Chapter 53: The Scapegoat

Shen Mengxi's wave of goodbye, in Wang Shouqing's view, was a warm call, "Jiayu!" Jia Yu! Wang Shouqing ran to catch up, "Why are you here?" ”

"I'm the ambulance doctor." Shen Mengxi said as he walked briskly.

"Lin Yuesheng said you are in the rear hospital!"

"I changed here myself, Shanghai fell, where is there any rear?"

"Jiayu!" Wang Shouqing anxiously shouted, "Here may be sacrificed at any time!" You're a woman! I said I'd protect you! ”

Shen Mengxi suddenly remembered something and stood down, "If Lu Xiaomei is in danger, will you go to save her?" ”

"What did you say?" Wang Shouqing was inexplicable, "I have been divorced from her for five or six years. You don't believe me? ”

Shen Mengxi shook his head, "The wounded need me!" You must remember, don't go to the concession for a month, no matter what! Can you promise me? ”

"Yes! I'll say yes to anything! ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Shen Mengxi knew that he didn't go to his heart.

But there was no time to say more, Shen Mengxi put on a mask and gloves, rushed to the operating table, and started the unfinished operation again.

Wang Shouqing stood at the door of the tent, stared blankly for a long time, looked at his watch, and finally left.

In the evening, the 206 ambulance team received two boxes of luncheon meat, two baskets of bread, and more than ten quilts, and Adjutant Liu, who was transporting supplies, personally handed over a pistol and a bag of bullets to Shen Mengxi, which made Qian Jiabin look at Shen Mengxi strangely several times.

Since the beginning of the Songhu Campaign, the Nanjing government has always resisted and negotiated on the one hand, and has constantly sent notes to European and American countries, asking them to intercede. It is true that the Shanghai War directly affected the interests of various countries, and they have been constantly mediating, but the Japanese army has not stopped attacking.

He Yingqin, commander of the Third Defense Zone, reported to Chairman Jiang for approval and sent people to seek peace with the Japanese army.

On February 27, when Shen Mengxi returned to the rear in a truck transporting the wounded, when Wang Shouqing appeared at the entrance of the public concession with his military purse, Shen Mengxi lost his mind for a few seconds, drove up to his rickshaw, and watched him head towards Xu Shizhe and Lu Xiaomei's apartment.

There was a moment of coldness in her heart, she understood a man's dedication to his first love, especially for a failed first love, and she also understood that any feelings were not just to be let go. It's like she has no feelings for Xu Shizhe, but still doesn't want him to die.

With a sigh, she prepared to drive back.

In the process of turning around, I glanced at it, and saw the rickshaw passing by the apartment, Wang Shouqing glanced sideways at the top, the rickshaw did not stop, and continued to walk forward.

Shen Mengxi quickly overtook the rickshaw and lowered the window, "Wang Shouqing!" ”

His voice was slightly hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for days.

It was the first time she had called out his full name.

Wang Shouqing immediately turned his head, looked at her in surprise, shouted to the parking man, paid him to leave, and naturally got into the passenger seat.

Shen Mengxi's eyes were complicated, "You are a person who does not believe in your words." ”

"What?"

"You promise me not to come to the concession!"

"Oh yes yes! However, I have a very urgent matter to ask the alumni of the United States! He lives in the concession, I can only enter the concession, Jiayu, I am working! ”

"The U.S. Consulate has moved? It is now a Japanese garrison! Shen Mengxi understood that he didn't enter the concession because of Lu Xiaomei, but when he heard that it was because of official business, he was even more worried.

Wang Shouqing was shocked, during this time, he spent most of his time directing artillery operations at the front, but he didn't know about it, "Brother Song didn't mention it!" ”

"Do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you!"

"It's easy to trust people."

"I only trust those I think are credible!"

Shen Mengxi said in his heart, you still trust Xu Shizhe! It's not green yet.

Shen Mengxi turned the car around and walked out of the public concession.

"You changed cars?" Wang Shouqing found that it was not Shen Mengxi's car.

"I didn't go home, I returned from the front, borrowed a car, and came directly to you."

Wang Shouqing was excited because he was taken seriously.

Shen Mengxi parked the car on the side of the road and looked at his purse, "Can I know what you have here?" ”

Wang Shouqing suddenly woke up to something, "Jiayu, do you think I went to the concession to visit Lu Xiaomei?" Do you think I gave her money to smoke opium? I didn't! We haven't been in touch since the divorce! Wang Shouqing opened the purse, "I just finished the meeting, and I didn't have time to change my outfit, you see, there is nothing in it, only a dozen oceans." ”

Shen Mengxi leaned over and looked over, the leather bag was not small, it could fit into the file bag, she reached out and took out a book of meeting minutes, which had nothing else except a pen and a handkerchief.

Shen Mengxi flipped through the diary casually, there was nothing entrained, she put the notebook back, a little puzzled, and a little surprised.

"I came to consult my West Point classmates because the hit rate of the artillery was not high." Wang Shouqing looked at Shen Mengxi with a smile and said.

Shen Mengxi couldn't explain why he hurried to the concession and blocked his way. But he was unwilling to be misunderstood by him as being jealous, "I got the news that some people in your military are jealous and want to frame you." ”

"Jiayu, you're worried about me!"

Shen Mengxi sighed helplessly, "Yes." I'm afraid that you will be caught by the Japanese army and frame you as a traitor for betraying intelligence. ”

Wang Shouqing thought about it seriously, in this special period, if he really entered the Japanese garrison, he would really be speechless, "I really didn't know that the US consulate had moved away!" ”

"So, you have to be very careful!"

Wang Shouqing seemed to understand and nodded.

