Golden Pink Building

Qingqiu couldn't believe her eyes, she looked at Zhao Zhongshu foolishly. "Aren't you going to invite me in for a sit-down? I risked delaying the military order to see you." Zhao Zhongshu seemed to have come to Hong Kong after traveling a long way.Qingqiu came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked him to come in: "Thank you too, I definitely can't settle down in Hong Kong as soon as I come to Hong Kong by myself. I heard that the hotels in Hong Kong are full these days, people trapped in Hong Kong by the war are not Not much. Everyone is thinking about going home. Why are you here?" Qingqiu invited him to sit down, and was about to pour water from the teacup on the table.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhongshu suddenly grabbed her wrist: "Don't worry, I was on business, and it was just a delay of a day or two. Now the war in Shanghai is not optimistic. If it continues to delay, Shanghai will be in danger. I am While the current situation permits, just collect more things in Hong Kong. You know, war is consumption. I will take you back to Shanghai tonight. Can be faster." Zhao Zhongshu just shook Qingqiu's hand for a moment, then Let go, as if nothing happened to him, he just sat down on the chair casually.

Is this all you have with you?I advise you to go out for a walk, Shanghai is much colder than Hong Kong, and you don’t know what you will meet along the way.Zhao Zhongshu took a look at Qingqiu's luggage, it was just a small box, presumably it couldn't hold a lot of things.Qingqiu looked at herself, her life in the United States made her take off the gorgeous clothes she used to have long ago.Qingqiu is wearing a very plain linen dress, and there are no delicate hair ornaments and gorgeous buns on her hair. Now Qingqiu is no different from the basic dress of ordinary American women.

"I brought thicker clothes. Anyway, I won't stay in Shanghai for a long time. If things go well, I will take my mother back to the United States as soon as possible. You look very tired, you should go back and rest. By the way Where do you live?" Qingqiu originally wanted to decline Zhao Zhongshu's proposal to go back to Shanghai together, but she thought about it, it doesn't have to be normal now, besides, Lao Zhao has a good heart, it's good to have a companion when the road ahead is difficult.

Zhao Zhongshu leaned on the chair and watched Qingqiu slowly take out a gun from his pocket: "I have nowhere to go now, I want you to keep it." It was not the first time Qingqiu saw Lao Zhao holding a gun Now, she suddenly understood what Zhao Zhongshu meant.Where did Zhao Zhongshu come to Hong Kong to raise weapons and medicines? He was here for some secret business.Her face froze, and she asked worriedly: "Hong Kong is still under the control of the British. But are the Japanese going to attack Hong Kong?"

"The Japanese want to dominate the world. Of course they want to drive other countries out of Asia. They will attack Hong Kong and Japan sooner or later. But not now! You know, the whole country is fighting against Japan with the same hatred, but some people are fighting for power and profit. I want to use the hands of the Japanese to fight for power. Collaborators and traitors will be punished if they get it, and I am here to kill people!" Zhao Zhongshu's tone was murderous, and Qingqiu's heart skipped a beat.She remembered what Bai Wenxin often said about the situation in Nanjing, and she probably guessed who Zhao Zhongshu was referring to.

They even want to make peace with the Japanese!Qingqiu's face turned red slightly, and she thought of something and looked at Zhao Zhongshu with concern: "Now that the matter is completed, since it happened on the ground in Hong Kong, then they will intervene. Are you okay?" Qingqiu couldn't help it. He looked Zhao Zhongshu up and down a few times, seeing that he was just a little tired, but he was in good spirits, so he was temporarily relieved.

Zhao Zhongshu smiled slightly, his eyes shining with pride: "It's just a pawn who came to explore the way, just to give them a warning. Hong Kong doesn't want to cause too much trouble. But the Japanese have very long tentacles, and I don't want to expose them. Identity. That place was discovered by the police back then, don’t cause diplomatic incidents right now. I can only come to your place to hide.” Zhao Zhongshu didn’t make it clear, but Qingqiu did understand Zhao Zhongshu’s meaning.He brought people in Hong Kong to destroy the special envoy sent by the government to make peace with the Japanese.However, if people died on the ground in Hong Kong, the British Hong Kong authorities would also take care of them.Zhao Zhongshu came to hide from the police.

Listening to Zhao Zhongshu's words, Qingqiu couldn't help but sigh: "In this case, you should rest first, I'll go out for a walk. Thank you for your reminder, I'll go buy something and take it there." Qingqiu thought that he should go out for a walk and give up the room to Zhao Zhongshu rested, anyway, she was not very tired after staying on the boat.The present Shanghai is not the Shanghai of the past. If there is nothing there, she should prepare something.So Qingqiu took the bag and went out to buy some medicines just in case.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she took the bag, there was a burst of footsteps and noises outside before her hand touched the doorknob, and then there were constant knocks on the door mixed with Cantonese and English.Before Qingqiu could react, Zhao Zhongshu suddenly stood up from his chair, and vigilantly leaned against them, listening to the voices outside. "The police came to check the documents. It seems that Japan is putting pressure on the Hong Kong British government." Zhao Zhongshu listened to the voice outside and lowered his voice to talk to Qingqiu about the situation outside.

