From to 1935 2020

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Shanghai in 1935

Pastor Dong and Lao Shen looked at the hundreds of gold bars piled up on a table, four boxes of cash, a pile of colorful "foreign money", hundreds of kilograms of opium, and four large and heavy safes. A pile of curios and antiques in a mess, with a dumbfounded look.

The sum of the gold bars on the table and the silver dollars on the ground alone is enough for the former Shanghai underground party to fund its activities for ten years.

The common question in the minds of both of them is:

"So many things, how did they bring them out of the Zhang family?"

In the action last night, Huang Ke and Elena did not just rob Zhang Xiaolin's villa.

When a phone call from the Zhang family servants attracted all Zhang Xiaolin's subordinates from all over Shanghai, Huang Ke and Elena used two rifle grenades and a gasoline trap that had been arranged in advance to blow up and burn these youth gangsters. Most of them died and were burned.At that time, the scene was in chaos, and the attention of the entire concession was focused on the Zhang Family Villa, which was on fire.

However, Huang Ke and Elena went straight to Zhang Xiaolin's biggest casino and opium den in Shanghai at this time, taking advantage of the emptiness inside, they directly copied this lair.

At that time, there were only a few Qing Gang Qingpis who couldn't squeeze into the car and couldn't catch up with the Savior to stay behind. The two easily killed the guards and broke into the gambling hall and smoke hall.

Now the whole of Shanghai is in a commotion.The four people who participated in the operation last night hid upstairs in the villa to count the harvest.

"Mr. Shen, you have already seen Huang's and I's abilities. Over there at the dock warehouse, you'd better get us the relevant information as soon as possible."

Huang Ke pointed to a box of silver dollars on the ground and said to Old Shen:

"The plane to Xi'an, I have already contacted. Elena and I will definitely leave Shanghai within 20 days. Part of the proceeds from last night will be reserved for you as operating funds for the next few months, and we will take the rest. Send it to the Central Red Army—by the way, Pastor Dong will also go with us, he is our introduction to the superior.”

After the four of them discussed the details of their future actions, Pastor Dong and Lao Shen took their leave first, while Elena went downstairs to look after the orphans outside, and to deal with the possible investigation of the concession that might come—after all, what happened last night was very troublesome. It was too big, not only the patrol houses in the concession were alarmed, but the military and police outside the concession also started a house-to-house investigation.

Because of Elena's special status, it is basically impossible for this orphanage to be broken into and searched by the police under normal circumstances, but precautions are always necessary.

After the three left, Huang Ke put all the gold and silver into the cross space, leaving only one of the four safes for research

From Zhang Xiaolin, Huang Ke snatched a total of four safes, two of which forced the owner to open, and the remaining two came from casinos and opium dens. They could not be opened temporarily because there was no key. Now he is researching how to open this bulky and thick safe with "magic".

Huang Ke pressed his hand on the keyhole of the safe, closed his eyes, and concentrated. A complete set of [-]D three-dimensional structural diagrams of the entire safe's lock structure and principle instantly appeared in his mind.

After memorizing the structure with his super strong memory, Huang Ke took out a crystal stone, and using the method taught by Elena, began to brand the relevant unlocking magic patterns in the crystal stone. After 1 minute, the unlocking structure was completed.Huang Ke took the crystal stone and pressed it on the lock hole of the safe, and there was a continuous sound of rattling metal impacts, and then the door of the safe opened.In the safe, there are naturally a lot of gold bars, property, and documents such as bills and IOUs.

Huang Ke also ignored these things, and took out the second safe. These two safes were both made in France and had similar structures.But this time, Huang Ke didn't use magic methods anymore, but took out his homemade lockpicking tool and began to "manually" unlock the lock.

Although he was not a "professional locksmith", as a national senior technician, Huang Ke's ability in machinery has been fully developed, and the old-fashioned "metal lock" is also a kind of machinery.Relying on his "sixth sense" perception, after Huang Ke easily found out the structure of the safety lock, even if he did not use "magic" but relied on "manpower" to open the lock, it only took him less than 3 minutes. Open the safe easily in no time.

"If I'm more proficient at picking locks, the time will be shorter."

For the rest of the time, Huang Ke's interest was entirely on "practicing lockpicking".He took the four safes, plus a dozen locks like the bull's head lock he bought, as objects of trial, and kept trying.

