Although Chan and George tried their best to pretend that they didn't care, they were shocked by the unexpected news.

Because it's so bizarre.

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has long been West Point's number one rival, and even the walls of its cadet dormitories are sprayed with striking yellow paint with the words "Come on, sink the Navy," a slogan used in the annual Army and Navy football tournament since 1890.

The captain of the West Point football team, George Brown. Howard naturally had a deep grudge against a bunch of men in Navy uniforms in Annapolis, and it was even more intolerable for him to transfer to the Naval Academy at Annapolis at this moment than dropping out.

As for Chen Zikun, he was even more surprised, the school system of West Point is four years, and he only went to school for two years, how could he get a graduation certificate.

MacArthur turned from behind the desk, put his hands on George's shoulders, and looked at him with eager eyes: "George, go to Annapolis, help those navy boys improve their bad rugby skills, and teach them how to fight on land." ”

George was silent for a while, he understood the good intentions of the principal, only by transferring schools can he continue his dream of being an officer, the scale of the US Army is very small, and there are basically no decent military schools except West Point, such as the Virginia Military Academy, which is a Southerner school, and what kind of friendship does West Point have, relatively speaking, the Marine Department of the Annapolis Naval Academy should be the best choice.

The Annapolis Naval Academy not only produces naval officers, but also excellent Marine Corps officers, and the Marine Corps is a special army that can be ordered by the president to conduct combat operations without congressional approval, which means that serving in the Marine Corps has more opportunities to fight.

Of course, the Marine Corps also has a lot of shortcomings, grandma doesn't love uncle and uncle, and the equipment is eliminated by the army, but this is no longer in the scope of George's consideration, what he thinks now is that he has the opportunity to wear a military uniform again.

"Yes, sir!" George replied.

"As for you, kid, here's a document that answers your doubts." MacArthur took a file bag from the filing cabinet and handed it to Chan.

Chen Zikun took the file bag, and the familiar Chinese characters came into view: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China." ”

It turned out to be a diplomatic document, the content of which was about Chen Zikun's recommendation for official students, which contained the authorization of the president, a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the approval of the US State Department and the War Department, and the time was last spring.

"It's a pity that you can't graduate as a full-fledged pastry student, you can only graduate as a foreign trainee, and this is your academic credential document, I think, it's useful for you." MacArthur said to Chan.

Chen Zikun was speechless, this special "graduation certificate" is finally better than nothing, and can finally be used to prevaricate Wu Dashuai, who has ardent hopes for himself, the two countries are thousands of miles apart, and there are very few people who have gone abroad in China, and there is only one Wang Geng who has studied at West Point, as long as the graduation certificate is not let him see it, basically this lie can be rounded, besides, it is signed by MacArthur, and it cannot be regarded as a fake academic degree......

In any case, he did make a mistake, and the principal's arrangement was also benevolent, Chen Zikun took a step back, and George raised his hand in salute.

MacArthur's face became serious, his heels were together, and he solemnly returned the salute and said, "Wherever we go, let us remember the school motto of West Point." ”

"Duty, honor, country." The two former pastry students replied in unison.

……

Finally finished his studies at West Point, and Chan was both stunned and full of ambition, because a wider world was waiting for him.

The bounty of 10,000 was added to 5 by 21, and 5,000 per person was divided, and then Chen Zikun paid the landlord a sum of money, and then came to New York with George, the two hugged and said goodbye at Manhattan Central Station, George was about to go to Maryland to continue his military career, and Chen Zikun took the subway to the hotel where Jianbing stayed.

As soon as he entered the door, Jianbing pounced and hugged Chen Zikun.

Chen Zikun caught a glimpse of a New York Times on the table, which published a report on an explosion on a street in Brooklyn and the death of several people, so he gently stroked Jianbing's back and comforted him softly: "It's okay, it's all over." ”

"It's horrible, let's get out of here, I really can't stay for a day." Jian Bing said in tears, the events of that day gave her great stimulation, she didn't feel afraid at the time, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt afraid, if she was in the house at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We're leaving New York, we're leaving America." Chan comforted her.

"Really?" Jian Bing couldn't believe his ears, because Chen Zikun had not completed his studies and could not leave without permission.

"Of course it's true." Chen Zikun took out the "graduation certificate" to show her, although Jianbing can basically communicate with Americans in spoken English, but he still has not passed the text level, and he is overjoyed with this certificate signed by MacArthur, and he still thinks it is a real graduation certificate.

