Chapter 291 Why Stop Killing the Japs
The night on the mountain was no longer peaceful. The wind on the mountain was still blowing. There were clouds and stars in the sky above the mountain. Li Jianwei stopped sobbing and stared at the sky in a daze.
The body was dug up. The burial began. Li Jianwei started crying again.
After burying Li Jianwei's mother, everyone began to bow. At this time, the sky seemed darker. Everyone knew that this was the darkness before dawn. Soon, the sky would turn pale and day would soon dawn.
After Que Dongjin and the others kowtowed, they stood by. Li Jianwei knelt in front of the grave and stopped sobbing. Que Dongjin wanted to pull him up and go into the cave, but Wang Xueliu grabbed Que Dongjin's hand and stopped him.
Li Jianwei began to speak. He looked at the grave and sobbed, " Mom, I am the unfilial son who harmed you. I was not good enough, so you were implicated. Mom, you died for me, I regret it! I shouldn't... Mom, do you remember that you asked me to fight the Japanese well... But, Mom, I am sorry for you!
Mom, I remember when I was little, you often told me that when I grow up, I should be an ambitious person. Mom, I was very naughty when I was little, and I asked you, what is an ambitious person? You told me that an ambitious person earns a living by his own ability; an ambitious person does not do bad things; an ambitious person would rather starve to death than steal; an ambitious person does not play with bad people...
Mom, after dad left, you and I stayed together. Mom, after dad left, you didn't cry. You told me that dad was not a disgrace. You told me to learn from him, not to beg for mercy under the Japanese knife, but to die with my back straight! Mom, I'm sorry for dad, and sorry for you!
"Mom! The little Jap devils are not only the enemies who killed my father! They are also... the little Jap devils, they are the enemies of our country! I will make them pay for their blood with blood! Mom, rest in peace! I want to let the little Jap devils know that we Chinese are not easy to bully!" Li Jianwei's voice became louder and angry.
At the end of his speech, Li Jianwei punched the ground and stood up. He looked at Que Dongjin and the others and said, "Dongjin, after my wounds heal, I will cut off the heads of the three Japanese devils to commemorate my mother!"
"Okay, okay. Jianwei , you should recover from your wounds first. I will accompany you to do this. Kill the devils yourself and bring back three heads to pay tribute to your mother!" Que Dongjin thought to himself, if Li Jianwei knew that his mother was killed by the organization, how much hatred would he have for the organization? What actions would he take against the organization?
Although Que Dongjin was very dissatisfied with the organization's actions, he knew that at present, everyone's common enemy was the Japanese devils! People in the organization were also killing the devils. He didn't want everyone's hatred to be transferred to the organization, and he didn't want Li Jianwei to only think about revenge for his mother and fight against the Chinese.
"Jianwei, let's go to the cave! Dahu, let grandma go to the cave and have a good rest." Wang Xueliu said.
"What a sin!" said Zhang Dahu's grandmother.
"Grandma, don't... take care of yourself." Zhang Dahu said quickly. He knew what grandma meant by "doing evil". She meant Chinese people killing Chinese people.
"Okay, let's all go into the cave and have a rest! We will have a day off tomorrow and no one is allowed to leave here without permission." Que Dongjin said.
After everyone entered the cave, Zhang Dahu arranged for his grandmother to sleep first.
Li Jianwei went into his room alone. He was tired of crying.
Wang Xueliu looked at Que Dongjin and said nothing.
"Everyone, don't stay outside. Go to bed and have a good sleep. Don't eat breakfast. It's better to have a good sleep than to eat well." Que Dongjin said.
After Que Dongjin said this, he also went into his little cave. Everyone was silent and went back to their little caves to sleep.
It was dawn and Que Dongjin and the others had just fallen asleep.
In the training camp, Li Mengman received a telegram, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
"Mengman, what happened to Que Dongjin and the others? Why is there no news at all?" Gao Weilan asked.
"Que Dongjin! You killed me! The bodies of the people sent by the higher-ups were found in Li Jianwei's home! The higher-ups determined that it was Li Jianwei and Que Dongjin who did it. Que Dongjin, Wang Xueliu, they were all determined by the higher-ups to have betrayed the organization! The higher-ups said that I was seriously derelict in my duty and I'm waiting to be dealt with!" said Li Mengman.
"Que Dongjin and others killed our people? How could they do that? Are they really rebelling?" Gao Weilan looked at Li Mengman in confusion.
"I miscalculated! I shouldn't have sent Que Dongjin in to clean up the mess! I should have gone with you to kill Li Jianwei in secret! I underestimated Que Dongjin. I just thought he was sentimental and wanted to help him break through his emotional barrier. In our line of work, we can't talk about feelings. I wanted him to become the true king and be invincible! Who knew that I would be defeated first! Gao Weilan, have I been harmed by feelings?" Li Mengman looked at Gao Weilan.
