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Chapter 379 Anxiety
Huo Lang breathed a sigh of relief, worried and followed Shan Mantang to the county.

When they arrived at the county-level party committee office, Shan Mantang parked in the courtyard on the first floor, while Huo Lang took the lead to go to the office on the fourth floor.

"Committee Lin, I heard that you asked Comrade Xiao Dan to find me."

With a heavy heart, Huo Lang went to the fourth floor and pushed the door in. Sure enough, besides his boss, Committee Member Lin, there were two unfamiliar and familiar faces inside.

Huo Lang shook his head in disbelief. When the two men saw him, they also stood up from the chairs by the window, put their hands on the side of their heads almost subconsciously, and gave a military salute.

"Comrade Holland."

"Comrade Holland."

A comrade-in-arms who once fought in the army.

Hao Mingwei, Squad Leader Hao and Liu Liguo, Lianchang Liu.

Huo Lang straightened his waist and returned the military salute, "Squad leader, company commander."

"Comrade Huo Lang, it's really a special case. If it's not an urgent matter, I wouldn't come here at this time." Committee member Lin waved his hand and asked the three of them to sit down.

"Understood." Huo Lang nodded.

Committee member Lin poured hot water for each of the three people familiarly, moved to the side of the coffee table and sat with Huo Lang and the three of them.
"Comrade Hao and Comrade Liu are both your former partners, so I don't think I need to introduce them separately."

Huo Lang nodded again, his eyes fell on Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo.

One of the two is tall and thin, and the other is short and stocky. The only thing they have in common is that there are many bullet craters on their faces. The scars from the shrapnel that exploded.

Huo Lang took a deep look at them, feeling more and more heavy in his heart.

It seemed that this time, things were far more severe than he had imagined.

Huo Lang put his hands on his knees, and uncontrollably clenched his trouser legs.

Committee member Lin chuckled, looked at Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo, and said, "Comrade Hao, Comrade Liu, what's going on next, you can talk to Comrade Huo Lang directly!"

Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo looked at each other, nodded slightly and turned their eyes to Huo Lang.

To be honest, after so many years of separation, Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo were very excited when their former combat partners met again, but when they thought of this mission, they couldn't help letting go of their excitement.

After a brief silence, Hao Mingwei spoke first: "Alang, I'm glad to see you, but the business is important, so let's talk about the business first, and talk about the past later."

Huo Lang nodded, waiting for Hao Mingwei's next words.

"In the past few years, there have been no more wars, and the country's atmosphere has gradually become peaceful, but under the appearance of peace, it is actually not peaceful."

Hao Mingwei looked serious, and just after he finished speaking, Liu Liguo on the side added:

"A group of illegal elements from Khmer introduced a red word into our country, which will corrupt people's spirit, just like the D smoke that brought the Qing Dynasty to its demise more than 100 years ago, or they are just one thing. "

"The awakened lion should not be crushed by a flower... Huo Lang, I was hesitant to choose you, because it has been a while since the central government dispatched missions. We have seen many soldiers who have changed jobs, but only you, at least From the current point of view, your stature, physique, and all aspects of quality are still the same as you were in the army."

"Your current conditions are very suitable for this sortie operation."

Khmer...Cambodia.

What Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo said could be said to be euphemistic, but after all, Huo Lang got along with them and stayed in the army for so many years, so he understood what Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo meant.

Huo Lang lowered his eyes, Si Ningning's face involuntarily appeared in his mind and in front of his eyes.

Huo Lang was very reluctant, and there was a wave of reluctance in his chest.

He remained silent, and Commissioner Lin's office also fell silent.

I don't know how long the silence lasted, Huo Lang pursed his thin lips slightly and raised his eyes, he stopped opening his lips when he wanted to speak.

Maybe people are like this, selfish and selfish, they all have their own selfishness.

Huo Lang was unwilling and didn't want to go, so he subconsciously found an excuse and expressed his wishes as tactfully as possible:

"I have been out of the army for several years, and Chen Gong's younger siblings are still young, and I still need to take care of them. I may not be able to take up this task."

