Phoenix Feather Dedicated to the Admiral

The resplendent banquet hall, the dazzling array of ornaments, the criss-crossed wine glasses, and the elaborately embellished masks.

Everyone had a humble smile on their faces, white gloves on their hands, and a white shirt on their bodies, setting off a peaceful and beautiful scene.

When the celebrities in the French Concession saw Lan Xiyu, they immediately gathered around and said hello cordially.They talked smoothly in French, and Lan Xiyu also received flowers from several celebrities.

He put the flowers in the jacket pocket of his suit, took a glass of red wine and walked towards the important person he was going to meet today.

"Oh, Master Lan is here, come here quickly." Someone had already greeted him and introduced him to a polite-looking officer.

"Hello, I'm Lan Xiyu, the person in charge of Lansen Industry." He took the lead in saluting each other with a red wine glass.

The officer also replied, "I am Li Min."

The introducer quickly explained: "This is Section Chief Li, he is the most promising successor to Director Wang and Chief Kimura."

"Xiyu is honored to know you, Section Chief Li." Lan Xiyu took a sip of wine and smiled at Li Min.

"Young Master Lan is young and promising. In the future, Director Wang will ask Lan's family for more support." Li Min said.

"Where, it's the honor of the entire Lan family to share the chief's worries. Just call me Xiyu."

"I heard that the Lan family is a local foundation in Shanghai, but look at the color of your eyes..." Li Min didn't say anything later.

"My great-grandmother was the daughter of a French viscount, and later came to the Shanghai Concession." Lan Xiyu explained, "The black hair is actually dyed for the convenience of going outside."

"Oh..." Li Min understood.

In the current concession, few local clans can get along. It seems that the Lan family thought of many ways to keep their foundation.

Li Min and the introducer looked at each other.Li Min said: "Xiyu, shall we go inside and talk?"

The three of them entered the inner box and locked the door.

Lan Xiyu and Li Min sat on both sides of the square table.Li Min took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Lan Xiyu.Lan Xiyu took it over and took a look. It was a proposal about building a heavy industry equipment factory near Jingxi.

"It's about the next step of the task, so the director has repeatedly asked me to find someone I can trust to do it." Li Min said.

"Then it's very suitable for you to find me." Lan Xiyu said.

"Actually, there are several other companies that are also fighting for this matter. It depends on our attitude." Li Min emphasized.

Lan Xiyu thought for a moment, then smiled, took off his watch and pushed it over: "Girard-Perregaux, originally made in Switzerland, was exchanged for two gold bars."

"You're too polite, why are we embarrassed?" Li Min said, but there was no sign of embarrassment on his face.

"Hey, this is just a greeting gift. When the Lan family has an equipment factory, there are still many things to honor you and the director."

A smile finally appeared on Li Min's face. He patted Lan Xiyu's hand and put the watch on his wrist.

The introducer who was watching the words and expressions also laughed, and the whole room was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

……

"Bah-ah-ah-"

In the dim basement of the chess and card hall, the lights of the overhead lights were red, and the wicks flickered non-stop.

Qi Yan struggled to pull the light bulb cord for a long time, but at the last effort, the rope broke and the light bulb slammed.

Qi Yan complained in a low voice, sighed and prepared to find a match to light a candle.

At this time, footsteps came from the other side of the stairs, Qi Yan looked over carefully, and saw a kerosene lamp first, and then Lan Xiyu's figure appeared.

She hurried forward to take the kerosene lamp and put it on the table.

Lan Xiyu took out a small disc from her arms: "This is the backup version of the recording. I added a monitor to Li Min's watch. There are some internal information about the battle in Yicheng a few days ago."

Qi Yan took it carefully: "Understood, I will hand it over to the organization before dark today."

Lan Xiyu walked to the table and took a sip of water: "I have to be careful now, the equipment factory Li Min is going to hand it over to me, and has been observing whether I am reliable. I have to find a way to convince them that I am indeed on their side of."

"He's very suspicious."

"Well, it's normal." Lan Xiyu pointed to the entrance, "From now on, you will enter through the door of the library, and I will come from the chess and card room, so there should be no overlap."

"Okay." Qi Yan agreed, then took out an oilcloth bag from his pocket and spread it on the table.

She smiled happily: "Come on, brother Xiyu, let me tell you, this is the rice cake made by my brother, he must have remembered that you want to eat..."

