Strive for Science

The sky, which was still sunny just now, suddenly turned gloomy.

Put down the phone, turn on the computer to process some internal data, and when it was almost noon, the rain began to fall, hitting the leaves and making a crackling sound.

Ding Yang was calling everyone to get in the car. The small broken car provided by the department was very useful in this kind of weather, at least it could keep out the wind and rain.

"In this weather, there are still people coming to our place for tourism?" Through the car window, Chen Panpan saw a sightseeing car passing by, "We will send a message to the travel agency in the afternoon, telling them not to enter the mountain as much as possible."

There are many mountains and rivers in Wuming City. When the transportation was not developed in the past, the people living in the mountainous areas had a very difficult life. They even never saw the outside world from birth to death.In the past few years, the standard of living has improved, and I have begun to learn from other places to develop tourism. Unfortunately, because of insufficient publicity, and the only unique feature is the local characteristic houses, the number of tourists that can be attracted is very limited.

Shen Changan glanced at the sightseeing car that Chen Panpan mentioned. There were a few scattered people sitting in the sightseeing car, and the number was not many.Looking at Chen Panpan's attitude towards tourism, you don't need to ask him to know that the tourism industry in Wuming City is not developing very well.

After the car drove outside the community, Shen Changan borrowed an umbrella from the property and walked downstairs quickly.The corridor was a little wet, probably left by other residents when they went upstairs.

He put away his umbrella and climbed a few steps, when he saw a young woman running down in a hurry without even combing her hair.Shen Changan stepped aside, turned around and saw the young woman rushing into the rain.

Passing by the fourth floor, the door of Uncle Zhang's house was closed, and he probably hasn't come back yet.He went upstairs and steamed rice for himself, fried a dish and a portion of meat.

The worst thing about living alone is that you can’t finish cooking two dishes, and it’s too monotonous to cook one dish.

After eating and tidying up the kitchen, the rain continued to intensify. When Shen Changan returned to his room to prepare for his lunch break, he found a leaf under the bed.

Bending down to pick up this emerald green leaf, he glanced at the tree outside the window, took out his mobile phone and clicked on the contact list, but he didn't know who to contact.

At that time, the leaders of relevant departments were worried that criminals would retaliate against him, so they not only changed his name, but also changed his household registration.A few months ago, news broke that the son of the criminal who was shot dead by his father had joined an international criminal gang.In order to protect his safety, the relevant department arranged him to Wuming City, and asked him not to contact his former classmates and friends as much as possible.

Swiping one name after another in the contact list, Shen Changan clicked on the chat box with Dao Nian.

Chang'an: Mr. Daonian, do you believe in ghosts?

He thought it would take a long time for the other party to reply to him, but he didn't expect to receive Dao Nian's message in less than half a minute.

Nian: Of course not, why do you think so?

Seeing this answer, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chang'an: I had some very strange dreams recently, and these dreams were too real.

Nian: Thinking every day, dreaming at night, don't worry, there are no gods and demons in this world.

Chang'an: Then... where are the ghosts?

Year: Death is like a lamp being extinguished. Is there still warmth on an extinguished candle?

Chang'an: Mr. Daonian is in a good mood today?

Year: Why do you ask that?

Chang'an: Because you typed a lot with me today.

After this message went out, there was no reply suddenly.Shen Changan felt a little regretful, it was rare that the other party was willing to chat with him a few more words, why did he have to be so mean?

A few minutes later, the phone rang again.

Year: Yes.

Nian: You must remember that there are no gods and ghosts in the world.

Chang An stared at the phone in a daze for a long time, then laughed silently.

Chang'an: I see, thank you, Mr. Daonian.

There was no further message over there, Shen Changan came back from the office at night, took a shower and was about to go to bed, when Dao Nian suddenly sent a message.

Dao Nian: Good night.

Chang'an: Have a good dream.

After closing the chat box between the two, Shen Changan received a call from Director Du asking him to rest at home tomorrow.He didn't refuse, and after hanging up the phone, he lay on the bed and treated himself like a spread pie.

He thought he wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but he didn't expect that listening to the sound of rain outside the window, he slept very soundly that night, and didn't wake up until after nine o'clock the next morning.

After getting up and taking a shower, Shen Changan changed into a black shirt. Shen Changan pushed open the door of the side sleeper. There were some relics of his parents inside, and their photos were hung on the wall.

"Dad, the letter you wrote to me and mom, mom won't be able to read it." Shen Changan sat on the chair and smiled softly, "If there is a spirit after death, you can read the contents of the letter to mom , lest mother always say that you don't understand romance."

He laughed at himself, picked up a towel and wiped the dust off the photo: "That's it, anyway, no matter how much I say, you won't hear me."

There was a knock on the door, Shen Changan put down the towel, opened the door of the living room, and saw four men standing outside the door, the man walking in front was holding a wooden box in his hand, it was raining outside, but the wooden box didn't get a drop of water on it .

