Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 758 I regret that I should have let him retire from the army

At this time, it was already late autumn.

Although the temperature is acceptable during the day, it is very cold at night.

There were two people sitting on a bench outside the rehabilitation hospital. The dim street lights were like a huge rock pressing down from above their heads, casting a large black shadow on the ground.

On the bench, Qin Feng and Yuan Feng were smoking cigarettes, with two small bottles of Erguotou and a bag of peanuts next to them.

These things were bought from the hospital canteen. They are not worth much, but they can help relieve some of the worries.

"How is Zhao Pengfei doing now?"

"not too good."

Meng Yan was smoking by himself, his face looked a little haggard, and he had grown stubble.

"How are they manifested specifically?"

"My memory is fading. Every time I sleep, I forget some things when I wake up."

Qin Feng pointed to the right side of his head with the cigarette between his fingers: "The doctor said that it was caused by the spread of brain inflammation."

"It's said that his brain will slowly forget a lot of things as time goes by, until he forgets everything that can be forgotten."

"He can still recognize me now, but I'm afraid he might suddenly open his eyes one day and not recognize me anymore."

His eyes were smoked and seemed a little dry, so he had to rub his eyes to relieve the dryness.

Yuan Feng held a cigarette in his hand, but didn't smoke much. He didn't smoke.

The reason I lit it was just to accompany Qin Feng.

"Is there any chance of improvement?"

"do not know."

Qin Feng shook his head: "The doctor said he would find a way, but I have read a lot of books and researched a lot of literature on brain neurotherapy these days."

"I haven't found any successful cures yet. They all use conservative treatments, and eventually they regress into a big kid."

"Zhao Pengfei's parents are divorced, his grandfather is old, and his uncle is having a hard time."

"If it really degenerates into a blank, taking care of myself might become a problem..."

Yuan Feng fell silent again.

The army can indeed support Zhao Pengfei, but it is difficult to support him for his entire life.

Neither Qin Feng nor anyone else could stop their work to take care of him.

As for hiring a caregiver, it is not a long-term solution. Ultimately, the problem still has to be returned to the family.

The army will continue to pay for subsequent recuperation expenses such as allowances, nutrition fees, and so on.

But if it comes to that, then Zhao Pengfei would be really pitiful.

That state is not much better than being in a vegetative state, and it will constantly torture those around them, wear out their patience, and destroy their bodies and minds.

"I feel a little regretful now."

Yuan Feng picked up the wine on the ground, took a sip, and immediately started to feel tears and a burning sensation in his throat.

He doesn't smoke or drink, so his face is a little red.

Qin Feng also took a sip, but he didn't feel much, as if he was drinking water instead of wine.

"Why do you say that?"

"If I hadn't persuaded Zhao Pengfei to stay, but let him retire naturally, maybe he would be fine now, living an ordinary life."

Yuan Feng was referring to the first time Zhao Pengfei was injured, when he was in the hospital.

At that time, Zhao Pengfei was also seriously injured and almost bled to death.

Later, after my body finally recovered, the nerves in my hands began to become uncontrollable and kept shaking.

At that time, Zhao Pengfei, realizing that he could no longer hold a gun, had already begun to think about retreating, thinking that it might as well be over.

When he was hesitant and wondering whether to give up, Yuan Feng found him and talked for a long time, encouraging him not to give up.

Afterwards, Zhao Pengfei rekindled his hope and returned to the army during Qin Feng's awarding ceremony, determined to train from the beginning and start over again.

God will not let down those who work hard. In the end, Zhao Pengfei successfully defeated himself, returned to his peak, and became stronger and more outstanding than before.

But this time, Zhao Pengfei was completely defeated. The damage to his brain was completely different from the damage to other parts of his body.

This is a disease that is difficult to heal on its own. Like Alzheimer's disease, it can only be suppressed by medication and cannot be cured.

Therefore, Yuan Feng felt that Zhao Pengfei's current situation was largely his responsibility.

If Zhao Pengfei had been discharged from the army at that time, he might have been married and had children.

I found an ordinary job and lived a warm and ordinary life.

Instead of getting involved in these disputes and becoming what you are now.

Qin Feng put down the bottle and shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you. You chose your own path. I believe that even if you didn't go, Zhao Pengfei would not be able to let go of the army and the uniform."

"Just like you, you knew you might not be able to come back from some missions, but you went anyway."

Yuan Feng was silent. He just wanted to take the responsibility on himself to make Qin Feng feel better.

He glanced at Yuan Feng's bionic robotic arm and asked, "How is it? Are you used to the high-tech?"

Yuan Feng raised his left hand, mechanically closed his five fingers, and grabbed twice in the air.

Although it looks not much different from a real hand, the lag of the mechanical device is still obvious.

The current level of technology is far from reaching that level, so no matter how powerful the robotic arm is, it is still not even one-tenth of a normal human hand.

"It's okay, but the connection area gets stuffy and sweaty, and it's always itchy."

"However, I'm used to doing things with one hand now, so the main purpose of installing this thing is to look good."

"At least, no one will be staring at my cuffs wherever I go, and I won't be treated like a disabled person."

"And this prosthetic eye, too. It has camera and information storage capabilities, so it's quite comprehensive in terms of functionality."

"I have to admire the imagination of those military research and technical personnel. You haven't seen the replacement parts in my hand. They can be replaced with pistols, daggers, and even grenade launchers..."

Qin Feng laughed and joked: "So now, you are like a Transformer, with several forms?"

Yuan Feng: "Of course not. I am the new Iron-blooded Warrior."

The two smiled, but soon returned to silence.

The streetlight above my head flashed twice, and the little light that was there disappeared.

At two o'clock in the morning, the hospital responded to energy conservation and emission reduction, so only a few necessary dim lighting street lights were left on, and all others were turned off.

At this moment, only a few sparks were left on the bench, flickering in the darkness, but they could not illuminate the faces of the two people.

As a result, the figures of Qin Feng and Yuan Feng were completely immersed in the darkness, unable to escape.

After a while, Yuan Feng finally spoke softly: "You are from the farm, right?"

Qin Feng neither confirmed nor denied it, as if he didn't hear it.

Yuan Feng seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted, and then continued, "Being a soldier is a difficult task in itself. You have to sacrifice your own family for the sake of the whole community, and go through wind and rain. What's more, you have to bear another identity, and the danger will increase exponentially."

"I won't say much about the rest. I can help with my duties, but I can't help you with anything outside. Just be careful. They're very powerful."

After saying that, Yuan Feng raised the wine bottle, and Qin Feng also picked up the bottle and clinked it with him.

The glass bottle made a crisp sound in the dark, and the two men raised their heads and drank the remaining Erguotou in the bottle.

Yuan Feng left as if he had never been there. Only Qin Feng and two empty wine bottles were left on the bench under the hospital street light.

He smoked a lot of cigarettes and sat downstairs for a long time. Finally, he became so annoyed that he greeted someone in the dark corner.

"When will you change your peeping habit?"