Wen Ning said to the young man
"You stay here tonight, and we will set off tomorrow to take you to find your hometown."
The young man raised his head, his face lit up, he felt very happy
"Thank you."
Wen Ning waved his hand to let him rest, then turned around and returned to his cabin
Close the door, sit on the edge of the bed, and take out Jade Emperor's Golden Register from your arms
The booklet was spread out on his knees and turned to the latest page. It read clearly:
"Wang Lei, Anhui Huaining was born. Battle of Shanghai was killed in action, fifteen years old"
There is also a line of small print at the bottom with specific information.
Wen Ning stared at those lines for a long time. He could buy a ticket early tomorrow morning and send the young man named Wang Lei back to the village Anhui Huaining, find his family and put an end to the problem. If he hurried, he could come back the same day.
But he didn't move.
He closed the book, and a fifteen-year-old child, Battle of Shanghai, died at Shanghai
When he left, he probably hadn't seen anything, he hadn't taken the high-speed train, he hadn't seen the tall buildings, he hadn't eaten ice cream. The most prosperous thing in his memory was probably a few electric lights he saw when he passed by a certain county that year.
Wen Ning made a decision.
Don't send him back in a hurry. Take him around first to see what has become of the place he fought so hard to defend.
Early the next morning, Meng Jiang came.
She didn't wear Thunder Department's official uniform today. She changed into a light green short-sleeved shirt with a pair of jeans underneath. Her hair was still tied high and she was carrying the canvas bag. She looked in good spirits.
Lu Ming When he came out from behind, he saw her at first sight and paused in his steps.
Meng Jiang also saw him and raised his eyebrows.
"Morning, Lu Ming."
Lu Ming replied dryly.
"Morning."
Feng Dema followed behind, carrying a bag in his hand, and the young man walked beside him
Wen Ning finally came out, pulled down the door of Juanlian, locked it, and posted a note.
Lu Ming glanced at Meng Jiang, then at Wen Ning, and lowered his voice.
"Why did she come earlier than us?"
"Isn't it okay if I want to go out for fun on vacation?"
Lu Ming walked up to Meng Jiang and looked her up and down.
"You can't go anywhere during your vacation, so you have to follow us?"
Meng Jiang glanced at him.
"Are you in charge?"
Lu Ming curled his lips and stood aside
Wen Ning came over, looked at the two people, said nothing, and took the lead towards the entrance of the alley.
Meng Jiang followed, Lu Ming walked behind, Feng Dema and the youth stood behind.
After walking a few steps, Lu Ming approached again.
"Meng Jiang."
"Hmm."
"How many days are you on vacation?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"Just ask."
"Five days."
"You're just going to follow us for five days?"
Meng Jiang glanced at him.
"I'd love to."
Lu Ming was choked by her, took two steps and spoke again.
"Have you been to any fun places?"
"Been there"
"When?"
"A long time ago."
"How long?"
Meng Jiang thought for a while.
"There were emperors back then"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses.
"You went so early"
"Hmm."
"Well, things are different now. Don't get lost then."
Meng Jiang stopped and turned his head to look at him.
"Lu Ming."
"Hmm."
"Do you think I'm old and confused?"
"I didn't say that."
"That's what you mean."
Just as Lu Ming and Meng Jiang were stumbling and fighting, several people came to the high-speed rail station.
The car is Fuxing, white, and long and lying on the platform. Wang Lei followed Wen Ning and the others and walked in. When they reached the car door, they stopped again.
"Can I get in such a nice car?"
"Come on, what are you afraid of?"
Lu Ming pushed him.
Wang Lei got into the car and kept holding on to the armrest on the seat. When he was driving, he was completely stunned.
"How fast does this thing go?"
"More than three hundred."
Lu Ming said
"What's more than three hundred?"
"Can run more than 300 kilometers an hour"
Wang Lei calculated it in his mind and finally understood it, a smile appeared on his face.
