Chapter 1150: Chapter 1120:
Chapter 1120:
“Elder, please don’t say that. Just because we can’t cure it dostically doesn’t an we can’t seek treatnt abroad,” Ye Chen anxiously looked at the elder, fearing he might lose the will to live. He quickly consoled, “No matter what, I believe there’s always a way out. There must be a solution!”
“No need to comfort !” Elder Pang’s breathing machine was making continuous urgent noises.
At this mont, the young nurse rushed back in a hurry, nervously saying, “Major General Ye, you… you can’t keep talking to Commander Pang, or else… it might trigger respiratory failure, and then it could be a matter of life and death!”
“Alright, I’ll stop!” Ye Chen hurriedly advised, “Elder, please rest well, let’s not talk anymore.”
“No! Today, I’m determined to fight this illness!” The elder struggled to support himself from the head of the bed, gritting his teeth, he said, “I, Pang Zhenhua, have never feared anyone or anything in my life, so why should I be afraid of this lung cancer?”
As he spoke, Elder Pang, in an emotional rush, pulled off all the tubes from his body. Against all odds, he trembled as he climbed up from the head of the bed. The young nurse was frightened by this scene, staring in shock at the elder who had been gravely ill, now standing up at this mont. As Elder Pang had removed all the tubes, the monitoring equipnt started beeping continuously.
The alarm from the equipnt caused a stir in the hospital, with everyone from the hospital director to the nurses in charge of the ward rushing towards Elder Pang’s room. When they burst into the room, they were imdiately stunned by what they saw: Elder Pang, wearing a patient’s outfit with a military coat draped over his shoulders, stood trembling in place.
“What… what’s going on here, can soone explain this to ?” The attending doctor, an old doctor, looked at Elder Pang in astonishnt and exclaid, “Elder Pang… you’ve… stood up?”
“I’m going to fight this illness to the end!” Elder Pang gritted his teeth and said.
“But… but you can’t do this!” The old doctor hurriedly said, “Doing this will worsen your condition. Your lungs have already deteriorated, they can’t support your respiratory system independently. Without relying on the breathing machine, you’ll soon collapse!”
“No more words needed!” Elder Pang panted with difficulty, “I’m just an old bag of bones. If things don’t work out, I might as well rest in peace early. Why waste state dical resources here? Instead of wasting expensive dications and precious dical equipnt on , they should be used… used on the poor!”
“Elder Pang!” Everyone couldn’t help but feel deep respect. He was a great elder.
“Elder, you…” Ye Chen looked anxiously at the elder.
Elder Pang waved his hand, saying, “Ye Chen, I know I don’t have much ti. Listen to . I hope after I’m gone, you can take over my work. I know you haven’t been in position for long, and now such a heavy burden is placed on you, which is a kind of pressure. But I’ve thought it through, the Nanjing Military District will be managed temporarily by Chairman Liu and Mr. Liu. Once you’re mature enough, you’ll take over. China needs… young people like you, China’s army needs… an infusion of fresh blood like yours!”
At this, Elder Pang started coughing violently, his palm covered in blood. Ye Chen hurriedly supported the elder, saying, “Please lie down first, we can talk slowly if there’s anything to discuss, no need to tire yourself like this.”
“No!” Elder Pang shook off Ye Chen’s arm, and at that mont, Ye Chen felt the power emanating from Elder Pang. Ye Chen took two steps back. The elder coldly chuckled, “Ye Chen, rember, after I’m gone, there will inevitably be a batch of parasites erging from the shadows onto the stage. They want to seize this opportunity to rise, to control everything, to insert their ideology into this nation. At that ti, changes will certainly occur, so Ye Chen, you must hold firm!”
“Elder, rest assured!” Ye Chen saluted Elder Pang with a crisp snap.
Elder Pang laughed heartily, but anyone could see that his complexion had changed, from initially flushed to later bluish-black, and then to a dark purple. Elder Pang gritted his teeth and said, “I, Pang Zhenhua, have killed countless enemies in my life. In the Battle of Shangganling, I killed over thirty US soldiers, and in the anti-Japanese war, I killed more than fifty Japanese Imperial Army soldiers. My life is filled with honor, with glory, but also with regret… Ye Chen, you must inherit my will, you must give the Chinese military a soul!”
Thud…
In the end, Mr. Pang fell to the ground, as dark red blood slowly flowed from his mouth. Due to the loss of lung function, the oxygen in the air couldn’t blend into the blood, which caused Mr. Pang’s blood to be oxygen-deficient and ultimately beca this dark red color.
“Quick, resuscitate!” The attending physician urgently issued all the commands. The young nurse accompanying Ye Chen quickly pulled him out of the ward and anxiously said, “Major General Ye, please… please wait outside while Doctor Liang rescues Commander Pang!”
