The culprit had been identified, and he thought that he had to take revenge on himself, otherwise he would not be able to get through it...... He did not expect that he would begin his battle against the enemy in such a tragic way. He always felt that the second brother would fight side by side with him from beginning to end.

But now that the second brother has left first, he has to give him a good send-off......

"If I can't come back, I might as well end it here; If I come back, the days ahead will be even more dangerous. She should have planned for her future. Tao Xiang said.

Dunhuang didn't say a word for a long time.

Tao Xiao touched the brim of his hat and said, "The matter here is entrusted to you for the time being." He"

Xiao Dunhuang nodded.

Tao Xiang stretched out his hand, and Xiao Dunhuang shook his hand.

"I'll be back safe." Xiao Dunhuang said, pointing to the people waiting outside. Tao Xiang saw Duan Fengxian, "I discussed with Da Shao and sent you these people." Brother Duan had already made up his mind to take the brothers of Fulongshan to join the anti-Japanese resistance. The area around Beijing and Tianjin is familiar to him. He went, and someone would help you get an idea. The old eight and fifteen marksmanship is extremely accurate, and the people around you can use it. You can rest assured here. ”

Tao Xiang patted him on the shoulder and got out of the car.

Xiao Dunhuang also got out of the car, watched Tao Xiang walk towards Duan Fengxian and the others, and after a short conversation, he boarded the plane with them.

After the plane took off, he looked through the porthole at the city below—along the rushing Yellow River, the dark gray ribbons were as narrow as ...... He thought she had probably done the same thing.

The wind and sand were very strong today, and when she stood on the gangway and said goodbye to Xiao Dunhuang, he couldn't see her appearance clearly. What appeared in front of her at this time was not the somewhat sad figure when she left, but her delicate appearance in a beautiful dancing dress that night. On closer inspection, it was a long time ago - he had heard that she was beautiful, and he had found her in a stack of beautiful photographs...... But before he met her, he still hadn't been able to form a specific impression of her. He didn't even think he needed to know what kind of person she was...... He didn't think they would ever get married, even though they had been decided for years.

When I first met her, it was also a coincidence. He had important things to do, and he happened to pass through Shanghai.

Kong Yuanxuan said Muzhi, you must come tonight. Your fiancée is eighteen years old today, and you must dance with her...... No, the first dance must have been you and her.

They all say so, it must be certain, you must be like this, you must be like that.

It's fine that he hasn't been to a ball for a long time, or just goes to dance. He got into the car, and the Kong family's driver drove him to where she lived. The villas of Jing'an Temple are always quiet and beautiful. He parked the car across the road. He got out of the car and looked across the street at the small, delicate villa. He thought it would be nice if the owner's taste was not much different from that of this house...... He lit a cigarette and planned to ring the doorbell when it ran out.

Someone appeared on the balcony upstairs, a handsome young man who looked like a student. His eyesight is so good that he can even see the school badge pinned to his chest. The young man paced in the dark of the balcony so that it was not easy for anyone inside or outside to find him. A moment later, a young girl in a dancing suit came out...... He saw them talking softly, and he saw them holding hands and dancing.

He got into the car.

But did not leave immediately. He saw the young man tumble over from the balcony and fall and disappear behind the courtyard wall. He thought there must be a corner gate for him to get in and out. So a few minutes later, sure enough, the figure of the young man quickly flashed out of the alley and disappeared into the night even faster...... He looked at his watch.

It's only half a dance.

The car was parked in front of the villa, and the beautiful girls soon came out...... Suddenly, someone turned around and shouted, "Little Shi, hurry up, we're going to be late."

It's the pair of sisters of the Zhao family.

A girl with a skirt ran out of the door, and when he saw it, his heart skipped a beat. It's the girl dancing on the balcony.

Before getting into the car, she glanced up without warning at where his car was parked. Of course she couldn't see him, there's no doubt about that...... He sat in the car for a long time before asking the driver to rush to 6 Gisfield Road. Kong Yuan stomped his feet and said let you pick up people, did you go to the Huangpu River to fish? The dance will start soon, you hurry up and invite the dance, and the people who are waiting for her to dance can be lined up until tomorrow night...... He wasn't in a hurry.

