In his previous life, John had read some reports about how American GIs set off a "sexual revolution" in Great Britain during World War II, and he also knew Freud's so-called "war (anti-harmony) desire" theory. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But when Leith and others took him to Piccadilly Circus in London's West End to experience a London nightlife, he was still a little "shocked".

In his impression, the British people who were "all the people engaged in the foundation" in later generations were still very conservative in their sexual concepts at this time. The vast majority of parents have never talked to their children about sex. The lack of sex education has even led to many young women having no knowledge of sex, so much so that some girls who have graduated from church schools think that they will become pregnant if they are kissed by a boy. In short, compared to France across the Channel, the English girls give the impression of being very "pure".

In John's view, the absurd sexual farce staged by millions of American GIs in Britain after 1942 was only the inevitable result of the large number of British young men who had been drafted to fight overseas, leaving a huge gap in numbers at home.

After all, after three years of "blitzkrieg," light control, and abstinence, it is not surprising that British girls are attracted to these tall, confident American lads with dollars, chocolates, canned meat, nylon socks, and soap in their pockets, during the war years, when a small piece of butter was enough for the whole family for a month.

Anyway, it's an old tradition that American GIs can't control their crotch overseas, men love women, as long as you love me and I don't break the law. (Under British law at the time, it was illegal to open a brothel, but it was not considered to be an individual prostitution.) John thinks the only thing that might have something to do with him is that if he was in Army logistics at the time, he didn't forget to put the condom in the supply list.

And he did not care whether those American GIs would really leave millions of illegitimate children in Britain, but because venereal diseases were an important reason for the attrition of the United States in Britain during World War II. According to later statistics, from 1942 to 1945, the STD infection rate of the US troops stationed in Britain was 6%, and more than 30,000 people were reduced non-combat as a result, which is almost equivalent to the loss of two integrated infantry divisions.

However, when John was taken to a high-end night club in Piccadilly Circus by Leith and others, he felt that his three views had been refreshed again.

Although the bronze statue of Eros, the famous symbol of Piccadilly Circus, has been removed for safekeeping, his spirit seems to be everywhere in order to protect it from German bombing. From the closed doors and windows of nightclubs and bars, there is a faint hint of ambiguous light full of hormones.

Leith and the others took John to a nightclub called "Rykert Club", and judging by their familiarity, it seemed that they had been visiting this place for a long time. Led by Leith, John pushes through a dimly lit walkway and pushes open a secret door, and the scene inside is completely different from the quiet street outside the house due to the controlled lights.

John thought it would be a bar or a dance hall at best, but it turned out to be a large nightclub of an astonishing size. The central dance floor alone is large enough to accommodate hundreds of pairs of dancers at a time, and upstairs there is a small bar, pachinko room, billiard room and rows of private rooms with closed doors.

Leith gave a meaty-faced man £6, and a waitress in a long taffeta gown ushered them into a gold-carpeted private room. John estimates that the room is at least sixty or seventy square meters, with a small dance floor in the center, surrounded by several sets of blue velvet sofas, a card table and a jukebox, which feels a bit similar to the KTV box of later generations.

"Six earl menus, little sweetheart." Leith slipped a roll of money into her bodice through the open neckline of the waitress and whispered a few more words to her.

After the hostess left, Leith turned to John and explained, "The owners here, the Rector brothers, are also the bosses behind the black market in London's West End, and all the food and drink are smuggled from Spain and Ireland. As long as you have money, you can buy anything here, and you don't have to think about regulation at all. It's a bit expensive, and the cheapest jazz package costs £10 a piece. ”

John nodded, nothing surprising. Although even sliced bread has now been banned in the UK, and most Britons can only nibble on dry, hard grey "patriotic bread" made with whole wheat flour fortified with calcium and vitamins and Wootton pie made from carrots, turnips and potato oatmeal (named after Baron Wooton, the British Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food), there will always be a craving for Australian lobster, New Zealand lamb chops and Caspian caviar.

If there is demand, there will naturally be a market, and it is impossible for the government to completely prohibit it. So even if the various drinks, snacks and fruits served by the hostess afterwards appeared pineapples and coconuts suspected to be from the HX-82 fleet, which had just arrived this afternoon, John did not feel any surprise. If he didn't have this ability, the Lecter brothers, the black market bosses of the West End, would be too incompetent.

What really surprised John was the dozen or so well-dressed young girls who were brought in by the waitress. Probably seeing that John's face was a little unhappy, Leith explained in a low voice: "Don't worry, boss, it's not what you think." These girls are all actors from the nearby theater troupe, and they are also here to have fun. ”

Good guys, was there a peripheral girl in Britain in the 40s, this is really fresh enough. But it doesn't matter, it's a joke on the spot, John didn't have no experience when he was young, he should have been aware of the people of London. Soon, he had a rather speculative conversation with a 21-year-old girl named Vivian.

"So, your grandfather was also a New Yorker?" John didn't expect that the other party was still a "fellow".

"Yes, but I was born in Liverpool, where my dad settled after he finished university in the UK." Vivien ate fruit pie and chatted happily about her recent life in London.

It turned out that this little girl from Liverpool was really a student of a professional drama school. A few months ago, she came to London to audition for the ENSA Theatre Company, but she didn't pass. In the end, I could only find a job in a small theater company in the West End. In the current situation in London, although the troupe is not yet disbanded, business is not much better. She and a group of sisters from the troupe would come to the Rechett brothers' yard in the evenings to eat and drink.

"The Rector Brothers' venue has a good reputation, and they don't charge us for tickets." Vivien was clearly happy to meet the big guy tonight for a free meal: "The guests here are rich and well-educated. It's not like the East End, they are all stinky sailors, and they like to use their hands and feet......"

"Boss, let's go down there." As Vivien got up to go to the jukebox to pick up a record, Leith came over and said hello to John. The kid also gave John a "bad idea" look, which seemed to say: I have vacated the space for you, and I wish you good luck tonight.

John glared at him, this kid had only been abroad for a few months, and he was so bold that he dared to pimp his boss. Don't forget, your boss is also the chairman of the company's board of supervisors!

And three of these five guys are still married in the United States. When they agreed to stay in England, John was quite moved. Now it seems that these guys are completely "happy". John felt the need to help them get their hands on it. If you continue like this, don't delay your work, don't get sick at that time.

When Leith and the others went downstairs to do the "Lights Control Walk" (a popular wartime veneer dance in which everyone could swap partners at will when the lights went out), they didn't know that a large sum of money was gone for them.

That night, John stayed at the "Rector Club" until about 11 o'clock. Although Vivien has been complaining about the lack of hot water in the troupe's dormitory, and only putting 5 inches of water in the bathtub when taking a shower, it is obvious that she can go with him. But John left alone after tipping her £5.

In this regard, he is still principled. It's okay to play on the spot, dance, chat or anything. One step further, forget it. Besides, he was fighting wild food in front of a group of subordinates, and he really couldn't afford to lose this person.