Chapter 10: Everything is Fake

  The conversation between the two Righteous and Brave Army members seemed to have attracted Tianhu, who surprisingly stopped following Long Fangran and stood beside them to listen. When he heard one of the Righteous and Brave Army members say that they were afraid of the British being impatient and went to surrender to the Japanese devils instead, he suddenly spoke up and asked: "Is Thomas going to surrender?"

  "It's said that he wasn't there to fight, but to negotiate, but the devils don't follow the rules of war, and they actually took him hostage, forcing Bai Enhua to surrender." The wounded righteous army soldier looked back at Tianhu with hatred.

  Another righteous warrior saw Tianhu and his eyes lit up, asking: "Are you Tianhu?"?

  "Is that Heavenly Tiger, the one who burned Japanese soldiers with gasoline last night?" The militiaman in front also asked excitedly when he heard it.

  Tian Hu nodded his head, but didn't answer, and instead asked: "Where is Thomas being held?"

  "Heard that Guan is detained on a Japanese warship anchored in the Johor Strait."

  "What's with the question? Tenko, are you also thinking of burning down the Japanese warships in the Johor Strait?"

  Tianhu stopped chatting with him and went over to follow Long Fanglan again, wandering around.

  "Alas, I'm exhausted." In the evening, Long Fanglan finally had a chance to rest. She plopped down on a stretcher and looked at Tianhu, saying "You've been following me around all day, don't you feel tired?"

  Tianhu shook his head and said, "Not tired."

  "Ha! You're simply a superman." Long Fanglan said, tilting her head to look at Tianhu. "If I had your energy, I'd be able to stay up all night and treat even more wounded soldiers."

  Tianhu smiled and nodded, with a silly expression on his face.

  Dr. Lin Tianlong also walked over and sat down beside Long Fanglan.

  Lin Tianlong glanced at Tianhu and said to Long Fanglan: "I contacted a professor in Germany today, he said that there will be such a phenomenon. People who have lost their memory may not remember past events, but they can still reflect on their past experiences under emergency conditions. Tianhu was once a hero of the militia, killing devils and saving comrades, so it's no wonder that he suddenly commanded the righteous army to fight, or suddenly came up with a plan to burn Japanese soldiers. Unfortunately, the professor also said that currently there is no medicine or technology that can cure this disease. This disease can only be cured by chance. The professor said that if at a certain point of intersection, his thinking coincides with Tianhu's, it may be possible to activate his memory. But such opportunities are one in ten thousand. It seems that Tianhu's illness can only be left to fate. I also have no way."

  "What can we do then? Just wait for an opportunity? What if there isn't such an opportunity?" Long Fanglan looked at Dr. Lin Tianlong with a worried face.

  "I understand what you mean, I am Tianhu's father, and I take his illness more seriously than anyone else. But my professors have all said the same thing, it seems there really is no way." Dr. Lin Tianlong looked very helpless and disheartened.

  Long Fanglan looked at Tianhu and didn't know what else to say, sadly lowering her head.

  Dr. Lin Tianlong also looked at Tianhu and said, "Dad is really incompetent, can't even cure his own son's illness. Tianhu, Dad owes you an apology. All Dad can do is pray for you every day, hoping that you will encounter the opportunity to awaken your memory as soon as possible."

  Lin Tianlong said, stood up and slowly walked back to his own office.

  "Long Fanglan, I'll take you out to have some fun, okay?" Tianhu suddenly said to Long Fanglan.

  "Want to go out and play?" Long Fanglan looked up at Tianhu in surprise.

  "Uh-huh." Tiān Hǔ nodded innocently at Long Fanglan with a look of utmost sincerity, "I'll take you out to have some fun."

  "I'm tired. Let's go play later." Long Fanglan smiled and shook her head, "She remembered the encounter with the Japanese devils at Bukit Timah yesterday, although it was exciting to see the Tigers burning the Japanese devils, but now thinking about it is a bit frightening."

  "No way. I'm definitely taking you out to have some fun. Alright, come on, follow me," said Tianhu as he grabbed Long Fanglan's hand and started walking without giving her a choice.

  "Where are you taking me?"

  Tianhu didn't respond and dragged Long Fanglan towards the coastal defense line.

