There are more than thirty people in the second team of the investigation unit, but only a dozen came today. As Qi Yue said, it was just to catch a thief, and it would not be a big fight.
I just didn't expect that I would encounter rebels with guns. This was an unexpected situation that no one could have predicted in advance.
The two men were fighting and retreating, and one of them was injured. In addition to falling from a height, he may have sprained his ankle and was limping when he ran.
"Quick, quick, call for reinforcements!"
Wang Liansheng kept shouting.
He ordered others to get in, while he hid behind the car without even daring to show his head.
The police slowly surrounded him with their guns drawn.
The two men were forced into an alley.
Bang!
Gunshots were fired and a police officer was shot and fell to the ground.
"You bastards, come if you are not afraid of death!"
The shooter shouted from the alley.
Wang Liansheng said to himself with lingering fear: "Damn, the gun is very accurate..."
Sergeant Zhang hid behind a big tree and said: "Team leader, that is a dead end. They can't escape. Let me tell you, wait for reinforcements."
Others all expressed their agreement.
No one wants to rush forward with bullets in hand.
Wang Liansheng was a native of Binjiang and was very familiar with the terrain in this area. He knew that Chief Zhang was right. As long as the alley was blocked, the two men would have no way to escape.
He remembered that his subordinates also had good marksmanship, so he looked around: "Where is Qi Yue?"
A police officer pointed to the water tower near the alley.
This kind of thing is very common and can be seen in any area with tap water.
The water tower is cylindrical, with a reinforced concrete structure, about 20 meters high, and surrounded by metal brackets, but it can only accommodate one person to pass through. This is originally a maintenance passage.
Qi Yue held a gun in one hand and held the railing of the support in the other, carefully trying to get around to the other side.
You can see what's going on in the alley on the other side.
Wang Liansheng's eyes lit up, and he thought in his mind that it was one thing to lead the team and catch someone by himself, but it was another thing to catch someone when reinforcements came.
——Perform more meritorious deeds and make great contributions, so that I can legitimately promote you!
This was Qi Chaozong's impatient advice to his brother-in-law who couldn't fight with him.
"Qi Yue, I want to survive!"
Wang Liansheng lowered his voice as much as possible.
He was worried about being heard by people in the alley.
Qi Yue made a gesture to show that he heard it and continued to move to the other side.
When he saw the water tower, he thought of a countermeasure to seize the commanding heights and force the two men away - they had no chance hiding in the alley.
It's better to fight to the death than to be caught without help!
Even if Qi Yue doesn't go up to the water tower, other police officers will come up. They are not blind, and they can all notice this commanding height with a wide shooting range.
At this time, two people in the alley were talking.
"Xiao He, how are you?"
"Political Commissar, I can't leave anymore, you can leave by yourself..."
"No, we have to go together!"
"While enemy reinforcements haven't arrived..."
"I won't do it if I say no!"
The political commissar's attitude was very firm.
Xiao He is in his twenties, has a tiger-like appearance, and looks like he has a straightforward and honest personality.
He almost cried: "I am your guard, and the box is lost. If something happens to you again, I will have no shame in returning to the teaching brigade. I might as well die!..."
Hearing the words "political commissar" and "teaching brigade", Qi Yue suddenly realized.
The Nationalist Army did not have an organized unit in the Northeast, only sporadic small groups of loyal and national salvation troops. After repeated raids by the Japanese and puppet troops, they were forced to break up into pieces and lurk on the spot.
The teaching brigade Xiao He mentioned should be the Anti-League Teaching Brigade active in the Songhua River Basin.
The word political commissar has a very clear direction.
Qi Yue was somewhat surprised that this person turned out to be the political commissar of the teaching brigade!
If the Anti-Japanese Alliance had not insisted on fighting behind enemy lines and thus played a diversionary role, the Japanese army would have been able to devote at least a quarter of its troops to the front lines.
The political commissar coming to Binjiang in person must have an important mission.
Qi Yue thought in his mind that within his ability and on the premise of ensuring his own safety, he should help this anti-league political commissar.
The most important thing now is to remind these two people to leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late if they delay any longer.
There were more than a dozen pairs of eyes below looking at him, and he couldn't think more. He pulled the trigger and fired two shots into the alley. In order not to arouse suspicion later, one of the shots penetrated Xiao He's dog-skin hat.
Xiao He rolled on the spot and raised his gun to fight back at Qi Yue.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bullets hit the railing continuously, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Qi Yue secretly admired that the guard's marksmanship was really good. He was inseparable from his guns. He only had the water tower as a cover to be able to advance and retreat freely.
"Political Commissar, hurry up, get out of the roof!"
Xiao He knelt down and motioned to the political commissar to step on his shoulder and go to the room.
The political commissar also knew that the police occupied the commanding heights and there were no blind spots in the alley, so he had to leave as soon as possible. He put the gun in his waist and stepped on Xiao He's shoulder.
When Xiao He got up, he jumped again, grabbed the eaves with both hands, climbed up to the roof, then leaned down and stretched out his hand to Xiao He: "I'll pull you up!"
"You go first, I'll cover you!"
Xiao He fired a shot at the outside of the alley, forcing back the police who came up quietly, and anxiously urged: "If you don't leave, it will be too late, let's go!"
As he spoke, he leaned out and fired continuously at the police.
The political commissar's eyes were red because he knew that Xiao He was ready to sacrifice.
Qi Yue shouted to the bottom: "There is one on the roof!"
Even if he didn't shout, many people including Wang Liansheng saw it.
Thanks to Xiao He's desperate cover, which attracted most of the firepower, the political commissar had the opportunity to jump to the nearby roof, and then to another roof, staying as far away from the pursuers as possible, but still being surrounded.
Seeing another police officer coming to intercept the political commissar, Xiao He raised his hand and shot him.
Seeing Xiao He raising his gun, the police quickly fell down on the spot.
A click, the sound of an empty gun!
"He's out of bullets!"
The police shouted excitedly.
Seeing that there was a ready-made persimmon to squeeze, several more policemen surrounded me with guns.
Xiao He shouted and rushed out.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A deafening gunshot sounded.
Xiao He fell into a pool of blood.
——He doesn’t want to be a prisoner and is determined to die!
Wang Liansheng walked over and reprimanded his subordinates with a straight face: "Didn't I tell you, if you want to live, you have to live, and you don't even have ears!"
As soon as he turned around, Qi Yue hurried over.
Wang Liansheng said: "What are you doing down here? There is another one on the roof!"
Qi Yue pulled out the empty magazine: "The bullets are all gone..."
No one brought spare magazines. They were just catching civet cats, so they were not prepared for this.
Wang Liansheng ordered: "There is only one left. Please be smart and don't hit the vital points again. A dead person is not worth a living person. Do you still need me to teach you this truth?"