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Chapter 106 Cat Town (27)

Collected Works of Lao She 老舍 4090Words 2018-03-20
It was probably almost dawn, and I humbly fell asleep. Dangdang!Two rings!I heard it was too late.I opened my eyes—two bloodstains, the bodies of two good friends fell to the ground, only two feet away from me.My, my pistol is beside Xiaoxie! It is impossible to describe my feelings at the time.I forgot everything, and I don't know where the pain in my heart is.I just felt that two lively young people were staring at me with four dead eyes.Lively?Yes, I couldn't turn the corner in my head for a moment, and it didn't occur to me that they would stop breathing.They looked at me, but didn't show the slightest expression. They seemed to catch some positive meaning, and only asked me to guess.I looked at them, my eyes were sore, but they still stared like that.They gave me a most difficult riddle, and I forgot everything.I couldn't think of any way to save my life; I felt the fragility and powerlessness of life in front of them.I never shed tears; except that they were lying down and I was standing up, I was completely as dumb as they were.Inadvertently, I knelt down and touched them, they were still warm, but there was no friendly response; only what I knew about them still existed, and they had forgotten the rest.Death may be a quiet and beautiful thing.Fans are even more pitiful.How can a beautiful woman be prepared for the subjugation of the country?My heart is going to break.The sins of the nation punished their sisters, wives and mothers; even if I were God, I would still regret having created a woman for this unworthy nation!

I understand Xiaoxie, so I feel even more sorry for Mi; it seems that she shouldn't die no matter what; Xiaoxie has a reason to die.But, die with the country or need no debate?Nation and country, in this world, there is also a force that governs life.The disappearance of this power is death, and those who refuse to die have to turn their bodies into wood and stone, and deliver their souls to hell.I love fans and scorpions even more.I wish I could wake them up and tell them that they are pure and their souls are their own.I wish I could wake them up and bring them to the earth to enjoy all the enjoyment of life.Illusions are useless; nothing but illusions but sorrow.No matter how much I imagined, they just remained motionless; they seemed to have forgotten that I was a good friend.No matter how much pain I felt in my heart, they didn't appreciate it at all, as if there were several days between life and death.Life is everything, death is everything, and there is an infinite unknowable between life and death.I seem to be able to explain something to the flowers and birds, but I can't make them make another sound.The silence of death is absolutely true: I don't know what to do, but they decided not to move.I don't feel that life has any meaning.

Just guarding them blankly until the sun came out.The more clearly their bodies are seen, the more I feel that I have no claim.The light shone on Mi's face, it was still so beautiful and lovely, but she remained silent.Xiaoxie's head was nestled in the corner, and from time to time there was that bored look on his face, as if death hadn't healed his pessimism, and the fearful look on Mimi's face was gone. I can no longer guard them.This is what I suddenly felt in my heart.If it continues, I will definitely go crazy.leave them?Thinking of this, my never-ending tears fell like rain.The vast land, where am I going?It is much more embarrassing than when I left the earth to leave two good friends and go wandering alone.The loneliness in a different place is unbearable, and it is because of death, their death will follow me forever.I cried for an indeterminate amount of time, holding them with both hands, almost shouting: Mystery, Xiaoxie, goodbye!

