Marriage of the Republic of China

Chapter 37

After staying up almost all night, early in the morning, Bai Hanchen rushed to see the officer in charge of Jin Yulin's case with Secretary Zhang of the city hall introduced by Master Long.According to Secretary Zhang, this officer returned from studying abroad, and he has always enforced the law impartially, and is notoriously strict.The old set of things was absolutely unfeasible, and Bai Hanchen was told not to ask for money from the other side, for fear that not only would things not be done, but it would also be self-defeating.

Bai Hanchen listened and responded immediately.It seems that the checkbook in my pocket is no longer needed, which makes things more difficult.No matter what, he likes to deal with profit-seeking people, as long as there is a price, things are easy to negotiate.If money can't solve the problem, then it's really a problem.

Under the leadership of Secretary Zhang, Bai Hanchen was able to enter the office building guarded by soldiers.For other matters, he can entrust his business acquaintances to handle them. The officer who wants to place an order for the arsenal must be of a higher rank than the one he wants to meet.But if he said that, his father would definitely be alarmed, and besides, the family ugliness should not be publicized, for fear that the trouble would end without end.

"Second Young Master, it is inconvenient for me to come forward, please wait here for a while." Secretary Zhang stopped at the door of the waiting room, "I will leave the car for you, Master Long has confessed, and he will be responsible for all your expenses in Nanjing. If you need a treat, you can go to Chunhe Garden and sign my ticket."

Bai Hanchen thanked him and said: "That's unnecessary, I've already troubled you a lot, and I'll just thank you when I'm done with this."

"You are welcome, you are Long Ye's friend, this is what you should do." Secretary Zhang looked around, approached Bai Hanchen's ear, and lowered his voice, "Second Young Master, there is no way out of this place, if you don't owe that person My friend has a life, just listen to my advice - do your best, don't turn around and put yourself in it."

"Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

"You are busy."

After bidding farewell to Secretary Zhang, Bai Hanchen entered the waiting room and sat down on the sofa.Not long after, a soldier came in, put down his cup of tea, and turned to go out again.Since then, no one has come to talk to him. From 08:30 to 11:30, the three-hour wait almost exhausted all his patience.

Just as I was about to go to the door to find someone to inquire about, I heard a crisp "Virgin!" from outside the door.He immediately got up, tidied up his clothes, and stood in the room with his hands behind his back, waiting for the door to open.He came here to ask someone to do something, but no matter how high or low the other party's power status is, Gai can't humble himself and lose his dignity.

The door of the room was pushed open from the outside to the inside, and the soldier withdrew his hands and stood by the door, letting the man who had been drying Bai Hanchen for three hours into the room.The tall and straight officer stepped in, meeting Bai Hanchen's eyes.

With just one glance, Bai Hanchen was stunned.

"Long time no see, Hanchen."

As Leng Jiyuan spoke, she stretched out her white-gloved hand to him.

The sudden reunion taught memories from many years ago rushed into his mind, and Bai Hanchen was really stunned for a long time before he reacted and shook hands with Leng Jiyuan.It has been seven years since we parted by the lotus pond at Shuimu Tsinghua University, and many things are blurred.But the people in front of him are so vivid, even those gray and yellow memories are also vivid.

His heartbeat was still steady, which surprised Bai Hanchen a little.Although I have never imagined the scene of the reunion, according to common sense, it will definitely be full of excitement and emotion.It shouldn't be the same as it is now, except for a little surprise, there is nothing else to feel.

Perhaps it was caused by the other party's calmness, or even a slight sense of alienation between each other.Thinking of this, Bai Hanchen held Leng Jiyuan's hand and shook it gently.

"I've been waiting for a long time, and I've been in a meeting just now." Withdrawing her hand, Leng Jiyuan's eyes moved slightly, and she took a look, "You are more and more like your father, Hanchen."

"Yes, that's what everyone says."

