Chronicle of the Republic of China

In February 1938, the Japanese army claimed to have restored order in Nanjing and forced all refugees in the safe zone to return home.

After more than ten days, the International Relief Committee and the safe zone ceased to exist, and one after another, countless people returned to their homes that had been bombed or looted. In May, the safe zone was completely closed and the last group of refugees were transported out.

Dr. Andre did not allow anyone in the basement to go out. Several people missed their relatives at home and wanted to go back to visit them. Regardless of the reason, Dr. Andre ruthlessly refused.This doctor with German blood but with a Chinese soul is like a god, not only helping them, but also predicting everything that is happening outside.

It was not until July that Andre brought back the good news that they could go home tomorrow morning if the weather was fine.Everyone in the basement cheered and hugged, with tears in their eyes, but Fang Wuyu noticed that Andre was incoherent and had a strange expression on his face.

He asked Andre, and Andre told Fang Wuyu that he went to the German consulate today to inquire about the situation in Nanjing in detail. The Japanese army has begun to organize the order in Nanjing and issued certificates of good citizenship to ordinary people.He repeatedly confirmed that the Japanese army had completely stopped atrocities, and the other party gave him an affirmative answer before he came out of the consulate.

Fang Wuyu stared into the German's extremely deep blue eyes and said, "This is not a good thing."

Andre raised his head, looking firmly at Fang Wuyu.If the person standing in front of him at this moment was anyone other than Fang Wuyu, he would not tell the truth.But the person in front of him was Fang Wuyu, and he suddenly had the desire to confide in him. He wanted to selfishly pour out all the darkness he had heard to this young and handsome man, and let Fang Wuyu bear the burden together with him. The truth at a loss.

The staff of the German Consulate told Andre many things that happened in Nanjing during these days. The power of Andre’s family allowed him to read many confidential documents. He saw those shocking photos, which made people dizzy. He was dumbfounded and speechless, and only asked: "Is this true?"

"Of course these statistics are not exact, but they are not much." The other party said in a secretive way.

Andre saw a place name from the document, Yangzijiang.He walked out of the consulate in a daze and went to the Yangtze River.At that time the sun had already set, he stepped on the moonlight to the riverside, and saw a scene that he would never forget.

Having said that, Andre stopped, and Fang Wuyu stood in front of his desk, his mind was in turmoil.

"Want some wine?" Fang Wuyu just asked a few minutes later.

He never described clearly what Andre saw beside the Yangtze River.The Germans, who can even recite ancient poems, have lost their language skills here, and cannot describe what they saw with their own eyes.

But Fang Wuyu can imagine.

According to the documents of the German consulate, the bodies of those victims were thrown into the river near Nanjing because they were too many to be burned.What the German saw must have been related to this scene.

Until one time, Andre was drunk, and Fang Wuyu cleaned up his desk the next day, and saw a few lines of bad Chinese characters written by him while drunk.

—I have seen many deaths, but never one that stretches across the horizon.They say the killing has stopped and I can't be happy.I don't know why human beings can be so cruel, it all makes me breathless with sadness. ——

Fang Wuyu read it and thought that among those corpses, there might be Meng Xisheng's grandfather.He threw the paper in the trash, in case Andre would see it when he sobered up.

After clearing out the people in the basement, Fang Wuyu stayed in the clinic and gave Andre his hands.His leg was completely healed, and there was no sequelae. Andre said he was lucky, and Fang Wuyu admitted it.

The traffic in Nanjing City is still paralyzed. Fang Wuyu often goes out to inquire about ways to leave Nanjing City, but after the tragedy, the city has long been changed beyond recognition. Even the smuggling has disappeared without a trace, as if the entire Nanjing City is dead. In the past, there was no way to return to life in the short term.

During that time, the clinic was very busy, and countless people were injured in the disaster. Fang Wuyu and Andre were often busy from morning to night, and they didn't even have time to eat.In order to help more people, Andre postponed the closing time of the clinic for two hours. Fang Wuyu sincerely hoped that he would take back this decision. After all, if the doctor fails at the end, it will not be worth the candle. .It's a pity that Andre insisted on going his own way, and it didn't take long for him to be infected with dysentery by the patient.

Fang Wuyu smiled very unconscionably: "If you don't listen to Fang Wuyu's words, you will suffer in front of your eyes."

