Chapter 27: The Difference Between Man and Pig
I returned to the villa very late last night, and while lying in bed, I reflected on Tomoko's words.
Yes, maybe Piyu has a yearning for freedom in her bones, and I tried to ask her about her past, but she just passed by.
Until now, I only know that she is from Ottoman, she lives in a luxurious villa, has a stingy uncle and two good servants, a cat and a dog, she has a generous hand, and does things completely by her own nature, there are many naΓ―ve ideas, some of which are even imaginative, or she will not go back to accept me as a junior brother, take Sasaki as an apprentice, run to the martial arts hall to smash the field, draw a turtle on the face of the mayor's son, and ride a bamboo boat to drift in the moonlight late at night.
I never thought about her past, and today Tomoko told me that she ran away alone after studying in the UK. Why didn't she return home, didn't she come home, didn't she like her home?
Qian Yan is her uncle, this miser is obviously very kind to her, let her live in a luxurious villa, wear beautiful clothes, arrange bodyguards, and let her old father who knows her well serve her, thinking that her family will not be far behind.
I remembered that my father, this kind and kind old man, had reminded me not to get too close to her, and this is why, although Pi You was messing around, she had a great sense of justice, and she looked down on the rich boy Xiaobu, and she never looked down on me, the son of a penniless vegetable farmer.
What are some of her untold stories? I can't guess.
In the midst of this thought, I fell asleep unconsciously.
The next day, I got up, and we had breakfast, and then Sasaki drove me to the barracks.
Wood's barracks was in a mountainous area on the outskirts of Brydon, and usually only the sound of the troops and training gunshots could be heard, but on weekends, the GIs here would rush out into the downtown of Brydon and hug the young and beautiful girls for entertainment. The mercenary system practiced in Australia, most of these GIs picked up guns because of money.
Of course, not everyone is qualified to hold a gun, such as Chinese in Australia.
The soldier in the barracks duty room listened to our explanation, picked up the duty phone and informed Wood.
Soon after, Wood arrived at the barracks with two soldiers.
Wood greeted everyone and asked the soldiers to help me with my luggage, and he said to his father and Anne a little apologetically, "The barracks are not allowed to be visited, Mr. Shen and Anne, you can only send them here." β
My father nodded, just looking at me meaningfully, and I understood that he was reminding me not to forget what he had told me.
Anne was very reluctant, and she said to Wood, "Mr. Wood, please take care of Billy. β
Wood answered, looked at Anne, and finally asked, "Don't you know where she is?" If you know, please let me know. β
Anne shook her head silently, leaving Wood with a look of disappointment.
Seeing my father away, Wood patted me on the shoulder, "Let's go, I'll arrange your dorm first." β
As he spoke, he led me into the barracks, where two soldiers carried the bedding and other daily necessities for me.
The barracks were lined up in five rows, and then Wood didn't take me into any of them, but walked up the hill.
At last we stopped in front of a wooden house under the shade of plane trees, wrapped in bark and covered with vines, which in turn hung down from the eaves and could not be found unless we approached.
The two soldiers put my things in the house and left.
I walked into the room, there was only one bed in the room, and it was clear that this room was for me alone.
The house had already been tidied up in advance, and the daily necessities were all available, so it seemed that Anne and Pieu did not need the things they bought for me.
I liked this house very much, and when I was hunting in the wilderness, I often thought how happy it would be to have such a cabin in the jungle, but I didn't expect it to happen here.
Woodra sat down in a chair and beckoned me to sit down, "How's this room going?" β
"It was secluded and I loved it. But why didn't I arrange for me to live with those soldiers? β
"You are my ghost shooter, I think you should have an independent living space, and in the future, you will only be a ghost shooter like you instead of an ordinary soldier."
I nodded in agreement with Wood's words, "Can I go outside the barracks, then?" "I felt a little naΓ―ve when I had just asked, the question was obvious, no soldier could go outside without permission.
Wood looked at me with a smile, "It's okay if you don't get discovered." β
I didn't expect Wood to give me such an answer, he said, "I want a ghost shooter who is a killer hit at a critical moment, not like a street tree on the road, as long as you do a good job of the task I gave you, everything else is a minutiae." β
Wood's words appealed to my appetite, and I couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Wood, when are we going to go to catch those stowaways?" β
Wood smiled wryly, "Hey! Can't go. β
I was taken aback, "Why?" β
"Mission canceled."
