Chapter 185: Flew Up

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature Network, you can quickly enter this site by searching "Jiupin Literature Network" in any search engine, and provide free download services for boutique and txt formats! Gu Long flew into a rage, saying: "So, isn't this thing that I've worked so hard to get just a waste of paper?" After he finished speaking, he crumpled up the contract into a ball and prepared to throw it into the fireplace.

  Murong Ding hastily stopped him, saying: "Don't be in a hurry to throw it away now. Although it seems useless for the time being, the war will eventually end! After the Japanese are driven out and the country is at peace, the people's livelihoods are stable, production is restored, and the national treasury is full, these things may come in handy. At that time, building a ship again is not impossible! Moreover, Japan is isolated on an island, and it will never be content to be trapped forever! If we have an aircraft carrier in the future, they won't dare to offend us easily!"

  After hearing this, Gu Longfei was deeply impressed: This ruthless and cunning Murong Ding actually had such strategic vision! The world situation decades later was actually predicted by him in one sentence! He immediately put away the letter paper and handed it to him, saying: "Since it's still useful, you take it and give it to your superior to keep well. After the victory of the War of Resistance, send someone to use it again!"

  Murong nodded, looked out the window and sighed: "Alas! I don't know when we can win?" After finishing speaking, his gaze lingered for a long time without coming back, with tears shining in the corners of his eyes.

  Jiulong Fei saw this scene, his heart was also extremely moved, and he almost forgot that he was his own enemy! He didn't want to maintain this mood, fearing that he would forget the deep-seated hatred of Qiaoling and Feifei, so he said: "Since that's the case, I think there is one more thing that needs to be done urgently!"

  Murong Ding woke up from his contemplation and asked in confusion, "Is there still something to be done?" Although he felt that he hadn't obtained the true 'Missouri' plan, what he had gotten was no less than a great achievement for both the country and the nation. His heart was filled with joy, but upon hearing Gulong Fei say that there was still something to do, he suddenly felt a thread of confusion.

  Ku Long Fei then told how he had discovered the conspiracy of Hiroshi Kōsuke in Feng Xiaotian's home, took advantage of his unpreparedness to give him a hypnotic drug, and finally stole the film from his body. Murong Ding didn't wait for him to finish speaking, applauded and congratulated Ku Long Fei on his cleverness and bravery, saying that because of him, it was the good fortune of the entire nation and so on!

  Kuroryū felt that his praise was a bit excessive, so he said: "At present, Hiroshi Kōda still doesn't know that the film he secretly took has been taken away by me. Once he finds out that the film is gone, he will definitely sneak into Feng Xiaotian's secret room again to take more pictures! Moreover, Hiroshi and his son live in Feng Xiaotian's house, so it's hard for the Feng family to guard against them!"

  Murong nodded and said, "I also heard from Huamanlou about the situation at that time. At first, I thought you were the one who made the first move, drugging everyone at the banquet to steal something. Now that you've explained it, I realize it was actually the Guangtian father and son who took action first. Moreover, I heard that among the people who came to visit, there were also Police Bureau's Wang Dahai and Special High Division's An Tengtarou! Wang Dahai is a nobody, not worth worrying about, but what's scary is that this matter has already caught An Tengtarou's attention. I've heard that An Tengtarou is a formidable character, if he sets his sights on something, he won't leave empty-handed!"

  "Indeed, the Feng family appears calm on the surface, but beneath the waves are turbulent! Internally, there is the Guang Tian father and son duo eyeing us covetously, difficult to guard against. Externally, there is An Ting Tao Lang watching with a tiger's gaze, truly a perilous situation!"

  Murong Ding stood up and said, "Time is of the essence. I'll go inform Feng Xiaotian first and have him keep that plan safe. We can't let the Japanese get their hands on it! Although they also have aircraft carriers, they don't necessarily need this blueprint, but they absolutely won't want China to get its hands on it! Moreover, the USS Missouri is the US military's top-of-the-line warship. If Japan finds out about its structure, that would be a disaster!" After finishing speaking, he took the mini film reel handed over by Gu Longfei and left with Tang Ao in a car.

  When Murong Ding went out, Gu Longfei suddenly remembered something. He had handed over the film recording the 'Missouri' plan to Murong Ding, who would hand it over to the Chongqing side, so it was absolutely safe. Then why did he go to Feng Xiaotian's home and remind him to take good care of the original? He thought for a while, and suddenly understood Murong Ding's intention. He truly admired his intelligence!

  It turned out that Murong Ding's intention was to make a big show of it, and in fact, he was telling Feng Xiaotian that someone had taken notice of his treasure, so he should be careful. In reality, he just wanted to use Feng Xiaotian's hands to hide the original "Missouri" plan while also hiding the fact that he, Murong Ding, also had a copy of the "Missouri" plan. This way, he could smoothly deliver the plan to where he wanted it to go without any interference. The plan was indeed brilliant, but as a result, Feng Xiaotian became an unwitting scapegoat!

  Gu Long thought back and forth, always feeling that Murong Ding had a patriotic heart, but it didn't seem quite right. Moreover, his consistent principle in doing things was to stop at nothing to achieve his goal, which was terrifying. Sometimes the price others paid far exceeded the original value of the matter! So, after some consideration, he decided to go to Feng's house and tell Feng Xiaotian about this, letting him not be deceived by Murong Ding.

  He had just walked out of the gate when he saw someone constantly looking around in front of the burnt-out house, as if they were looking for someone. He curiously approached and asked: "Brother, are you looking for someone?" Because his own house had become a ruin, this person was wandering around where not even a tile remained, perhaps having some connection with himself.

