[Republic of China] The paradise of rebirth

That night, Chang Shu really entered the Shanghai Concession. Most of the Japanese expats in Shanghai lived in the Wusong Road and Wuchang Road areas of Hongkou. Apart from running a small business of photo studios, most of them lived by running brothels.

However, in recent years, more and more people have come to the Shanghai Concession, and the number of Japanese expatriates has also increased. Not only that, but I heard Erye mention that the board of directors of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry has reserved one or two seats for Japanese directors .

In addition, in the coming year, the police department of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry will also set up a Japanese arrest unit. At that time, the public security affairs in the Hongkou area will be taken over by [-] Japanese police officers.

Chang Shu lived in a brothel on Wusong Road. The owner of the brothel was surnamed Liu Chuan, which made Erye and I wonder what the relationship between the brothel owner and Hirasuke Yanagawa was?

Yanagawa Hirasuke, the lieutenant general commander of the Tenth Army of the Japanese Army, was the one who ignored the orders of the General Staff Headquarters and pursued Nanjing with all his strength. The Sixth Division of the Tenth Army was the first army to break through the Zhonghuamen .

Unexpectedly, the owner of the brothel was also surnamed Liu Chuan, and the second master hurriedly asked Yuan Qi to send someone to investigate. If it was found out that Liu Chuan was related to Yanagawa Hirasuke, then maybe we could start with him to find out the whereabouts of Yanagawa Hirasuke.

Although the second master sent people to Japan, but after Yanagawa Hirasuke graduated from the Japanese Army University two years ago, he disappeared. The second master can only focus on the head of the 6th division, Tani Hisao, and ask his subordinates to send him to Japan. Assassinated in his own home in Japan.

However, the second master did not give up looking for the whereabouts of Yanagawa Heisuke. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the owner of the brothel that Chang Shu contacted was also named Liu Chuan. The second master was sure that this was not a coincidence. This Yanagawa might have something to do with Yanagawa Heisuke.

Originally, due to the large number of Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou area and the proliferation of brothels, the second master seldom entered and left Hongkou area.But now that he knew that there was a Japanese surnamed Liu Chuan there, the second master began to frequent the Hongkou area.

Many Japanese businessmen in Hongkou have long wanted to cooperate with Erye, but Erye hadn’t done business with Japanese people before. Unexpectedly, Erye suddenly changed his mind, and there were endless posts at home, and Erye also had endless banquets.

The fifth master once asked the second master in doubt, why not do business with the Japanese?Second Master implicitly hinted at what would happen to Fifth Master in the future, so Fifth Master also changed his view of the Japanese and secretly became wary.

Unexpectedly, the second master actually started to contact the Japanese, the fifth master was very puzzled, and the second master couldn't explain clearly, after all, he couldn't tell the fifth master why he wanted to assassinate Yanagawa Heisuke.

No matter what, the fifth master still trusted the second master, so he just accompanied the second master to socialize and socialize, and didn't say much, but he was still wary of the Japanese and was always on guard.

It didn't take long for Erye's people to sneak into Liu Chuan's brothel. I also helped Erye master Chang Shu's work and rest time. It's strange to say that after Chang Shu came to Shanghai, he just hid in the brothel and never went out or had sex with others. touch.

Even the flower girl in the brothel probably didn't know about Chang Shu's existence. I sat in front of the bronze mirror with my chin resting on my back, watching Chang Shu either reading a book or playing with birds, looking very relaxed and at ease.

The second master and I observed for a long time, and with the second master's arrangement, five months after Chang Shu came to Shanghai, the second master's subordinates successfully assassinated him on the bed of the brothel.

After Erye's subordinates killed Chang Shu, they left quickly, but they ran into Boss Liu Chuan on the way. Boss Liu Chuan wondered why he came out of Chang Shu's room. Apart from.

I stood up in front of the bronze mirror in surprise, hey, if Boss Yanagawa dies here, how can we find out the whereabouts of Heisuke Yanagawa?But the murderous intent flashed in the eyes of Er Ye's subordinates, it seemed that he planned to kill Boss Liu Chuan.

I was so anxious to turn around, no way!At this moment, the knife in the hands of the second master's subordinates had already stabbed Boss Liu Chuan, I was anxious and shouted, "No way!"

And the person was so excited that he passed through the bronze mirror, and I screamed in my heart, why should I be treated as a monster like this?How can someone appear out of thin air?But the strange thing is that neither Er Ye's subordinates nor Liu Chuan's boss shouted loudly.

I quickly looked up, but my eyes widened in astonishment. The second master's hand was holding a knife, and he kept stabbing forward; Boss Liu Chuan looked panic-stricken, and his body fell backwards to avoid the blade.

