Chapter 70 20. Mistakes

The place we hid was sheltered from the wind. From being arrested after the Spring Festival to escaping from the 703 Prison, winter had already passed, so the temperature at night was not very low.When I opened my eyes, the line between the sea and the sky had already turned white.I stretched myself, this was the first time after such a long time that I was not woken up by the harsh wake-up call in the prison, but when I looked sideways, I was covered in cold sweat, and Lin Hu was gone. I got up from the ground in a jerk, looked around, and called Lin Hu's name in a low voice but anxiously.Lin Hu wouldn't be afraid that I wanted to go back to the South China Sea and swim to Jinmen, so he would sneak away while I was asleep.

After calling a few times, Lin Hu responded from behind a stone: "Here, here." I was relieved, I don't know why Lin Hu disappeared, I was so nervous, maybe I was nervous when I escaped just now, and I was particularly afraid of becoming myself again. Lin Hu poked his head out from behind the stone and greeted me. I ran over with my back bent and squatted with Lin Hu.Lin Hu smiled awkwardly, and said, "I'm so hungry, I woke up from hunger. I looked for something to eat, but I couldn't find it." Then he heard his stomach groaning a few times.I smiled and said: "It's not easy to find food in this place, so leave it to me to fill your stomach." Lin Hu said excitedly: "Really!"

I smiled and said nothing, Lin Hu is not typical of a child who grew up by the sea, he may not know that the good food that can be eaten in the South China Sea is buried underground.It's not a problem to fill the stomach, but as for the taste, it's hard to say. I dug out a lot of "red sweet potatoes" from the dry soil on the bank, which made Lin Hu very excited, but the plants are desperately growing this season, so the taste of "red sweet potatoes" is far inferior to that in early winter .But no matter whether it is delicious or not, at least it is not small and has enough water, eating two or three will definitely fill you up.

By the time we finished eating, the sky had basically lit up, and it always dawned very early at the beach. I took advantage of the light and looked around. The big peninsula in Nanhai City is not very far from here, and it can be seen across the sea. If you walk fast, you can definitely get there in a day.However, this place is not very safe, because militiamen from nearby villages may come out to patrol and find us at any time. Because the coastline of the South China Sea is very close to Jinmen, all villages are in a state of "war preparation" at any time. The vigilance is very high. Once they find out, the possibility of escaping is almost zero. The effect of this kind of group defense and group governance is very significant. No matter how powerful the Taiwanese agents are, they can only wreak havoc and return immediately. Local footing.

For the two of us, still wearing prisoner's clothes, I'm afraid the biggest problem is not filling our stomachs, but how to escape countless militia patrols and sneak into Nanhai City. After I explained the situation to Lin Hu clearly, Lin Hu frowned frequently. We even planned to escape to the mainland for a while. After we settled down, we would inquire about the news and then make arrangements.But after much deliberation, I decided to bite the bullet and go to the South China Sea first, because after all, the South China Sea is the place I am most familiar with, and there are even people like Chen Jingqiang who have rescued me. As long as someone is willing to take us in for a while, it is possible There is still hope.

Now that we have decided to go to the South China Sea, we didn't stay any longer. After cleaning ourselves a little bit, we put on the labor camp uniforms upside down and set off. Originally, it only needed a one-day trip, but the two of us walked for 5 days, stopping and going, hiding and hiding, circling around, and did not dare to contact anyone.Fortunately, we finally "changed" our clothes, which allowed us to "mix" into the South China Sea on the sixth day. Entering the South China Sea is my "world". I have lived here since I was a child, and I can find every plant, every tree, every street and alley with my eyes closed.As long as we hide from people who may know me and the places where the advance brigade often haunts, at least Lin Hu and I don’t have to be like mice in the gutter all day long. Moreover, I know that there are several safe places, that is, a few near my old house. It is an abandoned old-fashioned courtyard, very few people come here, if one door after another is unlocked, it is enough for us to have plenty of time to hide.And I am so familiar with the geographic locations around these houses that I can even tell how many grasses grow in the corners.

