Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

After entering Jiaxing City, Gu Changfeng did not take immediate action. He found a remote and dilapidated inn and began to inquire about the situation in Jiaxing City.

He learned from the innkeeper that many families that had previously been powerful in Jiaxing had moved away as early as when Jiashan was captured.

On the contrary, some small and medium-sized families stayed with a glimmer of hope.

"Alas, in today's world, ordinary people like us can't survive."

The innkeeper reeked of alcohol and sighed heavily.

The two of them were sitting in the shabby living room drinking wine. Since Gu Changfeng was originally from Jiaxing, there was no difference in their words.

Gu Changfeng told his boss that he was going home to visit his relatives, but it happened that the Japanese were conducting strict inspections, so he came to stay at his place temporarily.

So the boss was not surprised and accepted this reason.

"Uncle Xie, didn't you say that many people ran away? Why didn't you leave before?"

Gu Changfeng took a sip of wine and asked with a smile.

The innkeeper is Xie Minfu, 58 years old, and has only one daughter who has already married.

So I don’t have much energy to run the inn, I just live one day at a time.

Gu Changfeng was just making small talk. How could he not know what the old man was thinking?

Sure enough, Xie Minfu shook his head and said:

"I'm old now, where can I escape to? There are wars everywhere now, there is no peace in the world."

Gu Changfeng sighed and said, "That's true. There's war everywhere now, so let's just live one day at a time!"

He didn't want to explain so much to an old man, it was pointless, he just wanted to open up the next topic.

"Come on, come on, drink." Xie Minfu didn't want to talk about this. He raised the bowl and clinked it with Gu Changfeng's, then drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

After a pause, he said, "Xiao Gu, take your family away as soon as possible. It's not appropriate to stay in such a troubled place for long."

"You are not like me, an old man. Even if you die tomorrow, I will have lived enough in this life."

"The only thing I feel sorry for my ancestors is that I didn't leave any descendants for the Xie family. Sigh."

As he said this, he poured himself another glass of wine, obviously trying to get himself drunk.

Gu Changfeng didn't want to drink this wine in vain. Seeing that the old man's face was already red, he hurriedly took the bottle and filled his bowl with wine before asking:

"Uncle Xie, do you know if any of the families that didn't flee Jiaxing City have defected to the Japanese?"

This was the purpose of him and Xie Minfu drinking together. The old man had lived in Jiaxing all his life.

No matter how indifferent he is, he is still an innkeeper and must know something about these things.

Gu Changfeng didn't dare to go out and inquire blindly, so he could only resort to this last resort.

Xie Minfu put down his chopsticks, looked at Gu Changfeng in confusion, frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"I'm not sure. I heard them talking about the Zhu family and the Wu family before. It seems there are some more."

"I'm just here to talk to this guest. This kind of thing has nothing to do with the old man. The old man never cares about it."

Gu Changfeng hurriedly asked, "Think again, what other families are there?"

He now had a vague idea in his mind, but whether it could be implemented remained to be seen.

Xie Minfu shook his head and said, "I don't remember clearly!"

Then he looked at Gu Changfeng and said earnestly:

"Xiao Gu, it's okay to talk to this old man, but don't worry about these things outside. Those devils are very cruel."

He has lived for decades and can see some things clearly.

He knows exactly what he should care about and what he should not care about.

He had no interest in what Gu Changfeng wanted to do. This was also the result of his decades of experience.

Gu Changfeng was helpless and started to force Xie Minfu to drink with a wry smile. After a while, Xie Minfu fell headfirst onto the table.

I didn’t get any useful information, so I can only act according to circumstances, Gu Changfeng thought to himself.

Late at night the next day, Gu Changfeng sneaked back to Gu's house. This time he planned to take direct action and steal the money.

There is a basement in Gu Qingsong’s bedroom. He remembers this very clearly, but of course it was not told by his cheap father.

