Chapter 2 dead disobedient

The second lieutenant said we should lie down, and we did.It was at the edge of a forest, the sun was shining brightly, it was spring, and everything was silent.We know that the war is now coming to an end soon, and those who still smoke start to smoke while the rest of us try to sleep because we are sleepy, we have not eaten much for three days and have fought back many times, It's so quiet, there are birds singing somewhere, and the whole air is full of warm, moist and warm atmosphere... Suddenly, the ensign started yelling.He yelled, "Hi!" and then he yelled angrily, "Hi, there you are!" Then he flew into a rage, and his voice became so high-pitched: "Hi, you, you! you!"

Then we'll see who he's referring to.Over there on the other side of the road in the woods, someone was sitting and sleeping.It was a very plainly dressed soldier in a gray military uniform, and he was leaning against a tree and sleeping soundly.There was a hint of a smile on the soldier's freckled face, so hearty that we thought the lieutenant might be out of his mind.We were also thinking that the sleeper might have gone crazy, because the more the ensign roared, the more the sleeper laughed... Those who had started smoking now stopped, those who were drowsy were now wide awake, and some of us were smiling.It's spring, it's warm and sweet, and we know the war is now coming to an end.

Suddenly, the second lieutenant stopped shouting.He jumped up, crossed the forest road in three or two steps, and slapped the sleeping man's face. But now we see that the sleeping man is dead.He fell down without saying a word.He no longer smiled: a terrible sneer appeared on his face.We have no sympathy for the second lieutenant who turned pale and retreated, because we don't like the sun anymore, we don't like this warm, moist, warm spring breeze anymore, and it doesn't matter to us whether the war is over now or not.We suddenly felt that we were all dead, even the second lieutenant, because he was sneering now, and he was not wearing a uniform at all...

Translated by Diao Chengjun Selected from "Angel Silences the Useless Dog", published by Yilin Publishing House in 1998