Qingqiu looked at Zhao Zhongshu worriedly, she was thinking about what to do, but the police had already started knocking on Qingqiu's door, she was thinking of pretending not to hear, pretending to go out by herself, just to get away with it.But there was a loud knock on the door, and Qingqiu lost his mind.Zhao Zhongshu stepped forward and gave Qingqiu a silent look, reached out and put the gun on the table on his body, straightened his clothes and opened the door.

The police and the manager of the hotel stood outside, watching Zhao Zhongshu come out, but the manager of the hotel politely said in blunt Mandarin: "A murder happened on the street ahead. It is said that someone saw the murderer running towards this side. I want to come for a routine inspection. Please show me your certificate, sir." The manager saw Qingqiu inside in a blink of an eye, and seemed to understand the ambiguous smile.Seeing that Qingqiu stopped talking, the police stared at Qingqiu and Zhao Zhongshu, and said bluntly: "What's the relationship between you, private prostitution is illegal!" Qingqiu's face turned red when she said this.

Zhao Zhongshu immediately put on a serious face: "I came here from Borneo to pick up my wife who came back from the United States. Where is your officer? I want to sue you. You supervisors know me."

Zhao Zhongshu took the bag on Qingqiu's desk and took out Qingqiu's certificate and boat ticket, and waved it in front of the policeman. The policeman immediately put on a smiling face and apologized aloud.Zhao Zhongshu got angry and lost his temper at the manager, scolding the manager and the policeman in Mandarin with English in between.

The manager and the police were busy apologizing and exiting. When there was no sound outside, Zhao Zhongshu turned to look at Qingqiu, and smiled apologetically at her: "There is no other way, I can only ask you to ignore the villain. You have always It’s magnanimous, so let’s take it in front of the favor I owe you. I know it’s inappropriate to say that, but I’ll do it urgently, and I’ll make amends when I get to Shanghai.” Zhao Zhongshu bowed to Qingqiu to make amends.

Qingqiu had never experienced such a scene before, and she was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. After listening to Zhao Zhongshu's words, Qingqiu stammered and said: "I, I was frightened just now. They didn't suspect How about you. Well, there is no need to stick to the usual rules when you are in a hurry. But is this matter over?" Qingqiu thought about what the police said, just one or two hours ago, Zhao Zhongshu and the others Killing someone a street or two away from here, Qingqiu felt a little dizzy when he thought of this.Qingqiu, who has never experienced war, can't keep up with the rhythm of the world.

Seeing that Qingqiu was still stupid, Zhao Zhongshu could only smile wryly and comfort Qingqiu: "If you still decide to go to Shanghai, what happens will be more dangerous than just now. If you don't want to go to Shanghai anymore, I'll call someone to give you Go buy a boat ticket, and you can go back to America tomorrow. Think it over."

After listening to Zhao Zhongshu's words, Qingqiu came to her senses. She firmly said to Zhao Zhongshu: "I'm going to Shanghai, and I won't be stupid anymore. Don't worry, I won't drag you down. If you have something important, you can do it first Let's go. Anyway, the boat ticket has been bought, I can do it myself." Qingqiu thought that Zhao Zhongshu was in danger, and hurriedly urged him to leave the place of right and wrong.

"It's not that serious. We all showed up to the hotel manager and the police just now. If I leave suddenly, they will definitely be suspicious. You are here alone, and the boat to Shanghai may not leave tomorrow. If they intend to What if you want to bully a weak woman like you. Don't worry, I won't be so useless. Don't you want to go out for a walk? Just to help you." Zhao Zhongshu stood up and pulled Qingqiu out.

The two of them came down the stairs and saw the manager of the hotel leading the police to check other passengers.Seeing Zhao Zhongshu and Qingqiu come down, Experience hurriedly came up to greet Zhao Zhongshu: "I'm sorry, sir, they were all confused just now. To express our apologies, the dinner for the two of you tonight is a gift from us. A little apology will definitely Accept it." Zhao Zhongshu held Qingqiu's hand and said to her in fluent English: "Since it's a misunderstanding, don't be angry."

Qingqiu looked coldly at the manager's flattering smiling face, nodded slightly, and walked away.Waiting for them to leave, the hotel manager let out a deep breath, looked at Qingqiu's back and left with a mutter.

Qingqiu wandered around the street, she bought some medicines and was not in the mood to go shopping anymore.Zhao Zhongshu, on the other hand, followed Qingqiu around with a relaxed face, and by the way, he was a coolie with bags and things.Waiting for Qingqiu to come out of the pharmacy, Zhao Zhongshu said: "Follow me to the cafe over there." Qingqiu was startled for a while, and randomly thought that it was Zhao Zhongshu who wanted to meet his subordinates.She hesitated: "Is it appropriate for me to go, or I should go first so as not to disturb your conversation."

