Zhao Lei first went to the independent regiment.
Zhao Lei was now a popular person in the Independent Regiment because he had raised the morale of the soldiers and donated a lot of resources. The soldiers all knew about it.
Especially Wang Chengzhu, Zhang Dabiao, Sun Desheng, and the others. They wanted to drag Zhao Lei out for a drink to express their gratitude.
Zhao Lei thanked everyone for their kindness and went straight to Li Yun Long and Zhao Gang.
"Old Li, I want to borrow your intelligence network in Ping An County.”Zhao Lei went straight to the point.
Li Yun Long wasn't stingy. He directly told Zhao Lei about the contact person and the method of contact in Ping An County.
Zhao Lei immediately rushed to Pingan County and found the contact.
At a bean jelly stall, Zhao Lei sat in front of a table with a big bowl of bean jelly in front of him.
Not long after, a man in a puppet army uniform sat opposite Zhao Lei as if nothing had happened. He said to the owner of the bean jelly stall,"Boss, a bowl of bean jelly."
Zhao Lei looked around quietly. After making sure that no one was paying attention to them, he said,"Boss, do you want vinegar?"
The puppet soldier chuckled." Of course I'm jealous. If I'm not jealous, would I still be Old Xi?"”
"Then do you want old vinegar or smoked vinegar?”Zhao Lei asked again.
"I only want aged vinegar." The puppet soldier nodded.
This was the secret code.
"I would like to ask if there are any strangers in Pingan County's garrison.”Zhao Lei asked softly.
The puppet soldier nodded and said," Yes, it's a man. He's not young. Judging from his clothes, he doesn't look like a Central Plainsman. He looks more like a foreigner."”
Zhao Lei nodded. This person was undoubtedly Bu Ying.
"Be careful." Zhao Lei lowered his head and ate the bean jelly.
The puppet soldier quickly finished the bean jelly in his bowl and left with two copper coins.
After confirming the news, Zhao Lei prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to leave, a young man selling millet caught his attention.
This young man was not tall, but his body was very honest. The back of his hands were all black, and the web between his thumb and forefinger was full of calluses. One look and one could tell that he was a martial artist.
A person's name suddenly appeared in Zhao Lei's mind, Duan Peng.
"Buying millet, fresh millet, everyone come and take a look!”The young man shouted.
Zhao Lei walked over, grabbed a handful of millet, and rubbed it.
When the young man saw that someone was patronizing him, he smiled apologetically and said,"Sir, look at my millet. It's all new rice this year. How much do you want?”
"You've practiced kung fu, right?" Zhao Lei laughed. What was his name? Where are you from?"
The young man's expression changed slightly, but he still answered Zhao Lei's question honestly in the end.
"My name is Duan Peng, I'm from Duan Family Valley." Duan Peng replied.
"Come with me. As long as you come with me, I'll take all your millet.”Zhao Lei said.
"Follow you? Sir, what do you do?" Duan Peng said with a puzzled look.
Zhao Lei didn't say anything. Instead, he used his right hand to make an eight-character sign.
Duan Peng's expression changed and he said," Sir, so you're an eighty-eight-year-old. You're good at fighting the devils, but I can't. I still have an eighty-year-old mother at home. If I leave with you, she'll starve to death!"”
"You're a martial artist, why don't you have any guts!”Zhao Lei said.
"It's not that I'm heartless. I also hate the Japanese, but I have to send my mother to her death before I can leave!”Duan Peng said helplessly.
Zhao Lei wanted to say something, but at this moment, a few puppet soldiers and Japanese soldiers walked towards him.
Duan Peng immediately abandoned Zhao Lei and went to greet the puppet soldiers and the Japanese with a smile on his face.
"Boss, Taijun, this is fresh millet. It's all grown at home.”Duan Peng said as he gave a thumbs up.
The puppet soldier said to the Japanese soldier,"Taijun, fresh millet, take it away to work?”
"Yuxi, take the land and work." The Japanese soldier nodded in satisfaction.
The two puppet soldiers immediately loaded the few bags of millet Duan Peng sold onto the carriage.
"Boss, I sold this millet. You can't take it away!”Duan Peng panicked and hurriedly went forward to tightly pull his gunny sack.
"F * ck, it's your fortune that your Little Mi has been taken by the Grand Lord. Now that she's been taken away, if you don't let go, I'll make your head explode.”One of the puppet soldiers said fiercely, took off the 38 big cover on his shoulder, and pointed the muzzle at Duan Peng.
"You can't steal my food, you can't steal my food.”Duan Peng begged.
"Why are you wasting your breath on this kid? He could just kill him directly. He didn't want to make the Taijun wait.”Another puppet soldier said impatiently.
The first puppet soldier nodded. His expression was incomparably ferocious as he stabbed his bayonet straight at Duan Peng's chest.
Duan Peng flashed, and that puppet soldier lost his center of gravity, falling fiercely onto the ground.
"F * ck, how dare you fight back? Kill him!”The puppet soldier who fell to the ground cursed angrily.
Another puppet soldier also raised his bayonet and stabbed towards Duan Peng.
Duan Peng suffered this undeserved calamity and was extremely furious in his heart. He could no longer restrain himself and started wrestling with the two puppet soldiers.
The two puppet soldiers were not Duan Peng's match at all, and were beaten to the ground in a few moves.
"Baka!" The Japanese in the carriage immediately pulled out their guns and was about to shoot Duan Peng.
At this moment, Zhao Lei made his move. He flashed to the carriage and held the Japanese's face with both hands. With a crack, the Japanese's head drooped down. He couldn't be more dead.
When the onlookers saw that someone had died, the scene suddenly became chaotic. Before long, the entire street was filled with the figures of the Japanese army.
"Follow me if you don't want to die." Zhao Lei shouted at Duan Peng in a low voice, then walked towards the alley.
In an empty alley, Duan Peng cupped his fists and thanked,""Thank you for your help, sir."
"Do you still want to be a submissive citizen of the Japanese?”Zhao Lei asked.
"I'm not doing it anymore. The Japanese are too hateful. I want to join the Eighth Route and fight the Japanese with the officer.”Duan Peng said through gritted teeth.
"Very good. You're familiar with this place, right?”Zhao Lei asked again.
"Yes, I often come here to sell things.”Duan Peng replied.
"Very good. I'll take you to Chen's grocery store now. You can rest up and come with me to fight the Japanese tonight.”Zhao Lei said.
"Alright, sir. I'll go with you to fight the Japanese tonight.”Duan Peng said with a determined expression.
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