Chapter 5 kill dog

Lights went out.There was a commotion in the dormitory for a while, and then it gradually fell silent.There was no light, no sound, the needles of the luminous watch moved together lightly, twelve o'clock. Du Yifu didn't take off his short jacket, he got up gently and put on his long robe.The cold spring at night taught him to suck his nose.Touch the wax, light it up, and it emits a very lazy and boring light.He stared blankly at the slightly curved candle: slowly, shyly, the black thread touched the wax tank, and the wax melted a little, like a daffodil heart; after two soft explosions, the daffodil heart scattered into one After being dark for a while, it suddenly remembered its responsibility, emitting all the light that a piece of wax should provide.Du Yifu felt happier.

Turning around, he pushed Zhou Shisong awake.Zhou Shisong sat up slowly, curled his legs, put his head on his knees, and looked at the candle. "I'll tell them to go!" Du Yifu whispered in Zhou Shisong's ear. After a short time, as if leading two prisoners, Du Yifu brought in two students, one tall and one short. The tall one—Xu Mingxia—sat on Du's bed, and the short one—Chu Jichen—sat Next to Zhou's pillow.Zhou Shisong didn't seem to be fully awake yet.Everyone looked at the flickering candlelight and said nothing, as if they were all holding a bomb, brave and scared, not daring to make a sound.Du Yifu sat on the only broken rattan chair in the room, making a little noise.

Zhou Shisong was about to yawn, but he opened his mouth, not daring to make a sound, the flesh on his face twisted and twisted with force, almost terrifying.Du Yifu twisted lightly on the rattan chair twice, watching Zhou Shisong's red mouth slowly close together, he felt relieved. Xu Mingxia poked his head out, his eyes were wide open, looking pure and cunning, and asked eagerly, "What's the matter?" Chu Jichen raised his head to look at the ceiling, his attitude was not only natural, but also a little arrogant and unrestrained, he considered himself a genius. "There is something urgent!" Du Yifu replied in a low voice.

Zhou Shisong nodded quickly, indicating that he was not stupid.To further express his fineness, he asked: "Can you hang up the blanket to cover the light; so as not to teach the lackeys to report?" No one answered, and the first-time talent snorted, like a drop of water falling on the red iron. Du Yifu twisted on the chair again.He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his heart is very delicate; his fine tubes hold his enthusiasm, just like a bomb, which must be placed in a very suitable place to explode.A sophomore in college, homework, ability, eloquence, and health are not bad.His father is a teacher at the Guoshu Academy. Some people say that Du Yifu also has some martial arts inherited from his family, but he himself does not admit that; in order to convince others, he always calls Guoshu: "Put on airs and wait to be beaten." He doesn't think much of it His father, whenever father and son quarreled, would like to call the old man "the representative of the beating", but he would never say so openly to others.

At twelve o'clock at night, they often hold such group meetings.In the middle of the night, with a light on and a low voice, whether there are practical issues to discuss or not, they always feel excited and satisfied.How many grievances and dissatisfaction matters, they can secretly discuss with some fierce words here, and find a way.They thought it was hiding the light in a hole. Soon, they would blow up the hole and set a wildfire in East Asia, turning this aging nation into a monster that breathes fire.They are excited, fearful, proud, conceited, talkative, and have a fast heartbeat.

Du Yifu is the leader of this small group. "It's urgent!" he said again.Seeing that everyone was waiting for his explanation, he leaned forward and put his feet firmly on the ground so that his whole body would be stable and strong: "Peace is surrender, we can no longer be deceived by anyone! The knife is on the neck On—yes, the knife is already on our necks—the one who closes his eyes will die, and the one who fights back is uncertain. Life is life only when life is lost, and there is no other way but to bleed, no! We can’t sit still, go Prepare to bleed, give yourself a chance to bleed! We are here to bleed!"

"If we can cause a partial catastrophe," Zhou Shisong pulled up the quilt, "and the result is only a partial solution, wouldn't it be a waste of our own blood and the death of some good people—" "Stupid people!" Chu Caizi corrected him. "Ah, a fool," Zhou Shisong was a little confused. "I said, isn't it, useless, not very useful?" Xu Mingxia looked at Du Yifu with tears in his eyes, as if he already knew what Du Yifu was going to say, and welcomed him to say it. Du Yifu wanted to laugh, but he quickly remembered that he was the leader, so he put on a more serious look, showing that he only knows how to argue, and he doesn't underestimate people at all: "One more sore will make people pay more attention to his life. A sore, because it can draw attention to the whole body, may save—save! Not kill—a life! The same is true for a nation! To save a nation, we must create sores for it!”

"I learned wisdom from death!" Chu Jichen put his hands into his sleeves. Xu Mingxia nodded to Du Yifu, nodded to the first talent, his eyes moved from one to the other, with tears lightly, as if their words hit his heart, only admiration, sympathy, but speechless. Zhou Shisong stared at the candle light in a daze. "Old Zhou, you don't have to be afraid!" Xu Mingxia also sympathized with Lao Zhou, but he had to be excited. "Who's afraid? Who's afraid?" Zhou Shisong's face blushed immediately, and his voice exceeded the height allowed for this kind of meeting. "Why have I been left behind? Am I not allowed to speak?"

