Chapter 22 The Coward and the Hero Du Yifu turned his head, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's falcon shrank into the most dangerous pins in an instant.

The one-person-high window made of walnut wood was pushed open at some point, and the evening breeze gently pushed open the white gauze curtain, filling the whole room with a refreshing coolness, but the hot sweat slowly penetrated Du Yifu's underwear.

Du Yifu is not afraid of death, Du Yifu is forty-five years old this year, he began to wander the rivers and lakes at the age of thirteen, and then followed the leader of the Green Gang Du Yuesheng for seventeen years, during which he did not know how many winds and waves, how many times he brushed shoulders with death, and he could get to this point, even Du Fuyi himself could not say how many brothers and enemies were under his feet.

But looking at the man standing in the darkest corner next to the window, who seemed to have completely integrated himself into the darkness, and no longer distinguished from each other, he was even more silent like a legendary man, facing his eyes that shimmered in the dark, Du Yifu's heart couldn't help but rise a coolness.

That's a pair of ...... Wolf's eyes!

The corners of Du Yifu's eyes were beating slightly, he didn't like to sit in front of a desk with a lamp, being illuminated in detail, while the other party was hidden in the darkest corner, and could carefully observe his every move, this situation made Du Yifu uncomfortable. But in the face of such an uninvited guest, Du Yifu did not ask loudly, let alone panic, he just spread his hands flat and placed them in the most eye-catching position on the desk with his usual flat smile.

"There's a hidden alarm button in the corner of my desk, and as long as I press it with my elbow, the bodyguard on standby next door 24 hours a day can rush in for fifteen seconds. There's also an alarm button at my feet, and with a tap of my toes, the bodyguard next door can also rush in in fifteen seconds. ”

Du Yifu was not threatening, he was just telling the uninvited guest in front of him a fact, and made a suggestion: "If you want, I can slowly stand up and walk to your designated position." ”

Du Yifu followed his father-in-law Du Yuesheng all his life to go south and north, rolling on the tip of the knife, he really knew countless people, he clearly knew that such a person in front of him who could almost blend in with the environment, maybe not an assassin but definitely ten times more terrifying than an assassin, as long as he shot, it must be a lion fighting a rabbit and killing with one blow! As long as he did his preparations, he could have successfully killed himself before retreating.

The other party was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "No." ”

Under Du Yifu's cautious gaze, the uninvited guest who came late at night walked in front of Du Yifu and slowly sat down on the chair opposite the desk. At this time, this uninvited guest was also smiling at Du Yifu, and his hands were spread out on the desk like Du Yifu.

Du Yifu was surprised to find that this uninvited guest who came to visit late at night turned out to be just a young man in his early twenties. His face made Du Yifu involuntarily think of using the hardest marble, inviting the most skilled craftsmen, a little bit of knife and axe to carve out the stone statue, under the illumination of the table lamp, it exudes a bronze halo. Under the two thick eyebrows that fly obliquely like swords, and on the bridge of the towering nose, there is a pair of peacock galls like soaked in wine, beautiful and dangerous. And on his heavy lips, the two slightly curved arcs are declaring to anyone that their owner is a man with an absolutely strong will who will never back down in the face of any difficulties!

But what attracted Du Yifu the most was this man's temperament. Du Yifu has never seen a person in his life, and he can fuse the two opposite elements of dignified and agile at the same time, as long as he sees such a man, Du Yifu can't help but think of the two favorite words of his father-in-law Du Yuesheng...... Immovable as a mountain, aggression as fire!

There is no need for any reason, Du Yifu's intuition is shouting to Du Yifu: "Be careful, this man can definitely only be a friend, not an enemy!" ”

The man finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse, but also with a thick, irrepressible sadness, "I didn't bring any weapons, I came to visit late at night this time, but I only had one thing to ask for. ”

Looking at the other party's hands spread out on the desk in order to express that there was no danger, these hands did not tremble at all, the nails were neatly trimmed, and they contained terrible explosive power, and then looked at the little white flower he pinned to his chest, Du Yifu took a deep breath first, and then slowly spit it out from the lobes of his lungs, at this time, he had vaguely guessed the origin of this person.

