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After realizing all this, he was in a pretty good mood even when he was cooking.

I no longer felt that initial sense of anxiety or uncertainty, and I couldn't help but laugh.

Now, thinking about the more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers he had wiped out, he was indeed somewhat impulsive. After all, this was the first time he had acted on his own feelings.

Although he acted impulsively, he didn't regret it; in fact, he felt a little excited.

"Forget it, let bygones be bygones!"

He shook his head and then continued cooking.

"Hey, why hasn't Sun Xiaolan come back?"

As if he had just thought of something, he couldn't help but check the time. It was already 7:30 PM. He should be back by now, not not back.

Besides, Sun Xiaolan usually goes home with him after get off work, but he's not working there now, so it's impossible for him to be working overtime at this time!
"I hope nothing bad has happened."

He didn't quite understand, but he still looked around.

Arriving at the small gate, he pushed open the door to Sun Xiaolan's small courtyard and saw that the courtyard was still much the same as when he came in.

The door was still locked from the outside, so it was clear that Sun Xiaolan had not returned.

"Something's happened!"

He took a deep breath and carefully returned to his small courtyard. He continued doing his own thing. An hour later, looking at the fifty boxes of rice and fifty boxes of vegetables on the table, he didn't smile much.

It was past eight o'clock, and Sun Xiaolan still hadn't returned, which was clearly not normal.

"Ugh!"

He sighed and continued washing the pots and cooking, since he needed to prepare more food this time to better handle what was to come.

……

"Report, Captain, we've been following Wang Xiaotian. After all, he took a lot of medicine from John, and we thought he was going to use it for something."

A young plainclothes officer, looking bitter and helpless, continued, "Who knew that Wang Xiaotian would have tea in the teahouse for a while, then go straight to the Huangpu River and burn all the medicine in that half-box."

"We still don't understand what benefit he gained from doing this. Although it was the best choice he made, it shouldn't have been done in the first place."

"He shouldn't have such a compelling force!"

The squad leader was also somewhat stunned when he heard this.

"John gave him so much medicine because he knew the hospital was about to go out of business, and he was using the medicine to pay off the debt. But isn't Wang Xiaotian losing out by doing this?"

"But he is still a smart man. Although not many people know that he has obtained the medicine, he will still let the news out. This is not a good thing for him, but a bad thing."

"He's really a smart man. He can't get it from anyone else, so no one can cause him any trouble. After all, he didn't use it himself, nor did he give it to anyone else. It's the best choice."

"Captain, he has a good salary. If he doesn't want it now, he can use the medicine to pay off the debt. Taking it home is a good thing. Who would turn down money?"

"You guys, you guys really don't understand. 'Possessing a treasure is a crime,' do you understand?"

"Oh, I see!"

"Alright, he understands and is going to Xinjing to attend the Manchurian Medical Exchange Conference. Whether he can come back is another matter. Keep a close eye on him tonight."

"Hey!" Upon hearing this, the plainclothes youth immediately saluted and turned to leave.

……

"Shui Li, why are you back?"

Inside the Zhou family mansion, Zhou's father looked at Zhou Shuili in front of him and couldn't help but rub his temples, looking troubled. He was clearly not in a good mood.

"Dad, I'm in Hong Kong, a place I don't know anyone about. It's tough, really tough!"

“I know it’s difficult, but you don’t even look at the situation here in Shanghai. It’s so dangerous. The entire northern Jiangsu region has been taken over by the northern Jiangsu army. Even Jiangbei, which is across the river from Shanghai, was taken over by the northern Jiangsu army the day before yesterday. It’s almost right across the river from Shanghai.”

“Right now, Shanghai could face an attack from the northern Jiangsu army at any time. Do you think we are safe here? Aren’t you overthinking it? You know the consequences for our family.”

"Father, I know, but I..."

"Alright, now northern Jiangsu and Shanghai are separated by the river, and neither can do anything to the other. The Japanese army in Shanghai doesn't dare to attack northern Jiangsu, and northern Jiangsu can't easily attack Shanghai either. It's a delicate balance. So, you should go back. You are the only bloodline of our Zhou family. Do you understand?"

"Alright, things have already come to this. Take them away next week. After all, no one knows when the next war will break out."

Mr. Zhou sighed.

"I know, but I want to see Shanghai. I may not have many chances to come back in the future."

"Okay, one week, no more than that, you understand."

……

Inside the headquarters in northern Jiangsu.

"Old Zhao, this time we've discussed taking over Nantong, which is across the river from Shanghai. Do you think that will disrupt the young master's plans?"

"I don't know, but I think the young master would like to see it. After all, the Japanese know that the Subei Army Group is the territory of the Subei Army Group, not the Japanese. So we just let them withdraw, and they have no choice."

"That's true, but without any buffer zone, we're still a bit uneasy, since the Japanese can attack us from all directions."

"fine!"

Old Zhao shook his head and said calmly, "We shouldn't think too much about it. This time it didn't take much effort at all. For us, it's just icing on the cake. The Japanese also know that we don't need too many troops stationed in various parts of Nantong!"

"Each county town will be garrisoned with a battalion of troops, and each township with just one platoon. This is mainly for maintaining local order and cracking down on criminals. As for ensuring the people's safety and well-being, let's gradually transition to that!"

"But I'm still a little worried. What if the young master scolds us when he gets back?"

"It's alright, let him scold us. What's the use of him saying anything now that it's already happened? Besides, our warships can patrol the waters off northern Jiangsu, which is a good thing for our overall strategy."

"Ugh--"

Old Zuo also sighed. After all, things were far more serious than he had imagined. Now, the entire northern Jiangsu region had been captured, except for Xuzhou City and the western part. The next step was to capture Xuzhou City.

"Tell me, should we take Xuzhou?"

"I think strategically we should take it. However, the young master hasn't made a move yet because it's a key transportation route for the Japanese. With our strength, it would be easy to take it, but holding it would be very troublesome. That's why we haven't taken it directly yet."

"Should we ask for permission?"

"No need. Didn't the young master say last time that we should plan slowly, seize the right opportunity, and if we can take it, we should still take it?" (End of Chapter)