The whole hall is full of gardenias, full of fragrant fragrances, and jubilant people.

I didn't see her.

There was a lot of talk about how she would show up tonight.

He stood in the corner of the ballroom and heard a soft sigh behind him.

He turned around, a girl in a mask.

It's her.

There is a red mole on her forehead, and her smooth and full forehead seems to be embedded with a small acacia bean...... She didn't look at him, but as she was about to leave, the tassel hanging from the curtain caught the hairpin in her hair.

She protected her hair but didn't care about the hairpin, and snorted lowly, her face crimson.

He reached out and grabbed the hairpin.

Ice jadeite and gardenia hairpin.

She tuddled her hair and said thank you.

He said you're welcome.

The hairpin was given back to her, and she walked away.

He decided to ask her to dance...... She didn't seem to recognize him. She didn't recognize him long after that night......

Say goodbye today, I don't know when and where we will see each other again?

Her most important bond is still by his side, and it is the most precious gift she has given him.

He believed that they would meet again.

It occurred to him that there was one thing he had not told her—that he had stayed by his father's side when he was critically ill. His father smiled and said to him, "I still want to have a good name." He thought about it for a long time, and said to his father that day that it was better to call it Suixin.

Their daughters will be called Suixin. Tao Suixin.

There were no lights on in the house. The curtains hung low, and a little light came in, and the thin man sitting in the chair in front of the window, hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, asked, "Is there a callback?" ”

Flawless closed the door. She walked lightly behind Jing Yi, and just as she wanted to pull open the lamp on the small round table, she heard Jing Yi say, "That's it." ”

She had spent several nights in the shadows.

Flawless came over and asked softly, "Still not eating?" ”

"Is there a call back?" Jingyi was still looking out the window. Through the curtains, only the occasional passing car outside brings a little light and shadow, but other than that, it is as quiet as an ancient tomb...... She was placed here as if she were under house arrest.

She saw Flawless from the airport and asked to go straight to Nanjing. Flawless couldn't resist her, and told her that the third brother only arrived in Shanghai this morning. Flawless accompanied her. She went straight to Cheng Zhichen's office non-stop. But after waiting for a long time, Zhichen saw her.

She was so frightened that she did not hesitate to give Zhichen the most severe accusations, and Zhichen's anger was something she had never seen before.

She was escorted away by the guards.

This time the meeting was always by his side, but he didn't say a word. Only when he sent her here, did he say that you should also be considerate of the third brother, how could he be willing to do it in the current situation?

She can't be considerate and doesn't want to be considerate.

A few days passed, and she could only learn about the news outside through Flawless. And she has no one to see except Flawless...... She was waiting for news from Tao Xiang. Even if there was a little, but no. And the telegram she sent in the past was also lost.

Flawless said, "No." ”

Jingyi closed her eyes.

Flawless came over, Jing Yi turned her face and leaned on her. She trembled, and Flawless hugged her tightly.

"Ma Zhongcheng has returned to Lanzhou." Flawless told Jingyi.

Jing Yi nodded lightly after a while.

"Second cousin, he called back, right?" She asked.

Flawless stroked Jingyi's hair and paused.

"Tell me, what he said." She inhaled, "I can stand it. ”

Flawless squatted down and shook Jingyi's hand.

"Treasure each other." Flawless said.

Jingyi's breathing seemed to have stopped. She sat there, not moving.

Flawless felt that it was inappropriate and pulled the lamp rope. Jingyi closed her eyes and dodged the light.

"It's come to this, Yi'er ......" Flawless paused, watching Jingyi slowly open her eyes. Unlike what she imagined, Jingyi, who was still grieving, didn't look hopeless. There was no tear in her eyes...... Flawless realized that in the past few days, she had never seen Jingyi shed tears.

She heard Jing Yi's sigh.

A gentle sigh.

She told Jingyi to rest well, and if she didn't eat again, she would have to ask the doctor to give her an injection. Jingyi did not object this time. She looked at Jingyi as she went out—and she was looking at her too...... It would be a long time before she could comprehend the resolute light in Jing Yi's eyes at that time.