"Why bother, Lao Zhou?" Du Yifu's expression was very sophisticated, serene, and earnest: "You are right to worry! But——" "A bit of a woman's benevolence!" Chu Caizi quickly took it. "Don't make trouble!" Du Yifu frightened Chu Jichen. Zhou Shisong said nothing more. "No one knows," Du Yifu entered the text, "Wars require certain preparations, and victory cannot be won by simply having a large number of people. However, to put it unscientifically, courage is the most important thing after all. Courage must be stimulated, just as The military needs preparation. Is the military ready? What is the preparation? We don’t know. Maybe it’s real preparation, maybe it’s a lie. We will die, and we will die without fighting, so we have the determination to fight. We can do this, we should do this, and we have to do this right away! A partial solution is also good, because it is a sore after all. So fester, you have to think about it!"

After finishing speaking, Du Yifu straightened up, his feet seemed to be heavy, and they lay flat on the ground.Frowning thick eyebrows, staring at the candlelight with big eyes, it seems that the thoughts in his heart are empty, only the blood is rushing in his body. "Did you teach me to draft drafts and distribute leaflets again?" Chu Caizi asked. "Exactly, I have to excuse you again!" Du Yifu could hear the evil in the wit's words, but with the humor that a leader should have, he held the wit down: "There will be a fair in the big market the day after tomorrow, we should go and distribute some leaflets. Dangerous thing , That is, to create a chance for bloodshed. It doesn’t matter if you teach the police to catch it; if you meet the enemy, there will be trouble—and trouble is our goal. Are you willing?”

Zhou Shisong raised his hand first. Xu Mingxia raised his hand, but he was not very quick; when he raised his hand, he kept it in the air for a long time. "I'm going to draft the draft, so there's no need to make any fuss?" Chu Caizi smiled lightly. "Pass!" Du Yifu also had a slight smile on his face. "At the beginning, you go to draft the manuscript and hand in the paper at noon tomorrow. Lao Zhou is in charge of printing, and it has to be printed early in the morning the day after tomorrow. At nine o'clock the day after tomorrow, we set off together. Is that right?" Xu Mingxia nodded repeatedly. "Remember that we have distributed leaflets several times, and there was no bloodshed?" Chu Jichen teased Du with the corner of his eye. "Then—" Du Yifu thought of a sentence very quickly, and forgot it on the edge of his mouth. "It's big enough to cause bleeding, small enough to dissipate our sullenness, it's all good! Things are not in vain!" Xu Mingxia said to Du Yifu. Du Yifu couldn't find the sentence he had forgotten just now, so he reluctantly took Xu Mingxia's words: "Nothing is done in vain, anyway, if there are leaflets, people will read them. What—" "Ah—ha—" Zhou Shisong's yawn swallowed up Du Yifu's voice. "Tch!" Xu Mingxia put his index finger on his lips, "Slow down! Minions," without saying a word, he ran to the door like a cat, climbed down, put his ear to the ground, and listened.He didn't hear anything, and ran back briskly: "I seem to hear footsteps!" "Holmes!" The young man stood up, "I suggest that the meeting be adjourned." Du Yifu gave Chu Jichen a hand, ran to the door in two steps, gently pushed the door open, poked his head out, and looked carefully: "No one, the meeting is over; don't forget our business!" Xu, Chu, walked out gently. Zhou Shisong got into bed all at once and covered his head. Du Yifu stared at the candle alone for a long time; after blowing out the wax, he sighed following the lingering gleam of light. After lying down, he couldn't sleep.The stale air in the room, mixed with the smell of wax oil, seemed to be a palpable layer of some kind of oil, which wanted to cover his face, press down on his chest, and make him suffocate.Want to open the window, too lazy to get up.Zhou Shisong's voice was varied, annoying and surprising. At first he hated this call, but gradually turned to envy Zhou Shisong—fed well, slept soundly, and was foolish with only one mind.He almost hated himself for not being so simple; yes, simplicity must lead to frankness, and frankness must lead to happiness. Zhou Shisong thought of Chu Jichen - arrogant, always throwing his head into the clouds all day long.You can also envy!Arrogance is due to ignorance, maybe it is due to boldness; no matter how you say it, beginners are also happier, at least happier than themselves. I can't think of the characteristics of Xu Mingxia's tall man, and I can't tell whether he is happy or not.Why?Is it because Xu Mingxia is not so simple and bold?Did he get sick with Xu? No, Du Yifu must not be Xu Mingxia.Xu