Chapter 41: A Spear in the Heart

  The Japanese machine guns did not directly fire at the crowd, but only shot bullets in front of people's feet, which served as a warning to the chaotic and fleeing crowd.

  This was not the Japanese army suddenly having a change of heart, unable to bear killing any more innocent people, but rather the Japanese army did not need to kill these civilians, keeping them as cheap labor to serve the Imperial Army in its conquest of China and Asia and the world.

  The Japanese actually also know that their weakness is a small country with few people, and it's hard to devour the whole of China relying solely on domestic military strength, so they have long formulated a corresponding "use the Chinese to control the Chinese" policy.

  The chaotic crowd escaped, but was still frightened and didn't dare to run again. They all crouched on the ground, exposing Lin Feng who was trapped in pain, clearly visible to everyone on stage.

  Ito immediately sent someone to "invite" Lin Feng to come on stage.

  Under the pressure of layer upon layer of Japanese machine guns and bayonets, Lin Feng could do nothing but walk towards that stage, despite having a hundred grievances in his heart.

  Lin Feng had just stepped onto the stage when Ito's words came flying over, almost suffocating him.

  "Mr. Lin is the outstanding young talent of Xiping County, and his participation in today's conference hosted by the Great Japanese Imperial Army represents the public opinion of the youth of Xiping County!"

  Can Lin Feng not be angry when Ito says this?

  Who would have come if they hadn't been forced by your men with guns?

  Lin Feng glanced at Ito and didn't say a word, standing alone on one side.

  The situation is pressing, Lin Feng doesn't need to fight fiercely with Ito, it's not worth it.

  "What does Mr. Lin think about today's meeting?" Ito seemed to be in a fierce battle with Lin Feng today, with a triumphant smile on his face, stepping forward tightly and not relaxing at all.

  What can Lin Feng say?

  I say, I have a very good impression of today's assembly. The Great Japanese Imperial Army is indeed majestic and powerful. Is Lieutenant Colonel Ito unusually brave?

  Or else, you little devils shouldn't bully people too much, why don't you roll back to your Oriental land earlier?

  No matter what Lin Feng says, it's always inappropriate, but if he doesn't speak up, Ito will just keep pressing him relentlessly, really pushing him to his death!

  That's so cool, Ito is dead! Little devil, heavenly kill!

  Lin Feng took a glance at Ito, who was smiling all over his face, and immediately turned his head to the side with disgust. His eyes happened to fall on Chen Dong, who was still tied to the pillar, with dried blood on him. Lin Feng spoke in a calm and unhurried tone: "What a grand scene! It's truly shocking and moving, especially that machine gun, which is extraordinary! This is the first time I, Lin Feng, have seen such a big scene in my life. You could say it's something I've never heard of before, nor seen before!"

  "Lin Gongzi's words are too extreme!" Ito didn't get angry despite the veiled barb in Lin Feng's words, and still smiling, said, "It's not just that Lin Gongzi hasn't seen such a big scene before, probably even the Great Japanese Imperial Army hasn't seen it either. Now everyone has seen it, right? This is an inevitable process of historical development, it's progress!"

  Lin Feng gazed at Chen Dong, who was devoid of vitality, and felt a pang in his heart as if he had been stabbed with a knife. He didn't have the mood to bicker with Yuto here, and said listlessly: "Will it be over soon? I want to go home after it's over."

  "What's wrong?" Ito said with a feigned look of surprise, "Yang-san, Lin Gongzi's good friend is right there, can't Lin Gongzi just go and greet him?"

  Lin Feng glanced at Yang Huai who was sitting in a chair beside him and saw that he was also looking over here, with a very helpless expression on his face.

  Yang Huai actually saw Lin Feng being "invited" onto the stage by Ito, and thought of standing up to welcome him. This was an unspoken rule in their circle when Lin Feng was dominant, no one dared not to give him face.

  But just as Yang Huai was about to get up after bowing his head, he was pressed down by Xiao Ye.

  Ono warned Yang Huai: "What you are doing now for the Great Japanese Imperial Army, don't lose the dignity of the Imperial Army!"

  Implicitly, you are now working for the imperial army, so be more majestic and don't be polite to everyone you see.

  Yang Huai didn't get up again, obediently sitting in the chair, although his face showed some helplessness, but in fact he was overjoyed, and didn't expect that one day he could still suppress Lin Feng, thinking to himself, it's still great to have the imperial army backing him up!

  Lin Feng shook his head: "No need, in the past few days I was blessed by the great prison, my body is not very good, I want to go back and rest early."

  Lam Fung's tone was somewhat unpleasant, and his words implied the evil behavior of the Japanese army.

  Ito was in high spirits at this time, and didn't take Lin Feng's sarcasm to heart. Instead, he extended an invitation to Lin Feng: "Lin Gongzi isn't busy, is he? At noon, the Imperial Army will be hosting a banquet at De Yi Lou, Yang San said it's the best wine house in Xiping County, Lin Gongzi might as well come along."

  Lin Feng shook his head and said lightly: "Rice can be eaten at any time, but the body cannot afford to delay for a moment. Forgive Lin for not knowing how to show respect."

  Lin Feng refused again, and Ito's face changed slightly, but he finally suppressed it and said with a regretful expression: "Since Mr. Lin is not feeling well, it's really unfortunate. After Mr. Lin returns, please convey my regards to your respected father, and I will personally visit him on a chosen day!"

