The moon shines

On the afternoon of July 7th, Dongjiaomin Lane, the mansion of President Xu of the Senate was blocked by protesting students.The reason is very simple. This president Xu not only stopped the food supply for the students in the Northeast, but also directly suggested that these desperate students should be sent to the front as cannon fodder.

These speeches finally ignited the powder keg, and the previous small-scale protests suddenly turned into a collective march and parade of Northeast students, and progressive students in Peking also joined the ranks of protests.The protest at the Municipal Senate did not receive any response, so the students moved the protest location to President Xu's home in Dongjiaominxiang.

Forced to do so, Xu Huidong finally agreed to negotiate with the student representatives, but the students did not come out for a long time after entering.It is already quite hot in Beiping in July, and it has been sunny for several consecutive days. If you stand in the sun for a long time, you will feel heatstroke.The students originally came here with anger, and after waiting for a long time, there will always be some small-scale disturbances.

Fang Mengwei commanded the police to stop the students who charged into Xu's house with gun butts and batons. "No matter what happens, no one is allowed to shoot!" The young deputy director repeated the order with a frown, and then shouted at the students, trying to calm their emotions, but unfortunately it had little effect.On one side are students who have run out of rations, and on the other side are officers who have been ordered to protect by their superiors.Even though Fang Mengwei was biased in his heart, his status and responsibilities did not allow him to take more actions. Not shooting, not beating and arresting students was already the limit of what he could do.

As time passed by every minute and every second, the breath and body odor of thousands of people in Dongjiaomin Alley intertwined into a suffocating net, and restless emotions spread silently under the envelope of this net.Although Fang Mengwei tried his best to restrain his emotions, he still couldn't help looking at his watch.It was almost four o'clock, and Cui Zhongshi should have boarded the train bound for Nanjing by this time.Big brother's trial will start tomorrow. Is it useful to go to the past at this time?

Fang Mengwei didn't know, and didn't have the extra energy to think about it.Because he saw a person walking out from the gate of Xu Zhai.Chen inherited.

One of the commanders of the fourth "encirclement and suppression campaign" that year, a staunch anti-Communist.Moreover, this person has also worked in training institutions such as the Central Military Academy and the Central Military Academy, and is well versed in how to deal with students.He has iron methods and a tough style.Fang Mengwei had no doubt that as long as these students started to stir up trouble again, Chen Chengji would shoot them at gunpoint.

Most of the Northeast students are in the front yard and near the gate of the front yard. If troops are mobilized, as long as the gate is surrounded, these students will become shackles.The situation is clear at a glance, and Chen Chengji, who has been on the battlefield, can only understand it better than him.Thinking of this level, Fang Mengwei suddenly realized that Chen Chengji came out not to wait and see the situation, but to wait...

Sure enough, not long after, Fang Mengwei heard the sound of marching footsteps in the distance, from far to near, and it was in their direction!At this time, most of the students were already dizzy from the sun, and did not realize that the danger was approaching them.Fang Mengwei's heart trembled, he walked quickly to the side of the truck and climbed up.He looked along the source of the sound, and sure enough, he saw two columns rushing towards the folk alley in the eastern suburbs.Is Chen Chengji going to attack the students?

At this time, more and more students arrived at Dongjiaomin Lane, among the teachers and students of Peking who came behind.Fang Mengwei saw a familiar figure as expected.Mingtai!Why is there him everywhere!

Fang Mengwei clenched his fists distractedly, but Mingtai seemed to feel his gaze, and looked back at him from the crowd.

Four eyes met, and with just one glance, Fang Mengwei, who was standing in the car, almost fell to the ground with the microphone in his hand.

The fuzzy memory that doesn't know where it came from suddenly rolled up a huge wave and dragged him into the rapids, thrown up, swallowed, and filled with blood and fire. In the memory, I can't see the characters clearly, I can't remember the cause and effect, and everything I see is a mess of a slice.However, such memories come and go quickly, and in the end, I can't see anything clearly, and I can't remember anything, but my mind is throbbed by those blurred images.

