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(Chuk Chung-leung) had fired his gun. Chuk Chung-leung, the No.1 maker of these confessions, then quietly walked up to and sat down on a seat in the row behind and on the right of the seat on which the traitorous Ching was sitting, a distance of about 1 metre separating them. It then happened that there was much noise of machine gun firing in the film. At this opportune moment he drew out his
revolver and pointing it at traitor Ching's head he fired four shots in succession. As soon as the revolver firing
was heard there was a panic on the upper floor.
On seeing that he had attained his object which was aimed at the extermination of traitors, Chuk Chung- leung, the No.1 maker of these confessions, withdrew
downstairs during the turmoil.
When he reached the landing of
the stair case on (probably meaning which led to) the bottom floor, an unknown European who had probably suspected that we were the men who fired the shots because
we changed our seats several times, seized hold of both his arms.
To defend himself he drew out his revolver and
pointing it at the Europeants
abdomen he fired two shots
After being hit by bullets the European
in succession.
let go his hold.
arms around him from behind.
Immediately another European put his
He had no ammunition left to
defend himself a second time. So (he struggled with the European, and) holding each other they rolled down from the upper floor. At this juncture the fore finger of his left hand was wounded through being bitten by this European.
On seeing this state of affairs, Yuen Hon-tsun the No.2 maker of these confessions fired a shot at the European hitting him below the ribs. The No.1 maker of these confessions was then able to join the No.2 maker and as opportunity was offered, both escaped, reached home safely and rested.
It was entirely because we were animated by
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