Chapter 299: The Death of the Sakura (I)
Zhao Guanhou is not good at living in Qingwangfu because he wants to have a happy event with Yoko, and the place where he lives now is a property purchased in a transaction with Wadsey. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It belonged to a household officer, then occupied by the Prussians, and now vacated. In the warehouse, there were piles of antique calligraphy and paintings purchased from Wadsey, and in the servants' room and the wing rooms of the inner house, lived those who had nowhere to go after being released from the military discipline camp.
They come from different backgrounds, some come from poor families, some come from famous families, and some are fireworks themselves, and now they have no difference, and these antique calligraphy and paintings are all trading goods. When Zhao Guanhou first bought antiques, only Wadsey got rid of it, and later, officers and soldiers from other countries also participated.
There has always been no shortage of smart people in the capital, and there are not one or two who want to pick up this leak, but there are not too many people who really have the means and financial resources to do this. Zhao Guanhou has the way to race Jinhua, and he has a hot fight with Aoki Mansion, even if it is Cheng Zhen, he can't fight him in this business.
Foreigners don't know much about antiques, only Fusang people are interested in these things, so Zhao Guanhou can often get very good things at a very low price. As for these military disciplines, their value is far less than that of antique calligraphy and paintings, and those soldiers who take care of the military discipline camp may sell one or two for extra money for themselves.
The torture for many days not only seriously damaged the physical health of these women, but also seriously affected their spirits. Their gazes became glazed, like walking corpses, with no emotion. When you see people, you will be afraid, especially when you see a man, you will subconsciously curl up in a ball, or mechanically spread your limbs, waiting for a man to pounce.
After the first group of people were placed here, more than two dozen people chose to commit suicide. For the rest, it can only be strictly guarded, plus psychological treatment. Almost every time Zhao Guanhou comes back, he has to appease the emotions of some people, try to give them hope, and support them to live.
Seeing him coming back from outside, Cuiyu brought over a bowl of boiled laba porridge, "Drink a bowl, it's still early, I haven't eaten, I'll cook some dumplings for you." ”
"Then you don't have to, I'll just drink porridge. Are you hungry? He touched Yang Cuiyu's face and asked with concern. Jade smiled and shook her head, "I'm not hungry, you...... Really going? ”
Zhao Guanhou smiled and scratched her nose, "Naughty." You know, I didn't choose it, I already decided to do it, don't worry, I'm skilled in doing this, and there will be no problem. ”
He looked out again, "Those women have all drunk porridge, haven't they?" After tonight, part of their revenge will be avenged. As for the rest, we will slowly return it in the future. In this world, there are still two words justice, they have committed crimes, and sooner or later they will pay the price. ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Guanhou suddenly coughed and sang Xu Ce's running to the city, "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, only fight for early and late......"
He straightened his clothes, took out his Mini rifle, calmly loaded, raised his gun, and aimed. Jensen and Yuqing watched from both sides, and Yuqing was a little uneasy, "These Oriental people are in high positions and power, and if they are not careful, they will not be able to save their lives." There are so many mercenaries, why do you have to go on your own. ”
"Because mercenaries can't be successful, I can't trust other mercenaries except Ryan Stein, and if I leak the news, I'll kill myself. Rest assured, I have my own measure, even if I may not succeed, at least I can protect myself. ”
In addition to Zhao Guanhou's own woman in the room, there was also a thin woman, who was like a sculpture without saying a word, as if she did not exist. Only at this time, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Lord Zhao, can I go?" ”
This woman is the wife of a small official of the Ministry of Industry, and she has not been an official for a long time, and she has not paid off her debts in Beijing, nor has she run away from the money. When the foreign soldiers entered the city, the two locked the door tightly, hoping to wait for the limelight to pass, but they didn't want the door to be smashed open. The foreign soldier stabbed her husband to death and insulted his wife, and the woman thought that this was the end of the nightmare, but she didn't know that it was just the beginning.
After several foreign soldiers were satisfied, they did not let her go, but arrested her to the military discipline camp. From that day on, she was branded, and she had to deal with an unknown number of stinky Tiele soldiers every day. She was not very good-looking, she was not favored by the officers, she could only deal with the most brutal junior soldiers, and she could not even remember how many men had occupied her. The reason why she was released and sold was that she was so sick that even the gray animals did not dare to touch her again.
