Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 71 The Road to Death
When we arrived at the hall, it was not the end yet. There were not many nurses on duty in the backyard, there were only four of them, and the others were in the front yard, so they were pushed all the way to the hall in the front yard.Rosia felt like the soles of her feet were being worn through by the cold as she walked. She was only wearing a pair of cotton slippers. Although she had socks, her exposed toes were numb and had no feeling.

There was a lot of excitement along the way, and there were noisy sounds everywhere. When I entered the front hall, I realized that not only the French police were present this time, but also the Gestapo, the SS Skeleton Division, German soldiers, and almost all the troops in Paris. Collected.

Many nurses on duty were pushed over and squatted on the ground in fear. They were wearing very few clothes and were shivering in the night wind.

The submachine guns of the surrounding soldiers were pointed at the center. As soon as Rosia raised her head, she was blocked by countless gun muzzles.A French policeman stood outside, nodding and bowing to the two Gestapo. The nurses looked angry and sad, but they did not dare to say anything.

Not long after, another person was pushed and shoved from outside the hall. She was wearing even thinner clothes, only a white sweater and a nurse's uniform on the outside.Rosia glanced quietly, and it turned out to be Bella, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Her body seemed to be very weak and she was walking very slowly. She was pushed by the soldiers behind her and staggered to the ground in front of them.

"What are you doing? It is against the law to hurt innocent French civilians at will." Vitti supported Bella and said sternly.

But the soldier ignored him and just looked down without emotion. He was just an ordinary German soldier. Maybe he didn't understand French.

On a cold winter night, every breath can turn into ice slag, even if more than 20 nurses are gathered together, all they touch are each other's cold and trembling bodies.

After a while, the Skeleton Division officer standing at the door of the hall walked in, followed closely by two Gestapo.

Rosia felt that the nurse beside her suddenly became nervous. The officer was wearing a black uniform, which looked like a demon and ghost, which made people feel frightened.

He took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He covered the lighter with both hands and lit it. He took a puff and then said slowly: "Is everyone here?"

This question was not about them. A soldier came out from behind the officer: "According to the list, the hospital has 21 nurses on duty tonight, and now there are 23 nurses."

The officer glanced at them sideways and gulped: "It seems that this hospital is just like what people say about it. It is very responsible and the employees are very dedicated." He half-raised his chin and said condescendingly. Looking at the ground: "Then, should you honestly hand over the Jews here?"

Jews again!
Rosia felt like she was going crazy. There were Jews everywhere, and Jews were arrested everywhere. From Poland to Paris, there was no rest for a few days. Are they so unwilling to let go of people who have nothing to do with them!

But she didn't dare to say this at all. The officer had already walked over to Bella next to her with eye circles, narrowed his eyes, stretched out the hand still holding the cigarette, and put it on Bella's thin shoulder.Rosia didn't know what it felt like, but she could clearly see Bella's body shaking uncontrollably.

"The weather in Paris is really cold. Oh, so many people are wearing such thin clothes. It's a pity that standing on such a cold night... you will probably get sick." He said in a low voice, calm but creepy. : "This group of Jews has lived here long enough, and you must be aware of the sneak attack on Christmas Day."

Rosia's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked towards Bella, only to see that the officer had removed his hand from Bella's shoulder and turned to look at her. At that moment, she seemed to be stared at by a snake. The whole body was shrouded in coldness.

"How could a group of Jews who escaped from Poland have been hiding in this hospital suddenly go to the Sixth District and launch a sneak attack... It took our police three days to figure out that it turned out to be
The hospital provided precise information and weapons. "His body brushed past Rosia and moved forward, and the cold black leather clothes made her couldn't help but tremble.

"I don't think a group of ladies will have much hatred for us. Maybe the lady who provided information to the Jews can just hand over the Jews hiding here... This will save all of us time, and it will also save you colleagues will suffer less.”

As soon as the words fell, there was a bit of commotion among the nurses. Although no one made any sound, everyone's expressions changed.

The sneak attack in the Sixth District was broadcast and everyone in Paris had already known about it, but they did not expect that this was actually done by the Jews they had been with day and night and had been taking care of for several months.

In fact, they had not seen a male Jew in the hospital for several days since before Christmas.I originally thought that those people were just going out to find some work, so who would think of such dangerous aspects.

When Rosia heard this, the first thing she thought of was what Werner told her on the day of the incident, that the sneak attackers were from the Fourth District, but she did not expect this to be the case at the time.

The nurses were all trembling to varying degrees, but Bella stood alone quietly, as if she had become a puppet.

The officer came to the end and walked back again, but still no one made a sound.He looked at them expressionlessly, suddenly dropped the cigarette butt in his hand, and took out a gun from his waist.

The nurses took a step back in unison, hugging each other in fear, but saw the officer wave his hand, and immediately a soldier pushed a man out of the darkness.The gun was pressed against the man's temple.

"Are you alone?" the officer asked gloomily.

"Also, there is a wife..." His legs were shaking a little. Before he finished speaking, he heard a gunshot and a large amount of blood spurted out. His body twitched and fell to the ground.

"Ah, ah -" The nurses huddled together in fear and screamed.

The French policeman behind the officer stepped back, then came up again hesitantly: "Sir Elgar, this, this is a hospital, will this..."

The Skeleton Division officer named Elgar ignored him at all, took a step back, took the trumpet from the soldier, and started shouting to the back: "I hope the Jews hiding here can consciously come out, otherwise you will participate." The relatives of the sneak attack will die here tonight!"

He said this two or three times in a row, and the nurses present turned pale, not only from the cold, but also from panic at such a cruel method.And they had taken care of those Jews for so long. Even though they knew that silence would not have any effect, they still could not speak out.

