War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1324 The alien among chain dogs

"Raise your hand!"

Behind Wei Ran, the cold and angry voice issued another order, and at the same time poked Wei Ran in the back of the head with the muzzle of the submachine gun in his hand.

After a moment of hesitation, Wei Ran slowly raised his hands.

"What's in your sleeves! Stick it out!" The familiar voice behind him ordered vigilantly, while taking a small step back.

Glancing at Vanessa who was also awakened from the corner of his eye, Wei Ran sighed secretly and replied, "It's a pistol. I'm going to stretch it out. Please don't shoot."

After saying that, he slowly stretched out the muzzle of the pistol, and then stretched out the hand holding the handle of the gun.

This time, he really didn't play any tricks. After all, even if he could escape, Vanessa probably couldn't.

"Eject the magazine and empty the chamber!"

The familiar and vigilant voice behind him commanded like someone who had been bitten by a snake for ten years and said, "Then take off your sweater and pants! Hurry up! Otherwise I will shoot!"

Glancing at Vanessa who looked stunned, Wei Ran dutifully pulled out the magazine, pulled the slide to empty the chamber, then threw away the weapon that had lost its threat, and then took off the grass-covered clothes on his body. Sweater and overalls with stems and dead leaves.

"Vanessa! Take out his belt! Tie his hands!" The voice behind ordered again, "If you don't tie it tight enough, I will kill him!"

Hearing this, Vanessa panicked and looked at Wei Ran for help. The latter nodded indifferently, "Do as he said. By the way, when we were at the cemetery, didn't Heidi say that she had killed him? Yet?"

Wei Ran had of course heard it at this time. The person holding a gun behind them and threatening them was none other than Sammy, the honest boy in the chain dog!

Subconsciously looking behind Wei Ran, Vanessa took out the belt from Wei Ran's pants and explained, "Sister said he was a good man, different from other Germans, so we didn't kill him. , just use wheat straw”

"Shut up! Vanessa! Shut up!" Behind the two of them, Sammy, the chain dog separated by a broken wall, shouted angrily.

Hearing this, Vanessa shut her mouth and tied Wei Ran's hands behind her.

"Take off your shoelaces," Sammy, the chained dog, continued to order, "Tie his ankles with shoelaces!"

Vanessa looked at Sami desperately, and then at Wei Ran, who nodded helplessly, "Vanessa, do as he said."

"I reject!"

Vanessa stood up stubbornly, stepped in front of Wei Ran, opened her arms and said, "Sammy, if you want to kill us, shoot immediately! I've had enough, I've had enough of you Germans, Enough of those damn Jews! Do whatever you want! Shoot! Kill me, and then shoot Victor! Quick! Shoot!"

After saying that, the girl gritted her teeth and closed her eyes, so that Sami and Wei Ran, who were standing in front and behind her, subconsciously thought of Joan of Arc who was burned to death at the same time.

"Hey! Why don't we sit down and talk."

Wei Ran said to Sami, who had a stunned look on one half of his face and a palm print-shaped bruise on the other half, "I don't have any weapons on me anymore, and with Vanessa as my restraint, I won't resist, so we might as well Let’s sit down and talk.”

After a slight hesitation, Sami finally put down the submachine gun he was holding, pulled out a PP pistol, walked around the remaining wall, and walked in very formally through the remaining door of this dilapidated house with only three walls left.

Looking at the pistol in the opponent's hand, Wei Ran kicked the pistol and magazine he just dropped, as well as the bullet that jumped out of the chamber, to the opponent with his feet, then took a few steps back and sat down. On an upside-down clay pot, someone said in German, "Sammy, I'm sorry, I was the murderer of your three companions. According to the law that Vichy France will enact next month, I will soon." Condemned as a Jew.

As for Vanessa, she was just a hostage who was coerced by me, and she was not a Jew. The whole thing had nothing to do with her. So why don't you take me away and let this girl live? She is unlucky enough, not to mention she saved your life once. "

"What are you talking about?" Vanessa glared at Wei Ran dissatisfied before Sami could speak, "How many languages ​​do you know?"

"Forgot to mention, she doesn't speak German." Wei Ran continued to add in German, but ignored Vanessa at all.

"Do you have any accomplices?" Sami asked in German with a frown, "I don't believe you killed Lucas and Julian by yourself."

"Yes, of course."

