One day in May 2012, a man listened to the busy tone of the phone, anxiously waiting for someone to answer, but the voice of a little girl on the other end of the phone surprised him.
Just when he was puzzled, the little girl said, "My father has drowned." ”
Hearing this, the man on the phone was taken aback, he couldn't believe his ears, obviously his right-hand man was just going home for a few days on vacation, why did he leave forever?
After putting down the phone, he hurriedly contacted the relevant friends to investigate the truth of the matter.
What the hell is going on? Why would the little girl say such a thing?
Determined in childhood, he joined the army as an adult
The protagonist of the story is named Shen Xing, and the little girl mentioned at the beginning is his daughter. He is an upright, responsible and loving man, and a Chinese soldier.
Shen Xing was born in an ordinary peasant family, and the family's financial resources were the family's fields and livestock. Despite his family's poverty, he grew up surrounded by the love of his parents.
In the past, children born in rural families had invisible pressures and responsibilities, and they seemed to be born to shoulder the family's desire to grow up.
And Shen Xing's parents don't have great expectations for their children, they just hope that their children can grow up safely and live happily, they are always doing their best to give Shen Xing a better life.
Shen Xing, who grew up in such a family environment, also understands the hard work of his parents very well, and often uses his spare time to help his parents take care of the family and do his best to help his parents.
Shen Xing has never let his parents worry about it, whether in life or in Xi. He knows that learning Xi is a shortcut to change his fate, and he has never slackened in his academic Xi, and has always been an excellent student in the mouths of teachers.
Other students also have a good evaluation of Shen Xing, because Shen Xing is cheerful and optimistic, and he is also very caring, and often helps his classmates around him.
In 2000, Shen Xing came to a fork in the road in his life, with his excellent grades, there are many universities to choose from, but Shen Xing does not just want to enter a higher university, but wants to help more people.
Driven by such an idea, Shen Xing entered the Military Transportation College and became a college student at the Military Academy.
A soldier symbolizes responsibility for Shen Xing, and after entering the Military Academy, he has been strict with himself, always remembering his identity as a soldier, and consolidating himself to help others.
In the four years of college, Shen Xing's grades were as good as ever, and after graduation, he entered the army and became a real soldier.
The road ahead is still very long, Shen Xing is not satisfied with the life in front of him, but continues to study and Xi, relying on his own efforts to become a graduate student of the Second Artillery University.
Later, he also met the love of his life, entered the palace of marriage, and gave birth to a lovely daughter Yangyang after marriage.
After having a family, Shen Xing also has more worries in his heart, in the past he was busy with work and Xi, and now he will go home to accompany his wife and daughter as long as he has time to rest.
The work of the army is not like other jobs, the rest time is limited, and the travel time is also limited, so every time he travels, Shen Xing cherishes it extraordinarily.
It's just that everyone didn't expect that in 2012, Shen Xing went home on vacation to accompany his wife and daughter as usual, but he failed to return to school on time and never returned to school.
The family is warm, and the dark river is lost
In mid-May 2012, just in time for Mother's Day, Shen Xing, who was originally studying in graduate school in Shandong, suddenly submitted a leave application to the school, hoping to take a three-day break and go home to accompany his family.
After the school's approval, Shen Xing stepped on the train home, at that time Shen Xing's wife did not know that her husband was going home, and she was a little surprised when she suddenly saw her husband who came back from outside.
However, her husband has not been home for a long time, and she is very happy to be able to meet.
Shen Xing's daughter was also very happy after seeing her father come home. It is also rare for a family of three to have time to reunite.
May 13 is Mother's Day, the weather outside is very good, Shen Xing wants to take his wife and daughter outside for a picnic on the banks of the Nanyang River on a whim.
After the family prepared all the things for the picnic, they went to the bank of the Nanyang River.
The spring breeze blew on the bank of the Nanyang River, and the sound of the river sounded softly, Shen Xing and his wife snuggled together like this, watching their daughter Yangyang play, this moment was so unwarm.
"Help!"
The cry for help from out of nowhere made Shen Xing immediately vigilant, he immediately got up and followed the sound, and after settling his daughter, he ran towards the cry for help.
When Shen Xing ran closer, he immediately noticed that there was a boy struggling in the water in the Nanyang River, and he was about to be swallowed by the river.
Shen Xing didn't have time to think about anything else, so he jumped into the Nanyang River without saying a word, and swam in the direction of the boy with difficulty.
The foothills on the banks of the Nanyang River are all covered with moss, which is very slippery, and if someone walks beside them, they can slip into the water if they are not careful.
The river in May is still cold, and the undercurrent in the water is turbulent, and it is very difficult for an adult like Shen Xing to swim, let alone a child.
All of a sudden, a lot of tourists gathered around, and they all shouted "someone has fallen into the water", while trying to find a way to help Shen Xing and the drowning child.
Shen Xing was surrounded by the river, and his body temperature dropped rapidly, and by the time he swam to the child, he had lost much strength.
