old house bird thing

Xiangxiang came to the concession by car after leaving the police station. He circled around Xiao Lie's villa and went back again. It feels like going to the teacher's house as a guest when I was a child. In fact, I was nervous and afraid to go, but due to various external factors, I had to go.

He is not some three-headed and six-armed monster, he is just a man, what is there to be afraid of?Xiangxiang comforted himself like this, and he walked towards the door of the house nervously.

The man who came to answer the door was a man in his 40s. He recognized Xiangxiang at a glance, and opened the door enthusiastically to welcome Xiangxiang in: "Isn't this Mr. Du? Please come in, please come in."

Xiangxiang was a little embarrassed, thinking that this eldest brother might not know that we were kicked out by his master, otherwise how could he be so enthusiastic.

"Hmm... is your husband there?" Xiangxiang asked with a dry smile.

"Yes, there are a few guests at home, sir, are you entertaining them? Please come in first, and I will inform you, sir."

Xiangxiang thought for a while, then bit the bullet and went in.

The man welcomed Xiangxiang into the small living room on the second floor, saying that he was going to inform the husband, and then he never returned, leaving Xiangxiang restless and restless, thinking over and over again why Xiao Lie went to the police station save yourself?Did he forgive me?Why didn't he see me then?When will he come over?Will he send someone to kick me out?

Xiang Xiang felt that it took about a century before the door of the living room was finally pushed open. Xiao Lie was wearing a white shirt and no tie. It seemed that the guest he had just met was not a big person, so his attire was very casual.

He didn't say hello to Xiangxiang, but sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. Xiangxiang still remembered that he never smoked, at least he had never seen him smoke, but he looked a little bit Not unfamiliar either.

Xiangxiang put all his strength into his mouth, and finally said a few words in a low voice: "Thank you for coming to bail me."

He seemed to be mockingly smiled, with raised brows: "You don't have to thank me, anyway, you were my instructor in name, I came to Shanghai with you, if something happened to you, if I don't care, I can't justify it to anyone .”

Xiangxiang let out an "ah" and understood in his heart. It turned out that he didn't do it for me on purpose, but he was a little self-indulgent. A blank flashed in his mind for a short time. Xiangxiang said, "I still want to thank you anyway, I , I will take my leave first."

"Is it just for this that you came to me today?"

Xiangxiang was about to go out in a daze, but stopped when he heard this sentence, he remembered the main purpose of coming today.

Xiao Lie got up and walked to Xiangxiang's side, he touched Xiangxiang's ear with the back of his hand, Xiangxiang covered his ears and walked away, and said, "I just want to ask what will happen to that Han Shitou? I was the one who invited him to drink that day, and he got drunk."

"Oh? Are you here to ask him?" Xiao Lie stared at Xiang Xiang: "I thought you came for his wife."

Xiangxiang asked subconsciously: "By the way, Zhou Lanxin, what will happen to her?"

"Her husband killed Xiao Yan because of her, what do you think will happen to her?"

Xiangxiang sighed in distress, he was powerless.

Xiao Lie kept looking at Xiangxiang, and after a while he suddenly said: "I can save the two of them." "What did you say?" Xiangxiang seemed to be shaken, and asked uncertainly: "Are you kidding Did they kill Xiao Yan, isn't that your foster brother? Your foster father also said that they would pay with their blood."

Xiao Lie didn't speak, just looked at Xiangxiang quietly.

"Let's not talk about whether you can save them, what will happen to your adoptive father?" Xiangxiang asked.

"You don't have to worry about whether I can save them, do you want to save them? You can try and beg me, maybe I will let them live when I am happy." Xiao Lie said calmly, as if saying something A very ordinary thing.

However, Xiang Xiang suddenly shuddered in his heart, his face turned pale, and he thought to himself, is Xiao Lie telling the truth?Is there a problem with him and his adoptive father?Did he get involved in this matter?After all, people died in the dance hall he opened.

"Can you really keep them alive?" Xiangxiang asked again.

"I said, you can try to beg me." Xiao Lie approached Xiangxiang, he almost cornered Xiangxiang, his eyes flashed with unknown meaning, he said: "You beg me, why? You Don't know how to beg for help? Didn't you just get out of your old lover? Didn't you learn how she begs for help? "

Xiao Lie pressed Xiang Xiang against the wall and grabbed his chin: "Did she beg you on her knees crying bitterly, saying that she loves you very much and asking you to beg me, but you beg me instead, learn from me She looks like she is begging me, I can release her right away."

