Amid the chaos of Nanjing City, shrouded in the flames and smoke of war, Leitao was working with others in a tense and orderly fashion to organize the evacuation of the civilians. Every single second was a matter of life and death for countless people, and the air was thick with tension and anxiety.
Meanwhile, inside the Chinese branch office of The Washington Post located in the Shanghai Foreign Concession, inside a small, dim photographic darkroom, a yellowish glow cast a serene yet somewhat mysterious atmosphere.
Alice, a female reporter from the United States of America, was standing in the darkroom, her blue eyes fixed intently on the developing photographs hanging up to dry. These were photographs she had risked her life to take in Nanjing City, and every single one of them bore a heavy and unforgettable memory.
Chapter 37