Luo Pingfan's bitter pleading still touched Xiao Xiong's heart.

Yes, it was as he should have died at his own gun, and it would have been the best choice for him. But if he dies like this, his heart is unwilling, especially if he can't face his son, just give him a chance. Besides, the attack on Miaozhipu and Shilipu is already inevitable, and the devil has already followed him, even if he doesn't say it, the devil will still know, and the ending cannot be changed.

Xiao Xiong tried hard to convince himself, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Wang Yantai, who was standing next to him, said:

"Commander, give him another chance to choose how to die. Let him have a good end. ”

Xiao Xiong thought for a while, and said to Luo Pingfan:

"Luo Pingfan, I won't kill you today, but I'll put your head on your neck for the time being. From now on, your wife and son will stay on Jiangxinzhou, and you will have no worries. You give me to go back to Jiujiang immediately and go back to the dock to find work. I don't think it will be long before Wu Yingqi and Peng Fugui will definitely look for you after they see you. You have to adapt to the situation, win their trust, spy more on the secrets of the devils, provide intelligence to the Einsatzgruppen in time, and strive for meritorious service and atonement. ”

"Yes, yes, I will atone for my sins. If you don't kill a few devils to cushion your back, you swear not to be a man. Luo Pingfan knelt on the ground and nodded in agreement.

"Get up and speak." Xiao Xiong waved his hand.

"You are a smart person, your mission back to Jiujiang is not simply to get some worthless information for me, but to find opportunities to spy on useful and important information about the devil, such as personnel transfers, material transfers, etc. Your life and death are all in your own hands, and you must take advantage of the opportunity. ”

Luo Pingfan agreed repeatedly. He kept thanking you for your grace not to kill, but in fact, he already had the idea of dying in his heart, and the reason why he wanted Xiao Xiong to forgive him for a long time was because he felt too sorry for the dead Daddy Xiao and the brothers of the Einsatzgruppen, and he died like this without killing a few devils to avenge them, and he was really unwilling and felt too wronged.

The group left the cemetery and returned to their residence, and they saw Hu Zhaodi and her mother still standing in front of the door looking anxiously at this side, waiting there. As soon as she saw that Luo Pingfan came back safe and sound, she couldn't help but burst into tears, and pulled Luo Pingfan and her son to kneel for Xiao Xiong. Xiao Xiong hurriedly held her up and said:

"Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm generous, I want him to go back to Jiujiang to do things for us, kill more devils to avenge the master, let him make up for his mistakes, and make meritorious atonements. That's why I saved him from death for the time being. In the future, you two will stay on the continent, and he will return to Jiujiang today, so you can go and talk to him. ”

After speaking, he and Wang Yantai returned to their respective rooms.

As soon as he entered the room, Bai Yu hurriedly walked in from outside with a telegram.

"Brother, the Ninth Theater Command is calling."

Xiao Xiong hurriedly took the telegram, opened it, and saw that it was written:

"The Northern Jiangxi Guerrilla Corps and Commander Xiao Xiong: In view of the frequent confrontation operations carried out by the Eighth Route Army in the North China Battlefield and the New Fourth Army in the theater north of the Yangtze River, and the gains were very large, the impact was very great. Therefore, the chairman of the committee ordered all units behind enemy lines to actively carry out anti-enemy operations. The Theater Commander's Headquarters hereby orders: All units of the northern Jiangxi guerrilla zone should closely monitor the enemy's various movements, actively carry out guerrilla operations behind enemy lines, break up enemy communications, disrupt enemy movements, delay the enemy, and coordinate with the overall combat operations in the theater. In order to support your ministry in carrying out its activities better, a number of military supplies were specially deployed, which arrived later. ”

"Okay, there's a big move again." Xiao Xiong happily picked up Bai Yu and turned around in the room, kissing Bai Yu as he turned, making Bai Yu ashamed and frightened, and his white face became red.

