The sky gradually turned dark, and the small town lost the hustle and bustle of the day and became lonely and desolate.
Yumei and Yanni each carried a baggage and walked silently with Shanzi. Xiao Liu deliberately pushed behind.
At the intersection of Yanzi Street and Yangshu Street, there is a white cloth tent with six wooden tables arranged under the tent. This is a rustic food stall.
Entering the tent, Shanzi chose the first table on the south side and sat down.
On the menu ordered by Shanzi, scrambled eggs with chopped green onions and fried shredded potatoes are still indispensable.
After finishing the pancakes made from dried sweet potatoes, it was already a quarter past eight.
Just as the stall owner's wife was clearing the table, a group of Japanese soldiers walked towards the intersection leading to the Japanese base camp. The team and number of soldiers were exactly the same as those seen in the morning.
Shanzi subconsciously lowered the brim of his hat and watched the Japanese enter Yangshu Street.
Taking out a ten-yuan local coin from his black and blue cloth coat, Shanzi asked the stall owner to pay the bill. When the stall owner's wife came back with change, she found that Shanzi had disappeared without a trace.
After following the patrol for some distance, Xiao Liu and Yanni walked toward the entrance of an alley, while Shanzi and Yumei continued on.
About ten minutes later, Shanzi and Yumei walked to Shiquan Road.
Shiquan Road and Yanzi Street were the two most prosperous streets at that time, separated by five lanes. The Qiaonan County Puppet Office was located at the intersection of Yangshu Street and Shiquan Road.
Passing by the Puppet Office compound, the area around Shiquan Road became eerie and dark again. Shanzi and Yumei could only rely on the patrol team's flashlight or footsteps to judge the distance.
The same route they followed in the morning, the patrol turned east through a dark alley.
When they reached the second intersection, the patrol changed direction and began to patrol north. Shanzi and Yumei coincidentally took cover under the corners on the east and west sides respectively.
With his back against the wall, Shanzi pulled out the shell gun from his waist and clicked the hammer. At the same time, Yumei also took out the shell gun from her bag.
Shanzi's position is only suitable for shooting with his left hand. If he doesn't have the skill to shoot with his left hand, his whole body will be exposed outside the corner, and he will be in a very dangerous situation.
Although Yumei knew that Shanzi had mastered the skill of shooting a volley with two guns and shooting the bow from left to right, she was still worried at this time: "Zikai, you must be more careful."
Shanzi said: "Take care of yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard loud gunshots from the north, and at the same time came the wolf-like howling of the Japanese. Using the light of the flashlight, he could see that there were seven or eight Japanese lying on the ground.
Encountered a torrential attack by Xiao Liu and Yanni, the Japanese soldiers were frightened, got into chaos, and fled towards Shanzi and Yumei.
When the distance between the two was less than thirty meters, Shanzi swung his left hand and fired several bullets.
Yumei then pulled the trigger, and Shanzi fired with both guns, striking the enemy head-on.
After a box of bullets was fired, a dozen more Japs were knocked down. The remaining Japs were either lying on the ground or leaning against the wall, all like stunned rats.
When the Japanese came to their senses and fought back, Shanzi and Yumei quietly retreated far away.
After a burst of blind shooting, the patrol left behind twenty-one corpses or injured people and chased Shanzi and Yumei in a daze.