Everyone was silent for three minutes before heading towards the house, with Bai Xiaolong and the others following behind.

Shaofan was a little puzzled and asked, "Big brother, how did you go back to Nanjing?" ”

"The principal asked me to be a member of the Kuomintang delegation to the KMT-CCP negotiation team." Shaolong said as he sat on the sofa and took out a cigar in a wooden box.

"Oh! It turns out that you are also here to join the negotiation team, and so am I. Shaofan smiled and looked at the eldest brother, and said: "When I arrived in India, not only was the army made in the United States, but even the cigarettes were replaced with cigars." ”

Shaolong let Bai Xiaolong; Cai Ping and the others all sat down, and each of them gave them a cigar.

Bai Xiaolong declined and said, "I'm not used to smoking this thing in the United States, so I'd better smoke!" ”

Shaofan waved his hand and said that he would not take a cigarette from Bai Xiaolong: "When we were in the United States, we were hurt by this thing, and our mouth stinked for three days and three nights. ”

"Haha......" Shaolong smiled: "You guys! It's something that only the Yankees have in our country! ”

Shaofan said: "Big brother, how are your father and second brother?" ”

"Good! My father is in good health, and he has been discussing military plans there with the British army and Lao Mei in Yangon. The 212th Division was east of the Salween River, where tensions were high and hundreds of thousands of laborers were building a Yunnan-Burma road from Yangon to Kunming. my troops and the new 2nd Division; The new 3rd Division is still in India, allowing the Yankees to teach their homework by hand! Shaolong lit his cigar and took a long breath.

"Hey! Big brother, why are you going back to Nanjing, and you are still working hard to bring a direct company back? Shaofan was a little confused, and when he heard Bai Xiaolong say that they also temporarily arranged a guard company to take care of his safety, he was a little confused.

Shaolong looked at Bai Xiaolong, Duan Louyun and the others. Shaofan said knowingly: "Don't worry, they are absolutely reliable!" ”

Shaolong said softly: "I have a very important thing to do this time. ”

"What's the matter? Do you want me to help? Shaofan looked nervous and hurriedly asked.

Shaolong smiled slightly, leaned back and said, "You! Be careful yourself, too. ”

"...... me?" Shaofan was even more confused, Bai Xiaolong said on the side: "Shaofan, do you know, the principal ordered five new members of the delegation this time, and two of them were assassinated as soon as they arrived in Nanjing. Master Shen was almost murdered when he first arrived in Nanjing, so he ......"

"That's why you've temporarily formed a guard company to protect my safety." Shao Fan Dao.

Bai Xiaolong nodded: "Yes." ”

At this time, Qu Bo walked out and said, "Big young master, third young master is ready for dinner." ”

Shen Shaolong patted his thigh and said, "Okay!" Let's eat first. As he spoke, he stood up and waved his hands to invite you to take your seats.

After dinner, Bai Xiaolong, Cai Ping and others also took their leave. The special service company and reconnaissance company of the National Youth League, the temporary guard company and Shen Shaolong's direct company were all settled in the camp of Shen Yingchang's guard company, and there was a garden separated from the bungalow.

Shaofan and Shaolong sat in the backyard to cool off, with freshly cut watermelons and freshly brewed tea on the stone table, and the two brothers sat on the stone chairs and continued to talk about the topic before eating.

Shaofan was still puzzled and asked: "Big brother, who wants to kill the new members of the delegation?" **? ”

Shaolong shook his hand and said, "Impossible." These new members are all advocating cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and should play a certain role in the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. After saying that, he took a bite of a watermelon.

Shaofan was even more puzzled: "If it's not **, then who else can, could it be that the people of the Central Union and the Military Command did it?" ”

Shaolong's mouth was full of watermelons, and while eating, he asked for his head like a rattle, and after eating the watermelon in his mouth, he said, "That's even more impossible." It's an extraordinary time, Dai Li, and a group of people are not going to mess around, so they can do it right with the principal! ”

Shaofan listened to it, it made sense, but he couldn't think of anyone who wanted to kill the new negotiators, and it was difficult for him to have something to do with politics again. In these days, everything will have something to do with politics, but as long as it has anything to do with politics, it is not a good thing. He shook his head, took out a watermelon, and took a bite, not bothering to think about it, he had no political acumen since he was a child, so he was always under his two elder brothers politically.

