At this moment, there was a vague commotion in the dim teahouse, spreading from one place to another like ripples. Someone was walking around quickly, the voices of people talking rose and fell, and occasionally one or two shouts could be heard.
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They stopped talking and looked around. There were ghosts and shadows all around, gathering and dispersing, which was strange and frightening.
Old Wei whispered: "There may be some news. I'll go and find out." Before he could finish his words, the man had disappeared.
A few minutes later, Mr. Asakura suddenly appeared beside them, looking at them with a stern face.
Liao Ruolan asked: "What happened?"
Mr. Asakura lowered his voice and said: "I don't know what channel, but there is news. This morning, the Japanese cabinet decided to start a war in Shanghai. A mobilization order has been issued!"
Liao Ruolan asked: "When?"
Mr. Asakura said: "The person who brought the news said it might be in the next few days."
Liao Ruolan asked again: "Japan is sending troops to Shanghai? Is it a lot?"
Mr. Asakura said: "There are many! The 11th Zentsuji Division and the 3rd Nagoya Division are both Category A divisions!"
Qiao Yanfang couldn't sit still after hearing Liao Ruolan translate Mr. Asakura's words.
She considered whether to return to Shanghai as soon as possible and tell Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng about the situation!
At this time, Lao Wei suddenly appeared at the table and whispered: "There may be something going on outside. There are some suspicious people appearing outside the door. They seem to be agents of the Japanese Gendarmerie. We'd better leave as soon as possible!"
They looked around and saw some figures walking towards the door. The atmosphere in the teahouse became tense.
Qiao Yanfang looked towards the door and saw Qiang Hu and Xiao Zhang rushing in. She raised a hand to them. Qiang Hu saw her and immediately gestured to the back of the teahouse. She saw that he was telling them to go through the back door.
Walk.
She stood up in a hurry, pulled Liao Ruolan and said, "There's a situation! Let's go through the back door! Hurry!"
Lao Wei also said: "Hurry! Everyone follow me!"
They stood up in a hurry, looked around alertly, and followed Lao Wei to the back door.
As soon as they passed through several rooms, they saw some people running towards the back door.
Someone shouted: "There are military police at the back door! The teahouse is surrounded!"
The tea house became even more chaotic, with tea patrons running around. There were shouts all around, some in Japanese and some in Chinese.
Lao Wei said: "Let's go upstairs! See if the roof can be walked on!"
However, they walked around the dark teahouse and couldn't find the stairs.
At this time, they all heard shouting coming from outside the teahouse. They heard that the shouting was in Japanese.
Suddenly, the ghostly waiter appeared in front of them again, staring at them sharply.
He pointed to a dark corner and said, "Let's go!" As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared like a ghost.
They rushed to the dark place and saw that there was a staircase. They groped their way up the stairs.
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There are also several large rooms upstairs, but the light is brighter. Strangely, some tea guests are still sitting at the table drinking tea, seemingly not paying attention to the commotion below. They just look at Qiao Yanfang and others with strange eyes
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Old Wei walked through several rooms, pushed open a window, and shouted back: "Come on, get out of here!"
Liao Ruolan supported Mr. Asakura and ran over there.
Qiao Yanfang, Qiang Hu and Xiao Zhang all pulled out their guns, looked around cautiously, and rushed towards the window.
They reached the window and looked down. Only then did they see that there was a narrow alley below. But it was very high from the ground, which made them hesitate.
When they turned around again, they couldn't help but open their mouths. The tea guests sitting at the table had disappeared, not a single one of them.
There were shouts from downstairs, and the thump of leather shoes on the floor. Something fell, making a loud noise. There was also a thump of footsteps from the other side of the stairs, and someone was rushing up the stairs.
There was another voice, and they all heard it.
Someone shouted from below: "They are upstairs! They are upstairs!"
Old Wei's eyes widened and he said: "Don't hesitate! You can only go down from here! Send Mr. Asakura down first!"
He and Qianghu each grabbed Mr. Asakura's wrist, lifted him up hard, sent him out of the window, and hung him down.
The ground below was still very high. But Mr. Asakura shouted to them to let go. Then he fell down and fell heavily to the ground. He quickly jumped up and gestured upward to tell them to come down quickly.
Several Japanese military policemen rushed up from the stairs, yelling at them, seeming to order them not to move.
Qiao Yanfang fired first, killing a military policeman. Xiao Zhang also fired.
The military police retreated down the stairs and fired wildly.
As soon as the gunfire rang out upstairs, the whole teahouse was filled with gunfire.
Qiao Yanfang and Xiao Zhang raised their guns and fired at the Japanese military police at the stairs.
She turned back and shouted: "Old Wei, send them down!"
Old Wei turned to Liao Ruolan and shouted fiercely: "Get off quickly!"
Liao Ruolan looked at the ground and really didn't dare to speak.
Lao Wei suddenly grabbed one of her wrists, put his other hand around her waist, and suddenly swung her out of the window.
