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Part 4: A Pair of Chopsticks, Episode 18: The First Blossom of Wisdom, Recalling the Past

Hearing this, Xiao Zhengrong couldn't help but ask, "Didn't your master tell you to join the Nationalist Army? How did you end up joining the Red Army?"

Master Xiao: "My master told me to join the National Revolutionary Army because Han Muxia had joined the National Revolutionary Army. At that time, I couldn't distinguish between the National Revolutionary Army and the Red Army. I just wanted to fight the Japanese. After I left, I encountered the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and joined the revolution."

Feng Junzi: "Old man, have you heard anything about Feng Xingzhi since then? Did he join the revolution?"

Old Master Xiao: "Brother Feng did not join the army, but instead returned to his family business and became a lone bandit, killing and robbing people in Northeast China, targeting Japanese people. He was highly skilled in martial arts, appearing and disappearing without a trace, which gave the Kwantung Army a great headache. At that time, he became a legendary figure among the people."

Feng Junzi then asked, "Didn't Feng Xingzhi return to Changchun to seek revenge?"

Old Xiao: "Changchun was the capital of the puppet state of Manchukuo. It wasn't so easy to attack there. But as far as I know, Senior Brother Feng went back and assassinated a few people. Senior Brother Feng had been looking for revenge against Honda Taro and Momoki Kenjiro, but he hadn't found them yet. At that time, Manchuria was searching for him everywhere. Momoki Kenjiro was heavily guarded and couldn't get too close, while Honda Taro went into hiding after hearing rumors. Senior Brother Feng wasn't exactly a gentleman either. He used their own methods against them and went after Honda Taro's family. I vaguely heard that Senior Brother Feng kidnapped Honda's wife and forced Honda Taro to show himself."

Xiao Yunyi asked in surprise, "He did that too? Did Honda Taro show up later?"

Old Xiao: "No, Honda died on the front lines a few months later, and Feng Xingzhi released his wife instead of killing her."

Suddenly remembering something, Feng Junzi asked, "What is Honda Taro's wife's maiden name? Is it Aoba?"

Old Xiao: "That's right, so you know that Honda Taro's wife was named Aoba Masako before she got married. After Honda Taro died, he had a posthumous daughter. It is said that this daughter returned to Japan with the reclamation group after Japan's defeat in the war, but I don't know much about Aoba Masako's situation."

Feng Junzi: "A posthumous daughter? That means she was born after Honda died. About how long ago?"

Old Xiao: "How would I know?"

Feng Junzi: "You said that Aoba Masako was kidnapped by Feng Xingzhi for several months before being released. Is it possible that she is Feng Xingzhi's daughter?"

Old Master Xiao: "I've said before that my Senior Brother Feng isn't exactly a gentleman either. He kidnapped a young woman for months and is capable of anything. As for whose daughter that girl is, you'll have to ask yourself!"

Feng Junzi: "Ask me? How would I know!"

Elder Xiao: "I'm sorry, I misspoke. You'd have to ask Senior Brother Feng about this, but unfortunately he's long gone, and no one will know."

Feng Junzi: "How did Feng Xingzhi die? Did you witness it yourself, sir?"

Old Xiao: "I didn't witness it myself; it's a long story... After I joined the Red Army, because I was skilled in martial arts, I often infiltrated enemy-occupied areas to conduct reconnaissance work... That was in 1944, the year before the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan. One day, my master suddenly sent someone with a message. The message said he had received information that the Japanese had secretly moved a lot of strategic materials and some secret collections from the puppet Manchukuo palace to Binhai, and the person in charge was Momoki Kenjiro, but he didn't know what their purpose was. He also said that my senior brother Feng had also arrived in Binhai and might be investigating this lead."

Binhai used to be called Binzhou Road. My senior brother Feng's ancestral home is Longwangtang in Binzhou Road. I heard that his ancestors were from Jinsha Village. Although there were no direct relatives left in the village in his generation, Jinsha Village was still his hometown. I went to Binhai after receiving the news, hoping to find my senior brother Feng, so my first thought was to go to Jinsha Village to inquire. Unfortunately, I was too late. When I arrived, Jinsha Village was already in ruins. The Japanese had killed all the men, women, and children. I went to check the nearby mountains and found this sword..."

Feng Junzi: "How did you find this sword?"

