20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 148: Unkind and indifferent, murderous

After hearing the news, Hu Xiaoyan suddenly became serious and quickly gave instructions to Xiao Beifeng.

"Quick! Go to Shi Hospital, Yingying Path, and ask him to come back quickly."

"Well, good!"

Xiao Beifeng nodded and was about to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Chenghai.

"Don't worry, I sent Lao Qi to keep an eye on him a long time ago. He can't escape." Jiang Chenghai glanced at the door of the courtyard, "Besides, Xiaodao will be back soon."

Sure enough, after a while, there was a series of bells ringing outside the courtyard gate.

Jiang Xiaodao didn't know the situation yet, so he drove the carriage into the yard, pulled off the hospital mask, and shouted: "Xiaohua, is the food ready? I'm starving to death!"

At this time, Jiang Chenghai stood up and walked out of the house and asked, "Where is your third uncle?"

"Oh! Third uncle said that he has been staying in the hospital for the past few days. He was afraid that he would be dirty and cause trouble to us if he came, so he asked me to take him home."

As Jiang Xiaodao spoke, he led the horse into the stable. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xiao Beifeng following him out of the house in a panic, and his heart sank.

"What's going on?" Jiang Xiaodao asked.

"Uh-" Xiao Beifeng glanced at Jiang Chenghai and hesitated.

Jiang Xiaodao immediately stopped his usual joking demeanor, looked at his father with a serious face, and asked, "Is it the fifth uncle?"

Jiang Chenghai nodded silently.

"I understand, I'll do it!" Jiang Xiaodao kept his face straight and spoke concisely.

After saying that, I saw him unloading the harness from the horse without resting for a moment, and immediately stepped on the stirrup with one foot, flew onto the horse, and when he reached the door, he did not forget to give Xiao Beifeng a warning.

"Tell Xiaohua, the dishes are hot first, and we'll eat together when I come back, and then we'll buy two kilograms of wine, pick the expensive one!"

Xiao Beifeng nodded quickly: "Okay, Brother Dao, I understand!"

"Dad, wait a moment, I'll go back quickly! Drive!"

The sound of horse hooves outside the door gradually faded away.

At first, the suspicion about Shen Guoliang was just a guess, but now he feels guilty and wants to run away. Even if he does not betray the enemy and flees in front of the enemy, it is still a taboo in the world and he should be severely punished.

Jiang Chenghai turned around and rolled up his sleeves, but remained silent.

The inner ghost showed up, but he had a gloomy face and was not happy at all.

I raised my head sideways and saw that the sky, which just a moment ago had been illuminated by the setting sun and full of golden light, had suddenly become dark...

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The outer gate of the old Fengtian inner city, all the way north along Xiaoxiguan Street, is the outer gate, the small north gate.

Shen Guoliang held an old horse in his hand, with a black cloth bag slung across his shoulders, and hurried on in silence, looking back from time to time, not knowing whether it was reluctance or fear.

It's still early, but the winter nights in the North are coming quickly.

To say that he could not see his fingers would be an exaggeration.However, when the cold wind blows, the figures on the street always seem to be blown away by the wind at any time, erratic and looming.

It wasn't until we approached the city gate that we saw a dozen lanterns and torches connected in a line, shining more than ten feet of warm light on the cold gray street, which seemed to be a way out.

However, Shen Guo felt a thump in his heart and couldn't help but stop.

Looking around, I saw no less than thirty people standing under the lights of the city gate building. They were all wearing big hats, long leather boots, carrying Hanyang [-] rifles on their shoulders, or [-] rifles. They strolled back and forth in groups, or leaned against the walls, smoking and chatting.

Judging from the shape of the clothes, they are not old soldiers from the patrol battalion, but new army soldiers seconded from the Peking University Battalion.

Shen Guoliang was a little hesitant and couldn't make up his mind for a moment, whether he should go over and ask.

While he was hesitating, a New Army soldier in the team opposite noticed him, so he held the gun belt on his shoulder with his right hand and half a cigarette in his left hand, and waved to him.

Shen Guoliang froze on the spot and glanced behind him as if asking for help.

