Chapter 2 Rebirth

  Shut up! Whether you're a traitor or not, we have our own calculations. Your excuses are useless! Now it's our turn to ask the questions, and if you don't tell the truth, that Japanese man from earlier will be your fate! That voice colder than a gun muzzle rang out once again.

  Japanese? Yoshida? Koryu Fei was somewhat perplexed. In his daze, he seemed to recall that Yoshida was a newly developed agent, and Yoshida was from the Japanese Army's Special Service Department. He had spent a lot of time getting Yoshida to agree to meet with him, but before they could discuss the details, this group of people with unknown backgrounds killed him! Wait, what was he doing? Why did he want to develop Yoshida?

  The old dragon flew over and patted the old man's head, looking at him in a flurry as he hurried to catch his carriage. Seeing the deep wrinkles on his face, he couldn't help but ask: "Old sir, what year is it now?"

  The old man rubbed his eyes and said, "This year is the year of Geng Chen, also the year of the Dragon. Ah! Every time it's the year of the Dragon, it's always a busy autumn! How did you know? Why are you asking this?"

  No, this year is clearly the Year of the Dog! Gu Longfei asked again what year it was in the Gregorian calendar. The old man didn't know what he meant by asking about the year, perhaps he had been injured too severely and had hurt his brain, but still told him that this year was 1941 in the Gregorian calendar, and even added some information Gu Longfei hadn't asked for: they were currently in Hankou, Hubei, outside the city of Hankou.

  Looking at the old man with a mocking expression on his face, Gu Long Fei's heart skipped a beat as he immediately understood what had happened. It turned out that during training, he was shot by a bullet from Zhu Yi's dagger gun and died, only to be reborn in Hankou in 1941.

  He vaguely remembered that the group of people killed Yoshida, tied him up and took him to the outskirts, put a gun to his left chest and asked him why he wanted to be with the Japanese and how many Chinese people he had betrayed. Gu Longfei shook his head and said that what he wanted to discuss with Yoshida was beneficial to the Chinese people, and he was not a traitor, nor had he ever betrayed any Chinese person! One of them, after hearing this, became even more enraged, stepped forward and slapped Gu Longfei's face several times, shouting: "You're still trying to justify yourself? It's because of you dog traitors colluding with the Japanese that my brother was killed by them! I'd like to peel your skin off inch by inch to vent my anger!" The voice was shrill, and it sounded like a woman.

  The cold voice spoke again, Xiao Ru, it's okay, you can stop grieving and get angry. This isn't just about catching a traitor for you, we'll kill him later, at least that's some revenge, people can't come back to life after they're dead, so don't be too sad! It seems the person with the cold voice is their leader.

  Xiao Ru! This name is so familiar? It seems that my wife's name is also... what's her name, Ru? The voice is also very similar, still sounds so good, and a sense of closeness rises in my heart!

  The muzzle was pressed against Gu Longfei's chest, and the cold questioning began again. Who betrayed Li Zhen-shan, and who led people to catch him? Gu Longfei was confused, who is Li Zhen-shan?

  "You're a traitorous dog, always colluding with the Japanese, and you don't even know who Li Zhen-shan is?" The icy voice turned somewhat mournful as he continued: "Fine, I'll tell you. This Li Zhen-shan in Hankou - just hearing his name makes the Japanese tremble. He specialized in killing Japanese devils and traitors like you! A few days ago, someone betrayed him, and the Japanese caught him. They used almost every torture device on him, tormenting him to near death before finally killing him, and then threw his corpse here!"

  Gu Long's heart skipped a beat, this what Li Zhen Shan really hadn't heard of before, he was killed by the Japanese, his body thrown here, so they brought themselves to this place, the purpose is self-evident, how can this be good?

  The person who had just slapped Gu Long Fei's ear, Xiao Ru's voice lowered and said: "Uncle Li, don't waste your breath on him, it's useless to ask him now, just kill him with one shot! There are so many traitors in Hankou, it's hard to find the real enemy! From now on, we'll just kill any Japanese or traitor we see, and killing a few more will be avenging my brother!" She spoke in a suppressed tone, indeed a woman, speaking authentic Hankou dialect.

  Mr. Li sighed and said, "You're right too, okay, whatever you say goes! Are you going to do it yourself or should we?

  Xiao Ru's voice was high-pitched and full of courage when she mentioned avenging her brother, but when Uncle Li said he would let her kill to avenge, her heart panicked, took a few steps back, and said in terror: "I... I don't dare, you... you come instead!"

  "Good grief!" Gu Long exclaimed inwardly, "These lawless people are going to take action! They have no idea what terrible consequences their reckless behavior will bring about." He immediately shouted out loud: "Wait a minute, I have something to say...!" Before he could finish speaking, the sound of gunfire rang out. The gun that had been pressed against his left chest fired a bullet that pierced through his chest. He fell headfirst to the ground, and in his remaining consciousness, he couldn't help but sigh: "Why am I so unlucky? In different worlds, I always encounter the same kind of bad luck!"