Old Xiao: "There is a clearing in the valley, and this sword is stuck in the ground, but the surrounding area is empty and there is no trace of it. When I saw this sword, I knew that Senior Brother Feng had been here, but I'm afraid he has met with misfortune... This sword is Senior Brother Feng's family's heirloom sword, which he always carried with him when he was on the run. The fact that it was lost here can only mean that he is in grave danger."

After Old Master Xiao finished telling the story of Feng Xingzhi and the origin of this precious sword, the Xiao siblings couldn't help but ask again, "Then why did Grandpa give this sword to this Mr. Feng? Mr. Feng has already said that he is not surnamed Feng, nor could he be a descendant of Feng Xingzhi."

Feng Junzi was also puzzled and looked at Elder Xiao with a questioning gaze. Elder Xiao replied, "There are three reasons. First, the first time I saw this Mr. Feng, I felt that his demeanor and mannerisms were very similar to my senior brother Feng. Second, Mr. Feng, you seem to know a lot about Feng Xingzhi's experiences. For example, you knew that Honda's wife's surname was Qingye, even before I mentioned it. The third reason is that jade pendant..."

Xiao Yunyi: "Jade pendant? Is it the jade pendant that Feng Junzi wears at his waist? I've said before that this jade pendant has an unusual origin. Grandpa, what did you see?"

Old Master Xiao: "Actually, I recognized this jade pendant last time, but I wasn't sure, since there are often many similar things in the world. This jade pendant was originally tied to the tassel of this sword, but it disappeared when I got the sword. Now that the jade pendant has appeared in Mr. Feng's hands, I believe this is fate."

After listening to Elder Xiao's words, Feng Junzi felt his mind was in turmoil, unsure of what to think. Until yesterday, Feng Xingzhi had been completely unrelated to him, but after having that strange dream last night, he kept feeling that the person in his dream was the Feng Xingzhi Elder Xiao had described. He picked up the sword, untied the jade pendant from his waist, and reattached it to the sword tassel.

At this moment, Xiao Zhengrong, who had been sitting next to Feng Junzi, suddenly and inexplicably moved aside, almost sitting on the other side of the sofa armrest, leaving a large space between him and Feng Junzi. Xiao Yunyi, sitting opposite Feng Junzi, suddenly widened her eyes, staring at the empty sofa back between Feng Junzi and Xiao Zhengrong, opening her mouth as if to say something. However, Old Master Xiao gestured for Xiao Yunyi to remain silent.

...

Feng Junzi left the Xiao family with his sword in hand, even more distraught than when he arrived. Old Master Xiao had unraveled one mystery in his heart, but left behind even greater ones. He didn't mention his dream from the previous night; perhaps it wouldn't have mattered anyway. In any case, he now knew that there had once been a person named Feng Xingzhi in this world.

After Feng Junzi left, Xiao Yunyi asked Xiao Zhengrong, "Brother, why did you sit on the armrest of the sofa just now? There was such a big empty space next to Feng Junzi, why didn't you sit there?"

Xiao Zhengrong: "I was originally sitting next to him, but then I don't know why I suddenly wanted to move away. Anyway, I didn't want to sit there anymore. What do you mean by that?"

Xiao Yunyi: "So you didn't see it? I thought you did. Grandpa, you saw it, didn't you?"

Xiao Zhengrong was completely baffled: "What did you all see?"

Grandpa Xiao: "Yunyun, I told you not to talk so much, but you just couldn't help it! Zhengrong, just now a woman suddenly appeared next to Feng Junzi, right between you and him. You couldn't see her, but you could feel her unconsciously, so you moved aside involuntarily."

Xiao Zhengrong was taken aback: "What did you say? Is our house haunted?"

Xiao Yunyi: "Don't you even know who Grandpa is? What kind of ghost would dare to come to my house? This woman's appearance must be related to Feng Junzi. You didn't see it, but when Feng Junzi went out, that woman—no, no, that female ghost—kept tightly hugging his waist and walking close to him. How eerie!"

Xiao Zhengrong gasped: "You saw it, why didn't you tell him?"

Xiao Yunyi: "I wanted to say it, but Grandpa wouldn't let me."

Xiao Zhengrong turned to ask Old Master Xiao, "Grandpa, why didn't you let Yunyun tell? Does that Feng Junzi know about it himself?"

