In the dark basement, two electric fans at the ventilation windows were spinning tirelessly. One was responsible for pumping out the dirty air filled with the smell of blood and medicine, and the other was responsible for bringing in the fresh air mixed with the fragrance of rose flowers from the surface.
On two hospital beds together, Andy, whose legs were broken, was lying next to Uncle Meng's legs. Under the guidance of Wei Ran, who had a broken arm, he completed the suturing operation with difficulty.
This was not the end, but just the beginning. With the help that Wei Ran could provide, and with the insistence of Andy who could not even kneel down, the two of them first cleaned up all the various parts of Uncle Meng's body.
Then he carefully treated the serious penetrating wounds on the two half-year-old children.
"It's a pity that there is no resistance..."
After everything was done, Wei Ran frowned and muttered. Although the condition of the two children seemed not as serious as Uncle Meng's, in fact their situation was more critical. What worried him the most was that in this era
There is no cure for tetanus.
After all, he is a historian, and he is a historian with the nickname "veterinary medicine". At least he knows that the tetanus antitoxin and life-saving antibiotics that can be widely used will not be available until 1938.
The few packets of sulfonamide drugs he has on hand now, not to mention being able to save these three seriously injured people, even if they can save Chen Xiuyu who has been watching quietly on the bed with his fists clenched, it would be considered a blessing.
.
Not to mention him, at least in the desolate era of 1937, even Western medicine itself was still a younger brother who just went to elementary school, let alone Western medicine and Western medicine in China?
"what did you just say?"
Andy turned over and lay on her back on her bed. He took off his gloves and threw them away. While moving his sore arms and shoulders, he interrupted Wei Ran's thoughts. After he finished asking, he didn't forget to pick up this
He took the cigarette box beside him and lit a cigarette for himself.
"Nothing." Wei Ran shook his head, suppressed the worries in his heart, moved to sit down by the vent, and lit a cigarette with some effort.
"I know them both"
Chen Gouyu, who was lying on his side on the bed, suddenly said, "They are two brothers. The older one is called Xu Keqin and the younger one is Xu Kejian. They are the sons of the owner of the sesame oil shop, Xu Kejian, and they are the only ones among our dozen or so people."
Two people who can count and read."
Seeing Wei Ran and Andy looking at him, Chen Dogfish continued, "A few years ago, their sesame oil shop ran out of water, and their parents were burned to death. After several months of food, the brothers
, he was taken back by Boss Zhang and lived with us in a dilapidated temple. He usually sold cigarettes with us and helped us settle accounts and so on.
When the fight broke out two days ago, Boss Zhang saw that they were the youngest, so he asked them to stay in the ruined temple to guard the steamed buns we had saved so that they would not be eaten by wild dogs."
After saying this, Chen Gouyu wiped away his tears, "If I knew they would suffer this crime, it would be better..."
"Why do you think so much about the past?" Andy sighed quietly and suddenly asked in German, "Among the three of them, who can survive?"
"Hard to say"
Wei Ran pondered for a moment and then replied in German, "Although Uncle Meng was seriously injured, the penetrating wounds and flesh cuts on his body looked like they were caused by Japanese bayonets. His condition is considered good, but even if he recovers, I'm afraid
The left leg won’t be too neat either.”
"Those two children..."
"tetanus..."
A German phrase came out of Wei Ran's mouth with difficulty, and Andy's face turned pale. Obviously, this beautiful girl with extremely rich clinical experience knew very well how much trouble this was.
"Although the penetrating injuries on their legs and arms only passed through the muscles, you also saw when they were just debrided. In addition to the muscle tears, there were also yellow traces that seemed to be rust on them."
When Wei Ran said this, he glanced at the two children and continued in German worriedly, "Now we can only bet on their luck. If there is no situation in the next ten days, there is a high probability that they will survive."
"hope so..."
Andy sighed, pointed at the closed iron door with the finger holding the cigarette, and said in his native language, "Go and send a signal to the higher ups, Qiushi, help me close the curtain, I want to change to a clean one."
Clothes."
"Okay!" Qiushi, who had been helping beside the hospital bed just now, responded with a pale face and helped Andy close the curtains.
Seeing this, Wei Ran immediately stood up and left the room with a cigarette in his mouth. He waited until Qiushi locked the door from the inside, then walked to the other end of the passage to find the switch and pressed it.
He didn't have to wait long. As the lights came on in the passage and the small door above his head was opened, Tao Canhua immediately climbed down and helped Wei Ran up who had a broken arm.
