Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 46 Berlin
There were no high-rise buildings around, and the view from the second floor was already very broad. Only then did Rosia realize that there were not only apartments on this avenue, but behind the apartment, there was a huge open space, and many people were busy on it, as if they were going to build something. thing.

They were bent over and couldn't see their faces clearly, but Rosia saw the armbands tied to their right arms with a six-pointed star on them.Jews!

So many Jews!

Rosia looked around and saw an old Jewish man who was bending over and digging in the soil. He seemed to be covered in sweat. He straightened up and wiped the sweat, then looked back.

"boom!"

A gunshot sounded close to her ears, and Rosia felt her eyes blur. The old Jewish man had fallen down, and a large amount of blood soon appeared under his body.But the other Jews around didn't even dare to lift their heads, so they quickened their movements.

She felt a chill all over her body. She looked across and saw a German officer standing on the apartment building next to her with a sniper rifle in his hand. He also saw her at this moment and raised a smile.

But Rosia felt as if she had been bitten by a poisonous snake and quickly closed the curtains.

After blocking that gaze, Rosia still felt like her heart was pounding like a bomb.The scene just now reminded her of a movie she saw a long time ago, and the scene was so similar.But even without the movie, she should have understood that the Jews were just toys that could be kept or thrown away to the Germans.

In shock, Rosia did not dare to open the curtains anymore and was not in the mood to read.She closed the book, threw it on the bed, and opened the door.

Ted was still half-lying in the same position. He must have heard the two gunshots, but for him, this was probably a normal thing.

Rosia stood at the door of the room. After enduring it, she still couldn't hold it back and said, "Ted, what do you think Pino should do?"

Ted was not good enough to understand Chinese yet. After hearing her voice, he just turned his head and looked at her twice, then lowered his head lazily.

Rosia knew it didn't understand, but what she needed at the moment was an audience that wouldn't comment. She felt that the emotions she had held in her heart for so many days were about to explode in her chest. If she didn't vent them out, she would Will definitely go crazy.

"Pino is half-Jewish. How should he survive? Will your master find out and kill him?"

"Where can I safely hide him? France? England? Italy?"

"It's better to leave it to Aunt Mesa, but Germany is not safe either. Germany is the most unsafe. What should I do? What should I do?"

Rosia couldn't help but scratch her hair. Ted looked at this abnormal lunatic and ignored her.

But Rosia felt that the dog's eyes were full of ridicule, as if they were carved out of the same mold as Heinrich's.

"Heinrich, you are just a pig!" She couldn't help but curse.

"Woof!" Ted suddenly shouted and stood up.

Rosia was startled, thinking the dog understood, but then she realized that Ted's head was facing the living room door.There was a rustling sound outside, and then the door opened.

Everyone and the dog were staring at the door. When Heinrich's adjutant saw this revenge-seeking attitude, he was stunned for a moment and then said: "What's going on, Ted? Miss Franti?"

Ted looked behind him and saw that Heinrich was not there. He flicked his tail and lay down again.

After Heinrich's adjutant had a meal with Rosia, his attitude immediately changed a lot. He pretended to be presentable outside, like Credy, but in private he was still an out-and-out Second-hand goods.

He looked at Rosia who was leaning against the door, a little confused: "Did you have a fight with Ted?"

Rosia: "!"

She wants to make a noise, can the dog do it?Can it?

Rosia rolled her eyes, the adjutant smiled sarcastically, and then pulled the hand behind her back forward: "Miss Franti, look who it is." His tone was a bit like offering a treasure.

Rosia turned her head and looked over, and was stunned for a moment. The little man opposite was also in a daze, and then she broke away from the adjutant's hand and rushed over happily: "Sister!"

"Pino?!"

Rosia hurriedly knelt down and caught the little man rushing towards him. She reached out and rubbed his brown-black hair, and said in surprise: "How did you get here?"

Pino pointed at the adjutant: "This uncle brought me here."

The adjutant was quite happy at first, but when he heard the call "uncle", he suddenly became stunned.

The adjutant was not very old either. He looked about the same as Heinrich. He was probably not yet 20 years old.Originally, it was okay for Pino to call him uncle at his age, but after Pino called him sister Rosia, he then called him uncle, and the contrast was immediately widened.

