After Waking up Beside the Villain

In the seventh year of the Republic of China, a rainy night in August.

Explosions occurred in several factories in Zhabei, many businesses and newspaper offices were closed, and gunshots rang out from far and near in the usually peaceful concession.

Cars honked, horses galloped wildly, and the open windows of many apartments and bungalows were silently closed.

The sound of the military boots of the foreign soldiers running uniformly, trampling through potholes and splashing rainwater, walking through the streets and alleys, in the noisy and stuffy darkness, makes people palpitate.

The next day was fine, and there were a few more pieces of information on the desks of various forces.

There are no permanent enemies or friends.

After the fragile trading relationship ended, Louis revealed without any concealment the roles and roles played by Chu Yunsheng and Yu Jingzhi in this change.

The senior officials of these forces didn't know for a moment whether they should be shocked by Adams' death, or should they be surprised that Green Eagle went crazy and uprooted Dongyang's intelligence network in Haicheng.

Perhaps, they were even more astonished that the cowardly Hua people were able to board the arrest warrant and become the behind-the-scenes stirring up all the bloody storms.

"Yu Jingzhi is crazy!"

"If my people didn't see it with their own eyes, I would suspect that this is a joke that is not funny at all!"

"They will bear the wrath of Germany and Japan!"

"I still can't believe it, it's like the ants killed the robust elephant... need to investigate, there must be something hidden!"

Louis is almost sure that Chu Yunsheng and Yu Jingzhi will not reveal his identity as a spy no matter what. On the premise of clearly offending Germany and Dongyang to death, as long as they still have any hope for France's help, then Will not say a word.

But it turns out that they didn't expect much from France.

A piece of news about Louis, as a French spy, deliberately plotting to murder Adams, made headlines on the front pages of many tabloids that were published overnight in the early morning light.

When Louis reacted, he sent someone to block and destroy it. The news had already spread all over the streets and alleys. Even the beggars on the roadside could vaguely talk about it, and they didn't understand it. look.

This is the way of rogues.

"Louis turned out to be from France. This is something I didn't even think of. Perhaps the intelligence system in England needs to be reformed."

Pete sat in the spacious and bright flower hall, smoking a cigarette, flipping through the paper with great interest: "A suspicious person like Adams can be said to be quite trustworthy to keep him by his side. But it's a pity that he failed This trust."

James who came to visit was a very typical American, tall and strong.

He was sitting on a soft chair not far away, admiring an osmanthus tree hidden behind a half-open glass window.

Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Adams is dead, Haicheng will no longer have the name of Germany. I believe that Colonel Andre will take out his ticket to return to China as soon as possible, and can't wait to board the ship .”

"He's not a German at all." Pete nodded approvingly.

James said: "Peter, who do you think will be the murderer who killed Adams?"

Pete closed the stack of information and said, "I'm still not sure who is the murderer between Huaguo and France. But compared to Yu Jingzhi, I am more willing to believe that Louis will get the most out of this matter." Benefits. I don’t even understand Yu Jingzhi’s motives for assassinating Adams and removing the Eastern intelligence network.”

"It doesn't do him any good at all. If it's a good thing to face the wrath of Deutschland and Toyo, then maybe I can understand."

James pressed the back of the chair and laughed: "Hey, you are so humorous, Pete. But maybe you forgot one thing."

His voice paused.

Pete raised his chin slightly and looked at James questioningly.

James didn't keep it secret, and said directly: "Whether it is Germany, Dongyang, or France, they all seem extremely angry, and their clamoring voices can almost drown the entire Haicheng. But Germany was defeated and unable to control the situation in China. Green The eagle's tentacles were cut off again, and under Louis' cleaning, it fell into internal friction, and its power was lost by at least half, making it difficult to stir up storms."

"Their anger towards China can only stay at the level of wanted orders. There may be a lot of assassinations, but there will be no movement from the army."

James put away his smile slightly: "As for France."

"If that arrogant Louis didn't let Yu Jingzhi and Chu Yunsheng go last night, but killed them on the spot to silence them, then he might be able to completely control the green eagle without much effort, and secretly use Germany's intelligence power for France made a great contribution."