  That man turned his head, saw Gu Longfei, and looked at him with a surprised and uncertain gaze. He hesitated for a moment before plucking up the courage to walk over slowly and call out in a low voice: "Master Gu!"

  "Old boss!" Gu Longfei was startled in his heart, how did this person call himself like that? Could he be someone from the Small Knife Society? He saw that the man was not tall, with disheveled hair and two missing buttons on his short jacket. The soles of his cloth shoes were wet from walking on the snowy ground for a while. Looking at him, somehow he seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

  That man saw Gu Long Fei flying and just looked at him, not saying a word. He felt increasingly uneasy in his heart and said with a flattering tone: "Gu Bang Zhu, you are magnanimous and do not blame me for my mistakes. As for what happened that day, I also had no choice but to do it!"

  "What day? What thing?"

  "That person said: 'Old Boss Gu, you forgot. That day I was in front of a Western-style clothing store, snatching a woman's handbag, and the one who discovered me... was you!'"

  "Oh, it's you!" Gu Longfei suddenly remembered that this person was the one who snatched the phoenix bell pouch. No wonder he looked familiar! He asked, "What's your name? Why did you steal someone else's things?"

  That person suddenly lowered his head, with both hands twisting the hem of his cotton-padded jacket in his fingers, completely like a woman who had done something wrong. Where was the momentum of that flying escape? He said in a low voice: "Gu Bangzhu, my name is Hou Bu Yin! In fact, I also robbed someone for the first time that day. Because I lost too much money at the gambling den and couldn't go home to explain, I came up with this trick. As a result, I was still caught by you!"

  "Am I an old man? Am I very old?" Gu Long Fei burst out laughing upon hearing this and said: "Are you also a member of the Small Knife Society?"

  Hou nodded silently, but didn't say anything.

  Jade Dragon thought to himself, "That little thief from Huamanlou has such a big reputation, but he's actually like this. It's really true that hearing about someone is not the same as meeting them in person. I overestimated him at first! It seems that Huamanlou doesn't live up to his name." He then asked, "You said that stealing things from people was your first time? You lost money and couldn't go home to explain, were you afraid of your wife?"

  Hou Bu Yin suddenly lifted his head and said, "No, I don't have a wife! That day... that day my mother was ill, she gave me some money to go buy medicine at the pharmacy. Who knew that when I got to the pharmacy, the owner said it's wartime now, prices are skyrocketing, and this little bit of money isn't even enough to buy the string for the medicine package! At the time, I begged the owner for half a day, but it was no use. Later, while wandering around on the street, I saw someone setting up a gambling stall by the side of the road, so I thought since the money can't be used to buy medicine anyway, why not go try my luck!"

  "Can't you think of another way?" Gu Long interrupted, "These places, where did you win the money? You're really muddled!"

  Hou Bu Yin nodded and said: "What the old master of Gu said, I was really confused at that time. After going up for a while, I lost all the little money I had! Ah, I thought about it later, I didn't have any money on me, how could I go back to see my mother who was still ill? Just then, I saw a woman dressed beautifully and elegantly, so I thought they were rich people, their wealth came easily. I wanted to rob her of some money to save myself, but as soon as I made my move, I encountered you!" He said this, and again lowered his head.

  Jade Dragon thought to himself, so that's how it was. This 'thief' turned out to be a filial son. He had misjudged him earlier, so he took out a few silver dollars and handed them over, saying: "Has your mother's illness improved? Take this money to buy her medicine!"

  Hou Bu Yin hastily waved his hand and said: "No, no, how can I take Master Gu's money?"

  The dragonfly flew into his hand and he laughed, saying: "You can have it, you don't need to say another word to me, your filial piety is commendable, this is a reward for you!"

  Hou Bu Xin suddenly knelt down on the ground and wept: "Thank you, Gu Bang Zhu! Thank you, Gu Bang Zhu!"

  Jiulong Fei hastily helped him up and said, "It's just a small amount of money, why make such a big fuss about it?" Hou Bu Yin sobbed for half a day before finally explaining the situation. It turned out that his elderly mother had been bedridden for many days, but they didn't have enough money to buy medicine, and she was on the verge of death. He had tried borrowing from all directions, but no one would lend him any money; his fellow brothers in the gang were all too poor to help, and he felt too ashamed to ask Hua Bangzhu for a loan!

  He said that here, Gu Long suddenly remembered that he was also a member of the Small Knife Society, and came to ask: "You don't stay at home to take care of your mother, what are you doing here?"

  Hou Bu Yin said: "It was Hua Bang Zhu who asked him to come over, and asked Gu Bang Zhu to go to the meeting hall, saying that there was something important to discuss! But after arriving here, it was discovered that Gu Bang Zhu's house had disappeared, and just as he was wondering where it was, you appeared!"

  "Gu Long Fei furrowed his brow and asked: 'At this time? What does Hua Bangzhu want with me?'"

  Hou Bu Yin shook his head and said: "I... I don't know!"

  Jade Dragon suddenly smiled, Hou Bu Yin was just a low-ranking member of the gang, how would Huamanlou tell him the purpose of finding himself? So he patted his shoulder and gave him a few more silver coins, saying: "You go back first, buy some medicine and food for your mother! I'll go myself, when the time comes, I'll tell Huamanlou that it was my arrangement to send you home, don't worry, nothing will happen!" He saw Hou Bu Yin had doubts, seemingly not daring to return home first, so he said this.