Chapter Nineteenth Shanghai in Those Years

  "After spending a good half year at Chunfeng's place, I suddenly felt a bit bored and wanted to go out for a spin. Guo Lao Er knew about it, and that day happened to be Mid-Autumn Festival." Ye Tufei took another big gulp of wine and began telling the story.

  "After that, I went to Shanghai. For people like us who have no money and no power, the only way to make a name for ourselves in Shanghai is through violence. After getting into a few fights with some of the Green Gang's smaller factions, I managed to get in good with the Green Gang's big shot, Ji Xiaohai, and became the manager of the Bailemen Casino." Ye Tufei said as he ate and drank, suddenly asking the three of them: "Have you guys ever been to Bailemen?"

  Ye Tu Fei looked at the three of them shaking their heads foolishly, and laughed, saying: "If there's a chance, Sixth Master will definitely take you to open your eyes, hey, that's where men should go!"

  Zhang Luohui was not fooled by Ye Tufei and promptly pulled him back: "Sixth Master, let's talk about going to that Bailemen later, tonight we'll listen to Tao Niang's story, don't stray off the topic."

  Ye Tu Fei's plan was fruitless, so he had no choice but to steer the conversation back on track.

  "One day, a woman dressed in luxurious clothes came to the casino with three bodyguards behind her. As soon as I saw this lineup, I knew that this woman's identity was definitely not ordinary."

  Kuo Chung-lin, holding his wine cup and about to drink but not drinking, hastily interjected: "I suppose it's that Tao girl?"

  Zhang Luohui and Deng Lianchang, one on each side, gave Guo Zhonglin two blows and said: "Don't interrupt, listen to what Master Liu has to say."

  Ye Tufei went to Shanghai and joined the Green Gang. With his exceptional bravery and wisdom, he quickly stood out in the Green Gang and gained the recognition of Ji Xiaohai, a high-ranking member of the Green Gang and a close disciple of Huang Jinrong, who was in charge of managing over 40 casinos under Huang's control. After gaining Ji Xiaohai's favor, Ye Tufei rose rapidly through the ranks and became the manager of the Bailemen Nightclub casino.

  One day, a very dignified woman appeared in the casino. In that ten-li foreign concession, the so-called dignity was either an official or a triad boss. The woman was clearly not a triad leader, but the Jianghu people in the casino showed great respect for her. Ye Tuofei became interested and observed carefully, only to find out that the woman had nothing to show off except for her beauty, and the key was the bodyguard beside her, who turned out to be Du Yuesheng's personal bodyguard.

  This is obviously a big shot! Ye Tufei hurriedly went forward to serve, and after a few rounds, he knew the details of this woman. The woman's surname was Tao, her name was Zhēnzhēn, and she was from Suzhou. She had been in the opera troupe since childhood and sang well as a dan role. Du Yuesheng loved to listen to operas, and once by chance, he took a liking to Tao Zhēnzhēn. However, Du Yuesheng's original wife, Shen Yueying, was not a simple woman, she took the initiative to take Tao Zhēnzhēn as her goddaughter, thus using the reason of not being able to be in a relationship with someone from a different generation to cut off Du Yuesheng's thoughts.

  It is unknown whether Ye Tufei did it intentionally or unintentionally, but after knowing each other for only a few days, he disturbed Tao Zhenzhen's heart. As a result, Shen Yueying, the eldest sister of the Green Gang, personally came forward, accompanied by Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng, two big shots of the Green Gang, to propose marriage to Ye Tufei.

  Ye Tu Fei dares not agree?

  Ye Tu Fei is really daring!

  He directly refused Shen Yueying in front of Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng, the two Green Gang bosses, without any reason or excuse!

  In other words, the face of Huang, Du and Shen, the three highest-ranking figures in the Green Gang, is not worth a penny compared to Ye's principles.

  Is it awesome?

  Whenever someone's brain is flooded with water, they will raise their thumbs to cheer: Too awesome! For example, Zhang Luo Hui and Guo Zhong Lin.

  Anyone with a slightly higher IQ would think that this young man named Ye Tu Fei must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.

  These three Green Gang big shots, any one of them could overshadow half of China with their prestige. If the three were to join forces, even Chiang Kai-shek would have to lower his head in respect. Ye's refusal to give face would be enough to get him beheaded in a split second.

  Ye Tu Fei didn't want to die, and his head hadn't been kicked by a donkey either. He was very clear about his own status, abilities, and situation. So, when Huang, Du, and Shen were left staring in shock, he added another sentence: "If Zhen really likes me, then let her come tell me herself."

  What does this mean?

  For Huang Du Shen and the three big shots, this sentence is just an agreement, it's just a common problem for young people who have read books, being shy and having a thin face.

  But for Ye Tufei, this was the only excuse, he did not agree, nor did he promise.

  But for Tao Zhennan, Ye Tufei's words were a naked expression of love.

  So, when Ye Tufei expressed his desire to avenge Jia Junwu for Jia Chunfeng and refused Tao Zhentao's proposal to mobilize the Green Gang's forces, Tao Zhentao was heartbroken. Two months later, when Feng Zhongliang sent someone to find Tao Zhentao and said that Ye Tufei wanted to take him to Er Lang Mountain, she didn't hesitate at all and followed immediately.

  However, the material conditions of Er Lang Mountain were obviously unacceptable to Tao Zhentao. After quarreling with Ye Tufei for three whole days about where to go and what to do, Tao Zhentao chose to give up and returned to Shanghai alone.

