The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Inoue Hospital, consultation room.

With a stethoscope hanging around his neck, Jiro Mitsui opened the medical records on the table and asked, "What did you find out when you came to me today?"

Liao Yaquan said: "The last time I was in Zhou Hexuan's room, I found a safe. There was a strange box, a diamond necklace, and a Patek_Philippe western watch in the safe."

"That's all?" Mitsui Jiro wrote down the information in the medical record.

Liao Yaquan also said: "The necklace and the Western watch are very exquisite, and they are not ordinary items that can be bought casually. In addition, the strangest thing is the small box. I don't know what material it is made of. There are two lines of characters on the back. , one line is IPhone7, one line is Designed_by_apple_in_California_assembled_in_China, and there are a few unclear symbols at the bottom."

"IPhone7?" Jiro Mitsui frowned, "What does this mean in English?"

Liao Yaquan said: "I searched the English dictionary, but I couldn't find this word. I guess IPhone should be an organization group, and the '7' means Zhou Hexuan's number in the organization."

"Well, it's very possible," said Jiro Mitsui, "Then what does Designed_by_apple_in_California_assembled_in_China mean?"

Liao Yaquan analyzed: "This mysterious organization was established in a place related to Apple in California. Perhaps because of some accident or some mission, this organization was reorganized in China, or the members of the organization were in China. collection."

"The information you brought is very important. I will notify the headquarters and ask them to send people to California to investigate," Mitsui Jiro said appreciatively, and then asked, "What is strange about Zhou Hexuan?"

Liao Yaquan said: "His lifestyle is very simple. He usually works in a broadcasting company or a newspaper. After work, he stays at home and writes articles. When he is free on weekends, he goes to a friendship club for leisure. The only suspicious thing is that he often talks to Westerners in the club. Contact. I guess, there must be someone in the club who passed information to him."

"Who is he closest to at the club?" Jiro Mitsui asked.

Liao Yaquan said: "There are Herve Jacques Seizer, Consul General of France in Zimbabwe, Brigadier General Maesdley Darlington Butler of the US Marine Brigade, and Raul Burt, the bartender of the club. These three people, with Zhou Hexuan chatted the most."

"That's right," Mitsui Jiro thought, "That mysterious organization should have high-level participation from European and American ghosts and animals, otherwise it would be impossible to obtain the confidential information of the empire."

Liao Yaquan also said: "I have repeatedly studied Zhou Hexuan's "Guns, Bacteria, and Steel", and the various materials and data in it are extremely difficult to obtain. When Zhou Hexuan wrote this book, he did not read any materials at all. Written from memory. The mind of this man is so terrible that one does not know what is in it."

"How is your relationship with him going?" Mitsui Jiro asked.

Liao Yaquan said: "I often hinted that I admire him, but he pretended not to know and deliberately avoided my closeness."

"Is he suspicious of you?" Mitsui Jiro asked.

"Very likely," Liao Yaquan said, "when I went to open the safe for the second time, all the contents inside were gone. The watch was worn by himself, and the necklace was given to his fiancée. These two things should not matter. But the most important thing is The mysterious small box disappeared without a trace, and he may have hidden it somewhere else."

Mitsui Jiro said: "Zhou Hexuan once said that he is a member of the Hongmen in the United States. The headquarters sent intelligence personnel to investigate the Zhi Gong Party in the United States, but all the members of the Zhi Gong Party said that there is no such person as Zhou Hexuan."

Liao Yaquan guessed: "Could it be Hongmen's secret organization?"

"It seems to be possible," Mitsui Jiro said, "If you step up your efforts to seduce Zhou Hexuan, if you can become his bedside person, maybe you can get more news."

"I will work hard." Liao Yaquan said.

Jiro Mitsui waved his hand: "Go ahead and proceed carefully. This Zhou Hexuan deserves a long-term investigation, so don't be too anxious."

