Chapter 63: It's Actually One of Us

  "Not bad. I'm the third in command of Tieyi Society." Tang San smiled slightly at Yang Qiu and Nan Wuren, "It seems that both captains are not very familiar with Beiping. Tieyi Society is an executive society under the Chinese Youth Anti-Japanese Alliance, responsible for special tasks such as assassinating traitors, gathering enemy intelligence, and killing Japanese leaders. Similar to our Special Forces. Originally, our Tieyi Society was very secretive, and the Japanese used all sorts of methods but couldn't understand our inner workings. Later, people from Xijing Shrine came from Japan, which made us feel restricted."

  Yang Jie knew that what was meant by "tying one's hands and feet" was that Tiezi Society had suffered a huge blow.

  "In order not to be eliminated by the Japanese, I had to come out and find an anti-Japanese organization, so that I could lead my brothers onto the right path. After coming out, I observed many people, but Captain, only you are truly dedicated to fighting against the devils. I really admire you, not only do you hate them, but you also have many methods. This time, I reveal my identity, is to request to return to Beiping, and withdraw my brothers to join the special warfare team. Although my men may not be as skilled in technology as our soldiers, they are all good men who have killed devils before. Captain, can you accept us?"

  "Of course, you're welcome." Yang Qiao smiled at Tang San Shao, "However, is there a traitor among your ranks? Otherwise, how would you have been..."

  "No. There are three of us in the Iron Fist Society, each leading a group of brothers. We don't interfere with each other's business, only cooperating occasionally for big events. If someone gets caught, we'll try to rescue them; if not, our own people will take care of it, so they won't suffer at the hands of the devils. The Iron Fist Society is everywhere, not just among students, but many others too - you'll see when the time comes."

  "Look at this thing." Yang Jie handed him that piece of paper, "Is it your special contact method?"

  "Yes." Tang San took over, "The woman from today seems to be the Japanese girlfriend of our boss - Yano Chizuko." Seeing Yang Qiu and others didn't understand, he smiled, "In Tie Yi Society, there are three of us in total. The boss is Zhu Ye Qing, the second-in-command is Li Chun Shan, and then there's me. We each lead our own brothers. Among them, I have the most brothers, the boss has the strongest people, the second-in-command has some who do intelligence work, but not many can fight."

  "Have you seen Zhu Ye Qing's girlfriend?" Yang Jie asked.

  "I've never seen the real person, but I've seen photos. She's about the same as the woman today." Tang San hesitated for a moment, "This is the list from Boss's hand, it should be that something happened to Boss, otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen into this woman's hands."

  "We're not far from Ghost City now, it should be Boss who sent her to find me. I have a contact point in Ghost City, but they don't know where it is, only my people can find them, they can't find my people." Tang San glanced at the crowd, "Those who come looking for us all have special marks, and I have someone specifically keeping an eye on things."

  "What sign?" Yang Jue asked.

  "It's an embroidered fire fox, with its head turned left is auspicious, and right is ominous."

  "Is this woman here?" Yang asked Nan Weiren, knowing that Nan's observations were the most meticulous.

  "No."

  "It's not just about showing off on clothes, it can be anything." Tang San Shao said, "I've been out for almost a year now, I don't know how my brothers are doing."

  "Come out, who is responsible for your brother?" Yang Wei asked casually.

  "It's my brother Ouyang Fengyi. He's a battle expert just like you, and he studied in Germany." Tang San's face was filled with delight, "This brother's greatest advantage is his loyalty, especially to the country. His methods of dealing with devils are the same as yours, leaving no survivors."

  Li Ying and Chen Zhihao entered almost at the same time, and everyone in the room stood up to give them seats. Chen Zhihao was the oldest and most kind-hearted, earning the respect of these elite special forces who drank blood from their knives.

  "The situation is basically clear. There's a problem with the Iron Blood Execution Squad under the Anti-Japanese Alliance in Beiping, and their leader, Zhu Yeqing, may have been captured. His girlfriend, Yano Chongzi, has brought out important intelligence to be delivered to Tang Sanzang here, but she's being pursued by people from the Xijing Shrine. Luckily, we ran into them..." Yang Jue briefly explained the situation and introduced Tang Sanzang.

