Chapter 17: The purpose is not to stab fish, but to stab people

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  Zhang Zuohai let out a small sigh, this Wei Mingyi's brain really wasn't working, he hadn't even understood his own meaning. He could only speak clearly and say: "Wang Shixin sent you to observe me, you said you didn't see anything, how can you explain that? You should say, you saw, you saw a group of poor devils messing around with fish to eat. Their goal was just to get two fish to eat. That group of poor devils were starving, the fish they caught, they hastily ate raw."

  Su Mingyi was taken aback for a moment, and finally understood. He stared blankly at Zhang Zhun.

  "What you see is what it is, got it?"

  He moved the sea snake in his right hand closer and said coldly: "If you still don't understand, I'll let it go find you tonight to make things clear?"

  Sui Mingyuan hastily begged for mercy: "No, don't! I understand everything! You haven't done anything illegal here, just a few people gathering together to catch some fish to eat! It's just about eating fish, it's just about eating fish!"

  Zhang Zhun slowly released the venomous snake and said coldly, "Alright, since you've seen everything, go back now. From tomorrow on, come here every afternoon to report to me. If I find out you're missing one day, don't blame me for being ruthless. Your wife and children will be closely watched by my men. If you dare to cause trouble, I'll immediately send this snake to find you."

  "Absolutely not, absolutely not, it's impossible."

  "Get out!" Zhang Zhun said calmly.

  Sui Mingyi hastily ran away, leaving behind even his fishing rod and basket.

  "Come back!" Zhang Zhun shouted from behind.

  Suiming hastily turned back.

  "Pack up your things and go back slowly. Rushing back in a flurry, what does that look like?"

  Then he turned his head and said to Yang Zhiyuan: "Bring two fish with smaller wounds, put them in his fish basket."

  Yang Zhiyuan did as he was told.

  Zhang Zuansaid coldly: "Listen to me, there are two fish every day. Don't listen to me, there is a snake. Do you want fish or do you want snakes, choose for yourself! Go!"

  Su Mingyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up his fishing rod and basket, and hurried away.

  Yang Zhiyuan said in a low and worried tone: "Master, let him go back..."

  Zhang Zuoyi threw the sea snake in his hand onto the stone with force, killing it. He then said: "This guy is a coward, he's scared of snakes and pees his pants. His family is actually very poor and hasn't tasted fish for a long time. If I give him two fish every day and he still doesn't come to his senses, he can only blame himself for asking for death."

  Yang Zhiyuan was relieved then.

  As expected, the next few days were uneventful, and Su Mingyi lived a peaceful life. Every afternoon, Su Mingyi would take his fishing rod and fish basket to the beach for an hour or so. Then Zhang Zhun would give him two fish, and he would return home, completing his task for the day. As for how he reported back to Wang Shixin, that was unknown. Anyway, everything seemed very calm.

  Of course, in order to prevent accidents, it is also necessary for Haozi to keep an eye on him, and reporting to Yang Kaidi is also a must.

  Yang Kaidi heard this and suddenly became furious, huffing and puffing as he said: "I suspected that this Sui guy wasn't a good person! Last time when there was trouble over wages, he also went, but he hid in the back and dodged around, not daring to come forward! Everyone else had injuries, but he didn't have anything happen to him! I thought he was just timid and afraid of trouble, but it turns out he's a traitor! I even gave him a few fish to eat! My eyes must be blind! No way, I'm going to go make things clear with him! I won't rest until I beat him to death!"

  "Uncle, don't get excited! Sui Mingyi is definitely a running dog set up by Wang Shixin in Yangjiatun. But this running dog also has its advantages. Now, Wang Shixin can only understand the situation in Yangjiatun through him. If he gives Wang Shixin some harmless reports every day, I believe Wang Shixin won't notice anything for a short time, which will give us some time to prepare."

  "If we settle the account with Mingyi now, Wang Shixin will immediately realize that something is seriously wrong in Yangjiatun. If he sends people to come to Yangjiatun with guns and whatnot, our fellow villagers will probably suffer again. What I mean is to send someone to keep an eye on him, not letting him report the true situation of Yangjiatun. Only if it's discovered that something is wrong should we get rid of him."

  Yang Kaidi said with some worry: "I'm afraid this kid won't change his ways and will betray us."

  "He doesn't dare. Unless he's willing to give up his wife and kids altogether."

  Yang Kaidi thought for a moment and said slowly: "Forget it, I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on him."

  "Good." Zhang nodded and said.

  Yang Kaidi immediately went out with his crutches to find someone.

  Yangjiatun has dozens of households, and it's easy to find Mingyi's household.

  As expected, Ming became even more proper and punctual, reporting on time every day with an added smile of flattery.

  After entering February, more young people in Yangjiatun began to join Zhang Zhun's fishing team, with almost someone participating every day. After a simple assessment by Zhang Zhun, most people were allowed to join, unless the other person's physical condition was really too poor. By February 10th, the number of people on the fishing team had exceeded twenty. Among the new personnel, the three young people who performed the most prominently were Zhang Yatie, Wu Xinshui and Li Jiaxi.

  Zhang Yatie, Wu Xinshui and Li Jiaxi's father were the three military households who were beaten to death by the rioting crowd. The three of them were the "main soldiers" of their families, shouldering the heavy responsibility of their entire household. Originally, they had some concerns and worries about being accused of rebellion and the safety of their family members, so they hesitated and did not take action for a long time. Later on, the three of them could no longer bear it and finally decided to join Zhang Zhun's fishing team together.

