On the evening of April 27, the night before the Soviet Red Army approached the Moltke Bridge, Wei Ran and others who were hiding at the end of the alley were finally free.
Although the firefight across the river became clearer and clearer, the wounded who were sent here were gone. Taking advantage of this rare moment, the four young soldiers who were left to help seized the time and under the command of Marco and Wei Ran
Under the leadership of the police, all the movable items in the collapsed clinic were carried to the entrance of the alley, and the ruins there were raised as much as possible.
As for the wounded around the tent, except for a few dozen seriously injured old people and children, the rest had been sent to a cinema not far away by the four soldiers. Even the corpses that had failed to be treated were treated as much as possible.
carried far away.
As night fell, the four soldiers who had finished their work carried the hastily prepared food, left the clinic under the leadership of Hans and Marco, and walked towards the ruins of two buildings separated by one foot and one foot.
Cinema.
More than an hour later, Father Hans came back with Marco. He helped Dr. Lodge and Wei Yan examine the seriously injured people they left behind without rest.
"Two more died"
Dr. Lodge sighed, motioned to Wei Ran and Marco to carry away the bodies of the two old men, and then sat down on a wooden box not far away.
“The situation is not very good”
Father Hans gave the former a cigarette, and after he lit it, he continued, "Marco and I just went to the river to take a look. The Soviets will be coming soon. Maybe after dawn, here
It was occupied by them."
Doctor Rocky looked in the direction of the ruins of the clinic and said absently, "No wonder no wounded were brought here."
Father Hans sighed, lowered his voice and asked, "Were they always down there?"
"Before you came, they could come out for fun every day from two to three in the morning. After you came, they never came out again."
Doctor Lodge explained in a calm tone, "But it will be soon. As long as you persist, maybe after the Soviets occupy this place, they will be able to see the sun."
"hope so..."
When Father Hans saw that Wei Ran and Marco had returned, he lowered his voice and finally said, "Let them come out for fun tonight, those two young men are trustworthy."
Dr. Lodge glanced at Wei Ran and Marco, who were arm-in-arm, and finally nodded imperceptibly, agreeing with the former's suggestion.
Amidst the deafening sound of artillery and bombing that was almost within reach, the dark alley seemed to be the only safe place in this war.
In the tent that barely blocked out the moisture and mosquitoes, Mario, who had an injured butt, and Maura, a bald Jewish girl, were lying on either side of the little nurse, quietly listening to her telling Grimm's fairy tales.
When the little nurse, who was wearing a mask from beginning to end, finished telling "Puss in Boots" softly, Mario had already fallen asleep, but the little girl Maura on the other side said softly with tears in her eyes, "I miss my mother."
, she used to tell me Grimm’s fairy tales every night..."
The little nurse who was about to get up and leave was stunned. She walked to Maura's bedside, knelt on the wet ground, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Maura's eyes, "I will tell you about Grimm every night from now on."
Fairy tale, I will be your mother from now on."
"I...can you take off your mask?" Maura said carefully, "I want to see you."
Hearing this, the little nurse hesitated for a moment, looked back at the tent door, and then looked at Mario who was sleeping soundly. After hesitating for a moment, he carefully took off the mask that covered most of his face. In the night that was red with flames of war,
A young face was revealed.
But this pretty face was covered with large rashes and traces of flea bites.
Seeing that Maura seemed to be startled, the little nurse smiled bitterly and picked up the mask she had just taken off. Unexpectedly, Maura suddenly came over and kissed her cheek gently, leaving the remaining tears at the same time.
on her face.
Feeling the pain in the sand when tears flowed over the scratched wounds on her face, the little nurse gently held Maura in her arms, and then heard the sensible little girl whisper, "I used to hide on the sofa
, every time I get bitten by a flea, my mother will kiss me. From now on... you will be my mother."
"Yeah!" The little nurse raised her neck and tried hard not to shed tears.
"Tomorrow...will you still come out tomorrow?" Maura asked secretly, "I saw you and another...another mother coming out of the bathroom yesterday..."
"It's me, and it will still be me tomorrow." The little nurse hugged the little girl tightly in her arms, and allowed the strength she had endured for a long time to turn into tears and fall on Maura's cheek.
"Mom...Mom...will we die?" Maura hugged the little nurse tightly and asked, raising her neck.
"No, you won't die, and no one will die." The little nurse explained hurriedly, "Only those who participated in the war will die."
"Will Mario die?" Mora continued to ask, "And brother Marco."
"Do you want them to die?" the little nurse asked, wiping her tears.
"do not wish"
Maura imitated the little nurse and wiped her tears with her dirty little hands, "Although Mario is a fool, he pushed me under the bed when the house collapsed, and Brother Marco, I know
He lied to that idiot just to save me."
