20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 288 Yin Yang Face

When Jiang Lianheng led people to Tutai Village, the morning light was already dimming in the distance and dawn was about to turn white. Everything as far as the eye could see was gray and blue.

The country people get up early, and the chickens crow and the dogs bark all the way without stopping for a moment.

Along with them, in addition to Dongfeng and Nanfeng, there were five or six regular thugs who were stationed at the house.

When they arrived at the Wei family residence, they were introduced by Wang Zhengnan and explained their intention. Mr. Wei immediately led Jiang Lianheng and others into the hall to sit down.

He originally planned to exclude the villagers and talk behind closed doors, but Jiang Lianheng said: "This matter concerns every household in Tutai Village, so we might as well let everyone come and listen."

Mr. Wei pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine! If Jiang Shaoxia doesn't mind, let's go to the yard and talk about it, and let the villagers know what's going on. Old Ding, move some chairs over."

In the time it took to drink tea, the courtyard was properly arranged. Jiang Lianheng and Wei Yuanning sat side by side in a high seat, with servants and thugs standing on the left and right rows, as if they were ascending to the court for questioning.

Immediately afterwards, I saw three aunts, six aunts, seven aunts and eight aunts from the village, all swarming over, either standing at the entrance of the courtyard, or hiding behind the screen wall, peeping into the courtyard.

The few strong and vigorous young men also gathered in the corridor of the atrium, arms akimbo, waiting for what was to follow.

When Jiang Lianheng saw this, he winked at Dongfeng: "Bring the person here."

Zhang Zhengdong nodded, immediately walked out of the courtyard and came to the carriage to pick up someone.

As soon as Shi Erlong's bloody head emerged, the villagers immediately exploded, especially the ladies from each family, who kept chirping.

"Oh my god! Isn't this Erlangzi? How could someone beat him up like this?"

"You still have to ask? It must be that he has relapsed into his old habits. He has just been honest for a few days, but he can't help but sneak around. He has the same character as his dead father!"

"The beating was too harsh, wasn't it? My ears were scratched. Oh my God, I didn't dare to look at it!"

Amid the swirling discussions, Shi Erlong was thrown into the middle of the yard in a daze.

Mr. Wei was horrified by what he saw. He quickly turned to the side and asked, "Jiang Shaoxia, this is Erlongzi, a tenant farmer in the village. What has he done?"

"Mr. Wei, you should ask why this kid is in my hands." Jiang Lian turned around and said, "Nanfeng, tell me what's going on, fellow villagers!"

Wang Zhengnan responded, raised his hands to signal the villagers to be quiet, and then detailed Shi Erlang's actions to everyone, revealing his sinister intentions.

"Folks, the Japanese want to seize your land and threaten my boss to come and beat you. However, the Jiang family Renyi risked his family and his family to help them find ways, give ideas, and give things away. Unexpectedly, we in Tutai Village It was a trick. This Shi Erlong not only wanted to borrow the Japs' sword to harm Mr. Wei's family, but also wanted to send a message to the Japs and drag the Jiang family into trouble. My boss was heartbroken, so he made a special trip to ask for an explanation from the fellow villagers. What do you think should be done to this kind of person?"

Hearing this, the three aunts, six gods, seven aunts and eight aunts in the village were all stunned for a moment.

To be honest, they didn't care whether the Wei family and the Jiang family died or not, but the fire at the city gate affected Chiyu, and if Shi Erlang continued to cause trouble like this, all the villagers in Tutai Village would inevitably suffer.

Once this was figured out, the shouts and curses started overwhelming.

"Well, you little bitch, you can't survive on your own, so you just want to drag everyone down. Are you a fucking human being?"

"I borrowed rice from you when you couldn't eat, and you treat us like this?"

"You little bastard, I'm telling you, you little bear, you are screaming to kill the Japanese every day. I bet you want to kill us too!"

In the face of public criticism, Shi Erlong also had something to say.

He struggled to sit up on his knees, turned his head, and shouted in a vague voice: "The devils want to seize the land of their old Wei family. Why are you making a fuss? The land is not yours! Whose hands it is in, it has nothing to do with us! It's none of our business!" Yes, there are them, they are also selling guns to make money, are you sharing the money or something, what are you calling!"

"Oh my, take a look at this kid, I've long seen that he is a white-eyed wolf and a heartless thing!"

"What else does the master have to say to us? The land is in the master's hands, and we still have food to eat. If it is given to the Japanese, what else do we have?"

"Despicable!" Shi Erlong knew that he was doomed, so he cursed loudly, "You deserve to spend your whole life farming the land and being slaves for the rest of your life! Devils, landlords, and bullies are nothing!"

When the villagers heard this, they said, "Oh! He still has the nerve to call us despicable?"

As a result, they picked up some stones and rubbish and greeted Shi Erlong with all his heart.

"Nonsense!"

Seeing the conflict intensifying, Mr. Wei finally couldn't sit still anymore. After shouting at everyone, he was trembling with anger and went straight to Shi Erlang and asked: "Erlangzi, what did you say? You How much rent do you owe me, and someone else would have kicked you out a long time ago, and I’m not interested enough in you?"