"How is the situation?" Mei Xiang, who was waiting outside, asked immediately after he stood firm.
"The situation is not very good." Wei Ran shook his head and repeated his worries.
"I understand, I'll go down and take care of them." Mei Xiang said, about to get into the small door.
"Wait a minute" Wei Ran called out to Mei Xiang, and then looked at Tao Canhua.
"I'll go up there and keep watch."
Although Tao Canhua is introverted, he is a smart man who knows how to advance and retreat. Without waiting for Wei Ran or Mei Xiang to say anything, he pushed the big mirror back half a meter, squeezed through with difficulty, and ran towards
First floor.
It wasn't until the sound of the door closing above her head was heard that Meixiang leaned against the wall and looked at Wei Ran, "What do you want to ask?"
"I want to know whether Mr. and Mrs. Somegu are trustworthy," Wei Ran frankly expressed his doubts.
“They can be trusted”
Meixiang paused, and then added, "But like the Walker brothers and sisters, they are just very close friends with me. Things that should be kept secret should still be kept secret from them, such as this basement."
"A recruiting couple?" Wei Ran vaguely revealed his distrust of the Somegu couple.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Recruitment? Ha!"
Mei Xiang snorted, walked over to an Eight Immortals table not far away, sat down, lit a cigarette slowly, and explained in the same candid tone, "Strictly speaking, they are not recruiting people."
"How do you say this?" Wei Ran looked directly at Mei Xiang, making it clear that he was waiting for an explanation.
"Someya's father was a fisherman from Rongcheng, his surname was Ran, and his mother was from Ryukyu. Later, when the smuggling business became big, he moved to Osaka, where the nuclear program was under threat."
Meixiang looked into Wei Ran's eyes and explained, "Although his wife Shunzi is indeed from Osaka, like him, she is half Chinese. Her father was a student sent by the Beiyang Western School to recruit students to study abroad."
At this point, Meixiang saw that Wei Ran was silent, took a puff of cigarette and continued, "Shunzi's father's cousin married my cousin."
Seeing that there seemed to be a flash of surprise on Wei Ran's face, Mei Xiang blew an almost perfect smoke ring onto his face and asked calmly, "Cousin, do you have any doubts?"
"there is none left"
Wei Ran shook his head and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then he changed the subject and asked, "How are the conditions of Xiaoguan, his sister, and Mr. Feng? Are their siblings trustworthy?"
"The Guan brothers and sisters are trustworthy, and they also know the existence of the basement."
Meixiang put out her cigarette in the ashtray, stood up and walked towards the hidden door and said, "Just now Linglu decided to take Xiaoguan home to recuperate. The mute uncle has already driven them home. Mr. Feng will be there soon."
Recuperate in the study apartment. If you have nothing to worry about, can I go down?"
"My cousin is joking, there is nothing to worry about."
Wei Ran replied with a smile on his face, "I am your cousin after all. I have to know how close we are to each other."
"You can talk." Mei Xiang rolled her eyes at Wei Ran, bent down and got into the small door, climbed the ladder and disappeared from Wei Ran's sight.
He carefully closed the small door that concealed the basement, and then restored the photo frame and stair handrail to their original state. When Wei Ran went upstairs and opened the door of the storage room, he immediately saw Tao Canhua standing outside for a walk.
"The rat poison has been arranged," Tao Canhua said in a low voice when he saw Wei Ran coming up, "I've even placed it in the corner outside the courtyard."
"Thanks a lot"
Wei Ran gently patted the other party's shoulder, nodded to Yang Ma, and then sat on the sofa on the first floor and lit a cigarette again. He watched Jasmine bandage the body of Feng Maoyun, who was in despair, under a lamp.
It's a wound on the hand.
"My child, how are the people we just sent in?" Yang's mother asked worriedly, "Can we get them some food?"
"Let's forget about the food." Wei Ran shook his head, "Whether they can survive or not depends on their own luck."
"When did this world come to an end?"
Yang Ma patted her thighs and sighed, poured Wei Ran a cup of tea, then turned the electric fan up a bit, and left the dark hall on the first floor with a sigh.
"During the day today, we saw Japs killing people several times."
In the hall on the first floor, Tao Canhua hid in the shadow that was not illuminated by the only lit desk lamp and said almost through gritted teeth, "Uncle Mute and I watched them murder and rob on the streets, watched them abuse women, and even watched them
They torture and kill children and burn down people’s houses, aren’t they afraid of retribution?!”
