Crimson Dawn

"Brother Wen Qing, brother Wen Qing." Someone was calling Chen Ke.The distant voice echoed at the edge of Chen Ke's consciousness.

"I have to sleep for a long time. Now is not the time to sleep. I have to set an example, and I have to get up and work." These days, Chen Ke struggled to open his eyes by repeatedly strengthening his brainwashed self-emphasis.

I saw Qi Huishen and Hua Xiongmao standing beside him, one on the left and one on the right, and they were whispering, "Let's carry him to the dormitory."

"No need to lift it. Zheng Lan, go find Brother Wu and let him come." After Chen Kegang finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the sky outside, which had already begun to darken.He raised his watch and looked at it. He had slept for less than two hours.

"Did I sleep for an hour, or for a day?" Chen Ke asked quickly.

"You slept for an hour. It's getting dark, we are afraid that you will catch cold, and we are going to move you to the dormitory."

Hearing this, Chen Ke felt relieved for a while. "At least it didn't waste the insignificant time of treatment." He murmured.Touching his face with his hand, Chen Ke remembered an important matter again, he hurriedly asked Hua Xiongmao: "Zhenglan, how is the rabbit? Is it alive?"

"The rabbits are all alive. I just told Huishen to feed the rabbits more water. It seems that they can last until tomorrow."

"Well, new sand needs to be spread on the ground. Rabbit urine is poisonous." Chen Ke said hastily.

Seeing Chen Ke's delirious and rambling appearance, Hua Xiongmao persuaded, "Brother Wenqing, you'd better go and rest for a while. You are so tired."

"Everyone is tired. You are not much better. By the way, where is Yougou?"

Hua Xiongmao pointed to another reclining chair, "Just as you lay down, Miss You just said that we would not disturb you, and then she sat down and fell asleep."

Chen Ke took a look, only to see You Gou slumped on the chair with his face up.His face was snow-white, his breathing was fast, and he looked like a seriously ill patient.This startled Chen Ke. "Hurry up and call Xiaolan in. Cook some hot porridge. Let You Gou drink the porridge and rest. Don't make him sick from exhaustion."

Xiao Lan entered the room in response, and was about to wake You Gou up when Chen Ke hurriedly stopped her. "First cook the porridge, let it cool, and boil the hot water. Yougou is up now, how can you eat and wash your face? Xiaolan, you feed Yougou half a bowl of porridge, then serve Yougou to wash her face, and give her Soak her feet. Then send her to bed."

When Chen Ke said it as if the master ordered the servant, Xiaolan's expression turned ugly when he heard it.She froze for a while, but didn't listen to Chen Ke's words.Xiaolan put one hand on Yougou's shoulder, ready to gently wake Yougou up.Chen Ke grabbed Xiao Lan's shoulder and pulled her away from You Gou.

"Do you know how to serve people?" Although Chen Ke's voice was low, his tone was extremely severe.

Xiaolan still knew how to advance and retreat, she just swung her shoulders and broke free from Chen Ke's palm.Or it was because she was surrounded by a group of big men, and she didn't dare to make a mistake.Xiaolan retreated a few steps, finally turned her head and left the room, and trotted back to the girls' dormitory.

Chen Ke ignored her, and said to Hua Xiongmao, "Zhenglan, go to Brother Wu and tell him that the medicine is ready. Please ask him to find someone to test the medicine as soon as possible. The sooner the better, the best time to start now."

"Okay." Hua Xiongmao looked worriedly at Chen Ke, and then at the direction of the girls' dormitory.Finally went out.

"It will be deep, let's boil water and porridge together."

"Wen Qing, you..." Qi Huishen stopped speaking halfway through, not because he hesitated to speak, but because he didn't know what to say.

"Hui Shen, I know you think I'm meddling in my own business. But I have this temper. Since You Hou is working here, I have to be responsible."

"How about I call my maid to serve You Gou?"

"What kind of servant! This is Xiaolan's job, okay?" Chen Ke said angrily in a low voice, while pulling Qi Huishen into the yard, "Everyone thinks that serving people is a lowly job, and this is a social problem. In the new era, there will be no distinction between high and low birth. There are only differences in work, not in status. However, this is not the way to do work. You Gou is so tired, just shake her up, she Cold how to do?"

"Brother Wen Qing, this is the maid of Yougou's family, it's not convenient for us to talk about it. I'll take my maid..."

"No need. You Gou is so tired today. Now that the medicine is ready, she can go to work during the day."