  The Lin family's repeated refusal to cooperate with the Japanese army did not anger Ito, but since the garrison had just entered Xiping County and its foundation was still unstable, it was not a good time to take down the Lin family. Ito could only endure for now and try his best again. If he could get the Lin family on board, that would be even better. Even if he couldn't, waiting until the Imperial Army had stabilized before taking action wouldn't be too late. After all, a family of merchants who had been in business for generations couldn't stir up much trouble in front of the powerful Imperial Japanese Army.

  This was Ito's intention in his heart, and he had no thought of letting Lin's father and son off easily.

  Ito has already blacklisted Lin's family, and Lin Feng is even more unlikely to have a good impression of Ito!

  Lin Feng is not a person who eats salted vegetables and worries about trivial matters. Originally, whoever sits on the throne doesn't matter much to him.

  However, the Japanese army repeatedly provoked him, disrupting his normal life. In the past, there was the incident where Yue Xiang was almost insulted and Xiao Ye's arrogant challenge at Linji Warehouse. Today, the Japanese army publicly killed Chen Dong, a person who had once helped him, and Lin Feng actually already hated the Japanese army to the point of gnashing his teeth.

  Sometimes Lin Feng would think that maybe he was wrong to have run back from the security team, if he were still in the security team, he would still have a gun in his hand, and yet he couldn't even say a hard word about being bullied by the Japanese army.

  Laozi's great ideals were all ruined by those little devils!

  Lam Fung did not attend the banquet at Eito's so-called Goti Building.

  Ito didn't make things any harder for Lin Feng and the many ordinary people in the audience, since he had already achieved his goal of intimidating them with force, so he announced that the meeting was dismissed.

  Out of the walnut garden, it was almost noon. Originally, he had planned to go to De Yi Building for a big meal, but now that he knew the Japanese army had gone there, Lin Feng no longer had an appetite.

  It's still too early to go to Chunfeng Building, Lin Feng thought of Chen Dong's body tied up in the walnut garden with no one to collect it, so he returned to the warehouse with a sullen face, found Dali, and ordered him to bring a few people to collect the body and find a place to bury it properly.

  At noon, Lin Feng had lunch with his father in the warehouse, while Yuexiang stood by and served them.

  Lin Feng didn't have much of an appetite and hastily ate two mouthfuls before putting down his chopsticks.

  Lin Qingyuan also seemed to have a lot on his mind, mechanically picking at the rice in his bowl with his chopsticks, without noticing that Lin Feng had already put down his chopsticks.

  Seeing his father's worried look, Lin Feng spoke up and asked: "Did Yang Huai come over this afternoon?"

  "Huh?" Lin Qingyuan seemed to be startled awake by his son's voice, dazed for a moment before fully waking up and saying, "Huh? You want me to go to Walnut Garden to attend some conference? I scolded him fiercely."

  When Lin Feng heard his father's words, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, because today at the Walnut Garden meeting, he saw that Yang Huai had obviously changed and become somewhat arrogant.

  Such a person is the most terrifying, someone who often lives in the shadow of others. Once they achieve success, they will be so excited that they will lose themselves and do anything.

  His father still treated Yang Huai as a junior and lectured him, which would make it difficult for Yang Huai to accept calmly, and he might even harbor resentment in his heart.

  Ito is a guy who looks friendly and smiling on the surface, but he must be dissatisfied with the Lin family in his heart. If Yang Huai has any evil intentions at this time, and makes some small moves to avenge his private grievances in front of Ito...

  The situation is quite serious!

  If it were just Lin Feng alone, he wouldn't be afraid of anything. At worst, he could just run away, which is his specialty and wouldn't be difficult for him.

  But the problem is that his father is still in the county town, which makes Lin Feng feel hesitant and unable to do things freely.

  "Dad, why don't you go back to Huaiyin Town for a few days?" Lin Feng planned to arrange for his father to leave first, so he wouldn't be afraid of Ito always using this weakness to pressure him. "The county town has been very unstable these days, the Japanese army killed another person in Walnut Garden today, saying it was an anti-Japanese element."

  The Japanese army had just arrived in Xiping County, and the security of the county seat was not yet maintained, nor did it expand vigorously into the countryside, so Huaiyin Town had not fallen. If Father is willing to go back, it will be much safer than staying in the county seat.

  Lin Qingyuan put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, thought for a moment, and then said: "Hmm, the county town has been quite unstable recently. How about this? You come with me back to the city, and let Li Zhuanggui take care of the business here."

  Lin Feng did not expect his father to express such an opinion and was momentarily at a loss for words, lowering his head in silence.

  Lin Feng was worried about his father's safety and wanted to persuade him to go back first.

  Lin Qingyuan was also concerned about his son and found it difficult to leave Lin Feng alone in the county town.

  These hills aren't hard to find, but Feng Jie's case hasn't been solved yet, how can I just leave the county town like this?

  Lin Feng suddenly felt a headache, how could he persuade his father to go back first?

  "Dad, you go back first!" Lin Feng couldn't think of a good solution, so he raised his head and tried to persuade him, "I'll stay in the county town for two more days, there's someone powerful here, don't worry, I'll be back after staying for two more days."

  Dali may be a bit dim-witted, but he is a loyal and devoted follower of Lin Feng, which everyone in the Lin family knows.