However, the problem of filling the stomach has become a huge problem. At that time, every family did not have enough rations, let alone any leftovers for you, and it was difficult to find "red sweet potatoes" in the city. Even if you know where this kind of food is, you can’t dig it up in broad daylight, and patrols are very powerful at night. Relying on my experience in finding food accumulated in picking up dung, I can’t solve the rations for two people.So this is also the reason why I made up my mind to go directly to Chen Jingqiang's residence. To be precise, the place where Chen Jingqiang lives is unknown to any Red Guard in the South China Sea. It is on Lingxiu Road between the Third Hospital and the reservoir where I used to dive and commit suicide. In 1968, it was changed to Revolution Road.That house used to be the house of a friend of my father’s. It was a small three-story building. It was a Chinese-European single-family villa. I visited it twice when I was a child, and I still had a deep impression of some of the layout inside. It was confiscated by the government in 1957 and turned into a government office. Later, when the Cultural Revolution came, it became the headquarters of the rebels.Chen Jingqiang used to confer titles to the Red Guard Brigade here. The first floor and a small square in front are the reception area, the second floor should be Chen Jingqiang's office, and the third floor should be where Chen Jingqiang lives.

I estimated that around 9 o'clock in the evening, I took Lin Hu and sneaked to Chen Jingqiang's residence and squatted there. The lights on the second and third floors were still on, and it seemed that there was a faint figure from the window.This is the sanctuary of the Red Guards in Nanhai City, and no one would dare to come here to make trouble, so the Red Guards guarding the first floor were lazily talking about something, and basically did not guard much. After waiting for a while, the lights on the second floor were also turned off, but the lights on the third floor were still on, which meant that no one was still working or receiving reception in the building.I took Lin Hu to the side of the house and asked Lin Hu to watch the wind for me. Relying on my agility all the time, I climbed from the outer wall to the second floor and got into the house without much effort.

The second floor was pitch black, and a small street light on the first floor barely allowed me to see the furnishings on the second floor clearly. If I remember correctly, I could see the stairs to the third floor through two open offices.I tiptoed, and as soon as I walked to the office next to the stairs, I heard footsteps coming from upstairs, and I stepped on the wooden stairs going downstairs. I don’t know if it’s Chen Jingqiang, even if it’s Chen Jingqiang, I can’t be careless Stand here, hide for a while and see before talking. The footsteps came down quickly, and I hurriedly got behind a large wooden cabinet. As soon as I squatted down, I felt a few rifles piled up in the corner, and a bayonet was thrown on the ground.The footsteps stopped at the door of this office, the lights in the corridor were turned on, and then the key rang a few times, and the door was opened.

My nervous heart was about to jump out of my throat. Could it be Chen Jingqiang who came in? The person who came in turned on the lights in the office, walked forward a few steps, seemed to be looking for something on a table, then seemed to have found it, took a few steps slowly, and sat down on a table. on the sofa.It seems to be flipping through some files. This is a good opportunity for me to come out and meet Chen Jingqiang. I poked my head out carefully and looked at the person sitting not far away through a desk. This person seemed to be looking at the documents very seriously. I can see his side face, and this person's side face seems to be injured, wrapped in thick gauze, so I can't see his face at once.But in terms of body shape, he is very similar to Chen Jingqiang.

