Chapter 91

Colonel Zhang saw that Hu Hao still hadn't brought out the other bag, so he said, "There's still another bag, quickly bring it out for me to see! If you don't bring it out, I'll deal with you!"

"That's mine, I got it!" Hu Hao said.

"It's yours, but can't I take a look? If you don't let me, I'll go through it myself!" Colonel Zhang said.

Hu Hao had no choice but to go into the room, and Colonel Zhang followed him in. Seeing Hu Hao open the box, Colonel Zhang said, "Good boy, now you know how to hide things! Bring it out and let me see what good stuff it is!"

Hu Hao took out the item wrapped in a sheet, placed it on the bed, and unwrapped it, revealing the contents.

"Damn, you little scoundrel, who did you rob!" Colonel Zhang said, quickly moving to the bag, picking up two silver dollars, and seeing gold bars underneath!

"Quick, who did you rob!" Colonel Zhang asked, a bit anxiously.

"It was the Japanese commander! Last night I went to the Japanese commander's place, originally just to get some valuable things, but that Japanese guy was too stingy, there was nothing valuable in his office, so I went to his bedroom, killed him, and took these things back!" Hu Hao said honestly.

"Are you an idiot? If you get these things, you should either quickly hand them over or bury them somewhere. Bringing them home is asking for trouble! Stupid!" Colonel Zhang slapped Hu Hao's head a few times!

"What's the big deal, what I got is mine! Who dares to touch me, I'll kill them!" Hu Hao said indifferently.

"Bullshit, you won't kill anyone, they'll kill you first!" Colonel Zhang kicked Hu Hao.

"What's there to be afraid of! At worst, I'll quit and go back home with this money to live a good life!" Hu Hao said.

"You'll live a good life? Now it's chaos everywhere, how can you bring this money home!" Colonel Zhang scolded.

"Then what, I don't believe they'll dare to come and take what I got!" Hu Hao said stubbornly.

"Rob! No need to rob, you're an Eighth Route Army soldier, the Eighth Route Army's discipline is that all spoils must be turned over to the public, and you're a Communist Party member! Don't you know that! You have to turn it over, do you know that!" Colonel Zhang paced around the room anxiously.

"What to do, I'll go and bury it!" Hu Hao said.

"Bury it? So many people saw you bring the stuff home, they'll come and ask. No, take one silver dollar and hide it, quickly. I'll take the rest to the armory's Director Wang, and send a telegram to the higher-ups, or you won't know how you'll die!" Colonel Zhang said.

"What, why should I, what I got is mine, why should I turn it over, is there no justice in this world, I won't do it!" Hu Hao said.

"Stop it, you scoundrel, do you want to keep it for yourself?" Colonel Zhang looked at the door and then whispered, "Can't you find a place to hide it, and get it back after the war! Are you an idiot, now that you're in the army, it belongs to the army!"

"Then what to do!" Hu Hao said.

"Quick, take one silver dollar and a few gold bars, hide them well, don't hide them in the box. I'll go and turn these over to the higher-ups!" Colonel Zhang gave Hu Hao one silver dollar and three gold bars. Hu Hao saw there were only three and took three more. Colonel Zhang looked at Hu Hao helplessly but didn't stop him.

"Quick, hide them well, don't hide them at home, they might come and search!" Colonel Zhang said, then ran to Director Wang's office with the silver dollars and gold bars.

Hu Hao hurried to his parking spot, where no one was around, and he wouldn't be suspected of checking his vehicle. When he saw no one around, he found an inconspicuous place to bury the items. After burying them, he got into the truck and saw that all the other spoils except the motorcycle were gone. Hu Hao was furious and started cursing.

"Damn, who the hell took my spoils! What a nerve, they dared to take what I brought back!" Hu Hao stormed off to Director Wang's office.

When Colonel Zhang arrived at Director Wang's office with the items, he saw people from the Political Department there. After putting down the items, Colonel Zhang said to Director Wang, "Director Wang, these are the spoils that Er Lengzi got from the Japanese. That scoundrel didn't know any better and brought them home. I beat him up and brought these things over. Director Wang, please check them!"

"What are they, let me see," Director Wang ignored the Political Department people and opened the package.

"Ah! These are silver dollars and gold bars! My goodness, who did Er Lengzi rob, how did he get so much? There must be tens of thousands of silver dollars, and dozens of gold bars! This, this!" Director Wang was shocked and didn't know what to say.

"Director Wang, I think we should send a telegram to headquarters to have them come and take it, we don't need so much here!" Colonel Zhang said.

"Yes, I agree, it should be handed over to headquarters. I think you should hand it over to us, we'll take it there!" One of the Political Department people was also surprised but said this after hearing Colonel Zhang.

"No, that's not right. That's what Er Lengzi got, we should send a telegram to headquarters to have them come and take it. If something is missing, they might blame Er Lengzi, I can't let him take the risk!" Colonel Zhang said.

"Colonel Zhang, what do you mean? Do you not trust us!" That person was agitated.

"I don't trust anyone with this. I can't let my brother be wronged! Director Wang, send a telegram to headquarters, have them come and take it!" Colonel Zhang said.

"Hmph, you're saying this means you have something to hide! You're not a pure soldier!" That person said.

"Bullshit. I've always been on the front lines killing the Japanese, what right do you have to say I'm not a pure soldier!" Colonel Zhang immediately jumped up and started cursing when he heard that.

Although he did have some selfish motives, if he didn't do this, how could he justify Hu Hao's risk in getting the spoils! This money, to put it bluntly, was what Hu Hao risked his life for! But he still turned it over to the army, so how could he not be a pure soldier!

"Hmph, you don't get to decide. We'll search your home to see if you're hiding anything!" That person said.

"Hmph, go ahead! You say I'm hiding something because I won't hand it over to you! You make me even more unwilling to hand it over to you. If you have the guts, let's go to headquarters and settle this!" Colonel Zhang pointed at that person's nose and cursed.