February 18, 1939, New Year's Eve.
At noon, firecrackers sounded in the Shanghai Public Settlement.
Meng Shaoyuan asked Butler Qiu to prepare several tables of wine and food at Qiangwei Mansion a few days ago. Today he is going to entertain his brothers.
This is also his rule.
After a year of hard work, the brothers always have to get together.
Unfortunately, with the tense situation on the battlefield, we don’t know how many brothers will come this year.
Last night, Meng Shaoyuan spent the night at Peng Bilan's place.
Peng Bilan never strives for any status. The most important thing in her life is to serve Meng Shaoyuan well.
In her eyes, that was her master.
Stockholm Syndrome is a very difficult condition to cure.
Meng Shaoyuan already regretted using this method.
However, Peng Bilan didn't care, she didn't care about anything.
In her world, Meng Shaoyuan was everything to her.
When he got up in the morning, Peng Bilan helped Meng Shaoyuan get dressed and wash up, and breakfast was already prepared.
"You can go abroad after a while."
Meng Shaoyuan said this smoothly.
Peng Bilan trembled all over and burst into tears: "You, you don't want me anymore?"
"That's not what I meant, that's not what I meant." Meng Shaoyuan said hurriedly: "I have something for you to do."
Meng Shaoyuan knew this woman too well.
Although Peng Bilan is as cowardly as a little sheep in front of him, she is actually extremely capable. After all, she was trained by Liao Yuting.
She knows how to shoot, is extremely ruthless, scheming, and good at disguising herself.
Ordinary people are no match for her.
It would be a shame to just stick around and not make good use of these talents of hers.
Meng Shaoyuan explained carefully: "I really want to do some big things, and these things must be done by you. I don't trust anyone except you."
The effects of Stockholm Syndrome were immediately apparent in Peng Bilan.
She must be made to feel that she is a very useful person to the master, and the master wants her to do big things and things that are beneficial to the master.
She will do her best.
Sure enough, Peng Bilan heard this and immediately said: "Since you told me, I will do it."
"Okay, then get ready." Meng Shaoyuan ate an egg: "I will inform you of the specific departure time."
…
Wu Jingyi and the car were already waiting outside.
"Today, the two departments are taking action at the same time." As soon as she saw Meng Shaoyuan coming out, Wu Jingyi immediately started the car: "I will be responsible for supervising Li Guojie's place, and you will personally supervise the Chen Lu Department."
A pistol was kept within easy reach.
In the back seat, there were two submachine guns and an iron box. In the box, there were grenades.
"It's Chinese New Year, have you spoken to your husband and your children on the phone?" Meng Shaoyuan asked.
"Fighted." Wu Jingyi replied calmly: "My husband asked me when I could go to Hong Kong to join them, so I made an excuse."
Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Wu Jingyi, what else do you think you will do besides being a spy?"
"I can cook, especially braised pork with dried bamboo shoots. My husband and children like to eat it the most. I can also embroider and speak English." Wu Jingyi seemed to know what Meng Shaoyuan was going to ask: "When the Anti-Japanese War is won and my husband goes to work, I can Become an English teacher."
"I will make my men no longer worry about their livelihood at least after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War." Meng Shaoyuan said leisurely: "Everyone is working together for the Anti-Japanese War, and their original life skills may have long been rusty. I am your leader, It’s my responsibility to take care of you, and I want to be kind to all my brothers, all of them!”
He particularly emphasized the words "all".
"What do you want to say?" Wu Jingyi seemed to hear something.
Meng Shaoyuan was silent for a moment: "Tang Dujin, do you really have to die?"
Wu Jingyi's expression remained unchanged: "Why do you ask me about his death?"
"I know that you killed him and forced him to commit suicide."
Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "There will be other solutions. You know I always have many solutions."
"There is no way to be safer than his death." Wu Jingyi said calmly: "You are Meng Shaoyuan, District Chief Meng. I am not responsible for other people, I am only responsible for you. I must eliminate any potential threats. "
Meng Shaoyuan shook his head gently: "Your husband probably never dreamed that his wife was such a person."
"He won't know, he will never know. I'm just a little Shanghai woman."
…
New Year's Eve, 12 noon.
"There is news from Liu Haishan that Chen Lu will return to Shanghai from Nanjing at three o'clock this afternoon to worship his ancestors during the New Year, and then he will have a New Year's Eve dinner at seven o'clock in the evening. We are planning to take action at that time."
"Specific action personnel?"
"Liu Haishan is the internal agent. Zhu Shanyuan, Ping Fuchang, You Pinsan, Tan Baoyi, and Xu Guoqi all participated in the operation. Five pistols, fifty rounds of bullets, and one ax and saw were used."
"good."
Meng Shaoyuan thought for a moment: "I will lead the team myself this time."
Xu Zhu was startled: "District Chief Meng, I should lead the team."
"I know, you organized the 'Five Elements, Seven Kills and Thirteen Eagles'. How the hell did you come up with this name? When the Anti-Japanese War is won, you can become a screenwriter." Meng Shaoyuan muttered: "You kill You killed a lot of Japanese, and I also suffered a lot of casualties. These are the ones who just graduated from the temporary training class, and I just added them to you. Tell me, how did you allocate them?"
