1942, I lived on hunting

Chapter 27: Thieving heart but not courage

This time, Lao Bala was beaten to death. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was not done by the guerrillas! According to his daughter, the murderer was simply a psychopath, and a very severe psychopath. It was probably that the powerful dragon crossed the river, and Lao Bala, a country bumpkin, was robbed by someone.

The head of the security team had also heard that Lao Bala had a batch of treasures, but he didn't quite believe it. How could a country bumpkin like Lao Bala, who didn't even know the word "a shoulder pole fell down" and couldn't read a single word, and who couldn't even pretend to be cultured, have treasures? Even if he had treasures, he would have burned them as firewood long ago. Did Lao Bala know the word "treasure"? Could he write it?

But he definitely knew that Lao Bala had money and food. Over the years, Lao Bala had been bullying the people in the village, taking in large amounts and spending small amounts, lending money at high interest rates, so there must be no shortage of food at home. Whenever his brother robbed something, he was responsible for finding someone to sell the stolen goods through connections, so there must be money at home! The harvests in the past two years have been poor, and Lao Bala has money and food, so he has taken advantage of this opportunity to plunder.

The Japanese have been putting pressure on the security corps recently and have been issuing tasks to collect grain. However, the disaster is so severe and the victims are displaced that even if the head of the security corps is as crazy as he is, he has nowhere to collect the grain!

Now that Lao Bala has been killed, his daughter said that the group of people was not that big, so the food in Lao Bala's house would not be taken away, and it must be hidden somewhere! If he could get that batch of food, he wouldn't have to worry about the Japanese urging him all the time! Otherwise, if he was asked to go there once, he would at least get a few slaps in the face, and he really couldn't bear it.

They called several captains to discuss it, but no one dared to lead a team to search and transport grain to Liu's house. They all felt that the Black Crow was not easy to deal with. If they touched the grain in his brother's house, it would be easily misunderstood as the thief crying "catch thief". The second thing was, what if the guerrillas didn't leave? The head of the regiment also said that they didn't have many people, so they definitely didn't have enough manpower to transport grain. What if they led the team over and the guerrillas were still transporting grain?

Then they are walking into a trap? They won't do such a stupid thing! Why doesn't the leader bring anyone with him? Isn't it obvious that we are going to offend people and take the blame, and maybe even get shot?

Whoever wants to go can go! Anyway, it's impossible for me to go. We are living a carefree life in the city. Why should I put my head on the belt and fight for your grandson? This shitty leader said that anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was not done by the guerrillas, but by Guojianglong! If we go and tell Hei Laowu, will he think that we did it? Will he think that Guojianglong is us pretending to be him? A part of the money in Lao Ba La's house belongs to Hei Laowu. As long as there is a little suspicion, do you think he will be kind enough to let us go? So, leader, even if you say anything, we can't get involved in this muddy water!

The meeting never stopped, and it lasted until the middle of the night. It was almost dawn, but no decision was made. But now the Japanese's task of collecting grain was like a sword hanging over their heads, and it might be chopped off at any time! They had to go, but everyone hoped that someone else would go, and they could hide in the county town and eat the ready-made food, so that they could get a lot of credit, but they could not take risks.

The head of the security team was almost fainted by his subordinates. If these useless people were any use, he wouldn't have to worry about them all day. Instead of sharing the worries of the leader, they wanted the leader to do the work himself and then share the credit with them. They are dreaming!!!

The team leader smoked his pipe and glared at his captains fiercely. The captains lowered their heads and looked at the conference table, not even making eye contact with the team leader. Their main point was: as long as I don't look at you, you can't see my magic move!

Finally, the team leader broke down. He stood up suddenly, slapped the table, and cursed at the group of guys.

"Listen carefully, everyone. The Japanese want food now, and they limit the time and quantity. The harvests have been poor in the past two years, and those farmers who work like pigs and dogs have either starved to death or fled famine. The Japanese said that if you can't provide food by the deadline, they will chop off my head with a knife. Before I lose my head, I will chop off yours first. Don't think you can get away with it like before. No matter how powerful your connections are this time, they are not as important as my head. I don't care who your aunts and uncles are or how powerful you are. I won't be polite when it's time to kill you. The worst that can happen is death!"

The team leaders thought: You really talk better than you sing, a toad bragging - you are so arrogant, who are you trying to scare? Who among us sitting here has not disobeyed orders many times? When did you say you wanted our heads and we had to give them to you obediently? Who doesn't have some soldiers under his command? At worst, there will be a fight, anyway, you are not the leader and you don't take the blame. You want us to be your shield, that's impossible, at worst, I will change the mountain, and still be prosperous!

The head of the security team was so angry when he saw that his captains were indifferent that his mustaches stood up.

"Okay, if that's the case, then everyone should go out. No one should even think about escaping. I will be watching you here today! Don't use excuses like diarrhea, stomachache, or backache. Even if your parents died today or your wife gave birth, you still have to go with me. When it gets light, I will personally command and arrange your troops. Except for some people on duty, all of you must go together. You all wait here. You are not allowed to go anywhere. When you go to the toilet, you must pee in your pants!"

His captain immediately got into a tizzy, shouting and swearing, and he was so angry that he almost pulled out his gun. In the end, the adjutant and his men rushed into the meeting room and controlled the situation.

When it was daybreak, the head of the security regiment arranged for his adjutant to notify all the teams to assemble. He took the reluctant captains with him, did a simple inventory of their weapons, and set off in a mighty procession on horseback and in carts.

Not long after they set out, the captain of the security team and his ilk started to get upset, either with a headache or a footache, or with a donkey or a wheel that wouldn't move, and they just didn't want to go.

The angry leader of the security team cursed and waved his whip to scare and threaten them, which made them go on reluctantly.

It was not until noon that they reached a place 20 miles from the county town. Then they started to complain that they were hungry and wanted to eat. They would not move unless they were given food! Fortunately, the head of the security team knew their usual nature and had prepared some food early on and put it on the cart that was ready to carry food. Now it was just the right time to distribute it so that they could eat and leave early. Otherwise, if they continued to make trouble, it would be dark by the time they arrived at Liujia.

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