Chapter 34 Chapter VII

Prisoner No. 124 said: "On August 9, 1964, I met with Mr. Wuzhou Guannan in a guest room of the Beijing Hotel. Since the content of the conversation might involve state secrets, several escorts were waiting in the outer room. We closed the The door, sitting and talking in the inner room of the suite. I put the product information on the coffee table, but Mr. Wuzhou covered the pieces of coated paper with his top hat, bent over and approached me and said: "You Don't you recognize me, little Deluo?" "'Deluo' means 'gyro' in the Kunming dialect. When I was living in Kunming, eight air force school cadets saw that I liked to wear floral skirts and twirl, so they gave me this nickname. For more than 20 years I have long forgotten this word. I didn’t expect it to be said by a Japanese businessman. At that time, I was shocked and accidentally spilled the coffee in the cup. "You really forgot about me, Xiao Deluo." Fifty States The gentleman didn't feel sorry for his coffee-stained top hat, but looked at me sadly, with a strange look of disappointment in his eyes, "No wonder, it's been so many years, I'm old, and you are no longer little girl.'

"He spoke Mandarin with a southern accent. This accent, the long-lost nickname, and the blue birthmark in the shape of a flying bird on his neck suddenly awakened my memory, but I couldn't believe the Japan in front of me no matter what. The businessman turned out to be a Chinese pilot who died more than 20 years ago, my elder brother with a different surname who died young. "Mr. Wuzhou, do you... do you know Brother Chen?" I asked at that time. "'I'm Big Brother Chen, you little deer!' His face showed ecstasy. I've never seen such a joyful expression on a person's face. At this moment, the person sitting across the coffee table is no longer a The gray-haired Japanese businessman is an excited, joyful, and weeping young Chinese man. "I've been waiting for this moment for many years, you little one! Now I have to talk to you!" He rubbed his hair With red eyes, he grabbed my hand and talked to me with a smile and tears.

"My emotions were very complicated, but as time passed, the surprise and doubt in my heart gradually dissipated, and I finally let go of my guard. I spent a full ten minutes talking with him about the past in the suburbs of Kunming, about the tiny details that have been blurred in my memory. He can tell all the stories. There are some things that only Brother Chen himself may know. I finally confirmed that this Mr. Guan Nan from Fifty States is the seventh cadet of the Air Force Academy who died in an air crash more than 20 years ago. Brother Chen Guimin. 'Brother Chen, how did you survive the plane crash? Why did you change your Japanese name? Have you been living in Japan? Why didn't you go back to China?' Once the doubts were removed, the emotions that had been buried for many years burst out , I held his hand back in surprise and asked repeatedly.

"'The plane didn't crash.' Brother Chen sighed, looking at the sunshine on the carpet. 'It's just a trick, it's too small. Your whole family, all my colleagues and friends, and even the German flight instructors were all arrested. In the dark. I joined a top-secret mission with seven colleagues. This mission was assigned to us directly by the chairman, and even the commander of the flight group had no right to interfere with our actions.' "'You mean, none of the other seven elder brothers died?' I exclaimed in surprise. "Brother Chen shook his head slowly, took a sip of the cold coffee, and said with a wry smile: "It's a long story, and it can't be summed up simply by life and death. Let me tell you slowly. But I'm talking Before the story, there is a person you must meet, don't get too excited, you're too small."

"As he was talking, he stood up and opened the bathroom door. A black-haired man came out. He was about thirty or forty years old, with a straight figure, bright eyes, a warm smile, handsome and elegant. This time I directly I recognized him, 'Brother Huang!' I covered my mouth in disbelief. "Brother Huang was the violinist who played the "Ode to Our Lady" on the violin on that cold and rainy night. His death notice was sent after our family moved to Lizhuang, Sichuan. He was the first student among the eight students. The three who came with the bad news—he was actually alive! I jumped up in great surprise, but immediately felt inexplicable fear: Brother Huang and Brother Chen are about the same age, if they live to this day, they should be fifty years old , but why does he look so young? My eyes moved back and forth on the two men, and I involuntarily clenched the corners of my clothes.

