Findings at sea

The past is like a film playing in his mind, and he sleeps very tired this time. This dream is very long and can last through the ages, and it is very short, but it is just a moment. Up to now, it is just a dream.

Ji Xingtang woke up in the White Mansion.

"Xingtang, Xingtang is awake!"

In a trance, he saw Yan Zhaoling's vague figure.Ji Xingtang's mouth was dry, Yan Zhaoling helped him up and handed him a glass of water, and said, "Xingtang, you are going to scare me to death, you wait for me to call Eisen."

Ji Xingtang hurriedly called Yan Zhaoling, "Second Brother! Don't leave yet."

Yan Zhaoling walked to the bedside and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk about it later. You have [-] stitches on your chest and back, and you have been shot in your arm. You haven't eaten a grain of rice all day. I'll go to Eisen first." Come take a look and let Aunt Liu get some food."

When Ji Xingtang opened his eyes again, the whole world was quiet without any riots, and he could hear the sound of the nutrient solution being transported in the hanging bottle.His mind was blank and he didn't think about anything, he just waited devoutly for God's mercy, eager for him to tell himself all the known and unknown.

Eisen saw Ji Xingtang woke up, his clear blue eyes were full of smiles, he auscultated, checked the wound, and changed the dressing again.Ji Xingtang asked, "Eisen, where's the eldest brother, how is he doing?"

Eisen shrugged, stretched out a finger and pointed to his head, "Mr. Ji, I think you have to be mentally prepared. There is something wrong with Mr. Bai's head."

Ji Xingtang's first reaction was that he was still alive!Then he reacted and frowned again, "What's wrong?"

Eisen said bluntly, "The impact of the bomb is very strong, and the brain is concussed. Mr. Bai will not be able to remember many things. After behavioral observation, he is also accompanied by symptoms of dementia."

Ji Xingtang asked anxiously, "Has the news been blocked? Is it serious? Can it be cured?" It's okay to say that amnesia, if the stupid news leaks out, there will be an uproar in the whole Shanghai Bund.

"Mr. Yan told me to hide my illness earlier. I think Mr. Ji needs to know. You can go and see the situation later. Before that, please recuperate your body. As for the treatment, there are advanced brain wave technologies abroad, but it only takes time and time." Money matters."

"That's good." Ji Xingtang heaved a sigh of relief.

Aunt Liu made his favorite barley porridge, and Yan Zhaoling fed him spoonful after spoonful, Ji Xingtang couldn't shirk it.There was something tasteless in his heart, so he asked, "Second Brother, where is Brother Baoshan's body? Where is Mo Bai?"

Yan Zhaoling sighed, "Xingtang, don't blame me, in fact...Xu Baoshan saved my life. I didn't know there was an assassination last night, and I didn't expect the secret agents of the Blue Shirts Club to sneak into the banquet. You were with Xu Baoshan at the time, and he mistook Xu Baoshan for me and fired the first shot... In the end, he was blinded by profit and wanted my life for the sake of the processing factory, but Xu Baoshan died in vain. I also Look at it, what you sow will bear fruit. When Xiaohong’s matter is resolved, I will take Manni to Hong Kong. I have spent half my life in trouble, and I should enjoy the happiness. You are not awake and dare not make decisions on your own, Xu Baoshan’s corpse Placed in the basement, burial, cremation, and water burial is up to you. Mo Bai has Wanxiang to take care of him in Mu's family, and his father left such a rich inheritance to support him, but it's a pity that he has no father or mother when he was young."

It is true that what you sow causes what you want, because this incident implicated Su Shaojiu and harmed Xu Baoshan in vain, and the retribution also came.

Before Xu Baoshan died, he left a message for Ji Xingtang——

The water in the Huangpu River was too hard, so the ashes had to be scattered in the Qinhuai River.

The ashes had to be scattered in the Qinhuai River, and the water in Jinling was worthy of his flair.

Hate the secret agents of the Blue Shirts?Still hate Feng Youqiao?Still hate Yan Zhaoling?Still hate Bai Xiaohong?He really didn't have that much energy to hate anyone.

In the dead of night, Ji Xingtang couldn't sleep anymore, it turned out that losing someone was only overnight, and God didn't even give him a chance to refute.This reminded him of the feeling of being weak and helpless many years ago - he hid behind the crack of the door and saw his mother holding the coffin and weeping, his father played hide-and-seek with him the night before, and suddenly died suddenly the next morning, until he Kneeling in front of his father's tombstone in sackcloth and filial piety, he didn't even understand why people died suddenly.Just like back then, he watched his mother being tortured by the plague. Even if he had not personally experienced the pain of lingering, his mother still told him not to miss his homework, and taught him the sage words while lingering on the bed, "Look up!" Be worthy of the heavens, and never be ashamed of others.” When she returned her last breath to God, she lost her soul.

He already knows the taste of loss—tasteless, all the tastes in the world are tasteless in his mouth.

Ji Xingtang got up and went to Bai Xiaohong's room.Bai Xiaohong slept soundly on his side, and his breathing was shallow and steady. If it wasn't for him, he might have been bombed to death like those policemen.