"You, how do you know? Did you send someone to follow me?" Xiangxiang asked in surprise.

"Send someone to follow you? There's no need. Even if I don't want to know what you have done, it will be heard in my ears." Xiao Lie's face slowly approached, he stretched out his tongue and licked Xiang Xiang's lips, and then Then he let go of Xiangxiang, and laughed out of nowhere.

Xiangxiang looked at Xiao Lie's crazy eyes, and suddenly remembered a day when they just met, he and himself were sitting in a restaurant that day, the gentle and elegant young man said: "The secret world is a sick world, it is a sick world, Men and women who wonder who they really are are seductive, they feel safe only under the cover of a secret, so when the secret is revealed, their panicked faces must be very interesting."

Xiangxiang suddenly felt that he might never really know this person in front of him. What kind of life did he lead?Who is he hanging out with?What is his real personality like?Is he really the gentle and kind young man in the military academy who is easy-going and widely praised by his teachers and friends?

Xiao Lie opened the door, turned his back to Xiangxiang and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't beg me, I won't let you go in vain, but I will let you come to me again, you say you regret getting involved with me Endless? I hope you won't regret it more."

It was very hot on the train, and the wind blowing through the window was also hot. Xiangxiang left Shanghai and returned to Guangzhou alone. This business trip has experienced many things, although most of them are secrets. in the belly.

He hurried back to Guangzhou this time mainly because he heard the news of Mr. Liao's assassination. When he first read the news in the newspaper, Xiangxiang was terrified at first, and then strange again.

Fear is because history is still moving forward according to its trajectory. Mr. Liao was assassinated. Even though he knew it a long time ago, he still feels fear, because as a predictor, Xiangxiang, on the one hand, cannot pass the hurdle in his heart, and is afraid of being resented , Now that you know, why don't you sound the alarm?That's the gentleman I have always respected, isn't it?On the other hand, he is afraid that history will change, and maybe history has already changed. This is what Xiangxiang finds strange, because although Mr. Liao was assassinated, he was not injured.

Is this self-inflicted?Xiangxiang's heart is turbulent, but he has never done anything, how could history change?

After getting off the train, Wang Steward and Changshun from his hometown were waiting to pick him up at the train station. The letter Xiangxiang wrote home last time really scared the second aunt too much. Pregnant, just three months old, it was a time of instability, and she was an advanced woman, and even shed some blood, but fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time without any problems, and in a few days, I received a letter from Xiangxiang saying that everything was fine. , it's hard to feel at ease.Xiangxiang also felt very sorry for Shuhui, and brought back a bunch of things from Shanghai as a tribute.

"Housekeeper Wang, why are you coming to pick me up in person? I haven't told my family the exact time I'll be back, so you're all waiting for me at the train station?" Xiangxiang asked.

Steward Wang said: "The young master wrote that letter back, but it scared us all a lot. We are relieved to see that you are fine now. Young master, you should stay in Guangzhou safely in the future. What are you doing in Shanghai? Life I don't know the place well, and I don't have anyone to take care of me, so if something happens, isn't this the family that died in a hurry?"

Chang Shun also said: "That's right, Second Young Master, I and the housekeeper brought money and prepared to go to Shanghai. Fortunately, you wrote to say that everything is fine, and Second Aunt was able to rest assured to raise the baby. Knowing that you are coming back, I He and the housekeeper came to Guangzhou City to pick up the station a few days in advance. Seeing that you are doing well is really better than anything else."

"Nobody knows about my stay in Shanghai?" Xiangxiang asked.

"Don't worry, young master. At that time, the master and the second aunt had read the letter. Changshun and I were the only ones who knew about it. Even the eldest wife didn't know. The master knew the seriousness." Wang Guanjia said.

Only then did Xiangxiang feel relieved, and followed Steward Wang into the carriage.

明争

After returning to Guangzhou, Xiangxiang officially became a member of the Kuomintang Party Committee. The current situation was very turbulent at that time. The contradiction between the north and the south was irreconcilable, and the war was imminent. However, since the death of Mr. Sun, the Kuomintang was fighting for power Infighting.

"You are a traitor to our party! You are a tool used by the Chinese Communist Party to split our party!"

