Chapter 306: The Japanese Soldier Kicked the Storyteller
Que Dongjin looked at Jiang Wukui, smiled and said, "Love is also a war. If you want to make the woman you love your captive, you must understand tactics. Courage alone is not enough. Do you know what Xie Mengqi likes and what she hates? Knowing this and the enemy, you can win every battle!"
"No wonder so many women like you. It turns out that you also use the tactics of war on women. I really admire you." Jiang Wukui laughed.
"I don't. Wu Kui, to be honest, you and Xie Mengqi are really a good match. Don't miss the opportunity." Que Dongjin said.
"What are you two grown men whispering about behind my back? Hurry up!" Qin Shili turned her head and shouted.
"I'm coming." Que Dongjin replied, and said to Jiang Wukui: "Let's go, but don't rush it. When fate comes, it will naturally fall into place."
"You make sense no matter how you say it. Just tell me how to pursue her!" Jiang Wukui said.
"How should I know? I'm just saying it. I've never pursued a woman." Que Dongjin said, but he was thinking, you ask me, who should I ask? I haven't even caught the woman I love yet! She's still cold to me. Que Dongjin thought of Li Lexuan.
"Okay, that's all in vain. I'll just try my luck," said Jiang Wukui.
As they talked, the two of them quickened their pace and soon caught up with Qin Shili and the others.
"Jiang Wukui, did Captain Que teach you how to pursue Xie Mengqi?" Qin Shili said with a smile.
"Qin Shili! Stop making fun of me all the time. If you want to fall in love, just tell me directly who you're thinking about. Don't bring it up with me." Xie Mengqi said.
"If I don't say it, some people will be anxious," said Qin Shili.
"Okay, stop joking. We are almost in the city. After we get to the city, we will split into two groups, go around and get some information, and then come out and meet here. Come here at ten o'clock and go back for lunch. I have told Wang Xueliu. Don't kill the Japanese today. If we wait for a good opportunity, we will make a bigger noise." Que Dongjin said.
"Okay, we will all listen to the captain." Qin Shili said with a smile.
"Qin Shili, take Xie Mengqi and Zheng Can with you. If anything happens to them, I will hold you accountable." Que Dongjin said.
"Captain Que, don't worry! Your beauty is fine. In fact, you should let Jiang Wukui and Xie Mengqi be in the same group." Qin Shili said with a smile.
"Do you want Captain Que to hug you left and right?" Xie Mengqi said with a smile.
"I didn't say anything about you, why did you say anything about me?" Zheng Can said.
"I didn't say you! I said Captain Que was hugging people left and right, I didn't say he was hugging you!" Xie Mengqi laughed.
"Are you still making trouble? Stop it! Wu Kui, hurry up, let's go into the city first." Que Dongjin said as he quickened his pace.
"Okay." Jiang Wukui followed.
Que Dongjin and Jiang Wukui entered the city, and while walking, they observed the movements on both sides of the street. He found that the Japanese devils were walking in groups of several people, and they would occasionally spot suspicious people. He knew that these people were plainclothes officers of the Mei Agency.
Que Dongjin thought, it seems that the enemy is paranoid! The more the enemy is like this, the more they have to make a big move. How to do it ? Que Dongjin thought, he wanted to get more information about the city. His own people couldn't get any information, and didn't know how the enemy was deployed in the city. He could only make inferences based on what he saw.
Que Dongjin thought that the easiest place to get information about the city would be the storytelling venue. Thinking of this, Que Dongjin said to Jiang Wukui, "Kuizi, let's go listen to the storytelling."
"Storytelling? Do you like listening to storytelling?" Jiang Wukui looked at Que Dongjin in confusion.
"The storytelling place has good information." Que Dongjin said softly.
"I understand. Let's go." Jiang Wukui finally understood.
Que Dongjin and Jiang Wukui arrived at the storytelling place. The storyteller had already started. There were not many people here, and someone was pouring tea for them.
Que Dongjin sat down, and the person who poured tea came over. He gave a tip and started listening.
"... The bandits learned that the invading enemy was going to attack the mountain stronghold at night, so they discussed and decided to set up an ambush... Suddenly, the bandits' firecrackers and gunshots rang out, and shouts of killing rang out. The red-haired invaders knew they were ambushed, and they were in a mess for a while, shouting, "We're ambushed! Retreat..." Que Dongjin was confused by what he heard. Why was it a red-haired invader? What was going on in that dynasty? Why was the bandit's name Li Kui again? How could a storyteller make up nonsense?
"Uncle, what dynasty is this storyteller talking about? I don't understand." Que Dongjin knew that storytellers were not allowed to talk about current events. However, there were many current events that the listeners wanted to hear, so the storytellers would talk about them in a roundabout way.
"You don't understand, do you? Red-haired ghost, do you understand? The red-haired ones are the Japanese. The bandit's name refers to a hero in the past, actually, it was Ou Laosan from Juiniu Mountain. Didn't you hear that last night, the Japanese went to attack Juiniu Mountain and were ambushed by Ou Laosan, and I heard that most of the Japanese died! I also heard that Fujiki, or Colonel Mu Fuji or something, was shot in the thigh and is recuperating at home!" A man in his sixties next to Que Dongjin said quietly.
