Behave with courage and righteousness

  This time, following Luo Yi out were Zeng Shan and Yuan Jing, two girls, Su Xiao Feng and Le Jia Lin, two military officers, as well as a 5-man security team led by Tu Jiu, totaling 10 people. Even if you subtract the two girls, there are still 8 combatants. Luo Yi estimated that with the training level of the assault battalion, the fighting capacity of these eight people would not be inferior to that of two regular army platoons, and should be able to handle a group of thugs.

  Luo Yi was not a steady person by nature, and whenever there were lively events, he would generally not miss them. At this moment, it was the perfect opportunity to muddy the waters, and he couldn't help but think of making some trouble.

  Luo Yi and He Ji Chun returned to the cabin, gathered all the officers and soldiers of the assault battalion, and reported the situation discovered by He Ji Chun. When mentioning the kidnapping by the black gang, he found that Su Xiao Feng's face showed an expression that couldn't help but laugh, and also whispered something in Le Jia Lin's ear. Luo Yi thought for a moment and understood, yes, wasn't the assault battalion from the black gang? How could they suddenly start managing the affairs of the black gang?

  "Luózi, this kind of thing, we're not too good at managing, right?" Tu Jiu expressed his opinion, "The underworld has its own rules, no one knows what grudges they have between them, we're just passing by, it's not too good to intervene."

  When Tu Jiu spoke up first, the other soldiers also echoed him, and the general meaning was that outsiders were not good at intervening in such matters. He Jichun's face looked a bit ugly, but this result was not too unexpected for him. On the contrary, it was Luo Yi who said he wanted to take action at the beginning, which made him feel more surprised. Luo Yi said he wanted to take action, originally just an impulsive move, thinking that he had people and guns, and couldn't just sit back and do nothing about this kidnapping case. He forgot one thing, this wasn't in the 21st century, but in the 1930s, the phrase "see justice and act bravely" should have a different interpretation in this era.

  "So you're saying nobody agrees with us handling this matter?" Luo Yi asked somewhat awkwardly.

  Zeng Shan said: "Luo Zige, who is the person tied up? If he didn't do anything wrong and was still tied up, I think we should take care of it." In fact, she didn't think much about these things, but seeing Luo Yi being embarrassed, she subconsciously helped him speak.

  Yuan Jing also chimed in, "I think we should understand the situation before speaking. If the hijackers are poor people who were forced to a desperate situation and did it for the good of killing the rich and helping the poor, then we don't need to intervene. But if they are just thugs and gangsters extorting money, I think we should take action."

  That was the logic back then, in a chaotic world, laws were meaningless, and justice was what mattered most. In fact, the Red Army's land reform was against the law, but who can say they were wrong? However, when the Red Army was fighting the landlords, they also had to distinguish between policies and would not engage in extortion or blackmail.

  Luo Yi felt a bit dizzy and looked at He Jichun with pleading eyes, saying: "Brother He, do you have any other information about this matter?"

  He Ji Chun sighed with a bitter smile. As a government official, his way of thinking was different from that of the guerrilla officers and soldiers who came from bandit backgrounds. However, he also understood what everyone meant. He thought for a moment and said to everyone: "I add two situations: First, the amount they extorted is 1 million taels; Second, they are equipped with radios."

  It has to be said that He Jichun is indeed a master, he only added two pieces of information, without any unnecessary words, but these two pieces of information immediately convinced the soldiers of the assault regiment. Being able to equip a telegraph machine and extorting 1 million yuan at once, it's probably hard to say what kind of poor person that is.

  "Alright, let's follow Xiao Jing's suggestion and send two people to scout ahead and get a sense of the situation before deciding what to do." Luo Yi arranged without delay.

  Everyone's opinions were unanimous, and Luo Yi went to the bow of the ship and told the owner, moving the small steamer downstream for several hundred meters. In order not to attract the attention of the black gang on the motorboat, the small steamer did not start the engine, but was moved by a few soldiers from the shock camp in a towing way. This section of the river has a slow current, and it is not difficult for the small steamer to move on the river.

  After the small fire wheel moved away, Luo Yi led the soldiers of the assault camp to quietly approach the motor sailboat that sent out mysterious signals from the shore. He Jichun insisted on following everyone's actions together, saying that this matter was caused by him and it was not suitable for him to hide behind. Luo Yi asked him: "Do you know how to use a gun?"

