Chapter 30: Life and Death

  Seeing the panic and fear in everyone's eyes, Inukawa Jiro felt a sense of triumphant conquest. This was the outcome of resisting the Imperial Army! Yesterday, he had "Mole" come to discuss countermeasures, originally intending to have "Mole" identify several anti-Japanese elements, kill one to warn a hundred. But unexpectedly, "Mole" volunteered, saying that he could completely identify almost all suspected anti-Japanese elements in Leijiang, and publicly executing these "terrorists" would have an even greater intimidating effect on the people of Leijiang.

  About 100 people, just the right number for a small guerrilla squad. Inukawa Jirō thought, let's use these people's heads to sacrifice Yamada Kō and report back to headquarters!

  He waved his hand and the row of Japanese guards with bayonets retreated ten steps in unison, clearing a larger space.

  He raised his hand, and the surrounding Japanese soldiers simultaneously cocked their guns.

  On the North Gate city wall, all light and heavy machine guns turned right, also a burst of pushing cartridges.

  The crowd on the left covered their eyes and ears, unwilling to witness the tragic scene of their loved ones being killed before their own eyes.

  The crowd on the right lifted their heads and stared at the devils with eyes that seemed to spit fire.

  The atmosphere was as quiet as death.

  Inokawa Jiro, with just one downward swing of his hand, the sound of guns firing wildly would erupt in an instant, and blood and flesh would fly everywhere. Many families in Lei Jiang would lose their sons, wives would lose their husbands, children would lose their fathers, and white mourning clothes would be hung everywhere, new graves would be added everywhere.

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  Suddenly, a disheveled woman burst from the left and pushed away the devil's bayonet, pouncing on Inukawa Jirō. Because the devils were intently watching the crowd about to be slaughtered on the right, they were caught off guard. When they came to their senses and rushed over, thinking she was going to fight Inukawa Jirō to the death, the woman instead knelt down and tightly hugged his legs.

  This move stunned everyone present.

  Inukawa Jirō looked down and saw an old acquaintance, Mizuki.

  His former boss is now his prisoner.

  "What do you want to do?" Inukawa Jirō said with a scowl, as if he was about to kick him away.

  Rui hugged Inukawa Jirō's thigh tightly and begged with a sorrowful face: "Please spare them!"

  "Spare them? I've spared them before, given them a chance, but they still colluded with terrorists, killed high-ranking Imperial Army generals, and resisted the Imperial Army~" Inukawa Jirō thought of Yamada Kō's miserable death, thought of his own uncertain fate, and couldn't help but let out a hoarse shout.

  Rui Hui pointed to the group of people on the right who were about to be shot, her voice trembling as she said: "It has nothing to do with them, it was I who leaked the news that General Yamada's plane arrived at Lei Jiang, it was I ~, I did it alone and I will take responsibility alone, kill me!"

  "You? You think you can? You're just a small woman? Capable of doing something like this?" Inukawa Jirō shook his head, he didn't believe it at all.

  All the Leijiang people present did not believe it either. But they all felt that under Rui Hui's weak and yielding appearance, there was a kind and determined heart.

  "That's good! Since you've surrendered, I won't kill you! But I know that during this time, you haven't left Leijiang City, it's impossible for one person to send out the letter alone, there must be an accomplice. As long as you identify your accomplices among these people, I'll release you immediately!" Inukawa Jirō was extremely sinister.

  "No accomplices, just me alone." Rui Hui's teeth were tightly clenched on a strand of hair at the corner of her mouth.

  Inukawa Jirō's evil hand reached out and grasped the hair on Mizuki's head, pulling her up from the ground with a jerk.

  "Slap!" Two crisp and loud slaps, everyone in the room trembled in their hearts. "You damn Jap scum, what hero do you think you are? Do you think I'll believe your nonsense? If it's really you, then quickly confess your accomplices!"

