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Chapter 54 The Farewell Symphony

In the restaurant on the first floor of the Liuguo Hotel, a melodious symphony was played on the gramophone.

A masked man is dancing to the music that is sometimes high and sometimes low, or twisting his body with a weird movement.

The dining room became his stage, jumping and spinning. Although his movements were weird, they were full of a strange beauty, a kind of magical power that made people unable to take their eyes off them.

If this were anywhere else, there might be gentlemen and ladies who would patronize the artist, but Mr. Artist is holding a pistol at the moment.

Beautiful music, ferocious weapons, and weird dances made everyone unable to take a peek, and at the same time made everyone's hearts go up and down with the music and his movements.

When Zhang Jingyao and his group were escorted downstairs, they happened to see such a scene. They were dumbfounded and didn't know what this bandit-looking man was going to do.Could it be that an underappreciated dancer kidnapped them just to make people appreciate his dance?
At this moment, the music slowly faded away, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then the masked man danced and leaned over.

The masked man stepped lightly, walked up to a man in black, and stretched out a hand, obviously inviting the other party to dance. The man in black was a little surprised, but quickly handed over the weapon to others. Gently held the masked man's hand.

A waltz was played slowly from the phonograph. Under the gaze of everyone, the two walked slowly into the center of the restaurant and waltzed to the music.

Ignoring the scene and the attire of the two, the hostages felt as if they were attending a ball, and they were watching the graceful dance of the ball master.

Everyone could see that the dance of the man in black might be a little unskilled, but the masked man patiently guided her, and the cooperation between the two became more and more proficient, and the movements became more and more graceful.

At this time, the stage was like a canvas, and following the movements of the dance, the two seemed to shuttle back and forth on the canvas, as if they were writing a beautiful picture, and everyone was dazzled.

Good things are so fleeting. At the end of the song, the masked man and the man in black made an elegant curtain call, and the men in black and some of the hostages applauded.

Although I don't know why, some of the hostages feel that they seem to understand the masked man, and their hearts are connected. Perhaps this is the magic of art.

Hase Ryosuke, who was squatting aside, looked at the applauding crowd with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

He thinks these people are crazy, they are kidnapped now, and there are so many dangerous items around them!Why did they applaud the bandit leader!
At this time, he found that the masked man seemed to be looking at him. Hase Ryosuke quickly put on a smile and stretched out his hands, applauding desperately.

The masked man returned to the center of the restaurant, with his hands folded and drooping, his eyes fixed on the hostages. Just now, because of the slightly soothing atmosphere of the music, he suddenly became tense again.

"First of all, let me introduce myself. We are the Northeast Republican Army. Maybe you haven't heard of it. It doesn't matter. I think from today, our name will fly around the world with the radio waves, right?"

The hostages nodded their heads. You have a gun and you are powerful. You can say what you say, and what the masked man said is good. There are many wealthy businessmen and diplomats among the hostages. Propaganda, governments of various countries will also intervene, this Northeast Republican Army is really going to be famous.

Hase Ryosuke's heart is cold, the Northeast Republican Army, the name sounds like an anti-Japanese organization, if you let them know that you are a Japanese special high school, even a hundred lives are not enough to kill.

"The first piece I danced just now, does anyone know what it is?" The masked man suddenly discussed music.

The hostages all kept their mouths shut, and only one little girl shouted despite her mother's obstruction: "It's Haydn's "Farewell Symphony", Mr. Robber, am I right?"

The masked man slowly walked up to the little girl. The little girl's mother wept and hid the child behind her. Under the horrified eyes of all the hostages, the man in black slowly put his hand into his pocket.

"You are right, brave girl, this is your reward." The masked man took out a toffee from his pocket and handed it to the little girl.

The little girl took the toffee with big eyes blinking, and the masked man withdrew his hand and said, "Then can you tell us the story of the farewell symphony, brave girl."

The little girl raised her neck proudly: "Of course, Mr. Robber. Duke Nicholas of Austria built a huge castle, far away from Vienna. He led his servants and orchestra to live in the castle, but he did not allow anyone to bring their family.

The members of the orchestra miss their family very much, but dare not tell the Duke. The head of the orchestra, Mr. Haydn, thought of a good way.He created a symphony, and asked the orchestra members to pack up their instruments after the performance, blow out the candles on the music stand and leave the stage, leaving only a very small number of people to continue playing alone, expressing the feelings of the orchestra members. "

The hostages listened to this story, but they didn't know what the masked man meant, and then they heard the masked man ask the little girl another question.

"What's the result?"

"It is said that when the symphony was played in front of Duke Nicholas for the first time, he understood the meaning of it. The next day, he immediately sent an order for all the staff to go home on vacation." The little girl said happily.

The masked man was silent for a long time, and said to the hostages from all over the world: "Yes, the members of the orchestra can go to see their families, but in the Northeast, many of us have lost their relatives and lovers, and we will never see each other again."

