African Nationhood

Chapter 233 Secret visit to Jinshan Town ()
  The dark night could not stop Tom, who was familiar with the road, and he walked freely in the night like a fish in water.

Fang Hui, who was following him, suffered a lot. It was too dark and if he wasn't paying attention, he would fall or get stuck on the potholes on the road.

Although he fell a few times, it was nothing serious but his clothes were stained, otherwise his tracking operation tonight would have been ruined.

After following Tom for about twenty minutes, he disappeared into the night at an alley.

Fang Hui walked over quickly and searched for a long time in the night but could not find any trace of Tom's disappearance.

This is a remote alley, and not many people come here at night.

Fang Hui concluded that there must be a hidden entrance nearby, otherwise there would be no way to explain why Tom suddenly disappeared.

He was torn between waiting here and waiting, or taking out his lighter and openly searching for possible hidden entrances.

While thinking about gains and losses, he suddenly heard a sound and hid immediately.

In the dark night without lights, as long as he remained motionless in the night, there was basically no risk of being discovered.

The sound comes from human voices, and the sounds are from children.

One of them said anxiously: "Walk faster. If we go back late, we won't be able to eat food. Charlie will punish us too."

The other child replied with a muffled "Yeah", and then the two of them quickly came to the wall not far from where Fang Hui was hiding. Their figures could be seen clearly in the blur. They should be about the same age as Tom.

The two children squatted down and tinkered with the wall for a while. Then they heard a sharp metal sound, and the two children passed through an entrance and disappeared.

Then I heard the clang sound again, and the entrance to the cave should have been closed.

Fang Hui waited in the dark for a long time, making sure that no one was coming again. He came out of the hiding place and touched the place where the two children disappeared.

He stretched out his hand and groped for a while and found an iron ring. He tried to push it.

The sound of "zheng" made Fang Hui's heart pick up in his throat, fearing that there was someone hiding at the entrance of the cave.

He waited for a while and found that except for the "clang" sound just now, there was no other movement.

So he tried to explore and found that the iron ring was connected to an iron baffle. When he pushed it open, a hole was revealed. He groped with his hands and determined that it was a passage.

He tried to get in, but it was very narrow.

This passage is made of bricks and stones. It is not a big problem for children to pass. It can only be said that it is difficult for him as an adult.

He tried to climb for a while and found that he could pass. He did not close the iron cover outside and continued to climb forward.

After climbing about ten meters, he found a cave entrance in front of him, and light came from the entrance.

He quietly approached the entrance of the cave and found that there was no one guarding the entrance, so he boldly took a peek inside.

It was a large room with several fires placed in it to provide both light and heat.

Although Southwest Africa is warm as spring most of the time, you still need to wear thicker clothes at night.

Fang Hui continued to look around and found that there were dozens of children and an adult man in the house.

No need to ask, this grown man should be the Charlie in Tom's mouth.

Unfortunately, the firelight was too dim and I couldn't see his appearance clearly. I could only roughly tell that he was short and his posture was a bit uncoordinated.

From the way he moves, it can be seen that this Charlie is also lame.

At this moment, Charlie was holding a bamboo stick-like tool in his hand and was punishing the child.

The sound of "snap" echoed throughout the room, while the children lying on the benches being punished whimpered muffledly.

The reason they didn't dare to cry loudly was probably because Charlie forbade them to do so.

The children who were not punished were huddled in the corner, silent and afraid to speak out.

After beating for a while, Charlie stopped the violence, and the punished child got up from the bench obediently and limped to the side.

Charlie turned to the standing children and reprimanded angrily: "It is not my purpose to punish them, but to inspire you to work hard. Those who did not get money today will still have no food.

The next one is dear Bob. Tell me, why didn’t you get the money today? "

Bob trembled: "I was going to steal a Chinese man's wallet, but Tom interrupted my attempt, so I failed."

Hearing this, Charlie turned to the children standing in the corner, "Tom, tell me, why?"

Because Tom got preferential treatment today, and he had figured out the reason, he dared to look directly into Charlie's eyes.

He loudly said: "Because the Chinese is my guest. If Bob steals his wallet, he will have no money to pay me, so I can't let Bob succeed."

Charlie actually laughed when he heard this, "Well, Tom's reason is convincing, and you will be exempted from punishment today.

But next time you encounter a situation like this, you can collaborate and split the money you get in half, remember? "

The children present responded in unison, "I remember."

Charlie turned to look at Bob and said with a smile: "Since you didn't get the money, the rules can't be changed, so stay down."

The slapping sounds continued, and Bob's whimpers also echoed endlessly.

Fang Hui was shocked when he heard this. This Charlie was really vicious.

He remembered that there were similar people in the Qing Dynasty. Although he had a rough childhood because he was shipped to Southwest Africa, he was lucky enough to have enough to eat and go to school. He had no chance to experience the dangers of this world.

While he was congratulating himself on his luck, he lamented that the only pure land in the world was Southwest Africa. At the same time, he did not forget to thank Mr. Shi for his greatness!
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After Charlie finished punishing the child, he limped to the center of the room, where there was a pot on the fire, and the water in the pot was already boiling.

Charlie stood next to the iron pot and shouted to the children: "Continue to practice fishing for soap today, you come one by one.

Each person practices three times, no one can escape, start! "

The children stood in a long line, shivering, and walked toward the pot of boiling water with fearful faces.

"I'll say it again, the trick is to be fast, accurate and ruthless.

Don't hesitate, your fingers will get hurt if you hesitate, remember? "

"Remember~~~"

This time the child's answers were mixed, and Charlie didn't care, "Hurry up and start!"

The child in the front row walked to the iron pot and stood still, looking at the soap bar in the iron pot that was washed away by the bubbles at the bottom of the pot. He took a deep breath, then stretched out two fingers and pointed at the center of the iron pot.

Fang Hui was so frightened that his eyes were closed tightly, and the cheers of children could be heard in his ears.

It seems that the first child was a success.

Fang Hui felt happy for the boy and lamented that this Charlie was so vicious.

While he trained these children to be thieves, he also conveyed evil thoughts to them. He was really a heinous villain!

The children in the back continued to practice, and some children continued to succeed, while others continued to lie down on the ground with their hands in their hands and sob.

Children who succeed in practicing will usually have a proud smile on their faces, while those who fail will have expressions of ridicule and contempt.

Cripple Charlie will also praise the children who have successfully practiced, and at the same time reward them with a piece of meat.

For those children who failed and whimpered, he cursed them mercilessly, saying that they were idiots, slackers, and stupid geese. He did not repeat them.

The more Fang Hui listened, the angrier he became, but he couldn't alert the enemy, so he carefully turned back through the tunnel and left.

After you go back, you must write a report and ask Mr. Shi to cure this scumbag Charlie and save those poor children.

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