On 20 December, the Sichuan Provincial Army Police Academy held a grand graduation ceremony for its first graduates in the headquarters of the school, and the newly decorated review stand was surrounded by dragon flags, and the red silk fluttering on the temporarily erected colored door was full of joy.

More than 10 local officials, including Zhao Erxun, governor of Sichuan, and Yu Zongtong, governor of Chengdu, sat on the rostrum, and more than 300 representatives from all walks of life sat on both sides of the platform.

The military band of the 33rd Association of the Sichuan New Army was also blown and beaten to cheer for it, and the 33rd Association of the 33rd Association, who was only 20 years old and was born in the Zhenghuang Banner, loved Xin Jueluo. Zhong Ying personally stood in front of the orchestra to conduct, and although the sounds of various Western instruments were uneven, they could also set off a festive and warm atmosphere.

Two months ago, Zhou Shanpei, who couldn't resist the urge to change the old appearance of Shu and transferred to the general office of Xichuan Quanye Road, sat beside Governor Zhao Erxun in a complicated mood at this time, and his keen eyes swept every familiar face in the neat square under the stage one by one, feeling both proud and regretful.

He is proud that he personally approved the enrollment of the 48 energetic graduates in the team under the stage, and he spent more than 120 unforgettable nights and nights with this group of vigorous and ambitious students; It's a pity that two months ago, he finally transferred to the general office of Quanyedao, which can better reflect his own value and show his ambitions, and failed to persist until the graduation of this year's students, and gave up the good fruits to Zhou Zhaoxiang, the organizer.

Zhou Zhaoxiang, who was born as a person, is sitting next to Zhou Shanpei at the moment, this is good at painting plum blossoms and lotuses, and can be called an elegant figure of Danqing national hand, and he got a great credit out of thin air without much effort, naturally he has no regrets, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is full of spring breeze and complacent.

Looking at the golden silk pocket watch, which was two minutes and nine o'clock, Zhou Zhaoxiang walked behind the governor Zhao Erxun: "My lord, the auspicious time has arrived, and you can start." ”

"Well, let's get started."

Zhao Erxun stroked his long beard and replied leisurely, no one knew that his half-closed eyes were staring at Xiao Yiming, who was standing at the first place in the square team in the audience.

Zhou Zhaoxiang responded humbly, strode to the side of the stage, and the sound of military music stopped. Zhou Zhaoxiang took advantage of the fact that the noise of the audience had not yet calmed down, leaned out, and greeted in a low voice: "Commander Zhong, you should come up and sit and watch the ceremony, the master of the stage just laughed at you for ignoring your physique." ”

The Manchurian young general Zhong Ying laughed, said "offended", jumped on the high platform, and when he walked to his seat, he did not forget to send a bright smile to the governor, so that Zhao Erxun would have no way to do anything about this rough and heroic love.

When the audience quieted down, Zhou Zhaoxiang, the general office of the new school, said a literary opening remarks, and then thanked the governor for his care and support, thanked the yamen for their great help, thanked the new army commander Zhong Ying for his support and assistance and the love of all walks of life, and finally thanked the first general office of the school, his own family Zhou Shanpei, for his passionate words, which won warm applause from the audience.

Zhou Zhaoxiang stepped back amid applause, and He Lunkui, the newly promoted chief of education of the Army Police Academy, stepped forward, this Hubei civil official who was over thirty years old, was also a suave figure, calligraphy, painting and seal carving were all exquisite, and at the same time he was also a famous collector of ancient books from all over the country.

Just after the graduation dinner yesterday evening, he and his colleague Zhou Zhaoxiang specially summoned the top three of this year's graduates - Xiao Yiming, Liu Bingxian, and Zeng Chaoran, who not only gave high praise and expectations to the three proud protégés, but also presented each of them with a carefully prepared gift.

Xiao Yiming got a vertical scroll of ink plum blossoms by Zhou Zhaoxiang, on the right side of the simple and vigorous plum blossom picture, it was written "the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold", and the left side of the payment used at the same time Zhou Zhaoxiang's rarely used official seal and elegant name imprint, which is very rare and precious.

He Lunkui presented Xiao Yiming with a carefully carved bloodstone seal, on which were two ancient seal fonts "Xiangyun" with good shapes.

The generous gifts given by the two teachers are still very surprising to Xiao Yiming, and she has a new understanding of the bureaucrats of this era.

