Chapter 58: Hijacking 100,000 Big Ocean

Shen Guizhi put the silver dollars away with great joy, a gratified smile blooming on her face, "My son is still the most capable; your father never gave me this much money all at once."

"What's this? I'll be able to earn even more for you in the future!" He Yuzhu said.

"Mother will just wait to enjoy the good life!"

Late at night, Shen Wenqing tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, his mind filled with thoughts of how to make contact with the organization.

Tonight, He Yuzhu and Chen Qingshan were also sleeping on the same kang.

Chen Qingshan fell asleep quickly and was already snoring.

He Yuzhu, however, could not sleep; he sat up with some helplessness and said, "Uncle, stop tossing and turning. If you know where Lao Zhou usually goes, I'll go help you find him tomorrow."

Shen Wenqing pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I want to go check the black market; I suspect Lao Zhou will choose to meet there."

"I see you can't sleep either, so how about this: I'll wake up Siqiang, and we'll go to the black market to take a look; let me see it for myself too."

"That would be great!" Shen Wenqing hurriedly got up to put on his clothes.

He Yuzhu woke up Chen Qingshan and told him about going to the black market, and he readily agreed.

The three of them took advantage of the night, wrapped their thick cotton-padded coats tightly around themselves, and headed toward the direction of the black market.

Upon arriving at the black market, He Yuzhu pretended to be there for the first time, looking around curiously, his gaze greedily scanning the various stalls.

He bought quite a few odds and ends, all for his mother, Shen Guizhi.

Shen Wenqing was in no mood to look at goods; he was searching everywhere in the black market for a glimpse of Lao Zhou.

He Yuzhu had already made a full harvest, but Shen Wenqing had yet to make contact.

Chen Qingshan was holding the things He Yuzhu had bought; he felt a bit of heartache, watching He Yuzhu spend over 10 Big Ocean in half an hour, and on things that were of no use. He thought to himself that this kid really wasn't someone who knew how to live a frugal life.

More than an hour later, the figures of Lao Zhou and Lao Xiao finally appeared, though they were disguised.

Shen Wenqing recognized them at a glance; as the few of them met eyes, for a moment, it felt as if a lifetime had passed.

Lao Zhou pointed into the distance, and everyone followed him over.

Considering that Siqiang was already carrying quite a few things, and that his family needed protection, He Yuzhu discussed it with Lao Zhou and let Chen Qingshan head back first.

He Yuzhu followed Shen Wenqing to where Lao Zhou was.

When Shen Wenqing embellished the story of He Yuzhu's Kung Fu to Lao Zhou and the others, Lao Zhou and the other two were full of suspicion and didn't believe it at all.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu said confidently, "This time, the three of you point your guns at my head and have a fourth person shout 'start.' You all pull the triggers and see the result."

The three of them looked at each other, removed the bullets from their guns, and followed his instructions.

The moment a guerrilla fighter shouted "start," He Yuzhu's hands moved as fast as lightning, swiftly snatching the gun from one of them, then immediately firing at the other two. This "technique of killing three in an instant" truly gave the three people present a shock.

Xiao Duizhang greatly admired He Yuzhu's skills and said eagerly, "Zhuzi, if our guerrilla team had your skills, we would be invincible under heaven! You, you must join the army!"

He Yuzhu smiled helplessly and said, "Uncle, you are too anxious. I am only ten years old by nominal age; how could I be a soldier? But I don't mind helping you kill the devils!"

"His father wants him to be a cook!" Lao Zhou said.

"Wouldn't that be a waste of these skills?" Xiao Duizhang said.

"The country will eventually have a day where swords and guns are put into storage and horses are released to Nanshan; being a cook at that time is also a good choice. Besides, I quite like to eat."

"I hope that day comes soon," Lao Qian said.

After the few of them chatted for a while, they began to discuss how to hijack the 100,000 Big Ocean.

After He Yuzhu's repeated requests, he was finally allowed to participate in the operation.

The operation was set for the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and the location was at Earth Wall.

After He Yuzhu heard everyone's plan, he also offered a plan of his own: have Lou Laoban prepare a few crates of pork, place them next to the Big Ocean, and say it is to reward the little devils.

