After Ling Shan was recalled to the provincial capital, Wu Senyi didn’t blame him too much, only that he was too cautious. Counsel Wu wanted to send troops to the East River to suppress the bandits, but was blocked by Ling Shan. Ling Shan praised Ma Jixing’s ability to lead troops, and finally Counsel Wu gave up this plan. Ling Shan was born in the Northeast Army, and Wu Senyi told him about Zhang Xueliang who was in Xi’an.
Zhang Xueliang advocated stopping the civil war in Xi’an, resisting the Japanese in unison, and having secret contacts with the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek had flown to Xi’an to handle the matter. For Zhang Xueliang’s proposition, Wu Senyi and the provincial government agreed. Compared with the suppression of the Communist Party, the provincial government’s focus was on active preparation for war. Therefore, the construction of the arsenal should not be delayed.
Lao Wang discovered that someone was gambling in the mine, which aroused his addiction to gambling. After being pushed and half pushed, Lao Wang started gambling again. Shengzi and Mu Gen saw all this. Since knowing that Dong Shouwang’s loan was problematic, Qi Ying has always wanted to check the accounts. This was resisted by Shouye. Shouye felt that Qi Ying had crossed the line. Qi Ying mentioned to Dong Shouye about the loan from Huayi Bank. The quarrel between Shouye and Qi Ying became more intense, and the quarrel did not stop until Shouwang appeared.
Qi Ying told Shouwang that Dong Shouye had changed, but Shouwang still did not believe that his eldest brother would do anything against the Dong family. Qi Ying has been hesitating whether to tell Madam Dong about the loan. Seeing Shouye is still clueless now, Secretary Zeng is worried that this will affect the overall situation, and Qi Ying is finally ready to find an opportunity to tell Madam Dong this matter. Wen Shang suddenly went to see Water Chestnut. Of course, he would not be so kind.
After some false concern, Wen Shang began to threaten Water Chestnut and let Water Chestnut go to Shouwang to frame that it was Ma Zhenglong who killed Shouwang’s father. Water Chestnut, in order to protect Shouwang, Had to agree to Wen Shang.
When Ma Jixing got the news, he crossed Sanjiang and ransacked the villagers in Fengjia Village to the north. Ma Jixing immediately assembled a team to suppress the bandits without saying a word. Li Zhengkai was worried about fraud after learning about it, so he kindly reminded Ma Jixing, but Ma Jixing was eager to suppress the bandits and couldn’t think of so much. Seeing Ma Jixing leave, Shouwang asserted that Ma Jixing would suffer, because the sudden appearance of Guo Sanjiang must have something to do. Li Zhengkai felt that Shouwang’s words made sense, so he immediately led people to follow.
Sure enough, when the defensive battalion arrived at Fengjia Village, Guo Sanjiang led the people and immediately retreated into the mountain forest. Ma Jixing immediately chased him in. This was falling into the trap of Guo Sanjiang, where there was an ambush in the mountain forest. When Ma Jixing was caught off guard, the defensive battalion suffered heavy losses.
Seeing that all of them would be encircled and annihilated by Sanjiang, Li Zhengkai brought people to him in time. After Sanjiang had to stop and escape. This time Ma Jixing planted a big somersault on Guo Sanjiang. Not only did Li Zhengkai and Ma Zhenglong blame him, but Qiu Zhentang took the opportunity to gloat.
Lao Wang began to gamble again in the mine. As a result, the blood that was transfused was lost, and he owed a debt. Seeing that he was frequently called for debts, Lao Wang had no choice but to embezzle public funds. However, Shengzi and Mu Gen grabbed him. Shengzi and Mu Gen brought Lao Wang to Dong Shouwang, and Shouwang asked Lao Wang’s purpose in coming to the North Mine and the master behind him. Unexpectedly, Lao Wang took the initiative to reveal to Shouwang that Ma Zhenglong was the murderer of Shouwang’s father. Wang knew that Dong Shouwang did not believe him, so he asked Dong Shouwang to ask Water Chestnut.
