At the end of November, Zhou Hexuan was able to get out of bed and walk, but the wound in his abdomen still needed to heal slowly.

Several women got along quite "well", Zhang Leyi did not embarrass Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan, but did not allow them to live in the country house in the suburbs. Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan were obviously treated differently, Zhang Leyi found a hotel for them and booked a top luxury room for a long time.

Zhang Leyi did this very beautifully, not only did not embarrass Zhou Hexuan, but also retained the face of Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan, and also showed her authority as a hostess.

On November 26, Zhou Hexuan received a telegram from Li Shoumin that Zheng Zhengyin and Shi Jianqiao had successfully assassinated Sun Chuanfang and had been transferred to the Tianjin District Court for interrogation.

Historically, Sun Chuanfang was assassinated by Shi Jianqiao alone, causing a national sensation. All walks of life praised her as a "heroine among women" and strongly demanded amnesty from the government, and then Feng Yuxiang, Li Liejun, Yu Youren, Zhang Ji, and Song Zheyuan came to the rescue. As a result, Shi Jianqiao was sentenced to ten years in the first instance, seven years in the second instance, and was pardoned by **** Lin Sen himself after 11 months in prison.

As for Zheng Zhengyin, the life of this martial artist has completely changed because of Zhou Hexuan. He was supposed to be unmarried for life and only accompanied by guns and sticks, but he actually married Shi Jianqiao, and this time he also participated in the assassination of Sun Chuanfang.

Half a year ago, the couple heard the news that Sun Chuanfang was living in Tianjin, and they were already secretly preparing. First of all, it was Shi Jianqiao who put his little foot through surgery in order to make his movements more sensitive. At the same time, Zheng Zheng became a monk because of his ordination, and he followed a certain master to practice.

On September 17, the 10th anniversary of Shi Jianqiao's father being killed by Sun Chuanfang, the couple held a commemorative ceremony at Guanyin Temple, and then bought guns to carry out the assassination plan.

It wasn't until November 13 that they finally waited for their chance.

On the same day, Sun Chuanfang, who was "dedicated to the Buddha", came to Jushilin to listen to the scriptures and learn Buddhism. Shi Jianqiao arrived as a female layman, and when everyone closed their eyes and chanted, Shi Jianqiao and Zheng Zhengyin acted at the same time, directly aiming at Sun Chuanfang's head, chest and vest and firing 12 shots, and the upper body became a sieve.

After the successful assassination, Zheng Zhengyin and Shi Jianqiao threw the "Letter to the People" prepared in advance into the crowd, loudly announced their names and the purpose of the assassination, and dialed the phone number of the police station to wait for arrest.

In the afternoon of the same day, the "New Tianjin Daily" came out. The next day, newspapers in Tianjin, Beiping, Shanghai, and other cities reported with front-page headlines, and the whole country was sensational.

It was Sun Chuanfang who was killed, the three major warlords of Beiyang who were as famous as Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu, and ordered the "southeast kings" of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi provinces to die at the hands of the enemy's daughter and son-in-law.

Now there are media who call Zheng Zhengyin and Shi Jianqiao "Condor Heroes......

Zhou Hexuan couldn't cry or laugh when he received a distress telegram from Li Shoumin, and immediately wrote to Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang, hoping that the two could help.

This matter can definitely be solved, Sun Chuanfang has many enemies, and he is very happy to be killed. Even if Zhou Hexuan doesn't make a move, Feng Yuxiang and others will take the initiative to come forward to help, and at most they will be imprisoned for a year.

Let's take the perspective back to the UK.

On December 1, "Titanic" premiered in London, which immediately triggered a frenzy of movie-watching. The heroes and heroines, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, have become the most popular movie stars in this period, and both of them can cause traffic jams when they go out.

In the London Grand Theatre, just after the movie was screened, a middle-aged man took out a handkerchief and silently wiped his tears, and another old man in his 50s sighed wistfully.

The middle-aged man is Vincent Astor, and his father, Astor IV, was once the richest man in the United States and owned more than half of the real estate in the New York metropolitan area. At the most glorious moment of Astor IV, he boarded a luxury cruise ship called "Titanic", and since then the throne of the richest man in the United States has changed owners.

The old man's name was William Waldorf Astor, the younger brother of Astor IV and the founder of the English branch of the Astor family. Decades later, his great-granddaughter, Samantha, married British Prime Minister David Cameron.

"Vincent, let's go!" William Astor patted his nephew on the shoulder.

Vincent Astor suddenly said: "Uncle, I want to find the descendants of the victims of that year. If anyone is having a hard time, you should help them. ”

"Very good idea, count me in." William Astor said.

The Astor family was once the largest real estate developer in the United States, but they are better known for their philanthropic work. This family has two ancestral sayings, one is "Do not sell your property unless it is to increase the value of other estates" and the other is: "Money is like fertilizer, if it is not used for charity, it is waste".

The family's charity is real charity, not fake charity for the sake of reasonable tax avoidance.

Astor IV, the richest man in the United States at the time, was also a real gentleman, he sent his wife, maids and nurses to the lifeboat, but he sank into the sea with the Titanic.

