The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 289 Robbery on the road
He Shaozhou's meal lasted until late at night. Except for He Wei, almost all the officers who came to the meal were very drunk. It could be said that the guests and the host had a great time. After the meal, He Wei did not return to the secret service. The battalion was stationed at the 103rd Division's office, so they spent the night at the invitation of the officers of the 103rd Division's office.

After He Wei woke up at noon the next day, he had lunch in the office again, then said goodbye to He Shaozhou, took the little messenger Tao Heiwa, who was also well fed, and drove back to the spy camp's station.

Driving in the Hanyang market during the day, what He Wei saw was a completely different scene from last night. Compared with last night's modern city's luxuriant life and decadent atmosphere that was incompatible with the country's current situation, Hanyang's urban area during the day It has more of an atmosphere like a core city during wartime.

On the streets, there were marching teams everywhere holding small flags. Some of these teams shouted to defeat Japanese imperialism, defend Wuhan, counterattack Jinling, and counterattack the three islands of Japan. Some of them sang the March of the Volunteers and Songhua in unison. Jiang Shang and other patriotic songs.

He Wei was filled with emotion after seeing various scenes. No matter whether the slogans shouted by these passionate young people were exaggerated, whether they were just words on paper or just empty talk, He Wei could feel their enthusiasm from the bottom of their hearts. The sincere feelings were real and unadulterated. Looking at the sincere faces of those young people, He Wei felt warm in his heart.

However, after He Wei felt the patriotic enthusiasm on the spiritual level, he soon felt the patriotic enthusiasm on the physical level and the "heaviness" of this enthusiasm.

When He Wei drove the military vehicle through the streets, these enthusiastic young people kept casting admiring glances at He Wei and Tao Heiwa. When they drove to some intersections with more people, some brave young men and women looked at them. When He Wei and Tao Heiwa were wearing military uniforms and driving military vehicles, they surrounded them directly.

Some asked He Wei how the battle was going on the front line, and some asked He Wei to talk about his experience of fighting the enemy during the war, so that He Wei could not drive forward at all and was blocked on the road by this group of enthusiastic patriotic young people.

There was also a group of people who saw that Tao Heiwa was just a child of fourteen or fifteen years old. With tears in their eyes, they grabbed Tao Heiwa's hand and praised her. They also kept asking how Tao Heiwa became a soldier. How did you make up your mind to leave your hometown, say goodbye to your parents, and kill the enemy to serve your country? How did you kill the enemy on the battlefield?

This frightened He Wei. You must know that Tao Heiwa was originally sold to the army's recruiting officer by a military dealer for a few oceans, and then he entered the army to serve as a soldier.

The way he enlists in the army is essentially no different from human trafficking, and is slightly more glamorous than catching young men. In fact, Tao Hewa's way of joining the army can also be classified as "trading young men," which has quite a negative connotation.

But these passionate young people simply believe that all soldiers in the national army join the army out of patriotic feelings of killing the enemy and serving the country. How do they know about the dark sides of the army?
He Wei immediately winked at Tao Heiwa and told him not to speak. Otherwise, in such a "positive energy" atmosphere around him, if this kid really revealed that he was sold to the army by a war trafficker, wouldn't he be destroying the country? The “great image” of the military

More importantly, if it is just spread out, if someone is following the clues and traces it to He Wei, he may be in danger of getting burned. He Wei is currently in a "career rising period," and has to be careful.

In short, He Wei was stuck on the road for a full hour. In order to satisfy this group of patriotic young people who were full of intellectual curiosity and patriotic enthusiasm, He Wei had to stand in the car and tell several stories about his battles on the front line. He also gave an impassioned encouragement to this group of patriotic young people. In fact, they all talked about clichés such as studying hard, reading more, serving the country with knowledge, serving the country with production, and applying for military academies to perpetuate the Whampoa spirit.

The lecture made He Wei's mouth dry and his throat was filled with smoke. He felt a little more tired than when he was a novice at the Whampoa Military Academy and shouted out commands for exercises.

In the end, it was He Wei who told a group of young people that he had important military affairs, and then drove away under the reluctant eyes of these passionate young people, and was able to continue returning to the station.