It was only at this time that Du Yifu dared to believe that his life was really saved. It was only at this time that Du Yifu noticed that the underwear on his back that was soaked by sweat was attached to his back, bringing a sticky and greasy feeling, which made him itch. But Du Yifu still maintained a flat smile, which made it impossible to capture his inner activities at all, "You are a person from the lonely military camp!" ”

When Du Yifu said this, he used an affirmative tone. The man in front of him has a too hard aura on his body, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that only the best soldiers will have such a temperament, and looking at the entire Shanghai, only the lone army camp is left with [***] people.

The other party nodded without hesitation, "Yes!" ”

"Since there is something to ask for," Du Yifu looked at the young man in his early twenties in front of him, but gave him too much shock, and said indifferently: "You have to report your name!" ”

"Thunder Quake!"

Du Yifu had heard of this name, and looking at the young man in front of him, Du Yifu had to admit that Xie Jinyuan had not been in vain in the past few years, and he had really cultivated a very good apprentice who was likely to be blue! And Du Yifu has to admit that only the apprentice that Xie Jinyuan has cultivated in four years can have such a free and easy atmosphere, but he has a dangerous aura of fighting bells and drums with a force!

Du Yifu nodded, and said quietly: "Tell me about your intention." ”

"When Master Xie Jinyuan was alive, he once told me about the pattern of Shanghai, and he also told me about the three giants in charge of the Shanghai gang." Lei Zhen said indifferently: "In simple words, it is gold and love money, Zhang Xiaolin can fight, and Du Yuesheng can be a man." Most importantly, Mr. Du Yuesheng is a patriotic person! ”

Du Yifu was really surprised, he could see at a glance that Lei Zhen had the characteristics of becoming the best soldier, but he really didn't see that Lei Zhen also had the potential to become a first-class lobbyist. He didn't directly explain his intentions, he first brought out Xie Jinyuan, who had already gone immortal, and praised his father-in-law greatly, making it clear that he wanted to squeeze himself into an embarrassing situation where he couldn't refuse.

After the start of the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Du Yuesheng participated in the Shanghai Anti-Enemy Support Association from all walks of life, served as a member of the presidium, and also served as the director of the fundraising committee. He participated in the activities of the labor army, raising a large number of towels, cigarettes, and canned food, and sending them to the anti-enemy support association. After the fall of Shanghai, Mr. Du Yuesheng strictly refused to be courted by himself and moved to Hong Kong in November 1937. In Hong Kong, Mr. Du Yuet Sheng still has a heart for the motherland and continues to carry out activities by taking advantage of the gang's connections. During this period, Mr. Du Yuesheng served as the vice president of the Red Cross Society of China, a member of the Standing Committee of the Relief Committee, and the chairman of the Shanghai Party and Government Unification Committee. ”

One of the most famous activities was that Mr. Du Yuesheng's disciples in Shanghai assisted the military commander's spies in slashing the Han Dynasty and the puppet mayor of Shanghai. In 1940, Mr. Du Yuesheng organized the People's Action Committee, which was a joint organization of various gangs in China with the support of the party-state, and Mr. Du Yuesheng was the main person in charge. ”

Du Yifu didn't speak, it was obvious that before Lei Zhen came here to visit, he had already conducted a detailed investigation of their Green Gang, which could be called a confidant and a confidant.

"Mr. Du Yuesheng is in Hong Kong, and the acting head who helped him sit in Shanghai, lead large and small gangs, and fight against him underground is none other than Mr. Du Yifu!"

