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According to the plan, Zhao Decai invited Captain Wu and all the officers above the rank of battalion commander or company commander of the Second Regiment in the city to drink. His purpose was of course to catch all these people in one fell swoop and leave the Second Regiment of the puppet army leaderless.

Because Zhao Decai was usually very unsociable and rather stingy, this time he finally came to his senses, and everyone was happy to go.

At the second battalion headquarters, Zhao Decai prepared several tables of the best banquets. Commander Wu, the chief of staff, the battalion commander and the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion sat at one table, and the remaining company commanders sat at one table. People from the second battalion all drank with them.

Of course, the Japanese soldiers stationed at the battalion headquarters were also arranged with two tables, and received unanimous praise from the Japanese squad leader.

After everyone was seated, Zhao Decai raised his glass and said respectfully to Captain Wu:

"Brother, thank you for your care over the years. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today. Come, I'll toast you a glass."

Captain Wu picked up his wine glass and said politely, "We are all brothers. There is no need to be so lenient. I, Wu Mazi, value loyalty the most. As long as you follow me, you brothers will definitely have a good life."

After saying this, he drank a large glass of liquor in one gulp, which won applause from everyone present.

Then he drank a few more glasses of wine that others toasted him with and felt a little dizzy.

He looked at Zhao Decai and said in a pointed way, "Seventh Brother, I heard that your family is rebuilding the ancestral hall. How about I go and ask them to open a separate page for you in the family tree?"

"Don't worry, as long as we have guns in our hands and money in our pockets, we can have whatever we want."

However, Zhao Decai did not respond. He just took out a slightly yellowed piece of paper from his military uniform pocket and said sadly:

"I have been removed from the family tree by the old clan leader. All my relatives are ashamed of me. Even if I die in the future, I will become a lonely ghost and will never be able to enter the ancestral tomb."

In fact, Wu Mazi knew about this matter and even played a dishonorable role in it, just to leave Zhao Decai with no way out and make him follow him wholeheartedly and work for the Japanese.

Another reason was that because he led the security team to defect to the Japanese and became a shameful traitor and traitor to the country, the Wu family of You County removed him and his entire family from the family tree the next day.

Even if he brought his troops to use intimidation and bribery afterwards, he could not achieve his wish. The original words of the head of the Wu family were: Even if all the members of the Wu family were extinct, no one would be allowed to become a traitor. Once someone becomes a traitor, he must endure eternal curse.

Wu Mazi himself was a very jealous person. He would definitely not let his subordinates have an easy time after getting this outcome. Since he was expelled from the family tree, others should do the same as him.

Others were also removed from the family tree one after another during the past six months, except for Zhao Decai. The main reason was that the Zhao family lived a bit far from the county town, and Zhao Decai was a righteous person, so no one believed that he would be a traitor.

It was Wu Mazi who sent people to bring the elders of the Zhao family all the way to the county town, and saw with his own eyes that Zhao Decai was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Army, which led to the scene just now.

Wu Mazi realized that his goal had been achieved, so he raised his glass again and said loudly:

"Since we are all in the same boat, we can be considered to be in the same boat. We should stick together and keep each other warm in the future."

"In short, brothers, you can rest assured that from now on, if I eat a bite, you will definitely eat half. I will eat dry food and will never let you brothers drink watery food."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately echoed by others. No matter whether it was sincere or false, at least it made sense in the scene.

Except for Zhao Decai, he first put the page of the family tree on the table and told everyone a long-forgotten story:

"On June 25, 1939, we were drinking together. It was our eldest brother who treated us to a drink. The wine was aged, and the side dishes were richer than today's, with chicken, duck, fish and meat."

"At that time, the Japanese army was approaching You County. My eldest brother said that after we finished drinking, we would lead the brothers to fight the Japanese together and swear to defend our own homeland and protect our fathers and fellow villagers until our death."

"I remember that the brothers were all very happy at the time. No one was afraid. They all said that this was a matter of honor for the family and it was worth it even if they died in battle."

When Wu Mazi's past events were brought up, he felt a little embarrassed. What he had done was indeed unkind, and he betrayed his good brothers in order to save their lives.

But he certainly would not admit his mistake, instead he started to fool around again:

"Seventh Brother, this is a thing of the past. Let it go now. Why bring it up again?"

"We must always look forward. Besides, I also wanted to protect the lives of my brothers and the people of You County."

"I don't think I did anything wrong. You see, You County is doing pretty well now. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment."

"I'm telling you, we should learn to be content with what we have and understand that a wise man is one who knows the times. Right now, the Japanese are gaining momentum and we can't defeat them no matter what."

"With the few broken guns we had back then, how could we fight against their planes and cannons? In my opinion, it is better to protect yourself."

However, when he said this, no one present agreed with him. It was mainly because of such shameless words that everyone present lowered their heads in shame.

Although they became puppet soldiers, most of them were forced to do so just to make a living, and they did not do anything that would anger God or people.

When Wu Mazi saw that no one agreed with him, he suddenly felt embarrassed and was about to lose his temper.

Zhao Decai said, "Captain Wu, tell us the truth. Did you put a knockout drug in the wine? Otherwise, I can't get so drunk and sleep so soundly with my alcohol tolerance."

Wu Mazi realized that he could no longer conceal the truth, so he simply stopped pretending and spoke directly:

"Yes, I know how much you can drink. If I don't use some tricks, I probably won't be able to drink more than you."

"But then again, I did save everyone's life, otherwise all the brothers in the security team would have become cannon fodder and died without a burial place."

When Zhao Decai heard the result, his worries were finally resolved. He used to blame himself because he was too greedy for alcohol.

Since then, he has not touched a drop of alcohol, except for today when he picked up the glass to complete a task.

"In that case, then the tragedy started with drinking, and it should end with drinking."

Hearing this, Wu Mazi felt something was wrong, and hurriedly picked up the wine on the table and smelled it, but found nothing unusual.

"Brother, don't bother. I didn't put any drugs in the wine, otherwise I wouldn't be able to hide it from this expert in poison."

"This is the last time I will call you brother. From now on, we are done with each other."