Fourteen Gege knelt down quietly by the coffee table and looked at Ha Feng'a coldly.
Halfon'a was pacing up and down with his pistol in his hand, shouting loudly:
"...I advise you not to bet your life with me. I can afford to lose but you can't afford to lose! This woman at my feet can't afford to lose even more!... From the moment I led the team across the Yangtze River, I didn't care much about it.
I'm going to die! It's best if I can go back alive. If I can't, it doesn't matter! It's worth it for me to have your Princess Liaoyang of the Ming Dynasty buried with you!...I'll give you the last five minutes to move the people away and bring the car over!...Five minutes
If you don't see the car at the back door, just wait until you hear the noise!"
From the tin speaker outside, a voice shouted nervously:
"Hafeng, don't act recklessly. If you hurt Her Highness the Princess, we will... just..."
Hafenga laughed and said:
"That's it?"
"I'm just... rude to you!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Halfon'a laughed loudly, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world.
After laughing enough, he stood at the window and shouted against the wall:
"Then you can be rude to me! Feel free to be rude!... Your princess is in my hands. As long as I want, I can be rude to her at any time. It's true! Hahaha... Let me tell you, still
It’s four and a half minutes!”
Fourteen Gege said coldly:
"Hafeng, don't you really feel embarrassed? The Qing officers have all been humiliated by you!"
Hafeng'a pointed his gun at Fourteen Gege and said angrily:
"Shut up! You are the one who is really embarrassed! Let me tell you, no matter whether I live or die today, you will definitely not survive!"
Fourteen Gege stared at him, then slowly lowered his head after a moment, digging his nails into the tea cup.
"Bang", the thin official kiln porcelain cup broke into pieces. Her thumb bled.
The phone rang suddenly, and Hafeng'a was startled. He hesitantly stared at the cloisonné phone placed on the rosewood flower stand, pointing the gun at Fourteen Grid, with some hesitation.
Fourteen Gege half-crouched on the floor, with blood on his hands smeared on his sleeves, staring at him gloomily, like a female leopard ready to attack.
Hafeng'a regretted saying this so early. He didn't dare to answer the phone himself and ordered:
"Get up! Go answer the phone!...Did you hear me? Hurry up!!"
Fourteen Gege slowly got up, adjusted her dress, and regained her princess appearance. She glanced at him arrogantly, walked to the flower stand, and answered the phone.
An eerie voice came from the receiver:
"You are not single...you have three children..."
Fourteen Gege was startled, her scalp felt numb, and she didn't know what was going on.
…I have three more children?
The voice continued eerily:
"Your eldest son is called Ning De, he is seventeen years old this year, your second son is called Fushan, he is eleven years old... your daughter is called Wan'er, she is eight years old..."
Fourteen Gege couldn't help it anymore and coughed lightly:
"Did you type the wrong number?"
The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly changed his gloomy emphasis and shouted:
"Your Highness, thank God it was you who answered the phone. I thought it was that guy! Is it not convenient for me to speak? If it is convenient, just say you can't hear the sound clearly."
When Shi Shigege heard Xiang Xiaoqiang's voice, her whole body suddenly softened. She didn't know why, but she immediately didn't pay attention at all. She wished she could let him arrange everything.
She took a deep breath, calmed down for two seconds, frowned and said:
"Hey, who are you? Hey, you're talking. I can't even hear your voice clearly... I'm dead if you don't talk!"
Halfon'a stared at her from a few steps away, beginning to look suspicious.
Xiang Xiaoqiang received the "easy to talk" code and said quickly:
"I won't say much more. Just remember: it takes at least six seconds for his grenade to explode from the moment he pulls the string. That means even if he pulls the grenade, you still have six seconds to escape from the house. From now on
Try to stay as close to the door as possible and pay attention to his pistol. Do you understand?... You don't need to do anything, just... I'm just telling you about this possibility. Just protect yourself and I'll be responsible for dealing with him... Okay,
Now I'm trying to get him to answer the phone."
"Ah, it's you! You can hear me clearly now," Fourteen Gege covered the receiver and glanced at Ha Feng'a, "I know, he is..."
