War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 623 Some answers from the interview

On the court, the basketball semi-finals are still going on.On the edge of the arena, Wei Ran finally found the dentist Krall after searching several times.

What he never expected was that Klauer was sitting with the members of the cheerleaders at this time, at a distance from him at this time, leading some American prisoners of war to shout slogans in unison!
And directly in front of them, Howard, a military doctor with a Red Cross cuff on his arm, was sitting on a chair. Beside this chair, there was a small table that was not too high. On the table were two medicine boxes. , and there was a stretcher on it.

But what Wei Ran never expected was that he saw the hygienist Chen Qi again on the other side of the table!

"Why is he here too?"

Wei Ran subconsciously wanted to rush over. Although there was a distance between him and him at this time, he could clearly see that Chen Qi's face was filled with a smile as warm as the sun.

When Drew and others scored a goal, they would wave their arms and cheer along with them.And Dr. Howard, who was sitting next to him, had a very calm face from the beginning to the end, as if he was not interested in the live game.

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran leaned over with his back bent, first took a photo of Claure who was directing the cheerleaders, and then took a group photo of Howard and Chen Qi.

Without moving, Wei Ran directly found a place to sit down, glanced at the field from time to time, and then glanced at Chen Qi from time to time.

While he waited patiently, with the last whistle sounded, the semi-final also came to an end.

It is quite a pity that Drew and others finally lost by a few goals.But looking at the way they shook hands and embraced blessings with the opposing team, it is obvious that winning or losing is not that important anymore.

"Excuse me, can I take a group photo for you and do a brief interview?" Wei Ran stopped Drew and the others, shaking the dual-lens reflex camera in his hand and asked.

"Of course!" Drew was the first to respond, then waved to Klauer who was not far away, and shouted loudly, "Klauer, come here, someone wants to interview us!"

"Remember to give each of us a photo"

Jack then added a sentence, and then stood shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the group, and did not explain until Klauer, who commanded the cheerleaders, also came over, "He is also one of us, so we must bring him."

"no problem"

Wei Ran had already found an angle while speaking, and with the direction of the rostrum as the background, he took a group photo with a smile on his face.

After taking the photos, Wei Ran followed Drew and the others to find a relatively quiet place to sit down, then took out the plastic notebook and the pen in the metal book from the bag, and asked the first question after making some preparations. A question, "Can you tell me your thoughts on the game just now?"

Hearing this, Drew and others looked at each other, and then Morgan replied with a smile, "Although it is a pity that we lost the game, I have to say that this was a fair game. We never expected to reach the semi-finals." , so we are very satisfied with this result.”

"That's right!"

Drew was the second to say, "Although we lost the match just now, we can just watch Black's boxing match together tomorrow."

Hearing this, the strong black man Wei Ran had never seen before said with a smile, "Not only my boxing game, but also Jack's softball game the day after tomorrow. He is the best pitcher I have ever seen. I guess they will definitely be able to break into it." For the final."

"The relationship between you seems to be very good." Wei Ran asked with a smile.

"Of course, we all came from the same quarters in the same POW camp."

Brendon said proudly, "This is not the United States. Both blacks and whites are equal, so there is nothing surprising about it. Even if we return to the United States in the future, our friendship will not be affected in any way."

"Are you all captured in the same batch?" Wei Ran continued to ask, patiently guiding the continuation of the topic, "Of course, it would be better if you could briefly talk about your experiences before being captured. "

"of course not"

Drew said with a smile, "Among us, I was the first to be captured, and then Klauer, who used to be a dentist."

"The three of us were sent to the POW camp at the same time"

Morgan put one hand on Jack's shoulder and put the other on Brendon's shoulder and said with a smile, "Like Drew, I used to be a soldier of the transport company, either driving the truck or escorting the truck. This nigger used to be a sapper, of course, such a title here does not mean any discrimination, just because the relationship between us is really better."

"What he said is true." Jack lightly gestured a fist on Morgan's stomach, "just like I often call him a California white pig."

"Can't you two introduce me too?"

While Brendon was speaking, he took the cigarettes and matches from Klauer, lit them up and said, "I used to be a company commander of a colored company, but now I, Morgan and Blake Already best friends."

"I was the last to be captured"

The black prisoner of war that Wei Ran didn't know took the cigarette in Brendon's hand, lit one and introduced himself, "Actually, I was captured three months before the sports meeting. Before I was sent to a prisoner of war camp, I never thought that after being captured, I would not only be friends with white people, but also have the opportunity to become an athlete. If I had known this, I am afraid I would have surrendered.”

"To be honest, if it wasn't for your interview, I would have forgotten that I was a prisoner of war." Morgan's emotion immediately won the approval of the rest of the people around.

