Chapter 132 Coincidental encounter with the old department
Chapter 132: Meet an old friend by chance
The Sandian Concession is located at the intersection of the Xijiang River and the Beijiang River. The British and French have different types of piers there. Therefore, even if the ferry reaches the south bank, you can also detour through the waterway.
Liao Zhongkai said: "Okay then."
So everyone continued to walk along the alley. The alley was very deep and long, and everyone was walking quickly. Not long after, they could see the exit of the alley ahead.
Although the situation in Guangzhou City is extraordinary today, Changdi has always been a lively place. Because there are many down-and-out fishermen who do not have houses and can only live on fishing boats. These fishermen take fresh fish to the shore every morning to sell them. If people in the city want to eat good fish, they must come here to buy them early.
In addition, some secret prostitutes who cannot work in brothels and restaurants have to run business on small boats in order to survive. Although morning is not the best time to pick up customers, those who spend the night on the boat also have to leave early in the morning.
Therefore, no matter what time of year it is, the mornings of Changdi will never lack popularity.
Before the group left the alley, the bustling noise outside could be heard. However, these noises were not bargaining or farewell from the sound of orioles, but were talking about gunfire from the street next door.
Wu Shaoting reminded: "Don't go out together, go out one by one, and be calmer!"
The two people leading the way slowed down. They were about to adjust their expressions when suddenly a few figures appeared at the exit of the alley. When they looked closely, these people were actually in the official army wearing numbers clothes. All the people in the alley were shocked and stopped one after another. Everyone's face was extremely nervous.
At first, these officials did not see the people in the alley and were talking to themselves.
"Old Li, you are a bad person, said above that we should go to Changshou Road. If you don't know the road, don't show off! Look, you've led the wrong way!" An officer and soldier said angrily, the voice sounded a little familiar.
"Punch your mother. When I was at the fork, I said to go to the left. You insisted that the gunshot was on the right. Do you blame me now? You are a bad person! A fool!" The old Li snorted and cursed back.
"Hey, don't make a noise. Since we have already asked about the passing, passing through this alley is Changshou Road, why are you still making a noise? Do you think we have been wasting less time? The fire camp has already started to act. If we don't go there quickly, we will take the blame for any mistakes!" The third man scolded loudly.
Wu Shaoting took a deep breath. It seemed that this "escape" would become "a bloody way out". He reached out and slowly pulled out the Browning pistol from the inside of his coat. There were only five officials in this group, and he still had a chance of winning head-on. However, once the gun was fired, the next road would be difficult. The gunshots would attract the surrounding officials, and running away would attract the attention of the people and expose their whereabouts. In this situation, the chance of escaping from Guangzhou City will be greatly reduced!
But now, I can only fight!
The two young men leading the way also made the move to pull out their guns, but they were too young and were not as calm as Wu Shaoting in such a high tension. At this moment, both of them even thought of surrendering to save their lives, but the moral bottom line in their hearts was still struggling.
At this time, the officials saw the people in the alley.
"There is someone in front!" a man shouted.
"Hey, what's the matter? Hey, what do you do? They... they have guns, they have guns." A soldier was about to come forward to interrogate, but suddenly he found a young man's gun handle exposed on his waist, and immediately shouted.
Both sides raised their guns almost at the same time. Wu Shaoting only had three pistols, but there were five rifles on the side of the official army.
Wu Shaoting knew that the confrontation was unfavorable. He was confident that he would use the cover of the two young men in front to instantly knock down the five officers and soldiers. Of course, the price was to sacrifice the lives of the two young men. In his opinion, this cruelty could be decided. If everyone was blocked here, then it would not be two people who sacrificed it.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, more than a dozen people suddenly ran out of the exit of the alley. These people were all official soldiers wearing vogue clothes, and some were still eating oil cakes and fried dough sticks. When they saw the situation inside the alley, they were all stunned. Then, the soldiers who were still eating immediately threw away the food and quickly took the rifle off their shoulders.
"Mr. Wang, what happened?" someone asked.
