The Rise of the Youth in the War of Resistance

The battalion commander frowned tightly, his gaze like a sharp blade, as if it could cut through anyone in an instant. He sternly questioned Zhao Shao:

"Didn't he surrender?

Why did you shoot him?"

Zhao Shao's face still had that calm, unperturbed expression as he spoke calmly and leisurely:

"Commander, you don't understand, that guy doesn't look like he's really surrendering!

When I saw his shifty look, I felt that he must have something very bad going on in his stomach!"

The battalion commander suddenly grinned, but there was something elusive in that smile, and said:

"Brother Zhao Shao, am I saying you're stupid, or are you smart?"

Zhao Shao's face was filled with confusion and puzzlement, and he asked anxiously:

"What's the meaning?

Captain, you have really confused me!"

The second platoon leader, who had known the battalion commander for a long time, stepped forward, patted Zhao Shao's shoulder heavily, and kindly explained with some helplessness:

"If you kill him, wouldn't that be equivalent to deliberately exposing yourself to the other side?"

When Zhao Shao heard this, he felt like he was struck by a thunderbolt. He was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but feel a deep regret in his heart.

But only he himself knew best that if he didn't kill the messenger, he would inevitably fall into a huge crisis.

The messenger's cunning eyes and arrogant attitude made him realize that if he gave him the chance to speak, he would be in an irretrievable situation.

Once the messenger reveals his identity, it will be difficult to defend himself even if he has a hundred words to say.

This was the last resort to kill him.

Zhao Shao said with a bitter face:

"Oh, how could I have thought so much at that time!

I feel like that guy is like a bomb that could explode at any moment. If we don’t get rid of him quickly, he might just blow us all away!”

Logically speaking, apart from the undercover agent, Zhao Shao also had to deal with the arrogant messenger who bossed him around. It should have been a happy and win-win situation for both sides. Who knew that the messenger would give Zhao Shao such an unexpected scene at the last moment?

The battalion commander squatted down and carefully packed the messenger's belongings. He took out a small whistle and a few gleaming dollars from his pocket. The only other thing was the tightly held, cold pistol in his hand.

The battalion commander's face grew increasingly gloomy. He stood up and shouted angrily:

"Someone, catch him for me."

Zhao Shao widened his eyes and asked angrily:

"Why?"

The battalion commander came up to him with a gloomy face and said in a stern, questioning tone:

"Just because you've been behaving strangely these past few days."

Platoon Leader Hu also hurried over to Zhao Shao's side, looking embarrassed and a little guilty, and said, "I'm sorry."

Zhao Shao stood there, his expression as calm as water, as if all this was within his expectations and he had no intention of resisting.

His mind was racing at the moment, and he had a great idea in his mind. Perhaps he could not only accomplish his ultimate goal of this trip, but also find out whether the Rabbit Party member he was looking for really existed in the Farmers' Self-Defense Force.

Platoon Leader Hu tied Zhao Shao's hands swiftly. The rough rope left shocking red marks on Zhao Shao's wrists.

Zhao Shao muttered:

"Platoon Leader Hu, you're too cruel! My delicate skin and flesh can't stand it!"

Then everyone took Zhao Shao back to the military camp.

.........

It was not until the next morning that Zhao Shao saw Captain Wang again.

The early morning sunlight shines through the narrow window gaps, casting patches of irregular light and shadow on the ground.

Battalion Commander Wang brought a bowl of steaming rice porridge and patiently fed it to Zhao Shao one spoonful at a time.

The aroma of the rice porridge filled the entire room. Zhao Shao swallowed the rice porridge and said gratefully:

"Thank you, Captain. You are such a good man!"

Captain Wang put down his bowl, stared at Zhao Shao, and asked:

"Should I force you to tell me, or should you explain everything yourself?"

Zhao Shao took a deep breath and said with a firm look:

"Captain, I know that killing the messenger has aroused everyone's suspicion, but I really have my own reasons.

The situation was critical at the time, and the messenger's eyes flickered. I felt that he had no intention of truly surrendering. His eyes were always wandering, as if he was looking for an opportunity.

If we give him a chance to speak, our plan will be ruined.

Moreover, I found that he had a whistle on him, which was probably his tool for communicating with the enemy.

I killed him to protect our operation from being exposed."

Captain Wang shook his head and said dissatisfiedly:

"Zhao Shao, do you really think you can hide your sneaky little behavior well?"

When Zhao Shao heard this, he immediately pretended to be an honest farmer and said:

"Captain, I've explained everything you said. If there's anything I haven't explained clearly, just ask and I'll answer."

Captain Wang's eyes lit up a little as he walked back and forth in front of Zhao Shao and said:

"That's what you said. I ask, you answer. If you hesitate, you'll be treated like a traitor."

Zhao Shao nodded quickly and responded, "Speak now, Captain! I will confess the truth."

Captain Wang spoke directly and pointedly:

"Say it!

Why did you kill the messenger?"

Zhao Shao still said the same thing...

Seeing that Zhao Shao still didn't speak, Captain Wang asked again:

"Okay, let's not talk about why you killed the messenger. So what about you killing Chen Hong?"

Zhao Shao's eyes rolled wildly, and he thought to himself, hadn't he already dealt with Chen Hong's body?

How could it be exposed?

Seeing that Zhao Shao was still hesitant to speak, the battalion commander reasoned and said:

"You should be curious now about how I know you killed Chen Hong, right?

Of course, I can tell you.

The premise is that you speak up and state your reasons."

Zhao Shao realized that he could no longer conceal the matter, so he told the whole story:

"Actually, I saw Chen Hong stealing something in the tent that day. I happened to discover it when I was delivering something to you on behalf of Platoon Leader Hu.

Platoon Leader Hu asked me to keep a close eye on him. That night, as he was about to go out, he happened to run into me. I wondered if he was a traitor to our camp, but to my surprise, he was. He realized I had discovered his identity, so he planned to kill me to silence me. But the result is what you see now. I accidentally killed him. Platoon Leader Hu can testify on this matter.

Captain Wang ordered the guards guarding Zhao Shao:

"Go and call Platoon Leader Hu to me."

Platoon Leader Hu was still meticulously training the new recruits in front of him as usual. All that could be heard in the huge camp was the sound of Platoon Leader Hu's team chanting like the roars of tigers and wolves: "...One, two, one, one, two, three, four..."

The guard came to Platoon Leader Hu and reported:

"Report, the battalion commander wants to see you."

Platoon Leader Hu first ordered the troops to shout loudly:

"Now the squad leaders of each squad are leading the team for free training. Since the squad leader of squad three is not here, squad leader Chen Wen of squad two will temporarily lead squad three for training.

Alright, that's it, disband."

Then I caught up with the guards...

.........