Mother Jin raised her eyes and saw the person who had just walked in the door. She burst into laughter, tucked her handkerchief in front of her chest, and walked two steps forward and said, "Again? Did you tickle me too lightly?"
Li Youcai subconsciously touched the scratches on his face and smiled brightly: "Don't get me wrong, this time, I'm here as a guest, you can't not do business, right?"
"Hey, don't try to play tricks on me, kid. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Let me tell you straight, such a beautiful young girl is very expensive. Can you, a gambler, afford it?"
"I... of course I don't have that much with me, but it's okay for me to go to a private room to listen to a concert, right?" Li Youcai reached into his pocket and took out the money, without even looking at it or counting it, and put it all on the counter.
Do you want to kill first and ask for permission later? Jin Ma looked at Li Youcai's money suspiciously and said, "It's a pity that the girl just came in and has not learned any skills."
Li Youcai could see what Jin Ma was thinking: "Don't worry. If I really want her, I have my own way. You may not be able to stop me even if you want to. Do I need to play tricks on you? Right?"
"So what are you drawing?"
"To be honest, I really like this girl. I'd be happy if I just let her chat with me. Is this a good deal for you?"
…
Chunxiu Building, private room on the second floor.
The layout is antique, with an octagonal table in the center of the room.
Li Youcai made sure that no one was outside the door, then he returned to the table, sat down, filled himself a cup of tea, and whispered, "I say... Sister Hong, you are so disloyal, did I provoke you? Do you really have to treat me like this?"
Xiao Hongying leaned against the window and looked at the other end of the street, a little absent-minded, as if she didn't hear what Li Youcai said.
"I'm just wondering, what brought you here? Huh?"
"I'm a deserter." This is not the answer to the question.
"Oh. Huh? What do you mean?"
"It's nothing."
"Did you escape alone?"
Xiao Hongying didn't say anything.
Li Youcai picked up the tea and took a sip, then stood up and walked to the window. Following Xiao Hongying's line of sight, he saw the gate of the gendarmerie headquarters.
"Do you know where that place is?" Li Youcai suddenly asked.
"Where?" Xiao Hongying was interested in this question.
"The gendarmerie."
“Who is the biggest devil?”
"It's no use telling you since you don't know him." Li Youcai already understood the situation and went back to sit at the table.
"Forget it if you don't want to talk about it." Xiao Hongying still leaned against the window. She thought, whoever is the most powerful will be killed by me!
"Take my advice, don't be so poor, I will find a way to get you back."
"I'm warning you, leave me alone! Go and rest wherever it's cool."
"You are courting death!"
"I've lived long enough!"
"What's the point? You should at least think about those who care about you. I see how Chief Hu pampers you. You would go crazy if you knew about this." Li Youcai said casually and poured himself another cup of tea. However, he didn't hear the little girl talking by the window and couldn't help turning his head to look at her.
A tear, shining with light, was slowly and silently sliding down the little face by the window, leaving a mark of sadness.
…
after a while.
Li Youcai suddenly widened his eyes and asked in a low voice in surprise, "You said that the people in Xiaojiao Village yesterday... were you?"
"So I became a deserter." The tears on Xiao Hongying's face had not yet dried. She stood by the window, staring stubbornly at the gate of the gendarmerie without turning away.
Although he was not at the scene, the incident in Xiaojiao Village has been a hot topic among the detectives since last night. The crazy chase started at midnight and lasted until dawn. The fierce battle lasted for a whole morning. Twenty imperial soldiers died and more than fifty public security soldiers died. The main force of the county's detective team was crippled. It is said that even the captain of the military police went there. In the end, it turned out that the Eighth Route Army broke through last night. Until now, there are still imperial soldiers and public security soldiers chasing outside, which means that they are definitely not found.
Unexpectedly, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was none other than Commander Hu and his men. Li Youcai recalled the face of that evil star and couldn't help but shudder in his heart. He was afraid of the Imperial Army and also afraid of him. No wonder!
after a while.