"I can't see the crazy line. They are just a rioter. Come and help!" The official army named Wang immediately ordered.
"Rebellion? Hurry up, go up! You are not allowed to move!"
These later officers and soldiers rushed up and blocked the entire alley. More than a dozen rifles aimed at the opposite side.
Wu Shaoting felt a little disappointed. Now he was going to lose! Even if he could kill one person with one bullet, Browning had only seven bullets, and now the number of the official army exceeded twenty.
Liao Zhongkai's face changed very quickly. He first flashed a hint of despair, but soon changed into a solemn and firm attitude. He sighed slowly, looked at Wu Shaoting, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that my revolutionary path can only reach this point. Lord Wu, I'm sorry for implicating you."
Wu Shaoting's face was also helpless. He didn't expect that his life would be so dramatic. If fate had arranged for him to have to go here, then it would have been a consequence at the hiding base at the beginning. Why should he give himself a glimmer of hope? In addition, he clearly remembered that Liao Zhongkai was assassinated during the Kuomintang's political struggle. How could he die in an unknown alley in 1909?
Thinking of this, he decided to fight again, so he turned to Liao Zhongkai and whispered: "When the gunshots sound, run back immediately. We must never give up the revolution easily."
"But..." Liao Zhongkai wanted to say something.
"We can all die, but you must be the last one." Wu Shaoting decisively interrupted Liao Zhongkai's words.
Liao Zhongkai looked at Wu Shaoting's sharp gaze, and a sense of excitement ignited in his heart, and he nodded deeply.
Wu Shaoting pulled Liao Zhongkai behind him and was about to aim at the Lord Wang. But he suddenly found that the group of officials on the opposite side looked very familiar. He had heard it very well when he was talking just now. It was certain that he had seen it before! Unfortunately, the exit of the alley was facing the sunlight, and the distance was a little far, so he couldn't see it clearly for a while.
Before Wu Shaoting was confused, an officer and soldier on the other side couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Li, the person behind him seems to be wearing a new military uniform!"
"Hey, why does that person seem...it seems to be Lord Wu!"
"It's really Lord Wu!"
All the officials and soldiers were confused, and the soldiers at the front even lowered their guns a little.
An official soldier wearing a team official robe shouted to the opposite side: "Is it Mr. Wu?"
Wu Shaoting was stunned. Isn’t this voice Wang Yun? There was another hope in his heart. He immediately put down the pistol in his hand and walked slowly to the front. When he came behind the two young men leading the way, he finally saw clearly the team of officials. Although he had changed into a suit of different emblems, these people were the old subordinates of the back of the Shanziying camp.
"Wang Yun, Li Wenqi?" he blurted out.
"It's true that it's Lord Wu. Hurry up, put down your gun." Wang Yun quickly turned around and waved.
Without waiting for orders, these soldiers had already put down their guns consciously.
Wu Shaoting patted the two young men on the shoulders, asked them to put away the guns, and then walked around in front.
Wang Yun and Li Wenqi immediately ran up, happy, surprised and incredible.
"Mr. Wu, what's going on? Why did you meet you here?" Li Wenqi asked hurriedly while carrying the rifle on his shoulder.
However, Wang Yun, who was standing beside him, did not put away his gun and stared at the people behind Wu Shaoting with vigilance.
"You should not know some things. Old Li, Wang Yun, sir, I am in some trouble today. Are you willing to give me some comfort?" Wu Shaoting said with a difficult face, but he said seriously.
Li Wenqi looked at Wu Shaoting, then looked at the people behind Wu Shaoting, and said in shock: "Mr. Wu, they... shouldn't they be revolutionary... revolutionary party? Then aren't you... revolutionary party too?" Faced with such a fact, he obviously couldn't accept it.
Wu Shaoting sighed. He knew that it would be useless to tell a lie now. If it might be done well, Wang Yun, Li Wenqi and the others would feel disconnected. He finally nodded and said, "As you saw, I am a member of the Tongmenghui. If you want to arrest us, we have no way to escape now."
