Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 382 A Mysterious Gift! The Gambling King's Daughter's Generous Statement!

Inside the Land Rover.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Qiu Yanfei pursed her red lips, looking somewhat nervous.

She was a little worried that Zhao Ruilong wouldn't like the gift.

So, seeing Zhao Ruilong's solemn expression, he slowly flipped through the photo album.

Her heart was pounding uncontrollably.

As for Zhao Ruilong...

He never expected that the gambling king He Hongmiao would entrust his beloved daughter Qiu Yanfei to send such a special gift.

They are not rare treasures, nor antiques or paintings, but old photo albums and old film reels that record a century of humiliating history.

The well-preserved old photos vividly reflect this humiliating history of national subjugation, shattered land, trampling, colonial plunder, slaughter, and aggression.

Seeing countless compatriots being driven together and subjected to relentless machine gun fire...

Seeing a pregnant woman being disemboweled, and an unborn baby being impaled with a bayonet...

Seeing two snarling invaders brandishing long swords and competing to behead someone...

I saw many men, women, and children locked in gas chambers, tortured beyond recognition...

Zhao Ruilong gritted his teeth, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart.

Especially seeing those young children, tied to tree stumps, being used as bayonets by the invaders.

It's hard to imagine the fear and pain they felt before and after the bayonet pierced their young bodies.

Those damned beasts were even laughing!

Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but think of his daughter, who had just been born last night.

As parents, we must know how much anger and heartache we feel when our children are brutally slaughtered and killed.

Inhale and clench your teeth!

Zhao Ruilong suppressed his anger and heartache as he looked at the last photo.

Zhao Ruilong gently closed the photo album, shut his eyes, and took several deep breaths.

After a while.

Zhao Ruilong opened his eyes, and carefully bent down to put the photo album into the safe and close it.

"Excuse me, may I have a cigarette?"

Qiu Yanfei nodded vigorously.

She could understand Zhao Ruilong's heavy mood at this moment.

Although she was born into a wealthy family, she never experienced hardship growing up.

But seeing these tragic old historical photos still pained her deeply.

Zhao Ruilong opened the sunroof and lit a cigarette.

He closed his eyes and took a deep drag of his cigarette, one puff after another.

This humiliating history is infuriating to anyone who reads it.

I wish I could travel back in time and slaughter all those damned invaders.

However, instead of being able to travel back in time, some people deny and distort history.

This only fueled their anger and made them feel even more frustrated and resentful.

"Mr. Zhao, we're so sorry! We shouldn't have given you such an overly heavy gift on this joyous occasion of the birth of your daughter!"

Zhao Ruilong opened his eyes and glanced slightly at Qiu Yanfei, who looked apologetic.

"You don't need to apologize, I really love this gift! Really!"

"Gold and silver jewelry are not important to me, and I don't like them."

"But the gift you gave me is of great significance and serves as a great wake-up call for me."

"It reminds me not to forget the humiliating and tragic history of the past, and not to be complacent with any achievements."

"We must never forget history, strive for progress, and complete the great rejuvenation of the nation so that history will not repeat itself!"

Qiu Yanfei pursed her red lips and silently looked at Zhao Ruilong.

If it were someone else giving a passionate speech, she would find it insincere, like official jargon and platitudes.

But Zhao Ruilong is different.

She knew how hard Zhao Ruilong had worked to help the Dragon Kingdom develop and achieve national prosperity and strength.

He was not a spoiled brat who rested on his father's laurels, was ignorant, and indulged in extravagance.

of course.

It was precisely because they knew that Zhao Ruilong had a sincere patriotic heart that the father and daughter presented him with such a special gift.

If it were a spoiled brat whose mind had long since degenerated, he would definitely be unhappy to receive such a gift, even if he said thank you.

Why would you give away old photo albums or old film rolls? What's the point?

What is the point of forgetting history?

All that spoiled brats want is fame and fortune!

What they really want are antiques, paintings, calligraphy, and rare treasures that can be converted into cash.

Only Zhao Ruilong!

Investing trillions of yuan has driven China's economic take-off.

Promote military-civilian integration and military reform to help strengthen national defense.

Only someone who is wholeheartedly devoted to the country and its people would respect history and cherish it as a treasure.

"By the way, where did your dad get these precious old photos and films that directly reflect the truth of history and that the invaders certainly wouldn't dare to expose easily?"

Zhao Ruilong asked with great curiosity.

Because decades ago, cameras and video cameras were already very rare.

The Dragon Kingdom, which was brutally invaded, would have had no chance to film and document the event.

Only invaders and colonizers could possibly film on location.

After the war ended, the Dragon Kingdom tried every means to collect evidence of the invaders' crimes.

But decades have passed, and despite the enormous human, material, and financial resources spent, little historical evidence of wrongdoing has been collected.

Many aggressors and their descendants have been trying their best to deny history, so how could they possibly hand over the evidence voluntarily?

The old film and photographs sent by He Hongmiao and his daughter now provide irrefutable evidence of that humiliating history, enough to shut up the sophistry of the descendants of the invaders and their lackeys.

So Zhao Ruilong was naturally curious: where did He Hongmiao, the gambling king of Haomen, get such a precious historical record?

