Chapter Forty-six Boarding the Ship

  Yang Rucai and others' pistols were equipped with silencers, but in the quiet of the deep night, they still emitted ear-piercing sounds.

  Four people aimed at the person on the iron bed and fired all the bullets in the clip. "Withdraw!" Yang Rucai gave an order, and the four quickly retreated from the bedroom door, joined two others, and six people rushed downstairs.

  The noise was loud enough to wake up Zhao Ming's guards. The captain of the guard rushed over and hid on the first floor, aiming his gun at the figure rushing down from upstairs and pulling the trigger.

  But Yang Rucai and others had six people with six guns, the guard captain's gun had just fired once, and was suppressed by Yang Rucai and others' firepower, unable to show his head. By the time other guards arrived, Yang Rucai and others had already rushed out of the building and retreated into the courtyard.

  "Pursue!" The captain of the guard gave the order.

  The gunfire also startled Mr. and Mrs. Zhao, but the couple could only shiver under the bed, losing the courage to even get up and take a look. The gunfire faded away, followed by the sound of knocking on the door, and then came the voice that Zhao was most eager to hear - Ye Tu had arrived: "Mr. Zhao, hurry up and get up, we're setting off for the ship now."

  Zhao Ming's guard had as many as eighteen people, and four were killed by Yang Ruocai and others that night. However, the remaining fourteen had a much more intense firepower than Yang Ruocai and others.

  Yang Ruocai and five other raiders were ambushed by Zhao Mingwei's team during their withdrawal from the courtyard. Fortunately, Yang Ruocai had made prior arrangements and had several backup personnel hiding at the gate. When Yang Ruocai and his men withdrew from the courtyard and gained a shooting angle, these backup personnel opened fire simultaneously, instantly suppressing Zhao Mingwei's firepower.

  In just half a minute, the situation reversed again. Zhao Mingwei's brother brought in machine guns.

  Yang Rucai's raid response team finally couldn't hold on, the whole line began to retreat, while Zhao Ming's guard pursued with all their might. In an instant, neither those who escaped nor those who chased after them could be seen anywhere.

  At this time, three figures appeared at the gate of the courtyard. One of them whistled towards the outside of the door, and then heard the sound of horseshoes clattering, a horse-drawn carriage unique to Hong Kong appeared.

  The one who drove the car was Guo Zhonglin, and those who got on the car were Zhao Ming couple and Ye Tufei.

  As he got on the horse cart, Zhao Ming stroked his chest and sighed, "It's really a narrow escape. Luckily, Mr. Ye helped me out with all his might. Otherwise, I, Zhao, would have met my ancestors by now."

  Mrs. Zhao was deeply impressed by Ye's plan and said, "Mr. Ye is indeed the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang! Such a clever strategy can only be thought of and implemented by Mr. Ye."

  Guo Zhonglin, who was driving the car, turned his head and said: "What's that? Who is our Sixth Master? In our Erlang Mountain, whoever mentions the name of Sixth Master, who dares not to obey? Who dares to say no?"

  Mr. and Mrs. Zhao chimed in unison, "That's right, that's right." Mr. Zhao felt that just echoing was not enough to express his feelings, so he continued to praise, "Not to mention the two Langshan, even if you look at the whole of China, there are few people like Mr. Ye who are both intelligent and brave!"

  Ye Tu Fei couldn't bear to listen anymore, interrupting the three people's flattery, saying: "Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, after traveling by boat and carriage, you two should take some time to rest first."

  Mr. Wang smiled and replied: "Once on board, there will be plenty of time to rest, no need to worry about this little bit of time."

  Ye Tu Fei was anxious and could only urge Guo Zhonglin to hurry up as much as possible, for every minute they saved would reduce the possibility of accidents by a minute.

  Zhao Ming was very dissatisfied with this, he said: "Why is Mr. Ye still so nervous? The military/unified people must think that I, Zhao, have already lost my life in a foreign land and returned to my hometown. In my opinion, we can be joyful and laughing all the way."

  Ye Tufei smiled and said: "You should rest for a while, let me calm down and think about it. I always feel that Yu Nong still has a trick up his sleeve."

  Ye Tu Fei's feeling was right, Yu Nong indeed left a backhand.

  In the darkness, a pair of eyes stared intently at the gate of Zhao Ming's residence. From the start of the gun battle to Yang Ruocai and others' defeat and retreat, to Zhao Ming's guards rushing out in pursuit, and then three figures emerging from the gate, a horse carriage appeared on cue. All this was seen clearly by that pair of eyes.

  At this moment, the owner of those eyes is rushing to the pre-arranged contact point with Fisherman at the fastest speed. There, Fisherman has also prepared a second action team consisting of ten members.

  "I saw three people come out, one of whom I could recognize, that guy with the surname Ye. The other two I'm not sure about, they look a bit like Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, but their posture while walking doesn't seem quite right. Should we make a decision after reporting back to the boss?"

  "No need! The boss has given orders, no suspicious person will be let go. Everyone is present, depart immediately."

  A horse-drawn carriage can't outrun an automobile.

  Just as Ye Tu Fei and others were riding in the carriage, less than a kilometer away from the dock, the second action team of fishermen and peasants caught up with them in a large truck.

