Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

The next morning, He Yuzhu arrived at the overpass and saw that Tian Zhuang and Tian Zao were both there. Tian Zao looked a little listless, clearly having not rested well. The two siblings must have had a long talk.

Tian Zhuang found a carriage, and the three of them headed to Fuxingmen together.

Fuxingmen was originally called Chang'anmen, and in front of it was the reinforced concrete Chang'anmen Bridge. After the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan, in response to the strong wishes of the people, it was renamed Fuxingmen.

From Fuxingmen to Liangxiang, we rested for a while before heading to Fangshan.

After a long and arduous journey of more than three hours, they finally arrived in Fangshan. He Yuzhu was in terrible pain from the long ride in the carriage.

But the thought of shooting next really added a lot of appeal to him.

They found a courtyard to put the carriage down and took He Yuzhu and Tian Zao into the mountains. Before long, they came across an open area in the mountains with many wooden stakes and other things, and a simple wooden house built behind it.

Is this a training ground?

He Yuzhu couldn't help but wonder how Tian Zhuang knew about this kind of place.

The answer came quickly.

A man dressed in plain clothes came out and, upon seeing Tian Zhuang, immediately approached him warmly. Tian Zhuang smiled and went to greet him.

It's clear that the two are very familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, the other person looked at He Yuzhu and Tian Zao: "These are the two men you found? They're pretty ordinary, but they have some wrestling skills, right? They're certainly suitable for infiltration."

Infiltration?

He Yuzhu was stunned.

Weren't you here to practice your shooting?

How did this get involved in espionage?

He Yuzhu knew more. By this time, the Kuomintang had realized that the tide had turned and had begun to plan their counterattack after the failure.

Fruit party?

Or are they one of our own?

He Yuzhu is more inclined to believe that the other party is a member of the KMT!

The Communist Party would never set up a training ground in such a place.

The training ground is about two acres... If it's not a training ground for a large army, then it can only be... a spy's!

Holy crap!

Tian Zhuang was actually a member of the Kuomintang?

That would be a huge problem!

He Yuzhu turned to leave, but then thought it wasn't right.

If Tian Zhuangneng could be linked to spies, then why didn't he avenge his parents?

This is contradictory.

Spies, especially those within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, have a wide range of methods. Even if Han Qingkui had connections with the Kuomintang in Beiping, Tian Zhuang, as a spy, could make him disappear without a trace.

That means survival... Tian Zhuang may very well have other identities!

He Yuzhu went through the thought in his mind, and the way he looked at Tian Zhuang changed.

He looks like an honest man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he's actually quite cunning. You should visit the overpass more often to build a good relationship with him.

With a clean family background and a blood feud with the old society, he's definitely a key figure to be cultivated. Plus, with his undercover identity, he'll surely make a name for himself when the army enters the city... Ah, it sounds pretty good.

Tian Zao was naive and didn't know that her older brother had already planted a towering tree for her, sheltering her from the wind and rain.

"Let me introduce you, his name is Duan Feipeng."

Tian Zhuang did not explain his relationship with Duan Feipeng, but instead introduced He Yuzhu and Tian Zao to Duan Feipeng.

"Brother Feipeng".

He Yuzhu greeted Duan Feipeng in a simple and honest manner, portraying himself as a simple and honest young man.

But... why does the name Feipeng sound so familiar?

I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.

Tian Zao also greeted them from the side, but she was rather naive and clueless, knowing nothing and being quite oblivious.

Duan Feipeng initially had a good impression of the two men, but as soon as they spoke, his brows furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with the people Tian Zhuang had chosen: "Can they even get things done?"

They clearly look down on it.

What can a simple-minded boy and a naive girl do?

Tian Zhuang didn't take it seriously: "They're neighbors who want to avenge their parents. We brought them over to practice shooting a couple of times. As for whether they can do it, let's try it first and see how they perform."

Duan Feipeng didn't say anything more. They had their own rules in this line of work, so they couldn't talk too much: "Alright, anyway, we can't stay in Fangshan anymore, and this place is going to be abandoned anyway. It's not bad to make use of it before it's gone. Everything you need is inside. I'll be going now."

After seeing Duan Feipeng off, Tian Zhuang took He Yuzhu and Tian Zao to shoot.

Tian Zao then realized, "Brother, who is this Duan Feipeng? How do you know him?"

"We met under the overpass; we did business at the ghost market."

Tian Zhuang's answer was perfunctory. He went into the wooden house and brought out a gun: "Let's practice shooting. Throw a couple of grenades too. I'll teach you how to use them. Sha Zhu... go inside and bring out the box."

"Okay, bro."

He Yuzhu didn't care about Tian Zhuang's title; shooting was more important!

Inside the room, a wooden box, two meters long, one and a half meters wide, and one meter high, lay there. Lifting the lid, I saw…

The bullets were a wide variety of types, including Mauser pistols, handguns, Type 24 rifles, Hanyang rifles, MP18s, and more.

He Yuzhu's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he picked up the gun to play with it.

This thing was so attractive that He Yuzhu couldn't put it down.

While shooting, Tian Zao was distracted. During a break, while Tian Zhuang went to feed the horses, she said to He Yuzhu, "I feel like something's wrong with my brother. He's definitely hiding something from me."

He Yuzhu was startled when he heard this.

Victory is just a few months away, you can't afford to cause trouble now!

"No matter what happens to your brother, he will protect you."

He Yuzhu had watched many melodramatic TV dramas, and sometimes the plot twists and turns were caused by not fully exploring the story.

Big Brother Zhuang is handling something important, what are you, a little bean sprout, doing getting involved?

He Yuzhu said to Tian Zao very seriously, "Zao'er, don't get involved in your brother's affairs. When you go back to Fangshan, just focus on selling food. Don't worry about anything else, understand?"

"I……"

Tian Zao couldn't understand when He Yuzhu and Tian Zhuang had become so close.

"If you don't listen, then we're no longer brothers."

He Yuzhu unleashed his trump card, turning Tian Zao into an obedient quail.

After two days of training, they used up all the remaining bullets in the cabin and threw two grenades. The wooden stakes on the training ground were all worn down and blown in two. He Yuzhu's arm ached from shooting so much that Tian Zhuang finally let the two of them go home.

On the way home, I loaded the weapons into the car and began another three-hour bumpy journey.

In the future, a highway will be built from Beiping City to Fangshan, and it will only take half an hour to get there... Sitting in the bumpy carriage, He Yuzhu missed the days to come even more.

Those days were so good, so beautiful!

Amidst the turbulence, He Yuzhu fell asleep with wonderful aspirations. When he woke up, they were already outside Fuxingmen. Tian Zhuang asked He Yuzhu and Tian Zao to go into the city.

Tian Zao asked worriedly, "Brother, where are you going?"

"..."

Tian Zhuang didn't speak, and He Yuzhu didn't know what to say.

"With so many guns, how are we going to get in? What if we get caught?"

Although Tian Zhuang may not necessarily be afraid of being investigated, he still has to put on an act.

He Yuzhu pulled Tian Zao out of the car: "Brother, we're leaving now."

After saying that, He Yuzhu pulled Tian Zao away without looking back. On the way home, He Yuzhu reminded Tian Zao again, "What did I tell you? Don't ask about Brother Dazhuang's affairs. Why didn't you listen? This is the last warning. If you say another word, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"oh."

Tian Zao became obedient and decided to memorize He Yuzhu's words.