  "Saikyo Shrine is a secret society under the Japanese military, specializing in eliminating dissident forces with their secret assassins. Whenever the military gets annoyed with certain voices within the country, they would dispatch them. This organization mainly monitors the internal affairs of the Japanese army, and many skilled ninjas are embedded within it. The reason for coming to China this time is indeed to carry out the Iron Blood Society's mission, but another important reason is to hunt down a traitor within the Japanese military." Li Ying glanced at everyone, "This Teng Jiang Xiu Zi is quite a famous figure, with reputation and prestige in Japan second only to San Gui Shou Shang, the master of Liu Sheng."

  "Report." Xu De shouted from outside the door and came in, "Captain, the woman we rescued today was snatched away, our people were subdued."

  Yang Jie looked at Xu De's face which didn't look good and knew that it was definitely the doing of Teng Chuan Xiuzi, "How many casualties did our warriors suffer?"

  "No. It's like being struck by a hidden weakness. Song Yan Chun said that he was trying to dispel the weakness, but couldn't. Luckily no one was hurt."

  "It seems Teng Chuanxiu wants to return your personal feelings." Yang Jiong smiled and said to Nan Weiren, "Let's go, I'll take a look."

  There were forty-three warriors who had been sealed, and Song Yanchun was busy for half a day before he managed to unseal one person's acupoints. Yang Jie took a look and said, "Yanchun, unsealing and sealing are the same, both require concentrating energy on one point, speed must be fast, and accuracy is key. Look." As he spoke, he tapped another warrior beside him, who immediately sprang into action, shouting loudly: "That woman isn't human, she's a ghost! She can actually appear out of thin air, it's really terrifying!"

  Yang Jiong smiled slightly, "That's ninjutsu, a type of kung fu that was very popular in our Han Dynasty and only spread to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. It's just that it hasn't been practiced much since then. Don't be so surprised."

  Back in the house, Yang Jie glanced at everyone, "I think I'll go to Beiping with Tang San, there can't be too many people, we also need manpower here. Now I'm arranging, don't argue." Seeing Xu De and others' eager faces, Yang Jie calmly said, "Li Ying, Nan Wei Ren, Hu Yi, and the special warfare company of Xun Tian Battle Team. Everyone else follow Commissar's arrangement, ensure Li Bao Guo returns to base safely."

  "Brother Chen, I'm leaving Li Baoguo to you." Yang Wei's hands grasped Chen Zhihao tightly, and Chen felt a tremendous power from Yang's grip, a power that conveyed entrustment and trust.

  "No problem, just be at ease." Chen Zhihao didn't say much, but Yang Xun heard the firmness in his words.

  Xu De and others did not have the guts to haggle with Yang Guang, for on his calm face there was always a kind of awe-inspiring tiger-like aura, which was said to be the air of a general.

  With Li Ying and others leaving He Dian Town, looking at the gradually darkening sky, Yang Jiong stopped under a large tree. "Shadow, move towards the Luli River area with Gaofengping, meet up with us in Fangshan, and send information to our checkpoints along the way, pay attention to Tengchuan Xiuzi's party. Third Young Master, you also send signals to your people, pay attention to report Tengchuan Xiuzi's whereabouts at any time. It's best to eliminate this scourge outside Beiping City."

  "Yes." Li Ying and Tang San Shao replied simultaneously.

  Snowflakes began to fall, the wind picked up, and it was already the season when the northern mountains and rivers were frozen. Yang Jie and his group had been walking in the snow for three days, without seeing a single person, not even a ghost, nor had they encountered any. Up ahead was the large town of Weixi on the north bank of the Nujiang River. According to Li Ying's intelligence, Teng Chuanxiu and her party were crossing the Nujiang River here.

  Advance scouts reported that the town was garrisoned by devils, but the inspection wasn't too strict, especially as the snow grew heavier and the devils all hid in their sentry posts, not even bothering to inspect the passing civilians. Weixi Town was after all the largest town in this area, and despite the heavy snowfall, people still came here from time to time to conduct transactions.

  The world is chaotic again, but we have to live on. The Japanese are bad again, but can't just stay home for fear of dogs, right? That's how simple the thoughts of ordinary people are.

  The vanguard successfully mixed into the town, with all guns brought in. Yang Jie and others also started walking into the town with a big swing, and behind him was the sniper of the Southern Ren-led Tour Sky Special Warfare Brigade, as long as there was a little danger around Yang Jie, within ten meters or so around Yang Jie were all within their firing range.

  In the corner of the wall in the village, near the sentry post, in front of the street stall, if you raise your head, you can see people's shadows swaying in the corners of several houses, always intentionally or unintentionally putting their hands in their bosom to warm themselves.