Spy War 1929

Chapter 318 Big Brother Has Face

Chen Ledao sat across from Xu Wenqiang holding a wine glass, the excitement of the dance hall was blocked by the two of them.

Chen Ledao's clothes in the past were all in a calm color system. Today, Xu Wenqiang was wearing a passionate red suit. Xu Wenqiang seemed a little uncomfortable. He stared at Chen Ledao's suit twice more.

"I think red is not bad, so I tried wearing it." Chen Ledao seemed to see Xu Wenqiang's thoughts, and said with a smile.

Xu Wenqiang nodded, didn't speak, just put out his hand in the ashtray to put out the cigarette.

The only cigarette butt lying alone in the ashtray.

"I heard that you are planning to leave Shanghai?" Chen Ledao asked.

Xu Wenqiang nodded and hummed.

When he first came here from Beiping, he had in mind the idea of ​​gaining a firm foothold in Shanghai Bund, and then making a big career out of it. He never thought that the end result would be that he would leave in despair after a year of busy work.

When I was a student, I was arrested and sent to prison while leading my classmates to a parade.Although he stayed in prison for several years, that experience did not change his mind, it just made him mature, and he was no longer as impulsive as when he was a student.

Although he was alone when he was released from prison, the loyalty of the student days in his heart was not wiped out by the cold prison.

He thought about coming to Shanghai to find Yanyun, so that she would no longer be alone in Shanghai and have someone to rely on; Determined to serve the country and live up to the earnest teachings of the gentlemen of the past...

He got his wish and came to Shanghai...

On his first day in Shanghai, he met Chen Ledao, who also came to Shanghai for the first time. The two had a congenial spirit at the train station and helped others together.

On the second day after he came to Shanghai, the only money he had on him was stolen and he was never found.

On the third day in Shanghai, he went to Shikumen to look for Yanyun, and learned that Yanyun was already the number one courtesan in Shanghai. People's evaluation of her was lacklustre, and he felt indescribably complicated.

On the fourth day of coming to Shanghai, I didn't find any job that could earn some money to feed my stomach. The aunt who sold breakfast on the street thought he was pitiful and gave him two buns.

On the fifth day after he came to Shanghai, he wanted to sell a few newspapers to earn some money to fill his stomach, but he was found by hooligans on the street, and the newspapers were torn up.

On the sixth day in Shanghai, he was a little confused, curled up and slept outside the door of Shikumen, where Yanyun used to live, and he didn't know where to go other than here.

On the seventh day, he met Yanyun.

There is no loneliness as imagined, no weakness and helplessness as imagined, except for others' bad evaluation of her, everything else is fine.

But she has changed, she is no longer the Fang Yanyun she was back then.I couldn't tell if it was disappointment or what.

Seeing that she was doing well, he was relieved, but he didn't want to stay here, and left with aloofness.Then she ran into walls everywhere and couldn't get enough to eat, until she found herself again and found someone to arrange a job for herself...

All the good things I had imagined, but after I actually came to Shanghai, all of them came to naught.

It looks beautiful, but it is actually broken with a poke.

He wanted to make a fortune in Shanghai by himself, but in the end he couldn't even get enough to eat. In the end, he relied on her to settle down in Shanghai.

I can't say I despise what Yanyun did, but I do feel disappointed.But in the end, it depends on her to gain a firm foothold in Shanghai...

Pride is coldly photographed by the sea of ​​reality.

It was so difficult for me as a big man to come to Shanghai, and the difficult situation she had when she came to Shanghai was even more obvious, so why blame her?

During these days in Shanghai, he looked at the scenery, and everyone called him Manager Xu, but only he knew what was going on behind the scenes.

He knew very well that all of this was possible thanks to Yanyun.

For a proud person, this is worse than killing him.If it was back then, he would have left angrily, but the years of prison life in prison had taught him to accept it.

Over the past year, whenever he looked at the starry night sky through the window late at night, the confusion and melancholy in his heart would appear in his eyes.The more stars there are and the busier the sky is, the more he can feel the loneliness in his heart.

Xu Wenqiang looked at the wine glasses on the table and was fascinated for a moment.

Chen Ledao didn't urge, just waited quietly.

Soon, Xu Wenqiang seemed to come back to his senses. He looked at Chen Ledao who was sitting across from him, his eyes were full of complexities.

When the two came to Shanghai at the same time, it was the first time they set foot here, and the other was even returning to China for the first time, but now, when the two sat together again, they were completely different.

For nearly two years, he had heard so many stories about the man in front of him.