Before Liao Ruolan screamed, her body was already hanging outside. When she heard the gunshots above became more fierce, she looked up in horror. She saw in horror that there seemed to be a flower blooming on Old Wei's right shoulder, with red stamens bursting out.
Old Wei roared and his upper body suddenly dropped out of the window. But he gritted his teeth, held his breath, and still held Liao Ruolan! Blood flowed down his arm and onto Liao Ruolan's hand.
He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Don't move! Keep your feet together!"
Liao Ruolan's eyes were wide open and she looked at him in horror. She saw Lao Wei let go of his hand.
For a moment, she felt like she was floating in the air, or slowly falling down, as light as a feather.
Above, Lao Wei's eyes widened, as if he was shouting something to her. After that, she fell heavily to the ground.
Mr. Asakura pulled her up forcefully. She didn't care about anything and just looked up. She saw Old Wei with his head down, his feet flying out of the window, his body flipping down and falling to the ground with a bang. His body was twisted.
,like a statue.
Liao Ruolan rushed over, turned him over with force, and held him in her arms. She saw that Lao Wei's shoulders were stained red with blood.
She shouted: "Old Wei! Old Wei! Wake up!"
In a hurry, she took out her handkerchief, pressed it on his wound, shook him, and called him!
Lao Wei finally opened his eyes and smiled wildly at her, as if this was something very interesting.
He said: "Miss Liao, go quickly! Go quickly! Leave me alone!"
Liao Ruolan shouted: "Old Wei, let's go together! Let's go together!"
She tried her best to help Old Wei up. But Old Wei was injured and fell heavily, and she couldn't help him up at all.
Lao Wei said: "You go quickly! Don't worry about me! Miss Liao, you are so beautiful. Maybe we will meet again in the future! Just don't forget me! Let's go quickly!"
Liao Ruolan had tears in her eyes and shouted to him: "You are dead, where can I see you?"
Lao Wei said: "I am lucky and will not die. Go quickly! Go quickly!"
Liao Ruolan still tried hard to help him up, but couldn't. She turned back and shouted: "Someone help me!"
At this time, Qiao Yanfang, Qiang Hu and Xiao Zhang all jumped down one after another. They all rushed to Lao Wei's side.
But Qiao Yanfang shouted to him: "Old Wei, I can't take care of you anymore! You can figure it out yourself!"
Lao Wei waved to her, "You guys leave quickly! Leave quickly! I can take care of myself! Miss Liao, you leave quickly too!"
Qiao Yanfang stood up, pulled Liao Ruolan up and shouted: "Let's go! Let's go!"
Liao Ruolan cried and shouted: "Take him with you! Don't leave him behind!"
Qiao Yanfang shouted to her fiercely: "Take him, we are all finished! Let's go!"
She and Qiang Hu held Liao Ruolan and left. Mr. Asakura looked back at Lao Wei and followed closely behind.
Xiao Zhang raised his gun and shot at the Japanese military policeman who stuck his head out upstairs. Old Wei also raised his gun and shot upward.
Xiao Zhang shouted to him: "Brother Wei, please take care of yourself! Let's go!"
When he turned back to chase Qiao Yanfang, he could still hear bursts of gunfire behind him.
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The sky gradually darkened. Some people ran away in the darkness and screamed in terror.
Qiao Yanfang and Qiang Hu dragged Liao Ruolan away in a hurry. Liao Ruolan tried to break away several times, but was held tightly by Qiao Yanfang.
They quickly escaped from the alley. The street outside was also chaotic. People were frightened by the gunshots and ran in panic. They walked quickly among the crowd, hiding their guns in their arms.
They didn't dare to go back to the seaside because it was too open. They could only choose to go north, hoping to get out of here as soon as possible.
Qiao Yanfang looked around cautiously and led everyone into the small alley again.
Liao Ruolan finally shook off Qiao Yanfang. Although she didn't scream, she walked forward with a cold face.
Qiao Yanfang walked side by side with her and shouted in a low voice: "Why are you acting so mean to me!"
Liao Ruolan turned around and shouted: "Why don't you save Lao Wei! He is your friend, you just left him like that!"
"I can't save him!"
"Just look after yourself! That's the kind of person you are!"
"You're talking nonsense! We can't even walk a hundred meters with Old Wei, and we will be caught by the military police! My mission is to protect you and Mr. Asakura! Not him! I must distinguish the priorities!"
Liao Ruolan actually knew what she said was right, but she just couldn't change her mind.
Lao Wei first rescued Mr. Asakura, and then her. He didn't let go even though his shoulder was injured. Moreover, he completely ignored himself and just told her to leave quickly. He also said that he hoped to see her again in the future. If he was
The Japanese military police killed her, how could they still see her?
She was about to cry again and said, "But he didn't run away by himself, but saved us all!"
Qiao Yanfang didn't speak for a while, but just walked side by side with her.
When they turned into another small alley, she said: "Sister, you don't know, Lao Wei and we are life and death friends! He turned out to be the leader of our group. He was sent to Japan because he could speak Japanese.
Zifeng just became the team leader! If it wasn’t for you, he would have been the first person I saved!”