The doors to the banquet hall were slowly opened, and the wedding march filled the air.
A couple walked hand in hand down the red carpet at the entrance, their voices mingling with the music. Everyone present stopped what they were doing and what they were saying, turning their gaze toward the newlyweds.
The man was handsome and dashing, with deep eyes and an upright posture, exuding a military-like aura that unconsciously drew attention; the woman wore a pure white lace-trimmed tulle dress, looking elegant and noble. The two seemed like a pair of celestial beings, inspiring envy in all who beheld them.
They walked up to the master of ceremonies and stood in front of him.
"Mr. Xu Shaojun, are you willing to marry this young lady beside you? Whether she is sick or healthy, will you love her, comfort her, respect her, help her, be loyal to her, and never abandon her for the rest of your life?"
After a moment, Xu Shaojun did not answer, and Shi Zhenlin, sitting to the side, frowned and looked at Xu Shaojun with unfriendly eyes.
Just then, Xu Shaojun chuckled and looked at the emcee, saying, "Let's pause the wedding for now."
He walked onto the stage, grabbed the microphone from the emcee, and said, "Before the wedding begins, I have a few things to confirm with the commander."
As soon as Xu Shaojun said this, a noisy discussion broke out in the hall.
"What's going on with Major General Xu? After today, the Commander will be his father-in-law. Can't we talk about this when we get back?"
"This... I don't understand either."
"Father, what's going on?" Seeing that Jiang Linhai didn't seem to care about the matter at all, the young master of the Jiang family couldn't contain his curiosity and stepped forward to ask.
Jiang Linhai picked up a cup of hot tea, took a sip, looked at Xu Shaojun on the stage and smiled slightly, saying, "Don't worry, just watch the show."
Shi Zhenlin, sitting in the audience, couldn't sit still any longer. But he couldn't scold Xu Shaojun on the spot, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Stop making a scene. Let's finish the wedding first."
However, Xu Shaojun seemed not to hear him and continued speaking to himself:
"Actually, I am very grateful to you. It was thanks to the Commander's enlightenment and cultivation that I was able to become a soldier and a general."
“I remember when I first became your soldier, you gave us a few orders.”
"The first is to obey orders; the second is to be loyal to the country."
Upon hearing Xu Shaojun's words, Shi Zhenlin's face turned extremely ugly, and his thick eyebrows revealed an undisguised hostility.
“I don’t know if you still remember these things. But I’ve recently heard some voices saying that you betrayed your country and colluded with the enemy.”
“I find it ridiculous and don’t believe it at all. But now countless pieces of evidence point to you… Ms. Matsushita Hori, don’t you think so?”
The woman standing next to Shi Zhenlin frowned.
Upon hearing this, Shi Zhenlin's veins bulged, unable to conceal his anger. "Xu Shaojun, get down here!"
"commander."
Xu Shaojun looked at him, staring at him with those dark and deep eyes.
He said in a low but solemn voice, "Commander, I will not be a traitor. If you say you are not, then I will believe you."
The audience was utterly astonished by this huge revelation. They had initially thought it was just a lavish wedding, but who could have imagined…
Meanwhile, high-ranking officials in the bureaucracy turned their gazes toward Shi Zhenlin, their eyes filled with scrutiny.
The pressure from public opinion was immense. At such a critical juncture, Shi Zhenlin, as the newly appointed Governor of Shanghai, had close ties with the Japanese, and this really needed to be thoroughly investigated.
"Ha! Is that so? And what about you?"
Seeing that there was no way to turn back, Shi Zhenlin's once mature and composed face revealed arrogance.
If we go along with Xu Shaojun at this point, we will definitely have no further dealings with the Japanese Empire, and we will also have to face an investigation from above. It would be better to take this opportunity to show our loyalty to Japanese imperialism.
All the troops in Shanghai are under my command. So what if they are exposed?
Upon hearing this, Xu Shaojun's eyes were filled with disappointment. People change; this was no longer the Commander Shi he was willing to risk his life to protect.
"Zixi, come here." Shi Zhenlin said to Shi Zixi, who was standing to the side.
Xu Shaojun needs to be dealt with. I blame myself for thinking that Xu Shaojun still respected me, but I didn't expect him to do this in public. I'm afraid this wedding was planned in advance.
Unexpectedly, Shi Zixi hesitated for a moment, but was instead protected in the arms of Xu Shaojun's adjutant, showing no sign of reluctance.
"Well, you guys, one or two of you!"
If Shi Zhenlin still couldn't figure out what was going on, then all those years as commander would have been for nothing.
It's likely that all of this was planned in advance, and my precious daughter probably knew about it all along.
Suddenly, all sorts of strange gazes came from all directions, and the original respect and congratulations turned into suspicion and doubt.
The hall was in chaos, and the Japanese woman who had been standing behind him had already taken advantage of the confusion to escape.
In all the decades that Shih Chen-lin has held military power, when has he ever suffered such humiliation?
He pulled out his handgun and fired a shot upwards in a fit of rage.
A gunshot rang out, and the sound could be heard for miles around.
"So what if I'm smuggling weapons with foreigners? Xu Shaojun, you're just a major general with no military power. Do you think you can stop me?"
Shi Zhenlin had abandoned his hypocritical facade and spoke with extreme arrogance, his eyes filled with provocation as he looked at Xu Shaojun.
"Shi Zhenlin, how can you make selling out your country sound so righteous and awe-inspiring!"
A patriotic reporter, seemingly out of nowhere, burst into the scene, full of anger and reckless, and dared to confront Shi Zhenlin on the spot.
"Heh!" Shi Zhenlin slowly walked up to him, used his pistol to lift his chin, and whispered:
"Because I have the right, and you don't!"
After saying that, he fired a shot, and the young man instantly bled and fell to the ground.
"ah!"
Many of the ladies who came to the party had never seen such a bloody scene before, and their gasps of shock were incessant.
This shot became the final trigger for the patriots' resistance. The scene immediately descended into chaos.
The young man collapsed in front of Luo Jiu, leaving Luo Jiu stunned on the spot.
I never knew that a person's life could be so fragile.
"Bang bang bang!"
Shi Zhenlin fired a few more shots into the air, then shouted, "Quiet!"
He was like a blood-stained demon, a ferocious smile on his face, holding a pistol, as if pondering who should be the next to be sacrificed.
At that moment, a person emerged from the darkness; it was Jiang Linhai.
Ignoring the chaotic scene at the banquet, he slowly walked to Shi Zhenlin's side and spoke softly:
"Commander Shi, you'd better not be so arrogant."
Upon hearing this, Shi Zhenlin, who was dominated by his inner killing intent, temporarily regained his senses.
What do you mean by that?
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