Of course, the crate holding the meat would need a false bottom to hide him inside.

At first, everyone felt it was a bit risky, but He Yuzhu analyzed, "The pork doesn't have to be taken; it only exists as a possibility of being wanted or not. The little devils won't have time to carefully inspect the crates. Besides, with so many devils, they won't be afraid of hiding a person."

Everyone agreed to let He Yuzhu do this.

Of course, if the devils didn't want the pork, the mission would be considered a failure; if they took it onto the vehicle, He Yuzhu could seize the right moment to act, kill the devils, and drive the vehicle away.

For this plan, He Yuzhu even specifically ran to Lou Laoban's Rolling Mill to learn how to drive.

After all, in his past life, he had a special fondness for driving and had even worked in automotive design; driving was second nature to him.

Only an hour later, he was able to drive the car proficiently.

This scene left Lao Zhou marveling endlessly; in this era, cars were rare items, and knowing how to drive was definitely holding a golden rice bowl.

On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, in the freezing cold, 100 devils drove five military trucks and arrived in a grand procession before a warehouse of the Rolling Mill.

Inside the warehouse, the 100,000 Big Ocean were packed into twenty wooden crates, with two crates of pork placed next to them.

Lou Laoban was all smiles as he said to Matsumoto, who was in charge of the escort, "Matsumoto-kun, please be careful on the road; my life and livelihood are tied to this. This money was gathered with great difficulty from a few brothers."

Matsumoto was arrogant and replied, "No problem. After it is delivered, I will certainly put in a good word for you with the Commander."

Having said that, Matsumoto carefully checked the crates containing the Big Ocean, and after confirming everything was correct, he gave Lou Laoban a receipt.

Lou Laoban pointed to the two crates of pork and said, "There are also two crates of pork here as a reward for you all."

Matsumoto stepped forward, sniffed the pork, and nodded with satisfaction, "Lou Laoban, you are very thoughtful, thank you!"

Subsequently, the five military trucks slowly started and drove onto the road in a grand procession.

When the vehicles reached the old city wall near Earth Wall, "Bang!" a crisp gunshot broke the silence.

The driver of the first vehicle was killed instantly, his head hanging limply over the steering wheel.

Immediately following, "Bang, bang, bang!" several gunshots rang out in succession, and the other drivers were either killed or wounded.

Seeing this, the little devils jumped out of the vehicles one after another and quickly hid behind the vehicles, firing fiercely toward the old city wall.

"Da-da-da-da..."

The guerrilla team's 9 Type 11 Light Machine Guns roared simultaneously, tongues of fire raging, and the little devils were thrown into a panic.

"We are surrounded! Retreat!" a little devil shouted in terror.

"Bang!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than his head was blown apart, and brains splattered all over the ground.

Matsumoto Satoshi stepped out and shouted, "We must charge! If we don't take out that Machine Gun, none of us will survive!"

Under his command, more than 90 little devils split into two groups and charged valiantly toward the two intersecting fire points.

The little devils' charge was indeed formidable; they moved in groups of three, covering each other, crouching low, and rushing forward with unstoppable momentum.

At this moment, He Yuzhu, dressed in a devil's military uniform, silently crawled out from the hidden compartment of a crate used for pork.

He first observed the battle situation and discovered that the devils were charging desperately, with only two devils guarding the last two vehicles. He had already determined that the Big Ocean must be loaded in the last vehicle.

Seeing the devils moving further and further away from the vehicles, He Yuzhu crouched low and slowly crawled under the vehicles.

He saw the devils' legs; four shoes were still incessantly kicking the vehicle wheels.

He Yuzhu darted out from under the vehicle, used his hand as a blade to knock the two men unconscious, and then stowed them into his space.

He climbed onto the second-to-last vehicle and found that there were not many crates of Big Ocean inside, only four small crates and one crate of pork; he did not hesitate to stow them into his space as well.

Just as He Yuzhu climbed onto the very last vehicle, he encountered trouble.

The moment he got on the vehicle, his head was pressed against by a gun.