Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

After hitting him a few times, He Daqing lost interest.

What's the most fun way to play?

When you hit your son, he keeps crying and begging for mercy, and then says that he was wrong... That's the most satisfying way to beat him. There's also the stubborn type who refuses to admit he's wrong and stubbornly refuses to admit it. You'll feel guilty after you beat him.

He Yuzhu is the most difficult to deal with. You can hit me however you want, I'll take it, but I won't make a sound. Hit me all you want... It's easy to lose interest when you start hitting me like that.

That's boring!

If He Yuzhu had simply said, "Don't just hit my left side, I'll extend my right side so you can hit me," He Daqing wouldn't have suffered so much while being hit.

You should at least give me some kind of response... but there wasn't.

After hitting him a few times, He Daqing lost his patience and angrily cursed, "Get lost!" He Yuzhu then packed his clothes and left the room.

This sense of frustration haunted He Daqing for a long time.

He Yuzhu knew exactly how to deal with someone like He Daqing; keeping silent was the easiest way to put him in a difficult position.

Nothing was said that night. Before going to work the next day, He Yuzhu went to see Tian Zao and told her that if she wanted revenge, she should keep a close eye on Han Qingkui these days.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. He Yuzhu had said that he wouldn't let Han Qingkui live to see the New Year, so he would respect what he had said.

If they say they won't let me pass, then they won't let me pass!

Tian Zao was excited when she heard this; she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

She waited three years to avenge her parents!

……

January 28th is Lunar New Year's Eve.

As the saying goes, once the Laba Festival is over, the New Year is just around the corner. But this year, the situation in Beijing is different. The New Year's atmosphere is much less than in the past. However, after the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, all the things that need to be prepared for the New Year should be started.

The Lunar New Year is the most important event in Beiping (Beijing).

Welcoming guests and seeing them off, improving our lives—everyone's looking forward to the New Year.

Although tensions remained high outside the city, preparations for the New Year were underway inside, and both sides tacitly agreed not to send troops at this time.

The Lunar New Year is also very important to Han Qingkui, especially this year.

As the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in Beiping, Han Qingkui knew that if the army outside the city entered, he would have no chance of survival, and he was unwilling to escape by plane.

He had spent most of his life in Beiping City, and everything he had now was earned by risking his life. How could he bear to give it all away so easily?

If you can't bear to part with it, then go all the way!

Han Qingkui declared in Beiping that no matter who was the master of Beiping, he, Han, would never relinquish his property, and anyone who tried to take it would pay a bloody price.

It was precisely because of Han Qingkui's tough stance that many people with ulterior motives saw his value as someone who could be exploited.

Especially Zheng Xingqiang, the captain of the Secret Service's action team.

Because of the incident at No. 5 Middle School, Zheng Xingqiang, the captain of the action team of the Bureau of Secrecy, became a laughing stock. In addition, Xu Zongyao, the current director of the Bureau of Secrecy, was particularly disgusted with Zheng Xingqiang, making this action team captain, who was promoted by the former station chief Wang Puchen, the most unpopular person in the Bureau of Secrecy.

A preliminary peace agreement has been drafted. This is the general trend and inevitable. The Kuomintang in Nanjing also knows about this outcome, but they are unwilling to accept defeat. Therefore, Mao Renfeng ordered the Beiping Station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to organize a group of agents to carry out the infiltration plan, to cause sabotage in Beiping City, and to prepare for the future counter-offensive.

Xu Zongyao: I was just worried about how to make a contribution, and here comes the list of undercover agents.

Moreover, the leader of the infiltration plan, Xu Zongyao, was also found; he was Zheng Xingqiang.

Aren't you loyal?

Aren't you still going to serve this broken ship of the Kuomintang?

Okay, here's your chance, go and do it.

Then, Zheng Xingqiang, full of confidence, began to plan his infiltration mission, while Xu Zongyao obtained the list of infiltrators through other channels and delivered it to the office desk of the Beiping City Working Committee the next day.

The leaders of the Urban Work Committee glanced at the list and sneered, "Even a tyrant like Han Qingkui can infiltrate; the Kuomintang has truly reached its dead end."

Once you enter the city, we'll arrest you!

Infiltration?

Lurking my ass!

But Zheng Xingqiang was unaware of all this. He was still working diligently. All he could control now was Han Qingkui's force and some spies trained by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics during the period of popularizing espionage.

Han Qingkui was even more important; he had several hundred underlings, and with just guns and ammunition, he could raise an army.

Therefore, in order to win over Han Qingkui, Zheng Xingqiang gave him people, guns, and even official positions.

For the KMT, official titles are just pieces of paper; they can be given to whoever wants them.

After receiving Zheng Xingqiang's promise, Han Qingkui happily set up a table for Zheng Xingqiang at Taifenglou Restaurant, one of the few old restaurants still open today.

It's a pity Zheng Xingqiang isn't interested in women; otherwise, Captain Zheng would have had a good time enjoying the services of the Qingyin Xiaoban (a type of brothel) in the Eight Great Hutongs.

Meanwhile, Da Yong and Shunzi, who had been keeping an eye on Han Qingkui, had also learned that Han Qingkui was going to hold a banquet at Taifeng Restaurant. So they asked Shunzi to continue keeping an eye on things, while Da Yong went back to inform Tian Zao.

Upon learning this, Tian Zao immediately went to He Yuzhu to inform him of the news.

He Yuzhu calculated the time and realized it was almost time.

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only two days left until the New Year... By the end of the month, the army will enter the city... Even if something happens, no one will investigate.

After some deliberation, He Yuzhu made up his mind:

Two horizontal lines and one vertical line represent "doing"; two dots and one force represent "getting things done"!

"Dry!"

He Yuzhu immediately instructed Tian Zao to contact all the friends he could reach, except for the very young ones. Then, he led his men to the house next to Han Qingkui's house to retrieve the weapons.

……

Han Qingkui didn't leave Taifenglou until around 11 or 12 at night.

Zheng Xingqiang was not a good drinker; after three cups of strong liquor, he was completely drunk and unconscious. However, Han Qingkui did not leave the party there. Instead, he sat in the main seat and accepted the congratulations from his brothers. Some of the more cunning guys had already brought out congratulatory gifts to congratulate Han Qingkui on becoming the Major General Division Commander of the Xishan Loyal and Patriotic Army.

Hmm... a jade Buddha seated in gold.

Han Qingkui was overjoyed and couldn't help but drink a few more cups.

After drinking, Han Qingkui got into the car drunk... Zheng Xingqiang was in the same state. Han Qingkui planned to take him back to Li Shamao Hutong and find a courtesan from the Qingyin Xiaoban troupe to serve him well.

How can a grown man like this, who doesn't even have a wife, be like this?

Sitting in the rickshaw, Han Qingkui hummed a tune from some unknown school. He had drunk a bit too much today and was feeling quite dizzy.

But at this moment, Han Qingkui was excited. He felt that as a major general and division commander of the Xishan Loyal and Patriotic Army, this rickshaw was not worthy of his status.

He had to get a car, something comfortable to sit in, something that would protect him from the wind and rain... Han Qingkui sat in the car, holding the golden jade Buddha in his arms and stroking it repeatedly, as if he had touched his future!

Thinking about the future makes me feel more and more wonderful.

It's such a pity that I lost those two alleys in the city, with so many quiet teahouses and brothels.