Chapter 2: Sword Sharpening (Seventh Part 1)

Worried about Zhou Heitan's safety, Zhang Songling had lunch and immediately went down the mountain with the Red Bearded Guard Xiao Zou, and kept changing horses along the way. It took only a day and a half to arrive at Heishizhai County.

Li Laojiu, the head of the Black Wolf Gang at the gate of the city, was his old acquaintance. He saw clearly that it was Zhang Songling. He quickly opened the city gate and picked him up. While walking forward, he led him into the city, he said with a smile: "It's really time for Mr. Zhang to come. Our shopkeeper also called you to come this morning, saying that if you didn't show up, you would transfer the leave for you to someone else."

"Save my share, what's the share?" Zhang Songling was stunned and asked in surprise.

Li Laojiu, the head of the Black Wolf Gang, turned his eyes and deliberately raised his voice a little bit: "Of course, it is the dividends for joint business. Our shopkeeper said that if you can pay the Japanese's nest this time, besides our Black Wolf Gang, the credit you have to count, so the prize you should give you will definitely not be less than anyone else."

"Don't he know I've thrown a red beard." Zhang Songling was stunned again, unable to guess what Zhou Heitan sold in his gourd. According to common sense, from the moment he received the letter of help from him, Zhou Heitan should have understood that he had chosen the Lamagou guerrillas. When calculating the distribution of spoils, of course, he should also count his part within the part that the guerrillas deserved. Why did he even separate them separately?

"This,." Li Laojiu hesitated for a moment, and his eyes began to flash, "This, our shopkeeper really hasn't mentioned it to me. Maybe he thought you went to Lamagou this time just to repay Hong Ye with a favor. I don't know much. If you meet, please ask him yourself. Anyway, the spoils you gave you are stored in the warehouse. Without the warrants of my shopkeeper, no one can move them."

"This week's Heizi." Zhang Songling smiled bitterly and shrugged. Li Laojiu must have told the truth, but he didn't need to be serious with the other party. After all, Li Laojiu is just a big leader of the Black Wolf Gang, not the real mastermind of the divisive plan.

"Here, go a little closer to this side." Li Laojiu had already discovered Zhang Songling's attitude and was unwilling to waste too much time on this matter. He took the opportunity to give the other party a way to take the initiative to change the topic, "You look at the roadside business, what it was like, and what it is now. As long as it has nothing to do with the Japanese, we have done nothing."

"Yeah!" Zhang Songling nodded and looked around with a smile. It was almost sunset, but the shops along the street were not closed. The shopkeeper and the big and small guys sat behind the empty counter, dazed at the same empty shop. Hearing Li Laojiu's voice came in from the outside, and immediately jumped to the door as if he was stung by a bee. He forced a smile and greeted the outside loudly, "This old guest, you are here again. I will take it to you immediately. Our family has been operating for three generations of time, ensuring the price is fair."

"Old guests, old guests, why not come in and see what new foreign goods are cheap and cheap."

"Come in and sit, come in and sit, our store specializes in southern goods, and they are all first-class..."

Although the greeting voice was enthusiastic, his eyes did not dare to answer Li Laojiu and others. When Zhang Songling saw this scene, he guessed that the enthusiasm of the shopkeeper and the guys was pretending, nodded, and said to Li Laojiu with a smile: "I have heard people say that your Black Wolf Gang is a hero who practices the law for heaven. When I see you today, the rumors are indeed not lies. But I came to find you master today, and there is an important thing to notify him. Let's not waste time on the road. If you have time another day, please take me around."

"No trouble, no trouble." Li Laojiu quickly accelerated his pace and responded loudly while walking, "It is my honor for you to like me, Mr. Zhang. The shopkeeper lives in the barracks in the city. He crosses this street and then takes a turn."

The shopkeeper and the guys were worried that Li Laojiu would find fault. He suddenly heard him call Zhang's humble voice, and couldn't help but secretly raise his head and look at the horse's back. "Who is this young man? He can actually let Li Gouzi lead him? Is it the boss of a village? It's not like him. At most, he is in his early twenties. How could he climb to the position of the boss? Unless he is like Zhou Heizi, who inherits his father's business, but in this radius of 500 miles, I have never heard of any big bandit leader named Zhang."

Just as he was confused, he suddenly heard a sound of gongs and drums in his ears. When he turned his head to look, he saw a wave of horse thieves from the Black Wolf Gang coming over. The strong man in charge was Zhou Heitan, who spread his arms to the person on the horse's back from afar: "Good brother, you are finally here. I have been looking forward to you all these days, looking forward to the stars and the moon."

"Brother Zhou is talking about this? I just went to Lao Chuang's side, and then came to find you in a hurry." Zhang Songling immediately jumped off his mount and met him from afar. While saying polite words, he reached out to take Zhou Heitan's back and patted him a few times.

Zhou Heitan frowned when he was slapped by him, and quickly took two steps back, holding his hand with both hands and shaking it hard, "Look for Lao Scar, are you injured, is it serious? Do I want me to ask a doctor to help you see? I have captured a Japanese doctor alive here. Although he looks a little crooked, his medical skills are still acceptable."

"A little injury is okay." Zhang Songling smiled and shook his head, then quickly turned his gaze to Peng Xuewen who was following Zhou Heitan, "Where are you, aren't you injured? To be honest, I really didn't expect you to come back too."

"I don't want to collect your body so early." Peng Xuewen glared at him and responded with a sneer, "At the same time, I also want you to know that you are not the only one in this world who has the courage to fight the Japanese."

After all, the other party had just helped me a lot, and Zhang Songling didn't argue with him. He smiled and said very politely: "It's good that you were not injured. Thanks to your help this time, I don't thank you for your kindness. If you need to use my place in the future, I will send me a message. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

"Including asking you to go back to the south with me?" Peng Xuewen glanced at him and continued to sneer.

"I have joined the guerrillas." Zhang Songling shook his head and replied seriously, "Today, he is ordered by the captain Wang Hong, who is the Red Bearded person mentioned by everyone. I will come to send you a message. If you think it is necessary to listen to it, we'd better go in and say it."
Chapter completed!