Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

"any solution?"

Liu Si asked expectantly.

Li Xi pointed at Liu Si's face.

"If you marry her, you and her will be a family, and you will have a reason to take care of her affairs."

Liu Si was confused for a moment and quickly shook his head.

"No, no, my lover is waiting for me to propose marriage."

He got up from the bed and twisted his waist. Hey, it didn’t hurt much anymore. Hey, Mr. Li’s medical skills are really amazing. He can cure almost any disease.

Li Xi said as he packed up his equipment: "Then we have no choice but to let her join the army. If she passes the military inspection of the Punishment Army, she will be an active soldier. Her brother is a military dependent and will be protected by the law.

It may be a bit far-fetched to talk about the law in this country, but I mean you can get the protection of Longlong Store, right? "

Liu Si understood, but he felt that this was even more unreliable. Letting women serve in the army? Would this work?

Wasn't it always men's job to be soldiers and fight in wars? They usually heard that women joined the army, but they were not there to do serious work.

Liu Si really wanted to say that Li Xi had such a powerful background and it would only take a word for him to help the Tan siblings, so why didn't he just speak up?

But he knew that his thoughts were too natural. If he said it out loud, Mr. Li's impression of him would probably plummet to the bottom. And as Mr. Li said, the siblings of the Tan family didn't even beg for it, so why would he be so eager to do it?

He was sighing when he suddenly saw Li Xi pull out the pistol from his waist, open the slide and check the condition of the barrel.

"Liu Si, call everyone, grab the weapons, and follow me to smash Tan Hongtao's house!"

Liu Si was stunned for a moment, then he was ecstatic.

He thought that Li Xi was going to be kind enough to intervene in Tan Yuqing's family affairs, so he quickly called all the staff in the store to prepare for a fight. He also picked up a carrying pole and planned to avenge that corner.

More than ten people flocked to Tan Hongtao's house, which was right opposite the homes of Tan Yuqing and her brother.

After Liu Si pointed out the location, Li Xi stepped forward and kicked open the gate of Tan Hongtao's courtyard.

There are five people in Tan Hongtao's family, Tan Hongtao, Tan Hongtao's wife, and three sons.

At this time, the five of them were all working at home. The gate was kicked open and they were furious. Tan Hongtao and his three sons immediately went up to fight. It seemed that they were usually aggressive.

"That son of a bitch dared to kick my door! I'll tear him apart..."

Tan Hongtao's curse came to an abrupt end. Li Xi raised his pistol, with the black muzzle pointing directly at Tan Hongtao's forehead.

Tan Hongtao's legs began to tremble. This man, who relied on his three sons to bully others in the village, became timid.

"Mr. Li... Mr. Li, we misunderstood... We must have misunderstood!"

The scene in which Li Xi, alone with a gun, killed more than 20 people in the landlord's family left a deep impression on him.

Li Xi stared coldly into Tan Hongtao's eyes, and moved closer step by step, with the pistol in his hand also moving closer.

Tan Hongtao was so frightened that he stepped back step by step until he was forced to the wall.

Li Xi suddenly kicked Tan Hongtao in the stomach. Tan Hongtao screamed and slid to the ground against the wall.

Seeing this, Tan Hongtao's three sons took a few steps forward, but Li Wei just aimed his gun at them, and they all retreated back.

Li Xi shouted to the people he brought over: "Hit them!"

The young and strong men led by Liu Si rushed into the yard excitedly and beat Tan Hongtao and his three sons violently, making the four of them scream in pain.

The employees of Longlong Convenience Store were all very happy. Tan Hongtao and his son were the second most powerful people in the village besides the landlords. They were very arrogant and had many conflicts with the villagers. In addition, the recent incident of selling the niece had caused a lot of controversy, so the employees beat them even harder.

When Tan Hongtao's wife heard the screams of several people, she realized that someone was coming to her house to beat them up, so she picked up a kitchen knife and rushed over, screaming.

Li Xi raised his hand and fired a shot. With a bang, the kitchen knife of Tan Hongtao's wife flew out of her hand, and there was a bullet hole on the knife.

Tan Hongtao's wife covered her hands and fell to the ground in fear. A pool of yellow liquid spread out from her. She was actually frightened to the point of peeing.

Gunshots were heard, and coupled with the noise here, the people of Huangtu Village came over one after another to eat the melons, and in a blink of an eye, they had surrounded the door of Tan Hongtao's house.

