Volume 1 Wuchang Vortex Chapter 20 Shen Shukai
This sentence made the hairs on their bodies stand up, because Yang Qiu never revealed his identity from beginning to end!
Xiao Anguo was also trembling all over, and was about to shoot back without thinking. The man who spoke immediately thought it was not good, forgetting that the two men were already frightened birds at the moment, and hurriedly shouted in panic: "Sir, I have no ill intentions."
Yang Qiu, who was holding Miao Luo, finally turned around and saw the man who was talking clearly. He was in his thirties, not tall, about 1.56 meters, wearing a gray gown. Not only was the collar flat, but the cuffs were also neatly folded. Especially his eyes, probably because of the shouting just now, he actually felt as if everything was seen through.
Seeing Xiao Anguo pointing a gun at him, the man waved his hands nervously and introduced himself: "My lords, I am Shen Shukai, and I have no ill intentions."
"Shen Shukai?" Yang Qiu felt that he had seen this name before. Shen Shukai saw him frowning and thinking, and thought he remembered him, so he quickly reminded him, "Master Biaotong, I am the manager of Heshengyuan."
"He Shengyuan!"
It would have been fine if He Shengyuan had not been mentioned, but as soon as this name was mentioned, the scene of the assassination on the streets of Chengdu immediately emerged. Yang Qiu was immediately furious. If it had not been for their betrayal, how could he have accidentally killed Wang Tianjie? Now there is no room for easing. Even the assassination and Miao Luo's injury just now were ultimately caused by He Shengyuan!
Moreover, because of Wang Tianjie's death, he temporarily lost the possibility of negotiation with the party members, forcing him to take another most difficult path. If Miao Luo died here now, he would probably never be able to clear himself in this life.
"Kill him!" Yang Qiu didn't want to say anything more. He just prepared to let Xiao Anguo shoot and leave, and then think of other ways.
"Master Yang is still angry." Shen Shukai saw this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed at Miao Luo and said, "It's okay to kill me. Besides, the cause of tonight's incident was caused by me, He Shengyuan. But this girl can't be delayed any longer."
At this time, the sound of dense footsteps finally rang out on the street. After Shen Shukai glanced outside, he quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xiao Anguo, saying, "Sir, leave this girl to me. The paper has my address here. You can come to see me anytime."
Probably to reassure Yang Qiu, Shen Shukai clapped his hands, and then a familiar face walked out from behind, it was the old shopkeeper of the Chengdu Heshengyuan branch.
The old shopkeeper knelt down immediately after seeing Yang Qiu and said, "Master Yang, the incident in Chengdu was caused by my failure to discipline the students properly, so I came here today to apologize to you."
When he saw the old shopkeeper Yang Qiu, he knew that he was not lying. He originally wanted to ask them why they were here, but the footsteps outside were getting closer and closer, and he was a little confused. Although he still didn't quite believe Shen Shukai, if he took Miao Luo out like this, it would probably only bring trouble to himself.
Xiao Anguo saw through his thoughts and said, "Brother, don't blame me for being nosy. If we take Miss Miao out now, I'm afraid we won't be able to wash away the guilt. Besides, Heshengyuan is not a small family. Why don't we..."
Yang Qiu thought about it and felt that it made sense. If Shen Shukai wanted to harm him, there was no need for him to reveal He Shengyuan's name. So he gritted his teeth and handed Miao Luo to the other party, saying, "Thank you, both of you. But I have to say this in advance. If anything happens to this girl, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Don't worry, sir. Shen Shukai will do his best to rescue you." Shen Shukai cupped his hands. Seeing Yang Qiu was about to leave, he reminded him with a flash of his eyes: "Sir, the patrol soldiers tonight seem to be a little later than usual. You must be careful."
Yang Qiu, who was just about to go out, stopped abruptly when he heard these words. His eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light and he turned to look at Shen Shukai.
The sharp and terrifying eyes like those of a wild beast made Shen Shukai and the old shopkeeper feel a chill on their necks. After Yang Qiu and Xiao Anguo left, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They really didn't know whether they had done the right thing or the wrong thing this time.
"Brother Xiao, Brother Yang, are you okay?"
As soon as the two of them returned to the street, they saw Bingwen and Ma Kui rushing over with guns. Xiao Anguo scratched his head and asked in surprise: "You... why are you here?"
"Is such that."