Lying on the hospital bed, the tall German was sickly muttering in German, cursing all over the place.

During Andre's illness, Fang Wuyu was in charge of the clinic. He had limited energy alone, and he only closed at twelve o'clock every day.During those days, Fang Wuyu made rapid progress in medical skills, and as expected, clinical practice was more effective than reading more books.When he didn't understand, he would ask Andre for advice. Andre dictated what he said clearly, and dragged his sick body to see the patient himself to guide Fang Wuyu if he couldn't explain clearly.

Fang Wuyu cooperated closely with the German, but his wish to leave Nanjing was not realized until the next year.

After the traffic resumed, the Japanese explicitly prohibited the Chinese in Nanjing from leaving. They were forced to stay in the city and barely survived with the little rations given out every day in a situation where their relatives were all dead and homeless. .

As time passed, Fang Wuyu became even more anxious.

Andre saw his urgency, and once asked jokingly: "Are you going to find your beloved girl?"

Fang Wuyu blurted out, "Go find my beloved husband."

Andre took a sip of tea and sprayed it all over his face.

Faced with a German country that is much more open than China, Fang Wuyu disliked Andre's reaction, and gave him a pat on the back while distasteful.

A few days later, Andre came back with a smile on his face, and Wuyu said, "You can leave Nanjing now."

Fang Wuyu stared at him in surprise.

Andre went to the German consulate. Several Germans stationed in Nanjing went on a business trip two days later and left Nanjing by boat. Andre asked them to bring one more person.

"You can go with them then." Andre looked at the clothes on his body, pondering, "I'll give you a suit, it shouldn't be a big problem, it won't be seen by the Japanese."

Fang Wuyu stared at him for a long time, and Andre shook his hand strangely, Fang Wuyu came back to his senses, and said gratefully: "Thank you."

The tall German smiled at him.

Fang Wuyu looked at him and smiled, and suddenly felt that he was favored by the gods, although he never burned incense and worshiped Buddha.In his 21 years of life, there will always be someone who supports him and helps him tide over difficulties. It was his brother at first, then Meng Xisheng, and now Andre.And no matter how difficult the realm is, he can always meet with auspiciousness.Fang Wuyu thought that he hadn't done anything good in his life so far, so he was superstitious for a while, and pushed this luck to his previous life, probably he was a good person who saved the world in his last life.

Andre not only gave him a chance to leave, but also gave him a lot of travel expenses.Fang Wuyu worked in the clinic and Andre paid him a salary, and he has been saving money.Andre said that the money was a bonus other than salary, and he thanked him for working for him in the clinic and accompanying him during these days.

Fang Wuyu didn't refuse. He knew he needed money, so he accepted it after thanking him.Andre said with a smile, when you meet your beloved husband, you must return to Nanjing in the future and show him.Fang Wuyu smiled and agreed.

On the occasion of parting, Andre gave Fang Wuyu a bottle of Hennessy's brandy, and Fang Wuyu had nothing to give back, so Andre laughed and said, "Didn't you already send me a letter, this bottle of wine is my feedback.

In January 1939, Fang Wuyu boarded a small cruise ship with the German consulate and left Nanjing.He looked back at the Jinling Imperial State from the side of the boat. The sun was light and light, casting a faint brilliance on the city of Nanjing, giving people the illusion that all suffering had disappeared.

A few days later, Fang Wuyu got off the ship with his suitcase, bid farewell to his companions, and took a train to Chongqing, where Meng Xisheng was.

After traveling for a few days, Fang Wuyu went straight to the local Red Cross after arriving at the destination.This was agreed at the beginning, and they made an appointment to meet at the Red Cross Society in Chongqing.

But after Fang Wuyu arrived at the Red Cross, he didn't see Meng Xisheng.

The staff of the Red Cross told Fang Wuyu that there was indeed a man named Meng Xisheng who had been working for the Red Cross this year.But after Meng Xisheng went to the street a month ago, he disappeared strangely, without taking all his luggage away, and he never came back.

The people from the Red Cross handed over all Meng Xisheng's belongings to Fang Wuyu, and Fang Wuyu only found a few pieces of clothing inside, leaving nothing behind.

Fang Wuyu sat at a loss in Meng Xisheng's room, the windows were bright and clean, and the sun was shining everywhere.

This was the end of January 1939, more than a year and a month after he and Meng Xisheng parted ways.