Standing in front of the dark cloud tomb, Lei Dong saluted solemnly, quietly accompanied him, and silently sent his deepest prayer to this once closest comrade-in-arms.

It has been the thirty-seventh day since Lei Dong returned to China.

During these thirty-seven days, a series of events took place in this world, which later generations of historians regarded as a new starting point for the entire world order.

While Lei Dong was still fighting on the Mosul Plain, the Prime Minister of the Jepon Empire, Kishi Shinzo, resigned due to health reasons, and the new Prime Minister Yuki Hatoyama announced the recognition of the Republic's ownership of Kanggong Island, and the two sides began to be in close contact on a series of issues. At the same time, large-scale rallies and demonstrations began to appear in Jeppen to demand the complete withdrawal of the troops of the Commonwealth of Minia, and for the first time, the Commonwealth of Minia showed signs of softening.

In the South China Sea, a few small countries that claim sovereignty over many islands and reefs and do not hesitate to launch international arbitration to blackmail the small have completely ceased to assert their sovereignty and quietly withdrawn their petitions at the International Tribunal for the Sea. The fleet of the Commonwealth of Minia, which had been violently "supporting" these countries, retreated back 1,000 nautical miles on the basis of the original retreat of 500 nautical miles, and its fleet has basically shrunk back to the most basic sphere of influence.

In the West, the Parliament of the Los European Union passed a resolution recognizing the republic's market economy status, making major concessions on this issue for the first time. And the Souss Federation announced the expansion of oil and gas exports to the Republic and began the S-70 joint attack aircraft export project, which has been delayed for many years.

At home, the East China Sea Fleet has already stationed in the Gaoji military port of the Taiwan-Peng Islands, and has secured the most important base and bridgehead leading to the Pacific Ocean.

Arguably. The republic has gained unprecedented space for survival and development, and the momentum of its strong rise has become completely unstoppable.

All things. All of them made Lei Dong extremely excited, which is the dream of every citizen of the republic. It is the pride of every soldier who fights for it and sheds his blood!

But all of this, in Lei Dong's heart, is not as important as another thing - the body of the dark clouds has finally been found.

The first thing Lei Dong did when he returned was to return to the IWS-controlled area with his comrades to find the remains of the dark clouds. To his surprise, Galel Sam had built a simple but conspicuous cemetery for Dark Clouds in the traditional form of the Republic. According to the instructions of the local civilians, Lei Dong found the cemetery almost effortlessly, where, the dark clouds were lying in the grave, his head was already connected to the body, there was not a single gap, there was no scar, his face was calm, as if he was not dead. Instead, he returned to his homeland.

This made Ray Dong's perception of Galiel Sam change a little, no matter how ruthless he was, no matter how much he didn't care about the lives of ordinary people. But he retains even the slightest respect for his opponents, especially those who are powerful and would rather sacrifice their lives for their own power – Galel Sam. A true warrior!

Perhaps, next encounter. I'm going to really make him a move—if Galiel Sam can show up and be his opponent......

The remains of the clouds. It was immediately transported back to China, but instead of being buried in the Brigade's Martyrs' Cemetery on the outskirts of Hangyeong, it was buried in the newly established cemetery on the western border of the Republic. Here, in addition to the dark clouds, there are also hundreds of martyrs in various theaters, units and police forces, all of whom have died in the anti-terrorist war in recent years.

The cemetery, on the side of the Kirg hill republic on the border with Alfuhan, is built on a hill and occupies an entire peak. At the entrance is a huge statue 30 meters high, a **** warrior with a top body, a flying tiger under his crotch, a bow and arrow in his hand, and an arrow pointing straight at the sky, as if to shoot down the sun in the sky. Behind the statue, there are two long swords with a length of more than 50 meters, crossed inward, and the sword bodies are put together to form the gate of the cemetery.

The swords and statues, all carved from locally produced mountain stones, look extremely rough, but the awe-inspiring aura of slaughter comes to the face. Everyone who visits here is not only solemn and excited.

The Tomb of the Martyrs of the Dark Clouds, located at the highest point of the mountain, overlooks the entire mountain, and on the upper part of the tombstone, a large black and white photograph of the dark clouds is placed. In the photo, the dark clouds are smiling, and the smile is still so heartless, and a pair of small eyes have turned into a slit with a smile.

But looking at this photo, tears filled my eyes with thunder.

"Damn, you know how to laugh!" Lei Dong snorted, and it took a long time to stabilize his mood, and he smiled and pointed to his epaulettes, where, the two-bar three-star rank has turned into a golden pine branch surrounded by a golden five-star, "See, Lao Tzu is already a major general, and his position has also become vice president, chief of staff of the brigade." ”

But soon, Lei Dong's eyes turned red again, the smile on his face became more ugly than crying, and he said in a hoarse voice: "But, but Lao Tzu would rather be a private, as long as you can still stand in front of Lao Tzu and smile at Lao Tzu......"

