Chapter IV, Section 5

Li Fengjiang and his party came to the bazaar, and Su Cheng said: "It's too eye-catching to go in like this, maybe he didn't wait for Wei Jingui to run away." Su Cheng and Li Fengjiang discussed, the four people with short guns went in first, and the others stood by. This market, called Shiweiping, is named because it is surrounded by large stones. Usually, there aren't too many people doing business here, but when it comes to polder, it's a different story. Due to the convenient transportation, it is the intersection of several places, Tanliang Town, Mazhu, Pingding, Dajin, Sujiaping and other villages, and even Liangyou Town, all gather here to do business. The goods here are very rich, there are clothes, shoes and hats, there are a dazzling array of trinkets, there are farm tools and groceries, there are chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, cattle and horses and other livestock, there are all kinds of local snacks...... People are doing business, bringing relatives and friends to the market, and it is very lively. Li Fengjiang, Su Cheng and others, pretending to be people rushing to the market, observed the surrounding movements while strolling around the market.

"! You haven't paid the protection money you owed last time, and if you don't give it this time, Lao Tzu will serve your stall. ”

"Brother Wei, I don't have any money now, you have a lot of money, you sold us something, can you hand it over again?"

"Sell your mother a fork, I ran away for you last time, this time you still come to this set, watch me kill you (carve), the third and fourth will do it, kill him."

The sound of fists and kicks and the cry of "ouch, ouch" came over. Li Fengjiang and Su Cheng hurriedly surrounded them, opened the crowd and took a look, only to see a cropper man about fifty years old lying on the ground, covering his stomach with his hands, rolling, and shouting "help" in his mouth, but no one around dared to stand up. The three of them kicked a few more times, and the leader was five big and three thick, and he looked vicious. "Phew!" He spat at the man on the ground, and scolded angrily: "Dirt guy, if you don't pay the money next time, Lao Tzu will tell you to go to the king of Hades." He pointed to the chickens on the stall and said, "Third and fourth, take away his chickens." The three of them took the chickens and drove away. Li Fengjiang pointed to the person at the head and asked the young man beside him: "Wow! It's amazing, who is this person? The young man hurriedly said, "Be quiet, you don't want to die?" With a strange look, he looked Li Fengjiang up and down, and said, "You don't even know him, it's the first time you've come, right?" I'm telling you, his name is Wei ...... Brother, Wei Jingui, the head snake in this area, Dajin Yiba, don't mess with him, or he won't be unlucky. Li Fengjiang looked at Su Cheng, and Su Cheng said, "That's right! It's him, my old watch. Li Fengjiang glanced at the team members next to him, and the team members understood, quickly left the crowd, and walked outside the market. Li Fengjiang, Su Cheng and another team member followed Wei Jingui and came to a place where there was no one person. Li Fengjiang patted Su Cheng's shoulder, hinted at a move, and then walked towards Wei Jingui with another team member, one left and one right. Su Cheng shouted at Wei Jingui: "Wei Jingui! Wei Jingui heard someone shouting behind him and turned around to take a look.

"Old watch, I'm Su Cheng." When Wei Jingui saw that it was Su Cheng, he was overjoyed at first, and couldn't help but take two steps forward, and then he was stunned again, and suddenly turned around to run. This series of actions reflects Wei Jingui's complex psychological changes. When he first saw Su Cheng, he was very overjoyed, remembering the scene when he often played together when he was a child, the excitement and impulse were self-evident, but when he thought that Su Cheng had already joined the Communist guerrillas, he knew that the comer was not good, so he turned around and wanted to slip away. It's a pity that he couldn't go, Li Fengjiang and another team member grabbed one of his arms and pressed it down hard, Su Cheng rushed up and grabbed his feet, pulled back, and with a "plop" sound, Wei Jingui's whole person was pressed under Li Fengjiang and the team members, unable to move. When the third and fourth children saw that the eldest brother was captured, they hurriedly dropped the chicken in their hands and pounced on them one after the other. Su Cheng looked at it, what kind of line is this, the boiled duck wants to fly for them, so he hurriedly took out the shell gun from his body, and put it on the third child's head at once, quickly pulled off the safety with his thumb, and said, "Move again, blow your head." The third child raised his hands in fright and said, "Don't ...... Other...... Don't shoot! At this time, the fourth child took out the gun while Su Cheng was talking to the third child, and before he could load the gun, Su Cheng threw his hand and shot the fourth child to the ground. When the third child took advantage of the muzzle of the gun to leave his head, he raised his right palm and smashed it into Su Cheng's right hand holding the gun, "snap", the gun fell to the ground, and then, the right wrist turned outward and shook, and the right palm hit Su Cheng's throat, because the distance was too short, there was no time to react, if it was hit, the throat would rupture, and he would die. However, Su Cheng is not an ordinary character, in addition to the master, he is a martial arts master at the top of Su Jiaping. I saw that Su Cheng's body fell slightly, his head lowered, and he took this palm with the top of his head, what is this palm to him? Usually, he has bricks on his head, and he is just a pediatrician. Su Cheng's right hand from bottom to top gear, shook the third child's right palm, the right horse step slid forward, both palms horizontally, a move "Tiger Push Mountain" hit the third child's right ribs and right chest, the power of the two palms plus the power of the slide, the force was great, and the third child was shocked out four or five meters away. The third child struggled to get up from the ground, but his throat was hot, his mouth was fishy, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. At this time, the second child arrived with four or five people, helped the third child, and the third child pointed at Su Cheng and said with difficulty: "Second child, report for me...... Another stream ......of blood poured up his throat, his trachea was blocked, he couldn't get up in one breath, his limbs were stretched, his whole body was convulsed, his eyes were straight, his mouth was bloody, and he swallowed.