"Oh, so that's it! I saw you guys were listening with great interest, but I was completely confused," said Que Dongjin.
"Stop talking, the Japs are coming." said the man.
Que Dongjin only saw the storyteller slam the gavel and shout, "Okay, Li Kui! You may look evil, but you are not evil at heart..."
"Listen carefully to us! Storytelling can only talk about the past, don't discuss current affairs! Did you listen carefully, you iron-mouthed guy?" the Japanese shouted loudly.
"General! Listen carefully! I'm talking about Black-faced Li Kui!" the storyteller bowed.
"Let's go! Look somewhere else." The Japanese soldier said to several of his men.
"This traitor must have taken the tip, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to tell stories." The man whispered again.
"So that's how it is. Does he know that the storyteller is talking about the Japanese?" Que Dongjin asked.
"He should know something, but he's just pretending not to know. He's completing his mission by shouting a few times like this! This manager is flexible in his work, and he's leaving a way out for himself!" said the man.
"Oh. A lot of things have happened in the city recently?" Que Dongjin asked.
"Are you from the country? A lot of things have happened in the city. A few days ago, Japanese soldiers were killed almost every day, and some even cut off their heads! I heard that they also gave the Japanese soldiers a talisman with a tiger head on it. When a Japanese soldier was killed and received the tiger head talisman, he would never be reborn as a human in his next life and would only be reborn as an animal." The man said with a smile.
"Who is so bold?" Que Dongjin asked.
"I don't know. I heard it wasn't done by humans, but by a tiger god. The tiger became a god and showed its power. Sometimes it turned into an old woman, sometimes it turned into an old man. It's said to be magical! However, I heard it was done by Ou Laosan and his men. The Japanese devils also thought it was done by Ou Laosan, so they attacked them. Alas, in this era, bandits are not necessarily bad guys! Ou Laosan, they are good guys because they fight the devils. Don't you think so?" The man found someone to talk to, and the talkative man didn't listen to the storyteller.
"Yes, those who fight the Japanese are good people." Que Dongjin said.
"In fact, this Ou Laosan must have been forced to become a bandit. He has never robbed ordinary people. I heard that he robbed traitors! Now, everyone regards Ou Laosan as a hero! Listen, the storyteller called him Black Li Kui!" The man laughed.
"Interesting." Que Dongjin also laughed.
"Okay, you listen to the book, I'm going to go back to the land." Que Dongjin said as he stood up, pulled Jiang Wukui, and walked out.
As Que Dongjin and his companions just walked out of the door, several Japanese devils walked into the storytelling hall. After a while, the people inside were kicked out, and the storyteller was pushed to the ground in front of the door, with his glasses falling off.
Jiang Wukui wanted to go over, but Que Dongjin grabbed him. The Japanese soldier kicked the storyteller several times and walked away cursing. Some of the listeners went over to help the storyteller up. The storyteller spat at the Japanese soldier's back.
"Let's go." Que Dongjin pulled Jiang Wukui.
"I really want to kill the Japanese just now." Jiang Wukui said.
"You still can't change your impulsiveness." Que Dongjin said.
"I can't bear to watch."
"We've seen too much. We can't expose ourselves casually, understand?" Que Dongjin said in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jiang Wukui said.
"We are not just killing a few Japanese devils, but we want to make them restless and let them know that we Chinese are not easy to bully. We want them to go back to that tiny place of theirs. Okay, I won't say any more, be careful not to be heard by their plainclothes officers." Que Dongjin said.
"I understand." Jiang Wukui also discovered two suspicious people.
"Let's go out around!" said Que Dongjin.
"I don't know where they went?" Jiang Wukui said.
"Don't worry about them. The three of them won't be as impulsive as you." Que Dongjin said.
After Qin Shili and the other two entered the city, they also found that the enemy was on high alert. They saw many plainclothes officers moving around. Qin Shili said to Xie Mengqi and Zheng Can, "We can't cause trouble. Pay attention to the movements here and go to the place where we buy vegetables to listen to the gossip."
"You are not as familiar with this place as I am. Come on, I'll take you to a place where you can get some insider information." Xie Mengqi said.
"Where?" Qin Shili asked.
"Come follow me! You'll know when we get there." Xie Mengqi said as she walked towards an alley.
After walking for a while, Xie Mengqi turned a corner and entered a house. It was very lively inside, and people with good tables were playing Pai Gow.
"Casino?" Qin Shili asked in a low voice.
"Don't talk casually, just listen to them." Xie Mengqi said in a low voice.
Several people were gathered around a table, four of them were playing mahjong. A man next to them said, "Last night, the bandits fought with the Japanese. The bandits were really good. They killed dozens of Japanese..."
"Don't talk about this here, it affects my card game! If you say it again, the plainclothes police will come and smash our table!" said the man squatting on the stool holding the mahjong board.
