Lost and Spy

Chapter 3322 In the market
Spabanios.

Colonel Effias Dillon was in a good mood.

Just after occupying Spabanios, MacArthur ordered the attack to stop immediately, which once made Colonel Dillon extremely frustrated.

It is a shame for a soldier to be unable to make contributions.

But the conflict between his patron General Patton and MacArthur left him helpless.

After spending a few days in Spabanos, he felt something different.

It's far away from war.

A large number of vehicles pass here every day.

He was always able to seize large quantities of contraband.

No one cares what happens to the contraband.

Colonel Dhillon handed everything over to Captain Ajit, who was in charge of logistics of the 19th Cavalry Regiment.

Captain Ajit is not so much a competent soldier as he is a shrewd businessman.

Yes, he always has a way to turn the materials in his hands into cash.

Before a batch of contraband is processed, Captain Ajit will hand over half of it to Colonel Dillon.

Then the remaining half is divided equally among the people involved in these things.

This is not corruption.

This is confiscated loot.

No one will care about them.

I heard that in the European battlefield, American soldiers have done more similar things.

Colonel Dillon even found a local woman named Sarni to be his lover.

Sarny was only 20 years old and managed to survive the war.

Her family is all dead.

She wanted to keep herself alive.

So, she has no choice.

This kind of life made Colonel Dillon feel very comfortable and comfortable.

He found that he had fallen in love with this place.

Early in the morning, he got up from Sardo, who was still sleeping, shaved his beard, put on his military uniform with the help of the orderly, and took a special look in the mirror.

In his opinion, soldiers must pay attention to their appearance and appearance and must be meticulous.

Every day after breakfast he would begin his rounds of Spabanios.

This inspection will continue until 12 noon.

"Hey, Colonel, Colonel."

Colonel Dillon stopped the car.

The man who stopped his car was Major Ohm.

"Colonel, I'm just going to find you." Major Ohm came over and said, "Just now, we stopped another truck, which was full of contraband."

Colonel Dillon was very dissatisfied.

What do you tell yourself to do with this kind of thing?
Major Ohm continued, "The person following the car said he wanted to see you."

"See me?" Colonel Dillon was startled.

"Yes, Colonel, he said he knew you."

"Know me?" Colonel Dillon became even more curious: "Bring him to see me."

……

Sarni wakes up.

In fact, she had already woken up.

But she just pretended not to wake up.

Because she knew that as long as she woke up, the American colonel would do something to her again.

She hates Dillon.

Because this American colonel is not only rude, but also has a very unpleasant smell.

But she couldn't help it.

She wants to live.

She always waited until Dillon was out before getting up.

Don't worry about food.

After breakfast, she would walk around the neighborhood.

Although the war continues, and although the vast majority of Filipinos are still struggling to survive, some vitality has gradually returned to Spabanos.

Even, a small market has formed.

Wherever there are people, there will be transactions. When there are more transactions, a market will naturally form.The emergence of this market is related to the 19th Cavalry Regiment.

There are quite a lot of things sold in the market, and the most popular one is canned lunch meat.

American soldiers hated eating canned luncheon meat, but for others, it was a rare delicacy.

Therefore, the American soldiers who discovered this took out canned luncheon meat and sold it to the locals in different ways.

There are many different things to trade.

Someone exchanged it for a headscarf that his grandma had left behind.

The American soldiers readily accepted.

Because they like the pattern of headscarves.

Anyway, they have plenty of canned luncheon meat.

Some people will exchange the jewelry that they have worked hard to keep.

After all, jewelry is nothing compared to starving to death.

There are also people who would trade their own bodies.

A pretty woman between 30 and [-] years old can get two cans of luncheon meat in exchange for accompanying an American soldier once.

cheap?

No, the word cheap depends on the occasion.

In the eyes of these women, not only is it not cheap at all, but it is also precious.

As long as you can survive, the rest is nothing.

In this market, currencies are rarely seen.

Now the only currency that can be circulated and recognized in the Philippines is the US dollar, but where can these Filipinos find US dollars?

Sarni also has no money.

Colonel Dillon would not give her any money or allow her to take anything.

The colonel impassionedly told Sarny that everything here belonged to the United States, including the colonel himself.

Therefore, Sarni could not take anything.

Sarni could only turn around.

Sometimes when she sees something she likes, she will stop for a long time, look at it quietly, and then leave quietly.

Yesterday, she saw a handmade hairpin and she really liked it.

She watched for a long time, and when she left, she was still reluctant to leave.

Today, she came again.

The old woman who was selling things still had the hairpin and still said nothing.

"this."

While Sarni was watching in concentration, a voice sounded beside her.

Sarni turned around and saw an enviable young man.

The young man also took a fancy to the hairpin and took out a pack of American biscuits from his bag.

This is the same hard currency as the US dollar.

The old woman selling hairpins shook her head slyly.

The young man took out another pack of biscuits, opened it, took out five pieces from it, and said in the local dialect: "There are only so many."

The old woman immediately took the biscuits and handed the hairpin to the young man.

Seeing her beloved things being bought, Sarni felt disappointed.

What might be the solution?

Yesterday, she begged Dillon if he could give her some food so that she could exchange for her favorite hairpin, but Dillon refused.

In Dillon's opinion, it is simply stupid to exchange such precious food for a beautiful but useless hairpin.

With endless disappointment, Sarni had no intention of shopping anymore.

"Hey."

Just when she was about to go back, the young man suddenly caught up with her.

"What's wrong with you?" Sarni couldn't help but take a step back.

"this is for you."

The young man handed the hairpin in his hand to Sarni.

Sarni was confused.

What does it mean?
The young man smiled and said, "I saw you yesterday and saw that you have been looking at this hairpin. Today, you are here again, so I bought it and gave it to you."

"No, no, I can't have it." Sarni said quickly.

"I have no ill intentions, believe me." The young man continued: "It's just that you look a lot like my sister, very, very much. I am an overseas Chinese, and my name is Meng Zhejun!"

(End of this chapter)