I was taken by the guards to the tent where the second master was held, the tent was empty, there was nothing, when I came in, the second master was lying on the ground with Erlang's legs crossed, and when he saw me coming, he hurriedly sat up, and after the guards went out, he asked eagerly: "What's the situation?" ”

I explained the situation in general, and he exclaimed with a stunned face: "So we are tantamount to letting the Japanese arrest them?" ”

"It's not a Japanese, but now, it's a puppet army at most." ”

"Dongye's deflated calf gall is too fat, so blatantly burying Zeng Weiguo, he is not afraid that the military commander will track it down?" ”

"I heard that now the Japanese are gaining momentum, all the way to the south of the capital is about to fight to Nanjing, it seems that even the Nanyang side is about to be occupied, the national army is not an opponent, how can they look at the military commanders?" ”

"Damn, if that's the case, we still got the wrong ancient jade?" ”

"How can there be right or wrong, they are bound to win, it has nothing to do with us, otherwise why do you think Dongye would kill Zeng Weiguo, do you think Dongye doesn't know that Zeng Weiguo is actually using him?" The old fox, like a mirror in his heart, Zeng Weiguo with the help of the Japanese power, equipment, and the Japanese are there, it is equivalent to giving himself double insurance, once the matter is exposed, it attracts the attention of Commander Bai, Zeng Weiguo They can kill Dongye, and then find a few corpses casually, and then say that they are chasing a small group of Japanese enemies and straying into Guangxi, if the mission fails, and if they don't get the ancient jade in the end, they will also kill Dongye, and the military commander will report to the above that it is because of the destruction of Japanese spies, which leads to the failure of the mission.

And Dongye is with the help of the relationship of the national army in Guangxi, intelligence, in order to be able to reach Longchang smoothly, he, the old fox, I am afraid that he has already seen through the plan of the military commander, so as soon as he arrived in Longchang, he first attacked the strong, rebelled against the army, killed Zeng Weiguo, and only waited to get the ancient jade, and retreated. ”

"This army is so easy to rebel? ”

"Qianbei, the key problem is that Zeng Weiguo doesn't trust anyone now, and the ones who are replaced are all recruits, you look at those people, they can't even carry guns, nine times out of ten they are strong men who have just been caught, they are forced to come, and they have no training, as long as they give money, they are not with whom, and who is not fighting, and I think the main problem is that Sun Platoon Commander, there are only a few people in this camp, which is almost the number of people in a platoon, that is to say, except for Zeng Weiguo and Dongye, he is a big official, and he is all reversed." ”

After hearing this, the second master sighed heavily in frustration: "Hey, in this way, no one can complain, just blame Zeng Weiguo, don't say anything about luring the wolf into the house, and his mother is suspicious, if this is placed when our group is still there, Dongye can also be a thing?" ”

"It depends on what you say, the reason why Zeng Weiguo is suspicious has a lot to do with us, you ponder Li Xiao, the two of us, and this before and after, if it is you, can you not be tossed out of suspicion?" If you want me to say, no one complains, in the final analysis, it is the sixth, and the military commanders are too different things, every day this is also a secret, that is also a secret, people are panicked, suspicious of each other, something will happen sooner or later, the top priority at hand is to take out the ancient jade, even if there is only one piece, we can't run out and destroy it on the spot, we must not let Dongye take it out. ”

After listening to this, the second master lay back on the ground, staring at the top of the tent silently, I don't know what I was thinking, I began to think of a plan in my mind on how to get Gu Yu, and three or four plans popped up in an instant, but they couldn't stand scrutiny, so I had to deny them one by one and think again.

After half a pillar of incense, there was a faint burst of rice fragrance outside, the smell of the mouth was dripping, the second master sat up, stared at the door with his eyes, waited for a cigarette, and no one sent food, he shouted: "Hey, there are two people here, don't forget ours." ”

As soon as the door curtain picked up, a young soldier stuck his head in and scolded: "What are you shouting, Lao Tzu hasn't eaten yet, wait!" ”

The second master stared at his neck with wide eyes: "Hey", the little soldier gave him a blank look, retracted his head, and just like that, the two of them sat on the ground like two hungry wild dogs, straightened up, and swallowed saliva at the door.