Wei Ran said cheerfully, "Speer, the lighthouse keeper at Fort Philip, is my cousin, and he is my accomplice. Our purpose was to steal the loan shark IOUs from the grocery store, and we bumped into Lucas and Julian. , in order to protect ourselves, the two of us joined forces to kill them."

"Spear?" Sammy raised his eyebrows.

Before he could ask, Wei Ran took the initiative and said, "Spiel is a pure-bred Jew. He not only deceived me, but also Miss Heidi and Vanessa. Strictly speaking, we are all his scapegoats and victims." By."

"Tell me in detail what happened after you escaped from the cemetery!" Sami ordered with a snort, but at the same time he reached out and took off Wei Ran's telescope hanging around his neck.

"no problem"

Wei Ran smiled and recounted the experiences of the past two days in detail, including how they escaped, where they discarded their weapons and motorcycles, and how they swam along the river to hide near the lighthouse. Go, even their experience of hiding in the basement of the lighthouse.

Of course, Wei Ran also selectively elaborated on the secrets he knew about Spier, especially focusing on Spier's killing of the new lighthouse keeper Fogel, and also concealed the secrets between Spier and the man named Fogel. Vicente’s Critical Conversations on the Jewish People.

Of course, he did not forget to tell the story of Spier taking them to escape by diving and betraying them along the way.

He was so frank, naturally not to influence Sami, but just to buy time to break free from the belt that tied his hands, and also to dispel the other party's vigilance.

Seemingly satisfied with Wei Ran's honesty, Sami switched to French and threw the same question to Vanessa, and got almost the same answer, and unexpectedly learned that Heidi was pregnant.

Although Vanessa did not understand German, out of the kindness of her heart, she also concealed the conversation she heard from Wei Ran about Spier and the Jew named Vicente.

"I'm going to verify whether you lied this time, Vanessa, come with me."

Sami said and started to walk out. Vanessa gritted her teeth and finally got up with a look of despair and followed him out.

Less than two minutes later, Sami came back alone with a bundle of ropes. Like tying a steak, he tied Wei Ran tightly from head to toe, and finally tied him in this shabby place. On one of the remaining charred wooden pillars of the house.

"I'm taking Vanessa now to confirm whether what you said is true."

Sammy finally said, "If the facts are as you say, Victor, I will take you back to Saint-Omer for trial, but I will let Vanessa live. Of course, the premise is that I bring her back At that time, you were still tied here."

After saying that, without giving Wei Ran a chance to speak, Sami stuffed his glove into Wei Ran's mouth and tightened it tightly with a belt.

Wei Ran was almost sure that this bastard was taking revenge on him, otherwise there would be no need for him to bring back so much wheat straw from outside the house and bury himself like cabbage in winter!

As he heard the movement outside the wheat straw gradually disappearing, a Rolleiflex double-lens reflex camera appeared in the hands of Wei Ran who was tied to the pillar behind his back.

Carefully finding the lens, Wei Ran tried the angle, but found that there was no way he could make the lens hit the pillar, let alone break the lens and get a piece of glass enough to cut the rope.

In desperation, he could only carefully remove the gold melee assault badge embedded in the leather sheath, then put away the camera and tried to use the jagged edge of the assault badge to break the rope.

This will undoubtedly be a long job, long enough for Sami to do anything, but it is also Weiyan's only choice at this time.

In the process of polishing, fibers as thick as a hair were broken bit by bit, but these scars had no impact on the rope, which was as thick as a thumb, in a short period of time.

An hour passed, and just when he was about to break the rope with his assault badge, he heard the roar of the motorcycle engine.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, the straw that buried him was pulled away by Vanessa, and the belt that bound his mouth and the gloves in his mouth were also untied by the girl one by one.

"Are you okay?" Wei Ran asked while moving his sore jaw.

"It's fine, I'm fine."

Vanessa explained while helping Wei Ran untie the rope, "Sammy asked me to take him to find the motorcycle and weapons we threw into the river, and also took me to the lighthouse."

While speaking, Vanessa also noticed the rope that was about to be cut by Wei Ran, but the girl continued with a normal expression, "Now Sammy is taking us to Calais for interrogation."

Glancing at Sami who was holding a gun and looking wary five meters away, Wei Ran waited for Vanessa to help untie the rope around him and stand up, then asked in German, "Are you going to let Vanessa go?" "

"When you follow me to Calais honestly, I will let her go." Sami said expressionlessly, "Follow me, don't force me to kill you here, and put on your pants."

