Chapter 29 The Fate of the Pocket Watch
Cui Zhenshan, sitting next to Zhao Hu, looked at this tough guy with a strong and strong man and cried like a child with a pocket watch. He was also very curious about who gave this pocket watch to Zhao Hu, so that this veteran Chinese who is well-known in both the military and political circles of South Korea would reveal the confusing emotions in front of him.
Perhaps because of the confusion of Cui Zhenshan, Tie Xingwu, who had just taken over the power of the Northeast Military Region, recognized Cui Zhenshan when he came in. Although the hometown owner of the four major families in South Korea has retreated to the second line, his influence in the political and economic circles of South Korea cannot be underestimated at all. In addition, the group controlled by his family is a well-known large enterprise in South Korea. Such a person is of course an important object of attention by the Chinese military.
When the war between the two South Korea ended, his commander would accompany the team to participate in the previous talks between the north and the south. And the senior political official in South Korea was naturally indispensable to attend such high-level meetings that were not public. In addition, the old leader was very helpful to find this doctor. Yu Gong and private Tie Xingwu were relatively polite to Cui Zhenshan.
He soon seemed a little sad and said, "Captain Cui, this pocket watch was given to the old commander as a reward for military merits by Commander Han of the Volunteer Army Corps. According to the old commander, this pocket watch was given to Commander Han by Taizu. Perhaps it was precisely because of this respect that the old commander later promoted to the position of commander of the military region after the war ended.
It’s a pity that when Commander Han passed away, when the old leader heard the news, he didn’t have time to meet for the last time. This made him feel a little sorry for Commander Han’s respect, and he has been resentful about it, and regards this pocket watch as a treasure. More than ten years ago, I accompanied the old leader to inspect border defense and was accidentally bitten by a huge poisonous snake that rushed out of the roadside.
At that time, because of the remoteness and the venomous snakes, I could not hold on to the hospital and would die. At that dangerous moment, we met a doctor who passed by. He took the initiative to rescue and eliminate poison when he saw my situation, so that I could persevere in the hospital and snatch this life back from the King of Hell.
But the old leader is the kind of person who is grateful for his kindness. We should check border defense and have nothing valuable except guns and ammunition. Although the doctor refused to accept gifts, the old leader did not want to repay the favors of the other party, so he gave the pocket watch he carried close to him.
The matter was urgent at that time, and the old leader did not expect that he would never find the other party again. As a result, the pocket watch completely became a heart-wrenching problem for the old leader and me. Back then, I almost searched all the people in the nearby countryside and asked about the traces of the doctor, but it was still like looking for a needle in a haystack, and there was no news.
Now that I see this pocket watch, the stone in my heart can finally fall. The old leader doesn’t have to say sorry to Commander Han every day, and lost the pocket watch he gave him."
After listening to Tie Xingwu's sigh, there was a story about this pocket watch. Cui Zhenshan, who had served in the army back then, understood that this kind of honor inheritance that belonged to soldiers only. Although this is a pocket watch of a long time, it represents the inheritance of responsibility for the older generation of soldiers. The value of the responsibility inheritance of the new generation of soldiers cannot be measured by money!
Perhaps when Zhao Hu heard Tie Xingwu telling the history of pocket watches, he suddenly wiped away his tears and said, "Tietou, put this pocket watch back. I think it should be the old leader who has the spirit in heaven. I know that I miss him, and I have calculated that I have this disaster in my life, so I specially asked the person who got this pocket watch to come back and save my life. This is the old leader's meaning, and I cannot refuse."
Just as Zhao Hu said this with a little reluctance, a young voice suddenly came from the room. He said a little hoarsely: "Old man, since this is God's will, I think you should keep this pocket watch!"
As soon as the voice came out, the three of them immediately turned to the person who said this. Only then did they realize that Han Ankang, who was still in a drowsy just now, had opened his eyes and looked at them with a tired look.
Before the three of them could speak, Han Ankang moved his body slightly and continued to smile bitterly: "My grandfather told me that this was his first time traveling to the doctor, and he was forced to accept gifts. But when he saw you all carried guns on you, he was afraid that he would reject your wishes and delay the patient's rescue time, so he had to accept your pocket watch.
I hope you can take it back one day, but until he passed away, he still couldn't wait for you. This pocket watch is actually a last wish left to me by my grandfather. I hope that one day I will meet the owner of the pocket watch. I will hand this pocket watch back to the original owner and let my grandfather go to this last wish.
