The second round was an obstacle course, which was more like an exhibition match. The audience loved to see people fall and horses fall, but they didn't care much about the lottery ticket for the obstacle course. In fact, the reason why the Horse Racing Association kept the obstacle course was to ease the atmosphere between the two main events.
It was easy for the Horse Racing Association to control the results of the race in the obstacle course. Every time a contestant fell off the horse, they would benefit from the lottery association.
The match wasn't very enthusiastic, and the audience's shouts were very weak. Everyone had chosen to keep quiet. They knew that every time they shouted, it would cause fluctuations in the hearts of the players. Of course, there were also some who shouted. They were all booing, hoping that something would happen to the horse running in front.
The final results were out. After all kinds of surprises, the least favored numbers four, seven, and eight won, and number eight took first place.
"I won!" Little Red almost jumped up!
The second round of the compound lottery won the third prize!
The girls in the traffic class raised their soda bottles, clinked glasses with each other, and cheered loudly!
Liu Yuexin didn't expect that she would really win. Everyone seemed to have thought of something and looked at her in unison.
A bet, a damn bet! Next to him, there was Kondo Tomie, who was holding back his smirk, and Yamamoto Kenzo, who remained calm and collected.
"Haha! I got it too!" Daisuke Ozaki couldn't contain his excitement and shouted loudly.
"Haha, I got it too!" Yueyue gulped down a bottle of soda and held up the lottery ticket. In this round, she was the only one who asked her mother to buy number eight!
This group of people cheered and became the focus of the south stand.
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Opposite him, behind the window on the seventh floor of the Grand China Hotel, Iza Akira could not hide his sneer. Although he hid it well, it still made Kimura Takuno speechless.
"Those women from the telephone traffic department are really crazy today!”Akira Iza was scolding the traffic police, and the insinuation was referring to Daisuke Ozaki. He was clearly carrying out a mission, but he did not know how to control his emotions. The traffic police from the underground were about to appear.
"Baka!" Kimura Takuya shouted. The underground traffic officer has appeared!" After saying that, he immediately put down the binoculars and started to flag with both hands." The target has appeared. Pay attention and observe!"
Iza Akira saw a person wearing a top hat that covered half of his face. He held two tickets in his left hand and leaned against the entrance of the passageway. He leaned half of his body into the passageway and looked around.
"Haha, you guys who are afraid of death, your show is about to begin! Wang Sang, pay attention and observe. We have to prepare for our performance! Cheng Sang, where are you?"
"Izu-kun, don't worry, I saw Deputy Cheng!”
"Where is it?" Iza Akira and Kimura Takuno asked at the same time.
"At the exit!"
"Ah! "It really is him, his leg!" Iza Akira quickly stopped talking.
"Cheng Sang, as expected of Cheng Sang. So he has always been here!”Kimura Takuya clicked his tongue in admiration.
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After the second match ended, another wave of lottery snow drifted by. This was also the iconic scene of the horse racing hall. The audience enjoyed the feeling of the lottery ticket fluttering in the air. It gave people the feeling of spending money like dirt. One would not be able to experience the joy without going to the horse race. This was also the unique charm of the one-win lottery!
Some children began to pick up the lottery ticket and fold the paper plane to throw it around. Yue Yue seemed to be a little envious, but she still held the ticket in her hand firmly. The ticket inspector in the prince's uniform would check it. He checked that her ticket stubs were intact, proving that she had not let anyone else use them.
"Mom, I drank too much soda, I think"
"Alright, let's go to the bathroom. Who else is going?”
"Let's go together!" Liu Yuexin put down her binoculars and echoed. Her eyes were focused on the situation in the Observer's stands. Ozaki was making comical gestures with his hands. She knew that it was a code. Brother-in-law Sun chatted with Kondo and Yamamoto, laughing heartily from time to time. The audience in the back three rows were already restless, searching for the empty seats in front. The man in the top hat at the exit leaned against the wall. A few people nearby pointed at the scene as if nothing had happened. Their eyes were peeking at the top hat at the exit. She knew that it was an agent from the gendarmerie.
"Alright! Sure!" Xiao Hong immediately replied. After sitting for two hours and drinking two bottles of soda, everyone wanted to get up and exercise. There was still more than half an hour before the third game. After a while, Mr. Lottery and Ms. Lottery would sell the next game's lottery tickets. A group of excited girls from the traffic department stood up and generously threw the empty soda bottles into the sack. In return, the old cleaner thanked them gratefully. This was also the rule after winning the lottery-giving a small fortune was a peace of mind. Those empty soda bottles could be exchanged for money, which was also an important source of income for the cleaners. Of course, most of the Shanghainese who didn't win the lottery still chose to return the bottle.
Yueyue was still dragging Xiaohong in front, Sun Liangxiu was worried and followed closely behind, and Liu Yuexin was behind everyone. When they passed through the exit, she deliberately put some distance between herself and the man in the top hat.
