As Chen Zikun expected, this party joining ceremony is similar to the procedure for the gangster to open an incense hall to accept apprentices.

The guards recited in unison: "Three People's Principles, the sect of our party, to build the Republic of China, to enter the Datong ......" Chen Zikun knelt down in front of Mr. Sun Wen, put his hand on his chest and swore an oath: "I, Chen Zikun, swear allegiance to Mr. Sun Wen, Premier of the Chinese Kuomintang. ”

Mr. Sun Wen nodded solemnly and said: "Chen Zikun, from today on, you are a probationary member of our party, our Kuomintang originated from the League, the previous purpose was to drive out the Tartars, restore China, establish the Republic of China, equal land rights, after Xinhai, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen, the Republic of China has also been established, but the last item is far from reaching, average land rights, to achieve people's livelihood, there is still a long way to go, since you are already a comrade of our party, can you talk about your views and goals on the country and the nation." ”

After speaking, he looked at Chen Zikun with burning eyes, as if he was expecting his insight.

Chen Zikun said: "Prime Minister, I Chen Zikun don't understand so many big truths, in short, from today on, my life is yours, as long as you say a word, even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot, my surname Chen frowned, and he is not a hero." ”

Sun Wen smiled with satisfaction and patted Chen Zikun on the shoulder: "Very good, if you have any questions you don't understand in the future, you can ask Wei Jun or Lu Yao, they are all your guides." ”

Chen Zikun nodded solemnly.

The ceremony ended here, Sun Wen left the venue first, Chen Zikun left the venue under the leadership of Huang Luyao, and he asked puzzledly: "Brother Huang, how is our party joining ceremony the same as opening the incense hall to accept apprentices?" ”

Huang Luyao smiled indifferently: "Mr. is from Hongmen, it is not surprising to learn from some rules of the rivers and lakes, but this kind of party joining ceremony has not been done for a long time, this time it is to accept you as a party member beyond the specifications, you should feel honored." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I see, I will have to ask Brother Huang more for advice in the future." ”

Huang Luyao said: "I'm not much older than you, so let's be commensurate with comrades in the future." ”

"Comrade Huang." Chan stretched out his right hand.

Huang Luyao was stunned for a moment, and also stretched out his hand to shake him: "Welcome to the guard." ”

Back downstairs, Mrs. prepared afternoon tea to entertain Chen Zikun, set up on the garden lawn, the sun was shining in early June, Mrs. sat at the white oak round table with a sunhat, a well-behaved and cute poodle snuggled at her feet, the maid brought black tea and pastries, Mrs. picked up the teacup with her slender jade fingers and said: "Don't be restrained, just like in your own home." ”

Chen Zikun grinned and said, "Then I'll eat it." ”

Yin Weijun smiled: "Madame told you not to be restrained, what are you polite about." ”

So, Mrs. and Yin Weijun watched Chen Zikun stuff all the pastries on the plate into his stomach, and finally picked up the teacup, and sent down the food accumulated in his throat with a sip, and then touched his stomach comfortably and said, "It's delicious." ”

Yin Weijun said: "You kid, afternoon tea is for you to lift your spirits, and it is not eaten as a meal, have you forgotten all the Western etiquette you learned in St. John's back then?" ”

Chen Zikun touched his head embarrassedly: "I can't remember." ”

Madame smiled: "It's okay, a good appetite proves good health, Ah Xiang, go get a plate of cakes." ”

This time, Chen Zikun was no longer gobbling up, but carefully sipping tea and pastries like a gentleman, and asked about the bronze project by the way.

Yin Weijun squinted her eyes in the afternoon sun, as if returning to the turbulent and war-torn era, she said slowly: "Sixteen years ago, the Liberation Society was founded with the assassination group of the Military National Education Association as the core, and later the president Cai Yuanpei left, and the overall situation was presided over by Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin. ”

Chen Zikun listened intently, and his wife also listened carefully with a teacup, and when he heard the words "Bronze Plan", he couldn't help asking, "Could it be that there is still a silver and gold plan?" ”

Yin Weijun said: "Madame asked very well, the bronze plan is only the initial plan, by the recovery of the local branches to recommend healthy and intelligent boys, preferably orphans or descendants of comrades of the association, teach them to read, practice martial arts, and select excellent ones according to their specialties to further cultivate, such as sending them to the school hall to continue studying, or looking for famous teachers to learn the world's martial arts, at that time your group of children were only three or four years old, and I am not a few years older than you, and I am a girl, so I am responsible for your daily life." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Is this step the silver plan?" ”

Yin Weijun shook his head and sighed: "There is no silver plan, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin have died heroically, the recovery will be stormy, the anti-Manchurian struggle is fierce and hard, how can there be manpower and material resources to continue the plan, the so-called bronze plan, it has long been suspended, and a few years later, the Qing emperor abdicated, the Republic of China was established, and Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, so the plan was put on the agenda again, and at this time it was Mr. Tao Chengzhang who was in charge of the plan. ”

Chen Zikun said gloomily: "It's a pity that Mr. Tao Chengzhang is also gone." ”

Yin Weijun said: "The death of President Tao is not only a great loss to the Restoration Society, but also the bad news of the Chinese revolutionary circles, after the incident, Mr. Sun Wen sent a telegram demanding that the murderer be severely punished and avenge President Tao, since then, the Liberation Society and the League have merged into one and continue to fight for the revolution, and you continue to study under the care of Chen Yongren, according to the original plan, it is ready to send you to Japan to study military affairs, but Chen Yongren cannot afford to maintain the high cost, so he has to ......"

