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Chapter 35 Think of one of the stories of the year: the criminal

Short Stories by Ni Kuang 倪匡 1804Words 2023-02-05
I think it was an old man who said this back then. He was so old that he couldn't look any older. Naturally, his speech was a little slurred, and his outstretched fingers were trembling.The old man pointed to the TV screen, which was broadcasting the news: two police officers escorted a suspect into a police car.Back then, prisoners were not detained like this! The person next to him really thought the old man was talking too much, but he didn't want to offend him, so he asked casually: How long ago did you think back then? The old man carefully calculated: it will be sixty or seventy years before the Republic of China, and women still have their feet bound!I was less than ten years old

It was extremely hot, and the dogs in the village were all hiding from the sun under the big tree at the entrance of the village. The children were all soaking and playing in the small river next to the village. It was so hot that when someone’s body left the water, steam would flow straight out. risk.A little boy came running from nowhere, with his bare buttocks, and as he ran, he shouted: "Guard the prisoner!"Watch Escort Prisoners! More than half of the children in the river don't know what it means to escort a prisoner, but if they figure out what's going on and join in the fun, then they won't be called children, let alone children!

It can be said that this is a remote country, 365 days a year, and it is rare that one day will be different. Since there is a new trick of escorting prisoners, how can we not watch it? All of a sudden, all the children landed on the shore, shaking the water droplets on their bodies. As they ran, the water droplets mixed with the sweat beads. When they turned over a mound, they saw a dozen or so plants Trees, in a sparse forest, one person was sitting and two were standing. The two standing people were wearing grass-gray military uniforms, carrying rifles with sharp knives attached to them. They were so bright that they shone against the sun, and the eyes just happened to be caught by the flash, which would hurt the eyes!

The two soldiers were very young. When one of them saw so many children suddenly appearing on the mound, he waved like a child, and a brave child walked down. Of course it's me, no one is as courageous as me! The clothes on the soldiers were drenched with sweat. Although the country children had little experience, there were more soldiers than locusts in those days. He had seen it before, so he focused his attention on another person. The soldier noticed this and said to the child: "This is a human crime, can you get us some water to quench our thirst?" The child swallowed a mouthful of saliva: Criminal?Is it the kind that is tied up and beheaded, waiting for someone to rob the execution ground?

Another soldier said: Stop talking nonsense, get some water! The child agreed, turning his head every step of the way, still paying attention to the criminal.In fact, he couldn't see anything, because the prisoner might be squatting, with his head and feet covered in a gray cloth bag. It looked like a bag of potatoes, but he only moved occasionally, like some kind of monster. , looked heart-palpitating. The child ran away, drew water and came back again, the other children dispersed under the big sun, looking at the two soldiers and a gray cloth bag, the child was not interested, only he, more and more curious, wanted to see What kind of prisoner was under the cloth bag? He first let the two soldiers drink enough water, and then walked towards the cloth bag, but the two soldiers shouted at the same time: "Let's go!"Walk!

He hated it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say no. Not long after he walked out, relying on his dexterity, he climbed up a tree and looked down. The two soldiers looked at each other, and one said: "How about it, the mission sent by the platoon leader." The other waved his hand: If you can do it, do it! That one stayed for a moment: If only I was sent alone, it would be easy to handle! The other snorted: What a good way? That one tore off his military uniform, took off his tiger skin, and walked away with the prisoner, deserting! The other sucked in a whoosh: I think so too, it just depends on you!The two looked at each other, and even the child on the tree felt very stiff.

Suddenly the two got together again, talking hastily, unloaded the bayonet again, and ejected a bullet from the breech of a gun. You throw it to me and I throw it to you, and I keep throwing it, which dazzles the children. Although they don't understand what they are doing, they find it interesting. The two tossed it back and forth at least thirty or fifty times, suddenly shouted in unison, each caught the gun and aimed at the other. There was no gunfire at all, and he didn't know what was going on. The child told others afterwards that he saw a blood splattered, dangling body, walking towards the prisoner, but he fell to the ground after only taking two steps. up!

The other yelled again, dropped the gun in his hand, took off his shirt, ran over, and shook off the cloth bag.The child on the tree only saw a ball of snow-white body, which was slowly stretching out, and finally stood up straight. The child was only ten years old, but it could be seen that it was an extremely beautiful woman with long black hair and tall breasts, and the soldier immediately embraced her in his arms. Thinking about the story back then, someone must have asked anxiously: so what? I didn't watch it anymore. The adults in the village said that when you see this kind of situation, you have to close your eyes, otherwise, you will become blind!When I opened my eyes again, there was only a large group of flies circling the dead man!

Hmph, to release a criminal, that's what it looks like!After sixty or seventy years, speaking of it, it is still unavoidable to swallow saliva.
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