Xiao Hongying suddenly turned her head, her eyes widened, and she lowered her voice and asked in surprise: "They... broke through?"
"Yes, they broke out last night, and the Imperial Army and the Security Army are still outside looking for them."
She left the window immediately, hurried to the table, stretched out her hand and grabbed Li Youcai's shoulder, and asked anxiously: "Master Tuwei? Tell me quickly!"
"I don't know the details, but it seems that there were two bodies left at the scene."
Xiao Hongying stared at Li Youcai who was sitting at the table with her beautiful big eyes. After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, "Traitor dog, are you lying to me?"
Li Youcai looked at her and suddenly smiled. His pretty face was covered with sunshine again: "I am willing to lie to my brother, but I can't bear to lie to you."
Many women like Li Youcai, on the surface because he has a pleasing face, but the real reason is because he has a mouth that can say naughty words. Now, she inadvertently starts to play with his charming ways.
The young girl, who was still young and ignorant, had no time to listen to these things. She pinched Li Youcai's shoulder and said, "Bah! Why?"
Li Youcai grimaced in pain, and quickly changed his face to look aggrieved: "Because... you don't have any money."
after a while.
Li Youcai drank the tea in his hand and stood up: "Okay, I have to go back and report, and then I will discuss your leaving here."
Xiao Hongying was sitting across the table, pouring tea for herself. Without even raising her eyelids, she said, "If you dare to lie to me, I'll lie to you too!"
"Is there anyone as unreasonable as you?" Li Youcai opened the door and walked out.
He walked through the corridor, went down the stairs, said hello to Jin Ma, and walked out of the door of Chunxiu Building.
Just at this moment, at the gate of the gendarmerie not far away, the barricades were moved away by the Japanese guards, and the sound of a motor was heard. Then three three-wheeled motorcycles lined up in a row and drove out of the yard, turning a corner and heading towards Chunxiu Building. Sitting on the middle motorcycle was a gendarmerie captain, leaning on a saber in both hands, looking majestic.
Li Youcai, standing at the gate of Chunxiu Building, instinctively prepared to bend down and bow before the captain passed by, but he suddenly felt a chill in his heart and turned his head sharply to look up at the second floor facing the street. He saw that the window of the private room where he had just had tea was being pushed open by a pair of small hands.
She should believe it, right? She wouldn't do that, would she? You unlucky captain, don't you usually go out? What day is today
Li Youcai was worried and at a loss as to what to do. It was too late for him to turn around and run upstairs to stop it. He could only hope that the little girl would not act impulsively. He stood stiffly at the gate of Chunxiu Building, feeling that time had suddenly slowed down infinitely.
The world around me slowed down. Passersby slowly passed by, motorcycle wheels slowly turned, the plaster flag on the vehicle slowly unfolded, and the gendarmerie captain's intimidating eyes slowly looked over at me.
Li Youcai slowly turned his head to the side and saw a pair of small hands that pushed open the window and slowly retracted into the window. He slowly turned his head to look at the captain who was approaching, and then with a blank mind he slowly bent down and bowed, and the ground under his feet slowly filled his eyes.
Boom!
The gunshots rang out slowly, echoing throughout the street, as if it would last forever. It sounded so unreal, both expected and unexpected.
Li Youcai slowly raised his head and saw the motorcycle slowly passing by. The captain sitting in the truck bed was slowly lowering his head, and dark blood was slowly flowing on his chest.
Boom!
The second shot sounded slowly, the motorcycle was turning slowly and sharply, and the Japanese driver was slowly falling off the driver's seat.
Bang!
The motorcycle slowly crashed into the wall on the side of the street, and the captain's body slowly fell out of the vehicle.
Boom!
The third shot rang out, and the bullet slowly hit the back of the captain who had fallen on the street. A bullet hole on his uniform was slowly pulled into a teardrop shape by the impact...
