CHAPTER XLIV
There are a lot of foreign cars parked outside the Liuliqiao Hotel, the lights of the hotel are lit up at night, the black bodies of those cars are dotted with colorful lights, there are no half passers-by on the street, you can see that the street is blocked, there are bodyguards and soldiers guarding the door inside and outside the hotel. Quan Dacheng got down to open the door, and when he got out of the car, he felt that the atmosphere of the hotel was very weird, and whispered to Chen Yeping: "Boss, you be careful......"
Chen Yeping got out of the car in a straight uniform, and after Quan Dacheng finished speaking, he went to open the door for Jizi. Noriko is wearing a Japanese kimono, thinking that she wants to win over the Japanese parliamentarians who came today. Chen Yeping walked to the steps and waited for her, Ji Zi stepped up and grabbed his elbow, and Chen Yeping said to Quan Dacheng when he entered the door: "You stay in the car." ”
As they entered the hall, Noriko soon saw a Japanese army lieutenant, and she left Chen Yeping to talk to the officer.
Chen Yeping was without Jizi by his side, he drank half a glass of wine in his hand and looked around, the peaceful atmosphere made him feel that there seemed to be something wrong at the banquet tonight, but he couldn't think of it at this time.
Suddenly, the tower-shaped wine glass placed in the center of the hall was poured instantly, and the red wine was sprinkled on the brick floor, and the heavy smell of wine was volatilized. Someone in the middle inevitably screamed in fright, and the waiters had already run to clean up, and the soldiers outside heard the noise and ran in to know that it was a false alarm.
After Chen Yeping heard the sound of those wine glasses falling to the floor and shattering in an instant, he immediately looked in the direction of Kiko. Noriko seemed to be frightened, she bent down to cover her ears and didn't care about the wine glass in her hand, which fell straight to the ground, and glass slag and red wine splashed everywhere. It was just such a split second that a bullet pierced the glass of the hotel and shot at the Japanese officer in front of Noriko.
Kiko shouted again, her eyes were round, the officer was hit in the shoulder, Kiko panicked in place and didn't know what to do, the soldiers outside had rushed in when they heard the voice, they protected all the people present as soon as possible, Chen Yeping was protected by two soldiers in the middle, and he couldn't leave anywhere.
Noriko hurriedly stepped forward to ask there, and she said in Japanese, "Are you okay?"
Several people ran to the officer's side with their guns raised, and two people tried to help him up away from here, and then the officer's shoulders twitched in pain, and he also said in Japanese: "Get out of the way—" and in an emergency, he pushed Noriko, who was about to approach.
At that time, the soldiers outside the gate were fighting the enemy in the street, and because there were no pedestrians on the road, they opened fire on the perimeter, and immediately there was a burst of gunfire, and the fire of both sides was inextricable.
Noriko was pushed to the ground, she covered her mouth in horror, the two soldiers were hit by one, the Japanese officer who had just pushed her had a hole in his forehead at the moment, and fell at her feet with her eyes open, and her body suddenly became stiff.
Gunshots rang out one after another, Shen Danyu was startled by such a sudden movement, she just walked to the dark place when a person quickly pulled her into the back of the wall, before she could call out, her mouth was covered, and she heard a voice behind her ear and said, "It's me." We can't stay here now, this street is dangerous right now, let's get out of here first. ”
Shen Danyu nodded, and Fang Shiyan quietly took her out. When she got into the car, she was still in a state of panic, but she heard the sound of gunfire in the street and was gone, only a few intermittent shots.
When the gunfire stops one after another, it may be that the enemy has not been able to exchange fire, or it has achieved its purpose and withdrawn. Chen Yeping thought so in his heart at first, and before the people present had recovered from the assassination of the officer, the sound of footsteps outside the door poured into the hotel. Chen Yeping was coldly beaten from behind, and it happened suddenly, he frowned and took two steps forward, it turned out that the infantry who was protecting him just now made a move on him, and a group of soldiers from behind came from afar, and he was quickly surrounded. In this situation, he instantly understood something. He kicked the man in the abdomen and quickly drew the gun he had hidden inside, the infantryman didn't expect him to fight back and carelessly dropped the gun, and he reacted with a black hole pointed at himself.
"Don't move!" Chen Yeping asked the person: "What are you going to do?" The soldier was not in a hurry to say, suddenly there was a sound of clapping, and the soldiers stood in two rows, Chen Yeping looked at the person who came out, he guessed almost right, that person was Qi Jianyun's henchman, Duan Xigui. Duan Xigui's two hands stopped in the air and gradually lowered, and a sly disgusting smile immediately appeared on his face.
Duan Xigui first looked at the infantry who Chen Yeping was taking hostage, and said sharply: "Waste, what's the use of being in charge of a spear like this?"
The infantryman shouted: "Chief of Staff......" Duan Xigui replied viciously: "Shut up!