Lei Dong had burst into tears and could no longer utter a word.

Quietly turned around, stared at Lei Dong, and gently took Lei Dong's hand.

"Alright! It's useless to say these words, I just want to tell you, your revenge, I avenged you, that birdman in Galel, has been killed, and none of those bastards in IWS are alive! Lei Dong calmed down and pulled his quiet and warm little hand to his chest, "Also, the old man approved the note, Lao Tzu is about to get married, you said, when Lao Tzu gets married, you have to have a good drink, remember to come, the wine is enough!" ”

After speaking, Lei Dong stared at the photo of the dark clouds smiling for a long time, and after a long silence, Huo Ran turned around, pulled the quiet and turned down the mountain.

Since he came to the cemetery, of course, Lei Dong could not only worship the dark clouds, his footsteps, walking in front of the graves, his right hand, raised for one heroic spirit.

Here, the burials are all soldiers of the republic, even if they don't know each other, they are all his brothers and his comrades-in-arms.

Thunderous gaze, resting on the tombstones, there. Simply record their lives.

"Wang Xiaojun, a soldier of Company X of the XXX Regiment of the XX Group Army of the Army. On June 19, 2029, he was killed during a raid on the East Uguchat group den in the city of Keshta. He was 23 years old. ”

"He Tianqing. A soldier of Company X of the XXX Regiment of the XX Army of the Army, killed on June 19, 2029, during a raid on the den of the East Uguchat organization in the city of Keshta. He was 22 years old. ”

"Hu Tai, deputy company commander of Company X of XX Regiment of Army X Army, died on March 31, 2025 at the age of 27 while exterminating the gathering point of the East Uguchat organization in Kawada City."

"Guan Jianqiang, armed police Snow Eagle commando fighter, September 7, 2027. He died at the age of 23 during a raid on the outskirts of Yubancheng during a raid on the den of the East Uguchat organization. ”

"Shi Lei, a soldier of the X Brigade of the XX Group Army of the Army, died at the age of 24 on August 3, 2027 during a joint military exercise assault on the Al Fuhan training camp organized in East Uguchat."

"Zachli Bainur, head of the Dongguan Police Station of the Keshta City Police Department, confronts machetes of elements of the East Uguchat organization on June 3, 2029. In order to protect the masses, they rushed to the thugs and died heroically. He was 43 years old. ”

……

Tombstones, names. Silently recounting the thrilling past.

Lei Dong lingered in front of the tombstone for a long time, his heart was unsettled, and he couldn't help himself.

Among these people. There are soldiers, there are armed police. There are also ordinary policemen, and some of them are already over the age of confusion. Some are in the prime of their youth, but when they face the murderous thugs, they invariably make the same choice - rush up and fight with them, for the people behind them!

What kind of spirit is this? What is it that underpins them in making such a choice?

Lei Dong looked at the black and white photos on the tombstone, and was speechless for a long time, and in his mind, the shadows of dark clouds, Huang Xiwen, and Bei Shiliang slowly crossed by. Gradually, their figures, overlapping with those avatars, became so vivid and vivid. Lei Dong seemed to see that they smiled at themselves, turned around, and rushed towards the hideous-looking thugs who were coming all over the mountains.

The sound of gunfire, explosions, shouts of killing, soared into the sky.

In a trance, Lei Dong seemed to see that the thug wielding knives and guns turned into a birdman who fell from the sky and the sun, and the sword light that rushed to the sky exuded a heart-palpitating murderous aura......

"Remember, this is your mission and your responsibility......"

The voice that sounded in the dream countless times sounded in Lei Dong's mind at the right time, it was so long, and it was so full of expectations and hopes.

The sound was so familiar, but it was like a bombshell exploded in Lei Dong's mind.

Responsibility, mission, what is my responsibility, and what is the mission? Lei Dong thundered in his mind, but suddenly had an epiphany: My responsibility is to protect the tens of millions of compatriots and relatives behind me, so that they can be harmed, slaughtered, and feared in their hearts! Just like those comrades who rushed to the thugs, like those two men and women who rushed to the birdman!

This is the most simple, and he has received countless times of education from the first day of enlistment, but in front of this layer of tombstones, Lei Dong seems to have truly understood the meaning for the first time.

