Chapter 38 That night I didn't look for women

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  "Oh, dear Lieutenant Konti, sleeping in the daytime is not good, if your brother sees you, won't he talk about you behind your back?" Deputy Officer Johann said with a smile, looking at me as if I had just gotten out of bed.

  "Alas, you don't know. These days have exhausted me, I just took a short nap!" I explained with a yawn.

  "You're really exhausted, but that's good. You've rested enough, tonight you can show off your skills and let those young ladies enjoy your greatness! Haha!" John said with a sly smile.

  "Get out of here, I still want to stand by and watch you perform well." I jumped onto the jeep, teasing John.

  "This is no good, I didn't let other men take a liking to you!" John said discontentedly.

  "It's probably no good!" I said with an evil grin.

  "What? You dare say I'm no good, I challenge you to a duel!" John heard me say this and began to get anxious.

  "No, no, no, I'm not eager to duel with you. By the way, John, are those women expensive?" I'm not afraid of wasting money, because who knows if we'll still be alive tomorrow to enjoy it, so spending a penny now is not considered too much of a loss when that time comes.

  "You don't have any money, do you?" John immediately forgot about the duel and looked me up and down with a suspicious gaze.

  "Two hundred dollars is enough!"

  "Enough! Enough! Enough! Even if one person finds three chicks at a time, it's okay!" John saw me with the money and seemed to be stimulated, whistled, started the car, and sped away with a whoosh!

  "Slow down, what if you hit someone?" I was quite worried about John's driving speed.

  "My dear Conti, don't worry, even if something happens, they can't do anything to us!" John said with a nonchalant expression, and this expression of his suddenly seemed so overbearing and unreasonable to me that I couldn't help but wonder if this was the true face of an occupying army since ancient times.

  John's driving skills were still good, not far from the station, he turned left and right, very familiarly found a small alley in a small town, stopped the car on one side, didn't even pull out the key, John reached out to pick up a bag from the back seat, heavy, like some canned boxes, jumped off the car.

  "What is this thing?" I asked.

  John mysteriously said, "Come on, I'll introduce you to this place. Although it's a bit different from what I said, it can also make us relax!" Looking at the ruined and dilapidated alley destroyed by war, John was also somewhat embarrassed.

  "Not bad, it's great that you can find such a place at this time!" I nodded and comforted him.

  "Yes, we came here to help these poor women, their current lives are also very miserable." John seemed to think of something and shook his head with a self-deprecating smile.

  "Don't think about it anymore, let's go, you take me there!" I patted John on the shoulder to comfort him, but his chest was puffed out and he pulled at his military uniform.

  "Go!"

  It's more like a narrow alley than a street, and it's already very dark inside due to the late hour. The war that has been going on for many days has made me vigilant, and my hand involuntarily reaches for the gun holster at my waist. I regret why I agreed to come here with John, in case something unexpected happens, I would have lost my life here.

  At that time, even if he died, if someone asked about it, how did Kangdi die? Others would answer, oh, you're talking about Kangdi? That guy went out to visit prostitutes and was assassinated by the Germans! The person asking would definitely say, "He got what was coming to him", if he didn't die like that, it wouldn't be right. Not to mention not having any honors after death, even having a good reputation is hard to come by, how tragic is that?

  "Wait a minute, John! Are you sure there's nothing wrong here?" I stopped in my tracks and asked John.

  John also understood that in this tense wartime, doing such a thing was indeed worrying, but he still said with confidence: "Don't worry, my dear Conti! I've been here many times before. There are only a few women here, no other men! The war has already taken all the men away!"

  "Alright, I'll trust you this one time! John, next time whatever you say I'm absolutely not coming!" I said.

  "Of course! I'm afraid I won't have another chance to come again!" John said softly.

  John and I walked to a door, knocked on it, and before long, the door opened. The one who opened the door was a young woman with very fair skin, probably only seventeen or eighteen years old. She first saw John, her face filled with joy, then rushed into his arms, tightly embracing him, and began to sob quietly.

  John awkwardly smiled at me and then gently patted the woman's back, saying "There is another guest!"

  The young woman smiled at me with a look of embarrassment, hastily came out from John's arms, stepped aside and said: "Come in, come in!"

  "Are you American or British?" I asked in bewilderment as I listened to the woman's fluent English.

  "She's called Shirley, she's French!" John substituted for her reply and then fell silent.

  Shirley led me and John into the house, where there was a teenage girl staring shyly at the two tall men who had just entered. Shirley seemed a bit embarrassed. "This is my sister. Xuelifen, come quick, say hello to your uncles!"

  The little girl stared at us for a moment, didn't say a word, and then quickly ran out!

  "Is nothing wrong?" I asked.

  "There's nothing wrong with her, Shirley Fen is always like that." Cheryl said in a low voice, as if only she could hear herself, "As long as someone comes, she will hide."

  John and I both heard Cheryl's words, but neither of us said anything.

  Cheryl slowly regained her composure, suddenly looking at the two of us who had been standing all along, then sweeping a glance around the room's furnishings, except for a bed, there was nothing else. She said apologetically: "When the war started, everything in the house was sold out! Now there's not even anywhere to sit."

