Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 53 A visit from an old friend

Upon returning to the Tang residence in Tangjia Town, Tang Weiguo immediately looked at the old butler, whom he had raised from childhood. In his eyes, the old butler was like his father.

"Young Master is back?" Butler Tang said happily.

"It's been a long time since I've seen the young master. I'll have your Aunt Tang cook a few more dishes so we can have a good drink together."

“That little rascal Xiao Hu ran out as soon as he got back this morning. I bet he’s gone to find Xiao Cui from Old Tang’s family who sells ducks by the river.”

"As the saying goes, 'Once you marry a wife, you forget your mother.' Alas, it's a pity his mother passed away early. If she were still alive, how happy she would be." The old steward suddenly became sorrowful.

"Uncle Tang, it's fate that Xiao Hu and Xiao Cui have been playing together since they were little. I remember once Xiao Cui even stood up for Xiao Hu and beat me up." Tang Weiguo said with a smile as he flipped through the memories of his predecessor.

"Once the Japanese devils are driven out, let Xiao Hu and his wife give you a few more big, fat grandsons so Uncle Tang can enjoy his old age in peace," Tang Weiguo continued to comfort him.

"Young Master, you'd better hurry. I think that little girl named Chu Yu who came last time is quite good-looking, very pretty. You..."

"Come, come, let's have a drink, let's not talk about this." Tang Weiguo quickly interrupted the old butler. In his previous life, Tang Weiguo had been traumatized by the pressure to get married.

Before long, Aunt Tang brought out the dishes she had prepared, all of which were Tang Weiguo's favorite dishes.

Just as Tang Weiguo and the old butler were drinking, Xiao Hu rushed in from outside, dragging someone with him.

"Master, look who's here."

Tang Weiguo looked at the person in front of him and suddenly said, "Damn, Li Xiaotian, what brings you here? You've changed so much in the years I haven't seen you, I almost didn't recognize you."

Li Xiaotian was Xiaohu's best friend when they were in college in Beiping. Tang Weiguo then gave Li Xiaotian a big hug.

"Come on, let's eat and chat." Tang Weiguo quickly invited Li Xiaotian to sit down.

"Xiaotian, this is my father, and father, this is my best buddy in Beiping." Tang Xiaohu introduced the old butler and Li Xiaotian to each other.

"Hello, Uncle Tang." Li Xiaotian greeted the old butler.

"What a fine child! Please have a seat," the old butler said with a smile.

"Come on, let's drink! As the saying goes, a thousand cups are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend. Come on, let's finish this cup first." Tang Xiaohu urged everyone to drink.

"Hey, Xiaotian, didn't you say you went to military school? Now that the country is in crisis, how come you have time to come here?" Tang Weiguo asked, voicing his doubts.

When the three of them were rejected from joining the army, Tang Weiguo invited Li Xiaotian to come back to his hometown to help build up the ranks. Li Xiaotian declined, intending to take the military academy entrance exam. Seeing Li Xiaotian's ambitions, Tang Weiguo didn't try to stop him, and the three parted ways in Beiping. Not long after returning to his hometown in Shanxi, Tang Weiguo received a letter from Li Xiaotian saying he had successfully passed the military academy entrance exam. Tang Weiguo and Tang Xiaohu were happy for him and wrote back wishing him a bright future.

"Let me explain it to you in detail." Li Xiaotian took a swig of wine.

After successfully enrolling in military academy, Li Xiaotian was selected to major in intelligence studies, learning intelligence gathering and counter-espionage training. During this time, Li Xiaotian studied diligently, achieving first place in every exam. Just when he thought he could enter the intelligence system and make a name for himself after graduation, an event changed his fate.

One evening, Li Xiaotian was on leave and returning to school from home. As he passed through an alley, he suddenly heard a girl screaming for help in a pitiful state.

Li Xiaotian walked over and saw three men about to assault a poor female student. Having come from a military academy, Li Xiaotian rarely witnessed such heinous acts, so he stepped in and attacked them.

His top-ranking combat skill in intelligence was no joke; he quickly and easily beat up the three men, rescued the girl, and took the three thugs to the police station. Just when Li Xiaotian thought it was an ordinary incident, what happened next exceeded his expectations.

A few days later, a group of police officers came to Li Xiaotian's school and took him away on suspicion of violent crime. Li Xiaotian couldn't recall ever committing a violent crime.

When Li Xiaotian arrived at the police station and saw the man sitting in the police seat, grinning at him, he realized that this was all his doing. This man was Song Wensheng, the leader of the three men Li Xiaotian had previously turned over to the police station.

At the same time, he was suing Li Xiaotian for violent assault. To Li Xiaotian's utter surprise, the girl who had been assaulted turned into a witness for Song Wensheng, proving that Li Xiaotian had attacked Song Wensheng innocently.

At that moment, Li Xiaotian said nothing, only coldly staring at the girl who dared not meet his eyes. The case of Li Xiaotian assaulting Song Wensheng was swiftly investigated, and Li Xiaotian was sentenced to 10 years in prison. At the same time, he also received a notice of expulsion from the military academy.

In prison, a kind-hearted old policeman secretly told him that the man had powerful connections; he was the son of a high-ranking official, and no one in the entire police station dared to offend him. If you offended him, he would make you suffer terribly. In their eyes, turning white into black and black into white was an incredibly simple matter.

"Xiao Hu, Wei Guo, do you know how desperate I was when I learned the truth? Was I supposed to join the army to protect these bastards?" Li Xiaotian said drunkenly.

"So, from the day I learned the truth, I planned to escape from prison. You know I studied intelligence, so figuring out the prison's layout was a piece of cake for me. I found an opening and escaped."

"Little Tiger, Weiguo, do you know what the first thing I did after I escaped?"

"I waited outside that house for a whole week and finally managed to catch the person who framed me. Then, my top-notch combat skills in intelligence are no joke. I seized an opportunity and killed that person."

"Hahahaha." Li Xiaotian laughed so unrestrainedly.

"Damn it, these guys are no good. Xiaotian, you did the right thing. Let me toast you." Tang Weiguo downed his drink in one gulp.

"Xiaotian, you know you did one thing wrong: you didn't tell me! If you had told me, we would have worked together!" Tang Xiaohu said, his tongue slurring.

“I, Xiaotian, am lucky to have brothers like you. They are still after me. If I, Xiaotian, am to die, I will die at the hands of the Japanese devils, sacrificing myself for my country, dying a tragic death. I cannot die at the hands of those villains, dying a meaningless death.”

"Alright, Xiaotian, let's fight the Japanese together. Those guys can go to hell. If they dare come here, I'll blast them with a machine gun," Tang Xiaohu said, cursing.

"Okay, Xiaotian, let's fight the Japanese together." Tang Weiguo was drunk and dizzy.

Not long after, the three of them collapsed onto the table and fell fast asleep.

"Oh dear, these three kids are such a handful." The old butler, seeing the scene before him, quickly had the three of them carried back to their room.