The entire street was in ruins, the broken houses were glaring, half the street was covered with rubble, some of the houses were badly burned, and some of them were emitting choking smoke.

Xia Yuan took Cheng Wanting to wander the streets.

They did not return to the church in the first place, and it is likely that the Japanese army would be waiting around the church.

As long as the cellar is not discovered, then everything is safe.

"Hide."

As soon as he crossed the street and turned into the alley on the side of the street, Xia Yuan heard some movement and dragged Cheng Wanting to hide in the ruins on the side.

Three Japanese jeeps, with their headlights on, drove from the street, their lights dazzling, illuminating the ruins of the surrounding houses.

There were several Japanese officers in the car, whose ranks were not clear, and at the back of the jeep, followed by three groups of Japanese soldiers, running in unison, taking the same steps, to reinforce in the direction where the sound of gunfire came.

Cheng Wanting covered her mouth, not daring to breathe.

"The reinforcements of the Japanese devils, the size of a squadron, it seems that during this time, the nerves of the Japanese are also tense." Xia Yuan observed the movements of the Japanese devils, about two hundred Japanese soldiers, from the time the gunfire came to the present, at most ten minutes had passed.

Reinforcements came in ten minutes, which was already quite fast.

Evacuate a little later, and there is a real chance that they will be surrounded.

The reinforcements of the Japanese devils went away, and Cheng Wanting asked, "Will we go back now?" ”

Xia Yuan shook his head and said calmly: "You can't go back, where you were found, the Japanese devils will go over to search." ”

Cheng Wanting became nervous: "Will the cellar be discovered by the Japanese army?" ”

Xia Yuan shook his head: "The cellar is very hidden, and the church priest has long considered that the entrance to the cellar is located under the kitchen table, and the floor is tightly connected with the surrounding floor, unless the Japanese disassemble the floor of the entire first floor of the church, and the Japanese will not think about this floor." ”

The concealment of the entrance to the cellar was obtained by the fact that he and Zhou Xiaoli had lived in the cellar for nearly a month.

There were not a few Japanese soldiers who lit a fire in the kitchen to cook, and there were even many Japanese soldiers who ate around the dining table, and most of them did not find the existence of cellars.

It can be seen that the concealment of the cellar can stand the test.

It's just that they can't go back to the vicinity of the church for the time being, and once they are discovered by the Japanese army, the Japanese army can basically conclude that they are active in the area near the church.

"So where are we going now? It's almost dawn. Cheng Wanting was a little distressed: "I'm too imprudent, I should have thought that there would be no one else who could make a move in Jinling City except for the Japanese." ”

Xia Yuan pursed his lips and comforted her: "It's not your fault. ”

"I also noticed a strange phenomenon, the bodies on the street were gone."

"The Japanese are starting to destroy the evidence." Xia Yuan calmed his voice.

The bloodiest period of the massacre has passed, and most of the people who can be killed have died at the guns of the Japanese devils, and those who survived were still some people who did not know which cellar to hide in, or people who lived in the safe zone.

The safe zone, located in an area west of downtown Jinling, is home to Jinling University, Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences, the U.S. Embassy, and many Chinese government agencies, making it by far the safest place.

"They're going to destroy the evidence, is the evidence stored in the cellar enough?" Cheng Wanting asked nervously.

"Enough, there are not only photographs and video materials in the cellar, but also secret documents of the Japanese army, which is crucial, these things are preserved, enough to judge the Japanese devils."

Xia Yuan's idea is simple, the situation faced by Jinling is a foregone conclusion, and it cannot be changed, so change it from the result.

In the final trial of the Japanese army, many Japanese war criminals were able to escape the final trial and return to Japan alive because of insufficient evidence, coupled with the help of the United States.

And this time, the evidence retained by Xia Yuan, as well as the names of the divisions marked on those secret telegrams, were enough to judge the commanders of these divisions.

They are ultimately responsible for the Jinling Massacre.

and even the Japanese soldiers who committed heinous crimes.

They will eventually suffer the wrath of all Chinese.

The bloodiest time of the Jinling Massacre was six weeks after the Japanese army occupied Jinling, the Japanese army controlled a large number of prisoners, and after the Japanese army massacred a large number of national prisoners in the early days, the documents to clear all the prisoners began to be issued, and the massacre began.

Now, it's all over.

The Japanese army began to solve the aftermath.

The whole process is complicated.

