chaotic world

"Light up the unlit lantern for me." Zhou Lan gestured.

"My lord," the young little turtle man smiled obsequiously, "You should think about it, if you post this, you won't be able to get it back."

Zhou Lan was poking the tea leaves with the cup lid, took a sip slowly, and then put down the tea bowl after closing the lid.

He Si didn't know how much money that lantern represented, but he knew in his heart that their leader looked calm, but in fact his patience was in a mess. You hang out!"

Little Guigong wanders around the kiln all day long, he doesn't know much about the dignitaries outside, he is familiar with regular customers here, but he doesn't have much impression of the two in front of him.

Zhou Lan came here several years ago, together with Du Yunfeng, and later the two of them tacitly agreed that neither of them visited. They even had a business relationship selling "soil", that is, eating and drinking, and playing in the most exclusive Japanese clubs. Playing, I no longer go to the fireworks and willow alley, if there are customers who are addicted to this aspect, they will usually "call the game" directly, pick up the girl from Xunfang, and send it directly to the big hotel.

He Si had come to mess around with the little soldiers, but he stopped coming after one or two visits. He didn't like the yellow-haired girl. If he wanted to play, he also went to the big hotel, looking for the tall, tall, blond and blue-eyed man. Babes pastime.

Little Turtle is dedicated to serving senior guests in the private room. At first, when he saw that the windows of these two were clean and nothing was hung up, he thought that these two were "newbies" who didn't know how to do it. He was frightened by He Si Straight chug.

He looked carefully at this man again, he was dressed in ordinary clothes, but his back was straight and strong, and he was faintly showing his temperament toward that station, his eyes were sharp, and his eyes swept over with strength.

He secretly drummed in his heart. This guy probably lives off guns. He really can't be provoked. A guy with a guy in his hand can do anything.

The one who was sitting was leisurely and carefree, and looked gentle and easy to talk, but he was definitely not an idle person if he could let that Qiu Ba respectfully give way.

Right now he didn't have time to think about it carefully, so he lighted a red lantern without writing, picked it out of the window and hung it up.

The people under the stage were still counting the numbers from window to window, but when the red lanterns came out, Tang Qiu interrupted the counting man, and he yelled loudly and excitedly: "My sister who has descended to the mortal world is hurt, please be gentlemen!" It’s a sky lantern!”

There was an uproar in the venue, and the scattered seats looked up one after another, and even the distinguished guests who lived in the half-circle of the boxes looked out curiously.

In Xunfang, the owner of the "sky lantern" has not appeared for several years. After all, no matter how much other people pay, once the sky lantern comes out, the courage and wealth of the whole audience are not available to ordinary people.

This year's oiran is very beautiful, and it is true that it is worth the money, but it is mainly based on the spirit and wealth of the guests that they can light up the sky lanterns.

Zhou Lan made a gesture, and He Si stood by the window. The others were whispering, guessing who the young man was. At the moment when everyone had no idea about this upstart, Zhou Lan stood sideways by the window.

He supported the window with one hand, his gaze was slightly lowered, he squinted at the crowd, and he didn't look directly at the oiran who got it, but just swept the audience all over the place in a nonchalant manner.

Tang Qiu is a fine person, seeing that the other party is willing to show up, it means that he does not hesitate to disclose his identity, so he held up the golden scale with both hands respectfully, and said: "Thanks to Mr. Zhou for coming, you are the most expensive guest tonight , this way please!"

After the sound of the gong, the outside of the lobby was even more lively, firecrackers and candles were lit, and the oiran belonged to Tang Qiu's family, so the biggest gilded red lantern was hung in front of the Tang Qiu's courtyard. The restaurants in this row are so envious.

Besides, in the lobby, everyone looked at the "Mr. Zhou" that Tangqiu was talking about. Some bosses of the local opium shop had dealt with the security team, so they recognized the deity.

"Hey, isn't this the head of the security team Zhou?"

"No, he is currently in the limelight in Fengtian, and the Japanese have to give three points to him!"

More people have never met Zhou Lan himself. There are many rumors about him in the market, and there are many rumors.

In recent years, the security regiment recruited the strongest young men. The security regiment had eliminated the banditry for so many years, and Fengtian was a street business. Black and white, military and civilian, he takes it all...

Therefore, the head of the security regiment is a man with good hands and eyes. Rumors have spread that he has seven noses and eight eyes. It is said that he is brave and good at fighting, that he is slick, and that his hair is shrewd and calculating. Yes, there are those who say that he is sinister and vicious with a fierce look on his face...

