48 Hours a Day

“I don't understand. If there's already a Simon, why create another one? With the shooting of the child, she can be a hero, why borrow an irrelevant identity again? ”

“Not one.” The female doctor smoked a cigar again.

“What?” Zhang Heng frowned.

“Simon wasn't the one who was created, and they found four people, all masters, three of them snipers, a guy who plays assault rifles, and four people who act in the same capacity blindfolded, which amounts to four insurances, and together they made the legend of Simon, the greatest sniper in human history. ”

“- He is everywhere, a ghost wandering on the battlefield, his most reliable comrade, a white reaper of the Soviet population, an undefeated battlefield legend, inspiring millions of Finnish citizens and soldiers… hmm, but more accurately, there are only three Simons, because one of them died shortly after the war, not much about him in the legend, and another was also killed by Soviet machine gunmen last month. ”

“What about the real Simon, does he know about all this? ”

“It doesn't matter anymore, he answered a call to join the army last October, training to protect his comrades from a grenade, without which he wouldn't have had the plan, but..." Maggie repeatedly dialed the lighter in her hand and saw that she was in a bit of a mood, “Now that the war is over, there are two Simons left in the world. ”

“I don't suppose those who planned this would have foreseen this.” Zhang Hengdao.

“Yes, there would have been a fair chance for the rest of us after the war, at least… they could have decided their final fate with the gun in their hand, but something is going on. ”

“What's the status? ”

“The last two, one child and one assault gunman, were hit by a dam bullet the day before yesterday in a raid that miraculously survived the surgery, yet did not know who had leaked the news, after which journalists from various countries arrived at the hospital, where he declared his identity. ”

The woman doctor's face showed helplessness, “I can actually figure out why he made such a choice. The child's strength was already the strongest of the four, he was so badly hurt again, and there was hardly any chance that the two of them would win the match. ”

“So you're going to abandon her now? ”

“We had no other choice, and that was it, and we had to work with that guy to keep the show going and even help him close the loopholes in the lies. ”

Zhang Heng stared at Maggie for half a minute.

“If you want me to believe what you're saying, you should first explain why a British volunteer in a guerrilla group has these clearly highly classified things? ”

This time it was Maggie's turn to be silent, “I lied to you before, I did grow up in England, but my father was Finnish, and he was a senior member of the military, and this plan was originally my idea, and I went to recruit them myself, and I wanted to witness the birth of the legend, and that's why I came here together, and Archie was sent by the military to protect me. ”

Maggie also looked a little irritated, standing in front of the window, in the same position she had when they first met, wrapped her arms around her and looked out the window.

Zhang Heng suddenly understood what she was anxious about at the time. She should have found it difficult to maintain the same feelings for the four people in her relationship with Simon, which also prevented her from remaining objectively neutral.

“In the end, we are all human beings. I do care about the child, and even the idea of having someone sneak up on the other candidates, but at that time the war wasn't over. I don't know if she could survive, be in my position, and I can't risk it easily, especially after the second person dies, let alone the final rule. It is in the child's interest, but what happens after that is something I didn't think of. ”

“Now you realize you can't do it, so you want to use my strength 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 the kid, you should know that she won't care if she can become a hero. ”

“I am the one who put forward the plan, but not the one who carried it out.” Maggie held the cigar until the ashes fell on her pajamas and she didn't notice, "I did have a certain, not all, say in this matter, technically my job ended when I finished recruiting, the latter thing belonged to my personal behavior, I couldn't change what had happened, and I couldn't change the final decision from above. ”

And she paused and she said, "The kid believed you, so I decided to tell you these things, and you gave her a ride yourself, and this was the last thing I could do for her, and I heard there was a beautiful lake on the northwest side, and maybe we could go fishing there when it was over. ”

The lady doctor finally finished what she was going to say tonight.

“I have no choice in this matter, do I?” Zhang Heng grabbed the pistol on the table without hesitation.

…………

Maggie turned her back on him and remained silent.

Zhang Heng did not stay any longer. If he wanted to ask, he had finished asking. Next, he got up and walked out of Lieutenant Beard's residence and went to Simon's cabin, but before leaving, he said “Thank you” to the female doctor.

The guerrillas' camp was extraordinarily quiet tonight, not even O'Hector, who loved to look at the stars at the kitchen door, but the camp was brilliant with kerosene lights hanging essentially outside every cabin.

Zhang Heng did not turn his head to look in the direction of the distant forest. He put the pistol in his sleeve and knocked on the door with his other hand.

Perhaps because female doctors have been reluctant to carry keys, Simon wasn't surprised that someone was visiting so late until he opened the door and saw Zhang Heng standing outside.

Then she was grabbed by someone and crushed to the ground. Both of them fell into the cabin, but Simon was desolate and had no resistance. She just lay quietly on the ground staring at Zhang Heng, and her face was red.

As the woman doctor said, if the so-called trust level can be quantified, then Simon's trust in Zhang Heng must be full.

Zhang Heng sighed. At this point, if he pulled out the hidden pistol in his cuff and shot the girl in the heart, he could put an end to all this.

But he didn't do it. Zhang Heng searched all over his poor Finnish vocabulary, and he stunned to find out how to say the word betrayal, and eventually looked Simon in the eye and said, "Trust me. ”

After speaking, Zhang Heng shifted her eyes and quickly weighed the room. Zhang Heng believed in Maggie's intelligence and means. Since she had implied this level, she could not be unprepared.

Ultimately, his eyes fell on the bed of a female doctor, where and the cabinet were the only places where there was a possibility of hiding things.