The courtyard was very quiet, Zhou Yuanxiao had already heard the quarrel, and he had silently started to light the stove to boil water as usual.Seeing Zhou Yuanxiao's busy work, Chen Ke's heart moved.He wanted to get briquettes for a long time, but he couldn't start a business because he didn't have any money on hand.If the income of pharmaceuticals can really reach the expected level, the briquette project can really start.

Chen Ke didn't speak, Qi Huishen said suddenly: "Brother Wenqing, I've heard of a friend who takes care of you with all your heart. You don't need to save us, you take care of us like this. You are really a good man."

"Huh?" Chen Keqi Huishen was a little surprised when he said this. "Hui Shen, are we all revolutionary comrades?"

"Yes."

"Revolution is not about killing your father and mother to make a revolution? Who dares to associate with such a person? After you get to know this kind of person, this kind of person will let you die, die. Is this a revolution? This is a reminder!"

"Brother Wenqing said so." Qi Huishen had gradually gotten used to Chen Ke's thoughts, and Qi Huishen quite agreed with Chen Ke's revolutionary views.

Zhou Yuanxiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected, "Wen Qing, didn't you say last time that the revolution will overthrow the Manchus? Doesn't this mean you have to work hard? You have to die."

As soon as Zhou Yuanxiao said this, Qi Huishen looked at Chen Ke with bright eyes.Zhou Yuanxiao was right.

Chen Ke didn't expect Zhou Yuanxiao to ask such a question, and he really didn't know how to answer it.But this question cannot be avoided. If it is avoided, everything Chen Ke said will be questioned.The drowsiness dissipated instantly, and Chen Ke woke up.Quickly turning his ideas around, Chen Ke replied: "The comrades and comrades who are engaged in military struggles naturally know that they will encounter death. Those comrades and comrades will definitely be afraid of death, not afraid of death." No one has ever been born yet. But since we are engaged in this job, our task is to defend the new regime and our comrades who are engaged in other jobs. If the enemy wants to shoot you, first step over our dead bodies."

The decisive words made Qi Hui feel a throbbing, he stared at Chen Ke, who seemed to have recovered from exhaustion.Although his face was still pale, the blood in his eyes had quickly receded.Chen Ke didn't have that kind of complacent gesture, it seemed that he just said something ordinary.He went to the well in the yard and drew water from the well.

Although he also thought that the revolution would encounter death, Qi Huishen didn't really feel it when he didn't meet it himself.The absolute sense of trust between revolutionary comrades in Chen Ke's words made Qi Hui feel a sense of high spirits.And Chen Ke's ordinary actions not only did not weaken Qi Huishen's sense of trust, on the contrary, this Chen Ke who was always on the front line of work was just so convincing.

Chen Ke washed his face, and when he observed the recent situation of the rabbits, the water quickly heated up, and there was cold porridge left.Zhou Yuanxiao used a steamer to boil the water, and the porridge was also warmed up along the way.Chen Ke went in and shook You Gou to wake him up, You Gou got up in a daze, drank the porridge in two gulps in the yard, and washed his face with hot water.Chen Ke was also embarrassed to let You Gou wash his feet openly in front of everyone.Watching You Gou staggering into the girls' dormitory.Chen Ke said, "Let's have dinner too."

Usually at this time, the people from Yougou's family should also send them back.Youjia was on time, as usual, the butler came in with a food box, polite and thoughtful, and greeted everyone with a lack of enthusiasm.Today is accompanied by Yougou's second brother.The two brothers and sisters are quite similar in appearance only in face shape and nose.

"Mr. You, thank you very much." Chen Ke greeted him with a smile.

The second young master of Youjia scanned around the workshop and laboratory, but he didn't see Yougou.When he saw Chen Ke's pale face, his dissatisfaction eased a little.

"Mr. Chen, my sister has not been home for a long time. If Mr. Chen is not busy here, I would like to take my sister home. The parents at home miss her very much." Very polite.

"Yes, we are not so busy here anymore. And Miss You has been busy for a long time, I think I should go home and have a good rest." Chen Ke replied.

"Then I'll ask sister-in-law to get up now."

Chen Ke originally wanted to stop him a little bit, but he was worried that if the Second Young Master You met Wu Xingchen, it would easily cause unnecessary trouble.He nodded.

