The secret war is silent

School is about to end.

Luo Yao finally arrived at the school, with a slight layer of sweat on his forehead.

Luo Nan is still young and has just entered elementary school. However, she is now in the same school as Yu An, the second eldest son of Sister Xing's family.

Yu An is ten years old. Although he is a few years older than Luo Nan, the two children go to school together, so they can be considered as being taken care of.

Coupled with the secret pick-up and drop-off protection, there will generally be no problems.

Luo Yao also hopes that Luo Nan will have a normal childhood and receive education like ordinary people without being special. This is crucial to the formation of her future outlook.

Luo Yao's current attire is very ordinary. He is just like an ordinary father who comes to pick up his children from school. He stands at the door and looks up. There is nothing special.

As the school bell rang, the classroom door opened, and the little ones rushed out one by one.

It was like the wild ducks in the reed swamp were frightened, and they all started to make a fuss.

School is over!

Most of the children went home by themselves after school. A few of them had their parents come to pick them up. Luo Yao soon found two figures, one tall and one short, among the little guys walking out. The tall little boy was Yu An. , the little girl next to her wearing floral fabrics and a ponytail is our little girl Luo Nan. We haven’t seen her for almost three months, and this girl has grown a lot taller.

"dad."

The little girl had sharp eyes, and she immediately saw Luo Yao standing at the door, and rushed over on her feet.

Only then did Yu An recognize Luo Yao and trotted over to follow him.

"Xiao Nan!" Luo Yao stretched out his hand and hugged Luo Nan. Naturally, he was extremely happy. Although they were not related by blood, they had already developed a deep relationship. This was closer than their own daughter.

"Dad, I miss you so much. Why did it take you so long to come back?" Luo Nan was sweating on his nose, and his eyes were full of happiness and excitement.

"Dad came back yesterday and will pick you up from school today. Let's go to your Uncle Shen Yu's house for dinner later, okay?" Luo Yao explained.

"Okay, we can eat the food cooked by Aunt Jiang again!" Luo Nan said happily.

"Little glutton, you are only thinking about the food Aunt Jiang made." Luo Yao pinched the tip of her nose lovingly and said.

"Uncle Luo, why are you here today?" Yu An panted slightly and called Luo Yao affectionately.

Although Luo Yao is Yu Jie's student, several of Yu Jie's children all call Luo Yao "uncle". The eldest has just entered middle school this year.

Yu An is the second eldest child in the family, with a younger brother and younger sister. The younger brother is one year younger than Luo Nan, and the younger sister is another year younger.

The two little ones have been sent to kindergarten. Sister Xing has a job, so naturally she doesn't have much time to spend with her children. In addition, they have grown up and have reached the age of entering school. They can't always be around. That's not a delay.

"Xiao An, our Xiao Nan has been taken care of by you these past few months!" Luo Yao said with a smile.

"Uncle Luo, what are you talking about? Without you, our family would not be where we are today." Yu An has a maturity and stability that belies his age.

"Haha, you are so good at talking at such a young age, and your mouth is so sweet. Have you fallen in love with my Xiaonan?" Luo Yao teased.

"Uncle Luo, I'm still young, please don't make such jokes." Yu An couldn't help but blush.

"Haha." Luo Yao laughed loudly. He was also playing with children. He himself suffered from "baby kissing". How could he let his daughters do it again? If they can really go as far as they grow up. At the same time, he will naturally not stop it.

For now, forget it.

"Let's go to your third uncle's house for dinner. We'll all go there tonight."

…

"Brother Six."

"Here we go, let's have a piece of watermelon to cool down first. There's still a little while for dinner." Shen Yu moved out of the rented apartment and built a private house with a yard.

The place is bigger and the privacy is much better.

In addition, with his two children growing up, living in an apartment is not so convenient and the place is small. With his financial ability, living in a larger house is not stressful.

"Xiaonan, have you called someone?"

"Call, call, it's not like you don't know this child Xiaonan. She is sensible and well-behaved. If she wasn't older than that kid in our family, I would have thought..." Shen Yu chuckled.

"Brother Six, you are too anxious. How old is your boy?" Luo Yao couldn't laugh or cry.

"I'm back, it's good to be back!" Shen Yu looked at Luo Yao carefully for a while and said with a long sigh of relief.

"I got a piece of news today, revealed by Mudir, that the British are likely to close the Burma Highway, just for a day or two." Shen Yu whispered to Luo Yao.

"It's no surprise that the Germans are killing all over Europe, the British have too much time to take care of themselves, and the Japanese are ready to make a move. They also have ambitions in South Asia." Of course Luo Yao knew, and had been mentally prepared for a long time, otherwise he would not have let Gong Hui do it on his own During my time away, I tried my best to buy things from the British. I used all the working capital I could use, bought everything I could sell, and shipped it back to the country.