  In front of Zhang Zhun, the three men clearly stated that their purpose was not to catch fish, but to catch people. In short, they wanted to learn the skill of killing from Zhang Zhun and then avenge their father's death. As for such a request, Zhang Zhun naturally agreed solemnly. Due to bearing deep blood feud, the training of the three men was the most bitter, sometimes when everyone else had gone home, the three of them still stayed on the Red Stone Beach to practice.

  Starting from February, Zhang Zhun's training for the Zha Yu team was no longer limited to assassination. He modified the original training mode and added quality training. The purpose of doing so was to meet the requirements of Zhang Yatie and others: mainly stabbing people and auxiliary stabbing fish. The main content of quality training is running along the beach, then jumping up and down in the rocks, chasing each other, playing games while exercising.

  It has to be said that due to long-term lack of nutrition, the physical quality of these military dependents is not very good. Yang Qiang is only about 1.75 meters tall and is already a standout in the team. Zhang Yatie is less than 1.6 meters tall. They had never received strict training before, so at first, Li Jiaxi and others were a bit overwhelmed, despite their strong willpower, they would rather faint than give up.

  Fortunately, the daily reward of two fish boosted their morale and also made them a little bit fatter. Zhang Zhun also set up a grilled fish stall at Hongshi Beach, where he taught everyone how to grill and eat fish during training breaks. This was specially opened for the fishing team. As time passed, the team members' physical strength gradually met the most basic training requirements.

  Training gradually became regularized.

  Every morning, noon and evening, it's a two-way long run on the Red Stone Beach. The total length of the Red Stone Beach is about 8 miles, one way is 8 kilometers, and two ways are 16 kilometers, equivalent to half a marathon. Many places on the Red Stone Beach are soft sandy beaches, which are quite laborious to run on, and for the "new recruits" of the Zha Yu team, this training method is indeed very hard, fortunately everyone has a strong desire for revenge, and they all persisted.

  Apart from long-distance running, there are also rock-to-rock pursuit races. This is purely to exercise each person's jumping ability, climbing ability, as well as mutual cooperation ability, reaction ability, leadership ability, and incidentally practice simple hand gestures. The pursuit race has singles, doubles, triples, and six-person teams, and so on.

  From Zhang Zhun's perspective, these rocks were the most basic obstacle training. A real marine corps would not adopt such a training method, but Zhang Zhun had no money and no time to prepare training equipment, so he could only make do with what was available locally.

  As for the specific combat, stabbing is still the first choice. The eight people who received training the earliest have already made some achievements in stabbing and can train other small team members independently. Zhang Zhun then let Yang Zhiyuan, Yang Qiang, Hao Linyong, and Yin Fengyi take charge of each squad, with each person responsible for instructing five team members.

  In the practice of assassination, Zhang Yatie was the most outstanding. This kid is simply a desperate man. Zhang Zhun's requirement was to train 3,000 times a day, and such an intensity of practice was already extremely rare. However, Zhang Yatie's requirement for himself was at least 5,000 times. When others were resting, he was practicing assassination. When others were eating roasted fish, he was also practicing assassination. When others were swimming in the water, he was also practicing assassination.

  "This kid has a bit of wild energy."

  Zhang Zhun muttered to himself in his heart.

  Apart from quality training, the main event is the lectures every noon and evening. Three drills and two lectures, familiarizing ourselves with the subject to the point of being unable to be more familiar. The difference is that the content of the two lectures is no longer current events and politics, but Chairman Mao's military thought. From the most basic establishment of base areas, building people's armies, to the ten principles of military operations, the sixteen-character guiding principle, all are the basic content of the two lectures.

  Hongshi Beach has completely become a military training base by now.

  Zha Yu has become an accompanying recreational activity and a means of competition.

  Hao Zi's side has been keeping an eye on the movements of Fushan City all along, with people ambushing near the city gate every day to closely monitor the enemy's movements in and out of the city. What's strange is that Fushan City has always been quiet. Wei Mingyi's report may have dulled Wang Shixin and others' attention to Yangjiatun, which has clearly decreased.

  Of course, Zhang Zhun would not relax his vigilance. No matter what conspiracy Wang Shixin was planning, the only thing he could do now, and the only thing he could do, was to increase his own strength as much as possible. His body had almost recovered. With the help of five Wu Changs in training, Zhang Zhun also had a lot of free time and could consider more things.

  It seems to have returned to the life of the troops, and Zhang Zhun feels that time is passing very quickly every day. Unconsciously, it has already been mid-February. In mid-February, Qingdao's climate has gradually warmed up, and when going down to the water, it doesn't feel so piercingly cold anymore. Seagulls have also increased in number. The aroma of roasted fish attracts a large number of seabirds to come and land on the rocks, which can be considered as a beautiful landscape line in the midst of intense training.

  During this time, the members of the Zha Yu squad inadvertently discovered that their instructor, Zhang Zhun, had developed a habitual action - picking up shells. Every time the team members went for a run, Zhang Zhun would follow behind them, but not to supervise, rather with his head down, picking up shells.

  A big man, actually picking up shells, is really strange.

  What's the use of a shell? Can't be used as a stone to smash an enemy's head, right?

  Only Zhang Zhun himself knew what these shells were used for.

  February 12th is Yang Yingwa's birthday.