Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The Desperate Old Dan

Guiyang is not far from Chongqing, and the jeep can take two days at most, but it takes Lao Dan and others a week.There was a lot of people on the road, all of them were going to Guizhou, and the army was also dispatched to the south. The mountain road was not wide, but now it was even more crowded. The jeep was like a fly in a porridge pot, unable to walk or fly.Fortunately, there are national army and American planes guarding the sky, so the devils can't fly here and do anything wrong, otherwise the crowded mountain road must have suffered heavy casualties, Lao Dan knows how it feels. Then there was Er Yazi's illness. Whenever the car bumped or the road became steep, Er Yazi would get sick. He jumped out of the car twice to grab the guns of the passing troops.Fortunately, everyone could see that he was a patient, so no one cared about it.It was just a pain for Ma Da and Song Chuan, the two boys wanted to tie him around their waists, scolded and coaxed him for a while, and finally hugged him and slept in a ball.Lao Dan looked at them, as if seeing his former self.

A military truck followed the jeep, and the driver was scratching his head in anxiety.Seeing its flat wheels, Lao Dan knew that he must have picked up a good product, so he took the time to get out of the car to get close.It turned out to be a cartload of Moutai wine, which was taken to Chongqing for the high officials to drink.Lao Dan immediately got hungry and tried every means to get a box.The person who pulls the goods will say that the military order is like a mountain, that the seal is difficult to get, and that there are many, and finally ask the big brother who are you? Seeing his hesitation, Lao Dan smiled and moved a box from the back, throwing a few dollars to the escort. "Isn't it just wine? It's not your daughter-in-law, so you said that two boxes were robbed on the way."

This Moutai is really well-deserved, and I didn't drink it in Guiyang.The two young men didn't drink alcohol, so Lao Dan drank alone with the bottle in his hand, and ate a bunch of peanuts after two mouthfuls. After a while, the car started to shake.The motor immediately pulled him to the back, preferring to drive by himself in the second half of the journey, and he didn't want to be driven into the valley by him. Lao Dan got drunk, saw Er Yazi looking straight at him, stretched out the mouth of the bottle to feed him, Er Yazi would not refuse anyone who came, and drank quite a bit.Lao Dan hugged him and talked drunken things that didn't make much sense, and Er Yazi became a drunk, not a sick person.

"Second boy, you say you are a stinky brat, you ran away with Rui Gang secretly, wanting to make meritorious deeds and crazy? Are you afraid that I will drag someone to find you again? You stinky second boy, do you know Do you know what Old Man Huang said about you? Well, do you know? Hey, the old man said, this second boy, he will be a character in the future. Did you hear that? Did you hear that? He said that you are the material of the head of the family, but he never said that to me. In the end, he gave me the title of the head of the family. ... You said you, the second child, what are you in a hurry for? If you don't go to Myanmar, you follow me, and you will probably have the blue sky. You are better than the second son, right? The second son doesn't listen to me, you Look, are you in jail? Do you need me to save you? If you send me a message in Burma, I dare not go...I am not afraid of devils, but I am afraid of poisonous snakes..."

Er Yazi leaned on his shoulder, listening and laughing, making duck-like calls. "He's happy, he's happy when he says that." Song Chuan turned around and said. "I will cure you when I go to Chongqing. What a big deal. Chongqing is the companion capital. All the good doctors have fled there. Isn't it because some poison has been injected into his brain? Don't worry, wait until the second son is fished out first, his brain will be damaged. Live, there are many thieves' ideas, and your business must be a piece of cake." Er Yazi sang alone, and he knew the melody of "Humming Yaya" as soon as he heard it. It was Huang Jiachong's Xiaoshan melody, and all the younger generations would sing it.Lao Dan knew the tune, but didn't know the meaning, so he hummed along indiscriminately.Er Yazi drank while singing, and the wine flowed from the corner of his mouth onto Lao Dan.Lao Dan helped his head and saw that he was crying, tears and wine mixed together on his face.Lao Dan gave him a strong gulp, and drank the remaining half of the bottle in one gulp.He hurls the bottle into the night sky, and it spins into the darkness, whirring like wind through the muzzle of a gun.

The second child fell asleep.Song Chuan leaned over from the front, leaned him carefully on the seat, covered him with a thin layer of clothes, and wiped his face with a towel.His concern moved the drunken Laodan, the second boy came back alive, it must be their sacrifice to save him, just like those brothers in Doufang Mountain saved him and Yang Tieyun. "Are there a lot of snakes in Burma?" Lao Dan was most afraid of those things, and he had been frightened by them in Huangjiachong. He would rather fight the devils with bayonets than go to the mountains to chop snakes. "Well, there are many, and there are many kinds of poisonous ones." Song Chuan said.

"That thing is the scariest thing, it's chilly." Lao Dan thought of Huang's family rushing into his bed in the middle of the night with a little flower snake, and his whole body felt pimples. "I was scared at first, but after the big brothers taught me how to do it, I didn't have to be afraid anymore. We still ate snakes, killed them, peeled off the skin and roasted them on the fire. In terms of bullets, as long as the devils are hit, one shot will kill one, and they will never survive." Song Chuan talked about his pride, and his energy was full. "Devils are really capable of tossing around. One China can't tolerate it. They ran to Burma to find a way out. They belong to wolves." Lao Dan drank a few sips of water, suppressing his alcohol.

"The devil is not like a wolf, but more like a snake. They want to swallow everything. They hit China in the west, the United States in the east, and all the countries in the south. They all went to India. They really want to swallow the entire Pacific region. They were all shot down, but how could they eat such a big thing with such a small amount of intestines, and then they choked and broke their teeth, now the Americans are going to hit the Japanese mainland, and they will have a better time in the future.” "It's good? That's not okay... we want revenge, the devil... that is, we can't let go, as long as they are in China, they will be killed and their heads will be cut off." Lao Dan waved his hand and chopped behind Ma Da, Startled him.

"Brother, how many devils have you killed?" Ma Da asked. "I can't remember clearly. A dozen of them were hacked by knives, and they were blown up by guns and grenades. I didn't save them before my eyes. Who knows?" "Probably estimated. In the hospital, people said that you killed hundreds of people, otherwise how could you have a bright day?" "You don't want you to take it away, don't mention this dick thing to me again." Lao Dan said angrily. When they were approaching Chongqing, Lao Dan went to the back to move two boxes of wine. The two guards who escorted the car no longer dared to ask for money. Knowing that he used to belong to the 57th Division, they almost returned all the money.The two had been driving in Chongqing all year round and knew the roads very well. They told him how to drive to the 74th Army garrison written on the note, and they separated at the fork in the city.