Old Xiao: "He's completely distraught right now, and I don't know what he's thinking, so of course he didn't see anything. But I feel that this person is unusual, and he'll sense it sooner or later. Perhaps it's better to let him handle this himself; we shouldn't interfere."

Xiao Yunyi: "Who could that female ghost be?"

Old Xiao: "I recognize her. The woman who appeared next to Feng Junzi just now is Mrs. Honda from back then, namely Masako Aoba."

Part 4: A Pair of Chopsticks, Episode 19: Why Must a Tiger or Wolf Learn from a Cunning Rabbit?

Feng Junzi's mind has been in turmoil these past few days, as more and more strange things have been appearing in his home. First, there was the pair of chopsticks brought by Tao Muling, then the jade pendant he "tricked" Lin Zhenzhen out of her, and now Old Master Xiao has inexplicably given him an ancient sword. These items all have significant origins and are all connected in some inexplicable way.

Tao Muling could tell he was in a state of turmoil, so when Feng Junzi brought the sword home, she didn't say a word. Feng Junzi, however, wanted to talk to someone, and finally couldn't help but ask Tao Muling at dinner, "Why didn't you ask me where this sword came from? I could tell you were curious too."

Peach Bell: "This sword should have been given to you by that old Mr. Xiao. It seems to involve the privacy of some people, so I can't ask you unless you tell me."

Feng Junzi: "I almost forgot, you have the power to see through people's hearts, and you can know things even without me saying them."

Peach Bell: "You've made me sound too magical. It's not that exaggerated. I can only sense that you're feeling very confused right now. I want to give you some advice: some things don't need to be constantly thought about; you'll understand them naturally later. Sometimes when we're looking for something, we can't remember where we put it, but after a while, we inexplicably find it right next to us. Do you understand what that means?"

Feng Junzi: "You're an expert in psychology, I'll listen to you." His experiences over the past two weeks have indeed been quite complicated. At first, he helped this stranger, Tao Muling, out of a moment of loyalty or curiosity, but later he found that many things were becoming more and more closely related to him, and he needed to calm down and think about it carefully.

...

For several days in a row, Feng Junzi felt his waist was a little tight, as if his belt and pants were too thin. He thought to himself, "Have I gained weight these past few days? It seems that with Taomu Ling at home providing me with food and drink, I've gotten a little chubby without even realizing it."

During work hours that day, Feng Junzi sat in front of his computer watching the stock index trends. Li Erpang and a few others from the VIP room next door were chatting in his office. The stock market was doing poorly, and everyone needed to vent. Somehow, the conversation drifted to incomes across various industries, and someone said, "People used to say that neighborhood committees weren't good jobs, but now some neighborhood committees are quite popular. The street-level officials in our area earn over ten thousand yuan a month, and their year-end bonuses are substantial."

Another person added, "Even within a street, there are lucrative and inefficient ones. The more businesses a street has, the more money it makes. Nowadays, many streets also have a lot of businesses of their own."

Li Erpang added, "A friend of mine has a child who just graduated last year and got a job through connections at the Civil Air Defense Office. I thought to myself, what kind of unit is the Civil Air Defense Office these days? But he earned six or seven thousand yuan in just one month, which is much higher than the income of his classmates who took the civil service exam."

Feng Junzi became interested upon hearing this and looked up to ask, "It seems that the Civil Defense Office doesn't have much funding allocated now. I thought this unit had been dissolved and merged long ago. Where do they get the money?"

Li Erpang: "Teacher Feng, you don't know this. There are air-raid shelters everywhere in Binhai. Except for a very few that are still military facilities, all of these air-raid shelters have been transferred to the Civil Defense Office. The air-raid shelters can be rented out as warehouses, and some of the larger ones can even be used as underground entertainment venues. The Civil Defense Office can make a living by collecting rent."

Feng Junzi: "Are there really this many air-raid shelters along the coast?"

Li Erpang: "You missed the era when they were digging deep tunnels. The air-raid shelters in Binhai were among the highest-standard and most widely distributed in the country because of its strategic importance. Not to mention the city center, there were large air-raid shelters even in the surrounding suburbs and mountains. It is said that the underground passage from Binhai to Pingyou Port is wide enough for trucks to carry mortars."

Feng Junzi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Air raid shelters in the city can be used as warehouses, but what about those in the countryside? Especially in places that are backed by mountains and near the sea."

