In the morning, the sun was not very high yet, and the largest restaurant in Meixian had just opened for business. Two customers walked in. The waiter at the door nodded and bowed and smiled fawningly at the traitorous deputy captain, wondering why Captain Li had such a picky taste. Last time he brought a female nurse from the Imperial Army, but this time it changed again, to a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.
The weird thing is that this girl was wearing the distinctly black and white outfit of a traitor, with black cloth shoes and white socks, black rolled-up trousers with tapered cuffs, a white stand-up collared shirt that was obviously too long, and a black jacket that was obviously several sizes larger than her, with the hems covering a part of her thighs, making it look like a robe. The cuffs were rolled up quite a bit, revealing her wrists. She wore the black jacket open-chested like the dog traitor in front of her, and had two casually tied braids on her head, which were bent diagonally and then hung down naturally, swaying like willow branches as she walked. Her big, bright eyes looked around, so pretty!
"Your shirt is still too long!"
"Just make do with what you have! I don't have the money to buy you shoes and pants anymore!"
The two people who walked in were complaining to each other, and the waiter was only staring at the back of the "girl and little traitor" and forgot to call the customers into the store.
Even though he arrived early, Li Youcai would not take the best room No. 1 as it would be less troublesome.
There was a big table with sandalwood chairs. Xiao Hongying forgot all the complaints she had along the way and sat down at the head of the table. She slapped the table with her little hand and said to the waiter who followed her in, "Don't expect me to choose by myself! You decide! Let me tell you first, I don't want the ones with soup!"
The dog traitor was speechless. He was indeed an Eighth Route Army soldier who had come from Chunxiu Building. He was not afraid of the stage and was ready to pack up after eating. How did the Independent Regiment support this thing? Although he wanted to consume on credit, he was not confident enough and had to change his original plan. He added to the waiter: "Put it on Secretary Zhao's account!"
The traitor didn't listen carefully to how many dishes were ordered, but the waiter stood by the table for a long time before coming downstairs.
"Don't you think it's too heavy? Will you be able to carry it when the time comes?"
"I've made up my mind. After dinner, you can take me on your motorcycle and take me to the Green Water Shop Blockhouse. You don't have to worry about what happens next."
What's the difference between this and sending it home? This day was ruined, and the dog traitor had to start thinking about what excuse to use to go to the imperial army to cheat gasoline, but he asked: "Are you sure you can pull the team?"
Although Xiao Hongying was not at the bar at the moment, she could infer some things with her intelligence: "At least one reinforced company, is that enough to mobilize the Japanese?"
"How can the Ninth Company be so large?"
"Don't worry about that. If I say yes, then yes! Are you sure you can save the fox?"
"Don't worry about that. If I say it's possible, it's possible! As long as you can carry out the plan, don't worry about your fox."
With a chopstick in his mouth, he stared at the traitor for a long time before putting the chopstick down and putting it together with the other one on the table: "I believe you!"
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At noon, in the Meixian Detective Team, Captain Zhao once again put down his cigarette and asked the sweaty subordinate in front of him: "You're back so early?"
The subordinate was helpless: "It was Zuixianlou again. He went there so early and brought a mistress with him. She looked like a young girl. She was dressed like our detective team. She looked so unique. I didn't expect this kid to have this hobby! He spent the whole morning eating a meal. How could this unscrupulous guy take all the good cabbage? At that time, I wished I could..."
Captain Zhao had no choice but to knock on the table: "Can you please get down to business?"
"Uh... yeah, and then he took the girl out of town. He was riding a motorcycle, and I was riding a bicycle, so I couldn't keep up. I don't know where he went. I think we should just arrest him, beat him with a whip and sprinkle pepper spray on him, and make him confess everything!"
"If you miss the target, there will be endless troubles. Do you understand? Besides, he is a big shot in front of Maeda. You must be patient and keep watching! Don't take action until the situation is confirmed!"
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The situation in Jiuzhan Village is not optimistic.
Fan Erniu made a tablet and arranged a ghost marriage with Luo Fugui, and built an empty tomb for Luo Fugui on the hillside of Qingshan Village, causing a lot of commotion.
