Forbidden City of Heze + Dalufei

A few days after the refugee review was completed, a military notice was posted on the bulletin board in the center of Yushi Town, which listed the list of the first batch of refugees who were allowed to leave the country. Soldiers reading the proclamation aloud through megaphones.

Pretending to be a refugee, Zilo mixed in the crowd and tried his best to squeeze forward. He couldn't wait to finish listening to the long list. Relying on his excellent eyesight, he stretched his neck and quickly scanned the densely packed list on the board. When he saw When their false names appeared one by one, he finally let out a breath of air.

But when he looked back again, he realized that it was too early for him to breathe a sigh of relief.

"The military requires the people on the list to gather in the open space in front of the Bodun military base before 24 o'clock this evening. The military base will be responsible for temporarily managing this group of refugees. If there is no accident, we will be escorted through Morocco within [-] hours. If you do not accept their management, anyone who goes to Moring Port without authorization will not be allowed to pass and will be disqualified from leaving the country this time.”

Zi Luo finished repeating the regulations on the notice, and turned his questioning eyes to Junliu.Junliu was pondering, and didn't express his opinion immediately, but Magu sighed first: "Tsk, I didn't expect there is still a test to pass."

"From a common sense point of view, there is nothing too suspicious." Zi Luo analyzed seriously, "The Moring Port is actually within the jurisdiction of the Bodun Military Base. To pass through the border checkpoint, we must enter military control This is not a place where outsiders can run around. It is reasonable to gather refugees together to maintain order when they leave the country. But..."

"Once we go in, we will be the turtle in the urn." Junliu took the conversation, his expression became serious, "It is impossible to come out again. Moreover, weapons will definitely not be brought in, and it is estimated that they will be strictly searched outside the gate. That is to say, If we encounter any danger inside, we can only wait to die."

"It's come to this point, it's useless to talk about it," Magu smoked a cigarette produced in the town, and exhaled a puff of choking white smoke, "Even if there is a risk, why don't we go? Like As you just said, this should be a normal procedure for others, don't be too nervous, since we have fake identities, we won't easily arouse suspicion."

"We must go, we have no choice. But since we know we can't take the risk, we should be prepared." Junliu stood up after finishing speaking, "It's only a few hours before dark , we must hurry."

In the evening, they packed up their luggage, dug a deep pit on the spot, and buried all the weapons, old clothes, and garbage that they couldn't take away.

In the last light of dusk, they didn't stop, and hurried all the way to the town.Junliu held Duoqi's hand tightly. They are now a pair of brother and sister. Three big men are too eye-catching when they walk together. This girl is undoubtedly the best cover, and she is also the only one who knows their details. Junliu must protect her firmly by his side.

Zi Luo and Ma Gu were a few steps behind and followed behind them, carefully observing the surrounding situation.When we arrived in Yushi Town, the night had already fallen, and the dark blue tones shrouded the old streets and alleys. The townspeople lay on the window sills or stood at the door to watch the excitement, and from time to time joined fellow travelers in ragged clothes. Hongliu, going to a carnival of fate, the more he walked to the center of the town, the more he couldn't help himself.

The center of the town was already crowded with people and the lights were brightly lit. Refugees from the surrounding area flocked in groups after receiving the notice. There were many families dragging the elderly and children, carrying a lot of luggage, chatting and laughing with each other, as if celebrating a festival. Occasionally, there was a A military vehicle whizzed by with its horn rudely, adding to the tense atmosphere.

Junliu and the others stopped to rest for a while, but they were soon overwhelmed. The disgusting body odor of the refugees was mixed together, and it was difficult to even take a breath of fresh air.A peddler took the opportunity to peddle food and water at a high price, yelling and walking hard in the crowd. Ziluo specially bought some hot tea, and the four of them shared it.The limited open space could not accommodate thousands of migrants, the traffic was seriously jammed, and the soldiers began to drive the refugees, forcing them to get on the road as soon as possible.

