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Eat without speaking and sleep without speaking.

This sentence comes from the "Analects of Confucius Xiangdang", which means that people are required to demand themselves with the standards of a gentleman at all times, so that their behavior does not exceed the etiquette.

The Republic of China and Japan, which belong to the Chinese cultural circle, have similar requirements for this, especially for people with higher education.

Wu Xiwen was obviously one of them. Even if he was arrested by the military commander, he would be in danger of his life at any time. He didn't speak, and quietly enjoyed his own breakfast.

Even the constant gunshots and begging for mercy on the beach did not make this person hesitate for a moment, just like those dead brothers had nothing to do with him.

He didn't speak, and Zuo Zhong couldn't even speak. This was a silent contest. The entire spy intelligence network was destroyed, and it was the other party who should be worried.

There was only the sound of the collision of spoons and dishes on the dining table. The two slowly wiped out the dishes and rice on the table. Wu Xiwen clasped his hands in satisfaction and thanked.

"Thank you Mr. Zuo for your warm hospitality. These Japanese ingredients are indeed very authentic. If I'm not mistaken, they should be cooked by famous chefs from Osaka. Thank you for your trouble."

He said thank you and made no secret of his understanding of Japanese culture. This is equivalent to admitting his identity as a spy, and the case seems to have been solved.

As a result, Zuo Zhong took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly, avoiding talking about the case: "Mr. Wu, you guessed wrong, it was prepared by a Chinese chef.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to victorious battles. Studying the opponent's eating habits and tastes is one of the most important tasks.

As far as I know, there are also many chefs who are good at Chinese cuisine in the small towns of the Republic of China in the spy school in your country, am I right? "

Wu Xiwen suppressed his smile. The Chinese even knew these things, which was really beyond his expectation. Shocked, he once again expressed his cooperative attitude.

"Deputy Director Zuo, I am willing to cooperate with the military command and provide you with all the information, provided that you must guarantee my safety.

You don't have to doubt it, as a show of sincerity, I can hand over the people who set off bonfires around the Huangshan official residence and guided the bombers on the ground. "

Zuo Zhong still didn't respond positively to this, he waved his hand casually to ask the little spy to remove the plate from the table, and then turned to look at Wu Xiwen.

"Mr. Wu, there is nothing left or right, why don't we play a few rounds of bamboo bone poker to eliminate food, let's just play sand crab①, there are so many gambling houses in Chongli Society, you should know the rules.

As for the bet┴, it’s a bit exciting┴, just use the lives of your subordinates, if you win, I can let them go and let them go to prison to serve their sentence, if you lose..."

He smiled and pointed at Brother Pao who was on the beach without finishing his sentence. His meaning was very clear. If the other party lost, none of the suspects present would be able to leave alive.

While speaking, Gui Youguang shot another seriously injured person. Some of the remaining suspects were ashen-faced, some were limp on the ground, and some were cursing loudly and looking crazy.

The corners of Wu Xiwen's eyes twitched slightly. Of course he would do sand crabs, but this was the first time he had encountered them using human life as a bargaining chip┴.

Obviously, the other party did not believe his surrender, nor did he want to listen to his confession, and tried to exert pressure by executing the prisoners to break through his psychological defense.

In this case, he had no choice but to accept the challenge, otherwise he would lose momentum. The point of interrogation and counter-interrogation was to see who could take the top spot in the conversation.

That being the case, then simply take a bet with Zuo Zhong to see who is more skilled, even if you lose, it's no big deal.

Anyway, most of those pao brothers around Jiang are Chinese, and it is their supreme honor to sacrifice for His Majesty Tianlocust. Wu Xiwen nodded at this thought.

"Okay, have fun, Chunyang, deal the cards."

Seeing that Wu Xiwen agreed to his proposal, Zuo Zhong, who was on the opposite side, smiled and ordered Wu Chunyang to become a lottery official (not a typo), and the sand crab needs someone to deal the cards.

