"What you said is true."
Even so, Gou 'zi was still skeptical and asked with his little head tilted.
Li Jingtian shook the money pouch in his hand and said,""You don't believe me? Listen, these are all big money.”
Only then did Gou 'zi completely believe him. He jumped up high and shouted,"If you can really give us money, you'll be our gang leader.”As he said that, Gou 'zi ran away without a trace.
"Gang Leader? Hehe, I don't want to be the leader of these beggars.”
Li Jingtian laughed at himself.
Before long, forty to fifty beggars of different ages had gathered in the ruined temple. When they saw Li Jingtian's arrival, they all gathered around him.
Li Jingtian saw that all of them were dressed in rags, and their faces were sallow and emaciated. Some of them were even emaciated. He couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat, and tears almost fell from his eyes.
"Don't worry, I said that everyone will get a piece of money. I mean it. Everyone here will get a share.”
When everyone heard this, they finally quieted down.
Li Jingtian looked at everyone and said," To be honest with everyone, the money I have here is considered to have been snatched from someone else. I don't know if anyone dares to accept it."”
As soon as he said that, the crowd below immediately fell into chaos. There were all kinds of discussions.
At this moment, an old man in his fifties stood up and said,"Logically speaking, we're beggars. Let alone giving us money, even if we can eat something, we'll be grateful. However, if the money was stolen from a good family, then sorry, even if we starve to death, we won't take the money. Don't you think so, everyone?”
"Yes…yes…"
A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples. Instantly, everyone cheered.
Li Jingtian looked at everyone with tears in his eyes.
"What if the money was stolen from Lai San?”
"What is it? Impossible! Lai San was no longer the same as before. Who would dare to snatch him away?”
Everyone found Li Jingtian's words hard to believe.
Looking at these people who were starving but still had a conscience, it was difficult to calm their hearts. In his excitement, he couldn't help but blurt out,"Everyone, please believe me. This money really belongs to Lai San. Everyone might have heard that ten Japanese were killed last night. If I say that I am that person, will you believe me?”
Li Jingtian had just finished speaking. The crowd was like a pot of boiling oil that had been suddenly poured with a ladle of cold water. It instantly exploded!
"What is it? You said you are the Divine Arrow Hero? How is this possible?"
"Yes, I heard that the Divine Arrow Hero is a red-haired, ring-eyed, ten-feet-tall Heavenly God.”
"He's so young, it's impossible for him to be…"
"You said you're the Great Archer, but where's your bow?”
“…………”
Li Jingtian did not expect such a huge reaction from everyone, and he did not know what to say.
"I believe that he is the Great Archer!”
Suddenly, a voice came from behind the crowd. Although his voice wasn't loud, it was especially ear-piercing when mixed with those questioning words.
Instantly, the people who were still discussing immediately became silent. Everyone turned to look at the person who spoke.
He saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting on the stone steps at the door. Although his clothes were also very dirty, they were not as tattered as the clothes of others.
The man stood up and limped over with a wooden stick in his hand.
"Isn't this Teacher Wang from the county middle school? What happened to your leg? How did you end up like this?”
Obviously, someone in the crowd recognized him.
The man walked in front of everyone and said,"Some of you may know me. That's right, I'm Wang Weimin from the County Girls 'Middle School. Everyone might be wondering how I ended up like this. However, I have to ask Fire. In this society where wolves rule and crafty sycophants run amok, who doesn't feel threatened and struggle bitterly in the world of ice and fire? Ever since the Japanese invaded, the people had been living in a precarious situation. Think about it, under such circumstances, who would still take out money to give us, those who are dragging on the life of a cripple? Only our hero, our master archer! Therefore, I firmly believe that he is our Godly Arrow Hero!”
The more Wang Weimin spoke, the more excited he became. He pointed at Li Jingtian and shouted at the top of his lungs. This was a cry from the bottom of his heart. He, who had been suppressed so much, could no longer suppress his emotions. He suddenly bent down and pulled his pants up to his knees. With tears in his eyes, he continued,"Everyone, look at my leg. This is the mark that the Japanese left on me.”
Everyone looked at Wang Weimin's leg at the same time. Rotten flesh was exposed on his calf, pus was overflowing, and there were even maggots squirming between the rotten flesh! He couldn't imagine what kind of pain it would be!
Even though Li Jingtian was used to scenes that were even more bloody than this, he was still shocked. He quickly held Wang Weimin and said,"Teacher Wang, please sit down first."”
The word 'Teacher Wang' seemed to be jabbing Wang Weimin's pain. Two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes as he said sadly,"Don't call me Teacher Wang anymore. I'm ashamed of these three words. I can't even protect my own students, how can I have the face to call myself a teacher?”
"What happened?"
Li Jingtian could tell that Wang Weimin's heart was filled with pain, the kind of pain he had experienced before.
"On the third day of the Japanese occupation of Yuling, as usual, the students were in class when a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly barged into the school. They gathered all the teachers and students in the school field, saying that they wanted to lecture them. There was a guy called Fujino who talked for a long time on the stage. Later, we understood what he meant through the translation.
He said that the Imperial Army of Japan had been fighting for days and was physically and mentally exhausted. They wanted to choose a group of comfort women from those students. When we heard that, it was as if we were struck by lightning and were extremely shocked. Those students were only children between the ages of 12 to 17! The principal immediately stood up to object, but was shot dead by Fujino. Later, Tengye gave the order, and hundreds of Japanese soldiers rushed into the middle of the students and began to capture them...
The students were in a mess, and the teachers came out to stop them, but most of them were killed by those inhumane bastards. My leg was also injured by them. What was even more hateful was that they had pushed the students to the ground on the field and raped them…
Miserable wails, helpless cries for help, and wild beast-like laughter filled the entire campus. The violence lasted for more than half an afternoon, and the ground was covered in blood and corpses. There were students running and hiding everywhere…In the end, those bastards even captured dozens of students, including my daughter…"
Wang Weimin cried as he spoke. In the end, he was already sobbing…
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