Although they had retired and were not active generals, they looked more distinguished because of this. After all, the generals who had gone through the war years were more valuable.
This made Ding Ning more and more look forward to the International Special Forces Competition after the Spring Festival. If he got the title of Dragon Teeth, he would have a meteoric rise and become a major general.
The car stopped in front of a garden-style western-style building, and a strong-looking man in plain clothes came out to greet him. Mayor Du stepped forward and held his hand. "Commander Guan, sorry to trouble you."
"Mayor Du, you are too polite."
Commander Guan was in his fifties, burly, with a loud voice, straight waist, and a square face. He looked dignified without being angry. At first glance, Ding Ning knew he was an iron-blooded soldier who had been in a high position for a long time.
Although Mayor Du was the mayor of a city, the military and the government were separated. He had to get the permission of Commander Guan before he could place Hu Quan in the cadres' sanatorium of the military area. This time, he must owe him a favor.
"This is Doctor Ding, right? Hello, I've heard a lot about you."
After exchanging greetings with him, Commander Guan looked at Ding Ning with a smile and enthusiastically extended his hand.
Ding Ning hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hands to shake hands, and asked curiously, "Commander Guan, do you know me?"
"Haha, Doctor Ding is so famous. How can I not know you?"
Commander Guan laughed heartily and winked at him as if he was familiar with him, which made Ding Ning not know whether to laugh or cry.
He knew that after the Spring Festival, he would disguise himself as Ning Ding to serve in the Sharp Sword Special Forces under the command of Commander Guan and represent the Sharp Sword to participate in the National Military Competition. Speaking of which, Commander Guan could be regarded as his old leader in the future, so Ding Ning naturally wanted to have a good relationship with him.
Although he did not know how Mo Fei talked to him, he believed that Mo Fei would never tell Commander Guan his true identity.
Since Commander Guan did not know his true identity, it was somewhat thought-provoking that he was so enthusiastic to Ding Ning.
Since Commander Guan could make the dignified commander of the garrison area wait for him in person and greet him with a smile, Ding Ning had expected that Commander Guan would ask him something.
"Commander Guan, you are too serious. If there is anything I can help you with, just tell me."
In any case, Ding Ning entered Dragon Soul as a member of the Sharp Sword Special Team, so he owed Commander Guan a favor. He did not mind using his medical skills to return the favor.
Sure enough, Commander Guan did not beat around the bush and said with a hearty smile, "Well, little brother, you are straightforward, and I like it. Well, I can't steal your place. You can arrange Mayor Du's affairs first, and I'll treat you later. Let's talk while eating."
"Alright, see you later!"
Ding Ning nodded politely and followed Mayor Du, who was smiling, into the ward.
While there were no outsiders around, Mayor Du whispered in Ding Ning's ear, "Although Commander Guan is just a major general, he has a powerful background. It is worthwhile to let him owe you a favor."
Ding Ning's heart skipped a beat. He knew that the old man was giving him advice and helping him build connections, so he nodded slightly to show that he understood.
Passing through the corridor, Ding Ning came to the ward guarded by four armed policemen. After passing the strict identity check, Ding Ning entered the luxurious ward, which was like a five-star hotel, and saw Hu Quan in a coma.
In the ward, there were two armed policemen guarding him closely. Even when the doctors and nurses came in to change the dressing, they would keep a close eye on them. It could be seen that Mayor Du attached great importance to Hu Quan's safety.
Ding Ning did not waste any more time and immediately treated Hu Quan. Although he could not make Hu Quan recover immediately, he could still make him wake up in advance.
Five minutes later, Hu Quan woke up slowly, and his dull eyes gradually became clear. His face was full of confusion, and he did not know why he was here.
Ding Ning had done his duty and had no interest in the interrogation, so he took the initiative to leave the room and stood at the window at the end of the corridor to smoke.
"Give me a cigarette, too!"
Commander Guan did not know when he came over and asked Ding Ning for a cigarette as if he was familiar with him.
Ding Ning quite appreciated Commander Guan's unpretentious military character, so he took out a Chunghwa cigarette and handed it to him.
Commander Guan waved his hand and refused to light the cigarette. Instead of lighting it, he put the cigarette in front of his nose and sniffed it with an intoxicated look, as if this could satisfy his craving.
"Commander Guan, you don't smoke?"
Ding Ning took a drag on the cigarette and asked curiously.
"I used to smoke, but now I quit."
Commander Guan showed a look of nostalgia on his face.
Ding Ning made fun of him and said, "Commander Guan, you have a story."
"Well, as a man, who doesn't have a story?"
Commander Guan said with a vicissitudes of life on his face, which broke through the sky.
Ding Ning was secretly amused, knowing that Commander Guan was waiting for him to take the initiative to ask. Unfortunately, he was not so curious.
Immediately, he looked out of the window with a melancholy face and pretended to smoke deeply. "Motherf * cker, I just pretend to be melancholy. Who doesn't know how to do that?"
Seeing that Ding Ning did not follow his routine, Commander Guan said with some depression, "Aren't you curious about my story?"
"If Commander Guan wants to tell me, you will naturally take the initiative to tell me. If you don't want to tell me, it is useless for me to ask."
Ding Ning secretly rolled his eyes. "It seems that he is another guy who likes to be melancholic."
Having been with Lu Zhan and others for a long time, Ding Ning had already figured out the temperament of these soldiers. When they had nothing to do, they liked to recall the past in the army, which was very passionate, hot-blooded, and surging. But after hearing it many times, he had long been numb.
