In the room behind the icon of the church, Wei Yan used a Dutch pot to cook a large army stew for Timov and the unconscious Buck, which was full of ingredients and had a strong German flavor.
Perhaps because of the temptation of the fragrance, Buck, who had been carried to the bed by Wei Ran and Timov, also woke up.
Seeing this strong man with most of his butt exposed, he was about to pull out a gun subconsciously. Timov quickly gave the order to stop in English, and then placed a large stew in a protective case of an American oil stove, plus a few more
He handed a piece of bread to the other party, and at the same time, he did not forget to explain the current situation in detail.
Helping Buck recover the memory he had lost due to coma, the strong man turned his head to look at his gauze-wrapped butt, and then with difficulty he looked up at Wei Ran sitting at the table, with a trace of
the hostility asked in English,
"Are you a doctor?"
"Veterinarian" Wei Ran said deliberately.
"ha!"
Buck unbuttoned his collar and lay on the bed, using a spoon to put food into his mouth in big mouthfuls. He said vaguely, "Your skills are pretty good. I can barely be considered a veterinarian. All the animals on my farm are..."
I castrated and sewed it up with my own hands. To tell you the truth, those things..."
"Those things are really big, aren't they?" Wei Ran said the words the other party was about to say before he could.
"Now I believe it, you are indeed a veterinarian." Buck said seriously.
"Why do I feel like you said this today?" Timov looked at Buck suspiciously.
"I said this this morning when I was helping medic Orlando sew up the wounds of an unfortunate man with shrapnel in his butt."
Buck said in frustration with a disgusted expression on his face, "I didn't expect that only half a day later, my butt was also hit, and I said the same thing again."
"I don't know if the next time you say this, some unlucky person will be hit in the butt."
While Timov was teasing Buck, he walked barefoot to the table and sat down. He picked up the stew that was also contained in the protective shell of the oil stove and took a big mouthful of it. Then he sighed intoxicatedly, "
This tastes great, Victor, it seems you are really the chef here."
"This is delicious, don't you think you can eat anymore?" Wei Ran quickly waved his hand after saying that, "Of course, this is just casual conversation at the dinner table, you don't have to answer."
"Victor, you definitely don't know."
Buck struggled to crawl to the edge of the bed, placed the small aluminum tube with food in his hand on the floor, and whispered with a serious face, "We have actually caught your round-headed mustache a long time ago.
"
"Do you think I will believe it?" Wei Ran asked, dumbfounded.
"real"
Buck poked a piece of fat and thin pork from the tube with his fork and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said vaguely, "We locked him in the Hershey Company's production workshop, working 24 hours a day and night.
He poops on the production line, and Hershey Company will turn his poop into compressed biscuits. In the past month, all we have been eating are those things.”
"Hard and unpalatable shit," Timov added vaguely as he shoveled the stew into his mouth.
"If you want to try it, I think I still have it here. It broke into pieces all the way around."
As he spoke, Buck put his hand into his arms, fumbled around, took out a piece of compressed biscuit that had not yet been opened and shook it towards Wei Ran.
"Forget it, I'm not interested, you can keep it for yourself." Wei Ran didn't even have the intention to get up, and directly waved the spoon in his hand.
Seeing this, Buck directly threw the compressed biscuit in his hand into the box under the bed, picked up the small tube on the floor again, and took big mouthfuls of the steaming stew.
"Can you give me another one?" Timov, who finished the food first, asked Wei Ran, who was sitting opposite.
"Do it yourself." Wei Ran raised his chin towards the Dutch pot placed in the center of the table.
"Thanks!"
Timov, who had no sense of being a prisoner at all, immediately picked up the wooden spoon in the pot and filled half a tube of stew for himself.
Two slices of buttered bread were placed on the lid of the cast iron pot.
"You seem to have a lot of supplies?" Timov asked without leaving a trace after adding an extra tablespoon of stew to Buck.
"I used to be the quartermaster's assistant. When I escaped here, I secretly brought a few boxes of cans and some flour."
Wei Ran also calmly attributed the abundant reserves on the dining table to his own personal behavior.
"Guards, cooks, conjurers, and quartermasters?" Timov looked at Wei Ran and said pointedly, "Victor, you have so many roles."
"If you want to survive in a place like this, everyone has to wear multiple hats."
Wei Ran finally raised his head when he said this, "Okay, let's take Captain Mofu and let's test each other out, right? After dinner, someone will explain the current situation to you. Before that, you can just take it from me.
