Rachel's mother was humiliated at a public toilet. When her scarred, bleeding mother was carried to Rachel, she screamed, "It must have been the government forces."

In the aftermath, the leaders of the Liberian rebel Front for Reconciliation and Democracy (FDID) began mobilizing Rachel to join their "artillery commandos". For revenge, Rachel agreed. It didn't take long for Rachel to learn to shoot. "When I shoot, I don't think I'm killing, but I see them as my enemies, they hurt my mother," she said......

Rachel said that she once had two very good friends, one was Hawa in Sierra Leone and Gloria in Uganda, and they entered the ranks of female child soldiers almost at the same time, but her two friends were simply persecuted.

When Hawa was 8 years old, a group of Sierra Leonean rebels came to her village and kidnapped her and a group of children. "At first I refused to join them, but eventually I had to give in because no one gave me anything to eat. I became their 'wife' and it felt terrible. Gloria's fate is similar to hers, when she was 14 years old when she was abducted by the Ugandan "rebel LRA" and became a female child soldier. Of course, there are also some girls who have been handed over by their parents to the local armed forces because of their poor family background, while others have to join the rebel army or guerrillas in order to make ends meet......

Once on this path, the female child soldiers will soon be transformed into "war machines". "The first time I went into battle, I was scared. But after two or three days, when the adult soldiers forced me to use addictive drugs, I was no longer afraid. When I smoked those things, I never felt like a bad person. It was a dream. Recalling the old days, Rachel said calmly.

"Except to be injected or taken crazy drugs. We also need to train in violence. Adult soldiers will ask us to kill our own loved ones and ask us to drink the blood of the dead. Those who refuse will be put to death. Sometimes, the soldiers would give us a big stick or an axe. Come and put to death those girls who try to escape, and if they don't do it, they will be put to death. The soldiers also liked to burn down the houses of the local villagers and then let us dance around the fire. After going through this, at the end of the day, we shoot at someone like drinking water. ”

It is even more common for female child soldiers to be raped. Sometimes, they were given to the commander as a "wife". But most of them are gang-raped by soldiers, so the proportion of them suffering from sexually transmitted diseases is very high.

Rachel told Zhang: "We have experienced too many misfortunes. During the day, he had to face blood to kill people, and at night, he became a sexual~ slave. There were many small rooms in the barracks, and the men locked us up in them as tools to vent their animal desires, and they ravaged us at any time, regardless of the fact that we were children. A lot of the time. We feel like we don't have any energy anymore and are weak. ”

But for Rachel and other female child soldiers, the most dangerous thing is fighting. Even if they are pregnant, they have to fight. And the way they fought was very comprehensive. Not only do you charge into battle with an AK-47, but you also have to perform minesweepers, suicide attacks, or act as spies, heralds, and sentinels.

In addition to these. Female child soldiers were also forced to do heavy labor and receive very little food. They often suffer from chronic diseases. I also have to take care of babies born after being raped. The impermanent vipers and beasts that infest the African jungle also put them at constant risk of death.

According to Rachel's description. The torture made her "look many times older than her actual age" compared to other girls her age. ”

Unable to endure the inhuman torture, Rachel eventually escaped, but sadly, her two friends never returned.

Many times, even if the female child soldiers can escape from the devil's cave, they have to live a humiliating life. Because they have been raped or have children out of wedlock, these girls are often seen as "lowly" and worthless by their families.

Rachel had been planning how to escape from the day she joined the Resistance. "I went through a lot of pain and suffering, and I lived an inhuman life for several years, and then I finally found a chance to escape. I walked alone in the jungle for three days and three nights, and finally returned to my hometown and met my only relative. At first they were happy, but when I told them that I had been raped by the soldiers, they kicked me out of the house. I lost my value as a woman, I couldn't hold my head up in front of everyone, and I had to work as a servant for my relatives to change my food and have a place to live. ”

Not only that, but as a female child soldier who has killed people in the past, after leaving the armed organization, she is under great psychological pressure and lives in pain.

Rachel had killed people, and more than one person, so her heart had always been in great torment, and when it came to these things, Zhang Tianyuan found that she was obviously trembling, and she resisted the urge to cry and said, "I feel pain for what I have done." I killed a lot of people, and it bothered me for a long time. When I got home, I participated in many traditional rituals to cleanse my soul, but I still dreamed of those I had killed. They stood in front of me and asked me why I had killed them. ”

"I may be relatively lucky, after coming back, I met some good people, and finally found such a dignified job, which is much better than being a servant. Rachel said with a final sigh.