The garrison of the 74th Army is not in the city at all, and the military headquarters is also with the garrison.Lao Dan settled Er Yazi first and asked Ma Da to take care of him in the hotel. He and Song Chuan arrived at the 74th Army camp early in the morning.He didn't dare to declare his family name hastily, but according to Song Chuan's suggestion, he put on a few prominent military medals, and told the guard the name given by Ye Xiong, saying that Colonel Ye Xiong asked him to give Cheng Hu the law and discipline department from Guiyang. The director brought some things.The guards looked at his chest. They had only seen it on the body of Commander Wang Yaowu, and ordinary division commanders might not have it.He hurriedly came down to salute in a panic, and quickly notified.Not long after, Colonel Cheng Hu came out dressed neatly, carrying a half-new briefcase, and before Lao Dan saluted, the colonel with an official face took his hand and said, "You're here!" It's about time, I'm leaving one day later."

The reorganized 74th Army is about to set off and continue to put pressure on the Japanese army.The whole army has been supplemented with tens of thousands of soldiers, making it stronger than before.Cheng Hu's work was the same as his name, so he drove him to the court without saying a word. "Guo Erzi beat someone to death. That person was a loan shark, but he was also a relative of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Nationalist Government. The second son chose to leave the 57th Division when he came to Chongqing. Master Li Yan specially approved these dozen officers. Retired from the army. He can’t do anything else, just gambles every day, and eventually loses all in one day... I have seen this a lot. Last month, a chief of the combat department of our 74th Army also gambled and was arrested by the gendarmerie. It took a lot of effort to get it out." Cheng Hu is a civil servant, and although his words are full of military spirit, it can be seen that he has never fought any battles.After hearing what he said, Lao Dan became even more uncertain. "Then... Colonel Cheng, can the second son be rescued?" "I went to Vice President Liu of the Chongqing Higher Court, and I have done what Ye Xiong said. The certificate that Guo Erzi is still serving in the special forces of our army has been handed in, and the application is transferred to the military court. But now the law and order and the judiciary are being cleaned up. , and the court is an independent system, it's hard to say whether it can be done..." He turned around and stared at Lao Dan, "Have you brought any money?" "Oh? Yes, how much do you think you need?" "This matter... legal currency..." "Bring the ocean..." "Oh, that's even better, you should prepare fifty yuan first..." "Oh..." Lao Dan hurriedly took out the money, and looked at Song Chuan gratefully. It was this young man who asked him to bring two hundred oceans. He said that this was Chongqing, and it was the place where the money was needed. "You take one hundred, what should you say." "Don't give it to me, I don't want a penny, and you can give it to whoever I ask you later." Cheng Hu didn't look at the money, waved his hand and said, "You pack it, this is Chongqing, not the front line, and you spend money to do things. It's against the rules, but you can't get things done without spending money. Alas, the soldiers in the front bleed, and the officials in the rear spend money. No wonder the devils want to fight us. They have seen our long-standing shortcomings." "Then let's go now..." Lao Dan wrapped the money in a cloth bag, which was carefully ground by Song Chuan with paper, 20 yuan per roll, and ten rolls with him, all of which were brought back by Changde silver dollar. "I'll take you to see Vice President Liu. He's in charge of Guo Erzi's case. I'll leave with the army tomorrow, so I can't keep an eye on you. I have to say hello today, because from now on, you'll be the only one dealing with him." .I don’t know this person well. I just met him when he was hunting for people last time. It is said that he loves money. Guo Erzi is a capital crime. What." Cheng Hu pointed to a building ahead and said, "Here, we're here." It was the first time for Lao Dan to enter such a house. It was made of large white stones, with a roof so high that birds could fly, surrounded by stone pillars with several people hugging each other, and huge vertical wooden windows between them.Even the steps are made of stone, and they go up step by step. When they reached the top, a man in a Chinese tunic suit asked him what he wanted to do. After Cheng Hu said that, he and Lao Dan waited on the bench. "There are a lot of people looking for him, be patient... Well, you are wearing these badges, it's very good, oops! It's really a bright day..." Cheng Hu wanted to touch the badge, but withdrew his hand.The man in the Chinese tunic suit said: "Please come in, Vice President Liu is waiting." As soon as he entered the room, Lao Dan didn't see Vice President Liu. The office was as big as a barracks, with a chandelier the size of a round table hanging on it. The big table in the middle could sleep two people, but only a lamp and some materials were placed.The black leather sofa in the corner is like a huge coffin, with a coat thrown casually on it.There are some beautiful calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and a row of flower pots below, blooming flowers that Lao Dan doesn't know.Lao