It is said that the monkey and Zhu Qing easily killed the four devils who deliberately came out to confuse them, and returned to Wanglou Town with Xu Sheng.

This town has a main street that runs north-south. The North-South Highway is passing down the street. So it's both a road and a street. There are three hostels on this street.

Monkey and Zhuqing Xu Sheng walked into the northernmost inn, the owner of which was a bald old man in his fifties. As soon as I saw a guest entering the door, I hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Welcome, please be seated."

The three of them sat down, and the boss brought tea: "What do you want to eat?" ”

The monkey said, "What's the boss's last name?" ”

The boss said: "Free of noble, surnamed Wu, Wu of five people." ”

The monkey said, "Boss Wu, we are from the Eighth Route Army Lang Squad. ”

The smile on the boss's face was a little unnatural: "What do you have to say?" ”

The monkey said, "Is there anyone behind you staying in the hotel?" ”

The owner said, "There were three guests last night. It's all going to be settled and gone. ”

The monkey said, "I'm asking now." ”

The boss said: "It's still early, no one has stayed yet, only one is temporarily resting." ”

The monkey said, "Shall we go back and see?" ”

The boss said, "Yes, please come with me." ”

Boss Wu took the three monkeys to the backyard, a total of more than a dozen houses. There are single, double and triple rooms, and the larger rooms are bunk. Boss Wu opened the rooms one by one, and there was really no one inside.

An old man fell asleep on the bunk, and when he saw three people come in. Laughing and getting up: "Do you want wild medicine?" I've got good medicine. Headache, stomach ache, vomiting, sour water, satiety, swelling, all ......"

Before the old man finished speaking, the monkey had already followed Boss Wu to the front store. The monkey said: "Boss Wu, I think you have also heard that recently, a group of devils have infiltrated the base area to engage in terrorist activities and disturb the people's hearts. ”

Boss Wu said: "I heard about it, I heard it, and I ...... in the area of Dafang Mountain."

The monkey said, "I found a suspicious person coming to stay at the hotel." Report to the village chief as soon as possible, you know? ”

The boss said, "I know, the village chief has talked about this." ”

The monkey said, "I'm sorry for you, Boss Wu." Let's go. ”

The three of them went out of the inn, went out into the street, and walked to the second inn.

The second inn was larger than this one, and a few people hid in the back bunks to gamble. When they saw the monkeys, they thought that the village organized a gambling and were scared to death.

Everyone bowed and promised not to gamble again.

The monkeys didn't bother to pay attention to them. Continue to scout the third inn. Again, nothing new has been discovered.

Could it be that my judgment was wrong? Monkey and Zhuqing Xu Sheng stood on the street. Not sure what to do next. They looked at every shop on the street, looked at their backyards, and couldn't see where dozens of people could hide.

The monkey said, "Brother Xu, Sister Zhuqing." Now let me say what I think. The geographical location of this Wanglou town and Weixu Town in the south is too important. It is only about 30 miles to the northwest from the south to the west, and only 20 miles from Weixu Town to the northwest from the south. ”

Xu Sheng said, "Brother, what do you mean? ”

Zhu Qing said: "Brother Monkey means that the devil caused one or two assassinations in Dafang Mountain, far away from the Northwest Travel Agency, and transferred our Lang team over. In this way, the Northwest Agency is empty. ”

Xu Sheng said: "They took advantage of this opportunity to attack the Northwest Administration and destroy this organ. It will deal a serious blow to the anti-Japanese movement here. Brother, do you think so? ”

The monkey said, "It's just a judgment on my part. I hope the devils don't have such a conspiracy. ”

Xu Sheng said: "Brother, according to what you say, I also feel that the matter is indeed very serious. ”

The monkey said, "Those four devils just now are just fooling us." I feel that more devils are hiding in Wanglou Town. ”

Zhu Qing said: "The point is that we don't even have any clues now. ”

The monkey said, "If things are really as we judged, it is still too late to inform the Lang team to rush back to the Northwest Branch." ”

Zhu Qing said: "We can also ambush them halfway, fight with them, win or lose, we can disrupt the devil's plan." ”

Xu Sheng said: "If our judgment is wrong, we will return to the Northwest Agency, and the Northwest Agency will not have anything to do, and there will be another assassination on the side of Dafangshan." Our Lang squad is a big shame. ”

Zhu Qing said: "Commissioner Bai, who just came, will definitely not let us go. Then he doesn't know how many charges he has to put on our heads. ”

The three of them were walking and chatting on the street, and suddenly, in front of a stall selling dry goods. The monkey stopped. There were dried fruits such as red dates, white fruits, chestnuts, etc. But none of this caught the monkey's attention.

In the corner of the stall, in an inconspicuous place, a piece of cardboard caught the monkey's attention, and I saw a line of words neatly written on the cardboard:

Stay in the hotel to go to the old store of the Gao family, clean and quiet, the price is fair.

The stall owner, who was in his thirties, saw the monkey stop and asked with a smile, "Little brother, what do you want?" ”

The monkey said, "Do we want to go to the old Gao family to stay at the hotel?" ”

When the stall owner saw the monkey staring at the cardboard, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I've become accustomed to it, and I've put this thing out again." With that, he put the piece of cardboard away.

The monkey said, "Ah! I said, big brother, why should I ask, you just put that thing away? Didn't it say that the old Gao family store could stay? ”

The boss said: "The old store of the Gao family used to be able to stay, and the business was okay. But I haven't had a guest for half a year. ”

The monkey said, "Big brother, there is a story in your words." Why is this old Gao family store not occupied now? "At this time, someone came to buy something, and the stall owner was busy with business. Zhu Qing and Xu Sheng saw that the monkey stopped, and also turned back to see them talking.

After the stall owner finished a business, the monkey said, "Big brother, bring me two catties of red dates." ”

The stall owner said, "Okay, right away." "Weigh dates, pack, collect money, stall owners are skillful,

The monkey took the red dates in his hand and said, "Big brother, tell me, why did the old Gao family store live in the past, but now it doesn't live anymore?" ”

The stall owner looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "Gao Chunlin killed the devil, and his daughter-in-law couldn't stand it at home, so his mother's family took his daughter-in-law and two children away." Now the house is empty, locked, and how can people live there? ”

The monkey bought two catties of red dates, obviously winning the favor of the stall owner and taking the initiative to introduce the situation to the monkey.

The street of Wanglou Town was originally in the east, half a mile away from here. More than ten years ago, this large dirt road was built, and all the shops slowly moved to this side. A new street is formed.

In the end, only Gao Chunlin's inn was still open on the old street, because the twenty or thirty thatched houses were left by the ancestors, and Gao Chunlin really had no ability to relocate. However, some regular customers will stay there.

In last year's sweep, Gao Chunlin was beaten to death by devils, and the old store of the Gao family was completely closed.

The monkey asked, "Big brother, how do you get to the old store of the Gao family here?" ”

The stall owner said, "Don't go, there's no one if you go." ”

The monkey said, "I'm just going to see it, and if it's appropriate, I can rent it." ”

The stall owner smiled: "That's good news. From here to the east half of the road, you can see a street, the second gate on the west side of the road, there is also a sign of the old store of the Gao family. ”

The monkey said, "Thank you, big brother!" With a wave of their hand, Zhu Qing and Xu Sheng followed the monkey towards the east.

The stall owner shouted in the back: "Little brother, your red dates ......"

The monkey said, "Put it here first, and then come and get it later." ”