sinovels Chapter 17
Chapter 17
After going through a round of various instruments, a number of experts were called for consultation, and finally came to a rather creepy conclusion: war syndrome.
The doctor who was sent to communicate with her was full of reluctance. The good young reporter had a bright future, so he was ruined like that.The patient himself was lying peacefully on the hospital bed and staring at the ceiling in a daze, but he didn't think it was a problem.
A year later, Chu Yunxiu was invited as a special guest to participate in the war commemoration program of the official TV station of country C.The host enumerated the harm caused by the war to I country and its surrounding areas, and then asked her about the situation at that time as a witness.She smiled gracefully at the camera moving in front of her, and calmly talked about the content of the speech she had communicated in advance.The host guided the topic according to the script, and she also followed the river of memory.Then she talked about the post-war charities making a series of efforts for local traumatized children. The VCR truthfully recorded the indelible shadows in the eyes of those children, which reminded her of the massacre on the streets of City B on March 3 last year. Little ones glaring at her with debris.The host bowed his head and read the speech: This war has created a large number of new orphans. They are homeless and can only be sent to the nearest refugee camp for assistance——
Wait, Chu Yunxiu regained her consciousness from the void. She seemed to recognize one of the orphans in the refugee camp, but she hadn't heard from her in the past year, maybe just like she couldn't contact Ye Xiu back then. .The host talked about the damage of war to these innocent children in a rich and emotional tone: most of them will have certain psychological barriers or character defects——
Sitting behind the desk in the studio, she suddenly fell into deep confusion. City B was indeed extremely dangerous back then, but she had never noticed it before.Now in peace, looking back, maybe it was that sense of security that made her addicted to it, and there was nothing else. If she insisted on saying it was a psychological disorder and character defect, she, an ordinary person who was born in peace and grew up in peace, would not And can't stay out of it.
After the live broadcast, the producer said that the station would reimburse the guests for dinner, but she declined the invitation due to poor health.On the way home, she suddenly received a call from the boss of the photography department, saying that the Pulitzer Prize had sent her an invitation letter to her unit, and she had less than a month to prepare for such a glorious event.It must be known that the Pulitzer Prize is slightly different from other awards. Unrelated people are not eligible to be present at all. Chu Yunxiu listened to the straight music and repeatedly promised to win glory for the country.However, after she finished saying this without thinking, she thought, maybe this awards show is very likely to be a reunion after a long absence, no matter which one is enough for her to feel happy from the bottom of her heart.When I got home, I hurriedly packed my belongings and decided on the luggage to bring next month, but in the end I couldn’t win the glory for the country that I promised——
"This is an independent reporter who has been active on battlefields around the world and is committed to documenting the cruelty and evil of war. By the time the award was presented, our great friend had been confirmed to stay on the land of country I forever. The award-winning This group of photos was sent by the estate administrator for election—”
Chu Yunxiu squinted her eyes to look at the photos projected on the giant screen. The familiar images awakened her long-sleeping memory, and her memory, which had deteriorated due to illness, seemed to return to its peak in an instant—she should indeed be familiar with all of this Yes, after all, she had seen exactly the same scene before—the next second, the president of Columbia University in formal attire announced the name of the deceased winner—Su Mucheng in a heavy tone.
At 2003:2 on February 8, 14, Chu Yunxiu walked into the meeting room of the Photography Department of the News Agency of Country C, which was already full of people.In the past ten years, a lot of fresh blood has been added to the photography department, and she has also accumulated from a fledgling to a veteran today.Everyone new to the photography department is full of admiration for this senior who entered the war zone alone ten years ago, and even the injuries she suffered at that time are worthy of honor like medals.
The boss of the photography department has not changed, and even the vigor of ten years ago has not worn away much. He patted the table one by one and asked if he would like to go-the hotspots with frequent conflicts have also been the same for ten years, and this time it is City B again.
"Let me go," she heard herself say.
"Huh? Yunxiu?" The director of the photography department was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, you are not in good health, so you can't go."
"Why can't you go," Chu Yunxiu retorted with a smile, "Who do you think is more suitable than me here? Don't drag the family with you, you can speak English and Arabic, and you have experience."
The big boss always felt familiar with her rhetoric, but for a while he couldn't remember where he heard it.It's just subconsciously still thinking that Chu Yunxiu is not in good health, and murmured: "No, you are not in good health..."
"I'm fine," Chu Yunxiu retorted more bluntly this time, "Isn't it just war syndrome? I've recovered a long time ago."
In fact, this sweet dream of you and me has long been exhausted, and it is useless to try again.