This made it hard for me to confirm, so I had to shrink my body back again, and I was hesitating whether to wait for him to go out before making a judgment, when I heard this person talking to himself: "Hehe, it's so fucking interesting." This voice stunned me all of a sudden, I believe my sense of hearing must be correct, this voice, this person speaking, is actually Wang Shanlin! I suddenly had a killing intent in my heart!Hello Wang Shanlin!What a coincidence!It's really not that enemies don't get together!Regardless of whether Chen Jingqiang is still here or not, since I have given you the opportunity to be alone, I will never let you go this time!After killing you, I don't want to find Chen Jingqiang anymore, and I don't care about Lin Hu anymore. I either die or swim to Jinmen to become a traitor!Anyway, the whole world has betrayed me, so there is no need for me to miss this place. The murderous intent was already on the rise, and the blood all over my body made me tremble slightly with excitement. I gently picked up the bayonet on the ground and held it firmly in my hand.Cautiously poked his head out and took a look at Wang Shanlin. Wang Shanlin didn't notice anyone in the room at all, and all his attention seemed to be on the document in his hand. I controlled my breathing, got out from behind the cabinet, and silently advanced a few steps against the desk, and then leapt out. Before Wang Shanlin could turn around and notice me, the bayonet in my hand had already hit me. On Wang Shanlin's neck, and pierced a small inch. I don't know why, even though I wanted to kill Wang Shanlin immediately, my hand still hesitated for a while, and I didn't use all my strength to stab it all at once. Wang Shanlin was dumbfounded all of a sudden, and he didn't move at all. He didn't yell immediately, but said motionlessly, "Who is it?" I squeezed my voice and said, "You dare to speak loudly? Kill you immediately." I didn't mean to do this, but the excitement and hatred, and trying to keep my voice down made my voice distorted. Wang Shanlin's face was covered with gauze, he couldn't see my appearance, and he didn't dare to turn his head, because the tip of the bayonet was still in his flesh, and his blood had already seeped from the tip of the bayonet , flowing one by one.Wang Shanlin may have felt the pain, and his voice was distorted. He said hoarsely, "Hero, don't be impulsive, and speak well." At the same time, his body began to shake, and the document in his hand fell to the ground. on the ground. I felt a sense of pleasure to relieve hatred, I didn't want to stab him immediately, but wanted to let this Wang Shanlin know who was going to kill him. I pulled out the tip of the knife slowly, but never left Wang Shanlin's neck. I pressed against Wang Shanlin's throat and turned around so that Wang Shanlin could see me.I looked at Wang Shanlin's distorted face, and said mockingly, "See who I am." Half of Wang Shanlin's face seemed to be burned. Some minor burn marks. "Zhao, Zhao Yajun...you, why are you here?" The fear in Wang Shanlin's eyes was even worse. "Why can't I be here?" "You, are you alive?" "I live, and I live to kill you with my own hands." "Yajun, Yajun, don't be impulsive, can you listen to me?" Wang Shanlin begged me like a dog. "Hehe, go ahead. I really want to hear what a dying person has to say." "I can save you, I can." "What's the meaning?" "You can get away with the explosion, but, really, really, you're going to get caught, and I can help you. You trust me." "You can't die, why should I die? Don't tell me you, a wicked bastard, should live?" "I, I, Yajun, you are a good person, please give me a chance. I will explain, I will explain." Wang Shanlin's body softened, he slid off the sofa, and knelt down in front of me. "Don't play any tricks, you have seen my skills, you just need to move around, hum." "No, no, Yajun. I am the director of the Revolutionary Committee of Nanhai now, and only I can take you out of here." "Oh!? Where's Director Chen?" "He was transferred two months ago, and I took his place." "Just you, a bastard, what qualifications do you have to sit in this seat?" "Because, because, I know, I know..." "Speak more bluntly, I am happy to speak to your uncle, and maybe let you live a few more days." "Yes, yes. I knew something was wrong with Chen Jingqiang, so I reported it to Master Li Guobiao, so I took his place." "It's fucking disgusting to listen to you!" "No, no, listen to me, Li Guobiao found me and asked me to report on Chen Jingqiang's situation. I don't know anything." "I am oblivious?" "I really don't know anything, I dare not talk nonsense, Mr. Li Guobiao, what is he looking for?" "what?" "I really don't know, really. I was forced. Your sister, your sister, I didn't expect her to be so strong, I..." "Shut up!" I stabbed Wang