"Don't look back! It's you!" The New Army soldier shouted, "Come here!"

Shen Guoliang had no choice but to bite the bullet, lead his horse forward, and put on a smile that even he felt disgusted with.

"Master Jun, hehe, are you calling me?"

The New Army soldier took a puff of cigarette and sprayed it on Shen Guoliang's face unscrupulously. Then he tilted his head and took a look at the luggage carried by the old horse.

"It's late at night, where are you going?"

Shen Guoliang raised his bandaged left arm and said with a smile: "Master Jun, my arm is injured. I went to the city to see the doctor. He seems to be in good condition. I have to go back to the countryside!"

"Oh!"

The New Army soldiers threw the cigarette butts on the ground, throwing out a few sparks, and then crushed them with their feet.

"Go back! The Governor has ordered that the entire city is under martial law. No entry or exit is allowed. Let's go, let's go!"

Shen Guoliang was a little puzzled and asked: "This...were you not allowed to leave the city yesterday or enter the city? Why did it change today?"

"Yesterday?" The New Army soldier snorted coldly, "I didn't eat last night! What does yesterday have to do with it? Get out of here, if you keep talking, I'll arrest you and put you in isolation!"

"Master, calm down and be patient! Calm down and be patient!" Shen Guoliang looked over the other person's shoulder, looked back, and asked, "You - are you in charge of this area?"

"Do you care about me? If you fart, hurry up!" the New Army soldier said impatiently.

"Haha, there's nothing else to do. I just see you guys working hard all night. As a common man, I want to express my condolences to my brothers."

As Shen Guoliang spoke, he took out a few tokens from his arms and quietly put them into the soldier's hands.

"Master Jun, look, can you be accommodating? If you can't get out tonight, you don't have to wait until later."

"Hey! Man, you're pretty good!"

The New Army soldier took the ticket, looked around a few times, and then put it into his pocket as if nothing had happened.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the money, this old man was still standing in the middle of the road, pretending to be dumbfounded and saying nothing, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Master Jun?" Shen Guoliang frowned and asked, "Can I leave now?"

"Where are you going?" The New Army soldier blew his beard and glared. He gave a thumbs up and pointed behind him. "There is a notice posted on the city gate. Are you illiterate or something? This is a serious matter! No one is exempted. Even if foreigners come, they can’t leave the city!”

Shen Guoliang's face suddenly turned pale.

Taking money and not doing anything, this new army looks worse than the patrol battalion!

But soldiers are soldiers, no matter how big the gang is, if they have no power and power, they can only be slaughtered by officers and soldiers.

Shen Guoliang suddenly felt murderous, but after looking at the thirty or so soldiers on the opposite side, he could only swallow his anger in his stomach.

"Hey! Why aren't you leaving? What are you doing here?" The New Army soldier scolded angrily, "Brother, I'm in a good mood today. It's a good thing I didn't arrest you. Get out of here and don't fucking hang around here. It's an eyesore! What do you mean by looking at me like that? Huh?"

"No, no, thank you very much, Master Jun, for your noble hand. I'll go back right now!"

Shen Guoliang had no other choice but to turn around and go back. He originally wanted to try his luck at other city gates, but found that all the traffic chokepoints, city gate buildings, and even the horse-drawn railways in the city were covered with lights. , either the New Army or the patrol battalion; if not the patrol battalion, it means the patrol police.

As a result, my mood became heavier and heavier.

It's incredible. For decades, Fengtian City has not maintained martial law to this extent, even during wars.

This plague seemed to turn the provincial capital into a poison refining field in an instant, and everyone became a trapped beast in a cage, unable to fly.

With no choice but to do so, Shen Guoliang had no choice but to hold the old horse and walk back home.

However, after all this trouble, the sky has become completely dark.

On the way back, there were almost no pedestrians in sight. Every corner seemed to have hidden arrows; every alley seemed to have a gun pointed at it. Sure enough, not everyone could walk on the road at night.

After walking around for a long time, Shen Guoliang finally returned to the door of his house.

He stepped forward and was about to open the door when the old horse behind him suddenly snorted when he saw this, as if to express his dissatisfaction with this meaningless journey.

