When the door to the bedroom was opened again by Wei Ran, the wound on Nadia's butt had been carefully stitched and bandaged, and like Dominic, both were covered with a blanket.
"Next" Wei Ran shouted while the two uninjured girls were carrying Nadia out.
"No more, there is no next one."
While speaking, an old man who looked to be in his fifties, with round eyes on his face and a white coat on his body responded.
"you are?"
Wei Ran looked at the other party in confusion. This old guy was definitely not the owner of this farm. Looking around, not only the owner of the farm was missing, but Sophie and Qiqi were also missing. Only the people who had escaped from Germany were left in the room.
children.
"I'm a doctor around here, just call me Walter."
The old man introduced himself while extending his hand to Wei Ran politely, "When the Americans were stationed near here, I performed amputations on their soldiers. The severed arms and legs are still on my display.
It is displayed as a specimen in the clinic."
What the hell kind of collecting fetish is this?
Wei Ran twitched the corner of his mouth and quickly reached out to shake hands with the other party, "Hello, Dr. Walter, I am Victor, these children..."
"That's right"
Dr. Walter nodded, "While you were sewing the wounds inside, I have already treated their wounds."
"I'm causing you trouble."
Wei Ran said politely and waved to Jonas who was sitting on a stool not far away. After the little guy ran over with red and swollen eyes, he asked, "Jonas, where are Sophie and Sister Qiqi?"
?」
"They left with the old man with the gun, in a carriage."
Jonas glanced at Dr. Walter, thought for a while and continued, "But they didn't say where they went, they just said that we should listen to you and the uncle with the gun.
"They went to town"
Walter invited Wei Ran to sit down at the dining table near the fireplace. He poured him a glass of hot water in a familiar manner, and then explained, "Let's take a rest first. My wife will bring some food to you later."
When you come down, you can stay here with peace of mind."
"Mr. Walter, you know that our companion has gone..."
"Going to town"
Walter repeated the answer again, and then spread his hands, "But Derwent... I mean the owner of this farm, his name is Derwent. He just asked me to come over to help take care of you, but he didn't say that he would take the two
Where did the girl go?"
Seemingly sensing Wei Ran's worry, Walter, who had just sat down, simply stood up and motioned to follow him out of the room and outside the wooden house.
At this time, the thick fog shrouding the forests and farmland has not yet dissipated, and it is impossible to see anything in the distance on the white side of the field of vision.
"don’t worry"
Walter said as he took out two pieces of white paper folded in half from his pocket and handed them to Wei Ran, "The two beautiful girls asked me to hand them over to the price alone."
Taking the two pieces of white paper torn from who knows where, Wei Ran opened the first piece of white paper without avoiding Walter.
"Victor, I will take Qiqi to the person in charge of Comet Line to ask for help. Mr. de Winter and his wife are also helpers of Comet Line. He is a trustworthy person. Next, you and the children will follow his arrangements.
He will take good care of everyone. Sophie"
"Mr. Walter, Mr. de Winter's wife..."
"died"
Walter sighed, "The one who was burned to death by the Germans this spring was right in front of the town's church. Also burned to death were her and Derwent's three children."
"Feel sorry…"
"Although you are also German, you don't have to apologize for those French silks."
Walter paused, looked at the fog around him and murmured to himself, "People are already dead, so many innocent people have died, what's the use of apologizing?"
Sighing secretly, Wei Ran folded the message in his hand and stuffed it into his pocket, then opened the second piece of paper.
"Brother Victor, Sophie is going back to Germany to save Dominion.
I have to help Ke’s parents and others, so I leave the children to you.
If I can come back alive, I want to tell you something very important. So please wait for me and take good care of the children.——Qiqi"
Are they going back to Germany? Wei Ran's heart sank and he already had a bad premonition.
Touching the ink that had not completely dried on the paper, Wei Ran put away the paper and asked, "Walter, which direction did they go?"
"That direction"
Dr. Walter raised his finger and pointed in the direction, "But they have already set off a long time ago. Victor, it is better for you to hide now than to catch up with those two girls."
"Hide?" Wei Ran looked at the other party in confusion, "Why? Aren't we safe?"
"It is indeed safe"
Walter raised his chin toward the direction of the forest, "But you just passed through the minefield laid by the Americans. I guess Americans will come over soon to investigate this matter.
