Beacon 1937

Morning, March [-], [-]

After moving into Frank's spacious and beautiful mansion, Ivan once again had breakfast with coffee and omelets.Frank's maid, Mrs. Marina Hall, has good cooking skills. Her chubby figure and warm smile make her look kind and friendly.

Living here really made Ivan feel a lot more comfortable. Whether it was the soft Simmons bed or the French bathtub, it made him feel like coming home.

He lived here comfortably for a few days, but his heart became more and more irritable every day, because Frank did not let Aiwen go out of the French Concession to find out about his mother's relatives, and even sent people to follow him every day, as long as he stepped out The scope of the French Concession will be brought back.Not only that, Frank has become more and more busy recently, leaving early and returning late, and his face is getting uglier every time.

Until one day, he suddenly said to Ai Wen happily: "I reserved a shop for you on Joffre Road, of course not to open a shop for you, but to open a clinic for you."

Ivan was stunned: "Frank! You know I won't live here long, so why prepare a clinic for me?"

"Aiwen...don't ask so many questions, I will extend the period of stay for you. Just trust me, I won't hurt you. I'm just...just in case..." Frank frowned , hesitating.

"Could it be... Is it really going to war?" Ivan looked at his friend's face and guessed.

"No, no, everything has not been confirmed. Although the situation is tense, there is still news that the Japanese army has dispatched the navy... but it has not been conclusive. Aiwen...give me a few more days, give me a few days to investigate..."

"Okay..." Looking at his friend's expression, Ivan was not sure. He thought... maybe Frank was preparing for the worst.

September [-], [-]

Lieutenant Oyama Yuo of the Japanese Navy, together with first-class sailor Saito Yozo, drove into Hongqiao Airport to provoke, and was shot dead by the garrison security team on the spot, which shocked the whole of China!

October [-], [-]

The Chinese government issued the "Declaration on Self-Defense and Anti-Japanese War", declaring that...

China will never give up any part of its territory. In the event of aggression, it can only respond by exercising its natural right of self-defense.

January [-], [-]

The representative of the Japanese side proposed that "the Chinese side withdraw the Shanghai security forces and dismantle all the fortifications." Shanghai Mayor Yu Hongjun, ordered by Chairman Jiang, sternly refused.

December [-], [-]

Frank dismissed the workers from his two factories and paid two months' wages in advance so that they could return home as soon as possible.They also transported a lot of food and clear water in wooden barrels to the cellar of the mansion, enough for several months.And let Aiwen organize his luggage, and move it into the cellar at any time in case of war.

That night, Frank and the housekeeper, Mr. Hall, picked up Xiang Yinglan, but the Chinese girl was haunted all night, because her mother refused to live with her in the mansion, and insisted on staying in the old house in the public concession.

[-]th, [-], towards evening

Xiang Yinglan paced back and forth in the room, nibbling her fingers nervously: "Frank! Please let me go back and persuade my mother..."

"No, war may start at any time now, I can't let you take risks." Frank refused.

"But...but she is my mother...she is my only relative..." Xiang Yinglan suddenly sat down on the sofa, covered her face with her hands and cried bitterly.

Frank hugged her beside him, but he was speechless.

After a long time, Ai Wen, who was sitting opposite, said, "Let me go..."

"No!" Frank glared, grabbed Ivan's arm and said, "Are you crazy?! None of you are allowed to go out of this door!"

"Frank, you can't leave her mother alone, we can't mess ourselves up because of things that haven't happened yet." Ivan calmly persuaded his friend.

Frank stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly said: "...Yes...you're right...we still have a chance...even if her mother doesn't want to come over, we can bring her by force. Okay, I Listen to you, but I must go with you, this is my condition."

"No, Frank, she needs you, you can't leave her here without your care." Aiwen looked at Xiang Yinglan and said.

"But you don't know his mother, Ivan, I do!"

However, just as the two reached a consensus and were about to set off, Butler Hall suddenly rushed in: "The war is on! The war is on outside! The Chinese army launched an attack on the Japanese base!"

Frank couldn't help being shocked by his words, and Xiang Yinglan almost fainted: "Oh my God...Mom...Mom..."

"We still have time, Frank. Do you remember? We passed by there, the base was in Hongkou, and if I remember correctly, it was a long way from Yinglan's home. I think the Chinese army wanted to take the Japanese Driving out of China will not hit the city, so we still have time." In the presence, it seemed that only Aiwen remained rational and could think calmly.

"Yes... yes, you are right! Yinglan, don't worry, we will pick up your mother right away."

"Okay! Okay! You must be careful!"