"Excuse me, are you Comrade Shen Chang'an?" The man holding the box in both hands looked at Shen Chang'an with a cautious expression.

"I am, please come in." Shen Changan invited four people to enter, and after closing the door, the man handed the box to Shen Changan with both hands.

"stand at attention."

"salute!"

Seeing the four people saluting in unison, Shen Changan was startled, hugged the box in his arms tightly, and bent down to return the salute to them.The box in his arms was not heavy, but he felt that it weighed more than a thousand catties.

Putting the box on the table, Shen Changan went to the kitchen to pour water for them. The four of them sat on the sofa with their backs straight, as if they were on alert anytime, anywhere.

He didn't ask the identities of these people, and they didn't seem to be good at speaking, with concerns and worries on their dark faces.

Open the wooden box, inside there is a yellowed diary, a few ordinary pens, watches, medals, and... a photo of Dad.

The father in the photo, standing in the yellow sand, grinned with white teeth, so energetic and young.After looking at the photo for a long time, Shen Changan carefully put the photo back into the box.

There were some awards and medals and internal commendation letters in the box, but these were not Shen Changan's main concern. He picked up the yellowed letter with trembling hands, and opened the envelope bit by bit with a letter opener.

The moment he opened the envelope again, he hurriedly took out the letter paper, but the moment he was about to open it, he slowed down again.

Shen Chang'an didn't know what was written in the letter, his mind was in a turmoil, and he thought for a while, it would be great if his father could come back alive after writing this letter, or if his mother could see this letter before she was alive.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Changan still opened the letter.

Dear Lanlan and Xiaoyou:

Zhanxinjia!

Tomorrow, I am going to participate in a top-secret mission. Before I go, I cannot communicate with my family members, let alone meet with you.The night here is stuffy and hot, and I can't sleep well.

On the day before you leave, you are still coughing, remember to take your medicine on time, don't take care of the sick, you will not be able to take care of your own body.

……

Last time, Xiaoyou, you told me that you wanted to buy a military cap, but unfortunately I was in a hurry and didn’t have time to buy it for you. When I go back, I will definitely buy it for you. Not only will I buy you a military cap, but also a toy car, so Don't say you're my dad and I'm stingy.

When Dad is not at home, you are the only man in the family. Remember to take good care of your mother. When you grow up, learn to cook well. A man who can't cook is not easy to marry a wife.

……

Lan Lan, there are still two hours before dawn. I have a lot of things in my heart that I want to tell you, but I know that you understand me.

Xiaoyou, my child, the little man of our family.Tonight, I suddenly regret that I didn't give you a good hug before I left, and I didn't say that I love you.Dad used to always feel that the elders should keep their feelings in their hearts and not talk about them at any time.But tonight, at this very moment, I realize I was wrong.

If you like someone and care about someone, you have to say it, don't be stingy with your words and praise, this is also love.

Actually, what I want to say is, Lan Lan, Xiaoyou, I love you both.

When I get back, we'll go take family photos.

Every time Xiaoyou grows older, we will take a photo. When you have a daughter-in-law, your mother and I will show her the family portrait and let her know what you looked like when you were young.

Lan Lan, do you think this is a good idea?

I was always not good at words, and my writing was not good. A letter was written upside down, and there was the cry of an eagle outside. I thought, it was almost dawn.

When the sun rises, it will be a new day.

Love your great writing.

The morning of July 2001, 6

It took Shen Changan nearly 10 minutes to read the letter, and he couldn't bear to miss a word, even a punctuation mark.

"This..." The man holding the wooden box just now carefully took out a bag from his pocket, "That day my leader and Captain Shen went on a mission together. He said that before leaving, Team Shen told him to go back I must buy you a military cap in the end, otherwise you, a son, will definitely be angry with him."

"Team Shen... After Team Shen left, the seriously injured leader stayed in the hospital for nearly a year. After he was discharged from the hospital, he went to buy this hat, but he couldn't go to you because of his work." The man's eyes were full of tears. , put the children's army cap in Shen Chang'an's hands, "The leader said, Team Shen has not broken his promise, he has always remembered the promise he made to you."

"I know." Shen Changan tugged on the child army cap tightly, "My dad is a man who stands up to the sky, I never blamed him, and neither did Mom... Mom."

Although when he was young, he was locked up in the cold hall by his grandmother, crying and asking why he didn't come back to his father's photo, and he never blamed him.

"Thank you." Shen Changan took a picture of the contents of the letter and the appearance of the envelope with his mobile phone, folded the letter paper and put it back in the man's hand, "Please keep it well."

"Yes." The man took the letter with both hands, stood up and saluted Shen Changan, and then handed a business card to Shen Changan, "If you encounter any problems in the future, please contact the people above."

Shen Changan smiled with red eyes: "Thank you."

After seeing off the four dusty men, he put the suitcase in the closet and locked it, and sat beside the closet in a daze.The phone rang, and the caller turned out to be Dao Nian.

On the phone, Dao Nian asked him: "Do you... want to eat hot pot?"