huoxuyinweiyijingshigesirenle，qinfangjuranmeijuedejinzhanghehaipa，tapingjingditingshenxiayouyunlvdexintiao，huranmaochuyigeguainiantoulai。
renleiduizheigeshijiedelejiekezhenshaoa。
tasihousuojinglidezheixie，renyizhuangnadaorenqian，douyidinghuibeichiwei“huche”、“yixiangtiankai”、“mixin”，sirenzenmehuiyousikao？shiqugongnengdeqiguanzenmehuiwuyuanwuguqibo，dixiayouzenmehuiyouxintiao？niyoukexuedejieshima？youhelidezhengjuzhichima？
yiweidiyaokexueheheli，huicuoshiduoshaodongxi，doujuedesirendeshijiezhishiyimopingtangzhedeyouzhangjijing，sheinengxiangxinyehuiyouzheimeduoyiwaiheqifu？
qinfangqianchezhezuijiaoxiangweixiao，jiuzaizheigeshihou，shenhouhuranchuanlaiyishengnvrendetanxi。
shuotanxiyebuqueqie，gengxiangshidaizhefennuhetongchuyiweidexingjiangsuxingde**。
qinfanghaiyiweizijishitingcuole，zhengxiangningshenzaiting，shenhouyigujudadeqiliuyonglai，juranbatalianrendaichezhuangchongdaobankong，jiezhehongyishengluozaijimikaiwai。
qinfangzaichelizhuanggunlehaojici，yanqianjinxingluanmao，linzilideyeniaoyoushiyitongputengtengluanfei，chongzhuangdehuiyinzaishanbishangzhuangjizhedangkai，yiquanquanxiangshangpanraozhehuihuan，qinfangchuanzhecuqituikaizhuanghuaidechemenchulai，ganggangzhanding，huranyishidaoshenme，liangtuiyitan，youzuodaoledishang。
yigesilehaojitianderen，juranhainengfenlidituikaichemenzhanqilai，zhei……zheibushizhashime？
qianfangbuyuanchu，lizheneigenchuotoutaxinzangdejianzhuang，dagaiyoubanmigao，zhouweidedipituqiliekai，xiangshigangjingliguoyichangxiaodedizhen，qinfangturanganjuejinzhang，tadingzheneipiantuqidedipikan……
jiqihuanmande，zuibiaocengdexixiaodikuaisuiluo，jianzhuangxiaofududezuoyoubaidong，yougerencongdixiazuoleqilai。
xiangduiyu“ren”，qinfanggengxiangchengtashi“kulou”，danyebutaiqueqie，queqiedishuo，zheijiushiyijuchetoucheweidekulou，qubieyuyibanshiyanshidezhanshigujia，gutoushangyouyicengrenpibaoguo，erzhisuoyichengtashi“ta”，shiyinweiyoulianggemingxiandenvxingtezheng。
diyi，tazhanglehenzhangdetoufa，zhangdaohouyao，jinguanneitoufagankudixiangpengsongdecao。
dier，tachuandeshi……qipao，jinguanqipaoshanghenduodifangyijingxuewuchenghei，bianjiaopolanzhechoulesi，danneihaishiyijiangaokaichadeqipao。
zheiyangdeqipaochuanzaiyigeshencaimanmiaodenvzishenshanggaishiduomexinggan，keshiruguoneigaokaichadedifangluchulaide，shiyigenfuzhepidedatuituigu……
qinfangzaixinlimomogantanleyishengchou。
shide，tashisile，zaoyulejiqibeicandeshiqing，sidebumingbubai，danxinzheanmandeanwei，haiyinzheyanqiandeyiqiezhenjingshicuo，dantayiranhaishigenanren，sileyeshigesinanren，shinanrenjiuyounanrendeliegenxing，suoyizhiyaoduimianshigeyixing，buguantashiyijugujiahaishiyicengpi，tadourenbuzhudianping。
buguo，tadezhuyilihenkuaibeitashenshangbiedeshenmexiyinlekaiqu。
zheigenvrendeshenshangyilianchalesangenjianzhuang，zuoyouleixiashilianggenduande，kaoshangzhengzhongxinzangdeweizhishigenzhangde，tazhengzhazhezhanqilai，danbodegujiabeijianzhuangdaideyaoyaoyuzhui，erzheixianranrangtajiqifennu——tadehoulonglifachujianlideshengxiang，shenshouxianzhuazhuzuoleixiadeyigen，henhenwangwaiyiba。
