Chapter 27 end
Makino invites Akiko to Wuzuru.As soon as the two showed up at the Wuzuru police station, Zhifang volunteered to show them around.
After walking through the red brick warehouse area of Donggang and the Handover Memorial Hall, they came to Xiduo Wharf.Throw the baby's breath cultivated by Gaojin into the sea, and pray silently for Maria.
"He has turned around, and he is the second lieutenant again. In the end, he is still so brave and noble."
Gao Jin pursued the ideal of winning without sword all his life, and finally realized it.Shikata told Makino what Tomioka had said.
"He said that there is a value that transcends victory and defeat, and that is life, that is, to be alive."
"The value beyond winning or losing." Makino repeated Shikata's words.
"If no one said it, we wouldn't take it to heart. Living in the present is the most important thing. It is even more touching to say this from someone who has gone through hardships."
"This means that compared with being alive, there is no need to worry about the momentary victory or defeat?"
"It should be. But the winner is proud, and the loser is frustrated. People are always happy and sad."
Makino recalled the scene where Takatsu wrote in his Juji notes that the muzzle of a gun was pressed against his forehead, bleeding profusely.When seeing this section, Makino had hoped that Gao Jin would rise up and resist the Soviet soldiers.Because that's manly, and as a reader, Makino feels annoyed for him too.
However, that is just an act of not letting go of the outcome and increasing casualties.If the focus is on survival, Takatsu, who dropped his ax and closed his eyes, did nothing wrong.
Makino once again thinks Takatsu is a man of courage.He knows the kind of strength that doesn't flee from weakness.And Zhifang told him that the value beyond winning or losing is survival.He instantly felt that the world's evaluation of dividing people into "winning group" and "losing group" was not worth mentioning.
"Although he was alone when he returned home, Tomioka was desperately trying to become rich."
"He said that he was not doing it for personal gain. By the way, he also made this sentence: 'Even if he dies in a foreign land and returns to his hometown in Tokyo, it may be the other shore', which shows that Tomioka has never forgotten his comrades-in-arms."
"On the other side, read it as a sad wish."
Shikata nodded, agreeing with Makino's words.
"Second Lieutenant... Do you want to publish a book?"
Akiko interrupted them, blinking her eyes.
"What are you talking about, Ms. Asakura, can you forget about work for a while?"
"But it seems to be a bestseller. By the way, Piero's red-tailed kid from before, it turned out that his father re-transcribed his manuscript after deliberation. Later, I saw his original manuscript. The text is very simple and the story is very interesting, so We decided to sign him."
Akiko smiled innocently.Even Shikata, who couldn't get into the topic, smiled infectedly.
"Can I ask you something? In the first episode, Dr. Nicolai yelled 'fuck you'. I thought Nicolai and Maria conspired to kill the lieutenant. What was that sentence What's going on?" Akiko asked Zhifang.
"That's it. According to Tomioka, Maria was standing next to the lieutenant's body at that time. She was in a daze and revealed that she was pregnant with the lieutenant's child. When Nicolai heard her words, he thought that the nurse who had always trusted Betrayed him, and was also disappointed by the affair between the Russian woman and the Japanese soldier. So it was her who said that. That’s what Tomioka said.”
"Dr. Nicolai is a man of integrity."
Akiko watched the sky full of stars floating on the water, and expressed her feelings.
"Didn't the members of the other clubs find out about the second lieutenant's crime?"
Makino asked Shikata slowly.
"Even if they find out, to them, the second lieutenant is a hero, he is the god of song. No one will leak it. No one can break into the secret room of the heart."
"Makino, why are termites stronger than gods in Guangdong Province?"
"I knew you would ask, so I checked it out. Because the god is made of wood, and termites eat wood." Makino said triumphantly.
"The termites are the ones who can return their carbine to God. The two of you really helped a lot. Thank you very much for your assistance. Thank you. I have to go first."
Zhifang looked at his watch and saluted them.
"Mr. Interpol, please wait a moment."
Akiko walked up to Zhifang who had already sat in the car, and whispered something.Then the two looked at each other and smiled.
"What did you tell him?"
After watching the police car leave the pier, Makino asked.
"I asked him, is "The Lieutenant's Song" ready for publication?"
"I can't believe you're saying that."
Makino stared at the petals floating in the sea, thinking that the reason why Takatsu planted Gypsophila is to remember the soldier Xiaobata who saved the Russian woman in Korches in that short summer?The side of the embankment that Xiao Banan ran past was full of stars.
Just like Xiao Banan who was killed in the bombing, all those captured after the war, no matter how they died in a different place, will not be regarded as dead in battle, nor will they be regarded as heroic spirits.
A blond young man approached slowly from the warehouse.
"Hey, aren't you the little brother from last time? Are you here for an interview? You really remember the agreement with me. It's great. This eldest sister is a photographer. Make me look handsome. By the way, The name of the first discoverer must be written in. I don’t mind giving you my personal information.”
A cold wind stings the skin.It must be the wind from Siberia, Makino thought.
Even if a guest dies in a foreign land, and Tokyo returns home, it may be the other side
There are still many detainees, still left in the cold land that no one knows.
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