20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 153
For the next few days, the brothers of "Ocean Owl" performed their duties and gathered together to discuss things.

However, the meeting place is no longer limited to Jiang Zhai.

Restaurants, inns, earthen kilns, and even moving carriages may become places for meeting and contacting.

The number of people who meet is not fixed, everything depends on the big brother's wishes and is available at any time.

The brothers have strict rules and regulations. Only the third eldest son, Sun Chengmo, has a special status and is allowed to express opinions and suggestions in a timely manner. The rest of the brothers do everything regardless of the size, neither the reason nor the plan, thus ensuring extremely high efficiency of the operation.

During this period, Jiang Chenghai changed his habit of living in seclusion and often moved around the city. Jiang Xiaodao and Gong Baonan took turns acting as his coachman.

Lao Qi understands the rules and never asks too many questions.

Of course Jiang Xiaodao also knew the rules, but as an adopted son, he couldn't really ignore it as he watched his father making explosives and preparing medical supplies, so he often took advantage of driving the car to make a trip. He asked tentatively and without a match.

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The wheels of the carriage are extremely stable on the asphalt road, making people sit comfortably and the horses running with less effort.

Summer is about to enter, the grass is growing and orioles are flying, the wind is gentle and gentle, it is the most comfortable and nourishing season.

Jiang Xiaodao sat on the car and took his father along the streets and alleys. From time to time, he turned back to the car and asked: "Dad, how big a commotion are you trying to make, are you going to stop it?"

Jiang Chenghai shook his head in the car, but asked: "Xiaodao, what did I teach you before?"

What you really want to do cannot even be told to the dead.

Of course Jiang Xiaodao remembered this family motto, but he still couldn't help but complain a little.

"Dad, you can't even trust me?"

He only said half of this, and he didn't have the heart to say the other half - his father's behavior made him feel a little chilled.

At this time, a generous hand passed through the door curtain and placed heavily on Jiang Xiaodao's shoulder.

Dad's voice came from behind.

"Xiaodao, this has nothing to do with whether you believe in yourself or not. There is a saying that goes well, caring leads to chaos! We act collectively, each performs his or her duties, and the most taboo is to be motivated. Sometimes, if you save one brother, you will kill the other. Brother, in the end it will only be a mess and miss the overall situation. You still lack practice, take your time, you should know it, and you will know it."

Jiang Xiaodao nodded: "This time, let me contribute a little bit!"

"Of course, you can't be lazy even if you want to!"

Jiang Chenghai smiled, but a trace of helplessness flashed across his face.

Although the current arrangements are in full swing, without the two strong men, the fourth and the fifth, the manpower will inevitably be a bit tight.

"By the way, Xiaodao, I asked your gang of little fans to explore the old man's secret house. Is there any progress?"

"Oh! The letter from Nanfeng said that the old boy Han Ce would go to the south of the city every three or two days, but when he got to the boundary there, there were several people guarding each intersection. Watch out, those little beggars can't get through, they only know an approximate location."

"Well, just have a rough location. The most important thing is to know it clearly."

As he spoke, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Jiang Xiaodao turned around and opened the door curtain and said, "Dad, we have arrived at Yuelai Inn. Do you need me to accompany you in?"

"No!" Jiang Chenghai casually picked up a package next to the seat and stepped out of the carriage, "Wait for me here, I'll be back soon."

After his father entered the store, Jiang Xiaodao leaned on his horse, tilted his head, and looked up and down this very modern new building.

Yuelai Inn is located near the Fengtian Station of the South-Manchuria Railway. People from all walks of life in business, government, military and foreign countries shuttle back and forth, and the flow of people is turbulent and mixed.

At the entrance of the inn, you can often see tourists speaking local dialects.

They always come in groups and dress up in the most fashionable style at the moment. They have their hair cut, a dress, a top hat, and a big beard on their upper lip. They look obviously Chinese, but they always talk about it. A few words of Oriental dialect burst out.

What is annoying is that some passengers who have just got off the train always mistake him for a rental car driver and ask: "Brother, how much does it cost to go to Xiaoxiguan?"

Jiang Xiaodao felt angry, so he waved his hand impatiently and said, "100 yuan!"

"What?" The passengers were stunned. "100 yuan! Have the bandits entered the city? The people in Fengtian are really evil. Let's go quickly!"

Jiang Xiaodao didn't explain much. When he looked up and saw his father coming in, a young man happened to pass by him and walked out of the inn.