Today, under the eyes of everyone, the rumored Captain Zhou finally showed up. He is just a scholar-like young man, full of delicacy and gentleness. Standing at the window, the black-faced god next to him is much more murderous than him.

Standing on a high place, Zhou Lan became the focus of the audience. He swept his eyes, and if he saw someone he knew in the business field, he would lightly nod his head as a salute, but most of the time his face was expressionless.

There was a lot of applause from the audience, who doesn't like to watch the excitement!

Someone has already shouted into the bridal chamber.

Embracing the beauty and lighting the sky lanterns, the picture is the sense of showing off in front of everyone.

"Go, I'll reward you." Zhou Lan returned to the chair and continued with the half cup of tea.

"Headman?" He Si couldn't figure it out, he waved away the little turtle man, stepped forward and bowed, he leaned over and asked Zhou Lan, "I...I..."

"What are you?" Zhou Lan asked him with a smile, "Look at how many people below are so envious, give you a baby, clean, go!"

He Si was really embarrassed and at a loss, Zhou Lan rewarded him too excitingly, he said a little carelessly: "How can I do this by your side? I will throw you here, myself To do that stuff? I won't do it."

There is something wrong with what you said, can you do this without being around?

Of course not, He Si can't say - ever since he found that his attention was always following Zhou Lan, he has not been interested in other people for a long time, not women, but other people, except Zhou Lan everyone.

"When Yunfeng was here..." Zhou Lan thought of the past, the lid of the cup covered his eyes, and He Si only saw his slightly trembling eyelashes, "I really messed around with him, but I did it for To take revenge on others, I have no habit of playing with others."

After that, he raised his eyes and looked directly at He Si.

He Si's face flushed red.

He didn't mean that.

Zhou Lan didn't know what He Si was pretending to be, and there was nothing to be ashamed of. If it was another battalion commander, he would have thanked the Lord Long En and retreated quickly.

The gong downstairs began to urge.

"Don't think too much, just play with you. I'm not only here to reward you today, but I have someone to meet." Zhou Lan patted He Si on the shoulder and asked, "What's the date today?"

He Si replied smoothly: "The seventh day of the first month."

now it's right.

After He Si finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the letter on kraft paper.

Could it be that Zhou Lanyue's people are here?

"Go!" Zhou Lan urged him, "If you don't leave, it's inconvenient for him to come, and he will only meet if I'm here."

This is the order. He Si could only take the order, went downstairs, picked up the golden scale pole and lifted the red hijab from the crowd, and there was another wave of applause. The oiran was hugged in his arms, and went to the Tianzihao room step by step. Before entering the door, he turned his head and glanced at Zhou Lan's private room. There was a tea boy serving fruit plate snacks in it.

That boy... is quite burly.

He Si hugged the "bride" and stood at the door, refusing to enter.

Let's see the clamor and applause of business one after another.

It wasn't until Zhou Lan waved to him that he finally turned around and kicked open the door, entering the "new house" full of red candles.

"It's good to go to the meeting alone!" Zhou Lan withdrew her hand, saw He Si entered the Tianzihao room, turned her head to look at the tea boy next to her, "Papa Tang."

It was Tang Junquan who came.

The box had been locked from inside the door, Tang Junquan put down the teapot, took off the white towel, and sat aside with a grim expression, keeping a close distance from Zhou Lan.

"How dare I call you daddy," he said in a low voice, "Commander Zhou, the famous Commander Zhou!"

He and Zhou Lan have only been separated for a few months. The last time they met, Zhou Lan had to play a trick to save him from the Japanese. Now that they are meeting, Zhou Lan is already a veritable right-hand man of the Japanese. A big traitor like a fake.

Zhou Lan sighed, walked to Tang Junquan and sat down, taking the initiative to get closer.

He grabbed Tang Junquan's wrist with great strength, and he was speechless for a long time.

Tang Junquan's wrist hurt from being grabbed by him. He looked down at Zhou Lan's hand. It was bloodless, with blood vessels and veins protruding, and a skinny appearance.Looking at Zhou Lan again, I saw that he lowered his head and bowed his back to suppress himself. When he raised his head again, his eyes were red and the tip of his nose was also red. He was clearly very excited, but he suppressed it with all his strength.

"Father, I have nothing to say, I killed Yunfeng!" Zhou Lan sobbed, his eyes were bloodshot, Tang Junquan was surprised, he continued: "Yunfeng made me On the contrary, I failed to keep him, the Japanese killed him!"