"But he was so stupid. He let them go."

"No, it's not like that, maybe he can't kill them at all. He's tied up, he thinks he's taking a big gamble, it's very thrilling and terrifying, but in essence, he's still a weak coward. He cherishes his life, Don't want to risk killing them all."

"So he fell into such a situation, and was put together by the Chinese people who were determined not to resist, and publicized his identity everywhere. No matter what kind of cruel tricks he used, at least half of the Green Eagle and the senior German officials would doubt him. "

"They will suspend his duties and return him like a prisoner. All his schemes will become a ridiculous pantomime."

Hearing this, Pete also smiled, and interjected: "Yes, Louis's weakness and hesitation made me no longer doubt whether France fell too quickly in the European war. But he may still have a little brain .”

He said: "At least when those newspapers spread this morning, he realized his stupidity and tried to remedy it. The French Concession has been under martial law, and French soldiers are working hard to clean it up. Louis used the excuse of destroying the rumors, Intelligence agents who killed most of the Green Eagles."

"He still gets the green eagle, but it's not going to be an eagle anymore, it's just a turkey without its wings."

"This is no different from killing Adams forcefully and directly capturing the Green Eagle."

"The meeting in Europe is still going on. The pressure from France will not be small. The loss of the war is also quite huge. They will want to make up for it from the land of China, but it is by no means that the war has just ended and everything is not stable. Now."

James relaxed his shoulders and leaned back into the soft chair, and picked up Pete's words: "Therefore, there are many voices clamoring to kill those two Chinese people, but those who can really reach in and do something are only those cunning people. Orientals."

Pete got up, poured a cup of English black tea for James, and looked out the window with him at the golden and fragrant osmanthus tree.

"Then James, do you guess that this result had already been thought of by the two Chinese people before the accident last night? Or, was their desperation because they had already received the news that the Dongyang people were going south?" information?"

The mellow tea aroma and rich milk flavor are combined, overflowing the flower hall in the afternoon.

James didn't answer, but slowly picked up the ceramic teacup, and smiled at Pete in the rising steam.

In fact, the situation in Haicheng is often the same as this era, with unpredictable changes and turbulent undercurrents. It seems that there are always hidden blades that devour people and drink blood, and compete with the magnificent waves.

There was chaos in the concession, confrontation between Haicheng County and newspapers.

The tram passed through the shouts of progressives, and numb faces and pairs of bright eyes were printed on the narrow glass.

The trivial things in the alleys, the bodies of vagrants in the stinking ditch, the weeping and wailing in the opium hall, the various amorous feelings on the banks of the Suzhou River, and the factories under the sky of Zhabei.

Even the ordinary people who carefully counted the copper coins and lived a life without tomorrow can smell the fishy wind blowing from the sea.

—The storm is coming.

Two days later.

On the second floor of Guanglai Tea House, the private room facing the street extinguished the last gunshot.

The guests who were piled up at the door of the teahouse waited for a while, and then saw four short-skinned men coming down the stairs. They carried a dead body and walked quickly to the back door of the teahouse.

The shopkeeper hiding behind the counter showed a pair of eyes and stared at it closely. After another half a minute, a soldier appeared at the stairs and apologized to everyone with a smile.

At this time, the shopkeeper straightened up, rushed out of the counter in two or three steps, pointed at a group of customers at the door and shouted loudly: "They are all regular customers, Lao Zhang, I remember my face, and no one wants to run away." Already!"

The guests burst into laughter, teased the shopkeeper a few words, brushed off their robes, and walked back to the teahouse as if nothing had happened.

It's just that when he sat down again, the tea that had just been served before was inevitably a little cold.

Someone sighed softly: "Oh, when did this matter come to an end? There were people who assassinated that Mr. Yu in the past, but at least it took a long time, ten days and a half months. Right now, there are disturbances every three days. If Put it on me, I might as well close myself in the house, and the door will not come out."

"Speak lightly." Another person said.

