Wu Xiaomei immediately opened the door. The shopkeeper appeared at the door with a panicked face, and before Wu Xiaomei could ask, "What's the matter?" ”

I only heard the shopkeeper panting and said, "Miss Wu, the people from the military commander have touched it, you and Mr. Wu will go through the back door first, and we will cover you at the front door." ”

Wu Tongguang heard that it was the military commander's person who searched for it, and knew that this matter was not trivial. Whether it was during the Anti-Japanese War or after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the military commanders showed no mercy to the underground party of the Chinese Communist Party. If Wu Xiaomei is arrested and falls into the hands of the military commander, even if she can survive, it will be nine deaths!

Wu Tongguang stepped in front of the shopkeeper in one step, grabbed in front of Wu Xiaomei and said, "It's better for you to take my sister first, since you are a military commander, I will deal with it." ”

The shopkeeper's tone was very anxious, and he said to Wu Tongguang: "Don't fight." You know better than any of us the style of the military commander, and when you appear at the liaison station of the underground party at this time, you can't tell it even if you are full of mouth. ”

Wu Tongguang was short of words by the shopkeeper's rebuttal for a while, and he was stunned on the spot. He thought, as the shopkeeper said, the people in the military command are holding back their efforts to grasp the underground party's invitation! If you catch a big fish lurking inside you, it's a big achievement. If he walks out of the main gate now, he will definitely become a big fish of the military commander.

At this moment, several gunshots of "bang, bang, bang" suddenly rang out outside. The shopkeeper looked in the direction of the basement entrance. Although it was impossible for him to see the situation outside, it was enough to see his anxious mood.

The shopkeeper urged the two and said, "Don't hesitate, it's too late if you don't leave." ”

The two glanced at each other and walked out of the basement with the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper brought Wu Tongguang and Wu Xiaomei to the back door. He also confessed to Wu Xiaomei, "Miss Wu, half an hour later, we will meet in the big locust tree in the southern suburbs." If I can't get there within half an hour, you should go to the old chief's liaison station first. "The big locust tree in the southern suburbs is the place where Wu Xiaomei first arrived in Nanjing and connected with the underground party in Nanjing.

Wu Xiaomei's eyes were filled with tears at this time, and she said, "Mr. Shang, for my family affairs." I've caused you so much trouble, I ......" Before I could finish my words, tears began to fall.

The shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "Miss Wu, don't say this kind of thing again." You are a comrade from Yan'an, and it is our responsibility to protect your safety. Then he said to Wu Tongguang, "Mr. Wu, Miss Wu will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry. You are so careful. The shopkeeper's spirit of self-sacrifice deeply moved Wu Tongguang. It seems that the stories of the Communists who have heard before are true.

The shopkeeper didn't say anything to Wu Tongguang and Wu Xiaomei, and gently pushed the two of them out of the door, then glanced at the two of them again, and then closed the door heavily.

Wu Tongguang and Wu Xiaomei looked at each other, but they didn't leave immediately. After a while, I heard the sound of gunfire coming from inside getting quieter and quieter. Wu Tongguang thought that it was the shopkeeper who had already led the enemy away in the opposite direction from which they had fled. At this time, Wu Tongguang no longer hesitated, and pulled Wu Xiaomei to run in the direction of the southern suburbs.

Half an hour later, Wu Tongguang and Wu Xiaomei were already waiting behind the wall next to the big locust tree in the southern suburbs.

On the way, Wu Xiaomei told Wu Tongguang that the shopkeeper's name was Shang Qingyuan, who was an important leader of the CCP's underground party in Nanjing, and that he should be the second person in the Nanjing underground party according to his official position.

Shang Qingyuan heard that Wu Xiaomei also had a younger brother named Wu Tongguang in Nanjing, and he also wanted to meet this younger brother when he came to Nanjing this time. But Wu Tongguang's address and what kind of occupation he engaged in are really unknown.

Shang Qingyuan used local intelligence connections to finally find out that Wu Tongguang was now the secretary of Lin Xiaotian, deputy head of the Nanjing Station of the Military Command. Fortunately, however, the head of Yan'an and the comrades of the underground party in Nanjing did not refuse to meet them on the grounds of the current tensions between the KMT and the CCP.

After that, Shang Qingyuan offered to personally arrange the relevant matters for the two to meet, and the head of Yan'an also thought that it would be safer to send an old comrade to arrange this matter.

Wu Tongguang looked at his watch anxiously, and fine beads of sweat had stretched out of his forehead. From time to time, he stuck his head out from behind the fence and watched the movement ahead. Wu Xiaomei told him that when he first met with the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper came from this direction.

At this time, Wu Tongguang and Wu Xiaomei looked at each other except for looking around. There's no appetite for chatting anymore.

Wu Xiaomei saw that Wu Tongguang was sweating profusely, so she took out a cotton handkerchief and handed it to him to wipe his sweat. Wu Tongguang barely squeezed out a smile at Wu Xiaomei, took the handkerchief, and wiped it on his forehead and cheeks.

Wu Xiaomei knew that Wu Tongguang's nervousness was firstly because he was worried about Shang Qingyuan's safety, and secondly, because if Shang Qingyuan was arrested, it would be easy to expose his CCP identity.

Wu Xiaomei looked anxious and worried, looked at Wu Tongguang and said, "Tongguang, you better go back first!" Don't let the people in the military command see it, and catch the handle. ”

Wu Tongguang knew that Wu Xiaomei was afraid of implicating herself. He swallowed his saliva hard, smiled, and said, "It's okay, just wait." "How can Wu Tongguang rest assured that Wu Xiaomei is left here alone, and the situation is still unclear. If Shang Qingyuan can't come to join them, Wu Tongguang will escort Wu Xiaomei safely to the next CCP liaison station.