Chapter 61 (1/2)
On the eve of the wedding of the century, a major event happened in Shanghai.
After the Fengtian incident, the anti-Japanese sentiment in the country rose. The No. 1 textile factory in Shanghai-Sanyou Textile Factory is no exception. It spontaneously organized an anti-Japanese volunteer army of as many as 400 people to drill before going to work every day, vowing to regain the three northeastern provinces. In another daily drill, five Japanese monks came to provoke at the entrance of the factory and clashed.
Of course outnumbered, one Japanese monk died and one was seriously injured.
This incident caused an uproar among Japan and the Japanese in China. The status of monks is very high in Japan. The commander of the Japanese Navy directly intervened and made four unreasonable demands: a public apology, severe punishment of the murderer, compensation for economic losses, and banning all civil resistance against Japan. organization.
Xu Rui’an, the head of the military department, advocates seeking peace. And there are not a few people in Shanghai who support his ideas.
But Lin Daoshan, the minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, raised an objection. There is a strange thing about this matter. It is the professional thugs who hurt people. It cannot be ruled out that the Japanese side invited to mix with the Chinese side to cause trouble. If we make concessions, not only will the people feel chilly, but also these Japanese invaders will be able to make progress. National finances are already very tight due to the war, how can we allocate funds for such unreasonable demands?
The two future relatives were tit-for-tat on this matter, and tacitly decided to postpone the wedding until the situation subsided.
The matter has not been finalized yet, dozens of members of the Japanese Overseas Chinese Youth Comrades Association couldn’t bear it. They set fire to the Sanyou Textile Factory during the night, and killed three Chinese patrols from the Ministry of Industry and Technology who came to organize the fire fighting.
In the afternoon of the next day, He Yang Zhenwu incited 1,200 Japanese expatriates to assemble on Wenjianshi Road and march along North Sichuan Road, demanding “justification”. When approaching Qiujiang Road on the way, riots began and attacked Chinese shops. Unrest broke out.
So far, it is very obvious that the Japanese side is deliberately causing trouble. Want an excuse to start a war.
Chen Shu, commander of the 19th Route Army who was in charge of defending Shanghai, advocated fighting. Xu Xingcheng was still on vacation, and when he heard the news at home breakfast, he threw the newspaper angrily. “The little Japanese devil crawled on top of his head! Let’s kill him without leaving a piece of armor.”
Xu Rui’an looked at her son and took a sip of coffee slowly. “The courage of a man. In the opinion of the chairman, there must be no war now. Let’s adapt.”
Sure enough, the Nanjing government misjudged the situation. It is thought that Japan has already assembled its forces for the general offensive to make a provocation. We are not prepared enough, and will inevitably be defeated in a rash battle. Therefore, the mayor of Shanghai was rushed to call: “We should take the preservation of the Shanghai economic center as the prerequisite, and only take a moderate attitude towards Japan’s requirements. We should immediately convene all walks of life to explain, and there must be no conflicts that cause the Shanghai market to be violently seized.”
“Mr. Qian, you should do something.” Migaomei, Luo Fusheng sat in a leather chair, his slender legs resting on the table. One hand is holding the telephone receiver, and the other is holding a wine glass.
“I’m not greedy for life and fear of death. I am willing to be the first to rush to kill the Japanese. But so many brothers from the Qinggang follow me. This time our Qinggang jumped out, completely torn from the Japanese. A little careless whole. The Green Gang will be destroyed. Luo Fusheng, are you really trying to lure me into the game for your own desires?”
Luo Fusheng drank all the wine in his hand. “As many people as your youth help, my Hong Gang will send out as many people as I am. Luo Fusheng included. But all in the name of your Youth Gang. Think about the people’s reaction to the Nationalist Government now. You are righteous and respond to each other. What are you afraid of.”
“Then what do you plan? If things are really like what you said, then the Qing Gang will replace the Hong Gang in Shanghai.”
“There are no eggs under the nest? Only by guarding this country can we talk about sharing the world equally.”
Luo Fusheng’s remarks made Qian Kuohai a little bit like. Last time in the car, he said that he would join hands with the Japanese against the Japanese. He was just a mindful attitude. After all, this young man made some sort of appearance. “Does your foster father know about this?”
“He doesn’t know.” Luo Fusheng did not discuss these plans with Hong Zhengbao. But he believed that the foster father would guess his intentions. It is the best preservation not to involve him at this time.
“You kid is quite bold. Don’t worry, I am also a moralist, Qian Kuohai. One day, when China is restored, I will make public what you have done today and return you innocent.”
“It’s all fake names.” Luo Fusheng finished speaking and hung up the phone. Called Luo Cheng to come in. “Acheng, how long have you been with me?”
“Brother, why do you suddenly ask such a thing? Who remembers it so clearly. For more than ten years.”
“It’s thirteen years.” Luo Fusheng sighed. “If I let you leave the Hong Gang, would you be willing?”
“What!” Luo Cheng was surprised. “Big brother, what do you want to do?”
“You are not the only one. Take away all Migaomei’s subordinates, as well as those whom you have trusted in the Hong Bang. Go and take refuge in Qiankuohai.”
Luo Cheng was completely confused. He would never believe that Luo Fusheng would betray the Hong Gang. But doing this now, what is it if it is not a betrayal? He pondered for a long while. “Can you give me a reason?”
“I can’t say for the time being, but what I did is absolutely worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. If you don’t want to, I can also find other people. I know you grew up in Hong Bang, which is also very difficult for you.”
“I picked it up from the street by you and Uncle Luo. Since the eldest brother said that this matter is worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, I must do it! You can tell. How to do it?”
“Tomorrow the Mayor of Shanghai will announce that it will accept the four requests made by the Japanese. The Youth Gang will take this opportunity to attack the Japanese Overseas Chinese Comrade Youth Association on Tanggu Road. I want you to instigate the Hong Gang brothers to join together, but you must never reveal that it is me or What Lord Hong means. Everything is your own patriotic consciousness, and you want to reveal your intention to break with the Hong Gang for this matter.”
“This…” Luo Fusheng’s words contained too much information, and Luo Cheng would not be able to react for a while. “Isn’t these news all internal government intelligence? How would you know, big brother?”
“Don’t ask too much. The more you know, the more dangerous you are. Just do it.”
Sure enough, at noon the next day, Shanghai Mayor Wu Fang announced the “reconciliation” agreement on the radio. In the afternoon, the Qing Gang launched an attack. More than 3,000 people were gathered to besiege the Japanese Overseas Chinese Comrade Youth Association. Luo Fusheng also pretended to be in ambush.
In the high-end western restaurant, Huang Xinghan and Lin Ruomeng are sitting at the same table.
The new movie “Two Butterflies” they starred in was released a while ago. In the movie, Hong Lan and Lin Ruomeng star in a pair of sisters who fall in love with the same man (played by Huang Xinghan).
Fluttershy, played by Lin Ruomeng, misses her lover and takes care of her sister’s entanglement. Shining brilliantly in the movie, and Hong Lan both became Shanghai’s hottest female stars. He also became friends with similar interests with Huang Xinghan.
Because of marriage, Hong Lan announced her retirement after marriage. This movie may be the last time the two of them collaborated.
From time to time, Hong Lan would ask her to go out for a drink and chat and feel distressed. She still couldn’t accept the fact that she was going to marry Xu Xingcheng, but what happened at the hotel that night left her no position to toss. I had to admit my fate and marry as a woman after the war subsided.
And Lin Ruomeng was even more upset because of what he knew in Chongming Village that day, and no one could tell. The two flowers and jade girls are like roses with curled edges.