After dinner, Chen Baoxiang's inner uneasiness became more and more intense.
While making tea, hot water spilled out and burned his fingers.
This seemed to be an ominous sign, making him feel even more uneasy.
He packed a small two-layer food box, with a plate of meat and radish strips on the bottom layer and a bowl of rice on the top layer.
"I'll go out and take a look."
Liu Yue'e knew his habit and opened the door for him silently.
The food box is just a cover. If you encounter Japanese patrolling, you can just say that you are giving someone midnight snacks and you can get away with it.
Chen Baoxiang went all the way west, entered Xigendao Street, stopped at the intersection, and turned into Jinju Lane.
As he walked forward, he paid attention to the movement on both sides.
Since last year, the Japanese have placed spies on the streets. At any time, they will jump out of the shadows and check the certificates of good citizens.
After entering Furong Street, Chen Baoxiang felt a little more relaxed.
This used to be the most prosperous commercial street in Jinan City, with shops on both sides lined up row after row, and the signboards were one after another.
Even if the Japanese came, it did not affect the business of the merchants.
The only change is that there are more and more stores selling Japanese goods, and Japanese women wearing kimonos can be seen everywhere.
The place Chen Baoxiang wants to go to is the Yuqian Cheongsam Shop, which is located in the middle of Furong Street.
He didn't know what the mystery was behind the conversation between that woman and Gu Lanchun, but his intuition told him that the other party was forcing Gu Lanchun to do something that was not easy, and Gu Lanchun had to agree due to the moral principles of the world.
New-style signboards hang on both sides of the entrance of the cheongsam shop, and posters of cheongsam beauties are posted on the glass windows.
Chen Baoxiang walked by and paused for a moment in the shadows on the other side of the street.
Looking through the glass window, two tailors were arranging cloth in front of the counter. On the right side of the long table, a gray-haired male tailor was holding scissors and cutting clothes.
Chen Baoxiang couldn't see the woman, but he knew that she must be inside.
"Hahahaha, good wine, beautiful girl, beautiful girl..."
Two Japanese men passed by with two heavily made-up women in their arms. They were all drunk. They staggered, their bodies leaned, and they almost hit Chen Baoxiang's shoulder.
Chen Baoxiang shrank back and pressed his back against the wall.
Going out of the city at this moment is very eye-catching.
What's more, even if he goes out to the Grand View Garden, with his status, he won't be able to see Gu Lanchun, a big Qingyi.
Running around and consuming all your energy on the road is meaningless.
"I hope nothing happens, I hope it's just speculation."
Chen Baoxiang secretly comforted himself, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, he saw the curtain in the cheongsam shop lift, and a woman walked up to the counter from behind. She was the same one who had been to the rice shop.
The three tailors stopped what they were doing and greeted the woman.
Chen Baoxiang's sharp eyes saw the woman lift up the cloth and hide the willow leaf dagger in her sleeve underneath.
"Close later, work hard, and try to get out the two cheongsams that the guests want."
The woman walked to the door, looked out, and gave them loud orders.
"Yes, miss." The three of them agreed respectfully.
Chen Baoxiang watched from a distance and judged from the way the woman walked that she must be a practitioner and her skills were quite good.
When walking, the woman's feet were light and fluttery. Every time she turned around, her right toe was the axis, light and fast, as fast as a civet cat.
Chen Baoxiang has seen some boxers from the south. When fighting, they are as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit. They are very similar to this woman's movements.
He waited for a while, but the woman showed no other unusual behavior. She was very busy sewing cheongsams with three tailors.
Chen Baoxiang returned the same way and passed through Jinju Lane.
The sky is getting darker, the lanterns hanging at the entrances of the wealthy houses in Jinju Alley have been extinguished, and the entire alley is almost invisible.
Just as we arrived at Xigendao Street, someone ran towards us, holding a scarf with one hand and covering half of his face.
Chen Baoxiang stepped aside and blocked the food box in front of him.
The man lowered his head, rushed into Jinju Alley, and disappeared into the shadows.
Chen Baoxiang entered Xigendao Street and walked for more than ten steps when he heard a struggling sound coming from the alley on the side, as if a big goose had just had its neck broken and was flopping to death.
He did not stop, but quickly stepped away and arrived at the door of a house.
After a pause, a man crawled out of the alley, waving his right hand forward and making a roaring sound.
"It's Japanese——"
Based on his intuition, Chen Baoxiang judged that it was the two Japanese who had just passed by with their arms around women.
Sure enough, another man climbed out immediately, holding his throat with one hand and waving desperately with the other.
The two climbed to the middle of Xigendao Street and fell down almost at the same time, motionless.
Chen Baoxiang did not stop, let alone be stupid enough to go and check, but left quickly and jogged all the way back to the rice shop.
After entering the house, he immediately ordered Liu Yuee to turn off the lights.
After a while, the siren of the Japanese patrol rang out on the street outside.
Judging from the sound, at least three groups of people gathered towards Xigengdao Street.
"What's going on, boss?"
"Catch the thief. It's okay. Go to sleep."
Chen Baoxiang lied. He knew that Liu Yue'e was a country woman with long hair and short knowledge. If she heard that someone was killed in the street, she would be so scared that she would have nightmares for days.
When he woke up in the morning, Chen Baoxiang did not reveal anything.
After the restaurant opened, some regular customers came to eat and talk about what happened on Xigendao Street last night.
