Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"As expected of a military intelligence agent, his acting skills are quite explosive!" Xu Damao muttered to himself. Of course, he didn't care whether Yi Zhonghai was telling the truth or not, he just thought Yi Zhonghai was acting. After all, during the Anti-Japanese War, these undercover agents were acting with their lives on their shoulders, and if they didn't act well, they would lose their lives.

"Didn't my cheap cousin say anything else to you?" Yi Zhonghai picked up the bowl, blew into it slowly, then took a sip of the mutton soup and asked Xu Damao.

"Hehe! Uncle, since you said so, I won't hide it. But this matter is of great importance. Even if you are relatives, you must keep it secret!" Xu Damao said mysteriously with a sly smile on his face.

"Haha, what's the matter? Why are you so secretive? Okay, okay, I won't tell anyone, not even your aunt. Just tell me quickly." Yi Zhonghai waved his hands, looking indifferent, but still agreed with a smile.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai agreed to his request, Xu Damao said with confidence: "Uncle, although I was far away at the time, I could see clearly that although Zhang Yungui only had an ox-horn knife and was fighting three knife-wielding robbers alone, he was extremely skillful and ruthless in his attacks."

At this point, Xu Damao lowered his voice a bit, as if he was afraid of being heard. He continued, "One of the robbers was wearing a thick hat, and there was only a small gap on his neck. Zhang Yungui was able to accurately cut through the three of them and directly cut his neck. If you say he is an ordinary person, I absolutely don't believe it, so I asked him."

He paused, looked at Yi Zhonghai's reaction, looked around, and continued, "Guess what happened?"

Xu Damao kept the topic a secret until here. He picked up the bowl and took a big sip of the mutton soup. He smacked his lips and savored the taste before continuing, "Guess what that guy told me?"

"Hey Damao, why are you like a woman, hesitating when speaking? Hurry up and speak!" Yi Zhonghai cursed with a smile, pretending to be angry.

"Hehehe, he said that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he specialized in killing traitors and Japanese devils in our current capital, and he took the lives of many of those bastards!" Xu Damao's voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was afraid of being heard.

"This is good news! I didn't expect that this cousin is a righteous man. He really hides himself well. It turns out that most of the righteous people are butchers! During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were many righteous people among the people!" Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up and his face showed surprise.

"Yes, I thought so at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I found that something was not right. The capital was occupied by the Japanese at that time. As a civilian hero, you were just asking for death if you assassinated those traitors and the Japanese. What's more, you killed so many of them." Xu Damao frowned and said in confusion.

"I've thought about it carefully. Zhang Yungui must be organized. But looking at his current situation, he shouldn't be one of the people in the northwest cave. I guess he should be the military commander in the mountain city! Don't tell anyone about this!"

Xu Damao expressed his thoughts carefully, then looked at Yi Zhonghai, trying to read some expression in his eyes, but he still kept a mysterious look on his face.

Yi Zhonghai frowned, but he didn't agree in his heart. However, he pretended to be surprised on the surface: "What, you said that my cheap cousin is actually a Kuomintang spy?" After saying that, he looked around like a guilty thief, as if he was afraid of being heard by others.

"Oh, my poor cousin, why did you find a spy? This is a serious matter!" Yi Zhonghai said with a worried look on his face, but he was secretly thinking about what to say next.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's reaction, Xu Damao was secretly delighted and felt that his judgment was correct, so he continued to exaggerate and said, "Yes, uncle, this is a huge matter. If the government knows about it, the consequences will be disastrous! We have to deal with it carefully! That's why I asked you to keep it a secret in advance."

Yi Zhonghai frowned, pretending to be in deep thought, and then said slowly: "Well, Damao, this matter is indeed very tricky, and we must handle it carefully. However, this is just your guess, don't take it seriously." As he spoke, he observed Xu Damao's reaction, thinking about what to do next.

Xu Damao nodded quickly, but he was disdainful in his heart, thinking: "Humph, old fox, you are still playing dumb in front of me!"

But he still said respectfully: "Yes, sir, you are right, this is just my guess. However, we still have to be careful, after all, it involves such a sensitive issue as spies, and we can't take it lightly!"

"But I will never tell anyone, uncle. Just think about how much evil the Japanese have done to our land! Apart from other things, I have heard from Teacher Yan that people starved to death outside the streets of Beijing at that time."

"At that time, the Japanese didn't allow us to eat white rice or white flour. We had to buy some kind of three-grain flour! And even that was only available to rich families! Uncle, you've been through that time, so you should know how hateful the Japanese were!"

Xu Damao's face was filled with grief and indignation. He recalled the stories he heard when he was a child, and a deep hatred for the Japanese devils surged in his heart.

He continued, "And Zhang Yungui, no matter if he was a military commander or a civilian hero, as long as he killed the Japanese invaders and traitors, he is a hero in my heart, Xu Damao! He is a brave man who stands tall and proud! Besides, he has long severed ties with the Kuomintang and no longer works for them. This matter ends here!"

Xu Damao's voice became louder and louder, and he was so emotional that he seemed to be on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. His eyes flashed with anger, and his hands were clenched into fists, as if he wanted to vent all his anger.

"Yes, the Japanese are really hateful." Yi Zhonghai sighed, thinking of the difficult times he had experienced. He looked at Xu Damao, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and then nodded.

"Uncle, don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone." Xu Damao patted his chest and promised.

"Okay, that's good." Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction, looking calm and collected. "Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future, so as not to cause trouble."

"Uncle, don't take it lightly. You have to keep this a secret. You can't even tell Auntie."

Xu Damao secretly laughed when he saw Yi Zhonghai pretending that he didn't take the matter to heart, but he still acted anxiously and persuaded Yi Zhonghai to keep it a secret.