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Fugui looked out the window silently, and through the glass, he could see the bright crescent moon. If there was no strong wind, it would be a very quiet night. The cold wind kept shaking the poplar trees, and the shadows on the treetops would occasionally be reflected on the window, making a shrill sound.

Fugui didn't know what time it was, and he had been lying like this when he came back from Dawn. Time no longer mattered to him, because he had no sleepiness at all. An Xiuguo's snoring in the upper bunk was louder and louder, almost making Fugui unable to tell whether it was the sound of the wind outside or his snoring. Fugui turned sideways and covered his ears tightly with his hands, but the noise continued to pour into his ears.

Fugui turned over several times in a row, but he still didn't feel sleepy. He sat up and poked An Xiuguo, but he turned over, made a few murmurs, and then began to snore like thunder. "If it were less than them, he would have stuffed his stinky socks into his mouth." Fugui suddenly laughed when he thought of this. Among the good comrades in the special forces team, except for him, they all had a bad temper and had a flamboyant personality, but for some reason, they all liked to be with Fugui, and Fugui also liked the vitality they exuded.

Unfortunately, those familiar figures may disappear in the desolate Gobi in the near future... Fugui sighed softly, a hint of loss and a hint of melancholy, leisurely suppressing his mood.

Although Yang Aiguo and Xiaoyu expressed their intention to leave the special forces several times before, Fugui understood that they were not scheming, they were just talking. From the bottom of their hearts, no one planned to leave, because like Fugui, they dedicated their youth to this vast Gobi Desert. They were attached to this place and were used to military life. If they really wanted them to leave the special forces, they might hesitate. But what he didn't expect was that Liming actually wrote a transfer report. He knew Liming, and he was afraid that even eight cows would not be able to pull back what he wanted to determine!

The moonlight outside is still deserted, emitting a faint silver light in the dark night sky, just like the feeling of wealth and honor being silent at this moment.

Looking at the moonlight outside the window, the swallow's smile suddenly appeared in his heart. I still remember that night a few years ago, he hugged the swallow tightly. The swallow's hair gently flew across his cheeks. He looked at the full moon in the sky and listened quietly to the swallow's gentle whisper. At that moment, the moon was so gentle, and it seemed that the two of them were left in the whole world, embracing each other under the moonlight...

Fugui closed his bitter eyes, but what became clearer in his heart was the lonely tombstone far away in his hometown. Fugui's heart twitched suddenly. He opened his eyes and looked at the moon outside the window. At this moment, the swallow might be able to feel the moonlight, but I don't know whether the swallows far away in heaven would feel his deep longing?

Fugui leaned on the bed railing and recalled the words of Liming: "...The special forces team has no me and comrades, but without me at home, there is no pillar. Even if I don't change jobs, can I feel at ease when I stay here?..." "...We wear this military uniform and maintain justice is the responsibility. As men, we give our family a warm home, which is also the responsibility..."

Li Ming was right. If he was at home, how could the swallow work so hard? How could he hire a doctor for his father late at night? How could he leave the world so early? He suddenly remembered Swallow's cracked hands, and his heart seemed to be stabbed by a knife. Or should he go home in the army? Maybe he needs himself more at home. How can he feel at ease when he is thousands of miles away?

However, it is hard to give up if I have to take off my military uniform that I have been wearing for more than ten years and leave this place that I have been stationed for more than ten years. This is the place I love deeply and the hot land I defend with my life. I suddenly decided to leave here and felt a sudden loss in my heart...

The snoring suddenly stopped, and a "very silence" sound came from the upper bunk. An Xiuguo poked out half of his head, rubbed his eyes sleepily and looked at Fugui, and asked in his throat: "Hey, why are you not sleeping yet? What time is it?"

Fugui did not answer and stared out the window in a daze. The moon was already blocked by the building in front, only the roof was shining with white silver light.

An Xiuguo reached out and shook his hand in front of Fugui's eyes: "Hey, are you asleep?"

Fugui frowned and glared at him and said, "You boy snoring so loudly, can I sleep?"

An Xiuguo smiled, revealing her white teeth in the darkness: "I only have these 'advantages', but I only sleep after you slept. Alas, Fugui, don't say, if you get used to listening, one day you won't be able to sleep, believe it?"

His words made Fugui feel sad. Yes, after living together for more than ten years, once he left the army, he would never see these familiar faces again, and there would never be any news about each other again. Everything that happened has become the concern that left behind.

An Xiuguo smiled kindly, looked at the watch and whispered: "Go to sleep. It's almost two o'clock, and I'll go to train tomorrow. You go to bed first, and I'll wait until you fall asleep before going to bed."

Fugui nodded, he turned over and saw from the corner of his eyes that An Xiuguo's head had retracted.

The wind outside probably stopped, and the treetops stood quietly in the hazy night, and finally stopped sharp howling.

Fugui sighed and murmured: "It's time to go home." Before he finished speaking, a drop of clear tears flowed down the corners of his eyes...

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At noon the next day, Fugui was guilty of avoiding Xiaoyu and sneaked to Liming's office. When he saw Liming, he asked: "Where is your transfer report? Have you written it?"

Li Ming glanced up at him and said, "What are you doing?"

Fugui laughed with him and sat down opposite him: "Let me see, I...I want to change careers with you."

"Really or not?" Li Ming showed a puzzled expression on his face: "I accused me righteously last night, and supported me after a night?"

