Zhao Kezhen raised his gun and pointed it closely at the stranger in front of him. This man was masked in a black scarf and his hat was lowered. He looked very mysterious.
"Get out quickly, I won't call the police, otherwise, I will shoot!" Zhao Kezhen's tone was trembling but stern.
Geng Chaozhong smiled, he was a cultural man after all, he just shot, why should he call the police?
"Mr. Zhao, don't be nervous." Geng Chaozhong waved his hand, "I mean no harm, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here, let alone wake you up on purpose."
"Then what do you mean?" Zhao Kezhen sat on the bedside, not daring to relax at all.
"I'm here to inform you that the Japanese are going to take action against your beloved daughter." Geng Chaozhong said in a deep voice.
"How do you know?" Zhao Kezhen's tone was a little relaxed.
"At five o'clock this afternoon, your car must have broken down, right?" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"That's right," Zhao Kezhen nodded slightly, "As soon as my car went out, the tire was punctured with a knife."
"In fact, the Japanese have already taken action. While they destroyed your vehicle, they sent people to Yanda to stun your daughter." Geng Chaozhong's tone was very relaxed, and he even picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"How is my daughter?!" Zhao Kezhen's tone suddenly became urgent.
"It's okay for the time being, but I can't guarantee whether they will continue to attack." Geng Chaozhong said.
"Did you save my daughter?" Zhao Kezhen lowered his gun.
"Yes, but I just happened to meet you. I can't always stay there to protect your daughter. Therefore, I suggest that you transfer your daughter to Shanghai or Nanjing." Geng Chaozhong said sincerely.
"this........"
Zhao Kezhen was a little hesitant, but he had now confirmed that the person who came had no ill intentions.
"You must do this," Geng Chaozhong said in a serious tone. "The Japanese will never give up. I even suggest that you resign from the Peking Education Office and go to work in Nanjing."
"It's impossible for me to leave Peiping," Zhao Kezhen shook his head and said firmly, "I have my own work here."
"Then do as I say and arrange for your daughter to secretly transfer to another school as soon as possible." Geng Chaozhong said in an unquestionable tone.
"I'll think about it." Zhao Kezhen looked at Geng Chaozhong carefully.
"I believe you can make the best choice." Geng Chaozhong put the tea cup down and prepared to stand up and leave.
"I haven't asked you about your identity yet." Zhao Kezhen sat up from the bed.
"I am from Nanjing. As for my identity, it is not important."
Geng Chaozhong turned around and said something, then jumped down from the window and disappeared into the vast night.
Zhao Kezhen breathed a sigh of relief, looked out the window, and walked quickly to the bedroom door. He needed to discuss this matter with his wife.
.........
What Geng Chaozhong didn't expect was that Zhao Kezhen came to Yenching University in person early the next morning.
What he didn't even expect was that Stuart Leighton would accompany Zhao Kezhen to the Yan University Library!
But the reason is not surprising. Zhao Ersheng also came here early in the morning with a group of classmates. Zhao Kezhen came here, obviously looking for his daughter.
"dad!"
Zhao Ersheng jumped towards his father with joy. Only then did he realize that he had ruined the quiet environment in the library. He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and show an apologetic smile to everyone.
Zhao Kezhen patted his daughter's head lovingly and said with a smile: "When did you become so motivated? I heard before that you rarely come to the library."
"The exam is about to begin!" Zhao Ersheng pursed his lips.
"Okay, you come out first and I'll ask you a few words." Zhao Kezhen took his daughter's hand.
After leaving the door, Zhao Kezhen looked around and asked in a low voice: "My dear daughter, did anything strange happen last night?"
"Something strange?" Zhao Kezhen raised his head and thought carefully, "No! I played with a few classmates yesterday, and nothing strange happened!"
"Think about it carefully." Zhao Kezhen said helplessly. He knew that his daughter had a careless character.
"Oh, I slept by the lake yesterday and had a nightmare. I'm still dizzy now." Zhao Ersheng shook his head.
"Well," Zhao Kezhen pondered, "is there anything else?"
"No more," Zhao Ersheng shook her head again, but then she seemed to remember something again, "Sister Ruomei told me this morning that she seemed to hear gunfire from the back mountain in the middle of the night. I don't know if I heard it wrong."
"Well," Zhao Kezhen's expression changed and he continued to ask: "Tell me in detail what happened before you went to bed yesterday. Also, tell me about any interesting things that happened in school recently."
"Okay, I still have a lot of interesting things to tell you!" Zhao Ersheng clapped his hands.
.........
After a while, Zhao Kezhen walked into the library again. Principal Situ came forward to greet him and said with a smile:
"The new library has just been completed. I'm afraid Director Zhao hasn't visited it yet! How about we visit it together?"
"Okay!" Zhao Kezhen nodded and turned his attention to Geng Chaozhong who was standing aside.
"Who is this?"
"This is Associate Professor Zhou of our library. He is very good. Our library has been renovated now, and it is all thanks to him!" Principal Situ introduced.
Zhao Kezhen came over and shook hands with Geng Chaozhong. This man was personable and looked like an old-style official of the Beiyang government, but his manner of speaking was very humble and he didn't seem to have any airs.
"It turns out to be Associate Manager Zhou. I heard my daughter talk about you."
"Oh, Er Sheng must be saying that I am unconventional and stand out, haha." Geng Chaozhong said with a smile.
"No, Er Sheng admires you very much." Zhao Kezhen glanced at Geng Chaozhong again.
"Okay, today I will ask Assistant Manager Zhou to accompany Director Zhao to visit our new building. Come on, let's go to the second floor!" Principal Situ pointed upstairs.
Zhao Kezhen nodded, turned around and told his daughter: "You study by yourself first, dad has business to do."
The three of them walked up together.
"Director Zhao, our Yanda Library is divided into four floors and contains more than 50,000 books. There are many ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classics, but the most distinctive one is..."
Geng Chaozhong cheered up and began to introduce the layout and situation of the library. However, the eyes he looked at Zhao Kezhen always lingered on him intentionally or unintentionally, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
This Zhao Kezhen, doesn’t he recognize himself?
Probably not, it's not possible.
Geng Chaozhong quickly denied this.
Half an hour later, Zhao Kezhen took a tour of the library and then walked downstairs with satisfaction. After thanking Principal Situ and Geng Chaozhong, he called Zhao Ersheng out to give a few instructions before leaving.
After a while, Zhao Ersheng ran back with excitement on her face. Geng Chaozhong looked at her intentionally or unintentionally, and asked with a smile: "What are you so happy about?"
"My dad agreed to let me live on campus!" Zhao Ersheng leaned over and whispered in a low voice.
