Cow drizzle.

Xiao Wu was stained with sticky rain, and he stumbled helplessly in the small alley.

His tunic was soaked, his original dark blue had almost turned black, and he was facing a gorgeous hotel building, but he was in the "lower corner" of Shanghai: messy, dirty, and poor...... All the horrible forms of the slums were presented to him, and they were places he had never seen before, no matter what stage of his life they were.

But in order to avoid search, Xiao Wu could only get here, he did not have a "good citizen certificate", and once he ran into the Japanese, he could be killed at any time.

This is the barren and rich Shanghai at the same time. He could see the corpses of children thrown on the side of the road, dead cats and dogs, poop dried up like hemp rope, a beggar bent over in front of the pitch-black and dirty self-built stove, blowing desperately, and there was no flames coming out of it, only billowing green smoke, and the rag bag in his hand contained something, maybe just moldy grains. There was a cry of a baby tearing out the heart and lungs, and it was the cry of hunger......

There was no more fighting in the occupied area, only the half-hanging sun flags on the streets, depressed in the rain like old men in the twilight.

A cold wind hit, Xiao Wu shrunk his shoulders, he can now be sure that there is a serious problem with the operation of the instrument, he has come to the anti-Japanese stage where China's rivers and mountains have been invaded, at least at this moment, on the land where he is standing, the master is no longer Chinese.

He came at the wrong time. But what an irony!

He, the king of a dead country, has come to a time when the country is destroyed and the species is extinguished.

There were neat footsteps approaching, sounding like a team of running soldiers, Xiao Wu was a little panicked, in this situation, he couldn't confront the Japanese head-on. He looked around, and there was a narrow alley in front of him, and he gritted his teeth and ran towards it......

As soon as he entered the alley, Xiao Wu noticed that something was wrong, because he heard a gunshot!

The gunfire was muffled, it sounded like a silencer, and if it wasn't for a certain level of knowledge of firearms, Xiao Wu wouldn't have been able to detect it. When he looked up, there were already two people in the narrow alley!

One of them had his back to him, dressed in black, wearing a top hat, and holding a pistol known as palm grenade in his hand, while the other had fallen to the ground with the muzzle of the gun, blood gushing out of his shoulder!

Xiao Wu was stunned, the gunman turned around and saw him, and without saying a word, he raised his gun and aimed at Xiao Wu!

This is a slender alley, and it is too late for Xiao Wu to retreat when he gets here, and at this moment, the injured man who originally fell to the ground suddenly jumped up, and slammed the back of the gun holder with a broken iron rod!

The gunman was beaten to the ground by that! The wounded man made up another stick, and when the third stick was about to fall, the hitter finally could not hold it anymore and fell to the ground again......

Xiao Wu shivered and looked at the scene in front of him: not far from his feet, the gunman was curled up on the ground, his body twitched a few times, and then stopped moving, and the two sticks were so strong that the head of the man in black was almost beaten to pieces!

The wounded man who saved him fainted to the side, and the coat made of Yin Dan Shilin cloth on his body was already soaked with blood......

Finally reacted, Xiao Wu ran up in a few steps and helped the injured up.

The bullet hit the right shoulder, not in a fatal position, but the bullet itself was extremely fatal, judging by the color of the blood that flowed, the bullet cut the wound, poured poison, and sealed with lead. If it weren't for the fact that he had read ordnance and weapons magazines for several years, and had learned a lot of special knowledge in this area from Fang Wuying, Xiao Wu would not have been able to immediately judge this, as Fang Wuying had shown him how this bullet was made, as well as photos of the damage it caused in human wounds.

"Gotta get the bullet out quickly, or he'll be poisoned!" Xiao Wu's mind was racing fast, he simply bent down and picked up the injured person, and ran deep into the alley. There are several backyard doors open in this alley, as long as you find a safe place to get the bullets and poisoned parts out, this person can still be saved......