Xia Yuan took Cheng Wanting to hide in Tibet and returned to the cellar before dawn.

It seems that nothing has happened.

Everyone silently guarded the secrets in the cellar.

The Japanese army went to and from the church, but they did not find the cellar in the church kitchen.

Time is also in the cellar, as if frozen.

Only know day, night, day, night.

It's like a tidal wave.

Xia Yuan, as in the past, went out with Ali at night and returned during the day.

The area around Zhongshan Road had become a hunting ground for Xia Yuan and Ali, and every time they returned, they were always able to bring back a large number of cans and water bottles, as well as ammunition.

Zhongshan Road also became a nightmare for the Japanese army to patrol at night, and later, when they went to Zhongshan Road again, they found that there were few Japanese devils near Zhongshan Road, leaving only a large area of ruins.

And so it went on for a few more days.

Xia Yuan took Ali to act, walking through the dilapidated ruins, and vaguely saw that among the ruins in the distance, there was a well-preserved house, and the house was actually lit up.

"Brother Yuan, the Japanese devils have started to live in our house." Ali lay on the ground, squinting at the sporadic light in the distance.

"How long has it been?" Xia Yuan didn't think about it, he was already a little vague about the concept of time.

The cellar was dark, only a glimmer of light came through the gap in the floor at the entrance of the cellar, staying in the cellar, except for him, Zhou Xiaoli no longer had any concept of time.

Xia Yuan only knew that the days were passing day by day, but he didn't know how many days had passed and what day it was.

For a long time, he and Zhou Xiaoli did not go out in the cellar.

The Jinling massacre is over, and the corpses on the streets have been almost cleaned up.

In the process of traveling, Xia Yuan also saw graffiti by Japanese devils on the walls of some intersections, and the content of the graffiti symbolized Sino-Japanese friendship.

It seems that the Japanese have begun to do their best to cover up the evidence of their crimes.

"Let's take a look."

Xia Yuan took Ah Li through the streets, burrowed into the ruins, and cautiously walked along the ruins, and soon arrived around the house with the lights on.

"You keep an eye here, I'll go in and take a look."

Xia Yuan dropped a sentence, climbed the wall in a slippery manner, and quietly entered the courtyard.

The floor in the courtyard was carefully cleaned, the fallen leaves were cleaned, and the voice of a man could be faintly heard in the room.

Speaking Chinese, Xia Yuan was slightly surprised.

How long has it been since the Jinling Massacre before the Japanese allowed Chinese to live in Jinling City?

Xia Yuan listened to their conversation, and he had a rough idea in his heart.

These people live in safe zones and have been deceived by the false propaganda of the Japanese.

"If the Japanese kill these people, they will be even more frustrated, and the graffiti they paint on the walls of the streets will be in vain."

Xia Yuan left quietly.

Ali was squatting in the corner of the wall, and when he heard the movement, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Yuan, what's going on inside?" ”

"Chinese." Xia Yuan squatted down, looked around first, made sure that there was no enemy in the place where he could see, and said: "They live in a safe zone, the bloodiest period has passed, and the Japanese have begun to guide our people into the city to live." ”

"They've already disposed of the bodies?" Ali was shocked.

Although he does not have much culture, he has already judged the current situation under the influence of his ears and eyes these days, and the fact that the Japanese can let Chinese enter Jinling City to live can only show one problem.

Public opinion in the outside world led the Japanese who committed heinous crimes to do so.

He didn't know if it was good or bad.

It was clear that they were a little closer to the day they would leave the cellar.

"Basically, when we came out the other night, it was already difficult to see the corpses on the street." Xia Yuan said in a deep voice, "Go back." ”

"Huh? Not doing it tonight? Ali asked.

"The Japanese army has begun to gradually restore order in Jinling City, and we will be able to leave the cellar when the time comes." Xia Yuan said to him: "If the operation continues tonight, the Japanese army may take retaliatory actions, and these people who have finally hoped for peace may be poisoned by the Japanese devils." ”

"Then they killed so many people, let's just let them go?" Ali asked anxiously.

"Hatred is in your heart, and it's never too late to report it." Xia Yuan patted him on the shoulder.

It didn't take a few days.

The deserted Jinling City began to be lively.

Sure enough, the Japanese began to restore order in the city of Jinling.

The first to bear the brunt was their own people staying in Jinling City.

Immediately after, the Japanese army sent representatives to negotiate with people in the security zone.