Shanlin's skin hard with the tip of my knife. Wang Shanlin trembled violently, and he couldn't speak clearly: "Please, don't, kill me, please..." I never I didn't expect that Wang Shanlin was so afraid of death. I thought he would resist, but he didn't have any ambition. I used to be a little afraid of him. Now, Wang Shanlin is like a bird caught by me in my eyes. A toad underfoot. "I ask you, why did you go to Prison 703?" I decided to at least get some answers from Wang Shanlin. "The central government issued a document and asked me to go. I didn't expect to meet you, and it exploded in the end." "Why did it explode?" "I, I don't know, it was noisy at the time, the escaped prisoners passed out, you know the sound was uncomfortable, but then the fire burst out from the ground, it was scary, my face was burned at that time, I was just killed After being sent out of the prison gate, it seemed that something bigger happened inside, and the ground shook violently. Then, it exploded." "that's it?" "Yes, yes, that's it. The explosion was so powerful that the wall fell down. However, I know that there are people who have escaped besides you." "Who are they?" "I, I can't remember. I just received the assisted investigation notice yesterday. There are more than a dozen people. I can't remember the names. However, the list and portraits are in the documents on my desk." Then Wang Shanlin pointed I looked at a desk by the window, and sure enough there were two thick stacks of documents on the desk. I immediately thought of Lao Xie and the people from 511. Are they still alive?This made me stare at the two stacks of documents with expectant eyes. "I'll show you, I'll show you." Wang Shanlin said hurriedly. I hesitated for a while, seeing Wang Shanlin's fear of death, I thought he would not dare to do anything, so I nodded: "You go and get it." Wang Shanlin responded, and moved towards the desk tremblingly, making the floor a little loud, so I said, "Get up. Be honest." Only then did Wang Shanlin stand up, and carefully followed the tip of my knife, slowly moving towards the desk. When we arrived at the desk, Wang Shanlin flipped through the two stacks of documents, took out a stack of documents, handed them to me, and said, "That's it." I took it with the other hand, but I held the bayonet against Wang Shanlin with one hand, and it was not easy to read it with one hand, so I had to put the document on the table, lower my head, and read it with one hand. I turned to the first page, and there was a file and a photo of a person on it. I didn’t know this person. Looking down, it seemed to be a very normal file. While I was distracted looking at the file, suddenly Hearing Wang Shanlin roar: "Go to hell!" Then Wang Shanlin threw the two stacks of documents on the table towards my face. All the documents that Wang Shanlin rolled up in front of him were scattered all over the top of the desk, making it hard for people to see where Wang Shanlin was. The window was kicked open with a bang, and when I realized it, Wang Shanlin was jumping down from the window. I stretched out my hand and pulled it, but Wang Shanlin jumped from the second floor before I could pull it.I yelled and rushed to the window, only to see Wang Shanlin getting up from the ground and shouting loudly at the same time: "There are spies! There are spies!" After running for two steps, I turned around, and I saw his expression, which was completely devoid of the panic and obscenity just now, but showed a very contemptuous look, like a hungry wolf, looking at me viciously , and then ran while looking at me: "Come here! The secret agent is on the second floor!" It's over, I know I was cheated by Wang Shanlin, everything he did just now was to make me relax my vigilance, thinking that he was scared out of my wits, then he seized an opportunity and escaped when I was not prepared.In my heart, I quickly scolded myself a thousand times for being an idiot, why did I trust such a cunning person, and why did I kill him without a knife.After listening to his nonsense for a long time, I thought I could get some answer, but none of what he said may be true. Wang Shanlin, he is definitely not such a simple person as I imagined! It was too late to regret it, I didn't plan to jump out of this window and chase him again, but ran quickly to the place where I came in, where Lin Hu was still waiting for me, and it was easy to escape there. When I jumped off the wall next to the second floor, the sound of yelling and running behind me was not far away, and as soon as I came down, I saw Lin Hu anxiously waiting for me. He scolded himself thousands of times with infinite resentment for being a super fool, a big idiot, and led Lin Hu to run towards the reservoir. Behind us, shouts and even gunshots were directed at our fleeing side.