Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 5 Encounter
Although Germany and Poland are very close to each other, they are not just outside Berlin. Like every parent with children, Rosia was begged by Lisa to send her a little further.

Fortunately, Uncle Gimmer told her that he would have to stop to pick up a child some way down the road, and she could get off the bus there and then come back on her own.

Although it was very torturous, Rosia could not bear to refuse Lisa's last request. Although going to Poland seemed to these Jews to be a way of survival, to her who knew the history, it was undoubtedly a jump from one death cage to another. A pervasive pit.

She couldn't save Lisa, let alone all the Jews. She only hoped that they could survive in Poland and survive in a country that was about to ignite war.

The road was very bumpy, the car was shaky, and the atmosphere in the car was a bit silent.Rosia didn't speak, and a dozen other Jewish teenagers looked at her silently.

Well, she could understand that although she had solemnly emphasized that she was Chinese, in the eyes of these teenagers, she was still half a German devil.It was like a Chinese-Japanese man sitting in front of her and telling her that he was Chinese. Even if she believed him, she still felt like he was facing a Japanese enemy.

Because the car was not moving fast, Rosia could clearly see the eyes of the Germans outside. They were all policemen in black uniforms. Those gloomy eyes made people feel chilling.Germany made such a big move to expel the Jews, but it did not necessarily want them to go smoothly, especially when the notorious SS was present.

The car was stopped, and all the children in the car shrank nervously. Uncle Gimmer got out of the car, nodded and smiled at the two policemen in black uniforms. The cigar he had just pulled out was knocked to the ground. He didn't dare to pick it up, but smiled and said to the two policemen: "They are all a carload of children, going to Poland to stay with relatives."

The police ignored it, walked up to the car, put one hand on the gun at his waist, and made the children in the car tremble again.

He looked around and landed on Rosia, the only one with a different bloodline.

Rosia felt that Lisa was holding her hand tightly, and she was also nervous, but she had to smile at the policeman: "I, I just came to drop off the child, and I'll be back in a while."

"Child?" The policeman smiled half-heartedly and glanced at Lisa behind her.

Rosia froze and wanted to slap herself. She was only 16 years old, but she spoke like an old lady. She was so stupid.

The policeman held up the brim of his hat and smiled sarcastically: "Madam, the German citizens who helped the Jews, the empire will never forget your great achievements."

Rosia froze completely.

Uncle Jimmel rushed over, he was tall, but squeezed between the two policemen like a ball: "Hey, come down, I can't drive you there." He wiped his forehead Khan smiled at the two policemen: "Actually, this girl is also going to Poland to seek refuge with her relatives. She has no parents. I sympathize with her, so I drove her for a while. However, I believe that the empire will take better care of her." , she doesn’t need to run around with us.”

The two policemen squinted at Uncle Gimmer.

Uncle Gimmer nodded and bowed.

Rosia suddenly felt her nose sore.

Perhaps it is the existence of such a group of kind-hearted people that can make love last forever in war and prevent humanity from being completely wiped out.

Rosia broke away from Lisa's hand and jumped out of the car.The two policemen waved their hands, and Uncle Gimmer bowed to them again without looking at her: "Then, I'm going to drive." After that, he put on his hat and got into the car.

The car swayed slowly out of Rosia's sight, with a car full of frightened children and Lisa's worried eyes.

The policeman who had talked to her before stared at her with that creepy sarcastic look for a while, and then said with a slight mockery: "Madam, you can go to the relevant departments of the empire to apply for funding. I believe it will be better than that of your Polish relatives." Make your life better."

The tone of disbelief was clear.

But he didn't get too entangled. He rubbed his gun twice with one hand and left with the other policeman.

Only then did Rosia realize that there was cold sweat on her back.

The sky was getting a little dark. This place was not far from Mrs. Cornman's house but definitely not close either. If she didn't hurry back, she might end up sleeping in the wilderness.

She wrapped herself in a long skirt and coat. It was almost December, and Berlin's winter would not be very warm.

When it got dark, Rosia hurried back home, but what was a little strange was that Mrs. Cornman did not seem to be at home and the lights were not turned on.She opened the iron gate, only to find that the door to the house was locked.

Mrs. Conman has been inquiring about Joseph's whereabouts recently. She leaves early and returns late every day, but she never stays as late as today. Could it be that something unexpected happened?
Rosia was worried and went out again, but she didn't get any useful information. Most of the Jews around had moved away, and she didn't know who to ask.

Turning back again, Mrs. Cornman had not returned home yet, but she was too tired to walk.After sending Lisa back, she had walked for a long time and hadn't eaten dinner, and now she had no strength at all.

There was a small wing at the back of the house, which had been the nanny's quarters long ago when Mrs. Cornman's family was employed.Although no one has lived in it for a long time, it is still very clean, even the quilts are there, neatly folded and stored in the closet.

She couldn't get in without the key, so she could only make do with it here for the night and go back tomorrow to see what happened.

I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep because I was hungry, but I didn't expect that I would fall asleep quickly because of exhaustion.

　If anyone has any questions, please point it out. There is too much information on World War II and I can’t find the details o(∩_∩)o
　　
　
(End of this chapter)