old days(8)

"The words on the tombstone were written by the driver of the Fan family. When did you know about this?" Commissar Zhong's face became serious, and he turned around and asked Fan Yunqing.

Fan Yunqing was silent for a long time before saying: "I knew it when Old Liu took out the photo and handed it to Baichuan."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

What?

She already knew it!

Fan Yunqing slowly closed his eyes and explained with some annoyance: "But... at that time, I just thought that Lao Liu was afraid that Baichuan would not be able to recognize the graves of his relatives in the future, so he helped set up tombstones. The situation in Baichuan at that time... I still

Without going into details, he fainted again. I was busy taking care of him, and my heart kept hanging, and I forgot to mention it after the incident. Later, I went to the rear, fought, moved, fought again, and moved again. I had a relationship with him.

We were in a camp, but we didn't even have time to talk to each other for a while. You all know this. I was about to come back, I should have said it. But it has been more than ten years, and I really

You think that all the people are gone... You said that all the people are gone, why do you still care about who wrote the words on the tombstone? We have seen too many lonely graves on the grass. As for the last time... we have already mentioned it last time

Looking at the photo, the driver Lao Liu has already been mentioned. Why don't I tell this matter..." As she said that, she had no choice but to smile with a bit of regret: "I was afraid. If I said that I

If I had known that the tombstone was erected by Lao Liu, everyone would have thought, are you really not aware of these arrangements of your brother and sister-in-law? Really, I have thought about it many times in my mind, and the more I think about it, the less clear I can explain it.

No matter what I say, no one will believe that I actually don’t know the truth at all. Don’t ask me why I didn’t suspect that the news he brought was false since I recognized Lao Liu’s handwriting. I don’t know why I didn’t suspect it at all.

Maybe it’s my youth, or maybe it’s my unconditional trust in my family and those close to me. Anyway, I really didn’t think of this at the time. But now that the big mistake has been made, it’s too late to say anything. I can’t explain it, I know how to explain it.

I don’t know. Those who should not believe it still don’t believe it, and those who do believe it, why should I explain more.”

That's what she meant.

This is a question that cannot be explained clearly. Whether she knows it or not is completely subjective. You may not admit it, but not everyone may believe it.

She couldn't explain it clearly, so she didn't explain it. The result of not explaining it is what she is now.

The explanation is even more unclear.

Zhong Zheng|Commissioned: "Comrade Lin Baichuan."

"Here we go!" Lin Baichuan stood up and stood straight facing Commissar Zhong.

"Come with me, I want to talk to you on behalf of the organization." A very formal tone.

Chang Qiuyun grabbed Lin Yutong's hand.

Lin Yutong patted her and said, "It's okay."

There were only two people in the room, Zhong Nanshan and Lin Baichuan, but Zhong Nanshan's expression was serious: "I am talking to you on behalf of the organization."

"Yes!" Lin Baichuan nodded: "I am a veteran member of D, and I understand. I will not hide anything from the organization's questions."

Zhong Nanshan sighed: "Over the years, your relationship with Comrade Fan Yunqing has always been... polite." He chose such a word, and then continued, "It is good for a husband and wife to respect each other as guests, but looking at it now, you two are not at all

A little bit of heat. What's the reason? You shouldn't have this attitude even towards your own comrades. Now I need to know all the past between you and Comrade Fan Yunqing. You should understand the stakes here."

"Understood." Lin Baichuan took a deep breath: "I once had doubts... This doubt was the reason why the relationship between me and Fan Yunqing was not very harmonious... But after my mother and children appeared, I have these doubts again.

Dismissed."

Zhong Nanshan took out a cigarette: "Why don't you doubt it?"

"It's very simple." Lin Baichuan whispered: "If the Fan family really has other deeper reasons with some purpose besides personal feelings, then they will not be ordinary businessmen. Since they are not ordinary

As a businessman, is it difficult to do this perfectly?"

It's really not difficult.

If you really want to use Lin Baichuan to do something, or if the Fan family has other identities, then Chang Qiuyun and Mrs. Lin with their three children would not be able to survive now in the war-torn era. Anyone can do it

This whole family of women and children was silenced. In those days, people died inexplicably, but who cared? Who would verify it?

Just make the fake become real and it will be fine. You will never have trouble in the future.

But not!

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, with their three children, did not encounter any of the accidents mentioned.

This shows that the Fan family's problems are actually not that complicated.

But Lin Yutong still cautiously asked the wife of the Cheng family: "Have you been taking other people's money all these years?"

"Take it...of course I have to take it. They gave it to me...then why should I not want it?" Mrs. Cheng stretched her neck and said, then retracted, "Wasn't I kind-hearted at the time? The Fan family is so

If you have money, you can live a good life in the Fan family. Besides, is it anything new for a man to marry another outsider? Even the peddler who carries the load has a mother-in-law in the east town and a daughter-in-law in the west town? So what?

What's the big deal if your father marries someone else? Isn't it just a matter of hiding it and not telling his first wife to know? What a big deal! As long as your father takes out some money from the Fan family and secretly sends it back to his hometown through the cracks between his fingers.

, it’s enough for your mother to bring you popular food and drink spicy food. Didn’t I also help your Lin family? Why... why do you say that I have harmed others? Isn’t that reasonable? You said... you said...

Who did I harm?”

The words of the old lady of the Cheng family showed that the Fan family would rather pay to keep their mouth shut than commit murder and silence them.

Lin Yutong nodded slightly and glanced at the room with the door ajar.

There was a loud voice outside, and both Zhong Zheng and Lin Baichuan heard it.

The two looked at each other and saw that the questions and answers that the Cheng family's mother-in-law and Lin Yutong just had were on point.

