Chapter 80: Hu Xingrui in a Daze

Hu Xingrui, who had wanted to earn merit, covered his face and spoke resentfully: "My lord, I was just trying to help you interrogate..."

Hu Xingrui couldn't understand; he had merely hit an anti-Japanese element, not a Japanese person, so why was the lord overreacting?

"Interrogate, interrogate, did you get any useful information?" Gao Liuxiuji shouted angrily.

"Reporting to my lord, not yet for now." Hu Xingrui still thought Gao Liuxiuji was angry because he hadn't pried open the "anti-Japanese element's" mouth.

That made sense.

Since capturing the anti-Japanese element, all they knew was that he was stubbornly anti-Japanese; they hadn't even managed to find out his surname.

Could the lord not be angry?

Thinking this, Hu Xingrui immediately straightened up and said: "My lord, rest assured, I still have many harsh punishments I haven't applied!"

"I guarantee I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer today!"

Saying this, Hu Xingrui turned and picked up the bucket of chili water, preparing to splash it at Pinglu Yilang.

Seeing Pinglu Yilang being violently beaten by Chen Yongren, Gao Liuxiuji already had a belly full of unnamed anger.

Just as he arrived at the police station, he saw Hu Xingrui subjecting Pinglu Yilang to torture.

In such a short time, there wasn't a single intact spot on his body.

If he had come a little later, Pinglu Yilang might have been beaten to death.

Upon hearing Hu Xingrui still wanted to use torture, Gao Liuxiuji could no longer hold back; he lifted his foot and kicked Hu Xingrui's raised buttocks hard.

Hu Xingrui, caught off guard, fell flat on his face in the dirt, and the water bucket was knocked over onto the ground.

Immediately afterward, Gao Liuxiuji punched and kicked Hu Xingrui, venting his anger.

"Who gave you permission to torture him? Look what you've done to him—how can we continue the interrogation?"

"If the intelligence is cut off in your hands, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to pay for it!"

"You idiot, if the intelligence runs into trouble, I'll take your dog's life!"

"Why does the police station have someone as stupid as you!"

Although Gao Liuxiuji's words sounded noble, in reality he was just looking for an excuse to vent his anger on Hu Xingrui.

Gao Liuxiuji's words frightened Hu Xingrui so much his face turned ashen, and he didn't dare take a breath.

Hu Xingrui merely wanted to put on a good showing in front of the Japanese and seize the chance to earn merit; who would have thought he'd end up shooting himself in the foot?

"Get lost!" Gao Liuxiuji pointed at Hu Xingrui and snapped angrily.

Upon hearing that, Hu Xingrui, who had been lying on the ground groaning, hastily scrambled to his feet and bowed to Gao Liuxiuji.

"My lord, I'm leaving!"

"Get out of the police station right now—I don't want to see you again today!" Gao Liuxiuji said impatiently.

"Yes, yes, yes, don't be angry, I'll get out at once!" Hu Xingrui covered his buttocks, limped out of the cell, feeling an indescribable grievance.

"Damn it."

"The Japanese are really hard to serve."

"I've worked so hard; not getting recognition would be fine, but I actually got beaten for nothing."

"But the more this happens, the more I need to serve them well, so I can show I'm different from that bunch of idiots and also appear more loyal."

"What's most regrettable is that we didn't extract any useful intelligence."

"Even if we knew which faction he belonged to, the Locust Army wouldn't be so angry."

"The lord's strike is really harsh; luckily his bones A Ren't broken. No, later I'll go to the Beautiful Autumn Court to find a couple of girls to blow off steam!"

Hearing Hu Xingrui's inner thoughts, Chen Yongren couldn't help but sigh.

He's truly a shameless die-hard traitor, throwing away the face of the Chinese people.

Such a scourge must be cut off in his generation.

As he passed by Chen Yongren, Hu Xingrui gave him a fierce glare.

"Damn it, Chen Yongren clearly beat that guy too."

"Why do I get beaten while he receives reward money?"

Hu Xingrui was thinking that when he saw Gao Liuxiuji, with a grim face, walking toward him.

Seeing this, Hu Xingrui felt a surge of joy.

Let you, you little turtle bastard, hit so hard—maybe the Locust Army will come looking for trouble for you?

Thinking Chen Yongren might get beaten, Hu Xingrui quickly darted to the side, his mouth involuntarily curling up, putting on a look of watching the spectacle.

But what Hu Xingrui didn't expect was that Gao Liuxiuji not only didn't hit Chen Yongren, but instead, with a pleasant expression, patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"Chen Yongren, I've seen your performance."

"You did very well, very brave!"

"Without you, we couldn't have caught this anti-Japanese element."

"The Locust Army will surely reward you handsomely!"

After thinking, Gao Liuxiuji pulled out 50 yen from his pocket and slapped it heavily into Chen Yongren's hand.

Then he scanned the police station and said: "No matter who, you all ought to learn from Chen Yongren."

"As long as you achieve merit, there will be reward money to claim; the Locust Army won't shortchange you!"

Gao Liuxiuji was forcing a cheerful smile.

A Chinese person, having beaten his own agent, still had to smile while praising him and giving him a bonus.

Just thinking about it makes one angry.

However, Chen Yongren performed normally during the arrest, so there was really no reason to punish him.

Seeing this scene, Hu Xingrui's smile gradually froze, soon replaced by a hint of jealousy.

I too am working hard interrogating, serving the Locust Army, so why shouldn't I get paid?

"Madam, you didn't see it, just now when arresting, Chen Yongren was really harsh on the prisoner!" Hu Xingrui leaned over to Gao Liujiuji's side, wanting to fan the flames.

Fuck, this dog traitor is practically asking for death, you definitely won't survive tonight!

"What Chen Yongren said, even if Su Ye came, is useless!"

"Report Madam, Sergeant Hu, the prisoner wants to struggle; for my own safety I have the right to stop his actions, this is proper procedure, it's written in the regulations." Chen Yongren's face didn't change.

But in his mind he was already calculating how to pin an inescapable black pot on Hu Xingrui's head!

"Seeing Hu Xingrui still there, Gao Liujiuji became even more furious: 'You idiot, I already told you to scram, why are you still here!'"

Seeing that, Hu Xingrui, who had wanted to argue a bit more, promptly backed down, gave Chen Yongren a fierce glare, and then fled the police patrol room gate in embarrassment.

"Chen Yongren, you wait, I will never let you off from now on!"

Coincidentally, I won't let you off tonight, Chen Yongren thought to himself.

Gao Liujiuji still had things to do, so he also left the police patrol room right away.

But Pinglu Yilang he wasn't taken away, he continued to be detained in the cell.

But before leaving, he gave the order, prohibiting anyone from using extrajudicial punishment on Pinglu Yilang, guaranteeing normal food rations, and also had a doctor treat his wounds, then he turned and left.

Chen Yongren, who had received the reward, was also generous.

Because this was a full-scale operation, Chen Yongren called for several tables of good food and drink from the restaurant.

This action immediately won the favor of everyone in the police patrol room.

After all, the only one who doesn't get along with Chen Yongren is Hu Xingrui.

Six o'clock, off work.

Chen Yongren had just stepped out of the police patrol room when he saw Tengyuan Youzi in plain clothes, standing under the streetlamp next to the police patrol room.

Seeing Chen Yongren come out, she approached him like a little deer, full of anticipation.

Chen Sang

You finally got off work.

Tonight I'll continue teaching you Japanese.