Chapter 22

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When Colonel Ma heard this, his tense expression relaxed, and he smiled. Thinking about the fat man's ability to wreak havoc on a squad of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops, he thought to himself, "Is that guy so easy to catch?"

"Third Brother, you go and bring that fat man back for me!" Tiger Sai's face was ashen. No one had ever escaped from him, except for this fat man.

Third Brother Yang Yun nodded. He was originally a hunter who joined the bandits out of gratitude for Tiger Sai's friendship. He was an expert in tracking and had a very accurate aim. After joining the bandits, he became sworn brothers with Tiger Sai and became the third leader.

"Big Brother, I'll go too." Sairen stood up quickly, not knowing what consideration led her to say this.

"Alright, be careful. That fat man can untie my divine knot; he's quite capable." Tiger Sai nodded and then glared at Colonel Ma and the others, saying to the bandits, "Close the hall doors. No one is allowed to leave until we find that fat interpreter. If anyone tries to leave, shoot them!"

The bandit leaders in the hall all agreed. After Yang Yun and Sairen left, they closed the hall doors and returned to the center, pulling out their guns and staring intently at Colonel Ma and the Eighth Route Army.

The fat man on the beam looked down at the chaos below. He was originally worried about how to save Wang Yi and the others. Now, seeing Tiger Sai order the hall doors to be closed, he had an idea.

He first took a pill to counteract the effects, then took out a match and a piece of incense. He struck the match and lit the incense, then unceremoniously threw it down into the hall.

Suddenly, a thick, smoky object fell from the beam, and Tiger Sai and everyone in the hall looked up. They saw the fat man on the beam, smiling at them.

"Fat man!" Colonel Ma was shocked, and a bright smile spread across his face. This fat man being here meant these bandits were in for a rough time.

"That fat man has escaped again, sigh!" Wang Yi saw the fat man and sighed. She had thought he was dead, but then heard Tiger Sai's proposal for a son-in-law, which made her secretly delighted. She could finally get rid of the fat man's纠缠. However, seeing the fat man alive and well, she almost broke down.

"Hello everyone." The fat man waved at Colonel Ma and the others with a smile.

The bandits all pulled out their guns and aimed at the fat man on the beam.

"Don't shoot! I want him alive. Bring that fat man down for me!" Tiger Sai didn't want the "emperor-like" son-in-law he had found for his sister to die under a hail of bullets from his men, so he quickly stopped them.

However, a strong, strange fragrance suddenly filled everyone's nostrils. Colonel Ma's face stiffened, and he thought, "Not good," before his body went limp and he fell to the ground.

Next, the bandits and the Eighth Route Army in the hall all lost their strength and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"It's... it's... how...?" Due to his large size, Tiger Sai held out the longest. He pointed at the fat man, his face full of disbelief.

"It's... your sister!" The fat man was not about to be polite. He was trying to figure out how to get down. The beam was over four meters from the ground, and jumping down would surely injure him. Seeing Tiger Sai's towering figure, he unceremoniously used him as a human cushion and pounced down.

Tiger Sai's eyes widened in terror. Damn, a 200-pound fat man landing on him would surely be the end of him!

"Bang!" The two bodies collided violently, and Tiger Sai's massive frame fell to the ground without any time to react.

Tiger Sai, who had been holding his breath, couldn't hold it any longer when the fat man landed on him. He inhaled a large amount of the incense smoke and passed out instantly.

"Damn, almost killed your fat grandpa!" The fat man was angry. Although the human cushion had absorbed most of the impact, he was still a bit dazed. He spat at Tiger Sai and then stood up, looking around at the unconscious bandits on the floor, and chuckled. The incense had worked better than expected.

The fat man stretched his limbs, finding no injuries, and began to save Colonel Ma and the others. Of course, the first person he wanted to save was Wang Yi.

He squatted next to Wang Yi, staring at her beautiful face for a while. Thinking about how she had secretly favored Zhang Ligu, he felt wronged. He thought to himself, "Should I take advantage of the situation and have my way with Wang Yi?"

"No, no, that's too despicable. Wang Yi would hate me for life, but..."

The fat man's mind was in turmoil. He calculated that in the short 48 hours since they first met, he had saved Wang Yi at least five times. His actions over the past two days had all been aimed at saving Wang Yi, which shocked him.

"Fine, fine, who made your fat grandpa not only handsome but also kind-hearted, and most importantly, fond of you, this female Eighth Route Army member!" The fat man consoled himself, then pinched Wang Yi's nose to prevent her from breathing.

He could have slapped her awake or splashed water on her, but he didn't want to do that.

After a while, Wang Yi's face turned red, and her eyes and mouth opened wide as she gasped for air. The fat man quickly let go and smiled at her as she panted heavily.

"Fat man, I'll kill you!" Wang Yi, seeing the fat man's lecherous smile, pulled out the Browning pistol Zhang Ligu had given her and pointed it at his forehead.

"You never take the safety off. Do you really think you can kill me?" The fat man was not angry, still smiling at Wang Yi. Teasing her had become a habit.

Wang Yi's face turned red, and she fumbled, not knowing how to take the safety off the Browning. The fat man chuckled, stood up, and went to save Colonel Ma.

This time, he wasn't as gentle with Colonel Ma. He didn't want to waste time, so he slapped him hard, leaving five finger marks on his face and waking him up. Colonel Ma shouted, "Who, who slapped me?"

"It's your fat grandpa. Hurry up and save the others, no more nonsense!" The fat man rolled his eyes at Colonel Ma, who had deceived him to join the Eighth Route Army. He deserved a slap!

"Ah, it's you, alright." Colonel Ma didn't argue. The slap had woken him up.

The two of them slapped a few more times, waking up over a dozen Eighth Route Army members and three doctors. After they gathered in a circle, Colonel Ma asked, "Brother, how did you escape?"

"These bandits' cheap tricks can't hold your fat grandpa. We'll talk about it later when we get out!" The fat man said.

The fat man knew time was short. He had Colonel Ma and the others collect weapons from the bandits. He found a thick rope in the hall and tied up the unconscious Tiger Sai, taking extra care this time. He had been bound by Tiger Sai using a special knot that he couldn't break, forcing him to burn the rope with a lamp, which had burned his hand and still hurt.

After tying up Tiger Sai, he and Colonel Ma were about to open the hall doors when they heard the doors creak open. A group of bandits led by Second Brother Sairen and Third Brother Yang Yun appeared.

The two of them looked at everyone with ill intent, and the fat man could clearly feel the overwhelming anger in Sairen's gaze.