When Lu Yuan returned to his residence, he was most concerned about his comfortable and soft bed, but Fauber told him that the bed had become Hogg's youngest daughter's bed. Letting Hogg and Schuchman's family live in his own home was Lu Yuan's own decision, and it would continue until February and March next year. So Lu Yuan could only quietly go to the utility room in the backyard after a simple lunch, and from now on, this utility room will be Lu Yuan's bedroom.

Returning to the concession, Lu Yuan, who had been in the war zone for almost a month, suddenly became a little uncomfortable, although there were many Chinese in the concession, and since the outbreak of the war, the Chinese in the concession have also been paying attention to the development of the war, but the overall atmosphere in the concession is not as tense as Lu Yuan imagined. There are many more civilians in the concession who are trying to escape the fighting, but the lights are still everywhere in the concession, and even far away from the checkpoints, if you deliberately ignore the sound of gunfire, it will be the same as before.

After sleeping in the utility room for a day and two nights, Lu Yuan, who still looked haggard, had actually recovered his strength, and after meeting with Hogg and Schuchmann's family, Lu Yuan went all over Hansen's Rose Bar to inquire about the news. "Lu, my friend, you finally appeared." Han Sen was very pleased with Lu Yuan's arrival, and since he knew that Lu Yuan had entered the Japanese Concession alone, Han Sen had been secretly worried, especially after the outbreak of war.

After greeting Hansen, Lu Yuan asked for a beer, and then leaned on the bar and chatted with Hansen without a word, until he saw Xu Huanshan appearing with a rickshaw through the window facing the bar, and Lu Yuan said goodbye and left. "Lao Xu, I thought you had left Shanghai." Sitting in Xu Huanshan's rickshaw, Lu Yuan handed over a hand-drawn map to the other party and explained to the other party in a low voice.

"This address has a batch of weapons and ammunition that I have placed, I know that your underground party has an inside line in the Japanese concession, I don't need these things now, maybe you can use them." Lu Yuan pointed to the address at the bottom of the map and whispered to Xu Huanshan, and a trace of joy flashed in the latter's eyes, weapons and ammunition have always been a headache for the underground party in Shanghai, and Lu Yuan's sending charcoal in the snow at this time is definitely a generous gift for Xu Huanshan.

Xu is saw that Xu Huanshan wanted to speak again, and Lu Yuan immediately chuckled, "Don't worry, the batch of weapons and ammunition I hid is enough for you to use, however, I must state in advance that the batch of weapons and ammunition I got are all military standard weapons, including more rifles, as well as heavy firepower weapons such as grenadiers and light machine guns, I just don't know if you can use them." Lu Yuan shot and killed no less than 300 Japanese soldiers and armed expatriates in the Japanese Concession, and some of the large number of weapons captured were left for the Nationalist Army, and the rest were hidden in the Japanese Concession.

Lu Yuan's words were an understatement, but Xu Huanshan's heart was already churning a monstrous wave, and at this time, he could get Japanese-style military standard weapons, including grenadiers and light machine guns, which could already explain some problems. Thinking of Lu Yuan's failure to contact him for almost a month since the outbreak of the war, Xu Huanshan already had a vague answer in his heart at this moment.

"That's right, I went to the war zone a while ago and fought with the Japanese army, which is known as the number one in Asia." Lu Yuan nodded and smiled, since he had decided to provide the weapons and ammunition hidden in the Japanese concession to the Shanghai underground party free of charge, and there was no need to hide the fact that he had entered the war zone to fight against the Japanese army. "I stayed in the war zone for almost a month, and I fought the Japanese army more than a dozen times, and the Japanese army was indeed powerful, but I was not easy to get along with. Although the national army fought well, it now seems that Shanghai is about to be lost. ”

"That's right, our side also judged in this way, according to the information we have, several groups of Japanese landing troops have already gained a foothold, the national army has suffered heavy casualties and can only retreat, and it is only a matter of time before Shanghai is lost." Xu Huanshan nodded sympathetically, compared with other Chinese in the concession, Xu Huanshan and the others had their own intelligence channels after all, so they knew the development of the war very well.

"Lao Xu, I contacted you today, not only for this batch of weapons and ammunition, but also to say goodbye to you, I am leaving Shanghai." Lu Yuan's voice was a little low, and Xu Huanshan's expression was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Lu Yuan would come to him today specifically to say goodbye. "Before the outbreak of the war, I arranged for people to go to Nanjing, and I speculated that after the Japanese army took Shanghai, they would move north to attack Nanjing. There are too many civilians in Nanjing, and if they can't be evacuated in time, they will probably become the target of retaliation by the Japanese army, and I want to go to Nanjing to do something for those civilians. ”

Lu Yuan's words were a bit alarmist to Xu Huanshan's ears, the capital of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, and there were still a large number of foreign consulates and offices in the city, no matter whether the Sino-Japanese war would further expand, Xu Huanshan could not believe that the Japanese army would directly attack Nanjing in the next step. "Wouldn't it, Nanjing is the capital after all, and China and Japan have not really declared war yet, so the Japanese dare to attack Nanjing directly?" Xu Huanshan looked at Lu Yuan with a face full of disbelief, but the latter's expression was flawless.

