Medics recovered Phobos' DNA from the wreckage of the blast capsule. He was so close to the source of the explosion that in the end not even a shred of wreckage was left.

From the starship all the way to the Capital Star Hospital, Yin has been lying on the stretcher without saying a word.

The wound on his body caused by the explosion was heavily bandaged, which should have hurt his heart, but he stared blankly in one direction, as if he had lost his soul.

Neither the army bugs of the Third Army nor the military review meeting that came later could ask him anything about the situation at that time.

Lu Chen was escorted by Gu Yu for a detailed physical examination. The doctor said that he used his legs too much this time. Fortunately, there were no other major problems other than fatigue, but for the next month, he would have to sit in a wheelchair to recuperate.

Yin happened to live in the same hospital, and Lu Chen was pushed by Gu Yu halfway to visit him.

Yin does not have a family and is cared for by hospital nurses these days.

After the massacre two years ago, Yin was adopted by the Moser Association, the largest charity organization in the empire, and later changed his name to Yin Moser, so he had the opportunity to study from a small remote galaxy to the five planets in the capital circle.

The cost of hospitalization and nursing care was also fully borne by the Mercer Association, which adopted him.

The Mercer Association was funded and founded by Mercer Corporation, the largest capital consortium in the empire. Both the association and the company are named after the founder, Mercer—he is the richest bug in the entire empire and the one who has done the most philanthropy. insect.

Whole empire surnamed "Mother"

orphan

, most of them were adopted by the Mercer Association.

Gu Yu took his major general to the child's ward, and was about to accompany the patient on the bed to cut an apple, when Lin Xi'an, the chairman of the review committee, suddenly called him in a hurry.

Gu Yu had to go to the corridor to answer.

Lu Chen sat alone in front of the hospital bed and rubbed Yin's head with empty eyes. Those gray hair had been curled into a ball, appearing even more gray.

Lu Chen didn't say anything, just told the 14-year-old boy on the bed: He is here.

After a long time, tears slowly flowed from the corners of Yin's eyes, a series of silent, but unstoppable, quietly flowing through his tender but world-savvy face.

"Senior Lu..."

When Yin spoke, his voice was hoarse, as if he had not spoken for many years.

"It should be me who died. It should be me."

He closed his eyes, and the tears flowed silently like a broken bank.

"Why, why am I alive... My brother's sufferings in his life are all because of me. He is guilty, but I am the most guilty. I should die..."

Lu Chen listened to his words silently, rubbing his hair one by one.

"Yin."

After a moment, Lu Chen moved his lips and said to the boy who was crying silently, "Life shouldn't be compared."

"I believe that when your brother saved you, he didn't compare who of you should live, he just did it subconsciously. Just like you, when he was in danger, he would stand up without thinking much."

"But, it's my brother who died..."

Yin put his head back in the pillow, and looked at Lu Shen with a broken eye: "But now he is the one who died, only I survived... How should I live, Senior Lu, tell me, how should I continue to live? "

Lu Chen's eyes gradually deepened and turned solemn.

"Yin, you should prove to your brother that the ideals that he never achieved can also be achieved in your way."

"In this way, we can live with hope."

Lu Chen knew better than anyone that worms live in the world, and every time they encounter a setback, they must find a hope to pick up themselves again and live strong again.

Because life has always been so fragile, yet so tenacious.

Even if you have to.

"What's the matter?" Gu Yu picked up the communication.

The setting sun slanted into the corridor from outside the window, dragging afterimages on the floor, and the air in the hospital was so oppressive that Gu Yu walked to the window and took a breath.

Lin Xi'an didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "Bad news, good news, Colonel Gu, which one do you want to hear first."

Gu Yu raised an eyebrow: "Bad news?"

He couldn't believe where the bad news could go.

"Bad news," Lin Xi'an raised her cheeks, "Didn't you say last time that the male worm country has advanced equipment and sufficient funds, so let me check whether there are any capitalists in the empire who secretly have unknown funds?"

Gu Yu was slightly surprised: "You found it so quickly?"

Lin Xi'an said: "What's the use of checking, you can see it at a glance - Mercer Corporation, the largest consortium in the entire empire, has a large amount of unestimable funds flowing into the charity industry every year."

"The amount of funds flowing every year is extremely large, but the name is very good. Can you accuse a big philanthropist like Moser to use the name of charity to fund terrorist organizations? Be careful that the first one to scold us is The vast empire of worms."

Gu Yu frowned: "Can't they be involved in the investigation?"

Lin Xi'an shook his head regretfully: "This is beyond the power of our military review committee. It is only necessary for the Supreme Court of the Empire to issue an investigation order, but it takes half a year to fight for this thing."

Gu Yu probably understood: "It seems that this clue is also broken."

Lin Xi'an spread his hands helplessly: "Anyway, I'll try my best."

"Oh, by the way, there is good news, I promise you will be happy to hear it, Colonel." Lin Xi'an picked up the look of frustration just now, and smiled like a fox.

"Oh." Gu Yu asked with little interest, "what is it?"

Lin Xi'an said excitedly for him: "I just got news from the upper level of the military department, this time it's true, there's no fake - Colonel Gu, you're going to be promoted again!"

"After this promotion, it will be Major General Gu!"

The number of general-level officers in the military has always been rare, and promotion is even more difficult. Even Gu Yu, who is ready to fight for a few years, is stunned.