chapter 8 Old Kent Legend ===

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On the way back to Old Kent alone, Tymon Well felt mixed emotions in his heart. Over the years, had it not been for Old Kent, he would have either died or gone crazy. When Wei Wu first entered prison, he didn't think about food or food all day long, had a bad temper, and was not very clear-headed. He especially couldn't listen to others saying that he was guilty. As long as he hears someone calling him a prisoner, he will jump up and fight with them, even if he is being disciplined. Because he often fought with others, and most of the time a group of prisoners surrounded him and beat him. At that time, injuries were commonplace for him. Every time he was sent to a doctor, Old Kent would first use silver needles to restrain him so that he could not move, and then use acupuncture, massage, and medication to regulate his condition. At first, Old Kent didn't pay much attention. Later, when Wei Wu came more often, Old Kent knew about his situation, and gradually he felt that Wei Wu was really wronged. How could a prisoner be so persistent! In addition, the old man had his own way of observing people and felt that Tymon Well did not look like a treacherous and evil person, so he began to use his own experience to persuade him. In this prison, Old Kent is a legend. Old Kent surname is Jin Mingshan. I heard that he is a Mongolian and his hometown is on the other side of Xiaoxing’an Mountains. It used to be the territory of China, but later it became a foreign country. His ancestors have always lived at the foot of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains, relying on the mountains to eat and making a living by hunting and collecting herbs. Caliban Kent parents died when he was young, and he and his brother, who are three years younger than him, depend on each other and make a living by collecting herbs on the mountainside. They were small and did not dare to go deep into the mountains. They could only run around the outside and could collect very few medicines. While collecting medicines, the two of them looked for some wild fruits and caught some fish in the mountain streams to satisfy their hunger. They were lucky. Sometimes, you can also use homemade animal traps to catch a few small animals such as hares. They are small and cannot walk very far every day. They do not go home every day. They go out for ten or twenty days. They go wherever they go. After collecting some medicinal materials, they sell them in the nearest market town in exchange for some food. and clothes. Once in 1938, 12-year-old Caliban Kent once again took his 9-year-old brother into the mountains to collect medicine. They accidentally crossed the border and encountered a group of Japanese soldiers. He asked his younger brother to hide and lure away the Japanese soldiers alone, but was shot in the leg and captured. Fortunately, there was a military doctor in his fifties among the Japanese army. Seeing that he was carrying medicinal herbs, he took him in and cured him, and stayed in the army to help. In this way, he followed the Japanese army throughout most of China and learned a lot of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge from the old military doctors. Later, Caliban Kent followed the Japanese army into Myanmar. In August 1944, the Japanese army field hospital where Caliban Kent was located was bombarded. The old military doctor was blown away by a shell, and he was delayed for several days and finally died. Soon, the field hospital was surrounded by the national army and the entire group was captured. Because there were too many wounded in the National Army at that time, a National Army regiment leader used local materials and shot all the medical staff who were unwilling to stay. Those who were willing to stay and serve the National Army immediately participated in the treatment of the wounded in the National Army. As a result, 18-year-old Caliban Kent became a military doctor in the national army. By the time of the Battle of Pingjin in 1948, the National Army battlefield where Caliban Kent was located rebelled, and he entered the hospital of the People's Liberation Army, and later went to the Korean battlefield. In 1952, when the troops returned to China and rested across the Yalu River, Caliban Kent suddenly ran away. The army sent several groups of people to chase him. Finally, at the Sino-Soviet border, just as he had just crossed the border with one foot, he was shot in the back by soldiers ambushing here and captured. In this way, Caliban Kent was sentenced to 15 years in prison for desertion and treason. Not long after entering prison, Caliban Kent was assigned to help in a health center because of his outstanding medical skills. In the spring of that year when he was about to be released from prison, the head of the national army was transferred from another prison. This man was captured when the People's Liberation Army liberated Southwest China, and was severely sentenced for shooting the captives. Not long after this man came here, when he fell ill, he recognized Caliban Kent at the health center. In order to meritorious service, he revealed that Caliban Kent had been a Japanese military doctor. At this time, in that special era, Caliban Kent was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason and traitor. It wasn't until the early 1980s that