Whatever you ask may be false.”
"OK! No problem!" Timov promised happily, "I will pay attention."
Before Wei Ran could say anything, there was a knock on the door behind him. Seeing this, he immediately put down his spoon, stood up and opened the wooden door nailed with several layers of canvas.
Outside the door, Sophie and Qi Qi, wearing German woolen coats, stood one meter away from the door frame. Next to the door, Horst and Okan also stood holding submachine guns.
"What's wrong?" Wei Ran asked, looking at the two girls opposite.
"There are some things I need to discuss with you." When Sophie said this, she also pointed to Wei Ran's room.
"Wait a minute," Wei Ran said, turned back to the room, picked up the woolen coat and outer belt hanging on the wall, and followed the two girls into the freezing rain.
Behind him, Host and Okan were also standing outside the door, blatantly pointing the muzzles of their submachine guns at the two trembling and somewhat bewildered American prisoners in the room.
Under the leadership of Sophie, Wei Ran followed the two of them across the stone bridge and reeds again, and got into the flood hole where many valuable items were hidden.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It was not until she saw the luxurious antique carriage again that Sophie lit the matchmaker lamp and said, "Brother Victor, we want to discuss it with you.
, what to do with those two Americans."
Hearing this, Wei Ran was not in a hurry to express his attitude. He just pulled over an antique chair and sat down. He took out his cigarette case and scattered cigarettes for Qi Qi and Sophie who were sitting at the front of the carriage, while he kicked the question back.
, "Why don't you tell me what you think first?"
"My mother, Nadia's brother, and the church were all killed by bombs dropped by American planes."
Qiqi was the first to say it. There was no anger, no hatred, and no grievance in her tone, only an almost solid numbness.
Sighing softly, Sophie sat down next to Qi Qi, took out a lighter and lit the cigarette in her hand.
In the swirling light blue smoke, Sophie sighed and said, "But if we kill those two Americans who are obviously not pilots for revenge, what is the difference between us and the Nazis who want us?"
"Yeah..." Qiqi suddenly burst into tears, rubbed her face hard and murmured, "But my mother is dead, my mother is dead!"
Looking at each other, Sophie shook her head slightly, pulled out a small PPK pistol with a pink wooden handle patch from the holster at her waist, loaded the bullet with a "click", and then fired it on Wei Ran's hand.
While watching, he forced the pistol into Qiqi's hand.
"You decide for yourself. No one is forcing you, and there will be no reason to stop you from taking revenge."
Sophie took a step back, stood beside Wei Ran and continued, "Even if you kill those two Americans, I can guarantee that no one will blame you in the future. Qiqi, no matter what decision you make,
We all support you."
"That's right"
Seeing Qiqi looking at him, Wei Ran nodded happily, "Sophie is right. Also, if you want them to die quickly, you can shoot them in the back of the head. If you want them to die more painfully,
, you can hit them in the stomach or lungs."
While talking, Wei
Ran also marked some specific locations on his body.
"You..." Qiqi looked at Sophie and Wei Ran at a loss. Then, as if she was frightened, she put the gun in her hand on the couch of the carriage in a panic.
"you are my friend"
Sophie said matter-of-factly, "I have known you longer than I have known that little loser Dominic, and if it weren't for you, I would have been wanted. So no matter what you do, as a good friend, I will
Support you."
Having said this, Sophie took a deep breath, took a step forward, picked up the pistol on the carriage, "It's okay, Qiqi, if you don't dare to do it, I can kill them for you."
After saying that, Sophie was already walking towards the entrance of the cave with her gun in hand.
"Wait a minute!" Qiqi grabbed Sophie, "Don't want me...I didn't say I wanted to kill them."
Hearing this, Sophie, who had her back turned to Qiqi, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked seriously, "But, they are indeed Americans, and they are indeed invading us now..."
"No more, no more."
Qiqi shook her head repeatedly, "As you said, if we have to rely on killing two Americans who are not murderers to complete our revenge, then what is the difference between us and the Nazis who want us?"
"Huh——! It's okay! I was almost going to kill someone."
Sophie finally took a long breath, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, threw away the small pistol in her hand with no bullets in her hand happily, turned around and hugged the tearful Qiqi, and compared this
The girl who was a head shorter than her hugged her into his arms.