Dan was shocked by this office, remembering the situation of Master Yu Chengwan of the 57th Division in that dilapidated basement, he couldn't help but sneer. Behind the tall bookshelf came the sound of the door opening and washing hands, and then the short Vice President Liu came out.To say he is short is being polite, if this three-inch man plays hide-and-seek with you in this office, he will definitely not be found.His body is ridiculous, but he has a narrow and murderous face. It seems that someone owed him several lives in his previous life, and he has saved them until today. Cheng Hu stood up and saluted, and Lao Dan followed suit.Vice President Liu's face burst into a smile, and he grinned as if he had been anesthetized.He pushed Cheng Hu to sit down, exchanging polite words with all his mouth, but he acted as if he didn't see Lao Dan.Cheng Hu hurriedly introduced Lao Dan and told Vice President Liu the purpose of this trip.Vice President Liu only glanced at Lao Dan and his chest badge out of the corner of his eye, then smoked a cigarette by himself, took a few puffs and saw that Lao Dan was still standing, he pointed to the sofa in feigned surprise and said, "Sit down, Sit down, please sit down..." Lao Dan sat down and smiled foolishly. Vice President Liu handed him a cigarette. Lao Dan waved his hand away. s face.He took a sip and said to Cheng Hu: "Brother Cheng, you know the current situation. Mr. Jiang was furious. He shot five or six officers of the military this month, and arrested more than a dozen of our corrupt high-level officials. Brother The situation is not good." Vice President Liu poured a small cup of tea for each of them, and Lao Dan picked it up to drink, the color was as thick as soy sauce, and the taste was strange. "This is Yunnan Pu'er, haven't you ever drunk it?" Vice President Liu said to him. "Oh, no, it's the first time I drink it. Fortunately, fortunately." Lao Dan felt cramped, and he was really not used to such an occasion.Putting down his teacup, he felt ashamed of his low-key appearance, he had sacrificed so many lives for this country, why did he still talk badly and always seem to be unable to straighten up when he met these fat-bodied guys? "Guo Erzi's case file has already arrived at the enforcement department. This is an effective judgment. Even if the military wants someone, it is too late to do so. The higher-ups demand that these serious crimes that seriously disrupt public order be dealt with quickly and severely. I can delay until today without signing. Execution, you are already gritting your molars. My brother, you are really giving me a problem." Vice President Liu poured tea in a calm manner. It became light and fluffy. "That's why I have to rely on my brother to turn the tide. Guo Erzi is the second lieutenant of our 74th Army and the hero of the 57th Division. There are only a few who survived. I can't bear to see them die unexpectedly. In the morning, I also met with Deputy Commander Yu Chengwan Having said that, if he hadn't been in a hurry to set off tomorrow to be entangled in military affairs, he would definitely have come here together." Cheng Hu threw out Yu Chengwan's name, and exalted a non-existent thing.Sure enough, Vice President Liu's face changed slightly. "This brother came out of the same village as Guo Erzi to fight against Japan. He hasn't been idle for six or seven years. There are dozens of people in their village, and they are the only ones left alive. His Blue Sky and White Sun Medal was suggested by Commander Li Yannian. , Generalissimo Jiang himself specially approved it. Dude, the country has been in crisis for many years, and there are not many soldiers like this. Since the 74th Army got involved in the matter of Guo Erzi, I hope you will be more considerate. Wasn’t the wife who killed him also pardoned by Generalissimo Jiang and returned to the battlefield?” "Brother, this time, that time. At that time, when employing people, let alone Zhang Lingfu, we released many prisoners from death row to fight. At that time, the devils were fierce, and everyone was used on the battlefield. The devils are about to be defeated now. Mr. Jiang wants to rectify the government, start to enforce the rule of law and clear the law, guard the country and still sit on the country, and when you are free, we will have a lot of things." Vice President Liu doesn't care about oil and salt, and it's all official words that go around in circles.Lao Dan listened anxiously, seeing Cheng Hu sighed slightly, he hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Vice President Liu, I understand what you're talking about. Guo Erzi and I left our hometowns and rested behind with half our lives beaten by devils. We didn't know how to do anything else. We were bored and inadvertently stabbed Lou Zi. The crime is I only hope that Generalissimo Jiang and you can look at these brothers for the rest of their lives, be considerate, give some favors, even if they save their lives, and let him go back to the army to pay the crime and make meritorious deeds. The devil is now It's not so fierce, but who can guarantee that the devil will not go crazy in the middle of the night, even if the devil is beaten away, this huge country is empty, don't you want these big soldiers to clean it up? Vice President Liu, I and Guo Erzi three I have been out of the village for eight years, and it has been six years now. In terms of military achievements, Guo Erzi is not as good as me, but