vrcanaries Chapter 480 Unlucky Mr. Zheng 3
Chapter 480 Unlucky Mr. Zheng 3
"What happened? Tell me slowly."
Upon hearing Xiao Zhang's somewhat anxious words, Lu Tianqi's previously warm expression instantly changed, but he quickly regained his composure. He gestured for Xiao Zhang to speak slowly and patiently.
Upon seeing that it was Xiao Zhang who entered, Zheng Xian and his group immediately lowered the weapons they were holding.
They had met Xiao Zhang before.
But before the gun could be put back into its holster, Xiao Zhang's shout, which sounded like a death knell, was heard.
This startled Zheng Xian and the others, and a bad premonition welled up in Zheng Xian's heart.
Li Qi and Xiao Yu quickly took two steps closer, wanting to ask a question.
However, Zheng Xian stopped them all.
He gestured for them to hold their breath and listen first.
After hearing his stationmaster's words, Xiao Zhang took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before speaking.
"Stationmaster, I just heard that the Japanese capital was bombed, apparently with poison gas. There are also rumors that the Japanese locusts were stolen, but I can't confirm whether that's true or not yet."
"The Japanese capital is now under martial law. We're so close to it, the Japanese will definitely come to investigate."
"What!!!!"
The news brought by Xiao Zhang instantly stunned everyone in the courtyard.
Even Lu Tianqi, who was experienced in the struggle behind enemy lines and had weathered many storms, couldn't remain composed after hearing the news brought by Xiao Zhang.
He immediately looked at Zheng Xian beside him, and the moment their eyes met, Zheng Xian understood the meaning in Lu Tianqi's eyes.
Zheng Xian immediately shook his head at Lu Tianqi, indicating that they were not the ones who did it.
Seeing that Zheng Xian had denied his guess, Lu Tianqi quickly gestured for Xiao Zhang to be more specific.
Li Qi even limped over and handed a glass of water to Xiao Zhang.
After thanking him, Xiao Zhang drank the water in his glass in one gulp.
After letting out a burp, Xiao Zhang continued to recount the entire story of how he had gathered information.
This lecture lasted for almost 10 minutes.
After Xiao Zhang finished recounting all the information he had gathered...
Silence fell over the courtyard, and the expressions on the faces of the people inside varied.
After a long silence, Zheng Xian broke the silence by speaking first.
"Station Chief Lu, please arrange our evacuation now. With such a major incident in the Japanese capital, they're definitely going crazy searching for suspicious individuals."
Xiao Zhang is right. This place is too close to the Japanese capital. If we stay here any longer, we'll easily expose you all as well.
"Yes, yes, you have to leave now. Xiao Zhang, go and contact the Youjing family and borrow their fishing boat."
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang immediately went out.
Seeing Xiao Zhang leave, Lu Tianqi turned to Zheng Xian and his group and said.
"Wait a minute, you will go out to sea with the fishing boat first. They will take you to the merchant ship route back to the Dragon Kingdom. Around noon, a merchant ship will pass by there. The captain is one of our own. Just follow his instructions."
Zheng Xian nodded upon hearing this.
There were no objections to Lu Tianqi's arrangements.
But just then, Xiao Zhang, who had just left the house, hurriedly returned to the courtyard.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he uttered a sentence that plunged Zheng Xian and Lu Tianqi into despair.
"Stationmaster, the Japanese have blocked the sea! No ships are allowed to go out to sea."
Li Qi and Xiao Yu, who were standing nearby, became even more agitated upon hearing this news.
All eyes turned to Zheng Xian.
But Zheng Xian was thinking about the letter Bai Luo had left behind.
It seems that the one causing trouble in the Japanese capital is that brat, and we were just caught in the crossfire.
He couldn't help but give a wry smile.
But just then, the door to the courtyard was knocked on again.
And the sound was very urgent.
Everyone was startled by the urgent knocking. Xiao Zhang was already back, so who was knocking?
"Captain Zheng, you should go inside and hide for a bit. There's a hidden compartment in the wardrobe in the back room; there are weapons inside."
Lu Tianqi, who was the first to react, quickly spoke up.
"it is good."
Zheng Xian responded and immediately led Li Qi and the others back into the house.
Seeing that the door to the inner room was closed, Lu Tianqi then gestured for Xiao Zhang to open it.
After receiving the signal, Xiao Zhang rubbed his face to hide the nervous look on his face.
Then, feigning impatience, he opened his mouth and shouted towards the courtyard gate.
"I'm coming."
After Xiao Zhang opened the door.
The first thing I saw was a little boy who looked about six or seven years old.
When Xiao Zhang opened the door, he immediately recognized the child as Youjing Ping'an, the youngest son of the Youjing family, whom he had just borrowed a boat from.
The name was given to him by Lu Tianqi.
"Ping An, what brings you here?"
"Uncle Qiushan, my dad asked me to tell you that a lot of Imperial soldiers have come to the outside of town. They seem to be looking for someone, and they've brought a lot of big dogs with them."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang's expression changed drastically upon seeing the little boy's smiling face. He instinctively turned to look at Lu Tianqi standing in the yard.
Lu Tianqi also heard what Xiao Ping'an said at the door.
He rushed to the door and said to Youjing Ping'an.
"Xiao Ping'an, your uncle knows what you said. Here's some candy for you. Go home quickly and tell your dad we know."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Nakamura."
You Jingping happily took the candy and skipped away.
Xiao Zhang watched You Jing walk more than 10 meters away before immediately closing the courtyard gate.
He said anxiously.
"Station manager, what should we do?"
Zheng Xian and the others, who were hiding in the main room, also came out of the room at this moment.
"Pack your things, let's get out of here!"
Should we go too?
Xiao Zhang exclaimed in surprise, his gaze involuntarily turning to Zheng Xian and the others who had just come out of the inner room.
Because neither of them deliberately lowered their voices, Zheng Xian also heard the conversation between Lu Tianqi and Xiao Zhang.
He immediately spoke up.
"Station Chief Lu, you can stay here. We'll leave right away. Don't worry, the Japanese will never be able to capture us alive."
Li Qi, go, Old Wang, carry us and let's get out of here!
"Yes!"
Li Qi responded and immediately rushed back into the inner room.
Upon hearing Zheng Xian's words, Lu Tianqi realized that Zheng Xian had misunderstood and immediately began to explain.
"Captain Zheng, it's not what you think. We have no choice but to retreat. The Japanese came prepared. There are traces of you everywhere in this courtyard. You can't escape the noses of the Japanese military dogs."
Let's just leave together, to be on the safe side! Besides, I'm homesick too.
As Lu Tianqi spoke, he looked towards the direction of China. He had been infiltrating Japan's homeland for almost seven years and had long wanted to go back.
And this is a perfect opportunity.
Thinking of this, Lu Tianqi glanced at Xiao Zhang beside him again.
Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Zhang spoke up.
"Stationmaster, I'll go with you. I miss home too."
"Haha, okay, let's go home together!!!"
"Yes, let's go home!"
Lu Tianqi and the others decided to leave with Zheng Xian.
Everyone immediately began to organize supplies and prepare for evacuation.
They also used the tunnels that Lu Tianqi and his men had dug before they evacuated.
But perhaps Zheng Xianzhen was just unlucky; as soon as they emerged from the secret passage, they ran right into a patrol of Japanese soldiers.
The battle broke out immediately upon meeting.