Chapter Forty-Nine: The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell
"Let's go, Ruqin, let's go upstairs." Lu Yixiang took his wife's hand and walked upstairs towards Yulin and Shuxian's bedroom.
"Pull up the curtains and turn on all the lights." Lu Yulin instructed his wife: "Come, like a piano, sit on the piano bench." “
"Master, what are you trying to do here?" Mrs. Lu was puzzled.
Lu Yixiang opened the lid: "I haven't played the piano for a long time, I'll revisit it today." “
Lu Yulin played a string of beautiful melodies on the keys: "Ruqin, you can play with me." I've taught you before. “
"Master, after so many years, I've almost forgotten it, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with your rhythm." Mrs. Lu felt that her fingering was a little rusty, and she was afraid that she would make a mistake and ruin Lu Yixiang's interest.
"It's okay, you can play as much as you want." Lu Yixiang doesn't care about the level of the piano skills, nor does he care about the difficulty of the music, as long as the piano continues to sound, the goal has been achieved.
"Then I'll try."
The beautiful sound of the piano came from the bedroom on the second floor, and the plainclothes people guarding outside the Lu Mansion heard the sound of the piano and saw the silhouette of a man and a woman playing the piano.
"It's almost dying, and it's so leisurely and comfortable." A plainclothes man looked at the silhouette and shook his head.
"In the end, it is a big family, calm and calm." The other plainclothes listened to the melodious sound of the piano, and was very intoxicated.
"You two are keeping an eye on it, in case Lu Yulin escapes in the night, you can't afford to be guilty." A small leader walked over and reminded the two plainclothes men who were only interested in enjoying the music.
"Team leader, listen, the piano keeps ringing, and the little couple is romantic."
"Don't take it lightly, as soon as Lu Yulin leaves the Lu Mansion, he will be arrested, and his wife will also be arrested together."
"Understood."
The sound of the piano continued until midnight, when the plainclothes began to nap, and when they woke up again, it was early in the morning, and the sound of the piano was still there.
"What's the matter, these little couple don't sleep, they keep playing the piano? This seems a bit unusual. The plainclothes team leader felt a little strange.
"Why don't you go in and have a look?" Another plainclothes suggested.
"Wait, let's ask Watanabe Daisa first." The plainclothes team leader hurriedly went to call Watanabe.
Watanabe received a phone call saying that Lu Yulin and his wife had played the piano all night, and he felt very strange, and suddenly a bad omen swept towards him.
"Quick, come into the Lu Mansion, see Lu Yulin and his wife, and arrest him immediately." Watanabe felt bad and immediately ordered the arrest of Lu Yulin and Xu Shuxian.
Plainclothes got the order and immediately broke into the Lu Mansion, and a few plainclothes rushed to the second floor, and when they pushed the door, it turned out to be Lu Yixiang and his wife sitting on the piano bench playing the piano.
"How are you? Playing the piano all night? The plainclothes team leader was taken aback.
"The old man talks about being a teenager, and he can play it if he wants to. This is in my house, why do I want to tell you? Lu Yixiang looked at the plainclothes spies who were at a loss, and sincerely felt a burst of ecstasy.
"What about Lu Yulin?"
"I didn't come back two days ago." Lu Yixiang stood up and stretched.
"What about his wife?"
"I haven't seen it either. What are you looking for them? “
"Nonsense, yesterday evening, we had someone see him."
"I said that the couple is not at home, and you don't believe it, then you have searched it." Lu Yixiang put on an indifferent attitude.
The plainclothes team leader made a look, and several spies began to look all over the Lu Mansion, but there was not even a trace.
"Mr. Lu, please come with us to the army secret service and explain your son's affairs clearly." The plainclothes team leader saw that he couldn't find his son, so he could only use Lao Tzu to make up the number.
"No, you can't take the master away. You want to find my son, although you go to find it, you can't implicate the master. Mrs. Lu blocked her husband with her body.
"Mrs. Lu, don't worry, we just asked Mr. Lu to ask for a question, and after asking, we will send him back, after all, Mr. Lu is the president of the maintenance association, and we still have to give this face."
"Ruqin, you don't have to worry, I'll go with them and I'll be back in a while." Lu Yixiang comforted Ruqin.
Lu Yixiang followed the plainclothes people out of the Lu Mansion, got into their car, and drove to the army secret service.
Watanabe greeted at the door of the office of the Army Secret Service.
"Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to bother you to move here. Come in. “
"Mr. Watanabe doesn't need to be polite, just ask if you have anything, and after asking, I can go home early and save Uchiko anxiety." Lu Yixiang walked into the office, sat on the sofa, and crossed Erlang's legs.
"Mr. Lu is really refreshing. I want to ask Mr. Lu, where did Mr. Lu go? “
"The dog was supposed to work at the newspaper, but I called yesterday, and the newspaper colleagues said that they hadn't seen him for two or three days, and they didn't know where he had gone. So, like you, I don't know anything about his whereabouts. “
"Oh? Is it? I haven't seen Mr. Lu for two or three days? Watanabe was very surprised by Lu Yixiang's answer, which was far from what he knew.
"Well, when he comes back, I have to teach him a good lesson, he is already a father, and he is still so out of tune." Lu Yixiang put on a strict father's appearance.
