Chen Baoxiang left the inn with Wu Yixiao. The people from the Sharpshooter Club were watching him with eager eyes. As long as he showed a trace of fear, they would probably be killed on the spot today.
"Third brother, third brother, third brother..."
When he reached the head of Jinju Lane, Wu Yixiao suddenly stopped, covering his face with his hands and leaning against the earth wall.
"It's okay. You saw that beauty and you said everything you wanted to say. What else are you worried about?"
Tears welled up from Wu Yixiao's fingers, his throat was choked and his whole body was trembling.
Jinju Alley is very cold, with only two red paper lanterns under the eaves above the door of the mansion on the side, swaying in the wind.
After the winter solstice, we enter the twelfth lunar month.
As we enter the twelfth lunar month, the new year comes.
Chen Baoxiang thought about the people imprisoned in Meihua Mansion. If no one outside rescues them, it is very likely that these people will spend the New Year in prison.
"Third brother, I thought about it day and night, and finally said it... the woman running from the thunder tiger, cough cough cough cough... I told them that I want the woman running from the thunder tiger to accompany me all night, hehehehe... when
In front of the third master of the Shenqianghui, haha, I am really talented, I am really talented..."
Chen Baoxiang did not complain about Wu Yixiao. In troubled times, some people live in an ignoble existence. Their only goal is to live a long life, just like a turtle with a shrunken head.
Some people want to make fireworks explode in an instant and disperse with the wind.
Chen Baoxiang disdains doing both of these types of people.
He wants to live well and look for every opportunity to kill the Japanese.
Many Chinese people died at the hands of the Japanese, but if the person who died was not one of their close relatives, they would never feel angry.
"Five people——"
This sentence came to Chen Baoxiang's mind. Although there were only three words, they represented his father, mother, eldest brother, second sister, and third sister.
My parents lived in Luokou Ferry and were arrested by the Japanese. They were said to be spies of the Eighth Front Army. My younger brother and sister went to visit them and were spotted by the Japanese spies. They were all arrested and publicly shot the next day. Their bodies were left lying in the willow forest on the south bank of the Yellow River.
inside.
"Kill the devil."
This matter is tied to Chen Baoxiang's life just like eating, drinking, dressing, and breathing.
When he lives, he has to do this thing - kill the Japanese.
"Third brother, that woman won't follow me, right? Luo Hongying, the ninth master of the Shenqianghui, is a well-known female knight in the world, the woman who runs the Thunder Tiger... Who am I? I'm a fucking thief, I can't see the light of day.
The snitch..."
Wu Yixiao was crying, laughing, and cursing at the same time. Although he was not crazy yet, he was already on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
"Fourth brother, we have agreed to complete our affairs. Let God decide what the outcome will be!"
"I want that woman—"
Chen Baoxiang frowned and looked at Wu Yixiao, whose face was covered with dust and tears.
He took Wu Yixiao's arm, and the two of them dragged themselves back to the back door of the rice shop.
Entering the yard, Liu Yue'e was sweeping the floor.
Chen Baoxiang winked, and Liu Yue'e lowered her head to work without saying a word.
"You stay in the woodshed for a while, and when you figure it out, go get down to business. Don't you want gold? Rescue the people from the gold transport team, and the gold will be yours. If you're still not clear-headed, just drink
A few ladles of cold water and then wash your face."
If he hadn't relied on Wu Yixiao to investigate the Plum Blossom Mansion, Chen Baoxiang would have let go long ago, leaving the lustful Wu Yixiao to fend for himself.
At the moment, there is no need for internal strife, only unity.
Fighting alone, no one has the ability to deal with the Japs in Plum Blossom Mansion.
This is the difference between Chen Baoxiang and everyone else. He not only wants to save people, but also wants to eradicate the root causes.
The Japanese have built so many mansions in Jinan. Each one is like a cancer. It should be eradicated as soon as possible.
He locked Wu Yixiao in the woodshed and opened the door to do business as usual.
It was almost noon when two men wearing black cotton robes came in and sat at the table next to the door.
They wore gray woolen hats on their heads, the brim of the hat was pushed down low, covering their eyebrows.
Chen Baoxiang was sitting behind the counter, holding a brush in his hand. On the surface, he was keeping accounts, but in fact, he kept glancing at them from the corner of his eye.
When he thought of Bi Gong and Bi Jing, Chen Baoxiang felt a chill on his back and couldn't breathe.
He is not a timid person. Heroes from all walks of life in China are also brave, resourceful and heroic people. But whenever he sees Bi Gong and Bi Jing, he will subconsciously shrink back.
"Ahem."
One of them coughed twice, the cotton curtain at the door was raised, and a young man with strong skills flashed in. He lowered his hands respectfully and stood next to the two of them.
"It's time to go to Daming Lake Tiegong Temple. The people of the Sharpshooter Club don't know whether to live or die, and they are still hanging around. Catch them, arrest them. It's really troublesome."
The young man bent down to accept the order and went out immediately.
"These people, from Harbin to Peiping, from Jinmen to Rehe... are really not easy to worry about. Because of these things, I can't sleep at night, and I am so tired that I have lung disease. If I didn't give the young marshal face, one by one
, give them all a bullet, and their ears will be clean."
The person who started talking would stop and gasp for breath every few words, as if his body was seriously ill and he could not breathe smoothly.