However, there are policies above and countermeasures below, Hao Mingwei immediately said:
"You don't have to worry about this. We reported your situation to the organization before we came. The superior said that if you go on this mission, Comrade Chen Gong's younger siblings will be raised and trained by the government. Comrade Chen Gong is good enough, I believe Under the training and call of the organization, his younger brothers and sisters will be as good as him in the future!"

Huo Lang lowered his brows, "I..."

He still wanted to say something more, but inadvertently met Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo's expectant and gradually serious eyebrows, Huo Lang got stuck, and couldn't say what he wanted to say.

As for his repeated refusals, Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo were not fools, so they could guess some of them.

Liu Liguo was more straightforward than Hao Mingwei. He shook his head and asked Huo Lang frankly without confidence:
"You don't want to go."

Affirmative.

Holland said nothing.

In Liu Liguo's eyes, the look of questioning was even stronger, but what he questioned was not Huo Lang, but his own words.

He couldn't believe it, he hit what was in Huo Lang's mind.

No, Holland shouldn't be like this.

The Huo family is loyal and courageous, and Huo Lang should also be diligent, motivated, and iron-blooded. How could he be, would he be unwilling?
Liu Liguo's vicissitudes of voice couldn't help raising by two points:
"Have you forgotten? At the beginning you said that you would replace Chen Gong to raise his younger siblings, and when you left the army, did you forget what you said and your oath?"

If there is a war, the call must come back...

Holland did not forget.

Perhaps it was because he was too comfortable and happy in the past few years, which made him gradually forget the defeat of the country and the cruelty of the battlefield.

He wanted to be with Si Ningning.

He wanted to take Si Ningning with him to live a stable and peaceful life.

But what is stability?
What is peace again?
If you want to live a stable and peaceful life, you have to go first.

Huo Lang was caught in a dilemma, he was reluctant to give up Si Ningning, but the oath he had uttered himself was also burning his patience.

Liu Liguo spoke eagerly and wanted to say more, but Hao Mingwei stretched out his hand to hold him back.

Hao Mingwei met Liu Liguo's disapproving gaze and shook his head slightly, "Give him some time to think about it."

As if thinking of something, Liu Liguo also fell silent.

If it can be stable forever, who wants to leave the warm home, loved ones, and elderly parents?

If you want to blame, blame them for being young and embarking on this road early.

And since you have chosen this path, go forward without hesitation!

Do not hesitate!

Don't look back!
In the room, Committee Member Lin, Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo stopped talking.

Huo Lang took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, and put his hands together on his forehead. The veins on the back of his hands were trembling uncontrollably, which was enough to show the anxiety in his heart and emotions.

After a long silence, Huo Lang sighed slightly, put down his hands and stood up, standing upright, and solemnly and earnestly gave a standard military salute to Hao Mingwei and Liu Liguo. His voice was hoarse, and his expression was cold and serious. The words paused and said:

"If there is a war, he must be called back. Huo Lang, the former squad leader of the Fourth Air Force Combat Team..."

"Return to the team."

Excitement and relief flashed in Liu Liguo's eyes: "Alang, I know, you will definitely make the right choice!"

"This mission is classified and cannot be disclosed to the outside world. No one can..."

Huo Lang stood upright, but his eyes had already begun to empty.

Everything is ready, the only thing he owes is Dongfeng, he waited for so long...

The girl waited so long...

Come on, is there still no fate?

Huo Lang couldn't restrain his clenched fists, and beside him, Liu Liguo was still smiling and asked him: "Do you understand, Huo Lang?"

Huo Lang's thin lips moved slightly, and he said "um", "Understood."

"When are we leaving?"

"We will stay in Province H for a few days, and if possible, we need to gather two more team members."

"You can go back and pack up these few days. When you are about to leave, we will notify you in advance. By the way, the starting point of the mission is to start from Beijing. When we leave, Chen Gong's younger siblings will stay in Beijing. "

Huo Lang lowered his long eyelashes, "Okay."

