Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Qian Sang, is what he said true?"

Ono ignored the obstruction of the Japanese soldiers around him and took a few steps forward, only five meters away from Qian Bojun and others.

"Ono-kun, don't you still trust me?"

Qian Bojun's eyes were a little evasive, not daring to look directly at Xiao Ye. He bit back, "In my opinion, it was this Zheng Qian who revealed your whereabouts and spent a lot of money to find people to ambush you and your team, but those people are definitely not the ones around me."

"You fart!"

With the support of the little devils, Zheng Qian's confidence increased a lot. He pointed at Qian Bojun's nose and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. It was them. At that time, I lied to them that I was from the town. These idiots believed me and let me go."

Turning around and pointing at Lin Qiang, he said with certainty, "I remember it very clearly. It was this man who let me go! There's no doubt about it!"

Lin Qiang put one hand on the gun at his waist, looked at Zheng Qian with cold eyes, and said, "Do I look like a fool to you?"

Zheng Qian was frightened by this look. While Qian Bojun was not paying attention, his body burst out with a speed that was not in line with his age, and he escaped to Xiaoye's side in a few steps.

"Taijun, I'm sure it's them!"

Zheng Qian kept talking, but he didn't know that Xiao Ye's suspicion of him was even deeper than that of Qian Bojun.

The reason why Zheng Qian was not dealt with immediately was because Ono wanted him to find evidence of Qian Bojun's collusion with the Eighth Route Army, and then deal with them together.

Lin Qiang glanced at the high place, but Qiangzi's figure did not appear there as expected.

Although he had great confidence in Qiangzi's skills, the situation was urgent, so Lin Qiang planned to send someone to see what was going on.

Before he could say anything, when he looked again, Qiangzi was already lying there, with the gun aimed at one of the two targets.

If you don't look carefully at that location, it is very difficult to find Qiangzi. Even if you are discovered, it doesn't matter, Qiangzi himself will know how to deal with it.

Qian Bojun was also a little panicked, because he knew that what Zheng Qian said was true. The ambush was done by Lin Qiang, and now they were standing right next to him.

How can I not panic!

If he is not careful, his dream of wealth, glory, promotion and fortune will be shattered.

Moreover, he didn't know that Zheng Qian had met Lin Qiang and others, otherwise he would never let this old guy show up alive.

He suspected Zheng Qian and even Xiao Ye, but he did not suspect Lin Qiang.

It’s not because Qian Bojun is stupid, but because Lin Qiang’s performance makes people not suspicious.

Just like at this moment, Lin Qiang still looked calm, as if the ambush was not really done by him.

Lin Qiang's calmness completely dispelled Qian Bojun's suspicions, and he continued to argue with Zheng Qian, "You were the one who farted, weren't you? I heard someone spent a lot of money to plan this ambush."

Zheng Qian was a smart man. He knew very well that Qian Bojun was talking about him and wanted the Japanese to suspect him. He immediately retorted, "You are saying this just to confuse the public and drag me into this. Captain Qian, I am not stupid."

There was movement coming from Dagu Town. After waiting for so long, Qian Bojun finally saw his team appear, and he immediately felt confident.

But... why does the team seem to be missing so many people?

But now is not the time to think about this problem. The first goal is to resolve the misunderstanding with Ono.

Although he had only met Ono once, Zhang Fugui, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, had a rough idea of what kind of person the other person was.

Qian Bojun naturally knew this, so this time, no matter whether it was a misunderstanding or not, he had to give Xiao Ye an explanation, and the person who gave the explanation must be Zheng Qian.

At worst, I can lower my standards a little bit afterwards so that Ono can trust me again.

This is what Qian Bojun thought, and so did Zheng Qian.

Moreover, Zheng Qian has been meeting Xiao Ye for many years and knows him much better than Zhang Fugui, so naturally he thinks of more.

In this situation, the first move is the best strategy. Zheng Qian immediately pointed at Lin Qiang and the others and said, "Captain Qian, I've been to Dagu Town more than a dozen times, and I've met quite a few people from your team. Take Captain Zhao next to you, for example. I've met him four or five times. Captain Zhao, you shouldn't have forgotten me, right? I always brought you a lot of silver dollars."

"I've met many of your platoon leaders, but I've never met anyone like them!"

Qian Bojun didn't dare let him continue and interrupted him: "Of course you haven't seen them. They are all secret sentries I deployed in Dagu Town. If you saw them all, wouldn't my position as battalion commander be in vain?"

"Ono-kun, although we have only met once, we understand each other quite well. Since I have already decided to join you, why would I destroy my own future?"

Seeing that his offensive was so easily resolved, Zheng Qian was at his wit's end and could only pin his hopes on Ono's trust in him.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Lin Qiang's brain quickly worked to think of a new plan.

Some people in Qian Bojun's team were unwilling to surrender to the enemy. At first, they just thought that Wu Zhe was spreading rumors, but they didn't expect that this matter was actually true.

One of his men immediately couldn't help but ask, "Battalion Commander, are you really going to take us to surrender to the Japanese?"

If there is one, there will be a second and a third.

"We have fought the Japs for so many years and lost so many of our brothers. Now you want me to surrender to the Japs and become a traitor and a running dog? I will never do that!"

After saying that, the man threw his gun to the ground, squeezed out of the team and stood aside.

But that was all, the identities of Lin Qiang and others were not revealed.

People followed suit one after another, and soon hundreds of people stood up.

Under normal circumstances, Qian Bojun's approach would be very simple and crude, but not now.

Not only did he have to deal with the misunderstanding with the Japanese, but he also had to make sure that no more of his men stood up.

Fortunately, there were Lin Qiang's team of several hundred people. He didn't care about these people and said to them: "Everyone has their own aspirations. Since you don't want to enjoy the glory and wealth with Qian, then leave on your own. I will not stop you!"

Seeing this, Lin Qiang finally felt relieved.

The plan had been completed long ago. He could have taken Wu Zhe and others back to the base. His goal of staying here was to force the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which was unwilling to surrender to the enemy, to leave.

With himself and others here, Qian Bojun didn't dare to act too awkwardly. The more it was a time like this, the more he had to act magnanimous.

After the hundred or so people walked away, Lin Qiang also turned around and left.

This startled Qian Bojun, and he quickly asked, "Brother Lin, what are you going to do?"

Lin Qiang stopped, turned to look at him, and said, "Didn't you just say that everyone has their own aspirations, and those who want to leave can just leave?"

"Are you leaving?"

"Isn't it obvious enough?"

Qian Bojun suppressed his anger and asked again, "Are you really going to leave? You don't want wealth and glory, promotion and fortune? Can you really give it up?"

Lin Qiang waved his hand and smiled, "Captain Qian, you know what kind of person I am. I'm greedy and I value money as much as my life. Otherwise, I wouldn't agree to your and Chairman Zheng's terms for just three hundred silver dollars."

"I agreed to ambush the devils because you two paid me. But if you ask me to join the devils and become a traitor, I won't do it no matter how much money you pay me!"

"Captain Qian, as you said, everyone has their own aspirations. If you want to surrender to the enemy and become a traitor to enjoy wealth and glory, I won't stop you. If I want to leave, you shouldn't stop me either, right?"