Xiaowuzi first pried open the drawer on the desk. Inside was a black leather bag that Japanese people carry when going to work. When he opened it, he found a wad of Japanese money. Below were some bills. Some of them Xiaowuzi knew were house deeds and land deeds. . No matter what it was, he took it out and put it in his arms. There was a rattan box stuffed in the small cabinet below. When he opened it, he saw that it contained a whole piece of cigarette paste that was fully packaged. This box must have weighed twenty or thirty kilograms. .
Xiaowuzi went up twice more and dragged several Japanese corpses into the basement. They and their quilts were piled next to the wooden box containing Liu Erdou.
There was a bucket of waste motor oil in the corner of the warehouse. I poured it on the corpses, lit a match and threw it over. It burned instantly and emitted thick black smoke. Xiaowuzi got to the ground, closed the outer door of the basement, turned around and went out through the courtyard gate. As he walked, he muttered: "Brother Erdou, I got a few Japanese soldiers to be buried with you. Have a good journey. If you have the chance, I will avenge you."
Although they only met once and exchanged a few words in a hurry, Xiao Wuzi still recognized this friend from the bottom of his heart, the friend who was killed by his own hands.
He found his foreign car in a corner not far from Higashi Honganji Temple, threw the rattan box into the car seat, pulled up the car, and disappeared into the night with brisk steps.
A few days later, Xiao Wuzi saw Jin Liang again at Sister Yun's house. Xiao Wuzi asked him: "Brother Jin Liang, do you earn money from a bank?" Jin Liang smiled and nodded. Xiaowuzi said he could exchange money, right? I brought some Japanese money back to my hometown. Can I exchange it for Chinese money? "Jin Liang said: "Brother, your business is my brother's business. It will definitely work. Where did you get the yen? "Little Wuzi said it was given by the adults." Jin Liang also knew that he came from the mountains. It turned out that there was no need to ask what he did, so Jin Liang didn't say anything more. Said: "Tomorrow you can go to the bank to find me. It's easy to find me in the East Square." Xiao Wuzi nodded and agreed.
Sister Yun glared at Jin Liang from the side and said, "Don't lead my brother into trouble." Jin Liang said with a playful smile, "How can I? I am a serious person, can you still not trust me?"
Xiaowuzi first found a deserted place and buried the box of cigarettes and the house deed. I have been reading newspapers every day for the past few days, asking for news, and wanted to see how the little devil would handle what happened that day. But I didn't get a shred of news, and it wasn't in the newspapers. It was as if this had never happened. This actually made Xiao Wuzi feel uneasy. The little devil is not a vegetarian, he must be holding back some bad moves.
What he didn't know was that his sudden and reckless behavior that day helped the Japanese solve a major smuggling case.
The Japanese businessman he killed that day was named Imai, and he was the manager of the smoking cessation center. There were several people behind the smoking cessation center, all of whom were high-ranking figures in the military and Manchukuo. Imai was very busy and worked exhaustingly for several years. I feel very unbalanced when I see my bosses making huge amounts of money every day while I only earn a small salary. So I took advantage of my job to contact some private goods, and made a lot of black money from it. This is why he does not trade in opium dens, but in his own private house.
When the Japanese discovered that Imai's entire family had died in his warehouse, they searched his home for his smuggling accounts. His upper-level boss was so angry that he almost smashed the table into pieces and even said it was a good death. He placed the murders and arson directly on the heads of Si Huzi and others who were dealing with him. Instead of making any big announcement, he secretly wanted this group of bandits.
These bandits probably don't know that they have become someone else's scapegoat.
Jin Liang belongs to the royal family. His family used to eat royal food and hired a Japanese teacher, so Mr. Jin can speak fluent Japanese. After the founding of Manchukuo, he was sure to be able to hold an official position in the government based on his family power and his ability to speak Japanese. Unfortunately, Master Jin had no ambitions and a little patriotism. He couldn't stand the domineering and domineering Japanese. With an ugly face, he found a position in a bank under the arrangement of his family, but the bank was also run by Japanese, so Mr. Jin spent the whole day wandering around in a muddle and getting by.
Jin Liang is a nice person, and Xiao Wuzi has a good impression of him. Although Sister Yun is lukewarm towards Jin Liang, Xiao Wuzi regards him as a friend.
At almost noon, Xiao Wuzi came. He was not wearing the attire he wore when pulling a cart. Instead, he was wearing a robe and a woolen hat on his head. He was afraid of losing face to Jin Liang.
When Xiao Wuzi took out a handful of Japanese yen and gave it to Jin Liang, Jin Liang smiled and told him that Japanese yen was actually used in Manchukuo, and added: "Young man, you are quite good at taking advantage of the money. This is almost six to seven hundred yuan."