Zhao Zhongshu laughed: "It's strange that we big men are sitting in the cafe, so please help to cover up. How about I invite you to dinner tonight as a thank you gift?" Qingqiu immediately understood Zhao Zhongshu's meaning , She smiled and said: "It's up to me to thank you after careful calculation. In this case, let's go." Zhao Zhongshu called the car and went to the agreed place with Qingqiu. In the evening, Qingqiu and Zhao Zhongshu returned to the hotel. But Qingqiu looked at the room and suddenly found himself in trouble, since Zhao Zhongshu said that they are husband and wife, how should they arrange rest at night?Qingqiu was worrying in her heart whether she would be suspicious if she went to ask for a room again, Zhao Zhongshu seemed to have guessed Qingqiu's thoughts: "You can rest in peace, I can find a solution." Zhao Zhongshu stood up and looked outside There was no one in the corridor, so I knocked on the door next door.Waiting for the door next door to open, Qingqiu found out that Xiao Wu who picked her up on the pier was living in the next room.Zhao Zhongshu whispered goodnight to Qingqiu and went to the next room.

Only then did Qingqiu feel relieved, she washed up and lay down on the bed, although her body was very tired, she couldn't fall asleep.Even though she got off the ship, she had telegraphed her home to say she was safe.But Qingqiu was still thinking about the family affairs, she left the housework and it was bound to fall on her mother-in-law.Jin Ying only knows how to do simple housework. Can she take care of the whole family?Even though he said he wanted to hire a servant, the one he invited was not so suitable, so he had to find it slowly.Shao Yi's body needs a good rest, he has no one around to remind him what to do if he is tired?How are Yuan Yuan and Xiao Zhu doing in school?For a while, Qingqiu thought about the situation during the day, what Zhao Zhongshu was doing was too dangerous.Originally, she thought that Lao Zhao would go to the battlefield, but who knows that he is still doing this secret errand.It turns out that this matter is more dangerous than on the battlefield.If Shao Yi knew about her friend's current situation, she would definitely be worried.

Qingqiu's mind was full of chaos, she couldn't lie down, so she sat up in draped clothes and wrote a letter to Bai Shaoyi under the lamp. The next morning Qingqiu sent out her heart, just in time to hear a passenger who was going to Shanghai together say that she was going to go today The Shanghai flight was cancelled.As for when the flight will open, it depends on the notice.

"It's useless to frown, the sea is too unsafe. I think based on the current battlefield situation, it will be good if we can pass by the end of the month." Zhao Zhongshu gave Qingqiu a cup of coffee.

Qingqiu looked at Zhao Zhongshu and said disgruntledly: "I'm fine, but you're going to waste time. Will you be stuck in Hong Kong to delay things?"

"What about me, you can go from other places, and it's not bad to go by land!" Zhao Zhongshu leaned on the chair leisurely, holding the newspaper and reading it slowly.There was no worry on his face.

Qingqiu's eyes lit up, and he begged Zhao Zhongshu: "I also want to go by land."

"No, that's too dangerous! Now it's a full-scale war. Do you know how many checkpoints there are along the way? The trains and cars are all messed up, and you, a woman, are not suitable to go with the army! I want to go to Shanghai with the increase of troops. The troops are going to Shanghai. You just wait for the ship to pass honestly." Zhao Zhongshu immediately denied Qingqiu's proposal, explaining that the road ahead is difficult and dangerous.

But how could Qingqiu wait, she just begged Zhao Zhongshu to take her back to Shanghai by land. "I can't bear the noise. You have to know that this is an extraordinary period. What identity do you want to join the army? Or do you still pretend that we are husband and wife? The wife of the commander of the 74th Division will also go back to her hometown. The army stipulates that only the division Only generals above can take care of their families." Zhao Zhongshu folded his arms and looked at Qingqiu with a half-smile, his dark eyeballs gleaming with mischief.

Qingqiu was gagged by Zhao Zhongshu's words, and immediately leaned back on the chair like a discouraged ball and stopped talking.

Seeing Qingqiu's silence, Zhao Zhongshu seemed to be relieved. He lowered his eyes and said with relief: "Haste makes waste. When you arrive in Shanghai, I may have already gone to Nanjing or Chongqing. I will treat you to dinner at noon today." It can be regarded as a practice. I don’t know if we can meet again in the future. Relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other, a heart of ice is in the jade pot.” Said Zhao Zhongshu put the piece of candy in Qingqiu’s cup.

"It's not that I haven't bluffed people. As long as you don't get exposed, it's okay to act again. As long as your current wife doesn't get jealous." Qingqiu raised her head suddenly and said something that scared Zhao Zhongshu to the point where the coffee cup in his hand shook. Almost spilled.