You are different from those children. You are an adult. Who knows if those American soldiers will take you away and send you to a prisoner of war camp?"
"Wait, what did you just say?"
Wei Ran looked at the other party in surprise, "A minefield laid by the Americans? That minefield was laid by the Americans?"
"Did you think it was us?"
Walter spread his hands in distress, "In order to prevent the Germans from running over here, they planted a lot of landmines near the forest. Later, although they evacuated most of the people, they did not take away the landmines with them.
Frankly speaking, since the beginning of winter, I have been operating on those poor people whose limbs were blown off by American landmines almost every half month."
As soon as he finished speaking, two Willys Jeeps with American flags drove past the dirt road outside the farm.
"No wonder…"
Wei Ran muttered secretly, if that minefield was laid by the Americans, it would completely make sense why Dominic made such a strange will before he was about to reach the end of his life. It was just the same burying of a will.
Ray just took revenge from the Americans and took away his balls.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What did you just say?" Walter turned to look at Wei Ran.
"Nothing." Wei Ran waved his hand, "Do you need me to do anything?"
"As long as you don't leave this farm, you're safe."
Walter said as he walked back, "I will always be here to take care of you until Derwent comes back. As long as I am here, those Americans will not doubt this place."
"Okay... okay" Wei Ran sighed and followed the other person into the room.
Less than half an hour later, a woman with slightly gray hair drove a four-wheeled carriage to the door of the room. In addition to this woman, there were also two people sitting in the carriage who looked to be about thirty years old at most.
woman.
"This is my wife, Lena, who is also the head nurse at my clinic. This is Victor, the big brother to these little guys, and he's also a pretty good doctor."
While making the introduction, Walter also helped the two women in the car carry out all kinds of food and drinks.
"Hello, Mrs. Lerner." Wei Ran hugged the woman who got off the carriage gently, and then took the initiative to help move the things pulled from the carriage.
"What a nice guy"
Mrs. Lerner looked at Wei Ran with a smile on her face. After all the baskets on the carriage were unloaded, she followed him into the room.
It was obvious that this lady had a lot of experience in dealing with children, and it didn't take long for her to become familiar with almost all the older and younger children - except for Dominic, who couldn't move in bed and didn't want to communicate with anyone.
"Victor, those two children..."
Walter asked Wei Ran in a low voice, and at the same time winked at the bedroom that served as the ward. There were only two wounded people in that bedroom - Dominic, who could only lie on his back, and Na, who could only lie on his stomach.
Dia.
Seeing Mrs. Lena looking at him, Wei Ran could only get up and take the couple out of the wooden house. He deliberately walked outside the room and cut off their respective injuries.
The situation and the relationship between the two of them were explained.
"What two miserable children"
Mrs. Lerner sighed, looked at Walter next to her, and then said, "Victor, if you are willing to believe us, let us take those two children home and take care of them. They are all injured.
They have lost their privacy, and having so many children here will make the two of them feel very tortured."
"And the younger children."
The two women who came with them stood at the door and said, "If possible, those injured children can go to our house to rest at night. During the day, we will send them here first and then go to the clinic to work."
"They are the nurses in my clinic," Walter explained quickly.
"Is it okay to wait until Mr. de Winter comes back to make a decision on this matter?"
Wei Ran paused and explained before these enthusiastic people spoke, "Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that we have just escaped. If we separate the children at this time, they will inevitably be scared and panicked, so it's better to
Let them get used to it."
"That makes sense."
Mrs. Lerner was the first to nod, "In that case, you can stay here for now. We will collect some blankets and clothes and send them over later."
"Sorry to trouble you," Wei Ran quickly thanked him again.
After some discussion, the next arrangements were settled, and Mrs. Lerner and the two nurses took over all the work. Accordingly, Wei Ran was also free.
When the morning fog cleared, everyone, including Wei Ran, put on new clothes and new shoes. Even under the premise of promising not to leave the farm, those children who were not injured or whose injuries were not serious
You can leave the room and move around freely on the farm.
But perhaps because of the habits they developed in the ruins of the castle, or perhaps because they were worried about Sophie and Qiqi who helped them develop their habits, as well as Host, Heike and others who had stayed in the forest forever, these children also spontaneously
Everyone is finding something to do.
