Chen Qiang felt that he had a very long dream, and he didn't know what he dreamed of, but in short, it was all fragments of the picture.

Finally, Chen Qiang opened his eyes, and the white ceiling caught Chen Qiang's eyes, but his vision was very blurry, and even his head was dizzy.

"It's so dizzy!" Chen Qiang felt his consciousness a little blurred, and the feeling of weakness made him in a very bad state.

Chen Qiang twisted his head slightly, and then saw the glass bottle hanging next to him. The liquid inside was flowing into his body along the rubber hose.

"Am I having an infusion? Is this a hospital?" Chen Qiang's thoughts gradually became clearer, and he began to recall why he appeared here.

"I remember it, it was an air raid. When I evacuated from Nanjing, I encountered an air raid from a bomber. I seemed to have rushed out of the car and the bomb exploded! I can't remember what happened afterwards."

Chen Qiang's head was not very clear. He thought for a while before he realized that he knew that he must have been injured in the air raid and was sent to the hospital.

"I don't know who is so kind-hearted that saved my life!" Chen Qiang said in his heart.

Suddenly, Chen Qiang thought that if he was bombed and injured, would he have any missing arms and legs?

Thinking of becoming a disabled person, Chen Qiang couldn't help but panic, and his hands and feet instinctively began to move.

The severe pain came, and Chen Qiang couldn't help but grin and almost cried in pain.

However, Chen Qiang also knew that it was a good thing to feel the pain. If you don’t even feel the pain, it would be really bad.

The pain gradually disappeared, and Chen Qiang began to sense the condition of his body.

"The arms and legs are all there, the hands and feet are also sound, the fingers can also feel them, and the most important parts below are intact! Although he was seriously injured, the parts on his body are still there, which is a blessing in disgrace." Chen Qiang said in his heart.

As an athlete, if he lacks arms and legs, he will have to participate in the disabled sports meeting in the future.

At this moment, a feeling of fatigue came, Chen Qiang could not help but close his eyes and fell asleep again in a drowsy manner.

After all, Chen Qiang was seriously injured and had not healed. The movement just now had consumed too much of his physical strength, so he fell into a drowsiness again.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of pushing the door sounded, waking Chen Qiang out of his sleep. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a man dressed in a nurse walking in.

The nurse also saw Chen Qiang open her eyes, and she looked surprised.

"You're awake!" The nurse screamed, turned around and ran out, shouting while running: "Doctor Gao, come quickly, he's awake!"

After a moment, a doctor-like man pushed the door and walked in and walked to Chen Qiang. He actually checked Chen Qiang's situation, then stretched out three fingers and asked, "Can you see clearly what this is?"

"Three." Chen Qiang answered.

"Fortunately, there is no problem with vision." The doctor then asked, "What's your name?"

"Chen Qiang." Chen Qiang answered.

"Do you know where this is?" the doctor asked again.

"Hospital." Chen Qiang continued.

"There is no problem with my brain." The doctor breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank God, I finally saved one. It was a miracle that he could survive. The previous few who were less injured than him did not survive in the end."

The sound of footsteps sounded outside the door, and then a voice came: "Doctor, is Chen Qiang awake?"

I saw a middle-aged man in his forties walk in.

Chen Qiang knew this person. He was a director of the General Affairs Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his surname was Zhao.

Director Zhao came to the bed and saw Chen Qiang opening his eyes, and his face suddenly showed joy.

"You're awake, it's great!" Director Zhao immediately turned to the doctor and asked, "Doctor, how is his condition?"

"The man has been saved." The doctor said.

"Then when will he be able to leave?" Director Zhao continued.

"Where to go? Where to go? Are you discharged from the hospital?" the doctor asked subconsciously.

"We have to withdraw from Nanjing and go to Chongqing." Director Zhao replied.

"Impossible!" The doctor shook his head and then said, "His current physical condition, let alone going to Chongqing, even if he left the city, would cost me half of his life. To be honest, I thought he would definitely not be able to survive his injury, but athletes are athletes, and their physical fitness is much better than ordinary people, so he forced him to survive the gates of hell. What he needs to do now is to cultivate and can't go anywhere!"

On the hospital bed, Chen Qiang looked at Director Zhao and asked, "Director Zhao, what happened.

"When we evacuated Nanjing, we were bombarded by the Japanese. Do you still remember this?" Director Zhao asked.

Chen Qiang nodded, while Director Zhao shook his head bitterly; "In that bombing, we suffered heavy losses. Thirteen people were killed on the spot, dozens of injured people, and seven people died on the way to the hospital. In the hospital, eight people were not rescued."