"The third ...... The third child ......" The second child shook the third child and called a few times, threw the third child to the ground, jumped up, and scolded: "Damn, brothers! skinned these people and avenged the third child. "A group of people pulled out their guns and aimed them at Su Cheng and Li Fengjiang, Su Cheng closed his eyes, it seems that they will not escape this catastrophe." Bah, Bah, Bah......" After a series of gunshots, Su Cheng felt as if he had ascended to heaven, Xiangmei, we will see you again in the next life, cousin, I will go first...... Strange, why don't I feel pain? Is it true that when a person dies, there is no suffering? In a trance, he was pushed, "Squad leader, what are you doing?" Someone was calling him, he opened his eyes and saw that standing beside him was He Li, a soldier of this class, and then looked forward, there were the second group of people lying on the ground, he turned his senses, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "What are you doing?" Wait for death, why are you so punctual? He Li said: "Deng Degui, who was with you, came to inform us that Wei Jingui had been discovered, and the captain told us to hurry up and come for reinforcements, and when we arrived, we saw that this group of people was going to shoot at you, and our guns went off first, and the situation was like this." Su Cheng thought to himself, it's really dangerous, this time I'm almost going to see Marx. Li Fengjiang came over and said to Su Cheng: "Su Cheng! You take two people, escort Wei Jingui back to the hemp pole, and hand him over to the deputy political commissar for disposal, and I will take the other people to stay behind to deal with the rest of the matter, and use the matter of capturing Wei Jingui to properly publicize the importance and necessity of our party's struggle against evil and hegemony among the local masses. Li Fengjiang patted Su Cheng's shoulder and said, "We all believe that you will handle this matter in vain." ”

"Yes! Captain, make sure to complete the mission. After Su Cheng said goodbye, he and the two soldiers escorted Wei Jingui back to Majiaotun.

