第41节

    【】heaaohadon.toprovehireovents,3to5pereersofeveryanizatiodepartnt,afaustbefoundguiltyofpolitiorozedongthought.angthosefoundguilty,anuerpsortoprison.undersuentofpletelyinnooraldegeionorlaent.infasofanybodysguilt,andthoseunhappynistalookedonpoliticalprisonerspathy.

    frohentibeakeafalsenfession,ihadnotruledoutthepossibilityofgoingtoprison.ikneanypeople,ineers,deritualnfessionsofguiltunderpressure,hopingtoavoidnfrontationdiatesufferingbysubssion.nyothersbeeoftheny.

    intherefhlabeedtothatkingafalsenfessiidintelligenturseatterighthavetoendure.

    asiexanedoinaryperiodofperseypersepttoine,iyodoneoffearabutoneofresolution.

    adeverysloaniedglassestoldthedrivertosgingfroightoloakeedsentriesps.ononesideofthegateehlargeblaters:no.1detentionhouse.

    thegatespletelydarkiinthebeaofthejeepsheadlights,isaberofnsizedduieslyingnearsopoles.theylookedlikehunbodiesleftiesindaylightanddisveredthattheypound.

    ikdetentionhouseinshanghaiforpolitititotiithadhousedintangoffiunistregibutaablishheforrkuontanggoventbefore1949tohousenistpartyersandtheirsyathizers.

    adetentionhouseforpolitie.uptononisnyho,asanobserver.irelydifferentaadefetntarilythedangeroussituationinyself.

    thejeepfolloainbuildingiyard.theteanddisappearedinside.afeleguardinakhakieintoabareroodanys,andsaid,“undress”

    itookoable,theonlypie.thetensearyelythhly.intrardener.

    “uey”askedoheguards.

    “itsfardeoetohousetogetit.buthedidnte.perhapssooneuldgiveittohior,”isaid.

    shehandedbaaoistsnsideredasignofdealylitnarrowpassage.

    anplexionofapeasantfroorthetositdooheunterandsaidsothingtotheedhisheadtolookat.then,inasurprisinglyldvoiyna,age,andaddress,allofpletelyaththestrokesofeater.thathee,asikpartyassignednjobsfortheirpoliticalreliabilityratherthanfortheirlevelofeducation.

    anhadfinallyfinishedber.youllnolongeruseyoua,otheguards.doyouuand”

    inodded.

    eraa

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