Volume 1 Tigers in Southeast Asia Chapter 50: Parting
Lin Fei introduced Yu Xier to Mr. Wang. The two greeted each other. Lin Fei continued, "Mr. Wang is a technician who specializes in firing glass. The raw materials he uses can be used to make optical glass, which can then be used in rangefinders. So I invited him from Chiyou City to produce the optical glass needed for rangefinders for us. Speaking of rangefinders, Mr. Yu, have you heard of the 'stereoscopic effect'?"
Yu Xier shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it. Stereoscopic effect? What is that?"
Lin Fei smiled and pointed to his eyes, saying, "When we look at something, we can feel how far away it is from us. You should have experienced this."
Yu Xier smiled and said, "Of course I do."
Lin Fei said: "This feeling is called the 'stereoscopic effect'. Now we apply this effect to the rangefinder and make a stereoscopic rangefinder."
The stereoscopic rangefinder was first developed by Germany in 1893. This rangefinder has a very high measurement accuracy, so Germany has kept it secret since its development. Yu Xier naturally didn't know about it. A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "Mr. Gunner, how do you know so much?"
Lin Fei laughed, thinking that he couldn't reveal his true identity, so he said with a smile: "I like to study, so I know a lot of things. Of course, these are not difficult for me."
Lin Fei changed the subject and said, "The shells loaded with trinitrotoluene explosives and the stereoscopic rangefinder are enough to give us a certain advantage when facing Spanish naval ships. We also need to upgrade some other weapons. Let's talk about it later."
The two of them walked back as they talked. As soon as Lin Fei returned to his residence, Chen Fu came over and said, "City Lord, I want to discuss with you about sending Chiyo Mika away."
Lin Fei's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "Why are you so concerned about this matter?"
Chen Fu laughed and said, "If we can send Chiyomika away sooner, we can fulfill your promise sooner. Isn't that a good thing?"
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Go call Chiyomika over, and we'll discuss sending her away together."
Chen Fu nodded and walked out. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, Lin Fei looked up inadvertently and saw a pretty figure flashing at the gate and pulling Chen Fu behind the wall. Even though she flashed for a moment, Lin Fei still recognized that person as Ling Xue. Lin Fei thought to himself, "Chen Fu is so eager to send Chiyomika away. It must be Ling Xue who is behind this. This Ling Xue..."
Lin Fei's heart was in a mess for a while. At this time, Chen Fu brought Chiyoko over. The three of them sat together. Chen Fu said first: "I have thought about it. I will personally send Chiyoko to the Japanese businessman and ensure that Chiyoko is safe and sound."
Chiyo Mika smiled and said, "Brother Chen Fu, Mr. Lin Fei, you can rest assured that I will never tell anyone about your affairs."
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Okay, then, what's a good time for you to leave?"
Chiyoko glanced at Lin Fei reluctantly, lowered her head and said nothing. Chen Fu said, "I think we should leave as soon as possible. There will be a typhoon at sea in a while, and we won't be able to leave even if we want to. If there is nothing else, I can take the sailors and set sail tomorrow to see Sister Chiyoko off."
Lin Fei felt sad, but he still said, "Then let's do it tomorrow, Meixiang, go back and pack up."
Chiyomika shook her head gently and said, "I have nothing to pack." After that, she lowered her head and remained silent. Although Chen Fu was only fifteen years old, he was a smart kid and had already seen through what was going on between Lin Fei and Chiyomika. He stood up, said that he had something else to do, and turned to leave.
Chen Fu walked out of the courtyard, Ling Xue pulled him to her side and asked, "How is it going?"
Chen Fu smiled and said, "I will take Chiyoko to Taiwan tomorrow."
Ling Xue nodded solemnly and said, "Very good. City Lord Lin Fei is a great hero and cannot break his promise. If Chiyo Mika is not sent away sooner, someone will definitely say that City Lord Lin is untrustworthy."
Chen Fu burst out laughing. Ling Xue's face suddenly turned red. She asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
Chen Fu suppressed his laughter and said, "Sister Xue, I am only a 15-year-old child. I don't understand anything. There is nothing to laugh at."
Ling Xue reached out to cool her hot cheeks and said with a smile, "Good brother, I'll buy you some candy later."
Chen Fu laughed and said, "I don't want to eat candy, I want to read historical stories."
Ling Xue was stunned and asked, "What historical story?"
Chen Fu smiled and said, "I want to read the story of the two women Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede fighting for a husband during the Han Dynasty."
Of course Ling Xue understood what Chen Fu was talking about. Her face immediately turned red and she turned around and ran away.
At this time, Lin Fei and Chiyomika were sitting opposite each other in the room. No one spoke for a long time. Chiyomika sighed softly and said, "Mr. Lin Fei, do you think we can meet again in the future?"
