On the 14th, just one day later, order disappeared in the city of Nanjing. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info burning, killing, looting, and all kinds of acts of disregard for military discipline were staged one by one in the hands of army soldiers. Whether it is Shanghai or Beiping, there are only a few sporadic cases after the fierce battle, but here, as if under Rashomon, people are no longer human.

The reason is unknown, and now Chizuki Meiling is being pointed to the head with rifles by several soldiers.

"Open the iron door! We suspect that this church harbors the Chinese military! If you grind it any longer, you're welcome! One of the soldiers shouted loudly, knowing that Chinese did not understand Japanese, and gestured to the door lock and the rifle in his hand.

Of course, Qianyue Meiling can understand, and she can also take out the miniature pistol behind her clothes to "educate" the other party what is really "If you are disobedient, you will not be polite".

"Cameron Church is a Catholic church in England, and you have no right to break into God's temple with a gun." Valrhona, who was also pointed at the head at gunpoint, was persuading in English mixed with Chinese.

She and Chizuki Meiling went out of the church to take a look because they heard someone calling for help at the back door, but they encountered several unreasonable soldiers, and the two helpers had already been shot by the soldiers.

"What is this woman babbling? Ozawa, do you know English? One of the soldiers asked his companion.

"It seems to say that this is God's territory."

The soldier was very grumpy, and it was he who shot and killed a Chinese who was calling for help, and he raised the gun in the backyard, stirring up a little dirt. "Ozawa, tell the two nuns, open the door. If it weren't for the church's sake, I would have shot these two unsightly women. ”

Father Culent also hurried in, holding the Bible and the cross in his hand, and shook it at the soldiers. "I'm sorry, gentlemen from Japan. Whether you want to respect God or not, this is the property of the British Empire. If you suspect that someone or something is hidden here, ask your commander to come back with an official search warrant. At that time, we will definitely open the door to greet you. ”

To Chizuki Meiling's surprise, the priest actually knew Japanese. Although several soldiers were still swearing, they finally put down their guns.

"This is an emergency, and we are here for your safety. The soldiers of China are very cunning, and you can be taken hostage at any time. The formalities will be made up later, open the door first, and we will guarantee your safety. ”

Carbone knew that these Japanese soldiers would not really shoot at foreigners, so the Bible was dangling just for his own image of a noble priest. "There are only devout believers in the church, and there are no Chinese soldiers in your mouth, please leave immediately. You shot and killed people outside the church, and I could act like I didn't see it. But once the bottom line is crossed, I don't think any of you can take on diplomatic responsibility. ”

Kalent's words finally shook the soldiers' minds, and they turned and went somewhere else.

"Valrhona, how can you get Miss Bai to come out too? It's getting more and more mindless to do things! If you go back to the chapel to reassure the congregation, you will say that the church is safe and that the congregation can stay at ease. Father Carbone drove the nun away with a few words, and then he said to Chizuki Meiling, "I don't want to know how great and noble your Red International is. It's a time of war, and outside the church gate, it's a battlefield. As you have just seen, unarmed civilians are shot for no reason. Father Carbone shoved a prayer cross into Chizuki's hand and motioned for her to accept it.

"Miss Bai, we don't have the ability to save everyone. Instead of risking the risk to save people from outside, it would be better to settle down with the 800 believers in the church now, wouldn't you? Sacrificing you and me, nothing can be done, it will only put the 800 believers here in danger. ”

It sounds very reasonable, and Qianyue Meiling also knows that this priest is indeed not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but she can still feel a strange hypocrisy. He didn't want to care about the so-called 800 "believers" at all, but just wanted to save some people in the war, so that he could redeem himself and glorify God.

From a priest's point of view, what he is doing is doctrinal and common-sense.

"I think you're mistaken, I never thought about saving people. I'm sorry, but I'm not a Catholic, I'm an atheist. "Chizuki Meiling came out because she felt that it was inappropriate for Sister Valrhona to go alone, and she did not want to accept such a religious object as a cross.

"But at least you're a kind person and it's easier to go astray. Holding it, maybe it will bring you good luck. ”

Calent's words are always confusing, and Chizuki Meiling has gotten along for a few days and is used to each other. She cleaned the dirt from the floor with a broom and turned to go back to the church. "Father, the person who picked us up will need to come a few days late. Excuse me. ”

"Miss Bai is Japanese, right?"

"Well, that's right." Qianyue Meiling didn't know why the other party wanted to mention this, she and her sister didn't say it, but it was not surprising that some details of daily life were seen by the priest.

"I have the impression that Japan is a civilized country with a high emphasis on etiquette. It's a pity that I only saw a group of murderers who were confused by demons. Father Carbone shook his head and sighed, and personally crouched in the doorway, praying for the two people who died outside. …… In the name of our Lord Jesus, Amen. ”

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The sound of a hurried siren interrupted the beating of a Chinese businessman by several soldiers, who, when they saw the gendarmes approaching, ran away, and even dropped a gold bar that they had stolen.