Among them, the Tan Yuqing sisters were squeezed in the crowd. Tan Yuntian, who was only 10 years old, saw the Tan Hongtao family being beaten through the gap in the crowd, and excitedly pulled his sister's clothes.

"Sister! The bad guy was beaten! The bad guy was beaten!"

Tan Yuqing quickly covered his mouth, fearing that Tan Hongtao's family would hear it and take revenge on her later.

But when she looked at the convenience store staff who beat up Tan Hongtao, she thought they were there to help her get justice, and her eyes were full of gratitude.

After a while, the men in Tan Hongtao's family were beaten into pig heads. Li Xi thought it was enough and ordered them to stop.

He grabbed Tan Hongtao's collar and pulled him up from the ground. This man, who was usually as fierce as a tiger, now looked as miserable as a defeated dog.

"Do you know why I beat you?"

Tan Hongtao nodded hurriedly.

"I know. I shouldn't have made things difficult for Tan Yuqing and her brother. I shouldn't have eaten the whole family. I'm not a human. I'm a beast. Please spare me!"

Li Wei shook his head.

"He doesn't understand, hit him again!"

Liu Si and other staff members were confused. Aren't we here to deal with Tan Hongtao, the son of a bitch, because he wants to wipe out his family? Is there any other reason?

But who cares? Mr. Li has spoken, so let’s just do it!

Tan Hongtao and his son were beaten up again, screaming in pain, and even his wife was kicked several times.

But perhaps his potential was stimulated. When Tan Hongtao was beaten, his mind was unusually clear. He actually thought of the reason why he was beaten.

“Ahhh! I shouldn’t have hit the convenience store employees! I shouldn’t have hit the convenience store employees! I know I was wrong! I’m sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry…”

"stop!"

Li Wei called for a stop, and everyone stopped panting.

Li Xi stepped forward and pulled Tan Hongtao up from the ground again. Hatred flashed in Tan Hongtao's eyes, but he quickly hid it.

Li Wei patted the dust off Tan Hongtao's shoulders.

"Very good. Next time before you hit someone, remember to make sure that the person is an employee of the Longlong Store. I don't care about other people's affairs, but if you dare to cause trouble for the store employees, I will beat you up every time I see you."

Everyone then understood what was happening. The onlookers pointed and talked happily, and the employees in the convenience store felt very proud. Only Tan Yuqing in the crowd had a pale face.

Wasn't it to help her get justice? Then wouldn't everything be the same as before? Fear filled my heart.

Li Wei led everyone to retreat. Liu Si seemed to be thinking about something. He saw Tan Yuqing, who returned home in a daze among the crowd, and hurriedly chased after her.

He told Tan Yuqing the two solutions Li Wei proposed, and Tan Yuqing just nodded woodenly.

"Thank you, Brother Liu Si. You are a good person."

Seeing that she would obviously not adopt these two suggestions, Liu Si could only shake his head and sigh and leave.

At night, Liu Si returned home and lay on the bed, thinking about why Tan Yuqing would rather be persecuted by relatives than ask for help from outsiders.

Liu Si thought of himself.

It turned out that his own family was helping the landlord bully to farm the land. Every year, the majority of the profits from the crops were taken away by the landlord. They lived a miserable life, while the landlord bully and his family were fat and well-fed. They also lent money at high interest rates, engaged in land annexation, and even sacrificed people.

Didn't he understand that the landlords deserved death? He knew, and he had even imagined that if the landlords' entire family died out one day, they wouldn't have to pay land taxes, how good would their lives be?

But he only dared to think about it. When the opportunity came, when the outsider Li Xi hinted to him that he wanted to get rid of the landlord and wanted to recruit him, he was stunned. Then he stood on the landlord's side without hesitation and helped the landlord attack Li Xi.

Why did I make this decision at that time?

After careful consideration, Liu Si thought that he felt that Li Xi would not succeed, so why should he participate in something that was impossible to succeed? It would be better to stand on the side of the landlord. If the landlord won, he would be happy to see him cheering for him, and maybe he would reduce the land tax.

And everyone has come this way. Those who farm farm, those who are landlords are landlords, and those who are officials are officials. Hasn’t it always been like this?

What Li Wei wanted to do would disrupt this process, which made him feel scared. He was afraid that if he didn't follow this system, he would not be able to live.

So, he instinctively stood on the side of the system, even though the system was exploiting him.

He thought Tan Yuqing was the same as himself. Tan Yuqing was used to living in the existing system. Even if her uncle beat her and wanted to sell her, she did not dare to resist or ask Li Wei for help.