It was noisy in the passage. When he entered from the light, it was dark. He took two careful steps before his eyes could get used to it and see things clearly. Little Yue Yue, who was at the front of the group, walked down the stairs carefully. When she was about to reach the last two steps, Little Yue Yue proudly waved the ticket in her hand, which was exchanged for a kind smile from the ticket inspector.
"Little kid, why are there two tickets?”
"One is for myself, and the other is for a friend.”The little guy joked with the ticket inspector who looked like a prince.
The ticket inspector smiled, and the girls behind him also smiled.
"Where are you from?"
It seemed that the ticket inspector and this little girl hit it off very well. Speaking like a child and continuing this lie was the best kindness to the little girl.
"Of course it's from afar!" the little girl said seriously.
"You're not allowed to lie to Uncle!" Sun Liangxiu, who was behind him, shouted.”He then said apologetically to the ticket inspector,"The child is not sensible. Don't mind him.”
"How can that be? Your little girl is very likable. It's fine.”After greeting them, the ticket inspector returned to the main gate to maintain order.
The girls only treated this as an interlude. They chattered and laughed, talking about Yue Yue's cuteness.
Liu Yuexin, who was slightly behind, vaguely heard the conversation between Yueyue and the ticket inspector. She didn't pay much attention at first, but when she heard the last few words, she almost froze!
This was the secret code between the underground party and the special agent! One word was correct. How was this possible? Yue Yue was an underground party? The ticket inspector was a special agent? What a joke!
Could it be that Sister Sun is an underground party? This conclusion immediately jumped into Liu Yuexin's mind! This was unbelievable, but she immediately believed it. It seemed that the underground gang should be someone like Sister Sun.
At this moment, in the corner of the stairs, a person who had been hiding in the shadows suddenly jumped out from Liu Yuexin's side, scaring Liu Yuexin.
Before she could react, she heard a bang, accompanied by the sound of glass shattering.
The person who was running up happened to bump into the half-sack of soda bottles. This collision made the person see stars and blood immediately seeped out. He almost fainted and couldn't stand steadily. He leaned against the wall and cursed," Eight, your father!"
"I'm sorry, sir. The old man didn't do it on purpose. Come, let me bandage your wound." The fat old cleaner said as he supported the man.
Liu Yuexin couldn't react to this sudden change. She looked at the person who was knocked over. To be exact, it should be a Japanese. He wanted to report to his accomplices. What should she do?
At this moment, Liu Yuexin wanted to call Sister Sun, call the ticket inspector, and even hug the Japanese.
" You're just a spectator. Don't get involved.'The voice in her mind sounded. His words stopped her, but she couldn't just watch Sister Sun get caught!
Just as Liu Yuexin was in a daze, she suddenly heard a strange sound. Then, the Japanese man suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Liu Yuexin, full of horror and disbelief! It was the last bit of nostalgia a person had for the world before they died.
Liu Yuexin realized that the strange sound just now was the sound of a sharp blade piercing through her skin.
In Liu Yuexin's horrified eyes, the Japanese man went limp like dough. Blood seeped out of his head and dripped down his face. "It's okay, just wrap it up," the fat cleaner said seriously.”As he spoke, he dragged him down three steps. The person who was hit slid up and down the stairs. He didn't know how the fat old cleaner had such strength. It was as if he was dragging a straw man. The whole process took less than three seconds before they turned into a dark corner beside the stairs.
Liu Yuexin forcefully suppressed her pounding heart and held onto the wall. She didn't shout, nor did she have the strength to shout. When she looked down, the blood drops on the ground had already formed a line.
"Miss Xinxin, are you alright?" Brother-in-law Sun appeared behind her and asked worriedly when he saw her.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm just a little dizzy.”Liu Yuexin tried her best to hide her panic, but the bloody scene was right in front of her. The smell of blood was still lingering in the air, so how could she hide it? At this moment, her face was pale without a trace of blood.
Ke Zhendong also saw the bloodstains on the steps, and his expression changed. He was actually only a few meters away from the scene of the assassination, but his vision was blocked by the sack. He could vaguely hear the sound of the bottle shattering and felt that something had happened. When he saw the girl's expression, he was even more certain that something had indeed happened.
So he asked anxiously,"Where's Yue Yue?" Where's her mother?"
"They're fine. They went to the bathroom. I'll call them out now.”
She did not wait for the other party to answer and stumbled into the bathroom. A wave of vomiting came from the bathroom.
Take a deep breath. Even if the smell here is extremely bad, continue to take a deep breath. The only way to deal with emergencies is to calm down.