However, it was this seemingly casual sound that made Shen Guoliang's hand reach for the door knocker stop in mid-air without warning.

The breath exhaled from the mouth quickly condensed a layer of fine water droplets on the red lacquer door panel.

I can't explain any reason, I just have an ominous premonition.

Shen Guoliang suddenly changed his mind and would not go home tonight.Go to an old-fashioned inn, a new-style hotel, or even spend the night in a brothel...

All in all, I can’t go home!

After thinking about it, Shen Guoliang was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, there was a sudden "click" sound behind him, and before he could turn his head, a bone-cold gun barrel was pressed against the back of his head.

"Fifth brother, open the door! Don't let the family scandal be publicized. Close the door. Seventh brother will give you some dignity."

Gong Baonan's words rang in his ears.

His voice was deep, or rather hoarse.

Shen Guoliang was startled, and suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. After a long time, he looked like a castaway who climbed ashore from the glacier, and said dejectedly and feebly: "Old Qi, it has to be you!" Only you have such good skills."

Gong Baonan said nothing.

Shen Guoliang didn't dare to act rashly - it was meaningless. If even Lao Qi had murderous intentions, there would be no room for maneuver in this matter.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.

"Lao Qi, my eldest brother values ​​you so much. If you could stop being so sluggish, stand up and fight for your life... We all might not be like now. We would have established our own business long ago. Why would we have to be others' pawns?" ?”

Gong Baonan still didn't answer.

"Actually, I'm sorry for my eldest brother——"

"Open the door!"

Gong Baonan pushed the muzzle of his gun forward and issued an ultimatum.

"I have to get the key." Shen Guoliang asked without looking back, "Are you relieved?"

"The door isn't locked, just push it open." Gong Baonan replied coldly.

Shen Guoliang was a little surprised, and couldn't help but glance at Lao Ma beside him, and sighed: "Old Seven, leave a whole one for Fifth Brother, okay?"

Gong Baonan hesitated for a moment, struggled a few times, and finally nodded reluctantly: "Open the door."

Hearing this, Shen Guoliang took a deep breath, and immediately stretched out his hand to press against the door panel. He heard a "squeak" sound, and the courtyard door opened wide. It was pitch dark inside, and he didn't know who was waiting inside.After hesitating for a moment, he finally took steps towards the courtyard.

"boom!"

The sound of gunfire caught people off guard, and even Gong Baonan was startled - this shot was not fired by him!
Shen Guoliang screamed and fell sideways to the ground.

Like a ghost, Jiang Xiaodao rushed out from behind the door, grabbed Lao Wu by the collar, dragged him to the corner of the courtyard wall, and then kicked Shen Guoliang to the base of the wall with a vicious kick.

"Uncle Qi, go on!"

Jiang Xiaodao raised his hand and threw out a box cannon - it was the gun that had been removed from Shen Guoliang's body in the blink of an eye.

Gong Baonan quickly and carefully caught the gun.

"Little... path?" Shen Guoliang endured the severe pain in his thigh and looked at his former eldest nephew in surprise.

He was not surprised by Xiaodao's shooting skills, but he was surprised by Xiaodao's determination!

However, Jiang Xiaodao had no intention of letting time freeze. When he pulled the trigger again, he heard three consecutive "bang bang bang" shots - Shen Guoliang's limbs had been shot, and there was no threat at all.

"Uh-"

Shen Guoliang wailed in embarrassment.

In the flash of lightning, Gong Baonan didn't even react. He just froze on the spot, almost stunned.

Of course, equally astonished was Zhao Guoyan, a young fire general who once served for Chen Wantang, standing not far behind the trail.

They were not surprised by the shooting at the trail. What really surprised them was that the four shots were fired too steadily and accurately - it was not the madness after anger; it was the cold blood after grudges were resolved.

Gong Baonan has seen similar scenes.

That was nearly ten years ago, in Liaoyang, at Mrs. Feng's Jianghu Inn.

That was the first time Jiang Xiaodao took the initiative to kill someone. The hook had fallen into a pool of blood, lifeless, but Xiaodao still held the whip tightly in his hand, beating the dead body repeatedly and mechanically.