Mingxia is cunning, but he himself, in good conscience, has always been unwilling to spoil anyone.So, why are you unhappy?Yes, family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs, none of which can cheer up an aspiring young man and make him smile.But what is the use of being depressed all day long?I am afraid that a person who can achieve success can not only rely on a sad face, can he?Didn't soldiers smile to win righteousness?Is it because I lack something at all, something like life essence?Thinking of this, he hid his head under the quilt.Very quickly, he saw what he had done before, those flimsy, thin things like some lazy snowflakes, his head was hidden a little deeper, he was ashamed, he refused to teach his nose to breathe some cool air , You have to smell your own body odor.Those things lack something, can’t be said, can’t be said, I’m sorry for those things, I’m sorry for people, and I’m sorry for myself!His head was covered with sweat! Go to sleep and stop thinking about it!Besides, why do you underestimate yourself so much?He stuck his head out and took a breath.Opening his eyes and looking at the darkness in the room, he stopped thinking.Soon, my heart became more relaxed, and thoughts from here and there slowly floated up again, like bugs in spring water, all with a little anger.Why do you underestimate yourself?Aren't those things what college students should do?Something is lacking, isn't everything you do lacking?Those things may not be beautiful, and what I did may not be outstanding, so what else?Why not happy? My heart became much quieter, and I hid my head in again, with the radiator around my ears and nose, like entering a greenhouse.He fell asleep. Hu Meng turned upside down: After a while, he dreamed that he was in the wild forest and rocks, commanding hundreds of thousands of passionate men to fight, and the sound of gunfire was like night rain hitting autumn leaves.The enemy retreats, retreats; pursue!The shouts were loud, like blood, like arrows, like blood arrows, splashing blood in all directions as they flew away.Suddenly, there were enemies in all directions, surrounded, every muzzle was red towards him, every vicious eye was looking at him; muzzle, eyes, red, white, bit by bit, Gradually, they formed several large circles and circled around him.His blood became cold, his life seemed to be hidden in a fistful of sweat, his heart was blocked and sad, he opened his mouth to shout, but he couldn't.Woke up, drowsy, vaguely awake, still feeling stuffy in my chest, really sweating on my body.To calm down and think about it, I fell asleep again as if my heart softened.It seemed to be in a stone cave without any light. Both he and Zhou Shisong had their arms tied upside down, with a disgusting lump stuck in their mouths.There seemed to be bats fanning the fishy and cool wind back and forth in the cave, and there were slight footsteps outside the cave.Both he and Zhou were trembling, he was only looking forward to his father coming to rescue them, and his heart was burning with anxiety.He was very ashamed, he was so arrogant and spineless, and he wanted to ask for help from his father's little ability!However, there is only a little hope in this longing... It is not a stone cave anymore. He sat with his father face to face and hated the old man very much. He was simple-minded and illiterate. Used in the wrong place!Facing his father, he felt extremely fulfilled in his heart, lacking nothing, and the lack was all on his father. Faintly heard the wake-up bell, as if hearing one or two scattered rings in a dense fog.He seemed to be hugging something precious, bent his waist, curled his legs, and fell asleep again.He heard many voices faintly again, disgusting him, he cursed something presumptuously, stretched out his hand, and put it under his head; he woke up.The sun was always high, and the light in the room made him unwilling to open his eyes, dazed, lazy, messy, remembering a corner of the dream scene, unwilling to think about it carefully, strangely blocked in his heart, not lame A little something is a lack of something, which cannot be explained clearly.He yawned twice very long, and the big teardrops crawled to the left and right like insects, but he was quite happy. Wake up, bored; occasionally miss a class or two of homework, it's nothing;Go for a walk outside.The spring breeze is very small and sharp, blowing people's minds; but fine grass sprouts grow quietly in the corners of the walls and in the crevices of the stones, which are not very green yet, looking brave and cute.He really wanted to walk far away, but he didn't want to move his legs, and the awkward twist returned, and he felt that there was something lacking in his heart, something that he was embarrassed to admit but