Zhong Zheng | Commissar Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief: "As long as there are no more complicated problems, it will be easy to handle. Xiao Fan is a good comrade. You two were..."

"I was really grateful to the Fan family back then. They rescued me and tried to treat my injuries. In life, it can also be said that they took good care of me. They helped me hide and helped me find the whereabouts of my parents, wife and children. Although the results were not good.

, but after seeing the photos and seeing witnesses, I felt that they were doing their best. I can’t just blame others because my family is gone. I really can’t think of any reason why they would lie to me. "I have nothing to gain from myself.

Yes, what benefits can people get from trying so hard to deceive themselves? "Three to three years, three to four years, you should know how bad the environment was at that time."

The Long March began in three or four years.

Before that, the front line was encirclement and suppression and counter-encirclement and suppression, and underground organizations active in major cities also suffered crazy attacks. Communist Party members and young students were arrested everywhere.

"Fan Yunqing had a criminal record in the police station back then, and then...she and the traitor were lovers. I didn't know about this factor all these years. If you take this factor into account, then many things happened back then.

The explanation makes sense. Fan's mansion is under surveillance, 24 hours a day. At that time, I thought that Fan Yunqing had a criminal record in the police station, and they were watching her to find out what was going on. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it was Yan Guanhai who confessed Fan Yunqing.

On the one hand, he wants to find our underground organization through her. On the other hand, Fan Yunqing has never been in trouble. It is probably related to Yan Guanhai's affair. Maybe he doesn't want to put Fan Yunqing to death."

"As for my marriage to her..." Lin Baichuan straightened his military hat, "That was my own choice. Even if it is wrong, I admit it!"

Commissioner Zhong Zheng patted Lin Baichuan on the shoulder: If you blindly blame this kind of thing on a woman, then you are really not like a man.

When people came out, Fan Yunqing stood up immediately: "Old Lin, I want to talk to you alone."

what's the topic?

The two returned to the room. Fan Yunqing looked at Lin Baichuan without saying anything for a long time. After a long silence, he asked: "Do you hate me?"

"I don't hate you!" Lin Baichuan said neatly, "Without you, I wouldn't be able to live now. I wouldn't be able to see my family."

"You've always had a thorn in your heart, I know that." Fan Yunqing said, "Thank you for not telling me everything in front of so many people, which saved me face. Otherwise, from now on,

In our division, I really can’t be a good person anymore.”

Lin Baichuan didn't speak, just leaned his head on the back of the chair.

"Back then, what my brother and sister-in-law said, such as saying that if you are not responsible, you will marry me to the police chief's son who takes advantage of everything in food, drink, prostitution and gambling, and that it is not a problem that the family is always under surveillance.

He said that only in this way can everyone live a peaceful life... These are actually lies to you." Fan Yunqing smiled and said, "I know about the lie to you this time. My sister-in-law said that if you are interested in me, you won't see it.

You asked me to jump into the fire pit. Sure enough, when I asked you if you could marry me and take me away, you agreed. I firmly believed that you were interested in me. I didn't think it was deception at the time. I felt that it was

It was just a test of feelings. But later, when the Fan family had a communist woman like me, the business was still booming in these years, and the Fan family was not implicated. Even if it was

Xiaoxing stayed in the Fan family and was well protected. So, you became suspicious. You felt that this marriage was planned. The Fan family was not as desperate as my brother and others said. So you thought more deeply.

, you suspect that I married you, and that everything the Fan family does has a deeper purpose. Therefore, you have never brought important documents home in these years. Your drawers are always locked. Even if

Even the slightest movement of the furnishings in the study will make you nervous for a long time. As for why my brother and sister-in-law did that? My sister-in-law said that they just wanted me to find someone I like and start a family willingly. Once I have a family, I have a family.

Once you have a child, you will no longer think about going out to do those dangerous things. They said that if you can’t stay in the provincial capital, the family can go to Shanghai, you can go to Xiangjiang, or even go abroad. When I was pregnant with Xiaoxing,

I really feel that what I have always insisted on has been shaken. I don’t want any ideals or beliefs anymore. I just want to keep you. Let’s go far away with my brother and the others and find a place where there is no war.

, live your whole life peacefully. You are right, in that year, I saw many secret codes for organizations to contact you, but I deliberately concealed them. I just wanted to keep you by my side and my children.

I dare to say these words only in front of you. I admit that since Yan Guanhai’s betrayal, I have become somewhat disheartened. My so-called faith has also been shaken. I want to live as an ordinary woman.

In those days, I had a husband and children at home. Compared with you, compared with you, I am not a pure revolutionary. I yearn for righteousness, but I can’t let go of the kind of small love you call me. But my choice like this,

Is it really wrong?”

As he spoke, Fan Yunqing wiped away his tears: "I often analyze myself. I am from a bourgeois background, so am I born with weakness and compromise in my bones? I... don't know, either.

I can’t give myself the answer. In fact, these words have been in my heart for so many years. Now, I can only close the door and tell you. In fact, Xiaoxing is right. In this marriage, intentionally or unintentionally,

There have been too many deceptions, both well-intentioned and malicious. Over the years, I know that you have suspected me, but I have never thought of explaining it because there is no way to explain it. I don’t know what my brother did behind my back, but

I myself did hide some other things from you. I can’t blame you for this. It was probably doomed from the beginning to get to where I am today. But... I still want to ask you, for the sake of the Fan family to raise Xiaoxing.

For my sake, can you please delay the divorce for a little while?"

"For what?" Lin Baichuan asked: "In your opinion, everything the Fan family does is for you. You are grateful and even feel guilty, but have you ever thought about my old mother?

How did she survive seventeen years? Back then, I asked you to take the child with you, but you chose to keep the child. Because you know that it is not easy to bring a child in this age. But have you ever thought about it?
To be continued...