Chapter 22: The Storm of Five Elements (9) Flying Library Web

  "Stinky beauty, take this!" Qin Keqing threw two baskets of bok choy at Lin Aofeng, her mouth saying one thing but her heart feeling sweet. Just then, the door opened. Qin Keqing hastily separated from Lin Aofeng and looked towards the door, calling out with a hint of shyness: "Mom!"

  Qin Keqing's mother nodded slightly and smiled at Lin Aofeng. Lin Aofeng made a silly face, scratched his head and said: "Auntie, hello!"

  "Alright! Don't stand outside, come in!" As she spoke, Qin Keqing's mother gave Qin Keqing a signal with her eyes. Qin Keqing gently pulled Lin Aofeng's clothes and said softly, "Dummy, aren't you going to follow me in?"

  "Oh!" Lin Aofeng responded with a single word and followed Qin Keqing inside.

  "Uncle!" Walking into the living room, Lin Ao Feng bowed to Qin Keqin's father who was sitting on the sofa. Qin Keqin's father put down the newspaper in his hand and smiled: "You're here! Sit down! Keqin, serve tea for Ao Feng!"

  "Got it!" Qin Keqin followed her mother into the kitchen, and soon brought out two cups of tea from the kitchen, put them on the tea table, then winked at Lin Aofeng and ran back to the kitchen.

  At this time, Lin Ao Feng was sitting upright in front of Qin Keqing's father, with his usual expression on his face, but in fact, under the pressure of Qin Guozhong's aura, a large piece of sweat had already appeared on his back. Just as Lin Ao Feng was about to lose his patience, Qin Guozhong picked up the teacup, lifted the lid and flicked off the tea leaves floating on top, smiling and saying: "Young man, relax, just like you're at home."

  "Oh!" Lin Aofeng responded, picking up his teacup and just about to take a sip. Qin Guozhong's expression changed as he asked: "Young man, do you think the Three Principles of the People are good or is GCism good?!"

  Lin Aofeng thought for a moment before responding, "Uncle, forgive me for speaking bluntly. I don't think the Three People's Principles will develop well in China. It's not that the Three People's Principles aren't good, but they're not suitable for China. Only GCism is suitable for China... Among China's 450 million people, the poor make up the majority..."

  Before Lin Ao Feng finished speaking, Qin Guo Zhong interrupted: "Then what's your view on China's future?!"

  Lin Ao-feng took a deep breath and said, "China has been divided for a long time since ancient times. In my opinion, within ten years at most, China will nominally end the warlord era."

  "So you mean the war is about to end?!" Qin Guozhong's eyebrows furrowed tightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

  "The war will not end!" As a traverser, Lin Ao Feng's words at this time were enough to make Qin Guo Zhong feel that the Chinese name was unified, but the internal war would not end. At present, although the country G is cooperating, this cooperation will soon come to an end. Moreover, with the end of the cooperation, the GCD will soon realize the truth that power comes from the barrel of a gun and form its own troops.

  Lin Ao Feng picked up his teacup and took a sip, waiting for a moment to let Qin Guo Zhong have a thinking process, before continuing: "Uncle, since the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan has been eyeing us Chinese covetously. The Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi once said, 'If we want to conquer China, we must first conquer Manchuria and Mongolia. If we want to conquer the world, we must first conquer China. If China can be completely conquered by our country, then other nations such as Central Asia, India, and Southeast Asia will certainly surrender to us in awe. This is the world knowing that East Asia belongs to our country, and they will never dare to invade us again.' They must think that the internal war within country G is their best opportunity to send troops to conquer China."

  "Wait a minute!" Qin Guozhong said with a frown: "Japan sending troops to China, aren't they being too fanciful?!"

  Lin Aofeng sighed and said, "Uncle, it's not Japan being fanciful. Many people in China have the same idea as you. The Japanese are not fools, they will gradually probe the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, first provoke a local war, and only launch a full-scale war after figuring out the actual strength of the Chinese army."

  "Great!" Lin Ao Feng's words had not finished, a middle-aged man wearing a military uniform walked out of Qin Guo Zhong's study, smiling and said to Qin Guo Zhong: "Brother Zi Chen (Qin Guo Zhong's courtesy name), I really envy you!"

  Qin Guo Zhong looked at the middle-aged man and sighed, "Baili old brother, this kid has a sharp tongue but his words are all nonsense. How did he manage to deceive someone as experienced in military affairs as you?"

  Lin Ao-feng, who was sitting on the side, heard Qin Guo-zhong call the middle-aged man "Bai Li Lao Di" and his heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but size up the middle-aged military officer and thought to himself: "Could he be Jiang Bai-li, known as the modern Chinese military god?!"

  The middle-aged man chuckled and shook his head, saying: "Brother Zichen, this statement is quite different! You underestimate your future son-in-law too much. There are no more than a hundred people in China who have such a sense of security and danger awareness. I studied in Japan and am very familiar with Japan's ambitions. As an island nation, Japan has an unusually strong desire for land. The First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government was defeated. Japan took the indemnity from the Qing government and vigorously developed education, which led to the current Japan. Although the Great Kanto earthquake severely damaged Japan, it was precisely this earthquake that made Japan's desire for land even stronger."

