Chapter 30: Ma Kun
Jiang Jiezheng took the commander of the horse company into the house and sat down, lit the kerosene lamp, and under the firelight, his green face was a little more human, but Runzi still had palpitations, leaning against the door and not daring to approach.
Company Commander Ma's eyes were staring at the kerosene lamp, his eyes were empty and blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Brother Ma, I received your letter, but why did you come to me at this time, and what happened to what you said in the letter?" Chiang Kai-shek opened the conversation.
It took a long time for Company Commander Ma to speak. "Alas, the reason why I say this is to prepare you in your heart, because my time is running out, and this time I came suddenly, not for anything else, just to be able to see my brother when I am alive."
Runzi's father was very puzzled about how the commander of the Ma Company, who was already in his sixties, was still so young, as if time was not advancing in front of him, and he was more and more confused by his words, and he was frowning and winking on the side. Jiang Jiezheng comprehended and continued to ask: "Why hasn't your appearance changed at all, what happened?" ”
"I think about it, you still know this matter best, do you remember that time you came back to us, in fact, we are still alive, but we were 'silenced', and then I encountered something that even I will not forget in my next life......"
It turned out that the patrol led by Company Commander Ma first came to the deserted mountain village, because it was relatively close to the camp of the large army, in case there was an enemy ambush, so they searched one house after another, and finally found the "depressive wind lantern" under the cellar. But no one in the team knew what these things were. There was a recruit who picked up one and put it in front of him, and suddenly a white light flashed, and his eyes were blinded, and he rolled on the ground in pain.
Before the situation could be clarified, all the "frustration wind lanterns" flew up out of thin air, and there was a phenomenon of flashing one after another, and the eyes of Ma Company Commander and the others were stung, and then they were inexplicably sucked to the top of the cellar, and all the "frustration wind lanterns" were extinguished at the same time, as if they were just to catch prey. Not only could they not open their eyes, they could not even move their mouths, but their ears were not affected, and these were far from escaping the cellar, but they were only lambs to the slaughter, to be swallowed up by the darkness of the cellar.
Later, Jiang Jiezheng's team also found this place, but before entering the cellar, Jiang Jiezheng found "depressing wind lanterns" all over the ground, preventing his comrades from entering. But he was in a hurry to break the company commander Ma and his party on the top of the cellar, and when he heard the voice, it was his good brother Jiang Jiezheng, but he didn't have the ability to make a little sound for help.
Opportunities are often fleeting, and after this village, there is no such shop. When Company Commander Ma in the dark knew that it was difficult for others to find him, he was disheartened and silently shed tears.
Time passed minute by minute, tears dried up, the footsteps of death slowly approached, and the perception of death enveloped people's hearts. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a series of heavy and powerful footsteps walked into the cellar and stomped back and forth a few times, as if choosing which one to "slaughter" first. I only heard two strange laughs of "hehe", and a person on the top of the cellar fell down and fell heavily to the ground, and after a muffled sound, there was another burst of flash in the cellar. Although the eyes of the company commander Ma are closed, there is still a white light under the eyelids, if they open their eyes, they will repeat the mistakes of the past, this brightness is definitely not acceptable to the human eye. He also wondered how anyone would have such a penchant for doing such strange things in the cellar. Of course, it's futile to think about anything now, and it's important to find a way to save your life if you have the chance.
Company Commander Ma waited for his turn, but death did not pick him, leaving a silence. Maybe I waited too long, I was in a coma just now, and when my brain was clear, I was able to open my eyes. His mouth was dry, and his throat could only hum twice, but the cellar was empty, and there was no one but himself, and the sensational "depressive wind lamps" were gone. Company Commander Ma didn't dare to be careless, and waited for more than an hour to make sure that there was no one else, so he shouted loudly. After a few screams, the movement was large, and it fell straight down from the top of the cellar, raising a lot of dust.
His legs and feet were numb because he had been on the top of the cellar for so long, and he spent a lot of time on the ground before he was able to recover from his fatigue. When he stood up, he looked around the cellar again, wondering what had happened, but there were only traces of being dragged in the cellar, except for a few scattered cobwebs. Could it be that the comrades-in-arms were dragged away by that person, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that something was wrong, so they planned to rush back to the army camp immediately to ask for help.
Company Commander Ma dragged his tired body back to the camp, but the building was empty, judging from the extinguished fires and the signs of stationing, he had left this place at least three days ago, which made him even more unable to believe his eyes, obviously it was only half a day's work, how could time fly by at this time, could it be that his perception was misplaced. Fortunately, there were still some dry food and water in the backpack, and the general chased after the troops in a few bites, and this chase was seventeen years.
God saved his life, but he was unwilling to let him live comfortably, no one knows, for seventeen years, he has been circling this mountain, gradually losing his confidence, and becoming a wild man who lives in a cave. People are also becoming more and more sluggish, often sitting all day, I don't know that I am hungry, and the taste is getting weaker and weaker, and finally I don't need to eat at all except drink some water, and I live a life like a "fairy". Of course, there was one more thing that he couldn't believe, his physical appearance barely changed, and his whole face would become hideous and terrifying when night fell, like a dead person.
Company Commander Ma didn't know what was going on in the outside world, but he didn't stop his pursuit, recording day by day, maybe one day he could return to the army and see familiar comrades.
Half a year ago, Company Commander Ma was still sleeping in the cave, and with a loud bang, the whole mountain became shaky, and when he ran out, it turned out that there was an earthquake. He hurriedly ran down the mountain, but he escaped, and finally left this strange mountain that was inaccessible.
The wasteland below the mountain has become fertile farmland, and mountain villages have sprung up one after another. When the villagers saw him, they did not treat him as a wild man, but accepted him warmly, and gave him a job as a farmer.
The villagers told him that now that the country was liberated, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China on Tiananmen Square, and that the Kuomintang and the devils had been driven out of China and that there was no need to fight again. He knew that time had passed, and no matter how persistent he was, it would be in vain, so he willingly stayed.
Originally, he was also a farmer, and he was not unfamiliar with farm work, and gradually integrated into it. But the good times didn't last long, and since he came down the mountain, he obviously felt that his body was not as good as before, and he needed to rest for half a day to recover after an hour of farm work.