Chapter 51: Gangster Past
Ye Lei stood in front of Li Hu and asked with a chuckle, "Aren't you not?" β
Li Hu felt uncomfortable, looked at the cigarette in his hand and said: "I found that it is indeed a good thing, and it will feel much better to smoke a few puffs when I feel uncomfortable." β
Ye Lei looked at Liu Hongshen's tombstone and felt sour in his heart, so he sat on the tombstone like Li Hu, took out a cigarette and smoked.
The two of them kept twitching, staring blankly into the distance, no one spoke, just wanted to quietly accompany Liu Hongshen on his last journey.
Half a day later, Li Hu took the last long puff of the cigarette and spit it out, then threw away the cigarette butt and asked Ye Lei: "Why are you here?" β
Ye Lei looked at the sky after exhaling the cigarette, and sighed: "I'm upset." β
"The commandos can rescue you in that desperate situation, what else in the world can make you embarrassed?"
"I ask you, did the world come first with chickens or eggs?"
"Chickens. Eggs, eggs, chickens are naturally in front of the eggs. β
Ye Lei didn't say any more. Although Li Hu was born in the underworld and his education level is not high, he is calm and smart, and it is not good to talk too much.
Li Hu took out another handful of cigarettes and lit them for himself, then inserted them in front of Liu Hongshen's tombstone, and said, "Do you want to know the relationship between me, Camp Commander Liu, and Du Yuesheng?" β
"Speak, I'll listen."
Ye Lei thought to himself, this is the legendary "word therapy". Both of them are uncomfortable, maybe talking about the past can be more reassuring.
Li Hu turned his gaze to the front again and said, "I was young and vigorous, and I wanted to make a name for myself as soon as possible, so I joined the Green Gang. However, if you want to get ahead in the Green Gang, you have to be ruthless, and I quickly showed my head when I fought all the way. At that time, my martial arts were second only to the 'Fire Duck' Rui Qingrong, and I was quickly appreciated by Du Yuesheng and accepted as a protΓ©gΓ©, and let me take charge of a tobacco restaurant. β
Ye Lei threw away the cigarette and asked, "What happened later?" β
Li Hu replied: "Later, I became a knife in Du Yuesheng's hand. Sir, Du Yuesheng really can't be provoked, if he didn't value you, he would have shot at you with his personality. He has a modest expression, but behind him is a very terrifying figure. Although you are powerful, you really turned your face and decided that you were not his opponent. β
Ye Lei lowered his head and smiled, and said, "I know, let's talk about you." β
Li Hu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to recall the past, and said, "Once, I killed a person who shouldn't have been killed, it was a woman. After that time, I was tired of this life, and I witnessed opium killing many Chinese. In a fit of rage, I concealed that Du Yuesheng had burned a warehouse of opium, creating the illusion of a fire, but the matter was soon revealed. Later, I learned that one of them was betrayed, and it was my subordinates who were bought by Rui Qingrong. β
Ye Lei asked, "Rui Qingrong, why did he harm you?" β
Li Hu replied: "Jealousy." Du Yuesheng is a person who does big things, and he doesn't like Rui Qingrong. This person is extremely lustful, and the woman he played with either died or went to the hospital, which is very cruel. Du Yuesheng knew that this person could not achieve great things, so he began to distance himself and deliberately promoted me. β
Ye Lei smiled: "It's a pity. Du Yuesheng started his life with opium, and I think he will not let you go if you burn his life. β
"You underestimate Du Yuesheng too much, his vision is farther than you think, talent is more important than wealth. He had the intention to let me go, but Rui Qingrong got in the way and instigated a few elders to deal with me according to the gang rules, and he had to put me to death. β
Ye Lei was very curious about the development after that, Li Hu said that it was more like a gangster movie, much better than "Shanghai Tang", so he hurriedly asked: "What happened later?" β
Li Hu turned his head to look at Liu Hongshen's tombstone again, and said, "Liu Hongshen and I just know each other, and we have a general friendship. He knew that something had happened to me, and he asked Master Sun to come forward to protect me, saying that I should die on the battlefield of resistance against Japan with all my martial arts. β
"Huh." Ye Lei was a little confused, there was no Chinese garrison in Shanghai before, and the 88th Division also entered Shanghai not long ago, but Li Hu said it as if it happened a long time ago, so he then asked: "When did it happen?" β
Li Hu said: "In 33 years, the 128th Anti-Japanese War, I was only 19 years old at the time. Master Sun came forward to protect me, and Du Yuesheng had no intention of killing me, so my life was left until now. β
Only then did Ye Lei understand that the absence of Chinese troops in Shanghai was after the "128th Shanghai Armistice Agreement".
"It's time for me to go back." Ye Lei stood up and said to Li Hu: "I want to form a special team." Brother, are you interested? β
Li Hu looked at Ye Lei and asked, "What is the special team?" β
Ye Lei said: "A super sharp knife force. We attacked the devil's left reinforcements together, and the night attack on the commander was a type of special warfare. However, special operations are much more than you can imagine. β
Li Hu stood up with a butt and said, "I'm miserable!" My life was gone five years ago, and now this one is dedicated to killing devils. β
Ye Lei smiled: "I only need twelve people, and the whole division will be selected in a few days, whether you can join depends on your ability." Let me remind you, the selection is very strict, I will treat everyone equally, not that you can pass with high martial arts. β
After speaking, Ye Lei turned around and left.
Li Hu stood quietly motionless, he wanted to accompany Liu Hongshen for a while. However, he has already made up his mind to join the special combat team, if not for anything else, but to kill more devils and fulfill Liu Hongshen's last wish.
After chatting with Li Hu just now, Ye Lei's mood had calmed down at this time, and he quickly returned to his room.
"Big brother, are you okay?"
Ye Hua was still waiting in the room, he was very worried about Ye Lei, and Jiang Ruxue had already left to take care of the wounded.
"Big brother~" Ye Lei smiled bitterly when he heard this word, and said, "I'm fine." β
"Big brother, I'm also going to join the special forces."
"No way!" Ye Lei refused, which was completely a subconscious instinctive reaction.
Ye Hua had a lot of energy and insisted: "I must participate and become a special soldier!" β
"Just you?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Ye Lei couldn't tell Ye Hua that he was his great-grandfather, and special forces were the most dangerous type of troops. They are now a community of life, and if something happens to Yehua, they will disappear themselves.
So, Ye Lei said: "You are too weak." Special forces are the elite of the elite and complete the most important special missions, so you are not qualified. β
It's good not to say it, but it provoked Ye Hua when he said it, Ye Hua said: "You said before that you will be selected in the whole division, and I will definitely participate." β
"Then I'll show you hell, and I'll do anything to call you a bastard!"
"Then we'll see. Ru Xue said that as long as I can become a special soldier, she is willing to associate with me. Big brother, don't think that my weakness is Jiang Ruxue, she is still the source of my fighting spirit. For her, I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of hell! β
After speaking, Ye Hua stared at Ye Lei with his eyes, and there was no flinching in his momentum. Ye Lei felt Ye Hua's aura for the first time, and felt that this useless brother began to degenerate.
At first, Chen Xiaoke's appearance gave Ye Hua the urge to become stronger. After that, the "Iron Fist Project" watched Jiang Ruxue go on an adventure, but she was so powerless. Therefore, Ye Hua is extremely eager to become stronger, and becoming a special soldier is an opportunity.