Chapter 44: Newspaper Clippings
Qin Yexun couldn't sleep.
He was holding a stack of newspaper clippings and looking at them carefully.
The newspaper clippings are all in Japanese, and the headlines are-
"The Imperial Army captured Nanjing, the capital of China! China has been conquered by Japan! ”
"The war in Europe has broken out! Germany blitzed Poland! ”
"The Anglo-French army is defeated! Marshal Petain surrenders to France! ”
"The Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor! The US Pacific Fleet is completely destroyed! ”
"Defeat at Midway!"
"Iwo Jima is lost! General Kuribayashi Tadamichi jade shattered! ”
"U.S. forces are approaching the homeland! To defend Japan! At the expense of 100 million jade crushes for the whole people! ”
"Hiroshima was dropped by the U.S. military with an atomic bomb! The city was razed to the ground, hundreds of thousands of casualties! ”
Strangely, the corners of the clippings are brand new, apparently recently cut, and as a newspaper from 1945, they are too new, like ...... It's just printed, and you can even smell the ink.
Qin Yexun silently stared at the newspaper clippings in front of him.
What is the concept of war for the average person?
People often only see war in movies, where the protagonist can defeat the enemy with ease, always unscathed, in a hail of bullets. However, in a real war, there are no such so-called heroes at all.
The only reason people sing the praises of war is because they haven't experienced it. Regardless of whether it is a so-called "good over evil" war.
In 1939, the outbreak of World War II left Britain unable to control its colonies in Southeast Asia, and Japan's southward ambitions swelled. In December 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II, and Germany's ally Italy was defeated. In 1945, Berlin was captured, and the Third Reich became history. In the Pacific, Japan was finally defeated, and everyone knew the outcome after that. And on the day of the end of the war, when the emperor read the edict of surrender, his great-grandfather, who had planned to break the jade with the whole country, committed suicide. The knife he used to cut his stomach is still in the most conspicuous place in his home.
However...... Although, historically, *** perished, while the Allies were victorious. However, for the countless victims who died in the war, victory in the war did not mean much. This is especially true against Japan, a defeated country. The anti-*** camp won World War II, but the victory of the war was only won by politicians, but too many people died on the battlefield. Moreover, victory in World War II does not mean that the war will end. There is also a possibility that nuclear weapons dropped on Japan will land on other countries in the future.
He put the clippings away.
These clippings ...... Hidden secrets related to this exam. And he has already got a very important clue from Dong Scorpion's mouth.
He recalled when he first saw the exam paper, and at that time, he thought it was just a ridiculous assumption.
"It's ...... What do you mean? ”
Qin Yexun looked at the exam paper in front of him, and he didn't understand why there was such a question at the end of a history exam paper.
Do you want eternal life? If you want eternal life, how much are you willing to pay?
History has always been his best subject, but at this time...... He was quite puzzled. Why...... Will the history exam test such content?
Especially...... On the top of the title, there is also a very strange, black skeleton. The skeleton looks lifelike, and no matter how you look at it, it looks like it's real.
He looked at the score of the question, and it was 20 points.
This question is obviously just a hypothesis. In this world, how can anyone live forever? Obviously, this is not a realistic thing. How could he think as carefully as if this hypothesis could come true? Human life is so fragile that in war, a bullet the size of a peanut can destroy it.
Looking at the skeleton in front of him, the thought drove him to pick up the pen.
"If I could have eternal life......
Qin Yexun's hand held the pen, and then below, began to answer.
When he wrote down the answers, the skeleton on the exam paper suddenly seemed to come to life and suddenly pounced on him!
Then...... Qin Yexun became a candidate.
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A new day has arrived.
Qin Yexun was leaning against the wall, checking the exam papers in front of him.
The prisoners risked their lives to leave Cell C again and finally found some food.
A day has passed, and a third of the time has passed since the exam. And Gao Ying and Dong Scorpion are life and death unknown.
On Qin Yexunyi's exam paper, there are too many blanks at this time.
Gomi ...... Nick Family ......"
He muttered the name as he slowly closed his eyes.
He wanted to relax his brain a little.
This time, he may not be rewarded. However, he still got more information than he had expected.
Behind the devil's exam, there is an unimaginable truth.
When he opened his eyes again, he found Curt Lee in front of him.
"How did you think about it? Qin Ye Xun one? ”
Both Qin Yexun and Curt Lee are specially recruited candidates, and for them, the purpose of coming here is naturally to get the reward of resurrection after death.
"I don't have that plan yet."
"You really ...... Don't go to Prison A? ”
"Yes. I'm going to explore other areas first and try to complete the exam. ”
"Gao Ying, they ......" Qin Yexun and Gao Ying, who saved him at a critical moment, are still quite concerned, "They don't know what life and death are now." ”
Qin Yexun saw this very lightly. In fact, since he came here, he has already known that he is very likely to die here one day. As an island nation with many disasters, the Japanese have a much stronger psychological tolerance to bear disasters than ordinary people, so they have a special concept of death, which is why they are so keen on seppuku suicide. Qin Ye's family is a military family, and this concept has also been completely instilled in Qin Ye Xunyi.
"It's not surprising to take this exam and die at any time."
Qin Yexunyi's image of being so calm about death also made Curt Lee a little puzzled: "You don't ...... Afraid of death? ”
"There is always a death in man. The key is when and in what form you die. ”
Curt Lee admired Qin Yexun's down-to-life attitude. But then, he felt that something was wrong.
"No......" he suddenly realized a paradoxical question, "if you don't mind life and death, why would you choose to pursue eternal life?" ”
Qin Yexun folded the exam paper in his hand, and then replied in a cold tone: "I don't mind dying, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to live forever." It's as simple as that. ”
Eternal life......
When Qin Yexun saw this word on the exam paper, his first reaction was absurd. How is it possible for humans to have eternal life?
The anti-*** camp won World War II, but he didn't feel that "winning" meant anything to him at all. Wars are won by politicians, but too many people die on the battlefield. Moreover, victory in World War II does not mean that the war will end, and Americans are the real winners of World War II. There is also a possibility that nuclear weapons dropped on Japan will land on other countries in the future.
Japan is a country with a high suicide rate. Suicide once became a serious social problem in Japan. People know that the island nation they live in could strike a catastrophe at any moment. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and when faced with these disasters, the Japanese people always face them very quietly, as if they were so geographically natural. Therefore, they are also calm in the face of death. Death is a very familiar neighbor to them.
Qin Yexunyi can't recall why he wrote "He does not reject eternal life" on the exam paper in the first place. Obviously, he can't feel that he has any desire to live forever. It's really, it's boring.
Actually, he couldn't answer Curt Lee's question.
As an officer of the Self-Defense Forces, his father was involved in the earthquake relief during the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in the 90s. At that time, the young Qin Ye understood that this kingdom must be full of calamities. Born in such an island nation, each of them must be prepared for the possibility of dying tomorrow. He's ...... Accustomed to such a life.
But......
Is that really the case?
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