Agents of the Republic of China

Lin Xiaotang kicked David with his toes. Seeing that he didn't respond, he just squatted down, searched David's body, and unceremoniously put the stack of banknotes he just won into his arms.David also had a Wilbur-Scott revolver hidden in his arms, but without bullets.Lin Xiaotang thought for a while, then stuffed it back.Accept all David's watches, pens, and necklaces.Then he ransacked the valuables in the bags of the two fainted blond women.

Lin Xiaotang turned around and looked around, then got up and ran quickly towards the other end of the alley.

As soon as he ran to the entrance of the alley, Lin Xiaotang felt a gust of wind blowing towards his face, he instinctively turned to one side to dodge, but unexpectedly there was a person beside him, waving a black thing and hitting Lin Xiaotang.Lin Xiaotang had no choice but to fly up and kick the man's wrist. As soon as the man let go, the black thing flew out of his hand and landed on the ground with a "clang", like an iron rod.

The person who did the work earlier saw Lin Xiaotang's facial contours clearly by the light of the street lamp, couldn't help but let out a "huh", and hurriedly grabbed his companion.

At this time, Lin Xiaotang also saw clearly the appearance of the person coming from the opposite side. Although his face was covered with a black cloth, Lin Xiaotang recognized him immediately with his bloated figure and familiar eyes.

"Boss?" Lin Xiaotang wondered.

Only then did Fatty Shen confirm Lin Xiaotang's identity, and he was even more surprised, but then he grabbed his hand, "This is not a place to talk, hurry up!"

Fatty Shen is a local snake in Shanghai Bund, and he is quite familiar with the streets here. He led the two of them around the concession area under the cover of night, and did not return to the cafe until it was confirmed that no one was following them.

Only Datou was on duty in the cafe. Hearing the movement at the back door, he hurried downstairs.Fatty Shen didn't care to talk, he kept calling Xiao Quan and Lin Xiaotang to change their clothes, found an iron bucket, and burned all the clothes on the back kitchen fire, after all, this time is Injuring a foreign officer is considered a catastrophe, so we must clean up all hands and tails.

Seeing that all the clothes were burned to ashes, Fatty Shen breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lin Xiaotang and Datou, said nothing, but ordered Xiao Quan to clean up the place, and he turned to the bar in front, carrying a Bottle of vodka back.

Fatty Shen took out the lenses from the pocket of his underwear, carefully put them on his eyes, then took a few glasses, poured a glass of wine for each of Datou and Lin Xiaotang, and toasted them.

The cold wine entered the throat, and a hot feeling rose instantly, directly to the chest and abdomen, and the fat man took a breath, "Have fun!"

Lin Xiaotang pushed the collected banknotes, watches and other items in front of Fatty Shen.Fatty Shen poured a glass of wine for the two of them, looked up, "What do you mean? Honor me?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled, "Boss, please give the money to Lao Yang and Xiao Chen's family. As for other things, it is not easy to sell them depending on the situation. It is also troublesome to stay with me. Please handle them!"

Fatty Shen nodded and motioned Xiao Quan who had just walked over to put away his things. Xiao Quan silently gave the two a thumbs up, put away his things and left.

Fatty Shen looked at the two of them with great interest, raised his glass and took a sip of wine, "Two brothers, I, Shen, used to be blind. Don't take it to heart. If it's convenient, let's get to know each other again?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled, "Boss, don't be joking. We are two students who fled from the country. We came to Shanghai from thousands of miles away, and what we want is three meals a day and a place to live."

Fatty Shen was amused, "It's that simple? I can speak authentic Japanese, and I'm good at kung fu. Do you think that I, Fatty Shen, have been in Shanghai for nothing for so many years?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled wryly, "Really, boss, I didn't lie to you! Japanese was learned in school, Kung Fu was practiced since childhood, and what I said is the truth."

Fatty Shen shook his head nonchalantly, "Success, forget it if you don't want to talk about it, who doesn't want to talk about the past." He clinked glasses with the two of them, "Together is fate, come on, let's have a drink!"

Fatty Shen gulped it all down, and suddenly smiled, "I wanted to practice my hands and stretch my muscles tonight, but I didn't expect you to beat me to it." He tapped his fingers on the table and looked at the two of them, " What I, Fatty Shen, hate the most in my life are little Japanese and foreign devils, and what I respect most are men who are eager to do justice, be righteous, and dare to act."

He pointed at Lin Xiaotang with his hand, "Brother, you are brave and resourceful! You also know how to throw the black pot to the Japanese, just for this, I, fat man, will convince you! To be honest, brother, I came to Shanghai from the rivers and lakes. , I have no relatives and no reason here. The reason why I can live to this day and earn a family business is because of a group of good brothers who take care of each other. From today on, the two of you are my brothers. With one bite, you two will definitely not be hungry!"

