What a beautiful white lotus

Ye Rongqiu, Zhou Shujuan and the others did not expect that the assassination that night would cause an uproar in Wuchang.

The people of Wuchang had long hated the invasion and rule of the devils, and the explosion at the headquarters that night aroused their long-suppressed anger.Once someone started, they had no scruples and joined the army of resistance one after another.The devils tried to suppress it forcefully at the beginning, but there were too many people who participated in the resistance. The anger of the people was like a bomb. The assassination that night was a detonated detonator. .

In order to stabilize the situation in Wuchang, the Japanese had to change their plan, while suppressing some people who were actively involved in the anti-Japanese cause, while giving benefits to the masses.Threats and temptations, discord and provocation, in order to stabilize the situation, they will do everything they can.

The communists were not idle either. In order to destroy the Japanese army's plot, Zhou Shujuan ran around all day long, calling on the people to unite and form an anti-Japanese camp. Don't be fooled by the devil's rhetoric; So they went to persuade their relatives, and asked their relatives to persuade them that even if they could not turn the prodigal son back, they should develop people into white-skinned and red-hearted people, and work for the Chinese.

Although Black Dog is also one of the leaders of the Communist Party in Wuchang, but because of his special status, he was not easy to show up during this period. Most of the time he stayed in Zhou Shujuan's house, and occasionally slipped out to meet the devils. Biao Zhongxin consolidated his position among the Japanese puppets, and secondly, he also inquired about news.

Although their assassination almost changed the situation in Wuchang, in terms of their original goal, this operation was actually a failure.The black dog found out that Okamoto Nai was not dead. Although the scope of the explosion affected him, the soldiers around him blocked most of the impact for him.Later, the whole house caught fire and the beams collapsed. His legs were crushed by the falling pillars. Although he was seriously injured, he was rescued.

A total of ten comrades participated in the operation that night, and eight of them were sacrificed, but the results were not cheap.Okamoto Nana survived the attack that night, but lost a leg.In addition, Okamoto Nai was not the only officer staying at the headquarters that night. A regimental captain and a small captain were burned to death in the fire.More important than this is that they awakened the already numb hearts of the people in southern Hubei, letting them know that everyone can rise up and resist, and they don't need to be slaves and puppets of the Japanese army.

Tang Changtian was gone, and when Zhou Shujuan was outside, only Ye Rongqiu and Heigou were left in the room.

It has been a long, long time since they had such an opportunity to sit quietly together without being disturbed by outsiders, sometimes chatting a few words, sometimes staring at each other lost in thought.

"I heard from Shujuan, have you been back to Chongqing?" Ye Rongqiu asked.

Black Dog nodded.

"Did you see my brother?"

The black dog nodded again: "Brother Zhou told him that you were separated from him in Anqing, and he was afraid that it would be bad luck for you. Your brother has been waiting, but he dare not leave Chongqing. Your father is gone. He is afraid that if he leaves, you When I went home, I couldn’t find my family anymore. When I went, he had been waiting for a year. He didn’t know you or you were still dead. He put all your things in a box when you were alive. The coffin is also called After finishing the fight, I wanted to make a tomb for you, but I didn’t dare to bury it. He said that he still has to live for a day and wait for you for a day. If he can’t stand it anymore... he will bury your tomb next to your father before he dies. Come on, your soul will not lose its way home."

Ye Rongqiu looked up at the ceiling.He didn't want to cry, and didn't want to look vulnerable, but the tears couldn't be stopped no matter what.

"I told your brother that you are still alive, but you were separated from me temporarily. I will definitely find you and bring you back. I went back to the place where we were separated. I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find you. Later, I just entered Wuchang." The black dog gently wiped away the tears on Ye Rongqiu's face, and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Ye Rongqiu shook his head: "No, don't say sorry."

The black dog sighed softly: "It was I who harmed you. If I didn't want to stay and beat the devils, but took you away, I'm afraid you would have returned to Chongqing long ago, and there is no need to be involved in so many things. You are a good boy, you don't like killing people, I..."

Ye Rongqiu interrupted him: "It's not your fault. If you ask me to choose again, I will still take this path. You said that people are all the same, and no one is worse than another. I can't let others protect me forever." So, I also want to be strong, and I also have people I want to protect."