Liao Yaquan did not leave the Japanese Concession immediately, but went to a department store to buy some things, and then slowly returned to Zhou Hexuan's home.

Zhou Hexuan originally wanted to broadcast the talk show "Gossip at 7 PM" every day. But because it is too expensive to invite celebrities to do interviews, and content planning also takes time, it can only be broadcast every Saturday.

Today is the weekend, Zhou Hexuan went to help Sun Yonghao matchmaker in the afternoon, and ran to the woman's house.

The woman's father was just a carpenter. When he saw Mr. Zhou coming to the door in person, he suddenly felt that his face was bright, and he agreed to the marriage with a smile. The two parties are going to ask a fortune teller to pick a date, and they just wait for the next appointment and formal marriage.

As soon as she got home, Zhang Leyi asked, "Is it done?"

Before Zhou Hexuan answered, Sun Yonghao said happily, "It's done, it's done, I'll go to a fortune teller tomorrow to pick a date."

Liao Yaquan smiled and said, "Brother Yonghao, you must thank Mr. Zhou."

"That's natural, ha ha." Sun Yonghao kept giggling.

After dinner, Zhou Hexuan sat in the study thinking hard, unable to write for a long time.

Zhang Leyi came in and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm not sure about the ending of "The Dog Official," Zhou Hexuan explained, "The main character was skinned and eaten by soldiers. If it ends here, then the overall structure of the novel will be more complete. If you wake up and find that it is a Dreaming of a big dream, and then rehabilitating and trying to be a good person, but being squeezed out by colleagues and framed to death, this ending is even more ironic. Which ending do you think is better?"

Zhang Leyi smiled and said, "What's so embarrassing, I wrote both endings."

Zhou Hexuan was taken aback, and immediately smiled: "That's a good idea. The first one is the official ending, and the latter one is serialized as a side story."

"You write slowly, I'm going back to Wanrong's place. I'm sweating from shopping today, and I need to take a bath to feel comfortable," Zhang Leyi said, "I'll heat it in the pot for supper, and you can bring it yourself later."

"Leyi, you are so kind to me!" Zhou Hexuan got up and hugged Zhang Leyi.

He was about to kiss, but Zhang Leyi hurriedly pushed him away: "Stop hugging, I sweated a lot today, it's sticky."

"Even if there is sweat, it is still beautiful." Zhou Hexuan laughed.

Zhang Leyi's heart was sweet, and she spat: "I used to say such things to coax me, I really fell for your trick."

Zhou Hexuan said: "The Civil War should be over. After a while, I will go to Lushan to visit my uncle and settle our marriage."

The Northern Expedition is indeed coming to an end.

Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu were hit hard last year, and the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops was pitifully low. Sun Chuanfang was still a bit elite, but he had no choice but to meet two pig teammates. Under the influence of Zhang and Chu's continuous defeat, Sun Bu could only retreat.

Zhang Zuolin's direct lineage of Fengjun was particularly powerful. He directly drove Yan Xishan back to Shanxi, turned around and beat Feng Yuxiang to pieces, and even surrounded Feng Yuxiang's main force. Chang Kaishen hastily changed his battle plan and transferred Yan Xishan to attack in the direction of Zhengtai Road, intending to intercept Fengjun's rear.

Fearing that their retreat would be cut off, Feng's army quickly withdrew from the encirclement and retreated. Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan took the opportunity to launch a major counterattack.

Now the Northern Expeditionary Army in Shandong has occupied Jinan, and the Northern Expeditionary Army in the direction of Hebei is pointing to Shijiazhuang. Beiping and Tianjin will soon become the front lines.

Zhang Leyi left with a happy mood, all her thoughts were on her future marriage. While she was happy, she was inevitably uneasy, fearing that her father would resolutely oppose it.

At night, Liao Yaquan got out of bed secretly and sneaked into Zhou Hexuan's bedroom.

The female spy couldn't wait any longer and made up her mind to take Zhou Hexuan down.