Chapter 121: Detective Appears
"who?"
Luo Mei shouted loudly, not caring whether it would expose his whereabouts.
A person came out from the back corner of the hospital. Although the light was dim, Linlang recognized him at a glance.
"Brother Yin? Why are you here?" Linlang was surprised and happy.
The man who came was Yin Chuan. He wore a dark felt hat and the coarse cloth shirt of a Cao Gang member, and walked up to the three people with a smile on his face.
"Do you know this person?" Vina Yun asked.
"He is a friend who traveled with us. His name is Yin Chuan and he is also a member of the Cao Gang." Linlang introduced.
"Brother Yin, you showed up so suddenly that you really scared us," Luo Mei complained. "If we disturb the church members, we'll be in big trouble!"
"Churches? Do you mean the people in the church over there?" Yin Chuan looked towards the church.
"Yes, that's right. It's them..." Luo Mei said, turning her head to look over there. But she found that within her sight, there was an unexpected change.
The light from the church windows revealed a cluster of dark figures outside, about thirty or forty of them, who seemed to have surrounded the church. However, no one made a sound, and they all stared intently at the congregants inside.
"These people..." Vina Yun was a little confused.
"They are all brothers from the Cao Gang, and Du Yunzhang is in charge."
"When did you surround the church without anyone noticing? Even the three of us didn't notice." Linlang asked.
Yin Chuan chuckled, "We just arrived not long ago, and the boat quietly stopped at the beach of the tributary north of the town. The spies told us that people were gathered in the church, so we quickly landed and surrounded them."
"You guys are really decisive and efficient," Linlang finally stood up straight this time. She walked to the edge of the flower garden, relaxed and looked towards the church. "Have you found any clues about Supervisor General Wan?"
"This is a long story. I'll tell you in detail after things here are done. I'm talking to Lao Du--" Yin Chuan waved to the crowd outside the church.
Soon, Du Yunzhang arrived in a hurry. "Old Yin, what's up? Hey, Linlang, long time no see! Luo Mei...you're here too?"
"What? Are you surprised that I'm here?" Luo Mei rolled her eyes at Du Yunzhang in annoyance.
Du Yunzhang scratched his head. "No, no, not surprised. Hey, Old Yin, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Yin Chuan secretly laughed, knowing that Luo Mei was like tofu in brine to Du Yunzhang - there is always someone better, and only she could make Du Yunzhang obedient.
"Tell the Cao Gang brothers that those people have guns, so be careful."
"Don't worry, we're not pushovers," Du Yunzhang said, playing with the mirrored box in his hand. "We all have our own weapons. If they dare to shoot first, we'll fight back!"
"I think..." Vina Yun spoke at this time, "Based on my understanding of Clark, he shouldn't do such a stupid thing. I guess at most he would form a standoff with you, but he would never take the initiative to shoot you."
"It's good that the foreigners know the consequences, so we don't have to teach them a lesson!" Du Yunzhang glanced at the church with disdain.
"Captain Du! Someone is coming out!" someone from the Cao Gang shouted.
Du Yunzhang immediately perked up and turned to rush in the direction pointed by the person who reported the news. Yin Chuan and Lin Lang followed closely behind, also moving closer to see what was going on.
Three people walked out of the church door, two women and one man. The man in the middle was Clark, the leader of these believers. He was no longer wearing a ghost mask, but was still wearing the dark robe of Satanism.
He spoke a lot of English, which made Du Yunzhang really confused.
"You foreigner, can you speak our language? If not, then don't even bother to open your mouth. Find someone who doesn't speak our language to talk to me!" Du Yunzhang shouted angrily at the other side.
Linlang leaned behind him and whispered, "He was asking, 'What are you doing? Why are you surrounding our church? If you have any requests, please feel free to discuss them.' It seems he mistook the Cao Gang for pirates."
Du Yunzhang sneered, "Water bandits? They're acting like ghosts and bullying us in our territory, and you still call us bandits? Tell him we're the officials in charge of this area, and we don't like them, so we want to teach them a lesson. That's it!"
Linlang hesitated, but before she could translate, Clark spoke first. "You're officials? Aren't you? How could officials from the Nationalist government behave like you?" This time, he spoke fluent Chinese, though his tongue was still a little stiff.
"Oh, so you can speak our language? Then why were you acting so arrogant just now?" Du Yunzhang glared at him. "Since you understand, let me tell you, even if we're not officials, we have the right to control you foreign devils. You're committing crimes and worshipping evil gods on our land. We will definitely take care of these despicable activities!"
"Sir, I think you may have some misunderstanding. We have local permission to build a church here," he said, pulling out a certificate from his pocket. "This is the approval document from your officials, allowing us to build a church here and do anything church-related. If you obstruct us without reason, we will have no choice but to call the police!"
Du Yunzhang couldn't help but feel nameless anger, thinking that those corrupt officials of the Republic of China must have accepted bribes from these foreigners and didn't care about the lives of the people at all, so they were so generous in letting them do whatever they wanted here.
"I don't care who gave you the green light. You're stirring up trouble here, and we, the Cao Gang, can't just stand by and watch!"
After saying that, Du Yunzhang played with the mirror box in his hand and demonstrated in front of Clark. The meaning was self-evident - if you don't obey me today, you will be beaten with guns and cannons!
"Sir, if you refuse to listen to our explanation and insist on acting arbitrarily, then we will have no choice but to fight you to the end. I also want to remind you that if gunfire breaks out here and those of us outside hear it, it will definitely be reported to the nearby authorities, and the local military and police will be dispatched to suppress the bandits. By then, I'm afraid your entire team will be wiped out, right?"
"Hey—" Du Yunzhang didn't expect this guy to be so arrogant. "Are you trying to scare me? I'm not afraid of being scared! What's the point of killing all of you foreign dogs here?"
As he spoke, he put his arm around the safety of the mirror box and planned to give the foreigner in front of him a peanut. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yin Chuan quickly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist, "Old Du, don't be impulsive!"
"Look at how arrogant he is! If I don't teach him a lesson, he will think that we Chinese are easy to bully!"
"Your old reckless habit has struck again!" Luo Mei taunted, "If you don't keep a cool head, you'll never accomplish anything!"
"Old Du, there's been a conflict here. Regardless of how many Cao Gang members are injured, the document in his hand is most likely genuine. If a big commotion were to occur and alert the nearby authorities, how would you guarantee the safety of the Cao Gang members? These brothers were entrusted to you by King Han. If anything goes wrong, how are you going to explain it to him?"
Du Yunzhang said angrily, "I just can't stand the arrogance of the foreign devils. Even if I kill him, it won't be enough to relieve my anger."
Linlang also stepped forward to persuade him, "Brother Du, these people are not only foreigners, but also some Han Chinese students who have returned from the West. If you just keep killing them without any regard, you might accidentally hurt innocent people!"
"Hey, Linlang, I don't agree with you." Luo Mei suddenly turned around and retorted, "For international students like these who have joined their Western cult, rather than keeping them as pawns for the foreigners, it would be better to let Du Yunzhang deal with them quickly and easily, so that they won't cause us any harm in the future."
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