Chapter 58 Military Tickets

  Lian Chang's words were very heavy, and his face didn't look good either, so it wasn't surprising that Lin Feng had such a guess.

  "...Lin Feng, so far, you are the first member of the suicidal squad that I have seen survive." The company commander finally drew a conclusion.

  As soon as Lin Feng said this, it was almost equivalent to confirming that the other dare-to-die corps members had all fallen. Lin Feng thought of Wang Yuzhu's care for himself on the Luhe battlefield and couldn't help but feel a surge of grief, his eyes becoming red and hot.

  San Lian patted Lin Feng's shoulder and said, "Lin Feng, now is not the time to grieve. We still have a lot of things to do. The brothers who sacrificed themselves are already at peace. We, the living, must continue to fight against the Japanese army."

  Lin Feng nodded and said, "I understand, Commander Lian. I'll go back and arrange for someone to bring the supplies over. After making the arrangements, I'll head back to the county town and wait there to meet up with our security team."

  "Alright, once the supplies and funds arrive, I'll arrange for people to purchase medicine immediately and try our best to treat the wounded as soon as possible, so we can coordinate with your actions in the county town." Captain San knew that Lin Feng was about to leave, so he stood up to see him off. "You go to the county town first to gather detailed information on the Japanese army's defensive deployment. I'll send someone to contact you, and once the intelligence is sent back, we can formulate a battle plan."

  Lin Feng also stood up and nodded, saying: "Yes, I'll go take care of it right away."

  As they walked out, San Lian Chang said, "Lin Feng, you're investigating alone in the county town, be sure to pay attention to your own safety."

  Lian Chang's words made Lin Feng feel warm in his heart, and he nodded and said: "Thank you, Lian Chang, for your concern. I will be careful."

  Lin Feng returned home and found his mother, telling her about his trip to the security team's base. He then said: "My father is now under house arrest by the Japanese army in the county town. I've thought of many ways but couldn't solve it, so now I can only rely on the security team's forces to fight once. Mother, I'll go back to the county town to make arrangements, you just take care of things at home and send some food and money to the security team!"

  Mrs. Yao had long known from Yuexiang's mouth about her husband's encounter in the county town, and she had been anxious in her heart. Now that her son had thought of this method, although it was a bit risky, it was also inevitable.

  "Feng'er, this is a matter of life and death, don't be careless, you must be extremely careful!" However, if there was any other way, Mrs. Yao would not have wanted her son to take this step.

  "Don't worry, mom, I'll be careful, then I'm off."

  Lin Feng finished speaking and turned around to walk out.

  "Wait a minute, Feng'er, you haven't gone to tell Fengyun yet!"

  His mother shouted from behind, Lin Feng's footsteps paused for a moment, thinking that this time back to the county town was indeed more harm than good. Anyway, Yao Fengyun was his wife, and leaving without saying goodbye was not appropriate, so he responded with a sound and turned around to walk towards the backyard.

  Returning to his own room, Lin Feng saw that apart from Yao Fengyun, Yuexiang was also inside.

  Yuexiang is Yao Fengyun's personal maid, and she stays by Yao Fengyun's side all day, which doesn't come as a surprise to Lin Feng.

  Yuexiang saw Young Master walking into the room and called out: "Young Master." Then she was about to turn around and leave.

  Lin Feng hastily said: "Yuexiang, you don't have to go out, I'll tell Fengyun and we can leave immediately."

  As soon as Lin Feng's words came out, both women were shocked and turned their eyes to him at the same time.

  Lin Feng looked at Yao Fengyun with some apology and said, "Fengyun, I can see that you're a good woman. What happened in the past was my fault for being too reckless. I'm sorry to have wronged you. This time I came back in a hurry and didn't have time to accompany you properly. Let me apologize to you now. Fengyun, it's me Lin Feng who has wronged you!"

  Yao Fengyun heard her husband say that he was leaving now, but she didn't take his apologetic words to heart and took two steps forward, saying: "You're leaving now? You've only been back for a day!"

  Lin Feng nodded and said, "I must go back, my father is still in the city. This time I will definitely rescue him no matter what. We can't operate in the county town anymore, and we need to think of a way to move our business back as soon as possible."

  This time back in the county town, Lin Feng had a lot of things to do and they were all very urgent, couldn't be delayed.

  "Fengyun, don't worry, when I come back from the county town again, I won't leave anymore. At that time, I will definitely accompany you well." Lin Feng's heart was full of guilt towards his wife, and he could only use a promise as comfort for her.

  Yao Fengyun knew that her husband had made up his mind, so she didn't say much more. She just walked forward and helped him tidy up his clothes, saying as she did so: "Be careful in the county town, I and your aunt will be waiting for you to come back."

  His wife's voice was not loud, her tone was very flat, but the emotions contained within were truly moving, Lin Feng's heart felt warm and fuzzy, he couldn't help but open his arms and give her a hug.

  Lin Feng bid farewell to his wife and left the house once again, hurrying towards the county town. During this time, he didn't say a word to Yuexiang, because he knew that there was no future for him and Yuexiang.

  On the road, Lin Feng sat in the car with the image of Yue Xiang's lost eyes still lingering in his mind, feeling waves of guilt.

  Lin Feng returned to Linji Warehouse in the county town at dusk.

  In the living room, the father and son sat on the sofa talking.