When she took her maid upstairs to bring dinner to Jingyi, the door was locked.

She asked people to open the door and go to the empty room - she forgot that this was Jing'an Villa where Jingyi had lived for many years, and how to escape from here without alarming people was a matter of ease for Jingyi...... She stood on the balcony, looking at the falling curtains, without calling the guards.

She closed the floor-to-ceiling window and returned to her room to check Jingyi's things when she saw the note that had fallen on the floor.

It was written in a hurry by Jing Yi, and the handwriting was sloppy. In addition to thanks, there are also apologies. The last four words are "cherish each".

Flawless looked at these four words, and then looked at the empty room, and it was a long time before she walked out.

There seemed to be a quiet voice in the corridor, calling her second cousin with a smile, soft and beautiful...... She thought that Jingyi would take care of herself, and that they would see each other soon.

Until then, they should cherish themselves.

……

On the train to Siberia, a young lady stepped out of the VIP box.

She wore glasses and a very ordinary gray coat.

The conductor greeted her politely and asked if she wanted to go to the dining car. She nodded.

There are many people eating in the dining car, both foreigners and Chinese, talking at a higher or lower volume, a little noisy.

She only ordered a cup of black tea and asked for this morning's newspaper. The train will soon leave the country, and she will soon leave China. At this time, when I saw the domestic newspapers, I still had some mixed feelings. The supplies on the train were not timely, but in the past few years, she had become accustomed to seeing important newspapers every other day.

Some passengers were talking loudly and were very emotional.

Her black tea happened to be delivered, and the waiter whispered sorry to her.

"It's okay." She whispered, glancing back at the passenger who was speaking loudly. She spent days on the train in the box, barely seeing any of the other passengers on the train.

Seeing that she was paying attention, the waiter hurriedly explained to her.

"Look at today's newspaper. Major newspapers reported yesterday that the day before yesterday, several important figures of the Japanese Kwantung Army were assassinated during dinner at the guild hall, and in addition to them, they also included the head of the intelligence agency of the Kwantung Army, and there was also a nickname Chinese princess woman. It is said that the scene was very clean, and when it was found, the murderer, no, it could not be considered a murderer, and there was no trace of the knights. Only one line of writing remains on the wall. The waiter became excited.

Looking at the young lady looking at him.

"But make the dragon city fly, don't teach Hu Ma to Yin Mountain!" In the booth behind him, a middle-aged man stood up, waving the newspaper in his hand.

"That's right! That's the poem. The waiter walked away with the coffee pot.

The atmosphere in the dining car was lively, and there was talk of the assassination everywhere.

It took a long time for the young lady to open the newspaper in front of her.

Although the report is long, the details of the assassination are vague. But there is a legend that has been recorded. In addition to the poem written on the wall of the scene, a mask was also left behind. The mask is sewn with silk and trimmed with peacock feathers, which is extraordinarily gorgeous. The reporter speculated that the mask must have had a special meaning. But so far, everything related to this assassination is mysterious, and it will surely become a historical mystery......

Her hands trembled, and a cup of black tea spilled most of it on the newspaper. She shook off the tea from the newspaper and saw a photo on the back.

The topic is not big, and the length is not large. Tao Xiang, commander of the Fourth Theater of Operations, returned to Lan from Fuling, Beiping...... The figure in the photo is blurry, but her appearance is good for her no matter what.

The dense mimeographed words surged in front of her eyes like ants, and she stood up and stepped out of the dining car.

When she opened the window, the cold wind of the field blew in, quickly freezing her body.

Outside, it's snowy and endless.

She remembered a journey long ago, and they headed west.

In the cold, there are Yamei and Se Se accompanied her...... The smile appeared in front of him.

Her tears flowed down her eyes, blown by the cold wind, and almost instantly turned to ice.

The train stopped, and border officials checked documents.

When you walk behind her, talk to her politely.

Her documents were handed over, and the border officials stamped her against the photograph and herself.

She thanked her.

The bell rang as the train crossed the border, crisp and loud.

She looked back.

Her home, her country, her love...... It's fading away.

She will definitely come back in the near future,

[Chapter 24: End]

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There is also a change in the evening. Around eight o'clock.