Yu Zhishan, born in 1883 in Tai'an, western Liaoning, was a shrewd, rough and aggressive country scoundrel. At the age of seventeen, he defected to the bandit Du Lishan in Liaozhong region, after Zhang Zuolin destroyed Du Lishan, he was collected as a portable horse in Zhishan, and then he rose all the way, successively serving as a sentry commander, platoon commander, police sub-chief, regiment commander, division commander, and army commander. After the "918" incident, he served as the envoy of the town of Dongbian Province, and later surrendered to the Kwantung Army due to the situation. Even if he became the Minister of Military Affairs, he knew that the traitor's life was not easy, so he always sent his cronies to keep in touch with Zhang Xueliang, the young marshal in the Guannei, secretly, on the other hand, he always controlled his armed forces and cultivated his own strength, which was his family background and the capital to compete with the Japanese.

Yu Zhishan's mansion is located at No. 13, South Hutong, Jilin Road, which is a large mansion with three courtyards and two cross-courtyards. There were two rows of guards standing outside the gate, seven or eight cars parked under the steps, all kinds of people waiting in and out, and the courtyard was brightly lit, very lively, like the New Year.

Yu Zhishan, dressed in a brown satin robe, greeted the guests at the door of the main hall, and next to him stood his main wife, Qin, and his secretary, Xiao Zilan, who was like a family member.

In the room on the east side of the main hall, Nalan Songhan, who had already arrived, was drinking tea with a man in a black suit.

Nalan played with the jade wrench on his finger and said: "Lisan, I think it's just an expedient measure for Ge Lao to let you be in charge of publicity, now is the time to employ people, it won't be long before he will let you be in charge of his party, everything can only be done with power, Ge Lao is also dealing with the Japanese, and everything is a headache." ”

"No, what's this called? It's also good that I'm in Harbin as my military secret service minister, and I have to come back. Although my Wang Zhiyou was forced by the situation to get to this point, we are also masters who stand up to the sky, but I didn't expect our little emperor to be an ornament, but how much better are we than him? The truth is not at all what Little Japan, Xiqia, and Guo Enlin said at the beginning. This is that you can't advance or retreat. It's hard, Brother Fu Nian. ”

Wang Zhiyou, the person who recommended Luo Shuangchen to Yu Zhishan, a native of Xingcheng, Liaoning, served as the chief of staff of the 23rd Division of the Northeast Army, the chief of staff of the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Army Corps of the Anguo Army, the director of the Chahar Provincial Government Department, the member of the Jilin Provincial Government and the chief of the police department and the head of the public security brigade, the former commander-in-chief of the Jilin Self-Defense Army, the former commander-in-chief of the Jilin Allied Army, and the chief of staff of the 5th Army Corps of the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. He is currently the director of the Propaganda Bureau of the General Staff Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. This person is familiar with military books, was born in the Northeast Army's martial arts hall, and started as a junior officer at the grassroots level, and is a rare general.

Wang Zhiyou said: "Brother Fu Nian, is that Lu Li going to work this morning?" Why hasn't it arrived yet? ”

"Don't worry, Lisan, he will definitely arrive. This is also a talent who is both civil and military. ”

As the two were talking, Luo Shuangchen, who was dressed in a navy blue crisp suit, walked straight from the door to Nalan and them.

Wang Zhiyou and Nalan stood up together.

"Director Nalan, Lu Li is late."

"Where? It just so happened that Lisan and I were talking about you. I came to see Director Wang Zhiyou. ”

Luo Shuangchen stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Zhiyou warmly, smiled and said, "Director Wang, when I came here the day before yesterday, Director Nalan has been talking about you. I'm sorry for your attention in the future. ”

Wang Zhiyou laughed loudly and said: "Brother Lu, you are polite, with the care of Brother Yu Ge and Brother Fu Nian, the younger brother is soaring, but the elder brother still needs your care." ”

The three of them sat around and chatted like old friends.

