Chapter 8 08

Juehui and Juemin walked out the front door of the mall.Juemin went to Qin's house, and Juehui took another route to see a friend. Juehui walked several streets alone, and met her classmate Zhang Huiru at the intersection.He was angrily running with his head buried, but he didn't see Juehui, but was caught by Juehui. "Huiru, what's the matter with you? You're running in such a hurry!" Juehui asked in surprise.The young man with the triangular face raised his head and glanced at Juehui, with beads of sweat on his forehead, gasping for breath, too anxious to speak.It took him a while to spit out a few words: "It's terrible!... something happened!"

"Say it quickly! What's the matter?" Juehui asked in panic. Zhang Huiru's breathing became a little smoother, but he still spoke excitedly, his voice trembling with anger and anxiety: "We beat Qiu Ba!... It's in the Wanchun tea garden." "What? Tell me, tell me quickly!" Juehui held Zhang Huiru's left arm with a trembling hand and kept shaking it. "What! The soldiers beat the students? Come on, tell me the details!" "I'm going back to school to tell my classmates. Let's go all the way, and I'll tell you slowly..." Zhang Huiru's eyes glowed with hatred.

Juehui turned around involuntarily and followed Zhang Huiru.He was hot all over, biting the skin of his lips, waiting for Zhang Huiru to speak. "Listen to me, listen to me," Zhang Huiru narrated in an excited voice as he walked, "I am acting in Wanchun Tea Garden today. I am neither an actor nor do I hold any position. I am just a spectator. It is said that this is the case : When the show started, there were two or three soldiers who had to go in to watch white operas without buying a ticket. The people who collected the tickets told them that this was different from ordinary theaters, and that they couldn’t watch the show without buying a ticket. They couldn’t understand it, and they had to go in , was finally driven out by our people. Unexpectedly, after a while, they invited more than a dozen companions, and they must have made a fuss to go in. Our people were afraid that they would make trouble, so we let them in for the sake of calming things down. They arrived Sit down inside, yelling and making noise, more presumptuous than in ordinary theaters. Later, our people couldn't bear it anymore, and advised them to be quiet and not to hinder others from watching the play. They are still messing around. Our people want to To maintain order, I had to intervene. This offended them. They started fighting, and some Qiuba even ran on the stage to make trouble. The chaos became serious, and it was only after the city defense command sent a company to suppress it. However, The theater has been beaten badly, and some of the classmates were slightly injured. All the soldiers who caused the accident escaped, and no one was caught. The armed soldiers of the company couldn't even catch a few unarmed Qiu Ba, which brother-in-law would believe it ! This is obviously pre-arranged..."

"That's right, it must have been pre-arranged!" Juehui rushed to say, he pressed his hands on his chest, he felt anger rising up, his chest seemed to be about to burst. "In the past few days, there have been rumors that the authorities have taken actions that are not good for the students. It is said that the students have been too troublesome in the past two years. One day they inspected the enemy's goods, and the next day they marched and demonstrated. The arrogance was too strong, and they had to be strictly controlled. So they tried their best to incite Soldiers are disgusted with students, use Qiu Ba to deal with students. This is the first step. Just watch, there is still more to come!" "Our people present temporarily held an emergency meeting in Shaocheng Park, and decided to convene all schools immediately Students at school went to the Warlord's Office to petition. The conditions that should be put forward have been decided. Are you going?" Zhang Huiru quickened his pace as he spoke.

"Of course!" Juehui agreed, when they were almost at school, they strode towards the school.They walked into the school with great excitement. In the playground, there were quite a few students who lived on campus, and they gathered in a few groups, talking about something.There was a lot of noise, as if the whole school was in motion.Zhang Huiru knew that the news must have arrived before him.Sure enough, he saw Huang Cunren, a classmate in the first class of high school, talking there. He played the father in "Lifetime Events".But when the trouble broke out, "Lifetime Events" had already finished.

