Suzhou, Zhejiang.
"Ding Ling ~"
Early in the morning, the doorbell of a mansion rang. Not long after, the figure of a young woman peeked out from behind the iron fence. She looked at the three or four people standing in front of the iron fence with vigilance and asked cautiously,"Who are you?"
These three or four people were all wearing black tunic suits. Their faces were cold, and their waists were bulging. It was obvious that they were armed.
Although their attire was extremely ordinary, outsiders could tell at a glance that these people were not ordinary people.
Recently, Suzhou had not been very peaceful. The various factions on the dock outside often practiced martial arts. Some underlings often chopped people on the streets. Therefore, when they saw people wearing Chinese tunic suits who might have weapons on their waists, they had to be careful.
"Hello, is this Mr. Kuipan's house?”The first young man asked.
"Mister Kui Pan doesn't see guests, please leave!”Hearing this, the servant said rudely.
After saying that, the servant wanted to close the iron door, but at this moment, the young man in the lead suddenly reached out and blocked the iron door through the iron fence. He said,"Please tell Mr. Kui Pan that the 1st Independent Brigade's Commander Chu's Adjutant Sun Ming is here to visit.”
"I said that Mister Kui Pan will not receive any guests, why didn't you listen? Why couldn't she wait until Sir went to work? Sir is still eating breakfast! Sir, please go back!" the servant said impatiently.
Ever since Sir became the chairman of Zhejiang Local Bank, there were always some unidentified people who came to visit. Although she was a servant, she knew what they were thinking.
Hearing this, Sun Ming was a little anxious.
The traveler asked him to come out this time not only to win over his former comrades, but also to visit these people on the list. The person in front of him was the most important one!
But if he couldn't even see her, how could he complete the mission?
Wouldn't that be betraying the traveler's trust?
Just as Sun Ming was anxious, perhaps because they were talking too loudly, a voice came from the mansion."What happened outside?"
"Yes, sir!" Upon hearing what Sir said, the servant glared at them fiercely."It's all your fault for pestering me and disturbing Sir's breakfast!”
"Sir, there are people from the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade coming to see you! I told you, Sir, that you don't see outsiders, but they keep pestering you!”
"Let them in!" A voice came from inside.
"Yes, sir!" The servant replied. Then, she opened the iron door reluctantly and glared at them fiercely."Did you get what you wanted? I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense after you go in. Sir is very busy and tired. Don't disturb Sir's meal!”
Sun Ming nodded and walked into the mansion with his two comrades.
In the dining room, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties was eating breakfast. He had a square face and a serious face. Although he looked a little old, one could still vaguely see some of his youth through his facial features.
This person was Mister Kui Pan!
Kui Pan was his character, and his real name was Si Lie!
He was a veteran of the Northern Expedition and was once the commander of the 26th Army's 2nd Division. Later, he resigned and stayed at home because he was dissatisfied with the Generalissimo's policy of not resisting. Now, he was the chairman of the Zhejiang Local Bank.
This person abhorred evil like an enemy and was capable of both literature and martial arts. More importantly, he was very courageous, knowledgeable, and far-sighted. Therefore, when Chu Yunfei asked Sun Ming to come out and invite people, the first person on the list was Si Lie!
It wasn't that Si Lie was the most powerful person in the Republic of China, but considering the current situation, the only person Chu Yunfei could hope to invite was Si Lie!
If he could invite this mighty figure to join the independent brigade, the advisor position of the independent brigade would be complete.
Si Lie was eating breakfast when he suddenly remembered that he hadn't read today's newspaper. He said to the servant standing beside him,"Bring me today's newspaper!"
The servant was an old woman who had served Si Lie for many years. Hearing this, she could not help but say,"Sir, you only went to bed after midnight yesterday. It wasn't easy for you to get some free time, but you kept reading the newspaper. Can your body take it? Why don't we wait until after breakfast? There's no hurry."
"Sigh!" Hearing this, the old woman could not persuade her teacher anymore. She could only sigh and go to pour tea for her teacher and get the newspaper.
Looking at the old woman's back, Si Lie shook his head and said," The situation is difficult. Now that more than half of the country has fallen, the Battle of Changsha is about to begin. The future is unpredictable, and all the places have suffered setbacks. Only a unit in the northwest of Shanxi has achieved good results during this period. It wiped out a Japanese regiment. It's not bad. Other than that, sigh..."
A speechless sigh.
Just as Si Lie sighed, footsteps sounded outside the door. Si Lie looked over and saw three young people walking in. When they saw him, they stood up straight and saluted,"Greetings, General Si!"
"Although General Si doesn't hold a position in the army, his deeds have always been spread. We all take him as an example!”Sun Ming smiled and said," Back then, General Si and Mr. Zhou gathered in Shanghai and pulled back at the most dangerous moment. Now that I think about it, I'm still terrified. Think about it. If General Si hadn't abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, how could there be the situation of the Republic of China today?”
"Oh?" Hearing this, Si Lie was a little surprised and could not help but say,"Very few people talk about this past now. How did you know?”
Sun Ming smiled and said,""This humble servant is not talented. Back then, I was the platoon leader of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's guard platoon. I was fortunate enough to hear about this!”
"It's actually Mr. Zhongshan's guard platoon leader!”
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