criminal mentality

Chapter 33
"What they caught was not people, but food." A sense of sadness continued to emanate from the old man, his voice was a little choked, he took off his glasses and wiped his eyes, raised his hand to stop Yuan Xin who came to help him, and slowly Slowly sat down on a chair not far behind him: "At that time, my father was just an ordinary worker. When he was being escorted up the mountain by the enemy, he accidentally fell and was about to fall into the deep ravine and be crushed to pieces. It was Zhang Chaoyang's father, Uncle Zhang, who pulled my father from behind and saved his life."

"I don't know how long they walked before they were taken into a very deep and dark cave. There were only two guards at the door to give them some water. No one cared about them except that some people were taken away every day and never came back. They, no one gave them food, how the people inside cried, the enemy is indifferent, everyone can only search for the moss on the rocks in the corner and all kinds of insects in the cave to satisfy their hunger. But the food is far from enough, and because Raw food, many people are not used to it. Ten days later, an old man in a group of people was the first to fail and died. After the guard outside the door learned that it was an old man who had died, he stepped forward and dragged the body out cursingly. The scolding made everyone feel chills from the soles of their feet, he said: "Damn it, I don't like to eat such old meat, it's old and old!Why did this old bastard die at this time?"

"Father remembered this sentence clearly until his death. Because of this sentence, the people in the cave were blown up in an instant. Everyone rushed to the entrance of the cave regardless of their care, trying to escape desperately. Uncle Zhang wanted to protect his wife and son. , at the end of the walk, my father also followed their family because of his gratitude to Uncle Zhang for saving his life on the mountain road. The guard at the gate soon couldn’t hold back the wooden gate, and the crowd rushed out. When I saw the sunlight outside the cave, the enemy fired and killed two people in an instant. There are cliffs on both sides of the cave, and the only way down the mountain was firmly guarded by the enemy. Seeing that they could not escape, everyone ran back one after another. At this time, Uncle Zhang's family and his family, who had just come out of the cave, were exposed to the enemy's guns before they could react. Uncle Zhang pulled his wife and children into his arms to protect him, but he himself was shot in the chest by the enemy. He vomited blood profusely, but still protected his wife and children in his arms and took a step back before slowly falling down. My father was one step behind them and had no time to walk out of the cave. Seeing the situation outside, he took Uncle Zhang’s The wife and children pulled back. The enemy stopped shooting when they saw that there was no one at the entrance of the cave. They re-locked the wooden gate and dragged away several corpses at the entrance of the cave. Chaoyang’s mother, Aunt Wang, tightly covered Chaoyang’s eyes. Don't let him see his dead father."

"Zhang Chaoyang was just a child at that time. He was already very scared in a strange environment, and he couldn't see his father. He cried and called for his father. If you cry again, you will be pulled out to stew! Aunt Wang covered his mouth and kept saying in his ear that if you cry again, you will be eaten. You can’t cry, and you will be eaten if you cry. It’s like we have eaten Pigs are like chickens. Xiao Chaoyang gradually calmed down and stopped crying."

"Although at this time, the number of people has been reduced by half compared to the beginning, but there is not enough food, only water and moss insects. How can there be enough? People are so hungry that their thoughts are crazy. Since only people in the cave can eat, if they don't eat, they will die. If they die, they can eat it too. A strong man named Li Yuanchao, headed by a strong man, set his sights on Chaoyang. Aunt Wang sensed their ill intentions and hugged Chaoyang even tighter in her arms. How can a weak woman be the opponent of three or five men? Zhang Chaoyang was snatched away quickly. Aunt Wang rushed to beat her like crazy, but was kicked in the chest by Li Yuanchao. Aunt Wang staggered and hit her head on the same piece. On the tip of the stone, she died on the spot. Seeing that Aunt Wang died, they threw Chaoyang down and dragged her to a corner. My father hurriedly hugged Chaoyang."

"Later, this group of people didn't have Chaoyang's idea anymore, but focused on several other women. When the enemy let them back, there were only seven people left. Those who had eaten people all came back alive. When the public security officers investigated them, my father told the truth, but the government chose to conceal it in order to minimize the impact of the incident.”

"Chaoyang has been living in our house since then. It took my father five years to get him to speak again, and until now, Chaoyang has not fully returned to normal. Since he became an adult, he moved to his parents. He was lonely and unmarried all his life, and lived a solitary life. Until five years ago, his forgetfulness became more and more serious, and he lost the ability to live independently, and was sent to a nursing home by the village."

Even though they were mentally prepared, Wen Mo and Yuan Xin still felt their scalps tingle when they heard such a story.The two thanked the old man and left.

Sunset Nursing Home.As a subordinate unit of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the conditions here are by no means good.Old buildings, dusty sheets, and empty activity rooms.There are ten people in the staff, but there are more than 50 elderly people living here.Due to the serious shortage of manpower, the elderly can only have three meals and clothing and clean clothes.No matter how much, it is impossible.

There is an air of decay everywhere, as if the old man's life is coming to an end.

In a slightly messy room, Wen Mo and Yuan Xin met the gray-haired Zhang Chaoyang.It can be seen that he has not had a good life for so many years, his eyes are black and thin, his body is thin, and there is still a hint of sharpness and stubbornness in his eyes.

Wen Mo softly called the old man's name, but got confused, although the staff said he had forgotten everything.

(End of this chapter)