Dark Cave - part 6 - Chapter 30
elsewhere , the flashlight revealed that there were many similar icons near the top of the walls on both sides of the corridor.
” It’s probably a totem-like symbol, related to the significance of the existence of this place. ” said Guan Jian .
Yamashita Yuji suddenly said: ” Just look over there and you will know! ”
Not far away was a large room with two large iron tables and lights hanging from them. Interestingly, there was a huge black cloth on one wall. Guanjian walked over and uncovered the black cloth. Under the black cloth was a white cloth with a picture drawn with colored pens on it, an anatomical diagram of the human nervous system! Guanjian said to himself, ” I finally know what that icon means. Look at that icon, what does it look like at first glance ? ”
” Like a little man. ” said Sachiko.
Key said: ” Yes. I think this icon represents the human nervous system. The part that looks like a ‘ head ‘ is actually the human brain. Below is the spinal cord, and near the pelvis is the beginning of the sciatic nerve, which is the most important part of the lower limbs. Liu Shicai’s grandfather Ding Yishun saw many such icons here, and found that the shape of the iron platform outside was similar to this icon, so he guessed that this was a symbolic pattern, so he drew it on the piece of cloth. ”
Anzaki Sachiko said: ” Could this be …”
” A place similar to Unit 731. ” The key point is that I had made such a guess before I saw the body of Anzaki Munemitsu. The structure of this underground building, the small single rooms, weren’t they used to hold prisoners as experimental subjects? This large room was probably a place for dissecting human bodies and conducting experiments.
Sachiko Anzaki asked: ” Dr. Yamashita, you must know the background here, right? ”
Kikuno Yuji could no longer tolerate this aimless wandering and shouted angrily: ” Dr. Yamashita, if you don’t tell me where the pottery is, I will attack these two young men! ”
Yamashita Yuji said coldly : ” The pottery is in the room behind you, you can go and see it yourself. ”
In a room of the same size across the street, there was a floor full of broken glass, and what looked like test tubes and flasks. Kikuno Yuji fixed his flashlight on the ground and said, ” Sachiko, pick up the fragment that doesn’t look like glass. ”
It was a dark ceramic piece. Yamashita Yuji said: ” Look carefully again . ” Sachiko found more than ten pieces. She picked out a few pieces and put them together on the ground, gradually forming a vase-like shape. Guanjian was more and more surprised: ” This is …” Anzaki Sachiko stood up and handed a piece of the broken piece to Guanjian, which was an insect shape that he was very familiar with.
” Fireflies looking at each other! ” Guan Jian exclaimed.
Yamashita Yuji looked at the stunned Kikuno Yuji and said, ” You finally saw the treasures you had been dreaming of! They have been broken into pieces. If you want, you can take them all away, but you have to fulfill your promise and let us live. ”
Kikuno Yuji told Yasaki Sachiko: ” Give me the top piece. ” Kikuno Yuji still kept his eyes on the other three people, took the pottery shard and played with it gently with his fingers. Suddenly, he said in a stern voice: ” Dr. Yamashita, you disappoint me! ”
Yamashita Yuji said: ” Isn’t this what you want? ”
Kikuno Yuji said, ” This is a fake. The thickness of the real Fireflies is about six millimeters, and this one, although very similar, is at least twice as thick as the real thing. Dr. Yamashita, this little trick of yours may fool those novices, but it is a shame for a professional like me. ”
” It’s a shame that you chose this ‘ major ‘ ! ” Yamashita Yuji was not intimidated.
” Someone is here, smashing a fake “Fireflies Facing Each Other” …” After listening to Sachiko Anzaki’s translation , Keyong adjusted his thoughts.
Kikuno Yuji said sternly: ” Dr. Yamashita, it seems that you are determined not to tell me, so don’t blame me for being ruthless and cruel ! ”
As soon as Yamashita Masahiro arrived in Jiangjing, he was deeply attracted by this melancholy city.
Jiangjing seems to fit his personality very well. There is a lot of rain in Jiangjing in late autumn and early winter. This city seems to have endless broken hearts and endless tears. Yes, I don’t know since when, probably since the second time He Lingzi disappeared from his world, Yamashita Masahiro began to like rainy days. Sometimes there is wind, in gusts, light and heavy, fast and slow, as if there is a rhythm. Neither rain nor wind can kill the charm of beautiful Jiangjing: once an imperial capital, Jiangjing retains the magnificent palace walls and ancient city; once a prosperous place, Jiangjing is full of exquisite pavilions and gardens with small bridges and flowing water; in recent years, it has become a foreign place, and tall and handsome European-style buildings have been erected along the river. What makes him even more excited is the mission of coming to Jiangjing this time. This means infinitely to him, a man who has been reborn.
