Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 179
Yaqin was sitting on the rickshaw, holding a small mirror in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, and kept wiping her heavily made-up face.

What slowly appeared in front of Qian Xiaobao was a sallow, sallow face covered with acne.

Qian Xiaobao can roughly estimate Yaqin's age, she should be in her early thirties.When I saw her in Hengdaohezi last year, she looked lively and beautiful as if she had just passed her twenties.But the woman sitting next to Qian Xiaobao now seems to be 50 or [-] years old!

"How did it become like this?" Qian Xiaobao asked in surprise.

"In that place where there are no people, people age quickly!" Yaqin replied.

Qian Xiaobao looked at the shocking face with pimples and thought that this is not just about getting old.

"Where is that man now? I'll kill him!" Qian Xiaobao asked through gritted teeth.

"No! He is almost dead now." Yaqin said.

"He's a heavy smoker now and won't live long." Yaqin continued.

Looking at Qian Xiaobao's suspicious eyes, Yaqin explained: "It turns out that he is an abusive gambler. When he was rich, he gambled day and night, and became addicted to drugs in order to refresh himself. So what can you do if you find him? For him, an early death is an early release."

The time when Yaqin said she was rich probably meant the time when the two of them cheated Fan Wengui out of his family property.

Qian Xiaobao has seen many heavy smokers.Thin as a ghost, especially in winter, you can often see such a dead body on the street.

Qian Xiaobao felt that Yaqin and that man were very dishonest.But Yaqin was sincere to that man after all.A man actually sells a woman who is sincere to him into a kiln for money, is he still human?
Getting closer to the train station, Qian Xiaobao asked: "I'll buy you a train ticket, can you go back by yourself?"

Yaqin nodded silently.

For her, how to face Fan Wengui when she goes back is the most difficult thing.

Qian Xiaobao wanted to send Yaqin to the train until the train slowly drove away from the platform before he finally felt relieved.

It was only in [-] years that the Soviet Union handed over the Middle East Railway to Manchukuo, which was actually transferred to the Japanese.

On the platform of Harbin Railway Station there is a sign of the location where Hirobumi Ito was assassinated.The flag was originally established by the Russians.The sign was re-established when the Japanese took over Harbin Railway Station two years ago.

Qian Xiaobao had heard about it a long time ago.Today he looked around the sign on the platform for a long time.

After seeing Yaqin off, Qian Xiaobao felt relieved after finishing the job.Instead of calling a rickshaw, he walked slowly home.

When sending Yaqin to the train station, Qian Xiaobao's attention was all on Yaqin.Besides, he didn't send information to Schultz, so he wasn't afraid of being followed.So Qian Xiaobao didn't pay attention to the surrounding things at all.

Now he habitually observes the surrounding scenery when he walks slowly home alone.

When walking on Station Street, a rickshaw slowly followed behind Qian Xiaobao.When Qian Xiaobao walked to Dazhi Street, the rickshaw was still behind him.

The colder the rickshaw, the faster it runs.But this rickshaw abnormally kept following Qian Xiaobao who was on two legs.

Qian Xiaobao became interested in the rickshaw behind him.This tracking method is too amateurish.Who is so interested in him?
Qian Xiaobao pretended not to know and walked on Dazhi Street.Seeing a coat store in front of him, he opened the door and walked in.

The clerk in the coat store hurriedly greeted the guests with a smile when they saw them coming in.

Qian Xiaobao took out his ID and said, "It's from the Security Bureau! Is there a back door here?"

The smile on the guy's face froze instantly.Still the shopkeeper saw the opportunity quickly, he hurried out of the counter and said to Qian Xiaobao with a smile: "Sir, follow me!"

The shopkeeper took Qian Xiaobao into the back room of the clothing and hat store, then opened a small door and led Qian Xiaobao through a large courtyard, opened the courtyard door and said: "This is the back street, sir, please go slowly."

Qian Xiaobao hummed and quickly walked out of the courtyard door.

When Qian Xiaobao returned to Dazhi Street, he saw that rickshaw was still parked not far from the clothing store.

Qian Xiaobao could see the three Arabic numerals behind the rickshaw very clearly under the light of the street lamp.

Qian Xiaobao turned around and left Dazhi Street quickly.

Two days later, Qian Xiaobao was sitting at Sha Biao's house with his hands stretched out on the brazier to warm himself.

Standing by the side, Er Biantou told Qian Xiao the results of his one-day investigation.

"Hao Laoliu of that car. There are more than 40 rickshaw license plates under his name." Er Biantou said.

A license is required to pull a rickshaw in Harbin.Rich and well-connected people buy licenses and rent them out, and they can make money by lying at home.

A rickshaw driver who is working hard every day has to hand over a considerable part of the money he earns to the person who rents out his license plate.

This Hao Laoliu has more than 40 rickshaw licenses under his name, and this alone is enough for him to live a moderately prosperous life.There are more than 40 rickshaw drivers who sweat and grind the soles of their shoes every day to support him.

"Don't talk nonsense! Just tell me who the person pulling the rickshaw is now!" Sha Biao interrupted Er Biantou.

"I've already found out. That rickshaw is now being pulled by a man who just came from Sun Wu. He squats in Huifang every day to pull the chartered car." Er Biantou looked at Qian Xiaobao with a smile and replied.

Of course Sha Biao knew where Huifangli was.He coughed and put on a sincere gesture and said: "Brother, I'm not talking about you. You are only seventeen or eighteen, and a flower hasn't bloomed yet. You should avoid going to that kind of place now! Alcohol is intestinal poison." It’s a bone-scraping steel knife! It’s not worth it to ruin this little body! If you catch some disease there, your life will be ruined!”

Qian Xiaobao wanted to refute, but he didn't know why he suddenly thought of Yaqin's pimples all over his face, and felt tingling all over his body.

"I'm not that kind of person! It's so strange, who is following me?" Qian Xiaobao said angrily.

He took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Er Biantou.

"Tomorrow afternoon, go to Huifangli and take that rickshaw to the riverside wharf. I'll wait for you there!" Qian Xiaobao said.

Zhang Wanfu dragged a big-headed guest to the riverside wharf.His family lived in Sunwu, and the Japanese built fortifications in Shengshan near Sunwu. Zhang Wanfu was so frightened that he fled to Harbin overnight with his family.

Now he rents a rickshaw and earns an average of [-] cents a day to support his family.Thanks to the girls in Huifang who often rent his car to meet guests, Zhang Wanfu's business is fairly stable.

Today there was a stranger with a big head in his car.It doesn't matter as long as it's making money.Zhang Wanfu pulled up the rickshaw and ran away.

In the first month of the first lunar month, the Harbin pier was empty.On the side of the road, I saw a person squatting on the side of the road from a distance.

When the rickshaw approached, the big head sitting on the rickshaw suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

Zhang Wanfu's feet slipped on the snow and tried hard to stop the car.

Er Biantou suddenly jumped off the rickshaw and shouted to Qian Xiaobao who was squatting on the ground: "Brother Bao, he's here! I'm leaving first."

After saying this, Er Biantou turned around and left.This kid didn't even pay for the car, so he was greedy for the ten yuan Qian Xiaobao gave him.

Just as Zhang Wanfu was about to call Erbiantou to stop, Qian Xiaobao waved to him and said, "Brother, come here and smoke a cigarette first. I have a big job for you in a while, and I will keep it for you to make money!"

(End of this chapter)