"Three of them entered Seven Kills, and two entered Thirteen Eagles."
"I'm afraid my abilities are not enough for you." Meng Shaoyuan didn't shy away from it at all: "I'm not as good as you at killing people. But we have recently added a lot of newcomers, and we have to let them know that no one is safe in Shanghai. Yes, everywhere is a battlefield and everywhere is the front line. As the district chief, I must take the lead in carrying out my mission!"
"Oh well."
Xu Zhu no longer insisted: "When the time comes, hide behind."
Meng Shaoyuan was a little dissatisfied: "Although my ability to kill is not as good as yours, do you really think that I have never killed anyone? I'm still afraid that bullets will hit me?"
"no."
Xu Zhu hesitated for a moment and then said: "I'm worried that your skills are too poor and your actions will be delayed."
Holy shit!
…
"Li Guojie's family is already preparing for the Chinese New Year. His family's defense is relatively lax, with a total of four bodyguards and two pistols. Li has a large family, and several of them are coming from other places for this Chinese New Year, so they temporarily hired a group of servants. People, we have replaced a few of them, and counting the time, we should go."
Wu Jingyi nodded: "Then take action."
There are four people in total:
Wu Jingyi, Yu Yanchu, Ye Rong, Qi Xuezhen!
The military command has never lacked women's troops.
The same is true for Shanghai District.
The Shanghai Navy Tong Detachment headed by Wu Jingyi later became the famous "Eight Phoenixes of the Military Tong".
This "Eight Phoenixes of Military Tong" is not a formal title. Like "Seven Tigers, Six Leopards and Five Little Dragons", it was gradually processed by folk artists.
There are also nicknames and legendary stories belonging to them.
For example, Wu Jingyi, the "First Phoenix", studied under Emei Tianjue Master, and was hired by Meng Shaoyuan, the Pantianhu, with a lot of money.
What is even more exaggerated is that according to folk artists, Meng Shaoyuan, the Pantianhu, has the strength of his arms that are beyond the power of four elephants. He can fly over eaves and walk on walls as well as walking on flat ground. Two guns can pierce money hanging on willow leaves within a hundred steps.
But when it comes to martial arts, Meng Shaoyuan can only rank second in the world.
Who is first?
"First Phoenix" Wu Jingyi!
The most widely circulated joke is:
"The fierce tiger in the sky is unparalleled in the world. When the first phoenix appears, it is only half as good."
It was said that Meng Shaoyuan had competed with Wu Jingyi in private. The two fought against San Baihe. Wu Jingyi spotted the flaw, reached out and tapped Meng Shaoyuan, and then stopped.
Only then did Meng Shaoyuan realize that his martial arts was not as good as Wu Jingyi after all.
This is how folklore has evolved into extremely exaggerated stories.
Sometimes Meng Shaoyuan and Wu Jingyi couldn't help laughing when they heard "stories" about themselves...
…
"Hurry, hurry, hurry up."
The housekeeper of the Li Mansion saw a group of women coming and greeted him hurriedly: "What time is it? Do you still want your wages?"
"Boss, I'm sorry to have to deal with you." Wu Jingyi spoke in Shanghai local dialect.
The word "boss" made the butler smile:
"Damn it, why do I look like a boss? Hurry up."
Several women entered Li's house.
The living room has already been busy there.
Among them, a tall man with fair skin and round glasses was gesticulating.
Li Guojie!
"Butler Sun, ask the newcomer to clean this place for me. It will be used for ancestor worship at night!"
Li Guojie waved here.
"Hey, okay, okay." Butler Sun nodded repeatedly: "Did you hear that? Take action quickly!"
Ye Rong and Qi Xuezhen stared at the yard.
Wu Jingyi took Yu Yanchu and walked in with tools.
"Here, and here."
At this time, Li Guojie had no idea that death had come!
"Sir, are you cutting here?"
"I told you everything..."
When Li Guojie raised his head, his expression suddenly changed.
Two black holes were pointed at him.
"what are you up to!"
"Bang, bang"!
Gunshots rang out in the hands of Wu Jingyi and Yu Yanchu at the same time!
"Killing!"
Amidst the screams, the bodyguards in the yard jumped to their feet.
"Bang, bang"!
Gunshots were heard again.
Ye Rong fired two shots in a row, silencing the four bodyguards: "The military commander will only punish the culprits and leave the rest innocent. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Who dares to move these few words?
In the living room, Li Guojie's wives were crying loudly.
Wu Jingyi ignored them, took out a note and threw it on Li Guojie.
What it says is:
"You will die unjustly if you betray your country and surrender to the enemy. The traitors must be eliminated, and the war of resistance must be won!"
Immediately, he came to the yard and asked the four bodyguards to take out their guns and throw them on the ground: "Let's find another job. There is no need to worry about having no jobs in Shanghai. Get out!"
The assassination case of Li Guojie took only a few minutes, and Li Guojie was solved cleanly.
This was the first time that the Military Detachment of Women formed a group to fight, and they became famous in one battle.
It was also from this day that Wu Jingyi, who was originally Meng Shaoyuan's assistant, gradually moved from behind the scenes to the front desk!