Chen Baoxiang did not dare to look at them directly, so he took advantage of the other person's cough to pour two large bowls of hot water, put them on a tray, and sent them to their table.
The speaker stretched out his right hand, bent his index finger and middle finger, and tapped twice on the table.
This is the tea drinking etiquette in the north. By doing this, it means that he does not regard Chen Baoxiang as a hotel clerk, but as a friend and peer.
Chen Baoxiang took the tray and stepped back, secretly frightened.
The two of them were sitting at the table, and there was an invisible murderous aura surrounding the table.
He put down the water bowl, and the man returned the favor, vaguely indicating that the other party knew his true identity and responded with courteous etiquette.
"This is troublesome."
Chen Baoxiang's heart sank suddenly, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Second brother, second brother, you always keep silent. So many things have happened, and you don't even help me with an idea. The Japanese have sent us so many tasks, but why don't you just say something? What should we do?
How to arrest someone, and what to do after being arrested..."
The man near the window opened his mouth and said only one word: "Wait."
"Hey, second brother, second brother, wait, wait, wait, wait, when? When we came from Peiping, on the train, you just said wait, and when we arrived in Jinan, you were still waiting - what are you waiting for?
Are you waiting for God to throw buns down? This is Lao Han's territory, we have reached the end of the field, quickly open your eyes and think of a way, don't sleep..."
The second person spoke again: "The matter of Dragon Vein is a big deal. After forty years of ups and downs, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces have not found it. How can we be so good? When Old Han died, he told me personally that the leading car was in Jinan.
Absolutely true.”
Chen Baoxiang was surprised. The "Old Han" they called must be Chief Han who once guarded Jinan.
If the leading car is in Jinan, looking for the Dragon Vein of the Qing Dynasty, there will be real clues.
"Master, I can't find the spice bag for cooking meat. Come and help me take a look!"
Liu Yue'e raised the backyard door curtain, with an anxious face, and waved to Chen Baoxiang.
When Chen Baoxiang went out, Liu Yuee immediately pointed to the woodshed.
When he entered, he found that Yu Shutong had also arrived.
However, the situation of the two of them was very bad.
Yu Shutong's pistol was inserted into Wu Yixiao's mouth and he had already pinned him to the corner of the kang.
"How dare you say such disrespectful words that you don't want to live anymore? You don't want to live anymore?"
Chen Baoxiang scratched his head. What Wu Yixiao said had offended everyone in the Sharpshooter Club.
Now, he really didn't want to care about Wu Yixiao's affairs. At the critical moment, he made such a big joke and simply didn't want to live. What's more, Wu Yixiao was not joking, but really wanted to sleep with Ben Leihu's woman.
He walked in, closed the door behind his back, and sat on the firewood pile on the side.
"I... just want to... say, a woman who is running for the thunder tiger, I just said, what can you do? Beautiful, Luo Hongying is so beautiful, which man wouldn't be tempted... What about you? What about you? Hehe, hehe...
One night, I saw you standing on Furong Street...looking at the window of the inn, thinking to yourself, you like her too, don't you?"
Yu Shutong let out a low drink and moved his index finger, almost pulling the trigger.
"Don't, don't be impulsive, Mr. Yu, don't be impulsive. Mr. Zhao and I have already discussed that we will work together to save people. If you kill Wu Yixiao, the plan will be ruined!"
Chen Baoxiang stretched out his hands and waved them repeatedly to stop the book boy.
All he wanted was to complete the overall goal of killing the Japanese and did not want to care about the messy affairs between men and women.
"What the hell are you talking nonsense... I have never been selfish towards Sister Ninth!"
"Haha, if you have the ability... confront me, confront me to Luo Hongying..."
Yu Shutong withdrew his gun and grabbed Wu Yixiao's throat with his left hand.
Chen Baoxiang sighed. He has known since he was young that some people can conspire to achieve great things in the world, but some people can only work together to do some sneaky and petty things.
The Japanese occupied Jinan, then moved all the way east, occupied Weixian, and pointed directly at Jiaodong.
The violent force is like the Yellow River bursting its banks, irresistible.
On the other hand, the Jianghu forces in Shandong that have been famous for a long time are fighting on their own, coveting small fortunes, and are not aware of the Japanese's huge plan.
Cross the Yalu River, occupy the prosperous lands of the three eastern provinces, build arsenals, grain depots, and medicinal material depots. At the same time, use this as a base to send spies to go deep into the two sides of the Yellow River, both sides of the Yangtze River and major cities in China to draw city defense maps.
After that, we passed Shanhaiguan, captured Beiping, Rehe, Jinmen, Shandong, Henan, Shanghai, and then went south to Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
When they occupy the cities and ports along the ocean line, it is equivalent to sealing off the Chinese side.
The rebels could only retreat to the mountainous areas in the northwest, due west, and southwest. There were only mountains and rocks there, and there was no flat and fertile land where they could harvest food.
"Thousand taels of gold, outwit the birthday card..."
Chen Baoxiang suddenly laughed angrily when he thought of Wu Yixiao's purpose of coming to Jinan from Zhaoyuan.
"Hehe, hehehe...hahahaha..."
He really found it ridiculous because everyone valued gold as bigger than the sky and Luo Hongying as more important than the danger of Jinan.
What's the point of being with such people?
"Hey, what are you laughing at?"
Yu Shutong raised his head, with veins bulging on his forehead and a ferocious look on his face.