With proficiency in movements and a deepened understanding of the working of the lock, he did not use magic to pry open a large iron lock commonly used in warehouses outside by "manpower". It only took 20 seconds.

Unfortunately, when he was packing up his tools after work, he accidentally found a pair of giant steel wire cutters in the pile of tools.He picked up this pair of wire cutters, and cut hard at the head of the common bull-headed big lock. With a click, it took only one second to cut the lock that would take 20 seconds to pry open.. .....

"Does this count as dropping ten meetings with one force?"

Huang Ke laughed at himself depressedly, then cleaned up the scene and went downstairs.

The action in the early morning was nothing more than a trivial matter. After a few days, when Lao Shen sent information, he and Elena would make another big news.After filling up the space of the cross, he and Elena will fly to Xi'an first, and then go south from there to chase the Red Army that is about to go north to Shaanxi. The one who made the contact was the Song family's private jet.There is no behind-the-scenes relationship, and ordinary people in this period have no way of contacting the relevant airliners.

When Huang Ke walked downstairs, it was already lunch time, and a strong smell of meat wafted from the space.Hundreds of children were knocking on their bowls and screaming excitedly in the cafeteria, because today's lunch is a big bowl of beef soup for each person, and Elena took a spoon and distributed the broth to the children herself.

Huang Ke knew that the broth in those two huge iron buckets was not all beef, but dog meat!After Zhang Xiaolin's two big wolf dogs were beaten to death by Huang Ke, he took back the dog's carcasses based on the principle of not wasting.Afterwards, the family members of the underground party in the orphanage processed it for a while. The peeled dog skin was wrapped with stones and sunk into the Huangpu River to destroy the skin and wipe out the traces. The delicious food for the children's extra meals was served on the table.

Huang Ke roughly estimated that the income from the early morning operation, excluding those opium and antiques, just silver dollars, gold bars, and foreign exchange, added up to more than one million U.S. dollars, equivalent to at least two or three million silver dollars, enough to support The operation of the orphanage for the next few years.

At the dining table in the cafeteria, besides the orphans from the orphanage, there were [-] other students—all of them from Jiaotong University.Six women and eight men.

Girls are work-study "little teachers" who come to the orphanage to give cultural lessons to orphans.

The boys were selected by Huang Ke from Jiaotong University during this period. They were called "handy" students with mechanical talents, and they learned crafts from him during the summer vacation.

Pastor Dong and Lao Shen had no objection to Huang Ke and Elena's practice of keeping all the "earnings" by themselves.In the last night's operation, apart from reporting the situation at the last moment, most of the time they were soy sauce.During this period of time, the two of them also noticed that Huang Ke and Elena seemed to be extremely rich, they went out in luxury cars, and their residences were equipped with unimaginably advanced foreign appliances.But the real life of the two is relatively frugal.

During the time they spent together, Pastor Dong and Lao Shen were very clear about the rules of their lives.

Elena and Huang Ke usually eat in the cafeteria of the orphanage.The food he ate included meat and vegetables, which seemed to be very good, but in fact, it was just a few more pieces of meat than ordinary people, and it was not luxurious.According to Pastor Dong: This is just the standard of living of those senior staff in the foreign concessions.Their meals are usually cooked by Pastor Dong’s wife, and the combined daily living expenses for the two of them will not exceed five oceans—a high figure for the poor, but considering their income and status, That is to say, the standard of living of the ordinary "middle class" is simply "too shabby".

Eileen is extremely beautiful, many rich and famous people outside kept sending her various invitations, but she basically rejected them all.

What she does most on weekdays is to take care of those months-old babies in the orphanage.From washing diapers to bottle feeding or putting babies to bed, everything is done by "servants".

And Huang Ke's life is equally boring.Except for the last class at Jiaotong University before the summer vacation, and going out with Elena to "practice guns and ride horses" at night, he spends most of his time in his workshop, playing with the machine tools and lathes he brought. .When Pastor Dong saw him, seven or eight times out of ten, he would see this man's body and hands covered in motor oil, making him look like an industrial worker rather than a university lecturer.And at this time, there are usually a few male students around him, all of whom he recently recruited from Jiaotong University, who are interested in machinery and have special talents.