It was the person in front of me who was younger than me. After coming to Shanghai with him, he did everything he had imagined, but he seemed to have not found his way out, and was even ready to leave in embarrassment.

A bit of bitterness emerged from the corner of Xu Wenqiang's mouth.

The other party is already a famous figure in Shanghai Bund, and is called the fourth tycoon of Shanghai Bund by outsiders, and he...

Xu Wenqiang shook his head, picked up his glass and took a sip of wine.

He is not jealous of Chen Ledao's achievements, but a little decadent.

Everything I imagined was not impossible, but I didn't do it.

Chen Ledao had a drink with Xu Wenqiang, and he saw the loneliness in Xu Wenqiang's eyes.

When the two came to Shanghai Beach together and met at the train station for the first time, although Xu Wenqiang was unshaven and dusty, the confidence in his eyes was unmatched by anyone.

Although Xu Wenqiang is dressed neatly and neatly now, the confidence in his eyes has turned into the loneliness he is now.

If it were someone else Xu Wenqiang, he might feel that he had succeeded, but the person in front of him obviously didn't think so.

"Where is Mr. Xu thinking about going? With all due respect, I don't think Mr. Xu's character is suitable for Shanghai Bund. I still say what I said at the beginning. I think Mr. Xu's affiliation should be to join the army."

Xu Wenqiang has no lack of knowledge, courage, or ability. What he lacks is a stage suitable for him.

The stage of Shanghai Bund is obviously not suitable for him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be on the trajectory that should have been a winner in life, but ended up with his family ruined and his family destroyed. Instead, Ding Li was fulfilled.

"Join the army..." Xu Wenqiang murmured.

Those words that he talked with Chen Ledao back then resurfaced in his mind.

He just wants to leave Shanghai now, but he has no good idea about where to go.

But since he came here, maybe he already has an idea in his heart, but he himself doesn't know it yet.

Chen Ledao nodded seriously, then smiled and said:

"If it weren't for my disposition being too loose, maybe I would have gone to military school as well."

Chen Ledao wanted to make the atmosphere more relaxed, Xu Wenqiang laughed too little, if Chen Xiaojun's stern face was pretending, then Xu Wenqiang really didn't know how to laugh much.

Maybe he used to, but after going through prison and all kinds of training in Shanghai, he really didn't smile much.

"People outside now know that I don't like Japanese people. Does Mr. Xu know why?"

Xu Wenqiang became more energetic. Although he didn't like the Japanese, Chen Ledao's attitude towards the Japanese was obviously not as simple as not liking the Japanese.

He was really curious about it.

Chen Ledao smiled, as long as you are interested!
"To be honest, I have always believed that there must be a war between China and Japan. Whether it was the Sino-Japanese naval battle or the recent Qingdao incident, the Japanese's wolfish ambitions have been clearly revealed.

"Nowadays, Japan's national strength is greater than that of our country, and Japan's mainland is only a few islands. They lack various resources. But our country, in terms of resources, can just satisfy their appetite..."

Chen Ledao told Xu Wenqiang in detail what he said about the current situation. In fact, Chen Ledao felt that there were by no means a small number of people who recognized the threat from Japan.

In this world, most people are smart people.Especially in this era, smart people emerge in endlessly on the land of China.How could so many smart people fail to see this.

The Japanese are now the only powerful country in Asia that can wrestle with European and American powers, and they are so close to China. They don't even let go of places like North Korea, so how can they ignore the vast land in front of them?

Today's nominal leader of the country must have many capable men and strangers under him. The ancients even said that others are not allowed to snore on the side of the couch. Evil tiger.

Chen Ledao is not a politician, he can't guess the thoughts of those big people.

What they were thinking, Chen Ledao didn't know, all he could do was to try his best, so that it would not be in vain to come to this era.

For example, the one in front of him, Chen Ledao felt that instead of letting him go around wasting time, it is better to go to the military academy to learn military skills. When the future war breaks out, he will more or less be a talent for resisting Japan.

"You think there must be a war between China and Japan, so you hate Japan so much?" Xu Wenqiang said.

He felt that Chen Ledao's statement seemed to be so reasonable, but he always felt that something was not quite right.

The two countries are at war, and Chen Ledao, as a member of one country, hates the people of the other country, that's okay.But he always felt that Chen Ledao's disgust seemed a little too deep.

After all, it hasn't happened yet, you just don't like it, so you can't go to this point, right?

Just find a few passers-by, they might not like those Japanese, but who would want to kill one if they catch one like Chen Ledao?

Is it natural to hate the sun?

Xu Wenqiang thought wildly in his mind.

The original melancholy mood has been reduced a lot.