In addition, my grandfather also told me that when he was young, he saw the old man in the photo and knew that he was a hero who stood up. So when he had free time, he would take out the pocket watch and wipe it for maintenance. Even if I were to take it out for a while, I would take it out and wipe it with my strings, for fear that it would break down and I would be sorry to the owner of the pocket watch in the future.”
In fact, when he fainted, Han Ankang knew that his energy was consumed a little too much, so he had this fainting condition. When the doctor gave him an infusion, he was actually awake, but he was just silently regulating his breathing and did not want to waste his energy talking. Later, he suddenly heard that there was such a secret in the pocket watch that grandpa often took out for care back then.
This is really where in life we meet! Two generations of grandparents have formed a relationship with two generations of soldiers from the other party because of a pocket watch.
After hearing Han Ankang's words, Zhao Hu and Tie Xingwu also felt that they might have really gotten from Han Ankang's grandson because of this pocket watch. In the end, they owe each other a life to each other, and the pocket watch was from their old leader Commander Han. This is really a will in the dark!
Facing Han Ankang's words that in order to get the doctor to receive gifts, Zhao Hu did take out a gun and a pocket watch, and let the other party choose anyway, otherwise he would not let the other party go. Perhaps it was this misunderstanding and Zhao Hu's tough attitude that forced Han Ankang's grandfather to choose a pocket watch. After all, for a soldier, pocket watch and pistol are important, self-evident.
But they didn't expect that they would not meet again until they died. This pocket watch miraculously turned a corner when his life was most dangerous and returned to Zhao Hu's hands. The fate in this is really embarrassing the magic of fate!
Zhao Hu, holding the pocket watch, knew that this was also the old doctor's last wish, so he couldn't refuse and put it away quickly. He turned his head and said with concern: "Child, how are you feeling now? Do you feel uncomfortable there? Do you want me to let the doctor in and check it carefully for you?"
Faced with the care of the veteran, Han Ankang squeezed out a smile and shook his head and said, "No, I am also a doctor. I know my current state very well. As long as I have a good rest for two days, I believe it will be fine. On the contrary, my heart is just a little load now, so you must not have too much emotional fluctuations, otherwise I will be helpless and trouble at that time.
If the old man doesn't object, I wonder if we will change the treatment in another place. Although the environment of this hospital is good, it is not very beneficial for you and me to recover. I prefer a quiet and empty place. If there is more green around it, it will be better. This will also help me to restore it, and it will also help you to regulate your body and mind. It is actually not necessarily good to smell disinfectant all day long."
Upon hearing this, Tie Xingwu immediately responded: "Old Chief, why don't you move to the military district's retirement place! The environment and medical conditions there are good, and I think it will be beneficial for restoring your health.
Actually, I don’t like the smell of this disinfectant too much. Otherwise, you can just listen to Dr. Han and go to the restroom to recuperate! There, you can still chat with Political Commissar Liu and the others for a while! How great is it!”
It is clear that the environment of the military district's restroom is indeed beautiful, and there are also states that specialize in providing them with senior generals who have retired to the second line to take care of them. Zhao Hu, who is accustomed to doing everything but getting enough food and clothing by himself, is very opposed to wasting so much manpower and material resources in order to take care of some old men and women.
But he also understood that even if he didn't like such extravagance and waste, he couldn't stand other retired generals' likes! Therefore, the commander of the Huaxia Military Region who retired from the position of commander had not lived in a day after he had built a retirement house.
After retiring, he moved back to the old yard in the countryside. In addition to the nanny and driver he invited to take care of the two sons, his salary must be deducted from his refund, the veteran general did not enjoy any special treatment.
It is precisely this rare attitude of being willing to be poor and poor, which has made many senior Chinese military generals very respect the veteran "Sioreast Tiger" who was named by Commander South Korea back then. No matter what, there are really fewer and fewer veterans like Zhao Hu who have participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea now.
Therefore, over the years, Tie Xingwu has really been unable to persuade the military region to entertain retired cadres. Many veteran generals who are as stubborn as Zhao Hu. Even the former military region political commissar who now lives in the retiring house was invited by him like a three-viewer. The purpose is to hope that these junior military regions generals would do their best for these old leaders back then.
What's more, compared with the rest rooms in other military regions, Tie Xingwu asked himself that the rest rooms in the Northeast Military Region had no luxury and wasteful situations like other rest rooms except for the better environmental conditions and medical conditions. The officers and nurses equipped in the rest rooms were also reduced to the extreme, and he tried not to raise an idle person while not letting the old leader who moved in felt that no one was taken care of.
Chapter completed!