Chapter 49 Farewell (3)
Without getting the car, Jiang Xianyun led a squad to Qu Town at a forced speed, but he found nothing here. The car was parked in front of Xiaofeng Teahouse in the town. The driver was there, but the person was wrong, there were only two people.
"Is the car down there yours?"
"Yes. What's wrong?"
"Who are you?"
"Of Dafei Trading Company, this is my friend." The answer was very calm.
"What are you doing here?"
“The city is messy, and it’s quiet.”
"Yunjing? I'm afraid it's another purpose." Jiang Xianyun sneered.
The two looked at each other and suddenly said in a pleading voice: "We heard that there is food here. We want to buy some. There is no food at home. There is no food on the market. Master, let's leave now and don't buy it."
"Come here at around six o'clock?" Jiang Xianyun didn't believe it.
"Sir, it will be gone if it is too late. Now whoever has food is the old man. As long as it is sold, it will be gone in a while. Who will wait for you?" The two of them looked a little panicked.
Jiang Xianyun looked at the two of them in confusion: "Did you buy it?"
"Buy two bags," the two were a little depressed: "We are late and only grab two bags."
Without any flaws, Jiang Xianyun saw two bags of food in the trunk.
There were two wooden sailboats parked on the dock, and several boatmen were bored together, and it was easy to check because these were two empty boats, and the cabin was empty. The boss of the boat hurriedly came out and took out cigarettes while walking.
"Sir, sir, what's the matter? Just give me orders, just give me orders." The boss of the ship was dark and barefoot, and his big yellow plate teeth appeared and appeared.
"Where are your ship going?"
"Hunan, Hunan, bring food."
“When did you get here?”
"Yesterday, I wanted to find some goods here so as not to let the ship go empty. At this time, there is a mess, so it is not easy for us to find some business. Is it, sir. If you think it is inappropriate, we will leave immediately and leave immediately."
The boss of the ship said too much, which made Jiang Xianyun feel disgusted with death. After waiting for a while, the soldiers came to report that they did not find anything.
Jiang Xianyun was extremely disappointed. He returned to the town office in depressedly. Could it be that Zhuang Jihua didn't go to Qu Town? This was just a coincidence. Jiang Xianyun thought over and over again, it was still impossible to arrive. Zhuang Jihua was kept in prison, and Song Yunfei made the arrangement.
Jiang Xianyun led people to the town farmer association. The chairman of the farmer association immediately arranged people to go out for investigation and contacted the trade unions of Erlangtan and Sanhe wharfs, but the chairman told him that the trade unions of Quzhen wharfs were controlled by the local gangs. After hearing this, Jiang Xianyun raised his eyebrows and felt a little moved, and then gave up. Song Yunfei had never been to Wuhan, so how could he have a relationship with the gang?
The Farmers' Association acted quickly. In the afternoon, all situations were reported back. There were no boats in Erlangtan, and there were three boats in Sanhe Pier. Two of them docked in the morning, and one was docked at the pier yesterday and was about to start the boat.
When Jiang Xianyun heard about it, he jumped up and stepped on his horse and ran towards Sanhe Wharf. The four small docks of Sanhe Wharf are far less lively than Qu Town. However, after checking several boats, Jiang Xianyun admitted in frustration that these boats were not.
As time passed, Jiang Xianyun became more and more anxious. Looking at the boats passing through the river, Zhuang Jihua must have been hiding in one of them. If he couldn't catch him today, he would never catch him again. He divided the people into two groups and went to Erlangtan. Although the Farmers Association said there were no ships there, it was not certain whether they had ignored anything. He led four people to search at Sanhe Wharf.
The result of this search disappointed Jiang Xianyun again. Where did he go back? Jiang Xianyun was confused. Did he make a mistake in his judgment? He was still in the city? Jiang Xianyun was almost shaken. Zhuang Jihua's familiar face appeared in his mind, cunning, sincere, and serious all kinds of appearances emerged one by one. Where are you? Jiang Xianyun began to sort out his thoughts. From receiving the report, and then the reports from various city gates, he must have ignored something. What exactly? Suddenly, the appearance of the boss of the Qu Town ship appeared in front of him. He seemed to have too many words, and it was very reasonable. When he went to Hunan to transport grain, how much grain could his two ships transport? Who is the owner of the cargo house? And why did the two people in the teahouse run to Qu Town? Although they explained, there was a big loophole. Why did they come by themselves? What was there in Qu Town worth their own visit?
Return to Qu Town, hurry up. Jiang Xianyun boarded his horse again and rushed back to Qu Town with his men. The last ray of light was emitting light, and the dock was silent. The two boats were silly and the sails were slowly rising.