"Jiayu, don't go to the ambulance team anymore, don't drag your body down!" Wang Shouqing looked at Shen Mengxi's sharpened chin, there was a scar on the corner of his forehead, and there were multiple scars on the fingers holding the steering wheel.

Shen Mengxi nodded, "I'll go to the rear hospital." ”

Wang Shouqing sent her to the rear hospital and handed her over to the director, asking her to participate in the treatment of the wounded and not allowed to go to the front line again.

On February 28, China and Japan reached an understanding.

However, on March 1, the Japanese army used heavy artillery, field artillery, steel artillery and aircraft in Zhabei and Jiangwan and other places to bombard continuously, the infantry took advantage of the situation and pressed the squadron everywhere.

The 206 ambulance team then withdrew to the rear, and Shen Mengxi saw them, and this time, three more college students died in the process of transporting the wounded. Shen Mengxi felt that his heart was as hard as iron, but he still shed tears when he watched the young man who had been fighting together for nearly a month fall.

Under the absolute power, the angry youth is just a mantis arm as a car.

Shen Mengxi hated the cowardly government very much, and under the weak country, the people had no sense of security, so they could only make a living.

On March 2, the Japanese captured Shanghai.

On March 3, the Sino-Japanese armistice was held. On the same day, Manchukuo was founded.

Shen Mengxi returned to his home in the French Concession, and Father Zhang burst into tears, his lips twitched, and finally he didn't say anything. Shen Mengxi looked at his snow-white hair and cloudy tears at the corners of his eyes, knelt down and kowtowed, "Father, I'm back." ”

Zhang's father nodded again and again, and asked Zhang Jiaheng to help her up.

Zhang Jiaheng helped her up, looked at her emaciated and haggard face, and said for a long time, "It's good to come back." ”

Ah Huan hugged Shen Mengxi for a long time, and before he knew it, he was already taller than Shen Mengxi, and his still immature arms tightly wrapped around his mother's body and refused to let go.

"No matter what is signed, it's good if there is a truce, let's wait a few more days, and then we will go back to Baoshan, and our family will not be the same." Zhang's father called a few daughters-in-law to cook, saying that they would reunite in the evening and catch the wind well.

Helen had returned to Germany ten days earlier, and Daniel had also closed the dental clinic and returned on the same liner.

Ma Chen's daughter had a cold, and was cured by Zhang's father with a few medicines, and she was very grateful, Shen Mengxi looked at the little girl who was still recovering, and pinched her little hand, "Little girl, it's very lucky, let's call it Ah Xing!" ”

"Okay! It's called Ah Xing, not a big girl! Ma Chen was very happy.

The newspaper also published an explosive news that the commander of a division of the 19th Route Army entered the public concession on the 28th and danced, was arrested by the Japanese army, and found out the map of the deployment of the 19th Route Army and the layout of the battle line from the leather bag he carried, and said that it was on this drawing that the Japanese army captured Liuhe on March 1, forcing the squadron to retreat to the second line of defense.

The division commander was released by the Japanese army, and the military court of the Nationalist Government finally sentenced him to two years and six months in prison for "leaving the place of martial law without permission."

Wang Shouqing was suffering and depressed by the fall of Shanghai, and when he saw the news, he was very shocked, as if he saw himself in prison and his future was ruined, and he was soaked in a cold sweat from his military shirt. He was more familiar with this Master Sun, and knew that he didn't like to dance, and he would never make a low-level mistake and take the drawings to the dance hall.

The answer is imminent, the government needs a scapegoat for the truce and peace talks.

Wang Shouqing rushed to Shen Mengxi's house, Rhubarb happily wagged his tail to welcome him, he didn't care about it, and rushed into the villa, Ah Qing was a little surprised when he saw him, "Mr. Wang, Miss is in the study, I'll call her." ”

"I'll go by myself!" Wang Shouqing took two steps and ran up to the second floor.

He knocked on the door of the study eagerly, and as soon as Shen Mengxi opened the door, he was hugged by Wang Shouqing violently, "Jiayu! Jia Yu! Thank you! ”

Shen Mengxi also read the newspaper and understood what he was thanking for, so he patted him on the back with a smile.

"Jiayu, you are my lucky star!"

"Let go, don't be like a child!"

Wang Shouqing let go of his embrace, pointed to the newspaper on the table with a smile and said, "You read the newspaper, and I still praise you a lot." ”

"I didn't look at them all, I only looked at a few people."

"The last time the photo was published, you were angry, and now you are not afraid of anything." Wang Shouqing propped his hand on the desk and looked down at Shen Mengxi who was sitting down.

"Yes, I was angry at that time, and I felt that my reputation was ruined. Now I seem to understand that people live and will inevitably be criticized, so I just have to be myself. ”

"Jiayu, I went to Baoshan to ask for a marriage, but Mr. Zhang refused, he liked me very much, but because I used to be Lu Xiaomei's ex-husband, he couldn't accept it. What am I going to do? ”

Shen Mengxi glanced at him, "I don't know either." ”

Ah Huan knocked on the door and said it was time to eat.

Wang Shouqing opened the door and asked, "What did Ah Huan eat today?" ”

"Uncle Wang! Why haven't you come to my house for so long! Ah Huan was very happy.

The three of them went downstairs, Helen left, and there were only mother and son who usually ate, and Ah Qing and the others ate in the backyard kitchen. Today, the three of them had dinner together, and Ah Huan showed a long-lost smile.

Wang Shouqing was even happier, eating with relish, halfway through eating, he suddenly said, "Jiayu, when are you going to make sauerkraut dumplings, I want to eat them!" ”

Shen Mengxi looked at Ah Huan, and Ah Huan also looked at her.

"Does Ah Huan want to eat?"

"Yes!" Ah Huan said with a smile.

"Okay, make dumplings on Sunday."

"Good!" Wang Shouqing laughed.