In the car, He Wei was holding the gear handle with one hand and the steering wheel with the other, his face full of helplessness and exhaustion. However, Tao Heiwa, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was much more leisurely than He Wei. She was holding the soda and drinks given by the patriotic young people. Enjoy the pastries and pork breasts, and enjoy them.

Seeing this, He Wei, who had a dry mouth, smiled bitterly and said to Tao Heiwa: "You feel better now. I just mentioned that you have a dry mouth. Now you have food and drink, and you are sitting in the passenger seat blowing the wind." There is still scenery to look at, I think you are the battalion commander."

Tao Heiwa, a young boy, was greedy. At this time, all his thoughts were on the soda and pastries in his hands. He almost completely ignored He Wei's teasing, and had no intention of chatting with He Wei. His mind was full of thoughts. It was eating, eating, eating, so he just smiled with his mouth full, and then lowered his head to eat. He Wei felt bored and had to drive forward in silence.

After passing through the most prosperous area in the city, the traffic situation on the road became much better. There were fewer people and vehicles, and He Wei's driving speed increased significantly.

After driving for more than ten minutes, we drove to the border between the city and the suburbs. In the terms of later generations, this border can be regarded as the so-called urban-rural fringe, or a slum area. Its scenery and style It is very different from the city center. The small western-style buildings that can be seen everywhere in the city are almost invisible here. They are replaced by a variety of low and messy mud brick houses, as well as various self-built thatched sheds.

The roads are also full of potholes, and the rows of street lights in the bustling urban area are not visible at all here. The roadside is dotted with civilians fleeing the war, beggars with scanty clothing, and There are people kneeling on the roadside with signs hanging around their necks actively selling themselves, and among the crowds crowding the roadside, there are also many people who have died of hunger.

The security is also very bad, or it can be said that there is no security at all. Ever since He Wei drove in here, he has seen almost all kinds of vicious security incidents such as robbing things, fighting, and brawls.

The very strict wartime control and police security system in Hanyang City seems to have completely failed here.

For just a moment, He Wei seemed to have come to another world. Compared with the bustling urban area that He Wei had experienced not long ago, perhaps this place is more representative of the current situation in China.

However, just as He Wei accelerated and was speeding on the road, several figures suddenly jumped out from the roadside and rushed straight in front of He Wei's car.

"Help, help!"

He Wei looked over and saw a man in a suit with a bruised nose and a swollen face, and a middle-parted traitor's hair running crazily in front of He Wei's car, waving his hands as he ran like crazy, and shouting for help.

This man only had one shoe on his feet and was carrying a leather bag with holes in his hands. Behind this man, seven or eight evil-looking men in coarse cloths were carrying knives and axes and were viciously attacking them. chasing the man in a suit.

"Hack him!"

"Damn it, you dare to run!"

"Damn it, I'll fuck you to death!"

The man in a suit who was being chased ignored the oncoming car and rushed towards him like crazy. However, He Wei didn't want to kill someone on the street, so he quickly braked and was about to hit the man with the front of the off-road vehicle. Kankan stopped the car for a moment.

The man jumped onto the front of He Wei's off-road vehicle with a bang and relied on the impact of the rush. Then he rolled and climbed on the off-road vehicle's bumper and military license plate towards He Wei in the driver's seat. He came over and lay down on the fallen front glass of the off-road vehicle, panting. Then, a big, unkempt face that looked like a beaten pig's head appeared in front of He Wei.

"Who are you? What is going on?"

He Wei yelled at the man.

The man, with a pale face, pointed at the people chasing behind him and said incoherently: "Sir, sir, I am a good citizen. I was robbed by them. Please save me quickly."

"Sir, I am a good person."

He Wei looked at the man with the middle-parted traitor hair in front of him. Although he felt inexplicably that this guy was not a good person, as a soldier, it was impossible for him to watch someone commit robbery under his nose, so He Wei directly He took out his twenty rings from his waist.

bang bang

Three gunshots that were particularly deafening in the market erupted, and He Wei fired three shots in succession. However, in order to avoid causing trouble and because he still didn't know what was going on, he did not dare to kill anyone in the street.

