Undead

Chapter 85 (END)

Ning Yu's death brought a lot of trouble to Zhou Rong.

From the Academy of Sciences to the Military Commission, and even to the upper echelons of the central government, all were shocked, and the international community found it hard to believe.

Although the Military Commission generally trusted Zhou Rong and everyone present could confirm that Ning Yu's death was a suicide, they still went through rounds of isolation and scrutiny. Besides, everyone connected to Ning Yu's mission to Subei was questioned, with General Zheng being harshly criticized several times.

Why did he commit suicide? What was his motive? Was it impulsive? Or did something happen that day that triggered him?

Was there anything that could be salvaged from this situation?

The political significance of this incident was significant, and while no one had been substantially punished yet, the impact was evident.

General Zheng had promised to help the 118th apply for reinstatement of their structure. However, the Huozhong operation had deployed military forces in large numbers, and with no precedent for such a situation, the progress was extremely slow.

As soon as Ning Yu committed suicide, Zhou Rong and his team were subjected to a serious investigation, and the reinstatement of the 118th structure was halted.

During this time, while no one talked about it openly, everyone felt deeply depressed, especially with the constant barrage of repetitive questions and routine investigations, making them feel conflicted about Ning Yu's death.

Only Si Nan said he didn't think Ning Yu was that kind of person.

He said Ning Yu was methodical, liked to complete a task, and wouldn't sabotage everything at the last moment. Chun Cao asked him why he felt that way, even though their interactions with Ning Yu were very limited, and it was almost impossible to accurately fathom the inner world of this scientist standing at the pinnacle of his era.

Si Nan couldn't explain why he felt that way either.

But soon, the facts proved that Si Nan's feeling was correct.

Ning Yu's professional data was gradually decrypted, and in one of his notebooks, the researchers found his farewell letter.

This letter quickly ended the investigation, and everyone regained their freedom of speech and action. What was more unexpected was that before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, the military issued a formal notice to reinstate the 118th structure. Zhou Rong was promoted to battalion commander, with the rank of a regimental officer, and was given the authority to reestablish eight squads.

Zhou Rong was surprised, and it wasn't until General Zheng told him why.

"Dr. Ning said in his farewell letter that when he looked back on his life, he was very fortunate to have met you at that time. He knew that all of you wanted the 118th to be rebuilt, and he also knew that the application for reinstatement had been stagnant for a long time. He hoped the military could consider it as your merit in saving him in the South China Sea and unconditionally reinstate the 118th structure," General Zheng sighed slightly and said, "He also said that if it's difficult to handle, the military should treat this matter as his only dying wish."

"... He knew that if it was considered a dying wish, everyone would have to agree," Zhou Rong said softly.

"Yes."

"What else did he say?"

General Zheng shook his head. "I'm not sure. I only found out about this part, and all other content has been classified. Perhaps several decades or even hundreds of years from now when our descendants can look back on this disaster with a more calm and comprehensive perspective, his farewell letter will be decrypted slowly."