Chapter 1143 She understands him best!

“Brother Fan said that if you don’t understand something, you can ask your sister-in-law for advice.” Li Hao said.

“I don’t understand the things outside, and your brother Fan never talks to me about those things.” Bai Ruolan frowned and said.

She glanced at Haozi and said, "However, the matter involves Qianfan's safety, and if he says so, just say it, and I will listen, and say it. If it is wrong, you have the right to turn a deaf ear."

 Speaking, Bai Ruolan sighed, "A woman is a woman with short knowledge."

 Sister-in-law’s knowledge is not shallow at all.

Haozi said in his heart, but what he said just now can be said to be 'advance, attack, retreat and defend'.

"Sister-in-law should also know that Brother Fan's business is getting bigger and bigger. This is how business is done. If my family makes more, other families will make less." Li Hao said, "Not to mention that Brother Fan is young and has a lot of clothes." I don’t know how many people secretly hate me for being in a high position.”

Haozi carefully selected his words, "Brother Fan often explains that it is easy to hide a gun from a hidden arrow but hard to defend against it."

 “So, it’s a hidden arrow coming this time?” Bai Ruolan frowned and asked.

"I can't tell." Li Hao shook his head, "We all discussed it and thought that Brother Fan's business trip to Tianjin was too sudden..."

 He frowned, seemingly hesitant, and finally said, "Some people even think that Brother Fan may not have gone to Tianjin for business, but to somewhere else."

"What does this mean?" Bai Ruolan asked in surprise, "The patrol office's official letter can be wrong. Besides, even if he has other plans not to go to Tianjin, he can still tell you."

“Sister-in-law doesn’t know something.” Li Hao said, “Brother Fan is the most disciplined person. He often teaches us to keep secrets confidential.”

He scratched his head and added, "I'm worried that some of my opponents are deliberately trying to deceive me with a secret mission. They are going to Tianjin on the surface, but in fact they have other arrangements. In this case, Brother Fan pays the most attention to discipline and orders. If something goes wrong, I was fooled.”

He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, then put it away under the gaze of his sister-in-law, and then continued, "The French Concession is Brother Fan's territory. Those people can't attack Brother Fan in the French Concession. Over there in Tianjin It’s also the French Concession, and Brother Fan also has friends there, so I guess even if they wanted to leave the country, they wouldn’t choose a place like Tianjin.”

 Brother Fan most likely will not go to Tianjin. This is the joint analysis conclusion of him, Hao Zai and Tao Zi.

Especially Taozi, he thought that using the usual Japanese trick, he must have said he was going to Tianjin for business, but in fact he was secretly planning to go to Tianjin and have secret arrangements.

"Haozi, I didn't quite understand what you were talking about, and now I'm even more confused." Bai Ruolan smiled bitterly, her beautiful face still filled with worries about her husband.

She looked sad, "Is it really dangerous?"

"Perhaps we are just too nervous." Li Hao said, "But if you are not afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst."

"In this case, tell me what you said to Qianfan today and what Qianfan did." Bai Ruolan's face straightened, "I'll try to see if I can help you."

 “Okay.” Li Hao was overjoyed.

 He felt a sense of relief, finally getting to the point.

 …

"Xiao Zhizhi is not that big, how can he eat mahua." Bai Ruolan shook her head, "This person has no sincerity and talks empty words."

“Brother Fan, does he mean to bring twists for Xiaobao to eat?” Li Hao asked.

Xiaobao is greedy at this time.

“Xiaobao said he won’t eat mahua.” Bai Ruolan shook her head.

 Some time ago, Xiaobao ate mahua. There were stones in the mahua, which knocked out one of her teeth. The little girl gritted her teeth and said that she would never eat mahua in the future. Anyone who buys mahua for her will harm her.

Although it is a child's joke, in this special case, it can be interpreted differently:

 Will Qianfan harm Xiaobao?

of course not!

 So, he will not buy Mahua for Xiaobao.

Since you don’t know how to buy Mahua, why did you bring Mahua back from Tianjin?

so-

“So, Brother Fan is indeed not going to Tianjin.” Li Hao murmured.

Bai Ruolan seemed to be thinking about something and said nothing.

Haozi understood that this was a tacit conclusion.

"You just said that he brought a jar of tea." Bai Ruolan asked, "Which jar is it?"

“It’s the pomelo-red jar.” Li Hao thought for a moment and said, “I remember it was Biluochun.”

“Did he choose Biluochun right away?” Bai Ruolan asked again.

 “No.” Li Hao recalled carefully.

 Brother Fan often told him that sometimes some details, maybe an ordinary action, may have special signals at special moments.

