"I don't understand. Since there is already a Simon, why do we need to create another one? With... that child's shooting skills, she can become a hero. Why should she borrow an irrelevant identity again?"
"Not one." The female doctor took another puff of her cigar.
"What?" Zhang Heng frowned.
"The Simon that was created was not just one. They found four people, all of whom were masters. Three of them were snipers and one was playing with a submachine gun. The four of them covered their faces and shared the same identity. This is equivalent to four insurances. , together they created the legend of Simon, the greatest sniper in human history.”
"——He is omnipresent, a ghost wandering on the battlefield, the most reliable comrade-in-arms, the white god of death that the Soviets talk about, an unbeatable battlefield legend, inspiring millions of Finnish people and soldiers... Well, to be more precise, there are actually only three Simons, because one of them died not long after the war started. There are not many parts related to him in the legend, and another one was also killed by the Soviets last month. The machine gunner was killed."
"What about the real Simon? Does he know these things?"
"It's no longer important. He responded to the call to join the army in October last year. During training, he threw himself on a grenade to protect his comrades. If it hadn't been for this, there wouldn't have been this plan. However..." Ma Ji repeatedly flicked the lighter in her hand, and it was obvious that she was also a little anxious. "Now that the war is over, there are still two Simons left in the world."
"The people who made this plan at the beginning should not have foreseen this situation." Zhang Heng said.
"Yes, there would have been a fair chance for the remaining people after the war. At least... they could use the guns in their hands to decide their final fate, but something has happened now."
"What's happening?"
"The last two people left, one is the kid, and the other is a submachine gunner. The latter was hit by a dummy bullet during a raid the day before yesterday. He miraculously survived the operation, but I don't know who leaked it. After receiving the news, reporters from all over the world rushed to the hospital, where he announced his identity."
There was a look of helplessness on the female doctor's face, "I can actually understand why he made such a choice. The child was originally the strongest among the four, and he suffered such a serious injury. There is almost no chance of winning in a confrontation."
"So you are going to abandon her now?"
"We have no other choice. The matter has reached this point. We can only cooperate with that guy to continue this drama, and even help him fill the loopholes in his lies."
Zhang Heng looked at Maggie for half a minute.
"If you want me to believe what you are saying, you should first explain why a British volunteer in a guerrilla army would have possession of these obviously highly confidential things, right?"
This time it was Maggie's turn to be silent, "I lied to you before. I did grow up in England, but my father is Finnish, and he is also a high-ranking military official. I was the one who proposed this plan. Yes, I personally recruited them. I wanted to witness the birth of the legend with my own eyes, so I came here together, and Aki was sent by the military to protect me."
Maggie also looked a little irritable. She stood in front of the window in the same posture as when the two met for the first time, crossing her arms and looking out the window.
Zhang Heng suddenly understood what she was anxious about at that time. She should have found it difficult to maintain the same feelings for four people during her interactions with Simon, which also made it impossible for her to remain objective and neutral.
"After all, we are all mortals. I do care about the child. I even had the idea of finding someone to secretly kill the other candidates. But the war was not over yet at that time. I didn't know if she could survive. In my situation I can't take risks easily, especially after the second person dies, not to mention that the final rule is indeed beneficial to the child, but what happened next was something I didn't expect."
"Now you find that you can't do anything, so you want to use my power to solve this problem for you?" Zhang Heng's eyes fell on the pistol on the table, "But why don't you let her go? You know that child, you should know She doesn't care whether she can be a hero or not."
"I was the one who proposed the plan, but not the one who executed it." Maggie held her cigar, and she didn't notice it until the ashes fell on her pajamas. "I do have a certain say in this matter. That's not all. Strictly speaking, my work ends after the recruitment is completed. The subsequent matters belong to my private behavior. I cannot change what has happened, nor can I change the final decision from above."
She paused and continued, "That child believes in you, so I decided to tell you these things, and you will give her a ride personally. This is the last thing I can do for her. I heard that there is a lake in the northwest. It’s beautiful, maybe we can go fishing there when this is all over.”
The female doctor finally finished what she wanted to say tonight.
"I don't have a choice in this matter, right?" Zhang Heng grabbed the pistol on the table without much hesitation.
…………
Maggie turned her back to him and remained silent.
Zhang Heng did not stay any longer. He had already asked all the questions he wanted to ask. Then he stood up and walked out of Lieutenant Mustache's residence and walked towards the hut where Simon was. However, before leaving the house, he still said "Thank you" to the female doctor. ".
The guerrilla camp was particularly quiet tonight, and even Ojedo, who liked to lean on the kitchen door and watch the stars, was not there. However, the entire camp was brightly lit, with kerosene lamps hanging outside basically every cabin.
Zhang Heng did not turn his head to look in the direction of the forest in the distance. He put the pistol into his sleeve and knocked on the door with his other hand.
Perhaps it was because the female doctor had always disliked carrying keys, so Simon was not surprised that someone came to visit so late. It was not until he opened the door and saw Zhang Heng standing outside that he showed a look of surprise.
Then someone grabbed her by the collar and pushed her to the ground. The two of them fell into the hut together. Simon, for the first time, did not resist. He just lay on the ground and looked at Zhang Heng quietly, with a look on his face. flush.
Everything is just like what the female doctor said. If the so-called trust can be quantified, then Simon's trust in Zhang Heng must be full now.
Zhang Heng sighed. At this time, as long as he took out the pistol hidden in his sleeve and shot the girl in the heart, all this would be ended.
But he didn't take action. Zhang Heng searched through his poor Finnish vocabulary library, but he couldn't find how to say betrayal. In the end, he could only look into Simon's eyes and said, "Trust me."
After saying that, Zhang Heng moved his eyes away from the girl's chest and quickly looked at the room. Zhang Heng believed that with Maggie's IQ and methods, since she had already hinted to this extent, there was no way she would be unprepared.
Finally, his eyes fell on the female doctor's bed nearby. That and the cabinet were the only places where things could be hidden.