"I don't even like invaders." Chen Ledao said lightly. He knew Xu Wenqiang's doubts, but he was not going to explain.

He knew very well that before the Anti-Japanese War broke out, before those tragic and unspeakable things happened, and before they were announced, many people probably hated the Japanese less than he did.

"Let's not talk about Japan, let's talk about the current situation. Our country is poor and weak, surrounded by great powers. Sooner or later, there will be wars. This is a troubled time, and it is the biggest stage of the era for soldiers.

"I think with Mr. Xu's ability, if he goes to the military academy for a few years to study advanced military knowledge, he will definitely be useless in the future. And this does not conflict with Mr. Xu's patriotism.

"For Mr. Xu, I really don't know what is more suitable for you than going to a military academy."

Chen Ledao said, seeing Xu Wenqiang lost in thought, he took out his previous words again.

"We said at the beginning that if Mr. Xu wants to go to the military academy, I can ask Mr. Zhou to help write a recommendation letter, and Mr. Xu can directly enter the Whampoa Military Academy.

"Mr. Xu has no idea where to go anyway. I suggest Mr. Xu to try it first. The army is pure, and capable people can show their talents in it. It should be a good place for Mr. Xu."

Today's Whampoa Military Academy is still pure or not, Chen Ledao doesn't know, but it is true that it is the highest military academy in China, no matter what, if you want to learn military knowledge, it is always better to go there than go to other places.

What's more, with Xu Wenqiang's character, I'm afraid it won't fit in with the style of the Kuomintang.

Even if you go to the Whampoa Military Academy and become a student of the principal, you will most likely become red in the end.

Chen Ledao is very confident in the Red Party's ability to attract talents.

After all, in today's Red Party, I don't know how many talents have been poached from the Nationalist Party!

This can be regarded as a reserve of talents for the organization.

"Want to go to the Whampoa Military Academy..." Xu Wenqiang lit a cigarette for himself again. While the cigarette butt was flickering, he was thinking about whether to go to the military academy.

Anyway, I don't know what to do, why don't I just take a look?
Xu Wenqiang was thinking, when suddenly, he froze.

He found that his heart seemed to be excited about going to the military academy! !
A cigarette burns out quickly,

There are two cigarette butts in the ashtray, it seems not so lonely.

Then follow the direction of your heart.

The expression in Xu Wenqiang's eyes gradually settled down.

That night, Chen Ledao made a phone call, and Zhou Wen appeared in the Yeweiyang Song and Dance Hall in a panic.

In the past few days, Zhou Wen fell in love with Chen Ledao's shooting club, and competed with Gu Haitang and Zhang Zixing in the club every day.

In the beginning, all three of them were rotten guns and baskets.

But Zhou Wen is worthy of being the future Zhou Weiguo. After a little training, his marksmanship quickly stood out from the three of them.

The three of them used ten rounds of marksmanship earlier, nine rounds on the wall and one round in the sky.

But after being taught by the club's shooting coach for a while, Gu and Zhang can guarantee that ten bullets will not fall on the target, while Zhou Wen can already ensure that the bullets will not fall outside the third ring. Possibly on the ten rings.

This made the other two scumbags feel astonished by Zhou Wen's talent when they felt that they had no face in comparison.

It was agreed to be mediocre and not to study, but I didn't expect this guy to be a talented person!

At this moment, those two untalented people are still wasting bullets in the club, and this curly dog ​​who plays the talent stream is already sitting next to Chen Ledao and Xu Wenqiang drinking together.

"I asked your father to write a letter of recommendation for the Whampoa Military Academy, is it still possible?" Chen Ledao asked Zhou Wen.

Of course, he couldn't go to the old man rashly and directly to find someone. He didn't think he had such a big face.

"No problem, I have already told the old man about Brother Qiang. Since he agreed at that time, he will definitely not count." Zhou Wen said loudly.

Zhou Wen knew that the old man seemed to pay special attention to the eldest brother (Chen Ledao) now. Although he didn't know why, he was sure that the old man was very optimistic about the eldest brother.

In the past, the old man had always been noncommittal about his friendship with his elder brother, but recently, the old man kept asking about his elder brother, and sometimes asked how Zhihui was doing with his elder brother, and even asked him to learn more from his elder brother.

The before and after attitude became all too obvious.

If it wasn't for his elder brother's surname Chen, and he had come back from abroad, he would have wondered if this was his own elder brother.

Now it is just asking the old man to help write a recommendation letter for the military school, which is definitely no problem.

Zhou Wen patted his chest and assured.

(End of this chapter)