"Tang Cheng, why don't you go home with me? I have a servant and a cook at home, and Robert is gone. Why are you going back to the church?" Hou Xiaotian tried his best to persuade Tang Cheng to follow him home. Shanghai started
After the war, Hou Xiaotian's father no longer allowed him to go out. If Tang Cheng lived in his home, there would be one more person to play with. "You'd better come home with me, Xiao Yalan and the others are still waiting to meet me at my house.
What about you, don’t you want to see Xiao Yalan and the others?”
Hou Xiaotian knew that Tang Cheng liked Xiao Yalan, and Xiao Yalan's name was definitely a panacea for everything. But what he and Tang Gaocheng didn't expect was that even after moving out of Xiao Yalan, a determined Tang Cheng still asked to go back to the church. Hou Xiaotian and Tang Gaocheng didn't know
Tang Cheng was no longer the same Tang Cheng who followed them around the streets all day long. The silent Tang Cheng had already experienced life and death. They would never have thought that the seemingly peaceful Tang Cheng was afraid.
Dare to go to Hou Xiaotian's house.
Yes, Tang Cheng is very scared now. He thought that he would become much more mature after experiencing life and death on the battlefield, but there were too many deaths and injuries on the way out of the hospital, which made Tang Cheng's 19-year-old mind suffer.
It was extremely shocking. The tragedy of the miscellaneous company and the annihilation of the entire army had made it impossible for Tang Cheng to sleep peacefully in the first few days in the hospital. The appearance of the wounded soldiers made Tang Cheng's frightened heart feel a little better, but what he saw after leaving the hospital
But it also aroused the fear that Tang Cheng had suppressed in his heart.
But now, Tang Cheng was very confused. Looking at Hou Xiaotian who was driving a car and chattering away, Tang Cheng suddenly realized that he was a little out of tune with Hou Xiaotian and the others. When he played with Hou Xiaotian and the others before, it was a friendship between friends, but now he
But Hou Xiaotian and the others were very naive. The Japanese had already arrived at the door of their house, and they were still talking about the trivial matter of convening their classmates for a cocktail party at home.
"I'm tired. I will go to your house to play with you another day." After blocking the support of Hou Xiaotian and Tang Gaocheng, Tang Cheng crippled his legs and entered the church. The new priest was pretty good and kept Robert and Tang Cheng's room.
After a brief chat with the priest, Tang Cheng returned to his room dressed well. The suit he was wearing was brought by Emma. Tang Cheng carefully put the suit into the closet and found out what he usually wears.
He put on his pajamas, then got into the quilt and fell asleep.
Tang Cheng changed and became reclusive and quiet. After several invitations to his door to no avail, Hou Xiaotian and the others finally stopped coming to the church to see Tang Cheng. "Son, it's not good for you to be like this. Young people should move around more. You can't be like this."
He always hides in his room like an old man." Lao Huang, the church's handyman, has almost watched Tang Cheng grow up. Looking at Tang Cheng, who usually likes to play around and is full of old age like an old man, Lao Huang can't help but sigh to himself,
Maybe Robert's death was too exciting for the child.
"Uncle Huang, please go and do your work. I want to be alone for a while." Tang Cheng slowly closed the door of his room and listened to Old Huang kicking and leaving. After that, Tang Cheng locked the door and opened it.
Under the bed sheet was a pile of pistol parts. It was the shell gun that Tang Cheng brought back from the hospital. The method of dismantling the gun was taught to Tang Cheng by a veteran in the hospital ward. Every part had already been wiped by Tang Cheng.
After his body was very clean and the wounds on his body were healed, Tang Cheng, who was nestled in the church, besides eating and sleeping, he hid in his room and pondered this shell gun.
Tang Cheng still has three bullets, which were the spare bullets he saved when he rescued Emma and the others. After Tang Cheng fell into a coma, Emma, who was careful, not only retrieved Tang Cheng's shell gun, but also put the bloody suit in his pocket.
All his belongings were also preserved. In addition to the shell gun and three bullets, Emma returned to Tang Cheng a lighter, half a pack of cigarettes and a bayonet that smelled of blood. The lighter came from the Japanese where Tang Cheng commanded the battle.
The cigarette found in the officer's pocket came from the pocket of a corpse, and the bayonet came from Tang Cheng's thigh. It was a souvenir left by the Japanese soldiers after they stabbed Tang Cheng.
Tang Cheng skillfully assembled all the parts together and pulled the trigger of the gun with an empty gun. His face was calm. With his terrible marksmanship, he could do nothing with only three bullets. He sat on the bed and was stunned for a while. Tang Cheng
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he leaned over and got under the bed with the bayonet. There was a movable wooden floor under Tang Cheng's bed. He used the bayonet to pry open the floor, and Tang Cheng took out a rectangular flat floor from the groove.
Iron box.
All the money Robert left for himself was hidden by Tang Cheng in the iron box under the bed, as well as the money Tang Cheng robbed from the sushi restaurant that night. All together, there are more than 300 US dollars and more than 400 French currency.
, this money is enough for Tang Cheng to spend a long time doing nothing. "Fortunately, I didn't lose you too." What Tang Cheng held tightly in his hand was a watch, which Robert gave to Tang Cheng.
The 18th birthday gift is a testament to Tangcheng’s beautiful memories.
