Xiao Hexin is not only in danger, he is now on the verge of life and death. On the west side of the orphanage, the leader of the expeditionary force, who Xiao Letian personally accepted his fate, was holding a beautiful little girl like a doll, leaning against the corner to avoid the burning debris falling from above his head.
"Sir, are you Chinese? Are you sent by God to save me?" In Xiao Hexin's arms, the little angel-like girl did not cry. She actually stared at Xiao Hexin being covered in soot. The blackened face showed no fear at all.
Xiao Hexin was one of the new army members with a higher level of German. He understood most of the little girl's words. He was very surprised. Why was this six or seven-year-old girl not afraid? Didn't she know the horror of the sea of fire? ?
Unexpectedly, this little girl could actually read minds. She suddenly smiled sweetly as if she understood the Chinese man's voice. "The nun mother once said that death is not that terrible, it is just returning to the Lord from the suffering world." It’s just a hug, I have no parents anymore, and I have no one to love except my nun mother in this world, so I’m not afraid…”
"No one to love? Isn't your nun mother worthy of your love?"
"She has fallen asleep..." The little girl stretched her hand not far away. In the blazing flames, Xiao Hexin actually saw a human-shaped ashes. Later he found out that it was the director of the orphanage. , a nun mother in the mouth of her children.
"God, what's going on..." Xiao Hexin reached out and covered the girl's eyes. "Don't look at those flames. Let your heart be pure. You must always remember the nun mother when she was most beautiful. Don't Remember this scene..."
The little girl seemed to understand Xiao Hexin's words and closed her eyes quietly. "Sir, before I die, can you tell me what China is like? Do you live in a house made of porcelain?"
Xiao Hexin could only deal with it a few words, and now all his energy was focused on how to escape from the fire. Behind them was a solid brick wall, and in front of them were the falling flames. The two of them were already tightly surrounded in the corner.
He wanted to rely on the water on the blanket to resist for a while, and then rush out of the fire scene with speed, but when he lowered his head, he saw that his blanket was completely dry. Not to mention blocking the flames, this blanket was now the best thing to ignite the fire.
"Damn it, it would be great if there was a way to break through the brick wall behind me. It would be great if Lord Long was here. Only his mountain support can break down such a thick brick wall..."
"Sir, what are you talking about?" The little girl didn't understand Chinese, so she opened her eyes and asked proactively.
"It's nothing. I'm thinking about how to break through this wall. Don't be afraid. I will find a way to save you..."
"Oh sir, I really want to have a way. In the underground maze, I know a place where explosive things are hidden. He may be able to help you!"
Before Xiao Hexin could react, the little girl crawled along the corner of the wall toward the depths of the fire. After crawling a few steps, she actually turned around and waved to him.
Xiao Hexin was dumbfounded now. When had he ever seen such a bold girl? How could she not be afraid of anything at the age of six or seven? And he speaks horribly precociously.
But he had no choice but to follow the girl and crawl towards the depths of the fire. There was a burning wooden pillar blocking the way. Xiao Hexin risked being burned by the fire and kicked it away, but when he kicked After opening the charcoal, I was surprised to find a burnt and deformed iron door under the flames.
Xiao Hexin was also confused. He actually reached out and tried to open the iron door with his bare hands. He was burned and screamed, but he finally let him pry open the iron door.
Under the iron gate is a dark staircase, and a gloomy wind blows up from below.
"This is our maze. We often play hide and seek in it. I know what you want..." After that, the little girl took Xiao Hexin and walked inside.
Only when he got deep underground did Xiao Hexin realize that this was actually a large abandoned wine cellar. In medieval Europe, cellars were an indispensable part of the urban architectural pattern. These cellars not only stored some sundries, but many of them were transformed into wine cellars.
There were constant wars in Europe in the Middle Ages, and wealthy families often prepared several secret escape routes. Over time, these secret passages in the cellars were connected with each other, forming a large underground maze.
Hamburg is pretty good here. If you go to Paris, the underground world there is even more breathtaking. The entire city’s underground has almost been hollowed out.
"There are more than ten basements here, all connected to each other. When the fire started, the nun mother took us and started running into the basement..."
The little girl's German had a strong childlike voice, which made Xiao Hexin very difficult to listen to. However, as he observed the surrounding environment, he slowly restored the whole incident.