After about forty minutes, under Xiao Zilan's arrangement, everyone sat down at three tables in the main hall. In the middle of the round table sat around the wenge wood round table were Yu Zhishan, Nalan Songhan, Wang Zhiyou, Luo Weixian, Lu Shikun, Lu Songmian, Cheng Gongnian and others, the east round table sat around Yu Zhishan's three wives and other female dependents, and the west side of the round table sat Yu Zhishan's head of the guard regiment and others. Several maids stood at the dining table, this was the scene of the family banquet of a large party.

Xiao Zilan whispered: "Elder Ge, thirty-five of the thirty-six dishes ordered from Taibaiju have been served, and the chef of the finale will be preparing for a while, and the banquet can begin." ”

Yu Zhishan smiled knowingly and said loudly: "Relatives and friends, tonight, the old man prepared a little wine to give his mother's benefactor and my benefactor to pick up the wind." This benevolent father is Lu Li's younger brother. Three years ago in the Qingyan Temple in Beizhen, he rescued his mother from the hands of bandits, this kindness and virtue let the old man always remember it, it was Lisan and Fu Nian who helped me find my father-in-law, but also let me find a reliable right-hand man. I have arranged for Lu Li to be appointed as the deputy chief police inspector of the Xinjing Capital Police Department, the chief of the security section, and the supervisor of the local police academy. Everyone applauds and congratulates! ”

In the applause of everyone, Luo Shuangchen stood up and saluted the guests in the banquet. The moment he sat down, his eyes intersected with the gaze of Lu Songmian, who was sitting diagonally, and his beautiful appearance and watery gaze made Luo Shuangchen, who had been galloping on the battlefield for many years, brighten his heart. But this subtle heartbeat was suppressed by reason again.

Yu Zhishan continued: "Hansheng, when you first arrived in Xinjing, you have a lot of friends to make friends with, and I have invited a few people who are close to me tonight, and I will introduce them to you one by one." ”

"This is General Wang Zhiyou, director of the Propaganda Bureau of the General Staff Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, born in the Northeast Lecture Hall, and like me, he was once under Zhang Dashuai, and now Qu is by my side, and he is our old brother."

Wang Zhiyou interjected and said: "Brother Hansheng, I went to the Xing'an East Garrison several times and didn't see you, but your stunt of riding a horse and wielding a knife with your left hand and your marksmanship of piercing Yang in a hundred steps are famous in the Xing'an area." When I came back to report to the elder of the pavilion, the elder said that when the old lady was rescued, her husband was holding a knife in her left hand, and she was going out on business for my brother, or I would take you into Beijing, and the credit would be mine. ”

Nalan said jokingly: "It's better for you to go, this time I went to Xing'an, I was attacked by the anti-Japanese guerrillas in the Pearl River on the way, if it wasn't for Hansheng sacrificing his life to save him, you would have to attend my funeral when you came back." ”

Wang Zhiyou laughed and said, "Wouldn't that be better, you have another friend of life and death." ”

Yu Zhishan pretended to be angry and continued: "No one listens to the two of you fighting. Han Sheng, have you already seen this Director Luo Weixian of the Police Department? ”

Luo Weixian hurriedly said: "I've seen it, you can rest assured, my brother will be smooth sailing with me, and there are many such outstanding talents around me, and my old Luo is also a lot of hard in front of Little Japan." ”

Yu Zhishan listened very comfortably, squinted his eyes and said: "Lao Luo, I have a good friendship between you and me, but I don't worry about anything you can do well, it's just a little bit, I will hand over people to you, I can't be embarrassed by our family's benefactor, and I am also our family's old brother." The two of you should treat each other with all sincerity, unite as one to run the National Police Agency well, and don't let the Japanese underestimate us. it, wait ......."

Having said this, the shrewd Yu Zhishan swallowed his words back.

