The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 439 A Different Return (Bonus Chapter 13 for AT)

Amidst a spatial distortion that had long since caused no disturbance, Hu Biao returned to the modern world.

Upon opening his eyes, he could see all the familiar furnishings in his boss's office.

On the floor in front of the desk, there were two bulging leather suitcases that looked like they were full of things, as well as some helmets, bayonets, gas masks and other odds and ends.

They were piled up all over the ground, which meant there were quite a lot of spoils this time.

Upon seeing the markings on the two suitcases, Hu Biao knew that they were the ones he and Annie had each carried when they boarded the boat at the small dock on the Yongjiang River.

If I remember correctly, the contents of the container, including large and small yellow croakers, totaled about 25 or 26 kilograms.

There are 17 pieces of jade and jadeite ornaments, pendants, bracelets and thumb rings, 8 paintings and calligraphy works, and some ancient coins, small porcelain bowls and vases.

Anyway, after dealing with it, not only will we have the funds for the next trip to purchase things, but everyone can also easily get a few hundred thousand.

However, after shaking his head to fully wake himself up, Hu Biao...

The first thing he did was not to immediately open the box and carefully check the valuable spoils, but to look nervously at his cheap sister-in-law, Mina, who was sitting on the sofa.

In fact, it wasn't just Hu Biao who was like this. Annie, who was sitting next to Hu Biao before she transmigrated, didn't hug Hu Biao and kiss him the moment she came to her senses. Instead, she got up and went to her cousin.

His eyes were full of concern, and his expression was quite gentle.

There was no other way! Since participating in the time travel, Hu Biao and Annie had suffered serious injuries many times and almost died several times, but they always managed to come back alive.

But Mina was different; this time, she truly died in battle.

They died in battles between aircraft and warships. In such battles, death usually meant a tragic end, with no trace of their bodies.

Although Mina is usually more fierce than the men, she is ultimately a girl.

She sat quietly on the sofa, her head drooping, not saying a word, looking quite downcast.

So much so that the two of them were worried that the girl might have some kind of psychological trauma.

He was so concerned that he forgot all about counting the spoils and rushed to comfort Mina.

And so, Annie sat down next to Mina, tenderly pulling her cousin's head into her arms, and whispering words of comfort:

"It's alright! Everything is over now. I'll take a good shower and get some sleep, and it'll be a brand new day."

You don't know this yet, do you? Because you successfully lured away the Japanese air force, we later almost completely annihilated the 18th Division and successfully recaptured Nanning.

So your death in battle was actually very valuable, you know?

Then, Mina burst out laughing.

After laughing, she broke free from Annie's embrace, looked up, and said with a smug look on her face, "Did I scare you two lovebirds? You keep feeding me dog food all the time?"

It turns out that Mina's low spirits were just a prank she played with her brother-in-law and cousin.

Or perhaps she foresaw that after returning, these two might force-feed her a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), so she simply decided to play a trick on them.

After realizing what was happening, Annie and Mina immediately engaged in their usual brawl.

During the game, Annie inadvertently fell into a disadvantageous position, and then shouted, "Boss Hu, come and help! Punch this brat's chest and spank her bottom!"

"This isn't a good idea!" Hu Biao stood up hesitantly, rolling up his sleeves as he did so...

Don't misunderstand! Hu Biao's action of rolling up his sleeves was merely to step forward and pull the two apart; it wasn't convenient for him to punch his sister-in-law in the chest or slap her in any way.

It would be more accurate to describe the interaction between Mina and Annie as playful rather than a fight.

Soon, the office returned to complete calm. Then, Mina, finally back to normal, excitedly exclaimed, "You guys don't know how exhilarating it is to fly a plane through and bomb the fleet's anti-aircraft fire!"

Especially when they use themselves and their planes as the last shells to crash into the aircraft carrier.
Seeing the Japanese captains and officers on the bridge, their expressions of fear and despair becoming clearer and clearer, gave me an exhilarating feeling.

"No way! Drink with me, I'm going to have a good drink, I'm not leaving until I'm completely drunk."

Upon hearing this, Hu Biao immediately became quite worried and weakly said:

"It's quite easy for me to prepare some snacks for you to go with your drinks, but as for drinking with you, I'm afraid I can't even manage two drinks, let alone stay sober."

Upon hearing this, Mina's face was full of disdain:

"Forget it! With your terrible drinking capacity, you'd only be able to sit at the kids' table back in my hometown in Northeast China; I wasn't even expecting you to drink with me, I had my cousin do it..."

At this point, Annie started coughing repeatedly, and Mina finally realized that she had forgotten something in her emotional state:
My cousin was still pretending to be a teetotaler, not drinking at all, in front of Hu Biao.

She quickly changed her story: "I had my cousin accompany me home, and then I drank alcohol while she drank juice, so we had a girls' night out. You had nothing to do with it."

And so, Annie and Mina left Deyuelou together, leaving the task of counting the spoils to Hu Biao.

Hu Biao had no objection to this, because as he had established a good relationship with some market owners, they would deliver qualified ingredients to him every day, so he didn't have to go to the market every morning.

He was all set up and then planned to slack off for the whole morning.

I'm not going to run today; I'll just sleep on the sofa for four or five hours.

To his surprise, as soon as he opened the first suitcase, a legendary Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun appeared before his eyes.

I thought of the many battles I had experienced, including the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, and the Battle of Southern Guangxi.

His own efforts, or rather, the recognition of his brothers, had finally been earned by the Nationalist government, and his emotions became complicated.

His original plan to sleep for four or five hours was completely ruined, because after seeing this thing, how could he possibly fall asleep?

In reality, after this return, for various reasons, none of the time travelers were able to fall asleep.

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At the same time, Hu Biao was playing with the "Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun," which was far more exquisite than the "Shanghai Anti-Japanese War Bloodshed Commemorative Medal" of the past, and his heart was filled with sighs.

In a residential area in Xuzhou, the taciturn Lao Yu was more than just sighing; he was practically ready to curse.

He was in a good mood when he first returned.

He also successfully brought back a suitcase. Although half of the contents were missing and the other half was nowhere to be found, what remained was still quite valuable.

Inside were seven or eight kilograms of yellow croaker, three paintings and calligraphy works, a purple clay teapot, and five snuff bottles.

This means that after selling these items, the money received will be enough to buy back the lost Leica camera without having to spend any more money out of pocket.

Besides! He didn't believe he was the only one who brought back spoils; others must have brought back quite a bit as well, so he could get a large share in the end.

Thinking about all this, Lao Yu felt quite pleased with himself.

Feeling quite pleased with himself, he began searching on the official websites of various auction houses to find out which auction it was.

However, this time the situation is completely different from the last one.

He looked through all the auction items that were planned for auction by auction houses of all sizes across the country, but he couldn't find that Leica camera anywhere.

"Damn it! Did we lose that camera completely?"

Thinking about this, Old Yu was so worried that his stomach was practically tied in knots, and he couldn't possibly fall asleep...

(End of this chapter)