Once the British declare an embargo, all kinds of domestic supplies will definitely usher in a stage of rapid growth. Although it is shameful to make the country difficult to make money, if this wealth is not made for him personally, that is another matter.

"We are in trouble. France lost to Germany in Europe. Japan is an ally of Germany. We now have very few overseas material channels and aid channels. The Burma Highway can be said to be our last lifeline." Shen Yu said worriedly road.

"Brother Six, have you reported this news to Mr. Dai?"

"I reported it to Mr. Dai as soon as I got the news." Shen Yu said, "Do you think there is hope for this battle to continue?"

"Brother Six, why have your beliefs been shaken?" Luo Yao was surprised.

"I can't see hope." Shen Yu shook his head and said.

"Brother Six, I'm just the opposite of you." Luo Yaodao said, "You know, we Chinese have a saying that when things go to extremes, they must turn against each other. Don't think that the Japanese army has the upper hand now. In fact, their bones are already riddled with holes. Now they are just Just drink poison to quench your thirst."

"Drinking poison to quench thirst, this is the first time I have heard of it." Shen Yu smiled slightly, obviously interested in Luo Yao's statement.

"Actually, we all know that if they can occupy China by force, the Japanese army will never secretly negotiate with us. We still remember how wildly they once declared to the outside world that they would destroy China in three months. But the fact is that up to now, three years have passed. Yes, have they done it?" Luo Yao analyzed, "No, although they are now militarily stronger than us, their military advantage has also been equalized by our advantage. Someone still needs to use these advanced weapons. , their population is only 70 million, and ours is eight times theirs, not to mention the land area. Their current army can only stick to cities and strategic locations. These places are of course our richest and most economically prosperous places. , but what about the vast rural and mountain villages? China today is not the late Ming Dynasty three hundred years ago, Japan is not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the world today is not the world three hundred years ago..."

Luo Yao talked endlessly and told Shen Yu a lot.

"Once Japan attacks South Asia, Britain and France may fall back on their side, but don't forget that there is another country that also has its own core interests in South Asia. He will not just watch Japan become the hegemon in Asia, and he has the ability to prevent it. .”

"USA?"

"The Japanese navy is not weak and has a natural conflict with the United States for maritime hegemony. The Americans are not willing to cultivate an opponent that can challenge them. Therefore, once they get rid of their domestic economic difficulties, they will definitely implement various strategic supplies against Japan. Under the embargo, once there are no strategic materials such as scrap steel, oil and rubber, the Japanese army will have to stop its expansion. This is foreseeable. In addition, the Soviet Russia to the north will not just watch Japan annex it. China, in that case, will be attacked from both sides. This is a certain truth. Therefore, although we are in danger now, it is actually just a temporary difficulty. If we get over it, we will increasingly take the initiative. …”

"What you said seems to make sense. However, many of us don't think so. Now in the mountain city, there is a 'peace' trend secretly blowing. Some people are secretly collaborating with the man from Jinling." Shen Yu said.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Forget it, don't say it. If you say it, it will only increase your troubles." Shen Yu waved his hand.

Seeing this, Luo Yao couldn't continue to ask questions. The grudge relationship between the military commander and the Wang puppet was quite complicated. Some of the Wang puppet's people even appeared openly in the mountain city and were even entrusted with important tasks.

This is obviously a means to win over and instigate rebellion, and it is also a false intelligence work for Wang. Of course, there are also some dirty private transactions in it.

"By the way, you have to be careful. Our relationship with the British may be used by some people to make a fuss." Shen Yu reminded.

When Luo Yao heard this, he frowned slightly and nodded. Shen Yu was right to remind him that the British succumbed to the pressure of the Japanese and closed the Burma Highway. Although they didn't break up with each other, there must be people in the government who had objections.

And Luo Yao secretly smuggled with the British, would he be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason?

Even if not.

Are you clear about this?

You know, some people are just groveling to other places and have no solution at all, but internally, they have many options and are ruthless and ruthless towards their own people.

While talking, a car horn sounded at the door. It was Yang Fan who was back, followed closely by Wen Zishan and Deng Yi.

Tonight was a welcome banquet for Luo Yao when he returned to the mountain city. Shen Yu called everyone he had good relations with, including Sister Xing's family.

In the end, the table was full.

We had not seen each other for a long time, so we were naturally very cordial after we met. We had dinner in the courtyard, which was very lively.

After dinner, Luo Yao took Luo Nan and Yang Fan to drive back to Huangjiaoya on the south bank. The next day was a weekend break. She wanted to go back to see Gong Hui's mother. She still had a lot to say to Luo Yao, her father. .

The water in the mountain city has always been very muddy.