Space-time SWAT

The topic of the two gradually turned to the difference between Eastern and Western military academies.

Lu Haocang was very interested in the German army and asked many questions.Xu Chaolin answered fluently, obviously studied hard and practiced in the army, and it is not for nothing.

They all spoke northern mandarin with a bit of Beijing accent, which made Lu Haocang feel very comfortable.His sons and daughters were born and raised here, and the most they hear is the Sichuan dialect. Although the elders of the family and Lu Haocang insist on speaking the official language, they have not been cultivated. Now they all speak Sichuan dialect, which always makes him feel awkward. , so he doesn't talk to his children very much, making them feel that he is very majestic and fearful of him.At this time, the conversation with Xu Chaolin was very speculative, which made him feel a little bit like being a father.

After talking a lot about the formation and management of the army, command, and logistics support, Lu Haocang changed the subject, "You went to medical school in the UK, what did you study?"

"Surgery." Xu Chaolin smiled, "After the battle, come back and change into Bai Dagua, and then you can go to the operating table to treat the wounded."

"Good." Lu Hao Cang Jie praised, "You are very good, you are indeed a talent, no, you can be called a genius."

"Don't dare." Xu Chaolin shook his head humbly.

An official opened the door and signaled that there were still many people waiting to meet, Xu Chaolin stood up and said casually: "The father who raised me and taught me is named Xu Baoshan. Three days ago, he was arrested by the governor. The soldiers sent by the yamen arrested them. At the same time, all the grown-up brothers of my family were also arrested, including my younger brother Xu Chaoxing who was born in the same mother as me.”

Lu Haocang frowned slightly, looking at him with suspicion in his eyes.

Xu Chaolin looked at him with a straight face, "I heard about it as soon as I came back. If I don't say anything else, as long as I hear that my father's crime is robbing military supplies, I know it's fake. Don't mess with officials, don't do robbery, even ordinary merchants have never robbed before, how dare you rob officials and soldiers? If there are other reasons, you want my Xu family to take the blame and let my father and brother die unexpectedly. It will definitely not let it go.”

Lu Haocang asked thoughtfully: "If I decide to punish them severely, what can you do?"

Xu Chaolin looked at him, "I met a good friend when I was studying in Germany. He was a close friend. He returned to China with me, and he didn't want to go back to Beijing. He followed me to Sichuan. His name is Mu Boming."

Lu Haocang was startled, then chuckled, and then laughed louder and louder, "Very good, very good." His first wife is the Mu family, and Mu Boming is the younger brother of the Mu family, that is, his serious wife. brother in law.He owed Mu's a lot, and he has always been very guilty. If Mu Boming spoke up, he would have to give face.

Xu Chaolin shrugged, "It's such a coincidence. When I made friends with him, I only thought that I was the son of Uncle Chuanxi Paoge, and I didn't even know... This is probably luck. My luck is good, I The luck of my father and brother should be good too." As he said that, he smiled, like a bright moon in the sky, and like the warm sun in winter, which was very amiable.

Lu Haocang admired this young man who was probably his son, and nodded with a smile, "I promise you, I will thoroughly investigate this case, and I will also protect the safety of your father and your brothers, and will not let them suffer in prison."

Xu Chaolin stood at attention to him, and bowed slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Lu." Then he asked, "I want to visit them in prison, is that okay? My father spent so much money to train me, I'm back now, want to Let him see that I have lived up to the money he spent, and now I have paid off."

Lu Haocang thought for a while, then nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll send someone to take you there."

Everything is going smooth.

Accompanied by a small official from the Governor's Yamen, Xu Chaolin went to the prison. On the way, he took out ten yuan in cash and asked the small official to send someone to prepare good wine and food. Cold rabbit diced, husband and wife lung slices, salted duck, chicken nuggets with pepper, stewed tofu, sausage, bacon, and a large pot of snow bean hoof soup.These are the favorite food of his brother Pao, who is over half a century old, and his two elder brothers who are only three years old. As for the two younger brothers, most of them are not picky.After three days in prison, it was good to have these delicious and delicious food.

These foods are common things, and there are no delicacies from mountains and seas. At most, two yuan is enough. The little official has a lot of silver dollars in his hand. How happy he is, serve him comfortably, and then send someone to do things properly Appropriate post.

In the big prison, Xu Baoshan's Pao brothers came to entrust their relationship to send money. He and his sons were also desperadoes, so no one bullied them, but they took good care of them.The father and son were locked in the same cell. Although the food was not particular, there was no stinky food, and there was usually hot water to drink.A few people have been locked up here, and the communication with the outside world is not smooth. I only know that the Governor seems determined to deal with them. The officials are not too afraid to intercede openly. They can only find ways to clear up the relationship below. Where is the progress so far? One step, no one can tell.

Several people were wearing prison clothes, leaning on the bed, discussing without saying a word.Xu Baoshan's temper is short-tempered, and from time to time he would yell at his two sons from the first line.The unexpected accident this time was caused by the two of them being self-willed and not listening to others' advice.Xu Chaojie and Xu Chaoqun are both descendants of their original spouses, and they don't even look down on the concubine brothers behind them, even the daughters born to their stepmothers. Later, knowing that he was wrong, he didn't talk back to his father.