As he said that, Fatty Shen pushed the wine bottle in front of the two of them, "I've been busy all night, drink some wine to relieve fatigue, and go to bed early. Lao Yang and Xiao Chen probably won't be able to come to work for a few days. In this way, Xiao Qi, you Just go to the front to help with Xiao Chen's shift, and stay in the back kitchen to help, and it's not a bad thing to learn more skills! As for the chores in the back, I'll recruit people." He raised his hand and draped his coat over his shoulders Come on, "rest, I'm leaving first!"

night, already deep.Lin Xiaotang and Datou lay on their respective beds.

Lin Xiaotang was already a little drowsy, just after sharing the bottle of vodka with Datou, he felt a little drunk.

"Old Qi, am I very useless?" In the darkness, Datou suddenly said quietly.

Lin Xiaotang turned sideways, only to find that the big head was lying face up, and the two eyes were shining brightly in the darkness.

"Why do you say that?"

Datou sighed, "The two of us came all the way from Hunan to Shanghai. You are responsible for everything, but I can't help you at all!"

Lin Xiaotang cleared his throat, "Big Head, have you ever killed anyone?"

The big head was a little sad, "No."

Lin Xiaotang turned around, lay flat on the bed, and put one arm under his head, "I killed it!"

"I know, on the night of the training class, you killed a lot of little Japanese!"

Lin Xiaotang shook his head, "I haven't told you and Xiaopi about the past, those people are nothing. I killed many more people than that day!"

Datou sat up suddenly, "Isn't it?"

Lin Xiaotang's mind quickly flashed through the scenes of his experience in Nanjing, and he slowly told the big head in a calm tone, including entering the Japanese army's siege with Shen Chang, and single-handed duel with Japanese officers, he told them all in detail big head.

Lin Xiaotang spoke very calmly, as if talking about something irrelevant.But Datou was shocked, he never expected such a thrilling thing to happen to this old classmate.

"The reason why I didn't tell you and Xiaopi before is that when I saw you again, I found that you are still the same as when you were in school, and you have not changed a bit, but I am different. I don't know myself anymore."

Lin Xiaotang said quietly: "Did you know? The first person I killed was a Japanese soldier. On that day, Ergou, Xiaorou and I ran into him at the Taihe Bridge. Xiaorou's father died at their hands. I had no choice but to kill him. I have no memory of the people I killed in the future, and I can’t even remember the faces of those people. Only him has become a nightmare that I can’t get rid of. Every day I can be in I saw him in the dream, his eyebrows, his eyes, and the expression when I cut his throat, all of which are engraved in my mind, I can't forget it even if I want to, sometimes I think, maybe this person The way I look will be with me for the rest of my life.”

Datou's tone was a little trembling, "What do you want to say?"

Lin Xiaotang turned to look at him, "If you don't kill people, it doesn't mean you are useless. Remember, killing people is not a fun thing. Before you take this step, you may think it is very exciting, but when you take that step , you will understand that the pain cannot be described in words."

The big head fell silent.

Lin Xiaotang continued: "Perhaps in my subconscious, I don't want you and Xiaopi to follow my old path, but I also know that it is impossible. Just like Xiaopi, although he stays safely in the training class, in the future He will also serve in the military command, but he will also go through this hurdle, which is unavoidable in this year. And you, the two of us come to Shanghai, what we have to face is definitely not Yinggeyanwu, drunken and rich, our road Maybe it's more difficult than a little fart. But, I don't want you to become like me, even if it's a little later, big head, do you understand?"

The two were immersed in the silent darkness for a long time before the big head said with relief: "Thank you, Lao Qi!"

The big head finally let go of his worries and fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Xiaotang's drowsiness was swept away, he turned his head to look at the starry night sky outside the window, and the melancholy and confusion in his heart became more and more intense.

Perhaps it was the original cowardice and softness in my heart, and the perseverance and bloodthirsty brought by the ghost were always quietly resisting. What I just said to Datou also showed the contradiction and helplessness deep in his heart. .

Lin Xiaotang turned his head to look at the sleeping big head, and suddenly a thought came to him, he couldn't help but think of Xiao Pi, Er Gou, and Fang Rou. In this dark age, he couldn't tolerate the people he cared about leaving him. Fang Rou's death was a great blow to him, just like when he was helpless at the departure of his eldest brother and sister-in-law, he still cannot accept such a thing until today.

For them, for those he loves and cares about, he doesn't mind becoming a cold-blooded butcher, he doesn't mind using killing to maintain the life he likes.He wanted to change his own destiny, he wanted to give everyone around him a warm and safe world, and because of this, Lin Xiaotang's heart became more and more firm.

I don't go to hell, who goes to hell!