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Kan Jiu was sitting in the main room drinking tea.

Quietly feel the slight trembling of the ground caused by the footsteps running on the street.

These days, it's nothing strange to hear gunshots on the streets.

There were footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, and a man with a gun walked across the courtyard and into the house with a middle-aged man.

He pulled his face full of flesh and looked the middle-aged man up and down: "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man took out a small notebook with a blue sky and a white sun emblem from his briefcase and handed it to Kanjiu: "My last name is Chen, and I'm the Luxi Commissioner of the Military Control Commission."

"Military Control?" Kan Jiu looked at his notebook and his face turned cold: "This is Commander Qi's territory, aren't you afraid that I will tie you up?"

"Haha, Commander Qi is one of us!" Commissioner Chen said with a smile.

"What's the matter?" Kan Jiu had long heard that the Military Control Commission was omnipresent, so it was not surprising that they had something to do with Qi Zixiu.

Qi Zixiu had someone arrange for him to be here and left him alone. Now a specialist from the mobilization team has arrived, and things are a bit complicated.

"Cooperation." Commissioner Chen was very familiar and sat down on the chair opposite Kan Jiu.

"Cooperation? In the underworld, nothing happens without profit." Kan Jiu waved his hand to signal his men standing at the door to retreat.

"On behalf of the party and the country, I hope that Brother Kan can turn from evil to good."

"I'm here to discuss cooperation on behalf of the Autonomous Army. Don't talk about those unfounded things." Kan Jiu was stunned for a moment. This guy is quite direct.

Commissioner Chen picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a glass of water: "The Party-State has a powerful ally in the United States. Recently, the international anti-fascist alliance has been winning victories on all fronts. The Japanese are now strong on the outside but weak on the inside."

"I come from a humble background, I don't really understand what you are saying"

"Well, brother Kan can get along well with others in troubled times, so there is no need to be too modest."

"I have never been to school, so I don't understand your profound words, and I don't like your beating around the bush."

"Brother Kan is straightforward, so I won't hide anything from him!" Commissioner Chen gave a thumbs up. "As far as I know, Brother Kan has established a firm foothold in the Allied Forces. Now he can travel freely in Hebei, Shandong and Henan, and can also enter and leave the Eighth Route Army base at will."

"Are you checking my background?" Kan Jiu narrowed his eyes.

"Brother Kan is now famous. Even if I don't ask about your background, my colleagues will appreciate such a passionate hero." Commissioner Chen put on a kind look.

"Are you warning me?" Kan Jiu's face was grim.

"No, no, no, it's not a warning. Haha, it's a threat!" Commissioner Chen smiled and said, "You've been in the underworld for so long, you should understand that the Party and the State will never compromise with those who are in league with the Communist Party."

"Looking for death!" With a loud bang, Kan Jiu stabbed the dagger in his hand into the table.

This guy was clearly threatening, but his tone was unusually calm. When he saw Kan Jiu taking out a dagger and stabbing it in front of him, this bastard remained calm.

Kan Jiu thought, the officials are well-mannered, but there are few good people.
There must be some cards that have not been played yet. We have to find a way to get his cards out.

"Don't get excited, brother. As the saying goes, a man who knows the current situation is a hero." Commissioner Chen waved his hand nonchalantly: "These ten or so men under your command are like ants in the eyes of our Rangers."

"Don't play those nonsense games, just draw a line." Deep down, Kan Jiu didn't like having contact with these guys, but before leaving, Commander Wang sent his adjutant to tell him that he would definitely have to deal with the Military Control Commission on this trip, and gave him a strict order to build good relations with them.

"Brother Kan is a person who is highly regarded by Commander Wang of the Autonomous Army. I think our future cooperation will be smooth sailing. As long as you accept the appointment of the Party and the State, we will be a family in the future." Commissioner Chen took out a letter of appointment from his briefcase.

"I am just a small ant and don't deserve it." Kan Jiu suddenly found it very interesting. This guy really thought of himself as a dish. His real identity should be considered half-Eighth Route Army soldier.

The underworld is about morality and generally does not deal with officials, so this letter of authorization is of no use.

Suddenly I remembered something. Secretary Su specifically asked me to cross the canal and go to Guan County in the name of the Autonomous Army to discuss establishing an alliance with Qi Zixiu who was entrenched in western Shandong.

Obviously, the Eighth Route Army and the Autonomous Army must have an shameful relationship.

Qi Zixiu, this traitor, ostensibly surrendered to the Japanese, but secretly maintained close ties with the Rangers.

The world is very complicated, and it is not as simple as right and wrong. Seeing that Kan Jiu did not make it clear, Commissioner Chen smiled and said, "Brother Kan, the situation is serious now, and we must unite sincerely."

"I come from a humble background, so I really don't understand what you mean by the dire situation and solidarity."

