Chapter 237
As the sun broke through the dawn, the first thing that became noisy was the sound of gunfire in the distance. In the past, Rong Zhou had only thought of these sounds as firecrackers, but in just a few days, he had completely memorized this sound.
boom!
The sounds of gunfire and explosions were getting closer. Rong Zhou picked up the child on the bench and leaned into Sister Lin's arms. "Take the child and hide in the basement. I'll be guarding you up there. Don't come out."
The cellar where they hid was a side door dug out under the altar. The entrance was thigh-high and integrated with the white wooden boards of the altar. It was also covered with curtains, making it a very safe hiding place.
After helping them cover up their traces, Rong Zhou stood in the church a little dazed, looking out through the collapsed area. Apart from the sounds of gunfire and occasional explosions, he didn't see any human figures.
For a moment, I didn't even know what to do. Should I go out and see which two groups were fighting?
Finally, his gaze fell on the priest who was sleeping beside the ruins.
————————
The sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer. The terrified Zhang Daniu carried his disabled father on his back and searched for a place where they could not survive safely in the ruins of the buildings on this battlefield.
Bang, bang, puff, da da da, boom, puff.
While fleeing in panic, I heard a strange sound mixed with the sound of gunfire from somewhere.
Although he was a little confused, he didn't want to get to the bottom of it at this time. However, after turning a corner, he immediately understood what the puffing sound in the gunfight was.
Inside the wooden fence of the white church, a man in divine attire was digging the soil, slowly and steadily, shoveling it one shovel at a time. The soil he dug was carefully piled together to prevent it from slipping.
"Huh?" Zhang Daniu was a resident nearby. Of course he knew there was a church here. He would even go to the church to have Communion when he was starving.
But in this chaotic time, what was the priest doing digging in the backyard? Running for the few mouthfuls of rice he had eaten before, Zhang Daniu carried his father on his back and walked breathlessly to the outside of the railing: "Priest, Priest, run away quickly, the guns over there are about to shoot."
Rong Zhou heard someone talking, but he didn't pay attention. He didn't think the other person was talking to him because he was not a priest.
Later, he looked outside after hearing something wrong. A dark-skinned man was carrying an old man on his back. Rong Zhou pointed at his nose and asked, "Are you talking to me?"
"Uh." The big man was stunned again. He remembered that the priest in the church was a middle-aged Westerner with slightly curly hair. How come a man with an oriental face suddenly appeared, also wearing a priest's uniform and digging the soil in the backyard of the church?
No matter how many doubts he had, he couldn't ask as the gunshots got closer: "Let's go quickly, the Japs and the rebels are coming soon." After saying that, he immediately carried his father on his back and disappeared into the ruins of the building.
Rong Zhou watched the people leave, turned around and continued digging the hole. Well, the depth is not enough.
The gunshots stopped and only the sound of chaotic footsteps could be heard. Several people supported each other and passed by the place where Zhang Daniu and his son had just run past.
What they saw was a young, black-haired priest behind a white fence, holding a corpse, also wearing a priest's robe, and placing it into a dug pit.
The reason why we were so sure it was a corpse was that the curly-haired priest had half of his head collapsed. If it wasn't a corpse, how could it be a living person?
"Hide quickly, those Japanese soldiers will not spare you just because you are a pastor." They just took a few more glances and gave a reminder, then passed by quickly and disappeared, and the pursuers behind were about to arrive.
If the Japanese weren't so well-equipped, this sneak attack would have definitely killed this group of people. It's a pity for the brothers who sacrificed their lives.
The curled up body of the deceased stretched out in the tomb, and the silver cross on the chest slipped out, reflecting the dazzling sunlight, and a golden cross appeared on Rong Zhou's left eye.
His limp hands could no longer hold the Bible in his arms, with its black cover, golden text, and cross.
Rong Zhou took the blood-soaked Bible from the priest's arms, and also took off the cross that still retained its silver luster.
"People are walking?" The heavy footsteps carrying equipment and the frustrated Japanese never stopped along the way.
"あっちで探してください." A team of 12 people was attacked by a sneak attack, and 5 people were killed and injured. It was simply a shame to the great empire, Baga.
The moving entrance of the rifle warehouse points to all places where people might jump out, and occasional sneak attacks make them extremely nervous. They will shoot first if there is any sign of trouble.
A piece of gibberish English was spoken, the voice like the sound of a bell soaked in morning dew, not loud but with a warmth that penetrates the heart. Every word was wrapped in a soft divine light, as if it could soothe their tense nerves.
The voice is clear and has a hint of magnetism, neither hurried nor slow like a mountain stream, like a breeze in the forest, carrying divinity.
- Ave Maria grazia ricevuta per la mia famiglia: Hail Mary, receive your grace
- Con risentito con un'amorevole divino amen: With gratitude, with this divine love, Amen
- Grazie chiedo a te o signore divino: Holy Lord, I ask for your grace
Seven invaders in full gear pointed their guns at the white wooden fence.
The priest in a black robe held the thick Bible, his eyes slightly lowered, and a divine prayer flowed from his throat.
- In questo giorno di grazia prego per te: On this day of grace, I pray for you
- Ave Maria piena di grazia: Hail Mary, full of grace
- Il signore e con te: The Lord is with you
- Sia fatta la tua volonta: Your will be done on earth.
- Così in cielo e così in terra neil nome: As in heaven, as on earth.
- Del padre del figliolo e dello spirito santo amen: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
The entire space was silent, time seemed to have stopped, just like the life that had stopped in the pit beneath their feet. This place was being watched by a golden god.
"Who is the king? What is the meaning of death?"
He closed the blood-stained Bible in his hand, and with his slender, bony fingers, he formed the shape of a cross on his chest.
It's a prayer for life.
Let us pray together
Merciful Father, I have fallen
The kingdom of sin is invisible
Please forgive my arrogance
Anyone standing in the way is guilty.
There is no way back from regret
Judge in the Name of the Father
Amen
The beautiful eyebrows that had been drooping were raised, and under the black muzzle of a gun, the eyes were always looking so calmly.
That fearless face is the greatest disrespect to the great empire. Everyone should live in fear, everyone...
"Bakayaru, die!" He pulled the trigger hard. At a distance of less than 10 meters, he could definitely smash that lifeless face into pieces.
The long black hair was blown up, and the cross drew a silver arc in the air.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