"My Liao Yibai's actions are all in compliance with Mr. Sun's wishes. There is no need to wait for the villain to speak up. If you want to talk nonsense, please feel free, but don't dirty my place."

Xiangxiang heard the sound of the quarrel, and then a man slammed the door out of Mr. Liao's office. Seeing Xiangxiang at the door, he snorted coldly and walked away.

Mr. Liao was very happy to see Xiangxiang, and he seemed to be able to see the long-lost relaxation from his eyes. He warmly invited Xiangxiang into the office, and shook hands with Xiangxiang as a member of the Central Executive Committee. The gentle palm reminded Xiangxiang of shaking hands when they first met. At that time, Xiangxiang was still a young man who didn't understand anything, and so many years had passed in a blink of an eye.

"I heard that you did a good job in Shanghai, because you appeased the people and you were commended by the Fengtian army." Mr. Liao mentioned Xiangxiang's achievements in Shanghai with great satisfaction.

For Mr. Liao, whom he had not seen for many days, Xiangxiang also felt in a trance. Various things were on the shoulders of this short middle-aged man. He looked older and tired than when we met last time. Xiangxiang did not have anything to do with Shanghai. Explain more, but asked anxiously: "I heard that the master was assassinated? Has the prisoner been caught?"

But Mr. Liao smiled lightly: "How come you have heard of it? A trivial matter has caused a lot of trouble."

"How could it be a trivial matter?" Xiangxiang frowned slightly: "Do you know who sent it, sir?"

"It doesn't matter who sent it. They think that threatening my life will make me back down and give up fighting them. Think I'm a coward? They won't succeed."

"How can you say that, sir? How important are you to the party and the country, please be careful anyway."

Mr. Liao smiled and patted Xiangxiang on the shoulder: "It's not that I'm not afraid of death, I just never fear the threat of the enemy. It may be easy for them to kill my life, but they can't kill my faith."

It was only later that Xiangxiang learned that this assassination was not the first time that Mr. Liao encountered danger. Before that, Mr. Liao had experienced two assassinations.

After Mr. Sun's death, the slogan of "repelling the Communist Party" in the Kuomintang continued to rise, and it became very popular for a while.However, Mr. Liao has a clear attitude towards the Communist Party, and has always been regarded as a "pro-communist" and "favorable to the Communist Party". Because of the first round of competition for the highest power of the Kuomintang, Mr. Liao became the target of the Yang Liu faction and the Hu faction. .For any reason, Liao may be killed.

There is no need for Xiangxiang, a man from the future, to warn Mr. Liao—you will be assassinated!Anyone who understands Mr.'s situation, even he himself knows that maybe tomorrow, he will fall under someone's gun, but he said that he would not threaten him with his life!They couldn't take his faith away!This is the life Mr. Liao chose. This is the direction chosen by history. A true warrior will face the dripping blood and the bleak life. Knowing that there is a bottomless abyss ahead, he will still go forward for his faith .Therefore, Xiangxiang cannot shake history, and no one can shake history, because people's beliefs are so strong.

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After finishing the official business in Guangzhou, Xiangxiang went back to Yunsheng Town with Steward Wang. At the railway station in his hometown county, Mr. Du and Xiangxiang's two brothers, seven or eight uncles and brothers, and Mr. Du's friends They are all greeted on the platform.The scene was so grand this time, and Xiangxiang felt a little sorry for it. Anyway, it was the weather in August, and some of these people had gray beards. Why bother to suffer this for a stranger who had never met a few times? What about sin?

"Why did you come all this way in such hot weather? I'm really sorry everyone." Xiangxiang went up to greet everyone, and said to Master Du, "Father has worked hard."

Master Du was very proud of seeing his son give him such a big face, but he wanted to put on an air of virtuousness and reprimanded Xiangxiang: "You child is so ignorant, I heard that you are now a member of the country. , I am busy with official duties on weekdays, and it is rare to have time to go back to my hometown, even if it is for national affairs, but since I have returned to my hometown, I will put away your appearance as a deputy committee member. The people here are all your elders, and you still have to greet them one by one. .”

Xiangxiang had no choice but to brag to a dozen old gentlemen under the scorching sun for a long time, and then walked out of the station with a group of people.I have to say that Xiangxiang has become a celebrity in this small town, and even his father and brother have a tendency to rise to heaven. The formation of the whole team is Master Du walking at the front, Xiangxiang is beside him, eldest brother Du Liangmo and younger brother Du Liangwen One step behind Xiangxiang, the others scattered radially behind their family.