After Shaolong finished eating a bowl of watermelon, he said, "I suspect that the cause of death of those people is related to the case I investigated." ”

"What? Case? What case? When Shaofan heard this, he became energetic, and looked at Shaolong with his eyes like a copper bell. He grew up many times stronger than his two older brothers, and it was his curiosity that came with his body.

Shen Shaolong knew his temper and smiled: "The medical supplies used by our troops in the Yunnan-Burma area are all inferior goods, and even the cotton for medical treatment is black-hearted cotton. I suspect that someone transferred Bao Dafa from it. ”

"What?" Shaofan was about to explode when he heard this, and scolded: "This group of bastard soldiers shed blood and sacrificed themselves on the front line, but it is good that they are making a lot of money in the rear. Don't let Lao Tzu know, let Lao Tzu know, you have to kill them. ”

Shaolong was very pleased to see his younger brother so righteous and said, "This time, I was ordered by the principal to secretly investigate this matter as a member of the negotiation team. I heard that there was also a batch of inferior medical drugs flowing to **, and a lot of **Red Army was killed by this batch of medicines, so ** is also sending people to investigate the matter. I suspect that the secret investigators in the delegation were leaked, which is why they were murdered in this way. ”

"Big brother! I'll help you. "Shaofan Dao.

Shen Shaolong's visit to Nanjing this time can be described as walking on thin ice, being careful everywhere, no one can find his former friends, and he doesn't know who he can trust, so he has been fighting alone. This time, it was not appropriate to be excited to get the news that Shaofan was coming to Nanjing, and his younger brother was a helper who could be trusted. At this time, Shaofan personally proposed it, so he naturally couldn't ask for it, and the two brothers clapped their hands and agreed to find out who was behind the scenes.

Early the next morning, Shaofan and Shaolong went to the presidential palace to see Chiang Kai-shek, walked the long red carpet to Chiang Kai-shek's office, and saw that all the members of the delegation had arrived.

Chiang Kai-shek asked them to sit down, and then said: "At this time, it is the autumn of crisis for the party-state and the Chinese nation, and we want to settle the matter, calm down the people, and abandon the previous suspicions, so we want you to negotiate with ** on behalf of the party-state." You must not lose the interests of our party-state, but also let them know that we are very sincere in cooperating with them. Don't put it off any longer, the longer it will be bad for our country. ”

"Headmaster! The elements were very cunning, and the conditions put forward were so harsh that we could not sign the agreement. At this time, a short, dark-skinned colonel officer stood up and said, this person is Chen Zeen, the commander of the 12th Division of the First Army, and the commander of the Nanjing garrison.

Shaofan said: "I don't think it's too harsh, it's too demanding, we are a two-party cooperation, there is no one who manages who and who receives whom." The Red Army is a unit that has fought a civil war with us for ten years and traveled 25,000 miles, and it is impossible for them to completely hand over this force. As for the political work of political workers, it is obvious to all, and it is also incomparable with us. Therefore, I think that it is enough for us to give them the name of the National Revolutionary Army, and it is also the most direct and effective method, which is a method that we can even accept. ”

"You're a collaborator." Chen Zeen shouted fiercely.

Shen Shaofan smiled coldly and said: "Since the principal has agreed to cooperate with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, then ** is our comrade-in-arms, where did the CCP and the enemy come from!" ”

"You ......" before Chen Zeen could speak. Shaofan said again: "Principal, the war between the north and the south is imminent, our party and the state are in need of troops, although the equipment of the Red Army is poor, but they also have their advantages, guerrilla warfare; The war behind enemy lines is what we need on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, so we must complete the reorganization of the Red Army as soon as possible, so that they can be put into the front line of the War of Resistance to relieve the pressure on our front.