Therefore, He Wei did not fire on the suspected thugs who came towards him, but instead fired into the air.

"I want to see who dares to commit robbery in broad daylight. This is wartime, and those who disrupt public order will be severely punished."

After He Wei fired, he also yelled fiercely at the oncoming assailants. Tao Heiwa in the co-pilot also took out his rifle and aimed at the assailants.

When the assailants who rushed towards them saw He Wei and Tao Heiwa wearing military uniforms with guns in their hands, they were frightened. They said a few harsh words, made a few moves with their teeth and claws, and then ran away immediately. , and disappeared into the chaotic streets in an instant.

Looking at the back of the murderer who fled in embarrassment, He Wei put away the gun in confusion. He was about to ask why the man in the suit was chased by this group of people, but before He Wei could speak, Tao came from behind. Hei Wa's roar.

"What did you do? Give it back to me!"

He Wei turned around and saw the man who had sneaked into the back seat of the car at some point. He was eating and drinking Tao Heiwa's unfinished food. He was stamping his feet and yelling at Tao Heiwa angrily, but there was nothing he could do about it. .

Looking at this strange man in a suit and leather shoes, decently dressed, incompatible with the nearby slums, and looking like he had been hungry for three days, He Wei couldn't help but feel doubtful, so he had to park the car on the side of the road to let him fill his stomach first , and after the man finished eating what Tao Heiwa had left, He Wei asked in confusion, "What's going on with you?"

After the man devoured his food, his eyes were distracted and dull for a while. It wasn't until he heard He Wei's voice that his body trembled violently, and then he stood up with a face that looked like a beaten pig's head, crying with tears in his eyes. Then he said to He Wei: "Sir, I am a good person, I am a good person, I am really a good person."

Obviously, the man was still in shock, and kept repeating that he was a good person when answering questions.

"Hurry up and tell me the key points. Why are you being chased all over the street?"

He Wei asked impatiently, his voice suddenly rising.

The man was startled by He Wei's suddenly raised voice, and when he saw He Wei's impatient look, his mind became clearer again, and he continued: "Sir, I am a businessman and I opened a trading company." Okay, I was doing business in Wuhan recently. Three days ago, I just concluded a business deal. I came to Hanyang city to have a drink. After eating and drinking, I was going to take a walk in the city. As a result, I was in trouble. I fell in love with this gang of thugs and locked me up. After knowing that I was a businessman, they not only took away all the money I had, but also blackmailed me for more money. They said they would kill me if I didn't give it. They would kill me every day. Give me a meal of plain water noodles.”

"This morning I sneaked out while they were not paying attention, but I was discovered by them before I could get very far. I kept running and they kept chasing me. If I hadn't met you, sir, I wouldn't have been able to escape. I’m afraid my fate will be decided here today.”

At the end of the sentence, the man's face, which had been beaten into a pig's head, looked as if he had opened a grocery store, showing both fear and joy.

He Wei looked at his dignified appearance again, and it was obvious that he had suffered a lot in the past few days.

Ultimately, it was just a robbery.

Before He Wei traveled through time, perhaps robberies were a very big deal, but in today's troubled times of the Republic of China, robberies were really a common thing. He Wei didn't take it to heart, thinking that he might as well be a good guy and kill this guy. Delivered to the center of Hanyang.

After the unlucky guy who was kidnapped and robbed learned that He Wei was going to send him to Hanyang City, he burst into tears and thanked him profusely. He almost regarded He Wei as his reborn parent.

Just as he was about to start the car and turn around, He Wei continued to ask curiously: "I wonder what kind of business I am doing?"

The man was much calmer at this time. He first glanced at the gun on He Wei's waist, then finally showed a smile and said, "Sir, does my business have anything to do with you soldiers? "

"Oh? Where do you start talking about this? I would like to hear the details."

When the business was mentioned, the man in a suit showed a golden light in his eyes, his fat cheeks trembled slightly, and then said: "To be honest, I come from Guangdong Province, and I mainly work in Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Island. This time it's I came to Wuhan to handle a big deal. The main business category of my trading house is bulk arms and military supplies! "

(End of this chapter)