"Quick!" Jiang Xianyun was very anxious. He was sure that Zhuang Jihua was on the boat. When Jiang Xianyun arrived at the side of the boat, the boat had not left, the anchor had already risen out of the water, but the cable had not been untied. A figure appeared in front of the springboard, so familiar.
Seeing this figure, Jiang Xianyun's heart was sinking. He stopped and looked at Zhuang Jihua. Two friends were just on the boat and the other under the bed, looking at each other quietly.
There was no joy on Zhuang Jihua's face, but there was only endless pain in his eyes.
"Wushan, do you really want to kill me?"
Jiang Xianyun felt sad and tears almost shed.
"Can we stay in the Cultural Revolution? Let's continue the revolution together." Jiang Xianyun almost begged and said.
"Stay?" Zhuang Jihua snorted coldly: "Is there still life to stay? Haven't you convicted me?"
"You are not a sin, but a mistake. I have reported it to Director Deng and Director Yun."
"It's a pity that you don't count. Will your Party Central Committee let me go?" Zhuang Jihua's cold words pierced the faint guess in Jiang Xianyun's heart.
"I will protect it from the central government."
"You can't even keep yourself, Wushan, be sober." Zhuang Jihua said calmly that the people below were the most intimate friends in this era. If there was no party division, they could entrust life and death at this time. He firmly believed that he had read the wrong person, but he knew that he had no idea about the childishness and paranoidness at that time, and even his own people could be purged thousands, let alone him, a dissident member.
"I want to capture you back, I can't watch you go on the evil path." Jiang Xianyun was still very calm: "Best, I'll die with you!"
"Wushan, you have no chance. Now I am the only one to catch you," Zhuang Jihua said: "Look behind you."
Wang Xiaoshan appeared around Jiang Xianyun and the others with a few figures. The muzzle of the flower machine in his hand emitted a cold and cold light; seven or eight people appeared on both sides of the ship's side, and the machine guns and rifles were aimed at the five people below.
Zhuang Jihua has always been hiding in the home of the local trade union chairman. Wang Xiaoshan is the chairman's brother, and this relationship is more effective than government orders.
"So, are you determined to go to Nanjing and surrender to Chiang Kai-shek?" Jiang Xianyun did not look back. When he saw Zhuang Jihua's figure, he knew that something was wrong. If he was not sure, Zhuang Jihua would never appear in front of him in such a big way.
Zhuang Jihua did not answer. Jiang Xianyun looked at him blankly and suddenly drew a deep trace on the ground with his feet: "I will see you on the battlefield from now on, and I will never show any mercy."
After Jiang Xianyun said that, he turned around and wanted to leave, but he was afraid that he would not be able to help crying on the spot.
"Wushan!" Zhuang Jihua stepped down the springboard in two steps, rushed to Jiang Xianyun and hugged him, whispering in his ear: "The Northern Expedition has been over, the revolution has failed, Wang Jingwei will also betray you, go find Mao Zdong and follow him, have you heard clearly? Follow him. I will not meet you on the battlefield."
Zhuang Jihua's actions frightened Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu. They stared at Jiang Xianyun nervously, locking Jiang Xian with two guns tightly.
Jiang Xianyun stood there, quietly watching the figure and the ship shadow gradually fading away. He knew that he would probably never see him again. Even when he met again, they were already divided into two different camps, and then they were no longer friends, but opponents.
Zhuang Jihua stood on the boat and looked at the gradually shrinking figure on the shore. His figure did not move. He didn't know whether his fate changed, and whether he could live until the birth of New China, but he knew that he would never meet him on the battlefield. He took off his military uniform after leaving Wuhan.
Gradually, tears flowed.
The ship was very fast, and the last light disappeared into the endless darkness. Zhuang Jihua was still standing on the side of the ship, looking in that direction.
Break, the strangest melody played in this era, is staged between friends, brothers, husbands and sons; not because of morality, not because of wealth, not because of cowardice, but on the contrary; they are all noble people with noble character, contempt for wealth, brave and fearlessness, and they enthusiastically devote themselves to this revolution with the purpose of saving China, throwing their youth and life. They firmly believe that their struggle can save the seriously ill motherland and the dying mother, so they are determined without hesitation. But now they have to face failure, and the reason for the failure is their tenacious belief.
"Go to the cabin, Cultural Revolution, your injuries have not healed yet." Du Yuming understood Zhuang Jihua's current mood very well. In fact, he was very uncomfortable. He hid in the cabin just now and didn't come out, just because he didn't want to see this scene.
Zhuang Jihua did not move. He stood by the side of the boat, opened his chest and let the river breeze blow:
Chapter completed!