Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 141 Puppet Manchukuo
The twilight outside the window, Meng Haoxiang stood quietly in front of the window with his hands behind his back, wearing a black coat, his figure was as tall as a mountain, and his eyes were dark and deep.He clenched his jaw tightly and said nothing, with a trace of fatigue and haggard on his face.

"No, you can't do this." Ye Zijin said firmly.

Seeing the tension in the atmosphere, Qu Xiangtian at the side smoothed things over and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry, we just killed a few Japanese wanderers, and the third brother has to avenge his revenge, otherwise how can the eldest brother explain to the brothers in Jin'antang."

Ye Zijin said: "But you didn't find the Japanese ronin who killed Qianjiang, but you chose to kill one by mistake than let one go. Now that the war in Shanghai is tense, the Japanese army is eager to do more such things so that they can be better. There is a reason to increase the troops to attack. Have you forgotten the provocation outside the Sanyou Industrial Co., Ltd. headquarters and the burning of the house of the Japanese ambassador to China Shigemitsu Aoi? Wouldn’t it be possible for them to catch the Japanese ronin by killing them at this time? "

Qu Xiangtian glanced at the silent Meng Haoxiang, and said: "This matter is all under the arrangement of the elder brother. We will kill whoever the elder brother tells our brothers to kill. We will not hesitate to avenge the third brother."

Ye Zijin sighed: "Could it be because of this that innocent people can be killed indiscriminately? The consequences will involve the lives of thousands of people, and artillery fire has no eyes..."

"Enough!" Meng Haoxiang shouted in a deep voice.

Ye Zijin saw that his face was sullen, so she stopped talking. She didn't believe that Meng Haoxiang hadn't considered the stakes of doing so. Perhaps Qian Jiang's death had brought him too much stimulation, which made him lose his own for a while. judge.She suddenly felt that this was a situation carefully planned by someone, who wanted to use Qian Jiang's death to arouse Jin'antang's hatred of the Japanese, and then create a reason for the Japanese to attack. The double pressure of the people is also in a precarious situation.

Meng Haoxiang turned to Qu Xiangtian and said, "Fourth brother, go back first, let me think about this matter before making arrangements."

Qu Xiangtian lowered his head unwillingly, sighed slightly, and gritted his teeth: "Brother, I know what my sister-in-law said is reasonable, but third brother's revenge is not avenged, I can't swallow this breath in my heart, I can't wait to kill the one who shot me." People's corpses are broken into thousands of pieces... No matter what you decide, big brother, please give an explanation to your brothers."

"Well, I know, I won't let any of those people go." Meng Haoxiang's eyes tightened, and he couldn't help clenching his hands into fists.

After Qu Xiangtian left, Meng Haoxiang sat on the sofa alone, propping his forehead with one hand, with a trace of sadness and silent anger written on his face.

Mrs. He brought a bowl of ginseng soup, and Ye Zijin took it and walked carefully to Meng Haoxiang's side. She knew that he hadn't closed his eyes very much these days.

"Drink some ginseng soup and think about it. Revenge is a matter of time." Ye Zijin sat beside him, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup and blew it gently, bringing it close to Meng Haoxiang's lips.

Meng Haoxiang didn't intend to drink at all, slowly pushed her hand away, and said dejectedly: "Why can't I find the person who killed the third child? Those people seem to have disappeared. After all, I am still incompetent. revenge……"

There was only one orange light in the living room. The light was warm, but not enough to dispel the darkness and cold of the winter night.Ye Zijin's fingers holding the spoon froze, and after putting down the bowl, he paused and said, "Actually, it's not that you are incompetent, maybe those people are already dead. The secret enemy has already planned all this, just waiting for Jin'an Action. You must not act impulsively now, I always feel that this is a trap, as long as Jin'antang takes action, you may easily find the bodies of the group of people who killed Qianjiang, and it will be hard to argue..."

Meng Haoxiang's eyes were deep and dignified, and he said for a long time, "I will make the Japanese pay the price."

