Zhao Xuemei already knew that her father was dead. When she saw Liu Defu, she gritted her teeth and shouted: "Old dog Liu, you killed my father, and I want you to pay for it with your life." As she was about to pounce on her, Du Shengxi grabbed her.

Arm, stopped.

Liu Defu had seen the world, so he did not panic. He said: "Your father's death was purely an accident, and I just found out about it. Think about it, I want to marry you as my sixth concubine, and I will kill you."

What good will it do me to kill your father?"

There is some truth to what he said.

Zhao Xuemei still said angrily: "If you hadn't sent someone to take my father into prison, how could he have died there?"

At this time, Li San, the adjutant of the security army, said: "Miss Zhao, the conditions in the prison are not good. Your father is already ill. The third young master, our captain, has already sent someone to check on his illness.

It's a pity that he couldn't be saved. This matter really has nothing to do with Mr. Liu."

He worked for Liu Defu's third son, so he could only bite the bullet and come out to speak for him.

Gao Han thought for a while and said: "Miss Zhao, things are already like this, let's look forward.

I want to ask you, are you still willing to marry Mr. Liu?"

Zhao Xuemei said angrily: "My father is dead. If you want me to marry Liu Laogou, the sun will come out from the west."

Gao Han said to Liu Defu: "Mr. Liu, as the saying goes, melons that are forced are not sweet. Since Miss Zhao doesn't want to marry her, you probably won't have a good life if you force her to marry her. How about this? Let me ask for a favor for Miss Zhao.

Let’s forget about this marriage.”

After Liu Defu heard that Zhao Xuemei's father died, he knew that this marriage had no meaning. He forcibly tied Zhao Xuemei here just for his own face. Under the current circumstances, he did not want to cause trouble.

, so he said: "Let's do it."

Gao Han said: "Mr. Liu, I want to trouble you with something. Anyway, the death of Miss Zhao's father is also related to your Liu family. Just buy a good coffin and bury him. In addition,

I’ll pay Miss Zhao another sum of money, and if we have nothing to do with each other from now on, don’t bother her anymore.”

Liu Defu immediately said: "Okay. I will definitely handle this matter."

Gao Han said to Zhao Xuemei: "Miss Zhao, do you think this matter can be handled this way?"

Zhao Xuemei was smart. Although she hated Liu Defu and wanted to kill him with her own hands, she did not have the ability. These bandits of unknown origin were unfamiliar to her, so she could not make excessive demands. After a moment of silence, she finally

He nodded slowly.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Gao Han said happily: "This is for the best."

Du Shengxi was worried about Xuemei staying alone in the town, and was worried that she would be retaliated against in the future. He said anxiously: "Master, Miss Zhao is alone and helpless, leaving her alone in the town is not an option.

.”

After saying that, he looked at Zhao Xuemei, hoping that Zhao Xuemei could follow the team to Peach Blossom Mountain.

Although Zhao Xuemei didn't know who these people were, they didn't look bad. She had no relatives. How could a young girl survive in this troubled world? She was heartbroken, so she knelt on the ground and said, "Big

Master, I want to follow you up the mountain, and please ask the master to take you in."

Gao Han smiled and said: "Miss Zhao, we are bandits who rob families and homes. If you follow us up the mountain, your reputation will not be very good."

Zhao Xuemei said firmly: "I'm not afraid. You are not bandits. You are heroes of the forest who kill the rich and give to the poor. You are a hundred times better than those dressed-up beasts."

Gao Han nodded and said, "In that case, I'll accept you. Get up."

With a look of joy on her face, Zhao Xuemei stood up and said, "Thank you, sir."

Du Shengxi was even more happy when he saw that Zhao Xuemei was willing to go up the mountain.

At this time, Liu Defu's butler Wang Fengnian came over and said: "Master, the money and food are ready and loaded on the carriage. Now we can set off."

Then, the housekeepers from other squire's homes came over one after another and said that they had prepared money and food.

Gao Han said: "That's very good. Thank you for your contribution to the war against Japan. However, in order to reduce trouble, please give us a ride each. Don't worry, we will let you come back when we reach the foot of the mountain."

Although Liu Defu and others were reluctant, under such circumstances, what else could they say? They had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Gao Han said to Wang Fengnian: "Master Liu and the squires can't walk a long way. Please prepare a big car for them to ride on. Don't make it too hard for them."

