Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Storm

The only thing in Shanxi that can make the Jin Suijun needle not penetrate the water is the world-famous Zhangwu County, not only the Jin Suijun, but even the people of the National Army and the Eighth Route Army enter the boundary of Zhangwu County, they are also cautious, although Zhangwu County has a military police team of the Eighth Route Army and the National Army to help maintain law and order, even if the current female county magistrate of Zhangwu County is a member of the Eighth Route Army, it will not change anything, they know in their hearts that Zhangwu County is always the master of the thunder.

Zhangwu County can live a stable life in this troubled era because of the existence of Thunder, so the people of Zhangwu County are still supportive of some of the regulations issued by Thunder, and the gendarmerie that maintains law and order on weekdays arrests people on the streets, and some strong young people will even go over to help. However, the sudden announcement of the prohibition order by Thunder made the people in the county town blow up the nest, because from tomorrow, Zhangwu County will close the city gate for three consecutive days, and not only that, but even the villages and towns around the county town are also required to stay at home and bear the consequences.

The big families in the city are nothing, although the city gate is closed, but Lei Ting did not say that he can't wander around the city, can't open shops to do business, just close the city gate for three days, it is not a big problem for them. The first to go to the county government compound to gather are the ordinary people in the city, some of their fields need to be taken care of outside the city, some are merchants who go to the countryside and villages, and there is no income if they can't go out of the city, and some are running to see the excitement, and for a time Zhang Lan's county government compound is surrounded by water.

The female county magistrate is easy to talk to, this is something that everyone in Zhangwu County knows, they just want to find the female county magistrate to ask this time to understand, they can't cut off everyone's way of life, right? The noise of the people is getting louder and louder, but the door of the county government compound is tightly closed, and even the two little soldiers standing guard at the gate on weekdays can't be found.

"What should you do, do you have something to say? The gates are blocked, you are not in a hurry at all, and you still have the heart to drink coffee, you are angry with me" Zhang Lan, who was anxious and white-faced, looked at Rowling who was leisurely drinking coffee and was angry, since he killed this county magistrate, Zhang Lan This is the first time that the door has been blocked by the people in the city, if this is placed in the base area, I am afraid that he would have been taken away by the people of Tek to answer questions. Rowling had made up this at all, and now it's good, she just didn't worry about drinking coffee at all, and regretted that she had agreed to the restraining order.

"My dear, this is the best Brazilian coffee beans freshly ground, this is the last time in Chongqing, your chairman's wife gave it to me, why don't you have some?" Rowling still lazily made a gesture to Zhang Lan to ask for coffee, seeing Zhang Lan answer with white eyes, Rowling simply pulled the cup of coffee that had just arrived in front of her, "These coffee beans are about to run out, I don't know if the chairman's wife has any more, I should have asked for more last time, I really regret it."

"Damn, you're playing tricks on me" Rowling shook her head at the coffee cup seriously, and the anger that Zhang Lan had been hiding in her heart finally broke out, "I told you to tease me, asked you to tease me, and said, do you dare?" Zhang Lan pressed Rowling under her with a tiger pounce, desperately scratching the soft flesh under Rowling's ribs with her hands, the two tossed on the earthen kang for a long time, Rowling, who had not exercised for a while, was finally defeated and begged for mercy, Zhang Lan triumphantly let go of the panting Rowling temporarily.

Zhao Zhi is not in Zhangwu County, Luo Lin is like the Monkey King who has left Wuzhi Mountain, and she walks around the county with a few mercenaries all day long, and the county government compound is the place where she comes the most, and she has become best friends with Zhang Lan. Rowling even stored a set of coffee grinding utensils here in Zhang Lan, so that she could drink freshly ground coffee at any time when she came here, but Zhang Lan always sarcastically mocked Rowling for being a capitalist lady who couldn't endure hardship.

The two of them, who had stopped making trouble for a while, were lying on their backs on Zhang Lan's clay kang, and Zhang Lan crutched Luo Lin with her foot, "Tell me quickly, what should I do about this?" It's all something you made up, you have to find a way to solve it, otherwise, I don't dare to get out of this courtyard" Zhang Lan only knew a little about the prohibition order, but she only knew that Thunder seemed to have some big moves outside the city, and the prohibition order was just a means to prevent leaks, but Zhang Lan really couldn't think of any action that would take three days.

"This is a military operation, how can you go out and say it casually, if you are afraid that those people outside will rush in and make trouble, I will send some soldiers to stand guard in your yard when you go back, I want to see if the bullets are hard or their heads are hard" Rowling reached out and twisted Zhang Lan's face lightly, got up with a smile and continued to drink her coffee. This matter is very important, Rowling even sent troops to the villages and towns outside the county seat to guard, not to mention the county seat, the Japanese spying on Zhangwu County has never stopped, Rowling does not want to spoil Zhao Zhi's major affairs because of a momentary soft-heartedness, let alone put Zhao Zhi in a dangerous situation.