had to admit.He tucked his hands in his sleeves, lowered his head, and walked lazily in the courtyard, the small wind was blowing his forehead hard. Not far away, Zhou Shisong ran towards him. He was not running fast, but he looked very urgent.When he came in front of Du Yifu, he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it, his face was hard red and white, as if he had been greatly frightened. "What's wrong?" Du Yifu stretched out his hand and straightened his waist. "Going ashore, coming, I saw it!" Zhou Shisong's mouth was still open, but he couldn't find anything else to say. "Who?" "Let's talk in the room!" Zhou Shisong didn't care about Du Yifu, picked up his legs and ran, still trotting, eager but not very fast.Almost to the dormitory, he really ran.Du Yifu followed behind inexplicably, it was not good to run, it was not good to not run, it was very difficult; he suddenly felt that Zhou Shisong was very annoying, maybe it was some big shit, and he was just messing around like this.When he got to the house, he asked almost angrily: "What's going on?" "Old Du, don't you already know everything?" Zhou Shisong sat on the edge of the bed, still panicking. "What do I know?" Du Yifu asked with staring eyes. "Last night," Zhou Shisong lowered his voice, quickly stood up, tilted his head and whispered to Du Yifu: "Didn't you say that the knife was already on your neck last night? How could you not know?!" "I don't know anything, I really don't know! If you don't tell me, I'll go out and go around my corner. I don't think I'm fit and not energetic!" Du Yifu sat on the broken wicker chair, feeling very happy impatient. "Okay, you can see for yourself!" Zhou Shisong took out a small "external number" from his bag, handed it to Du Yifu with trembling hands.Passing this piece of paper out, he seemed to feel relieved of his heart disease, lying on the bed, blinking his eyes at Du Yifu. A few ugly big black characters seemed to fly into Du Yifu's eyes, as soon as he received the newspaper, his face changed color.These big characters were enough, he couldn't settle down to look at the smaller ones. "Old Zhou, did you see what our newspaper said?" "Yes, it didn't say a word!" "Didn't mention a single word? Didn't mention a single word." Du Yifu looked outside the account, but didn't see a single word clearly. "Then maybe this news is not true, and the air is scary?" "I saw it! I saw it with my own eyes!" Zhou Shisong sat up, his lips seemed dry, and he licked them with the tip of his tongue. "Armored vehicles, automobiles, and soldiers on the vehicles are all holding guns, pointing outwards and gesticulating! I'll go see Xu Mingxia off." "Where is he going?" "Go home, get to the bus station!" Zhou Shisong blushed terribly. "This kid! He knew, but he didn't say a word. Like a bear that can tear apart, he ran away gently and unknowingly. He didn't say anything, just begged me to accompany him on the trip Street; he dared not go out alone! When we got to the bus station, he told me to ask for two days off, without saying anything else. I walked back alone, saw, saw, it turned out to be the case! I hurried back You must find a way to find you; the knife is really resting on the neck, what should we do?" Du Yifu didn't want to talk, his heart was very confused, but he couldn't help but casually said: "Why?" "Didn't you see those words? I thought it was you who knew this in advance and wanted to risk your life! Here, I'll read it!" He snatched the number from Du Yifu's hand, and hurriedly licked his lips: "The secret service reported: 'The disaster started at No. 52, Lane 21, Zhimazhou Main Road. Here lived my overseas Chinese businessman Wu Erlang, who was fifty-six years old and single. He raised a German shepherd dog. : Gender, female; grayish-yellow fur; name, whitebait. The whitebait gave birth to a litter of puppies before February: three males and one female, three yellow and one black. The game outside was stolen by someone. Urgently reported to the Zhidi Police Station, and Yun Dai searched for it, but it was perfunctory and insincere. Wu Erlang rushed to report to the secret service agency, and immediately sent all the detectives to start searching. Nothing was found on the first day, which is proof The mystery of the case was serious. In the early morning of the next day, the black puppy was found dead on the beach. The black puppy was lying on the beach, forming a T-shape with the morning tide, with its tail stretched out, and was sometimes covered by the waves. It was in a miserable state! Xiang, with both eyes open, seems eager to see the rising sun. The abdomen is distended like a drum, and there are bite marks on the neck. It is obvious that the person was injured first, and then thrown into the water. There