The other party spoke so thoroughly, which shows that he has been following Chen Baoxiang for a long time and has seen everything Chen Baoxiang did.
"Which road are you from, my friend, tell me your name, make me bleed, and figure it out?"
"I'm from Nanshan. I came to town to play with girls and gamble a bit. Haha, I'm not lucky, so I have to keep doing my job!"
Chen Baoxiang did not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Since the other party was robbing him for gambling and prostitution, he was relieved.
"It's in the pocket."
He raised his hands and exposed both left and right pockets of his cotton robe.
The two men were very anxious. One on the left and one on the right, they each reached out and inserted their hands into Chen Baoxiang's pocket.
Chen Baoxiang spun his feet, turning his figure-eight steps into a T-step. He twisted his body, and the pocket of his cotton robe naturally entangled one of the other's hands, and at the same time, it also pulled the two of them's feet to slide.
His hands were originally raised very high, but they fell down easily, clasping the backs of their heads, as if they were picking up two watermelons in summer, and bumped them in the middle.
With a bang, the two of them collided and their faces were covered with blood. Blood splattered from their mouths and noses like fireworks.
Chen Baoxiang retreated, snatched the daggers from the two men, threw them into the stream nearby, and looked at the two men coldly.
Bandits in Nanshan have a long history. Chief Zhang and Chief Han both made great efforts to suppress the bandits. They destroyed the bandit's lair more than ten times, captured hundreds of people, and beheaded them in the street.
When Chief Han was in charge of Shandong, he carried out two large-scale bandit campaigns in September 1934 and October 1935, with a total of more than 4,000 people dispatched.
The fiercest battle took place from the south of Zhangqiu to Laiwu.
The anti-bandit troops deployed pocket formations and eliminated three major bandit forces in one fell swoop, wiping out more than 700 enemies.
The bandits suffered heavy losses and were forced to flee south. They were intercepted and killed successively at Jinyang Pass, Huangshi Pass and Qingshi Pass along the Great Wall of Qi.
Hu Tianci, the largest bandit leader at that time, led a personal guard of more than 300 people to avoid the above three major passes, broke into pieces, and migrated, preparing to escape south through the Twelve Passes of the Great Wall.
The fate of these people was even more tragic. The military divisions under Chief Han personally arranged their troops at Tianmen Pass, Hujiazhuang Pass, Beimen Pass, Hell King's Bizi Pass, Matouya Pass, Dongbianmen Pass, Beiluan Gong Pass, and Jiuding Pass.
Mine arrays, traps, and poison arrow arrays were deployed at twelve places: Shanguan, Zhenyuguan, Pilijian Pass, Fengmendaoguan, and Dongchefuguan. Hu Tianci's men were killed in one fell swoop, leaving no one alive.
Hu Tianci pleaded guilty, took off his clothes and shirtless, surrendered to the military advisor, and was escorted outside the official residence of Chief Han.
Chief Han was not polite and ordered people to beat gongs and drums and notify people from all over the country to watch the show of "cutting the bandits alive".
Cai Laoliu, the best executioner in Jinan City, took it upon himself to cut Hu Tianci one thousand and one times with his ancestral "Xingtang knife".
This wonderful show lasted for three days and three nights.
Cai Laoliu made the last cut, and Hu Tianci died.
Chief Han personally came to the scene and rewarded Cai Laoliu with three hundred yuan in recognition of his outstanding contribution to "punishing bandits."
When Chief Han went south and the Japanese entered the city, Nanshan bandits became rampant again.
At this moment and at that moment, when Commander Han's troops passed through the Qi Great Wall pass, he could probably think of the glorious battle a few years ago, right?
Thinking of these, Chen Baoxiang was extremely emotional.
He even missed the time when Chief Han was here. Even though the common people were living a miserable existence, they could at least walk in and out of the major gates of Jinan City with pride and speak Jinan dialect loudly, instead of being like now, where they would start talking when they heard the Japanese speak.
Hurry up and shut up.
"My friend, I can't tell that you are an expert... I made a mistake this time, and I offended you so much..."
The two robbers got up, raised their sleeves, and wiped their faces randomly.
"Which king in Nanshan is your subordinate?"
"We are Han Jiuye's people."
People in the rice shop are talkative, and Chen Baoxiang also heard rumors about Nanshan and knew Han Jiuye's name.
This man was originally a blacksmith in Zhangqiu. The Japanese occupied Zhangqiu and forced their brothers to work in the barracks. At first, they did the menial work of forging bayonets and making chains. Later, they saw that he was agile and selected him to the maintenance class to learn from it.
Repair firearms.
Master Han Jiu learned his skills and figured out the rules of the changing of the guard in Zhangqiu. He took seven or eight of his brothers, stole a dozen long guns and three boxes of bullets, and went directly to Nanshan to occupy the mountain as king.
"Let's go, don't talk nonsense. I remember you two. If you dare to talk nonsense, you will not be able to cross the moat of Jinan City."
Chen Baoxiang felt very desolate inside, without any anger or fear.
The appearance of these two bandits reminded him of the past.
When his whole family was wiped out, he woke up in the middle of the night with blood rushing to the sky. He also wanted to go directly to Nanshan, gather a team, and fight the Japanese with real swords and guns.
Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one.
The worst thing is, this seven-foot body will risk everything to avenge his parents, siblings.
Chen Baoxiang, a man from Jinan who is full of martial arts skills and is famous, can't be compared to a blacksmith, right?
"Thank you, the green mountains will not change and the green water will always flow. We are all Jinan people. We will not see you when we look up. The kindness of not killing today will be repaid later."