Xiaowuzi said that it was difficult to spend the money in his hometown, so he should exchange it for Manchukuo money.
After Jin Liang changed the money for him, he said, "Let's go. We're on this third-of-an-acre land of my brother's. I have to have a good meal, otherwise you, Sister Yun, will say that I'm not interesting enough."
Xiao Wuzi said: "I have been in Xinjing for such a long time, and Brother Jin Liang has taken good care of me. I deserve this meal."
Jin Liang waved his hand and said, "You have just arrived. You have to spend money everywhere in this city, so you should save some money. When I have a chance, I will help you find a job to make money. Then you can invite me." "
The old market in East Square is very famous. It mainly sells groceries, grains, soybean oil, dried vegetables and second-hand goods. There is a large market every three days.
The East Square is connected in all directions. To the south is the old commercial port district, to the west is Nihonbashi, and to the west is the junction of Chinese and Japanese commercial ports. Many urban private businesses also participate in the Japanese Xinjing Hall and Xinjing Paradise. .
On market day, the surrounding small restaurants were full, so the two of them walked along the old market to the northeast corner and arrived at the 369 Tavern in Jidequan. I ordered a few hard dishes and two bottles of wine, and they chatted while eating.
Xiao Wuzi had not had much contact with Jin Liang before, but he did not realize that this man was extremely talented and had a broad vision. His analysis of the current world structure was very clear and logical. He even knew about the Red Army's Long March and its cooperation with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. These little five sons didn't know about it. They only thought that chatting with Jin Liang was really informative.
After drinking and eating, Jin Liang went back to the bank. Xiao Wuzi walked along the street, planning to sober up. Not far away, he saw the gate of the palace. There were several tall and thick sentries standing at the gate. It seemed that there was some celebration inside. At the end, groups of Manchukuo soldiers came out. Xiaowuzi had sharp eyes and recognized an acquaintance at a glance, someone he knew very well before.
Xiaowuzi watched from a distance, and the neat team gradually dispersed after walking out of the compound, and the three of them wandered in the street in groups. Xiaowuzi followed him from a distance until the man walked alone to the shanty town. Xiaowuzi was very puzzled, why did he live here as a soldier in the palace?
Li Wenbin grabbed some medicine for his father and bought some delicious food for his younger brothers and sisters. When he entered the house and saw only his father lying on the kang, he asked, "Dad, are you feeling better? Where are the second and third mistresses?" His father said fiercely. He coughed hard for a while. After taking a breath, he said, "They went to pick up coal cores. Are you on holiday?" Li Wenbin said, "Well, it's on holiday." He turned on the stove and boiled the medicine. Seeing that there was no food at home, he planned to go out and buy some food.
As soon as he exited the alley, he was held up by a knife from behind, and a very familiar voice came to his ears. "Go slowly and leave here. I don't want to kill you in front of your father." Li Wenbin stopped, and after being stunned for two seconds, he ignored the knife behind him. He turned around excitedly and looked at Xiao Wuzi with tears in his eyes: "Wuzi, I thought you were gone too. I've been sad for a long time. I didn't expect to see you alive." After that, he didn't care about Xiao Wuzi's knife. He grabbed Xiao Wuzi's arm and cried bitterly. Xiaowuzi was embarrassed. I originally planned to kill him. But he was not afraid at all and still regarded him as his childhood playmate.
Xiao Wuzi did not kill Li Wenbin. Li Wenbin was Cheng Bin's subordinate. After Cheng Bin led an entire division to surrender to the enemy, he was also worried about whether his subordinates would repeat the attack. So some of his subordinates' families were sent to Changchun. Firstly, they wanted to gain the trust of the Japanese. Secondly, they were hostages and the subordinates did not dare to rebel. Li Wenbin swore to Xiaowuzi that he had never betrayed any of his comrades in the Anti-Japanese War, nor had he ever fired a single shot at any of his comrades. Xiao Wuzi also knew that his cowardice was not a soldier at all, but he was chosen to be a palace guard because of his good looks.
However, Li Wenbin gave him an important clue. It turned out that there was a lurking anti-union traffic officer in Changchun. He seemed to be an important figure and was recognized by Cheng Bin's men. Later, he seemed to have surrendered, confessed important documents, and was rewarded by the Japanese.
Xiaowuzi said: "Do you know this man?" Li Wenbin said that he had never met him, but I know where he lives. He teaches in a middle school on Tongzhi Street, and others call him Mr. Guan.
Xiaowuzi saw that his family was living a tight life, so he took out a hundred yuan and said to him: "Find a good hospital and give your father a good treatment. Don't say you have seen me. You won't treat me like this when you meet in the future." We know each other." Li Wenbin nodded in agreement, and Xiao Wuzi asked Mr. Guan's situation carefully before turning around and leaving.