Both Xu Chaofan and Xu Chaoning are bastards, and they are not aggressive. This disaster has nothing to do with them at all. They were arrested together only because their surname is Xu and they are adults again.The two of them didn't dare to complain, they only served their father and brother to eat and drink water these days, and when they were free, they rested on the floor and rarely talked.

At noon that day, they didn't wait for the jailer to deliver food, but they waited for a glamorous and distinguished guest.

Xu Chaolin stood outside the cell and shouted through the wooden fence: "Father, eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, I'm here to see you."

Xu Baoshan's eyes lit up, "Linwa, you're back."

Xu Chaoning rushed over excitedly, "Third brother."

Xu Chaofan also happily rushed up to call "Third Brother", and even Xu Chaojie and Xu Chaoqun, who had always bullied him before, called "Third Brother" excitedly.

Xu Chaolin smiled and said: "I came back last night, and I have met the governor just now. He promised me that I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will never let you take the blame."

Xu Baoshan felt relieved, "Okay, Lin Wa'er has grown up, is sensible, and is doing well."

While talking, the jailers carried the bought food and drinks, opened the cell, went in and set them up one by one.

Xu Chaolin gave each of them a silver dollar, then entered the cell, sat on the bed, picked up the wine bottle, and poured a glass for Xu Baoshan, "Dad, it's wet and cold here, drink more to keep warm."

Xu Chaoning took the wine bottle in his hand, poured a glass for his brothers and himself, and said with a smile: "Brother, you drink too." He has just turned 20 years old, his face is still childish, and his smile is very innocent.

Xu Chaolin nodded, picked up his wine glass, and touched his father and brothers, "This is also my reception bar, come on, let's do it together."

Xu's father and son applauded repeatedly, and they all drank it down.

Next, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic. Several people exchanged cups, drank and ate meat.Xu Chaolin only moved his chopsticks symbolically, and spent most of his time listening to them talking, sorting out the ins and outs of this matter.

Xu Chaojie and Xu Chaoqun were coaxed by a few newly promoted idiots eager to make meritorious service, and bought a batch of good goods at a low price. In fact, Mrs. Lu Haocang's natal brother embezzled military supplies and resold them.This is not a matter of a day or two, but this time the number is particularly huge, Lu Haocang seems to have noticed it, and was about to investigate, his wife acted first, and asked her younger brother to arrest Xu's father and son to top the tank, probably thinking Connecting up and down, convicting Xu's father and son and killing them, and then pushing all the previous deficits on them, her natal family will be safe.

Lu Haocang's second wife, Mrs. Huang, was not of low birth. Her grandfather was originally the governor of Yunnan, and later transferred to Guangxi governor.

Huang's mother is shrewd and capable, but her daughter is cowardly and gentle under her dominance, just like a soft jade flower. She lacks the ability to be a housekeeper, but she has developed a strong temper under her influence and cannot tolerate others.After marrying Lu Haocang, regardless of her delicate body and frailty, she tried her best to give birth to two children in succession, but unfortunately they were both daughters, and because of the loss of her confidence due to consecutive births, she could no longer have children.At this time, the Huang family had gradually declined, and her younger brother and cousins ​​came to Rongcheng from their hometown in Xiangshan, Guangdong, to attach themselves to her.From then on, she devoted herself to making money, not only supplementing her natal family, but also giving more dowries to her two daughters.

Lu Haocang doesn't like the Huang family very much, and he dotes on the second concubine and the fourth concubine more.One of them is a female student of the new school in Shanghai, and the other is Hua Dan, a famous actress in the imperial capital. His only two concubine sons were born to these two concubines.In addition, he also had the eldest aunt who gave birth to a beautiful maidservant and the third aunt who was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Although they were not very favored, they also gave birth to a daughter respectively.

"I heard that Mrs. Lu has recently taken in another concubine, who is not yet 17 years old, and looks like she came out of a painting. In addition, someone sent two oiran ladies to the Governor's Mansion. I heard that they are all pure ladies. On the first day, he was redeemed and sent to the governor's mansion to enjoy the blessing." Xu Chaojie was amazed, "Master Governor is very lucky."

Xu Chaolin glanced at him, and said calmly: "Brother, be careful with your words, you must know that misfortune comes from your mouth."

Xu Chaojie was about to stare and curse, when Xu Baoshan kicked him, "Why is your tongue so long? Shut up, old man!" Xu Chaojie didn't dare to say anything, so he could only drink in silence.

After clarifying the situation, Xu Chaolin got up to leave after drinking with his father and brothers.He took out all the silver dollars he was carrying and gave them to Xu Baoshan, "Dad, take some and make some food, drink well, and live comfortably. You will definitely be able to come out in a few days, don't worry."

"Okay." Xu Baoshan would not be polite to his son, took the silver dollar sealed in red paper with a smile, and stuffed it under the mattress.

Xu Chaolin, who had returned from studying abroad, was running around outside, and the Xu family father and son were all at ease and no longer impatient and anxious.