Holding his breath, he did his best to get the child around the river.
Seeing this, the tourists around the riverside also reached out to the two, they first pulled the child up with the help of Shen Xing, and then wanted to continue to pull Shen Xing ashore.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Shen Xing actually slipped under his feet and fell into the icy lake again.
With an exclamation, Shen Xing had been dragged by the river, and the river rose and fell with the river.
He breathed heavily, trying to find another chance to get back to shore, but he didn't have the strength to go ashore again.
The people on the river bank could only watch the river swallow Shen Xing up little by little, but they couldn't do anything.
The child who was rescued by Shen Xing survived in the end, his name was Wang Honghao, a 13-year-old boy.
On that day, he went to the bank of the Nanyang River with his classmates, and he didn't expect that his feet would slip into the river.
If it weren't for Shen Xing's help, he might have died in the Nanyang River a long time ago.
However, the man who saved him from danger was mercilessly swallowed up by the river.
I don't know how long it took, the police finally arrived at the scene, they looked at the river for the first time, hoping to find Shen Xing's location, but the Nanyang River had returned to calm, and there was no longer Shen Xing's struggle.
What they could do now was to salvage Shen Xing's body before it was rushed farther away.
The firefighters searched Shen Xing's location on a large scale on the Nanyang River, and soon found Shen Xing's body.
What moved everyone was that Shen Xing's corpse had always maintained a posture, that is, the posture of lifting the boy ashore, and he was also thinking about saving others in the end.
And this scene was seen by Shen Xing's wife and daughter.
The hero is gone, but the spirit lives on
Later, Shen Xing was quickly sent to the hospital, and everyone hoped that Shen Xing could be rescued, but when the doctor appeared with his head shaken, everyone's expectations were broken.
This incident is undoubtedly the biggest blow to Shen Xing's wife, when she wants to go out, the family is still neat, but it is just a blink of an eye, and her favorite husband has become a corpse.
She cried out in disbelief, how she hoped that Shen Xing would wake up.
In the past, when Shen Xing was in the army, he was rarely able to talk to her, and now Shen Xing can no longer talk to her.
Yangyang is only 3 years old, she doesn't know what death is, and she doesn't know why her father doesn't talk to her now, she only knows that her mother is crying, crying very sadly.
Shen Xing's parents quickly rushed to Shen Xing's side when they learned of this bad news, and they would never have thought that their children would be separated from them forever.
Mother's Day, which was supposed to be the happiest day for the family, became the most painful day for the family.
Shen Xing's death due to saving people is not known to the school, Shen Xing's superiors know Shen Xing's character, and feel that he is not a person who will be late, plus the military discipline is strict, and he must return to the team on time when the vacation date comes, so after thinking about it again, he chose to dial Shen Xing's phone.
It's just that he didn't expect that what appeared after the busy sound was not Shen Xing's voice, but the voice of a little girl.
At first, he was a little strange why it was a child who came to answer the phone, so he asked, "Child, is this Shen Xing's phone?"
The little girl replied, "Yes." ”
Now that the call is correct, the leader still hopes to carefully inquire about Shen Xing's failure to return to the team: "Then kid, can you call Shen Xing to answer the phone? ”
He thought about countless reasons, but he never expected the little girl on the other end of the phone to say, "My dad has drowned." ”
In an instant, his hand was unconscious, and the cry of the little girl came from his ears, the little girl cried very sadly, and he also realized that Shen Xing might be gone.
He would rather hope that Shen Xing would have been punished for delaying his return to the team because of some personal matters, rather than hearing such a result.
May 17th is Shen Xing's memorial service, Shen Xing's deeds have spread throughout Qingzhou, everyone knows that Shen Xing heroically saved people and dedicated his young life.
On this day, the people of the entire Qingzhou were mourning for Shen Xing's departure, and they were all bidding farewell to such a heroic soldier in their own way.
The father of the rescued child also appeared at the memorial service, his heart was full of gratitude to Shen Xing, if it wasn't for Shen Xing's help, he would have lost his son.
He didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he found Shen Xing's parents and took out some money to express his gratitude, but in the end Shen Xing's parents refused.
The second elder knows Shen Xing best as a person, and they know that their son is righteous and kind, and he is doing what he thinks is right.
epilogue
Nowadays, if you go to the Nanyang River to take a walk, you must see a bridge, the name of this bridge is called "Shen Xing Bridge", which is built by the local people to commemorate Shen Xing.
Although Shen Xing has been gone for ten years, the people of Qingzhou still remember him and will offer him a bouquet of flowers.
Shen Xing's justice, responsibility, and love transcend life, he did not have a trace of hesitation or timidity in front of life, and held up the hope of a child with one hand.
Just like Shen Xing's parents said, they say that "Shen Xing's walk is meaningful" because Shen Xing has always been a person with great love and willingness to contribute to society and others.
This kind of self-sacrificing spirit should be praised no matter when, Shen Xing is our pride!
- Author: Donald Duck
- Edit: Canghai