“It’s useless!” Ye Chen was in despair, witnessing with his own eyes a miracle occur, witnessing a generation’s great man fall to the ground like this; he didn’t die under the blade of the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War, nor did he die under the bullets of the Aricans during the Shangganling War, and not from the class struggle during the long ten years of the Cultural Revolution after the founding of the country. He died in a modern society where technology is advanced and dicine is developed. Dead at the hands of the illness.
Is this fate? Is this destiny? Ye Chen was sowhat dissatisfied. Why should it be fate? Why should it be destiny? Life, why should it be life?!
Ye Chen’s eyes were filled with furious anger.
Soon, the outco of the resuscitation was revealed. Renal failure triggered by respiratory failure; in the end, Mr. Pang still fell in the ward and completely left the world. What remained for Ye Chen was a huge burden. This burden would weigh Ye Chen down till he couldn’t breathe.
Mr. Pang passed away, causing joy for so and worry for others. Naturally, those who are happy are those wanting to seize more rights, while those worried are those concerned about the future and developnt of the republic. On the day Mr. Pang passed away, Chairman Liu and Vice Chairman Chen and others dropped their ongoing tasks to personally visit the hospital and held a simple eting in the office of the ward, where Chairman Liu and others made a resolution.
That was regarding the military power held by Mr. Pang; these military powers were temporarily transferred to Chairman Liu and Commander Liu for managent. Ye Chen, being the heir designated by Mr. Pang, temporarily replaced the position of Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military District. Such a position for Ye Chen was indeed a groundbreaking appointnt, considering Ye Chen was only in his thirties. It indeed followed the saying that talent isn’t restricted by circumstances.
Ye Chen was naturally grateful for Chairman Liu and Commander Liu’s trust. Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, “Ye Chen, China will belong to the young people in the future. When we old folks are all gone, you will be the pillars of China!”
“Elder Liu, I think… this Deputy Commander’s position… isn’t it a bit too high for ?” Ye Chen was sowhat troubled and said awkwardly as he looked at Chairman Liu and Commander Liu, “I’m just so young, and you’re giving such a high-ranking position. Couldn’t you just make Deputy Commander or sothing? A Deputy Commander of a Military District is too intimidating!”
“No, I just want so people to know that the right to appoint in our great China is still in the hands of Mr. Liu!” Chairman Liu smiled indifferently and said, “Ye Chen, feel secure in taking over this position. No one dares utter a word!”
“I…okay then!” Ye Chen nodded in resignation. After all, it’s just a deputy position. As the saying goes, a position with a ‘Deputy’ in front usually ans no real power. Ye Chen was quite happy to have a carefree position, saving himself from having to find ti to work in the Military District.
Soon, Mr. Pang’s morial service was held at Babao Mountain, and this morial service was almost fully broadcasted by the Central Television Station. As a great Anti-Japanese hero, a great soldier, a great revolutionary… Comrade Pang Zhenhua, he dedicated his whole life to the construction of New China and the motherland. As descendants of China, we must be cautious, not only should we rember him, but also every elder who labored for the liberation of New China.
Mr. Pang had no children, so Ye Chen mourned for him, wearing mourning clothes for three full days, guarding Mr. Pang’s spirit for three days. Lastly, in accordance with Mr. Pang’s last wish, he underwent cremation, and then all the ashes were scattered into Bohai. New China’s greatest first Premier Zhou Enlai, who also had no children throughout his life, his ashes were scattered into Bohai according to his last wish, and his actions are left for posterity to comnt on.
As Mr. Pang’s only adopted grandson, Ye Chen wore a white headscarf, dressed in mourning attire, held Mr. Pang’s ashes, and scattered them into Bohai Bay handful by handful. The young nurse from the ward always followed Ye Chen. As Mr. Pang’s nurse, she had so things to hand over to Ye Chen. Of course, Mr. Pang had instructed that these items should only be given to Ye Chen after he completely left this world.
“Major General Ye, Commander Pang asked to give you so things!” The young nurse discretely glanced at Ye Chen.
“Oh!” Ye Chen responded lightly.
“Hmm? Then what do you an?” The young nurse was dissatisfied, thinking she had worked hard to help him in such a big matter, wouldn’t he have so gratitude for her? Thinking of this, the young nurse was upset, and she pouted, glaring at Ye Chen. The nurse was indeed very pretty, but unfortunately, Ye Chen found her too unripe. In her twenties, just a fresh fruit coming out of school.
“Give it to later!” Ye Chen nodded. In the instant he turned sideways, the nurse saw the tears in Ye Chen’s eyes. Only then did she take a deep breath, internally forgiving Ye Chen. Mr. Pang’s death gave Ye Chen a new realization, about life, about fate…
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