Su Cheng and his group of four walked on the winding path for a while, walked through the dense jungle for a while, and stepped on the ridges of the surrounding fields full of heavy ears of rice. Not far away, on the rice fields, there will always be one or two scarecrows, with open limbs, straw hats, and long strips of white cloth, waiting faithfully. The wind of the field, galloping to its heart's content, blew the waves of rice rolling, blowing the strips of white cloth on the scarecrow, grinning, and raising high, as if in the wilderness, Don Quixote, dressed in armor, raised his head to the sky, and shouted, with the heroic spirit of saving the common people, driving away the flock of birds that greedily pecked at the rice. Due to his special relationship with Wei Jingui, Su Cheng had no intention of appreciating these idyllic beauties, and only wanted to escort Wei Jingui back to Magangtun safely as soon as possible, hand it over to Zhao Qi, deputy political commissar, and complete the tasks assigned by his superiors. Therefore, he didn't want to be delayed on the road, and he didn't want to encounter any trouble on the road. They came to a small hillside, on both sides of the path, more than half a person tall artemisia grass, the leaves are withered and yellow, densely covered the entire hillside, on the hillside, sparsely distributed a few trees, especially the thick and tall neem tree standing on the top of the slope, the leaves are completely empty, on the bare branches, a few crows "wow, wow" call non-stop, it sounds very harsh and desolate, terrifying. Seeing this scene, Wei Jingui sighed, burst into tears, knelt down at Su Cheng's feet with a "plop", and said, "Cousin, will I die?" Su Cheng thought, a bully like you who oppresses the people and does all kinds of evil is not an exaggeration to kill a thousand times, but he said: "This, I don't know the way, it is up to the people to decide whether to die or not, perhaps, with a good attitude of confessing guilt, you can avoid death, so you have to be honest." Wei Jingui snorted and cried, and begged Su Cheng: "Cousin, for the sake of me having such a good time playing two hours and having such a deep feeling, this time my cousin was in trouble, it seems that it is impossible to escape death, you can help me once, my aunt and I will be grateful to you for a lifetime and repay you for a lifetime." Think about it, when you were a child, you were bullied, cousin, I tried my best to help you, this time you can't be ungrateful, you can't save you when you die! Wei Jingui's words evoked Su Cheng's memories of the past. I remember when I was a child, Su Cheng once went to my aunt's house to play, took the slingshot that his cousin helped him do, and went to hunt birds with a few friends, and was seen by three big boys, and insisted on snatching the slingshot in his hand, but he didn't give it, so he was beaten by the three big boys and snatched the slingshot away. Su Cheng sat on the ground crying sadly, and happened to be seen by his cousin Wei Jingui, after asking about the situation, the cousin didn't say a word, and angrily found the three big boys, and wanted to get back the slingshot that was robbed, the three big boys saw that he was alone, how could he give it back to him, Wei Jingui fought desperately with the three big boys, and the three big boys saw him playing so hard, panicked, hurriedly threw down the slingshot, and ran away. With scratches all over his face, Wei Jingui returned the captured slingshot to Su Cheng, patted his chest, and said, "Cousin, as long as your cousin is here, in the future, if anyone dares to bully you, Lao Tzu will flatten him to death." Su Cheng held a slingshot in his hand, looked at his cousin, and felt that he was so tall and mighty, with this cousin who sacrificed his life to help him, in the future, no one would dare to bully him, and his face full of snot and tears showed a happy smile. When Su Cheng thought of this, his heart ached, "Alas! Yang Tian sighed and said, "Cousin! What road do you not take, but you want to take this road of no return to oppress the people, what are you doing? Wei Jingui said: "How do I know what it means to oppress the people? I only know the way of the weak, the law of the jungle, in this world, as long as you are ruthless enough and play with your life, you can survive. So, is it wrong for me to gather a group of brothers who are ruthless enough to rob homes and protect those who need protection? Others fear me, fear me, treat me as a god, as a big brother, eat, drink, and have women, and I am very majestic, isn't it? Think about it, how many people live a lifetime, being bullied for a lifetime, it's really tiring to live! Look at me again, how majestic, how magnificent, how free and easy I live, isn't that good? Wei Jingui paused, his eyes rolled around Su Cheng's face, and said, "Cousin! Why don't you let me go, get rid of the poor and sour Communist Party, and work with me, with your good skills, I will give you fragrant food and spicy drinks, what do you think? When Su Cheng heard him say this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Cousin, cousin, you are really pathetic!" You still don't know what happened to you? If, with your pride, you embarked on a righteous path of righteousness for the people, perhaps, you could do some good things for the people in your hometown, and leave a name and prestige among the people. But you have embarked on an evil path of oppressing the people and fish and meat in the country. Let me ask you, what kind of house are you hitting? Is it the home of the people? What kind of house are you robbing? Is it the people's sacrifice? Who do you want to protect? It's a bad guy like you, you don't want to be bullied by others, but you want to bully others, how did your happiness and majesty come from? You have oppressed the people, the bad people regard you as a god, the good people treat you as a ghost, and all the bad things you do will be spurned by the people and despised by the fathers and elders in your hometown. The more Su Cheng spoke, the more angry he became, grabbed his collar with both hands, lifted him up, glared at him, and said sternly: "You want me to do something immoral with you, shameless!" If you want me to let you go, even if I dare to let you go, the people will not let me go! After Su Cheng finished speaking, he slammed Wei Jingui to the ground, pointed at him with one hand, and said, "You just wait for the people to judge you!" Su Cheng didn't want to say anything to Wei Jinhui at this moment, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers He Li and Deng Degui: "Keep an eye on me, escort away!" ”

Su Cheng returned to Magangtun and reported to Zhao Qi, deputy political commissar, the arrest of Wei Jingui and the situation of Dajin, and Zhao Qi instructed Wei Jingui to be taken into custody, strictly guarded, and tried at a later date.