are footprints on the shore sand. Shared by dog ​​breeders in Chazhi Among the 13,562 families, more than 4,000 are puppies under half a year old, and more than 2,000 are pugs. None of them have the ability to kill black puppies. In addition, they are all strong and big dogs , and the scars of the little black dog were actually made by this kind of big dog. According to the daily investigation report, it was detected that the violent elements who resisted our country had a giant dog, and those who were neighbors of Wu Erlang were first to be reconnaissance. The results of the reconnaissance were obtained. Ten important suspects were arrested and interrogated immediately, and their dogs were also captured. These ten people were violent elements, of course they were extremely cunning and resolute. In order to wake them up, they shot the ten giant dogs face to face There is a saying in Zhidi: "Dogs and chickens are not left behind; so they do not hesitate to kill dogs to police them. The blood of dogs is everywhere, and these ten people still stubbornly resist. At the same time, the officials in Zhidi must have heard about it, but they are silent. It is enough to prove that there is guilt in the heart, and there must be a vast background behind the ten people. If it is allowed to develop, the blood of the black puppy will lead the people of our country, from dogs to people, and the people of the country are in danger!'" Zhou Shisong read Soon, after finishing the reading, there was sweat on his head: "For a puppy!" "Read on!" Du Yifu lowered his head and gritted his teeth. "There's nothing to read, Zuo is not a soldier coming ashore, here to slaughter, to intimidate, to purge violent people and ideas, and to seek advantage for nothing!" Zhou Shisong almost shouted. "What shall we do? We don't need to create a chance of bloodshed, because a dog—huh! a dog—here comes!" His voice seemed to choke him, and there were many words, but he could only strike. Two very unhappy hiccups. "Where's Lao Chu?" Du Yifu asked out of boredom, wanting to avoid the topic but was embarrassed to be stupefied.Seeing that Zhou Shisong didn't answer, he struck up a conversation and said, "I'll find him." After a while, Du and Chu came in together.Chu Jichen's head was still raised, but his expression was not straight. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled at Zhou Shisong, which was very unnatural. "You know, old man?" Zhou Shisong wanted to laugh, but failed, his face twitched twice, like a fly just landed on it. Before Chu Jichen could speak, Du Yifu hurriedly said: "Old Chu, stop talking nonsense, we have to think about it! Xu Mingxia has slipped away, let's—" "I'm resigned to fate!" Chu Jichen looked at the ceiling with his hands in his sleeves. "As far as I can see, there will never be a war, because the business here is theirs, they bombarded their own property and construction, kidnapped some people like you and me, humiliated them, and even killed a few It’s unavoidable. They always thought that our hatred for them was just a trick played by a few educated people. If they killed or frightened these fierce elements, they could ride our necks and shit without People dare to speak out. I just wait, I may be a little dangerous, there will be no war, no!" "What about you? Old Du?" Zhou Shisong lost his temper when he saw that the talented man had softened. "I listen to you. If you say go head-on, I will follow. I said at the beginning that there will be no war. I think if someone goes head-on, it will probably not end peacefully. You were right yesterday. Peace is surrender, just for the sake of peace." A dog, a dog; is this going to end?" Du Yifu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.There was no need to doubt any more, he admitted in his heart that he was indeed lacking something, and this lack made him unable to support what he said yesterday.He could not hold his head up, could no longer debate, and had no choice but to admit his own shortcomings in front of the two comrades.This is extremely embarrassing, but after all it is much better than nonsense and cover-ups!His lips moved for a long time, until his eyes got wet, and he finally got the courage to open them: "Lao Chu! Lao Zhou! Let's hide for a while too! This, this," his tears fell. Zhou Shisong's heart softened, and his eye circles were also red.He had a lot of questions to question Du Yifu, and every sentence would make Du Yifu feel ashamed, so he didn't say a word.He felt that it was the most humane thing to follow Du Yifu to die or run away together, and he didn't want to ask the truth about whether he should die or run away.Sorry to say something to Du Yifu, he turned to Chu Jichen and asked, "What about you?" "If you two must drag me, then go