Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fighting for Time

  The Japanese military implemented military scrip in the occupied territories, undoubtedly to monopolize the economy of the occupied territories with this measure, and exchanged paper currency that could not circulate elsewhere for gold and silver in the hands of ordinary people, which were valuable everywhere, which is a disguised looting.

  Lin Feng heard that the Japanese army had used such a vicious tactic and was furious.

  "Yes, the Japanese army's measures have indeed plunged the people into a predicament, so the people's resistance is also very fierce, resulting in the Japanese army's promotion of military tickets having little effect." Li Zhuang continued to say, "I think Ito's intention this time in setting up a banquet at De Yi Lou is probably to open a gap from the social elite first. After all, if even the social elite cannot resist the Japanese army's policy, then the ordinary people will have even less confidence to resist."

  Lin Feng thought more and felt that Li Zhuang's analysis was very reasonable, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

  If Ito's banquet at Gotanda is as Li Zhuangui analyzed, with such a purpose in mind, then Father going to the banquet would be very dangerous.

  Ito is not a good person, if Father doesn't agree later on, it can't be helped that they will really have a falling out, which would be too dangerous.

  "Dad, you can't go to this banquet," Lin Feng said somewhat anxiously. "Ito will probably resort to strong measures this time, and this is a trap."

  Lin Qingyuan thought for half a day and finally shook his head, saying: "I have to go, if I don't show up this time, Ito will really tear his face off."

  "But tonight's dinner party is very dangerous!" Lin Feng said anxiously.

  "The more dangerous it is, the more I have to go. This shows that the Japanese people's patience has almost worn out. I'll go and stall them as much as possible to buy some time for you to arrange our retreat." Lin Qingyuan said.

  Lin Feng was always worried about his father's safety and opened his mouth to persuade him again...

  Lin Qingyuan waved his hand and said, "You don't have to persuade me anymore, I have my own plans, nothing will happen, you just focus on arranging the retreat, don't worry about anything else."

  Lin Feng knew his father's temper, once he made up his mind, it was hard to change again. Now the only thing he could do was to hurry up and act according to plan, withdraw the business as soon as possible, and safely take all the personnel of Linji away from the county town, which would be considered not disappointing his father's efforts.

  At dinner time, Lin Qingyuan went to Deyi Building for a banquet on schedule.

  Lin Feng sat alone at the dinner table, staring at the dishes in front of him, his heart worried about his father's safety, and he found it hard to swallow his food.

  Lin Feng picked up his rice bowl, forced himself to take two mouthfuls of food, and then listlessly threw the bowl back onto the table, no longer having any interest in picking it up again.

  Just then, Dali hurried in and shouted before he even got close: "Young master, there's a message from Hu Biao!"

  Lin Feng heard the loud shout that could shake off the roof, and his heart skipped a beat as he jumped up and scolded: "What's wrong with you?"

  This is a matter of losing one's head, and yet he can't even keep it secret, this brainless guy actually shouted it out loudly, isn't this asking for death?

  Lin Feng rushed up to Dali and kicked him in the butt: "What are you yelling about? You son of a bitch, don't you want to live anymore?"

  Dali suddenly seemed to wake up from a dream, patted his forehead and lowered his voice, saying: "Ah, I was so excited that I forgot about this." After finishing speaking, he grinned foolishly.

  Lin Feng was completely powerless against Da Li, walked back to the dinner table and sat down, asking: "Tell me, what's the news?"

  "Ah." Dali didn't make a fool of himself this time, and walked to the young master's side, trying to keep his voice down: "Hu Biao sent someone with intelligence, and he has basically figured out Huang Er's situation. Those few special agents outside Chunfeng Building are indeed under Huang Er's command. There are six people in total, divided into two shifts, one shift is responsible for daytime surveillance, and the other shift is responsible for nighttime surveillance."

  "Is there anything else?" Lin Feng felt that the Japanese army's use of Huang Er was unlikely to be just for this small matter, and there must be other purposes.

  "Yes, yes..." Dalu hastily said, "Huang Er Dianzi not only monitors Chunfeng Building for the Japanese but also collects social hoodlums everywhere on behalf of the Japanese, spreading eyes and ears throughout the county town to gather intelligence for the Japanese and investigate suspicious personnel."

  "Damn it, looks like this guy has made up his mind to be a traitor!" Lin Feng slapped the dinner table with a loud "slap", causing the dishes and bowls on the table to rattle loudly.

  Dali saw the young master get angry, and his heart became even more excited. His face flushed with excitement as he said: "Right, this kid is not a good thing, should be killed! Young Master, you say it, how do we kill this ***?"

  Lin Feng took two deep breaths, calming his mind before speaking: "Don't worry, he'll die sooner or later. Now we have more important things to do. You immediately contact Hu Biao and let him bring people wearing tattered clothes to perform a play in front of Chunfeng Building tomorrow. Let him..."

  Lin Feng leaned in close to Da Li's ear and lowered his voice, saying something that only the two of them could hear.

  Dali listened to Young Master's instructions and excitedly said: "Young Master, I also want to participate in this action."

  "No way!" Lin Feng immediately refused, "Not only can't you participate in this action, but from now on, you're only responsible for contacting Hu Biao, and you're not allowed to participate in any actions."