When Lei Zhen said this, he stared straight at Du Yifu, and said in a deep voice: "Helping Master Xie Jinyuan's wife and children return to their hometown in Guangdong was originally the matter of the lonely military camp itself, but now I say that I regard the lonely military camp as a thorn in the flesh, and there will be many difficulties along the way, but the manpower we can use is very limited!" I respect Mr. Du Yuesheng and Mr. Du Yifu, you two are men who are worried about the country and the people and are not afraid of power, so they don't have any friendship, and they still come to visit, I hope you will remember that Master Xie Jinyuan sacrificed his life for the country and the people all his life, and can be called a chivalrous man today, and help him protect the family behind him! ”

Looking at Lei Zhen, who was sitting in front of him, waiting for his reply, Du Yifu was silent.

That's right, Xie Jinyuan is a respectable hero, and his wife and children should reach out to help, but ...... Even in the lonely military camp, a few traitors who assassinated Xie Jinyuan jumped out, Du Yifu didn't know Lei Zhen, who could guarantee that the Lei Zhen in front of him was not an agent sent by the intelligence agency to lure him, the acting head of the Green Gang, to make a fatal mistake?

Taking a step back, even if the man in front of him who has received special training at first glance is really Xie Jinyuan's apprentice, in the case of the tree falling and scattering, who can guarantee that he has not been bought by the pervasive intelligence agency, while shouting patriotism to save the country, while setting a death trap for people with lofty ideals who truly love the country and save the country?!

Father-in-law Du Yuesheng went to Hong Kong, he was helping the national political axe or even [***], no matter who could call him, Du Yuesheng provided them with all kinds of materials to support the Anti-Japanese War. Even the incident of Lei Zhen's assassination of Wang's puppet political axe official is also true, and Du Yifu, who is sitting in front of him, is actually the real planner and executor of this incident, but this series of things has not surfaced, let alone surfaced.

Even if there are different opinions, even if he has deliberately suppressed the power of the Green Gang in Shanghai through the Black Dragon Society, but in the absence of a real handle, the two sides still maintain a bottom line after all, and they have not completely torn their faces, reaching the point of showing that the carriage and horses are dead.

The Qing Gang was first known as the Cao Gang, which was formed in the early Qing Dynasty in order to carry out the great cause of anti-Qing and restore the Ming Dynasty and transport military rations for the rebel army. To put it bluntly, the Green Gang is an intelligence system of a non-governmental organization, responsible for intelligence collection, integration of materials, assassination, bribery and other espionage work.

It is precisely because of this that there is a saying on the rivers and lakes that "the Hongmen is visible to the outside, and the Qinggang is hidden in the city", compared with the Hongmen with a large number of members, the Qinggang is destined to hide behind the scenes. For the sake of safety, after every disciple joins the Green Gang, even their parents, wives and children can't tell them, and only when they reach the height of Du Yifu can they know how many disciples the Green Gang has and how much strength they have.

Looking at the major events in the world, no matter how patriotic and how much support is given to resist the war, it is said that the country is strong, and the national political axe is coupled with the weakness of the [***] resistance with guerrilla tactics in the rear, this is a fact that cannot be ignored.

No one can say how long I have to show off my might in Shanghai, and before Du Yuesheng moved to Hong Kong, the reason why he handed over the position of the head of the Green Gang to Du Yifu was because this righteous son knew how to judge the situation and was able to lead the Green Gang to achieve a breathtaking balance under the pressure of various forces, so that the entire Green Gang could live like a fish in water and be at ease.

If you want to help Xie Jinyuan's wife and children escape from Shanghai and return to Guangdong, you must select elite backbone members from the gang and join the escort team. Once the members of the Green Gang and the secret service exchange fire, the balance that Du Yifu had achieved through hard work would be completely broken!

Du Yifu's brain was spinning rapidly, and all kinds of information were constantly comparing and analyzing in his heart at an astonishing speed, and in the gaze of Lei Zhen, he finally shook his head.