together; otherwise, I'll just wait here to die!" Chu Jichen smiled again. "Is there anyone else in class?" Du Yifu asked, rolling his eyes outside. "Yes!" Chu Jichen replied, "Everyone is calm!" "The people on the street are not panicking either," Zhou Shisong added. "Insensitive!" Du Yifu just said this, and immediately regretted it, his scalp almost turned red. Chu Jichen swallowed what he wanted to say. As if to hide his embarrassment, Du Yifu suggested: "Come to my house, okay? How can I find a suitable place for a while? The house is narrower, but." "Don't be too busy, let me see," Chu Jichen said seriously. "Search is possible, but it must be at night, they are extremely meticulous: last night, that is, about three o'clock, I woke up, and saw that the lights in the corridor were all off, and I was very puzzled. I got up and opened the window. Look out, there's no lights in the street. Up the munitions, it must be. They point guns at you during the day, and the munitions would have to be turned off. Subtle and contradictory. But, whatever you say, they always Just think about it carefully. If we have to go, we will go after dinner, it will never be too late. In the second half of the day, we can also collect news and see the limelight. Maybe things are not so serious, who knows." "Yes!" Du Yifu nodded, but asked Zhou Shisong: "What about you?" . In the second half of the day, the news got worse and worse, and there were all kinds of rumors, mainly the "extras" that were designed to spread rumors and confuse people's hearts, and supplemented and changed everywhere.The big bell of the school is still beating on time, but there are not many people in the classroom.The shops on the street were still open as usual, and even those who bought and sold were a little uneasy.Everyone is not in a hurry, not in a hurry, not in a mess, they are just helplessly waiting for some danger.Unfortunately, if this little danger comes to the head, no one can do anything, no idea.In this state of anxiety, helplessness, and helplessness, everyone seemed to hope to get away with it by luck. If they didn't see the shadow of the armored vehicle within half an hour, everyone would feel more at ease. However, the news is getting worse.Even Chu Jichen, who had a better understanding of things, was overwhelmed by the rumors.He almost gave up what he had observed, and let his emotions share everyone's panic and wild thoughts. Zhou Shisong still had the guts to go outside to buy "Extra Accounts". He brought the worst news to Du Yifu: "Correct the old ways! Resolutely eliminate those who destroy the goodwill between the two countries!" Such titles are all written in ugly and swollen words. The large characters are printed out, and the words themselves seem to make people tremble.Who was arrested is not published, but there is no doubt that a large number of people have been arrested, which made Du Yifu worry about his father.If you want to arrest people, the Guoshu Museum must take care of it. It has always been a thorn in the side, not because it actually has any usefulness, but because it advocates martial arts, and "advocating" is the biggest crime.Du Yifu rushed to make a phone call, but the phone number of the Guoshu Museum was no longer available.Undoubtedly, something must have happened, and very quickly, my father thought of me; if my father had been arrested, it would be very difficult for me to escape; people even investigated the number of dogs so clearly, let alone people, let alone people. University students, let alone leaders among students!He was angry, gnashing his teeth, confused, helpless.He just wanted to stamp his feet and scold bitterly, even if he was cut to pieces after scolding, he would be happy.Is this a world with the sun?Is this a country!Who to ask?No one can answer him, only blood is enough to wash away this insult!How to bleed? "Old Zhou!" He shouted: "I—I—" His voice softened without a sound like a flower that has been heated. "How?" Zhou Shisong asked. After staying for a long time, Du Yifu said to himself: "No way!" Du Yifu didn't leave the house until dinner time.He walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and sometimes he would lie on the bed for a while, thinking constantly in his heart: for a while, he wanted to go all out. Blood, there is no one in the country who dares to shed blood.After a while, he thought back again, what is the use of dying in vain, and for a moment, if he took his own blood and sprinkled it on the desert, it wouldn't leave even a trace of blood, right?He was thinking, thinking non-stop, the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, the less he could make up his mind.He still refused to admit that he was afraid, but no matter what he couldn't find the courage to do