Rosia looked at his expression and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle sir, thank you!"

The adjutant suddenly felt even more aggrieved: "Miss Franti, you can call me Dick."

Pinoy brat: "Uncle Dick!"

Ha ha!Rosia smiled unkindly. After laughing, she quickly took Pino back to the room and closed the door.Although Dick is a middle schooler, he is also a Nazi middle schooler and cannot be provoked too much.

Rosia still has a psychological shadow of what just happened, and doesn't let Pino go to the window.She hugged him and sat on the edge of the bed. She couldn't help but rub his soft hair and looked into his brown-black eyes: "Pino, you look like an Asian mixed race." The eyes and hair are very beautiful. picture.

Pino nodded: "Pino is originally a mixed race."

Rosia nodded, Bello is Hungarian, he is of mixed European descent.But then Pino continued: "Mixed child of father and mother."

Rosia couldn't help laughing and rubbed his head again. Thinking of Beno and Henry who had already met with misfortune, she felt sad in her heart. She didn't know how to tell this cute child, and she couldn't hide it.

But before she could think of something to say, Pino said something surprising: "Sister, are father and mother dead?"

Rosia's heart twitched and she looked into Pino's eyes. His pupils were clear and clean. Although it was a question, the answer was already confirmed.

For some reason, she suddenly felt angry. She frowned and asked, "Who told you?" That person spoke so straightforwardly, telling a four-year-old child about the death of his parents. , How much psychological shadow will be left.

"Uncle Dick." Pino said the answer she already had in her mind: "When mom and dad die, they go to heaven. This is a good thing. Why is sister angry?"

Rosia was startled, then looked into Pino's eyes, and suddenly realized that Pino knew what death was, but did not understand the true meaning of death.In their belief, it is a good thing for people to ascend to heaven after death and stay away from all dust and sin.But he still doesn't understand the pain that death brings to the living, and the despair that nothing can suppress.

"Sister, why are you crying?"

"Haha, no, I just feel that Pino has grown up and become so sensible. From now on, would it be good to live with my sister or... with my sister?"

"Yeah! My sister is a good person, and so is Pino. Pino will go to heaven with my sister!"

"……"hehe! !

Rosia wiped her face and looked at the sky. It was almost noon, "Has Pino eaten? Do you want sister to cook?"

Pino touched his belly, shook his head and nodded: "I haven't eaten, I want to eat."

Rosia smiled and patted his belly, stood up, and opened the door.

Dick was having friendly neighborly exchanges with Ted on the sofa, but it was a pity that this dog man was very arrogant and was not interested in this at all.

Rosia shook her head and went into the kitchen, made some simple food, and also set out four sets of bowls and chopsticks.Pino sat on Rosia's left, and Ted squatted on a stool on her right. It felt like he was looking at an old mother with two children!
After dinner, Rosia and Dick exchanged a few words. It turned out that Heinrich was originally going to Wroclaw, but that was not the end point. His final destination was to go to Germany.I don’t know what happened, but for no reason, Dick was asked to go to a hospital to pick up a child. Dick talked to the director of the hospital, and the child was brought back smoothly.

This seemed strange to Dick, but Rosia almost understood the key to it.Before she left, she sent a letter to Dean Fritz, explaining Bello's situation and that she was ready to pick up Pino.Before coming, she said hello to Werner and said she was going to pick up Bello's child.

It is estimated that Werner dutifully told Heinrich, who was also going to Wroclaw, to tell her everything.So after knowing that she had lost all her paperwork and had no money, Heinrich asked Dick to bring Pino back.

The only troublesome thing is that Werner knew that Bello was Hungarian and didn't know that Pino was half-Jewish. He hoped that Heinrich would not be too troublesome to investigate because he didn't know that Pino was half-Jewish.

In the afternoon, both Rosia and Pino woke up from their naps. Dick came and knocked on the door, saying that he had prepared the car to go back to Germany.

Rosia lost her paperwork and could not go anywhere, even if she returned to Warsaw, which was the base camp where the German army was raging, and Pino was even more unsafe there.At the moment, returning to Germany seems to be the safest thing to do. Aunt Mesa's residence is an area for German officers' families, and there won't be many idle Gestapo patrolling there.As long as he is careful, Pino's safety is still guaranteed.

