Flower World

Song Yichen stood in the dark, waiting quietly for a group of Japanese soldiers to pass by.With one hand in his coat pocket, he held a pistol tightly.

I don't know what's going on at home, it's useless to know, and I can't take care of it.Compared with his wife and children, he is now more worried about Yu Zhiyao.Brothers are like siblings, and women are like clothes. Even if children are gone, they can be reborn and raised again.But he can no longer look for Yu Zhiyao.Going to see Yu Zhiyao at this time would really push Second Master into the pit of fire!

Inside the coat was pajamas, the cold wind blew through his thin pajama pants, and the bare feet inside the leather shoes were also so cold that they hurt.Seeing the Japanese soldiers walking farther and farther, he appeared like a ghost, and walked quickly into the long, secluded and dilapidated alley.

When Ma Weiyuan took Wang Lianshan to the Yu mansion, the Yu family pharmaceutical factory was also taken over by the Japanese military.

Yu Zhiyao was fully dressed and was on the phone at home.By this time the telephone line had been restored and he was talking to his English friends.Ma Weiyuan stood beside him respectfully, without saying a word, until Yu Zhiyao put down the phone, he called softly: "Second Master."

Yu Zhiyao turned to him with a solemn expression: "The British are already in danger, we have to figure it out ourselves."

Ma Weiyuan raised his head and looked at him squarely: "Second Master, otherwise, let's try to escape!"

Yu Zhiyao lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Go to the pier and get a boat, any kind of boat is fine, preferably a freighter. The concession has become a place of right and wrong, so let's go together—no, Lianshan, you Go to the pier to find a boat. Weiyuan stay and help me!"

Wang Lianshan agreed, turned his head and left.At this moment the dumb man ran down the stairs quickly.He sent a list in his hand to Yu Zhiyao, and there were several rows of numbers scrawled on it.Yu Zhiyao took it and browsed it briefly, then sighed: "Weiyuan, go to the club right away and bring all the cash."

Ma Weiyuan knew that he was smarter than Wang Lianshan and suitable for delicate tasks, so he also took the order and left.But before he walked out of the gate, Yu Zhiyao called Zhang Zhaoxiang over again.

Yu Zhiyao gave him all the passbooks at home, and asked him to drive to the bank to withdraw money.Zhang Zhaoxiang ran out, and came back with a pale face after a while: "Second Master, all foreign banks have been taken over by the Japanese army! McGalley, Beacon, and Citigroup didn't open the doors at all, saying that their assets would be confiscated." !"

Sitting on the sofa, Yu Zhiyao turned pale immediately: "Isn't there still a copy of Zhengjin Bank?"

Specie Bank is a Japanese bank.Ever since Zhang Zhaoxiang was shut down at Citibank, his heart and soul were so frightened that he didn't even look carefully at the booklet in his hand.Raising his hand and slapping his forehead hard, he turned around and ran out again.Yu Zhiyao subconsciously reached out to touch the cigar box, but her hands were too trembling to open the box cover—everything was caught off guard, everything was already too late!

Suddenly turning his head to look at the mute beside him, he said in a low voice, "Once you want to leave, you can follow me closely!"

The mute nodded.

Yu Zhiyao withdrew her hand and pressed her heart hard.Standing up slowly while supporting his knees, he dragged his legs towards the stairs: "We're going to pack our luggage now!"

The mute had already roughly counted the family property before, and judging from the amount on the list, it was really not enough to cope with the long-term escape.But now I can't think about long-term things, so I can only look at the present first.

The mute moved away the low bedside cabinet, revealing a small iron door on the wall.Yu Zhiyao knelt on the ground exhausted, stretched out her left hand to turn the combination lock.After opening the iron door, bundles of banknotes were neatly placed inside, which were green dollars.At this moment, the mute took out a suitcase, and stretched out his hand to take out the dollars and put them into the box; Yu Zhiyao sat on the ground crookedly, her heart throbbing with pain.Just now, through the phone call, he learned that a Sergeant Henderson in the police station had been arrested by the Japanese army - Sergeant Henderson seemed to have offended the Japanese military department, so once the concession fell, he would be arrested immediately out of prison.

Yu Zhiyao didn't know if the Japanese held grudges against her. After all, in addition to protecting Song Yichen, clubs, restaurants and other places were also complicated places, and they were located in the concession area, where various people's activities were indispensable.It would be really easy to convict him.

After counting and packing all the cash at home, Yu Zhiyao went to visit Feng'er.

Feng'er was sitting on the bed in the hut where she slept in the past, hugging Chengzhi in a daze.Chengzhi was wrapped in a small quilt, and he looked healthy at the moment.Feng'er was wearing a blue cotton padded jacket, and her hands and feet were bound with bandages.Holding a bowl of prepared milk substitute in one hand, she was about to feed her brother.

