Beacon 1937

Evening, December [-], [-]

Aiwen was sick for two days and then suddenly recovered. Although he was still a little weak, he was fine.It was as if a knot in his heart had suddenly been opened. He thought that he shouldn't be thinking so wildly, and believed that neither Chen Yuchen nor this country would give up a glimmer of hope easily.

During the period, Koji Ito visited him and proposed to have Dr. Hirano treat him, but Aiwen directly refused.

On this day, he was invited to have dinner with Frank and the others at the foreign restaurant. Li Ran didn't like the food of foreigners, so he stayed in the clinic to support himself.This young man is becoming more and more capable now, serving tea, pouring water, washing clothes and cooking, and his medical and nursing skills are also gradually growing, and he has always known the truth that hitting a pebble with a stone is not worth the candle.He has not forgotten that he is a Chinese, and he has not forgotten how his father died, but he will not offend those Japanese when he is unarmed and unable to resist, even if he can't hide his hatred for the Japanese army on his face. There will be no explicit confrontation in action.

"Ivan, today's veal steak is very good, you must try it." Frank tasted the red wine and said to Ivan on the other side.Since he was the head of the family, he naturally sat at the front seat of the long table.

Ai Wen smiled, his face was still a little pale, the side effects of Analgin would make his limbs weak, but fortunately the veal steak was very tender and could be easily cut off.However, Ivan found that the cut part was half smaller than he expected, which means that he originally wanted to cut a [-] to [-] cm wide veal steak, but actually cut only half of it.These small gaps will not attract attention if you put them in normal times. However, Aiwen has experienced similar things many times since he woke up. directly in front of the book, but when the hand reaches over, it realizes that the book is slightly to the right or to the left.

Analgin can make people dizzy, but it will not affect vision.Aiwen had doubts about his condition for a moment, but as his body recovered day by day, this phenomenon gradually decreased, and it even happened only once today, so he didn't care anymore.

Since he had just recovered from his illness, Aiwen's appetite was poor, so he raised his hand and skipped the red wine and went straight to a glass of water to drink.

"Christmas is coming soon, Ivan." Frank said with a smile.

Yes, Christmas, of course he remembered, it was a very important holiday for them.

"Be aware that people here won't celebrate Christmas, so you have to come and spend it with me this year." His friend raised his chin and looked very proud, with an expression that could not be refused.

Ai Wen couldn't help but find it funny. In fact, he wouldn't be stubborn on this kind of thing, would he?

"Doctor, you must come here. If you don't have relatives by your side, we are your relatives." Xiang Yinglan echoed.

"Okay! My friends." Ivan smiled.

"You should bring Li Ran with you, Frank?" the Chinese girl asked the owner.

"To be honest, I don't like children who are unreasonable and loud like him, but... well! God doesn't mind that, does he?" Frank exaggerated.

His sense of humor drew Xiang Yinglan's silvery laughter, and Aiwen couldn't help showing a really relaxed smile in recent days.

Although he is not a faithful believer in God, he will pray for Chen Yuchen and the country on the coming day.

February 1937, [-], Lantern Festival

In the early spring of February, Shanghai is getting colder and colder. It is really different from the United States. Even though the temperature is not as low as in his hometown, the damp cold is still biting, and even makes people feel colder.

This day is a traditional Chinese festival, but since the Japanese army occupied this place, neither the Spring Festival nor the Lantern Festival is the same anymore...

On February [-], "Damei Evening News", "Wen Wei Po", "Hua Mei Evening News" and others received threatening letters from the so-called "Justice Group", saying that if they have anti-Japanese sentiments, they will share the same fate as Cai Diaotu (Note [-]).

On the evening of February [-], the Wen Wei Po Hall was attacked with grenades.

Since February [-], the French Concession has found people with their heads hung from electric poles.

The civilians here live in fear, and the newspapers and underground organizations here never give up resistance...

*Note 1937: On November [-], [-], Shanghai fell, and the concession became an "isolated island" surrounded by Japanese invading troops.The next day, Fei Xindun, the general office of the Ministry of Industry in the International Settlement, warned Chinese newspapers in the concession to be cautious in their opinions.The fishermen sponsored the "Social Evening News" on Wangping Street, Fuzhou Road (now the first section of Shandong Middle Road), insisting on a patriotic stance, reporting on Xie Jinyuan and the "Eight Hundred Heroes" who persisted in resisting Japan after they retreated to the "Lone Army Camp" in western Shanghai. Jealousy, he instigated Chang Yuqing, the leader of the enemy youth gang, to intervene and threatened to stop the publication. On February [-], [-], the fisherman was tricked by the "Zodiac Society" assembled by the Japanese puppet spy terrorist organization and San Yuqing to go to the Xinya Hotel on Beisichuan Road for a banquet, and was brutally assassinated. On the [-]th, the head was hung on a telephone pole at the entrance of Saposai Road (now Danshui Road) near the general patrol house in the French Concession. In [-], he was recognized as a revolutionary martyr. (This note is taken from Baidu)