Instead, it was seen by the predecessor by accident and recorded by the predecessor.

Without finding out whether Gu Qingsong and his son had surrendered to the enemy, he couldn't kill them, so he could only rob their house and then treat it as their support for the war of resistance.

Gu Changfeng came to the west outer wall of the Gu Mansion, climbed over the wall from outside the courtyard, then walked through rows of corridors to the backyard, and found Gu Qingsong in his bedroom.

It was very quiet at the Gu Mansion at three o'clock in the morning. Gu Changfeng came to the door, took out the tools he had prepared in advance and began to fiddle with the latch.

A few minutes later, the door was gently pushed open.

Gu Qingsong didn't know whether he was in a light sleep or was awakened by the shock. He sat up and looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in the darkness. He was terrified.

Just as she was about to shout loudly, Gu Changfeng held her mouth tightly!

The movement was a bit too big, and the third concubine next to Gu Qingsong was also awakened. Before she could scream, the black muzzle of a gun was pressed against his forehead.

Gu Changfeng said coldly: "If you want to die, just shout. I don't mind sending you down with two bullets."

"Ying, hero, if you have any requests, just ask. Don't shoot!" Gu Qingsong said in panic.

The third concubine was also a smart person. When faced with a gun pointed at her forehead, she forced herself to hold back the sound from her throat.

He stammered in agreement, "Well, my dear man, if you have any requests, please tell me. My master may not have anything else, but he still has some money!"

Gu Changfeng snorted coldly and said, "You guys are quite knowledgeable about the rules. It seems I don't have to kill anyone."

"Yes, yes, even if you kill us, you can't escape. If you want money, I will go and get it right away." Gu Qingsong agreed.

Gu Changfeng stepped back a few steps, took out the rope from his waist, threw it on the bed and said, "We are all smart people, do it yourself!"

Gu Qingsong said awkwardly, "My hero, there's no need for that. Just tell me how much you want."

"Hey, it looks like someone is disobedient, so I'll just send you off."

Gu Changfeng said this and raised the gun again.

"No, no, we can do it ourselves." The third concubine said hurriedly, kicking Gu Qingsong.

Facing life and death, she didn't care whether Gu Qingsong was the head of the family or not.

Gu Changfeng watched coldly as the third concubine tied Gu Qingsong with a rope, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The third concubine is not a good person either. She relies on her beauty and ability to deal with people to gain Gu Qingsong's favor.

It's not just one or two days that he has been acting arrogantly in the mansion.

Gu Changfeng didn't understand why his predecessor could survive under the oppression of this family. It was really a miracle.

"Ying, Yingxiong, is this okay?" the third concubine asked nervously.

Gu Qingsong was now obedient and said nothing. He just looked at Gu Changfeng in the darkness. He always felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.

"Tie yourself up too." Gu Changfeng said lightly.

He was not afraid that Gu Qingsong would see anything. He was dressed in black and his face was covered with a black cloth. It was impossible for him to see anything.

The third concubine looked at her body in embarrassment, as if she was afraid that the man in black would be interested in her body.

After a pause, he gritted his teeth and started clumsily.

He used his hands and feet, and if that didn't work, he used his teeth. He was very cooperative, fearing that he would arouse the dissatisfaction of the man in black in front of him.

Ten minutes later, Gu Changfeng checked the ropes, tightened them again, and said with satisfaction.

"Well done, it looks like I have no reason to kill anyone."

As he spoke, he lit the oil lamp and then pulled the two of them a few steps away from the bed.

The more Gu Qingsong listened, the more familiar the voice sounded. Just when Gu Changfeng lifted the bed board, he finally remembered it.

His eyes widened instantly, his mouth hummed as if he wanted to say something, and his expression was very excited.

Gu Changfeng turned around and smiled and said, "Why, you recognized me? Come with me!"

He had been coveting the Gu family basement for a long time, and this time he finally found the time to come back and do something about it, which made him feel very comfortable.