Chapter 26: Melancholy Mood

  Just as Fei Jiu Jian was about to walk away, the phone on the conference table rang. He immediately picked it up and answered: "Hello, okay."

  He put down the phone and said loudly: "Departure."

  Immediately, the officers who had just sat down on both sides of the conference table stood up one after another and walked out.

  At this time, a large number of students had already gathered on the square in front of the city government's gate. The walls and rooftops surrounding the area were all packed with Nationalist troops wherever people could stand.

  On the ground, in front of and around that huge iron gate, were also fierce-looking soldiers and police officers holding batons.

  A majestic and imposing manner as if facing a formidable enemy.

  Just then, Wei Zhipin arrived with Liu Shiqiang and others.

  Some reporters from the newspaper waiting here immediately surrounded him and started taking pictures fiercely, with flashes of light and smoke constantly appearing on the scene.

  Wei Zhi Ping leaned on his cane and quickly walked up the stairs, with Liu Shi Qiang wearing a Sun Yat-sen suit closely following behind him.

  He came to the scene, sat down on a chair that had been prepared in advance, cleared his throat and began to speak loudly: "Fellow citizens, students. I represent the Municipal Military Control Bureau today to talk to you, which shows our sincerity."

  As he spoke, Liu Shijiang stood on one side of the steps, his eyes constantly scanning everything in the field.

  "Opposed to dictatorship, we want peace."

  "Still for the rivers and mountains, overthrow the traitorous government."

  The students' slogans were shouted at an earth-shaking volume.

  "Fellow students, I know that everyone wants peace and hopes for their country to be prosperous. However, we are now in a time of war, and everything must serve the war effort. Although our food supply is currently facing some difficulties, this is temporary, please believe me." Wei Zhipin said loudly.

  At this moment, Chen Xiru was standing at the window of his office, looking at the situation below, and his face showed an extremely angry expression.

  At this time, Maji Ping on horseback nodded and handed him a cup of tea.

  Meanwhile, a large number of Nationalist troops were rapidly gathering at various places on the scene, watching with a fierce gaze.

  "Who believes you guys? Dog special agent." At this time, a student suddenly asked loudly.

  Wei Zhi Pin was momentarily stunned by the question, and just then, the Nationalist soldiers on the walls and rooftops began to crazily open fire on these unarmed students.

  "Rat-a-tat-tat..." The sound of gunfire continued to ring out, bullets flying from all directions into the students in the playground, who were falling one by one into pools of blood.

  Watching this bloody scene, Wei Zhipin was stunned for a moment, while Liu Shijiang on the side was so excited that he was about to go up and give these fascists a good lesson.

  But for his own goal, he had to hold back his indignation and pretend to be slightly sympathetic, standing by and watching.

  At this moment, Wei Zhipin stood in the middle of the field, looking at this scene with a mixture of sadness and anger that made him almost unbearable.

  At this time, a man with explosives strapped to his body suddenly rushed towards Wei Zhiping. He tightly hugged Wei Zhiping, who was standing still and silent, as the explosives on his body crackled with flames.

  Seeing this extremely critical situation, Liu Shijiang flew forward, fiercely pulling the man away from Wei Zhiping's body, and quickly pulled down the row of explosives from the man's body, rapidly and fiercely throwing them into the air.

  With a deafening "boom", the explosives detonated in mid-air with an earth-shaking blast.

  Liu Shijiang struggled to come over, Wei Zhipin arrived at the door of the room, he was still looking at the scene outside with unbearable sadness.

  "Go, go quickly, go quickly." Liu Shi Qiang shouted loudly as he pulled Wei Zhi Pin with all his might, dragging him inside.

  At this time, on the scene, students were constantly falling to the ground after being shot, and the scene was extremely tragic.

  The next morning, in the office of Chen Xiru, director of the Military Bureau, Liu Shijiang leaned back on the rear desk with a smile, looking at Chen Xiru.

  At this moment, Chen Xiru was sitting next to a small tea table, sipping tea and looking at Liu Shijiang, saying: "I said those students are so reckless?"

  Liu Shijiang looked at Chen Xiru and smiled slightly.

  "Hey, Xiaoqiang, I thought you were a very spirited person usually, how come you're like this when we're on the scene?" Chen Xiru asked Liu Shiqiang with a somewhat dissatisfied tone.

  "At that time, that fat guy was hugging the deputy director for his life, could I just stand by and do nothing?" Liu Shijiang asked him.

  Just then, there came a "knock knock knock" from outside.

  "Please come in." Chen Xiru said as soon as he heard the voice.

  The door opened and Cai Mengyao walked in from the doorway, standing in front of Chen Xiru with a smile.

  "Meng Yao, how did you come?" Chen Xiru looked at her and asked.

  "I am representing Fei Shang in the future." Cai Mengyao said with a smile.

  "Oh, you have something on, I'm out of here." Liu Shijiang said and walked out.