Since the news had already arrived here, Zhang Huiru didn't have to report anything.He and Juehui casually joined a bunch of people and listened to what they had to say.He spoke too, and he finally told all he knew.They talked, and talked passionately, until it was time for all to set off. Shaocheng Park is a temporary gathering place for students.When their team arrived there, students from several schools had already arrived.It was Sunday, so it was not easy to gather students. Some schools had already had winter vacation, so not all of them arrived. The number of people was much worse than the real number, and there were only a few important schools. far worse.However, there are more than two hundred people.

The sky has turned blue-gray.Nearby lights began to come on.The brigade set off for the Overseer's Office. Juehui looked around nervously.There were many bystanders standing by the roadside: some looked curious, some were talking in low voices, and some timidly avoided. "It's probably time to inspect the enemy's goods again. I don't know which shop should be unlucky?" An unfamiliar accent came into Juehui's ears, and he turned his head to look carefully. A pair of small cunning eyes were placed on a thin face.He immediately raised his eyebrows.But he wasn't quite sure if he had misheard the last sentence.He still followed the brigade forward.

When they reached the Overseer's Office, it was already late.The darkness pressed down, making everyone's mood more tense.They have a strange feeling that this is not only the darkness of the sky, but also the darkness of society and politics.They fought it all with young hearts, amidst a crowd of townspeople who seemed indifferent.The brigade arrived at the square in front of the Overseer's Office.A row of soldiers was waiting for them in front with their guns, and those sharp spears were pointed at their chests.The soldiers all looked at the large group of students in silence with serious expressions.The students shouted excitedly to go in, and the soldiers refused to put down their guns.The two sides were at loggerheads, and it took some time.After a discussion, the students decided to nominate eight representatives to meet the warlord.However, these eight representatives were still unable to enter the Warlord's Office, and soldiers stopped them.Then a little officer came out and said to them unceremoniously:

"The governor has gone back to the mansion. Please go back, everyone." The representatives explained it mildly, saying that even if the overseer is not there, it would be good to ask the secretary-general to come out to see him.However, the junior officer just shook his head coldly and said: "It can't be done", and he also showed a complacent expression, as if to say that now that the power is in his hands, he alone can deal with these many students. The representatives reported the results of the negotiation to the classmates.The whole square immediately erupted in commotion.

"No, the warlord must come out to see us!" "Must go in, must go in!" "If the warlord is not here, call the secretary-general to come out and see him!" "Rush in, no matter what happens, just rush in and talk!" All kinds of words echoed in the air.There are countless heads moving in the square.Some people really rushed forward, but others blocked it. "Students, be quiet, order, we must maintain order!" A representative shouted loudly. "Order!" "Order!" Some people shouted in response. "Don't care about his order! Let's rush in first!" Someone shouted.