Chen Zikun said: "So send me to the Kwantung horse thief's den to learn military affairs." ”

Yin Weijun smiled bitterly and said: "Lao Chen is also a hard worker, his own children have no money to go to school, and they have to provide for you to study St. John, you have to remember this love, and you will definitely repay it in the future." ”

Chan said: "He has been dead for a year. As he spoke, he took out the Restoration Society badge that he treasured on his body and handed it to Yin Weijun to see.

Yin Weijun took the badge, his eyes were a little moist, and said, "This is not Lao Chen's badge, because he is not a member of the Restoration Society at all, and this badge is yours." ”

Chen Zikun said: "What about him? ”

"He is just a businessman, and he often sponsors the Restoration Society, and after President Tao died, he took on the responsibility of cultivating you, and I was in the south at that time, so I couldn't come to see you often, and I only heard later that you went to Kanto with Lao Chen."

Chen Zikun was embarrassed, he couldn't remember the faces of these people who had raised and educated him, Xu Xilin, Qiu Jin, Tao Chengzhang, Chen Qimei, Huo Yuanjia, and the unknown businessman Chen Yongren, these names will always be engraved in his heart.

"Where are the four people I trained with?" Chan asked.

Yin Weijun shook his head: "The Restoration Society doesn't exist anymore, where can these people be found." ”

"Last question, who are my biological parents?"

Yin Weijun shook his head again: "Only Qiu Jin knows the background of you orphans, but when you were a child, you spoke Hunanese, and maybe you are from Hunan Province." ”

Chen Zikun was secretly surprised, he didn't expect that the fortune teller in Beijing, Hu Banxian, was quite accurate, he might really be from Hunan, but it would be more difficult to find the whereabouts of his biological parents.

At the end of the afternoon tea, Chen Zikun said goodbye to his wife and Yin Weijun, saying that he would come to see his aunt next week, Yin Weijun smiled and said: "You won't see me next week, I will go to the field on a mission in two days, and I am afraid that it will take a while to come back." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Okay, I'll send you the day after tomorrow." ”

Sent Chen Zikun away, Mrs. returned to the study on the second floor, Sun Wen was sitting behind the desk and writing hard, Mrs. stepped forward to knead his shoulders for him, looked at the silver thread on his temples lovingly and said, "Pay attention to rest." ”

Sun Wen said with a smile: "With my wife taking care of me, I am in good health, and I can continue the revolution for twenty years." ”

Madame said: "That's certain, by the way, what do you think of this kid Chen Zikun, I heard that he is an old member of the Restoration Society, one of the members of the Bronze Project." ”

Sun Wen held his wife's hand and said: "This person is brave and brave, and he can be used, and we are currently lacking such a dead man." As for Tao Chengzhang's bronze plan, Madame doesn't have to worry too much, the pattern of people in the Restoration Society is too small, and it is difficult to become a climate, and the elites they have cultivated are not for my use. ”

Madame nodded, snuggled into her husband's arms, and smiled happily.

……

On the way back, Chen Zikun found a post office again, wrote a letter to Yao Yilei, and asked her to send the reply letter to the address of the Shanghai Jingwu Association, he was uneasy, this is already the third letter, according to Yao Yilei's madness, even if he doesn't come by boat immediately, at least he has to take a telegram.

Something must have gone wrong, Chen Zikun walked down the street depressedly, rushing to the newsboy, waving the declaration in his hand: "Sell newspapers and sell newspapers, big news, the president announced the removal of the Three Kingdoms thieves." ”

Chen Zikun bought a newspaper to read, and the headline on it was impressively printed: Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang, and Lu Zongyu stepped down!

Turning the corner, a group of students passed by cheering, and the first handsome young man raised his arms and shouted: "Severely punish the traitors!" A group of people shouted behind him, and when he passed by Chen Zikun's side, he actually cast an excited look, Chen Zikun was stunned, he knows me? Then I understood that in the face of the revolution, there is no distinction between each other, and everyone is our own family.

The citizens on the street also smiled and celebrated the victory of the struggle, and Chen Zikun couldn't help but think of the days when he was detained in the detention center of the Jingshi Police Department, and those students in Beijing must have been celebrating the victory at this time.

When he returned to the Jingwu Society, Liu Zhensheng called him to the office again, but this time it was not a criticism, the senior brother first praised him for buying beef with private money to improve everyone's life, and then told him that the Shanghai Three Strikes Federation had just sent someone to inform him that a huge parade would be held the day after tomorrow to celebrate the victory of the Three Strikes struggle.

"The government finally couldn't bear the pressure of public opinion and dismissed the three traitors, Chen Zhen, this parade, we must participate in the Jingwu Association." Senior Brother said solemnly.