Before Qi Yan could finish speaking, Lan Xiyu smiled, broke off a small piece and put it in her mouth: "Stop coaxing me, your brother is not in the mood to make pastries."

Qi Yan curled her lips: "I hope you can reconcile... If my brother becomes stubborn, no one can persuade him. I have to start with you."

"When we meet outside in the future, you also keep a distance from me." Lan Xiyu said.

"..." Qi Yan was silent.

If the factory is really taken over by Lan Xiyu, the Lan family will definitely be scolded by people, and they will never be able to take off the hats of "traitor" and "traitor".

"My brother said that he... went to study in the UK. He was actually trying to annoy you on purpose. He won't go." Qi Yan said in a low voice, "He is preparing for a parade recently. I persuaded him a few times, but he didn't listen. "

Lan Xiyu frowned slightly, and said after a long while: "If I hadn't chosen this path, I would have gone with him." He patted his hand with rice cake dregs: "Forget it, I'll contact the organization later. , be careful and protect the students in the parade."

"Yeah." Qi Yan nodded, and sighed again, "Actually, my brother still doesn't quite believe that you really turned to Wang. If he continues to be so suspicious, we will be discovered by him sooner or later, or... I will confess to him, Pull him in..."

"No." Lan Xiyu said firmly.

Qi Yan was stunned.

Lan Xiyu paused for a while, then glanced at the kerosene lamp on the table: "He is not suitable."

……

At the beginning of June, France was defeated and surrendered, and the people in the French Concession were panicked. This area had been baptized by artillery fire in the previous battle.

The parade was also launched at this moment, and the mighty team went from one end of the street to the other end.

In the top-floor suite of the International Hotel, Lan Xiyu stood by the window and watched the lively faces pass by in line, and naturally she did not miss Qi Mo who was in charge of organizing the team in the middle of several phalanxes.

The student representatives dressed in uniform student uniforms shouted high-pitched and loud slogans, mixed with thick male voices and clear female voices.

Their eyes are firm, full of vigor and hope for the future.

Qi Mo took the lead in shouting.Every time he said a sentence, the student phalanx in the parade followed suit.

"The wisdom of the youth makes the country wise, and the strength of the youth makes the country strong!"

"If the youth is independent, the country will be independent, and if the youth are free, the country will be free!"

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"The red sun is just rising, and its way is bright!"

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"Beautiful, I am young in China, and I am not as old as the sky!"

"Brilliant, I am a Chinese boy, and my country has no borders!"[1]

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In the second week after the parade, Lan Xiyu received a message from Li Min asking him to come to Central Park in the evening to discuss the appointment of the factory.

Li Min had never talked about such a sensitive matter in public before.

Lan Xiyu faintly felt that something was wrong, so she went to the appointment only when she was ready.

When I got there, I saw groups of puppet troops blocking the Central Park, and not even half a person could be seen inside.

Lan Xiyu wrapped her coat tightly and followed the guides in without changing her expression.

Li Min set up a tea table in the park, sat there drinking tea slowly, and signaled Lan Xiyu to sit down.

"Why is Section Chief Li so interested today? He chose an elegant place." Lan Xiyu joked.

"Hey...it's just a coincidence." Li Min smiled faintly, "A while ago, we caught an underground gangster at the Secret Service Division, and he was still weak, and he handed over everything without asking a few questions. "

"Oh?" Lan Xiyu showed a very interested look.

"Guess what that person said?" Li Min glanced at Lan Xiyu.

"How could I guess." Lan Xiyu smiled.

"The man said, you are her accomplice." Li Min held the teacup and looked at Lan Xiyu fixedly.

The smile on Lan Xiyu's face disappeared.He looked at Li Min: "Section Chief Li called me, do you believe me?"

"Of course I trust Young Master Lan, so I brought people here and interrogated them together." After speaking, Li Min clapped his hands.

Someone escorted a female student and walked over from behind.

Lan Xiyu's face turned cold a little bit.

Qi Yan was wearing a blue jacket and white tube skirt with neatly braided braids, staring at the two of them sharply.

"It seems that Section Chief Li didn't believe what I said." Qi Yan said slowly.

Then, she lightly "spit" at Lan Xiyu.

"Dog traitor." She raised her eyes contemptuously, "It's a pity that I couldn't drag you into the water."

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[1]: Excerpted from "Young China Talk"