Li Erpang: "Most of them have been abandoned. Those that the military deemed to have no military value and those that the civil defense office deemed to have no economic value have been handed over to the local authorities. There are many beaches and mountains along the coast, and there are also many air-raid shelters. They have all been sealed off. Some fishermen also put some seafood in these air-raid shelters. Some seafood is even best stored in air-raid shelters for a period of time."

Upon hearing this, Feng Junzi picked up the phone and called Xiao Zhengrong. Not knowing what Xiao Zhengrong was doing at the base, he ran over to answer the phone after a while. Feng Junzi asked directly, "Xiao Zhengrong, I heard that you can drive a truck directly from the underground air-raid shelter in Binhai to the naval base in Pingyou Port. Is that true?"

Xiao Zhengrong: "Who told you this? I can't tell you either, it's a military secret."

Feng Junzi: "I won't ask about military secrets, so you don't make a mistake. But do you know if there are abandoned air-raid shelters in the Longwangtang area?"

Xiao Zhengrong: "That's for sure, and there might even be some large-scale ones, but they're not under the military's jurisdiction now, so I'm not too sure. You should ask the locals. You're really strange, calling me out of the blue just to ask about this?"

Feng Junzi: "Actually, what I want to ask is, why did you dig so many air-raid shelters and then not use them?"

Xiao Zhengrong: "I didn't dig it up. I wasn't even born then. It's impossible to explain to you."

Feng Junzi: "Major Xiao, you are an officer after all. Just tell me a little about it. It will broaden my knowledge."

Xiao Zhengrong: "It's hard to say. The military thinking at the time was that the whole nation should be a soldier and that it was a people's war. So the whole country was prepared for war and famine, and most of the air-raid shelters were dug by local units. Later, based on the experience of the former Soviet Union, military thinking tended to be more about large-scale mobile deep operations. Places like Longwangtang were neither suitable for large-scale landings nor for deep defense, and there were not many residents, so the air-raid shelters were abandoned because they were really not very useful."

Feng Junzi: "So what is the guiding principle now?"

Xiao Zhengrong: "Don't you read books and newspapers? How do you win local wars under high-tech conditions? Is there anything else? If not, I have to go."

Feng Junzi: "It's alright, thank you."

After Xiao Zhengrong hung up the phone, Feng Junzi immediately called Chang Wu. Chang Wu was not at his seat, so Yuan Xiaoxia at the opposite table answered. Upon hearing Feng Junzi's voice, Yuan Xiaoxia seemed very happy: "Feng Junzi? Captain Chang is not here right now. Is there anything you want me to tell him? Or you can just call his cell phone. By the way, I also wanted to thank you. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Feng Junzi: "Policewoman, you want to invite me to dinner? I'm truly flattered. What's up?"

Yuan Xiaoxia: "You forgot about the stocks I talked about last time. I sold all my shares last week. Luckily you reminded me."

Feng Junzi: "So that's what it is. Let's find an opportunity to get together with Chang Wu sometime... It would be even better if Chang Wu wasn't around. I wanted to ask if you know if there are any large air-raid shelters in the Longwangtang area?"

Yuan Xiaoxia: "Yes, last time we went to the south of Jinsha Village, there is a Bayi Yaping Fish Farm not far away. At the foot of the mountain in the fish farm, there is a large air-raid shelter entrance, but that air-raid shelter has been abandoned for many years. I used to play in that area when I was a child. The big iron gate was locked with a rusty padlock."

Feng Junzi: "Which unit owns that air-raid shelter?"

Yuan Xiaoxia: "Of course it belongs to the fish farm. The fish farm bought the land on that beach and all the attached buildings on the land from the village committee, including the air-raid shelter."

Feng Junzi: "Oh, I see. Thank you. I'll contact you again later."

Yuan Xiaoxia seemed to have guessed what Feng Junzi meant, and quickly advised, "Do you suspect that the air-raid shelter is related to the cement pillar we saw last time? You must not go alone. You need to know what kind of people are guarding the fish farm. You can't afford to offend them."

...

Feng Junzi had heard of the Longwangtang Bayi Flounder Fish Farm because it belonged to a listed company. This company, formerly known as Jinsha Group, was a village-run enterprise of Jinsha Village, and its chairman was also the village committee director. The Bayi Flounder Fish Farm was one of the projects funded by the capital raised during Jinsha Group's IPO in 1996. However, since its inception, the fish farm has never generated any profits for Jinsha Group and has always been listed under "external investments" in the company's annual reports.