when it comes to killing devils, Guo Erzi is superior to me. Do you know why? This is a brother, he can do a job Tired of dirty work, just because I am a small official, these chapters fell on my head. Vice President Liu, I just beg you, as long as the second son's life can be saved, you are the benefactor of my two brothers , I can bring my second son back to the army and continue to kill the enemy, or I can drive the door for Vice President Liu, as long as you need it... My second son and I have grown up since we were young..." The more Lao Dan talked, the more he felt uncomfortable, his eyes were wet, and he was about to pour out the sour water and bitter water, Cheng Hu patted his arm and interrupted him: "Okay, Lao Dan, come here first, here first... Liu The vice president understands." Vice President Liu's face didn't seem to understand. He smiled bitterly, then quickly restrained himself, poured tea for Lao Dan and said, "Brother, to tell you the truth, I also lived for the Republic of China back then. Bloody, I fought in Hangzhou in the 17th year of the Republic of China. If a brother hadn't risked his life and threw me down, I would have been reincarnated a long time ago... Oh, that brother was cut off by shell fragments and died in my arms... Yes , I understand the brothers on the battlefield..." Vice President Liu looked at Lao Dan, then at Cheng Hu, biting his lip like a woman, wringing his hands, looking at the bookshelf for a while, and the door for a while, as if Worry about something important. "Vice President Liu, I will set off with the army tomorrow, and I will let Brother Lao Dan follow your orders. This time I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare any tea or wine for you, so I brought some dry goods..." Cheng Hu After looking at Lao Dan, Lao Dan hurriedly took out the fifty yuan from his bosom, which was warm and seemed to be beating with his heart. "Brother Cheng, you're out of touch now. Since when have I been vague about your affairs? Even your 74th Army's affairs, I'm not a stickler. Take it away..." Vice President Liu frowned, looking He took a deep breath while looking at the package. "Brother, I'm out of touch. Who doesn't know that you have been clean since the Executive Yuan, and this is why I came to you for this matter, but even if you have a heart to do this, you have to take care of it in all directions, right? There are many officials in Chongqing. , There are many sects, and the family of the gangster who was killed also has some tricks. Who doesn't know the danger of your brother doing this? You don't want to be outside of us. I am also entrusted by the chief, the matter of the officers and soldiers of the 57th Division of Huben, It’s our family affairs. Brother Lao Dan came all the way from Guiyang, and he came here for this matter. After everything is done, we will drag him back to fight..." Cheng Hu stood up and held Vice President Liu's hand with both hands: "Brother, please, I will represent all the soldiers of the 57th Division of the 74th Army, thank you!" After finishing speaking, he stood at attention and saluted.Lao Dan was moved, and hurriedly stood up to salute, tears could not help falling down, at this moment he suddenly felt that the experience of life and death in the army was not completely as pale as he thought. , How can money buy it? "My brother is serious, my brother is serious, well, since everyone is so flattering, I will try my best, and I will leave tomorrow? Oh, why are you in such a hurry? I just arrived at some good Maotai, and I want to invite the military department The brethren here have a drink, you see this is really..." Vice President Liu took the money, gave what seemed to be a promise, and left a phone call for Lao Dan.Cheng Hu brought Lao Dan out, took a breath and said: "Okay, I think Guo Erzi's life is saved. No matter what the sentence is, ten years or eight years, when the time comes, you will take the execution order of our military court, You can go to the prison to ask for someone, release him over there, and Vice President Liu here will sign, and that’s it.” Cheng Hu said and patted Lao Dan on the shoulder: “Brother, you can work so hard for your brother to bleed.” , I admire it so much, let's go back to the army and have a drink." Lao Dan declined his kindness, and he will set out tomorrow, so many things are waiting for him.Lao Dan said that there is still a second child who needs to see a doctor, and a lot of things have to be done intensively.He offered another fifty yuan to Cheng Hu, but the man still sternly refused.Lao Dan can only salute and salute, thank you again. "If this is done well, do you want to go back to the army?" Cheng Hu asked before leaving. "If we can get the second son out, everything will be arranged according to the command of the chief," Lao Dan said. "Okay, then shall I take the time to talk to Deputy Commander Yu Chengwan?" "Yes, thank you..." Lao Dan watched Cheng Hu enter the barracks, and didn't know whether his words counted. He seemed to have to say it, and he seemed embarrassed not to say it, but when he said these words, did he plant some accidents? What about the bane?But the words have been spoken, so I don't care at all. If the second son can work out like this and save his life, it is worth it. These days waiting for the news, Lao Dan and others took Er Yazi to look for doctors everywhere. They went to good hospitals, and also went to very good hospitals for foreigners. Shaking