Therefore, when he recognized that Brother Fan was followed by Hiroyuki Kikube, Li Hao immediately realized that Brother Fan could not communicate with him normally, so he paid special attention to what Brother Fan said and did.

“Brother Fan first picked up the first can of tea from the left in the third row of the bookcase. He glanced at it and put it down. Then he picked up the third can of tea on the left and put it down. Finally, he chose the can of Mingqian Biluochun.”

As if watching a movie, Bai Ruolan's mind immediately showed the scene of the bookcase in her husband's office:

The third row of the bookcase is full of tea. The first jar from the left is Lu'an Guapian, and the third jar from the left is orchid tea.

She frowned slightly, what unspeakable words were contained in these two cans of tea?

Bai Ruolan first eliminated the jar of Mingqian Biluochun that her husband took. She knew Cheng Qianfan that her husband would not convey messages in such a superficial and easily noticed way.

This is why her husband specially reminded Haozi to come to her for "asking", because the more complex the code is, the more complex the code is, the more she can understand it.

“Tea and books are your favorite things when traveling, Brother Fan.” Bai Ruolan said, “You just said that Qianfan also brought two books with him…”

 “I remember, one of the books was Dream of Red Mansions.” Li Hao said immediately.

 “Where is another copy?” Bai Ruolan asked thoughtfully.

"There is another book, I can't fully recognize the title." Li Hao said with a frown. In addition to being ashamed, there was also a trace of annoyance in his expression. Brother Fan had been urging him to read for a long time, but for some reason, he worked very hard, which was progress. Not big, but he could memorize the foreign characters and numbers almost in one go.

“What does the cover of the book look like?” Bai Ruolan asked.

 She knows almost all the books on the bookshelf on her husband’s desk.

Of course, the most important thing is that if Cheng Qianfan really used her to decipher the code words, he would definitely not choose the newly added books.

"Cover." Li Hao's eyes lit up. He remembered the picture on the cover, "It is a person holding pigtails in his hand."

"It's "Talk about the Early Republic of China". Bai Ruolan immediately knew the title of the book.

 She came across this book by chance in a bookstore and thought her husband would like it, so she bought it as a gift to Cheng Qianfan.

At that time, the two were not married yet. To be precise, Qianfan had not yet "suddenly pretended to be strangers at a certain period of time."

The author of this book is unknown, but he is quite familiar with some unknown "unofficial history" in the early Republic of China. His articles provide guidance and his book business is vigorous.

 Why did the husband choose to get this book?

Bai Ruolan felt that she had grasped the key point.

Because her husband liked this book very much and had read it twice, Bai Ruolan only briefly glanced at the book at that time. When she learned that her husband was so fond of this book, she asked Cheng Qianfan to take it home with her.

 Cheng Qianfan will never forget this.

Now, the husband not only did not bring this book back to Haozi, but also took it with him on the road.

So, this shows that the key to unlocking the mystery is very likely to be in the ink fragrance of "Talk about the Early Republic of China".

 …

 Suddenly, Bai Ruolan remembered that Cheng Qianfan mentioned this book to her once while drinking tea and talking about books.

  Her husband told her an allusion mentioned in the book with great interest:

Nanjing was the place that declared independence the most times in the early years of the Republic of China. It can be said to be the "city of revolutionary heroes", which laid the foundation for the National Government to finally establish Nanjing as its capital.

Cheng Qianfan was full of praise for this person:

 It is for a newspaper chief writer—He Yiyan!

 The second revolution failed, and the famous revolutionaries in Nanjing fled to Japan to continue the revolution.

With all the big guys gone, the remaining people will cancel their independence and prepare to surrender to the Beiyang Army to end the battle.

As a result, a hero emerged from the office of the "Minquan News" at that time: He Yiyan, the newspaper's chief writer!

This man was armed with two guns and a bomb hanging from his waist. He led more than a hundred members of the party and went straight into the Dudu Mansion, declaring the second independence of Nanjing.

 Chen Zhiji, the commander of the Eighth Division garrisoned in the city, arrived and arrested He Yiyan and others, canceling independence again.

Commander Chen Zhiji is also a legend. His father-in-law was Feng Huafu, the commander-in-chief of the Beiyang Army outside the city at that time. (In terms of seniority, Mr. Feng Mingguang, the famous people’s artist, calls Mr. Chen’s wife Lao Gu Nainai.)

Mr. Chen once traveled east to Japan to study, and had a close relationship with the Revolutionary Party, and was even regarded as a key elite.

 During the Second Revolution, he righteously killed his father-in-law and revolted with his old friend Huang Keqiang.

Now, the second revolution failed, and other revolutionary parties fled one after another. He had to come out to take charge of the overall situation, declare the cancellation of Nanjing's independence, and negotiate with the Beiyang side to prevent the Beiyang army from entering the city. Even if they enter the city, they must promise not to kill indiscriminately. innocent.

