Chapter 704: Memorial to Lin Pengcheng 2
The old man said excitedly, "I was the deputy battalion commander of a unit of the Second Field Army of the North China Field Army. I was injured in the Battle of Pingjin and later left the army and stayed in Tianjin. The government wanted to arrange for me to take up a sinecure in the district, but I am a rough man and my family members are gone. Instead of occupying the toilet without doing anything, I might as well come here to accompany those sacrificed comrades. So the superiors agreed to my request to come to the Martyrs Cemetery to guard the gate, and I can also chat with those sacrificed comrades when I have some time."
After hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel an indescribable bitterness in his heart. To be honest, for such a lonely old man, perhaps being able to visit the graves of his old comrades-in-arms often would be a kind of spiritual comfort.
After helping the old man back to the duty room, Lin Yu, accompanied by Sun Yong and six bodyguards, walked directly into the Martyrs' Cemetery.
The cemetery was silent at this time, with only the cold wind causing the rows of green pines and cypresses to sway slightly.
He walked slowly to Lin Pengcheng's grave, waved for everyone to leave, then bent over and began to clear the withered weeds on the grave, feeling extremely complicated.
In the original body's memory, he had been very dissatisfied with his father Lin Pengcheng since he could remember, and later it developed to the point of extreme disgust.
Lin Pengcheng appears to be a righteous person on the surface, but secretly he is having an affair with a young widow. He feels sorry for the original mother and has not fulfilled his responsibilities and obligations as a father.
After the original body could no longer bear living under the same roof with Lin Pengcheng, he signed up to join the revolutionary team at the age of sixteen. After that, he followed the troops in battles across the country. Whenever he missed his relatives far away, he only thought of his mother and sister.
Especially after learning that Lin Pengcheng abandoned his wife and daughter and found a new love, the original body had actually completely given up on him.
After Lin Yu took over his original body and came back to life, he could clearly feel his original body's deep obsession with Lin Pengcheng. That's why when Lin Pengcheng brought his wife and children, his mother Zhou Xiu, and his sister Lin Nan to the Shijingshan Sanatorium to visit Lin Yu, he unceremoniously refused to let them in and encouraged Lin Nan to write a statement to sever ties with him.
Originally thought that he and Lin Pengcheng would become strangers from then on, but he never expected that those stupid enemy spies would actually think of using Lin Pengcheng to force Lin Yu to defect. What he didn't expect was that Lin Pengcheng, who had always performed poorly in the eyes of his original body, would draw his gun and fight back when facing enemy spies. He killed two and injured one on the spot, but unfortunately he himself was shot and died.
No matter how many ridiculous things Lin Pengcheng had done before, he was able to draw his gun and fight back at the enemy spies at the last moment. This alone is enough to prove that although Lin Pengcheng had poor personal ethics, he still deserves the title of martyr.
Therefore, after Lin Yu learned that Deputy Secretary Fan in Jinmen City took the opportunity to make things difficult for and prevent Lin Pengcheng from being recognized as a martyr, he brazenly led people to carry the coffin and openly expressed his dissatisfaction to the Jinmen City. He also ordered the road guards to hang all the enemy spies involved in Lin Pengcheng's murder on the electric poles on the main street in front of Jinmen City.
As for those leaders in Jinmen City who will be punished by their superiors, Lin Yu believes that they have entirely brought it upon themselves. When they knew that Deputy Secretary Fan deliberately targeted Lin Pengcheng's martyrdom, those leaders did not perform their duties seriously. It is only natural that they should be criticized and punished.
Lin Yu himself knew very well that it was because of his involvement that Lin Pengcheng was targeted by the enemy spies in Tianjin. Therefore, it was reasonable for him to take good care of Lin Pengcheng's widow and young son.
Moreover, after spending such a long time together, Lin Yu was quite satisfied with both Huang Ying and Xiao Lin Zhou.
In fact, when thinking about how to place Huang Ying, Lin Yu also had other considerations. With his own abilities, he could arrange a sinecure for Huang Ying in other government departments, and buy a house for her and her son. These were just easy things for him.
But if you think about it carefully, Huang Ying and her son are orphans and widows living in a strange environment like the capital. If something happens, Lin Yu himself will not be able to get over it.
It's not that Lin Yu thinks that people's hearts are too vicious. Just imagine, the young and beautiful Huang Ying, who is alone with a young child, will definitely become the target of some bad guys.
Although his presence could provide a certain degree of protection for Huang Ying and her son, Lin Yu was still worried that someone would be so bold as to do something evil without regard for the consequences. If that time really came, even if he tore those guys into pieces, he would be unable to undo what had already happened.
After much deliberation, Lin Yu decided to arrange Huang Ying to work directly in the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. As for the mother and son, they will live with his family in the future. Anyway, to the outside world, he will just be taking care of his young half-brother.
Today, Lin Yu came to Lin Pengcheng's grave again. While clearing the withered weeds on the grave with his own hands, he whispered about his arrangements for Lin Zhou and his mother.
Soon all the weeds were cleared. Lin Yu sat cross-legged in front of the tombstone, took out the fruits, roast duck and braised meat that had been prepared in advance, lit three cigarettes and placed them side by side in front of the tombstone, opened a bottle of Fenjiu, and slowly fell in front of the grave while whispering to himself: "No matter what, there is a blood relationship between you and me. Since I have occupied the body of your eldest son, I will not ignore Lin Zhou and his mother. Lin Zhou is still young and ignorant. What path he will take in the future, let him decide for himself in a few years. Although he has the qualifications to practice, I will not force him. After all, once he embarks on the path of practice, it will definitely not be smooth sailing. Even I myself dare not guarantee that I can finally achieve my wish. If Lin Zhou wants to go into politics, I will pave the way for him and try my best to support him to become a senior official in charge of a region; if he wants to do business, I will also give him enough funds and resources to make him rich."
Taking out a cigarette and lighting it, Lin Yu slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and continued to whisper: "I will definitely take good care of mother and sister, and will never let them come to any harm. As for Huang Ying, she is Lin Zhou's biological mother after all, and I will provide her with sufficient protection. Her personality is not suitable for politics, so she should live a stable life. After Lin Zhou is eight years old, I will send someone to escort him to Tianjin every year to sweep your grave. I hope you can rest in peace. If there is a next life, I still hope you can be clean and upright."