  "How's Mr. Fei doing?" Chen Xiru asked Cai Mengyao.

  Liu Shijiang was standing at the window of his office, and Cai Mengyao's reappearance made Liu Shijiang feel a little uneasy. He didn't know what task Chen Xiru would give her this time, whether it would pose a threat to the party organization, and how he should handle it.

  He thought so, and from one window he slowly came to another, still pondering how to cope with the danger that was about to come before him.

  He was lost in thought like this, Wei Zhipin walked in with a cane "dang dang dang".

  "Deputy Director, how did you come? Please sit down." Seeing Wei Zhipin suddenly arrived at his own office, Liu Shiqin immediately stood up and smiled foolishly to let him take a seat, then sat down on the long sofa on one side.

  "You've been here for so long, and this is the first time you've come to see me." Wei Zhipin said as he sat down on a sofa next to the newspaper rack, placing his cane beside him.

  Liu Shijiang just smiled and looked at him without saying a word, because he had Director Chen Xiru as his backer, so there was no need to flatter him.

  "Xiao Qiang, after observing you for some time, I think you are different from the people here." Wei Zhipin said to Liu Shiqiang.

  "Oh, then tell me what's different about me." Liu Shijiang said calmly with a slight smile, although his heart was slightly racing.

  "You're talking about Mei Wenjie, she's too focused on the outcome of success or failure, and considers it more important than anything else." Wei Zhipin said with a smile as he looked at Liu Shijiang.

  Liu Shijiang smiled and looked at him without expressing his opinion.

  Wei Zhipin continued, "That Ma Jiping, he has wisdom, but he only uses it to flatter and fawn on others, not in a positive way. Liang Jiru is lacking the most basic quality of a soldier. As for you, from your appearance, it seems like you don't care about anything, but actually, your heart is just the opposite, you are a very persistent person."

  He finished speaking and looked up at Liu Shijiang, as if trying to discern something from his face.

  Liu Shijiang burst out laughing and said: "Actually, I'm a very casual person. What I do today, tomorrow might be completely different."

  Wei Zhipin looked at Liu Shijiang, turned his eyes around, furrowed his brow slightly, nodded lightly, and didn't say anything. After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Let's not talk about that anymore, what do you want to say then? Let's discuss the current situation."

  "Director Wei, I'm not concerned with national affairs. What insights do you have, please go ahead and say." Liu Shijiang said with a smile.

  "Alas, the current situation is that Nanjing has started to emphasize the five virtues of a scholar-official: wealth, status, power, women, and fame. Everyone is competing for these things, and those who are favored by the emperor are all wearing green hats. Let's not talk about Nanjing, but look at our own Jiangnan region - isn't it also a case of 'the strong bullying the weak'? On the other hand, look at the Communist Party: they are stockpiling grain, troops, and talent. As a result, all the good young people have gone to join the Communist Party."

  This battle in Northeast China is bound to be fought sooner or later, and this land of Northeast China will eventually belong to the Communist Party.

  Since the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Communist Party has grown stronger and bolder with each battle, its territory expanding, while we have grown weaker and our territory smaller.

  Three people, now, where is the half point of the original taste. Now, I am physically and mentally exhausted, these things have become our jokes." Wei Zhipin said, getting more and more agitated.

  On the other side, Liu Shijiang was watching him with a discerning eye, smiling and responding to him.

  "Xiaoqiang, I'm not satisfied with what you said. I've already submitted my resignation letter. As for today's politics, I've become disillusioned and am looking forward to retiring early. Now the thing I most want to do is to go see my mother one more time, but judging from the current situation, it seems very difficult, we'll have to be apart."

  Liu Shijiang heard this and looked at Wei Zhipin's pessimistic mood, also feeling a bit sorry for him.

  "As a deputy director, you've been in Jiangnan for so long, why didn't you bring your family here?" Liu Shijiang asked with some puzzlement.

  "My mother's health is poor, I'm afraid she'll overexert herself, so I left my wife and children there to take care of her." Wei Zhipin said with a tinge of sadness.

  Liu Shijiang sympathetically smiled and nodded slightly upon hearing this. Then, Wei Zhipin continued to excitedly express his own feelings.

  "Haha, I thought I was the boldest and most outspoken in this Jiangnan circle. Now it seems that's you."

  Liu Shijiang walked to the tea table with a laugh, picked up the cigarette box, took one for himself, and came to Wei Zhipin's side, handing him the cigarette box. He shook his head to decline.

  Liu Shijiang sat down in his own seat, lit a cigarette with a lighter, and smiled at him while smoking.

  "What's there to be afraid of? Even if Principal Chiang were standing in front of me, I would still say the same thing. Xiao Qiang, my intention in saying this is that after I'm gone, you can rely on your good relationship with Director Li to do a good job and restore our Jiangnan District's prestige." Wei Zhipin said sincerely to Liu Shiqiang.