……

Said to go, Chen Zikun packed his luggage, and went to Pacino's house to say goodbye to the old man, not seen for a while, Anthony seems to be aging a lot, but the spirit is not bad, it is said that the Pacino family has been doing a good business recently, taking over many territories in Brooklyn, Mario is busy counting money all day, and has no time to go home.

Old Pacino didn't break the matter, Chen Zikun wouldn't take the initiative to mention it, the two tacitly agreed, just talked about some happy things, before leaving, old Anthony said solemnly: "Dear Chen, you will always be a friend of the Pacino family, if there is a need, a telegram will do, you understand." ”

Bidding farewell to the mafia, New York, and the United States, Chen Zikun and Jianbing got on a cruise ship bound for the United Kingdom, read thousands of books, and traveled thousands of miles, and his study was only halfway through.

At this time, Gu Weijun is no longer the minister to the United Kingdom, after signing the "Treaty on the Settlement of the Shandong Outstanding Case" and the "Nine-Power Pact" on behalf of China, this diplomatic wizard has prospered and has been promoted to the chief of foreign affairs, Chen Zikun naturally can't find him, and the new minister is not familiar with it, so he can only travel on his own in London, fortunately, after two years of living in the United States, he is already very familiar with the way of life of Europeans and Americans, and is not as strange as when he first arrived the year before last.

Chen Zikun visited Oxford University and Cambridge University in England, and spent some time in London, going to the British Library every day to read, two years ago when he read the "** Manifesto" as a hypnotic reading, but after reading some philosophical works, he gradually felt that Marx's theory still has some truth.

Because Jianbing couldn't stand the smog in London, Chen Zikun had to hastily end his trip to London, cross the channel by boat, and come to the romantic capital of Paris again.

When he was studying at West Point, Chen Zikun maintained a correspondence with Zhou Enlai, a student from Tianjin whom he met on a cruise ship.

Paris is the fashion capital of the world, Jianbing is busy buying perfume and fashion, Chen Zikun had to go alone, Zhou Enlai's residence is a small hotel on Avenue François near Place d'Italie in the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris, Chen Zikun according to the map, found 17 Avenue François, sure enough, I saw a three-story small building, hanging the sign of the hotel, downstairs under the ivy shelf, there are several small round tables, a few Chinese are sitting there drinking coffee.

Chen Zikun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Enlai, don't come to harm?" ”

Zhou Enlai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stood up and shook hands with Chen Zikun warmly: "Brother Kunwu, when did you arrive, why didn't you notify me in advance." ”

The three people at the same table also stood up and smiled politely, and Zhou Enlai said: "Let me introduce to you, this is Chen Zikun I often mention, a friend who studied military affairs in the United States, this is Wang Ruofei, this is Nie Rongzhen, and this child is Deng Xixian." ”

Chen Zikun shook hands with them one by one and smiled: "Fortunately." ”

After Zhou Enlai's introduction, Chen Zikun knew that these were all work-study students in France, Wang Ruofei is a native of Guizhou, has traveled to Japan, and now works and studies in France, Nie Rongzhen and Deng Xixian are both from Sichuan, the former studied chemical engineering at the University of Labor in Charlevoix, Belgium, and the latter worked in Hutchinson's rubber factory.

Zhou Enlai was very happy to reunite with old friends, helped Chen Zikun order a cup of coffee, and ordered a basket of crispy croissants.

As they chatted, they mentioned the past when they came to France together, it turned out that they both arrived in France at about the same time, Deng Xixian was two months earlier than Zhou Enlai, and when Chen Zikun arrived in Marseille, he was already tutoring French at the Valle High School in the Normandy area.

Deng Xixian is a young man with a small stature, a pair of eyes full of vitality, talking about the experience of living and studying in France, he gushed and sighed with emotion, saying that it is a work-study, but in fact, most of the time is spent working, because if you don't work, you won't have food.

"When I worked at the Schneider Iron and Steel Machinery Complex, I did all kinds of hard work, transporting coal, steel bars and iron filings, and I had to work day and night, the workshop was hot and dirty, I was short and weak, and I was often scolded by the foreman. Deng Xixian spoke in a thick Sichuan dialect, and a puff of smoke erupted from his nose.

In these years, politics is a very fashionable topic, and the materials that Chen Zikun saw in the British Library came in handy, and immediately talked eloquently, all kinds of terms and nouns gushed endlessly, everyone who listened nodded frequently, Zhou Enlai glanced at Deng Xixian, who immediately went upstairs to get a mimeographed magazine.

"Brother Kunwu, there are some articles on this, you can take them back and take a look, maybe they will be of some use." Zhou Enlai handed over the magazine.

Chen Zikun took it and took a look, and there were two big words on the cover: Youth!