The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 56 The Japs Are Here

Seeing that the plan was successful, Jiang Cheng's eyes were filled with pride.

"Tell me, or I'll ask Deputy Captain Yang to arrest your wife, children and all the rest!"

Seeing him spit out, Jiang Lanxuan asked even more harshly.

With a sigh as if accepting his fate, Xu Min finally explained the whole cause and effect of the matter.

It turned out that three days ago, the Japanese in the city had approached him, and in exchange for three large yellow croakers, they found out the shift schedule at the West Gate and then negotiated with him to let the Mongolian bandits outside the city in.

"I, I really didn't expect that Captain Cai would suddenly arrive--"

Xu Min was dejected. "I am the only one who takes responsibility for what I did... Actually, none of my brothers knew about it. I... I... I put a knockout drug in their wine, and they all fell asleep in no time."

"I was so scared when the gun went off that I drank the drugged wine. That's why,"

At this point he suddenly thought of something, raised his head abruptly and shouted, "Captain, Master! I am solely responsible for my actions! I only ask that you kill me and spare my family and brothers..."

"Haha, you are responsible for your own actions?"

Yang Hong said sternly, "Who doesn't know that you have a concubine in Xinmin?"

"You took the money from the Japanese and want to keep it all for yourself, right?"

As he spoke, he pulled out his pistol and grabbed the shaking fellow, saying righteously, "Captain, hand this man over to me. I will shoot him right away."

After saying that, he hurriedly dragged away Xu Min, who was shouting "spare me" and "let my family go".

Although the person was taken away and the matter was investigated clearly, the three people in the study room could not feel relaxed at all.

"I never thought that this group of Japanese would even think about Xinmin!"

Jiang Lanxuan's face darkened. "Fortunately, I followed Fei Lan's advice and strengthened our defenses and vigilance... otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Gao Wensheng echoed Jiang Cheng's words of praise, then said, "It's just that I don't quite understand what the Japanese's intention is in doing this."

"The Mongolian bandits are in league with the Zongshe Party... Oh, that's the Wan Yuanchang we shot earlier."

Jiang Cheng briefly explained all this to Gao Wensheng, and then said, "Whether it's the little Japanese in the city or the Zongshe Party, we won't tolerate any of them."

Gao Wensheng nodded: "Yes, big brother! The commander has already included Xinmin in our jurisdiction. Anyone who makes trouble will never live a peaceful life."

It is easy to say that we should eliminate dissidents, but to actually do it and do it well... is not easy.

"How could I not know the stakes of this matter?"

Jiang Lanxuan couldn't relax. "But judging from the current situation, if we want to eliminate dissidents, it will be difficult to accomplish with our current strength."

"In fact, the Japanese are not completely united, we can do it."

Before Jiang Cheng could finish his words, two gunshots were heard from far away outside the courtyard wall.

It must be the sound of Yang Hong shooting Xu Min. The three of them turned their eyes to the outside of the door at the same time.

The three officers' cold or wary looks frightened the butler Yang Xin, who was walking in hurriedly, so much that he almost ran out of the door.

"What happened?"

Jiang Lanxuan winked left and right, and seeing that he looked anxious, she quickly asked again.

"Master, there's a guy outside who insists he's an old friend of you and the young master. He kept pestering me to come in, but," Yang Xin looked at Jiang Cheng and said the second half of the sentence, "I've never seen him... and he looks like a sneaky guy, he doesn't look like a good person!"

A thief with a sneaky look?

Jiang Cheng immediately asked about the other person's appearance and dress, and instantly identified himself with the person.

Turning around and walking quickly out, Jiang Cheng saw a man in plain clothes, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and round sunglasses, looking around on the street in front of the Jiang family's gate.

Jiang Cheng almost laughed at the furtive look, but he still pretended to be flattered and greeted him: "Hey, Mr. Machino! Why didn't you tell me you were coming..."

"Hush! Hush!"

The Japanese soldier looked at Jiang Cheng in a sneaky manner and kept silent. He looked around again and then pulled Jiang Cheng up and motioned him to take him in.

Seeing that he was being particularly cautious, Jiang Cheng cursed inwardly: This grandson is really cautious. Is he afraid that someone in the city will find out if he interacts with us?
After rolling his eyes, Jiang Cheng shouted towards the study: "Hey, what do you mean by old friends or not!"

"Dad, someone is coming from our hometown!"

These words were deliberately spoken to Yang Xin and the subordinates who did not know Machino Takema.

We just caught Xu Min being infiltrated today. There is no guarantee that everyone in the team is safe, so we better be careful.

Jiang Cheng led Machino into the house and sent the housekeeper out. He also told the maid who served tea and water not to come in. Only then did the cunning Japanese soldier take off his disguise.

"Ah, is it Mr. Machino?"

Jiang Lanxuan was startled, and immediately put on a hospitable attitude, "Why didn't you let me know in advance that you're visiting my humble home?"

Although he couldn't possibly know the numerous crimes that the devils later committed in China, Jiang Lanxuan never had a good impression of the Japanese.

The reason why he made this gesture now was that from the cautious look of this devil, it was inferred that he was here to report news.

After exchanging glances with his son, Jiang Cheng immediately and attentively invited him to take a seat, served him tea and water, and brought him some snacks to cool him down.

The topic of "working for the Japanese" "concerned him" for a while, and then he exchanged pleasantries, saying that he had been very tired all the way from Fengtian, and that he should be careful not to get too hot in the hot weather, and then he turned the topic to business.

"Mr. Jiang, the people you arrested on the street are not just Japanese expatriates, but members of the Black Dragon Society!"

Machino put the cup down beside him with a snap. "The consulate was investigating the matter that night!"

Sure enough, this is what I came for.

Jiang Cheng looked at his father and Gao Wensheng calmly, then slowly said, "Well...didn't I tell you about this on the phone?"

"Is this black dragon and white dragon something difficult?"

Looking back at him with a calm expression and indifferent words, Machino was extremely anxious: "He could have alerted the consulate so quickly, could he be a simple person!"

"You're in big trouble... The Black Dragon Society is backed by the military, and they'll take action once they've thoroughly investigated everything!"

Jiang Cheng said indifferently: "Oh, you think they didn't intend to cause trouble? Last night, they bribed the garrison officer at our city gate and let the Mongolian bandits in."

"Tsk tsk, I think if our Captain Cai hadn't helped, the Black Dragon Society in the city would have also taken action together, right?"

"That's really a combination of internal and external forces to catch us off guard - my father and I are going to be driven out of Xinmin!"

Although this statement may sound like a joke, it actually has another meaning to warn Machino Takema:
Look at the people from the Black Dragon Society. They have already started to cut the cake in Xinmin. You have lagged behind our tribe. In the future, you won’t even get a share of the cake!
(End of this chapter)