Liu Defu and others also expressed their gratitude.

Gao Han said to the people squatting in the yard: "Everyone, get up. I won't embarrass you, but none of you are allowed to leave this yard within two hours. Otherwise, there will be consequences."

Everyone said: "We dare not."

Then, Gao Han said to his adjutant Li San: "The people in the town must have gone to the county to report the news. Your third young master will definitely lead troops to rescue people. You go back and stop them on the road now, and persuade him not to be reckless. As long as he

If you don't cause trouble, Mr. Liu will definitely come back safely."

When Adjutant Li heard this, he let him go. He was very happy. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, boss. I will definitely persuade the third young master to withdraw his troops."

Gao Han led everyone outside together. He remembered Wang Sanniang's instructions before leaving, and said to Wang Fengnian: "Steward Wang, go get some floral cloth, rouge, gouache, etc., enough for a few

It’s just for women.”

Wang Fengnian hurriedly ran to do it.

The team led by Gao Han and others walked towards the mountains with the seized supplies. When they passed the checkpoint, they took two team members who were guarding the puppet prisoners and took them to the mountains together with the 11 puppet prisoners.

These puppet prisoners had seen the Chinese prisoners of war in Gao Han and others' team. If they were put back, the Japanese and puppet soldiers would soon be able to link them with the incident of a group of missing prisoners. Therefore, these people

We cannot let them go back for the time being.

Gao Han is not underestimating the intelligence of the Japanese traitors. They may be able to guess that this team is related to the incident of missing prisoners of war, but that is just a guess. There is still a difference between the information that these puppet prisoners saw with their own eyes and can confirm.

, they were not sure for a while, and they could hide it as long as they could.

Yang Jiong, the secretary of the Shouyang County Magistrate, is a handsome young man. His demeanor and demeanor indicate that he is well-educated. He was originally a student of Yanjing University in Peking, and while he was in school, he had secretly

Joined the underground party.

After the fall of Jinan, anti-Japanese armed forces sprung up in Qilu. The Kuomintang aggressively recruited anti-Japanese armed forces. In a short period of time, more than 50,000 people had gathered.

Naturally not to be outdone, the Communist Party also dispatched a large number of key personnel to engage in the development of anti-Japanese armed forces.

Because Yang Jiong's family is from Shandong, and the county magistrate of Shoucheng County is his uncle, he was sent to work here because of this relationship. After the Japanese army occupied Jinan City, his job was mainly to help the underground party establish an anti-Japanese

Armed, his identity within the party is the military minister of the Shouyang County Party Committee.

At this moment, he looked at the bandit team with great interest. Although the team was small in number, it looked quite capable. Especially the bandit leader, although young, looked quite experienced.

In the environment, his calmness and calmness are not something ordinary people can achieve. Moreover, the fact that they can come to attack in disguise shows that this person is quite resourceful.

Moreover, these bandits are quite special. They neither bully men and women, burn, kill or loot, nor do they open warehouses to release grain, kill the rich and give to the poor, etc. Moreover, these bandits do not even report their names, which is quite a bit embarrassing.

A sense of mystery.

Although they also extorted a lot of property from those powerful and wealthy gentry, they did it very measuredly and arranged everything in a very orderly manner.

Although he didn't know the origin of this bandit team, they were obviously not extremely vicious people. They were fighting under the banner of anti-Japanese, so they should be a team that could be fought for.

Yang Jiong decided to observe secretly and first find out their true identities.

The third young master of the Liu family, Liu Shengyu, although his face looks like his father, as a soldier, he has a good figure and looks quite heroic.

Liu Shengyu received a report from Taoyuan Town Town Chief Ding that bandits had been encountered in the Liu Family Courtyard, and he immediately became furious. Especially when he heard that the bandits who attacked the Liu Family Courtyard only numbered about 20 people.

I couldn't get angry at all.

He cursed viciously: "Grandma, where did you come from, this reckless thing that bullied me. If I catch you, I will definitely strip you to pieces!"

He immediately called the Japanese gendarmerie in the county. After explaining the situation, he led a reinforced company of puppet soldiers and carried two light machine guns and swooped over in the direction of Taoyuan Town.
Chapter completed!