The atmosphere in the church is quite solemn. There are many black and white photos in the exhibition room, mainly from World War II, and it was also available in the 1950s and 1960s. The more modern it is, there are fewer.

Qin Shiou looked at these photos just to understand Canada in the past, while Auerbach was even more touched and sighed: "There are many things inside, I haven't seen them for many years."

Qin Shiou smiled and said, "Time is fast, right?"

Auerbach patted his shoulder and said, "So you have to cherish your time when you were young. I think the next time I say this, you may be the same age as me, haha."

After seeing it in the first exhibition hall, Simmons was sure to take them to the second exhibition hall. At this time, Hamre came over and said hello: "Hi, Qin, Mr. Auerbach, Sweetheart Winnie, I just ignored you, I have to apologize to you."

Qin Shiou shook hands and said with a smile: "This is not necessary. Just be kind to your subordinates in the future."

Simmons thought he was full of grievance and quickly explained: "No, Mr. Hamley is very good to me."

Qin Shiou pulled Winnie and said, "You misunderstood, Mr. Simmons, I'm talking about my wife, she is also a subordinate of Mr. Hamley, right?"

After meeting with Hamre, someone came over and was Yan Donglei, the helmsman of the Chinese Mutual Aid Association in Newfoundland. He is naturally indispensable in such occasions.

After Yan Donglei found Qin Shiou, he exchanged brief greetings and then took him to another exhibition hall that Simmons was going to take him to, the exhibition hall for the memorial of Chinese contributions in World War II.

There are many Chinese in this room with black eyes and yellow skin, as well as old soldiers wearing military uniforms and wearing military medals. There are a total of five such elderly people, all of whom are in their 80s. There are people accompanying you.

Qin Shiou has a great reputation in Newfoundland. Almost all of these people know him, and even if he doesn't know him, he knows Yan Donglei. The latter's connections seem to have spread throughout the Chinese circle in Canada.

These people greeted the two of them one after another, and Qin Shiou returned the gift. Under Yan Donglei's introduction, they met everyone.

When he entered the room, an old man with a dragon-headed crutch looked at him carefully. When he heard Yan Donglei introduce his identity, the old man asked first: "Young man, your surname is Qin? Is it a descendant of Brother Qin Hongde?"

When Qin Shiou heard what he said, he quickly corrected his attitude. He was obviously familiar with his second grandfather, so he would be his elder: "Yes, uncle, I am his grandson."

The old man smiled. He looked like he was in his 90s. His sparse hair was pale in color, but his voice was clear and loud, but his Mandarin was not fluent. Fortunately, it was a northern accent, so Qin Shiou could understand it.

The old man took out his wallet and there was a group of young men in his prime. He pointed to a tall young man in the middle and said, "Can you recognize this?"

Qin Shiou has seen photos of his second grandfather many times. The two looked very similar, which may be related to the genetics of the other generations. So he recognized it at a glance. The person the old man refers to was his second grandfather.

Qin Shiou helped the old man out and found a place to sit down, and asked, "Are you comrades in the Second World War?"

The old man laughed and said, "Yes, he is considered a comrade-in-arms. Although he has never fought a war together, he has trained together."

Yan Donglei introduced: "Mr. Chen was the combat hero at that time. He was one of the 136 task force formed by the British side recruiting elite troops in Canada. The eighty outstanding soldiers back then, but now he is the only one left."

After hearing this, Qin Shiou was in awe. He had learned about the 136th Task Force before coming. This unit was composed of Chinese people and its mission was to go deep into the enemy's back to do reconnaissance and sabotage. In current terms, they were all special forces.

The reason why this combat team was all Chinese was because at that time, the Asian battlefield needed scouts with Asian characteristics so that they could be sent behind Japanese enemy forces more easily, while the most Asians in Canada were Chinese at that time.

The old man patted Qin Shiou's hand and said, "It was at this time that your grandfather and I met. We both enlisted in the army and joined the 136th Task Force and trained in Vancouver. Later, the British chief thought that Brother Qin was good at water and was too wasteful to go to East Asia to fight wars, so that we could separate."

Qin Shiou heard Auerbach's introduction to this point. His second grandfather did not join the army, but was responsible for the transportation work of the Allied forces in the North Atlantic during World War II, and had a fleet of transport ships in his hands.

Before the 1980s, Chinese people had a hard time in Canada and were severely discriminated against. It was almost impossible for Chinese people to open a private fishing ground. His second grandfather was able to create a Daqin fishing ground because he had made merits in the war and a fleet of transport accumulated his first wealth.

The old man likes to recall, and then the old man begins to tell some of the past when he was with Qin Hongde and the things he experienced on the battlefield.

The old man could especially feel the discrimination that the Chinese were suffering at that time. In the early days of the war, Chinese youths were not accepted by them, especially the Air Force. During World War II, the Canadian Air Force did not accept a single Chinese.

As the war continued, more troops were needed in the front line, so they accepted Chinese people into the army in 1940. At first, they mostly joined the Canadian army to participate in the war. Later, they found that they were more effective in the Asian battlefield, and then the 136th Task Force was established.

"What are you mainly doing at that time?" Qin Shiou asked.

The old man smiled and explained: "Most of the time, before the large army's military operations, they went to the enemy's reconnaissance mission to check the deployment of Japan's defense line. The military operation began and some damage was done. I have also been to Myanmar and used as an interpreter for the Americans and General Dai Anlan's army. They were all Allied forces at that time."

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "General Dai Anlan is a hero who dares to fight tough battles. My American commander at that time admired him very much, but it was a pity."

The old man shook his head. Dai Anlan was one of the supreme commanders of the Myanmar Expeditionary Force at that time. The expeditionary force had a very high death rate abroad. General Dai Anlan, as the commander of the 200th Division, was unable to return home alive.

Yan Donglei wanted to take Qin Shiou to continue to meet the Chinese compatriots who participated in the commemorative activities. Qin Shiou was not very interested and said that there would be time to meet him later, so he would chat with Mr. Chen first.

When people get older, their only hobby is chatting. I guess the old man doesn’t have anyone to talk to. When he met, Yan Donglei told Qin Shiou that he did not marry after retiring and was alone.

Yan Donglei left, and Qin Shiou started chatting with the old man alone. He found a topic, and it was easy to talk about the medal on the old man.

After chatting for more than an hour, Yan Donglei found him and said that the event was about to begin and asked them to participate together.
Chapter completed!