The current Belgian governor-general, General Falkenhausen, Zhou Nan was particularly impressed in another life. Not only because he is Hoffman's old friend, but also because he is a good friend of the people of the motherland.

After retiring in 1930, Falkenhausen went to work as a military adviser to the mainland. He has given great help to the people of the interior on many issues, and is a rare Western general who does not care about the color of his skin.

In 1937, Nazi Germany formally allied itself with Japan, which had already declared war on the interior of the country in the War of Resistance Against Japan. In a gesture of goodwill to Japan, Nazi Germany recognized the puppet Manchukuo of Japan in the interior and withdrew German support for the interior, including forcing Falkenhausen to resign as an adviser by punishing his family for treason.

Under such circumstances, Falkenhausen was forced to return to China, and Zhou Nan came to Germany with him at that time. In 1938, Falkenhausen was recalled to active duty as an infantry general on the Western Front. In May 1940 he was appointed Governor of the Belgian Army, a position he holds to this day.

During his tenure as governor of Belgium, he released many Jews through Zhou Nan's compatriot Miss Qian, and for this reason, he was not sentenced after the war, but was released, and later lived in seclusion in the German town of Nassau, where he remained until his death in 66.

When Zhou Nan first came to Germany in the 80s to look for members of the Hoffmann family, he personally visited his grave to pay homage to him, and in his heart, he was a German general worthy of respect.

Sitting on the quiet embankment, Zhou Nan told Hoffman about some of the changes in his dream that were closely related to his surroundings, and these were very important to Hoffman, because only by knowing these could he have a better plan.

But Zhou Nan overestimated his ability to bear it. This sudden shock made the strong Hoffman a little uneasy, and he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the place where I 'died.'" ”

This sentence not only found Hoffman weird, but even Zhou Nan felt weird. However, one of the purposes of his appointment to meet Hoffman here was also because of this, so of course he did not have the slightest opinion.

The two of them drove a car, with John sitting in the back seat and driving north. The place was less than ten kilometers from where they had met, and it was a few minutes drive away.

Zhou Nan parked the car on the side of the road, looked at the surrounding environment, and determined a place. "This is it. In order to escape the bombing, you drove the car into the forest, but the god of doom came, but it was in the forest, and you ......"

Hoffman's eyes seemed to be staring at the forest, but he had no focus, and his usual cold face also showed a trace of weakness and confusion, obviously suffering a huge mental impact. But because of this, Zhou Nan knew that he completely believed his words.

This kind of trust makes Zhou Nan's heart extremely happy, he can believe in himself so easily, and it is also because he truly treats himself as a family member.

Moreover, in this era, Europeans are actually quite superstitious, and all kinds of accidents can be woven into miracles. Zhou Nan was originally thinking that if Hoffman didn't believe him, he could also borrow a miracle to make Hoffman believe, but now it seems that he doesn't need to.

It took a long time for Hoffman to calm down and say, "You go back today, arrange your work to Rena, and then take the train to Brussels tomorrow." I need to calm down today, because I don't know what to say to you, and I don't have any plans to deal with it. In the future, we need to think carefully about how to face our future lives. ”

Zhou Nan nodded, but pulled the wound on the back of his head, and couldn't help grinning. Hoffman couldn't help but smile and stroked the top of Zhou Nan's head. "Now I can't continue to treat you as a child, although I have experienced so many things in my dreams, but these mental tribulations have also made you truly mature."

Zhou Nan couldn't help but say: "I am your child, and this will never change." ”

He smiled with satisfaction and asked gently, "Hungry, let's go back to Antwerp, I'll get you something to eat, and then you go back to Arnhem." ”

Back on the canal, Hoffmann seemed to have calmed down. I got into my car. In today's Europe, there are almost no restaurants, and all civilians are uniformly distributed with food, and they have to pay a ticket for everything they eat.

Only some high-end restaurants were open, but at this time to go to the restaurant, there must have been some German military officers or businessmen in the restaurant, and Hoffmann just wanted to quietly think about the shock that Zhou Nan had brought and did not want to get caught up in an additional social event. So, he took Zhou Nan to a military camp on the outskirts of the city.

After the German occupation of all of Western Europe, Antwerp became the rear of Antwerp, which became known as the diamond capital and most of the current diamond trade has ceased due to the departure of the Jews who controlled the diamond trade.

