After Zhao Shinan figured it out, he sent a telegram to the provincial chairman in Nanjing. The provincial chairman called another counselor Xu in Beiping and suppressed the matter. As the old saying goes, the whole body is involved, and the butterfly effect in the West is from a very small thing to a series of major events with incalculable consequences.

At present, there are several major factions in the Nanjing National Government. Counselor Wang of Beiping belongs to the Chen faction, and the silk business of the Duan family and the Ma family is inextricably linked with the Chen faction. Behind the Chen faction was the Xishan faction of the Cabinet of the Nationalist Government. Behind Counselor Xu and the provincial chairman are the reshuffles of the Nationalist Government. The struggle between the Xishan faction and the reorganization faction within the Nationalist Government became increasingly fierce and even reached a fever pitch. Power struggles are endless.

The provincial chairman has always wanted to pull in Zhao Shinan. No action, no revolution, is without financial support. And the strong financial strength of the Zhao family is what the provincial chairman has always coveted. Zhao Shinan wanted to stay away from political affairs, but right now, there was no way out. With just one telegram, the road ahead became even more unpredictable.

Counselor Xu has more weight than Counselor Wang's speech. The matter of the Zhao Shinan Trade Association was put on hold. Counselor Wang quickly reported the matter to the Chen faction, and the people of the Chen faction couldn't sit still when the meat was cut in front of the tiger. It's not just business, but also the face of the Xishan faction. A dignitary of the Xishan faction instructed that no matter what, the business in this area should be taken down. However, it is not advisable to be excessive, lest the two factions clash with each other.

Counselor Wang understood and began to think about how to get Zhao Shinan out and still be quiet. lest the reformers get caught in the grip and start a conflict.

Du Heng's time to go to the newspaper office gradually decreased, although those new ideas and new words attracted her like a magnet, but she was a little afraid. She was afraid that Zhao Shinan would be unhappy, and she also vaguely felt that Ling Quan had something to do with the newspaper, and she was afraid of seeing him again.

For almost two months, Du Heng has been living in a simple place, and the manuscript of the fashion special issue has been corrected, just waiting for Bai Zhi to get it. She really wanted to ask Bai Zhi if she knew Ling Quan, or why would she wear a blue mask at the masquerade? She was afraid that Bai Zhi would ask her what her relationship was with Ling Quan. It turns out that some people, even if it is a name, dare not touch it again.

Bai Zhi seems to be very busy recently, she doesn't often come to Du Heng to go shopping, and occasionally comes to get manuscripts in a hurry, and her body is haggard. Du Heng asked with concern: "Are you sick?"

Bai Zhi shook her head and glanced at her, wanting to say something but stopping, but in the end she didn't say it.

The summer in Beiping is much cooler than Yangzhou City, and unconsciously, it is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Du Heng still had the manuscript of the latest special issue in his hand, and after waiting for a long time, Bai Zhi didn't come to get it. After almost ten days, Du Heng couldn't help it, and still sent it to the newspaper in person.

The people in the newspaper were still busy, and the slightly chubby little girl Xiao Ji smiled when she saw Du Heng Mimi: "Sister Heng is here to deliver the manuscript again?" They all called Du Heng's name, and no one called Mrs. Zhao. This made Du Heng feel that here, she was living by herself.

"Hmm. Du Heng replied, "Bai Zhi is not here again?"

Little Thistle shook her head: "Not there." Saying that, he pouted and pretended to be angry, "Every time I come, I only ask Bai Zhi, we miss you too, why don't you ask us?"

Du Heng pursed his lips and smiled: "Ghost girl, who knows if you really want to pretend." ”

"Of course I do. Little Thistle took out an oiled paper bag from the drawer, "I didn't want to give them the pea yellow made by my mother, so I kept it for you." You don't come. ”

The man with glasses came up and said, "Miss, your pea yellow has been left for Du Heng for half a month, and it hasn't broken yet?"

The little thistle took a closer look and patted her thigh: "Oh, you crow's mouth, you have long hair." As he spoke, he threw Pea Yellow at the man with glasses. The man in glasses laughed and jumped away.

Du Heng's heart was very sweet, although she didn't eat pea yellow, but she was deeply moved by this friendship.

The phone of the newspaper office rang, and Xiao Ji jumped to answer it: "Hey, Bai Zhi, what, go to Wangfujing?------- oh, okay." Xiao Ji hung up the phone and said to the man with glasses, "Bai Zhi is waiting for us in the café." Send the manuscript to it. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to Du Heng and said, "Are you going?" ”

Du Heng burst out laughing: "Then let's go together." She probably hadn't been out for a long time, so she went to the café in Wangfujing with Xiao Ji and the man with glasses.

Bai Zhi was sitting in the café looking out the window in a daze, and when she saw Du Heng, she was shocked, jumped up and rushed out, shouting at Xiao Ji, "What are you bringing her for?"

"She?" Xiao Ji looked back at the glasses man and Du Heng blankly, not knowing which one Bai Zhi was referring to.

