Chapter Thirty-Seven Heroic Spirit Soars

  Heroic spirit is long-lasting

  Heilong is a Japanese army lieutenant and the leader of the "Yu Wong Action Plan". His real name is Honda Seiji. The main task is to win over the Nationalist government's garrison in Lingfeng, and the members of the group have already infiltrated the military camp during the recent recruitment of the Second Regiment. If the winning over fails, they will organize assassinations, explosions and other destructive actions to coordinate with the Japanese army's attack. He threatened Ge Xiwan to arrange his small team in the cooking class so that he could control the cadres above the platoon level at any time during the action, ensuring the success of the flag change.

  His words made Geng Xiwang sweat profusely. He thought to himself: "If Honda Masaji dares to reveal the action plan so recklessly, it means he already has a solid arrangement in place and will bring disaster to the military camp at any moment." He decided to retreat and pretend to be obedient, saying: "This matter is easy to talk about but difficult to do. I'll go back and think of a way now. Lieutenant Honda, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

  In Honda's eyes, he thought Geng Xi-wang's tense expression was a kind of fear towards the Imperial Japanese Army. He sneered and said, "Commander Geng, don't be afraid. As long as you cooperate with the Imperial Japanese Army, not only will we not harm you, but we will also give you generous rewards. If you leak secrets, it won't cause us much loss either. We'll just put another plan into action, making you unable to live or die, slowly suffering in agony."

  Geng Xi Wang indeed had a feeling of oppression, but it wasn't towards the little devil in front of him - Honda Masaji, but rather tension, not knowing how many devils had already infiltrated the military camp, and how to crush the little devil's conspiracy. There was also another plan that Honda Masaji had. Geng Xi Wang thought: "For now, I can only pretend to surrender, feign obedience, in order to have the opportunity to probe into the little devil's secrets." So he put on a respectful face and said: "That's natural, I've long since heard of the Imperial Army's methods. Not to mention anything else, for the sake of money and beautiful women, I will also pledge allegiance to the Imperial Army. Lieutenant Honda, you'll see in the future." He put the gold bars in his pocket and continued: "Then I'll take my leave first."

  Honda Masaji held out his hand to stop him, saying: "Wait, for your safety, from today on, he will be your personal bodyguard." Honda Masaji pointed to a Japanese military agent behind him. "And take this drunken guard away."

  Geng Xiwang took a short rest, then continued: "I originally wanted to report this matter to the camp as soon as possible, but Honda's people are on high alert everywhere and I'm afraid that if Honda finds out about the situation ahead of time, they'll take action prematurely and cause us significant losses. That's why I've been looking for an opportunity to catch them off guard."

  "Cut off the roots to prevent future troubles." A victorious smile appeared on his face. Looking at the Qi State general beside him, he said: "I didn't expect Vice General of the Qi camp to endure twenty military rods for me and sing this tragic tune."

  Qiguo burst out laughing and said: "I'm not that stupid, if the twenty bullets were shot at me, how could I kill the devils? It's all because of him taking the hit for me." He took out a piece of iron plate wrapped in cotton, and rubbed his buttocks again, saying: "Even with this padding, my butt is still sore from the shock, it's all blue and purple. The pain is unbearable."

  Geng Xiwang looked at the iron-faced man with an even thicker smile and said, "The camp commander calls you Big Dumb Qi, but I think you're smarter than a monkey, knowing how to use this thing to protect yourself."

  Qiguo chuckled and said, "Forget it, this is Young Master Yun's idea. I'm only good at fighting and killing, what do I know about being cunning like them, with tricks up their sleeves?"

  Geng Xiwang was taken aback and said, "Is it Yun Xiangtian, the sworn brother of the camp?" Seeing Qi Guo nodding, he asked again, "Where is he now? And have Honda and those seven Japanese special agents been caught too?"

  Huang Min said with a tinge of pain: "You almost got killed by me on the spot, let alone them. Yun younger brother is chatting with them right now."

  Geng Xiwang was amused by Huang Min's wit and burst out laughing, but just as he laughed, he let out a painful "ah" as the laughter pulled on his wound. He winced in pain, furrowing his brow and saying: "Huang Min, you might as well have killed me on the spot! Look at me now, lying here, I don't even dare laugh."

  The doctor came over and said: "Ying Zu, Geng Lianchang needs to rest now. Look..."

  Huang said with a smile, "Alright, we'll leave right away. Dr. Guo, please cure him as soon as possible, I'm still waiting for him to fight the devils. Let's go meet Honda Masaji after the special envoy leaves."

  Ye Zi Chun looked at Geng Xi Wang and said: "Commander Geng, take a good rest. We're leaving. Er Wa, take good care of Commander Geng. If there's any mistake, it will be dealt with by military law." After finishing speaking, he patted Er Wa on the back.

  Yun Xiang Tian sat in the interrogation room of Lingfeng Prison, looking at the various documents seized this time, and had the Japanese spies of the Fisherman's Action brought over one by one to sit across from him. However, he didn't ask them any questions. After a while, he would say: "If you don't want to talk, take him away. Lock him up separately." At first, the prison guards were confused and wanted to ask questions but didn't dare to. Later on, they didn't even think about it and directly followed Yun Xiang Tian's words to separate and lock them up.

