Chapter VIII

There was a big mess at Shi Shuli's birthday party, and his boss Ono was beaten to the hospital with a facial fracture and a concussion, and Shi Shuli was suspended from pay for three months and demoted by one level. When Shi Shuli and Ma Liangchen went to visit Ono in the hospital, Ono was furious and scolded Shi Shuli all the time, and he and Ma Liangchen had to catch the attacker within a week! Just when Shi Shuli and Ma Liangchen were sad, Wang Hongju and a few friends were happy behind their backs! Although Wang Hongju was terrified when he remembered that he was almost shot in the head by a gun, he felt very excited, happy, and enjoyable when he remembered the embarrassment between the Japanese devils and traitors at that time! In addition to being happy, the ghost-like Wang Hongju had a premonition that the stinky ball might be bad, so he told his friends not to put the slingshot on his body in the past few days, and to pretend that he was okay at school, and not to tell anyone about it.

The next day was fine. On the morning of the third day, just after class, Stinky Ball broke into Wang Hongju's class with his father Shi Shuli and a few traitors, and a big-shouldered and round-waisted spy grabbed Wang Hongju's hair and pulled him from the classroom to the principal's office. In the principal's office, they carefully searched Wang Hongju's body and schoolbag, and found nothing. The principal asked Wang Hongju with a straight face: Have you done anything bad in the past two days? Wang Hongju shook his head with an innocent look.

Shi Shuli pretended to be gentle and said to Wang Hongju: "Don't be afraid, little classmate, I am good friends with your brother-in-law, just say what you do, we won't do anything to you!" ”

Wang Hongju looked up to see that he didn't speak.

"Where were you the night before yesterday? Did you run to the roof of my house? How many accomplices do you have? Who are they? Shi Shuli asked.

Wang Hongju touched the back of his head with his hand inexplicably and said, "Where is your home?" What am I doing at your house if I'm fine? ”

The stinky shit ball on the side impatiently pushed Wang Hongju and said, "Don't fucking pretend to be confused!" He pointed to the back of his head and said, "You often hit people with a slingshot, and I was hit by you with a slingshot." Say it! Didn't you hit Ono Taijun with a slingshot?"

Wang Hongju asked a series of rhetorical questions about the stinky ball: "Who is Ono Taijun?" I've never seen it at all! And you said that I often hit people with a slingshot, who am I hitting? Who saw it? Who's going to prove it? ”

"I guess! Not who you are? Anyway, I bet you did it! The stinky poop ball was questioned by Wang Hongju.

"Stinky ball, we have fought, I know you have a grudge against me, are you deliberately framing me?" Wang Hongju asked the stinky ball with his eyes wide.

Shi Shuli twisted Wang Hongju's face with his hand and asked, "Tell the truth!" Do you often beat the imperial army with a slingshot in the back? ”

Wang Hongju was puzzled by Shi Shuli's question: "What did you say? I hit the Imperial Army with a slingshot in the back? I've never played with a slingshot, and I'm too timid to see the Imperial Army dodge. ”

"! You're a hard kid! Shi Shuli lost his smile, he raised his hand and Wang Hongju slapped his mouth, and the stinky shit ball also came over and kicked Wang Hongju's ass. Wang Hongju couldn't bear such an insult, he glared at the stinky ball fiercely and said, "Stinky boy, I have to settle accounts with you sooner or later!" ”

Shi Shuli scolded: "You little bastard, it's just that the stones in the thatched house are smelly and hard!" After he finished speaking, he slapped Wang Hongju again, the corners of Wang Hongju's mouth were bleeding, and he stubbornly held his head high and stopped talking no matter what the spies asked. Seeing that they couldn't ask anything, several spies took Wang Hongju back to the secret service. Shi Shuli took Wang Hongju to a small guarded house, he asked the guard to open the door, and kicked Wang Hongju's ass fiercely, Wang Hongju fell down in the small black room at once, and the door closed with a "bang".