Bai Zhi walked quickly to Du Heng and said to her anxiously, "Go back quickly." Don't be here. ”

Du Heng was stunned there, and before he came back to his senses, the glass window of the café next to him "snapped". Bai Zhi reflexively threw himself on the ground, the little thistle and the glasses man reacted, the dumbfounded little thistle suddenly hid very flexibly behind the one-person-high billboard, the glasses man dragged Du Heng to the side, and suddenly a strong arm pulled Du Heng along the corner and quickly ran backwards.

Du Heng didn't react yet, but just ran with him out of breath. Then there was a crackling sound, a woman's scream, a child's cry, a crowd's noise, and someone shouting, "Arrest." "Let go of the gun. ”

Du Heng only understood the benefits of so many alleys in Wangfujing at this moment, and remembered that the first time she came, Bai Zhi told her not to get lost, but now she knew that she was running around, and soon she was far away from the gunshots and shouts.

Du Heng's heart almost jumped out, and she panted and asked the person running in front of her: "Ling Quan, they want to chase you, aren't they?"

Zhao Lingquan's steps froze for a moment, without saying a word, and quickly pulled Du Heng to a corner, looked at Du Heng and said in a deep voice: "You are here, wait for a while before leaving." ”

Du Heng looked at Ling Quan, she was shocked for the first time in many years, she looked at Ling Quan carefully, he was even thinner, the original person who was as gentle as the breeze of bamboo dew, now he was covered with wind and frost swords. She didn't dare to ask Ling Quan what he was doing, but she faintly felt that Ling Quan's situation was not safe: "You have to take care of yourself." ”

Ling Quan was stunned for a moment, this was the first time Du Heng had spoken to him for many years, he nodded and smiled faintly: "It's nothing, if you want a revolution, there will be sacrifices." After all, he couldn't help it, patted Du Heng's shoulder gently, and turned his head and ran out with determination.

Du Heng was already frightened when he heard "there will be sacrifices", but Ling Quan disappeared in a blink of an eye, Du Heng had to stay in that corner all the time, she didn't know what was going on outside, she didn't hear any more gunshots, and no one shouted. But she still didn't dare to go out. When everything was very good, a gunshot could suddenly be fired, and she was afraid that if she went out, the muzzle of the black hole would face her. She was also worried about what would happen to Ling Quan who ran out.

The sky gradually darkened, and it was a little twilight, Du Heng tried to take a few steps out, and suddenly a hurried footsteps passed, which frightened her and shrank back. He took two steps backwards and stepped on a man's foot. Du Heng was so frightened that "ah" was an exclamation.

A big hand covered her mouth and hugged her tightly in his arms: "Heng'er, don't scream, it's me." Hearing Zhao Shinan's anxious voice, Du Heng collapsed in Zhao Shinan's arms as if he was soft. I shuddered all over my body and couldn't say a word.

Zhao Shinan carried Du Heng out of the alley and covered her eyes, the ground outside the Wangfujing Cafe just now was already full of dried blood.

When he arrived at home, he slammed Du Heng on the bed for the first time, and shouted to Shuangye: "Prepare hot water for her to wash." ”

"I don't want to wash. Du Heng relieved himself at this time, and looked at Zhao Shinan leisurely: "Who was arrested?"

"Do you still care about this?" Zhao Shinan looked at the fire in Du Heng's chest and was about to explode, pulled Du Heng's shirt and said: "Did I tell you to stay away from Bai Zhi? Did I tell you not to go out? What do you take my words for? Hmm? One died today and one was arrested, do you really think that Beiping is very peaceful?"

Zhao Shinan couldn't wait to wake Du Heng up, he heard that Wangfujing had arrested the revolutionary party and fired a shot in the morning, he was terrified and his eyelids jumped, and when he returned home, he knew that Du Heng was not there, Futaba stammered and said that Du Heng went to the newspaper office, and he rushed to the newspaper office again, saying that Du Heng went to Wangfujing with a few people. Zhao Shinan only felt that his mind was suddenly blank. In his life, he has never had a single piece of news that can make him unable to walk.

He rushed to Wangfujing, the police station had already arrested the one who was going to be arrested, there was blood on the ground, his face was suddenly bloodless, he asked if he had arrested a woman, someone told him to arrest a girl of sixteen or seventeen, and someone told him that someone pulled a girl and ran into the alley. At that moment, his heart was almost torn apart.

He looked alley by alley, his heart was also Ling Chi little by little, he was as strong as a stone, as if he had been knocked down, his steps were unsteady, and he swayed and walked I don't know how many alleys, when he saw the familiar little figure shrinking in the corner, at that moment, his mood was mixed. Heaven was not kind to him, and did not ask for her life, so he did not want his life.

Holding that little body, he liked and hated at the same time, why didn't Du Heng know how to protect himself? She didn't know that her safety would kill him?

Du Heng's head slammed into a big bang, and he died?" "If you want a revolution, there will be sacrifices." The words rang in her ears. Ling Quan is dead? She couldn't be calm anymore, she pulled Zhao Shinan's sleeve and asked, "Is Ling Quan dead?"

Zhao Shinan was stunned, it turned out that Zhao Lingquan was also there? Looking at Du Heng, the anxiety and worry in Zhao Shinan's eyes faded little by little, becoming cold. He was worried about her, but she was worried about him? Zhao Shinan pulled his sleeve out of Du Heng's hand vigorously.