Chapter 324 324 What you are good at and what you are not good at
Franco-German border.
This year, the snow came quickly and heavily, and it was only early winter, and the border was already covered in snow.
A large group of people with their luggage were trudging through the snow and heading north. The crowd was full of young and old, and their costumes were all sorted, covering almost all kinds of occupations, and the salutes they carried did not look like they were going to travel - no one would choose to brave the snow at such a time to travel.
There is no doubt that these people are refugees, refugees who want to leave France and smuggle themselves into Germany. At the end of the last war, these French probably never imagined that they would one day flee to Germany to escape the impending war at home.
The snow is getting heavier, the ranks of the refugees are getting longer, the families with the elderly and children who are not in good shape are falling behind, some of the people with too much luggage are starting to abandon unnecessary luggage, and even those who are strong and at the front do not feel the slightest brisk - every qiΔ is so heavy.
"I don't know what time it is." Someone in the team said.
The person next to him took out his pocket watch, only to find that he had forgotten to wind it and that the watch was gone.
"Forget it," said the man who took out his pocket watch and asked about the time, "anyway, it's so dark, what time do you care about him." β
The man who asked the time sighed.
At this time, the cry of a baby came from the back of the line, a terrible voice like a wolf's howl, which added a bit of depression to this depressing scene.
At this time, someone at the front of the team suddenly shouted: "Out of the forest!" I see the road beyond the forest! β
Before the words fell, the people in front of them ran quickly, and it was surprising that they still had the strength to run.
However, like a contagious disease, the running quickly spread throughout the group, and everyone began to run, as if there were houses with ceilings in front of them to shelter them from the wind and snow, comfortable beds and warm fires, and delicious food.
Eventually, one by one, the refugees ran out of the forest and stayed on the side of the road.
Ahead was the German checkpoint, and several heavily armed German soldiers were pulling the barbed wire along the road, and where the two barbed wire fences met there was a doorway-like opening, and on one side of the gap were several trucks parked, and a vehicle with tractor-like tracks - the long pipe sticking out of the car was certainly not a farm machine.
The German soldiers, dressed in raincoats and steel helmets with shield-shaped unit insignia painted on the side, looked like they were chatting, but as soon as the large group of refugees rushed out of the woods, a guy with a non-commissioned officer's epaulette immediately shouted: Ahhh
The next moment, all the weapons of the German soldiers were aimed at the forest line on this side of the road, and the soldiers who were pulling the barbed wire fence also stopped their movements and stood by with their guns on standby.
Then a guy dressed as an officer came out of the small tent behind the barbed wire, looked at the refugees, and asked in heavily accented English: "Are you refugees?" β
The refugees looked at each other, and finally one of them had the audacity to respond: "Yes, we want to hide from the impending civil war in Germany!" Please let us go. β
As soon as he finished speaking, some of the refugees were dissatisfied with the brave man's statement, and corrected loudly: "We believe in panhumanism, and we have come to pursue panhumanism!" β
This argument was immediately supported by most of the refugees, and everyone said that panhumanism is good, long live Lin Youde.
The officer glanced at the fat-headed, big-eared chief behind him, gestured, and went back to the tent.
With a wave of the secretary's hand, the refugees were so frightened that they all took a step back, and many thought that the Germans were going to shoot. But this was not the case, and although each German soldier seemed to be extremely nervousβthey were all young and probably not yet experienced in dealing with so many "enemies" than their own unitsβthe Germans did not open fire at all, but only clenched their weapons with a terrible expression.
Soon two German soldiers wearing boat-shaped caps appeared in front of the refugees carrying large buckets, followed by German soldiers pushing carts full of bread.
In unfamiliar English, the secretary said, "Eat." β
After a day of starvation, the refugees hesitated for only a few seconds before rushing up and snatching bread and spoons.
After finally filling their stomachs, the refugees sat on the curb and watched as the Germans continued to repair the barbed wire.
"What the hell will happen to us?"
"Who knows?"
Someone in the crowd was talking in whispers.
"Maybe they'll kill us when we're full, it's the German army, and they're the ones who slaughtered the whole city of Belgium in the last war."
While he was talking, the officer who had just asked the secretary to cook for the refugees appeared again.
"We have been instructed to take you to the village, fifteen kilometres to the east, where there is a station, and you are to be sent back to France."
As soon as the officer's voice ended, the refugees were in an uproar.
"We managed to escape, you can't just send us back!"
"France is about to have a civil war, we have no choice but to escape, and now the streets are so chaotic that we can't live there, if you go back, if you go back...... Woohoo......"
The voices of the refugees converged into a torrent that hit the officer, but he just waited quietly for the refugees to finish.
When the voice subsided, the officer said: "The repatriation of the fleeing refugees is a request of the French government, and we have only fulfilled the request of the French government." If you have an opinion, go and talk to your French government, and it is useless to talk to us. β
The officer's words once again caused a chord of grievances in the refugee ranks.
But as if he hadn't heard, the officer turned and left.
Seeing the chief leave, the secretary immediately raised his voice and shouted, "Hurry up and eat!" We're off in half an hour! β
**
Charlie stood on the top floor of the three-story office building at Lille train station, watching the train that had just entered the station on the platform.
