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Chapter Twenty-Three

My uncle was skeptical and said, "Is this Pan really paying back the money?"

Liu Zhengsheng reached out and took out a cylindrical red paper bag from his arms, which contained twenty oceans. He handed the ocean to his father's hand and said a little proudly: "I've said he was a good person! He asked someone to bring a letter and twenty oceans!"

My uncle held the ocean in his hand and said excitedly: "Okay, okay! I said he would pay back the money. Look, I'll pay it back!"

Li Qinglin recalled the incident when his uncle scolded his cousin in the first month of the year and felt a little funny, saying, "Uncle, I remember someone is going to rush my cousin out!"

My uncle was a little embarrassed and blushed and said, "I'm not afraid that the money is a meat bun to beat the dog - there is no return? People in this world are the hardest to figure out! As the saying goes, knowing people but not the heart. Do you know how my Liu family escort agency was defeated? It's just that I met a wolf-hearted person!"

Li Qinglin asked: "What kind of person did you meet? Is it a thief?"

The uncle sighed, "If I were really a martial arts master, my Liu family would be defeated without any worries. That man was a beggar without martial arts."

Li Qinglin found it very strange that beggars without martial arts can defeat the Liu family escort agency, which is full of experts. How is this possible?

It was just the time to rest, and the three of them sat on the ground. My uncle lit a bag of dry tobacco and slowly talked about the beggar: "Since my Liu family escort agency was opened, the ancestors of the Liu family have been walking in the world for decades with their spears in their hands without any mistakes. One year in the cold winter, my ancestors of the Liu family saw a young beggar lying on the side of the road. The ancestors were compassionate and were eloquent. They took him in."

My uncle finished smoking a pot of cigarettes. He knocked off the ashes and put them in a pot. Then he said, "In those days, the wardsman and the bandits would not take action unless it was absolutely necessary. Because the wards guards had martial arts, the wardsman and the bandits would not fight, and the bandits who really fought would be both defeated. The bandits who only wanted to make money could not accept this result. The wards agency gained fame in the martial arts and made friends with all kinds of heroes. If they encountered wards on the wards, they would usually send people to answer and show their reputations. Both sides had a good talk, and the wardsman would generally let them go. When it really didn't work, the wardsman would take some small money as a way to buy a road. This is really extraordinary. Since he joined the wards agency and specifically answered the bandits, my Liu family wards agency had never paid for it. Until one day, the Liu family wards had a big deal!"

Li Qinglin asked: "Are you robbed?"

My uncle nodded and said, "That escort car was transported from the court's salary. As soon as we walked halfway, we were intercepted by a group of bandits. Our Liu family escort master fought against the fierce bandits, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. In the end, two escort cars were robbed, and 10,000 taels of silver were lost. After the war, our Liu family escort agency buried the dead, healed the injured, and compensated the escort, and finally ended up losing all his money."

Li Qinglin asked again: "What does that have to do with beggars?"

My uncle sighed deeply: "My ancestor was determined to seek revenge and finally captured the bandit leader alive. Only then did he realize that it was the beggar who informed the bandits. He just wanted to get one hundred taels of silver! Only one hundred taels of silver, which really corresponded to the old saying, "Elevate rice to be kind, and fight rice to be enemies."

My uncle knocked the ashes in the tobacco pipe pot and said to Liu Zhengsheng: "You must not harm others, but beware of others! Our kindness does not mean that everyone is kind. Especially if you have the money from your boss in the future, you must not do this again!"

Liu Zhengsheng nodded quickly: "I've recorded it!"

Then he took out a letter and handed it to Li Qinglin, saying, "Pan Ke said he wanted to introduce me to work in the news agency in Kaifeng."

Li Qinglin was shocked when he heard this. The "news agency" that Pan Kewei mentioned should be the news agency of the Central Military Academy Alumni Investigation Office or the Information Office of the Ministry of Security of Henan Province. The two units jointly used the name of the "news agency" as their cover agency.

The political review of the early participants of the Fuxing Society was not strict. As long as there were senior spy recommendations, ordinary people with innocent families could join smoothly. All those who decided to join the organization must fill out their own "resummary" and swear to keep the organization's secrets. They were told that once they became members, they must "go to join the society and die if they left the society." This was a life and death statement that Chiang Kai-shek himself personally set for them. This tradition was maintained until the Military Commission and the Secret Service.

Li Qinglin unfolded the letter. The content of the letter was very simple. Pan Ke first thanked for saving his life in the letter and asked someone to bring twenty yuan to show his gratitude. He then said that the gunshot wound he suffered last time was very serious, had undergone hospital surgery, and is now recuperating in Kaifeng Hospital. At the end of the letter, he enthusiastically recommended Liu Zhengsheng to work at the "News Agency" and ensured that he would be admitted.

