Chapter 56

  In just three days, the batch of 500 sets of cotton uniforms was delivered to the foreign trading company. Upon inspecting the neatly bundled and stacked military uniforms, they casually opened one bundle and found that it contained all new cotton balls, fully meeting the standards! The two managers at the trading company slightly let out a sigh of relief. To prevent a repeat of past mistakes, after discussion, they placed the cotton uniforms in the central warehouse of the trading company and carefully examined the floor and walls of the warehouse, repeatedly confirming that everything was correct before locking the warehouse door with two locks, each person holding one key - only when both were present could the warehouse door be opened.

  Because the devils in the city are closer to the Yangtze River, they received their cotton-padded clothes ahead of time. Therefore, this batch of cotton-padded clothes is mainly for equipping other devils who are not in the city.

  However, just as the devils in the foreign firm were preparing to have someone deliver them to the devils the next day, an unexpected event occurred: overnight, all 500 sets of woolen clothes had been burned to ashes!

  What was most unbelievable to the two managers of the Ghost Festival was that the warehouse gate was intact, the floor and walls around the warehouse had no signs of damage, all the windows were tightly closed, and from the dust on the windows, it was absolutely impossible for anyone to enter, let alone throw flammable materials in through the windows - the windows were high, mainly made of glass and steel, and were sealed.

  The devils were at a loss, but the matter had already come to life and delayed the imperial army's affairs, which was an unforgivable sin! So rather than waiting for the constabulary to come and cause trouble, the two devil managers took their own lives in their office. Rather than being interrogated by the constabulary and not even having the chance to take their own lives in the end, it was better to do it themselves first and avoid the trouble.

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  The devils carefully observed the ashes after the fire, but found no valuable clues inside. The final conclusion was: the warehouse caught fire for unknown reasons.

  Just as the devils were conducting a thorough reconnaissance of the warehouse, the culprit responsible for this unexplained crime was fast asleep in his little den in the mountain cave.

  The reason why the devils' cotton clothes caught fire is actually very simple. Everyone knows that white phosphorus has a low ignition point, so Li Tie applied some white phosphorus to part of the cotton wool and had it put into the devils' cotton clothes through the tailor shop soldiers in advance. Since the devils were particularly careful with this batch of cotton clothes, they bundled them up and stored them in a warehouse, where a large quantity of cotton clothes was piled together. As a result, the pile of cotton clothes would slowly heat up, and when it reached the ignition point of white phosphorus, the white phosphorus would burn, igniting the cotton wool, and then starting to burn from the inside of the pile of cotton clothes. Since all the cotton clothes were made of new cotton wool, they were relatively fluffy and contained a lot of air, so the burning was quite thorough. By the time the devils discovered that the warehouse was on fire, most of the cotton clothes had already been burned, leaving only the outermost layer, but probably not many good ones remained.

  It seems that it is impossible for the foreigners to take off their cotton-padded clothes for the time being, so the devils have no choice but to think of a way to solve the problem themselves.

  So, when the first cold air arrived, the devils finally had warm clothing: some wore ordinary people's cotton-padded jackets and big waist cotton pants, with a devil's summer single garment on top; some wore multiple layers of single garments, with five or six layers inside and out, since they couldn't win with quality, they could only make up for it with quantity; some probably looted a rich man's sable coat, wearing it inside, with a single garment on the outside, revealing the fur underneath...

  In short, all sorts of things are available. At that time, the imperial army, which was supposed to be dignified, had become so degenerate that it was even more guerrilla-like than the guerrillas themselves. The Japanese officers were at a loss for words when they saw their subordinates dressed like this.

  When the first snowflake danced on the northern land, the Eighth Route Army soldiers in uniform began their large-scale military training exercises. Meanwhile, the devils shrank into their strongholds, watching the snowflakes swirling outside, shivering with cold, huddling around fires, and inwardly cursing the quartermasters, cursing the Eighth Route Army, and cursing everything about winter...

  In the depths of winter, the devils' cotton-padded clothes had not arrived. Not only did the cotton-padded military uniforms not arrive, but some underclothes also didn't arrive. As a result, some devils had to think of ways to solve this themselves, and of course, solving it themselves wouldn't cost any money, not even using military coupons.

  Then some devils went to rob ordinary people's clothes and wore those that were softer as underwear.

  In Meng County county town, actually it is near the edge of the county town, there is a small clinic.

