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    ☆, beacon smoke 26

    In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out.

    When Yao Ji returned to China, it was already the summer of the second year after the war started.The war on the front line was in full swing. She and Professor Edward disembarked at Shanghai Port. As soon as they stepped on the ground, someone from the embassy sent a driver to pick them up.

    The street scene outside the car window flew by quickly, with row upon row of houses and a steady stream of pedestrians. She remembered that she took a boat from here to England four years ago. At that time, Shanghai was also in such a state of revelry and prosperity.But now, above this prosperity, there seems to be an invisible haze hanging over it.A passing newsboy shouted loudly: “Extra number! Extra number! The Hunan Army has lost another city, and the Western Front is in emergency!” – adding a silent annotation to this gloom.

    Seeing her silence, Professor Edward said: “An, I remember you are from Jinling. When you return to China this time, have you ever thought about visiting your hometown?”

    She smiled and shook her head: “When my eldest sister came back last year, she had already taken all her family members to London. Although the old house at home is still there, there is only one room left for the old family to guard, so I think it is not necessary.”

    Professor Edward sighed a little: “There should be a lot of past memories there…”

    Yes, she was born here, grew up here, and Jinling belongs to her. It is the afterimage of the carefree girl from the past left in her heart.It’s just that things have changed. After that day’s breakup, she boarded a cruise ship to study in England, and everything was over.

    For four years, she devoted herself to learning surgical techniques abroad. She was not blind to everything outside the window, but whenever there was a report about that person in the newspaper, she deliberately skipped it.She knows that she actually can’t let go, so how can she let go? They have obviously promised each other for life.

    After the eldest sister Kong Yu knew about the incident, he sent a telegram to her and scolded her: “You stupid thing! If you do this now, you will regret it one day!” But Yao Ji said that she wanted to study in England. Three days later, Kong Yu still sent her a telegram back. The telegram only read a short sentence, “Come here. No matter what happens in the future, don’t cry.”

    When she saw the telegram, she burst into tears on the spot.

    The old man didn’t say anything. He called her into the study and asked her, “Have you decided? Have you thought about it?” She nodded, and the old man sighed, “Then go. Don’t be afraid. If anything happens, the family will take care of it for you.”

    But Yao Ji knew that nothing would happen.He has a thousand ways to easily trap her, but he will never do that, even if it hurts to the extreme and his heart is gouged out with blood by her, he will not do it.

    She is indeed so cruel.

    “We’re here.” The car stopped in front of an elegantly decorated Western-style red brick building. The embassy staff got out first and opened the door. “Please rest here for the night. Someone will pick you up tomorrow.”

    “The equipment, medicines and nursing staff are all ready over there.” Professor Edward was a little worried.

    The staff member smiled and said: “I don’t know about that. After all, we can’t get involved in this matter. It was all arranged over there.”

    Yao Ji knew that the “over there” he said should refer to the military.It turns out that she and Professor Edward returned to China this time because Professor Edward was entrusted to perform an operation on a big shot in the military.

    Professor Edward is Yaoji’s mentor in England and an internationally renowned surgical expert.Yao Ji has studied medicine with he for four years. Although the time to get started is still short, because Yao Ji has a certain amount of modern medical knowledge and active thinking, she is highly valued by the professor.

    Edward lived in China when he was young and had deep feelings for this land.After learning that the big shot in the military was in a very difficult situation, he readily accepted the invitation.After the operation was completed, Edward did not plan to return to England. Instead, he stayed in a mission hospital in Shanghai to teach surgical knowledge.

    Yao Ji studied medicine to serve the country. Now that the country is in danger, she wants to contribute her own strength even though she is small and weak, so she takes the initiative to follow the professor back to the country.

    The two of them were exhausted from the long journey, and Yao Ji didn’t have the time to wonder who the big shot was going to be operated on, so she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

    The next day was a rainy day. The rain was not heavy, but there was no sign of stopping, which made people feel depressed.Yao Ji was packing the small suitcase she had brought with her in the room. It contained only a few sets of simple changes of clothes, and another small box wrapped tightly in cloth.Before coming, she hesitated for a long time, but still took the box with her. When she looked at it, she felt that her eyes seemed to be stinging, and she hurriedly looked away.

    What on earth were you expecting?Four years have passed, and no matter how strong the feelings are, they will gradually fade away.

    “Ann,” Professor Edward shouted loudly from downstairs, “come down quickly, we are about to leave.” She took a long breath, slammed her suitcase shut, and carried her luggage downstairs.

    There was a black Chevrolet parked downstairs, and armed guards stood on the steps, wearing navy blue woolen military uniforms and leather belts.Even though Yao Ji had not seen this kind of attire for four years, she still felt suddenly familiar – it was the Huai Army.

    She’s heart suddenly jumped. She saw the car door open, and a person got out of the passenger seat. He was in the same military uniform with golden tassels hanging on his shoulders. When the man saw her, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes and blurted out: “Miss!”

    Yao Ji forced a smile: “Mr. Chen, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Hello.”

    Edward couldn’t help but be surprised when he saw this: “Ann, do you know this gentleman?”

    The two of them were talking in English. Chen Song stood aside and had no idea what Edward was talking about.Yao Ji glanced at Chen Song and replied softly: “…he is an old friend I met in Jinling.”

    “Isn’t it a coincidence?” Edward said with great interest, “I can still meet people from my hometown even though I’m far away in Shanghai.”

    Yao Ji couldn’t help but tighten the suitcase in her hand. The person who came to pick them up was Chen Song. She couldn’t help but understand what this meant.For a moment, she even had the urge to run away. “Professor,” she reluctantly raised her head, “I…I feel a little uncomfortable…” But if she wanted to say anything else, she couldn’t say the rest.

    Take a look, she told herself, just take a look.Just look at him from a distance and know whether he is doing well or not.

    It was almost noon before the car reached its destination.They had already left the city of Shanghai, and two or three cars headed east, finally stopping in a small town.

    From the outside, nothing looked out of the ordinary, but when the car turned down a side street and stopped at the entrance of an alley, one could see that it was heavily guarded and full of sentries.At the end of the alley is a huge mansion, which is still covered with power grids.Chen Song led Edward and Yao Ji to the flower hall in the foreign-style building, and just then said: “You two, please wait here.” After saying that, he stepped out and the two guards guarding the door saluted him. After the ceremony, the order remained the same.

    Edward couldn’t help but exclaimed: “It seems that the gentleman who is going to do the surgery has a surprisingly big background.” He didn’t recognize the uniforms of several armies in the country, so naturally he couldn’t tell that the Huai army was picking them up, so he asked Yao Ji, “An, your acquaintance is here. Who is his superior, do you know?”

    Why didn’t Yao Ji know? She paused and was about to answer when she heard the sound of leather shoes in the corridor, and she suddenly froze.

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