  "Are you going there because of those Japanese devils everywhere?" Long Fanglan asked anxiously.

  Long Fanglan wanted to pull Tianhu back, but her strength was not even one-tenth of Tianhu's. Not to mention pulling Tianhu back, she couldn't even pull her own hand back.

  Long Fanglan was dragged by Tianhu for about an hour and arrived at the seaside.

  Tianhu let go of Long Fanglan's hand: "You stay here and don't move, wait for me for a moment."

  "Tianhu, it's all dark everywhere, and across the Johor Strait are Japanese warships. What if Japanese soldiers come again? How will we deal with it? Don't make trouble, okay? Let's hurry back." Long Fanglan's tone was obviously somewhat tense, but there was no blame in her words, because she knew Tianhu was ill and couldn't help being stubborn, she just hoped to persuade him to return.

  "Fanglan, don't be afraid, I guarantee you'll be fine. I'm going to take you to do something earth-shattering." Tianhu seemed to have returned to normal.

  Long Fanglan thought that once Tianhu was back to normal, a miracle would occur. She wondered what kind of trouble he would stir up this time. However, since he said there would be a miracle, maybe one really would happen. It's no use advising him, so she might as well just quietly watch and see what else he comes up with.

  The sound of Tiantiger's footsteps quickly disappeared.

  Long Fanglan's surroundings were filled with the sounds of insects and the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, making her feel somewhat tense. When she saw the Japanese warships in the Johor Strait with their lights shining like stars, she felt even more afraid.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble..." Suddenly a burst of engine noise echoed over the sea.

  Long Fanglan turned around to see a speedboat coming along the shore.

  Long Fanglan was startled and quickly squatted down, hiding in the reeds, tensely staring at the sea.

  The speedboat pulled up to the shore where Longfang Lan was hiding and turned off its engine. But instead of Longfang Lan, it was Tiantiger who emerged from inside.

  "Tianhu, you scared me to death. Where did this speedboat come from?" Long Fanglan stood up with joy and scolded Tianhu.

  "Come on." Tianhu said, holding out his hand to Long Fanglan.

  "Tianhu, what exactly do you want to do? Let's go back, can't we just stop playing?" Long Fanglan said, although she had already boarded the boat.

  Tianhu piloted the speedboat swiftly towards the Johor Strait.

  "Fang Lan, I'll tell you the truth." Tian Hu said while driving the speedboat.

  "What's the truth."

  "Don't blame me."

  "What can I blame you for, Tianhu?"

  "Alright, I'll tell you." Tianhu slowed down the speedboat and continued, "Actually, I'm not as naive and childish as you see me, like a three-year-old kid. That's just an act."

  "What's going on?" Long Fanglan asked in surprise, staring at Ye Se's shadow.

  "Uh-huh." Tianhu nodded and said, "I lost my memory, completely forgetting about my past, but I didn't lose my ability to think. So that day on the battlefield, seeing so many devils charging up one after another, I quickly took command of the volunteer army to fight them off. That time in Bukit Timah when we encountered Japanese devils sneaking ashore, I couldn't pretend anymore and came up with a plan to use gasoline to burn them off. Today, in the hospital, I heard two wounded soldiers say that the devils had captured Thomas, and if we don't take action soon, Singapore will be finished. If Singapore is finished, I'm finished too, you're finished, my parents are finished, my fellow comrades and friends will all be finished. So, I decided to take a risk tonight and sneak onto the Japanese military ship in Johor Strait to rescue Thomas. I brought you along because I need your help."

  Long Fanglan was so shocked that her mouth was wide open for a while and she couldn't close it, and it took her a good while to come back to herself.

  "You speak like a spoiled child, refusing to be with anyone else except me, is all this just an act?"

  "Right, you're not blaming me?" At this time, the speedboat was less than a thousand meters away from the Japanese warship. Tianhu shut off the engine of the speedboat.

  "Why did you do that?" Long Fanglan asked in surprise.

  "Wait a moment, if you hear the sound of warships exploding, come over and pick us up in your speedboat. I've checked you out, you used to be an amateur speedboat racer, right?"

  "You haven't answered me yet, why are you pretending to be silly and following me all day?" Long Fanglan asked.