Chapter 822: Extra 11

"I'm sorry!"

The news notified from the other end made Liu Xicai take a step back; the telephone receiver in her hand dropped onto the table, emitting a harsh sound, yet she was completely unaware.

"Impossible..."

Stunned, she stared at the telephone, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes; she clutched the area over her heart and then crouched on the floor.

Suppressed sobs continued to emerge; that immense sorrow left her hands and feet ice-cold, leaving her at a complete loss for what to do.

Outside came the sound of screeching brakes, and a series of footsteps walked in from outside.

"Mom."

"Big Aunt."

"Big Aunt."

The calls of the children one after another, yet she seemed not to hear them at all.

An Yinan hugged Liu Xicai; this strong girl, she did not know when, had also already begun to sob uncontrollably.

"Xicai..."

Sun Chunhua walked in, holding her grandson Chen Guohua by the hand, her hands and feet trembling, "It's fake, right?"

The Chen Family had also received a call; Sun Chunhua wore a smile, yet the tears in her eyes were falling continuously.

"Sister-in-law." Liu Xicai walked over and hugged her.

"Such good people they were, how could they be gone? How could they be gone?" Sun Chunhua finally could not hold it back, and then wailed loudly.

The Military had just called the house; Chen Xun and Yun Qin had met with an accident during a disaster relief mission, their bodies had already been found, and they were on the way being transported back to Beijing.

For the Yun Family and the Chen Family, it was like a bolt from the blue; the two mothers were unwilling to accept reality, but reality was just that cruel.

"Did my mom and dad sacrifice themselves?" Chen Guohua looked at his Second Aunt; anyone else would lie to him, would coax him, but his Second Aunt would not.

"Yes, they sacrificed themselves; they are heroes." An Yinan nodded, pulling this ten-plus-year-old child tightly into her embrace.

"Second Aunt, my dad said that sacrificing one's life for the country is an honor."

"My mom said that sacrificing for the country is a mission."

That ten-plus-year-old youth had a face full of determination, forcefully holding back his tears; even though his eye sockets were already red, his tightly clenched little fists represented his sorrow.

Overnight, his parents sacrificed themselves; he was only a child.

"I am their son; I must inherit their spirit, not retreat, not evade, and always move forward."

An Yinan looked at him, a child who had grown up overnight.

She pulled him into her embrace, "Second Aunt is here, Second Aunt is here!"

If the sky falls, Second Aunt will hold it up for you.

The First Class Merit medal was the final memento of their lives; looking at the photo on the tombstone, An Yinan could not recover for a long time, and Chen Xun supported her, "Let's go."

Such living people, a high-spirited military couple; they ultimately returned their lives to the motherland.

An Yinan took Chen Guohua to her side; there were the two little ones, Chen Anhua and Chen Anxia, at home, and they were always surrounding their older brother, especially little Chen Anxia—at night when her brother had nightmares, she would hold her brother's arm, and then her brother would not have nightmares anymore.

No amount of praise from the media could bring back the missing family members, and no amount of comfort from others could soothe the pain in the depths of their hearts.

They were gone, but they lived on in the hearts of many.

Chen Guohua studied hard, disregarding everyone's opposition, and resolutely took the entrance exam for military academy.

"Grandpa, Grandma, your grandson is unfilial."

"In the future, with Anhua and Anxia accompanying you, I can rest easy."

"But, the path my mom and dad did not finish walking, I must walk it for them."

"I want to let everyone know that the blood of heroes will never run cold."