Because of this, when the farmer Derwent drove the carriage back at noon, the originally slightly messy room had been cleaned up by the children, and even the dirty clothes piled up due to the lack of a hostess had been dried.
Neatly.
But even so, those children still refused to rest, or in other words, they did not dare to let themselves be idle at all, otherwise they would subconsciously think of the minefield.
"Victor, they..." Derwent, who was holding a camera in his hand, looked at the much cleaner room in astonishment, then looked at Wei Ran, and said calmly, "Victor, you don't have to do this.
, even if you..."
"Let them do something so that they may feel better."
Wei Ran paused and gestured towards the camera in the other person's hand, "Mr. de Winter, what are you doing?"
"Take an ID photo for each of them."
Derwent shook the camera in his hand and explained, "Then the people from Comet Line will help them get a new identity, so that they will be completely safe."
"If possible, how about letting me take the photo?" Wei Ran said proactively, "I also want to find something to do."
"It would be best if you could help."
Derwent immediately handed the camera in his hand to Wei Ran, then took out a palm-sized notepad from his pocket and handed it to him, "Just take a bust, remember to write their names in the order they were taken.
Make a note of your age and age. Those whose faces are covered with gauze can be photographed after their injuries have healed."
"give it to me"
Wei Ran paused and asked tentatively, "Mr. de Winter, can I take an additional photo of them?"
"sure!"
Without thinking, Derwent took out an extra box of film from his pocket and handed it to Wei Ran, "Miss Sophie originally bought an extra box of film for me to bring back. Well, I'll leave the photo taking to you.
The room on the second floor closest to the stairs has a white cloth hanging on the wall. You can take your children there to take ID photos. Also, Victor, do you want to have a drink together tonight?"
"I'll prepare the wine," Wei Ran said with a smile, "I brought some wine."
"That would be great"
Before Derwent finished speaking, he had already stopped Dr. Walter, "You and Lena will also stay and have a drink together in the evening. Now, let me get to know these little guests again. I specially bought them from the town.
I got some small gifts."
Seeing this, Wei Ran secretly sighed, called on the uninjured children to climb up to the second floor, and took a photo of each of them without a smile on their ID card.
"When will Victor, Sophie and Sister Qiqi come back?" A little girl about ten years old asked worriedly.
"They will be back soon." Wei Ran quickly wrote down the other person's name and age. Without waiting for her to ask again, he continued, "Next one."
The little girl who asked the question stood up with a pout and gave the little chair to a little boy waiting in line.
After spending almost half an hour taking photos of these children, Wei Ran knocked on Nadia and Dominic's door after some hesitation.
"Come in," Nadia responded in a clear voice.
Gently pushing the door open, Wei Ran looked at the young couple lying on their backs or prone, shook the camera in his hand and said, "I want to take ID photos for you, Nadia, you and Dominic."
Can you sit up?"
"I can only stand"
After Nadia finished speaking, she did not forget to kiss Dominic who was lying next to her on the face. Then she stood up with the help of Wei Ran and moved to the wall step by step with difficulty to stand up.
"Do I need to give you an injection to relieve the pain?" Wei Ran asked before raising the camera.
"No need." Nadia, who almost had to lean against the wall to support her back, shook her head gently and rejected Wei Ran's kindness. Then she faced the camera and showed a big smile.
Upon seeing this, Wei Ran immediately pressed the shutter button and fixed this rare smile on the film.
"You look very happy," Wei Ran asked as he helped the other person lie down on the bed again.
"Shouldn't you be happy?"
Nadia asked back, "Dominique is still alive. We escaped from Germany and got new clothes. Mrs. Lena just gave me a skirt as a gift."
"But Host is dead, Heck is dead, Orkan and..."
Before Dominic, who was lying on the same bed next to him, could finish speaking, Nadia asked, "Can they survive if we are not happy? Or are they paying such a high price to send us here just to watch?
We are crying and watching you miss your balls?
And didn’t Mrs. Lerner just say that even if you don’t have balls, it won’t have any impact on you. The best we can do in the future is to have no children.”
Taking a deep breath, Nadia ignored Wei Ran's presence, leaned forward and lay in Dominic's arms and said, "I don't even care about this, what are you afraid of?"
Compared to Host and Okan, you only lost two balls. When we were at the castle, weren't you always trying to persuade me? Why are you like this now?"
"Get up quickly!"
