Wang Zhaoming is the second-in-command of the party and government of the Nationalist Government, and his status is second only to Chiang Kai-shek, and if he talks about qualifications, he is even slightly higher than Chiang Kai-shek.

Everyone was worried and discussed the way back, just when Jianbing came back, he heard the discussion, raised his eyebrows and said: "Are you talking about Wang Jingwei who leads the knife into a fast and lives up to the young man's head?" ”

Everybody said yes.

Jianbing said: "Wang Jingwei will never admit that a thief is a father and a traitor, he is a person with backbone, he failed to assassinate the regent of the Qing court, and would rather die than bend his knees, I don't believe that such a person will surrender to Japan." ”

Mrs. Yan said: "Chairman Wang secretly flew to Hanoi, and the news has been flying all over the sky, this is not fake. ”

Jianbing said: "Maybe he doesn't want to be under Chiang Kai-shek, jump out of the Chongqing political circle, go to France through Vietnam, wait for the war situation to change, and open up a new situation, I boldly imagine it, or maybe this approach is a Chiang Kai-shek's anger, China is facing a crisis, it is inevitable to make two preparations, President Wang's flight to Hanoi is just a political double play." ”

Yao Yilei sneered: "You are only one of them, I don't know the other, yes, Wang Jingwei was very backbone at the beginning, I also admired him when I was in middle school, and I couldn't wait to marry him, at that time my father was still a senior clerk in Daqing Bank, he told me that Wang Jingwei once married Yuan Keding as a brother, if Yuan Shikai didn't die early, maybe Wang someone would be a member of the Hongxian court." ”

Liu Ting also said: "During the period of the Wuhan National Government, Wang turned into a leftist, and had a close relationship with the Soviets, after the Qing Dynasty, he broke off with ***, capricious, unpredictable, maybe he was a hero, but now he is definitely not, he is just a speculative politician." ”

Mrs. Yan echoed: "Yes, even politicians, and Mrs. Wang, Chen Bijun, is not a fuel-efficient lamp and has always wanted to be the first lady, but they have been pressed by Mrs. Jiang everywhere, and these two have been depressed for a long time, and they want to make a big deal this time." ”

Jianbing was the Oiran of Shanghai Tang back then, and people in the fireworks industry have always been very concerned about the fashionable topic of politics, but after all, they have not been an Oiran for a long time, and their understanding of politicians is still in the early years of the Republic of China. ”

"Wait and see, and hope your guess is correct." Yao Yilei sighed and said.

A few days later, Japanese Prime Minister Konoe issued a policy of "rehabilitating China," which was bitterly condemned by people from all walks of life in China, but Wang Ching-wei, who was in Hanoi, sent a telegram to the Kuomintang Central Party Headquarters, asking him to restore peace with Japan in accordance with Konoe's three principles of good-neighborliness and friendship, joint defense against communism, and economic cooperation.

The Chongqing authorities immediately reacted by dismissing Wang Zhaoming from the party, stripping him of all his posts, and ordering a department to strictly arrest national traitors.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was shocked, and those who originally had illusions about Wang Jingwei were extremely disappointed, and the future of resisting Japan was even worse, and it was bleak.

……

When 1939 arrived, the mountain city of Chongqing was extremely cold, Jianbing still went to Hong Kong once a week to run the single gang, Yao Yilei and Mrs. Yan Zhang Huiru and others were still running machinery and equipment, after several months of searching, read the vast sea of waybill information, visited more than a dozen wharves along the Yangtze River, and finally found the machine transported from Beitai in a freight yard near Chaotianmen Wharf.

The Siemens steam turbine imported from Germany is in the open air, rusty on it, and a large number of machinery and equipment rooms are packed in wooden boxes that have not been opened, and the boxes have rotted and are still uncared for.

Yao Yilei found the person in charge of the freight yard and asked to take away this batch of equipment, but she was made difficult in every way, this certificate and that document, if you can't get it together, you can't pick up the goods, Yao Yilei braved the light snow to go back and forth between various government agencies, dealing with all kinds of prevarication, knocking on dozens of chapters alone, and often encountering air raids, half a month, people lost ten pounds, and things still haven't been done.

Adults often go out and leave a group of children at home, but fortunately, Jiang Qianqian, a female doctor in Xinglinchun, often comes to give Xiaonan acupuncture, and by the way, she helps take care of the children, which can also relieve some worries.

At noon, the weather was extremely cold, a thin layer of snow fell outside, the doorbell of Chongqing Chen Mansion rang, Jiang Qianqian opened the door, and saw a ragged bearded man standing outside, with a hideous face, so frightened that he couldn't help but take a step back, and hurriedly took out a copper dollar and handed it over: "That's all, don't go to another house." ”

The man didn't take the money, and went straight inside, Jiang Qianqian hurriedly stopped him: "What are you doing!" Get out! "Don't look at her as a weak woman, she is quite strong at the critical moment, and she just blocked the door.

"Isn't this the Chen Mansion?" The man has a northern accent and is not a native of Sichuan.

"Who are you?" Jiang Qianqian asked.

"My surname is Xue, and I'm from Jiangdong." The man said.

"Are you...... You wait. Jiang Qianqian glanced at him suspiciously, closed the door, went upstairs, and called down the two brothers Xue Wen and Xue Wu, who were reading.