The Chinese hiding in the shadows have returned home one after another, and the people in the safe zone have begun to gradually leave the safe zone.

At this time, more than three months have passed since the Jinling Massacre.

When everything has been settled.

The few people who walked out of the church had a feeling of being out of this world.

It seems that the corpses all over the ground are still yesterday.

The sun outside is warm and the spring breeze is warm.

Jinling City is still cold, but as far as the eye can see, you can already see people coming and going among the ruins of Jinling City.

Xia Yuan's mind had a long-lost hint.

"Mission over."

Walking out of the church, you will see the ruins of Jinling City, and the golden sunlight shines through the clouds on the ruins.

Staying in the cellar for a long time, Zhou Xiaoli, Chen Juan, Han Yang, Chen Wenhua, and Cheng Wanting couldn't adapt to the bright sunlight in their eyes.

The roar of trucks could be heard in the distance, but a Japanese truck was seen making a loud roar and driving through the street.

Startled, a few people subconsciously turned around and fled, but when they saw other citizens standing on the side of the street, motionless, they put down their steps.

Only then did I realize that all the disasters had passed.

The bright sunshine fascinates people who can't open their eyes.

Cheng Wanting suddenly squatted down and cried bitterly.

The others were silent.

Xia Yuan lit a Japanese devil's cigarette, looked at a few people standing in the sun, leaned lazily against the broken wall, and stretched his waist.

"Ali, do you have any plans for the future?"

"Go find my father and my mother." Ali scratched his head.

"Good luck."

"Brother Yuan, where are you going?" Ali asked.

During this time, he was the person who had the most contact with Xia Yuan, and the person who went out the most.

The feeling that Xia Yuan gave him was only one word to describe.

Strong!

Dealing with five or six Japanese devils by one person is as simple as a sip of water.

He understands that such a person is definitely a person from the state.

His stay in Jinling City is also the most dangerous.

"I, I'm ready to leave."

Sure enough, Xia Yuan's words confirmed Ali's inner speculation, and Ali really wanted Xia Yuan to follow them, so that he would feel safe.

But when he thinks of the identity of the other party, if he is discovered by the Japanese devils, Xia Yuan will definitely not be able to escape, and it will indirectly affect them.

Xia Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "The things in the cellar, you can tell Uncle Chen later, don't touch them during this time, and wait until the war is over." ”

Ali nodded, "I'll tell him." ”

"Gone."

Xia Yuan left the cigarette butt still on the ground, stepped on it with his feet, and put his hands in his pockets, "Damn, I'm really going to take a bath, I haven't taken a bath for months." ”

After a while, Xia Yuan disappeared around the corner of the alley, and after Chen Wenhua and the others came back, Ali told Chen Wenhua the news of Xia Yuan's departure.

"Xia Yuan is right to leave, although it is over, but his identity as a soldier cannot be concealed, if he is discovered by the Japanese devils, he will have more trouble, and the most important thing is that if we follow him, we will also be affected by him." Chen Wenhua was thoughtful.

"Dad, he saved us, without him, we would have died a long time ago, how can you say that." Chen Juan said unhappily.

"Xia Yuan is very smart, smarter than me, what I can think of, he can think of." Chen Wenhua was not angry, but was full of admiration for Xia Yuan, "He just left so as not to bother us." ”

Zhou Xiaoli sneaked out of the corner of her eye.

The others did not speak, but fell silent.

"When he left, he may have gone to find his own troops and continue to kill the Japanese devils, while we have more important things to do." Chen Wenhua glanced around, made sure that there were no Japanese devils, and said: "From now on, everything in the cellar must be buried in your heart, and you must not tell anyone, the Japanese spent so much effort, cleaned up all the corpses, buried all the evidence, and began to restore order in Jinling City, the importance of these things can be imagined, once they are made public, they will inevitably be retaliated by the Japanese crazy." ”

He glanced at the crowd and said slowly, "So, the contents of the cellar will have to wait until after the victory of the war. ”

Cheng Wanting asked: "But, will the war be won?" If there is no victory, isn't the contents of the cellar useless? ”

"No, the war will be won! Sure to win! ”

Ali suddenly interjected.

On more than one occasion, when the two of them were acting at night, he wanted to give up, but Xia Yuan told him that in the future, the war would be won, the Japanese would be judged, and a happy life would come.

He believed Xia Yuan's words.

(End of chapter)