When Wu Chunyang heard the order, he walked to the table expressionlessly, opened a box of bamboo bone poker and pushed it in front of the two of them to show it to the public.

After Zuo Zhong and Wu Xiwen confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the poker itself, he turned all the cards upside down on the table and began to shuffle the cards, which was very skillful.

"Mr. Zuo, this officer must be your right-hand man and the most trusted subordinate, Director Wu, the first division chief of the Military Command, he has long admired his name."

Wu Xiwen's eyes were fixed on Wu Chunyang's hand, in case the opponent made a mistake during the shuffling process, and at the same time, he did not forget to speak out.

Zuo Zhong smiled lightly, neither admitting nor denying it, he took the first hidden card from Wu Chunyang and knocked on the edge of the table.

Song Minghao immediately jumped over with a run-up and handed him a cigarette. An old fried dough stick is an old fried dough stick, and the movements of pulling out and lighting the cigarette were done in one go.

Gently exhaling a puff of smoke, Zuo Zhong picked up the second clear card and glanced at it, then glanced at the poker in front of Wu Xiwen and said.

"I'm sorry, Zuo's card is higher than Mr. Wu's. I'll make a bet first. Let's play a little bit at the beginning, or we can bet ten first."

Before the words fell, Wu Chunyang yelled to the bank, and then the ten spy suspects were pushed out by the spies. Gui Youguang pointed his gun at the prisoners, his expression indifferent and ready to fire at any time.

Wu Xiwen didn't look sideways, looked at the hidden cards and looked at the bright cards and smiled, as if he was very confident in his own cards, and replied happily.

"Deputy Director Zuo is so excited. I risked my life to accompany the gentleman. I followed. I just hope that you can keep your word. If you lose, you must not regret it."

Zuo Zhong stretched out his hand to take back the third bamboo bone poker, and was not upset when he saw that it was a small card, so he casually put it aside and spoke calmly.

"Don't worry, Zuo has always spit on one nail, by the way, the ground guides you mentioned just now, are you referring to Xin Lisheng and the other two.

One of them is about 1 to 58 meters tall. He is powerful, has a military background, and knows how to do soil work. The fire ditch was dug very beautifully.

There is also a resident or woodcutter around the Huangshan official residence, who brought firewood to the campfire several times, and did not collect combustibles on the spot.

Wu Zhangqi, your subordinates are very professional. If it weren't for the tea servants you ambushing in Wenrentang to act recklessly, we might not be able to find you and Chongli Society. "

What is killing and punishing one's heart? This is called killing and punishing one's heart. Zuo Zhong told Wu Xiwen plainly that we all know your so-called secret and it doesn't make any sense.

If you want to survive or prove the sincerity of surrender, you must tell some more valuable information, some high-level information that the military commander does not have.

"Mr. Zuo is amazing."

Wu Xiwen showed admiration, raised his thumb and praised, and the next moment he shook his third card proudly, proposing to increase the bet┴.

"Chengrang, it seems that my luck is good today, so I will add ten more, Deputy Director Zuo, will you follow? If not, Wu will draw the card."

"and."

Zuo Zhong simply replied that he was not a member of the military command, and the other party was not afraid, so what was he afraid of? Besides, none of these suspects had committed many crimes, so shooting them would be considered cheap.

Soon the fourth and fifth cards were dealt out by Wu Chunyang, and Wu Xiwen received cards that were heavier than Zuo, so he added two more bets in a row, and the chips increased from 20 to 40 people.

With so many people kneeling on the ground, the scene was spectacular. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the two to reveal the first hidden card.

"same color!"

Wu Xiwen turned over the hidden cards vigorously, and there were five cards of the same suit, which was considered a big card among the sand crabs, no wonder he was so confident.

But it didn't take long for him to be happy, Zuo Zhong also revealed his hidden card, his smile immediately froze on his face, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Full house, let's go."

Zuo Zhong pushed three cards of the same rank and a pair of cards of other ranks to the middle of the table. This deck of cards was just bigger than Wu Xiwen's flush.