The next moment, she found Sister Sun and said,"Brother-in-law Sun is waiting for you outside." His tone was calm and soothing, so calm that it surprised her. Suddenly, she thought, if it wasn't for that fat old cleaner, what would she have done in this situation? If she had to kill the Japanese to save Sister Sun, would she be able to do it? Did she have the ability to kill?
If it was her now, even if she was filled with hatred, it would be very difficult or even impossible for her! She was powerless! Even if he gave himself a knife, he would not be able to stab the other party's body. A knife must have a certain speed and strength to pierce into the human body, otherwise it would be wrapped by the spasming muscles. This was a physiological conditioned reflex. The nerve reflex arc's transmission time was 0.02 seconds, and the muscle tightening speed was 0.03 seconds. Only by penetrating the muscles within this 0.06 seconds could there be no obstruction.
By the time she returned to the stairs, the bloodstains had already been wiped clean. The fat cleaner was cleaning the water pipes and did not even look at her. It was as if nothing had happened, making her feel that everything just now was just an illusion.
She didn't know how she managed to stay as far away from the cleaner as possible. She didn't know how she managed to climb up the twenty-something steps. At the entrance of the steps, the person wearing a top hat leaning against the wall seemed to be a dead person. That's right, a dead person. A lifeless person was still in a leaning position, but no wounds could be seen on his body.
She almost broke down. She wanted to shout loudly to vent the fear in her heart. However, he understood that there were several binoculars staring at him. He took two deep breaths and walked out of the passageway with a calm expression. Suddenly, he remembered the second volume he had read in a hurry last night. A person's tolerance was beyond his imagination.
Could he really do it? Could he really face life and death? Yes, hadn't he already experienced it just now? Her stomach was still cramping and her legs were still trembling uncontrollably. She still relied on her own strength to walk out of the shadows and come to the stands.
The competition was about to begin. Everyone was already seated, but Sister Sun was standing outside waiting for her. Looking at her pale face, she was full of concern and doubt.
Liu Yuexin cried and laughed awkwardly.”
Watching Liu Yuexin walk past him, Sun Liangxiu shook his head slightly at Ke Zhendong, who had a questioning expression on his face. The sound just now and the obvious trail of blood on the ground leading to the darkness must have hinted that something had happened. What was it exactly? Neither Sun Liangxiu nor her husband dared to deliberately investigate. Their contact was under the surveillance of the Japanese. Any suspicious move would attract Japanese agents.
Fortunately, she finally managed to contact the person who came over. However, this girl must have seen it. She was lying. Why would she hide it? Thinking about the girl's abnormal behavior in the past two months, Sun Liangxiu was full of doubts. This girl was always a hidden danger. However, no matter what, Sun Liangxiu couldn't act rashly without distinguishing between friend and foe, even if it concerned the life and death of his entire family. He believed that the organization would soon find out the girl's identity.
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Time passed minute by minute, and the third match was about to begin. Almost all the audience members were seated, and the person at the exit was still leaning against the exit.
Kimura Takuya's left hand, which was holding the binoculars, was trembling because he saw the rebel underground gang member's body tilt even more. The ticket that was originally between the fingers of his left hand suddenly fell down.
"Baka, that underground member was assassinated!”
There was a small commotion at the entrance of the south grandstand. A few spectators nearby hurriedly entered the passage. The two patrolmen who were maintaining order in the grandstand were chatting and did not notice the commotion at the entrance.
The small commotion did not attract the attention of the traffic department. The only thing that puzzled them was that Daisuke Ozaki had not returned since he entered the passageway.
In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that the kid had gone to receive an award. He was afraid of receiving a treat, so he slipped away alone.
Liu Yuexin was the only one who knew what was going on. She glanced at the fat old cleaner who was still cleaning up the garbage.
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The race began. The third round was a long one. The horse race had to run eight laps, which was nearly 20 kilometers. It would take at least half an hour. In the first ten minutes, the riders rode their horses and took turns to take the lead. It was only until the last two laps that they began to break out. People who often watched horse racing hardly paid attention to the track in the first twenty minutes.
Especially in the second ten minutes, the horse race ran lap after lap on the field. There was no strength or passion at all, causing the audience to fall into a state of visual fatigue.
Liu Yuexin had already witnessed the most thrilling scene. Now, the last performance had ended, and a new curtain was about to open.
However, the rows behind them were almost empty. The experienced patrolmen and cleaners walked to the back of the stands. The patrolmen stood high and could control the overall situation. The cleaners began to clean the field above so that they could go home earlier. The entire south grandstand was still calm. Their row was almost the last row.
Liu Yuexin's heart began to beat wildly again. Sister Sun's family didn't show any signs of nervousness. Brother-in-law Sun was chatting passionately with two Japanese youths. Yue Yue leaned against Xiao Hong and yawned as she looked at the boring arena. Sister Sun would chat with the sisters around her from time to time.
