Xu Dalong rode a fast horse and galloped towards Pingdu County. He climbed over a mountain and reached a fork in the road. He saw a village in the distance and ran in that direction.
This village is called Guocun, and the Third Company of the Division's Guard Battalion is stationed in this village. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he explained his identity to the soldiers standing guard outside. The soldiers took him to see Zhao Daman, the platoon leader of the second platoon of the guard company.
Zhao Daman is of medium height, strong build, small eyes, but looks very energetic. He is the husband of Chuntao, a cook in the quilt factory.
Xu Dalong came to him because he was not familiar with the terrain in this area. Zhao Daman's home is not far from Pingdu County, and he came to Zhao Daman to understand the situation.
After Xu Dalong explained his purpose of coming, Zhao Daman was very enthusiastic. After asking a few questions about Chuntao, he drew a simple topographic map around Pingdu County according to Xu Dalong's request and made the situation as detailed as possible.
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He also specially reminded Xu Dalong that on the way, he would pass through a village called Liujiazhuang. In that village, there was a bully landlord named Liu Laocai, who is now the chairman of the Japanese maintenance committee. His son is the captain of the puppet army squadron in the county.
, in the village, bullies men and women, and commits all kinds of evil. He has several servants under him, and has more than a dozen long and short guns at home. Let Xu Dalong be careful.
The reason why Zhao Daman explained so clearly was because he was from this village and had not been back for a long time. He wanted to ask Xu Dalong to send a message back to his home.
Xu Dalong promised with all his heart, saying that he would definitely bring the message to him.
When Xu Dalong arrived at Liujiazhuang, it was already 10:30 in the evening. He waited outside for more than an hour and saw that the village was dark, so he tied up his horse and quietly entered the village.
Following the terrain described by Zhao Daman, Xu Dalong came to Zhao Daman's house, climbed into his yard, and gently knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" A young man's alert voice came from the room.
"Is it Zhao Xiaoman? I am a friend of your brother Zhao Daman. He specially asked me to deliver a message."
"Oh, wait a minute." The young man said. The oil lamp was quickly lit in the room, and then the sound of walking was heard, and the door opened with a creak.
What came out was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, a little taller than Zhao Daman, and similar in appearance to him, but slightly more immature.
He welcomed Xu Dalong into the house and asked cautiously: "You know my brother, where is he now?"
Zhao Daman and Chuntao fled their hometown and quietly joined the anti-Japanese army. In order to cover up others' eyes and prevent being persecuted by the Japanese puppets, their family members said that they encountered bandits when they went out and they were all dead.
Xu Dalong told him his identity and origin.
Seeing that Xu Dalong could not only tell the details about his brother, but also his sister-in-law, Zhao Xiaoman believed him and immediately became enthusiastic.
Xu Dalong delivered Zhao Daman's message and then said hello to Zhao Xiaoman's father.
Mentioning this, Zhao Xiaoman looked angry and said: "He was arrested by Liu Laogou. Tell my brother to bring someone to rescue him quickly."
It turns out that the maintenance association in the village has to collect various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes on behalf of the puppet regime. Liu Laocai, the maintenance association president, is greedy and wants to double the amount on top of the above requirements.
Zhao Xiaoman's father could not pay the money, so Liu Laocai said that Zhao Daman had joined the Anti-Japanese Army outside and sent people to arrest his father. He would not release him until he paid double the amount of money.
Xu Dalong comforted him and said: "Brother Xiaoman, don't worry, your brother and I are on the same team. I will help you rescue your father."
Zhao Xiaoman looked at Xu Dalong in confusion and said, "How many of you are here?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "It's just me. But don't worry, I will definitely be able to rescue your father. Well, let me ask you a few questions first."
Zhao Xiaoman was doubtful and said, "Just ask."
Xu Dalong asked: "If I rescue your father and let you leave this village and join your brother, is it okay?"
Zhao Xiaoman said happily: "Okay. We don't have any other relatives in this village. We only have these few shabby houses, so there is nothing we can't bear to part with."
Xu Dalong asked: "Is Liu Laocai's family rich?"
Zhao Xiaoman said angrily: "Liu Laocai's family has thousands of acres of fertile land, so he knows how to plunder the people. The family has a lot of money, and he is a well-known rich man."
Xu Dalong smiled and said, "That's good."
He then asked: "Your brother said he has bodyguards at home, how many are there in total?"
Zhao Xiaoman said: "There are six people in total, and they all have guns. The leader is Wang Pao. He is a bearded man from the Northeast. He is very good at boxing, kicking and marksmanship. Can you do it alone?"