Confidential tasks must not be disclosed to others.

Then how should he explain to that girl?
The sky darkened, the car swayed, and the high beams shot far away on the mountain road.

All the way to the cable bridge in the mountain, Huo Lang got out of the car and closed the car door with a "bang". He had something on his mind, so he didn't say anything this time, and his head and body were about to sink into the darkness.

Shan Mantang poked his head out of the driver's seat worriedly, "Comrade Huo Lang!"

Huo Lang stopped slowly, looked back at Shan Mantang, "Huh?"

Shan Mantang scratched the back of his head, although he didn't know what happened, but seeing Huo Lang's state, he was always worried.

"Are you all right? Are you really all right?"

"It doesn't matter again, there is nothing you can't get through, cheer up!"

Shan Mantang clumsily gave encouragement.

Huo Lang froze for a moment, silently waved his hand at him, and then his body completely sank into the darkness.

In the cold night wind, there was only occasional "crackling" swaying sounds from the chains of the bridge.

Shan Mantang was not in a hurry to leave, he adjusted the direction of the front of the car, turned on both high beams, and tried his best to shine as much light as possible for Huo Lang's road ahead.

Only when Huo Lang's shadow could no longer be seen in the halo did Shan Mantang turn around and drive away.

When Huo Lang returned home, it was already past eight o'clock at night.

On the table in the main room, the homework team was scattered everywhere, and the two little ones were lying on the bamboo bed to play, and they hadn't slept yet.

Seeing his elder brother come back, He Gu jumped down from the bamboo bed, and the little man stretched his hands in front of Huo Lang and asked:
"Where have you been! You came home so late!"

Huo Lang had no strength in his body, he stretched out his hands to hold He Gu's head dejectedly, and pushed He Gu aside.

He walked a few steps into the house with heavy steps, and lay down beside Sanae on the bamboo bed.

Sanae put her hand on Huo Lang's forehead worriedly, "Brother, are you feeling well?"

Huo Lang stretched his arms across his eyes and said nothing.

He Gu stomped his feet angrily, and said angrily:

"Obviously you told us to call Si Ningning, but we went, and you disappeared again! Si Ningning almost got angry today, do you know that!"

He Gu babbled a lot, seeing that his elder brother still didn't speak, he suddenly felt aggrieved and annoyed.

Immediately stomped his feet and said harsh words: "I don't care about you anymore! Next time Si Ningning is angry, I will never coax you again!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Huo Lang, He Gu puffed his mouth, tearfully moaned and put away the books on the table, took his things into the room and closed the door with a "snap".

Sanae looked from both sides, and finally chose to stay by Huo Lang's side.

Sitting on the bamboo bed for a while, as if thinking of something, Sanae went to the table and poured a glass of cool white for Huo Lang, "Brother, drink some water."

Huo Lang waited for a while before sitting up, took the water and drank slowly.

After drinking a glass of water, Huo Lang returned the glass to Sanae.

Sanae put the cup back on the table, and sat down on the edge of the bamboo bed obediently and quietly.

She didn't say anything, just quietly accompanied Huo Lang.

Huo Lang stared at her for a while, then suddenly called out: "San Miao."

"Huh?" Sanae raised her head, staring blankly at him with her shiny black eyes.

Huo Lang asked her: "Do you want to go to Beijing? Go to school there."

Sanae tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded seriously, "Sister Ning said that big cities are advanced in technology, with street lights, cars, and libraries with a lot of books. Brother, I want to go."

After Tong Yantong Yu finished his opinion, Sanae said seriously: "Shall we go together? Me, elder brother, second elder brother, and sister Ning."

The faint smile on Huo Lang's face couldn't be maintained, and the thin lips were slowly flattened. Huo Lang sighed, and raised his hand to gently touch Zao Miao's head.