Wei Ran, who decided to be a light bulb, patted Dominic's shoulder gently and whispered into his other ear, "Nadia is a good girl, don't let her look down on you."
Dominic was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of his eyes, and let Wei Ran help him sit up, taking a photo of his ID that would give him a chance to start a new life.
"Do you mind if I let someone else come in and take a group photo with you?" Wei Yan put down the camera and asked deliberately, "Just like before we set off."
A look of panic appeared subconsciously on Dominic's face, and then he nodded, "Let them come in, Victor...Thank you...Thank you."
"You should thank Nadia!"
After Wei Ran finished speaking, he helped Nadia up again, then opened the door and greeted the children outside to come in.
After hearing that they were going to take another group photo together, these friends immediately rushed into this small room with the gifts they had just distributed.
Contrary to Dominic's expectation, these partners who go to life and death together
They didn't laugh at his injury at all as he was worried about. Instead, they only had concerned greetings that he didn't expect and various slightly childish comforts.
Finally, under the command of Wei Ran, the children centered on Dominic, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and Nadia, who was kneeling straight behind him on the bed, holding up the gifts given to them by the farmer Derwent.
Overflowing with a relaxed smile that should have appeared long ago, he took a group photo of the survivors.
"Nine people are missing..."
Wei Ran secretly sighed. In addition to Timov, the American soldier who left alive to help them lure away the pursuers, but did not know whether he was alive or dead at this time, and Sophie and Qiqi, who also left alive to find Dominic's family,
The remaining six people who will never be able to walk out of that forest again and will never appear in a group photo again are the painful price these innocent people who are too young paid to get the ticket to leave this war.
"When we set out yesterday, Okan still had his arm around my shoulders."
Tornas, who was blind in one eye, looked down at the slightly deformed pocket watch-style compass on his neck and murmured to himself. At the same time, tears fell from his face and hit the floor.
superior.
"When we set out, Sister Heike told me that she would help me wash my hair after we escape."
A little girl who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old scratched her scalp and said with a cry, "I have fleas in my hair, but I would rather have fleas all over my head, and I also want Sister Heike and the others to survive."
"
After a moment of silence and depression, a young man who looked about the same age as Okan put his arm around Jonas' shoulders and said, "Jonas, I will be your brother from now on. If you are willing, I will be Okan."
"I'll help you wash your hair later." A little girl with red and swollen eyes hugged the little girl from behind, "I will be Heike from now on."
"Then I will be Host!"
Another young man patted his chest and said, "From now on, I will be Host. Victor, remember to change my name for me. From now on, I will be Host."
"I will be Bernd from now on!" shouted another young man, raising his hands.
"Then I will be Stefan from now on!"
A child standing in the corner yelled and grabbed the name of another friend who was killed by the stream, "Victor! I will be Stefan from now on, remember to change my name, Stefan..."
Frings. From now on, my name is Stefan Frings."
"What's the name of that American?" A little boy who didn't expect the name thought for a moment, "Bud? Yes, I will be Bud from now on."
"Buck!"
Dominic couldn't help but remind him, "His name is Buck, Buck Beniers. I've known his name for a long time. He comes from a place called Montana. His family raises a lot of livestock. These are all
Timov helped translate and told me."
"Then Buck, Victor, from now on my name is Buck... What is Buck? Dominic, please say it again." The little boy looked at Dominic mid-sentence.
The little boy didn't wait for Dominic to finish and said loudly, "Victor, that's my name! Buck Bennetts."
"I wonder if Mr. Timov is still alive..." A little guy who looked not much older than Jonas muttered expectantly.
"Shut up you idiot, what stupid thing are you thinking!"
Nadia, who was kneeling on the bed with difficulty, tapped the little guy's not-so-smart head lightly or hard with her knuckles. The latter also subconsciously shrank his neck and covered his head with a silly smile.
Maybe laughter really has some kind of magic power. Soon, this small room, which was filled with sadness just a moment ago, was filled to the brim with laughter that was extremely young and full of vitality and hope.
In the laughter of Wei Ran and the middle-aged and elderly people eavesdropping outside the door, these little guys who were lucky enough to survive from the center of the battlefield inadvertently used another method to keep their friends who did not come out of the forest alive.
Come down - even if this is a little childish
The method is so... pale and helpless, yet sincere and warm.