"If you hadn't had some connections with the Eighth Route Army, you wouldn't have gotten this good thing." Seeing that Kan Jiu was always talking about irrelevant things, Commissioner Chen's face was a little uncertain: "Xu Tieying relied on the support of the Japanese and pretended to obey the orders of the party and the country, but Brother Kan was wise and understood the greater good."

Poof. Kan Jiu spit out the tea he had just taken: "I'm just a gangster, don't give me a hat."

"Then I'll be frank. A few days ago, the Japanese were attacked one after another. I need you to tell me, brother, which part of the Eighth Route Army was responsible for the attack."

"I've heard that the rangers are full of talented people. You don't know this, do you?" Kan Jiu suddenly became alert. Although the Eighth Route Army was poor, they were still moral.

The official in front of me has at least a hundred or eighty eyes in his mind. If I get involved with him, even ten of me can't beat him.

Seeing that Kanjiu still refused to give him face, Commissioner Chen slammed the table and said, "Because you robbed money houses, secretly communicated with the Eighth Route Army, and colluded with Xu Tieying and other Japanese puppets, believe it or not, I can kill you now!"

"Look what you can do!" Kan Jiu suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Through the gate, a row of dark rifles extended from the wall, revealing the ferocious faces of men in black.

The backyard could not be seen from the yard, and if nothing unexpected happened, we were surrounded by the enemy.

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This bastard actually dares to threaten?
I wondered in my mind, if I didn’t agree to him, what would this guy do next?
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be Commissioner Chen’s last trump card!
I am here to negotiate, not to suffer!

Kan Jiu grinned and reached out to open the cloth bag under the table.

Commissioner Chen turned his head curiously and saw rolls of kraft paper fuse sticking out of the cloth bag under the table. His face looked a little flustered.

"Explosives, you're not unfamiliar with them, are you?" Machete pointed at the rolls of kraft paper and said, "Not much, only about thirty pounds. The wind should be able to flatten this yard."

"You" Commissioner Chen's face turned black: "Don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit."

Now that everyone has revealed their cards, it's time to settle the chips at the gambling table. Kan Jiu suddenly laughed: "The ones who attacked the devils are the Guard Battalion of the First Brigade and the First Regiment of the Autonomous Army. Of course, you can also regard them as your Military Control Commission's Rangers."

"Since Brother Kan is giving me face, I won't hide it!" Commissioner Chen waved his hand to let the black-clad men holding guns on the wall retreat: "As far as we know, the guard battalion is actually the 9th battalion of the independent regiment. But there is one thing I don't quite understand. According to the organization, a regiment cannot have nine battalions. Can Brother Kan explain it to me?"

"It's very simple. The national army only allows the Eighth Route Army to retain three divisions. However, some grassroots regiments have a little more people, so the position number cannot be increased. The only thing we can do is to expand the size of the battalion!" Kan Jiu followed Lao Qin's instructions before leaving and half-truthfully revealed the foundation of the independent regiment.

The Independent Regiment had had exchanges with the National Army, so it was not surprising that the commissioner knew something about the Independent Regiment.

Commissioner Chen took a deep breath and said, "That is to say, the independent regiment stationed in the mountainous area of ​​Mei County has actually reached the brigade level in terms of strength, but because it cannot be expanded, it has been kept at the battalion level?"

"You can interpret it that way but it may not be the case."

"You are so vague that I can't explain it to my superiors. According to the latest reorganization outline of the Eighth Route Army in northern Shaanxi, the various units of the Eighth Route Army need to have elite troops and simpler administration. Is this not lip service to the order?"

"I'm not an Eighth Route Army soldier, how would I know all the ins and outs of this?"

"Then let me change the question. Who destroyed the Japanese's plot to use counterfeit banknotes to disrupt the economy of the enemy-occupied areas?"

Kan Jiu looked at Commissioner Chen, wondering whether he should blame the Ninth Battalion for this.

Commissioner Chen was somewhat dissatisfied: "Don't stare at me like that. The higher-ups are planning to reward the anti-Japanese patriots who have made contributions!"

"As for this matter, you can report that it was done by your special forces team."

"How can you guarantee that the Eighth Route Army won't use this to publicize it?"

"You guys are willing to be the first to accept the Japanese's revenge, I guess the Eighth Route Army should have no objection."

"Well, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future." Commissioner Chen stood up and said, "One hundred rifles and two thousand rounds of ammunition. This is the award from the Luxi Special District Office to the Autonomous Army!"

He personally went to see Kan Jiu in order to seek credit from his superiors by destroying the Japanese' economic sabotage plan.

As long as the Eighth Route Army does not expose their lies publicly, the Rangers can use the Eighth Route Army's recent actions to apply for more funds from the higher authorities. (End of this chapter)