Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 239 Li Renyi is isolated

Time quickly came to the end of 1966. That afternoon, Li Kangri had just returned home when Li Qinghe and his wife walked in with a lot on their mind.

"Brother, come to our house for a moment. I have something to talk to you about." After saying that, he took Li Kangri directly to their house.

After entering Qinghe's house, Li Kangri asked in confusion, "Why do you two look so miserable? Is there something wrong?"

"Brother, wuwuwu..." Li Qinghe suddenly burst into tears.

This confused Li Kangri, so he asked anxiously, "What's going on? Don't cry, what happened?"

"Brother, Old Li was locked up." Li Qinghe cried.

Li Kangri heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Li Qinghe said. This was something he had expected a long time ago, so he was not worried at all. "Hey, it's nothing to me! Just catch him!" Li Kangri said deliberately.

"Brother...what are you talking about? After all, he is..." Li Qinghe stammered.

"What is it after all? Father? He is the one who abandoned us anyway, so who cares? Maybe this is retribution! I think it's quite suitable." Li Kangri continued to joke.

“Brother, wuwuwuwu…” Li Qinghe cried, “I, I, I just felt it…”

"Father's love?" Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Brother!" Li Qinghe shouted with red eyes, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

"Haha, then what do you want me to do? Don't you know that we should stay away from this kind of thing? Otherwise we will be implicated. If I guess correctly, Old Li was implicated by his young wife, right? Otherwise, how could he, a military commander who comes from generations of poor peasants, be arrested?" Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Yes, but I heard that a lot of unnecessary things were brought up after the leader was arrested." Xu Siyuan said.

"Well, what about your Political Commissar Ma? Didn't he help?" Li Kangri asked.

"Brother, Political Commissar Ma is also powerless. He has tried hard, but it's useless. The person in charge now is Deputy Political Commissar Liu who is at odds with them. Political Commissar Ma is just a figurehead." Xu Siyuan explained.

"Oh, I see! Tell me the details of how Lao Li was arrested." Li Kangri asked.

"I heard that it was Deputy Political Commissar Liu who first took people to the chief's home to capture the mother of the reinforcements, on the grounds that her family used to be capitalists. Then they were taken to the military headquarters and locked up. Then, I don't know what happened, but Deputy Political Commissar Liu said that the chief was also involved with the capitalists, and he was also arrested and locked up in a warehouse for interrogation. Then there were many inexplicable charges, such as collusion with the other side before. I went to inquire today, and they said that the chief refused to admit the framed charges." Xu Siyuan said.

"Can you see him?" Li Kangri asked.

"Brother, how could I see her? Fortunately, they don't know that Qinghe is the leader's daughter, otherwise I would be in trouble too." Xu Siyuan said.

"Haha, those who knew didn't betray you?" Li Kangri laughed.

"That's not the case. They all hate Deputy Political Commissar Liu. He only knows how to flatter and never does any real work," Xu Siyuan said. "By the way, brother, he is no longer Deputy Political Commissar Liu, but Director Liu. He is always messing around with the people from the Inspection Office. Several of the former chief's subordinates have suffered as a result."

"Haha, Director Liu? Nowadays, people called Director are very powerful." Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Brother, you can still laugh? You should think of a solution quickly! I guess the reinforcements are scared to death now." Li Qinghe said anxiously.

"You don't have to worry about this. After all, that's Old Li's job! No one will make things difficult for the children. I'll go and pick them up some other day." Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Brother, I think you should just secretly send some food over. What should we do if you get kidnapped again?" Xu Siyuan suggested.

"It's okay. I'm not afraid of you, your brother! If that fearless person comes to mess with me, I'll kill her." Li Kangri said with a smile, "You know my skills. I can beat a hundred of those little soldiers without losing."

"Brother, they have guns, all submachine guns." Xu Siyuan reminded.

"I'm just kidding. You guys eat first. Don't worry. I have a way to get Lao Li out. I'll go outside to find someone now."

After saying that, Li Kangri was about to leave, but Li Qinghe quickly stopped him and said, "Brother, if it's really difficult to handle, forget it. I don't want you to…"

"It's okay," Li Kangri touched Li Qinghe's head and said, "I already had a plan. Don't worry, go eat! Also, don't tell grandpa, grandma and mom about this. Remember?"

"Brother, I know, that's why I asked you to come to my room." Li Qinghe said.

"Smart, go tell your sister-in-law that I have something to do and will be out for a while. Tell her not to wait for me at night." Li Kangri instructed.

After saying that, Li Kangri went out and went straight to Li Huaide's house.

After a while, Li Kangri came to the office, picked up the phone and called Li Huaide.

At the Li family, Li Huaide was having dinner when the phone rang. His wife happened to be beside the phone and picked it up casually. "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Oh, it's my sister-in-law! I'm Xiao Li, I have something to talk to Brother Li about. Is he at home?" Li Kangri asked.

"It's Xiao Li! Your brother Li is here. I'll let him answer the phone now."

After saying that, Li Huaide's wife called out to his wife, "Old Li, it's Brother Xiao Li."

"Brother Xiao Li?"

As he spoke, Li Huaide walked over and answered the phone, "Hello, is this Brother Li?"

"Brother Li, it's me, Li Kangri. I have something urgent to talk to you about. Can you come to my office? It's getting late now, and it's not convenient to go to your house. What do you think..." Li Kangri said.

"Hey, Brother Li, how can I not have time? Wait a minute, I'll be there right away."

"Okay, Brother Li."

……

After a while, Li Huaide walked in hurriedly into Li Kangri's office.

"Brother Li, come over and sit down. The tea is ready for you." Li Kangri greeted him.

"Brother, why are you being so polite to me? You must have something urgent to tell me so late. If you have something to say, just say it. There is no need to be polite between us." Li Huaide said with a smile. He seemed to vaguely know that Li Kangri was looking for him because he went to his father-in-law's house the day before yesterday and heard his father-in-law mention matters of the Li family.

"Brother Li, I'll just be frank with you." Li Kangri said embarrassedly.

"Speak! Brother, I'm listening."

"Brother Li, did you know that my son Li was arrested?" Li Kangri asked tentatively.

"Hahaha, Brother Li, I knew you were going to ask this. Sure enough, it's just as I expected!"