Chapter 513: The sword takes a detour
Jin Xiuzhu hesitated.
Obviously, she didn't think Zhang Yong's promise was a good idea.
Bringing along a mute? Wouldn't that be a problem? You're an agent after all, bringing along a mute?
How will you operate in the future?
However, Zhang Yong nodded and accepted.
Sometimes, life is really quite moving.
When you are complaining about the world, you have actually surpassed 10% of the people. Because roughly 10% of the population has a disability.
Mute, deaf, blind. These are already the three major categories. There may be other disabilities.
They are already defeated at birth.
Your life starts at the difficult level. They start with nightmares.
This mute is so persistent, perhaps he just wants to survive.
If I just give him a little money, I don't think he can keep it. He will spend it all sooner or later. Or someone will rob him. And then they will kill him.
Only by following him can he gain long-term security.
With his current abilities, he may not be able to protect a beautiful woman like Su Yuxi without fail. But protecting a mute should be possible.
If anyone dares to lay a hand on this mute, he will definitely chop up his entire family. No mercy.
When Zhang Yong goes crazy, even he is afraid.
Jin Xiu Zhu makes a hand gesture.
The mute immediately runs over, kneels in front of Zhang Yong, and keeps on kowtowing.
Zhang Yong: ...
Finished. He's screwed.
He's a modern-day time traveller, and being kowtowed to like this by someone so devoutly is really...
It's embarrassing, isn't it? It is embarrassing. He hurriedly reached out to help the mute get up. However, after getting up, the mute went down on his knees again and continued to kowtow. He was serious and meticulous.
Zhang Yong looked helplessly at Jin Xiu Zhu. I don't understand. How do I respond to this move?
"Reach out and press your hand on his head.'
'This...'
Zhang Yong felt very absurd.
Did he time travel to an ancient dynasty?
And place his hand on the other person's head? Is this some kind of mysterious ritual?
This is seriously not something I'm used to...
In fact, Zhang Yong is a bit wary of getting so close to other people.
He's mainly afraid of death. He's worried about being attacked up close.
Putting your hand on the other person's head. What if the other person suddenly attacks your ribs?
This move is very deadly.
Even Zhang Sanfeng was attacked by the monk Gangxiang. He was seriously injured.
The map shows that the mute is unarmed. Just because it doesn't say gun doesn't mean it doesn't mean knife. What if the other person has a dagger?
A dagger is thrust at his ribs. Even the immortals of the highest rank would die.
Even if there is no dagger, there is still the fist. A punch to the ribs would kill him too!
His frail body could not withstand a punch with all one's strength.
If the attack succeeds, his internal organs will be shattered.
Danger...
Caution...
Yet the mute keeps on kowtowing.
Very conscientious. Meticulous. Repeatedly. That devotion...
How many has he kowtowed? Fifty? Sixty? Seventy? Each one is done properly. Not perfunctorily at all.
Helpless...
Pushed to the wall.
Zhang Yong can only take a deep breath secretly. Prepare to take a risk.
Come on!
If attacked, there is nothing I can do.
I hope the heavens are not so cruel.
Although I am forced to be a good person. But a good person should not suffer misfortune...
Reaching out...
Slowly reaching out...
Cautiously...
It looks like he's being very pious...
In fact, Zhang Yong is just scared of death. So, he keeps a close eye on the mute's reaction.
Just in case. Zhang Yong extends his left hand. His right hand is ready to draw his gun.
If he is attacked, as long as he doesn't die immediately, he will definitely draw his gun and shoot the mute.
I hope it doesn't turn out to be that tragic...
I hope...
Finally, his left hand presses against the top of the mute's head.
His right hand is ready to draw his gun...
Fortunately, the mute doesn't attack. He kneels reverently on the ground.
Zhang Yong turns his head and looks at Jin Xiu Zhu.
What's next?
Should I let go?
Jin Xiu Zhu nods.
She suddenly finds this man very interesting.
Really.
It's as if he knows nothing.
It's not an act. He really doesn't know anything. And he doesn't have any airs and graces.
Even if she is his enemy, he doesn't feel ashamed to ask. There seems to be a big difference between the way he treats other people and the way he treats the Japanese?
Sigh...
What a weirdo...
Zhang Yong then reached back out his hand. He let out a quiet sigh of relief.
The mute began to kowtow again.
Zhang Yong: ???
What is this for?
Isn't the ritual complete?
Jin Xiuzhu bit her lip lightly and said slowly, 'He is thanking you.'
'Help me tell him to get up!' Zhang Yong nodded.
'He is mute. But not deaf,' Jin Xiuzhu replied, pursing her lips.
Zhang Yong: ...
Okay. He was scorned by this female spy.
But it didn't matter. He never really cared much about other people's scornful remarks. It wasn't like his hair was going to fall out.
He didn't bother to argue back.
If he really didn't like someone, he just shot them. What was the big deal?
'Get up!'
Zhang Yong said to the mute.
The mute understood him and stood up properly.
'No need to bow in the future,' Zhang Yong said. 'I'm not used to that. Just follow me and do as I say.'