"I really respect Head Xie Jinyuan, and I also want to help his wife and children, but as a superior, I must not make blind judgments because of my feelings. Lei Zhen, since you have investigated our Green Gang, you should clearly know that if our Green Gang wants to participate in such a difficult task, we must send disciples of higher rank, once their identities are exposed, even if the corpse falls into the hands of Yue himself, it will inevitably lead to a hundred actions, causing immeasurable losses to our Green Gang. ”

Du Yifu is telling the truth, as far as the intelligence organization is concerned, the closer the members are to the core of the organization, the greater the danger of revealing their identities.

"I understand what you mean, sir, but I hope he will listen to me again."

Lei Zhen stared at Du Yifu and said, "Teacher Xie Jinyuan is a hero, he died in the lonely army camp, he died on the battlefield!" But if we allow Mr. Yue to assassinate Mr. Xie Jinyuan's wife and children, but do not help, and are indifferent for any reason of taking the overall situation into account, and let the heroes shed blood and tears, our nation will really be finished! ”

Du Yifu's body trembled violently, he hadn't thought of this. There are countless things in front of him that need to be dealt with, Du Yifu has to worry about the net worth of the 200,000 disciples of the Qing Gang, and he can no longer straighten his waist due to the constraints of the environment.

"Throughout human history, our China has a civilization of 5,000 years, known as the four ancient civilizations, and many civilizations that originated together with China have disappeared in the long river of history one by one, truly supporting our nation, overcoming countless ups and downs, and wading through crises again and again, it is we Chinese who burst out from ordinary people in the face of danger!" In the face of danger, a person who is powerless can lift a thousand pounds; In the face of danger, an ordinary mother can run faster than a hungry wolf and snatch her child from the claws of a wild wolf; In the face of danger, a recognized coward can become a warrior who works miracles. We Chinese often say that a nation will prosper and will be multiplied with heroes, and this is because in the soul of our nation, there is a hidden fire that makes everyone become a hero! ”

Lei Zhen's eyes suddenly showed a deep affection like the sea, at this time, he thought of his hero's mother, his hero's eldest sister, his hero's second sister, and his hero's master.

Gently exhaling a long breath, Lei Zhen said softly: "Master often tells me that there is often only a thin line between a hero and a coward. The only difference is the choice made in the face of danger. At that time, as long as you have a strong courage and a horizontal heart, you can become a hero, and as long as your courage is gone, and your legs are weak, you may become a coward or even a traitor who is spurned by everyone. And at this time, if there are a little more heroic examples, if our heroes can no longer shed tears after shedding blood, those ordinary people around us will find enough reasons to support themselves and allow themselves to give it a go. ”

Du Yifu was really stunned, and the usual calm smile on his face disappeared. Because now Du Yifu is thinking about a question...... Don't...... Heroes, which can also be mass-produced?!!!

"The power of example is endless!"

In Du Yifu's hard thinking, Lei Zhen's eyes lit up, he was still young, and he couldn't use his eyes to penetrate the fog of history and see the near future, but he had the enthusiasm of fire, and he had the confidence to make the entire desert burn.

At this time, Lei Zhen really stepped on the earth with the blue sky above his head, and he said loudly: "Once we have thousands of ordinary people who are conscious, when everyone comes together arm in arm, and the feet of thousands of heroes fall together, even the earth will shake with our rhythm!" When we picked up the steel gun and charged against the invading enemy, it was Mount Tai overwhelming, and it was a shock! At that time, I will never believe that who else dares to say that we are the sick man of East Asia, and who else dares to dream of destroying China! ”

Du Yifu opened the drawer of his desk in front of Lei Zhen, and when he raised his right hand, what pointed to Lei Zhen was a twenty-shot German-made Mauser automatic pistol!

"You go, you go immediately!" Du Yifu narrowed his eyes, the thumb of his right hand pulled the safety of the pistol, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't leave, I will shoot you!" ”

Facing the pistol that is close at hand, once the bullet is fired, no matter what kind of training he has, it is impossible to avoid, Lei Zhen smiled, facing the muzzle of the black hole, facing Du Yifu's eyes as sharp as an eagle's falcon, looking at Du Yifu's impeccable stability, accustomed to controlling the life and death of others, and not caring about taking one more life, Lei Zhen supported the desktop of the desk with both hands at this time, and slowly stood up!