Ever since receiving the news that Hu Yi, Ma Liang and others might have died, Sun Cui, who was in charge of Jiuzhan Village and the militia, never crossed the river again. She refused to see anyone who looked for her. Qin You was helpless, and Gao Yidao had no chance. Some people said behind her back that she might have had an affair with Captain Hu, and some people guessed that she was crying for Ma Liang. She never made any excuses, nor did she deny it.
The militia’s training has been stopped, and both young and old are considering moving. This place is too close to the Japanese, and they have no confidence without the Ninth Company.
The situation of the Ninth Company is also not optimistic.
Gao Yidao was a powerful figure, and he wanted to do his best to hold the Ninth Company together. However, he was, after all, the captain of the Second Company, which was at odds with the Ninth Company. He also did not expect that Wang Peng, a friendly army member, would intervene to mediate. It was impossible for him to hold the Ninth Company together, and if they continued, it would inevitably turn into a battle to split the company.
Qin You was working hard. He couldn't care too much. He had to keep the morale of the Ninth Company stable and not make mistakes. He didn't want any soldier to make a mistake at this time, so that every soldier could get a good evaluation in the future and be assigned to a better position. As for his own future, he didn't think about it at all.
Qin You sighed. Hu Yi had laid a good foundation for the 9th Company, so that they were not sad about being split up. The regiment headquarters and the 2nd Company were destined to compete for Xu Xiao, the bugler. The supply department was staring at Li Xiang day and night. Bao Si had long declared that He Gensheng must be a member of the medical team. Wang Xiaosan would definitely return to Uncle Niu's command. Tian Sanqi was the ghost of the 2nd Company. Many soldiers in the first platoon came from the first company. They were destined to be competed for by the first company and the guard platoon. The rest of the soldiers were all chosen by themselves according to their personal wishes, whether it was the 2nd Company or the 3rd Company. Maybe Wang Peng could fool a few of them. The soldiers of the 9th Company could become the backbone of the squad wherever they went. It could be said that even if the 9th Company was split up, it could still exist invisibly in every corner of the regiment and have a far-reaching impact.
This evening was like yesterday's evening. The river quietly surrounded the wine station. Some people were talking, but no one was laughing. Whether on the south bank or the north bank, the sentinels stood still like pine trees in the sunset, until a scream pierced the dark sky.
Gao Yidao didn't even look for his hat. He grabbed his rifle and rushed out the door. He found that the soldiers were standing everywhere in a daze, their eyes fixed towards the north.
A sentry who was supposed to be on duty at the intersection of Qingshan Village, sweating profusely and carrying a large bag, stopped at the north side of the open space of the wine station, with a faint smell of meat in the air; behind the soldier, there stood a small figure who was not too tall, dressed in black and white as a traitor, and his face was unclear due to the poor lighting, but his two braids were visible first.
It was strangely quiet, as if time had stopped, but no one spoke, because she just stood there quietly without saying a word. She did not show any joy, so that some warriors who wanted to rush towards her excitedly remained petrified.
Gao Yidao was the only one who was immune to her magic. He dropped his gun butt and broke the silence without hesitation: "Are you surrendering to the enemy? Or are you pretending to be a ghost? Speak!"
"Should I call you Second Captain? Or Ninth Captain?"
"Even if I were the commander of the 29th Company, I wouldn't have to explain this to you!"
Another door opened with a bang, and out jumped the confused Wang Peng. He fastened the belt around his waist and moved closer to Gao Yidao. Then he raised his eyes and said, "Huh? Oh my God! The girl is back! Good luck today! Quick, I'll tell you..."
"You are not a good person either!"
Suddenly, this voice was an octave higher, clear, loud and angry, awakening countless hesitant people on both sides of the river, like a magic spell, rapidly expanding and spreading like ripples, instantly grabbing everyone's heart, no matter if they were soldiers or militiamen, no matter if they could see or not, no matter if they knew or not, all got rid of the confusion that lasted until the previous second, and forgot that the 9th Company had fallen...