Chapter 85: Personnel Changes
The light was soft, the candle flame was flickering, Fang Yan sat uncomfortably next to Linna, and looked at the delicate young woman in front of him with a somewhat stiff expression praying and making a wish on the birthday cake on the table. Although he had already experienced similar situations more than once, the jade people beside him before were all beautiful and refined Sylvia, and he never thought that there would be a situation where he would celebrate the birthday of another young woman alone. No matter from which point of view at this moment, the two who are alone in the same room are a couple who are like glue, which makes Fang Yan feel that the atmosphere is very bad.
For some reason, Linna seemed extremely happy and excited today, she kept pouring mellow and clear red wine into her glass crystal glass, and frequently clinking glasses with Fang Yan in a bright smile, and raised her head to drink it all. Ten minutes later, a large patch of delicate blush appeared on her snow-white jade cheek, and her expression became confused and trance-like. In desperation, Fang Yan had to stretch his long arms and carry her to the big bed in the bedroom. Rao is Fang Yan's resistance to beauty is far firmer than ordinary people, but when Linna's soft and light delicate body was held in his arms, Fang Yan still felt a strong intoxication that made him fascinated.
"Good chance!" Looking at the lazy young woman lying unconscious on the gorgeous big bed, Fang Yandeng, who had also drunk a few glasses of wine, was refreshed, and whispered in a low voice with a bright eye. Of course, he didn't want to take the opportunity to violate Linna, but he was going to find those light and shadow photos in Linna's room that he had been with her. As long as there is no such key evidence, then you can get rid of her coercion and truly become a good husband who only belongs to his wife. In a month, Sylvia will come to Kiel to celebrate her 20th birthday, Fang Yan desperately wants to stop having any entanglement with Linna, he just wants to go through the future of life with Sylvia.
Fang Yan, who had made up his mind, immediately rummaged carefully in Linna's boudoir. In order not to wake up the Ito on the bed, he moved very lightly, and carefully put the items back in place after searching for one place. It didn't take long for Fang Yan, who was quick with his hands and feet, to find half of the room, and even flipped through the pages of every book on the bookshelf. As far as his eyes could see, Fang Yan saw something that looked like a photo album lying quietly in the corner of the bookshelf; Unlike the other books that have been placed here, this one with its beautiful shell is spotless, and is clearly proof of how often it is cleaned by the owner.
Is this how you find it? Fang Yan was both surprised and hesitant. He glanced at Linna, who was still asleep, and took the album in his hand. Through the slightly dim bedroom light, Fang Yan flipped open its cover, and after a moment, his figure suddenly trembled, and a look of disbelief and shock immediately appeared on his face.
This booklet was a photo album, and there were several slightly yellowed photos neatly sandwiched in the transparent pages, but the content of these photos made Fang Yan's heart shake, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. A young and delicate beautiful girl was captured by the camera, it was Lina when she was a girl; And beside her stood a handsome young man dressed in the uniform of an old Imperial Army officer, both in terms of his beautiful and delicate face and resolute temperament, he was seven or eight points similar to the current Fang Yan!
"It's ...... Linna's husband? Fang Yan's pupils contracted, and his heart was full of shocked muttering. He remembered that his father's friend Leon had told him that Lena had had an enviable marriage to a young man among the army officers. Less than a year later, however, her husband was killed in the Emperor's offensive on the Western Front; What is even more regrettable is that because the latter have served in the army for a long time and have little time to return home, they did not even leave their children. But Fang Yan never thought that the other party would have such a degree of resemblance to himself, and at first glance, Fang Yan thought that he had crossed over again!
Fang Yan flipped through the photo album in his hand, the brilliance in his eyes became more and more intense, these photos only froze the light and shadow of the two of them for a short period of time, and did not extend on the timeline at all. From this, Fang Yan can already conclude that the young officer in the photo is Linna's husband who died young. Not surprisingly, Fang Yan didn't find what he was looking for in this album, it seemed that it was just an old memory that Lina treasured.
"About ...... Nas ......" A muffled call suddenly came from the bed. Fang Yan was startled and hurriedly put the album back in its place; Fortunately, Lina did not wake up from her drunkenness, and the call just now was just an unconscious murmur in her sleep. Fang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rummage through the photos he wanted. However, somehow, there was a sudden unspeakable heaviness in his heart, and his desire to achieve his goal was not as strong as it was just now. Those old photos of Linna passed through Fang Yan's mind from time to time, especially the young man who was inexplicably similar to himself, which made Fang Yan feel indescribably complicated and touched.