"You can't let people outside surround the county compound all the time, there is no other way?" The noise clearly reached Zhang Lan's ears through the window, if it continued like this, the situation that the Eighth Route Army had just opened in Zhangwu County would be ruined. The prohibition order was issued by the county magistrate, and everyone in the county knew that he was a member of the Eighth Route Army, so if he made such a fuss, the people in the county town would definitely blame the Eighth Route Army, but the thunder of the initiator was not troublesome at all, Zhang Lan glared at Luo Lin fiercely, this foreign woman and Zhao Zhi, the male and female, did not have a fuel-efficient one.

"You just have too soft ears, when the Japanese occupied Zhangwu County, did you discuss the curfew with the people in the city? When you seized those big industries, did you negotiate to pay? When you were killing people and setting fires in the county, did these people around your yard stand up and resist? Why do they dare to stand up and come to you to make trouble, but it is because you are easy to talk and have soft ears. Why didn't they run to the place where the barracks in the west of the city surrounded me, because they didn't dare, they knew that the gun in my hand would kill" Rowling's words hit Zhang Lan's soft underbelly, and if you think about it carefully, this is indeed the reason.

"What if you know this, do you want me to send someone to arrest those people outside? Then I'm not the same as those corrupt officials of the Kuomintang, and besides, those people outside didn't do anything wrong, but I just wanted to ask for an explanation" Zhang Lan is a boiled duck with a hard mouth, knowing that her arguments are unreasonable, but she is still trying her best to follow the reasons for those people outside to get out, she is afraid that Rowling will really order to kill those people outside when she is angry.

"You, you, no wonder Zhao Zhi said when he left that you were at most the level of a guerrilla instructor, and now it seems that what he said is right" Rowling didn't save face for Zhang Lan, and pointed to Zhang Lan and said to herself, "Let me ask you, is it important for the dozens of people outside not to go out of the city for three days, or is it important for the people in Shanxi who can't eat?" I told you a long time ago, the prohibition order is because Thunder has an operation, you can guarantee that there are no Japanese agents in and out of the county immediately, if there are Japanese agents who have obtained information about our actions, and the resulting casualties, do you think that those dozens of heads outside can be calmed down? ”

"Those people outside are not short of food or clothing, just let them stay in the county for three days, if they can't even do this, we don't save such people, it's better to let them die in the hands of the Japanese, I don't think they have the courage to make trouble with the Japanese" Rowling put the empty cup of coffee on the table, got up and left, leaving Zhang Lan to sit on the kang alone and think about what Rowling just said.

Zhang Lan knew that Luo Lin's words made sense, it was wartime, everything had to make way for the war, the people of Zhangwu County lived too leisurely, so leisurely that they thought the war was over, so leisurely that they dared to block the county government compound to ask for an explanation, in the final analysis, it was because of themselves. Rowling is right, this is Thunder's military operation, in case a Japanese spy learns the information of the operation, it is a big trouble for Thunder, before Thunder came to Zhangwu County, the people here did not dare to confront the Japanese at all, since he became the county magistrate, the people in the city began to become more and more arrogant, today's incident is proof.

"Da Da" There was a burst of gunfire outside the door, followed by Rowling's Beijing accent, "The city gate will be closed for three days from tomorrow, and those who dare to go out of the city will be shot on the spot as traitors, and from now on those who will besiege the county government compound and be unfavorable to the county magistrate, and those who will be punished as traitors will be shot on the spot, and those who disrupt the market and spread rumors will be shot on the ground as traitors" As soon as Rowling's three killing orders came out, the crowd that was still arguing around the county government compound just now disappeared, making Rowling couldn't stop admiring the speed of these people's escape, If this speed is put into fighting the Japanese army, why will Zhangwu County be occupied by the Japanese army twice in a row.

"See, this is the people you are trying to protect" Turning his head to look at Zhang Lan, who ran out of the hurry after hearing the gunshots, Rowling smiled a little gloatingly, "It's right to think about the people, besides, your Eighth Route Army has always been very good at buying people's hearts, but you have seen today's things, I don't want to blame you, don't release your kindness in the future, you still have to see who you are treated" At the end, Rowling twisted Zhang Lan's face again, and then took her guards and rode away, and Zhang Lan, who was angry, couldn't stop jumping to her feet, yelling that looking for an opportunity will take revenge on Rowling's molestation.

Regarding the true intention of the prohibition order, Rowling did not tell Zhang Lan that Rowling would never open the hole card of Thunder to Zhang Lan, theoretically speaking, Zhang Lan was still a member of the Eighth Route Army after all. As long as Zhang Lan does not leave the Eighth Route Army and marry Tang Lei for a day, Luo Lin will not believe her, as for whether Zhang Lan can really win her trust, it depends on how she makes her choice.