At the end of school at noon, Wang Hongju and several classmates ran to Wang's house out of breath and told Wang Yunqing and his wife about Wang Hongju's arrest by the spies. Wang Yunqing and his wife heard that their youngest son was arrested by the spies when he caused trouble outside, and they immediately became anxious when they loved their son. Wang Yunqing knew that the people who were arrested and put into the secret service were more than lucky. In fact, he could ask Ma Liangchen for help, but he was unwilling to put down his body and beg Ma Liangchen, the traitor's son-in-law. In order to save his son, in desperation, he asked Lao Zhao to drive straight to the headquarters of the Japanese occupation forces, and he wanted to ask his old classmate General Yamamoto for help.

Commander Yamamoto was thin and lean, he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his tone of speech was soft and slow, not like a soldier but like a scholar. Wang Yunqing's arrival surprised him. Yamamoto enthusiastically let the old classmate into the living room, and after Wang Yunqing sat down, he personally made a pot of good tea and put it on the coffee table. After a few words of greetings, Wang Yunqing explained his intention straight to the point, Yamamoto laughed when he heard it, he pointed at Wang Yunqing sarcastically: "Brother, you didn't want to see me when I invited you several times before, I thought I would never see you again, an old alumnus, but I didn't expect you to send yourself to the door today!" You only think of me when you have something difficult, it's too little for a friend! ”

Wang Yunqing was very embarrassed, he blushed and said, "Brother Yamamoto, I came here rashly today, I was really helpless. I ask you to be accommodating about my son's affairs. ”

"I know your temper, you are very unhappy with us Japanese coming to China. I still remember that you once asked your son-in-law to tell me: You want to cut off the friendship with me, have you not forgotten this? ”

"There is, there is. However, I broke off the friendship with you because of state affairs, and I came to beg you today for private affairs, so let's separate state affairs from private affairs. Wang Yunqing knew that he was a sophistry, and he lacked confidence to speak.

"So, you're a person who knows the difference between public and private." Yamamoto continued sarcastically.

Wang Yunqing bowed his head and was silent, he felt that he had lost face in front of Yamamoto, and if it wasn't for saving his son, he wouldn't have been so humiliated.

When Yamamoto saw Wang Yunqing's embarrassed appearance, he didn't delve into this matter anymore, he gave Wang Yunqing a cup of tea and said, "Okay! In order not to hurt the harmony between old friends, let's only talk about friendship and not state affairs today, so please try the tea I brought from Japan. ”

Wang Yunqing took a sip of tea gently, "Well, Brother Yamamoto, this tea tastes good." ”

"Remember? When you were studying in Japan, you had no money to buy tea, so you secretly took my tea to drink, and I pretended not to see it and let you, a Chinese brother, take it casually. But you still think I don't know how to take me for a fool! ”

Yamamoto's words reminded Wang Yunqing of the scene at that time, when his friendship with Yamamoto was sincere, the two were as good as brothers, but they did not expect that the changes in the world changed the fate of the two people, one of the two people is now an occupier, and the other has become a slave of the country.

When the two were greeting, Yamamoto called his subordinates and asked him to inquire about Wang Hongju's arrest. After a while, the news came back, and Yamamoto listened to the report of his subordinates and said: "Children love to play with slingshots, and there is no evidence that he used a slingshot to hit Ono, so why arrest people casually?" That elementary school student surnamed Wang is the child of an old friend of mine, be accommodating, and ask Ono to release him immediately in my name! Then Yamamoto told Wang Yunqing to rest assured that the child would definitely be released soon.