"Quick, put me down, don't let anyone see me."

"Haha, see it, see it, there's nothing to be afraid of, I'm the biggest here. Brother, I'm so happy today. Xiao Xiong put Bai Yu on the edge of the bed, and the two sat side by side.

"Brother, did you kill Luo Pingfan to be so happy?"

"Do you think he should be killed?" Xiao Xiong asked rhetorically.

"Definitely should be killed! It's just that I think he's also pitiful, especially how kind Zhaodi's sister-in-law is, how kind she is, how did she and her mother live after killing Luo Pingfan? Ugh—"

Bai Yu sighed heavily. She really couldn't understand why Luo Pingfan wanted to be a traitor. Isn't it just death, is it that hard? It's a great head, so why do you have to apostatize? That's not life as death.

"Brother, did you really kill him?" Bai Yu asked heavily. She knew that logically speaking, Luo Pingfan really deserved to die, and emotionally speaking, it was difficult for Xiao Xiong to kill him personally. Bai Yu looked at Xiao Xiong and asked eagerly.

"Didn't kill him."

"Really? Why didn't you kill him? Bai Yu couldn't help but scream.

"Spare him a life for the time being, and give him a chance to make meritorious contributions and atone for his sins. Otherwise, if we let him go like this, how can we give an explanation to the dead martyrs and the living? Is it? ”

"Hmm. Brother is really a great mercy and compassion to save the suffering and save the suffering. Amitabha! Bai Yu nodded, folded his hands and worshiped reverently.

"Sister Yu, don't you want to kill him too?" Xiao Xiong stared at Bai Yu and asked.

"I wanted to kill him at first. Miao Zhipu was washed in the blood of devils, the whole village was burned down, and so many brothers died, and the Yaohua brothers also died there. Later, Daddy was arrested by the devil again, and all the ten-mile shops were burned down, and Daddy was still gone later. At that time, I hated, my heart was dripping blood, and I wished I could kill all those devils and Han Annihilation. Afterwards, when you analyzed that these things might be related to Luo Pingfan, I couldn't wait to kill him immediately. ”

Bai Yu looked at Xiao Xiong, and then said:

"Brother, it's no wonder that you say it's strange, the current idea is somehow a little different from the original idea, and the desire to kill him is not so strong, and I don't know why this is happening, what about you?"

Xiao Xiong pulled Bai Yu over and leaned on his shoulder, silent. The season has reached the beginning of autumn, the wind blowing in outside has already felt cool, the reeds on the continent have begun to turn yellow, the lotus leaves of the lotus pond not far from the window have also withered, and a few late-blooming lotus flowers stand alone in the water. In the air, the chirping of geese was heard from time to time, and there were geese from the north in a herringbone or a zigzag formation, flying in groups in the direction of Poyang Lake. Winter is a paradise for them, many sandbanks have been exposed, and the shallows are full of food, and they have to rush there to spend the winter. The sky is really starting to get cooler.

"Sister, I miss my daddy." Xiao Xiong's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he hugged Bai Yu tightly.

"Whenever I think of my father's death, I want to kill him and avenge my father's death. However, when I really faced him and saw his down-and-out appearance, I really couldn't do it. Alas, what a sin, why is that? ”

"Brother, this is the difference between human surnames and beast surnames, the difference between civilization and barbarism. Luo Pingfan, in your heart, is actually your family, your relatives. Although he is a traitor and deserves to be killed, you still have that kind of affection for him in your heart, you hate him and pity him, sympathize with him, and if you really want to attack him, it is difficult for you to do it. Is it? Elder brother. ”

"That's true. I hope he can do it for himself and really make meritorious atonements. ”

At night, Xiao Xiong asked Wang Yantai to send someone to send Luo Pingfan across the river.

He returned to Jiujiang, found a place to live next to the dock, and settled down. Lying on the bed, he couldn't sleep for a long time, and the things after the devil came flashed in front of his eyes. Father Xiao, Li Yaohua and other dead brothers flashed in front of his eyes like marquees. It wasn't until the rooster crowed that he fell asleep.