Chen Yeping's gaze was cold, he grabbed the person in his hand tightly with his two hands, and he sneered and greeted the person: "It turns out that you are Duan Lao, you have been looking up for a long time." I've always heard a little about you, but I don't know why we're meeting on such an occasion?" he looked at the soldiers in a circle around him.
Duan Xigui suddenly had a breath of anger in his chest when he spoke, and he said: "Team Leader Chen-oh, no, I should call you a "second lieutenant", I will speak first, it doesn't matter whether this "hostage" in your hand is dead or alive. As he spoke, he took a step forward and got a little closer to Chen Yeping.
The infantryman's eyes widened and trembled: "You can't do this, Old ...... Duan" Before he could say anything, Chen Yeping's muzzle touched his chin, and the man didn't even dare to swallow his saliva.
Chen Yeping looked at Duan Xigui and said, "Staff Officer Duan, aren't we our own people? It happened suddenly, we put on such a big scene today, and we bothered so many brothers, if it is aimed at me, can you let me die and die clearly?"
Duan Xigui smiled and said, "It seems that you are very smart, and you already know that you are going to be captured here...... If you guessed it, why do you want me to say it again?"
Chen Yeping's tone was cold and said: "Staff Officer Duan, you think too highly of me, I am a naturally dull person, it is better for you to explain to me and let me understand." ”
Duan Xigui asked him to look at the Japanese officer lying on the stretcher, and pointed out to him, "Didn't you see it too?"
Chen Yeping's eyes were like arrows, and he said in a deep voice: "What does this person's death have to do with me?"
Duan Xigui was silent for a while and suddenly laughed, he laughed for a long time, this kind of laughter was very harsh. He stood in front of Chen Yeping, and said: "Second Lieutenant Chen, I see that you are still so young, and you are also a gentleman in physiognomy, I really can't look at you being used." Since you really want to ask clearly, I'll tell you that you can't run away today anyway. The one who assassinated Mr. Ueno tonight was Tian Zhaonian's person, needless to say, you should know better than me...... And now, if you look at this outside, not only are there people under Qi Dujun's subordinates, but the two divisions of the Chang Department are outside the city right now, don't you know yet? Tian Zhaonian transferred two brigades last night and was detained by the Chang Department before he left Zhangjiadian. Duan Xigui said this, although Chen Yeping had been prepared, he was still a little confused in his heart, Duan Xigui continued: "As long as Tian Zhaonian does not act rashly, we will not provoke civil strife...... Who are you Qi Dujun already knew in his heart, as long as you cooperate, and wait for Tian Zhaonian to express his position, we will definitely not do anything to you-"
"If you want to blame, you can only blame Tian Zhaonian for letting you come, I'm just thinking about it these days, and there have been a lot of discussions in the big newspapers and tabloids in recent days, will you still appear. I wonder in my heart, you disappeared for a while when Jiang Ping encountered a police raid...... I thought you were ...... It's out of here. ”
Chen Yeping looked at him and said coldly: "It turns out that the police who fired wantonly on the street that day were arranged by you? What are your intentions?"
Duan Xigui lost his smile at this time, and said to him: "You are just a chess piece of Tian Zhaonian, it makes no sense to me if I don't get rid of you, I will do it for Tian Zhaonian." ”
Chen Yeping pondered for a moment, he must have said anything in his heart, knowing that it was useless to say anything, the gun in his hand was loosened, he already knew that he was destined to fall into the hands of this person today, he said: "Qi Jianyun accepted you as a goalkeeper, he really has a vision. ”
A flash of sword light flashed in Duan Xigui's eyes, and he didn't answer with a smile.
Chen Yeping snorted coldly and said, "I'm your prisoner now, you said I'm just a chess piece, what's the use of you holding this waste chess?"
Duan Xigui laughed a few times and said, "I know, you are a smart person......" He raised a hand, and the people behind him and the infantry behind Chen Yeping all raised their guns, and dozens of guns were aimed at him.
Chen Yeping threw the man to the side, took the gun back and raised his hands. Then two men came up and searched him carefully, and took the only gun he had.
Duan Xigui walked in front of him at this time, and he saw two blood stains on Chen Yeping's clothes, so he said: "You are injured, it doesn't matter, I will ask them to take you to a place to recuperate." Then he commanded his men.
Before Chen Yeping was taken away by those soldiers, he walked up to Duan Xigui and said, "I have always admired your name, and today I learned that you are really as resourceful and strategic as rumored. But I don't know why—you were going to run away on the battlefield back then?" there was no hint of provocation in his gaze, as calm as if he were not alarmed.
Duan Xigui heard his last sentence like five thunderbolts, the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually sank, and Chen Yeping walked past him after saying this. The air outside was cool, and even though it was a summer night, he glanced at the moon tonight as he got into the car.