  When Huang Min came over, only the leader of the Fisher King Action Plan, Honda Masaji, had not passed through. Yun Xiangtian saw Huang Min coming and thought to himself: "Good, help has arrived." He immediately shouted: "Bring Honda Masaji."

  Honda Masaji was pressed down on a stool by prison guards when Huang Min picked up a stack of papers from the table and said, "How's that?"

  Yun Xiangtian looked at Honda Masaji, who had a defiant look on his face, and said: "There are a few die-hards who refuse to confess, but the majority are still good. What you have there is the material they confessed."

  Ye Zi Chun walked over and took a look, couldn't help but burst out laughing, Huang Min also couldn't hold it in and followed with loud laughter. Yun Xiang Tian stroked his chin smiling and said: "What's going on?"

  Huang Minqiang suppressed his laughter and said: "This guy is too honest, even this has been confessed. Isn't it funny?" After finishing speaking, he laughed again.

  Ye Zi Chun looked at the paper in Huang Min's hand with a nursery rhyme written on it, and laughed loudly saying: "Hmmm, not bad, this kid is really good."

  But each of them knew in their hearts that the good show was about to begin.

  Yun Xiang Tian stopped smiling and said, "Huang Gege, since I arrived at your place, I've been working day and night without rest. You should at least treat me to a good meal, right? Look, look, I'm all worn out."

  "Alright, brother, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you, just name it and I'll find it."

  Yezhong Chun interrupted, "What about you? What's the big deal, Yun Gongzi? Tonight I'll treat you to a meal at Xiang Man Lou. How about some braised donkey meat?"

  Yun Xiang Tian said with excitement: "The iron rooster has finally plucked its feathers. Alright, tonight we'll go to Xiang Man Lou to eat braised donkey meat. Don't say you can't afford the bill later!"

  Three people were laughing and chatting together, completely ignoring Honda Masaji. This made Honda Masaji puzzled and confused. Originally, he had thought: "During the interrogation, I'll definitely be subjected to all sorts of torture and my body will be brutally tormented. Let them see how formidable a Japanese special agent is." But they didn't even ask him any questions, which not only left him feeling surprised but also a bit panicked.

  Honda Masaji saw Yezi Spring and laughed, saying: "I'll make sure you get enough to eat, if you really can't pay the bill, just pawn the camp seat over there, isn't that settled? The camp seat said, you're pretending to be a ghost, not only did you not let our brothers suffer casualties, but also scared the little devils so much that they didn't even have a chance to destroy important documents, and we got a lot of important intelligence. What a great achievement!"

  Yun Xiangtian seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked, "Huang Gege, I heard Erwa say that Honda Masaji set up a plan for Geng Lianzhang. Geng Lianzhang said: The plan is good, but it has no effect on him at all. What's going on?"

  Huang Min let out a long sigh and said, "Old Geng was right, this vicious plan of Zhang Erzi's would have been effective on any other man, but it's completely useless on Old Geng. Two years ago, during a battle, a bullet hit Old Geng in the abdomen. He was rescued, but the doctor said that the bullet had damaged a nerve that shouldn't have been touched, and from then on, he couldn't get married or have children, becoming a eunuch. At the time, we were all afraid that he wouldn't be able to accept this reality. But Old Geng just laughed and said, 'Damn it, my parents were killed by the little devils, and now I've been castrated by them too. From today on, I have nothing left to worry about, only one thought in my mind: killing the devils! Brothers, after we finish killing the devils, you all go have more children, each of you give me one, and I'll raise a whole bunch of sons and grandsons.' Do you think Zhang Erzi's plan would work on Old Geng?"

  Yun Xiangtian and Ye Zichun heard the serious Huang Min, shouting Honda Masaji is Masajiro, thinking of laughing but couldn't laugh. They were convinced by Geng Xi's heroic spirit. Yun Xiangtian stretched out his thumb and said: "Geng Lianzhang, indeed a good fellow."

  Geng Xiwang's actions left Honda Masaji completely stunned, he couldn't believe that the trap he had set for himself had been turned against him. He opened his mouth to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

  Yun Xiang Tian hummed softly in his heart and said: "Mr. Honda, are you thirsty? Do you want me to pour some water for you to drink?"

  Honda Masaji was silent for a long time before saying, "Don't bother thinking about it, and don't think you'll get any secrets out of me. The excellent agents of the Great Japanese Imperial Army will not yield." It could be heard that his confidence was clearly insufficient.

  Yun Xiang Tian seemed to be unintentionally tapping his hand on the table and said, "What? Secrets?" He picked up the stack of paper on the table and said, "Do you still have secrets to tell? You're too full of yourself."

  The door was kicked open and a man holding a gun rushed in, shouting. Yun Xiang Tian cried out: "Not good!" and hurried over. All that could be heard was a "bang" followed by an "ahh", as someone fell to the ground.