This all started with He Lingzi’s sudden departure. The sudden departure of his lover made Yamashita Masahiro even think about leaving the world. His academic performance plummeted, and in the end, he even lost the ability to get up to go to class or internship, until Kuroki Masaru, who was studying medicine in Kyoto, suddenly visited him and saved him back to the world.
” Why are you in Tokyo? ” Yamashita Masahiro ‘s respect for Kuroki Masaru dates back to childhood.
” I’m going to study in an important laboratory of the Tokyo Army Medical School in Shinjuku. One year later, you will be Lieutenant Doctor Kuroki Masaru! ” At this time, Kuroki Masaru finally saw the inner haggardness of Yamashita Masahiro. He always knew that Yamashita Masahiro was indecisive, but he never thought that the blow of a broken heart would be so heavy. After listening to Yamashita Masahiro’s entanglement with He Lingzi in the past two years, he stood in silence for a long time, and suddenly raised his hand and slapped Yamashita Masahiro hard.
Yamashita Masahiro’s handsome and haggard face suddenly turned red, gradually swollen, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. Kuroki Masaru said in a deep voice: ” Yamashita-kun, I have always regarded you as my own brother, so I will tell you frankly that you disappoint me so much! ”
” I ‘ve let everyone down, including myself. ”
” Open your eyes and look. Your classmates are studying hard, your good friends are joining the army, and even women are working hard, all for the prosperity of our country Japan! For the great cause of the Emperor! How can you still lie in bed? Are you contributing to the country with your depression? Or are you becoming a burden to the country? ”
Struggle and strive for strength – strive for the strength of Japan , dedicate oneself to the emperor, and dedicate oneself to the Japan favored by the gods, these are the ideas that Yamashita Masahiro has been instilled with since elementary school. He is also keen on free thinking, and is slightly uneasy about the fanaticism of all the people in the islands becoming soldiers, thinking that ” everyone else is drunk, but I am the only one awake ” , but at this moment he realized that he was the one who was bedridden and unable to wake up.
Kuroki Sheng sighed and softened his tone: ” I am not heartless. I understand your pain right now. You should devote yourself to study and career. Struggle is the best medicine to forget the pain. ”
After all, isn’t the reason you chose to study medicine to save lives, help the world, and serve your country?
” Kuroki-kun, you have always been the whip that motivates me, just like before . ” Although blood was still flowing from the corner of Yamashita Masahiro’s mouth , he had a faint smile on his face that he hadn’t seen for many days.
In this way, under the guidance of Kuroki Masaru, Yamashita Masahiro picked up his abandoned studies and ignited his passion to serve the country. He even took Kuroki Masaru as a role model and hoped to enter the mysterious research institute of the Army Medical School. Kuroki Masaru pointed out a ” shortcut ” for him : first, he transferred to the Medical College of Kyoto Imperial University on the grounds of taking care of his elderly parents in his hometown of Nara. Many of the veterans of the research institute of the Army Medical School came from Kyoto Imperial University, so there was also a preference for Kyoto students in enrollment. Sure enough, after studying in Kyoto for a year, Yamashita Masahiro successfully entered the Epidemic Prevention Teaching and Research Department of the Army Medical School with excellent grades.
That was not an ordinary epidemic prevention teaching and research department, but the headquarters of the Japanese army’s biological warfare research.
” I heard from Kuroki that Minister Ishii really appreciates your talent. ” Yasaki Munemitsu personally walked out of the building , exchanged military salutes with Yamashita Masahiro , and shook hands warmly. He is also from Nara, and debuted two years earlier than Yamashita Masahiro. He is currently in charge of this top-secret project in Jiangjing. ” Minister Ishii ” is Shiro Ishii, the head of the Kwantung Army’s Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, the founder and leader of the Japanese Army’s bacteriological warfare. Yamashita Masahiro said: ” You are too kind. In fact, you are also very talented. At such a young age, you are in charge of a unit here. Minister Ishii and Kuroki-kun have talked to me about the importance of our unit. ”
Anzaki Munemitsu’s eyes showed envy again: ” Is this a task assigned to you by Minister Ishii himself? I’m jealous again. In fact, whether you are in charge or not, you are all loyal to the Emperor. Kuroki sent me a telegram asking you to cooperate with me. ”
” But I don’t understand why I have to report to the Kwantung Army first, officially join the Kwantung Army, and then transfer here, when the military affairs in the Jiangjing area should be managed by the Central China Expeditionary Army? ”
An Qi Zongguang looked around and said: ” It’s very simple, because from today on, you no longer exist. “