In a dark cell.
Huo Dongsheng sat on the bed, looking at Su Tianyu who was standing in front of him and looking down at him, and said calmly: "I don't know why, but before I die, I want to see you."
Su Tianyu put his hands behind his back and sneered, "Aren't you a cheapskate? You didn't have to die."
As he spoke, the guard brought over a chair, Su Tianyu bent down and sat down, then stared at Huo Dongsheng.
There was no trace of panic or fear on his face. For a dying man, he behaved very calmly.
Both parties suddenly fell silent. Su Tianyu subconsciously took out a cigarette box from his pocket and lit a cigarette.
"Can you give me one?" Huo Dongsheng said to Su Tianyu with a calm look.
Su Tianyu did not answer, but just looked at him coldly.
Huo Dongsheng placed his hands on his thighs and said slowly: "I lost the battle and will pay the price for it. So many Chinese workers will die. Isn't that enough to appease your hatred?"
At this point, Huo Dongsheng suddenly laughed and said in a joking tone: "How about this, give me a cigarette, and when the public trial comes, I will curse myself more harshly! You can even ask me to bark like a dog."
Su Tianyu looked at Huo Dongsheng coldly, thought for a moment, and threw the cigarette and lighter over.
Huo Dongsheng reached out to take the cigarette, then knocked the cigarette box upside down, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff.
At that moment, Huo Dongsheng seemed to be somewhat satisfied. The once ambitious and insatiable president of the Chinese Workers' Union could now feel happy just because of a cigarette.
Su Tianyu didn't say anything, just looked at Huo Dongsheng quietly, wanting to see what he was going to say.
Huo Dongsheng was silent for a long time, with smoke coming out of his nostrils. He suddenly asked, "In your opinion, are you guys so right?"
Su Tianyu asked bluntly: "Who is right? The one who intercepted you halfway, or the one who betrayed your teammates?"
Huo Dongsheng shook his head, holding a cigarette between his fingers and replied: "Even if I don't cause trouble, as long as I don't listen to you, or even if there is an important decision that I don't agree with. Then you will hit me. I don't think there is any right or wrong in this matter. It's nothing more than a winner and a loser."
Su Tianyu intervened and looked at him: "Huo Dongsheng, don't argue here. No matter how you explain, you can't get rid of the fact that you want to be a traitor! It's even more inexplicable that you want to use Chinese resources to realize your ambition to become a high-ranking official."
Huo Dongsheng didn't get angry when he heard this, but nodded calmly: "Yes, I admit it."
Huo Dongsheng took a puff of his cigarette, sighed and said, "In fact, before I joined the Chinese Workers' Union, I served as a captain in the Chinese Corps in District 1 for eight years as a civilian. After that, I worked hard for another five years before being promoted to major. Finally, I was assigned to a logistics department to manage the station's war reserve materials. I also know your father, but his rank is much higher than mine, haha."
Su Tianyu didn't respond.
Huo Dongsheng continued without hesitation: "You are right, I have always had a breath in my heart. It is this breath that harmed me."
As he spoke, Huo Dongsheng held a cigarette between his legs, his eyes becoming somewhat vague, as if he was recalling the past: "In those years, I relied on others' breath, worked hard to climb up, and tried my best to do all the work well, but it was useless. After more than ten years, I have seen through the essence and my mediocre ending. I admit that I like power, but I can't change anything. Until the emergence of the Chinese Workers' Union, I waited for a chance. In order not to continue to live this mediocre and indistinguishable life, I left the Chinese Corps and joined the Chinese Workers' Union, climbing step by step to the position of president. I don't hide my thoughts. I just want to be Song Jiang and find a good future for myself through political replacement."
"You are also a relatively honest shameless person." Su Tianyu interrupted and replied.
"You don't like power, so why are you risking your life like this?" Huo Dongsheng asked with a smile, "You're not afraid to admit this, are you?"
"I like it, but I have to know the right way to get it." Su Tianyu replied indifferently.
"Haha!" Huo Dongsheng smiled and shook his head in response: "You win, you got it in a proper way."
Su Tianyu did not express his opinion, but just held his chin and looked at him with deep eyes.
Huo Dongsheng flicked the ash off his cigarette and continued, "I understand that you look down on me, but this is my true thought, no different from that of ordinary people. However, my contact with District 1 is not the most important factor. I feel from the essence that my political philosophy is different from yours. What you want is to find a way home, but what I want is dependence and survival. I don't think there is anything wrong with my political philosophy. You can't lead a group of people into war and into the abyss just because a few of you want to be the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor and want to leave your name in history! Yes, I admit that you are the winners, but many people lose."
Huo Dongsheng pointed at himself and said, "We have already taken root here. Whether you admit it or not, we have entered the integration stage. Our responsibility is to give these people a solid and stable life, instead of thinking about resistance! You think I am a traitor, but have you ever thought about the real thoughts of most overseas Chinese? Do they want bloodshed? Do they want war? Why is my chance so small, but there are still a large number of people supporting me? Because no one wants to die!"
Su Tianyu frowned and did not respond.
Huo Dongsheng took a deep puff of his cigarette: "Your path will not work! Su Tianyu, you now have the ability to lay out the whole situation. I hope you can calm down and think about what I say. Think carefully about where the way out is for the more than 10 million Chinese people overseas. Instead of tying all Chinese people to your chariot for the sake of a few individuals or someone's wishes. Anyone who resists will be labeled a traitor. How many people died in the battle of Shengbao City? A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people. If you continue to do this, you will have to step on the mountains of corpses and seas of blood paved by these people! Think about it carefully, do you really want to go this way?"
After finishing a cigarette, Huo Dongsheng calmed down again. He looked at Su Tianyu and said, "I failed. I will confess my sins in public as you requested. However, I really hope you can seriously consider what I said. You are the one who can change the direction now, and you have the responsibility."
Su Tianyu looked at him without responding. He disagreed with many of Huo Dongsheng's words and even sneered at them.
But there were also some words that caused him confusion...
Yes, now that things have come to this, what should we do next
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District 1, Washington DC.
A group of people from the Qingyi Bureau went to the five places with approval documents and took Wang An away privately without Gwen's approval.