a leader from the Ministry of Justice visited the prison and recognized Caliban Kent as the young military doctor who saved his life with his medical skills during the Korean War. Since then, Old Kent's problems have been thoroughly investigated and vindicated, but by then he was already in his fifties and had spent 30 years in prison without even a home. During the resettlement, after asking for his personal opinion, he chose to stay in this health center. After retirement, he had no place to go, so he continued to stay here. Only now did Wei Wu know that Old Kent's real purpose in staying at the health center was actually to look for that treasure folder. At that time, Old Kent used his own experience to comfort Tymon Well, saying that his ancestors were Chinese, but later his hometown was assigned to Tsarist Russia, and he couldn't even tell his nationality. If it was a foreign country, he would just go back to his country, so why not Became a deserter and a traitor? When he was young, he was captured by Japanese people. He was forced to do so, and he had never harmed any Japanese people. How could he become a traitor again? Besides, he was not yet an adult at that time! For this reason, he has been in jail for more than 30 years. Isn’t he unjust? But this is what fate is, and what can he do but accept his fate. Old Kent said that during the decades in prison, he did not admit guilt in his heart, but had to accept his fate. Slowly, Tymon Well listened to Old Kent's words, refused to admit guilt, and accepted his fate. The leader saw that Tymon Well was no longer making trouble, and at the suggestion of Old Kent, he arranged for him to help take care of the medicine plot in the prison. At the same time, he helped Old Kent in the Chinese medicine pharmacy, mainly cutting, dispensing, and drying medicine. . Old Kent had no children in his life, but he loved Tymon Well very much. Not only did he teach Tymon Well his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and the method of breathing, breathing and moving Qi, but he also took good care of Tymon Well's life. Old Kent had three meals a day brought from the police cafeteria in the prison, and he was given acupuncture and massage after meals. He said that his excessive grief, anger and despair had damaged his roots and required long-term treatment. For more than ten years, Tymon Well has mastered Old Kent's traditional Chinese medicine. He can cure all minor injuries and diseases, especially the acupuncture and massage skills, which are all passed down by Old Kent. It's just that Tymon Well felt that the method of breathing and moving Qi taught by Old Kent seemed to be of little use. Although it had been practiced for more than ten years, Tymon Well could not feel any changes in his body, let alone develop any sense of Qi. Wei Wu entered Old Kent's room. The food was already placed on the table. Old Kent was sitting at the dining table with a serious expression. Thinking that Old Kent had been kind to him for more than ten years and now he was about to leave, Tymon Well felt a sore nose and walked over and knelt down to the old man. Old Kent didn't get up either. Wei Wu kowtowed three times respectfully. Old Kent sat back and said with a smile: "Get up. You and I have been together for more than ten years. I have taught you all my medical skills, but I have never allowed you to formally become a disciple. Since you kowtow today, from today on, you are my disciple." Tymon Well said happily: "Yes, Master" Old Kent continued: "When you were first imprisoned, you were in a state of confusion all day long. You were knocked unconscious and sent to the health center every time. Even when I was giving you an injection, you kept saying that you had not committed any crime. As time went by, I began to see something was wrong. Looking at your face, I can at least tell that you are not a treacherous person. Based on your pulse, I can also tell that your grief and indignation are not fake, so I suspect that you may indeed be wronged. Because I don’t want to see you ruined by injustice, I keep you by my side. My whole life has been delayed here, and I don’t want to bring all the skills my master taught me into the coffin, so I have long wanted to accept you as my disciple. But after all, you have not been cleared of any charges. You are afraid of gossip and worried that your judgment will be wrong, so you have not been allowed to formally become a disciple. " Tymon Well bowed and said: "In my heart, you have been my master for a long time and have always been. If it weren't for you, I would have died or gone crazy a long time ago. I remember your kindness. After I go back, after I get the compensation from the state and settle everything at home, I will come to take Master back to live in retirement. Now that you have found what you are looking for, there is no need to waste time here. From now on, I will honor you well and provide for you until the end of your life. " Old Kent smiled and said: "It's rare for you to be so filial. I promise you, but when the family is settled, just give me a call and I'll ask someone to take me there. You shouldn't come here again. It's not a good place. Now let's eat first. I didn't prepare anything. I just brought the food from the canteen. After eating, I still have something to do. "

chapter 8 Old Kent Legend ===

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