Chapter 66: Arriving in Hong Kong

  "Nor do I," replied Hojo Masanaga, checking the bullets in his gun. "Maybe he was just killed by a hand grenade!" Ueno Munesuke smiled wryly: "Impossible! If he really had been blown up, he would have died who knows how many times already."

  "Click!" Tojo Masanaga pushed the clip into the pistol, released the safety catch, and looked towards the cabin door while asking: "Are you really going to die with Lin Ao Feng?!"

  Ueno Jun's face set in a determined expression, he nodded and said: "Yes! For the sake of the empire's future, one less powerful enemy, I will die without regret!" As he spoke, Ueno Jun raised his head, his eyes filled with killing intent as he stared at Kitaōji Masanao, asking: "How about it?! Lord Kitaōji, are you afraid?!"

  Kotaro Hojo was well aware that Ueno Jun, who had fallen into a state of frenzy, was capable of doing anything. Although he was extremely reluctant to be Ueno's companion in death, his tone remained stubbornly defiant: "Afraid?! Since becoming an emperor, the word 'afraid' has disappeared from my dictionary."

  Ryōgyoku and Ueno were talking in the room when Rin Aofeng got up from the ground, shook off the dust on his body, walked out of the cabin to observe the situation in the corridor, and a faint bitter expression appeared on his face: "Damn it, it seems I still underestimated the madness of that little devil. The front door can't be entered, it seems only possible to climb over from the side." Thinking of this, Rin Aofeng retreated back into the cabin, closed the cabin door, quickly opened the window, looked out to the right, and then slowly climbed out.

  Perhaps it was not the people on the entire ship who should have died, or perhaps heaven did not want the Japanese to succeed in their conspiracy. Lin Ao Feng climbed onto the cabin of Ueno Jun and others, preparing to open the window and jump in when he suddenly noticed two exposed wires outside. Following the wire with his eyes, the detonator next to Ueno Jun soon came into Lin Ao Feng's line of sight. Lin Ao Feng only felt a cool breeze blowing from behind, and his back involuntarily became wet: "Good grief, luckily I crawled over from the window, or else I would have almost gone to the same end as you guys. The Japanese devils are really vicious."

  Lin Ao Feng pulled out a dagger, cut off the wires connected to the detonator, and with one hand supporting the edge of the cabin, he only heard a "clang" sound. Lin Ao Feng smashed open the window and jumped into the cabin. Kitao Masanori and Ueno Jun, who were staring at the cabin door, turned their heads simultaneously upon hearing the noise. The two men were momentarily stunned, but quickly regained their composure and aimed their guns at Lin Ao Feng. However, Lin Ao Feng's gunfire rang out first. Two bullets struck the guns held by Kitao Masanori and Ueno Jun.

  "Don't move!" Lin Ao Feng pointed his gun at Kitao Masanaga and Ueno Jun. Ueno Jun sneered, "Chinaman, do you think you can win against us?! You're wrong! You'll never be able to beat us. The Great Japanese Empire will never fail! Let's die together then!" With that, Ueno Jun pressed the detonator beside him with a ferocious expression.

  Two or three minutes passed quickly, and Ueno Jun waited for a long time without hearing the explosion sound coming over. His face immediately showed an unbelievable expression. Lin Ao Feng smiled and asked: "Are you very curious why the explosives didn't explode?!" Seeing Ueno Jun's silly expression, Lin Ao Feng continued to say: "Very unfortunately, just now when I passed by outside, I found that two wires were in the way, so I cut them off. Since you all want to go see your Tianzhao auntie so much, then I'll fulfill your wish!" After saying this, Lin Ao Feng pulled the trigger.

  When Hojo Masanaga and Ueno Jun fell to the ground with a thud, the cabin door was kicked open. The police chief in charge of security on the ship rushed in with a team of armed police officers. Lin Aofeng put away his gun with a smile and said, "Don't be impulsive! I just saved everyone on this boat!"

  The police officer, who was sizing up the situation in the cabin, heard Lin Ao Feng's words and walked to his front with a puzzled face, saying: "You'd better make yourself clear, or else don't blame me for being impolite."

  Lin Ao Feng shrugged and pointed to the detonator next to Ueno Jun's side, saying: "Take a look at what that person has in his hand." The police chief hesitated for a moment, then signaled the officer beside him to pick up the object.

  The police officer picked up the detonator from the ground and handed it to the captain. The captain took a look, was shocked for a moment, but quickly calmed down and said: "What does this prove?!"

  Lin Aofeng smiled and said, "I crawled over from next door. The detonation wire connecting the explosive device is just outside the window. If you let your people follow the wire, they will definitely find the explosives hidden on the boat. Then everything will be clear."

  The police captain took a deep breath, suppressing his fluctuating emotions, and beckoned to his subordinates. He whispered a few words in their ears. The police officers nodded and left the cabin. About half an hour later, five police officers each carrying a box walked into the cabin. The leading officer put down the object and walked to the captain's side, saying softly: "Captain, we found five boxes along the duct line in the bottom warehouse of the ship, and after inspection, they were all TNT explosives."

  "My goodness!" The police chief slapped his forehead, which was a bit painful, and asked: "Have you checked?! Whose boxes are these?!"

  The police officer nodded and said: "I've checked. It's a Japanese guest staying in this room."