He Lunkui gave a brief introduction to the graduates in a routine manner, praised the dedication of the instructors and the diligence of the students, and finally read out the list of outstanding winners with high spirits.

Xiao Yiming from Chengdu, Liu Bingxian from Yucheng, and Zeng Chaoran from Luzhou lined up on the stage amid warm applause to accept the personal award from the Governor General and the congratulations of the audience.

Zhong Ying on the stage waved his big hand, and the military band of more than a dozen people in the audience began to blow and beat again, and Zhao Erxun walked towards the three young people standing straight with a smile on his face surrounded by a group of officials.

Zhao Erxun first presented the graduation certificate and the appointment certificate of the Jiupin Inspector to the third place Zeng Chaoran and the second place Liu Bingxian, and briefly praised the two of them, and finally came to Xiao Yiming and looked at the handsome young man with great interest:

"Xiao Yiming, you have impressed this seat deeply, I hope you will be diligent and self-controlled, guard against arrogance and rashness, make every effort to serve the court, and make further progress."

"Thank you, sir! Xiao Yiming will definitely remember it in my heart! Xiao Yiming replied with a straight chest.

Zhao Erxun nodded with satisfaction, took the graduation certificate and letter of appointment presented by Zhou Zhaoxiang, and handed it to Xiao Yiming, who stretched out his hands: "Have you thought about where to go?" ”

Xiao Yiming was stunned: "My lord...... Isn't it distributed by the General Directorate? ”

Zhao Erxun smiled mysteriously, didn't say anything, and elegantly shook his official sleeves and left, and a group of officials, big and small, hurriedly shouted "Congratulations to my lord", and the stage and the stage were suddenly busy.

The Minister of Education, He Lunkui, hurriedly stepped forward, thanked all the guests and colleagues at all levels, announced the end of the celebration, and chased after the Governor. The three young people on the platform hurriedly got off the stage and returned to the team to accept the envious congratulations of their classmates.

Xiao Yiming finished saluting one by one and walked towards Johnson and Betty, who came to watch the ceremony.

Zhuang Sen, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes and dressed very formally, greeted his friend, took Xiao Yiming's hand, and then a bear hug:

"Xiao, no matter where you are, you are so good, it's really jealous."

Xiao Yiming laughed, and before she could let go of her hand and thank her, Betty, a white beautiful girl wearing a gorgeous white dress and a light purple veil on her shoulders, had already come up, hugged Xiao Yiming's arms, and offered a veneer gift:

"Xiao, I'm proud to have a friend like you."

Originally, the appearance of Johnson and Betty was enough to attract people's attention, but at this moment, Betty, who was young and noble, was so in front of the public that she suddenly aroused the exclamations of the surrounding crowd, and they all looked at it in amazement.

Zhao Erxun, who was about to go on the bridge, happened to see this immoral scene, and the front feet that had just been lifted into the sedan chair were slowly retracted, turned to Zhou Zhaoxiang on the side, and commanded in a low voice:

"Song Ling, go and call me that smug boy."

Everyone was amazed, when did the Governor care so much about a small policeman? Careless people began to worry about Xiao Yiming in their hearts, and careful people were envious of Xiao Yiming - listen, listen well! The Governor actually said such intimate words as "bastard boy", it seems that it is difficult for this guy named Xiao Yiming to be underdeveloped!

Only Zhong Ying, who is very arrogant and deeply favored by the Empress Dowager of the West Palace and is already a general of the unified army at a young age, is an exception, he looked at Xiao Yiming who was helpless in the distance with a smile, and laughed loudly and unscrupulously:

"Lord Taiwan, I didn't expect that there would be a romantic character in our army police, right? Haha, you always look at that foreign girl, tsk! The figure is hot, the skin is thin and tender, and the appearance is even better, I don't know if it will be the same as the White Russian woman, there is a smell of scratching on the body. ”

More than 20 officials of all sizes, including Gaotai, Daotai, and Fantai, on the side, laughed loudly.

Zhao Erxun glared at Zhong Ying in annoyance, and saw Xiao Yiming striding over, his face was full of anxiety, and he immediately sank down and reprimanded: "You are now a court official, what kind of system do you have in broad daylight?" ”

"I ...... I don't know that this foreigner's customs are different from ours, her ...... The action is just a congratulation...... When the lowly position suddenly remembers that something bad may be wrong, it is too late to avoid it......"