Waiting patiently for the two young girls to calm down and sit down again, Wei Ran crushed the cigarette that he had not smoked twice and asked, "So what are you going to do with those two Americans next?"
This time, Qiqi set her sights on Sophie.
"do not forget"
Sophie responded to Qiqi and Wei Ran with firm eyes, "We are members of the White Rose Organization, and we always have to do something for peace. And I think these two Americans may be an opportunity for us."
"We?" Wei Ran looked at Sophie and asked, "You mean, including me?"
"certainly"
Sophie nodded matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you wanted to join the White Rose in the basement before? I agreed."
"When did you agree?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously.
"Just now," Sophie pointed at the cigarette butt at Wei Ran's feet seriously, "before you put out this cigarette."
"This is really a surprise"
Wei Ran pretended to exaggerate his praise, and not surprisingly, the two girls, Sophie and Qi Qi, who still had tears in their eyes, couldn't help but smile.
"Let's get down to business." Wei Ran became more serious next, "Sophie, what are you going to do?"
"I think we might be able to reveal the identity of the White Rose Organization to those two Americans, so that we can at least get along with them without being enemies."
Sophie paused and saw that Wei Ran and Qi Qi had no reaction, then continued, "I can only think of so much for the moment, Qi Qi, Brother Victor, I think we can let them stay as friends, let
They see the real situation here, just in case..."
Gritting her teeth, Sophie said seriously, "The Americans are getting closer and closer to us. In addition to worrying about the shells falling from above our heads, we also have to worry about whether the Americans will get here through the swamp.
If... if they discover this place one day, if those two American soldiers are willing to vouch for us, then maybe... maybe the children in the basement can survive."
"We have no way to guarantee that those two American soldiers are people of high character."
Qiqi said equally seriously, "So we can not treat them as enemies, but we can't give them complete freedom. In this way, if the Americans discover this place, if they are unwilling to guarantee us, we can at least give them
They are being used as hostages."
"And here"
Just now there has been no
Wei Ran, who expressed his opinion, raised his finger and pointed to the carriage not far away, "There are no aristocrats in the United States. If the two of them discover what is hidden in this cave, even if they are people of noble character, even if they only have this
A luxurious carriage is enough for them to turn into bandits."
Having said this, Wei Ran deliberately looked at Sophie and Qi Qi, "Especially there are many young and beautiful girls here, this is also a temptation."
Sophie and Qi Qi looked at each other and gritted their teeth and said, "We will seal this place with stones later."
"Before dinner, I will cut off every girl's hair." Qiqi also told her how to deal with it.
"I hope it can be useful." Sophie smoothed the short hair on her head, and there was a trace of hesitation and helplessness on her strong face.
Seeing this, Wei Ran couldn't help but think of the women and children in the basement in Berlin. Compared to the people in that basement, the two young girls in front of him who had just grown up could think of so much and had already done so much.
Good enough.
Even if Captain Letts or Dominic's parents, whom they have never met before, are here, I'm afraid that's all they can do at the moment.
Just as he was thinking about the "parents" who should have been there long ago, Qi Qi also asked, "Sophie, when will Dominic's parents come over and Uncle Letz and Uncle Jens, what should they do?"
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"I don't know either." Sophie shook her head hard, "Let's solve the immediate trouble first!"
"It would be great if our radio station could still be used," Qiqi sighed, "then we might still have a chance to receive their telegrams."
"It's all that damn American bomber's fault!" Sophie was stunned after she finished cursing, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"What did you think of?" Qiqi immediately noticed something unusual about her.
"I just suddenly remembered something."
Sophie stood up excitedly, "When Uncle Carsten helped us build that broadcast system, I remember seeing two American radio stations in the basement mezzanine of his house."
As if worried that the explanation was not clear, Sophie added, "They are probably used as parts. I don't know if those radio stations can still be used. If they can still be used..."
"Then there must be the same channel as agreed."
Wei Ran poured a bucket of cold water on it at the right time, and then asked, "Is it the kind of American radio station in the mezzanine above Dominic and I's room?"
"right!"
Sophie automatically ignored the cold water thrown by Wei Ran, "When the war in this forest first started, my father managed to get several of those American radio stations."
"Wait, how many did you just say?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.
"In fact, the radio stations my father acquired were originally hidden in these ruins."
Sophie spread her hands, "On the contrary, we took a lot of risk to send those two to Uncle Carsten's house. If he wants to help us build a broadcast system, he must have enough parts."