Tang Junquan was unaware of the recent earth-shaking changes within the security team. He had just rushed over from Heilongjiang. When he entered Fengtian City this afternoon, he glanced at the faded arrest warrant through the brim of his hat, and only then did he know that something happened to Du Yunfeng. , but it was only because he was on the run, Zhou Lan didn't expect Zhou Lan to tell him directly that the other party was dead.

Moreover, he only knew about Zhou Lanming's betrayal of the country and defection to Japan from the information he received when he was in contact with Guan Nei.

He originally had concerns about asking Zhou Lan to meet, the other party was a big traitor, he was a guerrilla, if Zhou Lan was really what the newspaper said, then Tang Junquan would have thrown himself into the trap now.

But he always felt that the young man he knew before would not do bad things to the end, he couldn't be so confused, and he even promised to fight against Japan with him!

They have experienced things together, and they still have a basic understanding of each other's characters. Although people will change, they always have a direction and a certain level. He doesn't think Zhou Lan can do it.

So he still took the risk today, he had to see this little brother for himself before he could truly believe that he was as miserable as the newspapers said.

But at the same time, he also took 120 cautions, and deliberately picked a day when Xunfangli lit the "lamp", which was full of people and eyes, and if something happened, he could take advantage of the chaos to withdraw.

When he saw Zhou Lan's "appearance" just now, there were two people in the box. The other young man looked like a skilled soldier. He was not familiar with it, so he didn't want to show up rashly.

He didn't sneak in until he saw He Si leaving the box, only Zhou Lan had a chance, and he actually heard Du Yunfeng's sad news.

Zhou Lan's high-profile lighting of the "light" is to make himself bright and let him in the dark. Zhou Lan first showed his sincerity.

And Tang Junquan was the only one among Zhou Lan's elders who could speak his mind. When Zhou Lan saw him, it was like seeing a relative. She was afraid that outsiders would hear it, so she told the cause and effect of the matter in a low voice.

Speaking of the discomfort, Zhou Lan kept trembling with discomfort.

Downstairs was still lighting the "lights". According to their beauty and stature, the beauties took turns wearing red hijabs and waiting for the guests to pay a high price to enter the bridal chamber.

There was a noisy and festive crowd.

Zhou Lan later wiped his face in a concealed manner. After the incident, he had only lost his composure in front of Father Tang in such a long time.

Tang Junquan also sighed uncomfortably. It's a pity that Du Yunfeng is such a good young man. Although he and Du Yunfeng have always had a bit of a bad temper, he knows and is sure that Du Yunfeng is a loyal person and a good-blooded young man.

"Look at what you have done. Killing your adoptive father, he can bear it. No matter how wicked your housekeeper is, he won't die. Why are you so dark at such a young age?" Tang Junquan looked down on Zhou Lan very much. Doing so is a matter of life and death, and if a big mistake is made, there is no way to recover from it.

He sighed and continued: "Brother Du, it's a pity, and it's too wronged."

Tang Junquan was very sad, but it was not the time to sigh, he turned and grabbed Zhou Lan's wrist, "I don't understand what's going on with you, the Japanese killed Xiao Du, you give them back Work hard, do you love money so much that you don't care about your brother's life?"

Zhou Lan's mood has calmed down a lot, the tip of her nose is still red, and she speaks in a nasal voice, which sounds like a severe cold at first glance.

"Father, Yunfeng is dead, what's the use of my money?"

"Then you are still cooperating with the Japanese with great fanfare? Could it be that the newspaper I gave you was fabricated? You have to explain it to me today."

Zhou Lan walked to the window, and the downstairs was so lively that he didn't know which "bridal wife" would be on stage. People's attention was attracted by the new excitement, and no one paid attention to his box. He returned to Tang Junquan with confidence. Sit by your side.

"The moment Yunfeng falls, my life will be over." He said cautiously, his eyes staring at the corner of the room, which was empty, "The news in the newspaper is true, I am indeed cooperating with the Japanese with great fanfare , I want money, guns, and people, and when my regiment recovers, I will make them all pay the price."

Tang Junquan suddenly realized, lowered his voice, approached Zhou Lan and asked, "Are you really messing with the Japanese this time? What are you going to do?"