Zhao Xiaoman was really worried that Xu Dalong could not deal with them alone.
Xu Dalong asked: "Have you been to Liu Laocai's house?"
Zhao Xiaoman said: "I went there when I paid the rent, and I just entered the yard. I don't know the rest of the place."
Xu Dalong frowned and asked, "Is there anyone in this village who is familiar with the situation inside Liu Laocai's house?"
Zhao Xiaoman thought for a while and said: "The bodyguard Wang Pao must be familiar with the situation in the Liu family compound. In order to win over Wang Pao, Liu Laocai married him a wife and built him a house in the village. He would not be there at night."
I lived in Liu Laocai's house, but that guy was very powerful. A few years ago, bandits came to the village, and there were dozens of them. Wang Pao knocked down seven or eight of them with one shot, and the bandits were driven away.
It is precisely because he saved Liu Laocai's family that Liu Laocai was so kind to him."
Xu Dalong asked: "How is Wang Pao like a person?"
Zhao Xiaoman said: "Wang Pao looks very fierce, but he is okay with the people in the village. I have never seen him beating or scolding anyone in the village. He is only responsible for looking after Liu Laocai's home and hospital, and I have not seen him do other bad things.
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Someone in the village is familiar with his mother-in-law, and I heard that Wang Pao had worked as a beard in the Northeast before, and then he entered the customs for some unknown reason and came here."
When Xu Dalong asked this, he already had an idea in his mind. He looked at Zhao Xiaoman and said, "Xiaoman, how brave are you?"
Zhao Xiaoman was full of energy and immediately patted his chest and said: "You tell me, as long as I can save my father, I can do anything."
Xu Dalong explained to Zhao Xiaoman, and then the two of them came to Wang Pao's house together.
After Wang Pao vented his anger on the woman, he was awakened by the sound coming from the courtyard door not long after he fell asleep.
He was a very alert man. He immediately took out the shell gun from under the pillow and asked: "Who is it?"
The people outside said nothing and continued to knock on the door.
Wang Pao had no choice but to put on his clothes, holding a gun in his hand, and came to the door of the yard. He asked again: "Who is it?"
The people outside still remained silent. Wang Pao held the gun in his right hand, gently pulled the door bolt with his left hand, then opened the door suddenly and pointed the muzzle of the gun outside.
Standing outside was Zhao Xiaoman. When he saw Wang Pao pointing a gun at him, he was so frightened that he kept saying, "Uncle Wang, I am Xiaoman."
Wang Pao has been in this village for several years and almost everyone in the village knows him. He said angrily: "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Zhao Xiaoman stretched out a hand and opened his palm. There were two oceans in it. He said timidly: "Uncle Wang, I will give you this money. You can help save my father."
When Wang Pao saw that there was no danger, he put the gun in his waist and said, "You have a lot of money. If you give it to your boss directly, won't he let you go?"
Zhao Xiaoman said: "That's not what Butler Liu said. He said that my brother was not dead and had become an anti-Japanese army. He wanted to hand my father over to the county to be treated as an anti-bandit.
Uncle Wang, you have face with your employer, take this money and intercede for me to let my father go."
Wang Pao knew about Zhao Xiaoman's father. He frowned and said, "Well, tomorrow you go to the boss and give him the money directly. I will help you talk about your father's matter."
Zhao Xiaoman was a little worried, so he insisted on giving the money to Wang Pao and asked him to intercede.
Wang Pao became impatient and said, "Didn't I tell you? I'll let you find your boss tomorrow. If you keep nagging me, I won't care about your business."
Suddenly, Wang Pao noticed something moving behind him. He was very keen. He immediately reached out and took out the gun from his waist, and turned around suddenly.
Unfortunately, he was distracted by Zhao Xiaoman, and his movements were still half a beat slower. When he turned around, the muzzle of a black gun was already pressed against his head.
The person who came was none other than Xu Dalong. He heard that Wang Pao was a martial artist and knew that he must be very alert, so he arranged for Zhao Xiaoman to distract him and he climbed over the wall from the backyard, so he took advantage of the opportunity.
Wang Pao was very skilled, and he could tell that the opponent was not a simple person, so he did not dare to act rashly, and he obediently let Xu Dalong remove the shell gun from his hand.
He calmly whispered: "Hero, you have something to say."
Xu Dalong said: "Go inside and talk, and take care of your mother-in-law."
Wang Pao nodded, walked ahead and entered the main room.