  Lin Feng didn't let Da Li participate in the action because he was afraid that he would expose himself, after all, he was a warehouse worker, and if something happened to him, the Japanese army would have even more reason to take action against the Lin family.

  Dà lì xiǎng cān yù xíng dòng，méi dé dào shǎo yé de tóng yì，wú jīng dǎ cái de tuì le chū qù.

  Translation:

  He wanted to join the action, but didn't get the young master's consent, and listlessly retreated.

  Dali was sent away, Lin Feng sat beside the dinner table with no appetite to eat, anxiously waiting for his father's return.

  Lin Qingyuan returned after ten o'clock at night and saw his son already asleep on the sofa in the living room as soon as he entered.

  Lin Feng has been rushing around day and night for several days, his mind and body exhausted, he had long been tired to the point of collapse.

  "Feng'er, wake up, go back to your room and sleep, don't catch a cold."

  Lin Feng was in a daze when he heard his father's call, opened his blurry eyes to see his father's familiar face, and finally put his mind at ease. He quickly sat up and asked, "Dad, didn't Ito give you any trouble?"

  Lin Qingyuan, upon hearing his son's concerned inquiry, felt a great sense of relief and sat down beside him on the sofa, saying: "Li Zhangguo wasn't wrong, Ito really is planning to implement military notes in Xiping County this time."

  "How did you manage?" Lin Feng was curious about how his father had managed to escape unscathed from the Hongmen Banquet, and couldn't help but ask aloud.

  "Ito asked me to convene a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, to help him implement his military ticket policy, and also asked me to take the lead in exchanging military tickets as an example." Lin Qingyuan said with two snorts of disdainful laughter, "He's got a good calculation going on."

  Not bad, Ito's trick is indeed clever. On the one hand, he uses his father's influence in the Chamber of Commerce to get the most effective policy implementation channels for him. On the other hand, he can also take advantage of the opportunity to pull his father down and tie him to the Japanese army's war chariot from now on. Although his father spoke very calmly, with a calm and composed expression, Lin Feng still heard the danger in it, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

  "Dad, how did you handle it?" Lin Feng became even more curious about how his father had interacted with Ito at the banquet.

  "I didn't have any good way out, the Japanese army had surrounded De Yi Building with troops, saying it was to protect Ito's safety, but anyone could see that this was actually intimidation towards us who were attending the banquet." Lin Qingyuan said, "No choice, I had no choice but to agree to Ito."

  "What?" Lin Feng was shocked, "Dad, how could you agree to this kind of thing?"

  Facing his son's inquiry, Lin Qingyuan smiled calmly and said: "What can I do if I don't agree? If I don't agree, Ito may take action against our family immediately. I can only agree with him first to buy time for you. What we need now is time."

  Lin Feng couldn't help but admire his father, who in such a perilous situation could still remain calm and make the most correct decision.

  "Alright, don't think too much, just focus on doing your own thing." Lin Qingyuan stood up and patted his son's shoulder, "Go back to your room and sleep now!"

  Lin Feng saw his father off and then returned to his room to sleep with a peaceful mind.

  The next day, Lin Feng went to Chunfeng Building early in the morning.

  He has decided to take action against Huang Er's men. The first thing to do is to eliminate the worries behind, and today must bring Feng Jie away. If those special agents outside Chunfeng Building get into trouble, Chunfeng Building will become a key inspection target of the Japanese army, and it will be even more dangerous for Feng Jie to stay here.

  Lin Feng decided to take action against Huang Erbiao's subordinates, not only because he hated their cruel and tyrannical behavior, but also for another reason - to obtain weapons. It could be said that the guns carried by those secret agents were the real target of his actions this time.

  In Lin Feng's private room.

  Lin Feng stood by the window and observed the situation of the special agent through a small gap in the window.

  Still three agents, still in the original position, still with the previous layout, one disguised as a street vendor, two surrounding the street vendor pretending to be customers, back and forth flipping through the goods on the street vendor's stand.

  These agents may think that there is nothing to worry about, so they don't care if they will be exposed or not. They only disguise their identities in order not to draw too much attention from passersby.

  Lin Feng cleared up the situation of the three agents, then turned around and walked to the table, embracing Feng Jie from behind as she sat in her chair, kissing her earlobe while saying: "Feng Jie, this time no matter what you have to listen to me."

  Feng Jie's earlobe was invaded, her body stiffened for a moment, and then she went limp and leaned back into Lin Feng's arms, panting slightly, and said softly: "Feng, is there any way you can get all these people out of here?"

  It's not easy to get everyone out of here, such a big goal is likely to attract attention from people with ulterior motives.

  Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I'm not capable of doing that now, if we all leave, the target will be too big, what if the Japanese army notices us, I'm afraid none of us can escape."

  "But the women here are really miserable, these days, the Japanese army has come twice, and a girl named Xiaocui can't bear it and has gone mad," said Feng Jie.

  Feng Jie still didn't show any intention of leaving, which made Lin Feng extremely anxious. If Feng Jie didn't leave Chunfeng Building, it would be difficult for him to take action freely, and the next steps would be hard to unfold. Feng Jie, aren't you making things difficult for me?