Luo Wei interjected and said: "I said that the elder brother, my elder brother, although it is said that our police department is now under the management of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but from the foreigners, the military and police are a family, not to mention that you have the grace of knowing me, Wei Xian will never forget in this life, your benefactor is my family, and our brother will open up territory for you in the police, echoing each other from afar." ”

Seeing what Luo Weixian was going to say, Yu Zhishan took over and said: "Lao Luo, don't say much, see you in the matter, see you in action." Tonight depends on how much you drink. ”

Luo Weixian said: "Okay, okay, watch me act." Look at how much I drink. ”

Yu Zhishan continued: "Han Sheng, this is Mr. Lu Shikun, deputy acting of the Central Bank of the Empire, president of the Jichang General Chamber of Commerce, and business leader in the Jichang region. Next to him, my good niece and daughter, Lu Songmian, studied in the UK and now teaches at Datong College. ”

Before Lu Shikun could speak, Lu Songmian blushed and said, "Uncle Yu, why are so many guests mentioning this?" Why, if the niece and daughter don't get married, they haven't met someone who is caring. ”

Lu Shikun said: "Elder Ge, the daughter of the family is spoiled by me, don't be surprised by the rudeness." Section Chief Lu can take up his post in the Xinjing Police Department, which is also a blessing for the local people in Xinjing. Turning back, I held a banquet in Taibai Ju to entertain everyone. ”

Yu Zhishan said: "President Lu was my friend when I was the envoy of Dongbian Dao Town, and he helped me get out of trouble many times. This is a good young man, I think it would be great if I could make Song Mian look at it and become your east bed, it would be much better than my indisputable Shanfeng. ”

Lu Shikun said: "Brother, your words are holy decrees in my heart, don't worry." ”

Lu Songmian said angrily: "Uncle Yu, are you here for a banquet today, or give me a blind date?" ”

Yu Zhishan joked: "Ahhhh----- this kid, I will introduce to you again, this is the nephew of Xing Shilian, director of the Army Training Department, commander of the Jichang Regional Garrison, and Lieutenant Colonel Cheng Gongnian, secretary of the Communication Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. ”

Cheng Gongnian, who was dressed in a dark gray suit, stood up and saluted everyone with fists. This person has a dark face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a black mole is hidden in the right eyebrow. He is about 180 tall, burly, and a talent.

Luo Shuangchen looked at this Cheng Gongnian, and felt in his heart that this person was not an ordinary official eunuch, watching him sit together, he must have been professionally trained, just from the action of arranging his tie when he sat down, he knew that he had a gun pinned to his armpit, and it was difficult to find clues from this detail if he was not professionally trained.

Xiao Zilan, who was sitting opposite Yu Zhishan, said: "I don't need to introduce it, everyone knows that I am Xiao Zilan, the secretary of the elder, and your old man is Zhang Luo, everyone toasts, and the food should be cold in a while." ”

Yu Zhishan said very kindly: "That's it, then I will propose that everyone drink this cup with me and have a group of wine." ”

In this way, everyone began to push the cup and change the lamp, taste the delicacies, and the scene suddenly became lively.

About half an hour later, a young man in a white cloth shirt, a chef's hat, and a white mask came in at the door, pushing a small cart, and he looked like a chef.

Xiao Zilan said to everyone: "The last dish, Taibaiju secret roast duck. ”

Everyone focused on the tall and slender young chef, and the maids on either side of the cart placed the pancakes and side dishes such as shredded green onions, sweet noodle sauce, and hot sauce on three round tables.

But seeing that the young chef bowed deeply to everyone, and then held a roast duck roasted to jujube in his left hand, and picked up a half-palm-wide knife in his right hand, many people who have eaten roast duck know that this is a way of eating from Quanjude in Beiping, called "slice skin", and then stew the remaining duck skeleton. Lu Songmian and Xiao Zilan consciously left their seats, flashed aside, and placed the empty dinner plate on the round table.