At the beginning of February, the Japanese army once again attacked the Chinese defenders in Zhabei and Baziqiao. After being repelled, they launched a general offensive the next day, and the fighting gradually expanded to the front lines of Jiangwan and Wusong.Zhabei District suffered indiscriminate bombing by the Japanese army for several days in a row, hundreds of thousands of shops were bombed, and victims rushed into the concession.At the same time, the Japanese army aggressively attacked the Yunzaobang and Caojiaqiao lines. The [-]th Route Army fought fiercely, and the battle was very fierce.

Meng Haoxiang and Yu Guanshan, chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, organized the Anti-Japanese and Overseas Chinese Aid Committee in Shanghai. Yu Guanshan made a public speech denouncing the atrocities of the Japanese Communist Party and called on major companies to sever diplomatic relations with the Japanese economy.Qiao Zhiqing's Jardine Shipping scuttled more than a dozen freighters in order to prevent Japanese warships from approaching Wusongkou for reinforcements. Patriotic entrepreneurs donated their money to support the national army, and the tide of resistance against Japan was getting higher and higher.

In the office of Baohui Co., Ltd., after reading a telegram, Meng Haoxiang lit a match to burn it out. In the glass ashtray, the white paper scraps gradually curled up into a ball of charred black, and a slender wisp of blue smoke rose .

"Shanghai is shedding blood and sacrificing to resist the Japanese. How can they send troops to fight Ganzhou now? Isn't this batch of goods sent to weaken the strength of Shanghai's anti-enemy forces, so they can't be sent." Meng Haoxiang said firmly.

Secretary Luo looked distressed, "But..."

"Try to delay as long as possible first, and wait until the fight here in Shanghai is over." Meng Haoxiang said calmly.

"Okay, I'll do it now." Secretary Luo led the order to go out.

In the mourning hall, Duan Zhenzhen was dressed in white and knelt in front of the coffin to burn paper, the tears on her face had dried up, her eyes were empty, like a bottomless lake.Ye Zijin was by her side, looking at Duan Zhenzhen who was sad and thin recently, the straightforward and cheerful woman in the past was already emaciated.

Ye Zijin knew that it would be useless to persuade her at this time, so she just quietly stayed by Duan Zhenzhen's side, and put the ghost papers one by one into the brazier.Seeing the flames leaping and jumping, Duan Zhenzhen's heart was already ashamed.

"Zijin, has Boss Meng found the man who killed my husband?" Duan Zhenzhen's voice trembled.

Ye Zijin felt like a needle was pricking her heart, she knew that this matter was not as simple as finding the murderer and killing her, but in order to comfort Duan Zhenzhen, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The people sent by Jin'antang are investigating, I believe there will be results soon .”

Duan Zhenzhen's eyes darkened a little, and she gritted her teeth and said, "My father is also sending people to investigate, but these days Zhabei District has been bombed badly, and the forces of the Chao Gang have lost a lot, otherwise I will let my father lead people to wash Hongkou District with blood." That street..."

Ye Zijin knew that Hongkou District was a settlement for Japanese expatriates, and there was a Japanese custom street there where wanderers often went to have fun and drink.If he really wanted to break into that street and kill Japanese ronin, it would definitely cause an uproar.

"Don't worry, Qianjiang's Qiu Haoxiang will definitely take revenge, but now is a special period. Revenge is not only a simple family feud, but also involves national hatred. You must not act rashly." Ye Zijin was worried that Duan Zhenzhen would be eager to avenge her husband. Put the whole gang at risk.

Duan Zhenzhen nodded with tears in her eyes, and said with a sob: "I don't want to care about anything else, I just want my husband to come back... I used to be so self-willed, he was the one who accommodated me and took care of me... I haven't had time to take care of him yet. ..." Duan Zhenzhen burst into tears, and fell on Ye Zijin's shoulder and began to cry.

In March, the three northeastern provinces fell completely, and the Manchurian Empire was established in Changchun.It should have been a spring full of vitality, but it was a bit more sad that "the country is broken, the mountains and rivers are here, and the city is full of spring vegetation".

In the early morning, the winter jasmine in front of the window spit out a few pink buds.After Ye Zijin washed up, he and Meng Haoxiang went downstairs to have breakfast.Mrs. He has prepared fragrant japonica rice porridge and refreshing side dishes.After sitting down, Meng Haoxiang picked up the newspaper on the table and glanced at it, suddenly frowned and said, "Where did these reporters get the news, they actually reported your life experience, 'Gege, Yehenala Xiulong, who was left behind by the people'." Meng Haoxiang chewed on this title over and over again.

