My name is Xu Shengli. I have been able to remember things since I was very young. Before I was five years old, I had rarely seen my father. I only knew his appearance and deeds from photos and the descriptions of my grandmother and mother.

We know that he was a hero who killed Japanese pirates and had been fighting outside. Later, he went to a faraway place to serve as an official. Because it was too far away, he never came back.

When I was six years old, there were many rumors in the village about people who became officials and abandoned their wives and children, and our family was one of them.

They didn't say it in front of me. They talked about it at home and were heard by their children. Those children were my friends, and they told me about it.

My friends told me that their parents/grandparents said that my dad hasn’t been home for three years and he’s probably looking for a mistress outside.

Some of them are younger than me and may not understand very well. They are just learning to speak. Some who are older than me should understand, and there is pity in their eyes when they speak.

I know they have no ill intentions, they just want to tell me the news.

Actually, for me, it doesn’t make much difference whether I have a father or not. The three of us have lived a good life in the past few years. If he doesn’t want to come back, then he doesn’t have to come back.

Until one day, my neighbor next door, Miss Chunni hanged herself. That day, my grandmother was called over by Grandma Huifen to help, and then I went with my mother to see it.

I heard people next to me say that Miss Chunni’s husband didn’t want her anymore and wanted to divorce her, so she hanged herself.

I suddenly became very scared. I was afraid that my mother would hang herself as well, because my father might not want us anymore, even though my grandmother and mother said that he was not that kind of person.

The next day, an uncle wearing glasses came. He said he was from the court and came to give my mother the divorce papers my father had given her. When I heard the word divorce, I had a feeling that it was as expected.

I couldn't sleep that night. During the sleep, my mother sneaked into our cave. I was so scared that I held my breath and pretended to sleep.

Fortunately, my mother came in and left soon after, but she didn’t go back to the cave next door, and I didn’t hear any sound from the door over there.

I got up worriedly, got off the kang and went to look outside my mother's cave. She was really not there!

I was scared and went back to my room to call my grandma, but she wouldn’t wake up no matter what I did. I was so scared that I started crying.

I cried for a long time but my grandma didn't wake up, so I wanted to go out to find my mother by myself. But I remembered what my grandma said, there are wolves outside at night, waiting to eat children who run away, so I didn't dare to go out.

I was afraid to sleep for fear of hearing someone come to my house and say that my mother had hanged herself outside. It was not until I heard the door open next door a long time later that I felt relieved.

The next morning, I heard grandma and mom say that they were going to look for dad. I was actually not happy about it. Why should we go look for him? What if he really didn't recognize us, grandma and mom would be sad again.

But I knew that I had no say, so I could only go with them.

We stayed on the train for several days. It was a mess and not comfortable at all. We were always afraid of falling off when sleeping.

I finally arrived at my father's workplace, but they said that his wife had already gone there.

As expected, Daddy did find a concubine, but I was confused as I listened to her. Why did that concubine not seem to be Daddy? Was Daddy replaced by a monster?

I didn't quite understand until I saw him the next morning. Grandma and Mom said that was Dad, but they told others that it was not Dad. Dad did not leave with us and continued to be locked up there.

That's the place where bad guys are locked up. Is dad a bad guy?

Maybe they thought I was young and wouldn’t think about these things, so no one gave me an answer.

It was not until more than ten days later that my father was released. We moved into our new home together and he started going to work early and coming back late.

I slowly pieced together the truth of the matter from my grandmother and mother's casual conversations, and suddenly it felt so magical, just like an open-air movie we went to see.

Later, I went to school and had good grades. My family was harmonious, but I always felt that there was something weird between my parents. It was different from other couples I saw.

My mother was very good to us, too good. It seemed like she had no temper. She always agreed with my grandmother and never beat or scolded me. Even though my grandmother was old and confused and often got lost when she went out, I gave up the recommendation from the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University and went straight to become a police officer.

She never lost her temper, she only urged me to practice the martial arts secret book well. This was our family secret, and we all tacitly kept it a secret. Even my father, who was devoted to serving the country, never thought of handing it over to the country.

Because we know that this belongs to my mother, and if she wants to give it to her, she can do so herself. We have no right to make the decision for her.

Also, I always feel that my father is a little afraid of my mother. Sometimes when he is on business trips, he will call home non-stop whenever he has the chance and take the initiative to report his whereabouts.

This happens more frequently, especially as one gets promoted to higher positions. Whenever there are female colleagues or female subordinates around, one will definitely bring an extra person around to avoid suspicion.

Everyone says that my father is henpecked and is extremely afraid of his wife. Some people say that this is a symbol of love for his wife, but I think that love may exist, but it is not real. It seems that if he makes a mistake, he will be killed by my mother.

It's really strange. My mother is so gentle and has never lost her temper with him...

……Dividing line……

When he was caught in a trap by the enemy, Xu Jianzhou thought he was going to be glorious. He felt that he had many regrets in his short life. He could not be filial to his mother, and could not give his wife and children a good life. When they followed him, they either went through life and death or suffered from displacement.

After the liberation and the founding of the People's Republic of China, he had even less time to go home. Apart from sending his salary home, he could do nothing else.

They originally thought that being a cadre here would be more stable than being in the army, but they didn't expect it to be more dangerous here. Even without the support of a large army, it became even more difficult for them to move forward.

He was also a little impatient, thinking of clearing up this place as soon as possible, settling down and bringing his family over to enjoy a good life, but he didn't expect that he and his subordinates would be implicated.

Looking at his subordinates who died in the trap, he felt heartbroken and wished he could cut the enemies into pieces to avenge them!

But he couldn't do it, and he himself became a prisoner.

I thought it was a hopeless situation, but unexpectedly a turning point came quietly a few days later.

He was imprisoned and no one came to torture him. Only someone outside kept watching him.

He accidentally discovered that the other person's appearance and figure were about 60% similar to him, and he immediately knew the other person's intention.

Afterwards, he seized the opportunity to replace the other party directly, preparing to use the other party's tactics against him.

The situation went smoothly in the early stages. We were not discovered by the enemy and successfully connected with the enemy's undercover personnel.

However, he did not expect that the enemy was also very cautious. Even if he was lurking under the identity of the fake Xu Jianzhou, the other party did not contact him much, let alone know any action plans.

Two months passed in a flash, and not only had his subordinate not been rescued, but he himself was still under the other side's surveillance. He was a little depressed and thought that he might not be suitable for underground work.

Until they were suddenly arrested that day, he thought that the arrest of the others had exposed them, but he didn't expect to see his wife at night!

After hearing what she said about what had happened during this period, he wanted to beat him to death. Not only did he fail to help, but he also implicated his family. If it weren't for his wife's strength, the whole family would have probably been wiped out.

The reason why we don’t say they are lucky, but say Xiao Yun is amazing, is because she was able to sneak into the Public Security Bureau silently, which means that the previous times she was able to escape were not a coincidence.

The meeting the next day also confirmed his guess. The woman died silently and no one noticed. She was also asked to reveal a list of names. This was not something a normal person would do.

When his wife took out her martial arts secret book to explain her rapid improvement in skills, he was not without doubts, but the other party remembered everything between them, including their occasional little moves, so he could only believe that she had become stronger because of this.

The reason why he lived so cautiously later on was not only because there was indeed affection between the couple, but also because before his face healed, he always inadvertently saw disgust on her face. He was sure that if his face remained like that, she would run away at the first chance.

Of course, if one night his wife told him that if he dared to do something wrong to her, she would castrate him and then divorce him, then there was no need to let others know...

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