It's great. The journey of more than a thousand miles only takes three or four hours. There is no need to run. We ran for nearly a month at that time.
Wen Ning sat next to him and asked
"Where did you go after running for a month?"
Wang Lei shook his head
"I don't remember"
The car passed the territory of Hebei, and the window opened up. A row of white things appeared on the horizon, very tall, with three leaves, rotating very slowly, standing one by one in the ground, until they were out of sight.
Wang Lei suddenly stood up and stared there.
"What's that?"
Lu Ming poked his head over
"A wind turbine generates electricity. When the wind blows it, it spins and generates electricity."
"Wind?"
"Wind."
Lu Ming said
"You can use wind, water, and sun now. It's much better than when you were there."
Wang Lei put his forehead against the glass and kept watching. The white leaves turned slowly, moving from the field of view one by one, until they were finally left behind and out of sight.
"That's great, but it's a pity that I don't live in this era."
He whispered something.
Wen Ning stopped playing with his mobile phone.
Wang Lei said again
"We have one there too"
Halfway through the words, I got stuck.
"What's there?"
Wen Ning asked curiously
Wang Lei frowned and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head
"Can't remember."
It was noon when we arrived at Beijing. After leaving the platform and changing to the subway, Wang Lei was floating behind Wen Ning, always holding on to the lichen corner of Wen Ning.
"Don't be afraid."
Wen Ning turned back to Wang Lei and said
"Hmm."
When you come out of the subway station and look up, Tiananmen is right in front of you.
Wang Lei stopped. He raised his head and looked at the tower for a long time, then turned around and asked
"Where is this?"
"Tiananmen."
"Where does the emperor live?"
Meng Jiang laughed next to him
"There is no emperor anymore. There has been no emperor for a long time. Now the name of the person is in charge."
Wang Lei was stunned for a moment
"The people, who are the people?"
Lu Ming opened his mouth and found that it was difficult to explain this sentence. Wen Ning said it for him
"It's you, me, him, these people walking on the road, everyone can live freely."
Wang Lei He actually still didn't understand much, but he stood in the square, looked at the city tower, and then looked at the people in the square, those taking pictures, holding flags, pushing strollers, and selling water - he looked around and finally said:
"So big"
Beijing The wind was strong that day and the sun was strong. They walked around the square. Wang Lei walked very slowly, stopping every two steps. He didn't know what was so interesting about this place, but he just couldn't move his feet and didn't want to leave.
Go to Great Wall early the next morning.
When we got in the car, Lu Ming was still arguing with Meng Jiang
The car drove north, and after leaving the city, there was a mountain.
When climbing Great Wall, Wang Lei climbed the fastest. After all, he was floating the whole way. He climbed to a high place and stood still, putting his hands on the wall. The wind poured in from the crenel and blew up his clothes.
He reached out and touched the bricks on the wall. He touched them for a long time.
"Do you think my death is meaningful?"
Wen Ning nodded.
"Meaningful"
Wang Lei turned to look at him.
"What makes sense?"
Wen Ning took two steps forward, stood next to him, and put his hands on the wall.
"Look at us, playing here, isn't this good?"
At this time, an old man with all white hair came up, holding a cane and moving up step by step. Followed by a young man, he kept saying, "Slow down, slow down."
The old man didn't listen, waved his hands, panted, and climbed up. When he reached Wang Lei, the young man helped him to stand. The old man held on to the wall, panted for a long time, and looked up into the distance.
"Dad, take a rest."
"No rest."
The old man said stubbornly
"I'm seventy-eight, I finally came here."
After saying that, he himself laughed.
Wang Lei kept looking at him.
Wen Ning said
"You heard it, this is what it means"
That night we stayed in a hotel, two people sharing a room. Wang Lei lay down and sat up again.
"Smell the boss"
"Hmm"
"What did I do before?"
Wen Ning didn't turn on the light and said in the dark
"You used to be a hero"
Then Wen Ning continued
"Go to sleep. Go to Nanjing tomorrow"