The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 172 It turned out to be him
"Hey, Miss Hai, when did you come? I..."

When Jiang Cheng saw the state of this male dog, he frowned and asked Hai Pingchuan together: "Fifth Madam has already said so, what are you still doing here?"

"Let's go, let's go, brothers, hurry up!"

Zhang Zhuqing was so angry that he struggled and cursed: "Why did you drag me away? I just wanted to say a few words to Miss Hai, ouch..."

When the voice faded away, they all smiled at each other and chased after him. They went out and got into the car driven by Cai Yuanming. Zhang Zhuqing did not forget to curse all the way, saying:
"My brother already has a child," "Jiang Feilan, you're going to be a father too," "I'm the only bachelor here, not only did you not help me, you even tried to stop me."...

"What are you talking about? It's unclear whether Miss Hai likes you or not!"

Bao Yulin dismantled his platform without any hesitation.

"I'm going to go, isn't it Fei Lan who saves the beauty and marries Cai Xiaomei? Then didn't I save Miss Hai from Rong Shihong last time?"

Even through Jiang Cheng, Zhang Zhuqing didn't forget to punch him.

"You kid want to compare yourself with Fei Lan? Fei Lan can beat five Japanese guys by himself... You kid can't even handle the half-old blind Rong Shihong, and you're not ashamed!"

Wu Taixun also immediately started to mock.

"Five people, let's not talk about it now. Did you beat him before Xiaojuan married him? Can Rong Shihong make Jiang Feilan collapse if I take action?"

"I said you guys are all coming for me, right? Damn it, next time don't let me lead the charge..."

Before he could finish his words, Cai Yuanming stepped on the brakes and almost threw the bickering people into the front seat.

"What are you doing, Mr. Cai? Hey?"

At the same time, several people looked up in astonishment:

It was already completely dark at this time. In front of the brightly lit opium den, there were quite a few dark-skinned people gathered.

Jiang Cheng confirmed Browning's position and jumped out of the car first. At this time, teams of black men escorted several people away from the main gate and quickly blended into the night.

Hai Pingchuan and the others also trotted after them. The cold wind blowing in the street was freezing them. As they looked at each other, they heard people crying for their parents in the opium den.

Antique vases and rare foreign goods were scattered all over the floor. Even the glass cover of a foreign floor clock had two holes in it, and the pendulum swayed crookedly as it moved.

Following the mess in the front hall, Jiang Cheng first saw Zhang and Feng, two men lying on a large leather sofa with their legs spread out.
One of them covered his head, and the other one held his nose with his empty palm...both brothers had gloomy faces.

The police chief under Wang Yongjiang was standing not far away with three black men. He nodded and bowed to the two young men from time to time, and angrily asked about Shui Furong's boss and several smoking girls.

"Hey, what are you guys doing? Don't come in!"

A black man saw them come in and immediately pointed at them arrogantly.

They finished their practical exams today and rushed to the foreign hospital without even washing their faces. Now, they look no different from the miserable low-level soldiers.

The police chief turned around in shock, and quickly slapped his reckless subordinates, and stood at attention for these young masters.

He knew Zhang Zhuqing and Jiang Cheng, and his expression instantly became respectful.

"Alright, alright."

Zhang Zhuqing pushed him away angrily, strode forward and kicked Feng Yong's boots, "What are you two doing?"

Following closely behind, Jiang Cheng was more observant than him: their clothes were disheveled and torn, and they were obviously injured - Feng Yong's nose was bleeding and had just stopped. "Did you... fight with someone?"

His face darkened.

"What a damn narrow road for enemies! Guess who we ran into?"

Zhang Hanqing was so angry that he cursed a few times, "It turned out to be that Meng Botao!"

Several people stared at each other, and Jiang Cheng almost forgot about this guy: on the day of the re-examination, this guy almost sent the future young marshal to death, and now he met him again here, it's really a narrow road for enemies!
Feng Yong took the handkerchief handed over by Yang Yucheng and wiped his nose gently: "My father asked about it before when Han Qing was injured. He said that this Meng Botao is the youngest son of Meng Enyuan, the governor of Jilin."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing the story, especially Jiang Cheng.

This old man seems to be sixty years old this year. He is from Tianjin. In his early years, he was poor and made a living by selling fish and shrimp.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi took control of the government, Yuan Shikai established a new army, and Meng Enyuan, who was almost 40 years old, began to join the army.

There is a story behind the old man's rise to fame: In 1896, Yuan Shikai's military training at Xiaozhan caused a sensation in the capital. When the foreign officials and the Empress Dowager Cixi, who were fighting against rebels from all over the country, heard about it, how could she not show off?
In order to show off his achievements, Yuan Shikai had all the new troops line up on the playground and let Empress Dowager Cixi watch and review them.

At that time, Meng Enyuan was only an officer in a cavalry battalion and followed closely behind as a guard.

Such a strange sight made the old woman look around so much that a jewel hairpin fell off her head.

Cixi didn't see it, and the eunuchs and ministers who accompanied her were too embarrassed to pick it up - and according to superstition, it was unlucky to drop a hairpin in such an occasion, and they were afraid that picking it up would spoil Cixi's mood.

However, at this moment, Meng Enyuan walked over and picked up the hairpin.

Holding the hairpin in both hands, she knelt at Cixi's feet and said in front of everyone: "The Phoenix Hairpin has landed and returned to Foshan."

Cixi loved to hear people call her "Old Buddha". After hearing Meng Enyuan's clever words, she was not upset by the loss of the hairpin, but became even happier: she praised Meng Enyuan for his ability to do great things and praised Yuan Datou for his good way of training troops.

Seeing that Meng Enyuan was so highly regarded by Empress Dowager Cixi, Yuan Datou immediately promoted Meng Enyuan to be the commander-in-chief after returning to Xiaozhan.
The old man began to rise rapidly like a rocket, and finally became the governor of Jilin.

However, those who know his background all call him "General Picking Up Hairpins".

"Why did he come to Shui Furong? This is too much of a coincidence!"

Zhang Zhuqing pressed on, "And then you two met him and started fighting, right?"

When he asked the question, Jiang Cheng looked back at them with a frown: Zhang and Feng were trying their best to conceal their expressions, but it might not be that simple.

"Okay, stop asking."

Jiang Cheng quickly changed the subject, "Director Wang will probably report this to Master Shuai when he gets back... Fighting and causing trouble, plus the previous brawl with Han Qing, Master can handle it properly."

"Hanqing, my sister-in-law has given birth. Master Shuai and Madam Wu asked us to go find you."

Feng Yong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and pushed him with his shoulder: "Hurry back to see your wife and children... I said, Feilan, is it a boy or a girl?"

Before he could answer, Zhang Hanqing jumped up with an impatient look on his face: "Are you kidding me? What does it have to do with you whether the baby is a boy or a girl?"

"Just giving birth to a child is like a great achievement. Did half the city come to watch?"

Hearing that his words were getting more and more outrageous, Jiang Cheng was furious: "Zhang, what are you doing? Whose child did Miss Yu give birth to that made you say such nonsense!"

(End of this chapter)