Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

"Mom," Deborah said, "you know what? I've probably had the biggest misunderstanding about you." "Really?" Qiu Peng said. "when?" Her loving eyes stayed on her daughter's hair and never left for a long time. "That time, when you slipped away to Scotland to find your father, I thought you were living with your aunt. At that time, I almost thought you were in love with someone." "Oh, Deborah, do you really think so?" "Of course not, at your age, of course not, and, of course, you have a very good relationship with your father. My thoughts are really influenced by a man named Tony Marston. Influence. Mother, you know?—I think I can tell you now—we found out later that he was an intelligence agent for the fifth column. In retrospect, he did say something rather strange. He said: 'If Hitler Victory, the situation is the same, maybe better.'”

"Do you—this—do you like him?" "Tony? Oh, no! He's always a nuisance. Mother, it's a nice dance, I'm going to dance." She danced with a fair-haired young man, and she looked up at him with a sweet smile.Qiu Peng's eyes followed them around a few times, then shifted to a tall young Air Force officer who was dancing with a slender blonde. "Tang Mi," Qiu Peng said. "I really think our kids are really good." "Ah, Sheila is here." Tang Mi said. He stood up as Sheila approached their table. She wore an emerald evening gown that set off her brown skin and looked even more beautiful.This evening, however, the brown beauty was sullen, and she greeted her hosts with a rather unceremonious manner.

"I promised to come," she said. "Now here, but, I don't understand, why do you invite me?" "Because we like you." Tang Mi said with a smile on his face. "Do you really like me?" Sheila said. "I can't figure out why you guys like me. I used to be very mean to you two." She paused, then whispered: "I thank you very much now." Qiu Peng said, "We have to find a good dance partner for you." "I don't want to dance. I hate dancing. I'm only here to meet you." "We have a partner for you, and you will like him."

"I..." Sheila stopped just as she opened her mouth. It turned out that Karl Denimo had walked over. Sheila looked at him as if her eyes were dazzled.She whispered: "you--" "It's me, no one else," Carl said. Karl DeNimo was a little different tonight, and Sheila was looking at him intently, a little inexplicably, her blood rising and turning her face crimson. She said out of breath: "I know you're probably fine now, but I thought they had you in custody." Carl shook his head. "They had no reason to detain me." Then he went on to say:

"Sheila, you'll have to forgive me for lying to you. I'm not Karl Denimo at all. I use his name out of necessity." He looked at Qiu Peng hesitantly, and Qiu Peng said: "Go ahead and tell her," "Karl De Nemo was a friend of mine. I met him in England some years ago, and I met him again in Germany before the war. I was there on a special mission to this country. .” "Were you in the service of the British intelligence service at that time?" "Yes. While I was there, strange things happened. Once or twice, I was almost arrested by the enemy. My plan could not have been discovered by the enemy, but they did. I have seen came out, something was wrong, 'corrosion bugs' had infiltrated the department I was working in, to use their terminology. My own co-workers betrayed me that time. Carl and I were very similar in appearance (I grandmother is German), so I am well suited to work in Germany, Karl is not a Nazi, his only interest is his own work: doing chemical research. I am also very interested in this kind of work, and I also do However. Not long after the war broke out, he decided to flee to England. Several of his brothers were sent to concentration camps by the Nazis. He thought he would encounter great difficulties if he wanted to escape from Germany, but all difficulties Solved. The situation is almost miraculous. I was suspicious when he told me about it. His brother and his relatives were in concentration camps, and he himself was accused of anti-Nazi tendencies. And I was suspected, that being the case, why did the Nazi authorities treat him so tolerantly? Looking at the situation, they hoped that he would come to England, and there must be articles in it. At that time, my position was becoming more and more dangerous. The room that Karl rented was also the same. In the boarding house where I lived. One day I found him lying on his bed, which made me very sad. He committed suicide because he couldn't bear the pain of depression, and left a letter after his death. I read Afterwards, put away the letter."