Ji Xingtang lightly lifted his arms that were exposed outside the quilt and stuffed them into the quilt.

Ji Xingtang is confident that he is still stuck in Bai Xiaohong's memory, even if it is sometimes illusory, after all he loves himself the most and hates himself the most.However, mind reading is not listening to the dice, this time he lost the bet, and lost completely.Bai Xiaohong couldn't remember himself at all, he was very indifferent and flat to himself, and ignored him, as if deliberately pretending to be a play on the spot.

Ji Xingtang ignored him, and went to Nanjing City with Brother Baoshan's ashes and Xu Mobai.When he arrived at Xu's old house, it was Xu Baoshan's father who met him. Only then did he know that Xu Baoshan was the illegitimate son left behind by his aunt and servants. At home, they don't allow Mo Bai to recognize his ancestors.

That night, he lingered in the clang and gurgling of the pipa by the Qinhuai River, and dumped Brother Baoshan's ashes on the Yanbo River while drunk, letting him flow away with the fragrance and fat, and return to be a romantic in the next life.Ji Xingtang was hungover in the painting boat, and asked Mo Bai to take a sip of wine, his drunk face flushed, and the two rootless people cuddled each other and fell drunk in an old dream.

Ji Xingtang found He Wenshu again, and explained the matter of Baoshan brother. The man was sincere and daring, thinking of his old friend and the war situation in Shanghai, he directly donated a batch of arms, and all the money he saved was exchanged for food and medicinal materials.Ji Xingtang went to look for Feng Youqiao again, but he didn't want to see him, so he had to let a trustworthy person hand it over to Feng Youqiao, and left in a hurry.Taking advantage of Bai Xiaohong's influence in the press, Ji Xingtang mobilized major newspapers, radio stations, and radio stations in Shanghai to report the heroic deeds of the [-]th Route Army's heroic fight against the Japanese invaders, and let the Chinese people know that in a time of rampant foreign powers, weak government, and Japanese oppression At that time, there was such a team in Shanghai.

Sure enough, the next day, a citizen anonymously donated 1 yuan, and an overseas Chinese in San Francisco raised a huge sum of 20 yuan, and stated that if the Chinese government declared war on Japan, it would donate 100 million yuan in military pay.In addition, the two armies fought fiercely, and the military supplies were seriously depleted. After a charge, a large amount of reinforced concrete, sacks and sandbags were needed to build fortifications, and field reporters reported that the [-]th Route Army was still fighting tenaciously in single clothes in the cold winter.As soon as the news came out, donations from all over the country enthusiastically sent a large amount of supplies and cotton clothes to support them in fighting.

The busier Ji Xingtang was, the more fulfilled he felt, and the more scared he felt.Everything he is doing now is using his status and prestige. If Bai Xiaohong collapses, no matter how capable he is, he will be unable to support him alone.

The good news is that since the January [-]th Incident, the Nineteenth Route Army has fought bravely against the enemy, and the Japanese army has suffered a continuous defeat. After every defeat, they immediately demanded a ceasefire and put forward brutal ceasefire conditions-the Nineteenth Route Army withdrew from Shanghai, and the two sides immediately Ceasefire.The representative of the Japanese side said that the Japanese army's attack on the Zhabei area was permitted by international conventions and received the understanding of a National Defense Force.This lie was exposed on the spot, and finally, with the participation of the mayor of Shanghai, the head of the [-]th Route Military Region, and the British, French and American ambassadors to Shanghai, an agreement was reached with the Japanese side: a three-day ceasefire between the two sides.

Ji Xingtang was so busy with state affairs that he was relieved to have achieved results, but he was helpless with family affairs.

When Bai Xiaohong was stupid, he liked to go to Xiaohong.After it was razed to the ground, patches of saplings were transplanted, but none of them had blossomed yet.He didn't let Ji Xingtang approach, and Ji Xingtang was watching from the side.Bai Xiaohong grabbed a handful of seeds, dug a neat row of shallow pits, put the seeds in one by one, covered them with soil, and watered them.After doing this, he wondered why he wanted to bury the seeds. After thinking about it for a long time, he smirked when he couldn't figure it out. Then he directly scraped the soft wet mud with his hands, made clay figurines with the mud, squatted on the ground and squeezed seven of them in one breath. , looked at these clay figurines, was fascinated, and named them one by one. The one with two small braids was called Du Wanxiang, the ugliest and fiercest one was called Old Man, the one with the pretty smile was called Sister Xiang, and the one who sat down and bowed his head. The name is Du Ziming, and the dumb one is Yan Zhaoling.There was another one with a vague face but couldn't think of a name. He looked at it and put it down gently, holding the smallest and most delicate clay figurine in his palm, treating it like a treasure and muttering to himself, "Sugar... "Tanger", he shook his head again, "No, no...it's Yi Ting", looking up at the sunset, he suddenly realized and made up his mind, "It's Yi Ting, Yi Ting is back. Then he threw those little clay figurines together, leaving only the one that couldn't be named. He glanced at Ji Xingtang secretly and asked him softly, "What's your name? What's your name? Your name is... what name?"