something about it. After hastily grabbing two mouthfuls of food, he hurried back to the dormitory, as if following a ghost.It was getting dark, and it was time to go.But if the father has been taken away, how can the home be a safe place?In school?What Chu Jichen said was right, he will definitely come to arrest people at night!As it got darker, his heart became tighter. He never thought that he would be so flustered. The black shadow outside seemed to be rushing forward, trying to force him to the bottom of the wall, slowly squeezing him to death. After all, both Chu Jichen and Zhou Shisong came, and he breathed a sigh of relief.What to do?Chu and Zhou have no idea, and have the courage to stay in school.He couldn't force them to go, since he couldn't tell where they came from.Glancing outside, the courtyard was terribly dark.Chu Jichen lay on Zhou Shisong's bed, half-closed his eyes as if thinking about something.Zhou Shisong sat on the broken rattan chair, his face was still a little red, but he was not as flustered as he was during the day.Du Yifu stood by the window, staring blankly at the darkness outside.After staying for a while, he got used to seeing the darkness, and he felt a little better.The large area of ​​darkness was surrounded by a few sparse lights, and it was very quiet.It is as black as purple velvet, and it seems to contain some unpredictable and lovely meaning or news, as simple and quiet as an ancient poem, containing some meaning that can only be understood but not expressed.His heart became quieter, and the courage in his imagination began to move again.He imagined: he was holding a pistol, even if it was a rock, and tiptoed past, passed, and beat an enemy wearing an iron basin until his brains burst!Then, the gun went off, the fire started, kill, kill, men and women, old and young, all came out to fight, even if they were defeated miserably, it was honorable, a great people can be killed but not humiliated! Just thinking about this, a white flash cut the darkness into two pieces fiercely and lonely, like a huge white blade falling from the sky.Sea lights!The white light does not move, and the black shadow trembles beside the white light, like the flesh of a freshly killed animal.Suddenly, very quickly, the white light swayed from side to side twice stiffly, the black shadow barely had time to dodge, and trembled a few times, silently and helplessly, giving up the position to the white light.Suddenly, the white light changed to moving up and down, and the black shadow silently let go of teasing helplessly; the white light rose up, and the black shadow lowered; the white light chased down, and the black shadow hid on the ground, crawling and crouching motionless.One white light, another white light, another white light, more than a dozen white lights shot out together, spinning, crossing, parallel, cold, bright white, covering the starlight above, sweeping buildings, mountains and trees below, arrogant, rampant, Up and down, left and right, they suddenly form a row, and shoot in a circle with one heart, penetrating, illuminating and enclosing the small Zhimazhou, one piece is black, one piece is white, one piece is black, one piece is white, Everything appears and disappears, dizzy, confused, trembling in white light and black shadows. A ray of light flashed onto Du Yifu's window, stopped for a while, then passed away; then another light, stopped, then passed away again.He held onto the window sill and closed his eyes. Zhou Yuchuquan stood up, staring blankly, waiting, extremely embarrassed, unreasonable waiting, looking forward to it.Terrible and lovely, the lights of this imperialist dance hall take the mountains and the sea as the stage, looking for red hot blood in all directions.The black sea, the black mountains, the black buildings, the black pine forests, and the black figures are all lurking, let these white lights go back and forth to find the right place in detail, so that they can be bombed and slaughtered. Waiting, waiting, but the light no longer came, it was dark and boring, only the eyes of the three of them still had a little afterglow, not very long, not very bright, shining on the window like moonlight.Chu Jichen sat down first.Du Yifu turned around very slowly and glanced at Zhou Shisong, who sat on the wicker chair again as if he was extremely tired.Du Yifu touched the bed with his hands, sat down, and licked his lips. For a long time, no one had anything to say, and they were all thinking about the light games and demonstrations just now.Suddenly, Chu Jichen laughed loudly. He didn't know why, but he felt a tremor, and his whole body felt happy.When he had had enough laughing, he closed his mouth; he forgot, that laugh seemed to have happened a long time ago. "I don't annoy