Beacon 1937

Ivan put away the letter in his hand and sighed silently.His best friend left China, which made him feel a little disappointed.Since coming here, he has received a lot of help from Frank.Alvin has always thought that his French friend is a realistic person who will do everything he can for friends and relatives, but he will not be so heartbroken.However, one incident after another in recent years reflects that this businessman has a righteous heart.

In fact, after France surrendered to Germany, according to the current relationship between Japan and Germany, if Frank chooses to continue to develop in Shanghai, he will definitely be in full swing, and he will receive preferential treatment that other foreigners do not receive.But he returned to his homeland when the situation in France was gone, and it has to be said that his friend is admirable.

"...What's wrong?" Chen Yuchen asked hesitantly and with concern.

Dr. Friedrich sitting opposite also cast doubtful eyes.

"France has surrendered, Germany has occupied France...Frank has left for home."

"..." The German doctor put down the coffee in his hand, and there was a sudden silence in the restaurant.

Chen Yuchen had received the first-hand news a few days ago. He didn't say a word to Ai Wen, just because the American doctor had a French friend, and he didn't want to see him worry about it.

After a long silence, Dr. Friedrich said: "I'm glad I came here and got the qualification for long-term stay, Dr. Abel."

Evan looked at him in surprise.

"Maybe you don't understand that when everyone around you is crazy about the Führer's remarks, and all the young and middle-aged people are proud to join the Wehrmacht (Note [-]) or the SS (Note [-]), your mind will also Deep in that vortex...can't get out of it. The Führer has that ability, if you understand our language, you will understand what I mean at this moment...he can make you willing to fight for him and be proud of it."

It was the first time since the German attack on Poland that Dr. Friedrich had been so impassioned to express his views, which he had avoided before.

"The "Treaty of Versailles" (Note [-]) harmed us. In those years, everyone did not have enough food and clothing. It was the appearance of the head of state that changed everything. I stay out of it at this time, and I can maintain enough clarity to recognize his ambitions , but for most Germans, the Führer is faith. Sometimes you have to pull yourself out of the mud completely to be who you really are.”

The German doctor stood up and straightened his clothes and said, "Sorry, Doctor Abel, Captain Chen. I want to go to the Red Cross first."

"Yes, Dr. Friedrich."

Ivan watched the Germans disappear behind the restaurant's gate, but he couldn't restrain his body from shaking uncontrollably.When the thought all along was confirmed, it would be so shocking.He suddenly thought of Koji Ito, the Japanese that he hated so much.

Attached to the right hand is the tooth mark that is tightly covered by the collar, which can't help thinking...

Would you have a conscience if you hadn't joined the military?

No, there is no if, because you are just a pawn drifting with the current, deeply trapped in that vortex...

Taking a deep breath, he put down his right hand, but was held firmly by Chen Yuchen: "Ai Wen?"

"I'm fine." The doctor smiled back with relief.

"Ai Wen! Ai Wen!"

At this time, Li Ran ran over excitedly, and Matsumoto Yukihiko behind him desperately tried to catch up with him, "Where did you get this bookmark? It doesn't look like you bought it."

"Give me back! Give me back!" The Japanese boy jumped up and down and wanted to get back the bookmark, but he was too short to reach and raise his arms above his head. Li Ran, who had been running higher and higher in the past two years, was so anxious that he almost cried up.

This bookmark, which looks like flowers and grass, was suddenly stuffed into his pocket for unknown reasons, because Ai Wen saw that the boy liked it, so he gave it to him.

"It's a windfall. I don't even know what kind of flower it is."

"It's the flower of trichomes, which is a herbal medicine used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat coughs and chronic bronchitis."

"Tricycle?" Ai Wen really couldn't see it, got up and took the bookmark from Li Ran's hand, and handed it to Yukihiko Matsumoto. The boy suddenly smiled.

"That's right! For Chinese medicine, it is a medicine, but aside from its medicinal properties, tricycle has other meanings."

"What do you mean? I've only heard that flowers have flower language, so does a grass also have its meaning?" Ai Wendu felt a little funny.

"Of course there is! A fully grown trichome will cling to the pants of passers-by who walk past it, and then follow that person to sow seeds, so its meaning is obvious... Miss you and want to be with you all the time. "

Ai Wen was taken aback for a moment, and Chen Yuchen beside him frowned and asked, "So... giving someone else a tricycle means..."

"No, no, sir!" Li Ran stood up quickly, only then did she realize that she had no rules in front of a senior officer, "Actually, no one would give shamrocks, I was just showing off casually. Anyway, in my opinion Come on, it is a medicinal herb."

"This... I also have it in my hometown. They like to grow by the river. So... can I keep it? Doctor." The boy raised his head and begged.

"Of course." Ivan patted his head gently.

The American doctor didn't pay much attention to the three round cursive bookmarks, but felt that the whole thing happened too abruptly and unbelievably.On the contrary, Chen Yuchen was relieved when he saw that the bookmark had changed owners.

Note [-]: Wehrmacht is the official military force of Nazi Germany.The Wehrmacht includes the Wehrmacht Army, Wehrmacht Navy and Wehrmacht Air Force.

Note [-]: The SS is one of the establishments of the German Nazi Party used to perform public security duties. It is another Nazi Party intelligence, surveillance, torture and execution organization that stands side by side with the stormtroopers of the Nazi Party's armed combat execution force.

Here I have to mention the Gestapo: also known as the National Secret Police, controlled by the SS, the most notorious institution during the Nazi Germany.At the beginning of its establishment, it was a secret police organization, and later joined a large number of SS personnel to implement the "final solution" and massacre innocent people.

With the needs of the Nazi regime, the Gestapo developed into a ubiquitous and omnipotent terrorist organization.The Nazis controlled Germany and the occupied countries through the Gestapo.

Note [-]: The "Treaty of Versailles" is a peace treaty between the victorious countries (Allies) and the defeated countries (Allies) after the First World War. Its main purpose is to punish and weaken Germany.

(The above annotations are partly taken from Baidu)

PS: Most people in the SS are not from the regular army, not even one in the Gestapo is from the military, and the Wehrmacht fighting on the front lines are all regular troops.However, in terms of real power, the power of a Wehrmacht captain is far inferior to that of an SS captain, and so on for other military ranks, which shows how much Hitler favored the SS at that time.Of course, after Germany's defeat, the Allies basically shot and killed the SS because of their notoriety.