Chapter Seventy-Six: Welcome to the Mannerheim Line (18)
Zhang Heng got dressed and followed the female doctor to the residence of the bearded ensign, who was cutting a cigar with a knife, and when he saw someone, he grinned enthusiastically, "Welcome, friend of the Finnish people!" Fighter for freedom! My yellow-skinned comrade-in-arms! ”
Zhang Heng sat down on the opposite seat, he had not had much contact with the guerrilla commander for more than two months, the last time he sat here was when he first arrived at the camp, when the other party left after saying a few words, and changed the female doctor to communicate with him, but this time for some reason, he specially called him again.
The mustachioed lieutenant set aside the sliced cigar and pulled out a bottle of vodka from under the table, which had been half-drunk during a partisan attack on a Soviet supply convoy transporting military supplies, but half was left.
Maggie took out three cups and filled them in turn, and the mustachioed lieutenant held one of them up and said, "I have always wanted to thank you for everything you have done for more than two months, fighting side by side with us in the most difficult moments, and helping us defend our country together, but unfortunately you are not a real Finnish soldier, otherwise you should have received a lot of military merit for your performance." ”
Zhang Heng drank the vodka in the cup together, quietly waiting for the other party's next step.
Sure enough, soon after, I heard the mustachioed ensign continue, "You should also know that now that the war is nearing its end, I don't know what your plans are when the war is over?" ”
Zhang Heng probably estimated that he should have about a month left to wait for the complete truce, and so far his points have been scored 23 points one after another, except for the initial "discovery of guerrilla strongholds", "killing an enemy soldier", and later using "Molotov cocktails to destroy a tank" and "killing enemy officers...... There is even such an inexplicable achievement as "seizing 10 bullet casing lighters".
The main quest to survive in Finland for 20 days has already been completed, so theoretically he doesn't have to stay here anymore, if possible, Zhang Heng would like to go to the United Kingdom or the United States to take a look, especially the latter, which is a relatively safe country in World War II, basically fighting overseas, and the mainland has not been attacked, of course, the premise is that the guerrillas are willing to release people, and now that the war is about to end, the guerrillas seem to have no reason to keep him.
However, Zhang Heng still said that he planned to return to China, which was also a statement he had prepared earlier.
The mustachioed lieutenant and the female doctor glanced at each other, then put down the cup in his hand and put the cigar in his mouth, "We have fought side by side together, so I will say it directly, no matter what time we will choose to trust you and treat you as our own, but unfortunately some people don't seem to think so." ”
"What do you mean?"
"The last time you were in the camp, you were seen by the soldiers in charge of transporting ammunition to the guerrillas," the mustachioed lieutenant lit his cigar and pondered the wording, "...... Some people worry that you know too much and will talk nonsense after leaving. ”
"For example?"
"For example, the way the partisans treated prisoners of war," the female doctor took a puff from the cigar handed by the mustachioed ensign, "and we just did what we had to do in this situation, but once this kind of thing gets out, it may have some unpleasant influence on the international community, especially now, given that the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are negotiating with the Soviet Union, this is a very sensitive time." ”
The mustachioed lieutenant took out a pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Zhang Heng, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense, but after a while, he put the pistol on the table again.
"The good news is that we all know what kind of person you are, and personally I trust you not to talk nonsense, so what we're going to do now is to find a way to make those who don't trust you trust you as much as we do." The mustachioed lieutenant said leisurely.
"What else do you want me to do, assassinate Timoshenge?"
Zhang Heng's speed of controlling emotions made Maggie and Aki couldn't help but be amazed, anyone who faced this situation had enough reason to be angry, especially considering Zhang Heng's contribution to the guerrillas, during this time he and Simon killed a lot of Soviet soldiers, such a performance was impeccable, but the guerrillas turned their heads but turned their faces and didn't recognize people, and at this time Zhang Heng was still able to restrain his anger, just mocking, this psychological quality is indeed strong enough.
But in fact, Zhang Heng's heart was not as calm as he appeared, and he realized that he had indeed made a very serious mistake.
It's not as simple as playing a game on a computer, choosing to join a faction and becoming a part of that faction, his skin color and unverifiable past doomed him to not be truly trusted by either side, he knew this from the beginning, the guerrillas were only using him against the Soviets, but at that time he did need to join one side to survive this hard war, so strictly speaking, the two sides just took what they wanted.
However, as the situation changed, his relationship with the guerrillas also quietly changed, from the initial need to the current hidden dangers and troubles, he was not completely unaware, just because everyone got along quite happily, he thought that what he did for the guerrillas was enough to exchange for the right to get out after the war.
But now that I am afraid this is his wishful thinking.
The mustachioed lieutenant smiled, "Don't worry, we are reasonable people, we won't let you die in vain, in fact, what I want you to do is very simple, it will be easy for you, and the grievances between us will be written off after this is done, and there will be no problem where you want to go." ”
The female doctor spit out a smoke ring, her expression turned out to be a little complicated at this moment, Zhang Heng saw a sign of hesitation on her face for the first time, and after a while, Maggie spoke again.
"Did you know that the kid wasn't originally named Simon?"
Zhang Heng frowned, he didn't know why Maggie suddenly shifted the topic to Simon.
The female doctor said to herself, "This country has reached the most dangerous time, and more than ever, a hero is needed to unite everyone, and they can wait quietly for this hero to appear, or...... There's a more secure way to do that – to create a hero yourself. ”
The expression on Maggie's face was strange, a bit like mockery, but with a bit of respect.
"The real Simon lives in a small town called Rautjarvi, no one cares where the place is, just like no one cares what he does there, he is a farmer and occasionally goes hunting in the mountains, he is so ordinary, so ordinary that no one pays attention at all, so anything about his past can be processed."