Second Young Master You entered the girls' dormitory, and after a while, Second Young Master You came out of the dormitory with an angry expression on his face.Without explaining anything, Second Young Master You just bowed his hands to Chen Ke, turned around and left.

Second Young Master You walked for less than 15 minutes when Wu Xingchen and Hua Xiongmao walked into the yard together.Chen Ke felt happy in his heart that they didn't let the two meet.

"Is the medicine ready for use?" Wu Xingchen asked in a low voice as soon as he entered the laboratory.

"It's ready to use." Chen Ke has already seen the test bench, and no one has touched anything on it.This batch of medicine is produced with the raw materials after the second purification, and the total amount is not small.There is no problem in treating thirty or fifty people.

"Then leave." Wu Xingchen said.

Chen Ke put the syringe and seven needles prepared a long time ago with normal saline, alcohol cotton balls and so on into the medicine box.After checking it again, Chen Ke said. "It will be deep, you go with me."

After hearing this, Hua Xiongmao's eager expression immediately became a little depressed.Wu Xingchen and Qi Huishen were about to reach the door, and Chen Ke called over, "From today on, no one is allowed to enter the laboratory except the five of us. Especially that Xiaolan. Watch closely."

"Don't worry. I've been paying attention." Hua Xiongmao said seriously with a resolute smile on his lips.

"Of course I trust Zheng Lan."

After speaking, Chen Ke carried a lantern, checked the flashlight in his pocket, and then followed Wu Xingchen and the others.

The door opened again, and Chen Ke and Qi Huishen entered the room together wearing masks.It was already dark, and under the light of the lantern, the inside of the house was like ghosts.

The smell inside the room was still disgusting, and the women looked even weaker.The abscesses on their faces have deteriorated a lot in the past few days, and the pale faces and red abscesses look even more terrifying.The women still remembered Chen Ke, Chen Ke didn't listen to what they said, he asked Qi Huishen to hold the lantern, and injected medicine into the women's veins one by one.

Perhaps it was because of the last "visit" here that Chen Ke got used to it a little bit, maybe it was because Chen Ke's eyes were only focused on the girls' arms.Or having Qi Huishen by his side made Chen Ke feel a little at ease.This time Chen Ke's feeling was obviously not as terrifying as last time, but Qi Huishen's arm holding the lantern kept trembling slightly.In the end, Qi Huishen had no choice but to put the lantern beside the women's "beds".

The injection speed cannot be fast, Chen Ke looked at his watch and pushed the syringe slowly.Before coming in, he asked the owner of the brothel again, and the owner confirmed that five people were indeed the first to get sick at his place.But whether it was the first time the disease occurred, he couldn't guarantee it.Chen Ke barely remembered the appearance of that reasonable woman and the other woman.It has to be said that even if he couldn't remember, Chen Ke would never ask them again.

After injecting the other five women with drugs, Chen Keqiang resisted the urge to inject the two women with specific drugs, and only gave them two injections of normal saline.The medicine is poisonous, no matter from which point of view, it is dangerous and unreasonable to inject them.There is no other reason not to do it except that Chen Ke's compassion is against it.

After the injection, Chen Ke hardened his heart and didn't listen to what the women said.He took Qi Huishen and left.

I saw Wu Xingchen mumbling something with the brothel owner in a corner.Chen Ke ignored them, and left the courtyard with Qi Huishen.

All the way to the street, Qi Huishen remained silent.When he was almost at the workshop, Qi Huishen said in a low voice, "It's so miserable."

"En." Chen Ke didn't want to say anything other than this answer.

"Wen Qing, I've never seen anything like this before."

"Ah."

Qi Huishen wanted to say something, seeing that Chen Ke didn't explain anything to himself like before, and thinking of Chen Ke's non-stop and sleepless actions these years, Qi Huishen didn't say a word.

After dinner, Chen Ke called everyone together.Du Zhenghui and the others couldn't help staying up all night like this, and they couldn't help being bored, and the boys' dormitory was not big, so they only came during the day and went back at night.Now that Yougou is still sleeping, Chen Ke only said a few words to his comrades, "No one should reveal this news. I'm going to sleep." After speaking, Chen Ke walked back to the dormitory and fell on his head. After making the bunk, Chen Ke covered his body with the quilt, and then fell asleep.

Chen Ke woke up once in the middle, he turned over and fell asleep again.Later, around twelve o'clock, Chen Ke woke up from hunger. As soon as he left the dormitory hungry, he saw meals on the table in the yard, covered by a sarong.Wu Xingchen and several others were sitting at the table talking.