his head, Er Yazi's brain has a large block of blood, and it is already very good to be able to look like this.His brain damage may have been caused by falling from a cliff, plus the infection caused by snake venom. Part of the cranial nerves have been damaged, and a piece of the brain is collapsing. He will become more and more crazy, more and more... stupid, but if the craniotomy is performed The harm is even greater, because the injured part is too deep, and everything is unpredictable when the knife cuts it off, and it is possible to die on the operating table. Lao Dan was at a loss, Song Chuan and Ma Da frowned.At any rate, a Chinese doctor was willing to take him in, saying that he could only try to fight poison with poison. The needle was quenched with bee venom, pricked for three days and then bled, and it would take about a month to repeat this process.However, the words of the old Chinese medicine practitioners are very serious. There is no guarantee that it will be cured, and it may be worse. You can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.Lao Dan asked for a single room for him, and let a hired worker take care of it, but Er Yazi was not one of those comatose patients, he would jump down and make a fuss every now and then, even if Da Da was guarding him, he still often messed up the clinic .When I came back that day, Er Yazi shitted in the corridor, and even grabbed it and pasted it on the wall. Several people were arguing with Ma Da. "What can I do? I can't stop him from going crazy." Seeing Song Chuan complaining about him, Ma Da cried aggrievedly.When Lao Dan went to see Er Yazi, he was already stripped and washed by the mothers.Seeing Lao Dan coming, he wants to jump out of the basin. "Wine, wine!" he yelled silly. "Give him a drink." Lao Dan turned around and said. "The doctor won't let me," Ma Da said. "Give a little less, how can it work like this, if you don't let him drink, he can light up the house." A week later, the doctor's needles started to work, but the effect was not good. The second child became demented, lying on the bed with his mouth open every day, watching the ceiling fan babbling, and his eyes didn't move.The doctor said that he used needles to lock the key points of his cervical spine, which is a necessary process.Black blood flowed from Er Yazi's neck, which was as black as ink for the first time.Then there is a coma, sleeping like a dead person.Lao Dan didn't know why, and asked the doctor repeatedly, did he see good or bad? "It's really hard to say, even if the poison in the body is gone, it's hard to say about the brain. Although Chinese medicine is extensive, there are things that can't be solved..." Lao Dan suppressed his anger, his temples throbbed bulgingly, knowing that what the Chinese medicine doctor said might not be true.It should have been expected that Er Yazi became like this. Lao Dan called Vice President Liu, and got through after two calls. Vice President Liu said hurriedly: "Come to the office tomorrow morning. If there is a way, we can have an interview." Lao Dan thought this was good news, so he drank with Song Chuan and Ma Da in the hospital at night, and they even pulled the sleeping Er Yazi together to see if he woke up after a few sips. "If the second son comes out, we can have a table of cards together." Lao Dan gnawed on a chicken leg and said, "What do you two want to do in the future? Should you stay in Chongqing, or go back to the army?" "I've never thought about it. When it comes to going back to the army to fight, I'm a little... afraid. But if I don't go, I feel old and uneasy." Ma Da said, frowning, peeling a salted duck egg. "I originally wanted to cure Er Yazi and think about it with him, but now that he is like this, I can't talk about the future. I can't bear to leave him here alone." "It's the same as me and my second son. This boy really makes me miss him. After the second son's treatment is over for a while, no matter whether the effect is good or not, I will take him back to his hometown in Hunan. There are plenty of people in Huangjiachong to take care of him." Lao Dan touched Touching Er Yazi's forehead, he sighed slightly, "No one from Huang Jiachong can afford to die." Early the next morning, Lao Dan came to the courthouse and went upstairs after reporting.Vice President Liu waited for him anxiously, left his seat when he saw him coming, and asked him if he had breakfast.He poured coffee for him without saying a word, put some snacks, and fiddled with insignificant things for a long time before sighing and said: "Brother, the case of Guo Erzi can only be sentenced to death. This is the decision of the criminal committee of the court." , no one can change it, although I am the presiding judge, but the committee unanimously determined the death penalty, and it is useless for me to oppose it alone..." Lao Dan just took a sip of scalding coffee when he felt like he had taken a sip of ice water: "Then...he is dead?" "I have only one solution, but you have to cooperate well." Vice President Liu leaned close to his ear and said, "The execution will be executed after fifteen days. Find a way to replace the dead ghost to come in." "This..." Lao Dan was lying on the sofa, his head was buzzing, "Where can I find such a scapegoat?" "That's up to you to find a way. Some people have done this before. Find a beggar to beat him unconscious, or find a homeless man to beat him half to death. It's best to cut off his tongue