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Chapter 70 Cremation(24)

Collected Works of Lao She 老舍 3159Words 2018-03-20
There was an air raid warning in Wencheng, and eleven Chinese planes came from the sky.The hearts of the people in the city beat fast when they heard the regular noise in the air.Captain Shi's heart beat the fastest.He felt that the pistol sleeping in his waist should wake up immediately and do something. From Tian Mazi's information, he knew that the Small Town God's Temple had the most ammunition, and there were very few guards.According to reports from brothers outside the city, he knew that there was a large amount of cotton at the station, which was about to be transported north.He gave an order: Those who are outside the city should live outside the city and do not have to come into the city; whenever they hear that there is a move in the city, they will burn cotton and other things worth destroying. brethren.For the brothers in the city, his order was to set fire to the four gates at the same time to disperse the enemy's forces, and then a small group surrounded the headquarters, while the main force went to steal the Chenghuang Temple.If there are too many enemy soldiers and it is difficult to win, everyone should gather around the City God Temple and wait for orders at any time, and he himself will be there.The houses of Wang Juren, Liu Ergou, and two or three other high-ranking traitors were all set on fire.He wants to teach the traitors how powerful the national army is.

After everything was arranged, his heart became a blank.He bought a lot of boiled sweet potatoes and ate them with their skins on, which made his stomach sour.He waited for Li Deming to come back before he could issue an order to teach everyone how to do it.He felt that his arrangement was very thorough and would surely succeed, so he didn't want to think about it.He only hoped that Lao Li would come back soon, so that he could fight quickly and have a good fight. It was getting dark, and Li Deming hadn't come back yet.Captain Shi was so anxious that his head was sweating.It's not panic, it's urgency.He was afraid that there would be many nights and dreams, and something might go wrong at any time.He has been in the army for many years, no matter how dangerous the time and place, he does not know how to be afraid.But he was afraid of losing his brother by delaying the time.When he himself dies, he has no scruples; but he cannot let his brethren die in vain through carelessness.

He should have ignored Meng Lian's safety; that's not official business.However, for the sake of his dead friend, Yishan, he couldn't ignore her emotionally.This was very difficult for him.She is a spoiled young lady.What if, unfortunately, the business went awry in protecting her?After much deliberation, he decided that he could only give her a warning and teach her to run away quickly.If she listened to him, it would be considered that he had fulfilled his friendship; if she didn't listen, he couldn't do it. However, when he was doing errands on the street for a while, an "unfortunate incident" happened to the Wang residence.

Wearing the ring Menglian gave him, Ergou came to woo her.His body, which was always writhing like a maggot, now moved as if it had been electrified; his arms, legs, back, and buttocks were all moving, as if his limbs were about to be separated.His mouth was open, there was only a slit for his eyes, and his face was full of laugh lines, like a wild cat laughing. Meng Lian, did not forget Captain Shi's advice, and wanted to deal with him perfunctorily.She hated him like an ugly snake, but she had to be patient; in order to avenge Yishan, she dared not lose her temper. As soon as she saw him, her face immediately turned pale, and her face seemed to shrink a circle suddenly, her brows were knit together, and there were small cold bumps all over her face.It took a lot of effort before she untied her brows and forced a smile.She hated herself for trying to force a little smile like this.However, for the sake of Yishan and Wencheng, she had to do this.She is no longer a lady, she should be a useful person in the war.With such a calculation in her mind, she calmed down a lot, and the small cold bumps on her face subsided.She hoped that Ergou would sit down and have a talk with her; during the conversation, she could listen to the movement of the enemy.

However, Ergou refused to sit down; he twitched and walked forward. "Sit down!" Meng Lian's voice was low but powerful.The corner of Ergou's mouth was inserted into his cheek, and a long slit was torn.He raised his hand and pointed to the ring with the index finger of his right hand. "Cheerful! Desolate!" he said twice. "Sit down!" Meng Lian wanted to stop his progress. He also moved forward.Her waist twisted, and she hastily grabbed her waist with her hands.Then, almost one step, he stepped in front of her.He was itchy, feverish, and stinking all over his body, and he approached her, like a piece of pig iron in a fire, stinking and steaming.Meng Lian felt a stinking heat rushing over her, and she choked.She will be angry.She restrained herself again.Raising your voice, with an air of disgust and resignation, say, "Sit down!"

His face stopped smiling, his small eyes opened, his body trembled, and he froze for a while.Suddenly, his hand grabbed her arm and squeezed out between his teeth: "Come here!" He pulled her forward violently, and her shoulder touched his chest. Meng Lian's face was flushed with blood.She couldn't take it any longer.He wanted to grab her arm, but he held it so tightly that he couldn't get it out.His other arm wrapped around her waist, and he lowered his head: "Give it to me!" He begged her to kiss her. She grabbed her arm, but couldn't.His grip tightened and she felt pain.His lips had touched her cheeks; it was hot, smelly, and made her sick.She held her breath, lowered her head, and desperately grabbed her arm.But it didn't work.He's gone crazy.He was anxious and panting, and gusts of unpleasant hot air blew onto her hair and forehead.She can't help it.Tears came to her eyes, she bit her lip and struggled desperately.