The chef was standing facing Yu Zhishan, and his technique was clearly very skillful, and each slice of crispy duck meat flew out like a fallen leaf and landed accurately on the white plate, a skillful and unique skill that attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and some of them applauded. When everyone was seeing the gods, no one saw what was going on, saying that it was too late and that was fast, only to see the knife in the chef's right hand flying straight towards Yu Zhishan's neck, the speed was not allowed to Yu Zhishan to dodge, which was greatly unexpected by the guests, Nalan and Wang Zhiyou, who were sitting on the left side of Yu Zhishan, had no time to react, Wang Zhiyou instinctively shouted: "What's the matter?" Before his words fell, Luo Shuangchen, who was sitting beside him, picked up the white porcelain plate on the table with two fingers, "Huh-" In front of Zhishan, he knocked the knife down on the round table, splashing the vegetable soup, and instantly chaos in the hall. At the same time, the four large chandeliers in the hall suddenly went out, and the hall was pitch black, only three gunshots could be heard clearly, the female guests screamed, and the guards outside the house all came in, and there was a great chaos.

Luo Weixian shouted at the top of his voice: "Catch the assassin!" ——”

In the house and courtyard, shrouded in shouts and gunshots, Wang Zhiyou and Cheng Gongnian rushed to the courtyard with guns, and fired a few shots into the air aimlessly, but there was no trace of the assassin, Wang Zhiyou said to a guard in the courtyard: "Don't mess around, go to the power distribution room and push the electric switch." ”

The brothers Lu Liujin and Long Sihai, who were standing in the courtyard, didn't have time to catch the assassin, the two of them took three steps and two steps, rushed into the main hall one after the other, and shouted into the darkness: "Third Master - Third Master, Lu Ye - Lu Ye, where are you?" ”

As the headlights in the hall came back on, the main hall was a messy scene.

Several of Yu Zhishan's female dependents curled up under the round table, the round table in the middle was overturned aside, Lu Shikun's father and daughter squatted under the south window, Nalan Songhan stood near the door with a gun, and held a log pod with the other hand. Yu Zhishan sat up from the ground, hugged Luo Shuangchen on his body and shouted: "Hansheng------ Hansheng------

Everyone gathered around, only to see Luo Shuangchen lying on Zhishan's body, with blood lying in the eyes of the two guns on his back.

Luo Shuangchen gritted his teeth, turned over with difficulty, caressed his chest with one hand, and put the other hand on the ground, and said slowly: "I'm fine, I can hold on."

At this time, Lu Songmian nervously stepped forward and helped Luo Shuangchen up with Nalan, and Xiao Zilan hurriedly took a chair for him to sit down. Long Sihai couldn't help but say, and said eagerly: "Six catties to help." As he spoke, he squatted down, and with the help of Lu Liujin, he carried Luo Shuangchen on his back and rushed out of the house. Nalan and Lu Liujin ran out quickly.

Nalan said in the courtyard as he ran: "Let's go to the hospital immediately, Lisan and Gongnian clean up the scene." We'll talk about the rest. ”

Wang Zhiyou and Cheng Gongnian returned to the door of the hall with guns in their hands and said to Yu Zhishan in the room: "The assassin has run away." ”

Yu Zhishan, who was in a state of shock, didn't care about the vegetable stains and oil stains on his body, and shouted outside the house: "Little plate, what the fuck did you do?" ”

Standing at the door of the hall was the head of Yu Zhishan's guard, whose big name was Pan Sanyi, nicknamed "Little Plate", and he was sweating profusely, "My lord, who knows which king is so bold?" Go to our house and stab you. Yes, I'm not good, you can punish me. ”

"Damn, which god looks at me so old that I don't like it? It was a big loss to Lao Tzu's life, and it was Hansheng who sacrificed his life to save me. Now that Hansheng has gone to the hospital, Lao Tzu can't stay, and I have to go to the hospital too. Lao Luo, you stay, you cooperate with the small plate, and immediately investigate for me, I have to go to Taibaiju to investigate, what is the background of this cook? How the hell did you get in? Who closed the electric gate in Chafu? ”