I leaned over to take a look, and saw that this young man was not old, but his appearance was not small. As he walked by, he was surrounded by people, and he seemed to be a quite remarkable person.

While he was curious, a greeting came unexpectedly to his ear.

"Brother Lian Heng, hello!"

Jiang Xiaodao was stunned and turned around, only to see a young man with an honest face and a similar age to him.

"Eh? It's you! What's your name? Don't move. I can remember that your surname is Liu, right?"

The visitor nodded, bowed and saluted with a smile, and said, "Liu Yansheng!"

"Ah, yes, yes! I remember it! Thunder Monkey, Thunder Monkey!"

Liu Yansheng was not surprised when he heard his poor Cantonese, and just asked: "What is Brother Lian Heng doing here?"

Jiang Xiaodao sighed and said, "Hey! I'm down and out, so I decided to do some work near the train station. Why are you here?"

Of course Liu Yansheng knew he was joking, so he pointed at the inn and said, "I live here now."

"Really!" Jiang Xiaodao was a little surprised and asked again, "Then do you know who that kid is? It's such a grand event?"

Liu Yansheng stood on tiptoe, looked over there, and replied with a smile: "Oh, that's Zhang Long!"

"Zhang Long? Never heard of it. Is Man'er very big?"

"He is not a gangster."

"Hiss!" Jiang Xiaodao looked around and lowered his voice and said, "What, are you making a revolution with me?"

Liu Yansheng suddenly realized that he shouldn't say too much, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "We are just here to make friends."

Jiang Xiaodao curled his lips: "Hey! Look at you, don't be so nervous, I won't get involved in your nonsense. By the way, where is your master?"

Hearing this, a trace of sadness flashed across Liu Yansheng's eyes. He picked up a pack of medicine in his hand and said, "My master's father has been in poor health recently. I just came back from buying medicine for him."

"Holy shit!" Jiang Xiaodao quickly leaned back, "Isn't it the plague?"

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Yuelai Inn, in the guest room.

Jiang Chenghai met his second son Li Tianwei and handed over the package he was holding.

"There are hemostatic drugs, painkillers, gauze and two cigarette plasters here. You can take them with you."

"Okay!" Li Tianwei quickly reached out and took the package without saying a word.

To be honest, if something unexpected happens, these things may be of no use at all, and may even be too late to be used.Even so, you still have to prepare.

Jiang Chenghai sat on a chair, playing with the tea bowl on the table, and asked, "How are you doing exploring the old man's secret house?"

Li Tianwei put down the package and quickly replied: "I have been following Han Ce for the past few days. He will go to the south of the city every three or two days. However, there are too many people watching in that area. I'm afraid..."

What the second child said was the same as what Xiaodao's men were investigating.

Jiang Chenghai nodded with satisfaction and said: "Later, after I leave, you go to the station to buy seven tickets for the end of the month... buy eight, no, nine. You can go anywhere, and buy the Beijing-Fengcheng Line first. Yes. It may not be used. In short, buy it first, and then change it if it doesn’t work.”

"Okay!" Li Tianwei nodded heavily, but other than that, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Is the money enough?" Jiang Chenghai continued to ask, "Find another way to find out which patrol battalion is guarding the city gate now."

Obviously, this is to prepare for the road trip after the event is completed, train and wild road, double insurance.

Li Tianwei quickly responded: "Understood."

"Well, I'll wait for Lao Qi to inform me about the time and place of our next meeting. As I said, hide yourself well!"

After saying that, Jiang Chenghai stood up suddenly and said concisely: "That's it, let's go!"

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After leaving Yuelai Inn, Jiang Chenghai quickly got on the carriage and asked Jiang Xiaodao to take him to the vicinity of Xiaoxiguan.

On the way, Jiang Xiaodao talked to his father about meeting Liu Yansheng just now.

It turned out that after Tan Renjun came to Fengtian, he had always been unaccustomed to the climate, especially the severe cold in the north. After experiencing the plague martial law, the old man was already ill in bed for a long time and was dying.

Jiang Chenghai was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it and just regarded it as a topic of conversation on the way.

Towards the afternoon, the father and son came to an alley near Xiaoxiguan.

As soon as the carriage stopped, he saw Guan Wei walking over quickly with his head lowered in a busy teahouse across the street. After saying hello to Xiaodao, he got into the car.