From the mouths of these students, Pastor Dong learned that outside masters recruit apprentices to ask students for money.And this teacher Huang is the opposite of them.For the students who could be called by him to study mechanics with him in the workshop at home, Huang Ke paid them instead.As long as these students can complete the "homework" of mechanical processing assigned by him, he will pay "scholarships" ranging from one to several oceans each time, so those students from Jiaotong University are very happy to come to Huang Ke.

When this group of students learned crafts from Huang Ke, Huang Ke offered a high amount of scholarship, and the more people who learned the better the scholarship.The upper limit is all tuition fees for next year, and the lower limit is twenty oceans.Because of this, these young male students spent every day in Huang Ke's workshop manipulating the machines.

Last night's operation went smoothly, so today's lunch is particularly rich.

In addition to cooking a big pot of dog meat soup for the children to nourish, Huang Ke also ordered other good meat and dishes from outside to deliver, and now there are still freshly made milk popsicles frozen in the refrigerator at home, ready to serve the children in the afternoon their snacks.

At the dinner table, Huang Ke, who never drank alcohol, ordered a rare drink, and ate, drank and sang with a dozen students from Jiaotong University, talking nonsense.As his "employees", Pastor Dong, Lao Shen and other members of the orphanage were eating and drinking at another table.The level of food on the tables on both sides is equal, and there is no distinction between high and low.

It is unimaginable in this era that the master and servant share the same table and have the same dishes, because it means that there is no "level concept" in the minds of the two of them.

Watching this scene, Pastor Dong muttered in his heart:

"If a shrewd spy is here and sees this scene, he will probably suspect that the two of them are the Communist Party?"

Listen to what you say, watch what you do.

Pastor Dong and Lao Shen also gradually trusted the two people of "unknown origin" through these "little things" that happened around them.

At the dinner table, Huang Ke, as a firearms expert at the "Springfield" Arsenal, evaluated the pros and cons of rifles from various countries to the group of Jiaotong students.

"Here in the Republic of China, since German guns were first introduced, many people have a special preference and a very high evaluation of German guns. In fact, as far as light weapons are concerned, German guns can only be said to be quite satisfactory, neither good nor bad. , is actually the gun of the mean.”

"The Mauser 1924 rifle that is being introduced in China recently, compared with the old Hanyang, has no major improvement except that it has changed from a round bullet to a pointed bullet. Chinese stuff is basically outdated or flashy and expensive.”

"When I was abroad, I played with all kinds of guns, all kinds of guns. Everyone, do you know where the best bolt-action rifle is made in China?"

"The answer is the British Enleyfield rifle!"

While speaking, Huang Ke took out the Enley Field given to Elena by the British director from under the table, loaded it, unloaded it, and repeated it several times.

"That's why I say he is the best, because this is the fastest-firing bolt-action rifle in the world-the firing speed is more than twice that of the Mauser rifle! During the European War 20 years ago, Germany and Britain fought on the French battlefield The division-level bolt-action rifles fired at each other. A division of German soldiers and a division of British soldiers lay in the trenches with Mauser rifles and Enlifield rifles shooting at each other at a distance of several hundred meters-in the end, the rate of fire The British division, which is twice as many as the Germans, has achieved nearly twice the casualties of the opponent! Of course, the price is that the Enlifield structure is the most complicated among the bolt-action rifles, and the cost and maintenance requirements are also the highest."

"The most accurate rifle in the world is not the Mauser rifle of the Germans, but the Mosin Nagant of the Soviets. It is the water droplet equipped by the Northern Expedition during the Northern Expedition. This gun is actually quite accurate, and its structure is simple , easy maintenance, less production hours - don't underestimate the production hours, for China, a relatively backward agricultural country, the difficulty of production and processing is a very important indicator. In fact, in my personal opinion, the most suitable for China rifle."

"However, Shui Lianzhu also has several disadvantages. One is that while the overall parts are few and the structure is simple, its bolt structure is the most complicated and the most difficult to process. During World War I, due to the large demand on the front line, domestic military production and No, we even have to order a large number of corresponding bolts from France. In addition, this gun is troublesome to load, and it is easy to get stuck if it is not maintained properly."