  After hearing this story, the three of them sighed in amazement.

  Zhang Luohui thought to himself, if Tao Zhentao could be favored by Du Yuesheng, the big shot of Shanghai, she must have been exceptionally beautiful, probably not inferior to Ouyang Xueping. He really didn't know what Ye Tufei was thinking, actually looking down on Tao Zhentao.

  Deng Lianchang is a veteran, he got married several years ago. However, people from the countryside don't really have romantic love stories to tell. After hearing Ye Tufei's story, he felt quite envious.

  But Guo Zhonglin's sigh was a bit abnormal, he actually blurted out: "Sixth Master, did you really sleep with that Tao girl?"

  Ye Tu Fei was pinching a peanut ready to throw it into his own mouth, when he heard Guo Zhong Lin's unbearable question, he directly flung the peanut at Guo Zhong Lin, hitting him right on the forehead.

  Guo Zhonglin rubbed his forehead, chuckled and said: "This is not just one person's problem, this is a question that all 732 brothers of our Zhongyitang want to ask!"

  Ye Tu Fei was originally not angry, but after hearing Guo Zhong Lin say that, he couldn't be angry anymore. He fell silent for a moment and said: "Do you really want to know?"

  "Of course," replied Guo Zhonglin with a smile.

  Ye Tu Fei sighed and said: "You'd better go ask Tao Niang instead, she knows more than I do."

  Guo Zhonglin muttered: "If we could ask Tao Niang, why would we risk asking you!"

  Ye Tufei laughed, and Zhang Luohui and Deng Lianchang also followed suit.

  The next morning, Zhang Luo Hui really brought Ye Tu Fei to find Feng Lao Da, and naturally also found Ouyang Xue Ping. It turned out that the war hospital was just a wartime institution of the 5th War Zone General Hospital. Now that the Japanese had retreated, the war hospital had been re-merged with the War Zone General Hospital.

  Less than five minutes after arriving at Feng Lao Da's place, Ye Tu Fei slipped away and into Ouyang Xue Ping's office.

  As they say, "once strangers, twice familiar", this time, Ye Tufei and Ouyang Xueping were no longer as awkward as the first time.

  Moreover, the story of the self-proclaimed bandit leader in the war-torn area was spread throughout all major combat units in Xuzhou City yesterday. Ouyang Xueping seemed to be very interested in Ye Tufei and asked him about his story sentence by sentence.

  The real Ye Tu Fei didn't explain anything, and with Ou Yang Xue Ping's thoughts, he just treated himself as one of Ye Tu Fei's subordinates, and began to tell Ou Yang Xue Ping the story of Ye Tu Fei.

  Ye Tufei was indeed a born storyteller, one anecdote after another, one package after another, left Ouyang Xueping entranced.

  After this time, Ye Tu Fei telling stories to Ouyang Xue Ping became a must-do event between the two every day, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon, and sometimes even at night.

  Every time she told a story, Ouyang Xueping would hold her chin with both hands and gaze at Ye Tufei, looking as if she was deeply immersed in Ye Tufei's story.

  Ouyang Xueping's demeanor was very enjoyable for Ye Tufei, he really wanted to have a one-second eye contact with Ouyang Xueping, but he couldn't do it. Ye Tufei knew that the current him was not Ye Tufei in Ouyang Xueping's heart.

  However, being looked at like that by the woman he loves, Ye Tu Fei is quite satisfied. He believes that Ouyang Xueping will eventually find out his true identity, and he can wait.

  It is said that people in love have a discounted IQ, Ye Tu Fei never believed it. But when he was with Ouyang Xueping, this statement was indeed verified.

  As Feng Zhongliang's attending physician, how could Ouyang Xueping not know Feng Zhongliang's identity? If Ouyang Xueping knew Feng Zhongliang's identity, then how could she possibly not know the identity of Ye Tufei, who was always lurking around her under the pretext of visiting Feng Zhongliang every day?

  It's such a simple truth, but Ye Tufei was unable to figure it out. He followed Ouyang Xueping's words in a muddled manner, treating himself as an outsider and savoring his own anecdotes.

  If this is life, Ye Tu Fei hopes it's okay for a lifetime. If Ou Yang Xue Ping also feels good, Ye Tu Fei hopes Feng Zhong Liang will be injured for the rest of his life.

  But after all, this is just an if. This kind of if that can only appear in fantasy is doomed to be short-lived, because the Japanese are not reconciled to failure, they temporarily retreated, but soon regrouped and launched another attack on Xuzhou City.

  This time, the Japanese army did their homework. This time, the Japanese army gathered a large number of troops. This time, the Japanese army was bound to win.

  This time, Li Zongren finally couldn't hold on anymore.

  The time was May 15, 1939, at 4:52 pm. After a whole day of combat discussions, the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone finally accepted the opinions of the Generalissimo's Headquarters and made a strategic decision to withdraw from all fronts.

  The 258 Brigade was once again pushed to the forefront. Their division was assigned the task of covering the rear, and their division commander gave this task that best showed the heroic spirit of soldiers who viewed death as a return home to the 258 Brigade.

  When he received the task, Liu Yuqie "excitedly" cried. If it weren't for his strong competitiveness and vanity, how would he have gotten this rare opportunity?

  At the same time, officers above the rank of platoon in the bandit regiment gathered at Ye Tufei's quarters, their emotions also stirred up, so stirred up that they wanted to pick up their guns and shoot those sons of bitches from the division headquarters.

  But they still have their wits about them, because their big bosses haven't spoken out yet.

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