  "Dad, I've arranged everything at home. Now let's hurry up and arrange things here, and get the business back to Huaiyin Town as soon as possible. We can't stay in the county seat any longer." Lin Feng was discussing with his father about withdrawing their business from the county seat.

  "Withdrawing from the county town, I have thought about it for several days, but the Japanese are watching very closely, and it's not easy to withdraw." Lin Qingyuan frowned.

  "I'll take care of this, Dad. Just be prepared in advance and we'll bring what we can with us when the time comes. What we can't bring, we'll leave behind. As long as we can get out safely, that's all that matters." Lin Feng didn't go into details about the whole plan with his father, afraid of worrying him.

  Lin Qingyuan looked at his son, his eyes shining brightly, as if he wanted to see through him.

  "Dad, why are you looking at me like that?" Lin Feng felt as if he was naked under his father's gaze and asked nervously.

  "Feng Er, tell me the truth, how can you be so confident that you can escape from the Japanese? Lin Qingyuan said with a puzzled expression, "Aren't you afraid that if the Japanese discover our plan, they will tear off their disguise and not only will we fail to retreat, but also risk losing your life? Feng Er, I'm getting old too, don't sacrifice your young life for me, you still have a long way to go."

  His father's words were all for Lin Feng's sake, and Lin Feng was deeply moved. However, as a son, how could he abandon his father's safety and not care? So he said: "Dad, don't worry, I'll take care of everything, absolutely nothing will happen. You just focus on arranging the warehouse affairs, first gather some important things, I'll arrange people to take them out of the city in batches, so as not to attract the attention of the Japanese army."

  The father and son were discussing here, when Li Zhuang walked in hastily with an invitation.

  "Master! Young Master!" Li Zhuanggui first greeted the master and young master separately, then turned to the master and said: "The invitation sent by Yang Huai on behalf of Ito says that Ito is hosting a banquet at De Yi Building tonight for various celebrities from Xiping County, and asks you to attend."

  Ito's banquet? Lin Feng knew that old devil must be up to no good as soon as he heard this, and his worried gaze turned towards his father.

  Lin Qingyuan glanced at the invitation in Li Zhuang's hand and didn't take it over to look. He asked, "Where is Yang Huai?"

  "He's gone."

  "Is he gone?"

  "Yes, he put down the invitation card and left. I wanted to call him back, but didn't." said Li Zhuanggui.

  Lin Qingyuan closed his eyes, silently calculated for a moment, then let out a sigh and said: "Put the invitation down."

  "Ah." Li Zhuanggui put the invitation on the tea table, "Sir, is there anything else you'd like to instruct?"

  Li Zhuanggui wanted to ask if there were any further instructions from the old master. If not, he planned to go out and attend to his business.

  Lin Qingyuan was silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "Old Li, you have been working for the Lin family for over ten years, you are not an outsider, so I will speak directly."

  "You said, sir!" Li Zhuang heard the old master's words very seriously and knew that things must be very important. "No matter what it is, I know where I should stand."

  "Hmm." Lin Qingyuan nodded in approval of Li's attitude and then said, "Old Li, since the Japanese came, Xiping County has changed completely. Business is getting harder to do, I'm thinking of withdrawing from business, what are your thoughts?"

  Li Zhuang's expression was calm and serene, as if he had expected this outcome all along. He spoke in a tranquil tone: "Whatever the master decides, I will do."

  "That's good, I'll leave the details to Feng Er to handle. You discuss and do it with him, and cooperate more." Lin Qingyuan said.

  Lin Qingyuan said so and gave power to his son.

  Li Zhuanggui hastily turned around and gave a courtesy to Young Master, saying: "Young Master, please give your orders, I will definitely handle things well."

  Lin Feng chuckled and said, "It's not that serious, Li Zhanggui. You're an old friend of our family, and in my heart, you're like an uncle to me. From now on, I'll just call you Uncle Li!"

  "Alas, it can't be helped, it can't be helped!" Li Zhuang hastily waved his hand in refusal.

  "Deserved it! Deserved it!" Lin Qingyuan said instead.

  "Yes, all these years, you've been diligent and dedicated to our Lin family business. Your contributions are plain for everyone to see, so it's only right that I call you Uncle." After saying this with a smile, Lin Feng didn't wait for Li Zhuang to refuse again, but instead turned serious and asked, "Uncle Li, what do you think is the purpose of Ito's banquet at De Yi Lou this time?"

  Li Zhuanggui couldn't dodge the question any longer, and if he continued to do so, it would be seen as arrogant rather than humble. So, he stopped quibbling over the title and replied directly: "Recently, the Japanese have been promoting military tickets in the occupied areas to strengthen their control, but the effect is minimal."

  "Army ticket?" Lin Feng furrowed his brow and asked in puzzlement, "What's that thing?"

  "It's a paper currency issued by the Japanese military to replace the current dollar in circulation on the market," said Li Zhuang, "The Japanese military wants all the people in the occupied areas to exchange their dollars for their paper currency, restricting the circulation of dollars in the occupied areas. On the one hand, it can indirectly plunder the wealth of the occupied areas, and on the other hand, it can strengthen its control over the occupied areas."

  "How detestable!" Lin Feng wasn't a fool, and as soon as he heard Li Zhu's explanation, he understood the key point. "The little devil is truly despicable!"

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