bayedsolid Chapter 208 Return to Shanghai
Chapter 208 Return to Shanghai
After several twists and turns, Jiang Shiyuan finally dragged his tired body and walked on the deserted streets of the French Concession one night a week later.
Along the way, she witnessed countless human tragedies and felt heartbroken.
"Although I changed the history of the Nanjing Massacre, the crimes of the Japanese pirates are still being committed in other cities..."
Jiang Shiyuan murmured to himself, his eyes reddening again.
She quickened her pace, wanting only to see Gu Fangxun as soon as possible, tell her about Jinling's situation, and get some comfort and strength from her.
In Sui'an Dingzhong, the lights are still bright.
“Boom—boom—boom—boom!”
Jiang Shiyuan knocked on the familiar wooden door again according to the secret code of three long and two short knocks.
"Here I come!" Gu Fangxun's clear voice came from inside the house.
The door opened, and Gu Fangxun saw Jiang Shiyuan, who looked exhausted. She was immediately surprised and pulled her in, then hugged her tightly.
"Xiaoyuan, you are finally back!"
"Aunt Fang, I miss you so much..." Jiang Shiyuan said in a muffled voice with tears in his eyes in her arms.
Then Gu Fangxun quickly looked around, closed the back door, and pulled her into the production room inside the house.
"Xiaoyuan, come in quickly, it's cold outside." Gu Fangxun said as he closed the door.
There was a charcoal fire burning in the room, and it was warm as spring.
Gu Fangxun poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Shiyuan and looked at her distressedly, "Xiaoyuan, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."
"Thank you, Aunt Fang." Jiang Shiyuan took the teacup, held it in both hands, and felt the long-lost warmth.
"Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight and become much darker."
Gu Fangxun looked at Jiang Shiyuan with tears in her eyes, "You must have suffered a lot in the past month in Jinling, right?"
Jiang Shiyuan drank a sip of hot tea and said with a wry smile: "Compared with the people of Jinling, the suffering I have endured is nothing."
She put down the teacup and began to tell Gu Fangxun in detail everything that happened after the fall of Nanjing.
The atrocities of the Japanese pirates, the suffering of the people, the establishment of the safety zone, the resistance of the guerrillas...
Gu Fangxun listened quietly, sometimes frowning, sometimes clenching his fists, and sometimes clapping his hands in applause.
However, as he heard the end, the anger in his eyes grew stronger.
"These beasts!" Gu Fangxun said with gritted teeth, "They are totally inhumane!"
Jiang Shiyuan sighed, his voice filled with sadness and helplessness.
"Now the city of Jinling is completely controlled by the puppet government established by the Japanese pirates. Although the people have escaped the massacre, their lives are now even more miserable."
Gu Fangxun held Jiang Shiyuan's hand and comforted him, "Xiaoyuan, you have tried your best. You have done a lot for the people of Jinling."
"The leaders of Ancheng highly praised the brilliant achievements you and the Twelve Beauties made in Jinling. You saved the lives of countless Jinling citizens!"
"This is what we should do." Jiang Shiyuan said calmly: "But, there is still too little we can do..."
She raised her head and looked at Gu Fangxun firmly, "Aunt Fang, we must continue to find ways to help them!"
Gu Fangxun nodded solemnly, "Xiaoyuan, you are right. I have secretly contacted some patriotic people with financial strength in Shanghai."
"They are basically loyal customers of our store and are willing to provide help to the people of Jinling to the best of their ability."
"What we need to do now is to unite all the forces that can be united to fight against the Japanese pirates together and drive them back to their homeland as soon as possible!"
"Okay!" Jiang Shiyuan nodded vigorously, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest. We'll discuss the specific action plan later." Gu Fangxun patted Jiang Shiyuan's hand and said softly.
"Well, Aunt Fang, you should also go to bed early." Jiang Shiyuan stood up and said goodbye.
Gu Fangxun saw her to the door and watched her leave.
Jiang Shiyuan walked out of Sui'an Dingding, took a deep breath of the cold night air, and had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
There were few pedestrians on the street, with only the dim street lights swaying in the cold wind.
A rickshaw drove slowly over and Jiang Shiyuan waved.
"Miss, where are you going?" the driver stopped the car and asked.
"Let's go to Wanguo Apartment." Jiang Shiyuan got in the car and said lightly.
"Okay!" The driver pulled the cart and drove away quickly.
At this moment, Jiang Shiyuan couldn't help but recall the black Citroen sedan that Aunt Xiang gave her.
When she led the people of Jinling to fight back against the atrocities of the Japanese pirates, it had been torn into pieces of iron plates to protect the people in the front row.
It can be said that it is scrapped at a very valuable price.
I heard from Gu Fangxun that the original Chinese area has been completely taken over by the Japanese pirates and is now called the Japanese Concession. A puppet government has been established in Shanghai, adopting the same management method as in Nanjing.
The place is much more deserted now, and most of the shops are closed.
There were often Japanese pirate soldiers wearing khaki uniforms patrolling the roadside in a show of force.
Behind them would be a few traitors, bowing and nodding to translate for them.
The people living in the Japanese Concession also needed to hold a good citizen certificate, and their lives were equally miserable.
Jiang Shiyuan withdrew his thoughts, and a trace of anger and hatred flashed in his eyes.
The rickshaw stopped in front of the International Apartment. She paid the fare and walked into the apartment gate.
The apartment lobby was deserted, with only a few residents talking in low voices.
Jiang Shiyuan walked up to the third floor and came to the door of his room.
She looked at the door of Fang Lansheng's room opposite, and finally resisted the urge to knock on the door.
Jiang Shiyuan opened the door and entered the room. It was pitch dark inside, with only the light from the window casting a hazy shadow on the floor.
She turned on the light and the room was instantly illuminated.
Jiang Shiyuan looked around. The familiar furniture and furnishings made her feel a long-lost warmth and security.
"Finally back..." Jiang Shiyuan murmured to himself, with a tired smile on his face.
She took off her coat, walked to the window, looked at the brightly lit night scene outside, her heart filled with emotion.
"Shanghai, I'm finally back!"
"I will do my best to protect you and restore your former prosperity as soon as possible!"
Jiang Shiyuan took a nice hot bath and had a dreamless night.
The next morning, Jiang Shiyuan was awakened by the doorbell.
"Who is it, so early in the morning?" She walked to the door in her slippers and asked in a bad mood.
"Xiaoyuan, it's me, Lansheng." Fang Lansheng's clear and pleasant voice came from outside the door.
Jiang Shiyuan quickly tidied up his messy hair and quickly opened the door.
"Lan Sheng, why are you here?" She rubbed her eyes, asked curiously, and moved sideways to welcome him into the house.
Fang Lansheng looked at her sleepy face and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
"What? You don't welcome me?" He walked into the house with a smile and asked with a blink of his eyes.
"Of course not, I was just a little surprised." Jiang Shiyuan waved his hand and explained: "How did you know I was back?"
Fang Lansheng leaned against the dining table, put his briefcase on the table, and smiled happily.
"I just walked downstairs and looked up at your room window out of habit. I saw you had drawn the curtains, so I guessed you were back."
He then asked, "Xiaoyuan, when did you return to Shanghai? Why didn't you tell me when you came back?"