Zhou Lan raised her eyes slightly, and looked at the other party: "I often go to Imanobu Yaqing's office, and I happened to have a look at their defense map and schedule. If I remember correctly, they will have a sacrifice dance in the spring. At that time, even Takashi Ryogai will participate in the spiritual summoning activities, my regiment should be on the perimeter, and some mid-level officers and I will enter the camp to observe, this is my chance."

It sounds like a good opportunity. Takashi Ryokari is the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Kwantung Army, with the rank of general, and the leading figure of the Kwantung Army. If he can be severely injured, it will be equivalent to severely damaging Japan's entire China policy. He is heavily armed on weekdays. It is very secretive, and there is no way to learn any news.

"No," Tang Junquan pondered for a while, and then realized the shortcomings of this plan. It sounded very close to the enemy, but he was actually in infinite danger. "Even if you can get in some people, so what? Are you going to do it yourself?"

"I have now stockpiled a sufficient amount of gunpowder. Part of the security work in the headquarters camp is now in the charge of my security team. I will hide the gunpowder under the auditorium. When these people are sent to heaven, the security guards on the periphery The soldiers of the regiment will attack inside, and then it will really be life and death.”

"Can you guarantee that the Japanese will not suspect you? How will you come out then? The entire Kanto region is Japan's territory, and it would be as difficult for you to escape from Fengtian, let alone there are layers of Japanese outside."

Zhou Lan smiled softly, and his mood seemed to relax a little: "Jinxin Yaqing hasn't doubted me yet, and..." He paused, "I will be on the viewing platform when the time comes, this is me and today According to the agreement reached in the letter, I will wear a Japanese-style military uniform to show my loyalty, and they will continue to promote me as an outstanding representative of pro-Japan."

"Are you going to kill yourself?" Tang Junquan slapped the table angrily and anxiously, then lowered his voice again, "Are you crazy? You have to use your brains to fight against Japan, try to protect yourself, and then attack the enemy's vital forces. It is not a last resort. , must not be impulsive, until the mountains and rivers are completely different and all will be destroyed, do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand everything, father, I don't really care about those who are anti-Japanese or not, and those who love the country or not. I just want them to die. You didn't see the people who were all over the mountains and plains at that time. They all wanted to force him to die. If you don't They, I can't catch up with Yunfeng, I will let him live, as long as he lives, it doesn't matter if he really doesn't want to be with me, let me know that he is alive, and I am content, I have committed too many crimes, I will blame myself, I will die I'm dead. It's not his turn."

He gritted his teeth, his eyes darkened, showing a murderous look: "Yunfeng doesn't even have a whole body, so what face do I have to live? He treats me best in this life, if I don't avenge him, I'm still human Why? Why are they still alive and well? How about I send everyone to the sky together, and have a good time."

"You are confused, you," Tang Junquan was so angry that he couldn't sit still, he stood up and strode back and forth in the room, pointing at Zhou Lan's nose and cursing, he lowered his voice, but he could not lower his tone severely: " You are so confused, you are acting on your head, you don’t care about the old at the top and the young at the bottom? We have not reached that point, I will contact the brothers in the pass, you find a way to surrender the past, reform, the people The government will definitely give you a way to survive, don't bring your thousands of brothers to death!"

Zhou Lan was unmoved: "I am only a brother in Yunfeng."

"Your thousands of soldiers are not dead? Are they willing to die with you?"

Zhou Lan sneered: "They eat with me, so they have to be prepared to die. Of course I won't tell them now. When they really fight, it will be too late for them to surrender. They can only resist to the end. It depends on whether they can live or not." Good luck, as for how many Japanese they can kill, it depends on their ability."

"No," Tang Junquan sat next to him angrily, "I can't just watch you die, I don't agree."

Zhou Lan's eyes turned to him, with slyness and kindness: "Then you go to the Japanese to inform, otherwise you won't be able to stop me."

Zhou Lan is a stubborn guy, Tang Junquan knew it a long time ago, and he has the spirit of never regretting what he really believes in. The only person who can persuade him to change his mind is probably Du Yunfeng, but that person is the crux of his death.

Unable to convince him for a while, Tang Junquan could only make the last effort in vain, trying to get Zhou Lan to contact the Nationalist Army outside the pass, saying that he had a particularly good colleague named Xia, who was stationed in the Rehe garrison , became a teacher at a young age, and was appreciated by his superiors...

He also said that Zhou Lan stayed in the green hills without worrying about no firewood, and so on.

Zhou Lan looked at him with a smile, listened to him without interrupting him, he thought, Father Tang is really a mighty and upright person, if he has such a father who can be his role model along the way of growing up, Encourage him to get up when he falls, encourage him to fight back when he is bullied, and be his eternal backing, so he will not be so afraid.