Whether it is Vincent Astor, the current head of the family, or William Aster, the head of the British branch, they have inherited the philanthropic tradition of the Astor family, and they are equally generous.

It's a pity that the earning power of these two people is very poor, and the Astor family is rapidly declining.

When he first inherited the family property, Vincent Astor was still the richest man in the United States, and more than 20 years later, he was not even in the top 10 of the richest people in the United States.

On the night of watching the movie, Astor and his nephews sent people to find the descendants of the victims of that year, and the two worked together to give $1 million to give relief.

The next day, they came to the hospital to visit Zhou Hexuan, wanting to meet the original author of "Titanic".

Vincent smiled and shook his hand: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, my name is Vincent Astor, and this is my uncle William Astor. ”

"Nice to meet both." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhou Hexuan doesn't know much about them, but he is more familiar with Vincent's wife - the future famous American charity queen, a girl who doesn't know how to make money, only donates money and spends money, and has lost the huge estate of the Astor family.

By the way, the Queen of Charity lived in Peking during her childhood, spoke Chinese, loved Chinese culture, and collected a lot of antique Chinese furniture. It's just that this woman is now living with her second husband and is not married to Vincent Astor.

Why does Zhou Hexuan know so clearly?

Because before he crossed over, he had visited the exhibition of the Charity Queen's collection during her lifetime, and he had also seen photos of the Charity Queen when she was young. Well, a big beauty, with a star face and a supermodel figure, she inquired about the life experience of the Queen of Charity out of curiosity.

Expressing his respect for Zhou Hexuan, Vincent Astor asked: "Mr. Zhou, why did you come up with the idea of writing "Titanic"? ”

Zhou Hexuan has long been accustomed to making up stories: "When I was wandering in France, I once met an old woman and listened to her tell many stories about the Titanic. ”

"Really?" Vincent was intrigued, "More than 20 years ago, my father was also on the ship, but unfortunately he was killed. If I had the chance, I would like to meet the old lady and listen to her tell the story of the past. ”

It was Vincent's stepmother who was sent to the lifeboat by Astor IV that year, and the relationship between mother and son was very bad, and there was a property inheritance lawsuit for a time. He couldn't listen to stories from his stepmother, and he didn't want to know the news about the Titanic, but recently he was stimulated by the movie, and suddenly he felt nostalgic.

Zhou Hexuan said regretfully: "I'm sorry, the old woman has passed away, and she didn't leave any children. ”

"That's a shame." Vincent expressed a little regret.

William Astor also began to join the chat, talking about many topics related to the Titanic, and finally the three gradually talked about charity.

Vincent expressed his philanthropic philosophy: "Charity is not about giving food and money to the poor, it is too low-level and tends to raise a bunch of parasites. Charity should be public welfare, such as donating to civilian hospitals, libraries, schools, or helping the poor to support themselves. ”

"That's a good point," Zhou Hexuan finally met a rich philanthropist, and immediately began to put on the set, "Have you two been to China?" ”

"No, I don't know much about China." Vincent and William's uncle and nephew shook their heads at the same time.

Zhou Hexuan began to talk about the misery of the Chinese people, and also talked about the Hope Primary School he founded, and said for more than ten minutes: "Now the most needy people are not Americans, but the Chinese people living in dire straits." ”

"It's really bad, and if I have the chance, I want to go to China and help the people who are suffering there." Vincent said.

William Astor shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid I don't have that ability, being the most charitable in London is already my limit." ”

William Astor not only likes to do charity, he prefers to enjoy, this guy lives a noble life that is drunk with money. When the world economic crisis came, he sold many properties for his luxury.

To put it bluntly, William Astor is a top gnawing old man, living by squandering ancestral property, and spending money to buy the title of British hereditary viscount. He did not do charity entirely by following the teachings of his ancestors, charity was the main purpose of tax avoidance, so as to facilitate the inheritance of property by his two sons of parliamentarians.

Vincent is much simpler, he is really doing charity, and after hearing Zhou Hexuan's description of China, he already has plans to go to China for field investigations.

Zhou Hexuan invited: "Mr. Aster, why don't you go to China with me." We can work together to set up charitable foundations, not only to help Chinese, but also to help the poor around the world. ”

"I'll think about it." Vincent nodded and said.

William Astor suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhou, when are you going to Sweden to receive the award?" ”

"Next week." Zhou Hexuan said.

"When you get back from Sweden, I can throw you a celebratory ball." William laughed.

"Absolutely." Zhou Hexuan immediately accepted it, and he also wanted to fool the Astor family into donating money to China.

William Astor is also very happy, he likes to hold balls, likes to invite nobles and celebrities, and it is a good opportunity to give Zhou Hexuan a celebratory ball. Also, his eldest son is a member of the British House of Lords and is now seeking a higher hereditary title, and Zhou Hexuan seems to have a good relationship with Prince Albert, so he can take the opportunity to invite the prince when the time comes.

That's what the old guy was going to do, and his nephew Vincent was much cuter in comparison.