Although Yuqing bought medicine for her and controlled her condition, she still knew that she was finished. Even if her body could recover, her heart was rotten and no longer worth healing. There is no sadness in his eyes, only indifference, indifference to life and death or everything else
"My lord, I have been ruined, and even if I can cure the disease, I will not have a face. What's more, my illness, just thinking about it, makes me feel unworthy to live in this world. Instead of living, let me die as a human being. I don't care what you're going to do, I just know that you're planning to kill a large group of Fuso people and a large group of Tiele people, and that is to avenge me. As long as I take revenge, I am not afraid of death. ”
Yuqing had a good impression of her, and she also took pity on her, and dissuaded, "Madam, don't be impulsive, this matter has to be considered in the long run." ”
"Ten grids, there's nothing to think about, just let me go like this. I can take a few foreigners, even if I die, I think it's worth it. Even if the adults don't take me today, I won't live until tomorrow when the sun rises, if people want to die, there is always a way, so why don't you let me do something? ”
Zhao Guanhou saw that she was extremely determined, so he had no choice but to nod and say, "If you are convinced, then I can take you with me, but I want to explain that this process will be very painful." ”
The woman shook her head, "No, you don't understand, for me, the most painful thing in the world has already been experienced, and there is nothing more that can be counted as pain." Give me the fried eggs and tell me how to use them. ”
She changed into a man's coat, a Western-style tweed coat, wide and large, just hiding the egg inside, and no one could see the flaw. With two fake beards on his mouth and a layer of paint on his face, he looked like a merchant from the Albion colony.
Yuqing said: "Madam, you regret it now, is it too late?" ”
The woman shook her head, "Shigege, I won't regret it." I'm content to be able to walk like this, you see, it's snowing outside. ”
The goose-feathered snow flakes in the sky had begun to fall, she walked to the door, caught a snowflake with both hands and put it in front of her eyes, "This snow is so clean, let this snow cover me, and I will be clean." Messire...... I'll come to you soon, my soul is clean, do you still want me? ”
Ryan Stein walked out of the other room, dressed in a gown and dressed up in a decent manner, pulled his revolver out of his pocket, checked his ammunition one last time, and put it back. Coming to Zhao Guanhou's side, he exhaled a breath of white air softly in his mouth, "Hey, I have to admit, it's very exciting." If it weren't for your proposal, I have to say, the plan is really crazy. Completely not in line with the habits of mercenaries. ”
"Yes, not many people use this method in this era, so it works. It's dangerous tonight, be careful not to die, my military advisor. ”
"Your Excellency, as you wish, the great Sir Ryanstein, is not so easy to be hit."
In this bad weather, the guards of Dongjiaomin Lane are still tight, checking pedestrians and preventing Chinese from entering. The guard did have some doubts about the strange Albion colonial merchant, but he had a pass from the Legation of Tiele. These Tiele people have been deflated everywhere recently, and they have piled up a belly of fire, and if they trouble them at this time, they may be retaliated against, so the guards don't want to be troubled and let them in.
About twenty minutes later, the carriage of the Warby Bank came over, it was a familiar face, and it was only a few words of greeting with the coachman before letting it go. No one paid attention to Zhao Guanhou, who was clinging to the bottom of the carriage under the carriage. When the carriage drove to a dark section of the road that could not be illuminated by the street lights, the car naturally slowed down, and Zhao Guanhou took this opportunity to jump off the car, hit the snow on his body, and then disappeared into the snowstorm.
In a tavern in the Tiele Concession, more than a dozen strong Tiele people, their faces flushed from drinking, and one of them said the news he had inquired about, "That's my good friend...... Best friend. He revealed this top-secret situation to me, Fuso people...... Aoki Mansion......"
On the second floor of the Aoki Mansion, Kawashima Naniwa, as a great contributor to the introduction of Zhao Guanhou, was also invited to attend Aoki Nobu's party. Tomorrow from the Aoki Mansion to pick up the bride, tonight, several masters here are ready to talk all night, waiting for tomorrow's wedding, and even Fukushima Yasumasa was invited from the barracks to participate together.