However, Xiao Wu was wrong, he hugged the injured man and knocked on the backyards of three houses in a row, but none of them would open the door. He could even see the figure behind him through the sparse planks, but no matter how much he pleaded, there was silence inside.

No one would cause such a big problem for their own family, especially in this day and age.

Knocking on the fifth door, Xiao Wu was already in despair, but at this moment, the door opened.

“…… Come on in. ”

Unskilled Chinese and a pair of blue eyes, Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, it was a foreigner dressed as a nun. However, at this moment, he had no room for pickiness, so he had to grit his teeth and carry the injured into the hospital.

The young nun closed the courtyard door and looked at him hesitantly. Xiao Wu put down the injured man and explained in a low voice, "My friend...... Seriously injured. ”

The nun nodded, and gestured inside, motioning for him to go inside. Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, picked up the injured man, carried him into the house, and then let him lie down on the carpet, only then did Xiao Wu realize that this was an annex to a church.

"Scissors, gauze, or...... Does Ammonia have any? Xiao Wu really couldn't think of any medical assistance in the church in the forties, and he didn't even dare to count on penicillin. However, the nun turned and went out, and after a while brought gauze, alcohol, cotton wool, and scissors.

Gotta get him the bullet out first. Xiao Wu thought so but didn't dare to start, he hadn't operated on anyone, and he didn't have anesthetics now......

There is no way, the time is urgent, only hard. Xiao Wu bent down and put his lips close to the injured person's ear: "...... Bear with me, I'll help you get the bullet out. ”

The injured man, who was originally unconscious, heard his voice, opened his eyes slightly, and his lips squirmed, but the syllables were too weak for Xiao Wu to hear clearly, and in an instant he passed out again.

There was no time to hesitate, the blood coming out of the wound began to emit a strange smell, Xiao Wu gritted his teeth, in order to prevent the other party from biting his tongue in pain, he broke open the mouth of the injured person, stuffed the towel into it a little, and then tore the injured person's clothes, took the scissors and cotton......

Placed in the tray was a bullet, along with some blackened musculature. During the entire operation of Xiao Wu, a layman, the nun was always by her side, constantly bringing clean water, taking away bloodstained cotton wool, and wiping the contaminated floor, although on several occasions, she looked like she was about to faint......

After bandaging the wound and finishing the operation, Xiao Wu's forehead was already sweating profusely at this time, he felt that he didn't feel like a surgeon, but like a butcher, and he didn't even know if he had pushed the injured into the abyss of death with this mess......

But throughout the operation, the injured man only kept letting out low moans and whimpering, he did not struggle too much, even when the knife was inserted into the deepest part, he did not make much resistance, and only let beads of sweat continue to roll down his pale forehead.

Until now, Xiao Wu has a little time to take a good look at this "ravaged" young man. He was very young, he looked to be in his early twenties, with a face that could be called delicate, and a fair and clean complexion like a student. No, maybe it's a student, even dressed like one of those college students who can be encouraged to march at any moment.

“…… Will he die? The nun asked in a low voice.

"I don't know." Xiao Wu shook his head tiredly, after all that he had just done, he felt that he was about to die now.

Nervously bending over for surgery, Xiao Wu's body was stiff like a stone, and he stood up with support: "...... Thank you, Mama. ”

The young nun hesitated for a moment and said, "Hide here for now." ”

"What nationality are you?"

"Germans." The nun said slowly, "Mary." ”

She pointed at herself.

"You are as merciful as your name." Xiao Wu smiled bitterly, "GutenTag (good morning), I'm sorry I can only speak two or three sentences of German - you know Chinese?" ”

Maria shook her head: "Chinese, a little bit, I know English......"

The two of them were talking, but they heard a commotion outside, the sound of a strong slamming of the door, accompanied by noisy Japanese!

Xiao Wu's face changed greatly!