  "Damn Japanese monkeys!" The police chief muttered under his breath, then turned around with a smile and said: "Young man, now that everything is clear. Please follow me to make a statement."

  "Alright!" Lin Ao Feng responded and followed the police captain out of the cabin.

  One day later, after more than a month at sea, the ship arrived in Hong Kong. As the ship docked, Lin Ao Feng appeared on deck with his luggage, searching for Qin Ke Qing's figure in the crowd.

  "Afeng! I'm over here!" Just as Lin Aofeng was starting to lose hope of finding Qin Keqing in the crowd, he heard her long-awaited voice. Following the sound, he spotted Qin Keqing standing under a billboard and his face lit up with a joyful smile as he frantically waved at her.

  "Qin Keqin!" The boat stopped steadily, the gangway was put up against the ship, and the service staff had just opened the railing. Lin Aofeng, carrying his luggage, rushed down like an arrow leaving a bowstring, running hastily to Qin Keqin's side, putting down his luggage and hugging Qin Keqin, saying: "Keqin, do you know how much I've missed you in four years, seven months and eighteen days?!"

  Qin Keqing leaned into Lin Aofeng's arms, quietly listening to his heartbeat, and said: "I know! I know everything." As she spoke, Qin Keqing lifted her head and closed her eyes. Lin Aofeng looked at the lovely Qin Keqing, unable to help himself, and lowered his head to kiss her.

  Two hours later, Qin Keqing brought Lin Aofeng to her home in Tsim Sha Tsui. Looking at the Qin family's residence right in front of him, Lin Aofeng suddenly became somewhat flustered. Seeing Lin Aofeng's embarrassed appearance, Qin Keqing couldn't help but burst out laughing and said: "The ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law, how can you be afraid when you're already at the doorstep?!"

  "Who's the ugly daughter-in-law?!" Lin Ao Feng stretched out his hand and gently scratched Qin Keqing's nose, saying: "So many years without seeing each other, don't know if dad and mom are doing well."

  "Shameless, I'm not even married to you yet! And you're already calling my parents?! Qin Keqin's words had just fallen when the door opened and her mother walked out from inside. Seeing Qin Keqin and Lin Aofeng standing at the doorway, she smiled and said: "You've arrived at our doorstep, why not come in?!"

  Lin Ao Feng chuckled twice and called out: "Mom, I didn't bring any gifts for you guys, isn't that a bit embarrassing?"

  "Everyone's called mom! What's there to be shy about?! Hurry up and come in!" As she spoke, Qin Keqing's mother gave her daughter a displeased glance. Qin Keqing stuck out her cute tongue and pushed Lin Ao Feng towards the house while saying: "What are you still standing there for?! Can't you hurry up and go in?!"

  Lin Aofeng scratched his head with a silly smile and followed Qin Keqing inside.

  "Zi Chen, look who's here!" Qin Guozhong, who was busy in the study, heard his wife's call and put down what he was doing. He walked out of the study and saw Lin Aofeng standing in the living room, smiling and saying: "Aofeng is here! Quick, sit down! Can Qing hurry up and pour tea for Aofeng!"

  "Ah!" Qin Keqin pouted and gave Lin Aofeng a displeased glance before following her mother into the kitchen. After the two women left, Qin Guozhong invited Lin Aofeng to sit down and said: "Aofeng, I've already heard about what happened in Shanghai. Are you going to leave the country again this time?!"

  Lin Ao Feng shook his head and said: "I'm not leaving! The country is now in a state of turmoil, I want to make some contributions for the country. It's also a way to fulfill my duty!"

  Qin GuoZhong sighed and said: "A Feng, your vision is good. It seems that the Japanese have become somewhat restless."

  Lin Ao-feng replied, "Yes! The time left to us is not much. Although Chiang Kai-shek knows it in his heart, he will still stubbornly stick to his policy of 'internal pacification before resistance against Japan', and consume China's national defense strength in unnecessary internal strife."

  Qin GuoZhong stared at Lin AoFeng for a while, then suddenly asked: "AoFeng, be honest with me. According to your prediction, how confident are you that China will defeat Japan?"

  Lin Aofeng smiled and said, "There is an old Chinese saying that goes 'Don't look at how lively you are now, be careful when the bill comes later.' Although little Japan is taking advantage of us everywhere for now, they will eventually taste the bitter fruit."

  "You two old men stay together and talk about national affairs! Don't you feel bored?!" Qin Keqin's mother walked out with tea and snacks, gave her husband a white eye, then put down the tea and snacks, saying: "A Feng, don't mind this old rascal. The school has been on holiday for some time, and he's been suffocated."

  "Old lady, what are you saying?! Who's being unreasonable?!" Just as Qin Guozhong was about to continue arguing, Qin Keqing walked out of the kitchen, pulling Lin Aofeng along and saying: "They're now treating quarreling as a form of exercise, if they don't argue for a day their whole body feels uncomfortable. Let's go to our room and ignore them!"

  Seeing Lin Ao Feng's hesitation, Qin Keqing's mother intervened: "Aofeng, listen to Keqing, you two go to the room and talk first. I'll call you when dinner is ready!"

  "Ah!" Lin Aofeng responded with a hint of surprise, carrying his luggage as he followed Qin Keqing upstairs. As the sound of the door closing came from above, Qin Guozhong asked with some concern: "Wife, aren't you being a bit too open-minded?!"

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