"Hmmm! Not bad! We should be like this, Shaofan, you are right. Chiang Kai-shek said with a satisfied expression on his face: "You heard it! Just do what Shaofan said. ”

"Heroic name!"

Chiang Kai-shek said again: "Shaolong and Shaofan stay." They can leave. ”

Everyone got up and left to discuss with each other about exiting Chiang Kai-shek's office, and Chen Zeen glared at Shaofan fiercely and left angrily.

Chiang Kai-shek saw that the others were gone, and he personally served as Shaolong; The two brothers poured a glass of wine and handed it to them, and Shaolong and Shaofan hurriedly took over and thanked Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek picked up a glass of water and said, "Come, I'll toast you with water instead of wine." After speaking, he drank all the white water in the cup.

"Principal Xie!" Shaolong and Shaofan said in unison, and finished draining the wine in the cup.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at their brothers and said, "You know why I asked you to stay." ”

"Know! The principal asked us to investigate the sale of counterfeit drugs as soon as possible. ”

Shaolong Road.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "I want you to find out who is behind the scenes as soon as possible, and whether this fake drug case is related to the killing of two negotiators." ”

"Yes!"

Chiang Kai-shek took out two collar badges with the rank of major general from the drawer of his desk and handed them to Shaolong and Shaofan respectively: "You two don't live up to our expectations of you. ”

"Yes! Please rest assured that the principal will never lose the face of the Whampoa people. Shen Shaofan took over the rank of major general and couldn't put it down.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and came to Shaofan and said, "Come to Shaofan, I'll help you bring it." ”

"Thank you, Headmaster!"

Chiang Kai-shek's personality can be described as a clear hierarchy on weekdays, and it is not easy to help a student and a subordinate wear a military rank today, which especially moved Shaofan. In fact, Shaofan also respects Chiang Kai-shek, and he feels that the principal is a person with great ambitions and an outstanding leader of a generation, but he is in a troubled world and can't help himself. After Chiang Kai-shek helped him put it on, Shaofan saluted Chiang Kai-shek with a standard military salute, and Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and waved his hand.

Chiang Kai-shek and their Shen family have a long history, Chiang Kai-shek and Shen Yingchang are both students of Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, and Shen Yingchang is a confidant, and he also watched Shen Yingchang's three sons born and grew up, especially Shen Shaofan, he was staying in Chiang Kai-shek's official residence for a long time, so he was very loved by Chiang Kai-shek's wife Song Meiling. Shen Shaofan's fluent English was taught by Madame Chiang, and Chiang Kai-shek had high expectations for Shen Shaofan.

Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile: "Shaofan, your National Youth League has played very well in Pingjin. How many people are in your National Youth League now? ”

"Report, Headmaster! The National Youth League originally had 25,550 men, and had five main battalions, five reinforced companies and three columns, equipped with German-made P34s; There are 200 P35 mountain guns and P36-1 howitzers, and there are about 1,200 military trucks and jeeps. The command personnel of Huangpu officers are roughly over 800 points, and nearly half of the teaching columns are military academy officers and cadets from all parts of our country. Shen Shaofan reported immediately.

Chiang Kai-shek was also dumbfounded when he heard it, the original army of only two or three hundred people and fifty shell guns has now really become an ace army, even Shen Shaolong who listened from the sidelines stayed there, he knew that Shaofan's National Youth League combat effectiveness was not ordinary, but he didn't expect the equipment of the troops to be so advanced.

Shen Shaofan secretly glanced at the principal's expression, and couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and then said: "After the first battle of Pingjin, there were nearly 2,000 casualties. The 2nd Battalion, the main combat battalion of our department, was almost completely wiped out, and has not yet been replenished. ”

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Wait for your troops to return to Nanjing, and then replenish them!" ”

"Yes! Headmaster! ”

Shen Shaolong looked at the side and said, "Principal, if there is nothing else, we will retire now." ”

"Okay!"