Junliu and the others didn't stay for too long, they continued to move with the huge army, walking along the muddy road to another direction out of the town.

The residential houses on both sides of the road are gradually sparse, but there are more and more soldiers in sight. The sentry towers of the military base in the distance are shining bright searchlights, like a group of hungry wolves haunting the dark night, repeatedly searching for suspicious objects.They slow down, lose themselves in the rhythm of those around them, and try not to look special.

As they approached the military controlled area step by step, the soldiers with live ammunition on both sides of the road became stricter. They restricted the refugees within a certain range, and the deterrent force exerted by their piercing eyes forced the crowd to stop chatting and spontaneously quiet down.Gradually, only the sound of heavy footsteps could be heard, as if it came from a bunch of walking corpses moving in the darkness.

The lights of the town have gone away, the night looks so heavy and oppressive, the wind with the moisture of the rainforest continues to blow over people's endless shoulders, conveying unknown news.Junliu looked around from time to time, and there were crowds of people everywhere, black as far as the eye can see. According to experience, this huge migration team has a total of 4 to [-] people, and the scale is still growing.

The long silence made people nervous, and Duoqi couldn't help shaking Junliu's hand as he walked, "Black cat, talk to me."

"Are you hungry?" Junliu rubbed her small buttocks, because they have grown a little these days, and it doesn't feel so prickly when touched.

Duoqi nodded. In fact, she was not that hungry, but just wanted to hear more comfort from the other party.

"Be patient for one more night. When we leave the country tomorrow, we will take a long-distance bus to Minsk." Junliu said in a low voice, "It is said that there are beautiful scenery and it is the hometown of herdsmen. There are several large pastures gathered, which are rich in banana wine and Delicious beef and mutton, the locals like to marinate the meat and cut it into long strips, serve it with cheese, and eat it raw with wine, because the marinade has a secret recipe, so there is no fishy smell at all, it is sweet and refreshing, it is delicious .”

Duo Qi swallowed hard, "Liar, how do you know?"

"When I was a child, I read a book introducing the customs and customs of Chennai, which specifically mentioned this place." Junliu winked his eyes, "We still have some money on us, and we will find a restaurant to have a big meal when the time comes, don't be afraid. You do not believe."

Duo Qi's heart warmed up, and he burst into a joyful smile.

"Also, don't call me Black Cat, I'm your brother." He said and put his arms around the girl's thin shoulders, letting her lean against him.

The Bodun base was surrounded by high-walled power grids. High-power searchlights illuminated the open space in front of the gate. A regiment of soldiers with rifles lined up neatly on both sides of the open space.Someone held a loudspeaker to maintain order, formed a team for the refugees who gathered one after another, and instructed them to pile up the large luggage in a corner of the open space, and then line up in dozens of queues, holding the refugee card in their hands, and accepting the soldiers in front of them. check.

"You are not allowed to bring in anything except a small amount of food, medicine, money, glasses, dentures, watches and other personal items! Do you understand! Luggage is left over there for our inspection. Return it before you leave, and it is strictly forbidden to take it with you!" The officer walked back and forth in front of the team with a loudspeaker, and announced roughly, "Behind this gate is an important military site. There are soldiers behind to lead you to the camp to rest. You must strictly obey their instructions. You are not allowed to speak during this period! You are not allowed to leave the team and walk around at will! If you have any questions, please report first! If anyone makes illegal actions without reporting, we have the right to shoot directly! Do you understand!"

Qiluo and Magu were right behind Junliu, but for the sake of caution, he tried not to talk to Junliu, and pretended to be strangers from the beginning to the end. This was an appointment before they set off to calm down: They are Strangers, no matter who has a problem, no one else can help unless it is absolutely necessary.

The team was long and moving slowly. After waiting for more than two hours, they finally pushed under the iron gate. Junliu took Duoqi's hand and walked to a soldier, and calmly handed over their refugee cards.