"Where are the others?" Chen Qiang continued.

"After sending you to the hospital, the ones who are not seriously injured will continue to be pulled to Chongqing. I will take Xiao Sun and Xiao Li to stay in the hospital for a while to do some aftermath. If any injured are in better condition, we will arrange for them to evacuate." Director Zhao paused and continued: "We plan to evacuate tomorrow, but your current situation may not be able to leave."

Chen Qiang felt a little bad, but he still asked with a hint of luck, "Director Zhao, we shouldn't be in Nanjing, right?"

"Of course it's in Nanjing! We were bombed not long after leaving Nanjing City, and many people were seriously injured. Naturally, we had to send them to Nanjing to rescue you." Director Zhao said.

Director Zhao's words wiped out the trace of luck in Chen Qiang's heart.

"Boom..." A burst of explosion sounded from outside, sounding like it was far away, but this sound made Chen Qiang feel a sense of crisis.

Director Zhao looked out the window as he used to it, and he spoke, "It's the Guanghua Gate that the 87th Division has a fire with the Japanese army. I wonder if it can be kept for three days."

"Have you reached Guanghua Sect?" Chen Qiang's expression changed drastically. He suddenly asked, "How long have I been in a coma?"

"It's been a whole week." Director Zhao said.

"What day is today?" Chen Qiang asked again.

"It's the 9th, December 9th." Director Zhao replied.

Chen Qiang immediately took a breath, knowing that he had encountered the worst situation.

...

Chen Qiang, who came from later generations, knew what Nanjing in mid-December 1937 meant!

Chen Qiang thought he could successfully avoid it, but he didn't expect that he would finally appear at this place at this time.

"Doctor, can I really not be discharged from the hospital in my current situation?" Chen Qiang confirmed again.

The doctor nodded: "Unless you want to die, your current situation can't stand the bumps at all. Not to mention going to Chongqing, even if you go out of this Nanjing city, you may die halfway."

"How long will it take for me to recover?" Chen Qiang continued.

The doctor thought for a while and said, "In your case, it would be good to get out of bed in three months. As for complete recovery, it depends on your recovery. Even if you have excellent physical fitness, it will take half a year."

"In other words, I have to lie in bed for three months?" Chen Qiang asked a little depressedly.

"Three months are conservative estimates. It will really take longer," the doctor replied.

Chen Qiang became completely desperate.

The best situation is of course to evacuate Nanjing immediately. Although the Japanese army has now attacked outside Nanjing, Chen Qiang knew that as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government department, there must be channels for evacuation. From Director Zhao's calm look, Chen Qiang could guess that there must be no problem evacuating Nanjing.

But the key is that Chen Qiang was injured. His current physical condition could not withstand the bumps of long-distance travel, so he could not leave at all and could only stay in Nanjing.

Chen Qiang also knew that in his own identity, the Japanese army might not take his own name. As long as he reveals his identity, the Japanese army might protect him and even give him the best treatment environment.

But in that case, Chen Qiang would fall into the hands of the Japanese.

The Japanese need people like Chen Qiang to serve him. If Chen Qiang falls into the hands of the Japanese, it is inevitable that the Japanese will coerce him and tempt him. If Chen Qiang refuses to follow, he may face development and torture, or even be locked up in a concentration camp torture, which is possible.

Chen Qiang doesn't want to be a traitor. Chen Qiang thinks he can withstand the coercion and temptation of the Japanese, but he feels unsure of the torture. Thinking about the tortures in future TV series, such as the electric chairs of the iron and bamboo sticks, Chen Qiang feels that he is afraid he is not able to survive.

Of course, there is also a possibility that Chen Qiang is determined to cooperate with the Japanese, and the Japanese are not afraid to act roughly against Chen Qiang due to their special identity and international influence.

Just like Mr. Mei Lanfang had a beard and showed his ambition, the Japanese also threatened him in various ways, demanding that he perform for the Japanese on stage, but Mr. Mei refused to follow and maintained his national integrity. The Japanese were ultimately worried that the influence was bad and did not act badly at Mr. Mei.

Chen Qiang's identity as the "world's number one athlete" should not be much worse than Mr. Mei. Perhaps the Japanese would not dare to act roughly against Chen Qiang because of concerns about international influence, but Chen Qiang dared not bet. He could not place his personal safety on the enemy's mercifulness. If he encountered such a crazy enemy, Chen Qiang would still be in trouble.

"No, it must not fall into the hands of the Japanese! I must not be a traitor!" Chen Qiang said in his heart.

