sbdcsierra Chapter 503 Taking care of sister-in-law?
Chapter 503 Taking care of sister-in-law?
Wang Meng had no interest in his gold bars and silver dollars. What he was thinking about was how to completely protect the Longmen Grottoes.
As long as this buying and selling chain exists, even if Hu Dadao is killed, there will still be thousands and millions of Hu Dadao.
The wages of avarice is death.
"Hu Dadao, I'll give you a chance. Tell me who asked you to chisel it, and maybe I can save your life!"
I would rather die than my fellow Taoists, not to mention Hu Dadao, a bandit who had long since thrown his personal beliefs and personality to the ground and trampled on them at will, blurted out as if to answer a question:
"Ma Longtu, the antique dealer from Luoyang!"
"Didn't you just say you were an antique dealer from Peking? How did you become an antique dealer from Luoyang?"
Hu Dadao struggled to sit up and shouted at the top of his voice.
"My dear, I dare not deceive you. Although I have never seen this antique dealer in Peking, I have heard Ma Longtu say countless times that it was indeed an antique dealer in Peking who wanted to buy it and offered a high price!"
"Okay, I'll trust you this time. Come back with us. Once we have investigated the matter thoroughly, we'll see how to deal with you!"
Hu Dadao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his life was temporarily saved.
Although he couldn't figure out where this group of people came from, in this place where the Central Army and the Japanese forces were mixed, most of the problems could be solved with money and guns, and he had both of these things!
So, just stay here quietly!
When it's daybreak, the men in the security group will find out that they haven't returned and will probably come looking for them. By then, wouldn't it be easy for you to find these dozens of people in the security group's territory?
Wang Meng and Monk Wei ordered a squad of soldiers to stay behind to guard the vicinity of the Longmen Grottoes. If they encountered bandits who came to destroy the Buddha statues, they should capture them immediately!
Wang Meng and Wei Heshang, along with other soldiers, escorted the seven security guards to Huayuan Village, three miles away from Longmen Town.
"Chief of Staff, although Luoyang is under the control of the Central Army, the situation here is too complicated. The Japanese have many agents here, and there are even some traitors who collect intelligence here all year round!"
Wang Meng spread out the map. Since the great defeat in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the commander of the First War Zone of the Central Army, Wei Lihuang, led the remnants of his troops across the Yellow River and retreated.
Jiang Dingwen succeeded Wei Lihuang as the commander of the First War Zone and set up his headquarters in Luoyang.
Because of the natural barrier of the Yellow River, and the fact that the Japanese troops north of the Yellow River were fighting with the Independent Column in the southern part of Pingshun, the former commander of the North China Front Army, Tada Shun, and the current commander, Okamura Neiji, had no time to look south, so Chiang Ting-wen had a few good days.
However, the Japanese never gave up their fantasy of Luoyang and had been making every effort to infiltrate and collect intelligence, attempting to cross the Yellow River and completely occupy Luoyang when conditions were ripe in the future.
Therefore, there were countless traitors and disguised scouts of the Japanese devils in Luoyang city.
"Monk, no matter how complicated the situation is, we must completely cut off this line of buying and selling smuggled cultural relics this time!"
Monk Wei nodded. He was also heartbroken when he saw the destroyed stone Buddha statues.
"Chief of Staff, we'll do whatever you say! Or should I contact the Central Army of the First War Zone and ask them to help as well?"
Wang Meng shook his head. They had entered the territory of the First War Zone quietly to carry out surveying and mapping secretly in case of emergency. How could he tell them openly that this was their whereabouts now?
In addition, if the First War Zone could control it, would these thieves and security guards be so arrogant?
"That's not necessary! Although the local Nationalist government has repeatedly emphasized that the buying and selling of smuggled cultural relics is not allowed, I think they are involved to some extent. Maybe the military salaries and officials' benefits are all from this!"
"Okay, then we'll rely on ourselves!"
Wang Meng decided to find Ma Longtu first, and then follow the clues to kill the antique dealer in Peiping to make an example of him.
"Early tomorrow morning, Monk, you and Hu Dadao will ask Ma Longtu to come out and tell him that we have made great progress in carving the murals. Detain Ma Longtu!"
"Yes!"
Early the next morning, when the rooster crowed, Monk Wei kicked Hu Dadao, who was snoring, awake.
"How can you sleep so soundly even though you're tied up? Get up!"
Ma Longtu's hands and feet were numb, and he rolled on the ground for a long time but couldn't get up.
Monk Wei waved his hands helplessly, and Hu Dadao's arms and hands were untied. Hu Dadao, who had gained "freedom", rubbed his limbs and stood up angrily.
"Good man, shall I go back and arrange the banquet?"
After Hu Dadao finished speaking, he was ready to run, but before he could even start the 100-meter sprint, a big hand grabbed his shoulder.
"There's no rush to arrange the banquet. Ask Ma Longtu to come to Binyang Zhongdong now. We have something to ask him!"
Hu Dadao's eyes darted around. This group of people must have no good intentions by calling Ma Longtu here. Maybe they were blackmailing him? Or maybe they wanted to bypass him as the middleman and do the deal directly?
But it doesn't matter. As long as he can leave this place, he will return to the security team, and that large number of troops will rush to the Longmen Grottoes. Won't all these small fish and shrimps die in minutes?
When the time comes, we will take revenge if necessary and complain if necessary!
"Good man, I'll go and make an appointment with him right away! You wait!"
Hu Dadao struggled twice, but his body was still unable to move. He looked at Monk Wei in confusion:
"My good man, if you don't let go, I can't go and make an appointment with Ma Longtu, right?"
"You don't have to go. Just find a reliable subordinate to inform them! But I have to advise you to find a reliable subordinate. If this guy runs away or leaks the information, then the crime will be attributed to you. Then we can settle the new grudges and old scores together!"
Hu Dadao shuddered. It seemed that the monk Wei in front of him was not joking.
Looking at the bald head, Hu Dadao finally realized that this was the spiritual leader of the "monk". How could he not be angry? It was like you smashed the ancestral hall and tablets of others. How could you get away with it?
"Don't worry, I'll pick the most reliable one!"
Hu Dadao carefully selected and found a fat man among his six younger brothers who looked somewhat honest.
"Fatty, don't say a word about what happened last night. Just invite Ma Longtu to the cave where we carved the murals, and tell him that there is significant progress! After this is done, I will let you be a platoon leader!"
The fat man was very grateful, as if what was happening now had nothing to do with him.
"My good man, do you think this arrangement is okay?"
Monk Wei nodded, but gave a few more instructions.
"We'll send two people to accompany him, and visit your sister-in-law at your house. Is that convenient? And pick up something?"
Hu Dadao's heart skipped a beat.
"I dare not trouble you, my good man, but my wife is well fed and well dressed, and does not need any care."
"I said yes, and that's it!"