  I nodded in understanding, and John brought the bag from behind him and said to Sherry: "Sherry, this is some food I've brought for you! Let Snowy Fen eat first!"

  "Thank you!" Cheryl ignored me and lightly kissed John on the cheek, then grabbed a bag of food and ran out.

  "She's a really nice girl!" I said.

  "Yes!" John nodded. "There are many girls like her here, are you looking for one too?"

  I smiled and said: "Actually I was thinking of finding one, but now I don't want to find a woman anymore!"

  "Is it because of me?" John asked with a smile.

  "I suppose so!"

  "Oh dear, that's no good! Where are you going later?" John asked me, looking up.

  "Let's see you two do it!" I joked.

  "How dare you?"

  "There's nothing to be afraid of!"

  John saw me teasing him and got a bit angry, just making a gesture to hit. Cheryl came in from the door, as if she had misunderstood, thinking that tonight she would serve both of us, stunned for a moment, then smiled and asked: "John, why don't I call my good friend Rita?"

  "Alright! Call this guy Conti!" John was about to say again.

  I glared at John fiercely and said in a veiled tone, "Be careful I'll cut off your bullets!" John understood that I was hinting at not giving him money, and he suddenly became like a frightened white rabbit, shrinking to the side without saying a word.

  Cheryl didn't understand the implication of John's words and said: "Colonel Conti, rest assured that my good friend Rita is a very clean person."

  I awkwardly said: "Today I just came with this guy! You guys chat slowly, I want to go out for a walk and see Xiaoxue Lifen!"

  Cheryl's face suddenly tensed up, and she quickly looked at John before kneeling down on the ground, tightly grasping my sleeve as she begged: "Spare Shirley Fen, she's still young! I can satisfy you, really, I can satisfy you, just let me do whatever it is you want!"

  John's gaze met mine, and his expression changed instantly, as if a thick layer of frost had been brushed onto his face. I was taken aback, forced a wry smile, and spread my hands, saying, "Am I really that bad in your eyes?"

  Shirley's face suddenly showed a joyful expression, she wiped away her tears and thanked me: "Thank you!"

  "Don't be polite!"

  I walked up to John, quietly stuffed the two hundred dollars I was carrying into his hand, turned around and took a look at Cheryl, and whispered to John with a smile: "As long as it's before midnight, I'm fine!"

  After I finished speaking, I walked out of the house. Xue Li Fen was sitting in the small courtyard with her legs crossed, not saying a word or smiling, just staring blankly at the sky. There was also a bag of food brought by John under her feet that she hadn't touched.

  "Hi, hello. Xue Li Fen!"

  Xue Li Fen raised her head and gave me a cold look without saying anything. I knew what she was thinking, so I sat down beside her and started the conversation.

  "Are you thinking of your mom?"

  Xue Li Fen nodded, still not speaking. From John's mouth, I already knew that Xue Li Fen's parents had long since passed away, leaving the Xue sisters dependent on each other for survival. The current Xue Li Fen must be very annoyed with her sister always bringing a bunch of men from outside. However, I didn't plan to interfere with this matter.

  "Yes, your mom is thinking of you too!"

  Xue Li Fen's face suddenly and uncontrollably left tears, turned her head to ask me: "Mom in heaven, can also miss me?"

  "She must be thinking of you."

  "But sister said, Mom won't take care of us in heaven anymore!"

  "No, Mom is in heaven, she will always be watching over you. She's looking at your every move from above! As long as you're happy, she'll be happy too; if you're not happy, she won't be happy either." Although I was comforting Xue Li Fen, this little girl, my own heart was filled with an indescribable sorrow.

  "Really?" Xue Li Fen was somewhat skeptical.

  "It's true!" I nodded vigorously.

  Xue Lifen's face finally revealed a hint of a smile. Just then, the room erupted in a fit of intense gasping and moaning sounds from both a man and a woman. Xue Lifen immediately turned her head to glare fiercely in the direction of the room, as if she wanted to see through the walls and devour the two people inside. Her gaze towards me also gradually turned cold!

  "Alas!" I involuntarily let out a sigh. "Xue Li Fen, when you grow up, you will understand!"

  "I don't understand!" One sentence made Xue Li Fen bury her head in her knees and sob quietly.

  "Xue Li Fen, you're not little anymore, you shouldn't be throwing a tantrum like a child! You should use your tears to love and care for your sister instead! It's always been her protecting and caring for you. Do you understand?" Maybe my words were too harsh, maybe I shouldn't have spoken to such a big kid like that.

  "I love my sister very much, but she—"

  "Your sister is not wrong, Xueli Fen, listen to me. In this world, anyone can mock your sister, despise your sister, but only you don't have the right to mock or despise your own sister. Do you understand? The one that's wrong is this damn war! It's ruined many people, many people like you!" I'm not sure if Xueli Fen understood, but her eyes did change a bit.

  Actually, I was saying these words to myself, and also venting my own repression. I took out a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, because my mood was still somewhat agitated, my hands trembled for a long time, finally lit the cigarette, took two heavy puffs, and then spat out a large ring of smoke towards the sky!