"Two Japanese had their throats cut and were killed with one knife. I heard that it was done by members of the Anti-Japanese Anti-Japanese Killing Corps. A friend who worked for the Japanese said that doctors and police officers from the military department came to see them. There was no possibility of rescuing them.
Go down and cut the throat neatly, just like killing a dog, hehehe..."
"You deserve it, you deserve it!"
"Boss Chen, Lao Chen, let's have a jar of rice wine and have a drink to celebrate..."
Chen Baoxiang went about his business quietly without saying a word.
He gives people the impression of being dull and honest, just like the locust and jujube trees native to Jinan.
"Old Chen, you didn't hear anything last night?"
Chen Baoxiang shook his head and sat behind the counter to settle accounts.
"You damn little devil, you have been causing harm to Jinan for so long, and you should have been punished long ago. You should have cut your throat with a knife to make it easier for them. You should have cut them into pieces with a thousand cuts, cut them into pieces, and fed them to the dogs..."
Some people got excited and slapped the table vigorously, just like a storyteller on a flyover coming off a performance.
Soon, someone tried to dissuade him: "Don't speak loudly. If the Japanese hear it, it will cause trouble and drag down a whole room of people. Do you know? The Japanese built so many mansions in Jinan and raised so many wolves and dogs just to deal with talkative people."
A talkative person."
"People and dogs" are traitors. People in Jinan have respected loyalty and virtue for generations, but hate traitors and lackeys the most.
Therefore, when referring to those "people", they are directly called "human dogs".
The old customers kept their voices low, chatted for a while, and then left after eating.
Chen Baoxiang felt very calm. Since he was once a gangster, he had seen throat-slitting incidents more than once.
"happy!"
Thinking of the two Japanese people struggling and crawling on the ground, these two words naturally came to his lips.
If it wasn't for the purpose of protecting his identity and protecting this small rice shop, he might have spoken out as freely as those old customers.
As noon approached, there were more and more customers in the store, twice as many as usual.
The more customers there were, the more profitable the business would be, but Chen Baoxiang was not happy.
He found that more than half of the customers had hard dicks on them.
As soon as they came in, the first thing they aimed at was the most accessible tables on both sides of the door. Moreover, their eyes were not focused on the dishes and rice in front of them, but on the actions of other people.
Chen Baoxiang calmed down and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Jinan is the thoroughfare of Jiuzhou, and there are as many green forest heroes traveling from south to north as crucian carp crossing the river.
Since the Japanese entered the city, all open battles have turned into "secret battles."
Just like last night's throat-cutting incident, many shocking incidents are carried out under the cover of darkness.
Once it starts, someone is bound to die.
He even felt that if they disagreed, this small rice shop would turn into a Shura field.
"Yu Shutong and Wu Yixiao, please don't show up at this time..."
What are you afraid of? Just when Chen Baoxiang thought of this, Wu Yixiao came in from the door and sat at the table closest to the counter.
"A bowl of rice and two pieces of meat."
Chen Baoxiang's heart trembled when he heard Wu Yixiao's voice.
Wu Yixiao has been away from Jinan for too long and has been staying in Jiaodong. When he speaks, he has an obvious accent from a different place.
The room was full of people on the road. Wu Yixiao was simply seeking death by doing this.
Liu Yuee held the tray and served Wu Yixiao.
Chen Baoxiang looked at the drawer on the side. Three knives were inside.
If something happens, you can pull out the drawer and draw your sword.
Wu Yixiao lowered his head to eat without even looking at Chen Baoxiang.
Someone came over and sat directly opposite Wu Yixiao.
"Certificate of good citizenship."
Wu Yixiao raised his head and looked at the other party.
"Certificate of good citizenship."
This man had a sullen face and stared intently at Wu Yixiao. His hands were in his pockets, and the pockets were held up, showing that he was holding a pistol.
Wu Yixiao put down his chopsticks, took out his certificate of good citizenship from his pocket, and placed it in front of the other party.
Chen Baoxiang's heart has been hanging, fearing that there might be something wrong with Wu Yixiao's ID.
The man looked at the ID, gave it back to Wu Yixiao, then got up and walked out.
During this process, everyone put down their chopsticks and stared at the counter.
Only Liu Yue'e knew nothing and still carried the tray to deliver food to the customers.
Wu Yixiao put away his certificate and continued to eat.
Just as Chen Baoxiang felt relieved, another person came in the door, it was Yu Shutong.
"Is he the one who killed last night?"
Chen Baoxiang raised his head, and Yu Shutong came over with a smile and sat opposite Wu Yixiao.
"The old rule is, a piece of meat, a bowl of rice."
When these two people sit together, they are putting all Chen Baoxiang's secrets on the same table. No matter who breaks out, it will be a fight to the death.
Chen Baoxiang personally carried the tray over and placed the rice and meat on the table.
"Boss Chen, are there many customers today?"
Yu Shutong picked up his chopsticks nonchalantly and greeted Chen Baoxiang.
“It’s all taken care of by old customers.”
Chen Baoxiang's voice was very low, he covered his mouth and yawned slightly, looking sleepy and dull.
"Okay, if you have so many customers, make more money, and open a big hotel next year, hehehehe..."
Yu Shutong talks and laughs calmly, but compared to him, Wu Yixiao is very vulgar.
At this moment, the two people sitting at the door suddenly stood up and ran outside.
Immediately, there was chaos in the store and everyone rushed out.