Early in the morning, a group of heavily armed PLA soldiers knocked on the gate of Wang's house, and under the leadership of an officer, they rushed into the courtyard with bright bayonets. Facing this scene, everyone in the Wang family was stunned! Wang Yunqing, who was watering the flowers in the yard, was quite surprised, and he stepped forward and politely asked the soldier who took the lead: "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, who are you looking for?" ”

The soldier said, "Is this Wang Yunqing's home?" We're looking for Wang Yunqing. ”

Wang Yunqing hurriedly said: "This is Wang Yunqing's home, I am Wang Yunqing, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

"You are Wang Yunqing?" The officer carefully looked Wang Yunqing in front of him up and down. When he felt that the old man in front of him was Wang Yunqing, he straightened up his chest and raised his face and said in a dignified tone: "Wang Yunqing, listen well, according to the people's reports, you are a reactionary old warlord and a big traitor who has slipped through the net, and I officially announce on behalf of the people's government: You have been arrested!" As soon as his words fell, several bayonets were aimed at Wang Yunqing, Wang Yunqing knew that the People's Liberation Army was a civilized division, so he was not afraid of the bayonets, and he asked very calmly: "Which unit are you from?" Who told you to arrest me? ”

"We are on a mission, you don't care which unit we are."

"What's your last name? What position? ”

A soldier said to Wang Yunqing: "This is our senior platoon commander. ”

"Platoon Commander Gao, let me remind you: you have caught the wrong person! I, Wang Yunqing, am not a bad person. Wang Yunqing said politely.

Platoon Commander Gao pointed at Wang Yunqing's face and said, "Can a reactionary like you be a good person?" Tied up! As soon as he waved his hand, two soldiers rushed up and twisted Wang Yunqing's arm to tie it.

Wang Yunqing said angrily: "Please be respectful!" You have to arrest me, but don't be rude, I'll go with you myself!"

The high platoon commander glared at Wang Yunqing angrily and said, "Respect you? Joke! You reactionaries must not be polite! ”

Mrs. Wang stepped forward to block her body in front of her husband to prevent them from tying people up, she asked very puzzled: "My lord is friends with your Communist Party, and my son is also the People's Liberation Army like you. ”

"Phew! You give me honesty, who is a family with you! Get out of the way! The platoon commander Gao reprimanded Mrs. Wang with an angry face. The two soldiers pulled Mrs. Wang aside, and Wang Yunqing was immediately tied up.

Wang Yunqing, who was forcibly tied up, helplessly comforted his wife and said, "Madam, it's not the first time I've been arrested, don't be afraid." I believe that the Communist Party is reasonable, and I will go with them, and I will be able to come back when I get inside and explain the situation clearly. Don't tell Mr. Huang, Xuanxia and others about my arrest, so as not to cause trouble to them. Don't panic, I guess I'll be home in two or three days. After he and his wife finished talking, they were about to go out the door, but they were stopped by the platoon leader Gao.

"I ask you, according to the whistleblower's revelations. Back then, the Japanese kept a stolen national treasure in your house, did this happen? Platoon Commander Gao asked.

Wang Yunqing looked at the other party inexplicably and asked, "What did you say?" The Japanese have stolen the national treasure of my house? Where did such a thing come from? ”

"Don't pretend to be confused! Let me ask you, do you have a painting in your house that depicts a bridge, what is the name of the bridge? The platoon leader Gao was speechless for a while, he thought for a while and then said: "Oh, the painting is that Zheng Banqiao!" ”

Although Platoon Commander Gao couldn't tell what the painting was, Wang Yunqing knew which painting the Platoon Commander Gao was asking about as soon as he heard it, and he couldn't help but smile and explained to Platoon Commander Gao: "I have the painting you said." But instead of a bridge, it is painted with stones and bamboo. ”

Platoon Commander Gao's eyes widened when he heard this, "You want to fool me with other paintings, don't you?" Be honest with me! I won't fall for you! ”

Wang Yunqing patiently explained: "Comrade, Zheng Banqiao is a famous painter. He was a famous painter in the Qing Dynasty, and I have a painting of him at home, but it is my private collection. ”

"Is that painting a national treasure that the Japanese hid in your house?"

"This is a famous painting, I dare not say whether it is a national treasure or not. But I bought it from the Japanese. If I hadn't bought it back, the painting would have been snatched away by the Japanese. ”

The platoon commander Gao said impatiently: "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense, tell you!" That thing is a national treasure plundered by Japanese devils in China. It should belong to the country and to the people, and you must hand it over now! ”

Wang Yunqing stood still, and he asked confidently: "That is my private property, why should I hand it over?" ”

"You traitor, you have a hard mouth. Let me ask you: Do you want to fight the people's government to the end? The high platoon commander pointed a gun at Wang Yunqing's nose and said angrily.