"Mengman, don't think about the past. There's no use blaming yourself. For now, let's focus on the female team members! They haven't seen Que Dongjin for a few days, and they are all like lost souls. They are all asking about the whereabouts of Que Dongjin and Wang Xueliu! How do you think we can stabilize their emotions?" Gao Weilan looked embarrassed.
"We can't tell them the truth! We must not let them know that Que Dongjin and Wang Xueliu have betrayed the organization! Otherwise, our women's super action team will be completely finished!" Li Mengman said firmly.
"How long can we keep it secret? Besides, is our women's special operations team still an ironclad team? Que Dongjin left, and without anyone in charge, everyone became disengaged. Besides, two key members, Wang Xueliu and Qin Shili, also left with him, and took away... "
"Stop talking! I'll gather them right away! I'll let you manage them temporarily! We can't lose this little fortune of ours, do you understand?" Li Mengman looked at Gao Weilan with confused eyes. She had no ideas of her own and no confidence.
"Okay, I'll manage it temporarily. But I know that these people only obey Que Dongjin..."
"Don't say you have no ambition! Wasn't our work going well before Que Dongjin came?" said Li Mengman.
"Report!" A radio operator stood in front of the office door holding a telegram.
"Come in." Li Mengman softened her tone.
"A telegram from above!" The radio operator handed the telegram to Li Mengman and turned away.
"Que Dongjin! It must have been Que Dongjin and his men who did it! It seems that they really left the organization and organized their own anti-Japanese team." Li Mengman said.
"What's wrong?" Gao Weilan asked puzzledly.
"The telegram said that an assassination of Japanese soldiers occurred in Gela City yesterday. More than a dozen Japanese soldiers were assassinated, stripped of their clothes, and tiger head emblems were placed on their chests. They asked if it was done by our people. Think about it, the underground anti-Japanese coalition and the Communist Party, they have never used any emblems. Que Dongjin and his men went there, first raided the Mei agency at night, and then this incident happened. If it wasn't them who did it, then who did it?" said Li Mengman.
"Let them kill the Japs!" said Gao Weilan.
"Our superiors asked us to stop this action!" said Li Mengman.
“Why should we stop killing the devils?”
"Don't you understand? They are afraid that the enemy will launch crazy revenge! It will affect our underground organization in Gela City! Also, they are afraid that the Japanese devils can't find them and take it out on the common people!" said Li Mengman.
"Humph! Are you afraid that the Japanese will take their anger out on the common people? I think what you are really worried about is that our underground organization will be threatened by the Japanese's search! Also, are you afraid that the team displaying the tiger head emblem will grow stronger?" Gao Weilan said.
"Gao Weilan! What did you say? You won't be fooled by Que Dongjin and the others... Forget it! Get out! I will gather the female team members to give them a lecture later, and you should be ready to take over Que Dongjin's work!" said Li Mengman.
"Okay!" Gao Weilan responded and went out.
Gao Weilan knew that Li Mengman had been in a very bad mood these days, and she didn't want to argue with her. After all, the two of them were not only superiors and subordinates, but they also had that kind of delicate relationship in the past. She sometimes sympathized with Li Mengman.
Li Mengman saw Gao Weilan go out, so she dressed herself up to make herself feel more relaxed and energetic. Then, she went out and blew the assembly bell for the Women's Super Action Team herself.
The female team members quickly gathered at the training site.
"Gao Weilan, form a team!" said Li Mengman.
"Stand at attention!" Gao Weilan began to line up.
After the team was assembled, Li Mengman began to give a speech.
"Hello, team members! Today, I have something important to tell you. As you know, Captain Que has not been here for a few days. Let me tell you that he has been sent to another place to perform a special mission! Following him are Wang Xueliu, Qin Shili, Wang Hanyu, Zheng Can and four others! Almost half of our women's super action team has gone! The mission is very arduous, and we don't know when they will complete the mission and come back. However, those of us who stay behind also have urgent tasks waiting for us at any time! Therefore, we need a temporary captain to lead this small team! Although our team is small, our combat effectiveness is very strong!" Li Mengman said and glanced at everyone.
Li Lexuan and the others listened quietly, but they were thinking, what mission did Que Dongjin take Wang Xueliu and the others to perform? What missions would the remaining female team members have? Without Que Dongjin leading the team, how much would the team's combat effectiveness be lost?
"After consulting with our superiors, Gao Weilan will be the temporary captain of our women's super action team! From now on, we all have to obey her command! Do you understand?" Li Mengman asked.
"I understand!" several female team members replied.
"Louder! Got it?"
"I understand!" Several female team members raised their voices.
"Okay. Captain Gao will lead us in training today. Captain Gao, please say a few words to everyone!" Li Mengman looked at Gao Weilan.
"I have nothing to say. We are all colleagues, and we all want Captain Que to lead us to fight the Japanese, but Captain Que has gone on a mission. We can't be like scattered sand. When we don't have a mission, we should practice hard to kill the enemy. Let's start training! Disband! Train on our own!" Gao Weilan knew that even though she wanted to lead everyone in training, no one was passionate.