Glancing at Vanessa beside him who was worried but couldn't understand German at all, Wei Ran could only nod his head and let the other party drive him with a gun. With Vanessa's help, he put on his pants and walked towards He saw the sidecar motorcycle parked on the side of the road not far away.

Obviously, after being taught a lesson by Wei Ran last time, this honest man in the chain dog was a lot more cautious. Not only did he give the job of driving the car to Vanessa who looked desperate, but he also gave up the sidecar to Wei. He burned and personally tied his hands to the armrests.

"Let's go" Sammy put the pistol against Vanessa's back and ordered, "Go to Calais."

Vanessa, who was already desperate, sighed, resigned to her fate, started the motorcycle, and drove the car along the country road into the city of Calais with Sammy, the chain dog sitting behind her, and Wei Ran in the sidecar.

However, what neither Wei Ran nor Vanessa expected was that Sami actually directed Vanessa to drive the car all the way to the port in Calais, and then took the two of them onto a cargo ship!

Immediately afterwards, Sami called the captain of the ship. After some explanations, he took out the PPK he had seized from Wei Ran from his pocket and handed it to Vanessa. Then he took out a handful of bullets. , put it into Wei Ran's pants pocket.

"This ship left the port at noon today and is expected to arrive in Spain in the evening of two days later or the early morning of the third day." Sami stared at Weiyan and said in German, "Don't go back to France in the future."

"why"

Wei Ran asked in astonishment. He didn't expect that this Sami was not only ready to let them go, but also put them directly on the ship to Spain!

"Why?" Sammy smiled and said in French, "When you were about to kill me, Heidi and Miss Vanessa let me go. Secondly, you killed Julian and Lucas and even me. Partner Hans does have valid reasons.

Listen, I am not qualified to judge you, but I also do not want to send you to an unfair trial as an invader and law enforcer. "

"Is that all?" Wei Ran still asked in German.

After a moment of silence, Sami turned and walked towards the gangplank. At the same time, he shook a gold-case pocket watch in his hand and said in a pretentious manner, "Vanessa has paid the ransom. Victor, take good care of her. I wish you the best." Have a safe trip."

Ah! love!

Wei Ran, whose hands were still tied, muttered silently and watched Sami leave the cargo ship and disappear into the crowd of people at the dock on his motorcycle.

"We... survived?" Vanessa was still a little unbelievable for a moment.

"I didn't expect that either," Wei Ran sighed.

"I bribed him with that pocket watch."

Vanessa helped Wei Ran untie his hands that were still tied and whispered, "I don't know if it's considered bribery. I just hope he can let you go. Anyway, he agreed."

"two people"

Just when Wei Ran was about to say something, the first mate of the cargo ship also came over and said very politely, "Please come with me."

The two looked at each other, and Wei Ran took the belt that once bound his hands and put it on the belt buckle of his pants while following the first mate into the cabin and into a separate cabin.

"Just rest here."

The first mate said politely in French, "Our ship will leave in an hour and a half, and I will bring lunch to you two later."

"Thank you"

Wei Ran and Vanessa thanked each other, waited for the other party to leave and helped close the door, but they still felt that it was extraordinarily unreal.

"If I had known this, we might as well have let Sami catch him." Vanessa handed the PPK pistol to Wei Ran and said regretfully while sitting on a hammock.

"If we were caught at that time, I'm afraid we would be sent back to Saint-Omer immediately." As Wei Ran spoke, he sat on another hammock, took out the few bullets Sammy left for them from his pocket, and fired a One by one, they were pressed into the magazine.

"I don't know if my sister has escaped."

After saying that, Vanessa, who was already lying in the hammock, added angrily, "I don't know if that bastard Spear is dead!"

"yes"

While Wei Ran was speaking, he had already taken out the Rolleiflex camera, reinstalled the assault badge that had been hidden in his sleeve, and clicked the shutter button towards Vanessa.

The latter didn't notice Wei Ran's little movements, she just stared at the ceiling blankly, no one knew what she was thinking.

Less than half an hour later, a soft and soothing knock on the door made the two of them sit up subconsciously, and Wei Ran pulled the sleeve to load the bullet.

When he opened the door with a wary look, he found that in addition to the first mate, there was also a sailor standing outside the door. The sailor was also carrying a brand new suitcase.

"excuse me"

The first mate said politely, "We have prepared lunch for you two, and the gentleman just now also sent your luggage up."

