Chapter Seventy-One Gradually Fading Away

  After Chen Guang left, he went straight to find Political Commissar Yuan Wei. Upon seeing Commissar Yuan, Chen Guang spoke his mind: "In my opinion, this Ye Tufei problem is not small!"

  Yuan Wei remained expressionless, smiling as he poured Chen Guang a cup of water and pressed him into his chair, asking: "What's wrong? Have you discovered some fundamental problem?"

  Chen Guang took the teacup, dryly laughed twice and said: "Actually, there's no fundamental problem, alas, if only we could find a fundamental problem, it would be great to report back to Commander Lü."

  Yuan Wei was still smiling, pulled a chair and sat opposite Chen Guang, asking: "What's wrong? You look so worried!"

  Chen Guang put down his teacup and replied to Yuan Wei with a bitter smile: "This Ye Tufei is someone Commander Lü wants, I Chen Guang know that much. But Commander Lü can't just abandon organizational principles because of this Ye Tufei's ability to fight, right, Comrade Yuan?"

  "That's right, that's right, under any circumstances, the principles of this organization must be put first."

  Chen Guang looked at Yuan Wei with a nod of approval, and then poured out his words: "But this surnamed Ye bandit leader has a problem! I asked him about his birthplace, his father's and mother's names, and where he went to school when he was young. He actually gave me a 'one question, three unknowns'! Comrade Yuan, with my many years of experience in struggle, I dare to conclude that this surnamed Ye definitely has a problem. He is afraid of the organization's investigation, so he did it this way. I estimate that this surnamed Ye may be an enemy sent to infiltrate our ranks."

  Yuan Wei smiled and said, "We old comrades are indeed highly vigilant! Alright, I've taken note of the issue you raised. Later, I'll go talk to our comrades from Xuzhou and see how much they know about Ye Tufei. Also, Comrade Chen Guang, before we clarify this matter, I hope you..."

  Chen Guang quickly stood up, his expression very serious, and said: "Comrade Yuan, I guarantee you with my party spirit that once I leave this door, I will not make a single comment about Ye Tufei."

  Yuan Wei smiled and nodded, saying: "Mm, I believe you, Comrade Chen Guang."

  After seeing Chen Guang off, Yuan Wei also went out. He didn't plan to go find Peng Youming or Yan Xiwen. Firstly, he wasn't familiar with these two people, and secondly, he knew that Peng and Yan were both cunning characters who could twist their words at will, so he decided not to provoke them if possible.

  Yuan Wei was looking for his old partner Lü Yao.

  The two met and Yuan Wei briefly explained the situation. Lü Yao couldn't help but furrow his brow after listening.

  "Wild donkey, I've seen Ye Tufei before. From a subjective point of view, I think he shouldn't be a wicked person. Objectively speaking, when he was in Erlang Mountain, he had no connection with the Kuomintang or the Japanese. Personally, I think Ye Tufei should be an innocent man. However, Chen Guang's reaction is also a thorny issue. If not handled properly, it's unlikely to be approved by the higher-ups."

  Lü Yao's nickname in the army was "Wild Donkey", and only Yuan Wei dared to call him that. To even things out, Lü Yao also gave Yuan Wei a nickname, "Yuan Big Head".

  "Yuan Datou, your analysis is correct. Now the most crucial thing is to figure out why Ye Tufei doesn't want to talk about his past, maybe it's..."

  Just as he said that, Zhao Zhibin burst in. As soon as he entered the room, he shouted: "I know the reason! Commander, Political Commissar, Ye Tufei have all explained it to me clearly. He has amnesia and can't remember past events. Moreover, whenever he mentions something from the past, he gets a headache!"

  "Amnesia?" Lü Yao and Yuan Wei almost exclaimed at the same time.

  "Hmm, it's amnesia! Just now when I came over, I specially went out of my way to the military district hospital and asked Director Lu."

  "What did Director Lu say?" Lü Yao and Yuan Wei chimed in unison.

  "Director Lu said that there is a disease called amnesia, which generally has two situations: one is to receive strong mental stimulation, and the other is head trauma. I told Director Lu about Ye Tufei's situation, and he determined that Ye Tufei should have suffered a head injury leading to amnesia, so he would often get headaches."

  "Oh, so that's how it is!" Lü and Yuan exclaimed in unison for the third time.

  Zhao Zhibin finally noticed and asked in surprise: "Commander, Political Commissar, have you two practiced before? How come your coordination is so tacit?"

  Lü and Yuan both realized the problem under Zhao Zhibin's reminder, so they both wanted to take a step ahead and speak out first to avoid saying the same thing for the fourth time. Unfortunately, the two of them almost spoke at the same time: "What are you blindly talking about?"

  Zhao Zhibin was on the verge of collapse, crying with a sad face, and begged: "Did you two already know about Ye Tufei's affairs? Are you intentionally messing with me now?"

  This time, Lv and Yuan did not fight anymore, both of them shut their mouths tightly.

  When they came to their senses, Lv and Yuan could no longer hold back, bursting into laughter.

  Zhao Zhibin took the two people's laughter as a consolation after being ridiculed, touching the back of his head, and helplessly following with a bitter smile.

  "Is this amnesia easy to cure?" asked Liao Yao.

