That night, the scarred Tang Qianlin crawled out of the pile of dead people, and after saying goodbye to his dead comrade for a short time, he fled the warehouse with anger and helplessness that he could never forget.

The 26th Army and the Chinese Communist Association did not clean up the scene, because the next day they had to report the incident, and the newspaper wrote that the workers' pickets had privately purchased arms to prepare for the Northern Expeditionary Army, but they could not negotiate with the arms dealers, and both sides were defeated.

Although he escaped from the warehouse, Tang Qianlin, who was seriously injured, did not insist on walking to the scheduled meeting and place of the capture, because his injuries were too serious, and when he stumbled to a certain back alley, he finally fainted.

"Please, give us a few more days, five days, no, three days, three days, three days, and we will definitely pay back the money after three days." In a daze, Tang Qianlin heard the pleading voice of a crying woman, he slowly opened his eyes, got up from the dirty corner, and looked at the sound.

Although he saw the woman who was facing him sideways, Tang Qianlin also noticed the murderers in front of the woman who were wearing black clothes and black pants, wearing top hats, and holding long knives and axes and other sharp weapons in their hands.

The person in the lead, he recognized, was the hooligan of the Chinese Communist Association who took the lead in the murder in the warehouse last night.

The flame of hatred erupted from Tang Qianlin's eyes, he quickly glanced around, and finally found a wooden stick that was quite strong, just when Tang Qianlin was about to step forward to take revenge, the hooligan leader squatted in front of the crying woman, and asked with a smile: "It seems that you two are true love, after your man is down, you are willing to be a dancer to support him, but unfortunately, he is still not angry, and gambles all day with the skin and meat money you earn, you say, what's the use of you following such a man?" If you and me, the previous debts will be written off. ”

As soon as the hooligan leader said this, Tang Qianlin noticed that not far behind the woman lay a man in a suit who looked like an upper-class man.

The man seemed to faint and lay there with his head tilted, not moving.

The woman was wearing a cheongsam, and her face was dirt and dirt except for tears.

The hooligan leader raised his hand to wipe the tears from her face, and with a greedy and lustful smile, he touched his handkerchief to clean the dirt from her face.

At this time, Tang Qianlin in the corner saw the woman's face clearly, it was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, just like a perfect thing carved by God, delicate facial features, fair skin, even if he knelt there, his posture was so elegant.

Tang Qianlin was stunned for a while, and only after the woman spoke again did he come back to his senses.

The woman said, "Will you give us two more days?" In two days' time, I will definitely pay you back with interest. ”

The gangster leader's face sank: "No, either you go with me now, or you two will leave a life." ”

At this moment, the man who was lying on the ground turned over and got up, kowtowed to the hooligan leader, and said, "Please, let me go, you take her away first, and I will bring the money to ransom her two days later." ”

The woman looked at the man in surprise, the man's gaze did not dare to touch her body, and everyone present knew that he was lying to protect himself.

The hooligan leader stood up and frowned, "Hey, are you still with such a man?" I'm curious, what exactly do you like about him? ”

The woman bowed her head and said nothing.

Tang Qianlin clenched the stick in his hand, and at the moment when the gangster leader reached out to grab the woman's wrist, he suddenly became difficult, stepped forward and broke the leader's wrist with a stick, and endured severe pain to kick it away.

The hooligan leader screamed and clutched his wrists, and while retreating, he beckoned his subordinates and said, "Kill him!" ”

The other four men rushed up and fought with Tang Qianlin, if in normal times, Tang Qianlin could solve these miscellaneous fish soldiers in three or two clicks, but at this time he was already seriously injured, although he also had the upper hand, but he still couldn't dodge the hooligans' fists and feet.

After several fights, Tang Qianlin finally eliminated the four hooligans, and slowly walked to the hooligan leader with a stick.

The leader of the hooligans looked at his subordinates lying on both sides with bloody faces, and began to beg for mercy: "Good man, if you have something to say, we don't know each other, I am a member of the Chinese Communist Association......"

Tang Qianlin coldly interrupted him: "I know that you are a member of the Chinese Communist Association, and I am looking for you." ”

The hooligan leader looked at Tang Qianlin carefully, and only then did he realize who he was, and at the same time, the stick in Tang Qianlin's hand also slammed heavily on his head.

After solving everything, when Tang Qianlin turned around, he saw the woman standing there stunned, looking at the dead hooligan leader, and the man had long since disappeared.

"Didn't ......" The word "thing" Tang Qianlin didn't say it, and he fell down as soon as it was dark.

