When Mei Kailei mentioned her son who died, Mei Maosheng and Feng Jingzhi, who were already heartbroken because of her daughter's illness, burst into tears and their thoughts were pulled back to 24 years ago...

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Introduction:

In 2016, Mei Kailei, who worked at Foshan Border Defense Station, was taken home to recuperate by her parents because of cancer. Perhaps because he felt that he had not had enough time, Mei Kailei said to his parents:

"After I die, bury me next to my brother. I want to accompany my brother and protect the border line of the motherland with him."

When Mei Kailei mentioned her son who died, Mei Maosheng and Feng Jingzhi (Mei Kailei's parents), who were already sick, were crying and their thoughts were pulled back to 24 years ago. ..

bravely fought against the criminals and sacrificed heroically

"Mom and Dad, I want to sign up for the army to defend the country."

Both the couple knew that being a soldier was the son's wish. Although he couldn't bear to leave his son's home, he did not stop him and agreed to Mei Kaichun's request.

At the end of this year, Mei Kaichun officially became a People's Liberation Army and was assigned to the Mobile Squadron of the Fifth Detachment of the Guangdong Provincial Border Defense Corps of the Armed Police. His main job is to patrol the border lines between Zhuhai and Macau.

From then on, Mei Maosheng and his wife could only contact their son through letters. It was not until that their son sent a photo back at at the age of 18 that they slightly relieved their desire for their son.

But what everyone did not expect was that this photo became the last photo of Mei Kaichun.

At that time, Macau had not returned yet. Mei Kaichun's troops were separated from Macau by a fence. The communication between

is not so convenient. Because of this, the mainland has become the primary choice for many fugitives in Macau.

1992 In the early morning of October 17, four gangsters robbed Macau Hang Seng more than 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars, carrying 3 pistols and 4 grenades , wanting to go to the mainland to avoid the limelight.

"Go away quickly, as long as you pass the border line, the Macau police will not be able to arrest us."

"Hide the People's Liberation Army for a while. If you meet, don't act rashly. Look at my eyes."

Just as the four people carefully approached the cordon in Zhuhai's jurisdiction , Mei Kaichun, who was performing a patrol mission, had noticed these people long ago.

It was just 5 a.m. It was not dawn yet, and the other party sneaked up near the border line, and must have wanted to smuggle. Thinking of this, Mei Kaichun hurriedly hid in a hidden place.

As expected, the four gangsters did not turn back after seeing the barbed wire. A gangster named Xu Weizhong took the lead in climbing onto the barbed wire, and the other 3 people looked around vigilantly.

As soon as Xu Weizhong landed, Mei Kaichun immediately shouted:

"Stop! What are you doing!" After

said that, he took the lead in firing a shot into the sky. Taking advantage of the frightened criminals, he ordered:

"You three crawled over, go to the squadron with me, and explain the problem of smuggling."

Seeing the gun in Mei Kaichun's hand, the other three people did not dare to neglect, so they could only climb over the barbed wire according to the order, and were also thinking about the subsequent countermeasures.

If the four people were stopped before climbing the wire, these people could still escape using the excuse of not paying attention. However, Xu Weizhong had already climbed over the wire, and their smuggling behavior was confirmed, and it would not be so easy to escape.

When he saw that Mei Kaichun was the only one, the criminal Lin Facheng immediately had an idea. He took out 10,000 Hong Kong dollars from his bag and put it in front of Mei Kaichun:

"Brother, don't be excited. If you have something to say, this 10,000 yuan is a hard work fee, just pretend you didn't see us!"

Lin Facheng's behavior further confirmed Mei Kaichun's thoughts.

As a child, he received patriotic education, how could he tolerate bribery on his head? So he said in a tougher tone:

"Don't talk nonsense, raise your hand and follow me."Handler 2 On the other side, Xu Weizhong saw this and quickly took out another 10,000 Hong Kong dollars:

"This 10,000 will be given to you. As long as we are released, we will give you another 100,000 immediately. "

" Don't talk nonsense, don't bribe me no matter how much money, hurry up and follow me to the squadron. "

Seeing that Mei Kaichun was not in trouble, the four people could only raise their hands and walk in front.