"Xiaocheng, are you there? Someone is looking for you outside? Do you want to come out to meet them?" There was a knock on Tangcheng's door, and it was Old Huang's voice. Tangcheng put the odds and ends on the bed into an iron box.
He hid the shell gun and bayonet under the pillow, and then went over and opened the door of his room. The two people standing behind Lao Huang outside the door made Tang Cheng stunned. They were Xiao Yalan and her history teacher. Tang Cheng also
I clearly remember his name is Wang Lantian.
"Classmate Tang, don't you welcome us to come and see you?" Seeing Tang Cheng blocking the door and standing dumbly without saying a word, Xiao Yalan pouted pretending to be displeased, while Wang Lantian, who was standing next to her, had a look in his eyes.
Twinkle looked at Tang Cheng quietly. Suddenly enlightened, Tang Cheng stepped forward and invited Xiao Yalan and her teacher into his room. After asking the two to sit down, Tang Cheng also poured them the coffee brought by Lao Huang.
Tang Cheng's room was very clean, but the faint smell of blood in the air still couldn't escape Wang Lantian's nose. It seemed that he had come to the right place today. This Tang Cheng might be the person he was looking for. Close
Seeing the hint from Wang Lantian's eyes, Xiao Yalan got straight to the point and started talking, "Tangcheng, that day Hou Xiaotian went to the hospital to pick you up, why didn't you go to his house? You made us wait in vain all morning, don't you want us to be your friends?
Already?"
"That's not true. I just left the hospital. I was dirty and in poor spirits. If I went to Hou Xiaotian in that condition, I was afraid that it would frighten his family, so I went back to the church to recuperate for a while before going to his house.
." Tang Chao lowered his eyes and did not dare to raise his head to meet Xiao Yalan's gaze. For Xiao Yalan's visit, Tang Chao had already thought of an excuse in his mind. What he just said was carefully considered. He wanted to come to Xiao Yalan.
Students will not be suspicious.
"I heard from Hou Xiaotian that the hospital you stayed in was full of wounded soldiers who had been evacuated from the front line. You must have stayed with those soldiers for a long time. I heard from Hou Xiaotian when he came back that you were still with those soldiers before leaving.
The soldier saluted, is it true?" At this time, Xiao Yalan changed from his usual calmness and became a curious baby, and kept asking questions about Tangcheng with his small mouth.
"Well, the hospital received a lot of wounded soldiers. After I was injured by a Japanese artillery shell that day, I was sent to that hospital by the Red Cross. The wounded soldiers in the ward took good care of me, and I learned how to salute from them.
" Tang Cheng was afraid that Xiao Yalan would ask about his injury, so he simply answered the two questions together. At the end, he said with a frustrated face, "They still think I'm stupid, even though they said I had to learn how to salute for several days.
It’s almost time to catch up with the stupid pig in the butcher shop.”
"Stupid pig in the butcher shop?" Xiao Yalan and Wang Lantian didn't know what they meant, and both stared at Tang Cheng.
"It means that you are too stupid to do anything and can only kill people to eat meat." Tang Cheng revealed the answer with a self-deprecating look, which actually made Xiao Yalan and Wang Lantian laugh. Xiao Yalan and her teacher wanted to have sex last time.
I wanted to join some of their organizations, but Tang Cheng was not interested in these. Robert had said that he should be wary of others. Young Tang Cheng instinctively attributed Xiao Yalan and her teacher to the category of secret organizations, such as the National Government.
The military command or the underground party of the Communist Party of China.
While following Xiao Yalan and the others to hand out flyers on the street, Tang Cheng also came into contact with some so-called progressive students. From their mouths, Tang Cheng learned about the underground party of the military command and the Communist Party. Although these were anti-Japanese organizations, they were not naturally motivated.
The lazy Tang Cheng definitely did not want to join them. Robert also said that being an agent would not end well, and Tang Cheng's temperament was not suitable for this job.
Xiao Yalan and her teacher chatted in Tang Cheng's room for a long time before saying goodbye and leaving. Tang Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing them off. Fortunately, he was smart and didn't give them a chance to recruit her. Otherwise, he would still be there.
I really don’t know what to do. "Teacher, are you sure that Tang Cheng is the person we are looking for?" Xiao Yalan, who was sitting in the car, turned around and looked at Tang Cheng standing at the door of the church, with a trace of impatience in his eyes.
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"Be patient. Tang Cheng is just a 19-year-old young man. He was able to kill five Japanese soldiers under such circumstances. This is not something ordinary people can do. And he was using a red9 at the time.
Type Mauser pistol, this kind of Mauser pistol that uses a bullet bridge to load from the upper part of the pistol is rare in Shanghai. If Tang Cheng is not a so-called traitor, then where did he get this pistol?" Wang Lantian did not directly say
Instead of giving the answer, Xiao Yalan was induced to find the answer himself.
"Teacher, I understand. I will stare at him until I find out the answer." Wang Lantian's explanation made Xiao Yalan suddenly enlightened. Thinking of Tang Cheng's pale face and the twinkling eyes when he spoke, Xiao Yalan's heart rose.
A fighting spirit. She planned to fight this Tangcheng to the death. She didn't believe she couldn't find the answer she wanted. She wanted to see who was more powerful in the end.