"It's Japanese!" Maria hurriedly turned around, Xiao Wu grabbed her, and he changed his words to English: "NO! Can't open the door for them! ”

"But they're slamming ...... door"

"They'll find him and kill him!"

Maria hesitated, but just then, the Japanese soldiers outside the door began to fire their guns at the door!

Maria rushed out, Xiao Wu following behind!

"They're putting guns!" Mary shuddered, "They're going to rush in!" ”

Before he finished speaking, a bullet whizzed and hit the brick wall next to him!

"Be careful!" Xiao Wu pulled Maria behind him, and a bullet hit him in the arm! Blood poured out!

“やめろ！ (Stop)" Xiao Wu shouted in Japanese!

The gunfire outside the door stopped.

Xiao Wu heard a low Japanese outside, and he knew that he couldn't hide any longer, so he had to cover his wounds, and walked to the door to open the door.

Outside the door, there stood a group of Japanese soldiers, about seven or eight people, led by an officer who seemed to be an officer.

Xiao Wu glared at them! His right arm was still bleeding outward. Maria followed behind him, looking at the Japanese in horror.

The officer had a beard on his face, his face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot, and a pair of cold eyes scanned the room.

"Who? (Who are you?) The officer asked in Japanese.

"Sister Mary." Xiao Wu pointed to Mary, and then to himself, "Church handyman." ”

"Japanese?"

"Chinese."

"Do you know Japanese?" The officer stared at him.

"Yes." Xiao Wu said.

The officer's face changed slightly: "Have you ever been an international student?" ”

Xiao Wu had to nod.

"Did you see a wounded young man?" The officer asked.

Xiao Wu looked back at Maria, and the nun shook her head, and he shook his head as well.

The officer stopped looking at him, he walked around the courtyard and stopped in front of a pool of blood.

Xiao Wu's heart is pounding! That's the blood left by the young man who was injured just now!

"It's my blood." He deliberately raised his left hand to show the wounds to the Japanese soldiers, and his palms were covered with blood.

The officer walked back to him and looked at him without saying a word.

Xiao Wu was a little flustered, he thought about it for a while, and said in Japanese: "Sister Maria is German, Your Excellency. You almost shot her. ”

This sentence played a subtle role, and the Axis alliance still seemed very difficult in the minds of the officers. He thought for a moment and waved at his subordinates, and the Japanese soldiers put down their guns.

"You, come over tomorrow. We'll heal you. The officer showed a strange smile, "Anyone who supports the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a good citizen." It was just a mistake. We'll heal you. ”

"Thank you, I can ...... it myself"

"Come over tomorrow and come to the security station."

The officer interrupted him without saying anything, and with that, he turned and walked out of the room.

The group of Japanese soldiers followed him and retreated. Seeing them go, Mary quickly stepped forward and closed the door.

Xiao Wu grinned in pain, the bullet passed through his arm, and he didn't need surgery, but the transparent hole left behind made him very painful.

Back in the house, it was Maria's turn to bandage his wounds.

"Actually, it's okay, I didn't get a headshot on the spot." Xiao Wu hissed and inhaled the cold air, and comforted her again, "Someone was killed on the street in the early morning, he just went to work, and that Japanese just wanted to practice guns." ”

Mary's expression was very sad.

"Wait a minute, I've got to find something." Xiao Wu got dressed, went to the inner room again, and cleaned up the injured young man's coat that had already been torn.

Mary looked at him in amazement!

Xiao Wu didn't make a sound, he went into the backyard, came to the gate of the courtyard, listened carefully to the fact that there was no movement outside, and then carefully opened the courtyard door.

Holding the pile of bloodstained rags, Xiao Wu walked all the way to the place near the entrance of the alley behind.

The body of the gunman killed by the wounded man was still lying there, showing no signs of being moved.

Xiao Wu squatted down, dug out the gun in the corpse's hand, and began to take off the man's clothes, he only had one hand to use, so it was very laborious. But just like that, he also got the man's clothes off, and finally, Xiao Wu threw the blood-stained cyan coat on him.

