When Zhang Qifu began to realize the important first step in his life in Yangon Harbor, Ah Xing and Xiao Daiyu, who were about the same age as him, encountered the most thrilling test in their lives.

They feel that Shanghai can't stay anymore!

What made them have such thoughts was because of one thing Ah Xing saw. That morning, Ah Xing carried the fifty yuan he had used as his watch and was ready to go to the alley market on the other side of the old dock to redeem some fruit.

He used to sell fruit in Songjiang, but later the ruffians and hooligans in Shanghai always came to extort money, which led him to stab a gangster leader in a fit of rage and went to the dock from then on.

Now, after going out for so many years, nothing has changed except that the hair around my ears has turned a lot grayer.

People always have to eat when they live. Ah Xing remembered to sell fruit again.

Speaking of which, this fruit seller is really fateful, during the time when he followed Wang Maocai, he chatted with the Qinggang boss Du Yuesheng, and Du Yuesheng said that he was also a fruit seller.

is also from the same background as selling fruits, and also from the same gang, but now that the situation is different, Ah Xing is afraid that he will be selling fruit again.

In the morning, he went to a bazaar outside Putou. After the recovery of Shanghai, fruits from other places will gather here, and it is cheaper to exchange things, and Ah Xing is ready to exchange some and go back to sell.

It came too early in the morning, and there were not many people in the market. Ah Xing looked at the fruits on the table in a few stores, and felt that it was too expensive and expensive, so he went to the morning tea shop next to him to prepare to eat some soup dumplings, and wait for a while.

Walking into a morning tea shop, Ah Xing shouted and served steamed buns. It's a makeshift shed, and on the stove, a stack of steamed buns is steaming.

Ah Xing asked for two servings, and was going to bring another one back to Xiao Daiyu to taste, and ate one for himself.

Although this bun is not as good as the one eaten in the high-end teahouse before, it also makes Ah Xing, who has not eaten a full meal for many days, feel delicious. He first took a small bite of the bun skin, waited until the soup inside flowed in his mouth, and then chewed it carefully.

While eating, there was a noise outside. Ah Xing put down the bun in his hand and looked outside, only to see a large group of people on the road not far away.

As the crowd moved, he saw several dark green American-style ten-wheeled trucks driving towards this direction, and on the truck stood soldiers wearing steel helmets, sunglasses, and white masks.

In the middle of each truck was a thinly dressed and bruised man, and behind them was a white wooden sign with some black letters written on it.

"What is this doing?" Ah Xing couldn't help asking.

"What else can I do? Shoot someone! The shopkeeper walked over and said rather casually, it seemed that he was used to this situation.

"Shooting?" Ah Xing muttered.

"Yes, shoot the traitor. These dog-days took a lot of good things when the Japanese were in the time, and they deserved to be shot! The boss packed the steamer in his hand and scolded viciously.

Ah Xing looked forward, a truck drove slowly, and it was Ah Qiang in the middle!

The message read out next verified his guess, "Gao Ziqiang, xx people!" He held an important position in the Party Affairs Investigation Department of Wang's puppet government and brutalized the masses many times. In August of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, he was arrested in Shandong and is now tried by the Shanghai Municipal Special Court, guilty of treason, homicide, and rape...... Punish several crimes together, execute the death penalty, verify the identity, and escort to the execution ground! ”

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of cheers in the crowd, and Ah Xing hid in the distance and watched from afar, his heart was grabbed.

Along with Cuong, there were more than a dozen men of various ages, all of whom were huddled in a ball, and the soldiers next to them carried them up like chickens.

Ah Xing looked trembling.

"Execution!" As an order was given, several bean-like gunshots rang out.

This shot seemed to hit Ah Xing, and he trembled all over.

Ah Xing hurried home, and on the way, he began to pay attention to these scenes. The real situation at the moment is that traitors are being caught everywhere in Shanghai. Although they have not done any traitorous acts, they also followed Wang Maocai to the dock, so they are naturally proper traitors.

When he got home, he closed the door behind him, took a deep breath and shivered with fright.

Xiao Daiyu was doing needlework, and when she saw him like this, she asked him what was wrong.

"I ...... I met Keung......"

"Cuong? Which Ah Keung? Xiao Daiyu asked.

"That's it...... That's it, the Cuong who let us go. Ah Xing couldn't speak.

"Did you see him? How is he? Scares you like this? Xiao Daiyu walked over and asked.

"He was dragged out and shot in public on the street...... After several shots, the * child collapsed, and the person died thoroughly. When he said this, Ah Xing's face was pale and his eyes were blank.

"What the hell is going on?" When Xiao Daiyu heard this, the sewing kit in her hand fell off.

He told Xiao Daiyu what he saw today.

After hearing this, Xiao Daiyu was silent for a long time.