Hearing this, the Japanese among the hostages broke out in a cold sweat, and they were about to suffer!

"Brother, there seems to be movement outside, and it looks like they are going to attack." At this moment, a man in black withdrew from the window.

The hostages were overjoyed that someone finally came to rescue them. Although these men in black were polite and did not offend the female hostages, they were robbers after all.

The masked man looked at the hostage with a happy face, and suddenly turned around and asked Hase Ryosuke: "Sir, do you think the army outside can succeed? You have to be honest."

Hase Ryosuke mumbled and said: "They are here to die, I think you must have arranged outside." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and didn't want to talk anymore.

The masked man clapped his hands when he heard the words: "Hehe, did you hear that? Next, I will let everyone enjoy a beautiful performance. Keep your eyes open, don't miss it!"

There are already crowds of people outside the Liuguo Hotel, and the gendarmes of various countries have surrounded the surrounding area tightly. Not only that, even the intersections are filled with sandbags, and machine gun positions have been established.

The British Consul Bai Longdu with his hips akimbo, his frog eyes bulging, looked at the Liuguo Hotel viciously.It's the opposite, it's the opposite, someone dares to do such a thing in the embassy area.

He swore that he must catch this gang of robbers who did not know how to live or die, and then torture them severely to let them know that the dignity of the British Empire cannot be trampled upon.

"I'm going to enjoy dinner at the restaurant of the Six Nations Hotel in half an hour. If you can't do it, you can go to the jungle in Southeast Asia and feed the mosquitoes." Barondo yelled at Major Vicente, the commander of the British Royal Military Police Battalion.

Major Vicente didn't speak, but shouted at a platoon of subordinates: "Attack!"

"Wait a minute! Mr. Bai Longdu, please don't attack!" A short Rendanhu came out from the side.

Bai Longdu frowned. It turned out to be the Japanese Consul General Nakaji Toyama, a greedy and despicable guy. Why did he want to stop himself? Could it be that the robbers inside were Japanese?

"Mr. Bai Longdu, there are important guests from our country in the Liuguo Hotel, please allow us to rescue the hostages in the Liuguo Hotel." Toyama Nakaji bowed, his head almost touched the ground.

Bai Longdu rolled his eyes, the lives of the warriors of the British Empire are much more precious than the Japanese.And the rescue failed, that is also the responsibility of the Japanese, and has nothing to do with the British Empire.

After thinking about it, Bai Longdu nodded: "Alright then, Consul Yuan Shan, let us see the performance of your country's soldiers."

Toyama Nakaji bowed again, saying words of thanks, but he was scolding Army Red Deer in his heart. If they hadn't repeatedly emphasized the importance of Zhang Jingyao, he wouldn't be in this messy water.

There was a Japanese army team in the Consulate General in Beiping, Japan. Nakaji Toyama ordered the team leader Kosuke Komura: "Takamura, we must rescue Zhang Jingyao and Hase Ryosuke."

Hirosuke Takamura touched his heels, lowered his head and shouted: "Hayi!" After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a small group of Japanese soldiers quickly attacked in the direction of the Liuguo Hotel.

The Japanese soldiers held [-]-style rifles and formed a horizontal formation, forming a line of skirmishers, bent over and launched an assault towards the gate of the hotel. Kosuke Takamura was very satisfied with the reaction of his subordinates. As long as they could break through the gate, those daring robbers would It's over.

Bai Longdu's face looked better. He also served in the military. Of course, he knew that the Japanese soldiers were well-trained. This was not giving the opponent a chance to concentrate their firepower.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers leaping into the parking lot across the road of the Liuguo Hotel, only ten meters away from the gate, Kosuke Takamura was so nervous that he clenched his fists. It was the critical moment!
The Japanese soldiers took cover from cars, took smoke bombs from their waists, and threw them on the road one by one. As the smoke bombs hissed, thick white smoke emitted.

"Good job!" Takamura Kosuke waved his fist, he has seen the dawn of victory, the Imperial Japanese Army is invincible!

Toyama Nakaji also had a bright face: "Mr. Bailongdo, I don't think it will take half an hour. You will be able to enjoy the food in the restaurant in 15 minutes."

The masked man looked at the smoke bombs on the road and sighed: "Let's get started, everyone, please enjoy the rare and spectacular sight!"

Following his words, a man in black took out a detonator from the corner of the wall, turned it around and pressed it hard.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!."

The pride of Kosuke Takamura and Nakaji Toyama solidified on his face. After a few flashes and loud noises, the original thick white smoke was blown away by the shock wave of the explosion.

The cars on the parking lot were turned into burning scrap iron, and the ground was covered with the remains of the Imperial Japanese Army warriors. Some of them who were lucky enough to survive were also wailing in despair.

(End of this chapter)