Beacon 1937

"Dudu...!"

At this time, the sound of a car horn came from beside them, and both of them heard the sound and looked over.

"Hey! Frank!" Aiwen immediately smiled when he saw his friend.

"I went to the pharmacy to look for you, but I didn't expect you to have gone out." Frank pretended to be displeased.

"You know Frank, I don't want to delay, I only have a month. Maybe I can find the clue today, maybe I can't find it in a month."

"Yes! Yes! You're right, why don't you hurry up and get in my car? Don't you think it's faster than walking across, or taking a tram?"

However, Aiwen looked at Lieutenant Chen hesitantly, and said: "Frank, you don't mind taking my Chinese friend with you? You know, he is here to be my guide, I can't just take him away like this." drop."

"Of course! Of course! No problem!" Frank enthusiastically agreed.

"May I ask your last and last name?" Frank, who was very sociable, asked the lieutenant after Ai Wen and Lieutenant Chen sat in the back seat.

"..." However, the lieutenant had a cold face and said nothing.

"...His surname is Chen, and he is a friend of shopkeeper Li." Ai Wen hurriedly smoothed things over.

"Oh! Mr. Chen...it turns out that shopkeeper Li has such a young friend." Frank was obviously puzzled, and was even dissatisfied with Mr. Chen's attitude, but he didn't pursue it anymore for Ivan's sake.

They drove to the address in Ai Wen's notes, which was close to the Hongkou area of ​​Shanghai. However, when they were about to reach their destination, the unexpected scene before them made them puzzled.

"What's going on?" Evan couldn't help asking.

In front of the car, many people dressed in the same clothes, who looked like soldiers, walked past neatly and quickly.

"Where do they seem to be retreating?" Frank guessed.

"They are the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai..." Lieutenant Chen beside him suddenly said.

His words couldn't help but shocked Ivan and Frank.

"...Aiwen, I'd better take you back... No matter what, it seems that now is not the time to investigate here." Frank said, before waiting for Aiwen's reply, he backed up and left without hesitation.

At this moment, Ai Wen, who was looking out the car window, saw a familiar figure...

It was the oriental man who made Ivan feel nervous last night.He wears a yellow-green uniform with black boots, a yellow-green cape, and a military cap.At this moment, he smiled and took off his hat to Ivan from a distance.

At this moment, Ai Wen felt that his heart was about to jump into his throat.He suddenly remembered the conversation between Lieutenant Chen and the others at night, and suddenly remembered that the Japanese in black were so agile... Only then did Ai Wen realize what kind of person he might have saved...

The car drove away quickly, gradually losing sight of the man.

"Ivan, you must come back to the French Concession with me today (Note [-])." Frank said suddenly, looking at him through the rearview mirror.

However, Aiwen, who was out of his mind at this time, didn't hear what his friend said at all.

"Evan!"

"what?!"

"what happened to you?"

"No, no, nothing... What did you just say?"

"..." Frank frowned, and Lieutenant Chen on the side also looked at Aiwen with doubtful eyes. After a long time, Frank sighed, "I said, you must return to the French Concession with me today."

"……why?"

"You saw it all before, and you still ask me why? I told you yesterday that you shouldn't come! It's fine now! I dare not let you go back to the United States now, because the plane may be shot down, because the ship may be shot down Shen!" Frank suddenly parked the car on the side of the road excitedly, turned around and shouted at Ivan.

"..." Ai Wen actually didn't think about it so much, but he knew that Frank had always been very cautious. During his years in business, he had completely learned when to take risks and when to be cautious.

"Ivan...can you listen to me once?" Frank begged suddenly.

"But..." Ai Wen looked at Lieutenant Chen beside him.There is still Qin Wu in the basement who needs his treatment...

"Your friend is right, you should move to the French Concession." Unexpectedly, Lieutenant Chen agreed with Frank, "The shopkeeper Li can handle the matter of the Chinese medicine store."

Lieutenant Chen's implication was fully understood by Aiwen, so he said to Frank, "Okay, I'll move to the French Concession today."

Frank let out a long sigh of relief, joyfully started the car and drove back to Danji Rentang.

Ai Wen's sudden decision to leave made Li Xiangrong very surprised, but of course the honest shopkeeper would not ask the reason, and returned the overpaid rent to him.Although he only stayed here for one night, Ai Wen felt that he still liked this middle-aged man very much.

"Doctor." Lieutenant Chen stopped Ivan when he was busy putting his luggage into Frank's rear compartment.

"Thank you for helping us." The lieutenant showed Aiwen's first smile since seeing him, which made Aiwen a little stunned.

"My name is Chen Yuchen." Lieutenant Chen finally said his name, and extended his right hand to him.

Ivan smiled and held his hand: "Ivan Abel."

While they were holding each other, Ai Wen quietly handed something to Chen Yuchen, and then said softly: "I saved that person... I didn't know his identity at the time, and I don't even know it now. But At the time, I thought I was just doing what a doctor would do... eh?"

Chen Yuchen tightly held a bullet in his hand, and then said firmly: "Yes, Doctor Abel. You are a doctor, and you just did what you should do."

Ai Wen seemed relieved after hearing his answer, and smiled: "Thank you... then... goodbye! Mr. Chen!"

"Goodbye! Dr. Abel."

Aiwen got in the car and left Danji Rentang, where he only stayed for one night.

And Chen Yuchen stared at the car until he was out of his sight...

*Note [-]: Since the French Concession belonged to France, foreigners and many Chinese at that time believed that the French Concession was safe even if war broke out.