  Entering into range, the second action team of Fisherman opened fire.

  A hail of bullets whizzed past the carriage from all sides, with several shots even hitting the carriage, fortunately without causing any injuries.

  Kuo Chung-lin was whipping the rump of the cart horse with all his might, and the horse was indeed making an effort, using its full strength to gallop forward, but the distance between the two sides was still narrowing bit by bit.

  "What's going on?" Zhao Ming was extremely tense, his lips trembling as he spoke. Mrs. Zhao also looked pale and kept complaining about why Ye Tuofei chose a horse-drawn carriage instead of a car.

  What can be done? Ye Tufei was also helpless. Why choose a horse-drawn carriage? Ye Tufei didn't want to answer.

  This carriage was renovated by Ye Tuofei at a great price, and the four walls of the carriage were reinforced with 5mm thick steel plates. In other words, the carriage had actually been converted into an armored carriage, unless the opponent had heavy machine guns.

  This defensive measure cannot be implemented on a sedan, so Ye Tufei can only choose a carriage. However, this transformation also has its drawbacks, that is, people in the compartment cannot counterattack externally.

  "Hold on a bit longer, hold on a bit longer!" Ye Tu Fei silently urged himself in his heart.

  At the critical moment, several figures suddenly flashed out on both sides of the road and threw several objects at the truck behind them. The objects fell to the ground around the truck, followed by a fierce explosion.

  The truck rolled to the side of the road in an explosion, and the surviving members of the action team rushed out from the flames. However, those few silhouettes were extremely powerful, with a short gun in hand, shooting wherever they pointed, and in just a few breaths, the second action team of fishermen was completely wiped out.

  The few people who suddenly appeared on the side of the road were obviously friends. Since they were friends, Ye Tu Fei couldn't help but stop and greet them.

  The carriage rushed forward for dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop.

  Two minutes later, those few friends rushed over. The first one, with standard Japanese etiquette, bowed to Zhao Ming and Ye Tufei, introducing himself: "Under the orders of General Tsuchihashi, I, Okada, have come to assist Mr. Zhao and Mr. Ye."

  After finishing speaking, he handed over Tsuchihashi Kenji's token to Yè Tú Fēi.

  At this moment, Mr. Zhao let out a long breath and sighed: "When I get to Shanghai, I must thank General Tōyama properly."

  Yè Tú Fēi received the object, checked it carefully and said to Gang Tian You: "Thank you, Mr. Gang Tian, for your great help. Fortunately, General Tsuchiya was considerate, otherwise I really didn't know how to end this."

  Okada Migi said: "Mr. Ye doesn't have to be modest, what you've done is already excellent enough, if it were me or someone else, we might not be able to achieve this result."

  "That's for sure!" Guo Zhonglin replied on behalf of Ye Tufei.

  Zhao Ming came to his senses, worried that something else would go wrong, and hastily instructed the few people: "Alright, let's hurry up and get on the boat. Once we're on the boat, we'll have plenty of time to talk."

  Ye Tu Fei glanced at Zhao Ming and turned to say to Okada Migi: "Does General Tōjō have any further orders?"

  "General Okada ordered me to follow Mr. Yeh and escort Mr. Chao until he safely arrived in Shanghai."

  Ye Tu Fei's face fell as he said, "Our boat isn't very big, you have so many people..."

  Okada replied hastily: "They will stay here, and I'll be the only one boarding the ship."

  Ye Tu Fei nodded and said: "That's good, otherwise there really wouldn't be enough beds for these few people to sleep."

  Ten minutes later, Ye Zhao and others finally boarded the ship.

  When the ship sailed away from the dock, Ye Tu Fei said to Okada: "Mr. Okada, before we enter international waters, there is a possibility that we may encounter British marine police patrols. The firearms you are carrying on your person may cause trouble. I think it would be better for you to hand over the gun to me for safekeeping. I am familiar with this ship and know where to hide it properly. Don't worry, once the ship enters international waters, I will return the gun to you intact."

  Okada didn't say a word and handed the gun over to Ye Tu Fei.

  After several hours of navigation, the ship finally sailed out of Hong Kong waters and entered international waters.

  Yè Tú Fēi returned the gun to Okada and said, "Mr. Okada, now I return the gun to you, please check it out and see if it's just as I said, untouched."

  Okada took the gun, flipped it over in his hand a couple of times, ejected the magazine, saw that it was fully loaded with bullets, smiled, reinserted the magazine, and then raised the gun, aiming at Ye Tufei.

  "Sorry, Mr. Ye, under General Tsuchiya's orders, I must eliminate you."

  Ye Tu Fei looked at the black muzzle and smiled bitterly: "Then why didn't you execute the order when we first boarded the ship?"

  Okada smiled and replied: "The owner of the ship that sailed out to sea is you, I'm afraid of being inspected by the British coast guard, so I have to wait until the ship leaves the territorial waters before getting rid of you."

  Ye Tu Fei sighed and said: "Now that we're so far from the coast, even if we were fish, we wouldn't be able to swim to shore!"

  "Your body will be eaten by fish in the sea soon, and even your bones won't be left."

  Okada pulled the trigger.

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