Chapter 28: Unrequited Love

  The brothers were unaware of Ye Tufei's revenge on Jia Shuwen, and although the news of Jia Shuwen being stabbed spread quickly, all the brothers thought it was Liu Ye's doing, but as for how Liu Ye did it, everyone had different opinions.

  Until Shan Xiajing took away Xiao Zhonghe, everyone had some vague knowledge. "Sixth brother is mighty!" "Sixth brother is loyal and righteous!" "Can sixth brother come back?" During the week of gentle enjoyment and three days of torture that Xiao Zhonghe experienced, these became the most frequently used phrases among the brothers.

  The brothers were counting on Ye Tufei to do something, such as staging a jailbreak to rescue Sixth Brother. However, Ye Tufei seemed completely indifferent to Xiao Zhonghe and did nothing. Just when everyone was about to lose hope, Ye Tufei surprisingly brought Xiao Zhonghe back as if nothing had happened.

  When Xiao Zhonghe told the brothers about his story of nearly ten days, the brothers 'exposed' their true nature as bandits, and more than half of the brothers' eyes emitted a green glow.

  Not bad, right? It's just half of it.

  But the other half's brother was even more excessive, and the saliva that flowed out almost flooded the entire camp.

  Zhang Luohui wiped his mouth and said to Xiao Zhonghe: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Those two little girls... oh, it's good that you're back."

  Kuo Chung-lin didn't even wipe his mouth, he knew it was pointless to try and clean up. He hastily said: "Why shouldn't I be suspected? Actually, I also have some suspicious points!"

  Feng Zhongliang is the most honest and steady brother, he took a sweater to cover his head, constantly complaining about Ye Tufei: "Sixth Master is not particular, Sixth Master is not fair, Sixth Master is biased."

  Only Ye Tu Fei left alone, he needed to calm down and think carefully about that Gao Qiao Xin, what kind of person was he? So profound and mysterious.

  Just this morning, Takahashi Shin invited Yeto Fei to his home.

  Takashi Kobayakawa invited Yeto Fei to play a few rounds of Go with him, but Yeto Fei was preoccupied with thinking of a countermeasure for Xiao Zhonghe's situation, so he politely declined Takashi Kobayakawa's invitation.

  The messenger surprisingly said to Ye Tufei: "Mr. Takahashi asked me to tell you, go play Go, it might be true or false, don't go play Go, the false will become true."

  Ye Tu Fei thought of Xiao Zhonghe's affair and suddenly became very interested in Gao Qiao Xin, deciding to meet him.

  "He's a professional killer, with a masterful technique." Higashi suddenly blurted out as the game had just entered its middle stage.

  "Who is he you're talking about?"

  "He had a good knife, sharp and durable, with a very narrow and thin blade, it was indeed a deadly weapon." Takahashi Makoto didn't even look at Ye Tufei, while talking, he stared at the chessboard calculating.

  "I'm sorry, Mr. Takahashi, I don't understand knives."

  "Oh, never mind. Ah, you don't have to call me Mr. Takahashi, do you? I'm Chinese and I like it when people use my Chinese name. But, uh, even I've forgotten what my Chinese name is. Hehe, you can just call me Mr. Gao, yeah, that sounds much more comfortable." After calculating carefully, Takahashi made a move within Ye's sphere of influence and said: "Your Go skills are pretty good, who did you learn from?"

  Yè Tú Fēi didn't answer Takashi's question, but instead furrowed his brow and stared intently at the chessboard. It wasn't until five minutes had passed that he finally made a move, saying: "The teacher who taught me Go was a Japanese man named Wu, Wu Qingyuan."

  Takahashi Makoto finally looked at Ye Tufei and asked: "Have you also lived in Japan?"

  Ye Tu Fei smiled and said: "I've never even met Mr. Wu, I learned chess by looking at his chess manual."

  Takahashi flashed a faint, almost imperceptible smile and said, "Have you ever seen him kill anyone?"

  "Has Mr. Wu ever killed anyone?"

  "That killer!"

  Ye Tu Fei tossed the chess piece he had just pinched between his fingers back into the pot and said, "If this is an interrogation, I'll remain silent."

  Takahashi Shin looked at Yè Tú Fēi again, ignoring his protests, and muttered to himself: "I saw it!"

  "He was like a spiritual cat, his movements quick and silent. Normally he gave the impression of being ordinary, just like a farmer buying vegetables or an assistant in a shop, always giving people a clumsy feeling when walking. But all this was a disguise to hide the truth. When he was ready to kill, he changed, oh, his killing action was very beautiful, when he pulled the knife out of the chest of the person being killed, he would smile faintly, with happiness and satisfaction in his smile." Takahashi Makoto said, closing his eyes slightly, gently swaying his body.

  "He was using his left hand to 'insert' the blade into the chest of the victim, his left hand, that's right, he indeed held the knife with his left hand, but he wasn't a left-hander, the reason he used his left hand to hold the knife was because his right hand couldn't grasp it, his right thumb was gone."

  Ye Tufei's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and Xiao Zhonghe's right thumb was indeed gone.

  "You might think I've seen your brother and that's why I'm cheating you, haha, it makes sense to think so, but let me tell you, I haven't left the 'house' for half a month now, the last time I went out was because of that unlucky guy Jia Shuwen. And by the way, Little Ye, I didn't tell Shanxia about what I saw!"

  Ye Tu Fei forced himself to calm down and then asked: "So can you tell me how did you see it?"