qinfangkandetoupiyouxiefajin，bachuneixiejianzhuangyinggaishijianhaofeijinglideshi——neigenvrenzaibachusuoyoudejianzhuangzhihoupibeidiguidaozaidi，liangzhishoubeichengdi，henjiudoumeiyoudongjing。
qinfangrenbuzhuquxiangzheidaodishizhongshenme“shengwu”。
genzijiyiyang，doushuyu“zhashi”ma？sidejihuzhishenggutou，yinggaiyouxieniantouleba？silezheimeduonianyoupachulai，yejiuzaishenghuaweijizhileidesangshidianyinglikandaoguo，fanzhengbuyinggaishigui，chuantongshuofali，guishimeiyoushitide……
zheimexiangzhe，qinfangyoukanletayiyan，yuesezhenghao，yinbaisedeliuguangqingxiesidefuguotaheiseduanziyangdezhangfa。
manzhemanzhe，duanzi？gangbushihailuanpengpengdexiangkucaome？
qinfangkanzheneigenvrenzaicizhanqi，huranyishidao，jiuzaitagangganghuangshendejiduanshijianli，neigenvrenbachuletineidejianzhuangzhihou，tadewaixing，fashengleyixiebianhua。
yanqiankandaode，shigekanchengjingyandenianqingnvren，buguo，tajirangenbenjiubushiren，neimebuguanpiaoliangchengshenmeyangzidoubuqiguai——bushijiangshi、bushigui，nanbuchengshi……yaoguai？
qinfangxiayishijuede，tayidingshigehenlihaidejiaose，jingliguofeibixunchangdesiwang，sangenjianzhuangxiangshiyizhongfengyinhuozhezhenshou，ruguoyigerensihoudounengrangrenrucijidanhedafeizhouzhe，neiyidingbushiputongrenwu；erqie，takenengshengxingjuaobingqiehennanxiangchu，zheicongtazhanlidezishi、lianshangdebiaoqingheweiweishangtaidexiabadoukeyikanchujifenduanni。
takandoumeikanqinfangyiyan，shixianyizhixiangshangdaliangshanbi，shandedingduanzaigaochuheweichengyigexiaoxiaodeyuan，neigenvrenlenglengkanleyihui，turanjianzongshenfeiqi，xiangyizhijudadeniao，shunjianjiuzaiqinfangdeshixianlichengleyuquyuxiaodeheidian。
秦放倒吸一口凉气。
tahainengfei？yaofeiquna？daolegudingjiushipanshandao，neishizhenzhengderenleishehui，tahuihairenma？huichirenma？huiyinqishehuikonghuangma……
yilianchuandeyiwenhaimeiyouliqing，huranfajuefengshengyoudianbudui，qinfangxiayishipianlepiantou，jiuzaizheidanger，hongdeyishengjuxiang，neigenvrenyoudiaoxialaile。
haobukuazhang，jiejieshishizaxialai，nihuidoutengqilaile，luozaishenqianbuyuanchu，jianzhibiganggangchezizaxiadeshengyinhaida，zhijiejiubadizalegerenxingdeaowo，zheiyixiashuaidebuqing，geboshenmededoufanzhele，luodishi，nengmingxiantingdaojingguzheduandeshengyin，gengguanjiandeshi……talianzhedide。
shihou，qinfangzijiyegaobumingbai，chulezheiyangdeshi，tadiyifanyingbushizhenjinghaipahuozhetongqing，ershi……
tajuedetebiehaoxiao，suoyi，tayezhenjiukongzhibuzhudihahadaxiaoqilai。
benlaima，tafanerbaineimezu，wangluoyongyushi“neimedegaoguilengyan”，yifeichongtian，haiyiweitanengdengyueni，jieguopayixiajiuzhitingtingxialaile，erqiehaishilianzhedide，daihuitaitou，neiliangaishuaichengpingdiguoleba？
tehaoxiao，silezheimeduotian，kesuanshizhaozhejianlehedeshiqingle，qinfangxiaodeyanleidoukuaichulaile，buguoxiaozhexiaozhe，tajiuxiaobudachulaile。
neigenvrenyouzuoqilaile，budebuzantantatoushizhenying，gebohebozidouzhele，neizhanglianjuranyingshimeishi，tazaiqinfangyuelaiyuexiaobuchulaidexiaoshengzhongjiangshuaizhedegebohetuizhengguolai，zuihouyongliangzhishoufuzhutou，kacayisheng，jianglianbaizhenglemianxiangqinfang。