"The American gun is the Springfield rifle of my Spring Armory in the United States, that is, the Springfield rifle. This rifle is actually a cousin of the Mauser rifle. The two sides are in the same line. The performance is similar to the Mauser rifle. , quite satisfactory, no outstanding shortcomings, no outstanding advantages."

"As for China's great enemy, the Japanese 38mm, this gun has a small caliber, the 6.5 mm bullet diameter fully takes into account the physique of the East Asians, and the gun body is longer, one decimeter longer than the official gun, and has strong penetrating power. It is not easy to cause rolling damage when hitting the human body, and the bullets are of average power, but they have a long range, straight trajectory, and accurate shots. They are very troublesome opponents..."

When Huang Ke first arrived at Jiaotong University, he pretended to be an engineer at the Spring Military Factory, so it was necessary to pretend to be a firearms expert in front of the students.Fortunately, he is from the 21st century, and he is usually half a fan of the army, so he knows the situation of the main firearms of World War II.

"As for the rifles made in Hanyang that are commonly equipped by armies around the country, this gun..."

Huang Ke, who was talking, suddenly closed his eyes and frowned, while Elena was also looking at him at this moment.

Both of them noticed the abnormality in the surrounding environment.

Huang Ke raised his head and saw the roof of the cafeteria, and Elena looked in the same direction as he did.

"You feel it too?"

"Ok!"

The two people who already had a tacit understanding glanced at each other, bid farewell to everyone in the cafeteria in a hurry, followed the stairs, first went up to the second floor, and then went up to the third floor.

After the two entered a classroom on the third floor, Huang Ke stopped at the second-to-last row by the window, and then slowly reached out his hand to the space above the table.The source of magic power located in his heart also flowed uncontrollably to his fingertips at this time.

Then, Huang Ke felt as if the tip of his index finger had touched something, and his arm could no longer be straightened.And at this moment, his whole body trembled, the feeling of what he experienced in another world, what he experienced in his dream, and the feeling of meeting another self in another time and space surged out again.

This feeling comes from the fingertips.

Then, Huang Ke, located in 1935, saw another Huang Ke "looking" at him on the opposite side of his fingertips as a mirror. That Huang Ke seemed to be standing in an underwear store.

In 2010, Huang Ke also "saw" another self, standing in a dilapidated classroom.

Huang Ke in 1935, after an interval of 60 days, finally "encountered" himself in another time and space in a "awake" state.

For Huang Ke in 2010, the separation time between the two parties was 34 days.

In the world of 2010, the witch said in surprise:

"I feel the magic element! This is a source of magic power!"

The witch Sophia, who had already exhausted her magic power, touched the source with her fingers immediately, like a thirsty spring rushing to the spring.And in another time and space, Elena, the Holy Maiden of Light who also felt different, stretched out her fingers to touch this node.

At the same place, at the same location, the four fingers of four people have touched together in a strange way for more than 75 years!

The witch, the saint, and the two Huang Ke, saw each other through the same time and space node.

At this time, the two Huang Kes were connected again, and instantly exchanged and shared their experiences after being separated for dozens of days!

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A lingerie store is not a good place to communicate.

Huang Ke from the 2010 plane began to try to move around and walked to the corridor outside.

And in another time and space, another Huang Ke who had a feeling also followed him.

The two soon discovered that as long as they were in the same place in different time and space, they could pass through this node and maintain such a strange connection.

Fortunately, the corridor of the underwear store in 2010 and the corridor of the dormitory in 1935 partially overlap.The two Huang Ke can stand on different timelines, in the same geographical location, and continue this kind of contact beyond time and space.

After figuring this out, the witch Sophia made an experiment.

She pulled out a hair, and stabbed it at the node of time and space that mortals couldn't see with naked eyes.

Then Huang Ke in 1935 saw some fine black powder leaking out of that node, and scattered on the ground like dust.

This is the witch's hair.

Then the Holy Maiden of Light did something similar.

Huang Ke in 2010 also saw the golden hair falling down one after another.

"Teleportation of objects in time and space is possible!"

Seeing this scene, the Holy Maiden of Light and Huang Ke were all overjoyed at the same time!

Then Huang Ke, who was located in 2010, also sensed another idea born in his mind at this time.

"You can try to send important supplies, such as antibiotics, through this node!"