《After Taiwan's Martial Law Era》
Taiwan endured a forty-year-long period of martial law before finally witnessing its end. In the summer following the lifting of martial law, amidst the surge of political openness, the atmosphere seemed even hotter, filled with tension.
On a bustling street in downtown Taipei, crowds of protesters packed the area. With vibrant banners of dissent leading the way, the procession stretched for several blocks, causing traffic jams that not even a mouse could traverse.
Taxi driver Lao Wang found himself inadvertently caught in the midst of this crowd for nearly half an hour. Anxiously checking his watch, he wondered how much longer it would take to cross the mere ten meters of road ahead.
"You can protest all you want! Just don't disrupt traffic!" Lao Wang, a straightforward man, finally stepped out of his cab to voice his frustration to the marchers. Little did he expect the torrent of insults and rough shoving that followed.
Reacting instinctively, Lao Wang extended his arms to fend off the aggression, shouting, "Can't you people be reasonable?" Yet, his actions only seemed to further enrage the violent elements within the march, who unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks. Poor Lao Wang could only cower and attempt to shield himself, but the relentless assault continued.
Suddenly, a burly man with a tan complexion and a crew cut appeared seemingly out of nowhere. While he intervened to rescue Lao Wang, he pleaded, "Stop this violence! We're all on the same side!"
Several of Lao Wang's assailants, wielding their clubs, now focused their aggression on this new target, shouting, "Beat this Kuomintang lackey to death! Beat this secret police lackey!" Overwhelmed by the onslaught of blows, the man finally collapsed.
In the hospital room, an anxious elderly woman repeatedly called out, "Ashan! Ashan!" The man lying on the bed appeared unresponsive, his bandaged head still stained with traces of blood.
《解嚴後的台灣》
台灣經過了長達四十年的戒嚴時代，終於落幕結束了。解嚴後的夏天，隨著政治開放的熱潮，似乎更加的炎熱，空氣中也帶著令人緊繃的氣氛。
「打倒萬年國會！老賊滾蛋！」在台北鬧區的一條街上，擠滿了抗議的人潮。隨著鮮明反對旗幟，指揮車的前導，抗議的人群行列，拉長了好幾條街。交通當然也就堵塞，連老鼠也過不了街。
計程車司機老王在無意中陷入此人潮，已經近半個小時了。他焦急地看著錶，心想不知還要過多久，他才能穿過這不到十米的街道。
「你們遊行可以呀！但是不要妨害到交通嘛！」憨直的老王終於忍不住走下車來，向遊行的隊伍抱怨。不料到隨之而來是一陣惡罵及粗魯的推擠。
老王自然反應地伸出手去阻擋，口中不停地喊著：「你們到底講不講理啊！」想不到，這反而更加激怒了遊行中的暴力份子的拳打腳踏。可憐的老王只得抱頭鼠竄，但是仍然無法逃離無情的追打。
此時不知從那裏出現了一位身體結實、膚色棕黑、留著平頭的壯年男子。一面為老王解圍，一面喊著：「不要再打了，大家都是自己人嘛！」
幾個追打老王的持棍份子，像是發現了新目標似的叫著：「打死你這個國民黨的走狗！打死你這個情治爪牙！」雙手難擋四拳，這名男子在棍棒齊下，無法抵抗的情況下，終於眼前一黑，倒了下去。
在醫院的病房裏，焦急的老婦一聲又一聲地叫著「阿三！阿三」。躺在病床上的男子似乎沒有有什麼反應，只見得平頭纏著的紗布中，還滲透著些許血漬。