The two of them left along the path, the sound of footsteps clattering for a while and soon disappeared.
"Such a pig is no better than a dog. He is only worthy of being a bandit! If I, Chen Baoxiang, fall into the trap and become a bandit, will it be possible for me to associate with such a person?"
Chen Baoxiang smiled bitterly, took a dead branch and stirred it in the stream a few times. The sand rolled and covered the two knives.
When they got home, Liu Yuee and the children had already gone to bed.
Chen Baoxiang first went to the woodshed to have a look, but there was no one inside.
He made the most important decision to visit the prisoner at Plum Blossom Mansion tomorrow.
No matter how much he cherished his sworn relationship, he could no longer believe Wu Yixiao at the moment.
"There are few benevolent and righteous gentlemen among those who indulge in prostitution and gambling."
"Among your friends, you must not have anyone who is fond of whoring, gambling, or smoking."
"If you are close to vermillion, you will be red; if you are close to ink, you will be black; if you are close to prostitution, you will be lustful and forgetful; if you are close to gambling, you will be eager for quick success; if you are close to gambling, you will not know whether to live or die. Therefore, I, the children of the Chen family, must remember, remember."
These are the teachings given to him by his father. From childhood to adulthood, he keeps them in mind every moment.
He doesn't believe in Wu Yixiao, nor does he believe in the Gunslingers Club, he only believes in himself.
That night, Chen Baoxiang tossed and turned, with Gu Lanchun's shadow floating in front of his eyes.
"What's the first thing you should say when you see her?"
"She entered the Plum Blossom Mansion. It seems like she did it intentionally?"
"Rescue her, where to go next?"
At dawn, Chen Baoxiang reluctantly fell asleep.
As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw an eye-catching white-fronted tiger rushing in from the street and heading towards the backyard.
He immediately drew his sword and stood at the door of the north room to block the tiger.
Inside the house was his family, something he could never let go of.
Born, born together.
Death, death together.
"The boss, the boss..."
He heard Liu Yue'e's cry and sat up suddenly.
"I ordered food from Yuqian Cheongsam Shop on Furong Street and asked for it to be delivered early at noon. Twenty portions, rice and meat."
Liu Yue'e stood in front of the bed with a smile, holding two pieces of ocean in her hands.
There are no tigers outside, only wisps of sunlight shining through the gaps in the haze.
Liu Yue'e is happy when business comes to her.
Take out the two five-layer food boxes in advance and wash them clean.
Since the Japanese entered the city, these two large food boxes have never been used. The green bamboo poles of the picky food boxes have been kept in the woodshed and have long been covered with dust.
"My boss, I haven't had such a big business for a long time. I was wondering if it would be useful to go to Qianfo Mountain to burn incense and kowtow to the God of Wealth on the fifteenth day of last month?"
Liu Yue'e was very happy, the wind was blowing under her feet, and the harder she worked, the more energetic she became.
When she was young, Liu Yue'e didn't believe this either.
Ever since Xiu'er landed, she began to learn to burn incense at Qianfo Mountain.
Something happened at Luokou, and she was frightened. She asked Goddess Kong at the Windmill Street for advice, saying that she should go to Qianfo Mountain to burn incense, pay homage to the Lingguan Hall and the God of Wealth Hall, and then go halfway up the mountain toward the southeastern valley to pay homage to the Mother of the Snake King.
You can keep your whole family safe and sound.
So, she turned over the almanac every month, and the top priority on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month was to go to Qianfo Mountain.
Chen Baoxiang knew the inside story. He ordered a meal at Yuqian Cheongsam Shop on Furong Street because Lien Chengbi wanted to see him.
Chen Baoxiang did not dare to neglect, so he ordered Liu Yue'e to take action in advance. At eleven o'clock at noon, he went out with the food box.
Even if it was an honest matter like "delivering food", he would not make it public and would go out through the back door instead of the front door.
After so many things happened, he became extremely cautious. As the elders say, he lives with his tail between his legs.
When he arrived at the cheongsam shop, he took off his pole and went in carrying the food box.
Under the guidance of the store clerk, we bypassed the counter and went to the backyard.
Obviously, there were not that many people in the shop, there were only three tailors and two clerks, and the other one was Liang Chengbi who was reading a book under the window.
"sit."
Lian Chengbi was very polite, put down his book and poured tea for Chen Baoxiang.
The two guys were walking towards the back carrying food boxes. When Chen Baoxiang heard the door open, he must have left the yard and gone somewhere else.
"Boss Chen, have you been working hard these days?"
Chen Baoxiang did not dare to sit down and remained standing.
He had already planned to stop at a cheongsam shop and then leave the city for Xie Ma Road.
The name was to deliver food, but in fact, what he wanted to do was to go into the Plum Blossom Mansion and find out for himself the route inside.
If Wu Yixiao could submit an archery letter to the Japanese military headquarters, he could possibly tamper with the Meihua Mansion and trap everyone there, including Chen Baoxiang.
"I know that you have good intentions when you want to save Gu Lanchun. However, this is not what you should do. Jianghu is a big dyeing vat. Good people jump in, and they will not end well like dyed soap. I advise you, don't move.
, there is no benefit in meddling blindly."
Lian Chengbi spoke calmly, with a faint smile on his lips.
"I understand, thank you for reminding me."
"You don't know - sometimes, when you get angry, you have to go for it even though there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead. Alas, people, the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone...Boss Chen
"Listen to me and bring the food box back later. It's not your business and it's not your business. Do you understand?"
Lian Chengbi's words were tactful, but the meaning was already clear.
That is, I don’t want Chen Baoxiang to get involved and cause trouble for himself.