"At that time, I decided to impersonate Karl Denimo. I wanted to leave Germany. At the same time, I wanted to know how Karl could leave Germany. I put my clothes on him and put his body on my bed. He Because he died with a pistol to the head, so it's unrecognizable. And I know the landlord is blind." "I came to England with Carl DeNemo's papers, and looked for lodging at the address my friend had given him. That address was the Getaway Hotel." "When I stayed at the Happy Hotel, I played the role of Karl De Nemo, and I never wavered. I found that someone had arranged for me to work in a chemical factory there. At first, I thought maybe I would be forced to Working for the Nazis, I later realized that the job they set up for my poor friend was to be a scapegoat."

"After the government arrested me based on some fabricated evidence, I didn't say anything. I wanted to reveal my identity as late as possible. Because, I wanted to see what would happen." "A few days ago, the personnel of our intelligence department recognized my identity, so the truth came to light." Sheila said reproachfully: "You should have told me earlier." He said gently: "If you think so, I should apologize to you." The two of them, you look at me, and I look at you.There was sullenness and pride in her eyes, and then, slowly melting away her anger, she said:

"I think you probably have a last resort." "Dear Sheila—" He straightened himself up. "Come dance." So, the two went together. Qiu Peng sighed. "What's the matter?" Tang Mi asked. "Now that he knows he's not the Nazi party member everyone despises, Sheila can continue to show affection for him." "It seems that she has a crush on him." "Yes. But the Irish are very stubborn, and Sheila was born with the spirit of rebellion." "Why did he search your room that day? We were in a hurry for no reason."

Tang Mi laughed out loud. "I think he thinks Mrs. Brunken is not a very reliable person. In fact, we doubt him, and he doubts us." "Ah! Daddy, Mama," said Derek and his partner as they danced to their table. "Why don't you two come and dance?" He smiled and encouraged them to jump down. "May God bless them! How filial they are to us," Choupong said. Soon their twins returned and sat at their table. Derek said to his father: "I'm glad you've found a job. I'm afraid it won't be very interesting?" "Most of them are routine matters." Tang Mi said.

"It doesn't matter, there is something to do anyway. This is very important." "They allowed mom to go to work together, and I'm also happy," Deborah said. "She looks much happier than ever. Your work is less dull, isn't it, mother?" "I don't feel dull at all," Qiu Peng said. "That's good," Deborah said.Then she added it. "After the war is over, I can tell you about my work. My work is really interesting, but very confidential." "It's exciting!" Qiu Peng said. "Ah, yes, but certainly not as exciting as flying—"

She looked at Derek enviously. "They're recommending him for—" she said. Derek immediately said: "Deborah, stop talking!" Tang Mi said, "Hey, Derek! What are you doing?" "Ah, it's nothing—it's just something we all do. Don't know why they picked me for it," the young Air Force officer murmured, turning purple as he looked at him. Embarrassed, as if someone was accusing him of a heinous crime. He stood up.The blonde also stood up. Derek said: "I must not miss the opportunity. I want to have fun. Today is my last day of vacation." "Come on, Charlie." Deborah also invited her boyfriend. They danced again with their partners. Koppon secretly prayed for them: "Ah, keep them safe. Don't let anything go wrong..." She looked up and saw Tang Mi was also looking at her.He said, "About that little kid, don't we—?" "Betty? Ah, Tang Mi! I'm so glad you thought of this too! I thought it was just my motherly love. Do you really want to do the same?" "Adopt her, you mean? Why not? The kid has suffered a lot. Besides, it's fun to have a kid in our family." "Ah, Tang Mi!" She reached out and held his hand tightly, and they looked at each other. "What we want to do will always be the same." Qiu Peng was very happy. As Deborah passed Derek on the dance floor, she whispered to him: "Look at them both! Now they're holding hands. They're lovely, don't you think? They've had such a dreary life during this war, and we'll do what we can to make up for their loss...."