"They will get their comeuppance"
Wei Ran murmured to himself, took a shuddering puff of cigarette, then stood up and walked to Feng Maoyun.
"Feel sorry"
Wei Ran murmured softly and said in a guilty tone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I...I couldn't save Mrs. Huang, she...she died on the operating table that I was responsible for."
After saying this, Wei Ran bent down and bowed solemnly. Feng Maoyun, who was originally despairing, couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes full of despair overflowed with uncontrollable tears.
He wiped the tears on his face in a panic, Feng Maoyun stood up unsteadily, and hurriedly helped Wei Ran who didn't straighten up, "I don't blame you, I don't blame you, really..."
Feng Maoyun didn't even finish a sentence, but he was already crying so hard that he lost his voice.
Sighing secretly, Wei Ran helped the other person sit down on the sofa again, opened the cigarette case, took out a cigarette and stuffed it into the other person's mouth, and then helped him light it.
"Smoke a cigarette, maybe you'll feel better."
Wei Ran comforted the other party in a pale tone, and Feng Maoyun also leaned against the back of the sofa and closed his tearful eyes, sucking hard on the cigarette that Wei Ran lit for him, trying in vain to anesthetize himself with nicotine.
Sighing secretly, Wei Ran lowered his head and quietly guided Jasmine to help Feng Maoyun deal with the numerous wounds on his hands and body.
Almost as Jasmine was wrapping a bandage on Feng Maoyun's last wound, there was a knock on the door of the small courtyard, and at the same time Wei Ran also heard the movement of a car.
Glancing at Tao Canhua who was about to run out with the small PPK pistol in hand, Wei Ran stood up and walked out the door and said, "Canhua, give me the pistol, and then you and Jasmine will take Mr. Feng to the storage room and lock the door.
.”
Hearing this, Tao Canhua, who had already run to the foyer, gritted his teeth and finally returned the small pistol to its original owner honestly and returned it to Wei Ran. Then, together with Jasmine, he helped Mr. Feng to hide in temporarily.
storage room and locked the door.
First, he stepped on the ladder in the dark and carefully looked outside the wall. Seeing that Cao Muba was the only one standing at the door, Wei Ran opened the courtyard door and allowed the other party to drive in.
However, what he didn't expect was that when he bolted the courtyard door again and when the car door opened, Guan Lingling helped her brother Guan Bingwen get out of it!
"You are..."
"Bingwen is wanted"
Guan Lingling said somewhat helplessly, "We just met Miss Meixiang's car on the way. The recruitment reporter Mr. Someya who was driving the car told me. He said that their newspaper had received a request to arrest the student union cadres of Nankai University.
Guan Bingwen, Mr. Feng is also wanted."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this point, Guan Linglu paused and said in a low voice, "There's still... and me. I'm afraid we can't go back. Uncle Cao listens
After Someya finished speaking, he drove us back and got some medicines from Mr. Volker of Deutsche Bank."
"Let's go in first." Wei Ran suppressed his curiosity and led the two of them back to the lobby on the first floor.
When Cao Muteba took out a suitcase from the trunk and followed him in, Wei Ran asked curiously, "Why are you wanted by the Japanese?"
Hearing this, Guan Lingling subconsciously looked at Jasmine, who was helping Mr. Feng walk out of the storage room. Seeing the latter nodding, the girl pondered for a moment and said, "Sister Meixiang told me that you are trustworthy, so let's go
Let’s talk upstairs?”
"Let's go"
Wei Ran stood up happily, picked up a candle lamp on the table, took Guan Linglu up to the second floor, and sat face to face on the sofa in the living room.
"Before the war started, Mr. Feng gave a speech on the anti-war war and publicly refuted the devils who kidnapped the student union."
Guan Lingling stared blankly at the candle light placed on the coffee table between the two of them and continued, "My younger brother Bingwen is a member of the student union. They organized many anti-Japanese demonstrations. Previously, the Japanese wanted to pretend to be reporters and use their interviews to
In the name of kidnapping my brother."
"What about you?" Wei Ran suddenly asked, "Are you also a student from Nankai?"
"I'm not"
Guan Lingling shook her head and said in a rather proud tone, "I am a student of the Provincial Women's Normal University and a member of the Women's Alumni Association. I am wanted for the same reason as my brother."
After saying this, Guan Lingling shook her head helplessly, "I'm ashamed to say that my father has been working hard for the Japanese and is a real traitor. Our siblings have not done much to offset my father's sins, but instead they have been implicated.