"Thank you." Wei Ran politely thanked him again, and at the same time put the pistol hidden at the door into his pocket.

When the first mate put the food on the table, waited for the sailor to bring the suitcase in, waited for the two of them to leave, and helped to close the door again, Wei Ran and Vanessa couldn't help but look at each other again. Take a look.

Not to mention Wei Ran, even Vanessa herself realized something at this time.

However, she had no intention of thinking about that now. She just calmly picked up the large glass of beer sent by the first mate and took a sip. Then she wiped her mouth randomly and opened the leather suitcase.

What made Wei Ran dumbfounded was that the box contained all clothes for Vanessa, from boots and stockings to thick long skirts and windbreakers, and even hats, scarves and gloves.

There are also clothes belonging to Wei Ran, but they are just a suit that looks very cheap.

"Let's eat first!"

Vanessa seemed to be in a much better mood and asked Wei Ran to sit down at the table. The two of them each picked up glasses filled with beer and touched them together gently.

Compared with the clothes that are treated differently, this lunch is equally rich, with thick foamy beer and French stew with rich ingredients. In addition, there was fish fried in butter, a plate of freshly toasted white bread, and a small jar of extra rare jam.

When the two of them put down all their burdens and sat around the table to fill their stomachs, on the pier, the chained dog Sammy also held up the telescope seized from the Weiyan. He took one last look at Vanessa in the porthole and casually put the telescope in his hand. He threw the binoculars into the sidecar beside him, turned the accelerator and drove the motorcycle in the direction of Castle Philip.

After hurriedly finishing the unexpectedly sumptuous lunch, Vanessa did not shy away from Wei Ran at all, and changed into the outfit that Sami had prepared for her.

"Does it look good?" Vanessa finally put on her windbreaker and turned around in front of Wei Ran and asked.

"nice"

Wei Ran smiled and nodded and was about to say something, but then he and Vanessa simultaneously noticed that the ship under their feet began to move.

"It's time to leave"

Vanessa said anxiously, and at the same time, she quickly ran to the porthole, opened the window and looked at the dock outside the window, but she had no idea that Wei Ran was behind her, aiming at her back and pressing the shutter again.

"Crack!"

Amidst the exceptionally clear sound of the shutter, everything in front of Wei Ran's eyes was gradually filled with white light, leaving only the girl who was wearing exceptionally beautiful clothes. She turned to look at him with a bright smile, as if she was saying something.

When the white light faded, Wei Ran once again returned to the rescue buoy of later generations, and the metal quill continued to write lines of text on the pale yellow paper:

Act Three

Role identity: Bomber pilot Victor

Return mission: Assist in completing the bombing mission, take at least two group photos, and survive until rescued.

Almost as soon as he finished reading the request for this flower job, white light once again occupied his field of vision, and soon after, he also saw the props that could be used this time.

“Why are there so few?”

Wei Ran couldn't help but muttered that this time, the only two things he could use were a pen and a flashlight.

Before the white light completely dissipated, he heard the roar of the plane, felt the vibration under his feet and under his butt, and at the same time heard the English call coming from his ear very clearly, "This is Connor, calling the captain, Signal test, nose machine gun and machine gun turret are normal, call the captain, Captain Victor? Can you hear me?"

After coming back to his senses, Weiran immediately gave a late response, "Received, signal strength 9."

"Alan called the captain, the stern machine gun and machine gun tower are normal."

"Received, signal strength 9." Wei Ran responded again, while remembering the other party's name.

"This is Phil, Pilot Test"

"The signal is fine," Wei Ran, who blinked hard, continued to respond.

"Radio test, this is Nick."

"Signal Strength 9"

When Wei Ran responded again, the white light in front of him completely dissipated, and he could see clearly that he was sitting in the driver's seat wearing a British military flight suit, and had an internal communication device on his face. A functional respirator mask, and flight glasses are fixed on the brow of the flight hat.

Just taking a look at the unique nose machine gun tower in front, he easily recognized it. It was a British Wellington bomber!

Can I fly this plane?

Wei Ran glanced at his gloved hands. The last time he learned to fly a plane was in Stalingrad, but this time since the metal book didn't give any skill tasks, does that mean he can fly?

At this moment, on the runway outside the plane, a ground crew member also gave a signal to him.

"Ready to take off"

When Wei Ran understood the other party's gestures, he no longer had any worries. After notifying the crew in the inline system, he confidently held the joystick.

(End of this chapter)