Zhao Xiaoman also followed them in.
At this time, a woman's voice came from the room on the left: "Who is it in the middle of the night?"
Wang Pao said, "It's okay. Let's sleep in your room. My boss sent someone to talk to me." After saying that, he closed the door of the woman's room.
They came to a room on the right, and Xu Dalong said: "Light the lamp."
Xu Dalong sat on a chair and said to Wang Pao: "You can sit down too." Wang Pao sat next to him across the Eight Immortals Table.
Zhao Xiaoman was guarding the door with a shell gun in his hand. Zhao Xiaoman didn't know how to shoot, but at this time, the shell gun was loaded with bullets and loaded. All he had to do was pull the trigger on the person.
Wang Pao is twenty-seven, eight years old, of medium height, but very stout, one size wider than a person of the same height. He has big eyes, a high nose, and a big mouth. He has a fairly decent appearance. He is young and has a large forehead.
I already have wrinkles and look much older than my actual age.
Wang Pao said: "This good man came to visit late at night. What can I learn from you?"
Wang Pao was born in the world and had rich experience. He would not inquire about the other party's background at all, unless the other party was willing to tell them.
In the yard just now, Wang Pao refused to accept Zhao Xiaoman's money and promised to speak for Zhao Xiaoman. Xu Dalong knew that he was not a bad person, so he said: "Brother Wang Pao, don't worry, I'm not here for you, and I don't want to hurt you.
You, I have something to discuss with you." After saying that, he inserted the gun into his waist.
Wang Pao was well-informed, and based on Xu Dalong's attitude, he felt that the other party had no ill intentions, so he relaxed.
However, he understood that if someone came to him so late and took the risk, there must be something they wanted him to do. Although they were polite to him now, if he didn't cooperate, the consequences would be hard to predict.
He said: "What orders do you have, hero? Just tell me."
Xu Dalong did not directly explain the purpose of his visit. He looked at Wang Pao and said, "I heard that brother, you are a practicing master. Let's work together."
As he spoke, he stood up and stretched out his right hand.
Wang Pao relied on his strong martial arts skills, but he accidentally fell into Xu Dalong's trap. When he saw that Xu Dalong was about to compete with him in martial arts, he was secretly happy and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to catch Xu Dalong and reverse the passive situation in front of him.
So he also stood up and reached out to hold Xu Dalong's hand.
Wang Pao couldn't figure out Xu Dalong's strength. After he came up, he used 70% of his strength to test it. As a result, he found that the opponent's hand was soft and he felt that he was not strong enough. He immediately increased his strength.
However, he found that as his strength increased, the opponent's hand gradually became harder, and it actually felt like he was holding an iron block, causing his own hand to hurt.
At this time, he felt that the opponent's hand also increased its strength, and a huge force came over. He hurriedly tried to compete with the opponent, and the opponent's strength became stronger and stronger.
His veins burst out, and big beads of sweat fell down. Soon after, he felt that his bones were about to break. He couldn't stand the pain anymore, so he hurriedly said: "Hero, stop it."
, I’m convinced.”
Xu Dalong let go of his hand and sat back down.
Wang Pao shook his hand vigorously in pain, then held it with his left hand and rubbed it vigorously. It took a while before he felt a little more comfortable.
He sat back in his chair, clasped his hands in his fists, and said, "Wang admires this good man for his good kung fu."
Xu Dalong deliberately did this to convince Wang Pao. Otherwise, if Wang Pao did not cooperate, it would be very troublesome.
He said: "Brother Wang Pao, I need your help with something. Liu Laocai is rich and unkind, bullying men and women, and the people are extremely angry. The most important thing is that he turned to the Japanese invaders and bullied us Chinese, which is a heinous crime. I came here specially
I’m here to get rid of him, and I’m asking for your help in this matter.”
Hearing this, Wang Pao hesitated. He knew that his kung fu was not as good as the guy in front of him, and the gun was still in his hand. If he didn't cooperate, he would probably be dead. However, Liu Laocai was still good to him.
Yes, from an emotional point of view, he was a little unhappy. In addition, he was hired by Liu Laocai to care for the home. He took people's money and did not do anything with them. From a psychological point of view, he could not accept it.
He hesitated for a while and said tentatively: "This good man, my employer is not kind to me. Can you leave a way for my employer to survive?"
Xu Dalong admired Wang Pao's character of repaying kindness, and he had no intention of killing Liu Laocai, so he said: "Brother Wang Pao, you are a good man, I will give you this face."
Wang Pao said gratefully: "Thank you then. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"