Ye Zijin was stunned for a moment, took the newspaper and read the report on the entertainment section briefly. As her marriage with Meng Haoxiang was approaching recently, her attention level also increased accordingly. Unexpectedly, these reporters are really powerful. They can also dig out such a deep secret.However, when her true identity was exposed during this period, the people behind the scenes seemed to have no good intentions.The emperor Puyi of the former Qing Dynasty had arrived in Changchun and was supported by the Japanese side as the ruler of the Manchurian Empire.Although she was a small relative of the emperor in the former Qing Dynasty, but her life experience was made public during this sensitive period, it is inevitable that people who don't know the reason will have some opinions on her.

Ye Zijin put down the newspaper, served Meng Haoxiang a bowl of porridge, and said calmly: "These newspapers always like to catch rumors, and others won't believe them all, so I'll be fine if I ignore them."

Meng Haoxiang picked up a piece of cold asparagus and put it on Ye Zijin's plate, and said: "I'm afraid you ignore it, but those people insist on coming to your door. Take my car today, and I'll take you to Shenji."

"Hmm." Ye Zijin was thoughtful. In fact, what she was most worried about was that Zirong read these newspapers. She hadn't told Zirong their real identities. It doesn't matter, but if Zi Rong knew now, wouldn't she suspect that she was deliberately hiding something...

Moreover, recently, she has become more and more worried that Zi Rong will regain her memory and continue to work for the Japanese...

"What are you thinking? When are you going to try on the ring with me?" Meng Haoxiang said with a smile as he pinned a lock of her hair behind her ear.

Ye Zijin was a little hesitant, "So many things have happened recently, and the current situation is turbulent, do you want to have a wedding..." She actually felt sorry for him. If she were to hold a wedding with him now, and the matter of Qianjiang was still unresolved, he Will be withstood the huge pressure from Jin'an Hall.

"Never postpone it. I would rather break the trust of everyone than you. The wedding will continue as usual. Let's find time to order jewelry. I promised you that I will give you a wedding." Meng Haoxiang's attitude was very firm.

"But..." Ye Zijin hesitated.

"There's nothing to worry about, unless you don't want to marry me." Meng Haoxiang didn't leave Ye Zijin any room to back off. Their wedding had been delayed for a long time, and he was determined not to delay it any longer.

"Okay, let's order jewelry and dresses next week." Ye Zijin felt warm in her heart, but mixed with a touch of bitterness.She was worried for him, he had been very busy during this time, she didn't know what he was going on secretly, he seemed to avoid her intentionally to keep her from knowing, but Ye Zijin guessed that it must have something to do with Qian Jiang's death.

After breakfast, Zi Rong tied a pink and purple silk scarf around her lapel. Although the weather is getting warmer now, the spring is cold and she often has a sore throat, so Zi Rong specially gave her this silk scarf.Meng Haoxiang had already put on his suit jacket, and Ye Zijin walked over to smooth the dark gray tie for him. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other, like a couple who have been married for many years and have a tacit understanding.

"Let's go." Meng Haoxiang took Ye Zijin's hand and went out.

Walking along the red brick road in the garden towards the gate, the grass in the garden has grown a new stubble, light yellow mixed with light green, spreading out refreshingly.The morning light fell from the gaps in the leaves, Ye Zijin quietly followed Meng Haoxiang's footsteps, the sun was speckled on his shoulders, and in his hair, his profile was clearly defined, with a straight bridge of nose, and a calm and calm complexion.

Finding Ye Zijin looking at him quietly, Meng Haoxiang turned his head and smiled slightly, and said, "Haven't you seen enough every day?"

Ye Zijin raised his face, Xiaoniao leaned closer to him, and said with a smile, "I can't see enough in a lifetime."

"I'm afraid you'll be annoyed." Meng Haoxiang stared at her quietly, his brows filled with warmth.

Ye Zijin looked at the gentle light shining in his black eyes, and couldn't help showing a slight blush on her cheeks, she hurriedly turned her face away, and smiled softly: "No, I never get tired of seeing each other, only you, Meng Haoxiang. "

(End of this chapter)