When Tang Qianlin woke up again, he was still lying in the back alley, and the woman knelt down in front of him, and when she saw him wake up, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a happy smile: "I thought you were dead." ”

Tang Qianlin struggled to get up: "Why haven't you left yet?" ”

The woman said, "I can't leave my life-saver." ”

Tang Qianlin got up and looked at the corpses of the five hooligans piled up in the distance: "What did you do?" ”

The woman nodded: "Well, it's always been outside, and it will be seen." ”

Tang Qianlin looked at the woman and said, "Hurry up and go home, it's too dangerous outside, don't go out for this time after you go back." ”

The woman shook her head: "I don't dare to go back." ”

Tang Qianlin was puzzled: "Why?" ”

The woman hesitated for a long time before saying, "Go home, there are still creditors coming to the door." ”

Tang Qianlin nodded: "Then you can go to a friend's or relative's house to avoid the limelight." ”

Saying that, Tang Qianlin left, and just after walking a few steps, the woman asked behind her: "Benefactor, at least tell me, what is your name?" ”

Tang Qianlin stopped and hesitated for a while before replying: "My surname is Tang, and my name is Qianlin." ”

"Brother Qianlin, can I call you that?" After the woman finished speaking, she barely squeezed out a smile, "My name is He Chenxue." ”

"Hmm." Tang Qianlin just answered, raised his feet and continued to walk forward, he didn't dare to look back, he didn't dare to look at He Chenxue's face again, because for some reason, the picture of Master Yefeng teaching him appeared in his mind-

"Qianlin, remember, when you walk the rivers and lakes, you have to have multiple eyes on everything, especially beautiful things." Yefeng said to Tang Qianlin, who was still young at the time, "Everyone loves beautiful things, men love beautiful women, and many people will also envy and slander those women who are beautiful and fragrant because they can't get them." ”

The young Tang Qianlin pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Master, I don't understand much. ”

Yefeng looked at Tang Qianlin, who looked confused: "You must know how to find a balance, there will be a balance between the inner expectations and the sadness of reality, find this balance point, you can live without forgetting your original intention, if you want to live up to others, you must first live up to your heart." ”

Tang Qianlin still didn't understand, but he firmly remembered Ye Feng's words and nodded vigorously.

Yefeng said: "Everything has another side, and there will be poisonous snakes hidden under beautiful flowers, and perhaps the fragrance emitted by the flowers themselves is highly poisonous. ”

……

To this day, Tang Qianlin still didn't understand Ye Feng's words, but these words made him cautious and cautious, especially in the face of those beautiful things that could keep him in place, such as He Chenxue in front of him.

Leaving the alley, Tang Qianlin managed to change his clothes and walked on the street.

The streets were full of soldiers of the 26th Army, who were arresting the Communists everywhere, and the officers who took the lead had a list in their hands, and as soon as the first offender on the list appeared in their sight, he would open fire at the first time without hesitation.

Tang Qianlin's heart was stimulated by the sound of gunshots, and he kept trembling, and when he walked to the end of the street with his breath in his breath, he closed his eyes vigorously against the wall, trying to exhale the turbid breath in his chest.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw He Chenxue standing in front of him with a worried face.

Tang Qianlin frowned: "Why are you here?" Didn't you tell you to go? ”

He Chenxue was very embarrassed: "I don't know where to go, I have no relatives, and I don't have real friends......"

Tang Qianlin looked at her, and for the first time made contact with her real four eyes, and finally, he asked something that he didn't even expect: "How much do you still owe others?" ”

He Chenxue raised one finger, thought about it, raised her other hand again, and stretched out ten fingers: "Ten oceans." ”

Tang Qianlin pondered for a while and said, "Come with me." ”

Tang Qianlin and He Chenxue walked back to the meeting point where they were arrested, where he saw the only three people who remained, a treasurer in charge of money, and two other arresters.

Seeing that Tang Qianlin had brought outsiders here, the three of them were very nervous, and Tang Qianlin didn't explain anything, so he directly asked the treasurer for ten oceans.

The treasurer was puzzled: "What do you want so much money for?" ”

As he spoke, the treasurer's gaze skipped over Tang Qianlin's shoulder and looked at He Chenxue who was standing in the distance.

Tang Qianlin just explained simply: "Save people." ”

The treasurer asked, "Who is this woman?" ”

Tang Qianlin hesitated, and decided to tell a lie, a big lie, once it was exposed, he was faced with the lie that the door would be cleaned up: "Her husband, like us, participated in the Northern Expedition, but was betrayed, I can't bear it, I want to scrape together a sum of money to send her out of Shanghai." ”

The treasurer still asked, "Where is she from?" What does her husband do? What is it called? ”

Tang Qianlin replied without thinking: "A native of Ningbo, her husband is from the 12th Division of the Fourth Army, and his name is Zheng Ziming. ”

The treasurer pondered for a while: "Is it Zhang Fakui's subordinate?" ”

Tang Qianlin nodded and said no more, the 12th Division of the Fourth Army did have a staff officer named Zheng Ziming, when he fought Nanchang, he and Zheng Ziming met on the battlefield, but Zheng Ziming was killed because of the shelling, but he knew that Zheng Ziming sympathized with the Communist Party, and if the treasurer found out, these things could make him deal with it for a while.

