Pulled by the locomotive, Wei Ran and Jack had a plank bed that was used as a seat to themselves in the stuffy tank car that moved forward with clang clang clang.
"Victor, are you an idiot? Why did you return those two rings to him?"
Jack complained as he looked at the newly added watch on his wrist, "I thought you would throw them away, and the guy named Morgan didn't say thank you at all."
"Have you never thought about the consequences of your bet going too far?"
"What are the consequences?" Jack asked puzzledly.
"Are you sure you can win over everyone's belongings in this carriage?" Wei Ran asked helplessly.
Hearing this, Jack thought about it very seriously, and then replied seriously, "It's not a big problem."
"Okay, even if you win everyone's things, then what?"
Wei Ran looked at Jack as if he were a fool, "If you really did that, I wouldn't be surprised if they threw you out on the way. And you may not always win. Maybe when you get off the bus,
All the things you have on you will be lost. The most important thing is, don’t forget, we are here to be prisoners of war, not to make money in the casino."
Hearing this, Jack subconsciously wrapped his coat tightly to cover his stomach, and replied in a low voice, "What you said...it does make sense."
"Just accept it when it's good"
Wei Ran looked at the other prisoners and said, "We will keep watch on each other for four hours each. I will get some sleep first. If you don't want your belongings to be stolen, you'd better keep your eyes open."
This was a sentence meant to scare Jack, and the latter became even more nervous as expected. After all, he himself knew what he was doing. If someone in the same carriage really found out that he had so many valuable items on him, especially in this car, he was so nervous.
If they are white people, and at least half of them are Americans, he himself may not be able to survive.
Ignoring the nervous Jack, Wei Ran lay down directly on the bed and closed his eyes. With the volunteer soldiers responsible for guarding him, he had nothing to worry about. The only danger was the American planes overhead.
That's all.
But he is a prisoner of war now, and even if the plane comes, it will not be able to help him at all, so the only thing he can do now is to have a good sleep.
Amidst the clanging white noise, Wei Ran quickly fell asleep. When he woke up again, he found that Jack had fallen asleep leaning against the bed frame with his hands on his stomach.
Not only him, but also the other prisoners around him were snoring loudly as they found their own places to sleep. The volunteer soldiers who were responsible for guarding also gathered next to a stove and sat next to each other.
Standing up slowly, Wei Ran walked to a position two meters away from the volunteer squad leader, rolled up his sleeves, and tapped the non-existent watch with his finger.
Obviously, the squad leader understood what Wei Ran meant, but he just rolled up his sleeves and showed his frostbitten hands to indicate that he did not have a watch, while showing an apologetic smile.
Seeing this, Wei Ran was not in a hurry to go back. He fumbled for a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out and stuffed it into his mouth, and then handed the rest to the other party.
After hesitating for a moment, the squad leader finally did not take Weiran's cigarettes, but took out a pack of Lucky American cigarettes from his pocket.
He lit his cigarette with the match handed over to him. Wei Ran pointed to the wooden box next to the stove. After the squad leader nodded, he sat down.
Through the red light emitted when the stove was burning and the dim lights above his head, Wei Ran could clearly see that both the squad leader and the volunteer soldiers next to him looked extremely young, and the oldest was probably no more than
They look like they are twenty-three or fourteen years old. But without exception, their eyes are exceptionally bright, confident, and resolute.
Slowly taking out the camera from his pocket, Wei Ran made some gestures to take pictures, and then looked at the squad leader.
"Brand discipline!" the young squad leader reminded softly.
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers who were sitting upright immediately put down the teapots in their hands, neatly arranged the military caps on their heads, fastened the collar buttons, and finally stood up one by one.
He stretched out his clothes.
It wasn't until the three or four soldiers had tidied up their personal appearance that the squad leader also stood up and tidied up carefully before sitting down again and nodding towards Wei Ran.
Seeing this, Wei Ran smiled and pointed at the teapot placed by the stove and the corn cake that was put down halfway through eating.
The squad leader was stunned for a moment, then a gentle smile appeared on his face and he whispered, "Do whatever you need to do."
Hearing this, the soldiers immediately picked up teapots or picked up the fragrant corn pancakes roasted by the stove, but they never unbuttoned their collars.
After waiting patiently for more than ten minutes, Wei Ran didn't press the shutter until a soldier handed an enamel jar with the words "Resist U.S. Aggression, Aid Korea, Defend Home and Country" printed on it to his comrades.
Smiling contentedly at the unknown squad leader, Wei Ran put his camera in his pocket and smoked while listening to the volunteer soldiers chatting in low voices.
During the long wait, the night sky outside the ventilated window overhead was gradually illuminated by sunlight, and the train also made a brief stop at an unknown station.
In the warm car, Wei Ran also got his first meal since getting on the car. Opening the aluminum lunch box, in addition to the hot rice, there was also a piece of fat fish and a boiled egg. In addition,
In addition, there is an iron spoon and a table fork made of the same material.
"Nigger, how about you give me your fish? I'll trade it with you for rice." An American soldier stepped on the bed board with one foot and asked Wei Ran and Jack.
"Leave far away"
While Wei Ran was talking, he stuffed a large mouthful of fish with thick soup into his mouth, and then dug in a large spoonful of rice.
