Volume 1 Tigers in Southeast Asia Chapter 29: Bloodless
Lin Fei asked hurriedly: "What do you have in mind?"
Liu Daming took out a revolver from his waist, turned on the safety, and suddenly a murderous look covered his face. He said, "Catch the leader first. If we shoot the chief, the Filipinos will be in chaos. We will take advantage of the chaos and rush in to rescue the girl."
Lin Fei frowned and said, "Although this method is feasible, if the tribe leader is shot dead, it will inevitably arouse the hatred of the Filipinos. If the Filipinos in this town start killing Chinese people, I don't know how many Chinese people will be killed."
Liu Daming sighed heavily and said, "This won't work, and that won't work either. If we delay any longer, the girl will be stripped naked!"
Lin Fei's mind moved, and he said in a cold voice: "Daming, you take Chen Jingui away first, leave this to me, you go back and inform the brothers to prepare for the battle, do you understand?"
Liu Daming was stunned and asked, "Lao Lin, what are you going to do?"
Lin Fei didn't say much. He pulled out the revolver from his waist and hid it in his sleeve, then walked towards the platform. Liu Daming followed him, but Chen Jingui grabbed him and said, "First Mate Liu, you'd better listen to Captain Lin. Let's go back and inform our brothers." Liu Daming stomped his feet hard, turned around, pulled Chen Jingui up, and ran towards the coast.
Lin Fei stepped into the crowd. At this time, the number of Filipinos on the stage tearing off the girl's clothes had increased to four. One of them held down the girl's hands, one pressed down the girl's legs, and the other two slowly tore off the girl's clothes. One sleeve had been torn off, revealing her slender arms, round shoulders and a white chest.
The Filipinos in the audience were cheering, so no one noticed Lin Fei. Soon, Lin Fei came to the front row, pressed his hand on the platform, exerted force with his arm, and jumped onto the platform. Everyone was stunned. The tribe leader saw that Lin Fei had a Chinese face, pointed at Lin Fei and said angrily: "What are you going to do?"
Lin Fei rushed forward, pulled out the pistol hidden in his sleeve, pointed it directly at the head of the clan leader, and shouted: "Don't move!"
Although the Filipinos didn't have guns, they had seen guns before and knew that they were deadly weapons. When they saw the muzzle of the gun pointed at their heads, they were immediately frightened and turned pale. They said in a trembling voice, "What do you want to do?"
When the Filipinos saw a Chinese pointing a gun at their chief, they all looked angry, but the chief's life was in Lin Fei's hands, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Lin Fei said coldly: "Mr. Patriarch, let go of that girl!"
The clan leader frowned and said to the Filipino men, "Let her go!"
Lin Fei pointed at the Chinese man next to him and said, "Untie their handcuffs and shackles!"
The chief followed his instructions and sneered, "They are in arrears with their taxes. As the chief and the supreme ruler of the area, it is only natural for me to punish them! Who are you? What qualifications do you have to intervene in our affairs?"
Lin Fei said proudly: "If you bully the Chinese, I will intervene!"
The clan leader stared at Lin Fei, snorted coldly, and said: "I advise you to put the gun away immediately, then kowtow to me and apologize, otherwise you will lose your life!"
Lin Fei showed no sign of weakness and sneered, "I'm here to challenge you. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
The tribe leader immediately laughed when he heard this. Not only the tribe leader, but all the Filipinos also laughed, which made Lin Fei angry. He asked angrily: "What are you laughing at?"
The tribe leader smiled and said, "Will you Chinese pigs also issue a declaration of war? Are there any warriors among you Chinese pigs? Aren't you all women?"
Lin Fei was so angry that his face turned blue. He really wanted to move his finger and shoot this guy, but he suppressed his anger and said proudly: "I see you are also using Western clocks. At two o'clock this afternoon, in the open area on the east beach, I will lead my people to fight you. Do you dare to come? You have to pee while standing. At two o'clock in the afternoon, bring your people and we will fight it out."
The clan leader laughed and said, "Okay! I promise you! Let's meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon."
Lin Fei nodded and said, "Now I want to take this girl and ten Chinese craftsmen away. Do you dare to let us go?"
The clan leader smiled and said, " Why not? I can also guarantee that I will not attack you from behind."
Lin Fei sneered: "I don't dare to trust you. How about this, you send us to the outside of the woods in the east, and then I will let you go, how about that?"
The clan leader sneered and said, "Okay! If you don't let me go, I will kill all the Chinese pigs in the town."
Lin Fei escorted the clan leader down the platform, turned around and said to the girl and the ten Chinese craftsmen in Chinese: "Follow me!"
The eyes of the girl and the Chinese craftsman were full of astonishment, but they still followed Lin Fei. The Filipinos did not dare to follow them. Lin Fei took the native chieftain out of the grove. When Lin Fei was sure that the Filipinos could not catch up, he released the gun on the chieftain's head and said, "You can go now."