Wang Zhiyou said: "Ge Lao, I'll just go to the hospital, you can change your clothes and take a rest." ”

Yu Zhishan came to the beard of the year again, "No, Lisan, you send your subordinates to send President Lu's father and daughter home, and then you accompany me to the hospital immediately." Zilan, don't stay at home and don't go, take care of your three sisters-in-law at home and clean up the house. I have to see Hansheng. ”

Lu Shikun tidied up his hair and clothes, and said with concern: "Brother, my people are outside the door, and I can't go back, so I will go to the hospital with you to see Lu Li." This is a very good, righteous young man, and I am worried about him. ”

Yu Zhishan, who had experienced a hundred battles, no longer insisted, and while scolding, he took off the robe on his body, and the maid took a clean dress for him to change. Then he walked to the courtyard with Lu Shikun, Lu Songmian, and Wang Zhiyou.

In the night, a large area of snowflakes floated all over the sky, and the bloodstains dripping from the two rows of Luo Shuangchen in the courtyard of the mansion were gradually covered by the snow, and after a while, the bloodstains appeared again, because the hero's blood was hot, the snow was white and the snow was red, and the night was difficult to hide.

The blood stains of Frost Morning melted the snow that fell to the ground, and there was also a woman's teardrop here. Who? The kind and innocent Lu Songmian was not frightened by the scene that happened just now, she never spoke, but her heart had already flown towards the hospital with the footsteps of Long Sihai, she didn't make a sound, her eyes were full of tears, and these fathers who were pampered on her saw it in their eyes. But with Lu Shikun's way of dealing with the world, it is impossible for him to let his daughter rashly associate with a person who does not know the details, he wants to observe, he wants to grasp, but he knows that his daughter must have moved his heart this time.

Out of the Yufu compound, the people of "Qingfeng Hall" had already started Lu Shikun's car. The father and daughter got into the car and followed Yu Zhishan's convoy towards the Fifth Army Hospital of the Kwantung Army.

On Yu Zhishan's car, Wang Zhiyou said with concern: "Ge Lao, who do you estimate planned this murder?" ”

"Lisan, you know me, since I have followed the old man to fight in the Quartet for many years, I have never been afraid of anyone. I'm a little unsure this time. What about your opinion? ”

"Isn't it Zhang Jinghui, this old guy? Didn't he always say that you are a half-Manchurian and half-hearted Zhang father and son? Naturally, he has no weight as the speaker, and it is not a day or two for him to see that you are in charge of the Ministry of Military Affairs. ”

"In terms of the relationship with Zheng Xiaoxu and Xiqia, Lao Zhang is still stronger than me, it is unlikely that they will move me down, and Xiqia and the Japanese can't get through. A few of them don't know, if they move me, how much will the entire Imperial Army have to lose, Ma Zhanshan has played them enough and me off, Lao Tzu has become the second Ma Zhanshan, and little Japan has to be in a hurry? Unlikely. ”

"Is that Beijing?"

"Young marshal, you say? No, my people brought me a message from him, and the young marshal said that in order to preserve the strength of the Northeast Army, even if he wears this dog skin if necessary, he will not object, and when he returns to the Northeast, we can still fight after peeling the skin. That's why I kept you around. This is true, as long as you and I know it in our hearts, you must also be cautious in the military department building, my room in the building is monitored, Xiao Zilan, this girl is not simple, she is the 'undercover Xi Shi' given to me by Little Japan, I still have to play Tai Chi with them, it is a confidential matter, you are only responsible for me, you can't say it in the building, and you can't do it in my home. I see an opportunity to let you control the army for me, this is the capital of our buddy's life. ”

"Who's that? CCP's? ”

"In any case, Lao Tzu has never had a grudge against the CCP, and a few years ago, Lao Tzu also supported Li Zhaolin and their food, which is unlikely."

