Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 3060 The Chinese are cunning, cunning!

Years of experience in underground struggles made Li Ru very clear that he had been exposed at this point and there was no way to get away with it.

The Japanese reconnaissance vehicle had determined his general direction, and the smell of burning paper was sending a strong signal to the Japanese that what they were looking for was inside the house.

Li Ru made a quick decision: he pulled open the drawer and took out a wooden-handled grenade.

At the same time, with his other hand, he quickly opened the hidden compartment and skillfully hung a booby trap. If the Japanese soldiers found this compartment, he would give them a big surprise.

After doing all this, he didn't even have time to catch his breath before turning around and jumping out of the back window, rushing towards the back gate of the yard.

Just as he opened the back door, he heard a loud bang from the front. The front door had been kicked open, and wood chips were flying everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, the shouts of the Japanese soldiers and the sound of chaotic footsteps followed.

Without a second thought, Li Ru rushed out the back door.

But unexpectedly, Japanese soldiers also surrounded them from both sides of the alley at that moment.

One of the Japanese officers spotted Li Ru from afar and shouted, "Stop! Don't move, or we'll open fire!"

Li Ru cursed inwardly: You idiot! If the old man stops now, he'll be the fool.

Without a second thought, Li Ru took long strides, each 1.6 meters long, and ran with all his might from the entrance of the alley directly in front of him.

"Catch him, don't let him escape!"

Behind them, the Japanese soldiers shouted loudly and opened fire.

Bullets whizzed past Li Ru, hitting the wall beside him and kicking up clouds of dust.

Li Ru dared not look back, and could only rush forward desperately, with only one thought in his mind: he must not fall into the hands of the Japanese devils.

However, just then, a series of footsteps suddenly came from ahead. Li Ru's heart tightened, knowing that Japanese soldiers had circled around to ambush him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he made a sharp turn and ran towards another alley.

The alley was narrow and winding, with an uneven surface. Li Ru ran unsteadily and almost fell several times.

The Japanese soldiers were hot on their heels, and gunfire continued.

As Li Ru ran, he searched for a place to hide.

Finally, he saw an abandoned courtyard ahead, the gate ajar. Without hesitation, he rushed in, quickly closed the gate, and used his body to hold it shut.

"Baka! Charge in!"

The Japanese soldiers' voices rang out from outside the door, followed by a violent banging sound.

Li Ru knew that the door wouldn't hold for long. His mind raced, and in this critical moment, the scene of last year's flood that breached the riverbed suddenly flashed through his mind.

He recalled that after the riverbed collapsed, a hidden ditch was formed, extending all the way outside the city. At that time, many people would go to that ditch to catch fish after the flood.

If he remembered correctly, there was a ditch in this abandoned courtyard that led there.
At the same time, with a loud "bang," the courtyard gate was kicked open by the Japanese soldiers, and a group of them rushed in like wolves.

They held their guns and looked around the courtyard, but couldn't see Li Ru anywhere.

The Japanese officer's eyes widened, and he shouted angrily, "Search! Search him thoroughly! I don't believe he can grow wings and fly away!"

Meanwhile, Li Ru had already reached the backyard while the Japanese soldiers were searching the yard.

There was a pond in the backyard, and Li Ru jumped in without thinking. The Japanese soldiers heard the sound of someone falling into the water and rushed towards the backyard.

But when they arrived at the backyard, they didn't see a single ripple on the water.

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Meanwhile, in Li Ru's home, a squad of Japanese soldiers were ransacking the place.

The room was a mess; tables and chairs were overturned, cabinets were open, and clothes and other items were scattered everywhere.

A Japanese soldier stumbled upon the secret room and began to explore it.

Suddenly, his hand touched a loose wooden board on the wall, and he was overjoyed.

He pressed down hard, and a hidden compartment beside him was slightly revealed. The Japanese soldier shouted excitedly, "Here, there's a hidden compartment here!"

Hearing the shouts, the other Japanese soldiers rushed over. A Japanese officer also strode over, glaring at the hidden compartment, and yelled, "Baka! Open it now, you idiot!"

The Japanese soldier who discovered the hidden compartment looked aggrieved. He groped around on the compartment with both hands, but couldn't find a way to open it. He could only shake his head helplessly and say, "Sir, I... I can't open it."

The Japanese officer was so angry that he cursed the other man as a piece of trash. He shoved the Japanese soldier aside, drew his bayonet, and viciously inserted it into the gap of the hidden compartment, prying it open with all his might.

With a creaking sound, the lid of the hidden compartment was slowly pried open.

However, the moment the hidden compartment opened, a lit grenade appeared before everyone's eyes, hissing and emitting white smoke.

The Japanese officer stared wide-eyed in terror, his mouth agape, but no sound came out.

He tried to back away, but his legs were rooted to the spot and he couldn't move an inch.

boom!
With a violent explosion, flames shot into the sky, and the shockwave knocked the surrounding Japanese soldiers to the ground.

A large hole was blasted in the wall, debris flew everywhere, and the furniture and furnishings inside the house were also blown to pieces.

Those Japanese soldiers who were close to the hidden compartment were blown to pieces, their screams echoing through the air.

The Japanese officer, covered in blood from the explosion, lay on the ground, muttering curses: "Baka yarou, China, Chinese, cunning, cunning..."

But before he could finish cursing, his eyes rolled back and he died.

The remaining Japanese soldiers panicked, and one of them shouted, "Quickly, report this to His Highness the Prince!"

So, a Japanese soldier who was lucky enough to escape the bombing hurriedly went to report to Kitashirakawa Minami.

At this moment, Kitashirakawa Minami was drinking tea in the military camp.

He was calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.

Just then, a disheveled Japanese soldier ran in: "Reporting to Your Highness, we have important intelligence!"

Kitashirakawa Minami snapped, "What kind of behavior is this, all this panic! Speak quickly if you have something to say!"

The Japanese soldier, panting heavily, stammered, "Your Highness, we have found the underground party member in Songyuan City. We have verified his identity. He is actually a doctor in the Imperial Army Hospital, and... and he has been infiltrating for many years!"

Upon hearing this, Kitashirakawa Minami's expression immediately changed.

He slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang, then stood up abruptly and shouted:
"Baka! You're all a bunch of idiots! The enemy had been lying in wait for years, and no one even noticed. What a bunch of useless trash!"

At this point, he immediately ordered, "Assemble the troops immediately and follow me to the Japanese military hospital. I want to see how this enemy agent, who has been lurking for so many years, managed to infiltrate the Imperial Army hospital!"