 Therefore, he was busy negotiating with the Beiyang Army. After catching He Yiyan, he left the city to negotiate.

As soon as Chen Zhiji left the city, the first division in the city rushed into the eighth division and rescued He Yiyan.

He Yiyan immediately entered the Governor's Mansion again and declared Nanjing's third independence!

He Yiyan is from Hunan and has been involved in the very challenging career of the revolutionary party since he was a boy.

After being expelled from school for making revolution, He Yiyan engaged in literary work in Wuchang and encouraged everyone to make revolution.

The result of doing so is, of course, being arrested and imprisoned.

After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, He Yiyan was rescued from prison and joined the Wuchang Revolutionary Military Government.

 After the founding of the Republic of China, the Hubei soldiers and the President of Li were at loggerheads.

He Yiyan and other revolutionaries organized the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth uprisings against President Li in Wuchang to overthrow the revolutionary thief Li, but they were all defeated by President Li. Suppressed.

He Yiyan felt that his life was in danger if he continued to stay in Wuchang, so he ran to Nanjing and became the chief writer of the "Minquan News".

He was the first to report the assassination of Song Jiaoren.

The Revolutionary Party’s second revolution, no one took him to play.

No one expected that the second revolution failed, and the rest of the revolutionary party fled one after another. When thousands of horses and horses were silent, He Yiyan stepped forward and drew his sword in anger.

 At that time, Cheng Qianfan had high regard for He Yiyan.

Called him a great hero who had the spirit of a scholar, who could write with a dagger while dismounting, and tear the sky with two spears while mounted!

 After Cheng Qianfan "slowly got to know her again," Bai Ruolan once again recommended this book to her husband.

 After reading it again, my husband also expressed his admiration for He Yiyan.

However, the words of praise at this time are 'this person is chivalrous'.

  It can be said that He Yiyan and the allusions to Nanjing's three independences are the most talked about things in Cheng Qianfan's book "Talk about the Early Republic of China".

 So, the husband specially brought this book that "should not be taken away", which is actually a hint-

 Nanjing?

Thinking of this, Bai Ruolan's heart moved.

She remembered what Haozi had just said, that Cheng Qianfan had picked up the tea jar and looked at it before finally bringing the pomelo-red jar of Mingqian Biluochun tea.

  To be precise, it was the third tea jar from the left that I picked up second, that was orchid tea.

 Orchid.

 Orchid is the city flower of Nanjing!

In September of the 26th year of the Republic of China, the 15th Municipal Meeting of the Nanjing Special Municipal Government decided to ‘define the orchid as the city’s flower’.

This metaphor means that the capital city 'is as clear as an orchid and becomes more fragrant, and it is the crown jewel of cities'.

As the saying goes, after the thought is clear, you can understand everything.

Bai Ruolan immediately noticed that "A Dream of Red Mansions" also contained code words.

 Mr. Cao Xueqin, the author of "A Dream of Red Mansions", lived in Jiangning and weaved when he was a child.

 Jiangning Weaving is in Nanjing.

  If the code contained in an item points to possible uncertainty, then the three things all point to—

  Nanjing.

  No, it’s not three items.

 It’s actually four items.

 Cheng Qianfan was the first to pick up and put down the jar of tea, which was also the first jar of tea from the left in the third row of the bookcase - Lu'an Guapian.

  Liu'an, lu Tongliu.

 Nanjing is the ancient capital of six dynasties!

 Every word the husband said, everything he did, even every object he touched was no accident and had a special meaning.

 In other words, only she, the wife, understands these!

In this way, Bai Ruolan can be sure that her husband is hinting to her:

Mahua, implying that we are not going to Tianjin.

These three items, one inside the other, eventually form a closed loop - he is going to Nanjing on this trip!

"Haozi." Bai Ruolan yawned, "My sister-in-law is very ignorant and didn't realize that your brother Fan's words had any special meaning."

She looked at Li Hao and said, "I'm afraid my sister-in-law can't help you."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you think about it carefully." Li Hao was very anxious. He believed or admired Brother Fan very much. Brother Fan said that his sister-in-law had the final say in everything, so it must mean that his sister-in-law understood what he meant. .

That’s right, if you want to say who understands Brother Fan best, it’s definitely my sister-in-law.

 Now, Haozi places all his hopes on his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, think about it again." Bai Ruolan's face looked sad. "It's so dangerous as you said. How can I not worry about it? I just hope that you are overthinking it."

She stood up and left, shaking her head as she walked, and suddenly said, "If Brother Fan is really serious, you shouldn't cheat Xiaozhizhi by saying that you are buying twists. Children like Yuhua Stone and other gadgets the most."

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