Wang Yunqing looked at the muzzle of the black hole and felt that these soldiers in front of him were just acting on orders, and they couldn't reason with them, so he said to the platoon commander Gao: "I myself support the Communist Party and believe in the people's government, you can take me away, or you can take away that painting." I think there may be some misunderstanding here. But I believe that the Communist Party and the government will give me justice, and how you will take my things and send them back to me in the end! With that, he turned to go to the study to get the painting.

The platoon commander Gao was afraid that Wang Yunqing would play tricks, so he stopped Wang Yunqing and said, "You stay honest with me, don't move!" He asked Mrs. Wang to bring Zheng Banqiao's painting, but Mrs. Wang was unwilling to take it, and the platoon commander Gao forced Mrs. Wang to get it with a gun. In desperation, Mrs. Wang walked to the back garden, and the tall platoon commander followed behind with a few soldiers.

When he entered the back garden, one of the warriors pointed around in surprise and said, "Ho! A garden is so big, much more magnificent than the landlord's house in our village! These bourgeois elements live in paradise! ”

The platoon commander pointed to the garden and said, "They live a parasite-like life, what is there to envy!" In the near future, when our country realizes communism, we working people will build garden houses for ourselves to live in, and the place where we live will be many times better than this garden! ”

A soldier pointed to the garden and replied: "A family living in such a big place, our company can live in it, this is the decadent way of life of the bourgeoisie, and I don't look down on it at all!" We're going to smash this place to the ground! ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Wang opened the door of the study, and everyone broke in. Under the urging of the soldiers, Mrs. Wang found the painting and reluctantly handed it over to the platoon commander Gao. The platoon commander Gao opened the scroll and looked at it, then pouted and muttered: "Isn't the painting just a stone and two bamboos, and the black ones are all ink, and this thing is also a national treasure?" I think it's only for fire! I don't want it for nothing! When he finished speaking, he rolled up the picture with a big grin.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang was afraid that the platoon leader Gao would damage the painting, so she said worriedly: "Sir, you don't understand, this painting is an art treasure, be careful not to damage it!" ”

After hearing this, the platoon commander Gao felt that he was insulted, and he angrily reprimanded Mrs. Wang and said, "Shut up! Don't mess around with me about bullshit art! Do you think that we revolutionary soldiers don't understand anything? In a fit of rage, he involuntarily slapped the scroll in his hand on the bookcase, and Mrs. Wang's heart trembled, she was afraid that the painting would be destroyed in the hands of the platoon leader, but she didn't dare to speak anymore. The platoon commander Gao also felt that he was a little out of shape, he handed the painting scroll in his hand to a soldier to hold, and he instructed: "I heard that this is a national treasure, you must take it carefully, and you must not destroy it in the slightest!" ”

Gao Platoon Commander curiously walked around Wang Yunqing's study for a few times, he pointed to the altars and jars in the study and asked Mrs. Wang: "Such a big room is dedicated to these shabby things that can't be eaten, worn or used?" Mrs. Wang was afraid of annoying Platoon Commander Gao again, so she cautiously replied that these things were antiques and were placed in the house to see.

The platoon commander sneered: "I really can't understand it!" You people eat enough every day and don't do serious things, and you spend your days in a daze with a bunch of broken bottles and rotten jars, is this the life of you parasites? ”

Mrs. Wang knew that she couldn't explain this problem to Platoon Commander Gao, so she shook her head helplessly.

The platoon leader pouted and said, "A room full of rotten gas! I don't want to stay for a minute longer! Before he walked out of the study, he drew a circle in the room with his hand and said to Mrs. Wang: "Listen, no one in your family is allowed to touch these things in the house, these are all enemy property, and after Wang Yunqing's case is decided, all of them will be returned to the people." Then he told the soldiers to seal the study.

Back in the front yard, the platoon commander asked the soldiers to open the scroll in front of Wang Yunqing and asked, "Are you optimistic, is this the painting of the bridge?" Wang Yunqing nodded and said yes after seeing it.

Platoon Commander Sun then gave an order to the soldiers: "Take away!" The soldiers escorted Wang Yunqing, who was tied up behind his back, and walked out the door.

Before Wang Yunqing was taken away, he said to his wife: "Only Ma Liangchen and Lao Zhao know the details of this painting, Ma Liangchen is dead, I guess it must be Lao Zhao who made the trick, and when Hongxing comes back, you let him go to Lao Zhao's house to ask." ”

Wang Yunqing, who had his hands tied, saw these familiar faces after being put out of the gate, he forced a smile and nodded, and then was put on a military truck by the soldiers. After the car drove away, people were puzzled and discussed: Who is this Mr. Wang? Why did the Japanese arrest him, the Kuomintang arrested him, and the Communist Party arrested him when they came? Onlookers talk about this topic, but no one can give an answer. (To be continued......)