Fortunately, he is not afraid of anything now, because he has nothing he cannot lose.

Father Tang persuaded excitedly, opening and closing his mouth, Zhou Lan squinted his eyes, enjoying the paternalistic lesson, but he didn't take a word to heart.

He is determined to run this road to the end.

There are many people in Xunfang, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. Tang Junquan had to take a step first, and when he left, he told Zhou Lan not to act rashly, and asked if there was anything he needed to take care of.

Zhou Lan originally came to this world, and he didn't care about taking care of him, but he knew that Tang Junquan's other identity was related to espionage, and he could always get some hard-to-find information, so Zhou Lan hesitated and entrusted him to do a small matter.

"Ima Shinshin Yaqing from the Fengtian Command, please check for me to see if you can find out more details about the other party. I know he is the chief of staff of the lieutenant general and a civilian officer. He... has always been good to me and saved my life many times. , We are Wangnian friends, but I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't say it. If I want to act, he will inevitably be affected. I still want to know more about him, especially his family. By the way, he said He has a son named Jinxin Ryuya, see if you can find out what's going on."

Tang Junquan did not guarantee that he would be able to find useful information, but only promised to try his best, and the time and place of the next joint meeting would be determined by the old method of kraft paper.

Tang Junquan left the box in a flash, Zhou Lan calmed down and went downstairs, Tang Qiu came up to serve herself, Zhou Lan ordered a table of good dishes, and went to eat in the room when no one was there.

It was cold, Tang Qiu personally warmed up a jug of the best old wine, he was a businessman, so he didn't ask much, Du Yunfeng always took care of his business, but that was yesterday.He winked and didn't say much, and called a few girls over to accompany him with wine and food. Seeing that Zhou Lan was not interested at all, he winked and dismissed.

Finally, he retreated quietly.

Facing a table of sumptuous dishes, Zhou Lan's hibernating appetite didn't seem to be awakened at all. He drank silently, thinking about the meeting with Father Tang just now.

To be honest, he didn't even know if he would have the chance to meet again.

And Yunhai, Dumb Uncle... and his mother whom he hasn't seen for a long time, and his little treasure...

His time is running out, but he can't even say goodbye, he can only swallow a cup of bitter wine as usual.

After a few glasses of wine, someone pushed the door and came in. Zhou Lan cast his gaze lazily, and He Si walked up to him with unruffled brows and hair, and bent over to stare at him.

Zhou Lan also stared at him. He saw that He Si was shaking a little, so he smiled: "The legs are weak."

He Si: "Not soft."

Zhou Lan still smiled, put down the wine glass, and half of the glass of wine spilled on the table, he didn't realize it, "You're a bit fast."

"Not fast." He Si said blankly, glanced around, went straight to get the coat from the coat rack, and put it on Zhou Lan.

The two of them have their own concerns, and their words are insincere. The things in their hearts are too serious, so they only talk about frivolity.

"You bastard, you've learned to talk back." Zhou Lan seemed sober, but in fact his tongue was a little big, "Quick!"

Zhou Lan sat obliquely at the table, and He Si adjusted the direction of the cloak he was wearing, and squatted in front of him to button him. He looked up at Zhou Lan who was drinking too much, and emphasized: "I'm not happy."

It is very unwise to talk back to a drunk. He Si is a smart person, of course he knows this, but he has been intermittently out of control recently, especially today when he was run off by a young man, and his mind was so angry that he was in a daze.

So when Zhou Lan slapped him down, he didn't even look at it, he reached out and grabbed the opponent's wrist, and he blurted out without thinking.

"Want to try?"

The drunk was confused, but he was very unhappy when his wrist was grabbed, he frowned and asked him vaguely: "Try what?"

He Si squatted close to him, continued to move forward, and squeezed between Zhou Lan's legs.

Not everyone can get so close to Zhou Lan. Zhou Lan didn't hide, but just looked at him in confusion, frowning even more.

Bewildered, He Si knew he shouldn't be like this, at least it's not the right time, but he stretched out his hand involuntarily, his heart pounding, almost jumped out of his chest, his thumb gently rolled Zhou Lan's brow, and he said: "Mu An .”

No one has been qualified to call these two words for a long time, Zhou Lan's expression changed, he instinctively felt something was wrong, and wanted to stand up, He Si hugged him at this moment, and kissed him fearlessly.