The patriarch sneered and turned to leave, but at this moment, the girl took two quick steps forward to block the patriarch, fell to her knees with a "thump", kowtowed to the patriarch three times, and begged, "Please calm down, patriarch. We will find a way to pay the taxes we owe." The ten Chinese also knelt down in front of the patriarch and kowtowed repeatedly!
Lin Fei was furious when he saw this scene. He felt sorry for their misfortune and angry at their lack of resistance. He shouted at the girl and the Chinese craftsman, "Stand up, Chinese people kneel to heaven and earth and to our parents. Why are your knees so cheap?"
The girl and the Chinese craftsmen ignored Lin Fei and continued to kowtow and beg. The tribe leader cursed him with disdain, "Chinese pig", and walked around the girl. The girl and the craftsmen did not stand up, but continued to kneel stupidly. Lin Fei thought that these Chinese were used to being servile, and it was not their fault that they could not change for the time being. So he suppressed his anger and said softly to the girl, "Girl, get up, you are all right now."
The girl stood up sadly, suddenly raised her head, glared at Lin Fei fiercely, raised her hand suddenly, and slapped Lin Fei in the face. Lin Fei was stunned. At this time, the girl shouted in a clear voice like a nightingale: "Do you want to kill us?"
Lin Fei could no longer suppress his anger and shouted, "I rescued you, but you beat me up instead. Do you like being stripped naked and whipped by Filipinos?!"
Lin Fei cursed twice but still felt unsatisfied, because he had seen too many Chinese people like this girl who dared not resist and had no blood. From the Opium War to the Japanese invasion of China, how many Chinese shamelessly worked for foreigners! Even in Lin Fei's time, there were still many Chinese who forgot their ancestors and served foreigners as dogs! If the Chinese had more blood, there would be fewer tragedies in modern history!
Lin Fei directed his anger towards the spineless Chinese towards the girl in front of him. He pointed at the platform and yelled, " Since you are so willing to take off your clothes for the Filipinos, you bitch, then go back and take them off yourself! Why were you blocking them with your hands just now?" He stretched out his hand and pushed the girl's shoulder hard, causing her to stagger. Then he angrily said, "Go, why don't you go quickly?"
The girl was frightened by Lin Fei's momentum and didn't say anything. Lin Fei continued to scold her: "Look at how you kneel down and kowtow to the clan leader. You are just like a bitch! You have brought shame to the descendants of Yan and Huang. You won't even be able to face your ancestors when you die!"
After Lin Fei finished scolding her, he felt better. Suddenly, he saw two lines of crystal clear tears rolling down the girl's eyes and sliding across her rosy cheeks. Lin Fei suddenly realized that this girl was a strong girl. She didn't shed a single tear when she was humiliated by the Filipinos on the high platform. If a girl like Chiyomika encountered such a thing, she would have cried a long time ago. Now she was scolded by him and cried.
Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a trace of pity and guilt in his heart. When he looked at the girl again, her white and slender arms were exposed, covering her chest, hiding her naked chest. There was a large bruise on her shoulder, her skirt was torn, and half of her long legs were exposed. She looked very pitiful.
When Lin Fei saw her like this, his anger subsided. He sighed and said, "Miss, I'm sorry..."
The girl didn't wait for Lin Fei to finish his words and burst into tears, saying, "Do you think I am willing to kneel down and kowtow to them?" The girl was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. She turned around and ran to a big tree, knelt down under the tree, leaned against the tree and cried. Several older craftsmen came up to her and kept comforting her.
At this time, one of the oldest craftsmen came up to Lin Fei, sighed and said: "Hero, we thank you, but the young lady has no choice, she is dragged down by us..."
Lin Fei looked at the crying girl and regretted it secretly. He walked behind the girl. When the older craftsmen saw Lin Fei approaching, they all stood up and made way for him. Lin Fei gently patted the girl's shoulder and said softly, "Girl, I'm really sorry. What I said just now was a bit harsh. Don't cry. Tell me what difficulties you have. I will definitely help you!"
After all, this girl was not a crybaby like Chiyomika. When she heard what Lin Fei said, she stood up, wiped her tears, and her face became calm again. Her voice became clear and cold again, as if she was not the one who had just cried. She said, "My hero, although you saved us from the whip, we can run away. Our construction factory is still here. You will kill us."
Lin Fei frowned and said, "I have already challenged them. I will definitely defeat them."
The girl shook her head silently and said, "Hero, you don't need to say anything more. How can you beat them alone?" After that, the girl turned to the craftsmen and said, "Uncles and aunts, you should go out and hide quickly. I will go to the clan leader in person to plead guilty and ask him to spare our construction factory. No matter what the punishment is, I will bear it alone."
