Chapter 283: Rush to send the murder report Death is approaching

The county seat of Lin'an County. The old courtyard house of Zhu Shiyao's house.

Zhu Shiyao, his father, son, and son-in-law sat around a bench next to a low table in the courtyard, on which were two plates of steamed meat buns, a few plates of cold vegetables, and a pot of steaming and fragrant rice porridge (made with the adulterated rice that Rongichi Nakagawa gave to Zhu Shiyao). Zhu Shiyao's mother, daughter-in-law who is more than six months pregnant, seven-year-old grandson, and five-year-old grandson sit around another low table, on which two plates of meat buns and several plates of cold dishes are also placed. The emaciated grandson and grandson stared at the meat bun with wide, round eyes and kept swallowing. Zhu Shiyao's family has never eaten meat buns since the Spring Festival, nor has they eaten meat, and they rarely eat rice and white noodles. Seeing the four-cage drawer meat buns and six plates of cold dishes brought back by Zhu Shiyao today, the whole family was as happy as a holiday.

Zhu Shiyao's daughter walked out of the kitchen with a pot of hot rice porridge, walked carefully and steadily to her grandmother's side and gently placed it on the low table.

"Slow down, be careful, don't burn. Serve a bowl to grandma first. Zhu Shiyao's wife also came out of the kitchen and reminded her behind her daughter.

"Father, mother, let's eat, let's eat." Zhu Shiyao greeted, then picked up a bowl of rice porridge handed over by his son-in-law, puffed out his cheeks, and pouted and blew hot air.

With a bang, the courtyard door was slammed open, and Fang Luqing, who was wearing a light gray coarse cloth shirt and pants and a big straw hat, stumbled into the courtyard, then turned around and closed the courtyard door tightly and plugged in the door bolt. Zhu Shiyao's family was stunned by the sudden intruder.

Zhu Shiyao's son put the porridge bowl in his hand, chewing the meat bun in his mouth, stood up and walked angrily in front of Fang Luqing, vigilantly examined the comer, and asked in a low voice and majesty:

"Who are you?! What are you going to do when you break into my house?! ”

Zhu Shiyao and his son-in-law also stood up and walked quickly in front of Fang Luqing, looking at her in confusion and alertness.

Fang Luqing took off his big straw hat, and his thick black long hair slipped down from the top of his head.

"Huh? Teacher Fang? How are you? Zhu Shiyao and his son blurted out in surprise and asked loudly.

Fang Luqing's face was covered with sweat and his clothes were soaked, and he was panting with his back against the courtyard gate and said hurriedly:

"Principal Zhu, rice and rice are poisonous, don't eat it."

"Huh? What the? Teacher Fang, you said that rice is poisonous? This? What's going on? Zhu Shiyao asked puzzled.

"Grandpa, grandma, mother, don't drink porridge!" Zhu Shiyao's son turned around and said.

Fang Luqing staggered to the low table in the middle of the courtyard, looked at it and asked:

"Have any of you ever drunk porridge? Tell me quickly. ”

"This rice porridge is so hot that no one has time to drink it." Zhu Shiyao's wife replied.

"Oh, I haven't drunk it yet, okay, that's great." Fang Luqing said to himself reassuringly.

"Teacher Fang, what the hell is going on? Why do you say that rice is poisonous? Tell me about it. Zhu Shiyao walked up to Fang Luqing and asked eagerly.

"Principal Zhu, let me ask you, is this porridge the rice you brought back from the Japanese army headquarters in our compound in the afternoon?" Fang Luqing asked nervously.

"yes. Nakagawa Eiichi asked me to go to his headquarters to talk again, and when he left, he had to give it to me, not to, twenty catties of rice and white flour, saying that it was to help my family and alleviate the temporary difficulties at the moment, and he would return it to him in the future. ”

Fang Luqing told Zhu Shiyao in detail about Nakagawa Eiichi's conspiracy.

Zhu Shiyao took two steps back in horror and trembling all over, and after standing firmly, he asked:

"I know Eiichi Nakagawa wants to kill me, but why did he kill my whole family? What is my family's sin? Where is the reason? ”

"Principal Zhu, there is no heavenly reason in this world now, you are in vain. Grandpa, grandma, and grandmother, you should eat first, and don't drink porridge. Principal Zhu, can I come into the house and say a few words to you? Come in, both of you. ”

"Oh, good. Teacher Fang, please come into the house and talk about it. Zhu Shiyao responded.

Fang Luqing, Zhu Shiyao and his son and son-in-law walked into the North Hall House together.

After the four of them sat down, Fang Luqing lifted the placket of his clothes, wiped the sweat on his face and neck, and said:

"The situation is urgent, and disaster has befallen the Zhu family, so I'll make a long story short. Principal Zhu, you and your family must leave the county seat immediately for refuge. If, after five days, the Japanese find out that your entire family is still alive, Eiichi Nakagawa will do everything they can to secretly kill you. ”

"Teacher Fang, how do you know about these conspiracies of the devils? Who told you that? Is your message accurate? Zhu Shiyao asked incredulously.

"This news was told to me by someone close to Eiichi Nakagawa face-to-face. What's wrong? Doesn't Principal Zhu believe it? Still don't believe me? ”

"Huh? Did the envoy or the note-taking devil tell you? ”

"Principal Zhu, it doesn't matter who told me now, the important thing is that you and your whole family must leave the county seat of Lin'an County immediately and take refuge for a while."

"No, I can't go, I want to hold high the banner of resistance against Japan and use culture as a weapon to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. Hum! What is there to fear from death? I can't be a deserter. ”

"Principal Zhu, I know you're not afraid of death. However, it is not worth it to be innocently killed by devils. Your family needs you, the students and the people of Lin'an County need you, and the anti-Japanese people need you. So, you can't die, you have to leave for a while, it's not a deserter. We have to fight the Japanese devils to the end, and we don't have to be in the county town and school to resist Japan, and we can also participate in the War of Resistance against Japan if we go to other places. Fang Luqing said analytically.

"Teacher Fang, what you said is very reasonable, then I can't leave. Lin'an County and the school were my anti-Japanese positions. I'm gone, what about the school? Who's in charge? What about the teaching of teachers and the learning and life of students? Zhu Shiyao stubbornly refused.

"Principal Zhu, now you don't have to think about these things, you want to resist Japan, manage the school, and teach, you have to save your life first, and your family, let alone die innocently. Nakagawa Eiichi wants to kill you secretly, in order to deter the anti-Japanese people in Lin'an County and the intellectuals and cultural figures who do not want to be slaves to the country, so the devil will never let you go, this is the first to take you. Why haven't you understood yet? ”

Zhu Shiyao's son and son-in-law persuaded them to follow Fang Luqing's advice, and the whole family must leave the county seat of Lin'an County immediately. Zhu Shiyao was still hesitating and thinking.

"Teacher Fang, thank you for coming to report to us. However, how can our whole family go, with so many people of all ages? My daughter-in-law is more than six months pregnant, and it is not easy for her to walk or move now. Also, after leaving the county, where did our family go? What should we do to prepare for the uprooted? Zhu Shiyao's son asked worriedly.

"Huh? This? This? Fang Luqing was surprised, surprised and worried when he heard this.