But both of them didn't move, they just kept their postures unchanged. I approached them suspiciously, and found that they couldn't even blink their eyes. It was so strange.

At this time, I found that the surroundings seemed to be surprisingly quiet. I frowned and walked carefully in the brothel, and found that no one was moving. Not only that, but the half-filled drink stopped in mid-air like this.

I was so surprised that I quickly wanted to leave the brothel to see what was going on on the street. When I walked out of the brothel, I found that the whole street was motionless. I gasped. What happened?

"Qingyi!" At this moment, I heard the voice of the second master, and hurriedly followed the prestige, and saw the second master running from the other side of the street. He came to me and asked out of breath, "Why are you here? What did you do?" What?"

I described the situation just now, the second master pondered for a while, and said: "It seems that you can actually stop time. I was thinking just now that such a bizarre thing must be the effect of Taoyuan."

"But Han Yun, you're fine." I said, and the others were all fixed by me, so how could the second master still move around?The second master thought for a while, then took out the jade pendant from his arms, "It should be because of the jade pendant."

After the seal of Taoyuan was released, we learned from Taoyuan's information that when the old man used my jade pendant to refine the fairy weapon, he fused the jade pendant with other elixir and elixir to recast a pair of jade pendants.

One piece was given to me, and the other piece was the one in the second master's hand. It seems that because the second master had a jade pendant in his hand, he was not locked in time by Taoyuan and could move around freely.

"I'll go back to the banquet first, and you hurry back to Taoyuan to see how to resolve this situation." The second master told me, but I hurriedly held him back, "Han Yun, wait, what should Boss Liu Chuan do? Let him be killed?" ?”

"Well, he has already seen the faces of my subordinates, so we can't keep him." The second master nodded lightly, and I frowned and asked, "What about the whereabouts of Yanagawa Hirasuke?"

"I've got some clues. Boss Liu Chuan and Heisuke Yanagawa are just distant relatives. They have no contact with each other on a daily basis, so they are of no use to us." The second master explained lightly. If this is the case, I don't need to think of ways to save Boss Liu Chuan.

After the second master left, I hurried into Taoyuan and came to the bronze mirror. I began to think, how to undo the stop of time?I just wanted to stop the second master's subordinates, so now, how can I make time move?

go ahead?No response; lift?Still no response; I was pacing in front of the bronze mirror irritably, how can I keep time moving?I thought about it for a while, concentrating on thinking silently in my heart, go fast...

But the scene in the bronze mirror still didn't move. I was anxious for a moment, and blurted out, "Move!" The next moment, the knife in the hands of the second master's men pierced the boss Liu Chuan's body.

I stared at the bronze mirror in a daze, and the time started to move again. Boss Liu Chuan had been killed and fell to the ground, and Er Ye's subordinates also escaped and left the brothel.

I said 'stop' silently in my heart, and time stopped; I hurriedly said 'quick move' silently, and time continued to move.Unexpectedly, Taoyuan is so powerful that he can stop time.

But then I discovered that after I used the ability to stop time three times, no matter how much I recited silently afterwards, time would not stop anymore. Could it be that I could only use it three times?

I was a little annoyed that I wasted two chances. After leaving Taoyuan sullenly, my son just woke up from a nap, so I played with my son while waiting for the second master to come back.

After my son grew up, I had less time to enter Taoyuan. I had to wait for them to take a nap before I had the opportunity to enter Taoyuan. I discussed with the second master and planned to wait until my son was older before telling them about Taoyuan.

When it was time for dinner, the second master came back. After the meal, the nanny and the servant took the son to take a bath. The second master and I were talking in the room. After hearing about the limit on the number of times, the second master thought about it and let me Try again the next day.

I nodded, I also thought of what the second master thought, and I planned to try again the next day.At this time, I remembered that the second master had clues from Yanagawa Hirasuke, so I hurriedly asked the second master what was going on.

"I heard from Japanese merchants that something happened to Yanagawa's family, so Yanagawa Heisuke returned to his hometown of Nagasaki." Second Master said lightly.

"Nagasaki? Isn't Nagasaki Port very close to Shanghai?" I was very surprised. No wonder Mr. Yanagawa came to Shanghai. It turns out that the hometown of Yanagawa family is Nagasaki.

"Well, and Liu Chuan's family is in Nagasaki City. I didn't expect him to be so close to us before. I never thought of looking for him in Nagasaki." Second Master said with a frown.

Between Shanghai and Nagasaki Port, there is a ship sailing every three days. Er Ye’s men also went to Japan via Nagasaki Port. We did not expect that Yanagawa Heisuke, who we have been looking for for so long, is actually in Nagasaki City.

After knowing the whereabouts of Yanagawa Heisuke, the second master sent people to Nagasaki, and soon there was news that Yanagawa Heisuke's whereabouts had been found, but there was no way to get close to him.

