The room was already shrouded in smoke, and under the dim light, it was almost impossible to see anyone clearly. Li Mantun and his wife were lying on the brick bed, smoking. When he saw so many people suddenly barging in, he immediately put his hand under the pillow. Hao Yan jumped onto the brick bed and stepped on Li Mantun's hand."Grand Master Li, we meet again. I'm a man of my word. As long as you dare to do something that will harm my county brigade, I will come and settle the score with you.”As he spoke, he took out a pistol from his pillow.
This time, Li Mantun completely softened.""It's, it's Captain Hao. Why are you free to come here today? Are these people? Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming so that I could prepare myself?”
Hao Yan pointed at the bearded Bai Yihua."This is Bai Yihua, the commander of the 8th Route Army Independent Regiment. Of course, it's not a small matter to ask you here today. Otherwise, we wouldn't have mobilized so many people.”
Li Mantun quickly stood up." So it's Commander Bai. The Li family is honored to have you here."”
"Li Mantun, stop being so arrogant!" Hao Yan shouted. We came here today to settle old scores and new scores. You probably forgot what I told you last time. Don't follow the Japanese too closely, but you ignored my words. Some time ago, the Japanese came to our base to sweep. It was you who led the Japanese to Li Village. They almost made our guerilla squad into dumplings. This was a new tent. Do I need to repeat the old scores?”
With the help of the light in the room, Bai Yihua saw a thin layer of sweat on Li Mantun's forehead. "Tell me, did you buy all those hundreds of acres of fertile land in your family?" Hao Yan continued. They were all snatched from the hands of the common people. I told you last time that with the crimes you have committed, shooting you ten times isn't much. I advised you not to do evil again, but you didn't listen and continued to do things that would harm my anti-Japanese team. Even so, Captain Bai was willing to give you one last chance. It depends on whether you cherish it or not.”
" Yes," Li Mantun quickly agreed." I'll definitely cherish it, I'll definitely cherish it." I wonder what Commander Bai wants me to do?”
Bai Yihua walked forward." Since Old Master Li is willing to cherish this opportunity, then I won't beat around the bush." Now, the food in the homes of the people in the villages of Wanping County had been robbed by the devils. They were still hungry. I came here today to find food for the people of Pingxi. I hope that Old Master Li can contribute some of the food at home to help them tide over the difficulties. This is your only chance to atone for your sins. I wonder how much food Old Master Li is willing to pay.”
At the mention of food, Li Mantun immediately stuttered,""Food, food, I wonder, how much does Commander Bai need?”
"No more, no less. 200 catties was enough. Of course, if Old Master Li is willing to take more, we welcome it.”Bai Yihua said straightforwardly.
"What is it? 200 catties? Commander Bai, our family was robbed by the Japanese a few days ago. We don't have that much food at home anymore. You can't let our family starve, right?”Li Mantun looked aggrieved, but his eyes darted back and forth at Bai Yihua.
Hao Yan used her gun to hit Li Mantun's forehead.""The Japanese robbed your family of food? You sent it yourself, right? To tell you the truth, if you don't hand over 200 catties of grain today, don't blame us for being rude to you.”
Li Mantun put on an expression of a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water and said with a sobbing tone,""Captain Hao, our family really doesn't have much food left. If you don't believe me, I can bring you to my family's granary to take a look.”
Bai Yihua took a deep breath and said," If you don't have food, it's fine. Then pay three thousand dollars. We can buy food with money." Two paths, you choose one. Don't tell me you don't have money either."
"This, this, I don't have so much money in my hands now. Why don't I go to the city to get it tomorrow?”Li Mantun kept finding excuses to stall for time, refusing to agree to any of Bai Yihua's requests. It was as if he was waiting for something.
Hao Yan used her gun to hit Li Mantun's head.""Enter the city to get money? You're going into the city to deliver a letter to the Japanese, right?”
Bai Yihua said to Li Mantun in a calm tone,""Looks like we came here for nothing today. However, we won't return empty-handed. Since Mr. Rich Li doesn't want to give me face, I won't stand on ceremony. Hu Zi, take Big Rich Li away. Let's go somewhere else to talk." Maybe there's something wrong with Mr. Rich Li's memory. Let's go somewhere else and help him recall. Maybe he'll remember everything. However, once they changed places, they would not speak in such a manner.”
Hu Zi stepped onto the brick bed and pulled Li Mantun up."Get up. Come with us."
At this moment, more than 30 people suddenly rushed in from the outside. They were all carrying the same 38-foot big lid in their hands. They surrounded the few people on Bai Yihua's side. Seeing this, Li Mantun sneered,""Do you think you can walk out of my Li family's courtyard? Capture them all and send them to the imperial army tomorrow to receive their rewards.”
Hao Yan's gun tightened." Don't move. If you move, I'll kill him." Grand Master Li, you must have forgotten that you are still in our hands. Alright, I'll send you to the afterlife first." As soon as she finished speaking, the gun in her hand rang. Li Mantun's brain exploded.
Bai Yihua calmly said to the people surrounding them,""My fellow villagers, I know that you are guarding Li Mantun just to make a living. Moreover, you have not done many bad things. Our Eighth Route Army will not make things difficult for you. I'm sure you know that other than the people of the Li family, the people outside are starving. They are your fellow countrymen, and some of them are even your relatives. Don't you think about them? I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you put down your guns, I promise to let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. They are already surrounded by us. Even if they have wings, they won't be able to fly out of the Li family courtyard. I've already sent people to the city to get reinforcements. If we hand them over to the Japanese team, not only will we get a reward, but we will also get revenge for our Li family's old master.”The person who spoke was probably the steward of the Li family courtyard. Hao Yan waited for him to finish speaking before she raised her hand and fired a shot. The kid did not even have the chance to groan before he fell to the ground. The other servants quickly put down their guns.
Bai Yihua continued to say to them," Now that the country is facing a crisis, I don't ask you to pick up your guns and go to the battlefield with me to kill the enemy. However, don't be a lackey for traitors like the Li family. Li Mantun had been executed today. This was the outcome he deserved. In order to prove that the Eighth Route Army did not kill the innocent, Captain Hao will now announce Li Mantun's crimes.”At this moment, Li Mantun's wife fainted from fright when she saw the blood on the brick bed.
Hao Yan jumped off the Kang and said to the servants,"Li Mantun's first crime is that he colluded with the Japanese to kill our soldiers. This matter happened a few days ago. I'm sure you all know about it. His second crime is to take advantage of our fellow villagers. Think about it, which of your land hasn't been bought or robbed by Li Mantun at a low price? Otherwise, how could their family have so much land? His third crime was that he was a bully in the village. How many women in our Li Family Village were taken by him? Just based on these three charges, didn't he deserve to die? Originally, we came here today to give him one last chance. As long as he hands over the food we asked for, we won't kill him. However, not only did he not hand it over, he even went against our anti-Japanese government. This can only lead to death. When you go home, tell the villagers to come to the Li family's courtyard tomorrow morning to collect food.”
At this moment, Sixth Brother rushed in with the soldiers of the second and third platoons of the guard company. When he saw this situation, he asked anxiously,"Guild Leader, how is it? I rushed here as soon as I heard the gunshots. Did anything happen?"
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