Without bothering to bury them, it seemed that I would never be able to get up if I wasted another second.Gritting my teeth, I picked up my pistol and jumped out of the broken wall.After walking away a few steps, I looked back; I decided not to go back, let their bodies rot there, I can't go back!I scold myself, ominous man, my friend from the earth died here, and now I see them both like this, I should never make friends again!Where are you going?Back to Cat City, of course.that is my home. No one was seen on the road, and death enveloped everything.The sky is gray, and there are a few dead soldiers lying on the gray-yellow road. The white-tailed eagles are pecking at food, flying up and down, screaming.I walked fast, but I often saw a confused smile in my eyes, and I seemed to hear the words Xiaoxie used to say in my ears, they were following me.I'm approaching Cat City, and my heart is beating fast; it's hope, it's terror, I can't tell.Arrived, no one was there.Lying on the street, one in the east and one in the west, many women.The soldiers passed by, and I guessed the reason. "The flowers are gone too!" I seemed to hear Mi whispering in my ear again.Yes, if Hua doesn't leave, she will be killed by the soldiers.I didn't care to take a closer look, and ran straight forward until I reached the place where the big eagle's head was hanging. He was still guarding the empty city, and the flesh on his head had been pecked away by the eagle.He is the soul of this dead cat city.When I ran to Xiaoxie's residence, there was nothing left, even the walls were knocked down in two places.The soldiers didn't leave anything from Xiaoxie. I'd really like to have a little, whatever it is, as a souvenir.I have to go, every brick and stone in this place can bring tears to my eyes.

I go east, I know the people are there.Looking back, there is a dead city standing in the gray sky! Going to the Milin Forest of the Big Scorpion, this is a path I know.The small village on the way was deserted, and I knew the soldiers must have passed through it.When we got to Milin, there was no one.I sat under a tree and rested for a while.I still have to go, and the silence forces me to move.Going forward to the sandy beach where I used to bathe, I saw some people walking westward through the mist.I guess, this may be a turning point in the overall situation, so people are going back to Cat City.After a while, there are more people, and there are many nobles and a lot of soldiers.I sat on the bank of the river to rest and observe.There are more and more people, and the people who lead the troops seem to be scrambling to run forward, as if they are eager to get some benefits.Back and forth, the soldiers started to fight because of the struggle for the road, and the nobles personally commanded them.I am baffled.The cat people's war is not easy to see the winner or loser. Everyone only uses wooden sticks to fight each other, and it is not easy to knock down one; the time spent fighting is not as good as turning around. There is no chance of encountering him.After a lot of time, everyone still wanders around, and the distance between them is getting farther and farther away.One team turned forward while fighting, probably because the commander wanted to take advantage of everyone's fighting and turn his soldiers to the front so that they could continue westward.This team was closer to the river bank, and I recognized that the leader was the big scorpion.He has some tactics after all.After staying for a while, his soldiers all turned to the front, and as I expected, they rushed forward as soon as they got rid of Qing.

My chance has come.It seems to be flying, I caught up with the big scorpion. He seemed very willing to see me, but at the same time seemed too anxious to talk, too eager to move on.I panted and asked him what he was doing. "Please follow me! Follow me!" He said earnestly, "The enemy is almost at Cat City! Maybe they have already passed there, maybe!" I feel a little happier in my heart, probably it's time to have to fight, everyone is going to protect Cat City together, I think.However, if everyone is going to meet the enemy, why do they fight first on the way?I was wrong!I told Daxie that if he didn't tell me what to do, I couldn't go with him.

He seemed unwilling to tell the truth, but he seemed to need me very much, and he knew my temper, so he told the truth: "Let's go and surrender. Whoever arrives first can hand over the capital to the enemy first, and I won't worry about having no officials in the future." do." "Please!" I said, "I don't have the time to accompany you to surrender!" Without saying a second word to him, I turned my head and walked back. The soldiers behind also imitated the big scorpion and advanced while fighting.I saw that the leader of the Red Rope Army was also among them, still wearing a very thick red rope around his neck, eager to go forward and surrender.