and throw it in. No one will recognize him. If you can It’s best to find someone who looks like Guo Erzi, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t find it. People are basically killed before they are dragged to the execution ground, and the execution is just a formality.” Vice President Liu hesitated after speaking, “It’s just that you have to do it again. Spend some money... You know, the people in the police department also need to deal with..." "Money can find a solution, but this person... this matter is a bit outrageous." Lao Dan put down his teacup, feeling as uncomfortable as a needle prick in his buttocks. "Brother, when you are in an emergency, you must use an extraordinary method to save your brother's life. Why do you care about those things? To tell you the truth, I have seen this kind of thing a lot in this position..." Vice President Liu told him again. Pour coffee and add a spoonful of sugar, "There are still fifteen days, you have to finish this matter within ten days, call me when you are ready, remember, this opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come again. " Vice President Liu stood up after speaking, "Go back and think about it first, I have a court session soon, so I can't talk to you." Dazed, Lao Dan walked down the steps and out of the gate of the court.Unable to digest this question for the time being, he sat on the steps by the courthouse and smoked.In front of the courthouse is a wide street with bomb craters on the ground, and a corner of a bank building on the opposite side has been blown away, and brand new red bricks have filled the blown gap.The sky on the street is blue, blue without a cloud, except for the big pillow-like balloons used for air defense, which is empty blue.The shops on the street set up parasols, and those above the second floor put up advertisements to attract customers, most of which were women painted in pink.After smoking a cigarette, the number of people on the street gradually increased. Cars honked, rickshaws rang their bells, and occasionally a fat policeman played his flute. The sound made people pee tight.Men in suits and long gowns hurried past, and women with heavy make-up walked even faster, but they still stopped for a while in front of the shop windows to look at the newly hung clothes inside.There were more than a dozen dirty monkey-like children sitting or standing at the street corner, each holding a broken bowl toward passers-by.They didn't look sad, and some were happy, laughing at the snot from their partners or the exposed penis. Lao Dan lit another cigarette, he felt very at a loss in this ordinary morning.This is a capital city in war, the brain supporting the national war of resistance. It has an atmosphere and prosperity that he has never seen before, but it also hides a darkness that he cannot understand.They were more terrifying than the devils on the battlefield, and made him question the meaning of so many brothers dying for this country. "Second son, look at you, what a mess you have made." Lao Dan threw away his cigarette butt and got up with great effort. Song Chuan, who was across the road, saw him and hurriedly drove around.Lao Dan got into the car, pretended to be nothing, and said, "Let's go, let's wander around and go wherever there is excitement." Song Chuan rolled his eyes and drove slowly on the bustling street.Lao Dan looked at this strange city, the scars of the war could not be concealed under the prosperity.I heard that the devils bombed Chongqing on a large scale last year, and many people died.Lao Dan saw another movie theater showing a new love movie. People on the street should cry, laugh, and be dazed.The police drove the beggars away, and the shiny cars put the shiny people at the entrance of the hotel.There are still flower sellers at the entrance of the mall, and several well-dressed women are talking excitedly while pointing at the window.Taking a closer look along the road made him feel strange. This world, this China, and this capital city are actually far from what he imagined. He and those brothers who died in battle are just ants floating on the water. And those deep black lake bottoms hide the bottomless truth of this world, no amount of blood can only stain its surface red. "Look, the Japanese." Song Chuan pointed to a car and said.Some people in Japanese military uniforms were jumping out of the car, some had their hands tied, and most of them were expressionless. "Is it a prisoner?" Lao Dan came back to his senses and said, "They are also willing to be prisoners? It seems that the devil's heart is broken." "Well, we caught hundreds of them in Myanmar. The officer thought it would be troublesome to bring them back to the country. They didn't have enough food and drink. Looking at them was disgusting, so we slaughtered them all. We stood by the river and swept them away with machine guns. Fast." Hearing this, Lao Dan shuddered all over, this scene seemed familiar, even though he was a devil, he still shuddered when he heard it. "Stop for a moment and see where it came from." Lao Dan's heart moved, devil, it's devil.He jumped out of the car lightly, walked to the driver and asked, "Dude, where did this devil come from? He looks so miserable?" "These? Hey, isn't it? These are the prisoners from the Devil's side, they imprisoned themselves. I don't know why. It is said that some are anti-war, some are afraid of the war, and some are members of the Communist Party... I don't