Chapter 26: The Real Big Shots

  Dong Li Mao walked forward, standing behind Song Yuan Ji Xiang, and whispered close to her right ear: "Listen, when I fire the gun later, you cooperate with me, let out a scream, and after I leave with the people outside, you can come out from here. It's best to hide far away, the farther the better, and never go back home again. Can you understand what I mean?"

  Matsumoto Kiyo slowly turned her head, her eyes wide with unbelief, staring at Dong Li Mao's eyes, as if trying to see if the man was telling the truth. After a moment of hesitation, she asked in a hesitant tone: "Why did you save me?"

  "Because of you..." Dong Li Mao was stunned, and the words behind him couldn't be said anymore. Because he saw this face, it seemed like he had seen it somewhere before. His brain was like a slide show, carefully reviewing all the women he knew. Finally, he remembered that the face in front of him was exactly the same as that of Rina Aiuchi, a Japanese actress he couldn't get enough of.

  "Is this the reincarnation of the deceased Rina Ai? If so, her fate is too bitter. Living by selling her body and dying without being reborn into a wealthy family would be bad enough, but to be reborn in such a war-torn era...". Dong Limao's mind was spinning wildly: "Could it be that heaven pitied my infatuation with her, so arranged for me to cross over and meet her..."

  "Are you really going to let me go?" Matsubara Kioka asked in a low voice, seeing Dong Li Mao staring at her foolishly, she quickly lowered her head.

  Dong Li Mao came back to his senses, but he didn't quite catch what Song Yuan Ji Xiang said: "Huh...what did you say?"

  Matsumoto Keika lifted her head, thinking that Dong Li Mao had changed his mind. A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth: "What are you waiting for? Shoot and kill me!"

  Dong Li Mao was taken aback, then shook his head and said: "No! I don't kill women."

  He can't kill the woman in front of him now, because Rina is his usual object of affection, and for a man like Dong Li Mao who has encountered such a rare beauty, he wouldn't be able to bring himself to do it.

  If Li Yuanyuan is the type of woman who is charming and alluring, then Dao Lanxiang should be considered a pure and innocent type. But this woman in front of him, who bears a resemblance to Rina Aizawa, is indeed a real-life femme fatale. No matter how other men view Rina Aizawa, but in Dong Limao's heart, she is a legendary femme fatale, a woman who can make any man, even those in their seventies and eighties, think of her when they see her. How could such a woman die at the hands of a man?

  Dong Li Mao Yue felt that Song Yuan Ji Xiang and Fan Dao Ai looked exactly the same, height, three dimensions, face, eyes, it was as if Fan Dao Ai had been reborn. This made him think of how he and his great-grandfather looked exactly alike, and how Knife Lan Xiang and Bai Ru Shuang also looked exactly alike. Why were there so many people who looked exactly the same?

  "No, this isn't reality, it's an illusion. I'm not me, I'm Taigong Wangye. Qiaolan Xiang is Qiaolan Xiang, and Bairu Shuang is Bairu Shuang. Then the one in front of me shouldn't be Rina Inoue."

  Dong Li Mao sometimes affirmed and sometimes negated, as if entering an illusory world.

  "So you..." Matsubara Kioka saw a mixture of hesitation and confusion in Dong Li Mao's eyes, which made her hard to understand.

  "Oh, don't worry, I said it and I'll stick to it." Dong Li Mao felt his face flush slightly, thinking that Matsumoto Keika didn't believe he would really let her go, so he quickly jumped in to explain.

  "No wonder Wang Jia Gui and the others did that earlier, she's just like Raisa, really too attractive to men!" Dong Li Mao couldn't help but exclaim.

  "Remember my words, after leaving here, never go back to your home." Dong Li Mao was somewhat worried, a woman like her would probably not be safe anywhere, so he asked: "Do you have a safe place to go?"

  Matsubara Kioka shook her head and replied in a low voice: "No."

  "Hmm..." Dong Li Mao thought for a moment, then told Song Yuan Ji Xiang: "Alright, you go to Ruili and find a Dai girl named Dao Lan Xiang. She should be at a temporary hospital in an oak forest temple. Tell her that I sent you to find her... Ah, yes, my surname is Dong, tell her it's Big Brother Dong who sent you to find her, she'll help you..." As Dong Li Mao spoke, he thought to himself: "Could this also be something that Tai Ye (Grandpa) experienced? If so, then Tai Ye really was a man, not understanding how to cherish and pity women. A real man wouldn't kill women, especially not such beautiful women."

  Thinking of this, Dong Limao suddenly realized that he could also be considered a real man.

  "Thank you, Brother Dong. You are my lifesaver." Song Yuanji seemed to see from Dong Li Mao's tone and his eyes that the man in front of him was trustworthy, he was telling the truth, so a smile appeared on his face.

  Song Yuanji suddenly called him Dongdage, which made Dong Limao's heart feel fluttering and comfortable. He really didn't want to let her leave his side, and even a surge of desire to hug her into his arms rose up in his body.

  However, thinking about it, Dong Li Mao wouldn't do something like Wang Jia Gui and the others, forcing a woman to surrender. That's not something he should be doing. He held up his submachine gun with both hands, but instead of aiming at Matsumoto Kiyo, he aimed at the wall to her left. His eyes locked onto hers as he said, "You don't have to thank me, just live a good life from now on." With that, he pulled the trigger and fired a shot into the wall. Matsumoto Kiyo let out a blood-curdling scream, almost drowning out the sound of the gunshot. She then covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her face as she fell to her knees in front of Dong Li Mao, kowtowing repeatedly.

  Li Yuyuan outside the cave heard the gunshot from inside, seemingly startled, shivered with cold, and muttered: "I didn't expect this foolish boy to actually kill her!"

  Zhu Yongsheng and the others were also startled by the sound of gunfire coming from the cave, and they stood up from their respective tree roots. Wang Jiagui looked at Zhang Dalie and said: "Why did Captain kill such a beautiful woman? What a pity!"

  "This doesn't seem like something our old company commander would do, do you remember him telling us not to kill women?" Zhang Dalie said softly, shaking his head in disbelief.

  "You didn't mention it and I had almost forgotten, but I remember that Lianzhang's original words were 'Whoever kills a woman, I'll kill whoever!' But how could he take the initiative today..." Wang Jiagui's words were cut off as he saw Dong Li Mao walking out of the cave with his gun held upside down, and he immediately swallowed back the second half of his sentence.

  But Li Yuanyuan came over and told Wang Jiagui and Zhang Dali: "It was I who ordered your company commander to kill that woman."

  Wang Jiagui and Zhang Dalie were both speechless with their mouths agape.

  Dong Li Mao walked out of the cave, took a long breath, narrowed his eyes and looked up at the scorching sun. Then he shouted to everyone, "Let's set off! To the front village military supply station! There's good food and drink there, eat your fill and drink enough, brothers can have a good sleep!"

  (Favorite! Flowers! More exciting things are yet to come!)