Sister Meixiang.”
"Everyone has a responsibility"
Wei Ran said softly, "There is nothing wrong with being involved. You can hide here just in time to help my cousin take care of the wounded. If you want to escape from Jinmen, we will pay attention to the situation recently and will send you out when the time is right."
.”
"Thank you." Guan Lingling said her thanks slightly ashamed.
"You're welcome"
Wei Ran waved his hand pretending to be relaxed, "Since Miss Linglu is here, she must be working. I don't know what your specialties are, so I can arrange some work for you."
"I..."
Guan Lingling pondered for a moment and said helplessly, "I am a student in the drawing department. I guess there is no need for people who can draw here..."
"Not always"
Wei Ran stood up as he spoke, "Without further ado, Miss Ling Lu must be very familiar with my cousin's place here. I'll ask Jasmine to come up later. You can take a bath and change clothes here. Then go down. Mr. Feng and Xiao
I rely on you to help my cousin take care of Guan Guan and the other wounded people in the basement."
"I will help Sister Meixiang," Guan Lingling promised immediately, watching Wei Ran walk down the second floor in the dark.
In the blink of an eye, the number of permanent wounded people in the basement doubled, and relying solely on those wire beds was obviously already a bit stretched.
So after some discussion, the injured Guan Bingwen and Mr. Feng were sent in. Meixiang, Qiushi, and Guan Linglu went on duty in the basement according to the eight-hour system for each person, and the other two who did not need to be on duty were
, resting directly in the semi-basement with all the windows sealed.
The people on the surface have also arranged the duty sequence to ensure that when someone comes to the door, they will immediately notify the people in the semi-basement to hide in the dark room.
After such busy and tense arrangements, Wei Ran was finally able to return to his room, lie under the fan, and continue to complete his smoking task.
Time flew by at nine o'clock the next morning. When he got up to replace Cao Muba who had been on duty at the door all night, the door of the small courtyard was banged again by someone from outside.
There was no need to discuss it at all, Cao Dumb ran quickly into the basement, unbuttoned the shirt that he had already put on, and then loosened his belt and grabbed it with his left hand, pulling on his homely round-top cloth shoes and standing there.
The person at the door of the small building said "Wait a minute!"
With his peripheral vision, he glanced at Cao Mute, who ran out of the storage room and locked the door. Wei Ran then walked to the door of the building with a curse, put on his belt and asked with a curse, "Which graveyard are you special in?"
You got out? Why don't you announce the funeral for your father? If you hit the door again with special numbers, I'll kill you with one shot!"
"I am Mr. Furukawa and Mrs. Su's servant." The man who was scolded outside the courtyard suppressed his anger and announced his name with a hint of arrogance.
"Yo! Yo yo yo! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Wei Ran, who had been cursing just now, immediately made a 180-degree turn. He kicked off the door bars with both feet, opened the bolted fence door, and gave himself a particularly gentle slap on the face with his left hand.
Then he nodded and bowed and asked, "Look at my bad mouth, I'm offended by Haihan. Sister, what do you... No, what are your orders, Mr. Furukawa?"
"I'm here to deliver a message for Mr. Ueda."
This woman, who was wearing a kimono and looked to be nearly forty years old, said with a mean and arrogant face, "Mr. Ueda said that he will send Tao Canhua to play music on time tomorrow. Also, let me warn you not to deduct Tao Canhua's performance fees again, otherwise Ueda
The gentleman will personally send you to the patrol room."
"How...how can that be possible!"
Wei Ran glanced behind him fiercely at first, and then said with a smile, "Mr. Zhida, please rest assured! I will send Xiao Tao there on time tomorrow!"
"Don't deduct Tao Canhua's performance fees," the woman reminded Wei Ran with a glare.
"No, no, absolutely not!" Wei Ran promised repeatedly, "He is my cousin, how could I do something like that!"
"I will convey your promise to Mr. Ueda. Also, Mrs. Su asked me to tell you to invite Miss Meixiang back as soon as possible. In addition, restore the study apartment to its original state as soon as possible, especially get rid of the chickens under the tree. Don't
Make this beautiful yard look like a country shack."
After the woman finished speaking, she glanced with disdain at the disheveled Wei Ran and the belt that he hadn't fastened yet, turned around, got into the rickshaw waiting on the roadside, and drove away.
"This is so awesome for you..."
After Wei Ran finished speaking, he spit out thick phlegm, took two steps back, endured the pain at the fracture site, and closed the courtyard door with a normal expression.