That scene was still fresh in Gong Baonan's memory.

But now, he realized that that was just the beginning.

After confirming that Shen Guoliang could no longer resist, Jiang Xiaodao turned off the safety, put away the box of cannons, then took out a hatchet from the house, walked forward silently, and squatted down.

"Shen Guoliang, you know the rules. If you recruit yourself, you will be happy." Jiang Xiaodao no longer called him Fifth Uncle.

"Small...trail, what about it?" Shen Guoliang gasped heavily, "One shot and leave the fifth uncle intact, okay?"

"call--"

Jiang Xiaodao swung the hatchet and immediately slashed at Shen Guoliang's face. Although he used the back of the knife, there was still a gaping hole in Lao Wu's cheek, exposing the loose molars in his mouth.

"Whose fifth uncle are you? To recruit, or not to recruit?"

Shen Guoliang gasped for a while, and then quenched a mouthful of teeth coated with sticky blood. He suddenly laughed loudly, opened his mouth and said: "Xiaodao, I saw you right, you are a person! You are a person. ! Hahahahaha!”

Jiang Xiaodao's expression didn't change. He picked up the knife and chopped off Lao Wu's left hand with a "clang" sound.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

In fact, Shen Guoliang no longer felt any pain, he just roared out of fear.

"It seems that you don't want to have fun, then speak slowly and I'm listening." Jiang Xiaodao said coldly.

"No, no, no!" Shen Guoliang shook his head hurriedly, "I admit it! I admit it! It's me! I can't help my brother! But! But Chen Wantang lied to me! He never told me that something would happen that night! If I had known... If I know, I will definitely tell your father! Really! Xiaodao, I beg you, give it to your fifth uncle... no, just leave Quanhu for me!"

Gong Baonan couldn't stand it any longer, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "Xiaodao, give him a shot and forget it!"

Jiang Xiaodao suddenly turned around, stared at the seventh uncle, and asked, "Are you going to forget it for the fourth uncle?"

Gong Baonan was at a loss for words. He was not qualified to say it.

When Shen Guoliang heard the fourth brother Jin Xiaoyi, probably because the bird was about to die and its song was mournful, he actually shed tears and said: "Actually...actually when I saw the fourth child...I regretted it!"

Jiang Xiaodao turned his head, stood up, and looked at Lao Wu with an indifferent expression.

Shen Guoliang seemed to have a premonition of something, and suddenly said in a panic: "Xiaodao, I...I still have something to say...to tell your father, please help..."

Jiang Xiaodao looked disgusted: "If you have anything to say, go tell my fourth uncle!"

After saying that, he saw him rounding his arms, swinging a rusty hatchet into the air, and struck Shen Guoliang directly on the neck!
"Crack-puff!"

Hot and sticky blood suddenly spurted out, splashing all over Jiang Xiaodao's face.

Gong Baonan lowered his eyes.

Zhao Guoyan behind him was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder trembled—isn't this Shen Guoliang his fifth uncle?

Haven't they known each other for nearly ten years?
Shen Guoliang even taught him many rules of the world and the laws of the green forest.

It is true that traitors who betray the enemy will die, but murder and torture are two completely different things!
The hatchet cut through the flesh, embedded in the cervical spine, and got stuck!
Shen Guoliang banged his head, and his whole body began to squirm due to excessive blood loss, which was entirely due to nerve reflexes.

Zhao Guoyan was convinced that Shen Guoliang was already dead at this time.

Jiang Xiaodao pulled the hatchet twice, but before he could pull it out, he stepped on Shen Guoliang's head and pulled it out forcibly. The knife was not fast enough, so he chopped again and pulled out again - until the head fell to the ground!
Gong Baonan turned away.

Zhao Guoyan couldn't help but retched - he had been in the streets all day long and saw for the first time what a beard style meant!

Is the person in front of him the same Jiang Xiaodao who made jokes and made frequent dirty tricks with him that night?

"The Lord of Fire has a fierce and irreversible nature. He will run all the way to darkness."

"If you are happy when you meet a close friend, you will not frown upon your words."

"If someone is right, he will suffer a loss if he can get people to come."