Lin Fei felt a pain in his heart, thinking to himself: "Japan and Samar Island are far apart, and you will have to get married when you go back, so how can there be a chance to see each other again?" However, Lin Fei did not say that, but smiled and said: "How can there be no chance? We will definitely see each other again in the future."
Chiyomika stared into Lin Fei's eyes, and suddenly burst into tears, shouting hysterically: "You lied, we can never see each other again! It's impossible... It's impossible..."
Chiyomika cried and fell on the table, her shoulders shaking. All of a sudden, all the past events appeared in front of Lin Fei . Lin Fei stood up, walked to her side, stroked her shoulders, and said softly: "Then stay? Not leaving?"
Chiyomika shook her head and cried, "It's impossible. My father and mother are in Japan. I can't abandon them..."
Lin Fei sighed softly, and had nothing to say. Chiyomika slowly stopped crying, stood up, and stared at Lin Fei with her big eyes full of tears. Suddenly she smiled bitterly and said sadly: "We shouldn't have known each other. God really knows how to play tricks on us..."
Lin Fei sighed and said nothing. Chiyomika said in a low voice: "Lin Fei, goodbye, take care."
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Mei Xiang, take care."
Chiyomika pulled the corner of her mouth, smiled, turned around and walked out. Lin Fei stared at the direction where she disappeared, and did not move his eyes away for a long time...
The next morning, Chiyomika followed Chen Fu onto the transport ship and headed for Taiwan Island. Lin Fei was afraid that he and Chiyomika would be sad when they parted, so he did not go to see her off in person. Instead, he went to the glass factory to see the effect of glass grinding. Lin Fei watched the glass grinding factory for a while, and then went to the chemical production area to see the production of trinitrotoluene.
Ten days passed in a flash. During these ten days, all factories were busy producing various industrial products according to Lin Fei's plan. Rangefinders and new artillery shells were also equipped on the Nuwa ship.
On this day, Lin Fei inspected the army all day and returned to his residence at night. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw a man sitting under the dark wall. The man was holding a big box in his arms. He didn't know what was inside. Lin Fei was very puzzled. He wondered who this person was and why he was sitting outside my yard so late at night?
Lin Fei walked towards the person, and when he saw the person clearly, he almost screamed, because that person was actually - Ling Xue!
Ling Xue also stood up when she saw Lin Fei coming over. Lin Fei asked helplessly, "Xue'er, what are you doing sitting here?"
Ling Xue looked at the guard at the door with grievance and said, "He won't let me in."
Lin Fei had specifically instructed his guards that no one was allowed to enter his house without his permission, so Ling Xue was kept outside.
Lin Fei asked: "What's the matter with you coming to see me? What's in the big box you're holding?"
Ling Xue said, "This box contains ore sent by the Filipinos from Leyte Island. Master Guan doesn't recognize it, so I wanted to bring it to you to have a look."
Lin Fei smiled and said, "Then you just hand the things in the box to the guard and go back. What are you doing sitting here? The ground is so cold! Be careful of getting a stomachache!"
Ling Xue felt warm in her heart, thinking that he was very considerate... As soon as this thought came out, she felt her face getting hot, and hurriedly said seriously: "No! The things in the box are very important, I must hand it to you personally."
Lin Fei smiled and said, "Okay, come in with me."
Lin Fei took Ling Xue into the house. Ling Xue opened the box. Lin Fei looked inside the box and felt his heartbeat quicken. He couldn't help but say, "It's this kind of ore! Great!"
Ling Xue smiled and said, "This ore looks like needles, really interesting."
Lin Fei smiled and said, "This thing is called nickel ore. Nickel can be extracted from it. Do you know what nickel is?"
Ling Xue shook her head. Lin Fei held the piece of nickel ore and said, "If we add nickel to the raw materials for steelmaking, the steel produced will be difficult to rust. I call this kind of steel 'stainless steel'. This kind of steel is an important material for building warships!"
As Lin Fei was talking, he suddenly smelled a strong meaty aroma. He was startled and wondered how could nickel ore smell like meat? How strange! He looked down and saw Ling Xue taking out a large plate of golden crispy meat from the box like a magic trick. Then he smiled and said, "City Lord, try my cooking!"
Lin Fei's heart moved, and he thought to himself: "I was wondering why Ling Xue had to wait for me outside in person. It turns out that there are more than just ore in this box."
At this moment, a loud shout was heard from outside the yard: "Lao Lin, something bad has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
Lin Fei was startled and listened carefully. He recognized the voice as Liu Daming's. He immediately thought, maybe something happened to the warship!
Looking at Ling Xue again, she was terrified when she heard the shout. She reached out to pick up the plate of crispy meat, hid it back in the box, and closed the lid.
