Chapter Thirty-One The True Situation

  Ye Tufei and Take Shoko interrogated were not those masked strong men they met at the foot of Er Lang Mountain.

  That group of 'Mong' masked strongmen were actually arranged by Zhao Dabaitou in advance, and were carefully selected subordinates. However, Ye Tufei and Take Shoko interrogated temporary actors hired by Zhang Qishen with 'flower' money, this batch of temporary actors had been invited into the prison cell by Zhao Dabaitou as soon as they entered the Er Lang Mountain area.

  Of course, Wei Xiangdong was not hit at all. When he left Xuzhou City, he had a big bag of red dye mixed with chicken blood in his arms. When he heard the gunshot, he fell to the ground and broke the bag of red dye mixed with chicken blood, then wriggled on the ground for a few times to complete the whole bridge section.

  Ye Tufei was not crippled either. When Zhao Da assigned tasks to the several of them, he heard that Ye Liu would be beaten and was really frightened by his brothers. In order to perform well in this play, they didn't sleep for several days, repeatedly rehearsing every move until outsiders couldn't find any flaws.

  As for that Lang Zhong, he is actually the old military advisor of "Over the River Dragon". Those lines were also practiced over a hundred times under the guidance of Guo Zhonglin.

  Later, Zhang Qi was forced to escape by taking medicine, all of which were within Ye Tufei's calculations. Just as Takeko Hashimoto was interrogating the temporary actor invited by Zhang Qi, Zhao Dabao had already cornered Zhang Qi. Ye Tufei promised to send a batch of supplies to "Over the River Dragon", and Ye Tufei would not go back on his word. However, Zhang Qi could never be allowed to live again, including his subordinates, which were things that Ye Tufei originally wanted to avoid as much as possible, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of a better solution, so he just had to consider them unlucky.

  Ye Tufei and Takeko's interrogation went very smoothly, with just a few instruments of torture placed in front of those temporary actors, they all 'confessed'.

  Thus, in Takeko's mind, such a story took shape:

  Zhang Qishen plotted to harm Ye Tufei, then found these people to pretend to be Erlang Mountain bandits. The plan was to kill Ye Tufei and steal the supplies after taking him and the goods hostage, and then frame the Erlang Mountain bandit gang that had a close relationship with Ye Tufei. Unfortunately, things were exposed, Zhang Qishen escaped in fear of punishment and took away all the supplies.

  "What a scoundrel! This Zhang Qishen, his conscience is completely rotten!" Yamashita Keigo couldn't help but curse Zhang Qishen after hearing Takekawa Yukiko's report.

  It's not a big deal if the supplies are lost, and it's not a huge problem if Ye Tufei is injured. The biggest problem is that Wei Xiangdong actually died, how will he face Gao Qianxin? After all, it was Shan Xia Jingwu's idea to let Wei Xiangdong participate in this operation.

  That day, Takahashi Shin found him and told him that there was a flaw in his plan. Using Take Shimo Ko to monitor Ye Tu Fei was not a bad idea, but based on their abilities, Take Shimo Ko was no match for Ye Tu Fei. Ye Tu Fei could easily evade Ko's surveillance, or even make her unaware of it.

  "It is necessary to add another layer of surveillance outside of Yuki, for Tsubasa Tobita!" This was the conclusion drawn by Takashi Gohda.

  "It was indeed my oversight, perhaps your Xiao Wei can help me make up for this oversight." Yamashita Kengo actively asked to let Wei Dong participate in the surveillance of Ye Tu Fei.

  Now, Wei Xiangdong is dead. Yamashita Keigo feels ashamed to face Takahashi Makoto, but has no choice but to face him.

  When he heard the news of Wei Xiangdong's death, Takahashi Noboru shed tears. However, he did not blame Yamashita Keigo, but only asked Yamashita Keigo to give Wei Xiangdong a grand funeral, choose a auspicious land on the outskirts of the city, and build a magnificent mausoleum for Wei Xiangdong.

  Yamashita proposed that he could dispatch a unit to Erlang Mountain to bring back the body of Wei Dong.

  "Let him rest in peace," said Takashi, shaking his head. "According to Chinese culture, if the remains are moved within three years of death, it will affect his reincarnation."

  Yamashita Kengo told Takahashi Makoto about Yatobe Tobi's situation, saying: "Yatobe Tobi was barely thirty years old and has already lost his manhood. I'm worried that he'll never recover."

  Takahashi nodded and said: "I can understand your concern, I'll take care of this matter. We absolutely cannot let Yeruofei sink, we need him to cheer up."

  Under Yamashita Kengo's accompaniment, Takahashi arrived at the barracks to visit Ye Tu Fei.

  Yeh Tzu-hao expressed gratitude for the concern shown by Takahashi Kaito and Yamashita Keigo, and stated that this injury would not affect his dedication to the Empire of Japan.

  Takahashi listened and was very pleased. He said, "For a real man, 'woman' is just a small part of him. If he loses her, it's just a loss, nothing to regret. What's most important for a man is his career. Mr. Ye, I believe in your abilities, and the Great Japanese Empire also believes in your loyalty. Take good care of your injuries, I'm sure you'll be entrusted with an important task soon."

  Yamashita Kengo revealed a very solemn smile and said, "I have already made a report to the commander of the division and suggested that you take charge as the highest official in the Jiajiazhuang area."