In the end, when the torrent receded completely, Fang Mengwei suddenly vaguely remembered that he also stood on a high place like this in a long time—a height much higher than now—watching someone leave.Is that person Mr. Su?It seems to be, and it seems not to be. How can Mr. Su, a frail scholar, wear military uniform?

He subconsciously searched in memory.However, the field of vision in memory is too wide, with clouds and mist everywhere, and yellow sand everywhere, people become extremely small, and only outlines can be discerned faintly.Fang Mengwei wasn't even sure if the man he'd been looking at had looked back at him.

Chen Chengji dispatched a youth army, about one battalion in strength.As he expected, as soon as the troops arrived at the scene, they set up machine guns and surrounded the protesting students.The students were in an uproar. Among them, the leading student was quite alert, and hurriedly told the students not to conflict with the military, and waited patiently for the student representatives to come out.

Fang Mengwei's heart was already in his throat.He looked around the situation, and then made a little estimate. If the conflict was inevitable, he wanted to let the students live. What to do.

At this moment, the door of Xu Huidong's house opened!The meeting finally came to an end, and the student representatives with a tired face came out from inside.The students in the yard suddenly boiled over, ignoring the machine guns mounted on their backs, and rushed towards the representatives one after another, asking about the results of the negotiations.

At this moment, the sound of machine guns rang out suddenly.The originally warm atmosphere suddenly turned into chaos, screams, blood, panicked faces, mixed with the flashing memories in my mind.Fang Mengwei felt all the blood rushing to his head. He took the microphone and shouted: "Who fired the shot! Commander Fu gave the order! No one is allowed to shoot!" Frightened and angry, his voice changed seriously , but he didn't care about so much, he threw the microphone after shouting, and he jumped out of the car.

The students were in a panic. Although the leader had ordered everyone to retreat, they were like beasts trapped in a cage. The only exit was sealed by the youth army.

"Catch the wounded! Send it to the hospital!" Fang Mengwei shouted orders, calling on the police officers to maintain order, but actually took the opportunity to open a hole for the youth army, and he was standing in the middle of the youth army and the students between!Facing the muzzles of those dozens of black holes!

Mingtai saw it clearly and was taken aback. He didn't expect that this person who has always been silent and gentle would lose his life at a critical moment!

Fortunately, the youth army did not dare to go too far, and there were people from the police station blocking the front, so they did not continue to shoot.However, the frightened students didn't understand Fang Mengwei's good intentions, and they still ran around like headless chickens.Fang Mengwei's mouth was so anxious that his identity was so obvious that he couldn't directly drag the students and tell them to run this way.What's more, Chen Chengji is ordering people to be arrested again.

While he was in a hurry, he unexpectedly saw Mingtai again, who nodded at him from a distance across the crowd.Then, he led the students towards the opening he deliberately opened.

Fang Mengwei did not expect that, across such a long distance, without prior agreement or words, Mingtai could understand his intention with just one look.That tacit understanding is as if they have cooperated thousands of times.In a trance, it seemed that a young general in silver armor and plain robes was passing by his eyes.

Return to the stream to drain the current, and return to the cover to switch to the cloud.

Who is it?

……

Of course, Fang Mengwei's various actions cannot be hidden from Chen Chengji.But maybe it was because Fang Mengwei and him were not serious subordinates, or maybe Chen Chengji knew the background of the Fang family. After the iron-handed veteran ordered that the arrest must be completed before dawn, he just gouged Meng Wei out with a sinister look.

Fang Mengwei pretended not to see it, what was he afraid of?He is not afraid of anything, at most he will be court-martialed like his elder brother.

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Beiping at night and daytime seem to be two different worlds.After the last ray of light in the western sky faded, there was no trace of hotness in Beiping in the dark.Not long after the students withdrew to the station, they were moved to the auditorium of the Affiliated Hospital of Yanda University—students and young teachers participating in the parade were inside, and Yanda professors were sitting on the steps outside.