As I was watching, the front of me suddenly stopped.Turning his head, the enemy has arrived, and he has already fought the big scorpion face to face.I'd like to see how the big scorpion surrenders. As soon as I ran to the front, all the leaders behind me rushed forward.The leader of the Red Rope Army was as brisk as a swallow, as soon as he landed, he landed in front of the big scorpion and knelt down to the enemy.The leaders behind all continued to kneel down, just like when we were old and our big family went to the funeral, the coffin was full of filial sons and grandsons. This is the first time I've seen the cat people's enemy army.Most of them are shorter than the cat people.Judging from the expressions on their faces, it seems that they are not very smart, but they clearly show stinginess and viciousness.I don't know their history and people's character, so I can't judge. That's the first impression they gave me.They all carried short sticks like iron, and I don't know what use they were for.When the cat-man leaders were all kneeling down, one of the dwarves, of course the officer, raised his hand, and a row of soldiers behind him leaped forward very lightly, and the short stick hit the big scorpions very accurately. on the head.I could see very clearly that the big scorpions all lowered their heads, trembled, and fell to the ground, motionless.Could it be that there is electricity on the short stick?have no idea.The cat people behind saw all the leaders who surrendered in front were beaten to death, alas, that cry was like a rooster with thousands of knives around its neck.They shouted, as if faster than the sound, and ran back together.Countless people were knocked down, and many were trampled to death.The enemy did not pursue them.The corpses of the big scorpions were kicked away, and the group moved forward slowly.

I remembered what Xiaoxie said: "The enemy must kill us!" However, I still hold out hope for the cat people: Those who surrender will also be killed, can't they still not arouse their resistance?If they resist unanimously, I don't believe they will perish.I am against war, but I see from history that sometimes war is the only way to defend oneself; when war is necessary, it is everyone's responsibility to go to the battlefield and die.Intolerant patriotism is a nuisance, but self-defense is a bounden duty.I imagine that the cat people will be able to fight back after this blow, and they may not be the winners.

I go with the brigade.Those who were not trampled to death just now and could not run away were all killed by short soldiers with short sticks.I can't admit that these dwarves are highly educated people, but comparing cat people with them, cat people may be lower than them.After all, these dwarves must have had, if nothing else, a sense of state.The national idea is nothing but extended selfishness, but it is "expanded" after all; cat people only know themselves. Fortunately, when I set off with Xiaoxie, I brought some lost leaves with me, otherwise I would definitely starve to death.I followed the group of dwarves from a distance, not to mention begging for some food from them, even daring not to approach them.How could they know that they didn't regard me as a detective.They walked all the way to where my plane crashed before they took a break.I was watching from a distance, and the plane caught their attention. This is another difference between them and the cat people. This group of people is curious.I think of my good friend, poor, his bones were also trampled to pieces by them!

They rested for a while, and some soldiers began to dig the ground.The work was fast, and they were so clumsy, but they did what they said, without hesitation, laziness, or sloppy. They dug a deep and big hole in a while.After staying for a while, many catmen came from the east, followed by a few dwarf soldiers, as if they were driving a flock of sheep.When they arrived near the big pit, the soldiers resting here surrounded them and squeezed into the pit.The cat man's yelling was really enough to break Iron Zuo's heart, but the dwarves' ears seemed to be harder than iron, and they rushed into the pit with iron bars.There are men and women among the cat people, and some women are holding small dolls.I can't express my sadness, but I can't save them.I closed my eyes, but the sound of crying is still in my ears.The crying sound suddenly became quieter, and when they opened their eyes, the dwarves were filling the pit with soil.A whole batch of burials alive!This is the cat people's punishment for not being self-reliant.I don't know who to hate, I only learned one lesson: those who don't consider themselves human beings cannot be treated like human beings; one person's selfishness is enough to make so many compatriots suffer the violent torture of being buried alive! I'd be crying blind to describe all I've seen; dwarves are the cruelest people I've ever known.The demise of the cat country is total, and even their flies may not be left. In the end, I did see that some cat people were going to resist, but they still did it in groups of three and five; they still didn't know how to cooperate to the end.I once met a dozen escaped cat people on a hill, the only place not yet occupied by dwarves; within three days, the dozen or so refugees had quarreled and fought with each other and were killed. half.When the dwarves came to the mountain, there were already two cat people left, probably the last two living people in the cat country.The enemy arrived, and the two of them were fighting hard.The dwarves did not kill them both, but put them in a large wooden cage, and there they continued to fight until the two killed each other; thus the cat-people themselves accomplished their extinction. I lived on Mars for another half a year, and then I met an expedition plane from France, and I was able to survive my great, bright and free China.
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