  Fresh blood silently seeped from Rui Hui's mouth corner, her face filled with terror, and her originally beautiful eyes were filled with despair.

  Inukawa Jirō raised his hand again and shouted in Japanese: "Redi (Ready)!"

  A hair's breadth escape!

  Rui Hui's face twisted, her lips trembling, and she made a cracking sound like ceramics as she squeezed out a few words from her bloody teeth: "The one who sent the message is my daughter, Mei Xia!"

  Although the voice was very soft, everyone present heard it clearly!

  Inukawa Jirō was stunned.

  Rui Xuan and Mei Xia in the crowd were even more stunned

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  Rui Xuan's heart was like a hot oil pan, worrying about her sister Rui Hui, and suddenly her niece Mei Xia was facing an abyss. Driven by maternal instinct, she tightly hugged Mei Xia in her arms and blurted out: "Rui Hui, you're crazy!"

  This unexpected event made the atmosphere on the execution ground even more tense.

  Inugawa Jiro sneered, his facial muscles twisted in a terrifying scowl: "Is there really such a mother in this world? For the sake of an unrelated bystander, she's willing to sell out her own daughter! Fine, I'll play along with you today. If your daughter dares to come forward voluntarily, and in front of all these people, says that she is indeed your accomplice, a anti-Japanese terrorist, I will immediately release these people!"

  Before the words had fallen, a clear and melodious voice suddenly came from the crowd: "It's me! I'm the one who sent the letter. I'm my mother's accomplice!"

  Rui Xuan was so shocked that she lost her soul, and hurriedly covered Mei Xia's mouth with her hand. However, Mei Xia stubbornly turned her head, pushed away Rui Xuan's arm, broke free from Rui Xuan's embrace, parted the crowd, and appeared in front of Inukawa Jiro.

  Rui Hui suddenly fell to the ground, paralyzed.

  Looking at the elegant and refined Mei Xia standing in front of him, Inukawa Jirō couldn't help but feel a little distracted. Although Mei Xia still had a face full of anger, her chest slightly heaving due to agitation, she had an extra charm for Inukawa Jirō.

  "Hey, Kid Ta Jun", does your word count?!" Mei Xia asked loudly.

  "The word of the Great Imperial Japanese Army is law!" Inukawa Jirō replied.

  "Now that I've stood out and publicly acknowledged myself as an anti-Japanese element, please keep your promise and release these people immediately!" Mei Xia said word by word.

  Inugawa Jirō was momentarily at a loss for words, hesitated for a while, and finally waved his hand. A sound of retreating footsteps echoed around. The cordon of bayonets opened up a path, and the people surrounded inside slowly walked out from the gate of hell.

  Everyone rushed up and hugged their loved ones who had come out of the Ghost Gate, fearing that Haitang Jun would change his mind, and they poured out of the encirclement in a rush.

  Rui Xuan's heart was like a knife twisting, constantly looking back, worried about Rui Hua and especially Mei Xia's safety, but also being swept away by the crowd, leaving the scene.

  The vast venue suddenly became empty and desolate. Surrounded by a circle of devils with bayonets, Ruihui mother and daughter were like helpless lambs in a wolf pack, more like two pure lotus flowers blooming in the mud.

  Mei Xia helped Rui Hua up: "Mother, get up, straighten your back, don't lie on the ground, let those devils see the dignity of Chinese women!"

  Rui Hui grasped Mei Xia's hand tightly, already with tears streaming down: "Xia'er, Mother is leading you to a dead end today, don't you hate Mother?"

  Mei Xia also had tears streaming down her face: "Mother, I don't resent you! Mother's heart, Xia'er fully understands!"

  Inukawa Jiro had already lost his patience: "Then please have Miss Mei and Madame Rui move to the Imperial Army Military Police Corps!"

  Mei Xia helped Rui Hua up, and the two delicate and beautiful figures slowly walked towards the Japanese garrison under the encirclement of cold bayonets, leaving behind only their beautiful silhouettes.