Chapter Thirty-Seven: Intrigue and Scheming

  Yan Xiuwen, although often impatient, calmed down this time and would have definitely made a big fuss in the past. However, he only brought three people into the city, and if things got out of hand, they might not be able to escape. After discussing with everyone, they decided to wait until things calm down before looking for opportunities to stir up trouble, after all, they came here, it wouldn't be good to return empty-handed.

  The sun had already passed noon, and the dry earth was scorching hot. The defeated puppet army gradually dispersed, and some small business owners who were waiting for food to be cooked reappeared on the streets. Being able to fill one's belly in a chaotic world is already a happy thing. As for some dangers, they couldn't be helped, but fortunately, in this city of Tongcheng, apart from the puppet army, the devils had gradually moved their defenses to military camps outside the city, and after losing their fear of the devils, they could mostly tolerate the occasional petty theft by the puppet army. After all, the armed "bosses" were not to be trifled with. Of course, the puppet army didn't do much evil in the city either, except for the time when they massacred a few villages outside the city, and basically behaved themselves, which was probably also due to the merits of Commander Mei. Many small vendors even secretly prayed that Commander Mei would be promoted and become rich, and definitely stay in this place, and for a time, even scoundrels became revered as saviors.

  Yan Xiwen and others arrived at the street after people came and went, and led a group of people to the Lei family's door. They planned to give the Lei family a warning to intimidate Mei Huan Yu, but unexpectedly, there was also a row of puppet soldiers stationed at the Lei family's door, and even the walls around the courtyard were patrolled by people. This traitor is really strict, he actually thought of this too! Yan Xiwen regretfully turned around to leave. Suddenly, a figure flashed in the distance, seemingly waving his hand. He looked around and saw no one noticing, so he quietly followed after him. The figure in front led him to a secluded alley, where he turned back and exchanged a glance with several soldiers, putting his hand into his pocket, with the gun's bolt open. They were prepared to respond quickly if something unexpected happened. Another soldier also pulled out the fuse of the grenade from his pocket, ready for action at any moment. Several people quietly followed after him, only to see that in the alley, a person had taken off his hat and was smiling at him. Ah! It turned out to be Chen Jian, Yan Xiwen put down his worries, walked over with big strides, and gave Chen Jian a heavy punch, laughing softly: "It's you little devil, you scared me half to death, how did you end up here? Where is your team?"

  Chen Jian rubbed his sore shoulder with a wry smile and said, "Hehe, today is Director Mei's big happy day. I came to congratulate him specially, why are you all here too?"

  "Hey, I haven't even had a chance to make my move yet, and then I heard the fake army was catching some rebels throwing hand grenades. I wasn't planning on going to the Lei family's place to try my luck, but unexpectedly it was also heavily guarded, so I couldn't do anything. Just as I was about to leave, I ran into you." Yan Xiuwen said, looking at Chen Jian's expression. "It couldn't be that you were the one who threw the hand grenade, could it?" Yan Xiuwen asked doubtfully.

  "Haha" Chen Jianguo laughed twice, then looked around and lowered his voice: "It's really our martial arts team that did it. We originally planned to go in and make a big fuss, but looking at the hundreds of people guarding outside, if we were to fight, we would definitely suffer greatly. So we just threw hand grenades and ran away. I didn't expect them not to explode, how lame. I was also planning to stir up trouble at Lei's house, but then I saw you from afar, haha. This isn't a plan to team up with you, want to work together? Let the fake army take a big hit!"

  Yan Xiu furrowed his brow, this cooperation was not easy to do. Abruptly refusing would be unreasonable, he furrowed his brow and thought for a moment: "Captain Chen, how many people did you bring this time?"

  Chen Jian rubbed his head, hesitated for a moment before answering: "There are about twenty or so, they're all scattered around. Do you have any good ideas? By the way, wasn't it your group that annihilated that small Japanese squad last time? It seems like there aren't any other armed forces in this area with such great strength." He looked at Yan Xiuwen with a puzzled gaze.

  Yan Xiuwen's eyes widened in surprise: "How could it be us who did it? We thought it was you guys who did it. That time, we were really scared out of our wits! A small squad of devils and two battalions of puppet troops all died. Such a big move, shouldn't it have been done by your Wu Gong team?" He exaggeratedly gestured with his hands, his expression incredibly vivid.

  Chen Jian was taken aback, and hastily denied: "It wasn't us, it wasn't us. If it wasn't you, then who was it?" He thought for half a day but couldn't figure it out, and fiercely scratched his head.

  "Never mind, let's not talk about this matter anymore. Let's see how we cooperate today." Chen Jian changed the subject. The surrounding anti-Japanese guerrilla fighters heard them talking and turned their heads away, maintaining a vigilant posture, but with smiles in their eyes. In their hearts, they thought: "Our company commander really has a set of skills, he can lie without blinking an eye, haha, it's obvious we did it, but he pretends to be innocent." Of course, this was just what they thought in their hearts, and they wouldn't dare say it out loud. When they thought about how Yan Lianzhang dealt with the Japanese devils, they felt a sense of awe. The Japanese wounded soldiers couldn't move, and Yan Lianzhang went up and cleanly slit their throats. This kind of courage was not something they could muster.

  Yan Xiwen also let out a sigh of relief, it was too tense. If Chen Jian had continued to ask questions earlier, he didn't know if he could have kept up the act. Not revealing it to outsiders was to prevent his own powers from being leaked, this was something his older brother Yan Xi Wu had specifically instructed him on. And also warned himself not to reveal it to the Martial Arts Team, lest they invite trouble. Yan Xiwen had always listened to and obeyed his older brother since he was young, and so far hadn't suffered any great losses, after all his older brother's foresight was much stronger than his own.

  He heard that Chen Jian was no longer asking questions, and hurriedly said: "Do you have any plans? We came this time, originally to purchase some goods, but unexpectedly encountered the wedding of Mei Huan Yu, a big traitor, so we temporarily decided to make trouble. There's not much good planning." As he spoke, he winked at Chen Jian, staring at him without blinking, as if afraid that he wouldn't answer honestly.

  "This time, Chen Jian didn't hesitate: 'Today is Mei Dahan's wedding, we plan to come and wipe out the entire Lei family. Let's see who dares to get close to the traitor. We'll also kill a few devils. Of course, if we can take down that Mountain Monkey, it would be even better.'"

  Yan Xiuwen listened to Chen Jian's words with a stunned expression, thinking in her heart that no wonder her brother had warned them to be careful around Zhang Yun Tian. It seemed that these people were a bit crazy. If they were to take action, it would indeed be satisfying, but many innocent civilians in the Lei family would suffer as well. Moreover, if things escalated, who knew how many ordinary people would die in the revenge of the Japanese devils and traitors? She had to stand firm on her position.

  "What if we provoke the devils and they retaliate? Many people will die, and many of the Lei family members are innocent."

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