Ma Kui quickly explained, "After you went to the banquet, Bingwen felt something was wrong and said that there might be trouble on the way back without protection. I thought it was right, so I brought a few brothers with me. I didn't expect to hear gunshots as soon as we arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion."
"Bingwen?" Xiao Anguo glanced at Bingwen and patted him on the shoulder gratefully: "You are quite clever, kid. I think you should go to Chuwangtai with me. You can also give me some advice."
Seeing Yang Qiu scratching his head and laughing, Bingwen breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing a large number of soldiers coming from a distance, he quickly led everyone to disperse for protection. After he left, Xiao Anguo quietly poked Yang Qiu with his arm and whispered in his ear, "Do you think Bingwen will be okay?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Anguo also had a thoughtful side. Yang Qiu nodded slightly: "He should know something, but because I killed Wang Tianjie and killed so many party members in Sichuan, he always has a knot in his heart towards me, but he won't betray us, otherwise this guy wouldn't have reminded me to be careful twice this morning ."
"In fact, he is good in everything except that he has not come to his senses. The Manchu Tartars deserve to be killed, but what about those party members? How many of them are capable of truly governing the country? Sun Yat-sen is just a big talker, seeking sponsorship and donations everywhere, but after so many years, has he ever built an inch of railway for the people? Has he ever really calmed down and trained an army? Don't tell me he has no territory. There are so many people supporting him in Nanyang and other places. It would be no problem for him to train a town of troops overseas, but what about him?"
"Japan is so busy running around, it has totally forgotten the shame of the Sino-Japanese War! In this respect, it is even worse than the Beiyang government."
"Just tonight, he sold out his friends to survive, how shameless! Even if this kind of person overthrows the Qing Dynasty, can he rule the country safely? And don't forget, there is still Yuan Datou in the north! If there is really trouble in the three towns, once the army from the north arrives, the people here will be the ones who suffer in the end."
Yang Qiu's words were partly true and partly false. At least he needed to pretend to be in the middle. Xiao Anguo didn't notice his expression. He sighed inwardly after hearing it and whispered, "I hope this is the last time. Otherwise... we won't be brothers anymore."
A large number of patrolling soldiers began to rush in from all directions. One was the commander who was to take office tomorrow, and the other was Chu Wangtai Pingku, who had to be a confidant to take over. They were assassinated in the street on their own territory. Both sides fired no less than a hundred shots. This was a huge event.
So when several officers from the patrol camp saw the two men, they hurried over to greet them, and then took their soldiers to start searching house to house, causing the entire old city to fall into chaos. This made Yang Qiu secretly worried whether Shen Shukai could escape.
Xiao Anguo knew what he was thinking and gave him a reassuring look. Heshengyuan was not a small shop. If it could make a fortune in this chaotic world, it must have some thieving methods.
Such a serious matter as being stabbed in the street naturally could not be let go, so Yang Qiu and Xiao Anguo went to see Li Yuanhong and Zhang Biao again and told them the situation, only concealing the matter of Miao Luo, and then returned to the camp amid Zhang Biao's rage.
As Ma Kui ordered to strengthen the vigilance, Yang Qiu thought of the injured Miao Luo again and was still a little worried.
"This is what the admiral asked us to get when we were transporting medicine to the foreigners last time." Seeing Yang Qiu's uneasy face, Xiao Anguo, who knew what he was thinking, immediately went back to the house and got a small bag and handed it to him: "Go early and come back early. I'll cover for you here so that no one comes to investigate."
Yang Qiu opened the bundle and saw that it was full of Western medicines, with a complete range of products and also medical forceps and other things. He quickly thanked him, "Thank you, big brother."
"Why are you and I being so polite? I originally kept these for my own use, just in case I get hurt and have no medicine to treat it. But I will be sent to the military police camp tomorrow, so I'm afraid no one will mess with me anymore."
Yang Qiu didn't want to say much to express his gratitude. He just patted the black-faced man on the shoulder and took a breath: "Don't worry, brother. In the future, whenever I, Yang Qiu, eat, I will never let you drink the soup!"
"Get out of here! I just took the governor's money and became the admiral's confidant. When will I ever rely on a pretty boy like you for support? You'd better go and save your vicious woman!" Xiao Anguo smiled and kicked Yang Qiu away. He sat under the lamp and thought for a while before getting up and walking towards Bingwen's dormitory.