  "Heh heh, the killer is behind the victim, one hand covers the mouth, and the other hand inserts the knife into the chest. To cover the mouth tightly, you need to use more force, right? This force will leave marks around the mouth, whether it's the left or right hand, the marks are different, aren't they? With a thumb or without a thumb, the marks are also different, aren't they?"

  Ye Tufei's heartbeat began to accelerate, he knew that the high-bridge Shin sitting opposite him was indeed extraordinary.

  "Is it simple? Ah, such a simple truth, and yet that idiot Yamazaki can't even understand it. Oh, never mind, let's just focus on the game!"

  Can Ye Tufei still calm down? He barely played over twenty moves and then Ye Tufei conceded defeat.

  Yi Lu Fei suffered another crushing defeat.

  At this time, one of Yamashita Keigo's subordinates came over and asked Takahashi Makoto to go to the Kempeitai.

  Before leaving, Takahashi said to Yeh with a lingering tone: "Brother Yeh's Go skills are not bad, if I get addicted to chess in the future, I'll look for you, don't think of pushing me away!"

  Yè Tú Fēi knew that Yamashita Keigo had invited Takahashi Makoto for a purpose, and was very worried about Xiao Zhōng Hé, so he just mechanically nodded to Takahashi's words.

  Takahashi Shin laughed and said: "If you owe me a favor, will you repay it?"

  Ye Tu Fei replied: "Of course!"

  Kao Chiao Hsin wiped off his smile and said: "I am a thoroughgoing Han traitor!"

  Ye Tu Fei suddenly remembered the evaluation of Gao Qiao Xin by Wei Xiang Dong a few days ago on Niu Tou Gao Di, and seemed to have guessed what Gao Qiao Xin wanted to do, and couldn't help but reveal a smile.

  Ye Tufei laughed and joked: "I'm also a Han traitor!"

  Takahashi nodded and smiled, "Right, how could I have forgotten about this? Alright, you go back first. Your brother isn't the killer I was talking about, that killer is still on the loose, who knows when he'll strike again."

  As Takahashi Makoto said, that killer was indeed above the law and was just about to commit a crime.

  Ye Tu Fei understood that Gao Qiao Xin had set up a scheme, saving Xiao Zhong He and also saving himself. However, what puzzled Ye Tu Fei was why Gao Qiao Xin wanted to help him? Was it just because Gao Qiao Xin still had a conscience?

  Ye Tu Fei thought of many possibilities, but any one of them was just a guess and couldn't stand up to scrutiny.

  He can only wait now, waiting for Kao Shin to come and ask him to repay this great favor. What kind of request will he make? Will he be asked to dedicate himself to the Japanese? Ye Tu Fei dare not think about it, and he begins to regret his decision to avenge Jia Shu Wen.

  Regret is useless, Ye Tufei decided to take the initiative to attack. He wants to find Gao Qiaoxin to talk about it and put down the stone in his heart. As for what kind of requirements Gao Qiaoxin will propose, that's another story. Ye Tufei believes there must be a way to deal with it.

  After seeing Gao Qiao Xin, Ye Tu Fei opened the door and said: "Mr. Gao, I, Ye Tu Fei owe you a favor, today I came just to return this favor, you say!"

  Takahashi Shinji was delighted to see Ye Tufei and said: "Xiao Wei, that is Wei Xiangdong, you should know him."

  Ye Tufei replied: "I know him. At Wobushan, he was the one who advised me to surrender to the Japanese."

  "So you're saying you have a relationship with the Communist Party?"

  Ye Tu Fei was suddenly startled and said: "Mr. Gao, don't make this kind of joke."

  Takahashi Shin laughed and said, "I don't like to make this kind of joke. You can trust Xiao Wei, that's good, Xiao Wei is indeed a trustworthy young man, but he has been very close to the Communist Party, and it can be determined that he is actually a member of the Communist Party."

  Ye Tu Fei could only pretend to be foolish and said: "I don't know what the Communist Party is, towards Wei Xiangdong, I just admire him as a good fellow."

  Takahashi narrowed his eyes, staring at Ye Tufei and said: "You know, Xiao Wei is my man. Many times, I regard him as my own son. However, he has gone with the Communist Party. Sanaka Kengo may be a bit foolish, but his nose is very keen. He won't miss this smell. Little Ye, you should understand that eating our rice, the most taboo thing is to have two boats under one's feet. I couldn't bear to do it myself! Hope you can help me with this."

  "Are you going to kill him?" Ye Tu Fei exclaimed in surprise.

  Takahashi sighed and said, "Can you bring yourself to do it?"

  Ye Tu Fei said calmly: "I would rather use my own life to repay your feelings."

  "Right, I couldn't do it, you couldn't do it either. But this thing, apart from us two, nobody else can do it. Little Wei must die, he has to die for the Japanese to see, otherwise, he won't survive, and we'll both be finished too."

  Ye Tu Fei was somewhat confused and asked: "What does Mr. Gao mean?"

  Takahashi closed his eyes, as if muttering to himself: "Some people are dead but still alive. The Japanese don't have X-ray vision either. Whether someone is dead or alive, sometimes it's really hard to say."

  Ye Tu Fei understood and said: "I understand Mr. Gao's meaning, I think, I can try it."

  Takahashi Aki suddenly opened his eyes, hooked a finger at Ye Tufei, then leaned in close and whispered: "This is your own redemption, I'm just getting some reflected glory, don't think you're repaying me for my kindness."

  Ye Tu Fei smiled and said: "Then let's just consider it a gift. Oh, and also, can Little Wei cooperate with me?"

  Takahashi nodded slightly and said, "You say one, he says two."

  Ye Tu Fei said: "Three days later, I will come find you again."