you at all, I'm so ridiculous!" Du Yifu said with his head down. "He didn't laugh at you, Old Du!" Zhou Shisong welcomed someone to say something.Chu Jichen said nothing, as if he didn't hear anything. "Whether he laughed at me or not, I have to tell you two, otherwise I will be suffocated to death!" Du Yifu raised his head and looked at them. "I don't need to say anything, only two words are enough: I am timid!" "To strike a stone with an egg, to be brave is also to be foolish!" Chu Jichen smiled. "Even if what you said is right, I'm still timid after all!" Du Yifu's attitude was very natural, as if he had taken a laxative and wiped out all the hypocrisy in his heart. "I can't say whether I'm timid or brave, anyway, I just have no idea!" Zhou Shisong also smiled. They don't speak anymore, but they are no longer obviously lonely and embarrassed. It seems that they can understand each other silently without words. They just sat there all night. The next day, the news eased a lot.Du Yifu returned home.He was eager to see his father, no matter whether his father was shocked or not, and it was not out of filial piety, but almost out of naivete, similar to a child who wants to go to his father after being bullied.On weekdays he looked down on his father very much, so far he has not raised his father's status much, but he seems to have a faint hope, wanting to find something in his father that he usually ignores.This, if he could find it, seemed to teach him a new kind of hope, not only concerning their father and son, but almost involving the problems of the whole nation.Such tugging was ridiculous, but he seemed to be fascinated for a moment, not only didn't think it was ridiculous, but thought it was the simplest and most convenient way to solve the problem.As long as he saw his father, he could immediately get a "yes" or "no"; no matter what, he didn't have to worry about it anymore when he got this answer. 他不愿绕着弯儿去原谅自己，可也不愿过火的轻看自己，把事情拉平了看，他觉得他的那点教育使他会思索，会顾虑，会作伪，所以胆小。他得去拿父亲证实了这个。父亲不识字，不会思索顾虑与作伪，那么就天然的应当胆粗气壮。可是，父亲到底是不是这样呢？假若父亲是这样，那么，他便可以原谅自己，而且得到些希望。这就是说，真正有骨气的倒是那不识字的人们，并不必等着几个读书人去摇旗呐喊才挺起胸来——恰恰和敌人们所想的相反。果然要是这样，这是个绝大的力量。反之，那便什么也不用再说，全民族统统是挨揍的货了！他得去看父亲，似乎民族兴亡都在这一看中。可笑，谁管，他飞也似的回了家。 只住着楼上两间小屋，屋外有个一张桌子大小的凉台，杜老拳师在凉台上坐着呢。一眼看到儿子，他赶紧立起来，喊了声：“你来了？正要找你去呢！” 杜亦甫一步跳三层楼梯，一眨眼，微喘着立在父亲跟前。他找不到话讲，可是心中极痛快，自自然然的看着父亲：五十七八岁，矮个子；圆脸，黑中透亮，两眼一大一小，眼珠都极黑极亮，微笑着，两只皮糙骨硬的手在一块搓着：“想你也该来了！想你也该来了！坐下！”把椅子让给了杜亦甫，老人自己愿意立着。杜亦甫进去，又搬出一把椅子来。父子都坐下，老人还搓着手：“差点没见着你，春子！”他叫着儿子的乳名：“我让他们拿去了！”老人又笑了，一大一小的俩眼眨巴的很快。 “没受委屈？”杜亦甫低声的问。 “那还有不受委屈的？”老人似乎觉得受委屈是可笑的事，又笑了。“你看，正赶上我值班，在馆里过夜。白天本听到一些谣言，这个的，那个的，咱也没往心里去。不到十点钟我就睡了，你知道我那间小屋？墙上挂着单刀，墙角立着花枪？一躺下我就着了。大概有十二点吧，我听见些动静，可没大研究，心里说，国术馆还能闹贼？我刚要再睡，我的门开了，灯也捻着了，一看，是伙计王顺。王顺干什么？我就问。王顺没言语，往后一闪身，喝，先进来一对刺刀。我哈哈的笑起来了，就凭一对刺刀，要我的命还不大老容易；别看我是在屋子里！紧跟着刺刀，是枪，紧跟着枪，是一对小鬼子，都戴着小铁盆，托着枪冲我来了。我往后望望，后边还有呢，都托着枪，戴着小铁盆。我心里就一研究，我要是早知道了信，我满可以埋伏在门后边，就凭我那口刀，进来一个宰一个，至少也宰他们几个。我太晚了，十几支快枪把我挤在床上，我连伸手摸刀的工夫也没有哇。我看了看窗户，也不行，洋窗户，上下都扣着呢，我跑不了。好了，研究不出道儿来，我就来文明的吧，等着好了，看他们把我怎样了！幸而我老穿着裤褂睡觉，摸着大棉袍就披上了，一语不发。进来一个咱们的人，狗娘养的，汉奸！他教我下来，跟着走。我没言语，只用手背一撩，哼，那小子的右脸上立刻红了一块。他一哎哟，刺刀可就把我围上了，都白亮亮的，硬梆梆的，我看着他们，不动，也不出声。那些王八日的唧里骨碌不知说了些什么，那个狗娘养的捂着脸又过来了，教我下来，他说到院里就枪毙了我。我下来了，狗娘养的赶紧退出老远，怕我的手背再撩他。一个王八日的指了指我的刀，狗娘养的教我抱着刀，他说：抱着你的刀，看你的刀能救了你的命不能。这是成心耍弄我，我知道；好，我就抱着我的刀。往外走吧，脊背上，肋条上，全是刺刀，我只要一歪身，大概就得有一两把插到肉里去。我挺着胸，直溜溜的走。走到院里，我心里说，这可到了回老家的时候了。我那会儿，谁也没想，倒是直想你，春子。我心里就这么研究，王八日的杀了我，我有儿子会报仇呀。”老人笑了笑，缓了口气，亲热的看了儿子一眼。“反正咱们和王八日的们是你死我活，没个散儿。我不识文断字，可是我准知道这个。果不其然，到院里那个狗娘养的奉了圣旨似的教我跪下。我不言语，也不跪下，心里说，开枪吧，小子们，把你太爷打成漏杓，不用打算弯一弯腿！两个王八日的看我不跪，由后面给了我两枪靶子，哼，心里说，你俩小子还差点目的，太爷不是这么容易打倒的。见我不倒，一个王八日的，也就是象你离我这么远儿，托起枪来，瞄我的胸口，我把胸挺出去。拍！响了。连我都纳闷了，怎么还不倒下呢？那些王八羔子们笑起来，原来是空枪，专为吓吓我。王八羔子们杀人，我告诉你，春子，决不痛痛快快的，他们拿你当个小虫子，翻来覆去的揉搓你，玩够了再杀；所以我看见他们就生气，他们狠毒，又坏！”老人不笑了，连那只小一点的眼也瞪起来，似乎是从心里憎恶那些王八羔子们。“那个狗娘养的又传了圣旨，”老人接着说，“带回去收拾，反正早晚你得吃上一颗黑枣。我还是不言语，我研究好了，就是不出一声，咱们谁得手谁杀，用不着费话；是不是，春子？”杜亦甫点了点头，没有话可说。 “出了大门，”老人又说下去：“他们还好，给我预备的大汽车，就上了车。还抱着刀，我挺着腰板，教他们看看，太爷是没得手，没能把刀切在你们脖子上，好吧，你们的枪子儿我也不怕！你们要得了我的命，可要不了我的心气；这是一口气，这口气由我传给我的儿子孙子，永远不能磕膝盖儿着土！我这么研究好了，就看他们的瞄准吧！到了个什么地方，黑灯瞎火的我也没看清是哪里。这里听不见别的，齐噔咯噔的净是皮鞋响。他们把我圈在一间小屋里，我就坐在地板上闭眼养神，等着枪毙。我没有别的事可想，就是恨我的刀没能出鞘。他们人多，枪多，我不必挣蹦，白费力气干吗。我等着好了，死到临头，我得大大方方的，皱皱眉就不算练过工夫。是不是，春子？” 杜亦甫又点了点头。 “待了不知好久，”老人又搓起双手来，仿佛要表演出那时怎样的不耐烦。“他们把我提到一间大厅上去，灯光很亮，人也不少，坐的是官儿，立着的是兵。他们又教我跪下，我还是不出声，也不跪。磨烦了半天，他们没有了主意，刺刀可就又戳在我胸口上，我不动，纹丝不动，眼皮连抬也不抬；哼，杀剐随便，我就是不能弯腿！慢慢的，刺刀挪开了，他们拿出一张字纸来教我看，我闭上了眼。我那天夜里就说了一共这么三个字：'不认字！'他们问我那些字——他们管它叫什么'言'呀，我记不清了——什么意思？我不出声。又问，那是我画的押，签的名，不是？我还是不出声。我心里说，这回真该杀我了，痛快点吧！我犯了什么罪？没有。凭什么他们有生杀之权？没道理。我就这么寻思着，他们无缘无故的杀了我，我的儿孙以后会杀他们，这叫作世仇。我一点也不怕呢，我可就怕后辈忘了这点事儿。俗语说的好，冤仇应解不应结，可那得看什么事，就这么胡杀乱砍呀，这点仇不能白白的散了！这并不是我心眼小，我是说，人生在世不能没骨头，骑着脖子拉屎，还教我说怪香的，我不能！你看，果然，他们又把枪举起来了，我看见过，甭吓噱谁！他们装枪子，瞄准儿，装他妈的王八羔子，气派大远了去啦。其实，用不着，我不怕，你可有什么主意呢？比画了半天，哼，枪并没放。又把我送回小屋里去了。什么东西！今个天亮的时候，他们也不是怎么，把我放了，还仿佛怪客气的，什么玩艺儿！我不明白这是哪一出戏，你来的时候，我还正研究呢。一句话抄百总吧，告诉你，春子，咱们得长志气，跟他们干，这个受不了！我不认字，不会细细的算计，我可准知道这么个理儿，只要挺起胸脯不怕死，谁也不敢斜眼看咱们！去泡壶茶喝好不好？” 杜亦甫点了点头。