"The co-seat has won!"

Song Minghao, who was waiting for the card game, yelled excitedly when he saw this, a burst of gunshots rang out, and forty suspects fell one by one on the beach.

The blood slowly flowed into the long river along the ditch, smudged, and quickly stained the surface of the river red. A gust of wind blew by, and the red waves gently slapped on the shore.

"Come again!"

Wu Xiwen's eyes were red and he was a little excited. After being discovered and arrested by the military commander, he recognized it. After all, this was a lurking, and the national government itself was the dominant side. It is not shameful for them to fail.

But when it comes to poker skills, he thinks he is more experienced than Zuo Zhong. After so many years in the auditorium, he still has this confidence, but he still loses in the end. He is not convinced.

Zuo Zhong looked at the opponent who was already above him, and shook his head secretly. He really didn't know how to play cards very well, but he had space, even if he wanted to lose, he couldn't do it.

As the saying goes, good words are hard to persuade the damn ghost, if you want to gamble, you can gamble, he spread his hands and said that he will do as he pleases, even if the God of Gamblers came today, it would be useless.

"I bet 50 people!"

At this moment, Wu Xiwen is like a gambler who has completely lost his eyes. He came up with a big one, hoping to make money in one go, completely forgetting that this is a game of human life.

As a professional agent, this person is so impulsive, which is really unexpected, but after thinking about it carefully, the other party's reaction is quite normal.

The unique geographical location and the lack of resource characteristics lead the Japanese to show a gambling nature different from that of other races in other regions, such as betting on national luck at every turn.

It can be said that the modern history of East Asia and geopolitics in the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century are closely related to Japan's gambling activities.

The problem is that nine out of ten bets lose, not to mention that the opponent has cheats, so half an hour later, Wu Xiwen was completely stunned when he saw the densely packed corpses on the beach.

After sitting stupidly for a while, he still didn't give up, and said hoarsely: "I'll bet again..."

"Remand? You have no chips."

Zuo Zhong kindly reminded the other party that the four low-level robe brothers suspected of being spies are all here, and the one who has fallen is lying there.

Wu Xiwen seemed to be stimulated by these words, jumped up all of a sudden, completely gave up his disguise, and threatened with a ferocious face.

"Zuo Zhong, what can I do if you win, the Great Japanese┴Empire will definitely defeat the Republic of China, and the victory will belong to us in the end, the black card is onboard!!"

"Hehe, can't you afford to lose?"

Facing the hysterical spies, Zuo Zhong stood up with a faint smile, looked at the rolling water with his hands behind his back, and narrated the history of Chinese civilization in his mouth.

"5000 years ago, we faced the monstrous flood like the Egyptians, and 4000 years ago, we cast bronzes like the ancient Babylonians.

3000 years ago, we were thinking about the philosophy of the universe like the Greeks, and we were conquering the four directions like the Romans 2000 years ago.

1000 years ago we were as rich as the great trade-savvy cannibals, and now we are competing with you and the west.

For 5000 years, we have been at the table of history and never left, while our opponents have switched rounds! "

When he said the last sentence, Zuo Zhong suddenly turned around, piercing Wu Xiwen's soul with sharp eyes like a sharp sword, and asked back at the same time.

"So, why do you feel that the victory belongs to you?"

Wu Xiwen, who was questioned, was speechless, his complexion turned green and pale, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart that the empire had really chosen the wrong opponent for this war.

When Gu Qi, Wu Chunyang and others next to him heard these words, they were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears, and a sense of pride welled up in their hearts, which was hard to suppress.

Yes, many ancient nations that once competed with the Chinese nation have either disappeared in the long river of history, or have been completely tamed.

Only we are still standing here, waiting for the next glorious revival, which is the glory that countless ancestors exchanged for their lives, and no one can stop it!
①It is Shuo (harmony) Ha, which flowed from the port city to the inland in the 19th century.

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