But when they thought that they would expose their crimes when they were caught, the gangsters looked at each other and finally decided to take risks.

saw Lin Facheng, who was walking at the end of the team, gradually slowed down and shortened the distance between himself and Mei Kaichun. He suddenly turned around and hugged Mei Kaichun, and shouted at his accomplices:

"Bow him to death. "

Mei Kaichun was weak and was only 1.6 meters tall. She could only fight the criminals with all her strength, but the two of them still hugged her feet. The other man controlled his head and pressed him to the ground.

The criminal Xu Weiquan pressed Mei Kaichun's chest with a pistol.

Faced with this danger, Mei Kaichun still said firmly:

"Even if I beat me to death, I can't let you go. "

was shocked by Mei Kaichun's backbone, but when they thought of the prison life in front of them, these extremely vicious gangsters did not let him go in the end.

With a gunshot, Mei Kaichun, who was only 18 years old, fell on the land he loved.

Then these people quickly fled the scene. In order to confuse the public, the 20,000 yuan thrown on the ground was even pretended to be Mei Kaichun's military trousers by the gangsters, forging his illusion of greed for money, trying to cover up the real cause of death.

From Mei Kaichun's enlistment in December 1991 to his heroic death, Military service is only 10 months old.

The brother died, and the sister received the gun and joined the army.

Not long after, four gangsters were arrested one after another, and Mei Kaichun's real cause of death was confirmed. This martyr who guarded the border security received his own glory.

At the same time, the news of Mei Kaichun's death also spread to his hometown and to his family's ears.

The relatives were extremely sad about Mei Kaichun's sacrifice, but Mei Kaichun's father Mei Maosheng did not regret sending his son to the army:

"As a sentinel, he just fulfilled his duties and did what he should do. "

" As parents, although they were in great sorrow, they felt relieved when they thought that their son sacrificed his life to defend the border and protect the country. "

The father Mei Maosheng at this time still didn't know that his son's sacrifice brought great touch to his daughter Mei Kailei, and even had the same idea as his brother: join the army.

Mei Kaichun lived in the Yangtze River . In addition to the long-standing myth of the riverside, what he heard the most was the story of the People's Liberation Army crossing the Yangtze River and liberating the whole of China.

Over time, Mei Kaichun was full of admiration for the People's Liberation Army. Every time he listened to the story of the People's Liberation Army, he would say in a tender and firm voice:

"I will be the People's Liberation Army when I grow up and protect the people of China. "

But what Mei Kaichun didn't know was that while setting her lofty ambitions, Mei Kailei on the side always looked at herself with admiration and ignorance.

Mei Kailei didn't know the true meaning of being a soldier, but seeing her brother was so happy, she kept the word "joining the army" in her mind.

When brother Mei Kaichun joined the army, Mei Kailei was still a teenage girl, and even her tuition was sent back by Mei Kaichun.

As my sister, Mei Kailei understood the word "soldier" as her sister, which was the loneliness of leaving her hometown.

When she learned about her brother Mei Kaichun's death, Mei Kailei, who was just 13 years old, had the first thing that came to her mind was the firm eyes of her brother and her parents when she was determined to join the army.

At this time, Mei Kailei understood that joining the army means sacrifice, but she was not afraid at this time, and the idea of ​​joining the army sprouted in her heart for the first time.

"I want to join the army, and I also want to defend the border like my brother."

Looking at her daughter Mei Kailei's firm eyebrows, Mei Maosheng and his wife had an indescribable sourness in their hearts. Their eldest son has already died, and now their daughter also wants to join the military camp. What should they do?

From a rational point of view, defending the country is a glorious thing, and there is no reason for being a parent to not support it.

emotionally, joining the army means sacrifice. Mei Maosheng, the father who has lost his son, can no longer withstand the blow of losing his daughter.

Sleepless all night. After thinking about it, the couple finally agreed to their daughter's decision. No one knew how entangled and painful they were in that night.