In fact, it was not a long time, but for us it was like waiting for a few years, the guard who delivered the meal finally appeared under the eagerness of eagerness, he carried two green military aluminum lunch boxes, and brought in two guards standing guard at the door, untied the rope on our bodies, put the lunch box on the ground, and we hurriedly took it up and devoured it.

Dinner is boiled noodles, add some chopped canned military meat, a handful of salt, that's all, but for us who have not eaten all day, it is as delicious as the delicacies of the mountains and seas.

The second master held the lunch box and asked with a flattering smile: "Is there anything else?" The food delivery man took the lunch box, and the two guards stepped forward and tied us up again, and threw them on the ground, and the three of them went out, never saying a word.

The second master was lying on the ground, muttering angrily, I leaned next to him and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

"What's the solution?" ”

"Stealing ancient jade, I said, why is your heart so big? Forget about such an important thing. ”

He hurriedly: "Oh", and said with an embarrassed expression: "How can it? How dare I forget such a big event, you scared me out of it so much, ah, stealing ancient jade? Not planned. ”

If I hadn't been tied up, I would have beaten him in the morning, glared at him viciously, moved to the side, turned his back to him, and then thought about countermeasures, I thought he would take the initiative to admit his mistake and come over to help me think together, but after a while, I heard a heavy snoring sound behind me, and I turned around angrily and kicked him hard in the ass, he didn't wake up, scratched twice and continued to sleep.

I don't know if I'm tired or angry with him, the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more clueless I become, just like him, lie down on the ground, and wake up.

Although the second master is not in tune and simple-minded, he has an excellent advantage, that is, no matter how big the difficulty is in front of him, as long as he has not hit the body, he will not think about it, and he will never worry about anxiety for things that have not yet been touched. In a crisis-ridden environment, all the plots, layouts, assumptions, and plans are bullshit, and the only way to survive is to survive by blocking the water and covering the earth.

As the night deepened, the cold mountain wind came in from under the tent, shivering from the cold, and the hard stones on the ground hurt everywhere, even so, I was in a ball, rolling back and forth, still unwilling to open my eyes, half-asleep and half-awake dreaming of no end and no end, the dream was full of black pressed centipedes, crawling around on me, I kept running to get rid of them, but no matter how I struggled, how I jumped, the centipede still kept getting out of my clothes, straight to my ears, nose, mouth and eyes, and I screamed and sat up, Looking at the dark tent, I heard the sound of the second master's heavy breathing and realized that it was just a nightmare, let out a sigh, lay down and continued to sleep.

Early the next morning, I was kicked awake, and two guards set me up and went straight to Higashino's tent, where they untied me at the door, put a bayonet on my back, and sent me into the tent.

Higashino was still sitting at the other end of the table, and behind him stood a middle-aged man in a blue-gray coat, who looked to be more than ten years older than me, and although he was burly, he was well-mannered.

Higashino was eating breakfast leisurely at this time, saw me come in, beckoned to me, motioned for me to sit opposite him, someone brought me a bowl of white porridge and two plates of side dishes, I picked up the bowl, gobbled it up, and when I finished eating, he stood up, walked to my side, made a gesture, took the middle-aged man in a coat, picked the curtain and went out, I stood up and followed.

The group came to the mound where Zeng Weiguo was buried again, and at this time stepped on the mound again, there was an indescribable feeling in my heart, which could not be said to be sad and sad, nor could it be said to be gloating, but it was a complex emotion similar to the death of a rabbit and a dog.

Standing on the mound, Higashino handed me the telescope, then raised his hand and pointed lightly, I looked in the direction he pointed, only to see a wisp of green smoke soaring up, I looked at it for a long time, and I didn't see a reason, while returning the telescope to him, I looked at him with a puzzled look.