"You won't give me the land!" Shi Erlong shouted.

"Bastard! Did I deliberately not give you the land? I rented the land to you, but you don't even plant it. How can you have the nerve to say such a thing?"

"Why does the land belong to your family? If it were my own land, I would plant it!"

"You! It's outrageous! It's outrageous!" Mr. Wei was so angry that he didn't know how to scold him. Jiang Lianheng advised from the side: "Mr. Wei, calm down. There is no need to get angry with such a despicable person."

After saying that, he stood up again and clenched his fists at everyone in a mocking tone.

"Dear fellow villagers, Mr. Jiang was also born in poverty. He got lucky and became what he is today. But he never dared to forget his roots, and he could not do anything like colluding with the Japanese or bullying our own family. Now. Being coerced, I have no choice but to deal with it secretly. I don’t expect the villagers to understand Jiang, I just hope that they won’t harm my family.”

Everyone whispered and nodded frequently.

Jiang Lianheng continued: "I can help as much as I am capable. If we really can't keep the ground, don't blame me. All in all, we are all in the same boat. If there is a spy among you, it will cause more harm than ever. It’s the livelihood of my Jiang family and all the fellow villagers!”

Some false rhetoric united the Jiang family and the villagers into a so-called community of interests, thus attracting the echo of the villagers.

"This pair, this pair, we are our own people!"

Jiang Lianheng pointed to the stone ridge on the ground and said: "Now, there is such a disaster in our Tutai Village. If I don't get rid of him, I will not be able to sleep peacefully; I will be ashamed of my fellow villagers; and... it will be against God's will. Today. , Jiang will do justice for heaven! Dongfeng, escort the people out, don’t dirty Master Wei’s house!”

After giving the order, Jiang's younger brother Ma immediately dragged Shi Erlong to the door of the house and pinned him to the ground.

Erlongzi was so frightened that he peed all over his trouser pockets and kept whining and begging for mercy.

"Brother...brother, brother, I was really wrong...spare my life...folks, please help me beg for mercy...master..."

"boom!"

As soon as the gunfire rang out, the villagers and tenants shrank their necks and looked at Shi Erlang who was lying in a pool of blood with fear.

I thought there would be some ceremony before the shooting, but I didn't expect the bully to kill so decisively.

"Folks, this is the fate of traitors!" Jiang Lianheng put away the box cannon and showed his claws and teeth, "Please be careful and alert to each other, and strictly investigate spies, not for my Jiang family, but for our Tutai Village ! Today’s incident should only be known to our fellow villagers. If there is any rumor, it will be the enemy of our Tutai Village!"

The villagers looked at each other in response, and finally understood that neither the Jiang family nor the Japanese were easy to deal with. At the same time, in order to protect the rented land from being robbed, a mentality of mutual supervision gradually emerged.

Jiang Lianheng pointed at Shi Erlang's body and said: "Today's life will be counted on my head, Jiang Lianheng! Brothers, fire!"

After saying that, Ma, the younger brother of the Jiang family behind him, suddenly took out his pistol, pointed it at the Wei family's courtyard wall, and pulled the trigger inexplicably.

For a moment, "crackling" gunshots spread in all directions from Tutai Village...

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In the investigation department office of Southern Railway Fengtian Local Office.

Ryu Miyata held a copy of "Fengtian Gongbao" in his hand, leaned over the mahogany table, and frowned.

Two articles published in the newspaper greatly displeased him.

An article titled "Things are changing, and the Asian dependencies are expanding rapidly", signed "Huan Ziniu";

Another article was titled "This is why you can speak on the street even if your personal ethics are corrupted" and was signed "Ke Mo You Wen".

"Baga!" Miyata Ryuuji threw the newspaper on the table and cursed.

Even though they are just two "tofu pieces", pens can kill people. If the articles are properly promoted, once they set off a wave of public opinion, their effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

The first article talks about the forced purchase of land in Tutai Village by the Japanese with the intention of expanding the scope of the annexed area. If this article is once fermented and arouses public outrage, the authorities will definitely take it seriously. Once the authorities take it seriously, the great powers such as Britain, the United States and Russia will definitely come forward to denounce it. .

In particular, Maozi never wanted the Japanese to dominate outside the customs. Although it was out of their own interests, they had always wanted to find opportunities to curb the rapid expansion of the Southern Railway's affiliated areas. If other powers got involved, the situation would only become more complicated.

In comparison, the other article seemed quite inferior. It was all about the bad things going on in the Lower Third Road, and it tried its best to slander the oily middle-aged man who was giving a speech in the annex that day.

While I was sulking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Translator Tan poked his head out of the crack in the door and said in Japanese: "Miyata-kun, Jiang Lianheng is here."

Before Ryuuji Miyata could speak, there was a "bang" sound. Jiang Lianheng pushed open the door. With a bitter look on his face, he was as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. He strode to the table and howled loudly.

"Mr. Miyata! I...I, I, I failed the imperial army's trust in me!"

Miyata Ryuuji frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"There's Xiang'er in Tutai Village! Those gangsters, they... they were so brutal, they almost shot me to death!"

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