"Do you hate them?" the little nurse continued to ask.
"I don't hate him." Mora shook her head again, "Mario told me that his parents are also dead, so he is not much better than me."
"As long as you don't hate her..." The little nurse patted Maura's back gently, put her to sleep, and then put on a thick mask again, but her beautiful eyes looked particularly strong at this time.
.
Amidst the noisy and fierce exchange of fire, time passed by minute by second. When Marco, who was on duty at night, woke up Wei Ran, Father Hans and Dr. Lodge also opened their eyes one after another.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Let them come out and do some activities." Father Hans whispered.
Dr. Lodge nodded and gently knocked on the canvas curtain of the tent. Soon after, the little nurse also came out.
"Leni, let them come up for a break," Dr. Lodge said in a low voice.
The little nurse looked at Father Hans, Wei Ran and Marco who were standing behind Dr. Lodge in surprise. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded, turned and walked into the ruins of the clinic.
Soon after, children and women wearing hospital gowns or nurse uniforms carefully walked out of the ruins under the leadership of the young nurse, opening their mouths and breathing in the air filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
The condition of these children and women who have been hiding in the basement for a long time is not very good. Many of their bodies are covered with eczema. Although their hospital gowns are relatively clean, they have an unpleasant odor.
"How big is your basement?" Father Hans asked with a frown.
"It was expanded several times in the middle," Dr. Lodge said bitterly. "Even so, it's just barely enough for them to lie down."
"I don't think we need to let them go down."
Wei Ran couldn't help but said, strictly speaking, it is already April 28th. To be more precise, at eight o'clock tonight, the Soviets will seize the Moltke Bridge. By this time, the surrounding German soldiers have already
Don't care about the Jews anymore.
"Just wait a little longer"
Professor Rocky shook his head and said cautiously, "I have persisted for such a long time, and we cannot have any accidents in the last few days."
"At least let them take a shower and change into some clean clothes." Father Hans said this and turned to look at Marco, "Go get your idiot brother out and give the tent to these children and girls. Leni
Nurse, is there any water for boiling during the day?"
"besides"
The little nurse quickly pointed to the bucket not far away, "They are all boiled, but if you use them, you will have to boil the water again if you want to clean the gauze after dawn."
"Let them take a bath first."
Seeing that Marco and the little nurse had taken the sleeping Mario and Mora out of the tent and placed them on the simple hospital bed, Father Hans immediately whispered, "Marco, go guard the entrance of the alley, no matter where it is.
Shoot whoever comes over. Nurse Leni, you and I will find some medicine and clean clothes for them. Victor, you and Rocky go to the basement and try to kill the fleas in there."
Rocky hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and finally nodded. It was only then that the children and women who had been listening to their conversation looked at each other excitedly, and each carried a small bucket of water and got into the not-so-large tent.
While they were bathing inside, Father Hans took the little nurse to look for clean clothes, blankets and ointments to treat eczema in the supply box, while Wei Ran, under the leadership of Dr. Lodge, took insecticides and disinfectants
The agent got into the bathroom in the ruins and got into the hole under the bathtub.
Before his feet even touched the ground, Wei Ran could smell the undeniable smell of feces and the rising tide of moisture.
After his feet touched the ground, he could see the entirety of this pitifully small basement with the help of a flashlight.
In a basement of less than 20 square meters, the distance between the ceiling and the floor is only two meters. When walking around, be careful to avoid the kerosene lamp hanging in the middle.
On the surrounding cement walls, there were three layers of folding beds made of wooden boards and iron chains placed like cells. In the gap between the bottom layer of bed boards and the floor, there were wooden boxes placed one after another.
Some of these boxes contained bottles of kerosene, some contained sheets or hospital gowns waiting to be mended, some contained uneaten bread and fish, but most of them contained ointments for treating eczema.
At this moment, Dr. Lodge lifted up a wool blanket hanging on the wall, revealing a one-meter-square hole.
The light of the flashlight shines through the narrow hole, and you can see a compartment made of bricks. This compartment is not big, and there are only a few iron buckets with lids inside. And that
The unpleasant smell wafts out from here.
On the opposite side of the hole, there was a vent equipped with a hand-operated exhaust fan. However, when the flashlight beam shone through, a mouse ran along the vent and disappeared.
"They persisted in this environment for four years?" Wei Ran asked in disbelief.
"At least you're alive, right?"
Dr. Lodge took out the bucket of excrement and urine in a natural manner, suppressing his emotions and said, "This place was originally prepared for my wife, but she was taken away before she could use it. Since then, I have never been here again."
I’ve met her.”
Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, "Sorry..."
"It's not you who should say sorry." Dr. Lodge stopped and said without looking back, "I should say thank you."
