Chapter 10: Calamity

  The four guards looked at each other, and one of them said: "We're not confident! If we just look at the speed at which that little guy fired his gun, the four of us aren't his match! However, if we use our brains and don't be reckless, we can easily take care of that little guy!"

  The next morning, Zhang Shaoxun got up earlier than he ever had before. After getting out of bed, Zhang Shaoxun walked alone into the study. He hesitated and took out three ancient bronze coins and placed them on his desk. Just then, his wife Yu Fengzhi and girlfriend Zhao Qixia (Miss Zhao) walked together into Zhang Shaoxun's study.

  Upon seeing Zhang Shao's appearance, Yu Fengzhi said seriously: "Han Ying, are you really going to take action against those people?!"

  Zhang Shao-shuai shook his head and said, "They have done us Zhang family a favor, but if I don't get rid of them, they will eventually replace me!" Just then Zhao Qixia spoke up, "Han Ying, if you want to take action, it's best not to move against General Yang Yuting for the time being! After all, his military strength is no less than yours! If a fight really breaks out, it will hurt the tendons and bones of the Northeast Army!"

  "So I'm also very hesitant now!" Zhang Shao said, looking at the copper coins on the table.

  After a while, Zhang Shaoxun took the copper coins in his hand and weighed them carefully before saying: "Everything will be decided by fate! If all three copper coins have the four characters 'Kangxi Tongbao' facing upwards, I'll let them go! Otherwise, I'll take action against them!" With that, Zhang Shaoxun began to toss the copper coins.

  Zhang Shao-shuai's sweat slowly fell as he held the copper coins. Upon seeing this, Yu Feng-zhi and Zhao Qian-xia supported each other, looking at Zhang Shao-shuai. Just as the copper coins slipped from his hands, Yu Feng-zhi and Zhao Qian-xia suddenly closed their eyes, their hearts rising to their throats.

  Slowly, after an unknown amount of time had passed, Zhang Shaoxun suddenly shouted: "Heaven's will! Heaven also wants me to kill them!" After making up his mind, Zhang Shaoxun immediately summoned his trusted aides and began secretly mobilizing his troops.

  Before he knew it, it was January 10th. In the early morning, Hua Lieyang accompanied Yang Yuting to the office as usual. On the way, Hua Lieyang asked bluntly: "Grandfather, can I ask you a question?"

  Yang Yuting looked at her grandson with a doting gaze and said: "Of course you can, ask me anything!"

  "That's good, I asked! But you can't get angry and must answer!" Hu Lieyang looked at Yang Yuting. After Yang Yuting nodded in agreement, Hu Lieyang continued: "Grandfather, Commander wants to take back the management rights of the railway and ordnance factory, why do you and Grandmother Chang Yinhuai disagree?!"

  Yang Yu Ting stroked Hu Lie Yang's head and said, "Young Master is addicted to opium and only knows how to squander! I don't know what your grandfather, Yin Hui, thinks, but I don't want the foundation left by Old Master to be ruined in Han Ying's hands!"

  After hearing Yang Yuting's words, Hua Lieyang made up his mind to rescue his own grandfather! When Yang Yuting walked into the office, Hua Lieyang called Yang Yuting's two trusted bodyguards over and said: "Do you believe me?!"

  Hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Ma Longhai said seriously: "Young master, we naturally believe what you say!"

  "Alright! Uncle Ma and Uncle Liu, today no matter what happens, you two will listen to me! Can you do that?!" Hu Lieyang asked seriously. Ma Longhai and Liu Changgeng, who knew something was going to happen, nodded in unison to show their agreement! Then Hu Lieyang took out two hand grenades and handed them over, saying: "Like me, tie this grenade to your body!"

  Ma Longhai and Liu Changgeng took over the hand grenades from Hua Lieyang, tied them to their bodies, and then Liu Changgeng couldn't help but ask: "Young master, why do we have to bring these hand grenades?!"

  "This is our pride bullet! If anything unexpected happens today, I hope you can protect my grandfather and kill your way out!" Hua Lieyang said seriously.

  Just as Zhang Xueliang was making his statement to Ma Zhanshan and Liu Changchun, he called Gao Jiyi, his trusted aide, into his study and said calmly: "Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai have gone too far in deceiving me. They are trying every means to obstruct national unification. Today they came again to force me to establish the Northeast Railway Supervisory Office and appoint Chang Yinhuai as railway supervisor, saying it's for managing the China Eastern Railway. This matter concerns diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and if we're going to do it, we should ask Nanjing for instructions and deliberate carefully. But they want me to sign and announce immediately, which is unreasonable. I'll invite them to dinner and play cards tonight! I order you, kill those two men tonight! You lead the guards to carry out the task! However, be careful with Yang Yuting's grandson, that kid is not simple!"

  "Where are we going to execute them?!"

  Zhang Shao-shuai heard Gao Ji-yi's words, thought for a moment and said lightly: "Just execute it in the old tiger hall of my mansion! However, both of them have handguns and guards, you must be quick and neat when executing!"

  "Yes!" said Gao Jiyue, turning around and leaving. After Gao Jiyue left, Zhang Shaoxun called his deputy officer Tan Hai to his side and said: "Tonight, you and Gao Jiyue will work together! He'll take care of Yang Chang and the other two, and you're in charge of leading people to deal with their guards!"

  After a while, Zhang Shaoxiao made a phone call to Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai, inviting them to come to the mansion for dinner that night. After finishing the phone call, Zhang Shaoxiao called another deputy officer Liu Duozhen to his side and ordered: "Today, strengthen the security inside and outside the mansion, only allow entry, not exit!"

  "Yes!" Liu Duoquan said, turning around and leaving.

  Before long, it was evening, and Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai arrived at the mansion as scheduled. After getting off the car, Hua Lieyang unconsciously opened the safety of his pistol. Seeing Hua Lieyang's action, Ma Longhai and Liu Changgeng suddenly became alert and also learned from Hua Lieyang to open the safety of their pistols.

  At this time, Zhang Shao's deputy officer Liu Duoquan walked up to Yang Yuting and said: "General Yang, the young general has asked me to invite you in! The banquet is about to begin!"

  "I know!" Yang Yuting said to Ma Longhai and Liu Changgeng, "You two go eat too!"

  "Yes!" Malong Hai and Liu Changgeng followed a guard to leave. At this time, Liu Duoquan looked at Hua Lieyang beside Yang Yuting and was about to speak when he heard Yang Yuting say: "He is my grandson! He has been with me since I took him in and never left me!" After finishing, Yang Yuting said to Hua Lieyang: "Go! Go in with Grandpa!"