This was the first time Wu Xingchen gave Chen Ke a good look, and it was obvious that he was smiling from the bottom of his heart. "Brother Chen, you're up. I reckon you should be up too. It won't be long to prepare this table."

Chen Ke and Wu Xingchen greeted each other, but went straight to the toilet.After finishing the toilet, Chen Ke sighed comfortably and came out to wash his face.As soon as he sat down, Chen Ke asked, "How is the person?"

"The abscesses are starting to close."

"What about people?"

"All alive."

Chen Ke heaved a long sigh, but after hearing what Wu Xingchen said, Chen Ke couldn't help but realize that there was no one else there except for a few of his own people.

"Wen Qing, this is my own idea. You are so tired, you should rest more. I told everyone else to go back and rest first." Qi Huishen knew what Chen Ke was worried about. He said, "This morning, after Miss You got up, Said that she was also very tired, and went home first."

While Qi Huishen was speaking, Chen Ke had already drank a bowl of porridge.

"Where's the rabbit?" Chen Ke asked.

"Also alive."

"Wen Qing, you don't need to say so much. I'll see what you can do. What is this drug Wen Qing going to say." Wu Xingchen was in a good mood.At noon today, he forced the boss to open the door, and forced the bustard to go in and have a look.The bustard had an angry face when he went in, but when he came out, his face was full of joy.Seeing that the disease is cured so quickly, it is estimated that those prostitutes will be able to pick up customers soon, and the treatment is free, which is a good thing, the old bustard is naturally happy.

The brothel owner is even more shrewd, he knows how much business this medicine is so effective.He flattered Wu Xingchen in every possible way.He also warmly invited Wu Xingchen to come back to him, find the most beautiful one for Wu Xingchen, and play with him.Wu Xingchen's disgusting nose was almost crooked, and he raised his chin towards the small black room.The owner of the brothel felt that he had made a slip of the tongue at that time, he smiled dryly and hurriedly apologized to Wu Xingchen.

"Brother Wu must be talking about more than money?" Chen Ke asked while leaning over his desk and munching.

"Wen Qing, I don't care what you say to foreigners. But the brothers on the road, you have to give an explanation. Today, the boss of the brothel dared to follow me. If Wen Qing treats those people again, he will definitely be followed by them. Come to your door. Those rascals are not so easy to play. As the saying goes, good shoes don't step on stinky dog ​​shit. Why should Wen Qing get entangled with those people. Those bastards are crazy about money and can do anything. "

"Well, so what's the plan, Brother Wu?"

"Let me hear what Wen Qing thinks first."

Chen Ke said: "Brother Wu, you say that you don't care how I deal with foreigners. You are familiar with the things on the road. I should not say these things, but Brother Wu should teach me."

Seeing Chen Ke's firm attitude, Wu Xingchen said, "There are two ways. One is that I introduced Wen Qing to the Tiandihui. No one will dare to touch you in the future."

"What about the other one?"

"Wen Qing has helped me treat [-] people in the past few days. I will come to Wen Qing to get the medicine in the future, and I will pay [-]%. Seventy percent will go to Wen Qing. So today's idea is troublesome, it's nothing."

"Brother Wu, you are honest." Chen Ke couldn't help laughing after hearing these two conditions, "I said before that this medicine is very poisonous, and a few people in a hundred people will die. I won't say anything else. , if you join the Tiandihui, you let me treat the [-] people for free first, I am afraid there will be brothers from the Tiandihui. Do you want me to make atonement with three knives and six holes?"

Wu Xingchen just smiled when he heard that, Chen Ke had already refused to join the Tiandihui.In fact, Wu Xingchen didn't want Chen Ke to do this.

"Brother Wu, as for the second point, if I cooperate with foreigners, there will naturally be a brand of new medicine to be revealed. When this brand becomes popular, Brother Wu will sell this medicine privately, won't you be afraid that foreigners will trouble you? Me and Wu The purpose of cooperating with Brother Wu is to make Brother Wu earn money. We have more things to do in the future, and there are many places that need Brother Wu's help. We are just buying and selling this thing, so our vision is not long-term enough."

"Then what does Wenqing mean?"

"Brother Wu's ability, it shouldn't be that He Yifa is the only one under his command. Although I don't know how the brothers on the road work, but this money is indispensable. If Brother Wu comes to me to buy medicine, I will take [-]% of the money, can you How much? I mean, Brother Wu, just join us, we give Brother Wu money, and Brother Wu comes to gather brothers and make friends on the road. Isn’t that better?”

