Black Flag Army

On the morning of August 25, 1912, Feng Ru, Zhu Yuquan and Zhu Zhuquan went to Guangzhou Wanfu Restaurant to have breakfast together. Zhu Yuquan and Zhu Zhuquan were both Feng Ru's assistants at the aircraft factory. Two other assistants, Zhu Zhaohuai and Situ Biru, were out purchasing and were not in Guangzhou.

Feng Ruan is 28 years old this year and has a handsome appearance. However, due to staying up late for a long time to develop airplanes, he has a lot of white hair on his head and looks to be in his 30s. He wears an old suit that has been washed so much that it looks bleak. The collar and cuffs are worn out, which shows how poor he is.

Shunzi, the waiter at the restaurant, knew Feng Ru and greeted him enthusiastically: "Mr. Feng! What do you want to eat today?"

Feng Ru said, "Old rules! Three bowls of soy milk and a basket of steamed buns."

Although they were poor, they could still afford a breakfast. Wanfu Restaurant was an inconspicuous small restaurant on the streets of Guangzhou with many customers. At this time, several bald men with fierce looks came in with knives and sticks in their hands. The customers were very scared and moved aside. Although Shunzi, the waiter, was also very scared, he had no choice but to face them head-on.

Shunzi asked with a smile: "Are you guys coming to have breakfast?"

The leader, a bald man with a dark face, pushed Shunzi away and pointed at Feng Ru and shouted, "Fang Erquan! Why didn't you pay back the thousand dollars I owed you last time? And you dared to run away. I finally found you."

Feng Ru was stunned for a moment, then replied: "This gentleman has recognized the wrong person. I am not Fang Erquan. My last name is Feng. I don't know you at all, and I don't know who Fang Erquan is."

The dark-faced bald man laughed loudly, "Fang Erquan! I would recognize you even if you were burned to ashes. You owe money and cheat, you are worse than pigs and dogs. You even changed your name. Do you think you can get away with a thousand dollars?"

The black-faced bald man punched Feng Ru in the face. Feng Ru was caught off guard and was hit so hard that he saw stars. Before Feng Ru could react, he was hit in the nose again. Feng Ru was knocked to the ground and his nose bled. Seeing this, Zhu Yuquan and Zhu Zhuquan shouted to stop him and rushed forward to punch the black-faced bald man. However, the black-faced bald man blocked and retreated, dodging the two punches. Then he waved his hand and the two bald men behind him stepped forward and hit Feng Ru's two assistants with two or three sticks. Feng Ru's assistants didn't know how to fight. The hardship of the past few days made their bodies weak. They were no match for these gangsters. They were beaten with black and swollen noses and faces, and then knocked unconscious by two sticks. Seeing this, other guests fled without paying. The two cooks who were cooking also disappeared in an instant. The two bald gangsters took the opportunity to rob money at the counter.

Seeing this, Shunzi, a fellow, quickly shouted, "Stop hitting people!"

He wanted to tell the gangsters to stop, but they wouldn't listen. One of the gangsters kicked Shunzi to the ground, and the poor guy was knocked unconscious by a club before he could react. Feng Ru covered his nose and stood up slowly. His feet were still a little unstable, and he staggered to escape from the restaurant.

The black-faced bald man noticed his actions and shouted, "Fang Erquan, you owe me money and you still want to run away?" He picked up a bench and smashed it at Feng Ru. Feng Ru was hit hard on the back and immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground. Another gangster took the opportunity to stab him. The black-faced bald man rode on Feng Ru and wanted to hit him again. Suddenly, a bench flew in from the door and hit the black-faced bald man, knocking him back several steps and finally falling on his back. The shopkeeper and other waiters in the store also fled the restaurant, and the tables and chairs in the restaurant were smashed to pieces.

The other hooligans were stunned. When they looked towards the door, they heard someone shouting, "Stop!"

The hooligans couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, and saw five or six strong men in black shirts standing at the door of the hotel. They were tall and looked as ferocious as giant towers. The hooligans who were making trouble couldn't help but feel a little timid and stopped beating Feng Ru and the other three.

Shunzi, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, saw that the bench that had just flown in the air was thrown by the big man in black who was speaking.

Seeing this, the black-faced bald man in the lead pointed at Feng Ru and said to the men: "This Fang Erquan owes me a debt and doesn't pay it back. He even turned against me. I'm just trying to teach this bastard a lesson. What qualifications do you have to tell me to stop?"