Jiang Chenghai handed over Lao Liu's medicine as usual and asked, "How is the Bai family's plate doing?" Guan Wei nodded confidently.

"The Bai family's mansion has two doors in front and back. Bai Baochen should live on the second floor. There are six poles and hanging posts for his permanent residence..."

The sixth child's statement is consistent with that of the second child.

Jiang Chenghai patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "The matter was done well! Is there any chance to get involved?"

This time, Guan Wei smacked his lips and did not dare to boast: "Brother, if you want to go in and do something, that's not a problem, but if you want to go in and kill someone, then come out without a sound, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. ."

"Hahaha!" Jiang Chenghai said with a smile, "Don't worry, big brother is not that stubborn to throw you in alone."

Hearing this, Guan Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother, then...is there anything else?"

"Yes! Do you have enough money now?"

Guan Wei immediately patted his pocket and whispered: "Don't worry, you are quite rich!"

"Okay! In the past few days, go and buy some good horses around Fengtian, at least seven. You spend some money first, and you can settle the account later."

"Tsk! Brother, you're burying me again!"

Jiang Chenghai smiled and said, "Okay, that's it, let's go! When you come back, go to the old house to find me first. If I'm not there, go to the other side of the path. If I'm not there either, go to the other side of the path. 'Huifangli'."

"What if 'Huifangli' is not here either?" Guan Wei asked.

"Then run away!" Jiang Chenghai lowered his voice, "Remember to take Xiaodao and Xiaoyan with you."

"Brother, it's making trouble again!"

"Hahaha! Go ahead, go back early!"

Guan Wei opened the car door curtain in response, hit Xiaodao on the back of his head and said with a smile: "Boy, let's go!"

Jiang Xiaodao cursed and turned around and asked, "Dad, where else are you going?"

"Pull me to your aunt's house, then go to your seventh uncle and ask him to come over and change the shift."

"Hey! Dad, it's okay. I'm not tired. Just tell me where you want to go!"

"No!" Jiang Chenghai refused, "You have to go back and guard your wife."

Jiang Xiaodao couldn't defeat his father, so he had to drive to find his aunt Xu Ruqing.

Because they were both in Xiaoxiguan, this trip was very quick. In a short time, the carriage stopped at the entrance of "Huifangli".

As soon as Jiang Chenghai got out of the car, Big Teapot Fulong immediately walked down the steps and greeted him.

"Ouch! Brother Hai, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How is your injury healing?"

"It's fine for a long time. It's just a little skin injury, no need to be pretentious." Jiang Chenghai agreed casually, "Is my third sister here?"

"Yes, yes!" Fulong agreed repeatedly, "The plague is causing a lot of trouble. The store has just reopened recently, so I'm so busy that I'm so busy. Otherwise, our shopkeeper said he wanted to see you in person, but it happened that the third brother came today. I said you would be here soon, so the shopkeeper is waiting for you here."

After saying that, Fulong did not forget to say hello and said: "Hey, Master, come in and sit for a while! Why are you in a hurry? Come in and have a sip of tea!"

Jiang Xiaodao also felt unbearably thirsty, so he informed his father, drank tea in the lobby, and then went to find Uncle Qi to change his shift.

Jiang Chenghai responded without looking back, immediately crossed the threshold and walked into the store.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Lingchun walked towards him without even taking two steps.

"Brother Hai, you're here! Sister Hong and the others are waiting for you in the private room on the second floor! I'll take you there."

"Yeah." Jiang Chenghai nodded and didn't care.

After Zhao Lingchun finished speaking, he stopped Fulong who was following him, took the teapot from his hand, and said, "I'll go over and pour them tea. You go over and entertain Brother Hai's son."

"Okay!" Fulong also didn't think much.

Zhao Lingchun led Hai Lao Owl to the door of the elegant room, and said softly to the door: "Sister Hong, Brother Hai is here."

Soon, the door was opened from inside.

Xu Ruqing was wearing a light blue cheongsam. She was originally a graceful and charming woman, but now she looked a bit older. When she smiled, clear and fine wrinkles could be seen at the corners of her eyes.

"Brother, you're here. Is your arm okay?"

Jiang Chenghai didn't reply, but turned sideways and glanced into the room.

At the tea table, the third child, Sun Chengmo, shook his head at his eldest brother in a tacit understanding, indicating that he didn't say anything, and Xu Ruqing naturally didn't know anything.