  It's a miracle that Gu Longfei can come back to life, and it's also one of his secrets. In the past when he had a physical examination, it was discovered that his body structure is very different from others, his heart is not in the left chest cavity but on the right side, which is the legendary "偏心人" (a person with a heart on the right side). Just now, Xiaoru's friend shot him in the left chest and saw him fall down, thinking he wouldn't survive, so they didn't shoot again at his head or other places, and then they left quickly. Secondly, it was extremely cold in Hankou in 1941 winter, which slowed down Gu Longfei's blood flow speed, and that's why he managed to save half of his life.

  Gu Longfeng encountered this old man who returned at night and managed to save his life, but his memory had a huge problem. He remembered the previous life, including the last special agent training clearly, but after rebirth, his memories became vague and fragmented, with many places incomplete, like a painting torn in half, only seeing what's in front of him, unable to recall the other half no matter how hard he tried. Just like earlier, he remembered developing Yoshida, but why did he develop Yoshida? What was he doing? He had no idea. Was it due to brain damage from the gunshot wound or a special obstacle after rebirth? It was unknown!

  The injury of Gu Longfei was too serious, before he fainted, he told the old man his home address. When he woke up again, it was already the fourth morning. He lay in a white house, a tall foreigner wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around his neck, bent over, opening his eyelids to examine his pupils. The foreigner saw Gu Longfei suddenly wake up, and a smile immediately appeared in his deep blue eyes. He turned to the person sitting aside, staring blankly, and said excitedly in standard American English: "Mrs. Gu, come and see, Mr. Gu is awake!" His tone was strange, typical of foreigners speaking Chinese.

  Jade Dragon's English proficiency stood out in college, showing a natural talent for languages. This was also one of the reasons he was selected to join the special forces team. In the special forces training camp, his English skills were further strengthened, and he also mastered Russian, Japanese, French, German and other foreign languages.

  Mrs. Gu? Mr. Gu? Gu Longfei suddenly remembered that in this world, his name was still Gu Longfei, which couldn't be said to be a miracle, but also a rare coincidence. Mrs. Gu, his wife, was called Lin Qiaorou.

  Lin Qiaoru saw a cow cart sending her unconscious husband back, and although she was anxious and confused in her heart, she remained calm on the surface. After giving some money to the old man who drove the cart to express gratitude, she immediately sent Gu Longfei to a hospital run by an American for emergency rescue treatment.

  The American doctor told Lin Qiaoru after the surgery, "Your husband is really lucky. His heart was on the other side and wasn't damaged in a critical area. He was sent to the hospital in time and is no longer in danger of losing his life. He will wake up in a few days." After entrusting her daughter to their neighbor, Lin Qiaoru stayed awake for four days and nights, guarding the bedside, fearing that Gu Longfei would wake up and not see her.

  For so many days, Lin Qiaoru had been anxiously worried about Gu Longfei's safety, but she had been strong and stayed by his side without shedding a single tear. Now that she saw Gu Longfei wake up, her whole body relaxed at once, and she could no longer control the weakness in her heart. Tears fell like broken pearls, rolling down her cheeks. She threw herself onto Gu Longfei's body and wept: "Longfei, you've finally woken up! You don't know how scared I was these past few days!"

  Gu Long's mouth twitched, Lin Qiaorou pressed against his wound, a wave of pain washed over him, he gritted his teeth to endure the agony, and didn't want to push Lin Qiaorou away, stroking her soft hair: "Silly child, why are you crying? Didn't I survive?"

  The foreign doctor, with rich experience, saw the expression on Gu Longfei's face and bent down to gently hold Lin Qiaorui's shoulder, saying softly: "Madam, be careful not to press against him, his wound has not fully healed yet!" The foreigner's arm outside was covered in golden hair, which swayed like seaweed in the sunlight coming through the window.

  Ji Longfei looked at all of this, it was so real, only then did he believe that he had come back to life. He gently lifted his hand and wiped away the tears on Lin Qiaorui's face, forcing a smile: "Qiaorui, don't cry anymore, if you keep crying you'll look ugly! How long did I sleep? Where is our Feifei?"

  Lin Qiaoru saw the radiant smile on Gu Longfei's face and knew he was no longer in danger. The worry in her heart dissipated, and she awkwardly wiped away the tears on her face, forcing a smile: "You're doing well, sleeping silently for four days here, making me stay awake all this time! Feifei is at the neighbor's house, she's very obedient, knowing that Dad is sick in the hospital, didn't pester me, and said Mom is taking care of Dad in the hospital, so Dad will get better faster! Look, how sensible Feifei is!"