It can be seen that bird is very deterrent in Matt's heart. After he finished speaking, Matt looked at him and left. He walked to a table in frustration. A soldier who was joking with his friends brought him a bottle of beer. He held it up and poured it into his mouth.
Bird motioned Qin Shiou to find a place to sit down, and the TV began to broadcast British modern war documentaries. From the beginning of World War I, the soldiers took a dull look, and then continued to gather together to talk and laugh.
"The commemoration starts at eleven." Bird said calmly, "it's still early."
Qin Shiou looks at the time. It's only 9:30. It's really early. But are these soldiers drinking a little early? If they start drinking now, they won't stay up until night.
Glancing at these soldiers, Qin Shiou found that they didn't seem very familiar. Some were introducing themselves, so he asked bird suspiciously.
Bird said: "yes, we don't serve together, but through someone, we can connect, such as the black knife. Unlike me, they were seconded to Canada. They just had Canadian comrades in arms when they were mercenaries..."
The meaning of bird's hand is self-evident.
Ferguson took a bottle of beer to Qin Shiou and asked, "have a drink?"
Qin Shiou took the beer and said, "have a drink."
Ferguson sat opposite Qin Shiou, raised the bottle and said, "first, I respect your care for the guys. I chat with black knife and often hear him talk about you. This guy is not easy to be angry, but he seems to admire you. "
"I'm his boss. I pay him a salary. Of course he wants to admire me." Qin Shiou said with a smile, "we should admire everyone who can pay themselves, shouldn't we?"
Ferguson shrugged: "maybe? But not everyone is like you and is willing to give such preferential treatment. Don't blame Matt. You see, we're all mixed up. In fact, none of us is very good. "
Ferguson shook his head and Nelson said, "yes, if it's not the boss, I'd have to be a gun shop keeper all my life. Maybe I can get a pension until I retire, and then die like this."
"Yes, Canada and the United States don't care about dogs leaving home," bird said. But what can I do? We went to the army just because we couldn't find a job. It's not really patriotic. Are you patriotic? "
Ferguson made a gesture of counting money with his incomplete right hand: "I only love this thing, country? Fuck it. "
Qin Shiou stopped interrupting and listened to them talk about the past in the army and the things in life in the past two years. The former was mainly funny, and the latter was full of sadness.
"By the way, do you remember Le Claire? The little bastard who drives a tank racing? " Ferguson asked bird.
Bird frowned and shook his head. He asked the black knife, "Hey, wait for the plane. Who's Le Claire driving a tank racing?"? I have no impression of him. "
The black knife smiled: "of course you don't remember. It doesn't matter between you. Did old Ferguson mention it? The bastard is drunk. He confused your relationship. "
Ferguson said: "it doesn't matter. Anyway, he is a good man. He died last year. He was killed when fighting with Mexicans for territory. I and two guys went to collect his body. He died like a dog."
Bird said expressionless, "it's not bad. It's not suicide, is it? Look at Matt, I bet he died because he swallowed a gun. "
It's incredible that Qin Shiou sat in an audience. These people talk about death so lightly, and even predict the death of their comrades in arms. If he talks about his college classmates, it must not be so easy.
His expression did not hide from the soldiers. Ferguson asked, "Mr. Qin, do you know what we regret most after we retire?"
Qin Shiou thought about it and said, "shouldn't you retire?"
Ferguson smiled: "almost, or we should have died on the battlefield instead of trying to survive! If we die there, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Mexico and so on, whatever the fuck, at least there are coffins, flags and compensation. What if we retire? Shit, you can't live like a dog. You die like a dog! "
His last words were loud, and the people behind heard them. Most people raised their wine bottles and shouted, "fuck, come and celebrate our dog like life!"
Qin Shiou also raised the bottle. After staying with the soldiers this time, he found that these guys are a little cynical. China is a cynic of college students and Canada is a cynic of veterans, which is also the characteristics of the two countries.
He said this to bird and Nelson. Bird sighed and said, "no, we guys have been on the battlefield. We have seen many people live and die. If it's those rookie soldiers, they must have only laughter at the party. "
Nelson didn't understand Qin Shiou and further explained: "all the guys in our small circle have been in the place of war. They have killed people and almost been killed. Rookie soldiers are those who have only been resident in China. They go home after training for a few years. For them, the military career is a stage of life that can be shown off. For us, it is a nightmare. "
Qin Shiou understood this. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that brigadier general Hugh Mackay, the chief medical officer of the Canadian Army, published a report saying that the suicide rate of Canadian soldiers sent to Afghanistan and other places to participate in military missions was significantly higher than the average level of the Canadian Army.
Qin Shiou looked at bird and Nelson and said, "I think you two have no psychological problems? Why? Do you have any tricks? "
In contrast, Matt and Ferguson can actually see the signs of mental illness. For example, Matt can directly see that he is a little psychopathic. Qin Shiou thinks this guy may retaliate against the society in the future.
After listening to his inquiry, Nelson said coldly, "it's very simple. Kill more people and get numb."
Qin Shiou looked at them in amazement. Bird turned his eyes and waved his hand: "please, fool, you have to make a joke, OK?"
He looked at Qin Shiou and said, "this is related to many factors. One is the arms. Nelson, black knife and I are all snipers when performing tasks. They experience less heartbeat time and do not have so strong stimulation. The other is the idea. We can see it, so we feel better. "
Nelson said: "but to be honest, it's more because we come to a place like a fishing ground. The environment is beautiful, the pace of life is very slow, and we are surrounded by guys with similar interests. We make more money and have less pressure. We don't have pressure, which is the most important."