Hafeng'a was startled, yelled and rushed forward, knocked Shi Shigege to the ground with a slap, grabbed the receiver, pointed the gun at her, and said angrily:
"Do you want to die? Ah? If you want to die, I can beat you to death right now!"
Fourteen Gege fell to the floor, staring at the gun, sighing secretly: Such a good opportunity, it's a pity that I didn't seize it!
She propped herself up with her arms, touched the burning corners of her mouth, squinted her eyes and said with a smile:
"Then you fight!... I am your only hostage now. If you beat me to death, can you still get out alive?"
Ha Feng Aha laughed and said:
"Get out alive? I don't care! Do you think I'm as afraid of death as you are?"
As he spoke, he brought the receiver to his mouth and shouted:
"You heard me, this is my life, if I die, I will die, I don't care!"
Another eerie voice came from the microphone:
"Your family...parents, wife and children...wife and children...do you care?"
"What?"
The emotionless voice continued:
"Your eldest son is called Ningde, he is seventeen years old this year, and he is studying Army Command at Tianjin Army School... Your second son is called Fushan, he is eleven years old... Your daughter is called Wan'er, she is eight years old... Both of them are
Go to elementary school at the Eight Banners Army Children's School in Beijing... They live with your sixty-year-old mother, one of your wives, and two concubines at No. 46 Neiwufu Street in the east of the city..."
Ha Feng was stunned, listening to the receiver for a long time, and then said:
"What did you say? Who are you?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his voice and smiled coldly:
"Your youngest son and daughter get out of school at five o'clock in the afternoon. There is only one driver every day who drives a car to pick them up... right? Oh, by the way, that car doesn't seem to be bulletproof? Hahaha...
…”
Hafeng'a's hands and feet felt cold for a while. His family in Beijing...how did they know?
His mind was a little confused, and half of his bachelor aura was lost in the blink of an eye, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"What... do you mean? What do you want to do by telling me this?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his head and flipped through the information he had just brought from Dongchang, laughing:
"It's not interesting, haha... I just want to confirm with you, it's your family, right? Haha, if you say it's not the case, I will immediately deduct the salary of those losers, hahaha..."
Ha Feng'a swallowed and sneered:
"Why are you trying to threaten me with my family? Do you think it will work?"
"That's right... Then give it a try. You'll know if it works after you try it... Haha, we don't know each other anymore. I'll let you choose. Let's start with your youngest son.
The beginning, or the little daughter? Is it a bomb or a bullet?... It doesn't matter, soon, as long as you say a word, I will send a telegram... I will probably have the result before noon."
Halfon'a's whole body was shaking, and the rage and fear in his chest were intertwined. He held the microphone tightly, and the ivory-handled receiver was almost broken by his grip. Finally, he burst out with a loud shout:
"You beasts! What on earth do you want to do? Isn't it despicable to threaten other people's wives and children?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"I don't think so! I don't think so at all. Since someone slaughtering dozens of villagers and kidnapping a girl doesn't feel despicable, then why should I feel despicable? You think so, hahaha."
All the blood in Halfon'a's body seemed to have solidified.
Just as Ha Feng'a said himself, from the moment he led his team across the Yangtze River to attack Nanjing, he put his own life and death aside. The things he is doing now are not just to escape for his own life, but more to
His family in Beiqing. Regardless of whether he could return alive, he wanted to make things shocking in Nanming and let the emperor know that there was a division commander who entered Nanjing even if the entire army was wiped out, and risked his life to kill the commander of the People's Guard.
, or kill the Manchu traitor Shi Shigege. In this way, he will become a hero whether he lives or dies, and his family will not only not suffer the consequences with him, but will also receive a large pension and be well taken care of.
But the other party actually found out all his family members, and threatened him nakedly here! Now it seems that it is not a matter of his own life or death, but the life and death of his family! Once his family is poisoned by those Nanming spies, he will now
Everything you do is meaningless.
He was breathing heavily and thinking quickly. He knew that he must not appear to be being manipulated. Hafon'a stared at the fourteenth grid fiercely and said into the microphone:
"Hey, listen! You need to understand the situation. I have a princess in my hands now! What you are threatening is just the son of an ordinary teacher! ... Do you think I will be as idiotic as you?