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  In this small clinic, there was only one doctor, and he was a Japanese import. It's said that when he was in Japan, he was also a famous doctor: he had killed six or seven people in a row. The direct result was that no one came to see him for medical treatment anymore, and as a result, he couldn't even afford to eat. One day, he suddenly heard someone say that China was a place where money flowed like oil, and any Japanese person who came here could get rich. Especially when he saw a neighbor who looked very incompetent, this person had no skills whatsoever, but since coming to China, he often sent money back home. He thought to himself, if that guy with no special talents could do well, then wouldn't he, who knew some medical skills, be able to live an even better life? So, through connections, he followed the troops and came to China, and after serving as a military doctor for a few days, because he really couldn't handle the heavy Type 38 rifle, and his profession had its own specialization, he specialized in medicine, not combat. After giving many things to his superiors, he was finally "fired" from the troops.

  When he opened his business, several of his fellow villagers came to congratulate him and wish him good luck.

  The next day, a warlord official who had already surrendered to the imperial army fell ill with an unknown disease. After several doctors failed to cure him, he sought out the man with a try-it-and-see attitude. The man used his family's secret techniques combined with Japan's ancestral secret recipe and surprisingly cured the official! From then on, through this guy's propaganda, he became famous, especially in that relatively fixed circle where such illnesses were concentrated. As a result, many traitors and Japanese devils came to visit him in the name of fame, but whether they were cured or not, only the parties involved knew.

  One day, a ghost found that his left testicle was a bit green and he was very panicked. Because many of his partners had contracted the disease, and after getting sick, they all looked miserable, but after being treated by the "divine doctor", their condition improved significantly, although it was not very good when doing that thing, but at least they could still do it. So, after consulting with many people, he found this clinic.

  Arriving at the clinic, he saw that it was spotless and filled with a refreshing scent, making him feel much more at ease. Then, seeing the old doctor wearing thick glasses and a white coat, with a head full of white hair, he felt reassured that he had come to the right place, and his "illness" would definitely be cured here.

  The old doctor put on white gloves, used a small stick made of unknown material to gently tap the tumor, and then said in a very low voice: "Based on my many years of work experience, your illness is not light. I suggest that you cut off that unlucky tumor."

  The devil thought: saving lives is important. Maybe I've done too many bad things, and now it's time to pay the price. Just cut it off, a single-barreled cannon can also be used. He agreed to cut off his egg. After an old doctor's busy work, he finally got rid of that unlucky egg. Looking at the snow-white gauze on the package, this devil felt relieved.

  A few days later, this devil was left with only one green egg

  Not only that, but the white gauze wrapped around the original egg-shaped area also turned green. The unlucky guy was shocked again and came to the clinic to find the old doctor.

  The old doctor put on his white gloves again, and with that small stick made of unknown material, he gently poked at the remaining testicle of the ghost, then said in an even more serious tone: "Based on my many years of experience, your illness is not light. I suggest you give up that unlucky testicle too, look, even the gauze has turned green."

  The devil thought: saving lives is important. Maybe I've done too many bad things, and now it's time to pay the price. Cut it off then, maybe being a lone commander will be better anyway. So he agreed to cut off his egg. After the old doctor was busy for a while, he finally managed to get rid of that unlucky egg again, and then wrapped it in snow-white gauze.

  After a few more days, the remaining pole also turned green. The devils' faces were scared green this time. The unlucky devils had no choice but to find the old doctor again.

  The old doctor put on his white gloves again, and with that small stick made of unknown material, he poked at the remaining green rod of the ghost's, then said in a deeper voice: "According to my many years of work experience..."

  The devil cried and said, "Old man, do you want to cut off this green stick too? I've only heard that China produces eunuchs, but I've been in China for so many years and haven't seen one. I didn't expect that I would become a eunuch soon."

  The old doctor shook his head and sighed: "Alas, if we don't cut it off, your life might be in danger. Oh, wait... Cough, cough, cough, don't be afraid."

  The old doctor said with a smile: "You're not in danger of your life. But, don't you have any underwear that doesn't show?"

  Before he had finished speaking, that devil collapsed in the clinic...

  When he woke up, it was already dark, but now in his eyes, day and night had no difference.

  He looked out of the window at the snow and said, "I'm so stupid, really, I didn't know that green cloth could dye eggs green. Really, I'm so stupid."

  From then on, there was a Japanese devil in the county town of Mengxian who didn't carry a gun. No matter when, as long as he appeared in front of you, his first sentence must be "I'm really stupid, really, I don't know that green cloth can dye eggs green. Really, I'm really stupid."

  Years later, the devils surrendered, and this devil lost his trace, probably returning to Japan to tell his compatriots: "I was really stupid, I didn't know that green cloth could dye eggs green. I was really stupid."