Chapter 43 Threats
Du Xinwu is known as the "God Kick" in the martial arts world, and his leg skills are extremely powerful.
In fact, he has been practicing leg skills since he was young, so leg skills can be regarded as boy's skills.
Later, he studied under Xu Aizhi - Xu Aizhi traveled in the deep mountains of Sichuan and Guizhou all year round, climbing over mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground. It was even said that some people saw him using water to float across rivers, and his leg skills had reached the level of perfection.
Du Xinwu followed Master Xu Ai, and his leg skills naturally improved, and he was regarded as unrivaled in the Republic of China.
The power of this leg skill lies not only in attacking the enemy, but also in running.
Flying over eaves and walking over walls may seem like a joke to ordinary people, but Du Xinwu actually knows how to do it.
However, after seeing Wu Yue's Qinggong tonight, Du Xinwu realized what it meant to be outside the world.
When Wu Yue grabbed him and made him leap dozens or even hundreds of feet in the night sky of Beijing, Du Xinwu was frightened at first, but after quickly adapting, he felt like a flying fairy.
After jumping straight over the three- to four-foot-high southern city wall and landing in a remote alley outside the city, Du Xinwu felt like he was stepping on cotton under his feet. If he hadn't had strong leg skills, he might have fallen down and made a fool of himself.
Thinking back to the scene just now, Du Xinwu suddenly felt a kind of enthusiasm that only existed when he was practicing martial arts in his youth.
He immediately said: "Master Wu, I wonder if I can change to another Qing Gong after exchanging Qigong methods?"
Wu Yue smiled after hearing this and said, "It depends on what kind of martial arts Protector Du can come up with in exchange."
Afterwards, the two met Zhang Zhankui, Shang Yunxiang and others at the agreed place, and rode a carriage back to Tianjin that night.
The next day.
The residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Beiyang Army.
Although the Beijing government at this time honored Xu Shichang as president, Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui clique's warlords, actually held the real power.
That morning, Duan Qirui was handling military and political affairs in his office. A staff member came over and reported: "Commander-in-Chief, the people below are here to report that Du Xinwu has run away."
Duan Qirui frowned after hearing this and asked, "Didn't I ask you to monitor him closely? Why did you let him run away?"
The staff member said: "My subordinates have investigated and found that yesterday Sun Lutang asked a woman and two men to visit Du Xinwu through his connections. Later, the woman stayed. The next day, when someone brought breakfast in, they found that both of them were missing."
"Sun Lutang." Duan Qirui frowned deeper, "Have the identities of those three been found out?"
"Under investigation."
"Okay, let's get down."
After the staff retreated, Duan Qirui didn't think about the matter any more.
In his opinion, although Du Xinwu is a famous martial arts master, no matter how powerful the martial arts master is, he will die if he is shot.
He asked people to monitor Du Xinwu, mainly because Du Xinwu had a close relationship with Sun Yat-sen and was originally a member of the Tongmenghui.
But now that Du Xinwu has no power, even if he runs back to the south, it may not hinder his plan to unify the north and the south by force.
As the actual person in power of the Beijing government, Duan Qirui is really busy with his affairs.
He was busy until it was time for lunch, and then he left the office at the reminder of the guard.
After lunch, Duan Qirui was planning to take a nap.
But another staff member came to report the matter to him.
"Commander-in-Chief, Japanese Ambassador Mr. Fujino said he has something important to discuss with you."
Hearing this, Duan Qirui frowned.
In the eyes of outsiders, he is regarded as a warlord supported by the Japanese.
This is also true. It was through generous hospitality to the Japanese that he equipped the Anhui warlords and formed today's elite national defense force.
However, he was actually wary of the Japanese.
Therefore, in the past two years, he has been procrastinating as much as he can when borrowing money for travel, which has been greatly compromised in all aspects. The Japanese people's trust in him has been greatly reduced, and they even secretly call him Lao Lai.
Under this situation, he really didn't want to see the Japanese.
However, he had not yet completed his plan to unify the north and the south. Seeing the breakdown of the peace talks, he had to unify by force. The support of the Japanese in terms of armaments and funds became even more important.
Therefore, after rubbing his eyebrows, he still said tiredly: "Take him to Penglai Pavilion, I will tell you in a moment."
"yes."
By the time Duan Qirui and his guards arrived at Penglai Pavilion, the fatigue on his face had been wiped away, and he seemed to be full of energy.
This will give people more confidence in him, the leader of the Anhui warlords.
"Ambassador Fujino, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." Duan Qirui smiled and shook hands with Taro Fujino. After sitting down gracefully, he asked: "Ambassador Fujino is not idle, right? What's the matter?
Did I bring you to my place?"
Taro Fujino held his gold-rimmed eyes, smiled slightly and said: "It's a small matter. It shouldn't bother the Commander-in-Chief. It's just that the anti-Japanese sentiment in China is too high now. There are some things that are inconvenient for us to handle, so we can only ask the Commander-in-Chief to come."
Done."
As soon as he heard this, Duan Qirui became vigilant in his heart, but still had a smile on his face and said, "What on earth is that?"
Taro Fujino said: "Does the commander-in-chief know about the consulate massacre in Tianjin? After many investigations, we suspect that one person is involved in this matter. We hope the commander-in-chief can ask her to cooperate with our investigation."
This is very strange.
Duan Qirui instinctively shied away, "Isn't the incident at the Tianjin Consulate caused by the mutiny of your soldiers?"
Taro Fujino shook his head, "The commander-in-chief knows how high-quality our Imperial Japanese soldiers are, not to mention serving in such a relaxed environment as the consulate, how could they mutiny?"
Duan Qirui couldn't help but frowned and said: "Who is the person the ambassador mentioned, and what evidence is there to prove that he is related to the consulate massacre?"
Taro Fujino said: "That person is Wu Yue, the owner of Tianjin Wuji Gym. On the surface, she is a young martial arts master, but we suspected that she had some evil skills, which is why she caused the consulate tragedy."
Duan Qirui felt that Fujino's words were too unreliable and might be an excuse. There must be other reasons for arresting Wu Yue, and the reason must be very important for the ambassador to come forward.
So he said: "Okay, I know about this matter. I will ask people to investigate later. If the matter is really as the ambassador said, we will give Japan an explanation."
Taro Fujino, who had always been smiling, put away his smile and said seriously: "Commander-in-Chief, this person is extremely hostile to our Empire of Japan and is a great threat. If not dealt with as soon as possible, I am afraid it will affect the friendly exchanges between the two countries!"
This is a threat!
Duan Qirui thought to himself.
He also straightened his face, stood up, and said, "Since the Ambassador asked me to do this, you should believe me."
Taro Fujino narrowed his eyes, stood up, and said, "Well, I hope I can wait for the good news from the Commander-in-Chief, otherwise..."
Fujino didn't say anything else.
But Duan Qirui knew that his Anhui clique was still relying on Japanese loans. If the loan was cut off, the Anhui clique's army would be doomed.
But he didn't say anything else, he just watched Taro Fujino leave.
When he returned to the office, he immediately called his close aides and ordered: "Immediately send someone to Tianjin to investigate Wu Yue, the owner of the Wuji Gym. As long as there is news about her, no matter how big or small, all must be reported to me!
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"yes!"
Chapter completed!