"No, they have guns!" Someone else replied. "Order, order! Listen to the representative!" cried most of them. The noise gradually quieted down, and order was finally restored.Thin raindrops began to fall from the dark sky. "Students, they won't let us in, and the Military Overseer Bureau won't send anyone out to see us. What should we do now? Go back, or wait here?" In order for everyone in the audience to hear his words, the representative who spoke He screamed desperately, even making his voice hoarse. "We won't go back!" This was the unanimous answer of all the students. "We must see the people inside! We must get a result of this petition! We must not be fooled!" Many people shouted. At this time, the little officer walked up to the representatives and said, "Students, it's raining. I advise you to go back. I will be responsible for conveying your thoughts to the supervisor. It is no good for you to wait here all night." .” His attitude was much more relaxed than before.A representative conveyed his words loudly to the students. "No, no!" There was another burst of noise, the whole square shook, and then slowly calmed down. "Okay, everyone stay here and don't leave. Let's argue again, and we won't leave until we achieve our goal!" Another representative put his hands around his lips and said loudly. A few people started clapping.Then everyone clapped their hands.Amid the applause, the delegates set off again.This time, the eight representatives actually walked into the military governor's office. Juehui also clapped desperately among the crowd.The rain fell incessantly on his bare head, dampening his hair.From time to time, he covered his eyes with his hands, or covered his forehead with his wrists, but his eyes still couldn't clearly see the facial expressions of the students next to him.He could see the bayonets of the soldiers, and the two large lanterns in front of the Overseer's Office.He saw countless dark heads moving in the square.He couldn't suppress his anger.He just wanted to yell aloud, and he felt like he was going to be suffocated.The incident of the soldiers beating the students came too suddenly. Although there were rumors that the authorities were going to deal with the students before, no one would have thought that it would happen in this way.This is despicable! "Why are we being treated like this? Is patriotism really a crime? Pure, sincere youth are the scourge of the country?" He couldn't believe it.The sound of gongs came from a distance, getting closer and closer, and it was time for the second watch! "Why is there no news yet? Why haven't the representatives come back?" Everyone shouted irritably.The raindrops gradually became heavier, and there was a commotion among the crowd.Juehui began to feel the cold soaking into her body through her clothes.He shivered.But he immediately thought: "Could it be that I can't bear this bit of suffering?" He folded his hands and puffed out his chest.He saw a few classmates standing there with their shoulders raised, their hair was wet by the rain and hung down, sticking to their foreheads.But they showed no sign of flinching.One of them was talking to his companion. He said: "If there is no result, we will never go back. We can also be as brave as Beijing students. They go out to give speeches, publicize, pack their bags, and prepare to be arrested and jailed. Don't we petition? Is it okay to stand here all night?" These words were sent to Juehui's ears very clearly, and he was so moved that he almost shed tears.He looked at the man carefully, but his eyes were blurred with tears and he still couldn't see clearly.Although the man said only a few ordinary words, and he could say it himself, but at this moment he forgot everything: the bright home, the warm bed, he forgot all about it.He felt that if the man asked him to do something, he would go through fire and water, and he would do it. There was another knock at midnight, but the delegates hadn't come back yet, and there was no news.It's getting colder.Everyone began to feel cold and hungry, and what was especially embarrassing was this state of immortality. "Wait, when will we wait?" Someone is already asking. There were quite a few soldiers standing in front of them, their bayonets shining in the dark, as if they were warning the students. "Let's go back and discuss other solutions tomorrow. I'm afraid it's useless to wait here until dawn." A few weaker students started to talk, but no one paid any attention to them.Look at the situation, we have to wait until dawn. After some embarrassing waiting, Juehui heard someone in front say: "The representative is back." Then the whole square immediately became very silent. "Students, Section Chief Zhao is here to speak to us," a representative's voice sounded. "Everyone, the governor has already returned to the residence, so the brother came out to see you. Please wait for a long time, brother, I am very sorry." A strange and loud voice began to say: "I have just talked to the representatives, everyone. Brother accepted the conditions put forward by the students, and I will definitely convey them to the supervisor tomorrow. The supervisor has his own solution, which will definitely satisfy all the students. Please rest assured, all the students. Tomorrow, the military governor's office will definitely send someone to condolences to the injured students. It is already time It's not too early, please go back, so as not to freeze your body. Everyone should know that the governor has always loved the students. You should go back as soon as possible. If you stand here for a long time, there will be no accidents..." The voice said here Then it stopped, and various discussions immediately arose among the crowd. "What is he talking about? What does it mean?" a classmate asked Juehui. "He said 'the governor has his own way' and advised us to go back. He is not responsible at all, what a cunning!" Juehui scolded angrily. "I think it's better to go back. It's useless to stand here. It's better to go back and discuss how to deal with it. This person's last sentence is very interesting," another classmate said. At this time, a representative spoke in front again: "Students, did you hear what Section Chief Zhao said? He accepted our conditions, and he said that the warlord must have a solution that satisfies us. Now there is finally a little result, I think You can go back." "The result, where is the result?" Several people secretly cursed angrily.But most of the people shouted in unison: "Let's go back and find a way, go back!" This was not because everyone believed what the section chief said, but because everyone knew that even standing here overnight would not do any good.Besides, the weather is so cold and it's raining, no one wants to stand here and wait, wasting energy in vain.Everyone is thinking: "Go back and think about how to deal with it tomorrow." "Okay, let's go back. Let's talk about other things tomorrow!" Many people responded in this way. So more than two hundred students began to leave the square. Big raindrops fell violently, mercilessly hitting the students' heads and bodies, as if to leave an impression they would never forget.