Gao Yutian said goodbye to Li Gancheng, anxious and fast, day and night, and rushed to this town not far from Shanghai at dusk.

At this time, the shopkeeper came with a red lacquer tray, holding a plate of steaming braised prawns, small meat buns and a long-necked ceramic wine jug in two or two. Gao Yutian held back his thoughts, only to find that at this moment, the customers upstairs were almost full. The shopkeeper respectfully poured wine for Gao Yutian, and was about to turn around to leave, when another one came up at the staircase.

Gao Yutian glanced at the person who came, and saw that the person was wearing a homespun cardigan, about twenty years old, not tall, but with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes. There is also a small blue cloth bag on his shoulder, and he looks like a passer-by.

This person glanced around the room, and probably saw that only Gao Yutian was sitting alone at the table, so he walked over, sat down opposite Gao Yutian, and put the small burden he brought on the table. Just when the man came over, the shopkeeper had already shown a disdainful look, and whispered to Gao Yutian: "I don't have money and I want to be the boss, so I ran upstairs!" ”

Seeing him sitting down now, the shopkeeper said angrily, "Please come downstairs for me." ”

The guest was stunned for a moment, but did not get angry, but said softly: "I'm sorry!" Downstairs is full! ”

The shopkeeper glanced at him and said in a mocking tone, "Go upstairs and eat some food." Okay, then ask me to order you a few hot stir-fries and six more large plates! ”

"Then you can give you a bowl of egg fried rice." The man was obviously a little nervous, but he still spoke softly.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he pouted and looked at Gao Yutian, as if hinting: "Look, my eyesight is good!" ”

Gao Yutian was also thinking in his heart: "It's really a turtle with money, three generations of masters!" The snobbery of this small shopkeeper is really sharp enough, and he can see through at a glance that the person who came is a character who has no oil and water to fish. Gao Yutian thought of this, and was afraid that the shopkeeper would say something mean, so he accosted him and said, "Just let him sit here and eat." He spoke in an indisputable tone.

The shopkeeper was about to talk and blocked it back. I didn't dare to pestering anymore, so I had to say complimentally: "Okay, okay." Say! He nodded and stepped back.

When the customer saw that Gao Yutian had given him a round, he looked at him gratefully.

After the shopkeeper left, Gao Yutian couldn't help but observe the customer again. But the man leaned over, turned his back on him, and looked out the window motionlessly, as if he were just a passer-by who did not know much about the world.

In less than a cigarette, the shopkeeper brought egg fried rice, and the man didn't even raise his head, he lowered his head and ate heavily, looking hungry. Gao Yutian looked at him with interest, pushed the braised prawns in front of him to the middle of the table, and said with a smile: "Please try the prawns of our northern Jiangsu." ”

The man looked up, smiled shyly, shook his head, and buried his head in his bowl of egg fried rice.

Gao Yutian was no longer reluctant, and thought to himself: This is an honest man! Then he turned his gaze out the window, and saw that it was already dark, and the street vendors were closing their stalls one after another, and the pedestrians were gradually thinning out, and he fell into deep thought again......

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the street. He hurriedly looked into the middle of the street, and saw that many people were pouring out of the shops on both sides, standing by the side of the road, as if to say something. Then a group of Japanese soldiers, armed with bayonets and 38 covered guns, escorted 10 people who were tied up by the flowers. Six of the people who were kidnapped were young men, one was an old man with gray hair, and behind the old man was a little girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old. They were all ragged and scarred, and they were horrible to see.

A wave of anger rose from my heart as my underground worker Gao Yutian clenched his fists tightly.

At this time, the little girl who was tied up tripped over something and fell to the ground. A Japanese soldier scolded: "Yaga Yalu! So he threw the butt of his gun at the little girl.

Gao Yutian's blood surged into his head, and his angry anger was about to explode in front of him. He was just about to stand up, when suddenly a gong sounded, his heart was shocked, and his brain suddenly sobered up: how could he act rashly because he was burdened with a heavy responsibility......

"When! While! The man who struck the big gong shouted, "The imperial army has an order, and all passing travelers and traders must go and see it." If there is disobedience, punishment will be severe! ”

Gao Yutian's heart moved, it's good to go and take a look. At this time, the shopkeeper came and whispered to Gao Yutian: "Yesterday, these ten people wanted to sell rice and were caught." He stopped and whispered hatefully: "These damn little devils, treat us Chinese as bad people!" ”

Gao Yutian didn't move, got up and paid the bill, and gave the shopkeeper a little more tips, and walked out in the shopkeeper's repeated thanks. Only then did he realize that the young customer had gone, and there was not even a shadow to be seen.

He followed the crowd out of the town with the Najites, and after a short walk along the road, he saw the Japanese artillery towers and barbed wire. In front of a dirt slope, the devil stopped the crowd watching, and then escorted the ten men more than ten steps, tying them all to a row of wooden stakes by a pond.

Gao Yutian had heard of the brutal Jiro Matsui, and if he caught the rice seller, he had to torture him in every possible way. Jiro Matsui himself came from a judo family, and the officers and men of his squadron all practiced a few hands, and all the "rice sellers" who caught them became targets for them to practice wrestling. When encountering a strong person, Jiro Matsui appeared in person, and he had to fall to death in one go.

The best thing about this bad thing, that is, the most cruel, is that there is a special kind of "criminal law". It is to strip people naked and draw blood with a whip, and then hang them on a stake, dry them for a few hours, and then put them in a pond to soak for a while, and then hang them up to dry again. After such a toss, even if it is an iron-beaten man, there is a chance that he will die.

"Coming, our poor Chinese are being escorted!"

"Be careful, it's coming!"

A few people were whispering. Gao Yutian saw that more than a dozen little devils came from the direction of the turret, leading a few wolf dogs with leashes. The wolfhounds barked and ran. In the blink of an eye, this group of vicious people and beasts lined up in front of the crowd. The wolfdog spat out bloody tongues, and as soon as the leash was loosened, it immediately pounced on the crowd......

Then a little devil officer with a sword at his waist, surrounded by several people, walked over with wolf steps.

"Jiro Matsui is here!" Someone whispered. Gao Yutian squeezed forward instead, he was determined to see what kind of beast this murderous devil was!

Gao Yutian used his well-trained sharp eyes to imprint this Matsui Jiro with small eyes, flat nose, thick lips, and mustache into his mind. Jiro Matsui stood on a small dirt slope, his hands on his hips, and grunted in the face of the crowd. Then the translator beside him said: "Taijun said, whoever dares to sell rice secretly, this is the end!" ”

At this time, Gao Yutian caught a glimpse of the young customer he had just met in the restaurant, also mixed in with the crowd, his eyes were full of anger, his upper teeth were biting his lower lip tightly, and he was not the same person as the timid appearance just now. There is a way to suffocate a hero for a dollar, and the villain has an ugly face!

After the translation of this dog day was finished, the bad thing Jiro Matsui waved his hand and roared, and more than a dozen guys who led the dog shouted loudly, and more than a dozen vicious dogs also barked wildly, scattering the crowd.

When Gao Yutian turned around, he looked at the young customer again, but he was gone.

The mysterious town, the pedestrians are even more mysterious, which can't help but make a sense of mystery.

Gao Yutian walked back silently, but his heart was like frying and burning: How can I see death and not save it?