The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Why didn't Soong Meiling attend Zhou Hexuan's medal awarding ceremony?

Because she was catching up on sleep at the time.

Song Meiling had two major hobbies in her life, one was smoking, and the other was night life - exactly the opposite of Chang Kaishen.

Chang Kaishen was bohemian when he was young, but he became self-disciplined after entering politics. He does not smoke or drink, and rarely goes to bed past ten o'clock in the evening.

As for Soong Meiling, she has lived in the United States since she was a child and is used to the climate there. After she returned to China, her skin could not adapt to the humidity and heat in the south, and she suffered from very troublesome skin diseases. Accidentally discovering that smoking can relieve itchy skin, Soong Meiling opened a door to a new world and gradually became a super smoker.

As for nightlife, it’s just pure nightlife.

Banquets, dances, operas, mahjong... anyway, Song Meiling couldn't sleep until midnight. If she really has nothing to do, even if she is reading a book, reading a newspaper or watching a movie, Soong Meiling will stay up until midnight before going to bed, which is a typical attribute of a night owl.

The bad habits of smoking and going to bed late caused Soong Meiling's skin to get worse and worse. When she reached middle age, she had to apply thick foundation on her face.

On this day, Song Meiling slept until almost noon before getting up. After enjoying lunch, she took out the clothes in her closet and carefully selected them. They should not be too conservative or rustic, but they should also be fashionable and beautiful, and they should also be dignified and decent. This was a bit difficult.

There was a dance party in the evening, which was specially organized by Song Meiling for Zhou Hexuan. Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature are valued in every country. As the mother of a country, Soong Meiling naturally has to show her respect for writers.

What's more, Song Meiling loves to attend such occasions, amplifying her charm infinitely and becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

Standing in front of the mirror, Soong Meiling compared clothes one by one, and then tried on jewelry one by one. After choosing these, she carefully combed her hair. She is a good at styling and dressing up. Whether it is makeup or hair, she can do it all by herself without the help of others.

As soon as Song Meiling started combing her hair, she heard a knock on the door, and she shouted casually: "Come in!"

The servant carefully opened the door and stood at the door and said: "Madam, the Yangtze Hotel sent someone over to say that Mr. Zhou Hexuan had a conflict with Mr. Kong Lingkan. Mr. Kong Lingkan was sent to the hospital, and Mr. Zhou Hexuan was arrested by the police station and seemed to be transferred. Go to the Metropolitan Police Department.”

"What?" Song Meiling stood up in panic.

There are two reasons for being so panicked. One is that Kong Lingkan was injured and sent to the hospital, and the other is that Zhou Hexuan was actually arrested, and her dance party tonight will be without the protagonist!

The servant said: "The manager of Yangtze Hotel is downstairs."

Song Meiling hurried downstairs and asked, "Manager Mei, what happened?"

Mei Guangren said with a bitter smile: "The incident happened at noon. Mr. Kong molested Mr. Zhou's sister-in-law. He also drew a gun and pointed it at Mr. Zhou's head in public as a threat. He shot Mr. Zhou's entourage in the stomach. Mr. Zhou got angry and handed over Kong. The Young Master’s gun also broke the legs of three of Young Master Kong’s followers, and Young Master Kong himself was shot in the shoulder, and his right finger was also smashed.”

This kind of thing was in line with Kong Lingkan's consistent style. Song Meiling believed it immediately, but why did she offend Zhou Hexuan?

In the morning, Chang Kaishen personally awarded the medal to Zhou Hexuan, but he was arrested and taken to the police station at noon. Moreover, it was Chiang Kai-shek's nephew who took the initiative to stir up trouble, clearly intending to slap Chairman Chiang in the face! Song Meiling was even embarrassed because Zhou Hexuan was the star of her dance party that night. Should she move the party to the police station?

Song Meiling was very unhappy, she vented her grievances on Mei Guangren, and asked: "Why are you telling me now what happened at noon?"

Mei Guangren complained: "I was so anxious at the time. After I found out what happened, I hurried to the Kong family to report the news. On the way back to the hotel, I thought of Mrs. Song again. You have to report to Mr. Zhou at the Yangtze Hotel in the evening. There was a dance, so I rushed over immediately.”