She was afraid that her request for help would disrupt her original life system, which would make her feel confused and scared, so she would rather endure the beatings from her uncle.

The above are Liu Si’s own thoughts, so why is he so eager to help Tan Yuqing and her brother?

Thinking of this, Liu Si himself laughed. The landlord bully died, his land and property were distributed to the people, and he and his family no longer had to bear high taxes. They were passively liberated from the original living system.

I was very confused at first, but after I got used to it, I suddenly felt so relaxed, as if the mountain on my shoulders had been removed.

I am so actively helping Tan Yuqing and her brother, perhaps because I want them to escape the oppression of the original system and see the scenery here. When more people jump over, doesn't it prove that their current lifestyle is more correct?

As he was thinking, Liu Si slowly fell asleep, but in his heart, the spark of love had already been planted.

The next day, Liu Si climbed out of bed. He twisted his waist and it didn’t hurt much anymore. Mr. Li’s medical skills are really amazing!

I heard that Xiao Wang was recruited by Mr. Li as an apprentice in the clinic. I wonder if this childhood friend who used to pee and play in the mud with me can learn the skills.

Liu Si was invited by his mother to sit at the dining table to have breakfast. The breakfast consisted of a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun. There were no steamed buns before.

Liu's mother was nagging at the dinner table.

"You have to work well with Mr. Li. I heard that Mr. Li is the brother of a certain commander. If you behave well and are taken away by him, I can give you a small official position. Then I will be worthy of your father."

Liu Si responded a few times. He didn't dare to think about becoming an official. It was too far away. He was satisfied with his current life. The employees of Longlong Convenience Store were regular employees. They were paid three dollars a month and received gifts at the end of the year. It was such a good job that you would never find one even with a lantern.

Liu Si couldn't stand his mother's nagging anymore, so he quickly finished the porridge, and went out with the steamed bun in his mouth.

Liu Si wanted to go to the convenience store to work, when suddenly he heard the crackling sound of firecrackers and the sound of gongs and drums behind him.

He wondered which family was so unrefined that they came to pick up the bride at dawn. By the way, was there any girl getting married in their village recently? I haven't heard of it.

He looked back and his face changed immediately. He saw that the leader of the wedding procession was a smug young man, who was none other than the young master of the Feng family.

The young master of the Feng family was leading a horse, and on the horse was a bride dressed in red with a red veil. However, the bride's hands were tied behind her back. Four people, including Tan Hongtao and his sons, were following the horse, like they were guarding prisoners.

"Why didn't she hide?"

Liu Si was so anxious that he nearly exploded, and subconsciously ran towards the wedding procession. Tan Hongtao and his four sons were prepared for this, and when they saw Liu Si approaching, they all rushed forward to greet him.

Seeing the four people's malicious eyes, Liu Si was also afraid, but when he remembered that Li Xi helped him yesterday, he suddenly felt confident again.

"What are you doing? You want to fight me? Have you forgotten who I am? Forgot about the beating I received yesterday!"

After hearing this, the four of them stood still and did not move forward. Tan Hongtao said viciously, "Liu Si, you are just a bully! I won't hit you, but don't go too far. I am Tan Yuqing's uncle, and I can marry her to whoever I want! What's it got to do with you?

What's the matter? That Li guy is in charge of everything and even controls other people's marriages?"

Liu Si was speechless. The young master of the Feng family was full of contempt. He walked past Liu Si, leading his horse, and said sarcastically, "Oh, oh, oh, what's the matter? Are you trying to stop the marriage? I married her in a formal ceremony, with the consent of the girl's parents and I paid the bride price. Even if this matter is brought to the government, I am still right. Get out of here!"

Liu Si was pushed to the side of the road, his face looked very ugly, and he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, he remembered something. Where is Tan Yuntian? Where is that little kid who is more than 10 years old?

At this moment, Tan Yuqing, who had been riding on the horse, threw off her red veil and spat out the rag in her mouth.

She screamed miserably: "Brother Liu! My brother was sold by them! Wuuuuuuu!!"

Liu Si was struck by lightning and pointed at Tan Hongtao in disbelief.

"You! He's your nephew! You beast!!"

When this matter was told by outsiders, Tan Hongtao felt a little embarrassed, but the money was in his hands, so he didn't care what others thought of him. He ignored Liu Si and continued walking beside the horse.

Liu Si was completely enraged by his beastly behavior and even wanted to go up and fight, but Tan Yuqing's next words stopped him.

"Brother Liu! I'm going to be a soldier! I'm going to be a soldier! Go and ask Mr. Li to give me justice!!"