The second master asked his subordinates to be careful, and they must be fully prepared before they can act, and they must not startle the enemy, otherwise, if Liu Chuanping helps them to be on guard, it will not be so easy to strike again.

What's more, in Japan, if something happened, the second master would be beyond his reach.My bronze mirror can't help, because I haven't seen Yanagawa Heisuke, so I can't show his image, and I can't know the situation in Japan.

But the second master said that there is no rush, anyway, the person has been found, and there are still 20 years before the massacre, he does not believe that there is no way to find an opportunity to assassinate Yanagawa Heisuke within this period of time.

The next day I came to the bronze mirror again, and after trying it, I found that if I stopped the time three times, I couldn't stop it again, that is to say, I can use the ability to stop time three times a day at most.

But three times a day is a lot. If you can use it properly, this ability can be a great help. I have to carefully consider the circumstances under which I need to use it until the stop time.

Although it is three times a day, I don't think it can be used all the time. I don't know if it will cause any impact?And if Taoyuan stops time, is it going to consume aura?

I don't think it is a simple matter for Taoyuan to stop time. From Taoyuan's information, I know that Taoyuan is full of aura, which is very helpful for ascetics.

For mortals like me and the second master, although it is not as obvious as a monk, aura can also help us change our physique, strengthen our physique, and make us look better.

If Taoyuan has no aura, will it affect the crops?So I can't abuse the ability to stop time too often, although it's a fascinating ability.

After I told the result to the second master, the second master also told me not to use it too often, even in an emergency or as a last resort, if I can not use it or try not to use it as much as possible.

After all, Erye and I are only mortals, but we have the power to stop time. There are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky. If we are too public, we may cause some disasters.

So I never stopped time. A few days later, the day that the second master and the third aunt had made an appointment, early in the morning, while my son was still sleeping, my second master and I took our son to Taoyuan and came to Beijing from Tongjing .

The second master and the third aunt met in a teahouse in the suburbs. We asked for a private room and waited for the third aunt to come to meet. I helped my son change into new clothes to make them look more energetic.

It didn't take long for the third aunt to come. The second master hadn't seen her for a long time, and both of them were a little excited. When the third aunt saw me, she was obviously taken aback. She must have thought that the second master would bring his wife to go Come on.

"Mother, he is Tsing Yi, and I am determined to spend the rest of my life with him." The second master led me to the third aunt. The third aunt looked a little embarrassed, and I also felt a little embarrassed. I didn't know how to face the third aunt. .

"Han Yun, where's the child's mother?" Third Aunt couldn't help but asked anyway.If there is only one son, it can still be said that the second master abandoned his wife, but there is another young son. Could it be that the second master has abandoned another woman?

"The child has no mother." The second master replied lightly. The third aunt looked at the second master with disapproval. I knew what the second master meant. Although the child was born to me, I was also the father of the child, so our two sons, It is true that there is no mother.

But to the third aunt's ears, it has a different meaning. She must have thought that the second master deliberately denied the child's mother and brought the child back for me to raise.

In fact, I agreed to come back with the second master because I was a little impulsive. I didn't consider the feelings of the third wife, and I didn't think about how to explain the problem of the child's mother, so I stood by and felt a little helpless.

Just when the atmosphere was awkward, the cry of the younger son broke our silence. I quickly picked up the younger son, coaxed him in a low voice, and helped him check whether his clothes were wet.

"Mother, please sit down first." The second master asked the third aunt to sit down first, and it's not a problem if they are stuck together. The third aunt thought about it too, so she sat down.

Fortunately, the third concubine knew to keep the servants outside the box, so no one except the third concubine knew that the second master came to Beijing with a man and two children.

During the dinner, I was busy taking care of my two sons. The third aunt kept inquiring about the mother's whereabouts tactfully, but was distracted by the words of the second master. I sighed in my heart and asked Xiao Anzi, Xiao Dongzi, or even It might be better if Yuan Qi accompanied her.

But the second master didn't want to take the child out for a walk, and he didn't want the child to be tired, so he could only use the jade pendant to go back and forth; since he wanted to use the jade pendant to go back and forth, I could only accompany the second master.

The third aunt couldn't come out for too long, so she left after a short while, I was a little annoyed, "Han Yun, mother was surprised to see me, am I too impulsive to come together?"

"No, I will always bring you to meet her. You are the one I want to be with for the rest of my life. Even if I don't go back to the Yuan Mansion, I still want my mother to meet you." Second Master said lightly.

Only then did I know that besides letting the third aunt look after the children, the most important thing is to let the third aunt look after me. No matter what, I am the person chosen by the second master, so he wants me to meet his mother .