The elder brother Du Liangmo was very eager to ask Xiangxiang about his health, that solemn and lowered posture made Xiangxiang think that he saw the eunuch who was following the emperor.The younger brother Du Liangwen didn't change much, except that he called "Second Brother" when they first met, and secretly gave Xiangxiang a supercilious look the rest of the time.

When I got home and saw the family members, Xiangxiang distributed many gifts brought from Shanghai. The second aunt cried and laughed when she saw Xiangxiang. She went back to the room, and then went outside to deal with the guests, and Xiangxiang went to the second aunt's room to talk to her until after drinking the wind wine at night.

The second aunt asked about Xiangxiang and Shanghai, but Xiangxiang just avoided answering.

"Can't I ask what you are doing outside?" The second aunt complained to Xiangxiang while wiping her tears.

Master Du scolded the second aunt: "What do you know about men outside? Don't ask nonsense, and never mention to anyone that Yu'er was involved in a lawsuit in Shanghai."

Xiangxiang smiled and said, "It's not that I won't say it, I'm just afraid that you'll be scared. You're still pregnant. I never thought I'd be in my twenties and have younger brothers and sisters."

The second aunt caressed her unprotruded abdomen with a very shy expression, glanced at Xiangxiang and said, "What nonsense?"

Master Du said: "You are ashamed to mention that you are in your 20s, and the marriage has not yet been confirmed. Even your younger brother will get married after this year, but what about you? The matchmaker who said the marriage has come here more than a dozen times Now, the one on the left can’t do it, the one on the right can’t do it, a man grows up when he has a family and a life, don’t you have colleagues who laugh at you like this?”

The second aunt said: "We can't blame Yu'er if we can't get married. We Yu'er is now a high-ranking official. How can a daughter from an ordinary family be worthy? At that time, I mentioned several daughters from landlord families. Let me say Fortunately, it didn't come to fruition, otherwise, how could such a petty country girl be suitable?"

Master Du ignored the second aunt's words, and asked Xiangxiang directly: "You should hurry up and talk about what you plan to do. If you are impatient with us old people making decisions for you, you can come up with a charter yourself, but it is urgent. If even your younger brother is married, the older brother is still naked, and people outside will talk about it."

In the past few years, many people have been matchmaking for Xiangxiang. No matter how he is, he can be regarded as a good-looking young man with good looks, a wealthy family, and no bad habits. In modern terms, the market is very popular, the market is promising, and it is very out of stock. Countless middle-aged uncles and aunts who had daughters to marry were listed on the list of sons-in-law, but unfortunately due to various reasons, they failed to say so.

Xiangxiang himself is also a little anxious. Even in modern society 100 years later, older youths in their 20s will be asked "whether to marry or not" when they meet, not to mention in the Republic of China where the social atmosphere is still very closed. There are very few unmarried people at this age, and they are almost becoming rare animals and put in cages to watch. Except for Master Du and Second Aunt, those relatives and colleagues will ask when they meet. Get a girl married.

Master Du was in a hurry, so Xiangxiang had no choice but to tell the truth that he hadn't had any intimate relationship with any lady so far.

"In that case, let's drag people to inquire and see which official lady is waiting to marry." Master Du said.

"Miss from the official family?" The second aunt's voice was raised: "How can the young lady from the official family become? Those women only rely on their natal family's status, and they don't know anything else. Maybe they have a bad temper. You can count on them to be good. Take care of Yu'er? I think it would be good to marry the daughter of a rich businessman in the city."

"Women are long-haired but short-sighted. You just said that Yu'er is now an official, and an ordinary girl is not worthy of it. Now you are talking stupid things. Our family is a landlord. Yu Yu'er has no help in his career. If he has With a powerful father-in-law, Yu'er's status will be one step closer." Master Du said, pointing his crutches.

Master Du and the second aunt were still arguing there, but Xiangxiang covered his forehead helplessly, because the topic of the two gradually moved away from what kind of woman Xiangxiang should marry, and instead focused on what kind of woman this woman should have. Father and brother of high status sounded more like they were marrying a son than a daughter-in-law.Talking about marriage seems to be the same throughout the ages. It is accompanied by the union of two people and the union of two families. Not only depends on the degree of compatibility between the two people, it seems that the degree of family compatibility is more important.