In the next few days, Luo Jun went out to read newspapers during the day and went home to read novels at night as usual. His life was very regular. It was also very dangerous.
Qin Huai clearly felt that the enemy's bombing frequency was increasing. When he first entered this memory, the bombing ended. Three days later, the second bombing came.
The 3rd bombing was on the 5th day. The 4th bombing was on the 6th day.
The third and fourth bombings were both during the day, and the two consecutive days of bombings made the people highly nervous. When Luo Jun walked through the streets looking for a place to read a novel, Qin Huai could clearly feel the fear and uneasiness of the poor.
There are even fewer vendors selling firewood and vegetables.
The doors of every house did not dare to be closed too tightly, nor did they dare to open them. All their belongings were packed away. When the air raid siren sounded, they would rush to the public air raid shelter with their children and belongings in their arms.
High-frequency bombing has completely destroyed people's lives, but it has not affected the gentlemen and ladies in the mansion at all.
A gentleman named Ge even had the leisure and elegance to hold a small birthday party for his newly married third wife on the day after the fourth bombing.
It was purely Western style. The guests were all dressed in long suits and dresses, well-dressed and with dazzling jewelry. Champagne and red wine were served at the banquet, and all kinds of desserts and snacks were available. The specially customized 16-inch cake was served with just one cut.
Because the focus of this banquet is Mr. Ge’s birthday gift to the third concubine——
A specially customized necklace set with rubies, emeralds, emeralds and diamonds. This necklace was stained with blood.
As for why Qin Huai knew about it, it was because he saw Luo Jun deal with some minor troubles that would affect his daily life between the third and fourth bombings with his own eyes. In order to solve it completely, he went straight to Huanglong Cong
While solving the root cause of the problem, I collected the hard-earned money in his safe at the same time.
There were a lot of things in the safe. When packing, this necklace fell out and was stained with blood. Luo Jun was disgusted by it, so he gave it to Mr. Ge for acting fees. Yes, Mr. Ge is Luo Jun's new business partner.
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Although Director Cao used to work overtime as an excuse to raise two married women outside the house all year round, not only did he not go home during the day, but he also rarely went home at night. He had plenty of time and was a good co-actor.
But Mrs. Cao had a hot temper and couldn't keep her mouth shut. She also liked to talk about herself and others, which was very unpleasant to Luo Jun. Luo Jun felt that Minister Cao was not a good opposite actor.
Of course, Minister Cao as an actor has not completely retired from the stage. He still makes guest appearances occasionally. For example, he talks business with Mr. Ge during the day and with Minister Cao at night. Sometimes Liu Tao wanders back slowly after dark without raising any suspicion.
In addition, after the fourth bombing, the enemy did not carry out bombing for a full week, Liu Tao would not be as nervous as before.
The days were so normal, so dull that Qin Huai couldn't even remember the time. He felt like he was spending every day reading novels, reading novels, and reading novels.
Maybe it's because there weren't many newspapers with serialized novels during the war, so Luo Jun has been reading old newspapers during this period. He started reading them from the beginning and sorted them out according to date. He could finish the serialized novels in one go without the worry of broken chapters.
It’s another good day to read novels.
The sun was shining brightly and the temperature was pleasant. Luo Jun went out after drinking tangerine peel tea on the pretext of discussing business with Mr. Ge. As usual, he carried a bag of newspapers and walked around to a civilian area with a wide view.
Luo Jun has been reading newspapers in this area during this time. It is a new good place he discovered. A woman in a family planted some wild flowers in the yard that are occasionally sold in wealthy areas. During this time, the flowers bloomed
, the light fragrance of flowers is floating in the air, which is very pleasant.
Luo Jun negotiated a price with this family and gave him a silver dollar to rent an open space at the door and a chair. He came here every day to sit and read the newspaper.
Naturally, a woman would not refuse such a good deal. Her husband was a carpenter, so he made Luo Jun an exclusive bamboo chair overnight. He cleaned the door every day and waited for Luo Jun to come.
Luo Jun was very satisfied with this new place. He arrived early every day and found a place with the best light to sit and read the newspaper.
Qin Huai is also looking forward to it. Yesterday, he just saw the story of a hero coming out of the mountain, shocking everyone, punishing rape and eliminating evil. Luo Jun has read it once and can't bear it. This is the first time Qin Huai has read it. How can he stand this kind of thing?
The pain of catching up.
If Qin Huai hadn't been able to read the newspaper in his memory, he would have secretly taken out the newspaper at night and read it by himself in the moonlight.
Finally able to see the next plot, Qin Huai stood next to Luo Jun with his head lowered and watched with relish.
Suddenly, the air raid siren sounded.
It had been a long time since he heard the air raid siren. Qin Huai was startled. When he looked up, he found that the people around him were in chaos.
Some people packed their belongings and wished they could even stuff the dishes and chopsticks into their bags and carry them away. Some people held a child in their left hand and an old hen in their right hand, holding the chicken tighter than holding the child.
The same goes for the woman's family. The woman held the child, and her husband took the belongings. When he ran out of the yard, he saw Luo Jun still at the door holding the newspaper in his hand. The woman kindly reminded her.
"Mr. Luo, the air-raid siren has gone off. The nearest air-raid shelter is far away in the front mountain. Run quickly. You won't be able to get in if it's too late." After that, the woman didn't have time to worry about Luo Jun's whereabouts anymore. She picked up the child and went there.
run.
Luo Jun did not leave. He walked into the yard with a chair, sat down in the yard and continued to read the newspaper.
Fortunately, the area where Luo Jun was located was not bombed. Two hours later, people came back from the air-raid shelter one after another. They cheered happily when they saw the intact home. The woman's man even took out two small eggs from his bag.
