Episode 21 recap: Hua Zhen returned to school and lost contact with Luo Min Min.
Hua Zhen finally returned safely to Nanjing, riding in a sleek car, and quickly made his way back to his long-separated home. The housekeeper had already opened the door for them, and the servants were busy tending to the nursery and preparing delicious meals. It was a peaceful scene, but this time Hua Zhen's return was accompanied by a completely different mood. The atmosphere at the dinner table was somber, and Hua Zhen's mother informed him of the news she had just learned. It turned out that Hua Zhen had initially passed the elite class exam, but he was recently eliminated during the political review process. The elite class was a training program designated by Chairman Jiang, and they placed special emphasis on the political review, rejecting any individuals suspected of involvement with the underground party.
Hua Zhen's parents didn't blame him much for the situation. Hua Liang advised his younger brother to remain calm and wait for this tense period to pass, suggesting that they could arrange for him to join the fleet as a "second officer." However, this time, Hua Zhen did not agree. Instead, he asked Hua Liang what would happen to the person who was replaced as the "second officer." This question left Hua Liang speechless.
Hua Zhen didn't want to snatch opportunities from others. His father was dissatisfied with his son's resistance and openly expressed his belief that "one should never seize someone else's opportunity because it changes not only one person's fate." However, in Hua Zhen's view, opportunities were meant for those who could seize them, and what trapped people in a quagmire was only misfortune. As soon as his father finished speaking, the atmosphere plummeted to freezing point once again. Hua Zhen was least willing to discuss his own ideals and perspectives with his father.
Finally, Hua Zhen put on his school uniform and prepared to return to school. Hua Liang drove him there and mentioned Hua Zhen's blind date, a girl from Jinling University who possessed both beauty and good character. He particularly emphasized the girl's father, Vice Dean Jia, who had practiced with Luo's father during the period when Hua Zhen was framed by Wei Dai Qing. Both families approved of this marriage. However, Hua Zhen refused to go on the blind date, using the excuse of face blindness and poor communication skills.
Chen Hao received a signal and met with Shi Jun Yu again. This time, Shi Jun Yu received a new mission from the organization to investigate whether Feng Guang Yun had close contacts with the Japanese. Someone had personally taken a photo of Feng Guang Yun and had been seen visiting the Sixteen Pier several times. Journalist Peng, a member of the Revolutionary Party, went missing at the Sixteen Pier. Now, the organization specifically arranged for Chen Hao to be stationed at the Sixteen District Police Station to facilitate his proximity to Feng Guang Yun and uncover the whereabouts of the missing journalist, Peng.
Soon, during Hua Zhen's duty shift, he coincidentally encountered a report from Journalist Peng's wife, who happened to be the wife of Peng Ganwen. Peng Ganwen's wife stated that her husband had been missing for half a month. Upon hearing Hua Zhen's transcript, Chen Hao instructed her to hand over the case to him. Chen Hao and Shi Jun Yu always met in the garden to avoid attracting attention. Shi Jun Yu gave Chen Hao a sum of money as tuition fees and asked him to attend a French language training class on weekends. This was because Shi Jun Yu worked as a part-time French teacher at a church, and if Chen Hao was a French student, it would provide them with a public opportunity to meet.
Hua Zhen returned to school and started writing letters to Luo Min Min, one after another. However, these letters seemed to disappear without a trace, as if they sank into the deep sea. Hua Zhen also tried calling the Fourth Squad, but he never managed to get through. It was as if he had become deaf and mute, completely losing contact with Luo Min Min. In reality, the letters Hua Zhen wrote to Luo Min Min were intercepted by the school staff responsible for mailing them, under Hua Liang's instructions.
Just when Hua Zhen was immersed in unrequited love and absent-minded every day, the school assigned him a new task to go to Shanghai to receive a torpedo boat. Hua Zhen was worried that he wouldn't have a chance to go to Shanghai, so he readily accepted this mission. As soon as Hua Zhen arrived at the dock, he encountered Dong Bao, a former officer from the Fourth Squad. Dong Bao informed him that shortly after Hua Zhen left the Fourth Squad, there was a restructuring of the Public Security Bureau leadership, and the Fourth Squad was disbanded. Now everyone had gone their separate ways, and Dong Bao himself was working as a laborer at the dock.
Dong Bao also invited Hua Zhen to his house tonight, and said that he would invite other comrades from the Fourth Squad to have a meal together.
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