Looking up and seeing Yu Zhiyao pushing the door and coming in, she timidly crossed her long legs.I am a big girl now, and I can no longer stretch my feet into my uncle's arms.

In order to avoid suspicion, Yu Zhiyao didn't have the nerve to sit next to Feng'er, she just said: "Feng'er, uncle may be leaving Tianjin, you should go with uncle too!"

Feng'er nodded: "Okay."

Yu Zhiyao finally couldn't help it, and raised her hand to gently stroke Feng'er's hair: "How about cutting your hair short?"

Feng'er yearned for the warmth from his palm, but suppressed her emotions, and just continued to nod: "Okay."

On the way to escape, the identity of a girl is always dangerous.The mute was dexterous, and gave Feng'er a neat little part cut.The thick black hair fell to the ground in locks and locks. Feng'er looked calm and didn't look at it.

Feng'er was originally a slender figure, but now she not only shaved her hair short, but also changed into a coat and trousers worn by a servant, making her look like a thin and delicate apprentice.Chengzhi didn't recognize his sister, and as soon as Feng'er went to hug him, he grinned and cried bitterly, out of breath.Feng'er's feet hurt so much that he couldn't get off the ground, so he could only sit on the bed and hug him.With tears in her eyes, she thought that her younger brother was also a poor child who hadn't been weaned yet, so maybe he would never see his parents again.

When Wang Lianshan came back, it was winter, but he was sweating profusely.He contacted a smuggling ship from Taiwan, and the day after tomorrow afternoon it lifted anchor and headed south, and could take them all the way to Shanghai.After arriving in Shanghai, it will be easy to go to Chongqing.

Just after Wang Lianshan finished reporting, Ma Weiyuan also entered the door.Ma Weiyuan searched all over the Yu family's business, and collected [-] U.S. dollars, as well as some scattered British pounds.Adding in the tens of thousands of dollars that the Yu family had in hand, they made up a considerable amount, at least temporarily able to maintain everyone's livelihood.

Yu's mansion is not a safe place because it is a big tree attracting wind.Yu Zhiyao decided to leave this place and stay at Wang Lianshan's home for two days.The mute got into the car first with a suitcase of banknotes, and Zhang Zhaoxiang went to find a pair of cotton shoes for Feng'er, and asked her to put Chengzhi in her arms and go out.But Yu Zhiyao walked upstairs quickly into the study room, stood on tiptoe in front of the bookshelf, and pulled out a new book from the top shelf.

Taking out the photo that He Dianying sent him from the pages of the book, he lowered his head to look carefully, and then put it into the small pocket on the chest of his shirt.

He dropped the book and turned to go downstairs. He put on a coat and a top hat in the living room.Bending down to pick up the cigar box on the coffee table, he took one last look at the phone.

The phone was quietly placed on the small round table, and there was no movement for most of the day.

Putting the cigar box into the coat pocket, he walked out, thinking that if he walked so silently, he might not be able to receive calls from Little Mint again in the future.

He Dianying returned home before evening, stood in front of the telephone directly after entering the door, and continued to call Yu Mansion.Knowing that he had held a meeting with the gendarmerie for most of the day, Tomomi was about to come over to ask her about her health, but he held the receiver tightly, not caring about her.

The line finally got back to normal, and a clear answer came from the receiver: "Hi, this is Yu Mansion."

He suddenly became ecstatic: "Let the second master come and talk! Hurry up!"

However, the other party told him: "The second master is not at home."

His expression froze immediately: "Aren't you at home?"

Immediately, he suddenly became furious: "Fuck you! Let him come over to answer the phone! When is it and you are still fighting with me? Tell him to come!"

The volume over there lowered a little: "Sir, our second master is really not at home."

He Dianying stomped her feet anxiously: "Then where did he go? Tell me!"

"Sir, I don't know."

He Dianying couldn't tell the truth of this answer at all, but wanted to smash the phone completely violently.Holding the microphone tightly with his fingers, he was almost shouting: "Let him come to me! The concession is dangerous, and I am safe here! Do you understand? Go tell him, let him come to me!!"

The other party agreed without force: "Okay, sir."

He Dianying dropped the receiver viciously, feeling so anxious that she was about to burst into flames.Suddenly he grabbed his hat and walked out. He remembered that the British Concession had just been lifted from the blockade.

He Dianying took a group of men and went straight to the British Concession in three cars.However, the car stopped in front of Yu's mansion, and he found that the gate was open, and Japanese soldiers had already entered and exited.

Pushing open the car door and asking, he learned that these people were here to arrest Song Yichen and related suspects.

Yu Zhiyao did not commit any major crimes, and he did not even explicitly offend the Japanese, so he is only a "related suspect".The suspects fell into the hands of the Japanese, and they had always been in and out.

He Dianying had expected this, and seeing that Yu's mansion was empty, with only a few servants looking after the house, he was relieved, but at the same time confused.

He Dianying did not go home that night, and began to look for Yu Zhiyao everywhere.