Bai Hanchen smiled uncomfortably.Anyone who says this is a compliment to him.Only when it came from Leng Jiyuan's mouth, it sounded like criticism.They used to be progressive young people who were struggling to build a new society and a new order, as if eradicating old traditions was their innate mission.The debate field is the battlefield, the student uniform is the armor, knowledge is the weapon, and the boiling blood makes them invincible.

However, after many years, he stood in front of his former comrades in old-fashioned attire.It wouldn't make him ashamed.Only after leaving the campus did I realize that the sleeping land under my feet could not be awakened by chanting a few inspiring slogans or writing a few impassioned articles.Old things are not all dross. It is too one-sided to only see the bad. It is better to dig out the good, so as not to teach the old-timers in the business field that he is out of place.

"Sit." Leng Jiyuan stretched out her hand towards the sofa, and then sat down on the single sofa on the side first.After Bai Hanchen was seated, he cut straight to the point: "Hanchen, if you are here for Jin Yulin's case, I advise you not to say a word, because the situation is worse than you can imagine."

In a word, Bai Hanchen's mouth was sealed, and all the manuscripts he had written all night were invalidated.But this is a routine unique to Leng Jiyuan that he is familiar with.Back then, when they debated with students from Yanjing, Nankai, National Normal University and other colleges and universities about old and new cultures, world structure, and academic schools, one of the things that Leng Jiyuan often did was preemptive strikes. The first sentence Words can silence opponents.

At that time, he admired this unique insight and wise thinking very much. Just listening to it, he felt that no one could overshadow the other party's sharpness.Now, a sharp blade is coming straight at him. Years of hard work in the business field have taught Bai Hanchen that it is never a good idea to go head-to-head.

He avoided talking about Jin Yulin, and instead started talking to Leng Jiyuan: "Senior, when did you come back?"

Seemingly not expecting Bai Hanchen's chess moves, Leng Jiyuan raised her eyebrows slightly: "At the beginning of last year."

Bai Hanchen nodded, and asked again: "Why didn't you think of contacting me?"

"I lost your address when I moved." Leng Jiyuan shifted her gaze slightly, "Han Chen, Secretary Zhang called my office early in the morning, and I have already made it very clear to him that Jin Yulin's matter, anyone can I can't get in the way. I think he should meet you for the sake of being your classmate. As for the others, I'm sorry, but I can't give you any guarantee."

Bai Hanchen sincerely asked: "Have a meal together, can't you catch up on the old days?"

Lowering her eyes slightly, Leng Jiyuan took off her gloves and put them on the table, as if deliberately showing the ring on her left ring finger.The ring emitted a cold silver-white light, silently rejecting Bai Hanchen's proposal.

"I have been waiting for you in the United States for three years, so I decided to give up." His voice was full of emotion, "I thought that the words written on the bookmark could pierce the window paper, but I turned out to be sentimental. "

Bai Hanchen's eyes froze slightly.No wonder Leng Jiyuan had an attitude of rejecting him thousands of miles away as soon as she entered the door. It was because she thought she was rejected by him back then and hurt her heart.But when the words came to his mouth, he was taught to swallow them.How should I say it?Seven years ago, I didn't have the courage to open that book at all, and I didn't see your message, so I let each other miss it.No, although this is true, it sounds like a poor excuse that will only make the relationship between the two of them more rigid.

So he took another fact as an answer to the other party: "Just after you left, the eldest wife passed away, and I have to keep mourning for three years."

In just a moment, Leng Jiyuan's expression was relieved.He nodded and said: "Han Chen, I blamed you wrongly."

Bai Hanchen smiled helplessly, and asked, "Is your husband an American?"

"Ah."

"Come back with you too?"

"Yes, he is a mechanic and works at the air force base." Taking off her military cap and putting it on the table, Leng Jiyuan looked sideways at Bai Hanchen, her gaze was a little softer than before, "Are you married?"

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Hanchen nodded: "Soon."

"Can I ask what kind of person you are?"

"Medical students, who belong to the tiger, have a big temper and beat people at every turn."