Jack, who was a little scared at first, saw this and immediately poked the fish meat with his fork and took a big bite. His dark face made an intoxicated expression.
The arrogance of the two of them obviously angered the white-skinned American prisoner. He put the lunch box in his hand on the bed across from him, held the bed board with both hands and was about to shove it into Wei Ran's face.
However, before he could lift his feet, the fork in Jack's hand was already pressed against his crotch, while the fork in Wei Ran's hand was pressed directly against his throat.
"Hands up!" the volunteer squad leader shouted as he ran over.
Hearing this, Wei Ran took advantage of the gesture of raising his hand and used the fork in his hand to hit the opponent's throat hard, and then stood up straight.
As for Jack, this black guy who bullied others was even more rude. Just when the white prisoner subconsciously covered his throat, he turned his fork and struck the opponent's crotch hard with the tip of the handle, and then again
By raising his hand, he bumped into the opponent's nose, neither lightly nor hard.
After this series of attacks, the white prisoner who asked for fish not only had blood coming out of his nose, but also covered his Adam's apple with one hand and his crotch with the other, and let out a wail that far exceeded the actual harm.
However, after seeing the successful smiles on the faces of the white American prisoners of war, including Morgan and Brendan, Wei Ran realized that the request for fish and meat was a fake, and that it was the real intention to cause trouble for him and Jack.
of.
"Say this later"
Wei Ran leaned into Jack's ear and whispered instructions, and then his big black and white eyes widened, and then he pursed his thick lips tightly and nodded.
Less than five minutes later, a soldier who looked to be in his thirties hurriedly walked into the carriage. At the same time, the hatch behind him was slammed shut by the squad leader.
"Dear friends, what is going on?" The soldier asked in English with a smile, "Are you not used to the food we provide?"
"Sir, the food you provided is delicious."
The white prisoner who had been tricked by Wei Ran and Jack pointed at the only two black people in the carriage with a bitter look, "But they two said these meals were garbage. I originally just wanted to remind them, but
But they injured me. Everyone around can testify to me."
"Is that so?" The soldier asked Morgan and the others with a smile.
"Sir, this is indeed the case." Morgan jumped out first and said, "What we saw with our own eyes and heard with our own ears is just like what Allen said, it is exactly the same."
"Can I hear your opinion?"
Seeing the soldier looking at him, Jack glanced at Wei Ran again, and finally said with an aggrieved look, "Sir, as you can see, we are the only two black people in this carriage. Just now
, Alan asked the two of us to jump out of the carriage and cause trouble, creating an opportunity for them to escape.
There is no doubt that this is a very stupid idea. Victor and I stopped each other immediately, but we only speak English, so the only way is to subdue the other party until the hatch is closed."
"This...comrade"
Wei Ran thought about using a title with clear lines, and then continued Jack's words, "We are the colored company of the U.S. Army's logistics unit, and our food is no better than the food provided by you and your comrades.
We are very satisfied with these foods, and we can eat the same food and enjoy the same treatment as white people equally, so there is really no need for us to run away."
As word after word came out of Jack's and Wei Ran's mouths, the expression on the English-speaking soldier's face did not change much, but the expressions of Morgan and others in the tank car changed again and again.
At exactly this time, a prisoner wearing a British uniform said, "Sir, I can testify that what those two poor blacks said is true. Anyone who has participated in this war, regardless of whether we or the enemy, knows that the blacks are here.
The treatment from Americans is not good."
"Hey, Victor, the British have spoken for us." Jack said with a smile.
"They are not speaking for us," Wei Ran snorted, and secretly cursed in his heart as a "stinking stick."
"In that case, do you two have any requests?" the soldier said to Wei Ran and Jack.
"No, we don't have any requirements"
Wei Ran stopped Jack and said first, "As long as we continue to stay in this carriage and reach our destination safely."
The soldier smiled and turned to look at Allen, who was still covering his crotch, and Morgan and others behind him, "I'm sure you don't have any other opinions, right?"
"No...no"
Allen awkwardly let go of the crotch that he had been covering, and with the thick cotton coat as a barrier, Jack's blow wasn't actually that heavy. But Wei Ran's blow on his Adam's apple made him particularly uncomfortable.
"In that case, I wish you a pleasant meal." With that said, the soldier stood up.
"Instructor, what's going on?" the volunteer squad leader asked in a low voice.
"Nothing's wrong, a group of people were just itching to do something idle. I guess they were throwing dirt at each other just to grab something. This isn't the first time we've seen this happen."
The soldier who was called the instructor had already opened the hatch and jumped in while he was talking. At the same time, he did not forget to say, "We are going to be on the road for the last half of the day, so be vigilant."
"Yes!" The volunteer squad leader raised his hand in salute, and then closed the hatch again.
After those who could understand English left, the atmosphere in the stuffy car became more and more subtle. The most obvious thing was that the eyes of the Americans headed by Morgan could almost eat up Wei Ran and Jack.
But there was something different in Jack's big black and white eyes. It felt like... like a sheep grazing suddenly found that the hungry wolves around him only dared to bar their teeth at him, but
But I didn’t dare to actually take a bite, and I was so surprised and excited!