"A thousand days of friendship will be good for a thousand days, but a day's kindness will turn to ashes!"

The saying of Tan Renjun, who was sent by Prime Minister Jiang, that "benevolent and indifferent" seems to have come true.

The blood gurgled down the neck cavity, seeping into the soil, and the last trace of flesh broke.

After finishing the matter, Jiang Xiaodao rolled up Shen Guoliang's braid in his palm, lifted his head directly, turned around, looked at Zhao Guoyan who was retching, and couldn't help but frown.

"Rebellion and escape!" Jiang Xiaodao deliberately brought the head in front of him, "Official leader - this is already the lightest punishment in the green forest! He is a bearded man who understands the rules. From the day he rebelled, he should have known that there were Such a day!"

"Hmm! I know, I know." Zhao Guoyan nodded in despair.

"Uncle Qi! Let's go home and eat!"

Jiang Xiaodao turned around and shouted at the door, only to find that Gong Baonan had already walked towards the courtyard gate without looking back.

"Can you ride a horse?"

Zhao Guoyan nodded blankly: "Yes!"

"Okay, you ride Shen Guoliang's horse and let Uncle Qi walk back by himself!"

"it is good!"

Just before he was about to walk out of the courtyard, Jiang Xiaodao thought of something again and said, "Wait a little longer!"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Guoyan asked.

Jiang Xiaodao did not explain, but just walked to Shen Guoliang's body, squatted down, and turned over the money in his arms.

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Late at night, a secret house in the east of the city.

It was gloomy and dark all around, except for the flickering lights in this seemingly abandoned house.

Jiang Chenghai fell asleep in the west room first. Gong Baonan had no appetite, so he also went to the room where his eldest brother was. After a while, the room was also lit by candlelight, and the two brothers seemed to be talking about something.

A dining table was set up next to the stove in the outhouse.

Xiaohua filled a large bowl of rice for Jiang Xiaodao and Zhao Guoyan, and then served a pot of disheveled stew.

Jiang Xiaodao washed his hands and then started to devour the food on the table. Hu Xiaoyan accompanied him in the wheelchair and poured wine for the two of them to keep away the cold.

Jiang Xiaodao drank a cup, then poured a cup on the ground to see off his fourth uncle.

"After dinner, you go and live in the east wing. There is room there, but it's a cold spot. You can make the kang yourself!" Jiang Xiaodao said to Zhao Guoyan while grabbing his rice bowl.

"Ok!"

Zhao Guoyan nodded, looking at the pot of stew, his head was filled with blood and he had no appetite at all.

Jiang Xiaodao put a piece of frozen tofu into his mouth and continued: "Today you avenge your fourth uncle, and you will be considered a part of your contribution. The debt between us previously was settled in one stroke, but you have to talk to my wife. That night, when we had a fight, did I win?"

"Huh? Uh...yes!"

What is this all about?
Zhao Guoyan couldn't keep up with Jiang Xiaodao's thinking.

At this time, Hu Xiaoyan suddenly interjected: "Xiaodao, the plague has been very serious recently. I decided to keep those vents outside to scare them away. Besides, the Chinese New Year is also coming, so let them live here!"

"Hey! Why are you asking me?" Jiang Xiaodao shook his head helplessly, "They listen to you, but you talk better than me! Eh? Zhao Guoyan, you eat, why are you such a picky eater? Come on, take a bite!"

Hu Xiaoyan was very discerning and immediately went over and poured a cup of wine for Zhao Guoyan.

"Oh, thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Come on! Can you drink? Don't be so sluggish that you'll get bored after one gulp!" Jiang Xiaodao clinked glasses with him and said, "Drink!"

Zhao Guoyan quickly picked up the wine cup with both hands: "Okay, Brother Dao, then I'll do it!"

"Eat! Want a drink?" Jiang Xiaodao knocked on his rice bowl, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Hey, thank you Brother Dao, I'm eating! I'm eating!"

The two of them were talking to each other, and they were talking to each other, but Xiaohua suddenly opened the door and entered the room with a smile. Her face was red from the cold, but she could not hide her excitement.

"Master! Mistress! It's snowing outside! It's snowing heavily!"

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