"So there are extra military radio stations here," Wei Ran asked in surprise.
"there is none left"
Sophie shook her head, "The one upstairs in your room is the only one left. The rest were dismantled into parts and sent to Uncle Carsten's house."
"Can the US military radio in the mezzanine upstairs still work?" Weiran asked again.
"Maybe"
Sophie said uncertainly, "I once tried to repair the bombed broadcast system, so I took the American radio apart, but I'm not sure I can restore it to its original condition."
"Channel, what about the channel that Brother Victor just mentioned?"
Qiqi reminded from the side, "Even if we can repair the American radio, we still can't contact him without a unified channel."
"Yes," Sophie was discouraged and said regretfully, "We should have agreed on a channel in the first place."
"Is there any encryption method between you?" Wei Ran asked unwillingly.
"No"
Sophie spread her hands, "Uncle Carsten is not optimistic about our broadcast plan. In fact, our plan was stopped by the bomb dropped by that damn plane before it even started."
"What about sending it in clear code?" Qiqi came up with a bad idea that made Sophie's eyes light up.
Weiran waved his hand, "It's unrealistic. Even if you don't consider the risk of being bombed by the United States and Germany at the same time, you still have to consider the possibility that Uncle Carsten will turn on the radio and receive the telegram, right?"
"makes sense"
Sophie said with some disappointment, "After all, all we can do is hide here like mice, doing nothing but praying for the war to end."
"Anyway, let's do what we just said."
Qiqi stood on tiptoes and hugged her good friend Sophie, and comforted her in a gentle voice, "Let's hide the cave first, and then help the girls cut their hair. Let me think about it, although we don't have many medicines,
But there is still a lot of gauze, maybe we can wrap up the breasts. Those stinky men will always just stare at the breasts..."
"Ahem..."
Wei Ran cleared his throat to show that he was not deaf and was still alive. "I'll seal the cave. How about you arrange the girls now?"
The two girls who were hugging each other let go of each other and smiled at each other. Sophie pointed to the wooden planks under the carriage, "Let's use those wooden planks to seal the cave! There are many stones next to the cave entrance. They were originally used to seal the cave.
I’ll leave it to you to plug the hole.”
Before they finished speaking, the two girls turned around and ran out of the cold and damp cave, whispering all the way.
"What will happen next..." Wei Ran muttered to himself, then opened the lampshade and blew out the oil lamp hanging on the carriage.
Pulling out a few wooden boards covered with iron sheets from under the carriage, Wei Ran walked out of the cave, locked the iron gate, then covered it with wooden boards, and finally blocked the entrance of the cave with stones piled up around it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking back at the ruins of the castle on the other side of the reeds, he took out the engineer shovel from the metal book and first got some silt from the shore to cover the entrance of the cave.
on the rocks, and then shoveled some moss to cover them.
Finally, he cut some ubiquitous reeds and pine needles to completely cover the hole. Wei Ran put away his engineering shovel and walked towards the church.
When he walked to the door of the room again, Host and Okan were still alert to the two Americans in the room with submachine guns. However, at this time, Timov and Buck had already eaten all the food in the pot and bowl.
As for the food, everyone was chewing an apple that someone gave them to them.
Without entering the room, Wei Ran walked towards the basement.
In this whole morning, the glass that had been shattered by the explosion had been cleaned, and a rope was tied between the walls. On these ropes, various clothes were hung to dry.
At this time, Qiqi and the girl named Heike were each holding a pair of scissors and helping the other girls cut off their long hair by the window, carefully helping them create a tomboy-like Prussian look.
Hazelnut hair style.
Looking at the fallen hair all over the floor, and then at the young and old girls with red and swollen eyes, Wei Ran silently exited the room that had been seriously affected by the war.
When he returned to his room again, the two American prisoners had finished eating the apples in their hands and were guarding the American oil stove on the table, whispering about something.
However, just as Wei Ran came in, the two of them shut up, obviously not wanting Wei Ran to hear.
"Victor, can I go out for a walk?" Helped Morv and asked, "Also, can you return the cigarettes and lighter to me?"
"You can't leave this room just yet," Wei Ran said, taking out half a pack of Camel cigarettes from his pocket and throwing it on the table.
"Thanks"
Timov immediately reached out and picked up the cigarette, deftly popped two out of it, held it in his mouth and brought it to the red-hot heater, took two strong sips, and then gave one of the cigarettes to Buck, who was watching eagerly next to him.