Song Meiling accepted this statement and asked: "Which hospital is Ling Kan staying in?"

"Central Hospital." Mei Guangren said.

"Prepare the car!"

Song Meiling shouted and asked Mei Guangren: "Is there anyone reporting the news to the Chairman?"

Mei Guangren said: "I don't know about this. Someone must have reported it."

"Go back. The dance party in the evening will be held as usual, without any mistakes!" Song Meiling ordered.

"Yes, I'll go back and prepare." Mei Guangren wiped his sweat and left.

Song Meiling went back to her room and called Chang Kaishen's attendant's office. She learned that Chiang Kai-shek was inspecting the Jinling Arsenal. She immediately asked the attendant's office to send someone to tell him the news. Then she called her sister Soong Ailing again, but this time a servant picked up the phone and said that Soong Ailing had rushed to the Central Hospital.

As for Kong Xiangxi, it seems that he left for Shanghai early in the morning and will definitely not be able to come back before this evening.

Soong Meiling called the Capital Police Department again and said directly: "I am Soong Meiling, let Xiao Lingshan answer the phone in person!"

About a minute later, the call came back: "Mrs. Song, this is Xiao Lingshan."

"Director Xiao, release Zhou Hexuan immediately!" Song Meiling said without doubt.

Xiao Lingshan smiled bitterly and said, "Mrs. Song, I'm afraid this is against the regulations."

Song Meiling said forcefully: "I don't care what the rules are. Before evening, I want to see Zhou Hexuan appear at the Yangtze Hotel. When he attends my dance in the evening, you can arrest him and interrogate him as you like. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood." Xiao Lingshan sighed.

Song Meiling hung up the phone with a snap, quickly got dressed, combed her hair, carried her handbag downstairs and said to the driver: "Go to the Central Hospital!"

…

In the Nanjing police system in the 1930s, the Police General Bureau was the largest, equivalent to the Ministry of Public Security in later generations, and it was a central-level agency.

As a special city, Nanjing has the highest police agency, the Police Department, which consists of nine police stations, three patrol teams, a security team, a special agent team and a water squadron. Each police station also has a certain number of police stations.

Zhou Hexuan was taken away by one of the patrol teams. The team leader did not want to be involved, so he sent Zhou Hexuan to a nearby police station. The people at the police station were not fools. They quickly sent the person to the police station, and then the police chief personally moved Zhou Hexuan to the Nanjing Police Department.

At this moment, in the office of Police Director Xiao Lingshan, Zhou Hexuan was drinking coffee comfortably.

Xiao Lingshan returned to the office with a wry smile and said to Zhou Hexuan, "Mr. Zhou, I will personally take you back to the hotel."

"Don't, I hurt someone, you have to judge me." Zhou Hexuan said.

Xiao Lingshan said: "It has been tried, and the case is very clear. In view of Mr. Zhou's special status, the director of this department has given you permission to leave, but before the trial, you are not allowed to leave the jurisdiction of Nanjing City without permission."

"This is not okay," Zhou Hexuan shook his head repeatedly, "I am an ordinary citizen of the Republic of China. If I break the law, I will receive the appropriate punishment. How can I be special? Director Xiao, you should lock me up."

The top of Xiaoling Mountain was as big as a bucket. He finally understood what it means to invite gods but not to send them away. He bowed and said: "Mr. Zhou, please do me a favor. Mrs. Song personally ordered me to release him, so please don't make me suffer." Got it!"

Zhou Hexuan still had great respect for Xiao Lingshan. When the Japanese came next year, Xiao Lingshan defended Nanjing with a force of 6,000 policemen. Director Xiao Lingshan and Inspector General Li Shanqing died for their country. The directors and captains of the subordinate bureaus fought bravely against the enemy, but were sacrificed, seriously injured, or missing. Only a few policemen survived by chance.

Zhou Hexuan said in a sincere tone: "Director Xiao, this is a festival between me and the Kong family, so don't get involved. Mrs. Song, I will help you explain."

"Whatever you want, this world is really fucked." Xiao Lingshan threw the big hat away and walked away.