An hour later, Fang Yan gave up his efforts a little dejectedly. What he was looking for wasn't in this room, and perhaps with Linna's cunning and cleverness, she wouldn't have given herself such an easy chance to break free. Looking at the hostess sleeping quietly on the bed, Fang Yan's eyes were filled with a hint of unbearable pity for the first time. Although he doesn't know what a woman thinks, he is definitely not a stupid person who grows out of wood: after looking at the carefully cared for photo album, Fang Yan has already faintly understood Linna's heart. The reason why she entangled herself was most likely because she regarded herself as the sustenance and carrier of her former husband!
Fang Yan sighed softly, and the complex meaning in his eyes seemed to have become a little stronger again.
Spring turned to summer, flowers bloomed, and Rina did not look for Kamihiko for a month after that, which allowed him to welcome Sylvia's arrival with the fullest enthusiasm. Looking at the girl's familiar beautiful and delicate face, Fang Yan only felt that all the negative emotions in his heart had dissipated, leaving only the purest joy and joy. Sure enough, my favorite is Xiao Xiwei, who has a history of 5 years. However, for Linna, after Fang Yan's inadvertent discovery last time, he also had a different feeling, and gradually changed to a normal attitude when he met her. As long as Lina doesn't interfere with his family, then Fang Yan is completely willing to live in peace with her.
Time is like water, and in a blink of an eye, it is the autumn of September. During this period, Fang Yan accompanied the Silesia to sea twice, conducting daily training and simulated combat exercises to resist foreign invasion. Of course, the "foreign enemy" of the German Navy at this stage mainly refers to the French, after all, the Polish Navy has only a few patrol boats, and both the Soviet Union and Britain are close to the current Germany, and there is no tendency for any armed confrontation. Although Fang Yan was not optimistic about how much of a role his former dauntless could play in actual combat, he still relied on his excellent professional skills to perform extremely well in training and exercises. Fang Yan vaguely felt that his superiors were deliberately creating opportunities for himself to exercise and perform; This implicit exclusive favor has greatly improved his own quality and related experience achievements, both of which are extremely important for the promotion of officers. Fang Yan guessed that Linna might really be providing maximum assistance to herself through her connections as agreed.
Just as Fang Yan was sailing with the ship, the German Navy was exposed to a serious scandal by the defenders of the Republic: for the past six years, the Navy had been using public funds to invest in a film company called "Cliff". At present, the film company is suffering serious losses, which directly leads to the total loss of more than 500,000 marks as an investor. After this news appeared in the newspaper, it immediately aroused strong protests and attacks in Germany: Isn't it a ridiculous act of cheating the world that taxpayers' precious money was used by the Navy to make movies, and in the end, they lost so much?
In the midst of the raging anger of the people at home, German Defense Minister Geisler and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Cenkel both fell to the ground, and two key positions were vacant at the top of the military. After some weighing and discussion, the 52-year-old Raeder was finally selected from four active vice admirals to become the new commander of the Navy. In order to keep his rank in line with his position, Raeder was immediately promoted to general by the Ministry of Defense. When this important high-level personnel change was conveyed to the entire ship of Silesia through the radio, Fang Yan was also sincerely happy for the promotion of this respectable veteran; Under Raeder, a true believer in Tirpitz, the development of the German Navy was bound to reach a new peak even better.
"Now that Raeder has absolute power over the navy, his will can play a pivotal role in what kind of new warships will be built in the future, right?" Fang Yan thought silently in his heart. He no longer wants to see the construction of pure artillery ships of 10,000 tons approved, and the early start of construction of small aircraft carriers is the ideal development of the German Navy. Considering that he had written a long letter to Raeder advocating the victory of aviation, Fang Yan decided to pick up the pen he had been dusting for more than two years again after pondering for a while. He wanted to prove his point with a coherent exposition that would make the top brass of the Navy, led by Raeder, thoroughly moved.
Although it took a lot of energy to do this, Fang Yan still decided to persevere. What is good for Fang Yan is that he has been paying attention to the latest papers in aviation for the past few years, and he has also made sufficient knowledge reserves in specific technologies. With the furrow in his abdomen, it is enough for Fang Yan to have the confidence to complete this long article.