Jiang Chenghai walked into the private room, sat down on the stool, and said straight to the point: "Third sister, I'm here this time not to talk about family matters, but to discuss something serious with you."

Xu Ruqing was slightly startled, a trace of worry flashed across his face, but he was quickly shocked. He sat down next to Jiang Chenghai and asked softly: "Brother, is it..."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chenghai immediately raised his hand to interrupt, tilted his head, and silently looked at Zhao Lingchun who was pouring tea for the three of them.

She poured the tea very carefully, or rather slowly, but as soon as she heard "Owl"'s words, she unconsciously sped up her hand movements.

Xu Ruqing saw what Jiang Chenghai meant, so she took the teapot with a smile and said, "Ling Chun'er, you're having your period. Logically speaking, you can take two days off. Don't be bored in the shop all the time. Tian'er It’s so good, I’ll go out for a walk when I have time.”

"Ah? Well, Sister Hong, you guys talk first, I'll step back."

Zhao Lingchun was deeply impressed by the "Owl" and did not dare to play any tricks in front of these old Jianghu, so he immediately saluted and walked out of the room quickly without any hesitation.

Jiang Chenghai frowned and asked, "This girl seems to be from Fengtian at the same time as Xiaodao, right?"

"He came earlier than the trail." Xu Ruqing explained, "Brother, when you were confronting Heixiazi and the others at the entrance of Woyun Tower, it was Wang Yanzong who I sent this girl to the patrol camp to find."

"Oh, it's her."

"By the way, brother, you said you wanted to discuss something with me..."

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The moment Zhao Lingchun closed the door, his heart immediately started beating wildly.

Although she couldn't hear the movement in the private room, she still had a strong hunch that the "Owl" group seemed to be making some moves.

After all, Jiang Chenghai and his group have come to Huifangli so many times and have never deliberately avoided anyone.

Zhao Lingchun frowned and walked down the stairs in a daze. Suddenly he looked up and happened to see Jiang Xiaodao who was about to leave after drinking tea. So he quickly walked closer and said hello with a smile.

"elder brother!"

Jiang Xiaodao heard the noise and stopped. When he turned around, he was still chewing a piece of snack.

"Oh! Ling Chun'er, how are you lately? Oh, by the way, I promised to thank you well before! What do you want to ask for?"

Zhao Lingchun smiled and shook his head: "Brother, forget it! Why do you think so clearly?"

"How about that? I promised you!"

Zhao Lingchun pretended to think: "Then let me think about it again."

"Hey! Are you so annoying? Do you really want to kill me?" Jiang Xiaodao waved his hand, "Okay, then think about it slowly, I'm leaving!"

"Hey! Brother!" Zhao Lingchun hurried to the door and stopped him.

"What happened again?" Jiang Xiaodao patted the remains of the snack on his finger, "I still have something to do!"

"What have you been busy with lately?" Zhao Lingchun pretended to ask casually, "I have always come here before. The martial law has been lifted for such a long time. Why do you want to come here today?"

"Oh! I've been busy expanding my business recently!"

"Extend...expand business?"

"Isn't that right!" Jiang Xiaodao pointed to the carriage at the door, "Everything is going bad now. I have to go work near the train station to earn some extra money."

have to!Zhao Lingchun thought to himself, this question is in vain.

However, this "casual" question caught Jiang Xiaodao's attention.

He looked at Zhao Lingchun suspiciously, and then walked up the steps at the door. He changed his usual cheerful expression, and suddenly there was a glint in his eyes - he looked like an "Owl".

"You have nothing to do, why do you ask?"

"Uh..." Zhao Lingchun suddenly blushed, "Yeah, it's nothing. It's just that you haven't come since you're old. I miss you a little."

Unexpectedly, it was this face that was flushed with anxiety that matched this set of lies, and seemed to work perfectly.

After Jiang Xiaodao heard this, he just laughed: "Okay, old girl, all the business is done by me? I know that the plague has a great impact on your industry, and you can't use your brother and me as a bad idea to fool you!" La! Brother has a wife, let’s go!”

When Zhao Lingchun heard this, he was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard the cry from the trail.

"Ling Chun'er!"

Jiang Xiaodao suddenly turned around: "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about! Don't ask, don't look, don't listen! When I was a child, I suffered a big loss because I owed my son. Fortunately, your brother and I are very lucky. , you made it through, what about you? Can you make it through?"

(End of this chapter)