After a long time, Xiao Daiyu grabbed his hand and said, "Bring some cash or something, let's go immediately." ”

Ah Xing shook his head and said dejectedly: "It's the same wherever you go." Ah Qiang ran to Shandong, but was still arrested. Besides, now that the place where the money is hidden is being watched, if we run away like this, what can we do elsewhere? ”

"You can't go, you can't go, can't you go, is it possible to wait here to be caught?" Xiao Daiyu said a little angrily.

Ah Xing's ten fingers were inserted into his hair, and he leaned forward, "It's over!" ”

"It's over!" Little Daiyu was almost crying.

Seeing Xiao Daiyu like this, Ah Xing thought about it and said, "I know that a person from Nanjing who contacted No. 76 before is quite reliable. We told him the news of Wang Maocai's escape and saw if he could let us go. ”

"Is this okay?" Although Xiao Daiyu was skeptical, she also wanted to try.

Ah Xing shook his head, "I'm not sure either. But it's going to have to be tried. I saw a notice on the street saying that a reward was offered for the high-ranking officials of Wang's puppet government, and if we gave them this news, we would be happy to ......."

After thinking for a while, Ah Xing said again: "In this way, I'll try it with him later." Don't stay in our house yet, and if I don't come back before five o'clock in the evening, you can leave quickly. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Daiyu was a little moved, she reached out and stroked Ah Xing's cheek, and said slowly: "They all say that they are ruthless, but you still believe in me......"

Before the following words could be said, Ah Xing interrupted her, "Don't say anything more." You are my wife, and you will be from now on. Without further ado, I'm leaving. ”

With that, Ah Xing went out.

Not long after Ah Xing went out, Xiao Daiyu also went out according to what Ah Xing said.

Because she was careless while walking, she bumped into a lean man in a satin coat when she went out.

"Oops, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Xiao Daiyu hurriedly apologized.

The thin man smiled evilly, pinched his chin and looked Xiao Daiyu up and down, then clapped his hands and said, "Don't get in the way, where is the lady going?" ”

Xiao Daiyu saw that this person was a smooth-tempered ruffian, so she ignored him and left with her bag.

"Ah Shui, what are you doing down there? Not up yet? Not far away, the voice of the charter lady was heard.

"It's coming, it's coming." This lean man named Ah Shui went upstairs with a pout.

The charter wife is a middle-aged fat man who weighs more than 160 pounds, her husband died in battle, and she guards these houses to collect rent.

has money in his hands, and has no children and daughters, so the charter wife is naturally unwilling to be lonely. I don't know when, she met Ah Shui, who was eating white rice.

Ah Shui is a famous gambler, he eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles on weekdays, but he has no money, but fortunately, he has a good skin, plus his body is lean and energetic, so he naturally pleases the charter wife.

Every time, when Ah Shui had no money, he would come to the charter wife for a spring festival, and a night of tossing could break up the bed, and then take ten yuan and twenty yuan from the charter wife.

Both sides take what they need, but there is nothing. But when he came to find the charter wife that night, he happened to see Xiao Daiyu. When he was surprised by the woman's appearance, he felt as if he had seen this woman somewhere.

After going back, after talking to the charter wife, he lit a cigarette, hugged the chubby charter woman in his arms, and said, "What is the origin of the tenant who lives on the third floor here?" ”

The charter lady knew that he was talking about Xiao Daiyu, so she bounced up from her arms and scolded angrily: "Dead ghost! Nongle white woman! ”

"No, you see you're too careful, right? It's just that I look familiar with that woman, as if I've seen it somewhere before. By the way, what is the origin of this Ah Xing? Ah Shui asked.

The charter lady was a little relieved, and she continued: "Who knows, this guy used to be a gangster who ran the dock, and I don't know which traitor he got on the line a few years ago, and he said that he was a gangster." I've seen him come out of the black car, who knows how to get into this picture? I think eighty percent of it is the backstage down! ”

As she spoke, the charter lady took out a pack of three-fort cigarettes, picked one up and lit it herself, and smoked it slowly.

Ah Shui took one and smoked slowly. The speaker has no intention of listening to the heart, but Ah Shui already has a general plan in his heart, and he is determined to find out.

However, it costs money to buy news, but money is what he is lacking.

"Sister Hua, do you have twenty yuan? Lend me first. Ah Shui took a puff of the flue.

"What does Nong want to do?" The charter lady asked a little vigilantly.

"This time it's the right thing!" Ah Shui patted his chest and said.

The charter lady smiled slightly, "Then it depends on how you behave?" ”

Ah Shui spit out the cigarette butt in his mouth, turned over and rode up......

With a few dozen yuan from the charter wife, Ah Shui got out of the alley, called a rickshaw, and went straight to Sima Road.