Chapter 65 Again in Missouri

  Kowloon knew this history, knew that these two atomic bombs not only leveled the two cities at the time, causing tens of thousands of casualties, but also many people who were lucky enough to escape the disaster and survive at the time suffered from various cancers due to radiation exposure years later, enduring immense suffering, truly a pitiful sight!

  Zhang Xiaofan said: "Those Japanese people, after searching for the book, came to interrogate me one by one, each with a higher official position than the last. At that time, I didn't understand, but now I know that after reading the records in the book, they must have been greatly frightened and wanted to desperately get confirmation from me about the authenticity of this book! Later, based on the things searched from my body, many of which were things they had never seen before, they began to believe my words a bit!"

  Feng Xiaotian was still immersed in the joy of Japan's surrender, and he wanted to ask about the specific details of Japan's surrender. He asked: "Can you tell me some details about Japan's surrender? The Japanese army has been on our land for many years, doing all sorts of evil things that are against heaven and humanity. Now I want to hear about their surrender, it also makes my heart feel a little bit better!"

  He smiled and said, "To talk about the details would be too much. Let me just tell you how they surrendered! The Japanese Emperor issued a proclamation announcing that the Japanese army, navy, and air force would surrender to the Allied forces. There were two locations for the surrender: one was in Nanjing, China, where the highest-ranking Japanese military officer in China led all Japanese officers and soldiers in China to surrender to the Chinese army; the other was on board the American aircraft carrier 'Missouri', where a Japanese naval general led the surrender to the US military!"

  "What? The Missouri?" Gu Long Fei's heart skipped a beat as he knew that the US military had an aircraft carrier called 'Missouri', and it was also the design drawings of the 'Missouri' that Feng Xiaotian and others had smuggled back from Japan.

  Feng Xiaotian's heart was racing as he heard the mention of the "Missouri" aircraft carrier, and his recent experiences and encounters were all related to it. However, what he knew about the "Missouri" was completely different from what Gulongfei and others had hoped for!

  Zhang Xiaofan had no idea that the two people in front of him were like boiling water, churning and rising in the darkness. He smiled and said: "These Japanese are also ridiculous, they lost the war but it's as if it's the end of the world for them. Their officers and soldiers who committed seppuku are countless! It's really stupid, even if you want to die, there are many ways to do it, why use a knife to cut open your belly? Don't know how painful that is!"

  He comes from a thousand years later, and doesn't know the spirit of Japan's Bushido! In fact, their Bushido is just brainwashed from childhood. As a samurai, if you fail, you have to commit seppuku (ritualistic self-disembowelment) to restore your honor and dignity as a samurai! A samurai doesn't think about how to do things, but after failing, instead of reflecting on the reasons why, they use suicide to shirk their responsibility for unfinished tasks! Moreover, the more painful way you end your life, the more it reveals a samurai's bravery! If this bravery were used to continue unfinished endeavors, it would be invincible in the world! This foolish self-sacrifice is not only deceiving oneself but also cheating the world!

  Ji Yun thought for a while without getting anywhere, so he put aside this question and asked instead: "After the Japanese took away your book, how did they treat you?"

  Upon hearing this question, Zhang Xiaofan gritted his teeth. In the quiet of the night, he heard the sound of his own teeth grinding together. He said, "Those damned Japanese people, after they got that book, probably thought that what was recorded in it would be their inevitable outcome. To cover up the fact that they will fail in a few years, they want to kill me and silence me!"

  "Feng Xiaotian hastily asked: 'Then did they kill you?' As soon as the words fell, he immediately laughed and said: 'If they had killed you, how would you be here?'"

  Zhang Xiaofan also smiled and continued: "The way we learn a thousand years later is completely different from yours. At that time, everyone will speak the languages of countries all over the world! Because at that time, scientists had already invented a language translation chip, implanted in every person's brain, through which you can almost understand any language in the world! So when the interrogators whispered to each other, preparing to execute me tomorrow, I quietly heard it and on that night, I activated the ring, ready to return to my own world, leave this place where they wanted my life! But after just a 'ding' sound, I came here!"

  "Feng Xiaotian said: 'Why didn't you go back through time, but came to China instead?'"

  Zhang Xiaofan said helplessly: "At that time, I was also inexplicable. After being locked up in prison for several months, I slowly thought about it and finally found out that the problem was with this ring! When I first arrived here, I was frightened and quickly pressed the ring again, preparing to cross over again. Who knew that as soon as I pressed it, there was no response!"

