Rebirth to a Military Marriage: Good Morning Chief

Chapter 2501-2510

Chapter 2501: Miao Jing and Zhai Yaohui (2)

As a sniper, not only did Old Zhai have fantastic eyesight, but his hearing was also good.

In the past, he had not observed carefully, but after hearing some rumors, Old Zhai realized that Father Miao seemed to be limping. Even though Father Miao had tried his best to hide it, a careful observer would still notice it.

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Old Zhai was sure that Father Miao had been fine the first time they had met. So, why was Father Miao limping now?

It turned out that a Japanese soldier had followed the bloody trail to the Miao family's house when Father Miao had brought Old Zhai at that time.

Thankfully, Father Miao was a smart young chap. Otherwise, Old Zhai would probably have had to face Father Miao's gravestone instead of seeing him limp around.

Because he had been afraid that the Japanese would find them, Father Miao had stripped Old Zhai of his clothes and had thrown them down the cliff after transporting him home behind his family's backs.

When the Japanese came to their door and interrogated Father Miao, he timidly replied, "I-I saw that that man had two yuan on him and I couldn't resist taking it, but... That man was already dead. I was afraid that someone would find him, so I threw his body off the cliff. Sir, I can swear to you that I didn't do anything more than take the two yuan. I didn't kill that man. By the time I found him, he was already brutally beaten up and full of injuries. He was bleeding so severely that he wouldn't have survived anyway."

Of course, the Japanese soldiers were not so easily taken in and naturally suspected Father Miao's words.

At that time, the Eighth Route Army already had quite a high status amongst civilians, and even normal civilians had been protective of them. The Eighth Route Army had practically become a belief in people's hearts.

The Japanese had encountered too many civilians who would much rather die than expose the Eighth Route Army. That was why they did not believe Father Miao's words.

Thankfully, the Miao family had young girls around the age of ten at that time.

Giving it some thought, the Japanese simply shot Father Miao in the leg. The pain was so excruciating that Father Miao hugged his leg and rolled around in pain.

The Japanese soldiers threatened to shoot Father Miao in his other leg if he didn't confess the truth.

Even under such a threat, Father Miao did not change his statement. Because the soldiers had indeed seen some bloodied clothes at the bottom of the cliff, they finally retreated.

To Father Miao, that shot in the leg wasn't the end of his disaster but the beginning.

The only ones whom the Japanese soldiers hunted relentlessly were the Eighth Route Army.

Hearing that Father Miao had killed an Eighth Route Army soldier and had even relented in front of the Japanese soldiers for the sake of two yuan, the Miao family had faced the brunt of relentless criticism from the whole village.

Even under such duress, Father Miao had not exposed Old Zhai's whereabouts. He had chosen to remain hungry so that he could leave some food for Old Zhai. Then, he would send the injured Old Zhai off once the Eighth Route Army got news of this situation.

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Father Miao had no other choice. He didn't know whether he could trust everyone else in the village. If the Japanese soldiers had not believed him and had even placed spies among them, he would not only be unable to protect the Eighth Route Army in the end, but the Japanese would probably even kill off his entire family if he were to tell the truth.