Although she didn't want to live with the Germans, Aunt Mesa and Werner were her only relatives in the world.Although Heinrich was helping her most of the time, without Werner's instructions, who would have known who she was.

A military vehicle with an imperial eagle emblem was parked downstairs, and Rosia asked Pino to get in first.Dick was the driver, and when he locked the door, Rosia was very worried about what would happen with Ted inside.

"It doesn't matter, it will eat on its own." Dick replied nonchalantly, obviously it was normal for Ted to live by himself inside.

Heinrich's team had already gone to Germany from Wroclaw, and there were only three of them on this trip.

Before Rosia got into the car, she subconsciously looked back at the apartment next to her. The lights were bright, but the German officer with the gun was no longer on the balcony. It seemed that what she saw during the day was just an illusion of hers.

It has been a year since I returned to Germany again.

Berlin's appearance hasn't changed much, but its atmosphere has.It's very serious, very quiet, and it feels...as if this is just a Warsaw with intact buildings.

War is a matter for both sides. Once a fight breaks out, neither side will feel uncomfortable, even the victorious country.I guess the only ones who can be happy now are Hitler and his fanatics.

Dick dutifully sent Rosia and Pino to the residential area where Aunt Mesa lived. After getting off the car, he looked carefully for a while and said: "This place is so familiar, as if Major Werner and Major Heinrich had grown up. He’s a neighbor.”

Rosia staggered and almost didn't want to go in.

The two of them didn't bring any luggage. Dick was ready to go back as soon as he got here. He still had a mission. After all, he was Heinrich's adjutant and was usually very busy.

It was Pino's first time in a strange country and he didn't speak German. He was a little nervous and held Rosia's hand tightly with his little hand.

Rosia comforted him: "Don't worry, this is my sister's home in Germany, and there is a beautiful aunt at home. You will like her as soon as you see her."

Things are unpredictable. She was reluctant to return to Germany before, and she never expected to come back so soon.

Pino nodded, looking at the surrounding buildings with his big eyes.The two slowly walked into Aunt Mesa's house. After a year away, the layout of the place had not changed at all. Rosia found the way easily.

The iron fence outside was unlocked. Rosia pushed the door open and went in. There was still a beautiful small garden in front. It was spring and there were many flowers blooming that she had never seen before leaving.There is a small pavilion and a deck chair on the left side of the small garden, where Aunt Mesa is enjoying the sunset.

Sure enough, I still know how to enjoy and love beauty as always!
"Aunt." Rosia called.

Aunt Mesa moved, raised her head, looked around, and suddenly saw two people not far away. Her surprise turned into surprise: "Sia, are you back?"

Rosia smiled and nodded, and Pino stayed close to her.

Aunt Mesa ran over excitedly, touched her face and touched her arm. She had seen a slight change after not seeing her for a year.Finally, he couldn't help but give him a hug and a kiss on his cheek.

"This..." His eyes focused on Pino.

"His name is Pino, Pino, this is Aunt Mesa."

Pino's little hand was still holding Rosia's, but he made a gentleman's salute with a serious look: "Hello, beautiful Ms. Mesa."

The petite appearance was so cute that he immediately captured Aunt Meisha's heart. She hugged Pino and said in Polish: "Baby Pino, have you eaten yet? Can Auntie cook for you?"

"it is good!"

The three of them entered the living room together, and Aunt Mesa went to the kitchen to serve snacks. Her craftsmanship was so good that even Rosia couldn't resist, so she naturally waited by the side.

Aunt Mesa brought some snacks and put them on the dining table. She looked at Pino's cute little face and liked it so much that she couldn't help but poke it twice.Pino didn't hide, he smiled back and made Aunt Mesa cute.

"Little Pino, are you here with Sister Xia? Where are your parents?" Aunt Mesa asked without Rosia paying attention.She couldn't help but hold her forehead. Can't you give her a chance to explain it properly?

Pino blinked his eyes and said innocently, "Mom and dad have gone to heaven." Before Aunt Mesa could express regret and pity, he smiled sweetly: "Aunt Mesa is also a good person, and we will go to heaven together! "

"..."

"Amen!"

　Just a quick explanation, I won’t be staying in Berlin for long.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)