He didn't say anything, Sanae seemed to sense something from his expression, pursed her red lips and said:
"If there is no eldest brother and sister Ning, then I will not go. I like my life now, and I will always be with my eldest brother, second brother and sister Ning."

Huo Lang fell silent again, and after a long time, he patted Sanae's hairy little head and asked, "Have you washed your face and feet? Go to bed, it's getting late."

"It's been washed, brother, then I'm going to bed! Sister Ning said that there will be an exam next Monday, and I will get up early tomorrow morning to review my homework."

"Well, let's go."

Holland responded in a low voice.

Sanae yelled "Sister Ning", which made Huo Lang's heart tremble, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

Tonight, it seemed that even the moon knew that he was in a bad mood, so he hid in the clouds early and refused to stick his head out.

On the other side, educated youth point.

Si Ningning washed hastily, and at night when the girls fell into a deep sleep, she went into the space to take a shower, and then cut out the vest fabric in advance according to the size of Huo Lang and He Gu, and waited for the duck feathers to be collected later. Come here, and you can assemble it directly after handling it.

At the end, she quietly groped out from the space, climbed onto the bed and tucked in the mosquito net, lying on the bed and looking at the dimly lit window through the mosquito net.

Si Ningning turned sideways slightly, put his palms on the side of his face, and unconsciously remembered that afternoon, when He Gu and the others ran over to tell her about Huo Lang looking for her.

Si Ningning was very uneasy, but in fact she was quite upset.

She didn't want to be jealous, and she didn't want to think too much, but sometimes her thoughts couldn't be controlled.

What happened then?
Where did Holland go?

Is something wrong?
is it serious?
Is Holland back yet?
"Well……"

I'm so bored!
Si Ningning puffed up and pulled the thin blanket to cover her face.

Tomorrow weekend, when the time comes, go and ask.

Shen Shen exhaled, Si Ningning tried hard to calm himself down.

I have something on my mind, and sleep has become a torment.

After finally staying up until the middle of the night, Si Ningning fell into a deep sleep in a trance. It felt like he hadn't slept for long, when he was awakened by the "snapping" movement beside him. When he opened his eyes again, he found that there was already a clear bright.

Hearing Si Ningning's sleepy eyes, Jiang Yue quickly folded the quilt and turned around, apologizing, "Ningning, did you disturb me? It's raining outside, and it's still early, you can sleep for a while Let's go!"

"It's okay... I went to bed early last night, and I've had enough sleep."

Si Ningning lied casually, changed her clothes in the bed, and then lifted the mosquito net and got out of bed.

Jiang Yue was convinced of her words. When they went out to wash up together, Jiang Yue asked her what her plans were for today, mentioned the mock exam next Monday, and asked her if she would copy the test papers at the educated youth point today.

Si Ningning thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "I've already listed the test questions in the notebook. I have something to do today, so I need to deal with it first. I'll do it tomorrow about the test paper."

Jiang Yue nodded, and said again: "Then you bring me the notebook, I will copy some Chinese for you after I finish copying the mathematics, so as not to make any trouble tomorrow, and I will not be able to make it in time."

"Row."

After washing, Si Ningning found the book and handed it to Jiang Yue. She tidied up a little by herself. She didn't even bother to eat breakfast. She took the backpack and held it high above her head. She broke into the rain curtain to block the drizzle and ran towards Chen's house.

She wanted to find Huo Lang, but she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night. It didn't matter whether she asked Huo Lang those questions or not, she just wanted to make herself feel at ease.

The abacus was well calculated, but when they actually arrived at Chen's house, they found that Huo Lang was not at home at all.

Si Ningning was standing in the courtyard soaking in the rain, while Sanae was standing under the eaves and yelling at her:
"Brother is not at home, he went to the other side of the mountain early in the morning."

On the other side of the mountain is Team Seven.

With the instructions from a while ago, there was obviously nothing suspicious about this matter, but for some reason, Si Ningning suddenly panicked.