"Such a big man has a lot of things to do, how can he compare to us? Besides, that guy has always handled these movements well. Look, Brother Liu, isn't it that even a timid person like you dares to stand and watch under the sound of gunfire?" Is the hour lively?"

"It's good to get used to it, not to mention, who doesn't know the reason for the sudden increase in these assassinations?"

"Those foreigners are really hateful!"

The man before said gritted his teeth: "Where I work, the general manager is Dongyang's spy. Yesterday the boss heard that he came to check the account overnight, only to find out that the spy embezzled more than [-] oceans, all of which were donated. Gave it to the Orientals!"

"Not only that, do you know Mr. Zhao from the Dagang newspaper? He used to sing praises to the Orientals in the newspaper earlier, and I didn't like it. I thought that there were not many foreign students returning from studying in Japan. Why did he talk like this alone? Weird, I wish I could lick the toes of the Japanese! Now I understand that he is also a spy!"

Another person interjected: "It's clean to say these things. In order to gain identity, many spies want to kill and replace them! If you are more ruthless, there will be many things to destroy the family!"

"If these spies are to be pulled out, they probably won't be able to get rid of them completely, but it's better than in the past. I feel uncomfortable when I think that there were always some malicious eyes staring at us in the past few years."

"So be patient, this assassination will never be tireless. Besides, I don't think that murderer is a master who can endure forever..."

"Hey, be careful!"

In the private room on the second floor, the two windows facing the street were reopened, and the strong smell of blood gradually dissipated.

The faint tea fragrance overflows with the brewed hot water, filled with the gentle scent of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Chu Yunsheng listened intently to the movement downstairs, took the half piece of snack that Yu Jingzhi didn't like to put down after eating half of it, and was extremely impressed by the adaptability and acceptability of the people in Haicheng.

In Haicheng, where gangsters are rampant, there are many foreigners, and various forces are intricate, peace and gun battles have never existed in conflict.

And Haicheng people who are very good at accepting new things are also very able to make the most correct response to these events while avoiding disadvantages.

Looking down from the window, those pedestrians and stall owners who were scared away by the fighting also moved back one after another while watching, and walked and shouted again.

"You asked Gao Lan to come to see him, but he probably won't come." Chu Yunsheng looked at Yu Jingzhi who was opposite, and said.

Yu Jingzhi bent his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course he doesn't want to. He entered Haicheng with great fanfare, and the first person he saw was me. Then I can guarantee that he will definitely die faster than me. But can you see me?" , It’s not him who has the final say.”

Seeing Yu Jingzhi's expression, Chu Yunsheng seemed to think of something, and looked out of the window.

The front of this street is the only way to go to the concession after the official road enters the city.It seems that Yu Jingzhi got the news that Gao Lan will not reach Haicheng by water as originally planned, so he wants to intercept Gao Lan here.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng suddenly remembered the encounter between Li Lingbi and Gao Lan, one of his four lovers, in the original plot. It was a very coincidental collision at the riverside wharf, which should be classified as love at first sight.

But now, Gao Lan has changed the route to the city, so will he and Li Lingbi meet again?

No sooner had the question popped up than there was the roar of cars and the trampling of horses' hooves at the end of the street.

Soon, a team of hundreds of soldiers appeared within Chu Yunsheng's sight.

The equipment of this team is not well-equipped, but the gangster spirit is strong and quite intimidating.

The surrounding people hastily avoided and looked carefully.At the front of the team, there were three tall horses. The leading black horse straddled a man in military uniform with a resolute and stern face.

This man is tall, with a bronze complexion, and a scar across his eyebrows, which adds violence to the plain, and is more imposing than in the photo.

Chu Yunsheng could recognize that this was Gao Lan who had occupied northern Jiangxi province forcefully and even named himself a commander in chief.

Yu Jingzhi also raised his eyes and looked over, his expression became playful and cold.

And just as the two were observing Gao Lan who was approaching the city aggressively, a scream suddenly sounded from the street that had quieted down at some point.

A figure rushed out of an alley in a hurry, without looking at the ground, and rushed directly under the hooves of Gao Lan's black horse.