Chapter 3: Sorrow and Glory
Hanching International Airport, Terminal 3.
The early summer sun shines straight down from the sky, shining brightly on this majestic, modern building.
Liu Jingyang carried a camera on his chest and a notebook tightly in his hand, shuttling through the waiting hall.
Liu Jingyang is a reporter for the State News Agency, and this energetic young man, who is only 27 years old, has just joined the State News Agency, and has won praise from a group of veteran reporters for his shrewd and capable style, in-depth and down-to-earth interviews, and meticulous and in-depth thinking.
Four years ago, in the huge shipwreck disaster that killed 434 people and left 8 people missing, Liu Jingyang relied on his extraordinary shrewdness and courage to break through four checkpoints in a row, enter the inside of the ship's hull, stay in it for a whole day and night, and issue the first extremely shocking report on the scene, which became famous in one fell swoop and became a big-name reporter for emergencies and in-depth reports.
But now, Liu Jingyang seems to be preoccupied.
In the waiting hall, there are still people coming and going as usual, but the strange thing is that such a huge flow of passengers, so many people coming and going, hardly make any sound, just as if they are afraid of disturbing something, they slow down and pass slowly. But their eyes will involuntarily focus on a corner.
Because, there, sitting, a group of silent people.
Among this group of people, there are gray-haired old men, young women who are young and beautiful, and babbling babies. Without saying a word, they sat quietly on the silver-gray benches, their eyes stubbornly staring at the huge LCD screen in the waiting hall, as if they were trying to find the traces of their relatives from inside.
Liu Jingyang sighed deeply.
Although Liu Jingyang has been accustomed to death and life and death after entering the national news agency, especially after experiencing an unknown number of sudden disasters, he still can't calm down every time he faces the person concerned or his family.
These people in front of them, after getting through the initial excitement, have been sitting here, silently praying, silently waiting, and have not left. Now, little by little, five days and five nights later, their expressions were almost numb, their gazes were glazed, but they were still stubbornly waiting here, as if waiting for this miracle.
Aren't you also waiting for a miracle?
But will a miracle happen?
As a well-known reporter of the National News Agency, Liu Jingyang has a strong network, can get inside information that ordinary people can't get, and has enough thinking ability to make judgments on the incident.
Although the news he got was very little and messy, he already vaguely felt that the disappearance of DH370 was definitely not an accident, let alone as simple as it seemed!
"Mom, when is Daddy coming back?"
An immature voice interrupted Liu Jingyang's thoughts. He raised his head, and a few meters away, a little girl in a beautiful lace gauze skirt with a small face like a porcelain doll exuding a moving luster was hugging her mother's neck and asked in a milky voice.
And her mother, a young woman who was dressed but had a haggard face, gently patted the little girl on the back, but her eyes were red, and she bit her lip so hard that she could not say a word.
Liu Jingyang's nose was inexplicably sour, he took a few deep breaths, barely suppressed the tears that almost burst out of his eyes, and tried to squeeze out a distorted smile, and walked towards the mother and daughter, wanting to give them a little comfort.
However, before the first step was taken, Liu Jingyang suddenly found that the young woman's mobile phone rang urgently, and the young woman hurriedly took out the phone to connect, and just after hearing a few words, she cried out "wow"!
Almost at the same time, the surrounding phones rang one after another, and they rang in an instant!
"What's wrong?"
As soon as Liu Jingyang muttered in confusion, he felt the mobile phone in his backpack vibrate violently.
"Could it be ......" Liu Jingyang suddenly thought of a possibility, took out his mobile phone at an incredible speed, forcibly suppressed the thumping and thumping heartbeat, and connected.
"Where?" On the other end of the phone, it was the voice of his immediate boss Li Jun who changed his tone, Liu Jingyang was stunned, he had never heard his gentle boss so excited.
"I'm ......"
Liu Jingyang had just said two words, and the other end of the phone had already called: "Look, watch TV!" β
Liu Jingyang looked up in amazement, the huge LCD screen screen turned suddenly, and quickly cut into a huge studio, an elegant-looking colonel, holding a document in his hand, strode up to the middle podium.
Spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, Yang Yusheng!
Liu Jingyang recognized at a glance this recent new star in the military circles who has been quite in the limelight recently, and has a refreshing demeanor and sharp words. It's just that why is he so excited now, so that his face is red, his steps are faster and faster than usual, and his right hand holding the document is obviously trembling?
In Liu Jingyang's puzzled and surprised gaze, Yang Yusheng stood in front of the release desk, took a deep breath, slowly opened the document, and read in a slightly trembling voice: "80 hours ago, our army sent an elite commando team to raid the terrorists who hijacked flight DH740 on Guangming Island, the Holy Emperor of the South and Pacific Oceans, and killed 5 terrorists on the spot, and all passengers and crew members were not injured or injured. β
"Hooray-" In the waiting hall, people jumped up, frantically waved their fists, cheered wildly, hugged everyone around them warmly, and vented their ecstasy to the fullest!
Miracle, they waited!
Liu Jingyang let out a long breath, with a relieved smile on his face, staring at the big screen in mid-air, listening to Yang Yusheng's categorical voice: "We are telling all violent terrorist forces, ethnic separatist forces, and religious extremist forces, as well as individual countries and organizations that provide assistance to them, that the dignity of my great motherland cannot be violated, the territorial sovereignty of my great motherland cannot be violated, and the safety of the lives and property of our citizens cannot be violated!" Otherwise, what awaits you will be a shameful and utter destruction! Yang Yusheng's face was as pale as iron, and he said coldly word by word: "Don't say it in advance!" β
"Long live the Republic-" An even more powerful cheer rang out inside and outside the terminal, soaring into the sky!
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
On the projection on the big screen, the picture of the crowd embracing and jumping excitedly has been frozen, but the cheers of the filling are still echoing in the ears, in the base of the Angry Dragon Brigade, for a long time.
"Captain, you have a spirit in the sky, you should feel comforted, this celebratory scene is the best sacrifice for you......" Looking at the large posthumous photo of Huang Xiwen on the rostrum, Lei Dong's eyes were already moist.
On the second day after returning to the base, the No. 1 Individual Training Ground, the Nulong Brigade gathered to hold a grand farewell ceremony for Huang Xiwen.
On the stage, there is a large posthumous photo of Huang Xiwen;
Under the stage, there were more than 30 soldiers in neat uniforms standing solemnly.
Lieutenant General Lei Tiangang, the dean of the Hanjing Scout Academy and the captain of the Angry Dragon Brigade, stood in front of the queue in camouflage combat uniform, his tiger eyes widened, and slowly swept over the group of men in front of him.
"See!" Lei Tiangang said like a bell, "This is our responsibility, this is our mission!" For the security of our country and the tranquility of our compatriots, it is our supreme glory to fight to the death! β
All of them puffed up their chests and listened with their hearts and souls to the oath that cried out from the depths of their souls.
"We pledge to defend our country, to protect our land, to protect the dignity and interests of our people, we uphold our beliefs, to dedicate our lives, and we pledge to betray our country-"
"Kill!"
"Traitors to the nationβ"
"Kill!"
"Those who betray the peopleβ"
"Kill!"
"Those who invade our landβ"
"Kill!"
"Those who offend my peopleβ"
"Kill!"
"To the martyrs who gave their lives for the country--Salute-"
Lei Tiangang shouted loudly, and the team members with tears in their eyes, the five fingers of their right hands were together, and they slashed up from their chests to give the most solemn military salute to the martyrs!