Xiao Yiming had never stammered like this, in front of everyone's eyes, a handsome face was flushed, and his head was sweating profusely, which caused everyone to laugh.

Zhong Ying watched it interestingly, laughed heartily, and then patted Xiao Yiming's shoulder heavily, and said, "Don't panic, boy, the master didn't say that he was going to kill you alive, why are you panicking?" By the way, tell my brother quietly, what does that kiss taste like? ”

Everyone burst into laughter again, Xiao Yiming couldn't wait to kick this young general who specialized in sprinkling salt on the wound, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to make the next mistake, so he had to bow his head and admit his mistake:

"Lord Commander laughed, where is this kiss? Just touch it lightly with your face...... Just a moment. ”

The laughter started again, and this time even Zhao Erxun, who had always shown a serious face, couldn't help but grin. After laughing, the governor shook his head, sternly admonished a few words, and then stopped pursuing the matter, got into the sedan chair, and left Shi Shiran accompanied by a group of smiling officials.

After all the officials were gone, Xiao Yiming dared to quietly vent his atmosphere, apologized to He Lunkui, the teacher who accompanied him, ran to Zhuang Sen and the two and said a few words, and went to bid farewell to his classmates at the police academy.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yiming, who was dragged to Luo Baiting's house to celebrate, became excited again, he never thought that Zhuang Sen and Luo Baiting's family would prepare an unexpected gift for him:

Johnson gave a Colt M1903 pistol, Betty gave a guitar made by a famous British musical instrument workshop, Roberting gave him a new "Piaget" pocket watch, and finally, Mrs. Roberting launched a stainless steel trolley with a beautiful raw cake on it to the sound of her daughter's piano.

"Xiao, I heard that your birth is the day after tomorrow, the Chinese call the day you came into the 'winter solstice', but today is a wonderful day, you not only entered the police academy with the first grade, but also graduated easily with the first grade, which is very remarkable and worth celebrating!" Thank God for getting to know you. Madame Roberting smiled sincerely.

Although they cooperated with each other, Xiao Yiming had always been deeply wary of foreigners who had always done all kinds of evil in history books or film and television dramas, and only knew that they colluded with the government to oppress the good people, but at this moment he was really moved, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but step forward and gently hug Mrs. Luo Baiting:

"Thank you, ma'am, thank you! I can't even remember my life...... At this moment, my heart is full of excitement and gratitude, thank you, thank you family and Johnson! I am blessed to have known you and become friends, and although I am not religious, I would like to thank God Almighty at this moment. ”

Everyone laughed and talked for a while, began to blow out candles and pour champagne, and after the excitement, they sat down together and talked in a low voice.

The delicate Betty insisted that Xiao Yiming present a guitar song, and the Robertians and Johnson also echoed with great anticipation.

Xiao Yiming didn't hesitate at all this time, hugged the long-lost guitar, caressed it for a long time, and gently swiped the index finger of her right hand on the string, and immediately floated out a string of pleasant notes.

Xiao Yiming began to tune the strings, played a few small songs with a warm-up effect in a row, took a deep breath, and sat upright: "This is the best guitar, I seem to smell the fragrance of English redwoods and American acacia wood, and feel that inside the guitar, there is a spirit singing the song of heaven surging." ”

"Oh God! It's a shame that you don't become a troubadour! Zhuang Sen, who is not low in cultivation, exclaimed, it was the first time he had seen Xiao Yiming so sentimental and romantic.

Luo Baiting and his wife glanced at each other, slightly moved, and there was a little more strangeness in their eyes, only to feel that the young man in front of them who had brought them a fortune and valuable business opportunities was so good, and so incomprehensible.

Betty stared blankly at the Chinese man in front of her, who seemed to be getting taller and taller, and couldn't help but ripple lightly in her heart.

Xiao Yiming smiled humbly: "Thank you Zhuang Sen for the compliment, I will play a song that I personally like for you, the name of the song is "Childhood", in order to mourn the passing past." ”

Xiao Yiming's fingertips moved slightly, and the familiar rhyme that made his heart tremble slowly floated out, this piece of music that could be familiar with the swaying with his eyes closed, instantly brought him into a hazy artistic conception, as if he really saw the clear pond, the singing Zhizhi, the gentle swing, the loving teacher, and the seductive comics......

His fingers stopped, the rhyme faded, Xiao Yiming was still immersed in endless memories, and the warm applause failed to wake him up.

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