To celebrate, the woman cooked it for the children, and at the same time gave Luo Jun one to make Luo Jun feel happy.
Luo Jun was not polite and refused anyone who came. He shared the joy and did not eat. He probably put it in his pocket to take it back to Liu Tao to eat. However, at noon, the air raid siren sounded again.
The air raid siren was sounded twice a day, and no matter how tired people were, they could only curse and pack up their things and run to the air raid shelter again. This time the air raid siren sounded very late. Within two minutes of the sound, Qin Huai heard the sound of bombing in the distance.
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Luo Jun was upset by the two bombings a day and couldn't read the novel. He put away the newspaper and slowly wandered around the city.
After wandering around in the bombing for more than an hour, Luo Jun counted the time and started to walk back. The two bombings a day were both carried out during the day. Luo Jun knew that if he did not go back as soon as possible, Liu Tao would definitely
Worried, I have to go back with a pinch of salt.
Hurry up and hurry up, it's still a little late when Luo Jun gets home, and it's getting dark.
The journey was a bit too chaotic. Luo Jun didn't like noisy crowds or chaos and crowds. He deliberately avoided people while walking. He also subdued three gangsters who were planning to rob him, which wasted some time.
If it were normal, Liu Tao would definitely be waiting at the door at this time. But today, the door of Luo Jun's house was very busy.
There are many people.
Minister Cao who looked nervous, Minister Cao's maid who was in a hurry, Minister Cao's aunt who covered her nose with a handkerchief and didn't know what she was talking about, and Mr. Ge's third aunt who looked frightened, seemed to be rehearsing the cry to the sky.
Mr. Ge from the land...
Qin Huai recognized these, and there were many he had seen in the air-raid shelter. He saw the familiar husband, wife, and servants living nearby, gathered here either anxiously or gloatingly watching the excitement.
What shocked Qin Huai was that he seemed to see a doctor in a white coat. Someone saw Luo Jun.
"Mr. Luo is back!" "Mr. Luo is here!" "Mr. Luo..."
People shouted, as if a switch was triggered. Mr. Ge, who was still rehearsing and rehearsing, suddenly burst into tears, burst into tears, panicked, rolled around, slapped himself and ran to Luo Jun.
I almost knelt down to him.
"Mr. Luo, I'm sorry for you! It's all my fault. It's all my fault for hurting Mrs. Luo!" Mr. Ge burst into tears and slapped himself so hard that his face soon became red and swollen.
"What did you say?" Luo Jun asked expressionlessly.
Mr. Ge did not answer, but continued to slap himself in the mouth, as if he wanted to knock himself out immediately, crying and wailing that it was all his fault. Qin Huai ran towards the house without any hesitation.
There are many people outside the house, but there are very few people inside.
Mrs. Cao cried so much that the makeup on her face was gone. She grabbed the doctor's sleeve and kept shouting: "She was still alive just now, she was talking to me just now. She looks fine, but there are some spots on her feet."
There was no bleeding at all, so how could she be gone now? Check her again and send her to the hospital for a checkup!"
The doctor wore a mask and could only explain over and over again: "Mrs. Cao, Mrs. Luo's heartbeat and breathing have stopped. Her internal organs have been shattered by the bomb. Even if she is sent to the hospital as soon as possible, it will not help.
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"Mrs. Cao.. My condolences."
Qin Huai saw Liu Tao lying on the ground and wrapped in white cloth.
Her eyes were closed, her face had been wiped clean, and there was no blood on her lips. She looked like she had fallen asleep with her eyes closed, very peacefully. Mrs. Cao collapsed on the ground and cried loudly.
Luo Jun came in, followed by Mr. Ge, whose cheeks were swollen and the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and Minister Cao who was hesitant to speak. Facing his wife's rude behavior of lying on the ground crying, Minister Cao did not say anything to stop him, but just used words to stop him.
His eyes signaled the maid to help Mrs. Cao up.
"What's going on?" Luo Jun asked calmly.
Qin Huai looked at Luo Jun's expression and found that he had no expression as before, and his tone did not fluctuate much. He was terrifyingly calm. It seemed that what appeared in front of him was not Liu Tao's body, but Liu Tao who had fallen into a strange disease.
lethargy.
Mr. Ge slapped her harder and did not dare to say a word.
"Lao Luo, my condolences." Minister Cao sighed, patted Luo Jun on the shoulder, and stood in front of Mr. Ge to explain to him.
"Didn't the Japanese go crazy and bomb twice today? The one in the morning didn't last long. Lao Ge was unlucky. He fell and hit his head before entering the air raid shelter. The servants sent the news home, and it was reported that Lao Ge had been bombed.
He was injured and went to the hospital."
"Your wife thought you were with Lao Ge, and she ran to the hospital worried about your safety. Lao Ge became anxious and made up an excuse, saying that you went to the bookstore to buy books, and your wife went to the bookstore to look for you, and then the Japanese bombers came.
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"The two servants of your family are all gone too. I'll have their bodies taken away."
At this point, Minister Cao could only sigh: "Everyone has his own destiny. When your wife was just carried back, she was still angry. We thought we were lucky and it was just a minor injury. We called the doctor to come over, but we never thought that the doctor hadn't arrived yet.
People just...
Mr. Ge started crying loudly: "Mr. Luo, I'm sorry for you. It was me who hurt Mrs. Luo. If I hadn't told you that you went to the bookstore, Mrs. Luo wouldn't have taken that road. I'm sorry for you!"
After saying that, Mr. Ge took a big breath and fainted.
To be continued...