In this way, 19-year-old Mei Kailei became a glorious People's Liberation Army and worked in the army where his brother once served.

She wants to follow her brother's footsteps, learn more about her brother's deeds, and fulfill his unfinished dreams.

It was during this period that when looking at the lives of the people on the border, Mei Kailei understood his brother's original intention of joining the army.

When Mei Kaichun was in the army, in order to support her sister Mei Kailei's study, she only left a few more than 10 yuan for herself in order to support her sister Mei Kailei's study. The rest was sent home.

Based on the principle of saving as much as possible, Mei Kaichun uses materials sent by the troops, and if you can, you don’t spend money.

is such a shortage of money. Without anyone knowing that, facing the hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars offered by the criminals, he interpreted the heroic spirit of border defense with his life.

With the spiritual wealth left by my brother, Mei Kaichun also devoted all his energy to the border defense work, continuing the mission that my brother did not complete.

The daughter passed away, and her parents were heartbroken

Foshan Border Inspection Station is a job that Mei Kailei has been sticking to for many years. Whether it is windy, rainy or bad, she is reluctant to ask for leave.

Because everyone's work is very hard, once you take a leave of absence, it means that other comrades have to sacrifice their rest time to perform tasks for themselves.

is just like the silence of childhood. Mei Kailei only completed her tasks silently at her post, never scrambled with others, nor did she like to leave any video materials for herself.

But everyone who is familiar with Mei Kailei knows that this is a serious and responsible border guard worker and a good girl who is willing to help others. As long as she can help, she will definitely lend a helping hand.

Every time I write to my home, Mei Kailei proposes to ask her parents to come to the border station to see her work, and also to see her second home.

Mei Maosheng and his wife felt their daughter's happiness in the letter. In addition, there were too many things at home, so they could only give up this plan for the time being.

They thought that their daughter would continue to work and live happily, but they never thought that bad luck would come again.

In 2009, Mei Kailei, who was just 30 years old, was diagnosed with breast cancer . She had surgery alone without telling her parents. Fortunately, the operation was effective. In less than a year, Mei Kailei returned to work at the border station.

5 years later, Mei Kailei's condition worsened. In order not to delay her work, she endured severe pain while relied on taking medicine to continue working, which resulted in a rapid decline in physical function.

In 2016, the military leaders forced Mei Kailei to be hospitalized for treatment, so she reluctantly said goodbye to her colleagues and left her job.

Mei Kailei was the hometown she returned to when she was sick on September 26, 2016. On September 15, she still came to take over the shift on time. A colleague who learned about her condition described the day as follows:

"That day, I saw Mei Kailei who came to take over from the upper floor. She walked and stopped for nearly 10 minutes from the dormitory to the office building."

Before leaving, Mei Kailei smiled cheerfully to her colleagues, and the most common sentence was:

"Thank you for your hard work during this period, and I'll treat you to dinner when I come back! "

Unfortunately, God did not give her this opportunity in the end. Mei Kailei, who was treated in the hospital, was in a bad condition. Mei Maosheng and his wife in their hometown also learned the news and immediately took their daughter to their home. Although they were happy when they returned home, they could not stop the disease and stole Mei Kailei's life bit by bit.

Perhaps because they felt that they were about to die, Mei Kailei mustered up the courage and said his last wish to their parents:

"Buried my brother and I, I want to accompany him to guard the border. "

At this time, Mei Maosheng and his wife were both over seventy years old, and their once black and dense hair turned white. They had just come out of the haze of their eldest son Mei Kaichun's sacrifice and were about to face the bad news that their daughter was about to die.

After hearing his daughter smile and say her last wish, the couple cried so hard that they could not speak, so they could only nod and respond.

On October 3, 2016, Mei Maosheng and his wife died of illness. Her parents buried her next to her son Mei Kaichun, fulfilling her daughter's last wish.

The officers and soldiers shook hands with Mei Kailei's parents

For a long time, Mei Maosheng and his wife could not accept the fact that Mei Kailei passed away and faced their daughter every day. The photos and handwritten letters were dazed.