"How can you say cancel and cancel? Stowaways caught? β
He shook his head, "No, the task was carried out by someone else. The newly appointed mayor of Bryden felt that it was the police department's business to arrest the stowaways, so he told the governor to send someone from the Brydon police department to arrest them. Actually, I originally wanted to use this mission to see if the idea of cultivating ghost shooters was feasible? β
I was secretly anxious, I ran to the barracks to rescue the stowaways, and now I ended up trapped in the barracks, which is a big joke.
"Since it's a ghost shooter, it's naturally elusive, and it doesn't seem to be any different from me hunting in the wasteland, hunters and predators are the same, they both stealthily walk, and all the waiting is just for the final blow. I could sneak into the mountains and wastelands, look for the stowaways, and wait for the opportunity. β
Wood shook his head, "We have another mission. β
"What task?"
"Hunting!"
I almost laughed, "Mr. Wood, do you mean that we just leave our business and run off to the wasteland?" β
Wood laughed too, "If that is the case, we will go hunting with someone." The son of William Wader, the Governor of Australia, was going hunting, and the Governor's wife was not at ease, so we sent an army to protect him. β
"Mr. Wood, this joke is a bit big, let the stowaways not be caught, go hunting with the young master, did the governor let the donkey kick?"
"Hehe, no, on the contrary, the Governor's calculation is still very cost-effective, this task is to be passed by Mayor Brydon, he has just taken office, he wants to enhance his prestige, although Australia is not an elected government, but the basic appearance also needs to be done!"
"How can he, a mayor, say take the mission carried out by the army?"
"The new Mayor of Brydon is John Walder, the younger brother of the Governor!"
I was dumbfounded, "You just make sense when you say that, when you are an elder brother, you have to help your younger brother, how can you not pull it, or you can say that the brother is called B in English."
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, that is, what does it mean if you don't pull it? β
Wood laughed, "The homophonic stalks in Chinese are very humorous. As he spoke, the two soldiers went and returned, but they already had a gun and a lot of ammunition in their hands.
This rifle is a British Lee-Enfield rifle, it is an upgraded version of the Lee rifle, because it uses a double row of magazines to feed, so the ammunition capacity is up to 10 rounds, which is more than twice that of most firearms, and is known for its fast rate of fire and fierce firepower. Wood carried this gun with him when he was hunting, and I tried it out, and it was very easy to use.
Wood tossed the gun and threw it at me, "You can try this gun this morning, we'll have lunch together." As he spoke, he threw me another bag of bullets, "This is one hundred and fifty rounds of ammunition, and it will be fired in one morning." β
With that, Wood departed with the two soldiers.
I sat alone in front of the cabin, wiping my guns, and I was worried about what to do now, the city police department was going to send people to arrest the Chinese craftsmen that my father had invited, and now I had to stay in the barracks with my guns in my hands.
After thinking about it, I still decided to sneak out at night, and Du Xinwu told my father that those people were hiding near Big Wolf Mountain, and I had to take them away as soon as possible, and I also had to transfer those people from the police station. Otherwise, most of the smugglers handled by the Australian police will shoot them, and these craftsmen will be in danger.
I made up my mind, I started to adjust the guns, and then went to the shooting range alone to practice shooting, I needed to be more familiar with the guns, and when I promised my father to bring back the craftsmen, I knew that I was dealing with intelligent humans and not animals, although they were far less capable of killing than beasts in the flesh, but they had intelligence, thermal weapons, and fighting skills, not stupid coyotes or kangaroos, and when I had a gun in my hand, it would not pose any danger to me, but people could, and it was deadly.
There were also some soldiers on the range who were practicing, and when they saw me as a new recruit, their natural freshness drove them to greet me, and I smiled in return.
They came over and watched a strange animal look at me, a yellow-skinned human.
A black man came over, he was chubby and his lips were very thick, "Hey, brother, Japanese?" β
I smiled and shook my head, "Chinese." β
When these people heard my answer, they began to babble.
"Chinese, can you still carry guns to fight?"