But now Chen Qiang can't leave, but it doesn't seem like he falls into the hands of the Japanese. He can't commit suicide!

"What to do? What to do!"

Chen Qiang was extremely anxious.

Suddenly, Chen Qiang thought of a solution, or a person.

"Director Zhao, you will evacuate tomorrow, right?" Chen Qiang asked.

Director Zhao nodded: "We have to leave before dawn tomorrow. While the Japanese are still sleeping and have not launched an attack, it will be difficult to leave the city once dawn."

"Director Zhao, before you leave, I want to ask you to do me a favor." Chen Qiang said.

"Tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you." Director Zhao hesitated for two or three seconds, a ray of determination appeared in his eyes, and then said, "If you need anything, I can find it for you. I can get something better than cyanide, and there is no pain after using it."

Chen Qiang smiled bitterly. He knew that Director Zhao had misunderstood his meaning. Perhaps Director Zhao felt that Chen Qiang would kill himself, so he had to find him with no pain.

"Director Zhao, I want to ask you to send me to a place." Chen Qiang said.

"Where can you go in your current situation?" Director Zhao asked in confusion.

"You should know John Rabe, right? It's that German." Chen Qiang said.

Director Zhao nodded: "That German is a little famous in Nanjing, and he is also an important figure in Germany's stationed in China. Of course I know him."

"I want to ask you to send me to John Rabe's home, right now!" Chen Qiang said.

...

John Rabe is the only life-saving straw that Chen Qiang can think of. For a long time in the future, the only one who can provide protection to Chen Qiang in the entire Nanjing city is John Rabe.

As a German, Rabe has privileges. Due to the relationship between the German-Italy-Japanese Axis Alliance, the rights and interests of the Germans and Italians can be protected in the Japanese-occupied area, and the Japanese will not easily provoke Germans and Italians.

John Rabe's other identity is the deputy minister of the ** Party in China. This identity also gives Rabe a stronger protective umbrella. As long as Rabe raises the name of the ** Party, Japan has to admit defeat. It is precisely because of this reason that Rabe was elected as the chairman of the Nanjing Security Zone, and nearly 300,000 Chinese refugees in the Nanjing Security Zone will be spared from the Japanese.

Chen Qiang has a special identity. It is predictable that after the Japanese knew that Chen Qiang was still in Nanjing, they would definitely control Chen Qiang at all costs. At this time, during the general overseas time, they would not dare to offend the Japanese, and they might not be able to protect Chen Qiang. However, Chen Qiang firmly believed that Rabe would be able to protect himself from being captured by the Japanese.

...

The Japanese army was at the city, and Nanjing City was already in chaos. Ordinary people either dared not go out or had already fled. The injuries and illnesses that had retreated from the front line could always be seen on the streets.

The ambulance in the hospital has long been requisitioned by the army to transport wounded soldiers, so Chen Qiang needs to find another way to go to Rabe's home. Director Zhao is somewhat capable as a person in the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At this time, he still helped Chen Qiang find a car.

Chen Qiang was seriously injured and was in a coma for a week. At this time, his physical condition was very bad. He had difficulty getting in the car, but his whole body felt so painful that it was almost broken.

As the doctor said, Chen Qiang now would kill him half of his life even if he went to Nanjing.

The car finally arrived at the door of Rabe's house, and the bumps along the way almost made Chen Qiang's body reach its limit. He relied on a kind of willpower to hold on and not faint.

When Chen Qiang was lifted from the car, the wound on his body cracked again, and blood continued to seep out along the gauze.

Chen Qiang instantly felt that the trip from the hospital to Rabe's residence had aggravated his injuries a lot.

At this time, Rabe happened to be at home. When he saw the seriously injured Chen Qiang, Rabe was very surprised, but he still welcomed Chen Qiang into the house.

"John, I'm in trouble. I need your help." Chen Qiang fainted after saying this to Rabe.

The next day, all the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had evacuated Nanjing, and Chen Qiang woke up again.

Chen Qiang's condition was slightly better than yesterday. He drank a little sugar water to replenish his energy, and then told Rabe about his air strike, and told Rabe in advance that the Japanese would definitely come to arrest him.

When he heard that the Japanese would arrest Chen Qiang, John Rabe immediately patted his chest and said, "My friend, you can rest assured to recover from the wounds here. With me here, the Japanese will not be in trouble for you!"

...

On the afternoon of the 12th, gunfire outside gradually stopped, and Nanjing City was completely declared lost.