The leading man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his gaze was like lightning. He said slowly: "I don't know if he owes you money or not, but what you are doing is completely a crime. If you continue to fight, someone will definitely die. Do you still have any law in your hearts?"

The black-faced bald man laughed and said, "Law? I don't understand any bullshit law. If this guy doesn't pay back the money, he deserves to be beaten to death. If you dare to meddle in other people's business again, I will beat you too!" After saying that, he grabbed a machete from a gangster, and other bald gangsters also picked up knives and sticks and rushed towards the group of strong men.

Seeing that they could not convince them, several big men who wanted to stop this farce took up positions to fight against these bald hooligans. The black-faced bald man slashed at the thick-browed man, but the man dodged the knife like lightning, and kicked the black-faced bald man in the abdomen before he could react. The black-faced bald man felt his internal organs churning and involuntarily stepped back five or six steps. The thick-browed man picked up a bench and smashed it over. The black-faced bald man was hit so hard that his head was bleeding and he fainted on the spot, and the machete in his hand also fell out of his hand. The treatment of the other bald hooligans was not much better. The knives and sticks in their hands were taken away or knocked away in one or two moves, and then they were beaten and kicked. One bald hooligan wanted to escape when he saw that the situation was not good, but was hit in the calf by a stick and could no longer stand up. He screamed in pain. The thick-browed man kicked him again, and the screams stopped immediately. The bald hooligan fainted from the pain. In just a moment, the bald hooligans went from being the beaters to being the beaten. In less than a cup of tea, the beaten bald hooligans all lay on the ground and began to beg for mercy.

The thick-browed man in the lead said, "Remember, don't let me see you again next time, get lost!" The other strong men in black also stopped beating. Seeing this, the bald men all fled the restaurant in a hurry. One gangster noticed as he was running away that his boss, the black-faced bald man, had disappeared without a trace at some point.

When Feng Ru woke up again, he was already in the hospital. His two assistants, Zhu Yuquan and Zhu Zhuquan, were sitting beside him with nervous looks on their faces. Zhu Yuquan was surprised and happy to see Feng Ru wake up, and said, "Feng Ru, thank God you finally woke up. You lost too much blood after being beaten by that group of scoundrels. Fortunately, you were sent to the hospital in time."

Zhu Zhuquan added: "Fortunately, a group of martial artists from other places rescued us and hired a foreign car to take us to the hospital." Feng Ru's two assistants were only hit by a few punches and a club, and their faces were bruised and swollen, so the injuries were relatively minor. Feng Ru was hit hard on the back by a bench, stabbed with a knife, and hit on the face by a black-faced bald man. He lost a lot of blood and is still unable to move.

After listening to the two, Feng Ru said slowly: "Which hero... saved us? I want to thank him in person." Zhu Yuquan said: "The leader said his surname was Liu and he was a security guard at Weili Company. He said he and his fellow apprentices came here to exchange martial arts at a local martial arts gym. He saw injustice and saved us. A female manager who came with him also helped us pay dozens of dollars for medical expenses, but he has passed away due to some reasons."

After hearing this, Feng Ru sighed, as if he felt it was a pity that he didn't thank him in person.

Zhu Zhuquan said, "I remember that you have to participate in the flying show this morning, and the tickets are all sold out."

Feng Ru got anxious when he heard this: "What should I do? I really can't fly a plane in my current condition!"

Zhu Yuquan said, "I've flown that broken plane several times. I'll fly it for you."

Feng Ru said: "It's the only way. Thank you for your hard work."

After Zhu Yuquan left, Feng Ru asked Zhu Zhuquan, "Didn't you ask the people who saved us which hotel they were staying in? They helped us so much. After I recover from my injury, I will go to thank them! And I will also find a way to pay them back for the medical expenses they paid."

Zhu Zhuquan said: "I asked, but they refused to tell me. However, the female manager said that she will come to the hospital to visit you tomorrow. When the time comes, you can ask for their contact information and send it to them when you have the money, right?"

Near the hospital, Tian Mengxue had just helped Feng Ru complete a series of hospitalization procedures. As she walked out of the door, she saw the black-faced bald man who had caused trouble in the restaurant waiting for her. So she walked over and whispered, "Black Donkey! Didn't I already pay you the fifty dollars? Why are you still waiting for me here?"