It can be seen that Dongye is in a good mood today, looking at the rolling hills, raising his head slightly, his already smooth and slippery face has added a little oiliness, and at this time he is full of confidence and determined to win: "That's our people." ”

I was shocked when I heard this, but I still pretended to be contemptuous and said, "Your people? As far as I know, you Japanese don't seem to have hit so far to Guangxi, right? ”

"Hahaha, Lei Dangjia, it seems that your intelligence is too backward, at the beginning of September, Commander Okamura has already begun to launch an attack on Guangxi, and at this moment I am afraid that Guilin and Liuzhou have been taken, but there are still a large number of your national troops and civilian armed forces between Longchang and Guilin that need to be cleared, and what you see is the surprise attack of our small force behind enemy lines." ”

At this time, I felt that the blood on my body was cold, no wonder Dongye always looked fearless, it turned out that he was waiting for reinforcements, which was also the capital for him to dare to kill Zeng Weiguo, because he didn't need to break through at all, and looking at the progress of the Japanese, it was almost close at hand, I'm afraid I would be able to fight in a day or two, but I didn't even have a decent plan, and I didn't even know where to put the ancient jade and jade, how could this be good?

Higashino looked at me with a smile, after a cigarette time, he took me back to the tent, the two of them sat down opposite each other, the gray coat still stood behind Higashino with his hands bowed respectfully, someone served tea and cigarettes, I hurriedly lit one, so that I could hide behind the smoke and hide my panic that I shouldn't have appeared.

Higashino said slowly: "Master Lei, I don't want to threaten you when I let you see this, on the contrary, I am very willing to help you, the current situation is very clear, we have captured most of China, it is only a matter of time before we fully occupy it, and the new government is already being formed, at this time, you hand over the other half of the jade, which can be regarded as a meritorious contribution to the war, whether it is our emperor or the military department, they will not despise you, in the new government that is about to be established, you will definitely be entrusted with important tasks, and if you wait until the end of the war, The new government is established, and if you hand it over at that time, it can only be regarded as a gift to the people, and at most a few oceans will be sent away, which is more important, you understand.

Secondly, if you keep your mouth shut, it's okay, I myself hate the use of torture to extract confessions, it's too rough, too unskilled, it's completely stupid people's methods, but those people in the military department are tired of it, to be honest, I don't appreciate their methods, but I have to admire their success rate, as a friend, I advise you, rather than let yourself be tortured like a dog people are not like people, ghosts are not like ghosts, and finally died humbly in the darkness of the military prison, why not accept a brighter and more brilliant future? How about living that life of fine clothes and food, and being a master?

Of course, everyone has their own aspirations, the Chinese pay attention to loyalty to the monarch and serve the country, and we Japanese also respect the spirit of jade crushing, but now that your monarch has changed, the country has changed, and your monarch plans to fly away, why should you work for him? Even if you die faithfully, who knows? Who will remember you? What are the people who should be grateful to you? They are desperately trying to win the favor of the new king, in order to get high-ranking officials, so that they can continue to live their jeweled lives, such a person, is it worth your death for him? Do people need you to die for them? ”

Speaking of this, he stopped, squinted his eyes and stared at me through the thick smoke, I knew that these kind words should be an ultimatum, with his means of dealing with Zeng Weiguo, he is not the kind of good man and woman who disdains torture as he said, hey, it is estimated that the day of my suffering is not far away, thinking of this, I lit another cigarette, at this time I can smoke one more is one, who knows if there will be another one in the future.

After I finished drawing, Higashino suddenly said, "Okay, you can think about my proposal, but your time is running out, and I'm sure you understand it yourself." ”

I nodded and said, "I want to go see Yuanmei." ”

Higashino hesitated, I said: "I want to know if she is still alive, in fact, I am not interested in high-ranking officials or anything, I have never studied, I can't do that deceitful work, now the most important thing for me is the lives of my two friends, as long as they live, everything can be discussed."

”

Higashino thought about it again, and at this time, the gray coat that had been behind him lay in his ear, muttering a few words, and then Dongye nodded, called the guards in, and escorted me towards the military doctor's tent.