She defends, he attacks.His face flushed, and his eyes shone with poison.Like an orangutan hugging a person, he wants to smash her into pieces.Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were blinded by tears.She struggled blindly.Although exhausted, she dared not stop resisting.She knows that if she relaxes, she will lose everything. "Give it to me! Give it to me!" he whispered, panting. Fortunately, she was wearing leather shoes.Suddenly, she thought of the sharp weapon under her feet.She struggled to move, lifted her foot, and smashed the heel of her shoe on his toe like a small mace.

"Ouch!" He yelled like a wounded beast.He let go.She ran out hastily. He didn't care about touching his toes with his hands, and quickly blocked her. "Where are you running!" Like a sinful cross, he blocked the door with his hands stretched out from side to side, his suit was wrinkled all over, and his tie was askew.His face turned from red to white, and his small eyes fiercely emitted poisonous light. "If you give me the ring, you have to let me ×!" He gasped and told the truth. She stepped back, grabbed the scissors, and felt more at ease.No, she couldn't assassinate him, her responsibility was to play him off and tell him what to say.When she was in his hands, she couldn't resist.She instinctively wants to defend herself, to defend that which is more important than the body, which is older than history, something almost mysterious.Now, with the scissors in hand, she eased that worry, and turned all her attention to Captain Shi's instructions.She must defend herself, as any woman must do; at the same time, she must dare to fight, as brave as all the heroic women in the war of resistance.She is not good at doing these things, but she has to do them; personal, Wencheng, national, hatred, persecution, she must do it.She cheered up.

"Don't block the door, I won't run!" She smoothed her hair with her hands casually. "Run? If you dare to shout, I will shoot you!" He lowered his hand and touched the gun on his body.He was in a hurry, like a wild buffalo in a hurry.At this time, Meng Lian was just a piece of meat in his eyes, and if he couldn't get this piece of meat, he would beat it to death. "I won't shout!" Meng Lian smiled contemptuously. "I gave you my ring, can you go back on it? Think about it!" "Think about it", how inappropriate it is to say these three words at this time; however, it seems that it has some special and unexpected effect only because it is extremely inappropriate.He began to think.

"You want me!" He froze for a while before saying so. Meng Lian didn't want to spend too much time talking with him, but only talking could teach him to gradually reduce his wildness. "Who wants you? What do I want you for?" These useless, frivolous words did cheer him up a little; his intellect could only appreciate such frivolous rebuttals.he laughed. He moves closer.Not forcing, but begging: "Give it to me!" He waited for a while.Seeing that she was silent, he asked to add: "Whatever you want, I will give you! Do you know? The newly arrived Dongyang officials promised me and taught me to be the president. The former Dongyang officials wanted gifts, not money; The one who was closest asked for money as well as a gift. I've already sent this one!" He proudly stretched out three fingers, quite like a boy scout saluting.

"Thirty thousand?" Menglian put on a smile on purpose. He nodded triumphantly. "Anyway, your father is old, so it's not my fault. He stepped down, and I went up; I am the president, and you are the president's wife! If you want the sun, I can break off a piece of it for you! Okay? Okay? Give it to me! Give it to me!" He slowly moved forward again. "You're already mine. Why bother, it won't be the same sooner or later?" Menglian didn't dare to pretend to be flattering, that was enough to arouse his anger.At the same time, she didn't dare to be too tough and offend him.She just shook her head.Then she puts her eyes on his face and teaches him that she's not afraid of him at all. "Wait a minute! Marriage matters, how can you be so sloppy? Let me ask you, is there a war outside the city these days?" "It's fighting! What's none of your business?" "How was the fight?" "I don't know much!" "Do you still know?" "Oriental officials don't talk about wars." "Ugh! You don't know anything?" "Well, I know a little bit. Probably the Chinese soldiers fought two victories and retreated!" "Both retreated?" Meng Lian's heart sank.She thought: If the national army retreats, Captain Shi will leave Wencheng soon; how can Yishan's revenge be avenged?If she couldn't take revenge, why would she endure the humiliation and perfunctory with Ergou?She wants to use the scissors in her hand immediately! When she was so reckless, her tears flowed down uncontrollably, and she remembered everything.Yishan and she are both so young, but Yishan is already dead, and she has to end her life too!She is not afraid of death; because death is commonplace under the clutches of the enemy.She just felt a kind of loneliness - when she died, there was no relative to comfort her.Yes, maybe I can be with Yishan after death.But do the two souls still have the happiness that youth should have? Secretly hiding the scissors behind her back, she watched Ergou move forward.
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