Ji Xingtang couldn't tell what it was like, but this person was ridiculously stupid.Bai Xiaohong is full of childlike innocence, but Ji Xingtang's thoughts are dirty. He wants to do the most nasty things with him on the bed, insult and torture each other, and the pain is real. If this continues, his last sanity will be swallowed up .

The signing of the ceasefire agreement could have relaxed the tense heartstrings, but what people did not expect was that only two days later, the Japanese side tore up the agreement and launched a new round of attacks on Zhabei, which had been under attack for a long time.The ceasefire they proposed before was just to buy time for reinforcements to arrive. When their supplies, troops, and heavy weapons were transferred to the battlefield, they immediately broke their promises and carried out heavy bombing.Fortunately, the Nineteenth Route Army did not slack off, and Nanjing sent Zhang Zhizhong to lead an elite force to reinforce the Nineteenth Route Army urgently.

Bai Xiaohong was under the care of Eisen, and he lived easily if he was a fool, so Ji Xingtang took Mo Bai back to his small mansion if he didn't want to have any entanglements with him to torture himself.That day, after coaxing Mo Bai to sleep, Ji Xingtang heard a knock on the door, went to open it and saw Lu Jinlang.

Lu Jinlang's face was flushed, and he walked in out of breath. Ji Xingtang poured him a glass of water, "Don't worry, talk slowly if you have anything to say."

Lu Jinlang drank too fast and was choked up. He coughed for a long time before recovering. He patted his chest and said in shock, "Brother-in-law, I'm fine. If your subordinates stop me, it will be."

Ji Xingtang was confused and asked him what was going on?Lu Jinlang took a while to speak clearly, "Brother-in-law, I came back late from school today. I met your subordinate on the way, and he chased me after I ran, scaring me to death. I turned around and beat him up. Yes. When I asked him if he was chasing me, but to find you, he said something big, the Japanese are going to invade the concession!"

"What!" Ji Xingtang was taken aback, "Can you explain clearly? What do you mean by fighting the concession?!"

Lu Jinlang said, "It's true. Your eyes and ears saw the Japanese entering the foreign concession. You were supposed to report to you, but I interfered. After the two of us were exposed, he was shot and killed by the Japanese to cover me. Send someone to check it out!"

Ji Xingtang immediately called his cronies and asked him to bring someone to investigate, and waited anxiously until midnight before the news came through the phone.

"How? Have you checked it out?"

"Second Master, I found out. The Japanese first sneaked into the area of ​​Lafayette Road and Qiqi Road with thousands of soldiers, and the detachments lived in the shops or homes of Japanese expatriates. In the past two days, they have sent a large number of Japanese troops into the concession. The purpose is not clear, but the total strength of the Japanese army is now 7000."

Ji Xingtang frowned, the Japanese are really crazy.The French Concession is such a small place, the French consuls can make a lot of black-hearted money in the commercial war, but in the war, the Japanese army is enough to raze the concession to the ground.Ji Xingtang calmed down, "No matter what the purpose is, go to inform the mayor first. If the situation is serious, let him report it to the Nanjing government. By the way, he will be sent to the military headquarters to inform the commander of the matter, and let them step up the deployment of defense in various regions."

Ji Xingtang hung up the phone, unable to calm down for a long time, he rubbed his brows, and guessed about seven or eight points.Although the total strength of the Japanese army in Shanghai reached 300, 5 warships, and more than [-] aircraft, they were still unable to break through the [-]-man defense line of the [-]th Route Army for more than ten days, and the commanders were changed again and again.The newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Japanese army was eager for success. He knew that both China and Japan must abide by international conventions, so he was stationed in Zhabei to start the war. Few soldiers, lax defense.Therefore, the Japanese probably wanted to use the French Concession to outflank the [-]th Route Army from within, and thus violated the agreement by adding troops to the concession.

Ji Xingtang calmed down a bit. Seeing that Lu Jinlang was a little sleepy, he said, "I'll send someone to take you back. It's not peaceful recently. Be careful."

Lu Jinlang nodded shyly, got into the car and asked again, "Have you found Zixuan? If you find him, you must tell me."

Ji Xingtang nodded, "You can find it if you're alive."

Just as Ji Xingtang sent Lu Jinlang away, Yan Zhaoling set up another door. He was in a hurry and cut straight to the point, "Xingtang, I've heard about it. What should I do about this matter? If there is a big trouble, I will definitely ask that Frenchman to come forward. At that time, Xiao Xiao will be involved." Hong will reveal his secrets!"

Ji Xingtang also panicked. Bai Xiaohong is a Chinese director of the Public Board of Directors, and he must be the one to take the lead in matters involving the French Concession.It's good that Bai Xiaohong doesn't speak, but if he speaks, it will definitely arouse suspicion.Ji Xingtang sighed and said in relief, "Second brother, don't worry. Usually, big brother rarely goes to this kind of meeting, and he can't say a few words when he goes. I will explain a few things to him tomorrow. After passing this level, I will Just send someone to send him abroad for treatment, and nothing will happen if you keep the news away."