The two boys went downstairs, Jiang Qianqian opened the door, and saw the man sitting on the steps smoking, and when he heard the door open and turned around, the two children pounced: "Dad! ”

The father and son hugged their heads and cried, Jiang Qianqian's eyes were also red, and beckoned them into the house: "It's cold outside, come in and sprinkle." ”

Xue Bin entered the living room with a child in one hand, sat down with a golden knife, Jiang Qianqian was a little shy, sat aside, and then stood up again: "I'll pour you tea." ”

"Not busy, not consulted?"

"This is Teacher Jiang, who taught us to read, and also gave Xiaonan acupuncture treatment." The two sons hurriedly replied.

"Oh, it turned out to be Dr. Jiang, disrespectful." Xue Bin was very polite.

"Where, I see that Mrs. Chen is very busy, so I'll come to help take care of the children if I have nothing to do, you two children are very well-behaved, don't you really want to drink tea?"

"No, you're so polite......"

Speaking this sentence, it was a little cold, and neither of them knew what to say.

It happened that Yao Yilei came back and saw Xue Bin sitting in the living room, and was immediately surprised, pulling him to ask long and short questions, but what he got was news that he didn't want to face.

The Tianlu detachment swept through Jiangbei, like a bamboo, all the anti-Japanese armed forces collapsed, countless soldiers were sacrificed and captured, the remnants of the Beitai army were scattered in a breakthrough battle, everyone fled, Xue Bin used to be a Jiangyang thief, and he had the ability to disguise himself and mix in the market, and he passed through the Japanese-occupied territory alone and came to Chongqing, the capital of China, and finally found a place for his family to stay.

As for Chen Zikun's life and death, Xue Bin said he did not know.

……

Yao Yilei knows her husband very well, if he is still alive, he will definitely come to Chongqing to find his family, since Xue Bin can travel thousands of miles to find here, there is no reason why Chen Zikun has not appeared, the only possibility is that he has encountered an accident.

Although she is unwilling to admit this fact, she must also face it bravely, Yao Yilei held a family meeting to send her daughter to the United States.

"The prospect of the war situation is not good, Chongqing will fall sooner or later, we can't sit still, send the child out first, and then the adults will think slowly, Liu Ting, Xiao Nan is going to leave or staying, I respect your opinion."

Liu Ting thought for a while and said, "Xiao Nan is still young, I want to keep him by my side." ”

"It's okay, next week I will go to Hong Kong with Jianbing to send Yan'er to the United States on a ship and join her brother, the United States is always safe." Yao Yilei sighed and made a decision.

Jian Bing looked upstairs: "Don't you ask Yan'er's opinion?" ”

"I'm her mom, and I make decisions for her." Yao Yilei cut the railway.

A week later, Yao Yilei and Jianbing took Yan'er to Hong Kong by plane, and for the convenience of running orders, Jianbing rented a room near Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, and the mother and daughter temporarily settled down, and then went to arrange a ferry ticket to the United States.

Yan'er already knew that she was going to cross the ocean to the United States, and asked her mother stupidly, "Aren't you going with me?" ”

"Good, Mommy has to stay, you go to find my brother alone." Yao Yilei stroked her daughter's hair, tears couldn't stop flowing, her daughter was only fourteen years old and had to cross the Pacific Ocean alone, how can a mother rest assured, the country is ruined, a good family is falling apart, scattered, this is the suffering of war.

In any case, it is not appropriate to let Yan'er take the cruise alone, Yao Yilei was busy for a few days, and finally contacted an American couple and asked them to take care of their daughter on the way, and then she was relieved.

On the day of the cruise, the Victoria Pier was crowded with people, white cruise ships were full of colorful flags, whistles were blowing, and the teak deck was full of passengers, waving to relatives and friends below, and streamer balloons were flying all over the sky.

Yan'er cried like a tearful person, Yao Yilei and Jianbing also had sour noses, and in the end, Yao Yilei still said ruthlessly: "Jianbing, you help me send her on the boat." ”

Jianbing said: "You go, mother and daughter stay a little longer." ”

Yao Yilei said: "I'm afraid that I won't be willing to get off the boat." He took out another letter and handed it to his daughter: "This is a letter to your brother Xiaobei, open it again when you arrive in the United States, Yan'er is a big girl, sensible, and she will take care of herself in the future......"

Yan'er nodded vigorously, Yao Yilei burst into tears, turned around and ran away quickly.

Jianbing carried her luggage and led Yan'er to the boat, Yan'er kept looking back for her mother in the crowd, and finally left disappointed.

The steamer opened, the crowd on the dock dispersed, leaving only the scraps of paper and garbage on the ground, Yao Yilei walked out of the corner with red eyes, stood on the empty trestle, and waved to the distant steamer.

The wind rose, Jian Bing draped his coat on Yao Yilei's shoulders, and the lonely figures of the sisters gradually disappeared.

……

Back in Chongqing, there was good news again, Yan Su, Chen Qilin and others returned one after another, Chen Qilin was seriously injured again, sent to the Army General Hospital for treatment, and visited twice in person, Zhang Huiru, who thought she was a widow, was the happiest, chattering and excited like a magpie all day long, Yao Yilei Jianbing Liu Ting became more and more discouraged, and Chen Zikun's hope of survival was even slimmer.

No one knows, Chen Zikun was lying on a boat in the Huai River at this time, the heavy snow closed the mountain, he was trapped in the mountain for a month, almost starved to death, finally got out of the mountain, and encountered a Japanese patrol, jumped into the river with injuries after a fire, and was fished up by someone for nine deaths, but the high fever did not go away, and he was in a trance.

There is a red flag planted on this boat, on which are written the words "Qi Family Class", and there are gongs, drums, knives and guns in the stern, which is clearly a troupe.