  "Cough!" Qin Guozhong sighed and continued, "Baili brother, Japan's military is stronger than China. If they were to invade our China with all their might, how could we possibly withstand it?! Are we really going to perish as a nation and be exterminated?!"

  "No!" Lin Ao Feng said: "If China and Japan break out in all-out war, the one that will ultimately be defeated is definitely Japan."

  The middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he looked at Lin Ao Feng, saying: "Young man! Be bolder, speak your mind!"

  Lin Ao Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart at seeing his idol, and said: "We are an agricultural country, not an industrial country. Industrial countries can be forced to surrender by occupying their industrial cities during wartime. But it's different for agricultural countries. Even if the coastal areas are occupied and international transportation lines are cut off by the enemy, it doesn't matter as long as the land is not completely occupied, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory. Japan, as an island nation, has a population of only over 70 million, while our Chinese population exceeds 450 million. We can give up some places at the beginning of the war, using space to gain time, and fight a protracted war. Even if we drag it out, we must make Japan go from strong to weak, then from weak to collapse, and ultimately drag them to death."

  "What a great space for time!" The middle-aged military officer looked at Lin Ao Feng and smiled, saying to Qin Guo Zhong: "Brother Zi Chen, he is your future son-in-law and also the top student of your school's architecture department. Is your esteemed school willing to bear the pain and let him be my student?"

  "Hundred miles old brother, let's not talk about this for now, I still have something to ask him!" Qin Guozhong looked at Lin Ao Feng and said: "You haven't answered me yet, why was China finally unified by the GCD instead of the GMD?!"

  When Qin Guo Zhong asked this, the middle-aged military officer also looked at Lin Ao Feng and said: "I also want to hear what you have to say!"

  Lin Aofeng said with a serious face: "The world belongs to those who have won the hearts of the people! I just said that the GCD represents the broad masses of peasants and workers; while the GMD represents the landlord class and other exploiting classes. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there will be resistance. When a person is forced to go hungry and cold, what will happen? I don't need to say it, you two can guess, right?"

  The middle-aged man and Qin Guozhong exchanged a glance, both of their faces revealing a helpless bitter smile.

  Just as Qin GuoZhong and the middle-aged military officer were in an awkward situation, Qin KeQin walked out of the kitchen, laughing and calling: "Dad, Uncle Jiang, dinner is ready!"

  The middle-aged man hastily replied: "No wonder I felt uncomfortable, it turned out that I was hungry for half a day! Ke, what delicious dish did your mother make today?!"

  Qin Keqing walked up to Lin Ao Feng's side and smiled as she said: "Uncle Jiang, don't worry! These are all dishes you love to eat!"

  "Alright! Let's not sit here anymore, let's go eat! Keqing, you take Aofeng ahead first, I and your Uncle Jiang will follow later!" Upon hearing her father's words, Qin Keqing playfully stuck out her tongue at the middle-aged man, then responded with a "yes" and pulled Lin Aofeng's hand, leaving the living room.

  Watching Qin Keqing and Lin Aofeng leave, the middle-aged man said: "Zi Chen brother, although I don't quite understand your GCD yet, after hearing what your future son-in-law said, I think China's hope lies with you."

  "...a hundred miles..." A middle-aged man stretched out his hand to stop Qin Guozhong and said: "Brother Zichen, wait until I finish speaking. Now that Mr. Zhongshan is alive, the country can still be in harmony. When Mr. Zhongshan passes away, according to Chiang Kai-shek's character, the country will inevitably split. At that time, China will surely stir up another bloody storm. As your future son-in-law said, after all, there are many poor people in China. A desperate rabbit will even bite people, let alone humans?! Therefore, it can be said that the Communist Party winning the world is the trend of the future, but this road is full of blood and rain. Alright! If you have anything to say, we'll talk after dinner, or else Madam will have an opinion!"

  As he walked into the dining room, the middle-aged man took a glance at the dishes on the table and smiled, saying: "Sister-in-law, I'm really benefiting from your son-in-law's presence today! Normally when I come over, I don't get to see so many dishes!"

  "You, Jiang Baili, can't even fill your mouth with food!" Qin Guozhong also walked into the dining hall, smiling and said to Lin Aofeng: "Aofeng, let me introduce you, he is Jiang Baili, now the Chief of Staff of Wu Peifu."

  "What's the Chief of Staff? Just a small staff officer! Not worth mentioning!" Then, Jiang Baili changed his tone and asked with a smile: "Young man, are you willing to be my student?"

  Lin Aofeng looked at Qin Keqing and then at Qin Guozhong, standing beside Qin Keqing and began to hesitate. At this time, Qin Keqing's mother couldn't bear it anymore, smiled and said: "What can be considered? You think what you want, just answer like that. Don't worry, Keqing's father won't interfere!"

  With the guarantee of Qin Keqing's mother, Lin Aofeng became bolder and replied decisively: "I'm willing, I'm willing to be your student! However, I'm currently studying architecture at St. John's University, and I don't want to give it up."