"Then wait for Lao Luo Chacha to see if there are any clues?"

"Lao Luo? That rice bucket? What else can I expect from him, then he can only pull and lead, he is difficult to achieve big things, he is greedy by nature, make good use of him, don't make trouble for us, why did I let Han Sheng go to the police department? It's just that I'm not at ease with his old Luo, and I can't stand up to it at the critical moment. ”

"Go back, you look for Lu Shikun and ask him to use his people to secretly investigate."

"It's inconvenient to talk to Lao Lu in your identity, it's better for me to say."

"That's right, Lisan, I see people very accurately, that Song Mian is very interested in Hansheng, I can see that this Hansheng was seriously injured in order to save me, he Lao Lu, you don't say it, you will also send more people to study it. This old Lou ......"

"It seems that this Lu Li is really good. We are the time to employ people, what do you want me to do, Zhiyou will be duty-bound, do your best to do a good job. ”

"Previously, Fu Nian was also suspicious of him, but he praised him as soon as he came back from Xing'an, and I have carefully verified it a few times, if this person has a complicated background, everything will be easy to do. You have to put the matter at hand for a while, it's not that I don't trust Fu Nian, everything is still safe, you go to Xing'an secretly again, and get a thorough understanding of Lu's bottom, so that I can also feel at ease. ”

"Okay, Ge Lao, you can rest assured. Just from the fact that he blocked the gun for you this time, it shows that he is really loyal to you. You think, the change is so fast, I didn't even react, without his flying saucer, that knife must have hurt you. ”

"Don't talk about flying saucers, it's just that you can block guns for me at that time, but it's not something ordinary people can do. Back then, I blocked the gun for Lao Shuai like this, so buddy has today. Alas, fortune, if the old commander is still there, the Japanese dare to occupy the Northeast? When the old handsome is there, which one of Zhang Jinghui or Zhang Haipeng is not honest? Neither shall we, brethren, fall into this field. Damn, Lu Li's kid is not doing well? The dog that shot him, I'm going to catch him, I'm going to skin him. ”

In the car behind the convoy, Lu Songmian seemed to have lost his soul, holding his father vigorously with his left hand, saying a bad word and a heavy expression. Ginger is still old and spicy. Lu Shikun patted his daughter's shoulder and said, "Daughter, what's wrong?" Could it be true that you are really moved by this little land? ”

"Dad----, what do you say? I was scared. ”

"You, don't lie to me, I can see that this kid gives you a good first impression, but we also have to keep our eyes open, I don't know much about his details, although I am also in contact with the Japanese, but the nature is always different, for him, the appearance is not to mention, the skills are quite good, and the character must be carefully examined. I think there is always an awe-inspiring righteousness in his face, Jiren has his own natural appearance, I hope he can escape this catastrophe. Don't worry, there is a father, I will ask Uncle Zhan to arrange someone to go to Xing'an to inquire about this person, okay? ”

"Dad, do you say that Yu Ge really betrayed Zhang Xueliang? I can't see through it, but I know that Uncle Yu is very good to you and me. ”

"Lao Yu, looking rough, is actually very strategic, following Zhang Zuolin for a long time, not that kind of soft bones, if it wasn't for the situation, he wouldn't have come to this point, I don't know the details, just from the Japanese let him be the Minister of Military Affairs, it shows his weight, he is not such a fiddling person, he is not the same as Zhang Jinghui."

"Dad, if Uncle Yu doesn't die this time, will he kill innocents indiscriminately?"

"No, he's very measured. After a while, we arrived at the hospital, if Xiao Lu is safe, we will come back early, Dad still has something to do. ”

"Okay, Dad, my daughter understands."

Facing the snow, the streets of Xinjing seem so long at night, even if they are driving.