"
"Oh, that's it... then, you keep your princess, and I'll keep the seven members of your family. How about we make the deal like this? Let's talk, okay?"
Halfon'a felt a sense of despair. The other party seemed not to care about the life or death of the princess at all.
Maybe, the other party is playing bachelor?
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Do you think I'm being a bachelor? Haha, there's no need to be a bachelor in this matter? If you think about it with your buttocks, you can figure it out: Yes, Princess Liaoyang is important, much more important than a junior teacher's family, but
To whom is it? To us? No... to us, Princess Liaoyang is just four words. She was really killed by you. In the entire Ming Dynasty, no one would shed a tear.
The common people would just eat dinner, read the newspaper and say: Well, my father, that Princess Liaoyang asked so and so to be bombed to death... Hey, my father, today the green onions in the east end of the city are two cents cheaper than those in the west end.
Money!...Ah ha ha ha ha..."
Halfon'a was so angry that he gritted his teeth and stared at Fourteen Gege, but he could not deny that what the other party said was right.
Fourteen people sat crouched on the floor, looking at him suspiciously, guessing what was being said on the phone.
Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed for a while. After laughing enough, he took a sip of saliva and continued:
"You will probably say that they are ordinary people, so of course they don't care! Haha, let me tell you, for those of us who are 'responsible', the worst we can do is to be scolded by our bosses, and our positions will not even be reduced! Even our salaries will not be reduced.
I don’t know how to buckle!... By the way, the fighting on the riverside this morning was good, and I wiped out all your Eight Banners Division. Your Majesty is in a good mood, and she may wave her hand: Forget it, pay attention next time!... Hahahaha
, as far as we are concerned, this matter is over."
Then Xiang Xiaoqiang stopped smiling, gritted his teeth and said grimly:
"But... for your family, things have just begun... First, your family's driver, cook, coachman, and servants had their arms and legs chopped off for no apparent reason, so your family will recruit new drivers.
, cooks, coachmen, and servants. When these new drivers, cooks, coachmen, and servants move into your home, hahaha... On a dark and windy night, there will be one, two, three... in total.
It was seven screams. The next day, people were horrified to find that the family had been wiped out... Is it fun? Hahahahaha..."
"Shut up!!!" Hafon'a yelled like crazy, "Shut up! Shut up!!!"
He kicked the red sandalwood flower stand, and the heavy rosewood flower stand flew several meters away and hit the floor heavily. The cloisonné telephone fell to the ground with a thud, and was knocked up by the microphone cord in his hand.
Hanging in the air.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Xiang Xiaoqiang smacked his lips and sighed, "Why are you angry? This is just an idea, let's share it... I'm warning you, it's okay to throw things, but don't hang up on me. No one dares to hang up on me yet.
I’m a thin-skinned person, so I won’t take the initiative to call you again.”
Halfon'a clutched the microphone tightly, as if he was grasping the lives of the whole family. He trembled, leaned his back against the wall, slowly sat on the ground, wiped the sweat from his face, and said hoarsely:
"What...what do you want?"
"Eh? What do I want? Damn, you are still being unreasonable!"
Hafeng'a was angry and frightened, his face was pale, and he was breathing heavily. He stared hatefully at the 14th Gege sitting next to him, looked up to the sky and sighed:
"That's it! That's it! You have the guts, so be ruthless... Let's talk about the conditions! Tell me, what conditions will you give me if I let the princess go?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang sat in the guard room, burying his face in his hands and letting out a long breath. He took a towel and wiped the cold sweat on his face, thinking that he would finally win.
Li Changgui and Xiu Xiu were listening with extension phones nearby. They all let out a sigh of relief and looked up at him with admiration. Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled at them and continued:
"Conditions? Haha, the conditions are still very generous. First, you must die."
Li Changgui, Xiu Xiu, and the other guards in the room were all shocked. Boss, please, how can there be such a negotiation?
But Hafeng'a on the phone laughed, sighed, and said calmly:
"Yes, I had more than 40 villagers killed in Zhangjia Village. I dare to act like a man. I know that I must die. No problem."
Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration. He nodded and said:
"Very good, he is a man... Secondly, you can get a chance for a public trial. It will be a large-scale public military court, and reporters from all over the world will be invited to participate. At that time, you will be the protagonist. You can stand in the court
You made an impassioned speech, saying that you sneaked into Nanjing to assassinate the Empress of Nanming, assassinate the Fourteenth Princess, and assassinate me, the commander of the People's Guard.
We will all admit it. Then, you will be taken to the execution ground and shot. For us, it is the execution of a murderer, but for the Beiqing, it is the death of a hero. At that time, think about the honor behind you.
And your family will get it, so I won’t say more.”
Halfon'a held the phone weakly and leaned against the wall, with a satisfied smile on his face and said intermittently:
"Okay... very good... thank you... enough of a friend..."
…
"Let Her Royal Highness come out first!"
shouted the loudspeaker in the yard.
The Japanese-style sliding door slowly opened, and Fourteen Gege appeared at the door. She was still dressed in Hanfu, with an indifferent expression. She calmly flicked her sleeves, held up her long skirt, crossed the threshold, put on her shoes, and walked away gently.
Come down.
The guards swarmed up, sandwiched her in the middle, and quickly retreated to the distance, entering the guard room.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stepped forward and bowed deeply, looked at her carefully, and suddenly felt relaxed all over his body. The arrogance just now was gone, and he smiled widely, unable to say a word.
The fourteenth princess also looked at him with a smile, feeling indescribably happy in her heart.
The two looked at each other for a long time, glanced at the people around them, coughed, Yingying prostrated, and said:
"Thank you for saving my life, sir!"
Everyone was in an uproar, and Xiang Xiaoqiang quickly helped her up. He felt that in his hands, the jade arms under the silk were soft and smooth, as if they were softened.
Fourteen Gege raised her eyes, a hint of cunning and shyness flashed in her eyes.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was embarrassed, his face seemed to be on fire, he coughed dryly and said:
"Your Highness is frightened..."
At this time, Xiuxiu came forward and bowed down to the Fourteenth Gege, saying with tears in her eyes:
"Xiuxiu thanks Her Royal Highness the Princess! Her Royal Highness the Princess's life-saving kindness, Xiu Xiu will never forget it in her lifetime!"
Although Fourteen Gege was very unhappy with this little girl, at this time he helped her up with a smile, hugged her affectionately, patted her back gently, and whispered fiercely into her ear:
"Shangxiu, you can do it. Last time you pretended to be me in Pukou, and this time you almost killed me... We'll see!"
Xiuxiu:
"..."
…
The loudspeaker outside shouted again:
"Hafon'a, open the window now and throw the pistol out! Slowly!"
Halfon'a struggled to get up, pushed open the window, and slowly raised the pistol to let the outside see. Then he let go and the gun fell out.
"Okay, now stay still and don't throw the grenades outside. Let's go in and take them out!"
Li Changgui carried a submachine gun, walked to the door in person, and entered carefully.
Hafeng'a sat at the coffee table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly. He pointed at the grenade on his neck and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, the lid has been screwed on."
Li Changgui walked up to him with a gun, squatted down, and reached out to unscrew the cap of the grenade.
Hafenga looked down in surprise and asked:
"What is this for?"
Li Changgui wrapped his index finger around the grenade ring, looked at him coldly, and said:
"Don't think about the public trial, and don't think about being a hero."
"What?"
Li Changgui looked at the door, licked his lips, and suddenly shouted:
"Ah! Hafon'a, what do you want to do? Don't pull the grenade!! Ah!"
Li Changgui pulled the fuse, then jumped away, pointed his gun at Ha Feng'a, and then ran to the door in two or three steps, jumped into the yard, got up, ran a few steps, and fell to the ground.
On the ground.
In the room, Hafung'a opened his mouth wide, looking at the bullet hole on his chest that was bleeding and the grenade was puffing out smoke...
There was a loud noise, and several Japanese-style wooden doors flew out like pieces of paper, and all the windows and doors spurted out fire.
After the explosion, a big hole was made in the floor of the Japanese-style hall, the courtyard was filled with broken wood, and the air was filled with choking smoke.
Halfon'a was lying on the ground, his chest was blown to pieces and his eyes and mouth were wide open.