"'Don't be afraid, you're a conch.' Brother Chen reassured me, 'I'm alive, and he's alive too, just a few years behind. I'll tell you why. In May 1939, the Japanese devils The planes were flying over the city of Kunming. We didn't have enough planes and fuel to fight them. We could only huddle in the hole like mice and wait for the air raid siren to pass. Suddenly, the messenger came and ordered the eight of us to go to the headquarters to report. At that time We don't know what it is, but the summoning of the chairman is a rare event, and we have never seen this great man in person except in the pictures!'”

At this moment, Officer Zhao suddenly stopped the prisoner's statement: "Stop! Mr. Zhang, is this committee chairman referring to the leader of the reactionary faction, Chiang Kai-shek?" I thought for a while and replied: "I don't think so. It should refer to Zhou Zhirou, director of the Aviation Commission of the Republic of China. At that time, there was no such position as commander-in-chief of the Air Force. Zhou Zhirou was the actual commander of the Air Force. The two belonged to different factions, and they had a lot of quarrels with each other. Zhou was in command of the Air Force Brigade in Kunming and concurrently served as the principal of the Central Aviation School. However, the names of these students are wrong. Members of the Aviation Committee Chiang Kai-shek himself served concurrently as the chief, and Zhou Zhirou should be called 'principal' or 'director'. I don't know if this is a mistake or a common way of addressing it at that time."

"Aha!" Officer Zhao clapped his hands on the table excitedly, lying on the desk and looking at the prisoner like a big toad only staring at its prey, "Look, comrade expert found the problem in no time! Do you want to continue talking?" Do you want to go down? That will only make your tell more and more exposed!" Prisoner No. 124 looked at us strangely: "I don't know whether it is correct or not, that's what Brother Chen said at the time. He then said: 'The orderly didn't let us report to the squadron leader, and led us directly to the Air Force Command The chairman is waiting inside. He is a very strict man, but his words are very kind. He sent us some mimeograph paper with some coordinates and altitudes written on it, and a map printed below. That is the distance In a mountainous area 30 kilometers away from Kunming, we all understand the map, but we just don’t know what to do. The chairman then gave an exciting speech, announcing that the eight of us will perform a top-secret mission and will be separated from the Seventh Flying Squadron from today The establishment of the 20th Squadron is directly managed by the special committee. The eight of us will be equipped with the latest aircraft and carry out missions sequentially. The mission time is uncertain, but the latest one will be in June. We have decided the order by lottery and will carry out the first mission It will be me. We were all very nervous and excited, and the chairman held our hands, thanking us for sacrificing our lives for the future of China, and we all shouted loud slogans to show our determination.'

"I was very surprised and couldn't help asking: 'What is the mission? What are you doing in the mountains?' "The two of them looked at each other, Brother Chen nodded, and Brother Huang replied on his behalf: "Xiao Deluo, it's okay to tell you now, this time we return to China to meet you, not only to reunite with our old friends, but also to let you know." Let this matter spread and let the world know, after all, we have been alone for too long. There is a big secret hidden in that mountain. For this secret, the chairman took the risk to fly here from Chongqing.'”

Hearing this, I suddenly yelled "ah", and poked a hole out of the letter paper with the pen tip.My analysis just now was completely wrong. The chairman of the committee "flying from Chongqing" mentioned in the conversation relayed by the prisoner should be the chairman of the Kuomintang Military Committee, Chiang Kai-shek himself! At the end of 1937, the national government moved its capital to Chongqing. On May 1, 1939, Chiang Kai-shek just issued the famous Nanchang War Supervision Order in Chongqing, ordering to capture Nanchang City within five days.From the point of view of time, it is possible that he secretly flew to Kunming in May, but what kind of secret mission can make the "commissioner" of the Kuomintang brave the flames of war to visit the air force base in person and meet eight young air force officers in person?What kind of secrets are hidden in the mountains on the outskirts of Kunming?

"What's wrong?" Officer Zhao glanced at me. "No, it's okay. It's a little hot..." I took off the cold sweat on my forehead as hot sweat, and took off the jacket on my body.