  Yatou Fei looked very excited, 'enduring' the pain in his lower body as he got out of bed and gave a military salute to Yamakoshi Keigo and Takahashi Nobuyuki. Takahashi quickly came over to support him, repeatedly saying it wasn't necessary.

  Takahashi Shin helped Yatou Fei back to the "bed" and then said to Yamashita Keigo: "Yamashita, you are busy with your affairs, I am a free man, I will accompany Mr. Ye, you can go back first."

  Yamashita Kengo smiled slightly and bowed slightly to the two of them before taking his leave.

  After Yamashita Kengo left, Takahashi Makoto said to Ye Tufei: "Alright, you can move around freely now. It's not easy being cooped up in 'bed' all day!"

  Yatou Fei still wanted to continue pretending, but Takahashi Makoto burst out laughing and said: "That Takebayashi Yukiko is really not your type? I just don't get it, this 'plump' 'meat' that's right in front of you, why won't you take a bite?"

  Ye Tufei immediately understood that his tricks were too childish in front of Takahashi Makoto, he could deceive Yamashita Keigo, but it was difficult to fool Takahashi Makoto. After a moment's consideration, Ye Tufei decided it was better to confess to Takahashi Makoto.

  Ye Tu Fei really wanted to say to Takashi Gao, "This is not 'fatty' 'meat', this is simply poisonous 'medicine'."

  However, Ye Tu Fei couldn't say that to Takahashi Makoto, he didn't have absolute trust in him yet. "I-I'm worried about this Kōko-san, she's not clean!" Ye Tu Fei said hastily, without choosing his words carefully.

  "What you said is also true, that Takeko Matsumoto is quite promiscuous and has had relationships with many men. She's the type who gets anxious if she doesn't have a man by her side for even one day. That being said, I still want to criticize you - you never treated me as a friend!"

  Ye Tu Fei stopped pretending and quickly got down from the "bed", poured a cup of water for Gao Qiao Xin, saying: "Mr. Gao, your words are wrong, I have always considered you as a friend."

  Takahashi Shinji handed over the water cup, didn't drink and said: "If you really treat me as a friend, you shouldn't deceive me. You are indeed clever for a lifetime but muddled for a moment. Do you know that doing so is actually very dangerous?"

  Ye Tu Fei said: "Please enlighten me, Mr. Gao."

  Takaashi sighed and said, "If Yamashita Kōsuke invites Japanese military doctors to treat you, how will you respond? Have you thought about how to explain it if things go wrong?"

  Ye Tu Fei was shocked in his heart. Indeed, he had not thought it through.

  Takahashi Shin continued, "Alright, I'll explain the situation to Yamashita Keigo and have him replace you with a 'woman'. Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter and find you an absolutely clean 'woman'."

  Ye Tu Fei smiled, his smile was very bright. But behind this smile, however, was Ye Tu Fei's extreme helplessness and indignation.

  For the safety of all 200 brothers, he couldn't go against the Japanese. This humiliation was deeply etched in his mind. Dealing with the Japanese alone, Ye Tufei felt he could still cope, but adding this seemingly friendly yet extremely intelligent Kao Biao made him feel a bit indignant and even more disheartened: "Hmph, fine, I'll listen to you."

  Three days later, Yamashita Kengo brought a pretty little girl to the military camp. He first announced his new appointment of Ye Tufei as the highest official in the Jiajia Bay area and divided Ye Tufei's brothers into two groups: one group followed Ye Tufei to take office in Jiajia Bay, while the other group continued to guard Xuzhou City. The specific personnel allocation was decided by Ye Tufei himself.

  After the announcement, Yamashita Keigo introduced the pretty girl to Ye Tufei and said: "Tanabe Keiko is a book fragrance 'door' first, before becoming your 'woman', she hasn't even talked about love. Ah, Ye San, you are really enviable! Can have two 'women' at the same time."

  Ye Tu Fei was taken aback, wondering if Shan Xia Jing Wu had found out about Ouyang Xue Ping. Just as he was about to ask what he meant, Shan Xia Jing Wu continued: "Miss Lucky is very fond of you and hopes to continue staying by your side. Of course, if you don't like her, you can just treat her as a servant, after all, she's willing."

  For Yè Tú Fēi, one or two made no difference, the difficulty was the same. So he shrugged his shoulders at Yamano Kōgo and said: "Then let's do it your way."

  Yamashita Kengo finished his business and was about to leave. As he departed, he instructed Ha Tōfei, saying: "Before you set off, go visit the residence of Takahashi Kun, he has important matters to discuss with you."

  Takashi Kō's important discovery was the Han Dynasty ancient tomb of Erlangshan.

  He gave Ye Tuofei a bit of tutoring on this aspect, then said to Ye Tuofei: "I'll arrange for you to meet a few professionals in this field, go try it out. If we really find it, haha, then the several of us will have struck it rich. Don't say you're not interested, you can donate this wealth to China's anti-Japanese forces, such as Wei Xiangdong, the Communist Party."

  Ye Tu Fei gave Gao Qiao Xin a white eye, jokingly saying: "Me donate to them? Will they reward me with two 'women' like the Japanese do? Besides, I only know Wei Xiang Dong, not the Communist Party. Alright, Mr. Gao, let me tell you something from the heart, I'm very opposed to digging up our ancestors' graves, but I'm very interested in the wealth inside those graves, and I think this interest is no less than yours!"