Chapter 7: The Mind of a Traitor

  Yan Xi Wu looked around at the villagers and said, "Everyone disperse now. The Wugong team's warriors were wounded in battle with the devils, they have avenged us all. Everyone take out some good things to comfort these warriors well, let them rest well."

  Zhang Yun Tian couldn't help but nod in agreement, it seems this person has the demeanor of a leader. With just a few short sentences, he dispelled everyone's fear and reminded them of their hatred for the arson attack. Not simple at all, and also made the comrades from the martial arts team feel grateful. If this person can cooperate, then this situation will be resolved.

  Yan Jufan looked on from the side, unable to help but feel a little disappointed. In the past, when watching TV dramas and movies, the People's Liberation Army was always winning battles, even if they were injured, they wouldn't retreat from the battlefield, even if their arms were broken, they would grit their teeth and persevere. Why did these martial arts teams all seem to have lost their souls? Yan Jufan looked at the weapons in the hands of the martial arts team members, then looked at their frail bodies; he nodded as if he had gained some insight.

  Zhang Yuntian was waving at Yan Xiawu, "Old Yan, come here, I'd like to introduce someone to you. This is Comrade Chen Jian, the captain of our martial arts team, he's a veteran revolutionary with many military achievements, haha! Chen Jian, this is Yan Xiawu, the head of Leshi Village. Old Yan is a renowned hero in these parts. Luckily, he and the villagers took us in this time. You two can get to know each other better!"

  Chen Jian sized up the "head" in front of him, and saw that he was in his thirties, with a bronze-colored complexion, a sturdy physique, and a strong and powerful appearance, but gave people a steady impression, should be the kind of ordinary person with tenacity. He couldn't help but feel good about him and said: "Yan Yishi, I've long heard of your great name, today I finally see you. Old Zhang has always talked to me about you, today I see that it's indeed true that hearing is not as good as seeing!" As he spoke, he clasped his fists in greeting.

  Yan Xiuwu nodded and replied politely: "Don't mention it, I'm just a small-time merchant doing some petty business. When friends are in trouble, I happened to help someone out, didn't think much of it, but somehow people remembered it and spread the word. Actually, this is just what we mountain folks do, Captain Chen is being too polite, or else he'll get lost. Haha." As he spoke, he chuckled.

  It seems that Captain Chen indeed has a remarkable presence, looking no more than thirty years old, with a heroic face and an unflappable demeanor. Can't help but have a good impression of him in my heart. However, thinking twice, this person is still young yet has fought battles north and south, and was even sent to work behind enemy lines - not an easy feat at all! Working behind enemy lines is much more difficult than being with the main forces, truly not something to be underestimated.

  Zhang Yun Tian chuckled and said, "You two don't have to be sour here, haha, Chen Jian, you're a few years younger than Lao Yan, just call him big brother..."

  Yan Xi Wu said with a humble tone: "How can that be, Captain Chen is an anti-Japanese hero. I'm just a mountain goods merchant from the village, I shouldn't lose my composure."

  Chen Jianhui smiled and said: "Yan Ge, you're being too polite. I'm just doing my job. Fighting the devils is everyone's responsibility, so don't be polite to me, brother."

  "It's every citizen's duty to fight against the devils, and just for this sentence, I'll call you Brother Chen from now on." Yan Xi Wu said with a fist bump.

  "Big Brother Yan", "Brother Chen", "Haha..." The three of them burst into a fit of laughter, with a sense of camaraderie.

  Yan Ju Fan Zheng and Yu Nong were helping the village doctor change the dressings of the wounded team members, when they heard laughter and turned to look over there. The wounded men in front of them had mostly fallen fast asleep, completely disregarding the doctor who was changing their dressings. They must have been exhausted. Yan Ju Fan Zheng and Yu Nong quickly removed the blood-soaked gauze and applied medicine to the wounds. Fortunately, most of the bullet wounds had passed through cleanly. Otherwise, with these people's injuries and the medical conditions here, a large majority would probably...

  Yan Yu Nong didn't have time to think about anything else, she only knew that these people were wounded from fighting the devils and had avenged her. Therefore, she took even more meticulous care of them.

  Yamamoto Kitaro finally led his troops back to their nest, but except for a few places in the city where smoke was rising, everything else seemed almost unchanged. Except that pedestrians and small vendors saw a large group of devils fully armed running over, they all scrambled to get out of the way. In an instant, the streets were empty.

  Yamamoto Kitaro shook his head, the Chinese are just timid. Under his restraint, Japanese soldiers had already stopped looting and killing people. But they were still scared to death. It was just that at the beginning of the occupation, in order to establish prestige, hundreds of people were killed. As a result, this group of cowards was frightened all at once. Of course, he also didn't want the city where he was stationed to be deserted, otherwise who would buy goods from Great Japan?

  What made him even more angry was that when he wasn't around, several squadron leaders didn't cooperate with each other. It was clearly a harassment by a few people, but it was said to be an attack on the city. How ridiculous! However, he later thought it was also understandable for them to be like this, as his special task force led by Mei Huan-yu had been taken away. The Japanese soldiers were not responsible for maintaining law and order, so when a problem arose, they naturally became flustered. Not speaking the same language, they ended up creating a huge misunderstanding. It made him angry but he couldn't vent his anger anywhere, after all, launching an attack was the strong point of the Japanese soldiers. If they were in charge of maintaining law and order, it would be chaotic within two days. It seemed that he still had to organize some Chinese people as cannon fodder; otherwise, it would be inconvenient for him to command with his hands tied behind his back. However, he also felt fortunate that this time there wasn't a real problem. This place was an important transportation hub, controlling the main artery, and most of the materials for the autumn offensive were stored in the warehouse next to the train station. If something went wrong, it could lead to the failure of this offensive, and the consequences would be unbearable. He would wait until Mei Huan-yu returned and then organize a large security team, recruit more Chinese people to patrol, and put Japanese soldiers in important areas to control himself before he could feel at ease.

  Mei Huan-yu, who was being thought of by him, had just run to Xiaogang Village, panting like a dead dog, and cursing the ancestors of the Japanese in his heart. How did these idiots occupy several provinces in the east? Is our country's army even more rubbish? Mei Huan-yu took a breath, looked at the Japanese soldiers around him who were acting as if nothing was wrong, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. These guys are brainless, but their bodies aren't bad, if they were to work on his own farm, they would definitely be good laborers. Mei Huan-yu thought venomously.

  The surrounding areas were filled with secret agents, while the Japanese soldiers sat together to rest after sending out a warning. This distance was nothing on flat ground, but this mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, it was really not ordinary tiredness, even the strong devils couldn't help but take a break.

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