Stand upright and salute. The sun has set in the west, and the thunderous figure is immovable, like a majestic statue, and the golden sunlight shines down, as if he is dressed in a golden coat. A sky-high momentum spread from his body to all around, and instantly swept the entire cemetery, swept the entire mountain peak, and filled the world between heaven and earth, rolling the mountain wind and howling, rolling the wind and clouds and changing color! Unconsciously, the "Heavenly Spirit Lock" on his chest began to undergo wonderful changes......

For dinner, I only ate in the small private house outside the cemetery, and there was only one person who was the master and the companion - the old squad leader when Lei Dong enlisted in the army, and the comrade-in-arms of the Tiger Brigade in the Jiliao Theater during the selection period, Gong Zhigang.

In that battle more than a month ago, because he took care of his comrades-in-arms, although he boarded the helicopter in time, the aftermath of the shocking collision still injured his internal organs, especially his lungs, which were seriously injured, and he could no longer adapt to high-intensity training and combat. Originally, as a combat hero, the theater arranged a fairly good position for him, and transferred him to the old unit "Iron Fist Regiment" as an operational staff officer, in charge of the management and training of the reconnaissance detachment.

However, Gong Zhigang said that he did not want to cause trouble to the troops, so he insisted on making a report on the transfer of jobs, and came to this cemetery a month ago to serve as the head of the logistics section of the cemetery management office, and used the retirement money to buy this small private house and settle here. For this point, Lei Dong is helpless, but also has infinite respect in his heart, this is the soldier of the Iron Fist Regiment, this is a real man!

There are no good dishes, a few bottles of canned fruits, a large pot of cold wild vegetables, and dozens of catties of wine, packed in a large white plastic barrel, which is made by Gong Zhigang according to the ancestral soil method of his hometown, up to more than 80 degrees of corn wine.

Quiet did not appear at the dinner table, she was empathetic, she knew that when old comrades-in-arms met, there must be a lot to say, and at this time, women are not suitable to appear. This wise woman always knows where she should stand. After a glass of wine, she quietly left.

"You kid, you have found a good daughter-in-law!" As soon as the quiet left, Gong Zhigang raised the enamel jar, took a big sip, wiped his mouth, and gave Lei Dong a thumbs up.

Lei Dong smiled, and said with a gentle and proud dark color on his face: "Well, I think so, this is probably the biggest achievement in my life!" "A big sip of wine went down to the stomach, with a slight sweetness, with a rough feeling, like a hot knife, from the mouth to the lower abdomen, a wave of heat emanated from the body.

"How are you?" Lei Dong raised the green enamel jar and motioned to Gong Zhigang, "Are you going to live here for the rest of your life?" ”

Lei Dong knew that Gong Zhigang's hometown was in a remote rural area in eastern Liaodong, thousands of kilometers away from the mountains on the southwest border.

Gong Zhigang was silent, grabbed the jar, took a big sip of it, and let out a long breath, a strong smell of alcohol spurted out of his mouth.

"I've thought about it," Gong Zhigang was silent for a long time before he spoke, his voice was not loud, and the speed of his speech was not fast, but the words were like gold stones falling to the ground, sonorous. "I'm here, guarding the tomb of the dark clouds for the rest of my life, guarding the tomb for these comrades-in-arms!"

Speaking of the dark clouds, the faces of the two people darkened at the same time, grabbed the enamel jar on the low table, and raised it high in the southwest direction, where it was the direction of the dark clouds' sacrifice.

"Anyway, I don't have much in my hometown, guarding these comrades-in-arms, I am psychologically ......stable," Gong Zhigang's voice became lower and lower, and became heavier and heavier, "It's a pity that the dark clouds saved me, but I ...... myself"

Lei Dong silently, lifted the jar, there was more than half a catty of corn wine, he drank it all, and the blazing fire was entangled in his chest and abdomen for a long time.

On this night, in front of the heroic souls of countless martyrs, two old comrades-in-arms who had reunited after a long absence, drank all the way, talked all the way, cried all the way, and laughed all the way.

They recalled the days they had walked together, complained about the "insidious and vicious" conspirator instructors, recalled all kinds of troubles in the past, recalled the battles they experienced together, and missed their comrades-in-arms who were no longer there......

In the blink of an eye, it was already the middle of the moon, and before I knew it, a new day was coming soon.

"Jingle bell-" The phone rang suddenly, Gong Zhigang grabbed the phone, and just after listening to two sentences, he had changed color at the same time as the thunderbolt beside him.

"Section Chief Gong, there is a cross-border armed drug trafficking gang of about twenty people, which is about to pass through the border, and it is likely to lead to your direction, pay attention to safety!" On the phone, the voice was very urgent, and he hung up in a hurry after speaking.

"Smack!" Lei Dong slammed the enamel wine vat on the table, his expression was eerie and chilling, and two words popped out from between his teeth:

"Look for death!" (To be continued.) )