When Li Youcai straightened up completely, he suddenly heard the panicked noise and clamor again. Pedestrians were fleeing in all directions. The guards at the door of the gendarmerie were rushing over here. The Japanese soldiers on the motorcycles in front and behind had jumped off their vehicles and raised their guns.
The burst of gunfire so close to him made Li Youcai feel completely chilled. He neither hid nor ran away. He just stood there, covering his ears and closing his eyes. He did not let go until the gunfire stopped completely.
I first raised my head and looked at the open window on the second floor. The two windows were quietly open to the outside, and the light was reflected on the glass.
Looking at the captain again, two guards were trying to lift him up, and he looked dead.
Finally, I noticed the armed guards. They were running towards the alley entrance diagonally opposite Chunxiu Building, where a walnut seller was lying, still holding a revolver in his hand. Walnuts were scattered all over the street, some of them were stained with blood.
…
The gendarmerie and the detective team were in an uproar. After a traitor identified the body, it was found that the walnut seller who assassinated the gendarmerie captain was a courier responsible for delivering intelligence from the county town to the outside. This was obviously a retaliatory assassination targeting a case cracked by an underground organization in the previous stage.
The higher-ups were furious, and the whole city immediately began a new round of investigations to search for the remaining members in the city. Li Youcai originally wanted to use the detective team to take the little girl out of Chunxiu Tower, but now it seems that he can't count on it. Not only are they all busy, but this is an extraordinary period, and the imperial army is angry. Those who cause trouble will suffer.
After casually following the detective team to handle a few errands, Li Youcai arrived at Chunxiu Tower again.
"When are we leaving?" Xiao Hongying is eager to go home.
"I could have brought people to rescue you directly, but now is not the time." Li Youcai was helpless.
"Then I'll just jump out of the window and run away."
"You can't do it during the day. There are too many spies in your business. You can't run away. Let's do it at night. You can run out at night. I will wait for you outside and then take you out of the city."
"I can't run away at night! Jin Ma wants me to sleep with her, how can I run away?"
"You don't know how to go to the toilet?"
"There's a commode in the house."
"This guy... what can I say about you? You have such a huge reputation. If you stay here, you will definitely be very famous."
"What nonsense! How about you redeem me?"
"Ransoming someone in this place? It's a trap! How can I afford so much money? Besides, you've become Jin Ma's rising star, how can I afford to redeem you?"
"You can't do this or that. I'm telling you, you traitor. If I can't leave the city tonight, I'll charge into the gendarmerie tomorrow morning. Do you believe it? Do you believe it? If I die, it's fine. If I live, you'll be the first one to be betrayed. Just wait!"
“…” Li Youcai’s face was filled with black lines.
"Speak?" Xiao Hongying looked impatient.
"What did I say?"
"Tell me a solution!"
"How can I help you?"
"Well, then let's use my method and attack the gendarmerie early tomorrow morning!" Xiao Hongying suddenly took out her big-eyed pistol from her lapel, removed the magazine with a snap, and began to check the bullets.
Li Youcai frowned, watching Xiao Hongying fiddling with the gun on the table. He became more and more worried. "Ancestor, can you please take your magic weapon away quickly? Where is this place? If you are exposed, I will have no chance to save you!"
"Then do you have a solution?"
Li Youcai sighed deeply, then suddenly raised his head with a tragic look on his face, unwillingly saying, "What a sin! What did I owe you in my last life?"
Xiao Hongying blinked her eyes and suddenly found that Li Youcai seemed to be spreading a faint sadness, so she tucked the gun into her arms and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
Li Youcai slowly exhaled and shook his head: "It's okay, tonight is tonight. Run out and I'll tell you where to wait for me."
"But I didn't have the chance."
"You have."
"How is that possible?"
"Because tonight... it's not you who's sleeping with her!"
Xiao Hongying was very confused. If Jin Ma didn't sleep with me, who else could she sleep with? Would she sleep alone? That's impossible? He's not a fortune teller, how could he know all this? I couldn't figure it out! I didn't understand!
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