"Taijun...... Spare your life. The villain will no longer dare to hide the gold......"

Shen Ming Qiuhe tried to step forward to help people, but in exchange for the businessman's constant kowtow and begging for mercy. She has dealt with many similar incidents, many of which have had irreparable consequences.

It may be that when she saved the merchant, dozens of civilians in Nanjing were in danger of their lives, but she was so unskilled that even many officers were involved.

Order is gone in the city of Nanjing, and what remains is only the worst side of human nature.

The merchant was so tired that he didn't even pick up the remaining gold bar, and planned to flee. And the guards who followed Shenming Qiuhe immediately shot and killed the other party.

The thud of a gunshot severely stimulated the tense nerves of the deep akizuru, and she turned to glare at the ten guards, one of whom was holding a pistol.

"Why are you shooting?" Shenming Qiuhe felt that she was going crazy, no matter who it was, she wanted to kill!

"Report, Shen Ming Shaozuo, that person snatched your wallet."

Hearing this, she realized that her pocket was empty, and the guard had found the wallet from the corpse's bosom. This scene was so similar, the voice of the late Kanda Shaoza still seemed to echo in her ears.

- "There is no sympathy on the battlefield, either you die or I die." ”

"I've had enough! I don't want to stay in Nanjing City for a moment! Maintaining order? Nobody needs that kind of thing anyway, what am I doing here alone? Shenming Qiuhe took the wallet and muttered to himself inexplicably, causing the surrounding guards to not know what to do.

Shen Ming Qiuhe felt like an idiot, he didn't even notice that his wallet was stolen, and he was worried about whether the other party would be able to go home safely. I don't know if this merchant earned gold bars legally, but I care that the other party didn't pick up what was left on the ground. For the sake of military discipline, she has been busy since she entered the city, but she only saw the fresh lives falling in a pool of blood one by one. Even the violated Chinese woman grabbed her sleeve and begged for death, and the parents of the dead child looked for her desperately with their bare hands.

As for the new gendarmerie recruits who arranged for her to lead, they all didn't know where to go.

She was obviously trying very hard to save people, but instead of praise, she attracted the white eyes of her colleagues and the abuse of the Chinese. In that case, why stay at the front line, stay in the square near the city gate with the large army, who can accuse her of not fulfilling her duties.

The deep autumn crane would not know that what she saw was only a prologue to the picture scroll of hell. She would not know that in addition to herself, there were only 7 official gendarmes in the city, and more gendarmes were recruits selected from the reserves, and they were considered gendarmes with armbands.

Returning with the guards, there was no one to be seen in the streets and alleys of Nanjing, most of the city had already been taken, and it was said that many civilians were still crowded at the docks, trying to leave Nanjing before the army captured it. I don't want to care about these deep autumn cranes, no one is in a sense "peaceful scene"? No one will commit a crime if no one commits a crime, and she should have thought of such a simple truth.

The bell on the hour gave her a little look, and it wasn't far away.

"What time is it?"

"Report Shaozo, 3 p.m."

The deep autumn crane sighed, then changed direction and walked towards the bell tower. "I'm going to see the Catholic Church." When people are confused and confused, what they need is comfort. Religious buildings such as churches are the places where she feels at ease.

“CA…… MELOT," reading the name of the main entrance, Shen Ming Qiuhe was more concerned about the British flag outside the church, which was undoubtedly a church built by the British. She knocked the big iron door, and locked it firmly.

The hapless Sister Valrhona came out again to check on the situation, and when she saw that it was a female officer with a guard, her hanging heart relaxed a little. Mainly in her opinion, the other party is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and it will not be difficult to deal with.

"Excuse me...... Do you understand English? ”

"You're welcome, ma'am, the church is closed to the public today?" Although the mental state of the deep autumn crane was on the verge of collapse, he was unexpectedly clear at this moment. "Why don't you let me go in and have a look?" She wanted to see what the God worshipped by Westerners was doing. If there is anyone who can maintain order in the city of Nanjing, only God remains.

Sister Valrhona was a little embarrassed, she could see that the other party's military rank was not low, and he had a guard with him, so it would be difficult to deal with it if she was in a hurry. And it doesn't look like this young officer is a bad person, as long as she doesn't threaten the believers who have taken refuge in the church, she doesn't mind the Japanese soldiers coming in.

“…… It's up to the priest to decide, but I don't think it's a big deal. Wait a minute, I'll ask the priest. "With her previous experience, Valrhona chose to let Father Carbone decide.

A short time later, Father Carrier rushed over again with a Bible in one hand and a cross ornament in the other. What he saw in his eyes was not a beautiful and lovely young officer, but an eagle about to go berserk, staring at the wall with red eyes, rubbing its claws against the iron fence.

Apparently God sent Father Carbone a hot potato.