In such an action, Wu Ning is at an absolute disadvantage, challenging the authority and dignity of the powerful!

Du Yifu didn't shoot, his eyes suddenly rose with a sense of appreciation, Du Yifu was thirteen years old and wandered the rivers and lakes, rolling outside for thirty-two years, before he came to the status of today, what he likes the most, and what he respects the most, is Lei Zhen, a character who can still face the gun pointed at his head, and even still calm and calm!

"You're scared!"

Lei Zhen said that Du Yifu's face changed slightly, "You know that what I said is right, you are afraid of being persuaded by me, or you are afraid to understand the truth of the matter." Although it is unstable, although it is often suppressed by himself, although it has become half of the slave of the country, although it depends on the face of the alien, but you are used to the current life, and you are afraid of the drastic changes that you must face because of your enlightenment! ”

The cold muzzle of the gun was all on Lei Zhen's head, Du Yifu stared at the young man in front of him who was too arrogant in front of him, so arrogant that he was actually teaching him, and said, "Are you really not afraid of death?" ”

"I'm afraid, I'm really afraid, I'm really afraid that if you take advantage of the fact that there is no one left and right, and your skinless and faceless fingers are hooked, you will shoot me here with a 'let's chirp', and then continue to live your life as the acting head of the house, and you can still live a glorious life for the people!"

Lei Zhen glared at Du Yifu, at this time, he really said like a knife: "But if you're afraid, will I not kill my sister and my brother?" If you are afraid, if you soften, you will not invade our China, you will not force our sisters, and you will tie our brothers to the pillars to practice bayonets? I'm scared, bend down, can we really live to be seventy or eighty, and die peacefully?! ”

Looking at Lei Zhen's eyes that seemed to be burning with flames, Du Yifu suddenly understood Lei Zhen. Just like Lei Zhen said, heroes are also born from ordinary people, they just choose to become heroes at the moment when they are faced with a choice. And Lei Zhen is the kind of person who has no way to retreat because of all kinds of feelings, and there is no reason to become a coward, so he can only rush forward, intensify the instinct of the beast to attack, attack, and attack again to the limit, and fight to fight a fucking mountain and water, and live him a willow and a bright ...... Everyman!

"I have heard of your deeds, when I attacked Shanghai, you were active in the forefront, you Qinggang spied on my military intelligence, assassinated Han Annihilation who worked for you, you used your own channels to purchase all kinds of Western medicines and anesthetics that were in short supply for [***] in Hong Kong at that time, at that time, you Du Yifu was a real Chinese and a hero!"

Lei Zhen looked at the twenty Mauser pistols that were straight on his head with disdainful eyes, and said: "That's why I first thought of your Qinggang and you Du Yifu, but I found that you are already old." When you are old and have to face danger again, when you face a choice, you don't have enough courage to choose to be a hero. ”

If I can't send my sister Ling Weicheng and her pair of children back, I Lei Zhen will be in vain, what face do I have to stand between heaven and earth, and what qualifications do I have to wear this human skin?

Thinking of Master Xie Jinyuan, and recalling his proud and upright posture in the Sixing Warehouse, Lei Zhen was really angry: "I'm afraid of death, and I don't believe that there are normal people in this world who are not afraid of death at all!" But let me watch Shi Niang and her son and daughter die under the assassination of Yu herself, and die in front of me, why don't you give me a peanut, let me go first, and go down there to find Master to apologize in person! And I died trying to protect my master, and I died a well-deserved death, even if I am not a hero, I definitely can't be called a bear. But if you hook your fingers and shoot me with no skin and no face, I suggest you abdicate as soon as possible to make way for Xian! Because I really can't see what future you can have for the Green Gang if you let a coward be the leader of the gang. If it really doesn't work, let's invite the old man Du Yuesheng back as soon as possible, although he is old, he is old, but he is getting stronger, at least much stronger than you, who is not old and decrepit! ”

After seeing Master Xie Jinyuan fall under the siege of four traitors, and watching him fall in a pool of blood, Lei Zhen was already crazy! Facing Du Yifu's pistol on his head, the anger and madness that were barely suppressed by Lei Zhen were no longer blocked at this time, and they could really be called crazy and out of control.