Faced with this curious question, Qiu Yanfei smiled somewhat awkwardly:

“My dad owns a casino. Those gamblers who are desperate to win back their losses will sell anything to raise money.”

"Since these gamblers are so eager to gamble and they have something to sell, we can't just refuse to do business with them, can we?"

"Over the decades, our family's pawnshop business has accumulated quite a lot of items. I also started the jewelry business to help my family sell some of their gold and silver jewelry."

"These old films and photos were collected by my father over the decades. He also has some lost cultural relics that he plans to donate to the country in the future."

Zhao Ruilong had learned about He Hongmiao, the gambling king who was born in Hong Kong and made his fortune in Macau.

He not only has multiple nationalities but also once held foreign citizenship, so he is not a true Chinese citizen.

In addition, he is also a very shrewd businessman, and naturally, he values ​​profit more than anything else.

It's his prerogative to decide whether to wait for the items to appreciate in value before reselling them, or to give them away or donate them to the country at the right time!

Therefore, we cannot judge him with the mindset and perspective of ordinary people. We cannot say that he is unpatriotic just because he did not donate historical artifacts to the country!

Moreover, due to various historical factors, the social environment, ideological atmosphere, concepts and customs of Hong Kong and Haomen are different from those of the mainland.

It's already quite good that they're not completely devoted to the West.

Now I'm giving myself such a 'generous gift'.

Clearly, it wasn't just out of gratitude for his help in mediating the misunderstanding between them and Wei Guanghong.

"Your father's patriotism truly moves me."

“I remember decades ago, he organized a fleet to break through the blockade and transport urgently needed supplies to the interior.”

"Later, he donated a considerable amount of money for disaster relief and education, making him a true patriotic entrepreneur!"

Upon hearing Zhao Ruilong's words, Qiu Yanfei's anxious heart immediately felt at ease.

“My dad has always been very concerned about the country’s development. He was especially excited when he heard that Beijing had won the bid to host the Olympics last year.”

"The time has come for us to hold our heads high, stand tall, welcome guests from all directions, and showcase our development achievements!"

"He said that our He family must contribute to the motherland and make this significant Olympic Games a success!"

"I asked my third brother to actively contact the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, intending to donate and build an Olympic venue with magnificent scale and oriental characteristics."

Zhao Ruilong nodded emphatically.

"Okay, great."

"Your father's generosity and sincerity will surely be remembered by hundreds of millions of Chinese people!"

"However, I am very grateful for the gifts you gave me, but I really dare not keep them for myself."

"I would like to take this opportunity to donate it to the Handong History Museum so that more people can remember history through it."

Qiu Yanfei smiled slightly.

"Since the gift has been given to you, you naturally have the right to dispose of it as you see fit."

"To be honest, I feel quite ashamed that I didn't donate such a historically significant photo film ring to the country sooner."

Zhao Ruilong quickly shook his head.

"No, no, no, you've already done very well."

"If it were someone without patriotism, they wouldn't be willing to buy them, let alone take good care of them."

In order to avoid getting entangled in this topic any further.

After stubbing out his cigarette, Zhao Ruilong changed the subject.

There's something I'd like to tell you right now.

"You said."

Qiu Yanfei turned slightly to the side, appearing ready to listen attentively.

Zhao Ruilong pressed the button and closed the sunroof.

"Didn't you come here to treat Wei Guanghong to a meal and apologize?"

"He was arrested and taken away by the Pingjin City police last night on suspicion of intentional assault."

"Unexpectedly, an accident occurred halfway there, and it seems that the person has unfortunately passed away."

"So you won't see him at lunch today, and naturally you don't need to apologize to him."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Qiu Yanfei exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh my god! He's so unlucky!"

Zhao Ruilong remarked with a half-smile:

"Maybe he used up all his good luck at the casino!"

Qiu Yanfei paused for a moment, then nodded and said:

"That's the only explanation."

At this point, Qiu Yanfei suddenly pointed into the distance and said in surprise:

"This is actually a railway bridge? When I came here last time, I thought it was an elevated highway!"

Following Qiu Yanfei's directions, Zhao Ruilong looked at the elevated railway, where the rails had been laid and the power grid had been erected.

"It's the first high-speed railway in our Dragon Kingdom designed for a speed of 350 kilometers per hour!"

"It is also the first phase of the Yanhu High-speed Railway, running from Jingzhou to Tianhai, with a total length of 300 kilometers and 21 stations."

"This high-speed railway, which was originally planned to be completed and opened to traffic in three years, has now basically completed the construction of the line and station buildings thanks to the tireless efforts of dozens of participating units and tens of thousands of workers day and night."

"If the static acceptance and joint commissioning and testing go smoothly, it may be open for trial operation before the end of the year. At that time, the fastest train from Jingzhou to Tianhai will only take one hour!"

Qiu Yanfei was surprised this time.

"Three hundred kilometers? In one hour?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "We also want to reduce the operating time to within one hour, but it takes a certain amount of time for high-speed trains to accelerate from leaving the station to decelerating upon entering the station."

"Therefore, even if you don't stop at any station, it's impossible to travel at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour from Jingzhou to Tianhai. Only if the entire line is completed in the future and you can travel directly from Yanjing to Tianhai without stopping will this section be able to run in under an hour."