An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

"Don't you dare push your luck! Say another word, and I bet you'll be treated like a spy! Get lost!"

After Sun Shidong finished cursing, he gave a wink to the guard next to him.

The white dog immediately pointed his M1 carbine at Jiang Baobin, and, feigning superiority, said:

"Did you hear me? Get out of here! Or I'll shoot!"

At this moment, Sun Shidong's contempt and the cold stares of the two henchmen were palpable.

Jiang Baobin clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

He's already plotting to kill again!

The last person to give him this idea was Sear.

By this time, it was lying at the bottom of the icy Jinshui River, becoming fertilizer for fish farming.

As he walked along the road, constantly buffeted by the cold wind, he was freed from his initial hatred.

Simply being ruthless isn't enough; we also need to solve the problem.

The right thing to do is to get back to the house as soon as possible.

The only thing the Chinese military can fear is the United States.

But my press pass wasn't nearly enough.

The only solution is to ask Elizabeth, who is far away in America, to intervene.

Lily definitely has that ability.

It just requires a bit more effort and going through a few more detours.

The problem is, he himself wanted to move out of the villa in order to cut ties with the past.

Not only did it not break, but it also had to be stuck back on. Wasn't the person out of their mind?

What time is it now? Do you really want to "stand on the opposite side of the masses"?

Once this reputation is established, he's finished.

I'm really torn!

Jiang Baobin couldn't help but curse: I just want to be a time traveler who develops in a lewd way.

He has no worries about food and clothing, and all he needs is a wife, children, and a warm bed.

Why is it so difficult? Every step is an obstacle!

Just when things were starting to look up, some clueless person came along!

They all want to ride on my head.

Zhao Zhibang was like that before, and Sun Shidong is like that now.

Damn it! They're all working together just to make me uncomfortable!

Fine! You don't think things are going well, do you? Then nobody's going to have a good time!

This guy started frantically equipping himself with weapons: short swords, daggers, throwing knives...

Now that we have space, we are not afraid of any number of weapons.

Should we get a machine gun later, just in case?

Eight-Slash Sword!

Golden dart!

These days, martial arts are popular, and all sorts of weapons are sold in blacksmith shops.

If you visit the ghost market or the street stalls in the eastern suburbs of Daliushu, you'll find a wider variety of styles at lower prices.

Jiang Baobin had met him there before.

He also needs to get a pistol with a silencer; that's a must.

It's just that finding and exchanging them is quite troublesome. Although money can make the world go round, those things are really too rare...

Jiang Baobin was busy all day.

They first sneaked up to Zhao Zhibang's house.

A little inquiry revealed that the guy indeed hadn't had time to escape.

That's good, I do have a debt to settle with him.

So, in just a few months, I've accumulated quite a few enemies.

Weinberg, Zhao Zhibang, Xier (already eliminated), Xu Xingliang, Sun Shidong.

There was also Gu Huaiwen, whom we never met, but who was also considered an enemy.

As he drove, lost in thought, Jiang Baobin suddenly stopped the car and put his hand to his ear to listen.

Just like what I heard at Sister-in-law Zhou's house, there was the booming sound of cannons.

War truly descended upon the more than one million people of Beiping.

Jiang Baobin went back to the villa and took out the camera that Elizabeth had left behind.

Experiencing war firsthand and recording it will definitely make you look impressive in the future!

From the front gate to the back gate, from the east city to the west city, everywhere was filled with retreating Nationalist troops.

It is said that more than 200,000 people poured in at once.

Judging from the style of the uniforms, the vast majority are Chinese military personnel.

Chaoyangmen and Xizhimen were the first places where sandbags were piled up.

The engineers worked overtime to build the fortifications.

Yesterday, the "suppression headquarters" moved into the South China Sea.

And this day was the opening day of the ice rink.

The park had to be temporarily closed, and Guo Jun compensated the losses of the winter with 10,000 gold yuan.

However, on this day, the sun shone brightly in Beiping, making it exceptionally warm.

Many people stand on the Yuhe Bridge (an ancient stone bridge connecting Beihai and Zhonghai, 150 meters long) to watch the spectacular sight of the melting ice in the three seas.

The winter solstice is approaching, and the ice that had been frozen is melting again, which is a strange thing that has not been seen in Beijing for many years.

Could this be a sign of something?

This is the thought that every ordinary person who sees this scene would have...

When Jiang Baobin passed by Dongdan, he discovered that a temporary airport was under construction.

In addition to all the street cleaners being ordered to participate, migrant workers from various districts were also mobilized for voluntary labor, with a three-day deadline for completion.

All the nearby houses were demolished, and dust filled the air inside Chongwenmen.

Due to traffic restrictions, large stores in the area have temporarily closed.

Transportation inside and outside the city has been completely cut off, and vehicles are jammed together, unable to move in or out.

Because of the power outage, the trams were all stranded halfway, silently protesting.

A power outage will naturally lead to a water outage.

One-third of the tap water users in the urban area have to search for wells and queue up to draw water.

This led to many fights over water.

Water prices have already reached 2 yuan per bucket, but the supply still cannot meet the demand.

At this time, a saying had begun to circulate in Beiping: "Tangshan is a place of joy and death, Tianjin is a place of starvation and death, and Beiping is a place of thirst and death."

The power outage posed a huge challenge to Beiping, a city that was beginning to develop modern functions.

During the day, life is barely manageable, but at night, the only solution is to prohibit citizens from going out.

Many Beijing residents who had become accustomed to nightlife had no choice but to revert to their primitive lifestyle of sleeping in late and going to bed early.

For the sake of public safety, the government required each household to hang a red lantern at their door after nightfall.

But with the arrival of the northwest wind, few lamps could stay lit, plunging the entire city into darkness...

It was at this time that Jiang Baobin returned home.

Jiang Baobin really went to settle accounts with someone.

This man deserves to die for acting as an accomplice to evil! He also has some martial arts skills, so it's a good opportunity for him to practice.

In martial arts, you can't learn by doing in isolation; you have to spar with others regularly.

This is also why martial artists like to cause trouble.

You need to find opponents to spar with in order to improve your own strength.

Especially those who have experienced life-or-death battles!

The saying "to be put in a life-or-death situation" is particularly effective in enhancing one's own strength.

Jiang Baobin has now learned that—

After practicing martial arts for several months, what level am I at now?

For this, we paid a price.

As soon as she entered the house, Jiang Daya exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh! Third Brother, what happened to your face?"

Jiang Baobin placed the newspaper he had bought on the table and walked to the mirror.

The area around the left cheekbone is swollen.

This was only because he knew basic common sense and applied ice as quickly as possible; otherwise, it would have been even worse.

He cares most about his stunning good looks.

No matter how careful he was, he still got injured; that's why they say fists and feet have no eyes.

However, despite paying a price, Jiang Baobin was still in a pretty good mood.

It feels pretty good to use your own abilities to rid the people of evil.

After all that talk, who is that person...?