Fugui said seriously: "Dawn, I thought about it all night, and my family needs us more. So, I plan to leave the army." After saying that, he sighed: "I know it will be uncomfortable to leave here, because this is the place where we can let our dreams fly. This Gobi has left so many memories. What we shed here is more than blood, sweat and youth. But, in these ten years, we have also lost a lot..." Yan Zi's smile suddenly flashed in his mind. He felt like a blocked thing in his throat, and he was choking and unable to say what happened later.

Liming slowly stood up, walked to him, patted his shoulder and said, "Yes, we have lost a lot, but we have gained more! I have never had any lofty ideals since I was a child, but since I put on this military uniform, I suddenly realized that my ideals are in the military camp, in the special forces team. Sometimes, it is easy to describe ideals, but in practice, only I know how difficult it is. What is the meaning of life? It is to silently dedicate, maintain justice, and defend the dignity of the motherland and soldiers with my own blood! To be honest, I don't want to leave here either. Apart from being a soldier, we are actually an extremely ordinary person. We have a family, parents, and wives and children. I don't want to owe them too much after leaving the special forces team."

After saying that, he stood in front of the window, silently looked at the familiar military camp, and murmured: "I will miss this place after leaving. I think of this Gobi, this military camp, this flying military flag, and the monuments of the twelve martyrs on the back mountain..."

After a long time, he lowered his head and took out the transfer report from the drawer and handed it to Fugui, and said in a deep voice: "You copy it."

Fugui didn't write a few words, someone reported outside the door, and Liming wiped his eyes: "Come in."

Yang Aiguo, Xiaoyu, Jinhui and others pretended to step in, saluting with a serious expression on their faces: "Report to the squadron leader..."

Li Ming glared at them: "Where are you going, what are you pretending?"

Xiaoyu smiled and approached Fugui and said, "What are you doing? I just saw you coming secretly. What are you doing?" After that, he swept his eyes to the transfer report on Fugui that Fugui had not had time to hide. He stared at them in surprise and said, "Revolution report?"

Fugui lowered his head awkwardly, his face was burning, as if he had stolen something and was caught.

Several comrades came over and watched with the transfer report. Jin Hui looked at Fugui and Liming in disbelief: "You really want to transfer?"

Fugui looked up at Liming and looked forward to his answer. Liming nodded and said, "Since you have seen it, I won't hide it from you. Besides, you will know about this sooner or later. Fugui and I plan to change careers. You... If anyone of you has this idea, let's go together."

Jin Hui and the others had a shocked expression on their faces. Du Shengli looked at Fugui and asked disbelief: "Fugui, I believe you, do you say, is what he said true? Do you really want to leave the special forces?"

Fugui nodded: "It's true. I thought about it all night last night. It's time to go home."

Everyone was silent, and the air seemed to solidify.

After a long time, Du Lei cleared his throat and broke his unbearable silence: "I once said I wanted to leave, but I couldn't make up my mind. Really, that's all, I just said that if I really left, I really couldn't accept it emotionally. This is a place where we waited day and night for more than ten years of youth. How could we be willing to leave? Let me express my opinion first, I will never leave! Even if I die, I will fall here." After that, I looked at my comrades and turned around and left with great strides.

Yang Aiguo, who had been silent, stared at Liming and said, "I remember you patted your chest and swearing that even if there was one soldier left in the special forces, it must be you Liming. Why, now you have the idea of ​​becoming a deserter?"

Li Ming looked bleak and shook his head and said, "I am not a deserter. I told Fugui yesterday that I am a soldier. The responsibility of a soldier is to defend the country, but we are also men. The responsibility of a man is to give his family a warm home. We all have relatives. In the past ten years, in addition to worry, concern and longing, what have we given them? In the army, there are you and many comrades, but if I don't have me at home, it means that there is a lack of a mountain..."

The comrades were silent when they listened to Li Ming's explanation. In the impression of wealth, Li Ming never wanted to explain whether he was right or wrong in his work, but this time every word he said heavily hit the fragile nerve in his comrades' hearts.

Du Shengli said thoughtfully: "Liaoming, it's a pity that you left the special forces now. The captain values ​​you the most. If you stay, the deputy captain will be yours in no time."

Li Ming smiled bitterly and said, "The captain is so kind to me, I know it in my heart. Tell you the truth, my father is sick and very serious. Think about it, I am the only son in our family. When my father is seriously ill, I cannot be filial. Not to mention the deputy captain, what's the point of being a captain? I will not be ashamed of my relatives in the future for my career."

Xiaoyu stood up and said, "Liaoming, I support you. Let's change careers together. You and Fugui are leaving. What's the point of staying there?" After saying that, he glanced at everyone and continued, "I've thought about it long ago. After changing careers, I will go back to my hometown to open a big company. Then you all come. We are now comrades who share the joys and sorrows, and we will always be in the future!"

Jin Hui, who had been watching the transfer report, also looked up and said, "I plan to transfer to a job, Li Ming is right. As men, we must bear responsibility for our family."

Fugui's eyes were warm when they said, and he stood up and held Xiaoyu and Jinhui's hand, and said excitedly: "Okay, let's go together, we will always be brothers who go through fire and water together!"

Yang Aiguo and Du Shengli hesitated for a moment and sighed and said, "Let's consider it. After all, this is a major event in life, so you have to be cautious."
Chapter completed!