"It's me in the end"

While Claure was speaking, the cigarettes and matches in Blake's hand were also passed to Drew's hand with a natural expression, but after the latter took it, he popped out one and gave it to Wei Ran, and even helped him light it.

At the same time, Claure also said, "Originally, I was supposed to play in the game. But when there was only one month left in the game, I accidentally stepped on a nail.

Fortunately, Blake was brought in at that time, and Drew and I almost snatched him from the prison.If it wasn't for him, we would never have gotten such a good result. "

"It seems that you have all experienced great changes in the prisoner-of-war camp." Wei Ran couldn't help but sighed, and at the same time, he was secretly thinking that the "Black Tea Operation" was very important to make these scumbags hold together. incentive.

"certainly"

Jack spread his hands and said, "I could only spell my own name before I was sent to the POW camp. Since living with these bastards, they have taught me so many words. I can even write my own to my dad now. I've written a letter. It's just that he's illiterate, so I'm not sure if he can understand my letter."

"I'll take a separate photo for you later." Wei Ran said with a smile, "I guess he can always recognize you through the photo."

"Take a picture of me too!" Morgan said eagerly. "My parents must want to see my picture, and they must not believe that I have two black friends."

"I remember your parents are from the south?" Brendon teased with a smile, "It's too dangerous. I'm worried that when Jack and Blake visit your house in the future, will they be tied up by your parents? To pick cotton."

"I'll definitely convince them," Morgan promised confidently, "or go pick cotton with Jack and Black."

"You are really my good brother." Jack rolled his eyes, and he was not angry at the other party's joke at all. Even the black man named Blake had the same happy smile on his face.

"It's my turn. As I just said, I used to be the commander of the colored company of the Seabee Battalion. Although I often led the black people to perform construction and transportation tasks, I never became friends with them."

Having said that, Brendon patted his stomach, "The experience during this period not only made me and them friends, but also my weight has increased by a full 20 pounds, which I have never achieved even before joining the army. Such a weight. Mr. Reporter, you don’t need to ask these questions, you are also a prisoner of war, right? You must have the same answer as us, right?”

"Brendon was right"

Drew patted his stomach slightly distressed, "Claure and I are already controlling our diet to lose weight. If this continues, I will become a fat British man."

"I'm about the same as Morgan and the others"

Klauer paused at this point, and added in a puffy voice, "Besides, I also became friends with Chinese people, and I even learned a lot of Chinese dishes and some simple Chinese. Etc. After the war is over, I plan to go back and open a Chinese restaurant."

The black Jack and Black looked at each other and joked, "For us, the white people in this prisoner-of-war camp are very friendly and lovely. If possible, I even hope that the Chinese people will be more diligent and treat all the white Americans. Soldiers came and captured them for a period of time, so that at least when the war is over, our lives will be easier."

"This kind of thing can only trouble the Chinese people." Wei Ran smiled, changed the subject and asked, "Gentlemen, do you have any wishes now?"

"desire?"

Drew and the others looked at each other, and it was still Morgan who said first, "If we have any wishes, we only hope that Black and Jack can get good results in the competition tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

"I thought your wish was to go home early." Wei Ran couldn't help but said.

"Go home? Of course, our wish is to go home early."

Brenden said of course, "But we all believe that we will definitely go back, don't we? This kind of thing doesn't need to trouble God, but their game really needs God's blessing."

"The opponent is strong?" Wei Ran subconsciously asked.

"I'm too skinny"

Blake spread his hands, "My opponent is almost pressing the weight limit to participate in the lightweight competition. This is a challenge for me, but I am confident that I can agree to the first competition."

"I have nothing to worry about"

Jack grinned his thick lips and said confidently, "I shoot very accurately, so it doesn't matter if I don't have God's blessing, but my teammates may need God to help them."

"Good luck to both of you"

Wei Ran picked up the camera hanging around his neck again, "Let me take a picture of each of you, and you can send it home when the time comes."

"Let me go first!" Morgan was the first to say, "How about we shoot under the Peace Road?"

"Of course no problem." Wei Ran happily agreed, and chatted with everyone all the way to the archway with the characters of the Three Kingdoms written on it.

It was during this not-so-long journey that Wei Ran also learned the full names of all the people, and then judged from Morgan's surname "Garcia" that the one who gave him the hat badge was his future son .

But what puzzled Wei Ran was that up to this time, he still hadn't seen the cap badge appear.

Taking a single photo for Drew and the others in turn, Wei Ran, with the help of Claure, successfully found the hygienist Chen Qi and Dr. Howard who were going to have dinner together.

(End of this chapter)