An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 305 Personal Files (Part 2)

The female colleague's gaze swept over the information on the paper one line at a time, then moved down line by line.

The main body of the archive is arranged in chronological order and recorded in log format. Each record includes fixed sections such as time, location, task content, and performance evaluation. In special cases, an additional note may be added.

In just a short while, she could discern from this file what an outstanding soldier he was—he had been on the front lines for less than a year, yet his action log filled several pages. A quick glance revealed that in just nine months, he had participated in more than forty combat missions, interspersed with three commendations and several awards.

Suddenly, the gaze that was moving downwards at a steady pace and the tip of the pen both stopped at a few lines on the file paper—"April 2, 198x: After the A-area high ground observation post was attacked and occupied, our forward command highly suspected that the enemy had used a new type of illegal weapon. Comrade Huo Qingshan was given the task of close-range on-site reconnaissance and was responsible for coordinating and directing the evidence collection operations in four dimensions: preparation testing, biological effects, image recording, and electronic reconnaissance."

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The mission was largely accomplished, but combat casualties were high.

She immediately moved her pen to the form on the right, refining the relevant information for initial registration. After completing this step, the female colleague's attention returned to the file information. She gently picked up a corner of the paper with her fingertips and turned it over to continue reviewing it.

Among the numerous military achievements and commendations on the blank sheet of paper, only one demerit stands out, making it particularly eye-catching—"June 30, 198x: Comrade Huo Qingshan voluntarily confessed to the organization that on the 13th of the previous month, he had not followed the equipment modification application procedure and had privately modified two storage batteries (source: abandoned enemy radio parts seized by him during a reconnaissance mission on February 7 of the same year) into a heating device for distilling pure water."

Given his sincere attitude in proactively confessing his crimes, the fact that the purified water he prepared was used to alleviate the acute ear ailment of a senior technician (his motives were understandable), and his strong desire to atone for his crimes, the organization, after comprehensive consideration, decided to give him a demerit and approve his formation of the "Hunter Blade" special operations team, giving him full authority over intelligence gathering, raid strategy development, and frontline assault command for the operation.

Following that, about a week later came the operation codenamed "Hunter Blade"—"July 9-14, 198x: In order to contain the continued major threat posed by the enemy's elite special forces to our side, Comrade Huo Qingshan led a joint task force to infiltrate and raid, eliminating the enemy's deep-seated special forces command group in one fell swoop, and successfully led the team to withdraw back to their unit. The mission was completed excellently."

As I read, I soon came to the last entry on the last page of the file—"July 15, 198x (early morning): Comrade Huo Qingshan led a team to the C war zone to carry out the search and rescue of missing personnel from the 'Jingzhe' group and to take over the escort mission. En route, they discovered a suspicious enemy mule and horse transport convoy. In order to obtain immediate intelligence, they followed and reconnoited. They encountered a standoff between the enemy and two of our wounded soldiers, and the situation was critical. Comrade Huo Qingshan decisively charged forward and engaged in firefight. While seizing the target materials that the enemy was eager to destroy, he was unfortunately shot and died a heroic death despite all efforts to save him."

Direct cause of death: hemorrhagic shock.

Rescue personnel: Chu Yao.

Injury Notes: The death was classified as an unconventional combat injury. The wound showed diffuse bleeding, and all conventional and surgical hemostasis methods were ineffective, strongly suggesting severe coagulation dysfunction. It is recommended to review the patient's past medical history and history of exposure to special missions to rule out the possibility and potential risks of novel agents or special injuries. (Further investigation and supplementary attachments are as follows)
Investigation conclusion: After tracing Comrade Huo Qingshan's original unit and reviewing all his medical records, it was clearly pointed out that: "On June 29, 1988, while performing a joint anti-drug mission, he was hit by a special type of shotgun shell, and a large number of tiny pellets containing the radioactive element polonium remained in his body and could not be removed. This situation may lead to chronic internal radiation damage, and there is a risk of hematopoietic dysfunction and coagulation mechanism collapse in the long term."

Final assessment: Death resulted from hemorrhagic shock due to coagulation dysfunction following combat injuries. The coagulation dysfunction was directly causally related to chronic damage caused by residual radioactive material in the body from previous missions.

At this point, the female colleague had read through the few thin sheets of paper in front of her the complete story of a heroic and outstanding martyr who devoted himself to the front lines.

Her work pace was still steady, and the hand holding the pen was still transing information into the spreadsheet, but the force with which she wrote was inexplicably becoming heavier.

As she held up the register, the nib of her pen blurred into a period, and she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Meng Youyou filled her pen with ink and noticed the sudden change in the person next to her. She turned her head and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" As she asked, her gaze inadvertently drifted toward the documents on the table.

At the same time, the female colleague gathered the few scattered papers on the table with both hands, about to put them into a file folder.

Meng Youyou only caught a fleeting glimpse of the dense black writing on the swaying pages; the characters were blurry, and she couldn't even make out a single complete sentence. Based on the bag's appearance and size, she quickly identified it as a file folder containing soldiers' personal files—a type of folder she handled daily.

Upon hearing the question, the female colleague glanced at her and replied in a low voice, "It's just that I suddenly seem to understand the weight of the 'them' you mentioned a little better." As she finished speaking, she placed the file bag into the yellow document box containing "related evidence."

Meng Youyou returned a slight smile and said nothing more. She silently screwed on the ink bottle cap, gently pushed it to the other person's side, and tapped it, saying, "It's finished." Then, she took her fountain pen, which she had just filled with ink, and returned to her seat, burying herself once again in the pile of documents on her desk.

　Note: Due to the inconvenience of specifying specific years in this article, when certain expressions in the text must be presented in written format, the timeline is centered on x, with the previous year recorded as: and the next year recorded as: x'.

　　(End of this chapter)