  "He Jichun replied: 'I've played with friends a few times, barely counts as proficient.'"

  Luo Yi felt a hint of confidence from his answer. In the past few days, Luo Yi had gained some understanding of He Jichun's character and knew that he was a low-key person. If he said he could do something, it usually meant he could actually do more. Since he said he could barely use a gun, Luo Yi estimated that he wouldn't be far from being a professional either. Luo Yi found a shotgun from the assault team's arsenal and handed it to He Jichun, who took it over, skillfully released the safety catch, and then silently tucked the gun into his waist.

  Everyone hid on the shore not far from the motorboat, and Luo Yi arranged for a soldier named Fang Guishan to sneak down into the water and swim quietly to the side of the motorboat to reconnoiter. Fang Guishan was the best swimmer in the shock troops and had been appointed by Luo Yi as swimming instructor. This time, because they were going to take the water route, Tu Jiu specially recruited him into the guard squad, and unexpectedly he played a role at this moment.

  Fang Guishan swam silently underwater like a fish, and soon approached the motor sailboat. The gangsters on the motor sailboat had no idea that someone would try to ambush them in such a remote wilderness, so they only left one person sitting at the bow keeping watch, while the others stayed inside the cabin drinking and chatting. Fang Guishan avoided the sentry's line of sight, using the cover of the boat's side to quietly stick onto the cabin, where he could clearly hear the gangsters' conversation inside.

  "Lao Li, you think this Du boss has that much money? We're talking about 10 million yuan with just one word, can he afford it?" a voice asked.

  The man known as Li Laosi replied: "Don't ask what shouldn't be asked, Ma Boss has his reasons for letting you do this, don't talk too much."

  "You can't deny it, this little girl is quite good-looking, no wonder she's the young lady of a wealthy family, with skin as tender as jade, making people want to take a bite just by looking at her." Someone said with a lustful smile.

  "Never mind, once you get your wages, you can find any woman you want, but don't touch this little girl. Old Master Ma has given orders, if you touch her, it'll be bad."

  "Damn it, don't say that, this little girl is really fierce, she's taken down two of our brothers with her own hands, I really want to capture and tame her."

  Fang Guishan pulled out a small knife and lightly cut open a small opening on the canvas of the cabin, looking inside. There were 5 people in the cabin, surrounding a small table drinking wine. The hostage they mentioned was not in the cabin, Fang Guishan estimated that this person should be locked in a secret room under the cabin, which is generally used to store some daily necessities.

  After understanding all kinds of situations clearly, Fang Guishan slowly dived into the water and swam back to the shore to report to Luo Yi and others.

  "Du Boss? Ma Boss?" He Jichun muttered these two names as if in thought.

  Luo Yi asked: "What's going on? Does He recognize these two people?"

  He Jichun said: "I don't know if it's right or not, but these two names together do make me think of something. In Shanghai, there happens to be a Du boss and a Ma boss, and the relationship between them seems okay on the surface. However, rumors have it that Ma boss has always wanted to replace Du boss. If this matter really has something to do with these two, then it would indeed fulfill such rumors."

  Luo Yi's mind flashed with an idea, and a name appeared. He leaned in close to He Jichun's ear and whispered three words. He Jichun nodded: "That's right, the Du boss I was talking about is him."

  Luo Yi silently recalled the things about Du Lao Ban in his heart. This man was the boss of a gang in Shanghai, relying on selling opium and opening casinos to start from scratch, and later operated many businesses with monopoly, rich and powerful. In history, he is half-credited and half-discredited, among which the most impressive one is his firm anti-Japanese stance. During the war of resistance against Japan, he donated a large amount of family property to support the anti-Japanese army, and the Japanese occupation army tried to win him over several times but was rejected by him.

  "It's said that this person is very patriotic." Luo Yi tried asking He Jichun.

  He Jichun said: "During the January 28 Incident, he once organized a civilian anti-Japanese activity and donated a batch of military supplies to the 19th Route Army. This was known throughout Shanghai."

  "If that's the case, if the hostage is a young lady from his household, then we really should lend a hand." Luo Yi said, "This can also be considered as a contribution to the resistance against Japan."

  "How do you plan to save people?" He Jichun asked.

  "I've actually had an idea, let's all think about it together."