Chapter 196: The Church
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The church built on the side of the road did not have a courtyard with green space like the Shanghai Concession church, so Qin Feng pushed the gate open with force, and what he saw was hundreds of panicked and helpless civilians and routs. The gray-faced Qin Feng didn't look very good at this time, but the German-style steel helmet on his head and the shell gun hanging on the gun belt on his chest made the originally noisy church quiet in an instant, and several young children were also covered by their families, not daring to make a sound.
"Who's in charge here? Father? Priest? Qin Feng stood at the door and asked the people in the church, and when he saw that no one answered him, he took a few steps forward and jumped onto a bench. Who among you can make the final say? Don't be nervous, I'm Chinese too, and I don't have any ill will towards you. In order to prove that he was not hostile, Qin Feng immediately took off the steel helmet he was wearing on his head, and washed his face slightly with a handkerchief with the water in the kettle.
Seeing Qin Feng's face clearly, someone in the crowd finally made a sound, and a middle-aged woman in a plain cotton robe and dressed elegantly just opened her mouth when the middle-aged man next to her reached out and covered her mouth. Perhaps because of Qin Feng's willingness to show his true face, the crowd that was crowded together slowly separated, and a middle-aged foreign man dressed as a priest with a cross on his chest walked towards Qin Feng.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Qin Feng, who jumped off the bench, preemptively said in English, "I don't believe in religion, and I don't know what rules you have here, if I offend you and the gods you believe in, then I apologize to you." Now, though, I need a chance to talk to you and them on an equal footing, and I beg you not to look at me with the eyes of a child, knowing that my friends and I have killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers in the city. ”
Qin Feng's fluent American English was already somewhat beyond the American pastor's expectations, when he walked into Qin Feng, the American pastor couldn't help but exclaim, he thought that the black on Qin Feng's clothes was the color of the original fabric, but when he really got closer, he saw clearly that those blacks were all blood stains that had already dried together. Stretching out his hand and drawing a cross on his chest, the American pastor who spoke a little stumbling said to Qin Feng, "You can call me Pastor George, this is the church, I'm just a pastor, I don't want the war to be brought into the church, the church is full of poor people who have lost their homes." ”
Without asking Qin Feng's name, nor did he ask Qin Feng's intention, let alone if Qin Feng needed help, Pastor George, who was already frightened by Qin Feng's weapons and those bloodstains, only wanted Qin Feng to leave his church quickly. Pastor George's reaction made Qin Feng frown unconsciously, and then asked, "Mr. George, do you know that there is a war going on outside?" Did you know that the Japanese soldiers had already entered the city? I guess you don't know that the Japanese soldiers are searching for civilians in the city, right? ”
The contempt in Qin Feng's eyes angered George, who originally wanted to persuade him gently, but before he could speak, Qin Feng, who had no intention of giving him a chance to speak, preemptively said, "Mr. George, I don't doubt your heart to help these civilians, and you have won my respect for this. But what I want to say is, have you really figured out how to protect these civilians? I mean, can you still be so calm in the face of the bayonets raised by the Japanese soldiers? You must know that the bayonets in the hands of the Japanese soldiers will kill people at any time, so they will not care if you are an American or not. ”
The little courage that George had just gathered with great difficulty instantly dissipated without a trace because of Qin Feng's words, "The war has given the Japanese great courage to think that they can occupy the whole of China, and it is precisely because of their arrogance that the Japanese will never allow people like you to harm their affairs." Killing you, for these arrogant Japanese soldiers, is as simple as killing any Chinese, as long as you burn the body or push your death on the national army, all this will have nothing to do with the Japanese army. ”
George didn't dare to face Qin Feng, who was covered in blood, but when he heard Qin Feng say death so lightly, the fear in his heart became more and more intense, and it seemed that he had forgotten that he was still in the church, George took out his small wine jug and poured it hard, which finally made his expression look better. Qin Feng stared at the other party and glanced at his right hand, which was constantly shaking, and then smiled, "Mr. George, I don't think you should be afraid, because God knows your difficulties, so he sent me to help you and these poor people." ”
Not paying attention to the surprised gazes of the others in the church, Qin Feng helped the pale Pastor George to sit down on the bench, and then jumped on the bench again and shouted to the crowd gathered in the church, "The Japanese army has entered the city, the defense line of the national army has almost collapsed, and the entry of a large number of Japanese troops into the city has become a foregone conclusion." What I want to say is that there is an international security zone on Guangzhou Road, and although I don't know how the security zone compares to here, I know that it will be much safer than here, and if you leave here and go to the safe zone now, you may be able to reach the safe zone before the Japanese army enters the city in a big way. ”
As soon as Qin Feng's words fell, the originally silent church instantly became noisy, some were already packing up their luggage to summon their families, and some were scolding at Qin Feng, but more people were just motionless with blank faces. The hustle and bustle in the church suddenly made Qin Feng become impatient, and then he turned the shell gun and fired three shots at the muzzle of the long lake in the church, which made the church instantly return to its previous silence.
"Everyone's life should be in their own hands, I didn't force you to leave here, I want to say, when the bayonets of the Japanese soldiers were pressed against their chests, were you ready to die? Should you be like a lamb to the slaughter and let the Japanese soldiers take your life? Go to the safe zone as I say, as you please, but I'm not optimistic about it, and I'm sure Pastor George won't be able to protect each and every one of you. ”
"How do we know you're not lying to us? Besides, there is still a long way to go from here to Guangzhou, and there are wars everywhere in the city, and I don't know if we have the life to run to the safe zone you mentioned. Qin Feng's act of shooting triggered the rebellious psychology of some of these civilians, and they immediately shouted at Qin Feng regardless of it, asking their own questions.
"Of course I can't guarantee that every one of you will make it to safety alive, and why should I guarantee you?" Qin Feng's words caused an uproar, and even the civilians who were packing up their things stopped their movements. "As I said just now, your life and death are all up to you, I am not your relatives and friends, nor am I a soldier who eats imperial food, all I can do is to tell you the location of the safe zone, as for whether you go to the safe zone or not, it doesn't matter much to me."
didn't care about the civilians who continued to shout at him, Qin Feng looked at the defeated soldiers mixed in the midst of the civilians with an indifferent face, "You are all soldiers, and you should also know the Japanese army's methods of treating prisoners of war, I don't think you can survive by disguised as civilians, the Japanese army has too many means to identify your military identity." I can only give you two suggestions, either go to Rujiangmen and walk down the dock to cross the river to join your troops, or go out and pick up a gun and fight the Japanese army to the death, at least you can still die like a man, it is better than being killed by the Japanese soldiers like slaughtering cattle and sheep. ”
As soon as Qin Feng's words were finished, as if it was a situation, the door of the church was vigorously pushed open again, and more than a dozen civilians with large bags rushed in from the outside, shouting incessantly, "Japanese soldiers, Japanese soldiers are coming, they have killed many people, whether they are civilians or soldiers." Hundreds of people in the church immediately went into chaos, and even Pastor George, who was sitting on the pews, shouted in horror. For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.