very heavy, like a hand constantly pulling him to the dream, he tried to resist the charm of the sweet dream, struggling to wake up.

After being sent home, he was filled with a bowl of medicine in confusion, and soon fell into a deep sleep. There is still a pendulum thimble in his mind, constantly moving around, as if urging him, reminding him that there are still important things to do.

Xiao Chen sits up, picks up the towel quilt from his own sheet and carefully covers his mother. Looking at his mother's sleeping face, he couldn't help thinking of Xu Yuchu's charming sleeping face. Then he felt a pain in his head and could not help but utter a low groan. As soon as he made a sound, he gritted his teeth and looked at his mother. Fortunately, Xiao's mother was obviously too tired, and she was too old to wake her up.

He saved his strength, opened the quilt, went to the bed lightly, opened the door and went out.

In the corridor, beside the bay window, Xiao Guojian was standing there, with a pocket in one hand and a half burnt cigarette in the other. Although Xiao Chen walked quietly, Xiao Guojian was acutely aware that someone was approaching. He quickly pressed out the cigarette end and threw it out of the window. Obviously, this action has been practiced many times. Xiao Guojian rubbed his hands awkwardly. Seeing that Xiao Chen came out of the dark place, he was relieved. Father and son looked at each other and laughed.

"Mom's asleep." Xiao Chen goes to his father and stands still. He takes out a cigarette from his pocket and pops it up. He lights it for Xiao Guojian and himself. "It's my fault that you and mom are worried these days."

In the white smoke, Xiao Guojian's face looks more and more vicissitudes.

"It's natural for parents to take care of their sick son. There's no need to say who's right or who's wrong." He gazed at the ash at his fingertips, deliberated for a moment, and then began to speak. "You don't ask, why does he Xiao hate me so much?"

"Of course I believe you." Xiao Chen took a stuffy breath and felt the white smoke whirling in his throat: "not only because you are my father, but I believe that at the beginning, you never did anything unfavorable to any family. Even if there is, it is also for the overall interests. I'd like to believe what I see and know about you. "

Xiao Guojian said with a smile: "after all, it's still too young."

"People are always easy to be influenced by their own preconceived impression and distort the original objective things with their own color." Xiao Guojian put out the cigarette end and lit another one. "In fact, I used to I'm really eager for quick success and instant benefit. "

"My father and I climbed out of the same trench. In fact, we were skilled workers in those years, but we had excellent physical quality and high consciousness, so we were trained and promoted Xiao Guojian's eyes went through the dark night like thick ink, and seemed to return to the yellow memory.

"Colonel ho is a cautious man. He is cautious in his work. He is a little forward-looking when fighting. As for me, I dare to fight and fight. The two of us cooperated very well and made a lot of military contributions. But I always find it strange that he never wears a medal on his body. I've taken you to his home. I don't know if you've noticed. But your mother once told me that Mrs. he once took a very expensive bracelet and wanted to exchange some money and food stamps from her. "

"I thought at that time, he had only one son. Everything in the army was contracted, and he received a lot of allowances and bonuses. Why was he so short of money? But that question was soon forgotten by me. When I found out that he reselled documents, my first reaction was to ask him to turn himself in. "

"He would not, of course." Xiao Guojian sighed. "I warned him sternly that it was necessary for him to explain the problem clearly and deal with it leniently. But he would not. He begged me not to report him. After thinking for a day, I decided to put the overall situation first. "

Xiao Guojian's face showed a self mocking smile. "At that time, the factional struggle at the upper level was just at a stalemate. My superiors revealed to me that Colonel he had a different heart for him and stood in the ranks of another faction. If I have information against the other party, I must report it immediately and find a suitable reason to suppress the other party. "

"I handed in the detailed information." Xiao Guojian couldn't help grabbing his hair: "to this day, I still regret what I did at that time. But at that time, I repeatedly said to myself that even if it wasn't myself, it would be someone else who would denounce me. At that time, I would put on a protective hat for myself, and I couldn't get away with it. Why don't you push the boat with the current and be ready to help him apply for leniency and take care of his wife and children once he is in trouble? "

"What I didn't expect was that Colonel he put all his eggs in one basket, trying to steal secrets and sell them off. He left when he got enough at one time. As soon as I received the news, someone else had controlled him and arrested his wife. Even without interrogation, I was directly convicted. "

Xiao Guojian had a look of pity in his eyes.

"I got the expected award, but my heart was not at peace. Later, I learned that his relatives in his hometown owed a lot of money. One of them was a regular customer on the gambling table, and almost all of his wealth made up for his family. He also has a lot to sayXiao Chen listened quietly, the cigarette burned out in his hand, but he dusted the ash casually as if he didn't feel it. Looking at his slightly white hair, he reached out and patted him on his broad shoulder.

"This is a dilemma. Dad, you didn't do anything wrong

Xiao Guojian coughed and put out the cigarette end hastily. There was still a pity in his eyes. "I secretly arranged a manpower investigation, and also used the information provided by Jiang runing to find out several people who had frequent contact with He Xiao in the military headquarters in recent years. They are indeed the first group of subordinates of Colonel he. Until he was transferred from the local military region and incorporated into the same unit as me, Colonel he still has contact with them. "

"Pity the child he Xiao. He must have been hoodwinked and helped those old guys to do a lot of things. In fact, every one of them is harmful to him

Xiao Guojian turns around and looks directly into Xiao Chen's eyes.

"Just now when you were in a coma, the people at the bottom reported that they had found he Xiao's body."

Xiao Chen was surprised. "What about the beginning of the rain?"

“…… Not yet Father Xiao patted his son on the shoulder: "believe me, the child at the beginning of the rain, lucky people have their own way. You have to cheer up and look for it again. Anyway, you have to have news. "

Xiao Chen nodded.

Xiao Guojian saw that his desire for words stopped.

"You have something to say?"

"Yes." Xiao Chen took a deep breath: "Dad, I want to retire."

Xiao Guojian was shocked. "What did you say?"

"This general, I don't want to be."

"For so many years, I thought that I was planning strategies. With the help of He Xiao and others, I could make things worse in business and military circles. But I was wrong. People have ulterior motives. It's hard to know what's going on in the world. I'm just a mortal, and I can't do both. If I lose Yuchu again, I will feel more guilty. If I hadn't been smart enough to use He Xiao as my substitute, maybe today's situation would not have happened at all. "

Xiao Chen lowered his head slightly. "Dad, please, help me this time."

Xiao Guojian looked at his son's hair for a long time.

"Well, I promise you. I'm going to talk to you in the military headquarters. You can concentrate on finding people. "

"Thank you, Dad." Xiao Chen's cracked lips gently opened a calm smile.

If you can't find back the beginning of the rain, the glory of the past will become a ferocious joke. Such a past, Xiao Chen did not miss.