Further forward, there is a police phalanx waiting in line and a company of the Central Army.Standing between the two was a young and thin figure.

The light leaking from the auditorium shone on the young soldier, and the light and shadow cut him into two contrasting halves.Mingtai stood at the other end of the glass door, pursed his lips, and stared at the person on the other side of the door without blinking.

Fang Mengweiming pretended not to want to arrest people, not only ordered the police to stand by, but even when the commander of the Special Service Company of the Fourth Corps of the Central and Central Army ordered to carry out the military order, he even threw out the certificate of the garrison headquarters and seized the commander's command right .

This is the first time he has seen Fang Mengwei as a soldier, Mingtai thought.Keen, sharp, and somewhat aggressive, his figure was as tall and straight as the sharpest sword.But the way he squatted in front of Principal He respectfully, he was clearly an innocent child.

Probably because he was too focused on watching, the expression on his face became more serious. Xie Mulan who was standing next to him gently tugged at his sleeve, and asked softly, "Teacher Mingtai, are you afraid?"

Mingtai came back to his senses, his eyes fell on this childish girl, and he smiled silently.How could someone like him, who had been through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, be afraid of such a scene?Mingtai shook his head: "You have a clear conscience, what is there to be afraid of? I'm just worried that it will be difficult for your little brother."

Mulan immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes! We have a clear conscience!" Then she said, "Brother won't arrest people."

Mingtai didn't answer, and continued to look at Fang Mengwei who was supporting alone, but saw Fang Buting throwing Fang Mengwei's hand to support him, and found a place to sit next to He Qicang.Seeing Fang Buting getting angry at Meng Wei, even though he knew he was just pointing fingers and scolding Huai, the grievance leaked from Fang Mengwei's eyes made his heart ache.

At this time, the sky had turned pale, and Fang Mengwei, who had not slept all night, was as pale as the sky.

"Let the team behind you pay attention to the radio, it's time for your Commander-in-Chief Fu to speak." Fang Buting's voice came in word for word.

Fang Mengwei's face finally had light. He had just finished giving the order when he heard the bell in the bell tower ring five times, followed by Fu Zuoyi's voice from the radio.

The order to stop the arrest finally arrived.Mulan happily said that Daddy is still amazing!Mingtai's eyes fell on Fang Mengwei's suddenly relaxed shoulders with his back turned to him.

After sending Fang Buting away, Fang Mengwei turned around, met Shang Mingtai's eyes exactly, and smiled at him with gratitude.

Mingtai understood what he meant, and nodded to him through the glass in response.

Mulan smiled and said, "Mr. Mingtai, don't worry. Brother, you don't have to worry about it now. You see he just laughed!"

Mingtai didn't speak, but he was saying in his heart that he was crying instead of laughing.The students who were killed and wounded with the softest and kindest heart were crying.I also cried for my embarrassing identity.In the heart of this young military officer lived the purest and cleanest boy, but none of his close relatives could see his pain and struggle.

In front of them, Fang Mengwei is always a good son and brother.With so many contacts, every time I saw Meng Wei was either performing official duties or running for other people's affairs, it seemed that he never thought about himself.

What about your dreams?

I?I don't.I just want my family to be safe and my friends too.

What a distressed child.Mingtai thought.

At this moment, he suddenly became very envious of his two elder brothers.They may have many layers of camouflage to the outside world, but at least the two of them can be honest with each other when they are alone.

How much he wished that he and Fang Mengwei were comrades in the same camp, not like now...

Unfortunately, not.

There are identities and doctrines between them, even if they are relatively close to each other, there are thousands of mountains and rivers between them.

There is nowhere to release and no one to confide in, so I can only bury this regret deeply in my heart.Over the years, he has lost his beloved comrades-in-arms and relatives.Now, throwing away those unrealistic fantasies, in the end, I can only say one thing to Meng Wei: I hope you are safe.