When the news reached Wei Jingui's house, the maid Cuiling hurriedly ran to inform Miss Wei Yumei.

"Miss, it's not good!"

"What's wrong? Am I not in good shape? ”

"It's not about you, it's that the second young master is not good."

"What's wrong with my second brother?"

He ...... He ......" Cui Ling stammered in panic.

"You dead girl, you can talk about it quickly!" Wei Yumei saw that she was anxious, and she couldn't help but get anxious.

"The second young master was arrested by the communist guerrillas, and I heard that there will be a public trial meeting in two days, and then he will be shot!"

"Who did you listen to?" When Wei Yumei heard this, she was really panicked.

"The Communist Party has posted notices everywhere, and the surrounding villages are tun, which one doesn't know the way?"

"How's that going to work? Fast...... Go and tell your mother. ”

The two hurriedly ran to tell their mother, and when her mother Wu Xinru heard the news, she was shocked and cried: "Son, why don't you listen to your mother, I usually tell you to do less immoral things outside, this reward should come, what should you do if you call your mother?" "Wu Xinru's wife died early, the eldest son served as the deputy captain of the Self-Defense Force in Tanliang Township, and rarely came back, and the second son mixed outside every day, and did not ask about the family. Especially the second son, he didn't do anything good outside, the villagers and neighbors said bad things about the second son, and he didn't listen to the mother's words, so Wu Xinru was heartbroken. Anyway, he is my son, it is the meat that fell from my mother's body, I can't see death without saving it, no matter how much it costs, even if the family is bankrupt, I will save my son's life. Wu Xinru first thought of her eldest son Wei Yinlai, who was the deputy captain of the Self-Defense Forces, and she said to the maid Cuiling: "Cuiling, go to Tanliang Town to inform your eldest brother Wei Yinlai and ask him to save your second brother quickly." Cui Ling immediately set off for Tanliang Town, found Wei Yinlai, and told Wei Jingui about Wei Jingui's situation and the old lady's instructions. It was a matter of his younger brother's life, Wei Yinlai didn't dare to slack off, and quickly found Wang Fu, the captain of the Self-Defense Forces, Wang Fuzheng and the township chief Lai Sheng were talking about the activities of the Communist Party in the vicinity, and when they saw Wei Yinlai walking in, they asked: "Brother Wei, why is your face so ugly, what's wrong?" The Communists won't come to attack my Tanliang Town again, will they? Because recently, the town has been plastered with communist propaganda slogans, all of which are asking the people in the town to cooperate with the liberation of Tanliang Town, as well as plotting against the puppet government, etc., which makes the officials uneasy, and the township mayor Lai Sheng is also worried all day long, and he can't sleep well all night, Lai Sheng rubs his eyes, stares at bloodshot eyes and says: "Say it quickly!" Isn't it? Wei Yinlai replied, "No! Lai Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's good if it's not, it's good if it's not." Wang Fu said, "Since it's not, then what's the matter with you?" Wei Yin said: "That's the case, my younger brother Wei Jingui was arrested by the Communist Party and taken to Majiaotun, and he will be shot in two days, I asked the township to let me lead troops to the rescue, and by the way, extinguish the prestige of the Communist Party." Wang and Lai glanced at each other, and Wang Fu said: "Oh, I said brother, are you confused, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's not that the eldest brother I don't want to help you, you also saw it, the Self-Defense Forces are so twenty or thirty people, and it is difficult to defend Tanliang Town, let alone send troops to help you save your younger brother." Lai Sheng was on the side, "yes, yes" and kept nodding. Wei Yin came to see that he was in a hurry, so he simply knelt on the ground with a "plop" and begged: "Two big brothers, you can do well, hurry up and send troops, our Wei family will not forget the great kindness of the two big brothers." Wang and Lai stepped forward and helped Wei Yinlai, Wang Fu said: "Brother, what do you think, I will send troops to you, what should I do if the Communist Party comes to attack the town?" Tanliang Town is not guaranteed; What if I send troops to you and are made dumplings by the Communists on the way? Not only that, your brother, oh, is also my brother, it can't be saved, Tanliang Town will also have to be lost, without Tanliang Town, can we still live? Brother, we must focus on the overall situation of the party and the state. Wei Yinlai scolded in his heart: Damn, what bullshit, they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, the family is hopeless, and the party-state is hopeless!

Back at his home, Wei Yinlai reluctantly told Cui Ling that it was hopeless to send troops, and asked Cui Ling to tell her mother to find another way to save people.