yanshenlengdehen，yanjingchanlesuizuanyiyangliang，qinfangrangtakandehenbuzizai，youjuedezijixiaodetingbudidao，xinxudixiangbamuguangyikai。
那个女人说话了。
“bietinga，jixuxiao。”
qinfangmeixiaole，tatinggangade，shuodaodi，yigenanrenneimepomadexiaohuayigenvren，shizaibuzenmeguangcai。
“民国多少年？”
qinfangmeitingmingbai，neigenvrenyebuzhongfu，jiuneimekanzheta，zhidaotazijifanyingguolai。
“womenbuyongminguole，taiwan……caiyongminguo。”
“ribenrenzailugouqiaonaoshi，shinayinian？”
qinfangduiminguojinianbuqingchu，danlishichangshihaishidongde：“nishuolugouqiaoshibian？1937nian，7yue7hao。”
“现在是哪一年？”
“213……haiyoujitianjiuguoqule，nijiudang214nianba。”
neigenvrenbushuohuale，tazhanqishen，meitouweicu，haoxiangzaixiangzheshenme，qinfangxiangshihuranmingbaileshenme，chiyizhewenleju：“nishi……37nianside？”
neinvrenmeilita，zheiyaofangpingshi，qinfangyebuxieyushangganzhehetajianghua，buguojinshibutongwangri，sihoufashengdeyiqietairangrenfeiyisuosi，xuexiaolimeijiaoguo，tayebuzhidaozijisuanshinazhong“shengwu”，zheinvrensidebitazao，meizhunshigeqianbei。
“wojiaoqinfang，qianliangtianside……”
yikaichangjiukaleqiao，jiexialaishizaibuzhidaogaizenmeshuo：sidebujiu，qingduoguanzhao？
meixiangdaodeshi，tadehuajuranyinqileneigenvrendexingqu：“qianliangtianside？”
秦放点了点头。
“怎么死的？”
qinfangdagaishuoleyixia，taduizhiqiandeshenmeluoyawanquanbuzaiyi，zhishiqiguaidizhuiwen：“jianzhuangcitoulexinzangma？”
qinfangsuikouyingleyisheng，tajiyuquerenlingwaiyijianshi：“xiangwomenzheiyangderen，sileyihou，douhuihuranhuoguolaima？haishishuoyouyidingdejilv，zhishishaoshuren？women……shiyinggaiduoqilai，haishidaorenqunliqushenghuo？”
neigenvrenkanletayiyan，muguangyouxiejiqiao，qinfangyouxiebuan，haixiangzaishuodemingbaixie，neigenvrenkaikoule。
“sheigennishi‘women’？”
qinfanglengleyixia：“womenbuyiyangma？”
“dangranbuyiyang，nishiren，erwo……shiyao。”
mingmingdoushifuhuoledesiren，zenmetajiuchengleyaoni？qinfangxiangbumingbai，nandaoshiyinweitasidejiu？
neigenvrenkanchutabumingbai，tashiyileyixianeigenjianzhuang：“haibudongma？”
——“woshiyao，yinweiwobeishasizhiqianjiushiyao，shasiyaoguaihennan，danzuizhongyaodeyibushi，baxuefanggan。”
——“woyijingsilehenjiu，yebukenengzaihuoguolai。danshihenqiao，niyesile。”
——“jianzhuangtongshicitoulewohenidexinzang，nidexue，yanzhejianzhuang，dijinlewodexinzang。”
——“suoyiwohuoleguolai，tongshi，wodeyikouyaoqi，youzhichenglenidemingmeiyousijue。”
taxinqinghenhao，shuodaohoulaijuranxiaochulesheng。
“nijiaoqinfangshima，niwenwowomenzheiyangderenduoma？buduo，wokenengshiweiyiyigefuhuodeyaoguai，erni，yeshiweiyiyigepingyaoqixumingderen。”
yaoguai？xuming？tingqilaixiangshixuhuanshijiedehuati，qinfanglenglehenjiu：“fuhuolezhihou，haigenyiqianyiyangma？”
neigenvrenmeiyoulikeshuohua，tayangtouwanggaochukan，qinfangtingdaotayiyusideshengyin：“buyiyangle，yaoshicongqian，woshibuhuishuaixialaide……woxianzai，guoranyezhishigebanyao。”
guolehui，tayouditoukanqinfang：“congxianzaikaishi，nitingwochaqian。wojiaositeng。”
qinfangzhenyiweizijishitingcuole，tayangliankanta，zhenshihaoqidaohaoxiao。
zheigenvrenkezhenbazijidangkeconga，tingnichaqian，pingshenmea。