Hearing Yamamoto's order to release his subordinates, a stone hanging in Wang Yunqing's heart fell to the ground. He knew that Yamamoto was buying people's hearts by doing this, but he still sincerely thanked this old classmate for his help. Yamamoto said to Wang Yunqing while drinking tea: "Old classmate, I let go of your son because of our friendship, this is not a quid pro quo for asking you to come out and help us do things." But you owe me a favor, and this favor will have to be repaid sooner or later. ”

Wang Yunqing also said half-truthfully: "It's easy to repay your favor, how about I invite you to Quanjude outside the front door to eat roast duck one day?" ”

"Good! That's a good idea. The roast duck in Peking is delicious, you are invited! Well, you're here just in time today, and I'm actually looking for you. ”

Wang Yunqing asked a little nervously: "Is there anything else between you and me?" ”

Yamamoto laughed loudly: "As soon as I look for you, you are nervous!" Afraid of what? I came to you this time to invite you to dinner, and I didn't mean anything else. He looked at Wang Yunqing's puzzled look and said: "Roast duck, let's eat it in two days, I want to invite you to eat first, let's eat Japanese food, like when I was in Japan, our brothers sit on tatami mats, drink sake and eat sushi, recite Tang poems and guess boxing, don't get drunk and don't return, do you say okay?" ”

Wang Yunqing said that he had no time to accompany Yamamoto to eat these days. Yamamoto said: "My wife, Michiko, will be coming from Japan to Beiping in a few days. Don't forget she's your first love! I remember when I was in Japan, you and I almost became rivals in love because of her! Michiko was so beautiful at that time! It was so beautiful that I drooled, I was almost restless at her, and when I saw her blissful appearance in your arms, I was so jealous that I almost killed you. Of course, if you hadn't given Michiko to me in the end, I'd have had to duel with you, a friend! ”

Wang Yunqing laughed out loud after hearing this: "Brother Yamamoto, it seems that I have fulfilled the happy marriage of the two of you, and you still owe me a favor in the matter of Michiko, this time we are even." ”

"You, you're a man with a bad heart for Michiko. After marriage, she often talked to me about you, and she still haunts you for abandoning her in the first place! Michiko is your first love, you don't want her, he misses you! She told me in the letter that she must meet you when she arrives in Beiping. Old, you would never have imagined that after more than 20 years, Michiko has not changed much, and she is still as young and beautiful as she was back then. You really don't want to see her? ”

"Michiko was my first love, I loved her very much at the time, and I was forced by my father to terminate my relationship with her, and now she is Mrs. Yamamoto, so I don't see her very suitable, right?" Wang Yunqing lowered his head and considered.

Yamamoto saw that Wang Yunqing was still hesitating, so he said categorically: "You must see it!" That's it, and the time and place of the meal are set by me. ”

"Okay then."

"Also, you have to take your precious son, I would like to meet this daring child."

"Is this necessary?"

"It is necessary, although I am a Japanese who occupies your China, I still admire the backbone Chinese, whether he is an adult or a child!"

Wang Yunqing was reluctant to eat with the Japanese, but after all, Yamamoto helped him this time, and he also wanted to meet Michiko, so he had to agree to the meal.

When the news that Wang Hongju was about to be released was confirmed, Wang Yunqing got up to say goodbye, and Yamamoto personally sent Wang Yunqing out of the gate. Outside the gate, Wang Yunqing suddenly remembered something, and he said to Yamamoto: "The painting you gave me that year is really good, and I want to thank you today." However, I don't want to take other people's things for nothing, so I took a large amount of money and asked Ma Liangchen to pass it on to you, which is my money to buy this painting. ”

"What? I gave you this painting, how can I take your money? If so, I'm too stingy as a dignified general of the Empire of Japan! ”

"What? Didn't Ma Liangchen transfer this money to you? Wang Yunqing furrowed his eyebrows.

Yamamoto spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.

Wang Yunqing scolded fiercely: "Ma Liangchen, you insatiable dog!" ”

Yamamoto looked at Wang Yunqing disdainfully and asked: "Old classmate, an unfaithful and unrighteous person like Ma Liangchen is a dog in the eyes of our Japanese, how could you marry your daughter to such a man?" ”

Wang Yunqing looked at Yamamoto's contemptuous eyes, ashamed and ashamed. He whispered, "I can't take this painting for nothing, I'll send you the money in two days." ”

"You're welcome, I gave you that painting, how can you ask for money!"