Li Qinglin has confirmed that Pan Kewei is a spy of the Fuxing Society. Li Qinglin knew very little about the methods of the Kuomintang spy in his previous life. He did not want his cousin to have anything to do with the infamous Military Control Commission. This Pan Kewei introduced Liu Zhengsheng to successfully enter this "news agency", proving that he was either a very high-level spy or he must be deeply trusted by the top spy leaders. If Liu Zhengsheng entered the "news agency", he would definitely become a spy. This is the result that Li Qinglin would never want to see. He must remind Liu Zhengsheng so that he would not enter the notorious organization in a confused manner.

After reading the letter, Li Qinglin took over his uncle's topic and said: "Cousin, my uncle is right! If you save his life, Pan Kewei should pay back the money. No matter what, we don't understand his background yet. We have done our best to be kind to him. People who are not familiar with him should not have a close relationship with him!"

The main reason for Liu Zhengsheng's last attempt to save Pan Kewei was his compassion and he had no idea of ​​repaying kindness. Liu Zhengsheng has been practicing at Wantong Business for so many years and can be regarded as seeing countless people. Now he will not only look at people.

Liu Zhengsheng nodded and said, "I know, be more careful in the future! I will reply to him tomorrow and say that if there is something to do at home, I will not go to Kaifeng for the time being."

Liu Zhengsheng remembered that there was a dagger on his body, so he hurriedly took it out and said to his father: "I was in a hurry to go home just now. The person who came said a few words and left. I didn't have time to ask him to bring the dagger back. I am now a mate in Wantong, and it's always inappropriate to carry such a weapon on his body every day, so it's more stable to keep it at home."

My uncle pulled out the dagger, and a cold light came straight to his eyes under the sun. This dagger was obviously made by an expert. The blade had a cold light, and the blade was neither light nor heavy, neither long nor short. My uncle couldn't help but exclaim: "Good knife!"

My uncle waved the dagger and went on a dagger routine, and recited the formula while hitting: "Shaolin dagger is really good, it can be used to snatch and slash and prick. Rotate the wrists internally and externally, and move the human body up and down, and take the front, back, left and right up and down. After a long time of practice, you can walk around the world in a wonderful way."

My uncle waved the dagger to strike, stab, pick, cut, and belt. Generally, people who know how to do martial arts can feel that the sword is going straight to the fatal point of the opponent. Li Qinglin stood beside him, feeling a burst of murderous aura approaching him.

My uncle stopped his posture and inserted the dagger into the scabbard. He pondered for a while and said to Liu Zhengsheng: "It's really inappropriate for you to carry a dagger with you in the business! Let's do this. Qinglin will have to work hard at our house for a few days. I will use this kung fu to teach him all the way, which is just right for him to use. You might as well let Qinglin keep it for you for a while. When you have the chance in the future, you will return the dagger to others!"

Li Qinglin didn't want to get involved with the spy at first, but after his uncle said this, he couldn't find any reason to refuse, so he had to take the dagger and said, "Then I'll just say that. I'll keep it for a few days. My cousin will take it from me at any time when he wants to return it to others."

I had been resting for a long time, and the morning was too long. My uncle waved his hand and said, "Our grandpa will do more trips in the morning, and there will be no waiting for anyone in spring!"

Liu Zhengsheng only took one day off, and he had to rush back overnight tonight. Before leaving, he suggested to Li Qinglin: "Qinglin, I think Pan Ke is kind enough to recommend me to Kaifeng. I can't leave now. I think you might as well try it. You are younger than me, have a higher education, and have a more flexible mind. You will definitely have a great prospect if you go there!"

Li Qinglin was shocked. He couldn't even hide in such a unit, so why would he come to his door by himself? He quickly found a reason: "Cousin, my parents are the only son. If I do things outside, they will be worried!"

My cousin nodded and said, "Well, you are right! If you don't go, don't go, but what are you going to do in the future? You're really ready to plant it for the rest of your life."

Yes, it will take more than two years to start. What should I do for so long? Although the Japanese army has not yet arrived, the Japanese are already making full preparations. Even the 29th Army has made small things like making military uniforms. Should I do something? You must know that even the rural woman who doesn’t know a word about mother has indirectly fought against Japan. She is a great young man who does nothing, and it is always not right!

In the following days, Li Qinglin helped his uncle's house to work while learning the dagger tricks with him, but once he was idle, he always thought: "What should I do?"

This question has always been entangled in his heart and always makes him feel uneasy.
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