"Haha, why can't you, people haven't fought any defeats?"
"Hey, don't Chinese lie at home and smoke every day?"
"What if you get addicted to cigarettes while shooting?"
"Boy, do you know how to shoot, do you need me to teach you?"
It was as if my heart had been hit hard, and watching them giggle, I suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.
I seem to have come to understand why my father took the risk of bringing Chinese craftsmen to the unfortunate vegetable farmer, and why he did not want to raise funds for the revolutionary party even if he did not want to put the money at his own expense, and he had traveled all over the world since he was young, and I am afraid that he was accustomed to seeing this kind of ridicule and shame.
Only when there is a strong country behind him can the people of this country deserve to live with dignity. This is the truth that my father and Chinese like my father exchanged for shame.
In dealing with this kind of provocation, my father and I have the same method, that is, to go back and show no mercy.
Yes, humans are no different from those herds? All males are naturally aggressive, and they will only surrender if you defeat them and let them know that you are strong.
I said coldly, "I wish there was a master who could teach me how to shoot." β
A big man walked up to me, and he looked down at me like an ant.
"Boy, I'm here to teach you how to shoot and let you know why you always lose battles."
As he spoke, he took a gun, pulled the bolt to check that it was full, then loaded the gun, then held the gun in his arms, and said to me, "Remember, boy, this thing is called a gun, not your bird." β
The soldiers around me burst into laughter, and my face was cloudy.
Wood walked over at some point, and he frowned when he heard the big man's words.
The soldier who found him was preparing to salute, but was stopped by him.
I understand that Wood has decided to sit on the sidelines, and since that is the case, then I don't need to be polite and look at this arrogant fellow, "Shoot your guns." β
The big man crouched behind the bunker, aiming at the bullseye in the distance, and didn't forget to look back at me before aiming, "Boy, do you see it, you have to lie on your stomach to shoot, pull the trigger to fire the bullet, don't use it as a smoking gun, smoking is useless." β
The soldiers burst into laughter again.
The big man seemed to enjoy the spectator, he lay there and pouted his ass, "Hey, stupid, you can't stick your ass like this in a fight, the bullet will drill an extra hole in your ass." β
People laughed and leaned back, and I said coldly, "Are you a pig, if you are clothed with a skin, you will definitely put on a vivid performance of the pig." β
The big man was choked, and his face was red, "Boy, do you know who is in front of you?" β
The black guy whispered, "Da Bai is the best shooter here, and his skills are not bad." Bear with me. β
I ignored this black guy's kind reminder, he didn't understand, this is not to endure the calm for a while, this is a struggle for dignity.
I smiled at Dabai, "Of course I know who is in front of me, a big-white-pig!" β
Everyone laughed, and they were happy to see the embarrassment of Dabai being called the Great White Pig.
The big white pig's brain was ashamed and angry, he jumped up and scolded: "Damn, you are looking for death." β
I was also fascinated by the inspiration that came to me out of nowhere: "Why are you lying there without firing a shot, arching the ground?" Oh, it's your fame trick that humans can't learn. β
Dabai knew that I was scolding him again, his face was already distorted, and I smiled and said, "How shy, don't worry, I won't run, I will follow all your moves, and I will let you know the difference between people and pigs today." Shoot first, the bullets in your gun are rusting. β
Da Bai looked at me viciously, "Damn, I want you to look good in a while." As he spoke, he lay there again, aiming at the bullseye to shoot the bullets, he tried to stabilize his mind, the pace of shooting slowed down, and after the ten bullets were fired, the soldiers on the opposite side reported the target, ten shots and ten hits, five of which were ten rings, which was already a very good record.
Da Bai jumped up and said triumphantly: "It's your turn, you won't hit, you lie on the ground like a pig and turn around three times." β
I looked at Dabai and shook my head, "I can't shoot on my stomach like you." β
"Why?"
"I only have two legs."
Da Bai was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, I was scolding him for being a pig again.
I stood with my feet crossed to the place where Da Bai was lying on his stomach, and every soldier present knew that it was much more difficult to shoot standing than lying on his stomach.
I turned my head to look at Dabai, "Do you know the difference between a pig and a human?" It's just a physical difference, and then you'll know that there's a difference in IQ as well. β