There were still three laps left for the horses in the arena. All kinds of rhythmic bugles began to rise and fall. The audience in the stands began to stir. Under the circumstances where the patrol officers were not paying attention, they secretly moved their positions downward. At first, they were sneaky, but later on, they became ostentatious. The patrol officers could still suppress them at the beginning, but later on, they were pressing the gourd and scooping it up. The law did not punish the masses.
There were only two laps left in the race. At this moment, the enthusiasm of the audience in the stands was instantly ignited. Everyone stood up, waved the tickets in their hands, and shouted the horse numbers they bought, venting their craziest enthusiasm. People began to crowd down the stands, trying to get closer and shout as much as possible, as if the horses on the field could hear their shouts.
The ten or so people had already become the last group of people, the lone island in the empty stands. To be honest, they had never seen a horse race before, and they had never experienced such enthusiasm.
"Let's go down too!" Liu Yuexin stood up as she looked at the crowd.
"Yue Yue, it's dangerous down there.”Xiao Hong grabbed Yue Yue and shouted to her companions,""Don't go too close to the front!"
Everyone's enthusiasm was ignited, and they rushed forward like a tide.
The policeman with the pistol walked behind Xiao Hong and praised,""This young lady is really able to maintain her calm.”
"Yeah, people are crazy now. Children are too dangerous!”
"Just now, I saw you win the lottery for the second round. This little girl also guessed first place. Which horse do you think will win this round?”
"It's hard to say. Who can guess what the Zhuang family means?”
"So betting on horses means betting on the banker?”
"I'm afraid of a dark horse!"
"Do I look like a dark horse to you?"
"You're not a dark horse, and neither am I. Instructor!"
" I want a white horse, I want a Prince Charming." The one who interrupted was Yue Yue. Yue Yue was still thinking about the ticket inspector in the prince's uniform.
Both of them laughed, but Liu Yuexin, who was in the front row, was stunned! Little Red was actually the same! What was up with this instructor?
She had also seen the second scene. Perhaps she was the only witness to these two encounters. She suddenly understood. Could it be that he had already predicted that she would be able to see these two encounters, and that it would happen right next to her!
Hence, she began to wave the lottery ticket in her hand and shouted with all her might,"Number eight! Number eight! Her voice was louder and crazier than her sisters. She wanted to use this method to vent and release her emotions.
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Kimura Takuya was almost driven mad. The traitor from the Underground was killed, and a sharp weapon pierced through his ribs and heart. A gendarmerie agent who was waiting for them at the bottom of the tunnel was killed in the same way, except that he was hit in the head. He had originally cast bait to fish, but he did not expect the bait to be swallowed, and even the hook was swallowed. How could Kimura Takuno not be angry? Moreover, he was losing face in front of his colleagues.
When Daisuke Ozaki and his agents carried the two of them to the rendezvous point, Kimura Takuno gave Ozaki two slaps on his left and right.
"The military police have lost all their face because of you! The murderer is right in front of your eyes, and all he knows is the lottery! Women! Go apologize to General Yutian!"
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Iza Akira and Wang Xing were tactful enough not to watch the gendarmerie's show. They were holding binoculars and searching the south stand.
Everyone in the south stands squeezed into the first five rows, waving their hands in the air as they shouted with all their might!
The four men who had come with her were guarding the woman carefully. Xiao Hong, who was carrying the little girl, was behind her.
The three patrolmen were doing their best to maintain order. From time to time, they would separate the dangerous crowd and pull the weak out of the frenzied vortex.
Cheng Sang stood at the back of the stands, cleaning up the trash alone, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
More than ten Special Higher Police members stood rooted to the ground, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. They stood alone on the beach like reefs after the tide receded. Looking at the wretched hunchbacked cleaner, they looked around and looked at each other. At this moment, the arena was already bustling with activity. The horses were racing past the finish line one after another. Where was the commander's contact?
While the arena was bustling with activity, the atmosphere here had already sunk into a freezing point. Iza Akira's face was dripping with water, and his eyes were cold.
The only thing Wang Xing could do at this moment was comfort."Retreat. The commander is not an ordinary person this time. We can't use it in the concession.”
"Call them and ask Cheng Sang to retreat with his men.”
Iza Akira was also helpless. His arms were already sore and numb from holding the binoculars. He had carefully arranged an arrest, and everyone in the stands could see it. Even the slightest movement could not escape their eyes, but he still did not find the commander's contact.
Did they not come?
Iza Akira felt a little better when he thought about how a few military police agents had carried the underground traitor away in a flurry and how Kimura Takuno was about to go crazy.
Liu Yuexin knew that the curtain of the performance was about to be drawn down when she saw the few people holding binoculars on the seventh floor of the Great China Hotel leave the venue.
However, what about him? Was he the director behind the scenes, or was he involved in the performance? If he were to perform, what role would he play? Was his surname Gong or Jiang?
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