"Lao Xu, if I dare to say that, I must have my own intelligence channels. Moreover, I dare to say responsibly that after the Japanese army took Shanghai, they would definitely attack Nanjing, because they tried in vain to force China to surrender as a whole after taking Nanjing. Lu Yuan assured Xu Huanshan with a serious face. Lao Xu, I'm just an ordinary person, but I'm a Chinese, and I won't joke about such things. According to my judgment, the Japanese army will attack Nanking in December at the latest, and perhaps before that, you will be able to analyze this conclusion from the movements of the Japanese army. ”

Lu Yuan's expression at this time was serious, and the tone of his voice was also serious, and the hesitant Xu Huanshan couldn't help but have a little belief, but he finally asked Lu Yuan with a hint of expectation. "I don't know if I should believe what you say, but I promise that I will reflect what you just said to my superiors, but you must know that I have no way to influence the decisions of my superiors."

Xu Huanshan's words made Lu Yuan shake his head and said, "Old Xu, you misunderstood what I meant, I am not asking for help from your underground party, I am just telling you some information I have." After I leave Shanghai, I will probably go to Germany again, and I will probably return to China before the end of next year. The weapons and ammunition I gave you are also to form a good relationship with your underground party, and maybe when I return to China, I will have a chance to cooperate with your underground party. ”

Lu Yuan explained like this, Xu Huanshan could be regarded as completely understood, and dared to contact Lu Yuan himself, just to get a way to contact the Shanghai underground party in the future. Lu Yuan has cooperated with the Shanghai Underground Party many times, and the Shanghai Underground Party has also gained a lot from it, but Xu Huanshan cannot easily agree to Lu Yuan's request. "I can't agree to your request right now, but I can ask my superiors right away, give me some time, and I'll give you an accurate answer."

In fact, Lu Yuan didn't plan to get the contact information directly from Xu Huanshan, but with Xu Huanshan's affirmative answer at this moment, Lu Yuan could rest assured, and it was just a matter of waiting a few more days. After taking Xu Huanshan's rickshaw around the concession, Lu Yuan asked Xu Huanshan to send him to the Rose Bar, and before he went to Nanjing, he also needed Hansen, a black market merchant, to get him some more medicines.

Hansen didn't express surprise at Lu Yuan's return and return, people like Lu Yuan, Hansen never believed that Lu Yuan was alone. Hansen did a black market business, Lu Yuan only paid a small deposit, and Hansen promised to help Lu Yuan prepare medicines, and at the same time promised to get Lu Yuan a ticket to Nanjing. "Lu, if I were you, I would choose to go directly to Germany. It was only a matter of time before the Japanese army took Shanghai, and we also believe that the Japanese army's target after taking Shanghai was Nanjing, and once the war expanded, the danger would increase exponentially, and Nanjing would probably become a place of blood and fire. ”

Hansen wanted to persuade Lu Yuan to hold back Nanjing, but Lu Yuan was indifferent to Hansen's persuasion, "Mr. Hansen, you know that I am a Chinese, I know that Nanjing will be very dangerous next, but if I don't do something for those innocent civilians, maybe I won't be at ease in my life." Don't persuade me anymore, I won't change my mind, but you can pray in Shanghai and ask God to bless me. ”

Lu Yuan's insistence made Han Sen shake his head, but he knew that if he was Lu Yuan, he might also make such a decision. After finalizing the matter of the ferry ticket and medicine with Hansen, Lu Yuan returned home, in order not to cause Hogg and Schuchmann's family to worry, Lu Yuan did not enter the main house, but went to the utility room by himself. To rush to Nanjing to meet Hogg and them, there are still many things that need to be prepared by Lu Yuan, and on one wall of the utility room, the names of the items that need to be prepared by Lu Yuan are densely written, and some of them have been erased by Lu Yuan.

The handwriting that has been erased means that Lu Yuan has done it, but those that are still left on the wall need to be solved slowly by Lu Yuan next. In the next few days, Lu Yuan went out early and returned late all day, relying on the help of Hansen and the Shanghai underground party, and of course, because Lu Yuan threw a lot of money, he quickly solved most of the to-do list. By the day Lu Yuan got the ticket, Lu Yuan was left with the contact information of the Shanghai underground party and did not get it.