The Magnificent Son-in-law Chapter 723: When Love Runs Deep

Upon hearing this, everyone felt sowhat uncomfortable to so extent.

But considering the circumstances, most people would choose to protect themselves, which cannot be counted as a heinous cri.

Du Yunping paused, then continued, "After the four ard Japanese soldiers heard the passengers in the carriage, they ca over to us.

Seeing and sister Xiuling, they kept staring at us, making us feel uneasy.

The bastard translator said that the Japanese suspected we had dangerous items on us and wanted to take us for a search."

At this point, everyone could understand that the supposed dangerous items were just an excuse, the real intention was the "search," which ant the Japanese had ill intentions.

Du Yunping said softly, "Yiyang definitely wouldn't let us be taken away by the Japanese. He bowed, apologized, offered cigarettes and money, even knelt on the ground, but the Japanese still wouldn't let us go.

We had no choice but to kill those four Japanese on the train, then quickly jumped off the train without delay.

We were knocked out from the fall, and by the ti we woke up, it was already dark. We could only head in one direction, looking for a place to settle first."

At this point, Sun Yiyang took over and said, "Later, we kept walking until it was almost dawn when we finally saw the village and found a household to stay in.

But unexpectedly, by noon, a Japanese troop entered the village, with more than fifty people.

Those beasts set fire to houses without a word, stabbed every man they saw with bayonets, and rushed to strip won."

"How did the pursuers co so quickly?" Zhao Guo'an exclaid in surprise.

Xiao Feng and the others also found it incredible. Just because four Japanese soldiers were killed, did they dispatch such a large force for revenge?

After jumping off the train, Sun Yiyang and the others could have gone anywhere, to find them so quickly would require either extre luck or a significant military force.

Sun Yiyang shook his head, "I initially thought the Japanese were coming for us, but actually it was because there were many wounded anti-Japanese soldiers in the village, the Japanese had long been targeting them, looking to wipe them out.

Given the situation, we three were definitely the most suspicious, even though we didn't enter any other houses, the timing was just too coincidental.

We had just settled in the morning, and a few hours later, the Japanese troops entered the village, making it hard not to be suspected."

Xiao Feng clicked his tongue in amazent, it must have been so kind of luck to keep hitting such critical monts over and over again.

From Sun Yiyang's explanation, you could say that if any part of the sequence differed even slightly, everything could have been avoided.

For example, waking up a little later.

Or walking slower when looking for a place to settle.

Unfortunately, reality is as it is, otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying that when a person is down on their luck, even drinking cold water would wedge in their teeth.

Sun Yiyang said, "Fortunately, the wounded soldiers overruled everyone and expressed their trust in us, even giving us guns and bullets.

There weren't many bullets, only five, but at least having so life-saving tools gave us a sense of assurance.

I was very touched at the ti and gave the guns to Yun Ping and sister Xiuling, helping to bandage the wounded soldiers and villagers.

I rember the fire was intense, with gunfire, villagers' screams, and the shouts of fighting all around.

I don't rember how long the fighting lasted, only that by the ti more than three hundred villagers were ready with their bamboo rafts to flee, fewer than fifty remained, and only three anti-Japanese soldiers survived."

Xiao Feng and the others' expressions darkened. Even though they couldn't witness the scenes of the past, just hearing those casualty numbers was enough to conjure the tragedy of the village.

Sun Yiyang took a deep breath and continued, "By the end of the fight, the three of us rushed to the bamboo raft, Yun Ping got on first, I was second.

Just as I was about to turn back to pull sister Xiuling, Yun Ping suddenly shouted a warning.

I quickly turned around and saw a Japanese soldier, who originally lay on the ground, slowly sit up, aiming his gun at sister Xiuling.

Sister Xiuling had been shot in the leg, collapsed at the riverbank, and the Japanese got up, pointing the gun at her, babbling in his language.

We couldn't understand, but from his gestures and so guesses, we understood that he was saying if we didn't co down, he would kill sister Xiuling."

Sun Shijie's breathing beca rapid, his tone cold, "So, you killed her?"

"I, Sun Yiyang, wouldn't stoop so low!" Sun Yiyang denied, "I asked Yun Ping how many bullets were left, she said there was one, so I thought about how to draw the Japanese's attention and rescue sister Xiuling.

But at that mont, the Japanese pursuers arrived, numbering more than twenty, with abundant ammunition.

Upon seeing the Japanese, many villagers rushed to cut the ropes, but no one expected sister Xiuling to pull the pin inserted at the riverbank herself.

The bamboo raft was carried away by the river, sister Xiuling asked to shoot her..."

At this point, Sun Yiyang seed unable to continue, stopping his story.

Xiao Feng pondered, surely Xiuling must have known what fate awaited her in Japanese hands.

If she hadn't pulled out the pin, the final result might have been the entire village being slaughtered.

Even taking a step back, if so were to survive, Sun Yiyang and Du Yunping would inevitably beco public enemies.

Sacrificing oneself for the greater good is sothing everyone understands, but actually doing it is incredibly difficult.

The reason is simple, in such situations, most people would think: if soone must be sacrificed, why should it be ?

Heroes, after all, are very few!

After a long silence, Sun Yiyang continued, "After what happened, I felt too ashad to see you, so I didn't show up as expected.

With the first escape cos the second, gradually it becos a habit, and I've been hiding until now."

Having said that, Sun Yiyang exhaled deeply, seemingly releasing a heavy burden from his heart, feeling much lighter.

Sun Shijie tapped the ash from his smoking pipe and silently walked toward the outside of the courtyard.

"Brother Sun!" Du Yunping stepped forward and called out.

Sun Shijie paused, but didn't turn back, walking straight out.

At his age, having experienced many ups and downs, logically speaking, nothing should leave him conflicted or confused.

But at this mont, Sun Shijie felt unsure how to face it.

He just wanted to find a quiet place to think clearly.

Many people, including Sun Yiyang or Boss Jiu, felt moved by Sun Shijie's lifelong bachelorhood for Xiuling but also found it a little unworthy.

Yet, they didn't understand that, just as Sun Zhong guarded his wife's grave for life, there is no worth or unworthiness.

It's simply that when emotions run deep, no one else will do in your eyes, that's all.