It was also on this day that the god of death began to wander around Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang began to have a fever, and it was obvious that the wound was infected.

In this era, wound infection is fatal!

If Chen Qiang had been in the hospital, this might not have happened, but he forced himself to come from the hospital to Rabe's home, which eventually led to Chen Qiang's wound infection.

The wound infection also caused Chen Qiang to fall into a coma, and he didn't know anything about what happened outside.

Rabe took a lot of effort and got a sulfonamide from somewhere, which saved Chen Qiang's life.

Although sulfonamide was put into clinical use in 1936, in China, the price of sulfonamide is comparable to gold. Now it is a war era, sulfonamide is a controlled drug, which is hard to find. If private trafficking and using sulfonamide will be held in the military court.

That is, Rabe has a special identity, so he was able to get sulfonamide. If it were someone else, if he couldn't get this sulfonamide, Chen Qiang might be really dead!

...

When Chen Qiang woke up again, it was already five days later.

After a few days of coma, Chen Qiang almost killed half of his life. At this time, he was even weaker than when he was in the hospital, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

This is also thanks to Chen Qiang being an athlete with excellent physical fitness. If it were an ordinary person, he might have died three times long ago.

Rabe returned home very late. He dragged his face to see Chen Qiang with a tired look on his face.

Chen Qiang found that Rabe had lost a lot of weight and was in a state of tension. Chen Qiang even knew that Rabe was doing something great!

Faced with the tragedy outside, Chen Qiang had no choice but to save him. He couldn't even save him alone. Now he was even more useless than a useless man. He could only lie on the bed and even had to feed others to eat and drink. Moreover, this situation would last for a long time.

"Thank you, John!" Chen Qiang said very hard. For Chen Qiang now, speaking is also very physically consuming.

"Don't be polite, we are friends!" A smile squeezed out on Rabe's tired face.

"As a Chinese, I thank you. Thank you for saving so many people. Chinese people will always remember your kindness. We will definitely repay you." Chen Qiang continued.

Rabe was slightly stunned, and then instantly understood the meaning of Chen Qiang's words.

Rabe thought he was a servant in the family and told Chen Qiang what he had done these days.

Then Rabe shook his head: "I do these things not to ask for rewards, I am just doing what I should do! War should not be directed at civilians!"

Chen Qiang suddenly felt that at this time, Rabe emitted a great light, which even made Chen Qiang feel ashamed.

Chen Qiang pondered for a few seconds, then said again: "Thank you, John! But this time, thank you for defending the truth and dignity of mankind!"

...

Japanese Army Command.

Japanese Deputy Chief of Staff Jun Tada was staring at the map on the wall in a daze.

Jun Tada was a lieutenant general of the Japanese Army. He was originally the commander of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army. After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, he replaced the seriously ill Kiyoshi Imai as the deputy chief of staff and the principal of Lu University, assisting the chief of staff, Prince Miyaki Saihito.

Tada Jun is a Chinese expert. He taught at China's Army University three times to help the Fengtian warlords train officers at that time. Therefore, his attitude towards the Japanese invasion of China was different from that of many senior Japanese troops. He did not support the expansion of the war and hoped to make China surrender through negotiations and become a vassal state of Japan.

Just as Tada Jun was staring at the map and wondering what he was thinking, one of his staff members came in.

"General, I just got some information, but I don't know if it's useful. Please decide!" said the staff officer.

"Tell me." Tada Jun did not look back, but still stared at the map on the wall.

"I wonder if you have ever heard of the name Chen Qiang, who is the Chinese athlete." The staff officer said.

"Of course I have heard of him, the world's number one athlete, I heard of it four years ago!" Tada Jun said.

"We received the situation. Chen Qiang did not flee Nanjing. He is still in Nanjing City." The staff officer paused and continued, "Are we going to bring him?"

"Of course, this kind of person must be controlled by us!" Tada Jun turned his head suddenly, his eyes full of heat, and then said, "Remember, bring him intact, no, invite him! This person is of great use to us! I want to make him a role model for the Chinese! If he can serve us, it will further collapse the Chinese will to resist, and our rule over China will be smoother!"

"However, based on the information we have obtained, Chen Qiang is now in a German home. The German is named John Rabe. His identity is a bit special. He is the deputy minister of the ** Party in China." The staff officer said.

"I know that this Rabe, the safe zone set up by him and other foreigners has caused some trouble to the Imperial Army's operations." Tada Jun lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, and said, "You should be responsible for the arrest of Chen Qiang. The German has a special identity. Don't let the matter go unchecked, do you understand?"

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Chapter completed!