In order to make up for the regrets in my heart, this elderly couple decided to do a big thing - to see where their children worked before their death.

elderly parents visited their children's front troops

2017, on the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, is almost seventy years old The 18-year-old Mei Maosheng and Feng Jingzhi traveled over 1,100 kilometers with their longing for their children, endured the discomfort of motion sickness and vomiting, and finally arrived in Guangdong Province.

7 On July 30, the old couple came to the post of their son's death, imagining the 18-year-old Mei Kaichun, standing upright here with her head held high, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Spring is coming, we are here to see you, are you okay? "

What moved Mei Maosheng was that his son's sentry was not only named "the model sentry for the border guarding heroes and models", but the army also established the "Mei Kaichun Class" under the name of Mei Kaichun. Even the dormitory retained the bed where Mei Kaichun once slept.

18 years ago, Mei Maosheng once came here to pay homage to his son. Unexpectedly, 18 years have passed, and traces of his son's life still exist.

The three words "Mei Kaichun" , as if it has become a spirit, a symbol of firm will.

After leaving his son's army, Mei Maosheng supported Feng Jingzhi and came to the Foshan border checkpoint for the first time.

No one expected that the girl who once smiled and said she wanted to treat her did not defeat the disease of cancer.

Looking at the old man with gray hair before the New Year, thinking that this was the second time that a white-haired man sent a black-haired man, all the soldiers at the Foshan border checkpoint could not help but shed tears for this scene.

In order to make Mei Maosheng knew how his daughter looked when she was working. The border station searched all the photos of Mei Kailei who worked here for 12 years, but found only 29 photos with Mei Kailei.

, and there was only one photo with Mei Kailei as the protagonist.

This photo was taken on March 8, 2016. It was the "March 8" Festival of . In order to express respect for female officers and soldiers, the soldiers gave Mei Kailei a bouquet of roses to Mei Kailei who was standing at her post. Flowers, A box of chocolates and a love card.

Seeing this special gift, Mei Kailei showed her iconic smile. Her comrades took the opportunity to take this photo, which left a little thought to her father Mei Maosheng.

Listening to Mei Kailei's comrades and introducing the story behind each photo, Mei Maosheng kept fantasizing about the scene at that time in his mind. When he stroked the only photo with Mei Kailei as the protagonist, he said emotionally:

"Kailei smiled so brightly! She has always been a girl who loves to laugh."

The old mother Feng Jingzhi, who was next to her, was crying so hard that she couldn't open her eyes.

After learning about her daughter's life experience, Mei Maosheng and his two wishes had come true. They were reluctant to leave, and they boarded the train home.

On the way home, Mei Maosheng and Feng Jingzhi kept looking back and watching, as if they were distinguishing the direction of their children's burial, and seemed to be saying the final farewell to their children.

The couple are both close to seventy years old. No one can give an answer when they will come next time. Only a few photos of a pair of children can relieve the couple's longing.

Conclusion

The eldest son has been in the army for less than a year and died on the front line of the border. Six years later, the daughter took over the brother's flag and joined the military camp. After 24 years, she left this beautiful world.

A tombstone and two photos burying the beloved relatives of Mei Maosheng and Feng Jingzhi.

For the people of the country, it is everyone's luck to have soldiers like Mei Kaichun and Mei Kailei. But for Mei Maosheng and his wife, this kind of luck requires unspeakable pain.

Even though they knew that they would die in the army, Mei Maosheng still sent his daughter to the military camp. Perhaps it was such great parents that they educated such great children.

Mei Kaichun and Mei Kailei, the brother and sister, did not disappoint the military uniforms they wore. , but only "failed" the parents who were born and raised.

This is not only the story of Mei Kaichun and his sister, but behind them is also a true portrayal of countless border guards.

It is precisely because of these countless ancestors who opened their borders and silently supported and contributed themselves behind them that today's peace and well-being were achieved.

Here, we would like to express our highest respect to all the soldiers stationed in the border defense of the motherland with this article!