As the train came to a slow stop, a large number of passengers with luggage poured out of the open doors - it was not surprising that they were passengers, but they had so much luggage that they looked like they were moving.
"This ...... just made a pit stop"
As soon as Xia Li started, the stationmaster replied: "That's right, the train to repatriate refugees has come five times this week, and I never knew that our people liked Belgium and the Netherlands so much, and I never knew that Belgium and the Netherlands hated us so much that we would send stowaways to the meeting one train after another." It is said that it is also said that those who tried to flee to Germany were sent back by trains. β
"That's right," Xia Li sighed, "it seems that Mr. Lin doesn't plan to meddle in French affairs for the time being, which is a little surprising." I thought he would feel that this was a golden opportunity to support the opposition immediately, but now it seems that everything has become uncertain. β
"Wouldn't it be good if he didn't interfere?" The webmaster asked.
Xia Li was silent for a while before saying: "If he intervenes, it is estimated that the riot will end sooner, after all, the comparison of the number of goddesses suddenly becomes unfavorable to Christina, and Christina will definitely not believe that the German goddesses in France can play their best in the face of German goddesses, she does not trust those German girls." Therefore, I think that as long as Germany intervenes, Christina, who feels deeply unhappy, will simply give up the presidency and retreat to protect the interests of her family, so that she will not be too embarrassed under the banner of the new regime. β
"However, that Mr. Lin Youde doesn't seem to think so." The stationmaster looked up at Xia Li, "I think he must have thought that the Christina regime is more reliable than a so-called pan-humanist regime run by opportunists." β
"No, I don't think he thought of such a deep place, he should just want the French civil war to last longer, you think, these people are told that the Christina regime asked for their repatriation, they are angry and helpless, people at this time are the easiest to win over, we are here to accept the Belgian side to send back the crossers, the people who crossed the German border have been sent to the actual control area of the opposition, these people will greatly strengthen the mass base of the opposition."
Xia Li looked out the window, clasping her hands on her chest, and gently playing with her long sideburns hanging down her chest with her right hand.
After being silent for a long time, Xia Li broke the silence herself: "In addition, there is probably another reason why Lin Youde doesn't plan to intervene directly: Miss Sissi is pregnant. Although I personally don't want to believe that Miss Sissi is really dedicated to him, the truth is that Miss Sissi has not appeared in public for a long time. β
Mr. Stationmaster nodded, and then he said something seemingly unrelated: "Miss Xia Li, although I am very happy that you value me as an old man so much, but you are now the head of the whole family, and it is not good to stay here with this old man of mine all the time, right?" Although I used to be your teacher, now I'm just a fat train station master, and I'm about to retire, so if there is an affair with me, Miss Xia Li will also be very troubled, right? β
"I've never worried about scandals."
"yes, you're never worried." The stationmaster smiled, "But I still want to know, what are you running to this old man of mine for?" I can see that you are not here to catch up with me, and if you don't love me, then you have to have other valid reasons. β
Xia Li glanced at the old stationmaster, who was not good-looking, and thought to herself that he was indeed the frivolous middle-aged gentleman he knew when he was a child, even if the disease took away his appearance and turned him into a dry old man, the frivolous part still could not be changed.
Thanks to this one, Charlie's resistance to Playboy was honed to MAX status when she was a child.
"Actually, it's nothing, I always feel that Lin Youde's intelligence agency has infiltrated me recently, although this is just a baseless intuition, but my intuition is always accurate." Xia Li looked out the window again, "The family's mansion is no longer safe, information will leak from there, of course, I don't think you will be safe here anytime soon, the Eye of Odin should have noticed this, they should be planning to infiltrate here." β
Xia Li stared out the window at a worker carrying goods on the platform, and she always felt that the worker was paying attention to her side.
"I remember that the Eye of Odin is managed by Mr. Lin's closest Miss Shenji, right?"
"The gods around him are all very close to him, except for the one who doesn't have exact ability information yet, they are all pregnant with his children."
"It's so enviable." The stationmaster said in a genuine tone of envy.
Xia Li frowned slightly.
But at this time, the stationmaster continued: "The efficiency of Odin's Eye shows that Miss Lin Qianxun is particularly good at espionage work. Although the god has the blood of a god, she also has things that she is good at and what she is not good at, which is the same as ordinary people. And you, dear Miss Charlie, are the same, so you don't have to come to me, old man, you just have to do what you're good at. β
Xia Li looked back at her former teacher and found that the old man had wisdom in her eyes, and he had already seen through the confusion in her heart.
"Teacher, do you know that Mr. Lin Youde is very similar to you in some ways."
"Oh? Is it? β
"Occasionally, he would suddenly put away his face like this, showing his wisdom." Saying that, Xia Li took a deep breath, "Thank you, I feel much better now." I used to be a little nervous about whether it was appropriate to just sit back and watch France fall into chaos, but now it's much better. I'm not good at deciding the future of a country, I'm only good at defending my country, so I'm just like that former Miss Sissi and focus on protecting France's freedom and independence. β