Chapter 17: Escaping in the Great Validation (1)

  Dragon Flower Orchid went out and didn't return until half a day later. "The whole city is filled with Japanese people, and there are posters of the Righteous Brave Army's commander everywhere. It looks like it will be very difficult to get out."

  "I want to go back to Bukit Timah to see my father and mother."

  "No way. Now you can't go anywhere. The Japanese devils require everyone to obtain a good citizen certificate. I saw some members of the Righteous Brave Army who went to obtain the certificate, but under the strict questioning of the devils, they revealed their identities and were tied up in sacks and thrown onto trucks. From what people around me said, it seems that they will be taken to the seaside and drowned alive. Some say they will be concentrated and shot dead with guns, others say they will be killed with poisonous gas, and some say they will be buried alive. You are the leader of the vanguard, and you have beaten them so badly that those surviving Japanese devils must recognize you. If you go out now, aren't you going to send yourself to death?"

  Dragon Flower Orchid firmly refused to let Tianhu go out.

  "Then how long do we need to stay here?"

  "I'll think of a way to escape at night," Dragon Flower Orchid said.

  "Where can we go? Singapore is so small, and every place is occupied by the devils. It's better to fight them head-on."

  "You're also being reckless, haven't you learned anything from school? Use your brain! Outside, there are Japanese devils everywhere, and you think one person can kill how many of them? In the end, it will still be sending yourself to death."

  "Then I saw that the whole of Singapore is occupied by the devils. Can I really hide here for a lifetime?"

  "I think you should go to Malaya," Dragon Flower Orchid said.

  "But Malaya is also occupied by the devils."

  "Malaya is a big place, and many areas are still mountainous regions that the devils have not yet occupied. They only occupy several major towns. I heard they have already formed guerrilla teams, and you can go there to join them. Who knows, maybe you can fight back. Otherwise, you can return to China's anti-Japanese army, which has many troops and is very active."

  "How do you know so much?"

  Dragon Flower Orchid smiled slightly and said, "I went to see Chen Jiahe today, and he gave me some advice."

  "Is that the Chinese leader who people often talk about?"

  Dragon Flower Orchid nodded. "He donated over a million dollars to China, and everyone calls him a patriotic overseas Chinese. He also gave me a good citizen certificate, but I thought that since you fought so fiercely with the Japanese devils, even with the certificate, you might still be recognized. So Chen Jiahe advised me that if we go by sea, it will be easier."

  "Have the Japanese caught him? Has he surrendered?"

  "No, because Thomas and White are close to him, so now he lives in the Queen's Town English Governor's residence. The Japanese won't go there."

  "Hmph, even the redheads have surrendered. What's the use?"

  "Don't worry about others, just think about your own affairs," Dragon Flower Orchid said. "I thought of that time when you took me to rescue the governor and bomb the Japanese military ship. Maybe we can try to sneak past them like that."

  "That... Tianhu thought for a moment and said, "It should be possible. Rather than waiting here to die, it's better to give it a try."

  "I'll go with you," Dragon Flower Orchid said.

  "That's too dangerous."

  "Don't you want me to go?"

  "Of course I do. If you don't go, I won't go either."

  "What else is there to hesitate about?"

  "When will we leave?"

  "If we're going to leave, let's leave at night. The enemy has just arrived and hasn't yet stabilized, so the defenses in various places are not that strict. The sea defense must be even more relaxed, and if we leave at night, we'll definitely succeed."

  "Okay, then let's leave tonight."

  Suddenly, someone knocked on the door with force.