On the morning of December 13, the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Lin Xiaotang hurriedly ran out of the campus of Nanjing University. Just now, Nanjing's anti-aircraft fire seemed to have suddenly stopped firing, and the Japanese bombers began to rush into Nanjing's campus unscrupulously.

From the sky, bombs fell like raindrops. News came that Zhonghua Gate had fallen and the Japanese army had entered Nanjing.

Lin Xiaotang ran all the way towards Taiheqiao's house. He wanted to go home and find his elder brother and sister-in-law to go out of the city together.

The familiar streets and houses were right in front of them, and the neighbors were already in a mess. Boss Fang and Fang Rou were hurriedly packing up the valuable medicinal materials in the store. Lin Xiaotang grabbed Ergou who was carrying the package with a look of horror on his face, "I

Where are the eldest brother and sister-in-law? Have you seen them?"

When Ergou saw Lin Xiaotang for the first time, he opened his mouth as if he had seen something terrible. After a while, he pointed blankly at Lin Xiaotang's courtyard.

Lin Xiaotang pushed him away and ran straight to his small courtyard. The two dogs behind him woke up from a dream and shouted: "Brother Seven, don't go!"

Before he finished speaking, a bomb exploded in the backyard of Lin Xiaotang's house. At this time, Lin Xiaotang had just run to the door of the courtyard when a huge wave of air mixed with ferocious flames rushed towards him, pushing Lin Xiaotang into the air.

"This is my last memory!" Lin Xiaotang retracted his thoughts, wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and looked at Yu Gong and Bai Qi, "After that, I arrived at Yijiangmen with Ergou and Fang Rou. What happened after that, you should have already

knew."

"What happened before this?" The apartment man stroked his beard and thought for a while. It was obvious that he really didn't want to mention this memory again. "Is there anything wrong with your elder brother and sister-in-law?"

"Something's wrong?" Lin Xiaotang fell into deep thought. In those days, he had been busy raising funds for the army with the teachers and students of the university. He often stayed in school all day long and didn't even notice any changes in his elder brother and sister-in-law.

Wait, an idea flashed in Lin Xiaotang's mind. Three days before the fall of Nanjing, although Lin Xiaotang came home very late, what was unexpected was that his eldest brother, who usually got off work on time, came back even later than him. For this reason, his sister-in-law had to

The food was kept warm on the stove without daring to turn off the flame. Another time, Lin Xiaotang got up to take a pee in the middle of the night, only to find that the lights in the room of her elder brother and sister-in-law were still on.

"Are these considered?" Lin Xiaotang asked the apartment owner.

The apartment owner did not comment, but explained the reasons for his suspicion to Lin Xiaotang in detail.

After Lin Xiaojun graduated from university, he served as a soldier in Peking for two years and joined the Military Training Group of the 29th Army. During this period, he and Bai Qi joined the Officers Club, a progressive organization within the army at that time.

"And this club is the branch of our organization developed in the military. Your eldest brother is not completely clear about this!" Bai Qi explained.

After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the 29th Army withdrew from Peiping. Lin Xiaojun also left the army and returned to Nanjing. Relying on the introduction of the army commander, he first worked in a subordinate organization of the Equipment Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and then was suddenly transferred to the Central Bank.

Not long after this, Lin Xiaojun and his wife reconciled with their apartment husband, and the two parties began to correspond. In one of the letters, Lin Xiaotang vaguely mentioned an incident that he accidentally discovered during his time in Peking. The incident originated from an accident. Lin Xiaojun majored in college.

Japanese is a rare translator talent in the 29th Army. He has participated in many negotiations and mediation between the 29th Army and Japan. After a banquet, Lin Xiaojun was ordered to escort a Japanese official who claimed to have royal blood back to his residence.

When passing the Forbidden City, the drunken official pointed at the palace in the night and shouted: "All the wealth there will belong to the Emperor's Golden Lily!"

This sentence left a deep impression on Lin Xiaojun, and he specifically mentioned this in his letter to his apartment. Then his apartment paid attention to the matter and began to find out the true meaning of the word "Golden Lily" through his own channels.

Meaning. It turned out that Japan seemed to have such a plan, but no specific content was discovered. According to the content mentioned in Lin Xiaojun’s letter, Yu Gong suspected that this was an economic plunder launched by Japan against China, with the goal of falling.

Various wealth and cultural relics in the area.

Afterwards, when he learned that Lin Xiaojun had been transferred to the Central Bank, the apartment felt that something was wrong. He wrote to inquire, but Lin Xiaojun did not reply.

Two days before the fall of Nanjing, the Yangtze River Waterway, Xiaguan Wharf and Pukou were all under the control of the National Army. That was the last call from the apartment to urge Lin Xiaojun and his wife to evacuate as soon as possible, but there was no reply. After that, contact was completely lost.

"Uncle Jiang suspected that my eldest brother had found out the secrets about the Golden Lily Project, so he found a way to transfer the Central Bank. And because of this, he was delayed in withdrawing from Nanjing?" Lin Xiaotang asked.