know much about it. Clearly, the people in the intelligence department will probably have to interrogate one by one, in my opinion, that would be a waste of time and food, if you just tie them up and throw them into the river, then they will be pulled down, what do you care about with devils?" "That's right, the devils don't want it, why do we pick up the rags here?" Lao Dan looked around, saw an officer holding a registration book and nodding his head, and leaned forward to wait for an opportunity to talk to him.The devils came down one by one, some with long beards and long hair, and some with messy hair, but there was one who was as bright as on the battlefield. He jumped down neatly, wearing shiny handcuffs.Lao Dan recognized him as soon as he landed, and he must have recognized Lao Dan in military uniform.This person only has a bright red scar between his eyebrows, other than that, he is still the cruel Nobita Hattori. Lao Dan looked at this guy, then at the handcuffs on his hands, and smiled: "It's your ball?" To fight back, he just jumped up and punched violently.Hattori raised his hands to parry, but still received several punches from him.A group of people came up and pulled him away, and the registered officer scolded: "Where did you come from? What are you doing? You beat him up and you go to the higher-ups to explain it?" "Hatbu devil, my grandma today, you still have today? The road to Yuanjia is narrow, I must kill you today!" Lao Dan recklessly wanted to go up again, but was stopped by a few thick soldiers. "Why, you know him?" The registered soldier came up and asked in surprise. "He turned into ashes and urinated, and I know it. How many of my brothers died at his hands." Lao Dan glared at Hattori viciously, took time to fly out, and slid past Hattori.Hattori looked at him indifferently, stood at attention, and bowed lightly: "I'm sorry, this is war." "Your mother forced the war, if you don't come, how can there be war?" Lao Dan still cursed.Song Chuan had already got out of the car and stopped him: "What's the matter? Let's not miss our business." "Which unit do you belong to? This group of people was caught unclearly before, and many people didn't know what they were doing. Can you help us interrogate? Your unit will be accommodated by our intelligence department." The registered officer said to He saluted, "I'm Feng Ran, Section Chief of the Intelligence Department of the Garrison Headquarters. Look at the badge you're wearing... Your Excellency is also an officer, right?" "I used to be in the 169th Regiment of the 57th Division of the 74th Army. I led the troops to guard the east gate of Changde, and this bastard was on the opposite side! Hattori, your mother forced me, have you taken down my position? Why didn't you come up later? I'm waiting for you!" Lao Dan pointed to Hattori who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth.Hattori didn't seem to want to answer, so he just smiled coldly and followed the team straight inside.How could Lao Dan let him go, and wanted to kick him again, but was stopped by the officer. "Brother, wait a minute...Since that's the case, make a record for us. These devils are all their criminals. They were all wearing handcuffs when they were arrested. You have to recognize this and help interrogate them together. You can relieve your hatred , I’ll pay my job, I think these devils will be shot anyway, let’s just go through the motions, and I’ll give you another reward for your hard work, how about it?” Feng Ran said earnestly, holding on to Lao Dan.Lao Dan didn't want to do this at first, but when he heard the second half of his sentence, his heart moved, his eyes rolled, and he agreed. Lao Dan agreed to this matter and asked Song Chuan to go back and take care of Er Yazi.Feng Ran explained that it would be fine to come back the next day. These devils would go hungry for a day first, so that they could save some energy during the interrogation. Er Yazi's condition continued to deteriorate. It's only been a few days, and he can't even open his eyes.他气息微弱，嘴唇和手背上长满奇怪的痂，因为汗多天热，他背后和腰臀上出现大面积的褥疮。大夫说这是在向外发毒，不知他能不能挺得过去。老旦看着心急，却也只能给二伢子擦擦汗，喂口水，看着他后脖颈子上发黑的针叹着气。 “这么活着，真比死了还难受啊。”老旦说。宋川和马达无声地看着二伢子，两人都累成焦黄的脸。 第二天去了情报科，老旦立刻知道了冯冉头疼的原因。几乎每个鬼子都凶得和狗一样，这些家伙虽然被自己人抓起来，却仍把国民政府看作敌人，反正是不合作。情报科的人也不含糊，将他们打得血糊糊的，鼻梁不知打断多少。冯冉被吐了一脸血唾沫，正气得要踹人，见老旦来了，就像看到了救星，忙给他倒了茶，二人坐下抽烟。 “除了那个服部大雄，一个个都和疯狗一样，什么都不说也就罢了，还要咬人，还要吐唾沫，真是不可救药！你看我这一上午了，本子上除了姓名，几乎啥也没记下来。”冯冉举着一个小本子给老旦看，果然干净得和擦屁股纸一样。 “他啥也不说？”老旦纳闷道。 “嗯，他不闹不叫，嘴就和缝上了一样，报了名号和部队番号，就一句都没了。唉，这真是个苦差事，早知道我还不如去前线呢……”冯冉挠着头，无可奈何地点起烟。 “咱一起问问吧？”老旦又觉得血热起来。 “你别再打他就行……这个鬼子不是不能打，只是不能像……你那样打，我没让你打的时候你就不能打，行不？我们打的鬼子擦完了还干干净净的，你不能让他看着像受了刑一样，上面现在讲究着呢，什么都要按规矩来。”冯冉打开本子的新的一页，说，“进去之前，先告诉我你是何方神圣，姓甚名谁吧？” 服部大雄端正坐在铁凳子上，军服和衬衫早已肮脏，却仍整齐地穿着。少了军刀的他并未少去强悍，眉宇之间仍是杀气腾腾，只是眼神带着落寞，阴阴的目光里带着老旦不曾见过的茫然。见老旦跷着腿斜着眼坐在他的面前，他嘴角微翘，冷冷挤出一个笑。 “你都这步田地了，就别装蒜了。”老旦调侃道。 “你的田地未必比我好吧？”服部淡淡地说。老旦惊讶于他的洞察力，他如何看出来的呢？“你们57师功亏一篑，常德还是被我们占了。” “不就占了两天？然后被我们的援军差点打废了，我们那叫撤退，任务完成了，你们占个烂城，就是要瓮中捉鳖。”老旦说着他不太懂的事，但占领常德的鬼子险些被围歼却是事实。 “那是另一回事，和我没有关系了。要不是美军轰炸了我们的机场，你们未必能赢了这一仗。”服部颇为不服。 “哪有那么多要不是？输了就是输了。说说看，你怎么……成了自己人的阶下囚？早听说鸡窝有倒灶的，鬼子窝原来也这么搞？”老旦拿出一支烟，想递给他，却塞进了自己的嘴。他此刻全无愤怒，这平静令他奇怪，战场上的仇敌，恨不得将他刀劈几块的，坐到对面时却变成一个完整的人。他看着颇为落魄的服部大雄，为自己强撑起来的胜利者姿态脸红起来。谁输了，谁赢了？你的境遇又比他好多少？二子还在死牢之中，二伢子已经濒临绝境，这场战争除了打烂那么多城市，杀死那么多生命，又留下多少能回味的事情呢？ “你们守得很好，我很佩服。第十四天，我军指挥官要使用毒气弹……想必你经历了。我反对使用这东西，它灭绝人性。在此情况下，我拒绝带领部队继续进攻，于是被以违抗军令处置……在运向后方时被你们的部队伏击，我没死，便到了这里。”服部大雄不卑不亢，平静而简练地说着，“别人我就不说了，面对你，我必须说明白……这也是最后一战时你没有见到我的原因。” 老旦呆呆看着他，被他的话勾起常德东门的回忆——毒气弹弥漫了阵地，哭号和惨叫，抓烂的双眼，诀别的眼神，鬼兵连那被血染红的面具，战士们那血肉飞溅的告别。