Arsenal Military Academy Episode 16 Recap
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Xie Xiang saw at a glance that Lin Xianwei had just returned from studying in Japan. Lin Xianwei heard that Xie Xiang was attending Arsenal Military Academy and also wanted to give up writing for the army to serve the country. He greatly admired Japan's advanced culture, claiming that China and Japan shared the same language and culture and should advance together. However, Xie Xiang felt that although Japan had a small territory, it was an ambitious country.
Lin Xianwei and Xie Xiang hit it off immediately and invited Xie Xiang to participate in their gathering activities. Gu Zongtang saw the newspaper report about Gu Yanzhen and Qu Manting's gossip news and severely reprimanded him. Gu Yanzhen was indifferent. Gu Zongtang was preparing to go to Beijing and told him to stay home and not go out causing trouble again. Gu Qiqi and her mother had already gone to Beijing in advance.
Gu Yanzhen thought that Xie Xiang's home was in Beijing and he wanted to go with Gu Zongtang. Xie Xiang changed into a dress and returned home. Her mother thought she had gotten darker and thinner, and lovingly fussed over her, urging her to return to Beijing to study. Xie Xiang insisted on staying in Feng'an because that's where Xie Liangchen had died, and she wanted to be closer to her brother. Her mother no longer forced her.
Gu Yanzhen suddenly came to visit and brought many gifts. Xie Xiang refused to let him in. Xie Zhipèi came out upon hearing the news and invited Gu Yanzhen in. Xie Xiang casually said that they were classmates, which greatly confused Xie Zhipèi because Xie Xiang was studying at a girls' school and couldn't have male classmates. Gu Yanzhen quickly explained that he was good friends with Xie Xiang's classmate Tan Xiaojun.
Xie Zhipèi believed him, but Xie's mother felt something was off and suspected that Gu Yanzhen and Xie Xiang were dating. Xie Xiang strongly denied it, but her mother didn't believe her at all. Gu Yanzhen first expressed his father Gu Zongtang's admiration for Xie Zhipèi, then immediately stated his own respect, even listing Xie Zhipèi's articles one by one as if they were treasures, praising his views and writing style. Xie Zhipèi also greatly praised Gu Zongtang's patriotism.
Xie Zhipèi and Gu Yanzhen hit it off immediately and chatted more and more happily. Xie's mother was more concerned about how Gu Yanzhen knew Xie Xiang. Gu Yanzhen lied that they met during an outing and also praised Xie's mother for her elegant demeanor and gentle virtuousness. Xie's mother was deeply impressed and invited him to stay for dinner. Xie Xiang was disgusted by Gu Yanzhen's flattery and severely scolded him.
Gu Yanzhen was not angry and tried hard to please her. Xie's mother quickly prepared a large table of dishes. Gu Yanzhen highly praised her cooking skills and voluntarily accompanied Xie Zhipèi in drinking. Xie Zhipèi and his wife were overjoyed by Gu Yanzhen's charming words and liked him more and more. Xie Xiang openly accused Gu Yanzhen of flattering them, but Xie Zhipèi and his wife even scolded Xie Xiang and told her to learn from Gu Yanzhen.
Xie Xiang was even more upset. After dinner, Gu Yanzhen came to visit Xie Xiang's boudoir. Xie Xiang forcibly drove him out. Gu Yanzhen said goodbye and left. Xie Zhipèi and his wife warmly invited him to visit again and also asked Xie Xiang to see him off. Xie Xiang could only do it reluctantly. Gu Yanzhen tried hard to make her happy, but Xie Xiang remained cold towards him.
Before leaving, Gu Yanzhen arranged to treat her to dinner the next day, meeting at 8 o'clock at the place where they parted. If Xie Xiang didn't come, he would go to her house. Oda Hiroshi came to Beijing to disrupt the students' gathering. The next morning, it snowed heavily. Gu Yanzhen arrived at the appointed place early. Xie Xiang arrived late and saw Gu Yanzhen having a snowball fight with the neighborhood children.
Xie Xiang wanted to go home for dinner. Gu Yanzhen wanted to go home with her. Xie Xiang had to take Gu Yanzhen to eat douzhi and jiaoquan. Gu Yanzhen couldn't get used to these, so Xie Xiang sulked and told him to go hungry. Lin Xianwei brought the core members of the students studying in Japan to meet with Beijing students Chen Rong and Lu Yong, among others. They went to Lu Yong's house to discuss the gathering arrangements.
Oda Hiroshi sent Japanese spies to track them and left a mark outside Lu Yong's house. Gu Yanzhen took Xie Xiang to visit his large house in Beijing. Xie Xiang saw a photo of their family of three. Gu Yanzhen became sad when talking about his deceased mother. He even found the memories of her beating him when he was a child warm. Xie Xiang thought his mother was very beautiful.
Gu Yanzhen took out the family photo and asked Xie Xiang to keep it for him and return it when they returned to the military academy. Afterwards, Gu Yanzhen took Xie Xiang to visit his music room, played an old record on the spot, and invited Xie Xiang to dance with him. Lin Xianwei, Lu Yong, and Chen Rong discussed the route for the gathering parade.
Lin Xianwei took out a protest letter written in blood by all the students studying in Japan. Suddenly, Japanese samurai rushed into the Lu family house and massacred the students. Lu Yong, Lin Xianwei, and Chen Rong jumped over the wall to escape. The Japanese samurai pursued them relentlessly. To cover Lin Xianwei, Lu Yong was brutally killed. Lin Xianwei fought desperately with the Japanese samurai. He fought and retreated, finally crashing through a door.
Xie Xiang and Gu Yanzhen were dancing in the room. She recognized Lin Xianwei at a glance. The police arrived shortly after and arrested Xie Xiang, Gu Yanzhen, and Lin Xianwei without question. Upon seeing this, Oda Hiroshi immediately drove to find Song Maogong. Gu Yanzhen promised to get Xie Xiang out first and also reminded her not to get involved with progressive students like Lin Xianwei. Lin Xianwei protested to the police, repeatedly stating that the Japanese had killed their classmates, but the police insisted they were the murderers.