  The ancient dragon furrowed his brow and asked, "Could it be that your mysterious ring, like an electrical appliance, suddenly ran out of power?"

  Zhang Xiaofan said, "Yes, maybe! But I don't know the specific reason either! I've been living in this prison for several months and have long been fed up with it. Every moment I think about getting out, but because of the ring, I'm trapped here!"

  Jiulong Fei hadn't even entered the prison cell, still outside in the big courtyard, when he smelled the overwhelming stench and saw that the food was like stone-hard steamed buns. He knew the environment here was harsh and had no idea how Zhang Xiaofan, who was used to freely traversing time and space, managed to survive. Suddenly feeling sorry for him, Jiulong Fei asked: "What were those people doing earlier? I see your situation, it seems like you've been beaten by them!"

  "Feng Xiaotian also asked with concern: 'Did they beat you badly? Are the places where you were beaten still painful?'"

  Zhang Xiaofan said: "It's okay, over the past few months, every few days they would take me away for a beating, I'm used to it!"

  "Gu Long Fei asked: 'Why did they want to hit you?'"

  "Haha, this is kind of ridiculous!" Zhang Xiaofan suddenly burst out laughing: "The people in this prison are all idiots. One day, an extra person suddenly appeared in their cells, scaring them half to death! At first, they thought I was a god and treated me with utmost respect, fearing that I would bring disaster upon them with some kind of magical powers! But after a few days, they discovered that I'm just an ordinary person, so they tried their best to ask me where I came from. However, no matter what I said, they didn't believe me. After a few more days, they dragged me out and tortured me, trying to get me to confess how I got into the prison. Alas, when I told lies, they didn't believe me; when I told the truth, nobody believed me either... I was at a loss for what to say!"

  Ancient Dragon sighed secretly in his heart, encountering such a strange encounter, as long as it wasn't someone who experienced it personally, no one would believe your words. If they could consider you mentally ill, that would be considered good treatment! The only thing is, even if you were mentally ill, how did you manage to sneak into the heavily guarded prison?!

  "Don't worry, we'll think of a way out slowly, there will be a solution!"

  Zhang Xiaofan sighed and said, "It's too late now, I won't have the chance to leave. You all take care of yourselves, live a good life, hold on for a few more years, and after Japan surrenders, there will be better days ahead!"

  "Feng Xiaotian was shocked and said, 'How can you talk about dying? Although you've aged a bit, you're only sixty years old. We can still go out together and live for many more years.'"

  "You've forgotten, haven't you? I told you from the start that I didn't have much time left. During my use of that ring, I had already become one with it. Now that the ring can no longer be used, it means that my life is also nearing its end. Moreover, having suffered so much torture here, my originally weak body has only gotten worse, and I know I won't live for much longer!"

  "It won't happen, it won't happen! We'll always find a way! The fact that you've had such an extraordinary encounter on your body shows that you're an exceptional person. How could you possibly die easily!"

  Zhang Xiaofan let out a bitter smile and said, "Ah, although I'm not even twenty years old yet, this life of mine has more meaning than if I had lived to be a hundred or a thousand years old. I've already been satisfied! However, what brings me the most comfort is that before I die, I can share this secret with you two, and so my death won't have any regrets! Moreover, I'm not going to die alone, in this cold winter, there are still you two sending me off, which is also a blessing from my past life!"

  Seeing him say such heavy words, Gu Longfei and Feng Xiaotian both didn't know what to say for a while. At this time, saying anything seemed hypocritical and powerless, everything was so pale! The atmosphere in the room became depressed, everyone stopped talking, and Gu and Feng slowly fell onto the straw, thinking about their own thoughts.

  Half a catty later, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly said: "I want to ask you two for something, but this matter is really hard to say out loud, because it requires you to pay a huge price!" Gu Longfei was not asleep at first, and when he heard this, he turned over and sat up, saying hastily: "It's okay, just say it! No matter how great the cost, we will definitely help you accomplish it!"

  Zhang Xiaofan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, this matter may not be accomplished! Alas! There is someone in my heart who cannot let go, and if I die now, I don't know how much she will suffer!"

  The ancient dragon flew over and slowly moved his body to his side, saying: "Who is she to you? What do you need me to do, just let me know! I guarantee with my personal integrity that I will accomplish what you entrust me with. If there's anything you want to convey to her, no matter how far the distance, I'll deliver it for you!"