The next day, Luo Pingfan found an acquaintance on the dock and found another job.

Sure enough, the news of Luo Pingfan's return was soon reported to Peng Fugui. It was almost time to finish work in the afternoon, and he hurried to the dock to find Luo Pingfan.

He invited Luo Pingfan to a tavern next to the Yanshui Pavilion, ordered a few dishes, and scalded a pot of rice wine. He also asked his subordinates to pour himself and Luo Pingfan a glass, picked up the wine glass, and said:

"Brother Luo, brother will give you a glass first." After speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup. Then he said:

"During this time, Brother Luo must have suffered, looking at you looking lost and depressed. Where the hell have you been? I'm really afraid that Xiao Xiong will go to you for revenge. ”

"Alas, it's hard to put into words, Director Peng." Luo Pingfan picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, he wiped his mouth with his hand, thinking of his pain, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he choked and said:

"Director Peng still understands me. I left Jiujiang with my wife and children and returned to my hometown, and Xiao Xiong somehow found my home. He insisted that I had told him that he had told me and that he wanted to shoot me. How can I admit it, my whole family knelt down and kowtowed to him. But he just wouldn't let me go. My poor wife, when she heard that they were going to take me away and kill me, threw herself into the river in a hurry. I buried my wife, no matter how they beat me and tortured me, I just didn't admit it. They couldn't produce evidence, so they let me go for the time being, saying that they would come to me when they found evidence in the future. Alas, what a misfortune it is, my child, who was not yet ten years old, saw his mother kill herself, did not eat or drink all day, and went out of the house one night and never saw him again. I searched everywhere, all over the place, and for several months, I didn't find it. I guess it's no longer in the world. Ugh—"

Luo Pingfan couldn't help but cry like rain, and he couldn't cry. I poured several glasses of wine in a row and finished it in one go.

"Don't be sad, brother. Drink it. Peng Fugui poured himself a glass of wine and drank it with Luo Pingfan.

"Then why did you go back to Jiujiang again?"

"Ahh I'm desperate. I grew up in Jiujiang since I was a child, and I have no relatives and no reason in my hometown, so I can only work for others for long hours and do short jobs. My wife and children are gone, what are you doing in my hometown? It's better to go back to Jiujiang to mix up. When you go to the dock and station, you can still mix it up. Luo Pingfan said very depressedly. Peng Fugui looked at Luo Pingfan's unshaven beard, dirty and torn body, and destitute, and had an idea in his heart.

"That's it, Brother Luo, it's still the same thing I said to you before, you will follow me in the future, I will ensure that you eat and drink spicy food, and it will not be long before you continue to wind it and live a good life again, do you think it will work?"

"Let me take a gun and follow me to kill someone? I don't dare. ”

"Hey, no, you're still working on the docks, not to fight against the bag, but to be the overseer, the foreman of the workers. I'll give you thirty yuan a month, and there will be dividends at the end of the month. That's all right, right? ”

"Such a good thing for me? I'm not dreaming. Luo Pingfan hurriedly stood up, poured Peng Fugui a glass of wine, poured himself another glass, raised his hands, and said:

"Thank you Director Peng for your kindness, I will follow you in the future, and I will go to the soup and fire." After saying that, I drank it all. Peng Fugui also finished drinking. He looked at Luo Pingfan, and then said:

"You'll have to worry more about things on the docks in the future, especially Xiao Xiong's resistance, maybe they're still staring at you. You are familiar with them, if you find their traces, you should not make a noise first, but tell me secretly, and strive to make great contributions, and I will be rewarded. ”

"Okay, although they didn't kill my wife personally, they ruined my family, and I have a grudge against them. Rest assured, I won't let them go. ”

The two of them filled their cups, clinked glasses, and drank them all.