Several people are very interested, drinking and appreciating the snow, which is very interesting. Kawashima Naniwa's identity can't be compared with the three of them, most of the time they can only listen and dare not speak, but Komura Shoutaro said proudly: "After the wedding, our first stage of layout will be completed." ”
Aoki Xuanchun shook his head, "It's still a little worse, for such people, we must let them feel our sincerity, so that they will be defenseless against us next." I will forgive him all his debts and make him grateful to me. As long as I tell him about my troubles, he will take the initiative to help me, help us make a peace treaty, and then help us get more benefits. Believe me, this man has always been in my hands. ”
Fukushima Yasumasa smiled: "This is called the hero sad beauty pass." Miss Yoko's beauty makes him fall in love with it, which is very normal. Kawashima-kun, you have a lot of credit this time, and I will ask the empire for credit for you. Prince Su, you still have to maintain the relationship and don't give up this line. ”
"Your Excellency, Commander, don't worry, I understand."
Komura said: "There is no problem with the security work of the Sakura Hotel, right?" I heard that Tieler's squad had entered the capital, and I didn't want any accidents. ”
Aoki smiled, "Don't worry, Komura-kun, every move of those Tiele stupid bears is under my control." In fact, Tieler's intelligence agency has also shown a strong interest in me. But so what? The intelligence level of the empire is more than fifty years ahead of them, and these Tiele people are doomed to achieve nothing. ”
Several people laughed together, no one doubted Aoki's superb intelligence ability, and there would be no problem with security. Fukushima Yasumasa said: "The next step, we can implement the strategy plan for the Guanwai, we can't give the Tiele people too much time, once they build the Trans-Siberian Railway, we will face a very passive situation, for the empire, it means a tenfold or even dozens of times the comeback." It is necessary to let Zhao Guanhou exert his influence, let the two palaces make a decision as soon as possible, assist our army, and launch a battle against Tiele. ”
Kawashima Lang said with a quick smile: "The Chinese say that the pillow wind is the most effective, with such a beautiful soft pillow as Miss Yoko, no matter what she says, I think Zhao Guanhou will obey unconditionally." ”
The four of them laughed at the same time, and suddenly the lights in the room flickered a few times, and then fell into darkness. Several people were stunned, and Aoki asked, "What's the matter?" ”
One of the guards went out and reported after a short time: "It seems that the wind has damaged the circuit and affected the power transmission, and this is not our problem." ”
"Bastard! The wiring here is so poorly repaired, I knew that I should have prepared a generator too. It's a pity that the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Reich will not approve it. Bring the lamp! ”
A few people did not overreact to the sudden power outage, after all, the current power supply is so fragile. As for self-contained generators, it is too troublesome and unaffordable. What's more, a few years ago, Fusang still relied on female nationals to sell and earn foreign currency as Nanyang sisters, and the whole country pursued economy, so how could they be willing to invest in these places. If it weren't for the Arima Seki indemnity, they would not have developed as much money as they do today.
Fukushima said: "This Xinchou indemnity can be used as an advance military expense for the battle against Tiele, and those antiques in Zhao Guanhou's hands can be taken out by him and invested in the empire." Of course, this requires Yoko-sama to use her charm. ”
Aoki shook his head, "Men's freshness to women is very short-lived, Yoko alone can't do it, I will arrange for new women to come to him, those antiques, I am determined to get them." ”
As a few people were talking, the sliding door was pushed open, and a woman entered from the outside, the oil lamp in her hand flickered and dimmed, and several people subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the lower girl who came in. It was a thin woman, and the kimono was noticeably a little wide and didn't fit. Aoki's hand clenched quietly, and he was sure that there would never be such a subordinate girl in his home. But there was no expression on his face, and he said in a calm tone: "Put down the oil lamp, and you can leave." ”
The woman did not put down the oil lamp, but smiled at several people, revealing a mouthful of mutilated teeth, which was the result of being beaten by the Tiele people, the jagged teeth, glowing with a miserable white color in the dim oil lamp, Aoki only felt a burst of creepy, and subconsciously shouted: "Not good! ”
The next moment, the woman's hand slammed into her waist, and then a blast rang out, and waves of air, shrapnel, and vengeful flesh swept through the room.
In the corridor, the sword in Ryanstein's hand pointed to the ground, and the blood beads on the tip of the sword slowly fell. On the way here, the body of the bodyguard in the museum lay on its side and fell all the way, and the blood that flowed out had gradually coagulated, and then it was covered with heavy snow. (To be continued.) )