The dark-faced bald man nicknamed "Black Donkey" said: "Girl, I did get the money for the beating, but we agreed in advance that you would only beat those of us who were slightly injured. Your men injured my brothers so badly that one of them, Gao Baldy, even had a broken leg. You have to pay another hundred dollars to compensate us for our losses"!

Tian Mengxue was a little annoyed and said, "You obviously didn't keep your word. We agreed to only use fists to beat him. How could you stab him with a knife? You made us spend dozens of dollars more on medical expenses, and you still have the nerve to add more money? And you robbed the hotel, which also violated the agreement. The most you can add is fifty dollars."

The dark-faced bald man said, "The thick-browed man in the lead was too ruthless. One hundred dollars, not a single copper less, or I will tell that Feng that you hired us to act. You play the hero and let us play the villain. Although we are not good people, we are hooligans and rogues, so we can do anything."

The bald guy with a dark face said, "Girl! You must have heard that a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. You are outsiders."

The dark-faced bald man grinned and said, "You are so handsome, if you stay and play with us for a few days, we don't charge any more money."

Tian Mengxue sighed and said, "You guys really went too far. Okay! I can give you a hundred dollars, but I don't have the money on me, so I have to go back to get it. Besides, it's not convenient to trade here. There's a mass grave one kilometer to the south. You can wait there and I'll take the money over at night." The black-faced bald man thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Okay, but only you can come alone. Those ruthless men in black clothes can't come, especially the man with thick eyebrows. Don't play tricks. Don't think I can't find you!" With a burst of sneers, the black-faced bald man and his accomplices left here.

Seeing the black-faced bald man leave, Tian Mengxue waved to Liu Zhendong who was hiding in the street nearby, called him over, and said, "Those hired thugs want to blackmail us. Keeping such people will only bring trouble. Captain Liu, take everyone with you and ambush them at the mass grave in the south after lunch. Prepare to kill them." Liu Zhendong nodded, ran to a nearby rickshaw, and left.

After dinner, Tian Mengxue returned to the hotel room, took out the pocket pistol and nozzle that Di Xiong had given her, checked them carefully, installed the silencer, put them in the secret pocket on her back, took out a hundred silver dollars, put them in her handbag, took out her cosmetics, put on heavy makeup, then walked out of the hotel, hailed a rickshaw, and headed straight for the mass grave.

Tian Mengxue originally thought that Hei Lu had only four men, and one of them, Gao Tuzi, had a broken leg and definitely couldn't go. So there were only three people left including Hei Lu, and Liu Zhendong and his men had five people, so they had no problem dealing with these guys, so she dared to go alone.

In fact, Heilu, who came from the Guangzhou gang, brought 15 people and three homemade muskets. Heilu even lied about Gao Tuzi. Although Gao Tuzi's leg was injured, it was not broken. This was just an excuse for blackmail. Gao Tuzi also came with him at night. As a veteran who had been in the underworld for many years, Heilu had been plotted against many times and had also plotted against others many times. He didn't believe that Tian Mengxue would come alone.

Baldy Gao was lying on the grave, keeping watch. He whispered, "Boss! It seems that the woman surnamed Tian really came alone."

Black Donkey laughed when he heard it: "I didn't expect there is such a silly woman. Then let's get both money and beauty. Such a silly woman will be cheated away by a man sooner or later anyway, so why not let us get it first."

He then said to a horse-faced man next to him, "Horse-faced man! If those men in black show up, the three muskets must open fire immediately and focus on hitting the man with thick eyebrows first. This guy is definitely a tough target. Once he gets close to us, none of us will be his match, so we must not let him get close to us."

There was a long scar on the horse-faced man's face. He whispered, "That woman dared to come to the mass grave alone. She doesn't look easy to deal with. It's best to shoot her to avoid any accidents."

Baldy Gao laughed softly and said, "That woman surnamed Tian is so pretty, the boss can't bear to kill her. Even if he wants to kill her, he will wait until he is tired of playing with her."

The rickshaw stopped two hundred meters away from the graveyard. The driver didn't dare to move any further, so Tian Mengxue had to get off the rickshaw and walk by herself. The driver pulled up the rickshaw, turned around and ran away.

At this time, Liu Zhendong and others who had already circled behind Heilu and others began to pull out their guns and install silencers. Liu Zhendong prepared two guns, a rifle with a scope and a pistol. Although the pistol was more convenient to use, its range was not as good as the rifle.