She stood in the middle of the courtyard in a daze, neither intending to enter the house nor intending to leave. In the end, He Gu asked who was here, and knowing it was him, He Gu hurriedly jumped out and dragged her in. Room.

"It's raining outside! Why don't you come in?"

He Gu stomped his feet like a little adult, and pulled Si Ningning to sit down in the main room. He took out a dry towel and helped Si Ningning wipe the crystal drops of water from his hair, and he couldn't stop chanting:

"It's getting cold, are you stupid? What if you're sick?"

Si Ningning withdrew his thoughts from his stupefaction, smiled nonchalantly, and asked He Gu: "Did your elder brother say anything when he came back yesterday?"

He Gu pouted his lips and wrinkled his face, and said unhappily, "He came back very late yesterday, and he didn't say anything when he came back... Oh, Si Ningning, leave him alone, we ignore him!"

While talking, He Gu said very seriously: "You wait for me, when I grow up, I earn money to support you, so just leave him alone."

Si Ningning laughed out loud, rubbed Hegu's head helplessly, and asked, "Have you had breakfast with Sanae yet? I'll make some for you."

"Okay! I want to eat scallion pancakes, okay?"

"Okay, where's Sanae?"

"Sister Ning, I can do it, I'll light a fire for you!"

"Good~"

Si Ningning smiled fondly, led the two cubs to the kitchen, put on their aprons and started to work with ease.

She had breakfast together at Chen's house, cleaned up the kitchen after eating, and was not in a hurry to leave.

Slowly preparing the lunch meal in advance, Huo Lang hadn't come back yet, Si Ningning refused to give up, carrying the pony and sitting on the steps of the door with her knees hugged, He Gu and San Miao guarding her side.

Bored, He Gu dug out a small bamboo tube and squatted on the steps to catch the water dripping from the eaves to play with, while San Miao squatted next to Si Ningning.

After pausing aimlessly for an unknown amount of time, Sanae suddenly remembered what happened last night, so she raised her mouth with Si Ningning, "Sister Ning, brother suddenly asked me yesterday if I wanted to go to Beijing."

"Ok?"

Sanae turned her head, but she didn't really understand the point of this matter, so she just said according to what happened last night:

"I said I want to go, but if my eldest brother and sister Ning don't go, then I won't go either. I like being with you. It's good to stay here all the time."

Si Ningning let out a long "hmm", thought about this matter for a while, and after finding nothing suspicious, he concluded it as an incident of chatting.

She touched Sanae's small head and said:

"Being born in such a small place, there are not many opportunities to go out and see, so once you have the opportunity, you must seize it."

"But don't forget your origins. This is your hometown, and it will always be. If you go to a big city in the future, you should take the time to come back and have a look when you have an opportunity."

"Ok!"

San Miao nodded seriously, keeping Si Ningning's words in mind.

After a period of time, the three of them sat in a row under the eaves, staring blankly at the misty and rainy curtain.

Waiting aimlessly will always make people feel anxious. Si Ningning waited until noon. Seeing that Huo Lang hadn't come back, she cooked dinner for the two cubs at Chen's house.

After the two puppies finished eating, she cleaned up what needed to be cleaned up, and put the leftovers and dishes left alone in the pot to ensure that after Huo Lang came back to have a mouthful of hot food, even though she was confused and uneasy, she I still chose to go back to the Educated Youth Point.

But before leaving, Si Ningning, San Miao, and He Gu specially asked that when their eldest brother came back, they must let their eldest brother go to find her.

He Gu pouted and didn't answer, but San Miao quickly agreed, "Don't worry, Sister Ning, I will tell Big Brother."

Si Ningning smiled in front of her and said "yes", she declined the bamboo hat He Gu handed over, she lifted her backpack, and braved the rain to break into the rain curtain again.

And less than 2 minutes after she left Chen's house, Huo Lang was dripping wet and walked into the yard with a large bag of things.

Standing under the eaves, He Gu wrinkled his small face and asked him coldly:
"Did you come back early!"

(End of this chapter)