All that remained in the alley were a few pools of blood, and a ragged, smashed-headed, corpse barely visible. This kind of nameless corpse is not difficult to find in today's Shanghai. Only the hapless health team will pay attention to it.

Holding the pile of black clothes and top hats, Xiao Wu quietly returned to the depths of the alley. He locked the courtyard door and listened to the movement outside for a while, and then he was relieved to enter the house.

Mary looked in amazement at the pile of things he was holding in his arms!

Xiao Wu didn't care about her, just smiled and walked to the table, and began to shake the contents of his clothes: palm thunder, silencer, fighting knife, even the scarf was heavy, and as soon as he grabbed it, he could feel the steel wire inside......

He even got a "good citizen certificate": Chen Tianxing, male, 34 years old, with an address of No. XX Xiafei Road.

"Good people?" Xiao Wu scoffed, "I don't believe the Japanese when they say he is a good citizen!" Are there any good people who put palm thunder in their pockets? ”

But in any case, this certificate of good citizenship is useful for Xiao Wu, tomorrow he can use this thing to coax the Japanese officer, Xiao Wu can conclude that this identity is fabricated, although he cannot determine the true identity behind the deceased.

Then, when he thanked Sister Mary again, Xiao Wu told her his name.

"Wu Haichao." He said.

Xiao Wu spoke slowly, but the other party still couldn't pronounce the second and third words clearly, and the surname "Wu" sounded like an interjection, such as whoop.

Xiao Wu sighed: "Okay, don't torture your tongue...... My surname is Lee. ”

At this moment, the syllables made by Maria were so clear that she probably thought of the common surname Lee.

Li ...... And what? ”

"Yu, which means bright flame." He smiled and explained, "Brilliant. ”

For the first time, he used his real name in modern society. Although Xiao Wu was sure that Maria didn't know about Li Yu.

"Brilliant, what about him? What is it called? Mary pointed to the unconscious wounded man next to her.

"I don't know." Xiao Wu shook his head, "When he wakes up later, let's ask again." ”

That night, Xiao Wu stayed by the side of the injured person, he didn't dare to sleep, because he was afraid that the other party would suddenly have a high fever or convulsions, although even then, he didn't know what to do. Xiao Wu wanted to search the other party and find his identification, but in the end he dispelled the idea.

At the same time, he tried to get in touch with his colleagues again, but he was disappointed that there was no response on the intercom, no matter how much he tried.

"What? Am I just thrown in 1943? He thought bitterly, took the dry bread that the nun had brought, and took a bite. During the war, everything was restricted, and Mary gave him part of her rations.

"Can't you get in touch with your family?" Mary asked him worriedly.

Xiao Wu shook his head: "Failed." ”

Mary looked at him silently for a while, and then whispered, "Just stay here for the time being, it's dangerous outside." ”

"Thank you for your bread." Xiao Wu was a little surprised, "I'm so embarrassed to always eat your rations here." When this guy comes to his senses, I'll find a way to take him away. ”

"It's okay, you can't move him right now anyway."

"Mama, why are you the only one left here?"

"There were other nuns before, but the war is getting tighter and the war is getting tighter, and they all move back." Mary said, "I'll be the last one to go, next week's ticket." ”

Xiao Wu sighed silently.

"Before I go, you can stay here."

"Mama, how do you speak English?"

"Auntie is American." "I was an orphan and was adopted by my aunt and uncle since I was a child. ”

"So, next week's ferry ticket back to Germany?"

Maria nodded: "Back to Dresden." ”

Xiao Wu wanted to say something, but in the end he held back.

Dresden was bombed by the Allies in 1945, almost adults were in purgatory, and the famous Frauenkirche was also reduced to ashes in the artillery fire.

…… Even if they survive, those who are imprisoned within the Berlin Wall will lose their freedom for half a century.