Du Yifu inhaled gently, and then slowly spit them out, he slowly exhaled and inhaled, slowly adjusting his emotions. Thanks to him being Du Yifu, thanks to the fact that he is forty-five years old this year, he has learned to face everything with a calm and relaxed attitude, and has learned how to face emergencies, relieve his emotions, and not let himself be carried away by blind anger or happiness, otherwise he will really be mad by Lei Zhen, a bastard boy!

What's even more terrifying is that in the face of Lei Zhen, watching him go there and talk proudly, feeling the indescribable flamboyance in his body, Du Yifu actually felt an almost irrepressible fire surging up and down his body, he was a forty-five-year-old man, and he was said by Lei Zhen, a hairy boy who was only in his twenties, as if he had returned to his youthful era. At that time, Du Yifu also said nothing, and he slapped the table, and dared to make a U-turn for his brother.

In Du Yifu's understanding, a man with such a terrible appeal that he can make others work for him even if he is bold enough to act recklessly, he is either a hero or a fucking hero!

"Fucking fuck off! Do you think that if you stare at Lao Tzu a few times and yell a few times in front of Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will be afraid of you, and you will have to listen to your orders? That's! If it weren't for the fact that you are five or six, and there are a few little roosters crowing, Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are the king of heaven Lao Tzu or Zhang San and Li Si, you would have crashed with a fucking shot! Brother, I started peeking at women taking a bath when I was six years old, and at the age of eleven, I fought with others on the street with a two-foot-long knife in order to grab a secret prostitute, and hacked people to death at the age of fourteen...... No way! ”

In the face of such a thunderstorm, what politeness, what demeanor, and the majesty of the leader of the gang are all nonsense, Du Yifu once again took out the long-sealed hooligan face, he slapped the gun in his hand on the table, and shouted: "I believe I don't need to say it, you also know clearly, don't look at me as the acting head, but the real leader is the old man above my head." Without the old man's nod, even if I were given one hundred and twenty guts, I wouldn't dare to mobilize the core members to help you escort a widow and two children under the bombardment of Xiao Yuben! ”

Seeing Lei Zhen's lips twitching, as if he wanted to say something, Du Yifu waved his hand impatiently and said, "Get out!" Get lost! Get lost! It's rare that there is nothing to worry about today, and I just want to relax a little, so I ran out of you like a little thing, obviously I don't know anything, and I am still here with a face, and I told Lao Tzu the truth. You go back to your kennel first, and wait for my brother and I to ask the old man above my head and get his answer. If the old man also says that this matter can't be managed, then you'd better not play with what kind of sow has a green onion in her nose in front of my brother and me, because as soon as the old man's words are released, it will be a nail on the board and riveted to death! ”

Looking at Du Yifu, who was drinking three or four to himself, Lei Zhen smiled, because he clearly knew that Du Yifu, who dared to fight and was originally known as "Desperate Little Saburo", was back!

A person like Du Yifu, if he thinks it's wrong, he doesn't want to, even if he puts a gun at him, he will only point at other people's noses and scold loudly like Lei Zhen. If he thinks it is correct and should report it to his top old man, it means that he has approved Lei Zhen's requirements and views, and will do everything possible to convince Old Man Du Yuesheng.

There is another point, Lei Zhen and Du Yifu are tacitly ...... Lei Zhen, an uninvited guest, who can guarantee that he is not a spy sent by this intelligence agency? During the period of replying to Lei Zhen, Du Yifu will definitely conduct an all-pervasive investigation into Lei Zhen's origin until his identity is determined and he is convinced that he has not collaborated with the enemy and committed treason.

(To be continued)