Li Wenqi said panickedly: "Mr. Wu, what are you saying? Although we are not the back whistle now, you will always be our lord."
This sentence comes from the heart. Since the backshoe was transferred to Xinjiao Armory, everyone has returned to Li Mingshan's jurisdiction. During this period, they are naturally more and more concerned about Lord Wu's good fortune. Today I meet Lord Wu again. Even though Lord Wu has become a revolutionary party, the kindness of the past will definitely be lingering.
Wu Shaoting nodded gratefully and looked at Wang Yun again. Wang Yun looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Li Wenqi looked at Wang Yun, hit Wang Yun with his shoulder, and said with a cold face: "Wang Yun, you are talking, aren't you going to capture Lord Wu? You, have you forgotten what you said on your last night in the Western Suburbs Military Camp?"
The words came out and the many soldiers standing at the entrance of the alley were touched. Although the banquet that night was simple, everyone was really happy. If it were not for Lord Wu's generosity, I was afraid that what would be left for everyone that day would be desolate!
At this time, a soldier stood up and said firmly: "You can't arrest Lord Wu!"
Wu Shaoting looked over and said that this person was Zhou Xiaohu. Although this young soldier still looked childish, he seemed very imposing at this moment. He nodded to Zhou Xiaohu gratefully, and Zhou Xiaohu smiled.
Wang Yun sighed and said impatiently: "Who do you think of me? I am thinking about how to send Lord Wu out without saying anything. Do you think I am the kind of ungrateful person? Bah!"
Everyone present was relieved when they heard this.
Wu Shaoting smiled and patted Wang Yun on the shoulder, saying, "Good brother."
Wang Yun smiled and said seriously: "Mr. Wu, we are all rough people. We don't understand any revolutionary party or riot party. But no matter how stupid or stupid we are, we know that Master Wu is a good person. Since Master Wu is a good person, these revolutionary parties must not be bad people!"
Wu Shaoting was a little amused and crying about Wang Yun's reasoning. He nodded and said, "I will tell you the spirit of revolution in the future if I have the chance. Now you just need to remember that what I and the people behind me do are all for every Chinese to be able to eat, wear warm clothes, no longer be enslaved, and no longer be bullied."
Wang Yun and Li Wenqi looked at each other. Of course they believed Lord Wu's words. It seemed that the revolutionary party was indeed not an ordinary rebel.
After some discussion, Wu Shaoting asked Wang Yun and Li Wenqi to pretend that they had been a misunderstanding just now, and then took the people to continue to go to Changshou Road, while he himself led Liao Zhongkai and others to continue to act according to the original plan.
However, Wang Yun and Li Wenqi felt a little worried and said that they could escort Mr. Wu and others directly to the dock. Although this idea is very good and can avoid many risks and troubles, Wu Shaoting felt that escorting would definitely attract the attention of many people. When the superiors investigated it, it would definitely affect the brothers behind the whistle.
Wang Yun and Li Wenqi said that they were not afraid, and at worst they could go with Lord Wu to revolutionize. They had long wanted to kill Li Mingshan. Since they came to Xinjiao Armory, this bastard has never made the brothers feel better.
But Wu Shaoting said that he would let his brothers endure for a while. Today, it was because of the revolutionary action that he had to run away. When the time was ripe, the Tongmenghui would definitely make a comeback. He emphasized that Wang Yun and Li Wenqi were able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to make peace this time, and he would never be able to implicate the brothers in the back.
Wang Yun, Li Wenqi and others were very grateful after hearing this. Lord Wu was able to consider the safety of his old subordinates when he was in a critical moment. This is He Wenhuan's mind!
Before parting, Wu Shaoting asked again: "By the way, aren't you guarding the arsenal? Why did you come here?"
Li Wenqi said: "We don't know either. It seems that the firefighting battalion only sent one battalion for this operation, and the manpower was not enough. Our Xinjiao Armory was just west, so we drew an army from there. Chen Qun and Wang Lifa and others followed Lord Ye and we were not familiar with this area and ran here by chance."
Chapter completed!