Chen Fan did not urge her.
After a long while, Chen Xiaozhu said, "I believe you!"
She gritted her teeth, "Zhi Gang and the others trusted you the most when they were alive, and they waited for you to return. You want to open the coffins, and I believe your judgment!"
"However, you must give Zhi Gang and the others an explanation!"
"Otherwise, I believe they will not forgive you even in the netherworld!"
As she spoke, tears streamed from Chen Xiaozhu's eyes and fell to the ground.
Chen Fan nodded and said, "Let me explain this to you. The people who killed Old Liang and Zhi Gang have already been dispatched by my hand."
"But you must have guessed that this matter is not that simple. Someone was instigating and planning behind the bloody case back then."
"I want to find them and get rid of them to avenge Old Liang and Zhi Gang!"
"I won't let any of them go!"
Chen Xiaozhu nodded silently.
"Are there any other people? You should also inform them and get their consent!" Chen Fan added.
Chen Xiaozhu said, "There are indeed a few more relatives who came in smaller numbers. I have their contact information, and I will contact them now!"
Chen Fan nodded, took out his phone, and called Qi Wu.
"Bring a battalion of men to Qingyan Town, and bring small excavation equipment to unearth the graves and rebuild the cemetery."
Qi Wu heard this but asked no further questions, and respectfully replied, "Yes!"
After hanging up, Chen Fan waited for Chen Xiaozhu to contact the families of the other old soldiers.
The matter was not smooth. Some agreed, while others were unwilling.
Chen Fan said, "Let's go to the mountain first. You try your best to appease them and explain to them. Also, each family of the old soldiers will be given 100,000 yuan in compensation."
Chen Xiaozhu was stunned.
"It's not that compensation is given if they agree to open the coffins, but rather the compensation that should have been given when Old Liang and the others had their accident three years ago," Chen Fan said. "I was too busy to take care of these things at the time, and now it's a delayed compensation!"
"And the reconstruction of the tombs, it wasn't done in time back then. Let's rebuild them now while we have the chance!"
Chen Xiaozhu had no objections at all now.
Back in the car, Chen Fan first bought some things in the town, and then drove Chen Xiaozhu to the foot of the grave mountain.
He lit paper money and incense, offering sacrifices one by one.
Kneeling before the graves, he said in a deep voice, "Old Liang, Old Shang, Zhi Gang, Little Liu..."
He recited seventy-odd names one by one.
"I am Chen Tianjiao, and I have wronged you!"
His voice was mournful and desolate.
Bang bang bang.
Chen Fan kowtowed three times.
"Old Liang, I'm sorry. I didn't know there were so many hidden details in your affairs three years ago, and I didn't see the message you left!"
"So, three years later, to find the clues you left, I can only disturb your peace and bring you out of your eternal slumber."
"If you are offended by disturbing your spirits, let the blame fall on me!"
"When the mastermind behind the scenes is found, I will bring his head to offer sacrifices to you and comfort your souls in heaven!"
The mountain wind wailed, as if echoing, like the response of the spirits.
Chen Fan couldn't help but shed tears.
These old soldiers trusted him so much. For three years, not only could he not avenge them, but he also had to open their graves and coffins to find something.
How could he bear it?
Even with a thousand reasons, even if the spirits of the dead were not to blame, how could his heart find peace?
After the sacrifices and cleaning, Chen Fan spoke to each grave.
Familiar names, familiar figures, as if before his eyes, making Chen Fan's figure standing among the graves even more desolate.
At this moment, more than a dozen military vehicles drove over and stopped at the foot of the grave mountain.
Elite soldiers jumped out of the vehicles and came over, saluting crisply.
Qi Wu personally led the team and saluted, then said in a deep voice, "The Third, Fifth, and Eighth and Ninth Brigades of the Iron Blood Battalion are here by order!"
Chen Fan nodded and asked, "Did you bring the equipment?"
Qi Wu replied, "Yes, the Iron Blood Battalion has experience in engineering construction and has brought excavators and various equipment."
"Then prepare to begin!"
Chen Fan said, "First, excavate the surroundings, and then manually unearth the coffins without damaging them!"
"Yes!"
Qi Wu took the order, turned to face all his subordinates, and said loudly, "All stand at attention!"
Swish, the more than five hundred soldiers of a battalion responded in unison.
"The Third and Fifth Brigades will begin widening the parking lot. The other brigades will determine the plan as quickly as possible and rebuild the Blazing Sun Cemetery!"
Chen Fan watched quietly as the soldiers busied themselves.
Half an hour later, the plan was out.
The drawings were rough, simple but not lacking in quality.
Chen Fan nodded in approval and said, "Prepare to break ground. Everyone line up and salute, and fire a salute!"
Qi Wu solemnly agreed, turned and gave the order, shouting, "All stand at attention, line up!"
The uniform footsteps were powerful and sonorous, lining up before each grave.
The solemn and肅殺 atmosphere shot straight into the sky.
"Salute!"
Qi Wu shouted again.
In unison, everyone saluted solemnly.
"Raise your weapons!"
Qi Wu barked sternly.
The soldiers who had brought firearms uniformly raised their weapons, their muzzles pointing to the sky.
"Fire!"
Pop...
The uniform gunshots shook the sky.
"Fire again!"
Pop...
"Fire again!"
Pop...
Three gunshots, the highest salute of soldiers to their comrades.
"Cease, and salute again!"
Swish.
"All stand at attention, begin breaking ground. The Third Brigade is responsible, Jiang Weiguo, you are in command. Make sure not to damage any of the martyrs' coffins. If the excavators are difficult to operate, dig with your hands!"
"Yes!"
"After the coffins are unearthed, temporarily place them in the parking lot. The Sixth Brigade is responsible for setting up a shelter, and do not let the coffins get rained on!"
"Yes!"
"Others, use equipment to transform the barren mountain!"
"Yes!"
After the orders were given, everyone got busy.
Chen Fan personally watched the Third Brigade begin to unearth the graves.
Starting with Old Liang's grave, all the officers and soldiers were extremely careful, filled with awe for their fallen comrades.
After digging away only the soil around, the captain of the Third Brigade, Jiang Weiguo, personally took action, leading the soldiers to shovel the soil bit by bit with their engineering shovels.
Twenty minutes later, Old Liang's tombstone and coffin were jointly lifted and placed on the parking area.
Everything proceeded in an orderly, swift, and decisive manner.
Chen Fan came to the ground, touched the coffin covered in mud, and poured a cup of Erguotou.
"Old Liang, I'm sorry!"
Bowing deeply, Chen Fan gave a bitter smile, "I didn't expect to disturb you again. You must blame me, right?"
"Actually, I know you, and you won't blame me. But the more it is so, the more distressed I feel!"
"You left a message three years ago, but I didn't see it, and instead, I have to disturb your peace three years later."
"Only by taking this opportunity to rebuild the tombs can I get some peace of mind!"
Three cups of wine were poured before the coffin, which had been buried for three years and showed mottled signs of decay. Chen Fan's face was filled with sadness.
"After today, if the mastermind who killed you is not brought to justice, I, Chen Tianjiao, will never give up!"
With guilt and sorrow, Chen Fan squatted down and began to examine this coffin.
Then, he used his internal strength and forcefully pushed open the coffin lid.
Inside was a skeleton. The space beside it was empty, with nothing else, and no unusual signs.
That item was clearly not in Old Liang's coffin.
With a sigh of disappointment, Chen Fan closed the coffin lid, asked a soldier to fetch nails, and personally sealed the lid.
Kneeling before the coffin, he apologized and bowed!