But obviously, Ding Ning misjudged Commander Guan's story, which was absolutely not the same as Lu Zhan's.
The past of Lu Zhan and others were all stories that happened when they carried out tasks, but they were all monks without heroines, while Commander Guan's story had heroines and heroines, which was definitely more interesting than theirs.
When Shenzhou launched a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Commander Guan had just joined the army. With the hot-blooded feeling of protecting his country, he resolutely went to the battlefield.
With the bombardment of artillery all over the sky, he stayed in the dark and damp cat's ear hole for a whole day, and only went out to breathe at night.
Every day, he survived in the test of blood and fire, facing the final parting of life and death at any time. The tragic war brought tremendous mental pressure to the soldiers, and some soldiers even chose to commit suicide after collapsing.
When Commander Guan's company was ordered to garrison a high ground, his comrades who had been with him day and night died in the artillery bombardment one by one, and the great fear between life and death made Commander Guan addicted to the smell of cigarettes.
At that time, because the artillery of the Vietnamese army was relatively fierce, the supply of logistics became a big problem. When there were only less than ten people left in Commander Guan's company, and they starved for three whole days, even drinking their own urine to sustain their lives, a childhood friend of Commander Guan personally braved the artillery fire to bring them canned food.
That childhood friend was a girl, who was his childhood sweetheart and grew up in the same courtyard. After Commander Guan joined the army, she also resolutely went to the battlefield.
At that time, Commander Guan did not understand the girl's mind, but when he saw that she risked her life to bring food to them, the softest part of his heart was touched at once.
They hugged each other tightly. The girl was covered with blood, and her smile was very bitter. What she did not tell Commander Guan was that a squad of their dare-to-die team braved the blockade of artillery fire to deliver supplies to them, and she was the only one who survived.
Commander Guan opened his heart and decided to marry this girl as soon as the war was over. Although the night was still full of gunpowder smoke, it was dotted with stars, and it was very beautiful.
The girl leaned against his shoulder and took out a pack of blood-stained cigarettes as if presenting a treasure. Commander Guan, who had long lost the taste of cigarettes, couldn't wait to tear it open, took out a wrinkled cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff.
The addiction to cigarettes made him ignore the threat of death on the battlefield. With the light of the cigarette, a cannonball came. The girl pressed Commander Guan under her body, and his face, lips, and tears were dyed red with blood.
The heart-wrenching pain made him grief-stricken. He knelt in front of the girl's body and cried bitterly, his heart full of endless guilt and self-blame. He had to take full responsibility for the girl's death.
If his comrades had not held him back, he would have died with the girl at that time.
Speaking of this, Commander Guan had choked with sobs. Ding Ning was deeply moved. It was really a pity for such a brave girl.
Commander Guan wiped his tears and choked with sobs. "Fate is really funny. The Vietnamese army retreated the next day, and we held the position. I was promoted to company commander as an exception because I successfully achieved the strategic goal, but I was not happy at all. My heart was full of guilt. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have died …"
As Commander Guan talked, Ding Ning knew that this was just the beginning of the story.
Commander Guan was full of remorse for the girl's death. Since then, he quit smoking to express his condolences for the girl.
He devoted all his energy to work and forgot the girl. He had not returned home for ten years. It was not until he was 30 years old and had become a regimental cadre that he went home to visit his family for the first time.
But the moment he returned home, he saw the girl. At that time, he was stunned, holding her and crying.
But how could the dead come back to life? The girl was actually the dead girl's younger sister. The two looked very similar. The girl deliberately stopped him at his door to get even with him because she knew that he was coming back to visit his family.
Unexpectedly, she was moved by his true feelings. Not only did she forgive him, but she also took the initiative to pursue him and began a touching but funny love.
How could Commander Guan accept a girl who was more than ten years younger than him? Not to mention that he was full of guilt for the girl's elder sister. He could not get over it at all and did not want to regard the girl as her elder sister's shadow. Therefore, he fled back to the army before he finished his home visit.
The girl was very stubborn and dared to love and hate, just like her elder sister. Regardless of the strong opposition of her family, she resolutely followed her elder sister's old path and did not hesitate to join the army to pursue him.
He had no choice but to accept the girl's feelings. Finally, they got together and became husband and wife.
After their marriage, the two loved each other very much and never had a quarrel with each other. They also gave birth to a son and a daughter. (According to Ding Ning's speculation, Commander Guan must have doted on the girl with guilt for his wife's elder sister, so he never had a quarrel with her.)
His wife was only 40 years old this year, but she was found to have cancer. She received chemotherapy every day to prolong her life, but she had been destroyed by the disease and was as thin as a stick. Commander Guan was in so much pain that he wanted to die, and his heart was like dead ashes.
After learning that Mayor Du's wife was saved by Ding Ning, his disheartened heart came back to life. Although he did not have much hope, he still wanted to make every possible effort and asked Ding Ning to take a look at his wife.
After listening to the whole story, Ding Ning had been moved by the girl's infatuation and daring to love and hate, and he was also moved by Commander Guan's deep love. He did not want to see such a soul-stirring story with a tragic ending.
He smiled and patted Commander Guan on the shoulder. "If it were a few days ago, it would be useless for you to come to me. But now, I don't say I am 100% sure, but I am 70% sure."
"You … are you serious? Wan 'er … she … she is already in the middle stage of lung cancer. "
Commander Guan's eyes widened, and his eyes turned red. He looked at Ding Ning in disbelief but also full of hope and contradiction, and his whole body trembled with excitement.
"As long as she is still alive, I can save her even if she is in the late stage, let alone the middle stage. But I have a condition."
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