A Lonely Hero’s Journey 孤舟 Episode 31

When Gu Yizhong picked up the newspaper, his fingertips touched lightly with Xiao Ruotong's, and he quickly withdrew his hand. Xiao Ruotong couldn't help herself and expressed her thoughts every day. Facing her affection, Gu Yizhong remained silent because he knew that as a member of the New Fourth Army, he was unable to respond due to his status. He explained that he had made a serious promise and vowed to protect it with his life.

On the other side, Zhou Zhifei was holding a collection of poems written by Wang Mingzhong, but it was difficult to decipher the mystery. So, he decided to use his old feelings as a guide to try to influence Wang Mingzhong. The two had known each other since childhood. Zhou Zhifei had been repeatedly abused by his stepfather. When he was hungry, he could always find warmth at Wang Mingzhong's home. In particular, he would remember Wang Mingzhong's mother's loving care. This move is intended to arouse the warmth and old friendship in Wang Mingzhong's heart.

Facing the tragic situation of Wang Mingzhong's body covered with bruises, Zhou Zhifei was furious. He first scolded Captain Zhang and others, and then resolutely rescued Wang Mingzhong from the dark cell and comforted him with a table of sumptuous food. During the dinner, Zhou Zhifei spoke sincerely, trying to get Wang Mingzhong to reveal the true identity and contact information of "Guzhou". He mentioned the past kindness of Wang Mingzhong's mother and expressed his willingness to help, hoping that Wang Mingzhong would remember the old relationship and give some clues. However, Wang Mingzhong was still vague, doing Tai Chi and unwilling to respond directly.

Zhou Zhifei, who was so excited, couldn't hold back anymore and suddenly overturned the dining table, and the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point. At this time, Luo Wuqiang led a team to raid No. 90. The sound of gunshots pierced the night sky. He loudly demanded that Zhou Zhifei release Wang Mingzhong. After Kondo Masao heard the news, although he had heard about Wang Mingzhong's gcd suspicion, he still ordered his release to prevent the situation from expanding.

Zhou Zhifei faced double pressure, the orders from his superiors and the desire for the truth in his heart. He finally chose to compromise, but when Wang Mingzhong was about to leave, he tried to snatch the poetry collection from Wang Mingzhong, thinking that it might contain key information. In the chaos, Zhou Zhifei accidentally strangled Wang Mingzhong to death. This scene was beyond everyone's expectations.

In order to cover up the truth, Zhou Zhifei quickly fabricated a lie, claiming that Wang Mingzhong was accidentally killed by his subordinates, and executed the innocent subordinate on the spot to confess to Luo Wuqiang. However, all this failed to calm the storm, but instead made the situation more complicated.

Luo Wuqiang was ambushed by the Japanese military police on his way out of No. 90. When his life was hanging by a thread, Gu Yizhong and Sixth Brother arrived in time and launched a thrilling rescue operation. Gu Yizhong showed important intelligence to Luo Wuqiang, but Sixth Brother chose to sacrifice himself to buy time for Gu Yizhong and Luo Wuqiang to escape, and finally died heroically under a hail of bullets from Japanese soldiers.

Kondo Masao urgently summoned the Japanese military police captain Yanjing and issued a strict order: Luo Wuqiang must be prevented from escaping Suzhou. He must be seen alive and his body must be seen dead. Yanjing responded confidently that Suzhou City had been sealed as tightly as an iron barrel, and Luo Wuqiang had no chance of escaping.

When Zhou Zhifei learned that Luo Wuqiang was in danger, he was anxious and immediately called Mr. Li to report the situation. Mr. Li was furious and denounced the Japanese for their incompetence and adding to chaos instead of accomplishing anything.

At the same time, Gu Yizhong asked Luzhu for help, hoping to borrow Mr. Li's vehicle to help Luo Wuqiang escape. Luzhu playfully made a condition, asking Gu Yizhong to spend the night with her. Facing Gu Yizhong's embarrassment, Luzhu couldn't help laughing. In the end, Luzhu arranged for Gao Hu to drive and escort Luo Wuqiang personally. When parting, Luzhu left a kiss on Luo Wuqiang's cheek and said with a smile that the red lip mark would be his talisman.

Gao Hu drove to the gate of the city and Lu Zhu showed his ID with a firm attitude. The soldiers guarding the city caught a glimpse of the lip prints on Luo Wuqiang's face, mistakenly thought he was Mr. Li, and quickly let him go. Mr. Li mistakenly believed that the green pearl fell into Luo Wuqiang's hands, but in fact she had gone to the military camp to help.

Zhou Zhifei had doubts and speculated that Luo Wuqiang might have defected to the New Fourth Army. Mr. Li seemed confident and revealed that he had captured Luo Wuqiang's sweetheart, the tutor Lu Junnuo. He was well aware of Luo Wuqiang's deep affection for Lu Junnuo, and planned to use this as a bargaining chip to force Luo Wuqiang to submit. Just before Mr. Li finished speaking, the phone rang. It was Luo Wuqiang who called. Luo Wuqiang asked Mr. Li to look for Xiao Ruotong. In fact, he did not know that Xiao Ruotong had fallen into the hands of Mr. Li. Mr. Li wanted to use Xiao Ruotong as a bargaining chip to blackmail Luo Wuqiang's cooperation. .