Feng Junzi studied the financial statements of Jinsha Group in 2001, when it was restructured into Nanda Technology. The restructuring was simple: Jinsha Group acquired a so-called high-tech company under the name of a man named Hong Yunsheng from the south, investing 120 million yuan. Hong Yunsheng then used this 120 million yuan to buy the legal person shares of Jinsha Group from the Jinsha Village Committee. This was a classic case of getting something for nothing; Hong Yunsheng, a businessman from the south, used the listed company's own money to buy the listed company Jinsha Group and injected so-called high-tech assets into it.

After Jinsha Group was restructured into Nanda Technology, it also went through a series of operations including falsifying performance, manipulating stock prices, and fraudulently obtaining loans. Ironically, Hong Yunsheng was not punished for his fraudulent activities in the securities market; instead, he ultimately fell into the hands of the tax authorities. Hong Yunsheng was eventually discovered by the tax authorities for issuing huge amounts of false value-added tax invoices and was sentenced to prison. Nanda Technology, which was once a hot stock in the market, later became an ST stock, then suspended from trading, and is now a delisted company on the Third Board.

Yuan Xiaoxia advised Feng Junzi not to go to the Bayi Fish Farm alone, but Feng Junzi went anyway that afternoon. He couldn't explain why he did it; perhaps he was too eager to find a clear thread in the tangled mess, and Feng Junzi couldn't wait any longer. Feng Xingzhi's matter sounded distant and vague, but in reality, the fluorescent cement pillar always needed to find its answer first.

Although the entrance to the air-raid shelter was well-hidden, it wasn't difficult to find. If you, like Feng Junzi, knew a little about feng shui and geology, you should be able to determine the location of the entrance to such a structure by observing the contours of the mountain. Feng Junzi sneakily slipped down the hillside and arrived at the rusty iron gate of the air-raid shelter. It was a recessed area at the foot of the mountain; the beach and fishing grounds were not far ahead, but the view from the beach was blocked by the foot of the mountain.

The air-raid shelter was clearly abandoned, overgrown with weeds and deserted. The rusty iron gate was over three meters wide, indicating it was quite large. However, Feng Junzi noticed that someone must have been frequently entering and exiting the shelter recently, because there were tire tracks among the weeds, and these tracks were of varying ages.

As Feng Junzi reached the large iron gate, the sun was just rising above the horizon. His hand had barely touched the iron lock on the bolt when the setting sun disappeared below the horizon, its last glimmer of golden light fading. The surrounding scenery seemed to darken for a moment, and his eyes were momentarily disoriented. The lock looked new! Just as Feng Junzi was thinking this, a woman's voice suddenly reached his ears.

The voice was very close; it seemed as if someone was breathing into his ear: "Master Feng, you can't go in, it's dangerous inside."

Feng Junzi was startled and quickly turned around, circling the spot, but he didn't see a soul. His heart pounded, and he asked the air in an uneasy voice, "Who? Who's speaking?"

"Feng-ye, it's me, Ya-zi."

Part Four: A Pair of Chopsticks, Episode 20: Guanyin's Right Awakening, Suspecting Hallucination

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"Blind man! I'm the blind one, how come I can't see where you are?" Feng Junzi looked around in surprise and doubt.

"I am Yako, I am right beside you, Mr. Feng, can't you even recognize my voice?" The voice was still crisp and clear in the air.

"A duck? A talking duck?" Although Feng Junzi was scared, he still couldn't resist making a joke to bolster his courage. Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill and remembered where he had heard the name Yako before. He asked in a stammering tone, "You are... Aoba... Yako?"

"Yes, it's me, Master Feng. You can't go in." The voice was right next to his ear, as if to remind Feng Junzi not to step through the big iron gate.

The sound wasn't loud, but Feng Junzi's head was buzzing, as if all the blood in his body had rushed to his head, making it seem three times its normal size. The sun had just set, and he'd seen a ghost! Or rather, heard a ghost! Aoba Masako, a legend from sixty years ago, a recent nightmare, the person in his dream who looked remarkably like Momoko Suzuka!

Feng Junzi looked around but still couldn't see anyone. He pressed his hand to his chest, as if trying to calm his pounding heart, took a few deep breaths, and then mustered up his courage to speak: "Okay, you're Yazi, so why can't I go in? This door is locked, I can't get in."