The apartment owner nodded, "In the past two years, I have been working hard to verify this matter, but I still have no clue. This Golden Lily Project (Note 1) has a very high secret level. It is impossible to find out based on my connections in Japan, including in the military.

Among them. Therefore, I suspect that this plan is a core secret of Japan’s top leadership, and they implement the specific content through other channels.”

Lin Xiaotang's heart moved, "Since the Japanese political and military circles know very little about this, based on the words of the businessman recorded by my elder brother, I judge whether it will be implemented through the business community or even a gang organization?"

Yu Gong and Bai Qi looked at each other, obviously agreeing with Lin Xiaotang's point of view.

Coming out of the apartment's courtyard, Lin Xiaotang felt particularly heavy. He suddenly found that he had been wrapped up in a huge conspiracy from beginning to end, which also included his eldest brother and sister-in-law, as well as his apartment, Bai Qi and many other people.

He didn't realize the existence of this conspiracy until now. How to discover the context of this conspiracy and find out the real reason why his elder brother and sister-in-law were killed has become Lin Xiaotang's biggest burden.

A strange driver dropped Lin Xiaotang near Ninghai Road, then said goodbye and left. It was already early morning, and before he knew it, a whole night had passed, but at this time, Lin Xiaotang was not sleepy at all.

On the street, the vendors had opened their shops early, and the breakfast stalls were also steaming with steam. Lin Xiaotang calmed down and was about to buy some breakfast to take back when she saw Shang Zhi walking from the direction of the company carrying a basket.

The morning breeze in early spring was still biting, making Shang Zhi's face turn red. Although his eyes were still a little evasive, he seemed to be in much better spirits.

Shang Zhi walked around, bought some fried dough sticks, soy milk and rice dumplings, and walked back with a brisk pace.

A man selling porcelain at a stall on the roadside inadvertently moved a porcelain vase a few inches to the roadside.

Shang Zhi didn't notice that when he was passing by, his trouser leg touched the porcelain vase, and the porcelain vase fell down. Although it was earth, the porcelain vase suddenly fell to pieces.

The man grabbed Shang Zhi's basket and said, "Don't leave, you kicked my things, which are heirlooms passed down from my ancestors!"

Two helpers on the roadside also came over and said, "Little girl, do you want to leave after you broke something?"

Shang Zhi lowered his head and held the basket tightly in his arms. He took out a few copper plates with his other hand and handed them over cautiously.

The man was reluctant and said, "This is not enough. This is an antique from the Ming Dynasty. It needs at least thirty yuan."

Three people surrounded Shang Zhi, blocking her way and talking obscenely. People on the road stayed away for fear of getting into trouble.

Shang Zhi bit his lip and said nothing, but his face gradually turned pale. His hand slowly touched something under the basket. Lin Xiaotang could see clearly that it was the handle of a dagger.

The stall owner was spitting insults at Shang Zhi, but he suddenly heard a crisp sound next to him, and he quickly turned around.

Lin Xiaotang didn't stop his kick and a vase was kicked to pieces. He looked at the stall owner and asked, "Which dynasty is this from?"

Lin Xiaotang picked up another pen holder and smiled, "Hey, it's sticky and quite strong." As he said that, he broke it off with his hand, and actually broke off a piece.

"You're looking for death!" The stall owner got angry and kicked Lin Xiaotang. Lin Xiaotang turned aside and punched him in the stomach, beating him until he sat on the ground.

The stall owner turned back to look for his two helpers, only to find that the other two had been kicked to the ground by several men in black, covering their heads and begging for mercy.

The patrolman ran over at the right time and blew a sharp whistle. Guo Zhui stopped them and handed them a business card. The two patrolmen saw the words on it clearly, smiled with smiles on their faces, and said sorry.

Lin Xiaotang didn't even look at the two patrolmen. He was kicking a porcelain vase happily, "This is from the Tang Dynasty, this is from the Song Dynasty, this is from the Yuan Dynasty, and this is from the Ming Dynasty..." Suddenly he turned his head and glared at the stall owner,

"Why is there no one from the Qin Dynasty?"

The stall owner said with a sad face: "Uncle, there was no porcelain in the Qin Dynasty (Note 2), only pottery!"

Lin Xiaotang smiled and pointed at him, "You are quite educated, but you are really naughty!"

On the way back, Shang Zhi's little face turned red again, and her big and smart eyes glanced at Lin Xiaotang from time to time. She didn't expect that Chief Lin would appear in time to help her resolve the dilemma, although the dagger was unceremoniously thrown by Lin Xiaotang.

It was confiscated, but Shang Zhi was just curious about how this Chief Lin behaved like a gangster, and she couldn't help but find it funny when she thought about it.

For some reason, when Lin Xiaotang sees Shang Zhi, he always thinks of Fang Rou, who was following behind her back then. She was also of the same age and timid. She and Er Gou were simply his tail.

Lin Xiaotang suddenly stopped. Guo Zhui, Shang Zhi and others looked at him in confusion.

Lin Xiaotang slapped his head, "Er Gou! Yes, that's him!" He suddenly remembered his expression when he met Er Gou that day. Could it be that Er Gou saw something? If he saw it, then why did he just

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