"What about the young grandmother? Why is there no trace of the young grandmother? “
"My daughter-in-law was originally a teacher at Yuexiu Middle School, but people like us want women to marry and teach children after they get married, and they don't have to show up again, but my daughter-in-law likes to teach and like to be with students, so we will follow her, she has not been home in the past two days, I guess she should be with Lin'er, maybe the two of them went out to play together, and forgot to send a letter to the family? These two children, as if they haven't grown up, are still so worrying. “
"So, Mr. Lu really doesn't know the whereabouts of your son and daughter-in-law?"
"I don't know, if Mr. Watanabe has news of them, please inform the old man as soon as possible, and I will definitely impose family law on them."
"Okay, okay, excuse me, Mr. Lu, come on, send off."
Watching Lu Yixiang walk out of the secret service with his head held high, Watanabe was so angry that he smoked: "This old fox, pretend to be confused with me." Come here, pay close attention to the whereabouts of the Lu family, and pay more attention to whether Lu Yixiang will contact his son. “
"Hay."
Not long after Lu Yixiang returned to Lufu, Yamada called him.
"President Lu, tomorrow is the third anniversary of the founding of our Guangzhou Maintenance Association and the Japan-China Goodwill and Friendship Association, and for this reason we intend to hold a press conference, at which I intend to announce your appointment and invite you to speak."
"Tomorrow?" Lu Yixiang didn't expect this day to come so soon.
"Yes, tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, I will come to pick you and Mrs. in person."
"My wife has been in poor health lately, so she doesn't have to go, I'll be ready."
"Okay, President Lu, see you tomorrow." Yamada hung up the phone with joy, and the corners of his mouth raised a sinister smile: "What about the ground snake?" Or trampled under the feet of a strong dragon. Lu Yixiang, no matter how arrogant you are, I will also make you a dog in our Great Japan. “
In the evening, Lu Yixiang took Xiao Ruqin's hand and took a walk on the lawn.
"Ruqin, how many years have we known each other?"
"It's been more than 30 years, after you came back from Europe in Xinhai, our two families were engaged."
"yes, more than 30 years have passed. You have changed from a young lady to a grandmother, and I have changed from a young master to a grandfather. I think that I was the same as Lin'er, with the dream of saving the country, and I was bent on how to revitalize domestic products and drive foreigners out of China, so I opened many industrial companies. ”
"Master, what's wrong with you today? Why are there so many emotions? Mrs. Lu felt that there was something strange about the old man today.
"When people get old, they will inevitably touch the scene and feel a lot of emotion. Ruqin, if I, I mean if, if I go first, you have to take care of yourself. ”
"Master, what are you talking nonsense? Don't scare me, what's bad if, just say this, bah, bah. ”
"Ruqin, we can't avoid this problem, I'm almost sixty years old, and I've already reached the age of half of the loess burial, and now the world is so chaotic, sometimes I have to think about this problem."
"Master, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, you don't have too many worries, I know that since Ta Yamada made you the president of the maintenance association, you have not been able to eat well and sleep. I've lost a lot of weight these days. People are under the roof, you can't help it, I believe that Lin'er and Shuxian will understand you. After all, you are not traitors like Li Youtang and Feng Lianfa. ”
"But as long as Yamada puts up my banner, the merchants and industrialists of all sizes in Guangzhou will submit to the feet of the Japanese, and all the industry and commerce in Guangzhou will be monopolized by the Japanese, and Guangzhou may become the rear base of the Japanese army in China, providing the military with materials to fight our own people. Then I will be a sinner for the ages. ”
"Master, it's not that serious."
"Ruqin, even if I am unfounded, but if I become the president of this maintenance association, then I am a complete traitor, then what face do I have to meet the ancestors of the Lu family. I've said it all, I'm almost sixty years old, how can I do something stupid that doesn't protect my old age? ”
"Then sir, if you refuse, can the Japanese let you go?" Mrs. Lu couldn't help but sweat for Lu Yixiang.
"Alas, Ruqin, you see, I talked to you casually, but it made you worried." Lu Yixiang patted Ruqin's hand: "Okay, okay, let's go see Ming'er." ”
"Well, master, don't think nonsense, we have all reached the age of teasing our grandchildren, Ming'er is so cute, after two years, Lin'er and Shuxian will have a few more, then we will have a full house of children and grandchildren."
"You're right, wait for this world to be too peaceful, let Lin'er and Shuxian have a few more."
Lu Yixiang and Mrs. Lu walked into Yurong's house and saw that Yurong was rocking the cradle and coaxing Ming'er to sleep.
"Shhhhh
Mrs. Lu saw that there were still tears on Ming'er's eyelids, so she asked Yurong distressedly, "Ming'er cried again just now?" ”
"I clamored for my mother every day, and when I couldn't see my mother, I couldn't stop crying."
"This is a sin, how can such a young child leave his mother?" Mrs. Lu wiped away Ming'er's tears with a handkerchief.
"Alas, what kind of world, a good family, has been separated from flesh and blood, and it is difficult to see it." Lu Yixiang looked at his poor grandson and clenched his fists.
"Alright, sir, let's go back to our room and rest."
"Let's go, Ruqin." Lu Yixiang patted Ruqin's hand.