The black dog was silent for a while, then whispered: "But let me choose again, I will not take this road again. I just wanted to find you and bring you back to Chongqing. I don't know why, things are getting worse and worse. More and more, I knew you were in Hubei two years earlier, but I didn't dare to go to you. I couldn't finish my work, and I couldn't leave. I thought I could go to you after two more days. You, but two days, two months, two years, you came to me, but I dare not recognize you."

Ye Rongqiu wiped his face.He knew that the black dog had suppressed these words for a long time, and today he finally had the opportunity to say them.For a moment, he had the urge to let the black dog drop everything and leave this place of right and wrong with him. It’s fine to go anywhere. There will be others to carry the burden.But he didn't say anything.

Regardless of whether the black dog really regrets it or not, he knows that the black dog will not leave if he does not complete the things he has already shouldered.That kind of black dog is the person he likes, kind and responsible.And he himself will not give up his home and country easily.

As long as the black dog can say such words, he is already moved and satisfied.

Zhou Shujuan came back at night.

Ye Rongqiu made dinner with very simple ingredients, steamed buns and some wild vegetables, but they ate with relish.

After dinner, Zhou Shujuan discussed with the black dog: "When will we send him out of the city? Okamoto Nai has already left. Wuchang is very chaotic these days, and it is easy to get out of the city."

The black dog glanced at Ye Rongqiu.Although they got together with great difficulty, Ye Rongqiu probably couldn't stay in Wuchang City for too long, he was needed outside even more, and he would leave sooner or later.

Ye Rongqiu was also silent.

Zhou Shujuan looked at this and that, and sighed.She understands their thoughts, and she also knows that they are all sensible people, they don't need her to remind them, they will figure it out.

Heigou suddenly said: "I want Ye Rongqiu to join Nianbai."

As soon as these words came out, both Zhou Shujuan and Ye Rongqiu were stunned.

"Let him join Nianbai? You want him to stay? It's impossible!" Zhou Shujuan tried to keep her tone calm.He didn't believe that the black dog would say such willful words.

Ye Rongqiu looked at the black dog firmly.

"You don't need to stay in Wuchang City." Heigou said, "Nianbai is an intelligence organization. Our people should not be limited to Wuchang, but should expand to the whole of southern Hubei, which will help us better understand the overall situation. What's more, that incident , it is not something we can intervene in Wuchang City."

Zhou Shujuan froze for a moment and stopped talking.

Ye Rongqiu hurriedly asked: "That matter? What is it?"

The black dog cast an inquiring look at Zhou Shujuan.

"Since you already have an idea, then you can tell him." Zhou Shujuan paused, and said in a muffled voice, "Obviously you didn't want to involve him in the beginning."

Black Dog smiled.He really wanted to push Ye Rongqiu out, but the feeling of being alone was too uncomfortable.Now that he's been mixed in, let's get mixed in a little deeper, even if he falls into hell, with Ye Rongqiu by his side, he will have nothing to fear.

The black dog cleared his throat: "Do you know that devils keep arresting people to mine?"

Ye Rongqiu nodded.He had seen the Japanese army catch coolies, not only young and middle-aged men, but also old and weak women and children.

Black Dog said: "We suspect...no, it should be said that we are sure that the devil's purpose is not just for those mines."

Ye Rongqiu cheered up immediately.He also had doubts about this point. There were obviously still a lot of laborers in the city, and the devils took care of the coolies. One was that labor was needed to work for them, and the other was to weaken the resistance of the Chinese people and gather the strong laborers together for management.How can there be strong laborers who have not finished catching women and children first?

Black Dog said: "Many people who were captured have lost their whereabouts. People who escaped from the mine once told us that when the devils sent people to the mine, they let a group of people disembark first. We investigated with the fishermen and the people nearby, but there was no news. Those people disappeared, and no one has seen them again. And those who disappeared are often living alone, or people with fewer relatives were taken by the whole family Take them away. I think the devils did this to keep the missing people from being discovered. Not only did this happen in Wuchang City, but there were also missing people in nearby villages. The number was not very large. People who escaped from the mine became suspicious and went to investigate, maybe no one will find out that those people are missing."

Ye Rongqiu asked: "Then where did they go?"

Heigou and Zhou Shujuan looked at each other, and then slowly spit out four words that made Ye Rongqiu feel cold from head to toe: "Bacteria test."