"The mental trauma of war on children is more difficult to heal than the physical devastation, and even leaves a greater hidden danger for the participants and society. These child soldiers have difficulty adapting to society after returning to normal life, and they habitually engage in violent and criminal activities, and even 'return to their old jobs' and live in the army. ”

Zhang Tianyuan once saw these words in a book, and at that time he felt that what he said was very reasonable, and now that he met Rachel, he felt that it made more sense.

Originally, Yunmo and Monza didn't have a good impression of this Rachel, but at this moment, after listening to the story of Rachel and her friends, they were really shocked, such a cruel thing happened to such a young child, it really made people feel a little numb in their scalps.

Liu Ruohan tried to hug Rachel and comfort the girl, but the girl stubbornly refused, she had already learned to be strong and couldn't rely on others, otherwise she wouldn't be able to live.

"Why are those people holding guns in broad daylight, aren't they afraid of the police?" Suddenly, several figures flashed outside the window, all of them looked very ordinary, but they were carrying double-barreled guns on their shoulders, no wonder Rachel didn't feel dazzling when he held an AK47 before.

However, the curious baby Liu Ruohan still asked.

"Police, if you have a gun, the police may not dare to touch you. I see that you care about guns very much, I can take you to the gun shop to have a look, but don't talk nonsense after you go, I happen to be planning to change the gun. After Rachel finished speaking, he used the walkie-talkie to say a word to the car in front of him, and the car changed direction, probably in the direction of the gun shop.

Zhang Tianyuan originally intended to stop it, but after thinking about it, he also wanted to know about buying guns in South Africa, maybe he could use them in the future.

In fact, in the final analysis, this is still driven by curiosity, and the most terrible thing in the world is curiosity, which is sometimes really difficult to control.

"What do South Africans do with guns?" asked Liu Ruohan again.

"A lot of people are like me, they do this kind of work, and they definitely can't do it without a gun. Of course, there are also some people who want to protect themselves and their families. If you don't have a gun, you don't even dare to go out at night, but it's different if you have a gun. Rachel was very cooperative and did not refuse to answer Liu Ruohan's question.

"Is it difficult to get a gun license?" asked Liu Ruohan again.

"Of course, it's more difficult for ordinary people, because they have to go to training classes often before they can get a gun certificate, and then they can go to the police station to get a gun license. Speaking of this, Rachel looked at Zhang Tianyuan and said: "If this gentleman wants to buy a gun, it is very simple, that is, he directly spends 2,000 rand to buy a gun license, and he doesn't even need to take a training class." ”

"How many RMB is two thousand rand?"

"It's probably more than 1,800. Rachel thought for a moment, she wasn't precise enough, but it was pretty much the same.

"So cheap?" Zhang Tianyuan was surprised.

"That's right, it's cheaper to have a gun license, but it's actually cheaper to buy a gun. Rachel replied.

The car turned around for more than half an hour, and Rachel took Zhang Tianyuan and them to a place called "AdultShop". At first, Zhang Tianyuan thought this was a strip club.

"You sit here and wait for me, and I'll go inside. Rachel let Liu Ruohan, Monza, and Yunmo sit on a sofa, and then took Zhang Tianyuan towards the back room.

The room inside is where Rachel and her colleagues often come to buy guns, and it is said that they sell new guns, unlike some places that sell second-hand guns.

While sitting there and waiting, someone gave Liu Ruohan and they threw over a few military magazines, which were all kinds of gun introductions. However, Monza and Yunmo were not in the mood to look at this thing, they kept an eye on the inside of the store, and if something happened, they would definitely act immediately.

"Hey, you guy shouldn't bring a stranger. "The owner of the gun shop obviously didn't welcome Zhang Tianyuan, so his attitude was not very good.

"Don't worry, he's our employer this time, he's very rich. Do you want to buy a gun to play with? You can even buy a gun license here. Rachel was obviously very familiar with the owner of the gun shop, so he didn't care at all when he talked, and seemed very casual.

"I'll forget it, just have your protection. "Zhang Tianyuan wants to buy a gun, but he can't bring this thing back, why buy it, anyway, these bodyguards have guns, if they can't use their guns, I just hope that that such an incident will not happen, and I will end this trip to South Africa safely, thank God."

"It's cheap, the gun is a thousand rand, and the submachine gun is even cheaper, eight hundred rand. And we can also send a magazine, how about it, it's very good, right?" The shopkeeper has long lost the bad face he had before, and it seems that these businessmen are all the same, and when they meet a rich man, the expression on his face has changed.

"Forget it, Rachel, you buy it, I'll pay for it. "It's not that Zhang Tianyuan has a lot of money and has nowhere to spend, but he just thinks that if he pays, this girl should work harder. (To be continued.) )