"Well, it suits you quite well."

Bai Hanchen was slightly surprised: "Seriously?"

"Yes, because you are the kind of person who likes to experience the thrill of conquest." Leng Jiyuan said convincingly, "I think back then, in order to refute my argument, you could spend a few days in the library looking through materials without eating. Have fun while not sleeping."

"Also, if you didn't think about grabbing a few steamed buns from the cafeteria, I would have starved to death in the library."

Thinking back in the past, it was indeed a beautiful past, and Bai Hanchen suddenly had a flash of yearning: many years later, when his children would be on their knees and asked him to tell the story of their fathers falling in love, he would definitely tell them, "Your father is amazing!" If someone wanted to hit Dad, he would be kicked away."

As for the matter of being beaten, don't mention it.

With the grudge gone, Leng Jiyuan's attitude towards Bai Hanchen naturally softened.But regarding Jin Yulin's matter, his attitude is still tough.Bai Hanchen wanted to see Jin Yulin, but he couldn't get any accommodation.

"Hanchen, the superiors don't care about the national treasure at all. What they care about is the person who communicated with Jin Yulin, Sakata Yokojiro." Leng Jiyuan's tone was unusually dignified, "He is the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army and the commander of the Puppet Manchukuo Army , you should know what that means."

Of course Bai Hanchen understands, but what kind of secrets can a singer betray?According to Bai Hanyu, apart from touring, Jin Yulin usually doesn't even show up in Beiping City.Bao Buqi Na Sakata is his fan, and he sent a letter to express his admiration to the idol.

Of course, knowing people and knowing faces does not know the heart.He didn't know Jin Yulin well, but he believed in his brother's vision: "Boss Jin is a red horn, there is no need to earn this kind of money."

"It's because he's so popular." Leng Jiyuan shook her head, "Except for the presidential palace, there is no place in China that he can't get in. He has been communicating with Sakata for four or five years, and he is an important person who accidentally revealed Information may also provide the other party with the convenience to carry out assassination, kidnapping and other means.”

"..." Bai Hanchen frowned, "So, is he doomed?"

Leng Jiyuan sat up straight and said solemnly: "Hanchen, this is not an unjust prison for torture, but it will never let any scum who betrays the country and seeks glory be let go."

"What if I can find someone to be his surety?"

"Who? The President?"

"..."

"Han Chen, tell the truth, why did you help Jin Yulin?"

Bai Hanchen frowned in embarrassment, clasped his hands together, and slowly rubbed the knuckles of his right hand with his left thumb.Leng Jiyuan was familiar with this posture, it was Bai Hanchen's unconscious behavior when he was extremely entangled.

"You don't believe me?" he asked.

"No, but this—"

Closing his eyes, Bai Hanchen finally made up his mind to tell his eldest brother everything.After listening to his words, Leng Jiyuan pondered for a while, got up and took a pen and paper from the table: "Well, you go back first, and I will notify you in time if there is any news, and leave your office and home phone addresses."

After writing down the contact information, Bai Hanchen got up and held Leng Jiyuan's hand, pleading: "Senior, my brother is already under a lot of pressure and is pregnant with a child. If Jin Yulin is shot, I'm afraid he——can't bear it." live."

"I understand." Leng Jiyuan withdrew her hand, folded her arms on her chest and turned to look out the window, her tall and straight back was a little lonely.

"My husband used to be a pilot. He encountered a mechanical failure during training and crashed the plane. I was just pregnant at the time. When I received the news, I drove from North Carolina to the California base immediately, but there was a car accident on the way. When I woke up, the doctor told My child was gone, and within a day, I was told that my husband was paralyzed due to a thoracic spine injury... But even so, I am still grateful to God for leaving him to me."

He turned around, his eyes glistening with moisture.

"There are too many unfortunate things in this world, but as long as people who love each other support each other, there will be no obstacles that cannot be overcome. Han Chen, may the Lord bless you and live a happy and safe life."

TBC