The treasurer finally took out ten pieces of ocean, and when he handed it to Tang Qianlin, he said solemnly: "Qianlin, now is a sensitive period, and it is also the most difficult time for our Xuanzi faction, if you lie, and find out in the future, not only will you suffer, but your master will also be implicated." ”

Tang Qianlin nodded: "I know, thank you." ”

Tang Qianlin took ten pieces of ocean, walked up to He Chenxue, and handed the ocean directly to her: "This is the money to repay the debt, I will go with you." ”

He Chenxue looked at Tang Qianlin: "You don't believe me? ”

"No, no, no." Tang Qianlin hurriedly explained, "I'm just worried about your safety. ”

He Chenxue smiled reluctantly: "You and I meet in Pingshui, without relatives and no reason, it is normal for you to doubt me." ”

Tang Qianlin turned around and nodded to the other three fellow disciples, and led He Chenxue away.

Back at the door of He Chenxue's house, several hooligans were slamming the door, He Chenxue hurriedly stepped forward to pay off the debt, and the hooligans didn't embarrass her after taking the money, and turned to leave.

Tang Qianlin stood there, watching the hooligans go away, and then said, "Okay, it's time for me to go." ”

He Chenxue hurriedly said: "If you don't dislike it, go in and drink a glass of water." ”

"No, it's time for me to go." Tang Qianlin turned around and left, but at this time, the door opened, and the man stood at the door.

The man grabbed He Chenxue and asked, "Who is he?" Where did you get your money? Are you fucking out there and being a bitch? ”

Tang Qianlin stopped when he heard this, turned around and glared at the man, but the man turned his anger into joy, stepped forward and took out a cigarette and handed it to Tang Qianlin: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to target you, I thank you It's too late, I know, it must be you who came to the rescue." ”

Tang Qianlin was silent, just looking at the man.

The man introduced himself: "My surname is Wang, my name is Dawei, I have a lot of achievements, what is my wife's name, you must know, I don't need to say it, in fact, I have no feelings with her......"

When he said this, Tang Qianlin saw He Chenxue pinching the corners of his clothes, with tears in his eyes.

But Tang Qianlin didn't know what to say or what to do at this time.

Wang Dawei pulled Tang Qianlin to the side: "Brother, I know, you are a rich man, just like me before, I can also see that you didn't help us for nothing, don't you like her?" ”

Tang Qianlin glared at Wang Dawei, but Wang Dawei smiled: "Men, it's normal to like women, don't be shy, in this way, give me fifty oceans, she will be yours." ”

Tang Qianlin suppressed his anger: "She is your wife." ”

Wang Dawei said with a smile: "As the saying goes, brothers are like siblings, wives are like clothes, siblings can't be sold, clothes can be used, don't you think fifty is not worth it?" It's worth it, she's so beautiful, she's in good shape, she can cook, and that's not bad......"

Tang Qianlin looked at Wang Dawei's shameless appearance, and wanted to punch him down, but He Chenxue, who was already in tears, turned around and entered the house, and not long after, he walked out with a small box and stood there staring at Tang Qianlin.

Wang Dawei smiled at He Chenxue, and then turned to Tang Qianlin: "Look, everyone has packed up their things, don't worry, I have no relationship with her, really, fifty is not a loss." ”

Tang Qianlin endured it and said, "I don't have that much money now." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tang Qianlin found that He Chenxue was trembling all over, and he hurriedly said, "I'll take her away first, and then I'll send the money back." ”

Wang Dawei's face changed: "That, that's not good, one hand to pay the money, the other hand to the people, brother, fifty oceans, for you, it's just a small amount, you give a happy word." ”

Tang Qianlin nodded: "Okay, let me go for a while, I'll go and collect money." ”

After Tang Qianlin finished speaking, he turned around and left, and after walking a few steps, he stopped, looked at He Chenxue, who was standing there looking at him, and said to her, "Don't worry, I will be back soon." ”

He Chenxue watched Tang Qianlin leave with tears in her eyes, and only nodded vigorously for a long time, and suddenly shouted loudly: "I'm waiting for you, don't lie to me, don't lie to me!" ”

Although Tang Qianlin didn't turn around to respond to anything, he said firmly in his heart - I won't lie to you, never.