The young soldier took it and scanned the sensor of the card with a device in his hand. His registration information was displayed on the screen of the device immediately. The soldier looked up at him and Duo Qi, and asked blankly, "What is your relationship?"

"She is my sister." Junliu replied.

"Where did you come from? What do you do at home?"

"In the city of Montmartre in the mezzanine area, my father was a mine worker and his whereabouts are unknown. My mother worked odd jobs at home and died in a bombing by the rebels. Our house also burned down."

"A young man like you, why wasn't he drafted?"

"I was born with a heart condition."

The other party's answers and materials corroborate each other, and there are no flaws.The soldier had already dealt with hundreds of people, and he was tired, so he didn't continue to question him. He asked him to take out all the things he was carrying and put them in the basket on the ground, and then he lifted them up. The metal detector carefully scanned Junliu several times to confirm that he did not carry any dangerous items.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his gaze to Duoqi, frowned and said, "Take out your hands, what's hiding under your shawl?"

"Dinner." Duo Qi swallowed, and tremblingly took out a paper bag, which was stuffed with a few big round buns.

A female soldier next to her came up, took the bag and squeezed it vigorously. She didn't feel any hard objects, so she put them into the basket, and then she scanned Duoqi's body as usual.

After the soldiers signaled that the two could pass through, Junliu picked up the things in the basket leisurely, and led Duoqi into the gate of the base without looking back.

Zillo also passed smoothly. He only carried banknotes, a lighter and two packs of cigarettes on his body. After giving one of the packs to the soldier, the soldier even smiled at him.

Ma Gu, who was in the other row, was not so lucky. He also brought a lighter and cigarettes, but I don’t know if he was born with a gangster spirit. No matter how the other party saw him, he didn’t like him, so he confiscated the things without saying a word. , A fruit knife was also confiscated. Although he explained for a long time that the knife was too blunt to kill a cat, he still failed to get it back.The only thing that survived on him was a small bottle of rice wine, which was unscrewed by a soldier who liked to take advantage and drank two gulps.

After passing through the iron gate and sentry post at the entrance of the base, I saw several queues of refugees under the dim streetlights. Men and women were separated. Junliu had to let Duoqi go to the female team next to him, and the three of them remained silent. They lined up at the end of the male line with a loud noise. After waiting patiently for more than ten minutes, the soldiers on the side saw that the number of men was almost there, so they gave an order and led them into the base.

The refugees who arrived one after another were placed on the main training ground not far from the barracks. Hundreds of huge marching tents were set up in the open air. Although it was a simple Datong shop, the ground covered with a moisture-proof layer was dry and clean. The conditions are already much better than their crappy plastic shack in the rainforest.

The team came to a slow stop, and the surroundings were crowded with people, most of whom stood at a loss. They were then ordered to sleep in tents immediately and not to stay on the training ground.Taking advantage of the slight confusion, Junliu ran to Duoqi quickly, told her a few words, and asked an older woman next to her to take care of her, and then got into the nearby big tent together with Qi Luo and Magu.When he bent over to lift the curtain, the strong light from the searchlight just slid across his cheeks, causing him to squint his eyes.

They straddled their criss-crossed legs, walked to the corner and sat down under the gaze of strange eyes, curled up with their clothes.Junliu and Qi Luo lay face to face, looking at each other silently in the commotion of all kinds of whispers.My heart could not calm down, because new arrivals kept squeezing in, groping to find a space, filling the space more and more cramped, until in the end, people were almost touching each other, and their hands and feet overlapped each other.

Groups of soldiers were patrolling around the tent with guns in their hands. The sound of clanging footsteps came through the thin plastic sheeting, as clearly as walking close to the ears.

The two of them couldn't sleep, they just kept looking at each other, holding hands tightly together.

By the time the tens of thousands of refugees were all stuffed into the tents on the training ground, it was already midnight, and the night was completely silent, covering countless restless souls.