After the world calmed down, the Germans were not very strict here, and like most of the Netherlands, the natives were not oppressed much except for a lower income.

At least a small number of people welcomed the Germans in these areas, and when the Germans entered these areas, there were countless crowds of people to welcome them, and many women presented flowers and kisses to the German soldiers.

Except for the Jews.

The Germans occupied almost all of Europe, they no longer had the soil to survive on the continent, and their situation was the most difficult, with no hope in sight.

As a logistical merchant and with the support of the Belgian governor-general, Hoffmann was not in any way difficult here. However, due to something on his mind, Hoffman did not bother the chief here, but just took out the identity registration and asked for two packages.

The German army's meal was almost identical, and the meals were almost the same for both officers and privates. Officers are nothing more than a little more in terms of other benefits, and there are even cases where the salary of single officers is not as high as that of soldiers with several children, which fully reflects the equality of all.

The appearance of Zhou Nan, an Oriental, caused a lot of discussion among the soldiers, and it was obvious that his fame did not spread here. However, accompanied by a serious-looking Hoffman and a logistics officer, his presence did not cause much commotion.

However, there were still some nationalists who were somewhat unhappy with Zhou's presence, including a sergeant with a full beard. He was bewitched by a group of soldiers and came to Zhou Nan's table, he first saluted the major logistics chief, and then asked a little arrogantly: "Chief Maxi, it is difficult for me to understand that an Oriental man appeared in our barracks and ate the same food as us. ”

Maxi looked at Zhou Nan and hadn't spoken yet, but Hoffman had already stood up and said loudly: "Sergeant, although this Oriental in your eyes has a different skin color from ours, he also contributes his own strength to the empire. The sausages you ate today, the clothes you wore, including the bandages you wrapped around your wounds, were all transported from the German mainland to the front by him. In Arnhem, he was responsible for the transfer of goods that was always carried out very smoothly and was therefore recognized by all German soldiers. And the wound on his head was half a month ago, when he was injured by a mine by the Dutch partisans. Excuse me, do you think he is qualified to sit down with you for dinner? ”

The bearded man was obviously not a man of words, and after listening to Hoffman's words, he gave a military salute to Zhou Nan and said, "Please forgive me for my presumptuousness, this answer makes me very satisfied. ”

Maxi smiled and said, "Sergeant, I appreciate your integrity and bravery. But for now, let's fill our stomachs, shall we? ”

For such things, Zhou Nan is used to it. Today, Europe is still the center of the world. Even Americans are considered a bunch of hillbillies, let alone Asians of different colors.

It is also for this reason that it is very difficult for Zhou Nan to rely on his own ability to survive in Europe, unless he hides in a certain village and does not contact the outside world, he will always avoid this kind of discriminatory gaze.

If it weren't for the fact that the war in Asia would continue to ignite in the future, and if it weren't for the ups and downs he would face decades of ups and downs when he returned to his hometown, Zhou Nan would definitely not want to stay in Europe.

Although he has experienced a person's life in a dream and has a clearer understanding of the future than everyone else, Zhou Nan still thinks that he is just an ordinary person. He doesn't have the power to change the world, he just wants to survive well.

After lunch, Hoffman put Zhou Nan in the car and just gently patted him on the shoulder. "Be careful on the way back, and call me when you get to Arnhem."

Zhou Nan nodded, got into the car, and said through the door: "Yannick, these prophets should not be a burden to us, on the contrary, these are our forces to change our fate, and everything will be fine." ”

Compared to Zhounan, which took nearly two hours to get home, Hoffmann returned to Senefer Castle in the northern suburbs of Brussels in half an hour.

The castle was originally owned by a Jewish banker, but the advent of war gave it a new owner. Due to its location right halfway between the airport and the railway station, close to the port area and the Laeken Palace, and easily accessible to the surrounding areas, it was identified as the Governor's Palace of the German military control government.

Hoffmann also has his own room and office in the castle, but he prefers to live in a small cottage near the docks, which is not only not heavily guarded, but also because of the proximity to the storage center. Of course, the main reason is that he is free here, and no one can control him.

But the news he got from Zhou Nan today had too much impact on him, and until now, he still felt a cold chill appear from inside his body, making his whole body stiff.

This kind of problem that cannot be explained by science makes him feel terrified, and he needs a safe place now to seriously consider the dilemma he will face in the future.