The mute began to gesticulate. Then he fell to his knees again. Then he bowed.
Zhang Yong rolled his eyes helplessly.
Did you understand? Or did you understand? I told you not to bow!
Back home, young people can't afford to do that. It will shorten your life. I could have lived to be 120 years old. Now, with you bowing every day, you might only live to be 119...
'Get up!' he said, raising his voice.
The mute immediately stood up. He was still quite agile.
Except that he couldn't speak. Apart from that, there didn't seem to be any major problems. Except that his eyes seemed a bit unusual?
'What's your name?' Zhang Yong asked.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he realised that they were wrong.
The other person was mute! There was no way he could answer such a question.
So he changed his question: 'Do you have a name?'
The mute shook his head.
Okay, so he doesn't. I guess everyone calls him mute.
That won't do. Even a mute should have a name. Zhang Yong was not used to calling people names like mute, deaf or blind. That was an insult.
What to do?
He could only give him a name.
It just so happened that he was reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There was a situation drama in the later period. So...
'I'll give you a name. You'll be called Lu Xiaobu from now on.'
'Lu Xiaobu. Can you understand?'
'Lu Xiaobu...'
Zhang Yong repeated the name over and over again.
Finally, the mute remembered. When Zhang Yong called him Lu Xiaobu, he knew that he was calling him.
Sweat...
Finally, it's done.
Zhang Yong looked at the sky, it was late.
'You find a place to sleep by yourself!' Zhang Yong said.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yong added, 'Lu Xiaobu. Your future treatment will be the same as everyone else.'
The mute made a sign. Zhang Yong couldn't understand it. He looked at Jin Xiuzhu again.
This woman actually knows sign language.
Oh, she's a female spy, so she must know a lot.
What kind of professional spy doesn't know a lot?
Look at 007, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, and all these others, which one of them doesn't know everything?
It's people like yourself, who started out halfway, who don't know anything.
Without a system, he wouldn't have survived half a series...
Jin Xiuzhu said, 'He said he understands. He will listen. He will be your most loyal servant.'
'Then there won't be a problem,' Zhang Yong nodded. He had no feelings for servants.
But the other party was so pious and persistent, and for the time being, he had no way to change it. He could only take things slowly.
Enter the small Western-style building.
After a busy day, he was tired too.
Take a shower and rest.
Mei Lu was not there. I don't know where she went. Zhang Yong didn't look for her either.
He was really tired. He didn't have any other thoughts.
In the morning, he was woken up by gunfire.
'Pang!'
'Pang!'
It was the unmistakable sound of an English 77 rifle.
At first, Zhang Yong thought it was the mine's security team training. Shooting at targets or something.
What else would they be shooting for?
He didn't even fire his rifle yesterday when he caught the Japanese spy. He used a grenade.
And he didn't see anyone else reporting in. So that meant it was nothing.
Continue sleeping...
Today, I'm going to slack off. Rest. Take a holiday.
The Chinese workers at the Kailuan coal mine all get two days off, so I'm no worse off than they are.
'Knock, knock!'
'Knock, knock!'
Someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Zhang Yong called out, 'Come in!'
He basically never locked the door when he slept. There was no need to. There were guards outside.
With his head on the line all day, how could Zhang Yong not be careful? He had to have someone nearby when he slept at night!
Wasn't Wu Liuji on duty last night?
The door opened. It was Mei Lu who came in. She was wearing a pale yellow plaid trench coat. 'Get up, we've got a busy day ahead of us.'
'What's the matter?' Zhang Yong asked.
'There are some Japanese spies, they gathered a group of people and occupied the No. 17 mine. There was a fierce gunfight with the security team.'
'A fight?' Zhang Yong felt incredible.
The Japanese spies are so fierce?
Not afraid of revealing their identity? Just start fighting?
Wow!
This is the real thing!
It's completely out of the ordinary.
There was even a gunfight.
But...
What does it have to do with me?
Since we know it's the Japanese spy, then find a way to eliminate him!
It's really unacceptable that the escort team couldn't do anything even though everyone else had already revealed their identity.
I learned a little bit about it yesterday. The escort team at the Kailuan Coal Mine is not small. There are thousands of people!
Except for a few top commanders who are British. Everyone else is Chinese.
'They're afraid of hurting the rat.'
'What's there to be cautious about?'
'No. 17 is a newly developed mine. They're worried about it collapsing.'
'Then...'
Zhang Yong paused.
He didn't want to give up the mine. You can't catch a wolf by trapping its cub.
It's important to get rid of the Japanese spies.
Of course, he was just talking without thinking.
For the British, this mine is very important. It can't be destroyed casually.
The Japanese spies probably saw this as well. That's why they fled to the mine and put up a stubborn resistance. If the situation becomes critical, they may blow up the mine.
A thought occurred to him. He asked, 'Is there a lot of explosives in the mine?'
'Of course there is!' replied Mei Lu. 'It's used a lot. The mine always keeps several hundred catties of it.'
'Then...' Zhang Yong's eyes twinkled, 'take me to the explosives warehouse.'