Wu Xingchen did not expect that Chen Ke would actually make such a request. Which one of the people who can command the wind and rain in Shanghai these days has no one in his hands?It's not that Wu Xingchen didn't want to do this, but he suffered from lack of money.Moreover, he is a foreigner after all, bearing the name of a hall master, but being restrained everywhere.If what Chen Ke said was not nonsense, Wu Xingchen could really flex his muscles.

"Why did Wenqing treat me like this? We didn't know each other before. Now that Wenqing pays, I naturally want to help Wenqing if I can, but Wenqing is not afraid that if I become bigger, it will be unfavorable to Wenqing. ?” Wu Xingchen wanted to know what Chen Ke was thinking no matter what.

"I am on the beach here in Shanghai, and the only brother I know on the road is Brother Wu. This is fate. I believe in fate the most. Moreover, Brother Wu is very senior, he knows how to measure, and can endure. This is not an ordinary person. I don't look for it." Brother Wu cooperates, who to cooperate with? This life is nothing more than a word of profit. Brother Wu and I make money together for the sake of profit. Just explain what is clear. And I have always believed that everyone has morality in their hearts. Brother and I used to deal with him, he was a very measured and moral person. If I get Brother Wu to stab me with a knife in the back, it only means that I have gone too far. Then I must have done something wrong, what do you have to do with Brother Wu?"

Although he was not very satisfied, this answer was within the acceptable level of Wu Xingchen.

"Since Wen Qing said so, then I might as well believe Wen Qing once. As I said, I can't handle such a big business alone. It will not be less money to dredge all joints and make friends on the road."

"I don't have any money right now, so I can help Brother Wu treat those thirty people. But, Brother Wu, I will charge you for every person I treat. Let's make an agreement that within one month , each person will be charged 50 taels first."

"Will the 50 Two Sessions be too expensive?" Wu Xingchen was surprised by the price.

"This month is considered a brand name, and the price is still low. In the future, the price of the medicine I sell to the British will be more expensive. At that time, we will talk about adjusting the price."

After negotiating this matter, Chen Ke will continue to treat those prostitutes.Wu Xingchen suggested not to go again.Chen Ke simply said: "This medicine has not been tested. It must be tested."

When the three of them went again, the brothel owner asked questions enthusiastically, Wu Xingchen was in charge of dealing with the boss, while Chen Ke and Qi Huishen remained silent.Just inject the drug and go.The condition of the prostitutes has improved greatly, so they are naturally happy.Even the two whores who weren't getting better looked a little radiant.

At night, Chen Ke gave them another injection of medicine.No one died.Chen Ke was finally relieved.Wu Xingchen led Chen Ke around in Shanghai and got rid of the followers.Qi Huishen took Chen Ke to He Zu Taoist.

Sure enough, as Qi Huishen said, He Zudao's illness had already developed quite severely, and when he saw Chen Ke and Qi Huishen rushing over, He Zudao's crying voice was already hoarse.And as Chen Ke thought, He Zudao's brother also started to get sick.After injecting the two with drugs, it was found that neither of them had any poisoning reaction, so Chen Ke went back with Qi Huishen.

"Wen Qing, why do you want to cooperate with this brother Wu?" Qi Hui couldn't understand.

Chen Ke pointed to the white coats on the two of them, "I wore these clothes to treat people last time, so I knew we couldn't hide this matter. If I really want to inquire about us, I'm sure I can find them."

"What does Wenqing think?"

"This thing, apart from being unable to cooperate with the officials of the Qing Dynasty, can cooperate with anyone. Whether it is foreign devils, brothers on the road, or some comprador businessmen. What everyone is looking for is money. Although they all want to be greedy, they all It can be negotiated. But Manqing's greed has reached the point where he won't give you any benefits at all, so we absolutely can't cooperate with them. If it doesn't work, I get up and leave. I made this medicine to save He Zudao. I also know that taking this medicine will cause endless trouble.”

"Wen Qing, if you want to go, He Zudao and I will go with you." Qi Huishen said seriously.

"I originally said that I would leave. At that time, no one said that they would follow me in the revolution. Now we have so many trusted comrades and know so many people. Why should we leave? Believe me, it will be deep. As a party member, Having mastered the knowledge that party members should master, nothing can hinder us." Chen Ke said confidently.