  Zhao Zhibin didn't understand for a moment, and Yuan Wei quickly explained: "Commander Lü's meaning is that this Ye Tufei's amnesia problem can be found to have a basis to prove that he indeed has this disease?"

  Zhao Zhibin thought for a moment and said: "This... this... I really don't know, I haven't asked Dean Lu about this question."

  Lyu Yao suddenly patted Zhao Zhibin's shoulder and said, "What are you still dawdling for? Don't you go ask Dean Lu quickly?"

  After parting with Zhao Zhibin, Ye Tufei returned to the camp. As soon as he entered the camp gate, he saw Peng Youming and Yan Xiwen walking towards him with a smile.

  "What's up? Ye Liu Ye, we two brothers came over to ask for a cup of wine to drink, I don't know if Ye Liu Ye would..." As soon as they met, Yan Xiwen started joking.

  Peng Youming also broke the norm and cooperated with Yan Xiwen: "Wine is inseparable from meat, Ye Liu Ye's righteousness is generous, haha, we two old brothers are lucky today!"

  Yè Tú Fēi's mood improved greatly as soon as he saw these two old friends. After a couple of jokes, the gloom from earlier had all dissipated. Yè Tú Fēi burst out laughing and said: "If I don't get you two drunk today, I'll turn this bandit camp's flag upside down!"

  Yan Xiwen made a fearful expression and said: "Sixth Master, you can't use the wheel war method, there are more than 200 brothers in this bandit camp..."

  Ye Tu Fei followed Yan Xi Wen's words and said, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't let them take turns toasting you two. Today we'll do it the fairest way - no singles, group fight!"

  After finishing, Ye Tufei called over a brother and instructed him to say: "You go run an errand, bring Wei Xiangdong and the others to see Sixth Master, and also, bring those brothers who came back with us from Jiajia Bay, just say that Sixth Master is treating us to a celebration of our narrow escape!"

  The brother happily agreed and turned around to run away.

  Ye Tu Fei beckoned and called over another brother, instructing him to "notify Guo Lao Er to withdraw 500 yuan and buy some pigs and sheep. We're going to have a big feast tonight."

  The brother accepted the order and was about to leave, but Ye Tufei stopped him again and instructed: "Tell your second brother that when buying pigs and sheep, don't haggle with the common people, it's better to give more money. I've seen it, the old folks in this village are having a hard time."

  Hearing this, Peng Youming and Yan Xiwen exchanged a glance, then smiled in unison.

  The sky had just darkened, and a large plate of pork and mutton was placed on the table, filling the courtyard with an enticing aroma.

  Wei Dong led his brothers in and shouted loudly as soon as they entered the gate: "Wow! It smells so good, having a friend like Liu Ye is just great!"

  Ye Tu Fei welcomed him and took over a package of goods handed over by Wei Xiang Dong, opened it, and exclaimed: "Damn, brother, where did you get this thing?"

  Wei Dong smiled and said: "How is it? Try it! This is the authentic Cuban cigar, better than American goods!"

  At this time, Zhang Luo Hui and Guo Zhong Lin led several brothers to pull two big carts into the yard. Zhang Luo and his brothers quickly came over to lend a hand, unloading the wine from the cart.

  Kuo Chung-lin saw the thing in Yeh Tu-fei's hand, got lazy, ran over, and forcibly snatched a box from Yeh Tu-fei. He pulled out a cigar, put it under his nose, and sniffed deeply, as if he was intoxicated.

  Ye Tu Fei snatched the box of cigars from Guo Zhonglin's hand and shouted, "You don't even want to smoke cigars, why are you fighting with me for it?"

  Guo Zhonglin broke his silence and said, "I heard that two days ago, a wealthy family in Ba Hu Town was taught a lesson by someone. It's probably the work of the Wei brothers, right?"

  Wei Dong hastily stepped forward, covering Guo Zhonglin's mouth with his hand and said: "Your mouth is really cheap, can't you just die if you don't speak?"

  Wei Xiangdong was a step too late, and Guo Zhonglin's words had already been heard by Peng Youming, who was walking in the right direction. He stood in front of Wei Xiangdong with a serious tone: "Is what Second Brother Guo said true?"

  Yan Xiwen also came over and answered on behalf of Wei Dong: "It's true! I did it with Little Wei, what's wrong?"

  Peng Youming glared at Wei Xiangdong and said, "Why didn't you report this to me?"

  Yan Xiweng replied: "Report to you? If I report to you, will there still be an opportunity?"

  Peng Youming pointed at Yan Xiwen and said: "You're also an old comrade, how can you always take organizational discipline as a joke?"

  Yan Xiwen pretended to be wronged and said, "Secretary Peng, you can't use the word 'always'! I, Yan Xiwen, was wrong this time. You can punish me as you see fit, but I want to make it clear that this is not a habit of mine, just this one time. Besides, that family is a traitor, and teaching them a lesson is also necessary."

  Peng Youming was about to return a toast to Yan Xiwen, but was interrupted by a brother who ran in and reported to Ye Tufei: "Secretary Peng's brothers from the other side are unwilling to come over, saying that the superiors do not agree."

  Ye Tufei glanced at Peng Youming and said, "Forget it! Alright, my old brother Peng, you're a magnanimous person, so let them off this time. The meat is done, the wine is poured, let's hurry up and get started!"