The hospital was still terribly quiet. Elgar sneered, and pulled out a Jew from behind, pointing a gun to his head: "What about you, what relatives do you have?"

The Jew's body was shaking so much that he could hardly stand. His eyes looked up to his forehead in fear, and his lips trembled: "I, I still have my mother..." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly broke away from Elgar out of control. With a bang, he knelt on the ground, hugged Elgar's boots with both hands, and begged for mercy: "Please, let me go, I didn't do anything, please, I'm just a Sentry, I didn't even hold a gun, I still have my mother, please... please, let me go..."

Elgar bent down slightly, like a gentle gentleman, took his pistol away from the Jewish forehead, and said in a very regretful tone: "Why didn't you expect to have a mother on Christmas Day?"

"Please, sir, I was wrong, please let me go!" The Jew was still begging.

Elgar put away the gun slowly: "Then it depends on whether your mother comes out voluntarily, and the sincerity of these medical staff."

The Jew's face froze.

The nurses looked at him as if they were being stared at by a cold and poisonous snake, and they felt a creeping fear all over their bodies.Rosia turned her head and looked at Bella next to her. Although she didn't want to admit it in her heart, she had already determined that the person who provided the information that Elgar said was Bella.She couldn't think of anyone other than Bella who would have a reason to do such a thing.

But even at this point, Bella still stood very quietly, saying nothing, and she didn't even tremble like the others.

For about a minute, the silence still spread like night, and there was no sign of any Jewish people coming out consciously.Elgar's little patience immediately ran out, and before the Jew could ask for mercy again, he pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

The Jew's body as he was kneeling on the ground trembled violently, his wide-open eyes still filled with fear, and he slowly fell to the ground. Under him, a pool of dark red blood quickly spread out.

The nurses could hold on no longer, and low sobs broke out from the crowd.

Elgar's temper is very bad at first glance. His previous silence was the maximum degree of patience. At this moment, he killed two people in a row, and the bloody and violent factor that belonged to the skeleton master ran out immediately, spreading all over his body. It was murderous, and his face was full of undisguised rage.

He didn't even care about the crowd's reaction. He pulled a Jew from behind and shot him without even asking.

madman!

The sound of gunshots in the winter night was so heartbreaking that Rosia couldn't help but feel the acid in her stomach. She felt like she was about to vomit.If you say these Jews are dead, you will die if you don't. The only difference is whether they are the audience or not.She knew that ordinary Jews could survive for two years in the concentration camp before dying, and those with unlucky luck could escape and live until the war, but these Jews could not escape a dead end no matter what.

They killed German officers, which was already a serious crime for Germany, let alone Jewish fugitives from Poland.

The smell of blood gradually spreads. This is the smell that medical staff are accustomed to smell, but at this moment, it makes people feel tormented and going crazy.As Elgar's clutches fell on a Jew, a familiar voice suddenly sounded next to Rosia.

"I know, I... we know where the Jews are hiding..."

Rosia's eyes widened. The voice was Viti's, but why did she say we and why did she hold her hand?
Elgar's hand paused, and he lowered the gun that had just killed three people in a row.His cold eyes looked over at the two of them, and his unabashed murderous aura made Rosia and Vitti's breathing stop.

Others also looked at the two of them one after another, but strangely, no one showed any resentment or dissatisfaction.They were all terrified, and the cold made them suffer even more, eager for all this to end as soon as possible.

Rosia felt that Vitti's hands were shaking: "I, we know where the person is hiding, please, please give us time."

Elgar looked at them expressionlessly and didn't say a word for a long time. It was only when he saw the two of them that his heart went crazy and he could no longer stand, then he suddenly smiled: "Okay, just give it to you two." A moment, ma’am.”

Both Vitti and Rosia breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked towards the backyard with shaking legs. They all thought that Elgar would let the soldiers follow them, but they didn't. Under the dim and treacherous light, they were the only two walking on the road to the backyard. Walking up.

"Luo, Dr. Luo..." Vitti's body, which had been standing upright in the front yard, suddenly tilted, as if losing all support and courage in an instant, and leaned against Rosia.

The two cold bodies collided and each shuddered. Rosia quickly supported her: "Are you okay?"

Viti took a shaky breath and said, "Doctor Luo, let's run away. I can't hold on any longer. I feel like I'm going crazy!"

Rosia was startled and then realized that she had been holding on, but running away?

She raised her head and looked at the tall walls of the hospital and the boundless night, and suddenly it felt even colder.

"Vitty, this won't work." Rosia denied her whims. She was silent for a moment, and it was a bit difficult to say: "Why did you say such a thing just now?"

In fact, before the three Jews were killed, she herself had such thoughts.Anyway, no matter what, the outcome is doomed. If nothing else, they will suffer a little more and wait for the Germans to find the person themselves.She didn't know why, she held on for so long without saying a word, but when Vitti said it, she felt a little relieved inexplicably.

Aware of her hypocritical moral psychology, Rosia felt nothing but embarrassment, but she didn't know what to do if she was morally correct, so she wanted to rush forward and fight the Germans?
This is not realistic.

Rosia's body and heart were cold at the moment. They were walking on an extremely torturous road, trying to lead a group of Jews destined to die to a dead end. Everyone knew what the final result would be, but no one wanted to Face it personally.

Less than halfway through the road, a large moving black shadow suddenly appeared in front of them. The two of them slowly stopped on the road, leaning against each other, and watched as familiar faces gradually came into view.

The eye sockets are instantly wet!
　Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will add more updates tomorrow, not sure how much, but at least [-]~
　　
　
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