Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

Chapter 406: Miss Wu - Decided to Stay

Zhou Leng found the place where the Rosewood Magazine was located. It was not as shabby and messy as he had imagined. The magazine was located on a busy street. There was a lot of noise outside the door, and it was just as lively inside.

The magazine office is elegantly decorated, neatly displayed, and there's a lingering scent of flowers, which is an unexpected first sight.

Zhou Leng was wearing a pastel-colored cheongsam and holding a white embroidered cloth bag in her hand. Her face, without any makeup, was naturally beautiful.

"Miss, who are you looking for? Do you want to submit an article?"

Zhou Leng looked at the person who was receiving him. It was a woman with a bright smile and was very friendly. She was dressed simply and cleanly, with a round face and long eyes, which made her look cute and approachable.

"My name is Wu Chenmin, and I came to work for this magazine under the order of Ms. Wu Fengyue."

The receptionist smiled even more. She stepped forward and introduced herself enthusiastically: "Oh, it turns out to be Miss Wu. From now on, I will call you Editor-in-Chief Wu. You are as beautiful as the Fourth Madam. My name is Zhao Xinhua, and I am the receptionist here. Sisters, come quickly. Our Editor-in-Chief Wu is here."

Zhou Leng estimated that most of the employees were women, and the few men who were there were also too refined. She took the initiative to greet everyone.

The people here are very friendly, there is no ridiculous thing like questioning the abilities of newcomers etc.

Zhao Xinhua introduced the core editors and basic affairs of the company. Zhou Leng had a brief understanding. She picked up the latest issue of the magazine and started reading. In her opinion, the magazine was not outstanding. The content was mostly serialized novels and some small advertisements.

Wu Fengyue had only been gone for a little over a month, so Zhou Leng was not in a hurry to make changes. He would wait and see how the sales would perform next month.

Life seemed to have not changed much. Zhang Shouhe was introduced by a classmate to work at the Taipei First Hospital. As he expected, many talents chose to leave, leaving many positions vacant. He had academic qualifications, skills, and a family background in education, so he was hired smoothly.

Zhang Shouhe met the person who changed his life at Taipei First Hospital.

Daily newspapers would report the latest war situation. Apart from that, the Xianlins Ballroom was still crowded with people, the sun rose as usual, and people's brows were not worried, as if war and sacrifice only existed on paper.

Time rolled on, and a year of peaceful life came to an end. The army was defeated repeatedly, the county town where the Wu and Zhang families lived fell, and the northern city fell.

Wu Fengjun did not leave in the end. Although Wu Fengyue had already established a firm foothold in the United States, he still chose to stay at his home.

The former county magistrate defected to the Japanese and became a local force supported by the Japanese government. In order to better control and manage the county, the Japanese basically did not show up, and the former county magistrate Cheng An became the superficial ruler of the county.

Wu Fengjun of the Wu family became the president of the county chamber of commerce. He actively cooperated with the work of the county magistrate Cheng An. No one criticized him openly, but secretly he was labeled a traitor and a running dog.

The situation of the Zhang family is different from that of the Wu family. They are both powerful and independent. On the surface, they rely on their relationship with the Wu family to avoid being bullied in the county, but secretly they are ashamed of the Wu family's behavior and often complain about it.

After the fall of Taipei City, there was only temporary chaos before peace returned. Like the county town, local forces were supported by the Japanese government, and the lives of the lower-class people did not change much. Also, because no one in Taipei City resisted, there were not many casualties.

The small courtyard where Zhou Leng lives in a Beishi alley is full of the breath of life. There are coal briquettes piled up in the courtyard, grain in the warehouse, window grilles on the windows, and broken and whitened couplets on the door.

"Third Aunt sent a telegram today, telling us her contact address and phone number in the United States. What do you think?"

Zhang Shouhe put down the newspaper in his hand. He actually had the answer in his mind, but he was afraid that his wife would want to go, so he asked tentatively: "You have been learning foreign languages ​​recently, do you want to go?"

"I'm learning English in order to translate books. You know our magazine has opened a column for the translation of foreign novels. It won't hurt to learn more. I'll go or not."

Zhang Shouhe observed carefully, and seeing Zhou Leng's serious expression, he said, "Actually I don't want to go. A son will not despise his mother's ugliness, and a dog will not despise his family's poverty. I hope to see if this country can still stand up."

Zhang Shouhe hesitated and didn't say the rest. He was afraid that such a good woman would be lost in this era, and he was also afraid that what he had done would eventually implicate her.

"Then let's take a look together. You know I'm very powerful."

The two smiled at each other, and the room was filled with warmth and affection.

Suddenly, Zhou Leng's soul mark began to heat up, making her dizzy and seeing stars. Wu Chenmin's unwillingness and anger, regret and roar attacked her continuously.

Zhou Leng had witnessed the madness of a love-brained person.

Wu Chenmin was really broken down. She had been displaced all her life and always met bad men. She thought she had escaped the feudal arranged marriage and gained freedom, but now reality told her that the marriage partner arranged by her family was a good man. Although he was not good-looking, he was responsible, gentle and steady. She now felt that Zhou Leng had stolen her happiness. What she wanted to see was the misfortune of arranged marriage, to see the tasker complaining miserably in the backyard, and to see the dark and cannibalistic women in the backyard and the women living in disgrace.

The soul mark began to vibrate, like a beast locked in a cage, Wu Chenmin roared and pounded without caring about the pain and death.

This was the first time that the host had shown such intense reluctance.

Xiao Ding originally planned to watch the fun, but he was afraid that Zhou Leng's soul mark would be broken, and then all his work would be in vain and all his points would be lost.

"I'm going to fight you, but you don't even take a piss and look at yourself. If you were here, maybe you'd think I'm ugly, but I wouldn't treat you like that. You really think you're a piece of cake."

Xiao Ding sat down on the soul mark at lightning speed, and no matter how hard the opponent hit it, it remained motionless.

All this happened so fast that Zhou Leng blinked and communicated with Xiao Ding: "Well, let me see if I can use your points. This world is too crazy."

Xiao Ding suddenly became energetic and spoke fluently.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ding yelled: "You stingy guy, you only spent one point! You...I..."

Zhou Leng spent one point to exchange for a pistol that was common in this era. The surface of the pistol was worn and looked ordinary, and it came with ten bullets.

"Stop arguing. I don't make much money. If I made more money, I would naturally ask you to spend money on me."

Xiao Ding pouted, stared and said nothing.

***

Zhou Leng clearly felt that Zhang Shouhe's mood was getting increasingly depressed. He became thinner and often frowned and sighed. She knew why he was like this. The successive defeats and the exaggerated proportion of casualties made those who cared about the war lose confidence, and despair filled their hearts.

Surrender, fight to the death, flee, seek common development, all kinds of remarks filled the ears of the people.

Some people keep trying different ways to save the country, while others use their bodies to withstand guns and cannons just to take away an enemy.

Some people collected supplies behind enemy lines just to contribute their own efforts. Zhang Shouhe played an important role in this team.