"No! I never take other people's things for nothing. ”

"Brother, I will never take money! I know that you are a principled person and have backbone, and I appreciate it very much. But there is a saying in China: Those who know the times are handsome, when will you be able to understand my good intentions for you! Yamamoto sighed.

At this time, Wang Yunqing had no intention of talking to Yamamoto anymore, he was about to leave after saying goodbye to Yamamoto, and Yamamoto called out to him: "Wang Sang, you haven't invited me to your house yet, I will personally pick you up at your house on the day of dinner, and sit down by the way." ”

"Don't you? My humble house can't accommodate a general of the Great Japanese Empire. ”

"You came to me today, I was warmly welcomed, and I asked my subordinates to release your son, why can't I go to your house to sit down? According to the Chinese tradition, it is not rude to come and go. ”

Wang Yunqing refused out of a bad face. I had to say: "Okay, the little brother must be waiting at home, and I will treat you with good Longjing tea then." ”

After Wang Hongju was locked up in a small black room, no one paid attention to it, maybe the spies didn't believe that it would be the little hairy boy who did it. I don't know how long it took, there was a "bang", the iron door was opened, and the light outside the house penetrated into the house, only to see Ma Liangchen standing outside the door and saying: "Hongju, there is a word above to let you go, hurry up!" ”

Hearing that he had been released, Wang Hongju quickly stood up and patted the dust on his buttocks and ran out. Ma Liangchen grabbed him and said, "Boy, first see where the gate is before running!" Let me tell you: if you are lucky this time, you will have to learn a long lesson in the future, and next time you provoke the Japanese, even the emperor Lao Tzu will not be able to save you! ”

Wang Hongju didn't have the time to take care of him, he shook off Ma Liangchen's arm and ran home.

As soon as Wang Hongju entered the house, he was called into the study by his father. Wang Yunqing sat behind the bookcase, on which were a few slingshots and a small pile of steel balls and stones. Wang Hongju knew that he was in trouble, and as soon as he entered the study, he knelt on the ground timidly. Wang Yunqing angrily pointed to the things on the case and asked what was going on, and Wang Hongju reluctantly confessed to the slingshot team under his father's repeated questions. Wang Yunqing was shocked into a cold sweat after hearing this, he felt that it was too dangerous for the children to do this, it was just a joke with their own lives! Wang Yunqing walked up to his youngest son and pointed his fingers vigorously at his head and said, "Childish! Confused! Do you think you can drive the Japanese away with a slingshot? If you're not careful, you'll lose your life! Listen, from tomorrow none of you kids are allowed to move the slingshot! Give me peace of mind to study, it's not your children's business to beat the Japanese. You know? If I hadn't been cheeky enough to go to the Japanese and plead with you, you wouldn't have been able to let it go! Listen, you won't cause trouble for me in the future! ”

Wang Yunqing was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, Wang Hongju lowered his head and didn't dare to move and listened honestly, he didn't speak, but in his heart he was thinking about how to take revenge on the stinky ball.

"Hongju, you've made me miserable this time! Since the Japanese occupied Beiping, Yamamoto asked me to push me several times when he wanted to see me. But this time, in order to save you, I sent myself directly to the door regardless of my own reputation. He is going to set up a banquet for me to invite me to dinner in a few days, and he specially asked me to bring you, I can't push it off, hey! What will others think of me in the future? Will you call me a lackey of the Japanese? Wang Yunqing spread out his hands and raised his head to the sky.

Wang Hongju whispered: "Dad, I was wrong, I made you sad, you can beat me out of anger." ”

Wang Yunqing looked at his son's self-blame, and reached out to slap him, but he raised his hand and stopped. Is the child wrong? Is it wrong to hate Japanese devils and traitors? The child had just been beaten by a traitor, how could his father beat him again. Thinking of this, Wang Yunqing's face became much more relaxed, "Hongju, you are not wrong, you are just too reckless and naïve, stand up." Hurry up and take a shower and change into clean clothes. ”