老旦的脸从红到白，从白到青，几乎咬断了嘴里的烟，差点捏扁手里的搪瓷杯。冯冉的笔刷刷前进，他略带满意地念着这些话。 “因为我们做了这个，对不起。”服部大雄对老旦颔首，片刻抬起来说，“我已背弃圣战，如今被你们抓获，这是武士的耻辱，请将我处死，随时都可以。” “想死？容易，跟我走。”老旦把烟头拧灭，见冯冉停了笔瞪着他，“反正是死人了，交给我呗。” 冯冉合上本子，拉着他出了屋子，沉重的铁门撞上，发出巨大的声响。沉默无语的服部大雄关在里面，像没有听见他的话一样。 “老旦你啥意思？这是情报处的人，你没有任何文件，要带走他可不行，你是和他有深仇大恨，可这不合规矩啊。” 老旦闷头不语，看着冰冷的铁门，一个可怕的想法进入脑海。一脸疑惑的冯冉眨着眼睛，这是个可以买通的人吗？ “冯老弟，你们最后会把他咋处理？” “枪毙，没说的，这时候谁待见鬼子？就是反对用毒气弹，他手上也沾了无数中国人的血，情报部门问完了，都不用交审判局，拉出去就毙了。” “那就给我，我把死人给你拉回来。”老旦说。 “你卖的是哪一壶啊？老旦兄弟，你的话我听不懂啊。”冯冉一脸苦笑道。 看守间的铁门咣当起伏，每一下都带着死亡的味道，二子想必也是在这样的地方。老旦咬了咬牙，轻轻拍着冯冉的肩膀，推着他走到一个僻静之处。“冯老弟，俺有一事相求，你听听……” “老旦，你这是……掉脑袋的事啊。”冯冉听得脸黄起来，他接过了老旦递来的烟。 “这事儿能办，啥条件老兄你说，我那份酬劳你也留着买烟抽吧。”老旦帮他点上烟，觉得这人动心了，老旦便开始佩服自己的聪明来。 这事他一个人不好办，考虑再三，他告诉了宋川和马达，这二人听得也目瞪口呆，但只片刻，宋川便说可以参与，这和救二伢子有什么区别呢？ 老旦开始制定计划，先将此事通知刘副院长，定好换人的日子，然后从这边提走服部大雄，蒙着眼拉到监狱里和二子换了，在监狱里处死服部大雄，尸体会扔出来交给老旦。老旦等人再将服部拉回情报科，报一个逃跑被打死。这事看着天衣无缝，只要监狱和情报科两个口子的人都能控制。 “死亡后要验明正身，能混得过去吗？”宋川在纸上写着计划，抬头道。 “监狱那边全靠刘副院长，他们这事看来干过不少，应该没问题。就是有问题，二子也出来了，跑就行了。”老旦想到了这一层。 “那就，干吧……”马达哆嗦着嘴说。 冯冉在三十块大洋的进攻下，迅速给老旦出了实施计划。老旦正好有74军开给老旦和二子的在特种部队服役的证明，老旦可以用核实74军57师与该敌作战时敌我状况的名义“借走”服部大雄，借期一天，由冯冉亲自押解。因74军已经开拔，此事就由老旦和卫戍司令部情报处协调了。没人会因为陆军借一个鬼子询问战况而产生怀疑。当然，等服部大雄拉回来时，将是一具冰冷的尸体，身上至少有一个枪眼儿。 人已找好，刘副院长照例让他到办公室去谈。刘副院长皱着眉头问了情况，眼珠兔子般转来转去。他定是觉得此事还算稳妥，便告诉老旦在监狱找谁。老旦得到一张法院的协助调查证明，刘副院长说用这个进入监狱，将服部大雄和二子交换服装，换出二子，当晚便干掉服部，将尸体扔给在外等候的冯冉。 一切天衣无缝，五天后开始行动。 宋川和马达守着二伢子，看着他日渐虚弱，身上的疮出现感染，输了抗生素虽见好转，可他依然高烧不退，前些日还说些胡话，如今什么都没有了。老旦深感失望，决定一把二子救出来，便带着二伢子回黄家冲。 “这之后，你们俩怎么打算？”老旦问这两个后生。 宋川低头不语，马达似乎早有主意：“我就想留在重庆，做点生意呗，等着抗战胜利。” “你呢？”老旦问宋川。这小伙子心重。 “我，还是回部队吧，其他事我做不好。”宋川抬起头说，“鬼子就要败了，我再咬牙打几年……总要有人打鬼子不是？” 老旦点了点头，对马达说：“我这儿还剩三十块大洋，做不了什么大生意，除了我们回去的路钱，你可以全拿去用。” “黄连长这个样子，回得去吗？”宋川看着二伢子说。 “那咋办？也不能把他丢下啊，就是抬也要抬回去。”老旦抽起了烟锅，一口辣在心里，自打玉兰死后，好久没有这么揪心的事了。 为了提高身份的可信度，老旦继续帮着冯冉审问鬼子。这是奇怪的经历，鬼子凶恶，却各个不同。他们会生气，会愤怒，会伤心，会绝望，他们的眼圈也会浸满泪水，他们的嘴角也会牵动乡情。老旦明白这也是一群莫名其妙杀过来的人，这边叫鬼子，那边叫勇士。他们在冯冉面前就像一只暴怒的……斗鸡，老旦不明白是什么缘由能让他们对中国人如此充满仇恨和愤怒，去别人家抢东西，怎就如此理直气壮？ 但服部不太一样，他似乎知道理亏，也知道如何掩盖那份愤怒，但他的沉默更显轻蔑，对中文的精通令他变成一个充满矛盾的家伙。老旦和他说着说着，便会有在和中国人聊天的错觉，仇恨被语言撕破，距离被对话消除，再这么下去，没准聊着聊着便要喝两杯了。 老旦尽量避免去琢磨服部的想法，他必须将之看成一个死人，一个可以杀几次也不心疼的刽子手，他只是个必须杀掉的替身，他活着来到这里，就是为了救二子的命，除此之外再无意义。 “你到底为什么要问我这么多事？这似乎不是你的责任，你的目的究竟是什么？”第四天，服部大雄歪着头问起老旦。冯冉在一旁顿着铅笔，看着满纸的字。老旦故作冰冷，用一支烟掩饰心里的不安。 “没别的，就是杀你之前，把你搞明白点儿。我们村里人杀猪，猪的斤两、来历、头天晚上吃的啥都要弄明白，杀了猪怎么分也要弄明白，要不杀着不痛快，搞明白了你，我也就搞明白了这战争。”老旦胡嘞着理由，但最后一句是从广播里听来的电影台词。 这话果然搞蒙了服部，他皱着眉头半天，仍没想出好的回答。老旦看了眼冯冉，对还在纳闷的服部说：“你咋了没剖肚子？这个样……不像你们日本人的习惯。” “我只为两个理由剖腹：第一，战败；第二，命令。我们并没有战败，我也并没有接到命令，就因为被你们抓了我就剖腹？你想得太简单了，果然对我们不了解。” “你到底如何，俺已经不感兴趣了。”老旦说罢起身离去，走得恶狠狠的，出门时他扶了扶帽子，看着身后黑乎乎的影子，他不知是否有什么被关在铁门之后，是良心，还是怜悯？但这一切都不如二子重要，哪怕鬼魂钻入他深沉的梦魇。 两天后，刘副院长没有来电话，老旦在法院门口的传达室拿到刘副院长给的协助调查令，这说明计划可按照原约定时间执行。 第二天一早，从情报处提出服部比想象的顺利很多——也可能本就是件容易的事，而刻意被冯冉夸大了难度。服部背铐双手，黑布蒙头，押到车上一言不发。宋川开车，马达已在重庆第一监狱外等候，二人都闭了口，多余的话一句不说。服部出奇平静，只是匀速地呼吸，偶尔咳嗽一下。老旦心有不忍，想给他喝口水。冯冉忙对他摆手，夺过了他的瓶子，掏出另一个瓶子给服部喝水，只一分钟，服部便晕了过去。 “给他换衣服。”冯冉摸了下服部的脖子，拿出一套半新不旧的陆军衣服。冯冉刚给他喝了麻醉药。 “你挺熟啊，不像第一次。”老旦看着他说。 “老旦，这是重庆，不是前线，以后你还要学着点儿。”冯冉露出老手的神情。老旦立刻明白，这绝非他第一次干这事，刘副院长也好，监狱的人也好，连这个卫戍区情报处的科长，竟然也用这些伤天害理的手段赚大洋。 衣服换好，服部的头套又系得紧紧的，这样他一会儿醒来，便不会发觉衣服被换了。 监狱到了，马达穿着军服在这里等候多时，旁边是一辆租来的用来迷糊眼的轿车。老旦和冯冉押着扮成国军军官的服部，用刘副院长出具的证明进了大门。一进门便有个官员在等，一看也是个官油子，他只看了这几人一眼，便问道：“是司令部情报处的人吗？哪位是老旦？” 老旦连忙答是，知道这便是刘副院长说的人了。这官员一招手，带着他们来到一间房，老旦按着服部坐下，还没开口，官员便关了门说：“你没得到通知么？事情做不了了。” 老旦惊得傻了眼，冯冉立刻紧张出一头汗。“什么？为啥？”老旦问。 “你不知道刘副院长前天被军统抓了么？是军事委员会的命令，除了贪赃，他还向日军出卖情报……”官员连自己是谁都不说，这消息如五雷轰顶，老旦半天没反应过来。冯冉已是吓得手都抖了。 “老旦，你的主意落空了。”服部突然说了话，将那官员吓得一蹦。 “他会中文？怎么不早说？”官员压低着声儿，额头也流出了汗，“你们只能带他回去，事情办不了了，再做你们俩也全完蛋，这事没有发生过，我也不认识你们，趁军统还没怀疑你们，赶紧走。” “你们的……军统已经怀疑你了吧？”服部仰着头说，老旦甚至看到他在脸罩后的冷笑，“难怪你们打不赢这场战争，内部腐烂成这个样子，不垮才怪。” “闭嘴！不行，这个人必须要干掉！”官员猛地掏出枪来指着服部。电光火石的片刻，老旦一把捉住了他的手腕，只一个掰举便夺过了枪。他将枪指着这官员的头，用此生最为阴冷的声音说：“叫郭二子出来，送我们出去。” “做不到，你疯了。”官员腮帮子吓得抖起来，汗水流到了枪管上。 “哪，哪，这个鬼子怎么办？”冯冉慌张道。 “你只能把我送回去了。”服部哈哈笑起来。 “刘副院长的文件在这儿，他被抓了，但文件还有效，提走郭二子是俺的事，把鬼子弄出来也是俺的事，现在把二子给我就行。” “你这是……劫狱啊！”官员瞪着眼道。 “要不就全完蛋！俺说出去，你们哪个能活？”老旦一脸杀气，他看清了问题所在，情势断不容犹豫，他比在战场上还要清醒。他又对服部说：“你再说话，俺先一枪毙了你。” “揭开我的头罩吧，我倒要看看你到底要救谁？”服部丝毫不惧，“我不配合，你的戏也演不下去，不是吗？” “不行，不行，他不能看见我……”官员惊慌道。可老旦早过去一把揪掉了他的头罩，在这个屋子里，他宁可相信这个服部大雄。 老旦将手枪藏在衣服里，顶着官员出了门，官员满头大汗地叫人，签字，在走廊长长的一头等着二子被押出来。铁门一道道打开，一道道关闭，老旦强忍着紧张，服部却强忍着笑，而冯冉的脸已经吓白了。终于，二子出现在一扇铁门之后，他立刻看到了老旦，却没喊叫，机灵的二子定是看到了情势的紧张。 二子就要被押着走来，拐角里突然出来三个穿黑衣的人，他们只看了眼二子，便扭过头看着这边。 “完了，是军统。”官员说完这两个字，双腿便抖起来。三个黑衣人朝这边走来，老旦觉得不对劲，悄悄将枪顶在了服部背后：“乱说话就打死你……” “你是王副局长吗？”来人语气冰冷，眼神更是毫不客气，他似乎根本不用等待确认，亮出一个有党徽的小本子说：“我们是军统局的，有些事需要你配合一下。” 两个人不由分说过来抓住了他的胳膊，这几乎是架着了。王副局长已经吓得无法走路，完全蒙了，连眼前这事都吓忘了。 “你是做什么的？”那人见老旦等人站着，颇警觉地问道。 “卫戍情报处的，找他办事的。”老旦脱口而出。 “找错人了，回去吧，他再也不能办事了。”那人说罢便走。二子被两个狱卒押着，他们经过二子时对狱卒也说了句什么，狱卒便带着二子回去了，铁门“咣当”一声关上。 “二子！”老旦轻呼一声，拔腿就要奔着门去，却被一双手牢牢抓住，扭头一看，竟是服部。 “不行，门你打不开，他还戴着脚镣，你带不走，你这么做真成了劫狱，我们都要跟着你死！”服部言简意赅，但句句都在要害。老旦看着那紧闭的铁门，一下子万念俱灰。 “他说得对，我们快走，还脱得了身。”冯冉急得一脸蜡黄，声音都抖起来，甚至抓住了服部一条胳膊，服部一把打开，那眼神像冯冉才是俘虏一样。 “走吧老旦，你再想办法，我陪你演这么久，已经是给你面子了。”服部松开了手说。 出了监狱大门，老旦呆呆地走到车边，回望慢慢合上的大铁门，明白了束手无策是什么意思。冯冉站不住了，扶着一棵树吐起来。服部戴着手铐直挺挺地站着，打量着给他换的衣服。 “人呢？”宋川走来问。 “今天救不了了。”服部说。宋川愣愣地看着这个会说中国话的鬼子，不知发生了什么。 老旦踹了一脚车门，掏枪顶在了服部大雄的脑门上：“王八操的！都是因为你，你才是罪魁祸首，陪老子演戏？老子现在就成全你的戏！” “你可以开枪，但你没有赢我，随便你，我无所谓。”服部轻蔑地对他微笑。 老旦气得浑身抖起来，手指在扳机上压了又压。冯冉忙抓着他的手：“老旦不行啊，再这么干，谁也脱不了干系，你跑得了，我可跑不了。” “你们这样卖国，谁都跑不了，整个中国都跑不了。”服部冷冷看着老旦，“……我倒是佩服你，为了救一个朋友能冒这么大的险。” 宋川也过来拉住老旦。“再想办法，这样不行。”他慢慢夺过老旦的枪。愤怒盈满了老旦的脸，一腔憋屈无处发泄，他的拳头格格作响，太阳穴轰鸣不断，他的眼泪就要从肺腑里升起，他此刻比在常德还要绝望。他对着监狱对面那荒凉的原野狼一样吼着，叫着，浑身的筋肉都要被这叫声绷断了。在眼泪流出来之前，他咬着牙转过身，抡圆了暴涨如棍的胳膊，一拳结结实实打在服部的脑袋上。 服部远远飞去，在地上打了几个滚。监狱的门卫晃了晃手中的枪，放弃了干涉这不属于他们管的事。冯冉拉起肿了脸的服部。服部也不骂，在老旦的脚边吐出两颗带血的牙齿，慢悠悠上了车。 老旦三人回到了住处，诊所门口挤满了人，老旦顿感不祥。他们费力地挤开人群，只见二伢子高高挂在阳台之外，双手垂下，面色安详，脖子上挂着一根战士的绑腿，几个人正艰难地要将他解下来。 “连长！”宋川大哭，飞奔上楼。马达却没动，只流着泪对着二伢子敬起军礼。老旦张着两手愣在楼下，刚才的绝望还没消减，这无边的痛又蔓延了全身。一个救不了，一个活不成，弟兄们，你们这是怎么了？他慢慢走到二伢子脚下，泪眼终于模糊了，他站不住了，真的站不住了，他看见自己颤抖的双手扶在青色的墙上，手上的泪水在墙上留下斑驳的影子，和自己悲伤的身影叠在一起。 已经深度昏迷的二伢子，如