When the fire surrounded the orphanage, the older nuns urgently called up the children and began to move them into the cellar in batches. However, there were too many children, and tonight due to various reasons, only the dean was left alone to keep vigil. In the end, after half an hour of work, only more than 60 orphans were transferred.
When the dean went to find the little girl and the others, an accident finally happened. A burning wooden stick knocked her down. It was the humanoid remains that Xiao Hexin had just seen.
More than sixty orphans were hiding in every corner of the cellar like frightened animals. When they saw Xiao Hexin's face covered in black charcoal, they shrank towards the corner in fear. But when they saw the little girl, they cried out, "Mary, where's the nun, isn't she looking for you? Mary, come here quickly, I have a hiding place here, you can hide... …”
The brave Mary did not hide. Instead, she said to her friends in the most proud tone, "He is here to save us. This is a gentleman from China, a Chinese who lives in the Porcelain Manor..."
The children looked at Xiao Hexin with admiring eyes one by one, but Xiao Hexin had no time to enjoy this kind of gaze. He urgently needed to find a way out so that he could take the children out of this dangerous place.
The basement seems relatively safe now, but the fire above is getting more and more intense. God knows whether it will burn through the floor. Even if the floor is safe, the smoke and dust pouring back will choke these children to death.
The most terrible thing was that Xiao Hexin felt that the air was stuffy since he entered the cellar, indicating that the fluidity was poor. This is even more terrifying. Anyone with a little education in natural science knows that flame burning consumes a lot of oxygen, and the airflow is from bottom to top.
If there are not many vents in the basements below, the children will end up being suffocated to death.
"Mary, are you familiar with this place? If so, would you like to take your uncle with you to take a look?"
"No problem, this is our secret base. I will take you on an adventure..." Mary is indeed a brave little guy. She took Xiao Hexin and began to explore this complex maze. After only five minutes, Xiao Hexin saw the same thing. Goods that will leave you stunned.
"! God, there are so many here..." Xiao Hexin just learned some German military terms the day before yesterday, and he remembered this word very clearly. After prying open the wooden box that day, I found that there were one after another like big firecrackers inside.
"Sir, these are the explosive things I said. They didn't exist before. After the warehouse changed to a new owner last year, they put these things here... The wooden door leading here is usually locked. , but it is open today..."
Xiao Hexin looked back at the open wooden door, and a chill surged up in his heart. There is a conspiracy, there is definitely a conspiracy. So many storage points should be highly fire-resistant areas, so how could they burn down? No wonder there is an unpleasant smell in the air. Maybe the warehouse above is storing chemicals.
"Factory! This is the factory's fucking warehouse. God, this must be arson..."
At this moment, little Mary suddenly shouted, "Sir, be careful..." Then the little girl pushed Xiao Hexin's thigh hard, and at this moment, a gust of evil wind rushed towards the back of Xiao Hexin's head.
"The thief is so bold, he dared to sneak attack me!" Xiao Hexin rolled to his side to avoid the evil wind, and with the force of the roll, he whipped his leg diagonally behind him.
There was only a snap sound, and the heavy leather boot soles kicked the attacker's face hard, eliciting a scream. After a closer look, a white man held his nose and took four or five steps backwards. He hit the wall directly and the shovel in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Xiao Hexin really guessed it right. Such a violent fire was really not an accident. It was man-made arson. Xiao Hexin rushed up with an iron fist and beat him as hard as a sandbag.
"Asshole, why did you set the fire? It's unlucky for you to fall into my hands. I know a hundred and eight methods of torture to extract confessions, so I'll answer my question right away..."
The arsonist still wanted to be tough, but after Xiao Hexin crushed three of his fingers in succession, the criminal finally spoke. But when he opened his mouth, Xiao Hexin couldn't understand a series of bird songs in his mouth.
"Sir, he speaks French. He is French and our enemy..." Mary actually knew a word or two of French, and she recognized it immediately.
Just as the little girl was racking her brains to translate, there was a sudden roar above her head, and a lot of red coals rolled down the steps leading to the ground from the secret warehouse.
"Oh my God, the warehouse is burned down..." Xiao He rushed over like crazy, closed the wooden door tightly, and then used a shovel to push it hard.
Xiao Hexin grabbed a large handful, stuffed it into his arms, reached out and pulled out the dagger from his boots, and put it on the arsonist's neck. "Go, go forward, go back to the cellar of the orphanage..." And his other hand did not forget to lead the brave Mary, and the three of them quickly got back.
