After the bill was arranged, Xu Chengyan instructed again: "One more thing, just last night, we just intercepted a batch of property, these are the funds for the activities of our intelligence group, and they will be handed over to you for safekeeping in the future. ”

"No problem!" Zhang Zhiyuan patted his chest, and immediately nodded in agreement, he had just solved the major affairs of the family, and his spirit was high, and now the team leader handed over the work of keeping the funds to him, this is absolute trust, where will he refuse.

But Xu Chengyan was afraid that Zhang Zhiyuan would not know the stakes and expose his flaws, so he still had to explain the situation clearly, and instructed: "There are some problems with the origin of these property, you have to be careful." ”

Then he briefly recounted the matter of solving Liu Monkey last night, and finally said: "It's okay to talk about the cash, but the gold and silver artifacts can't be exposed, you have to know it in your heart." ”

"It turns out that Liu Monkey is the hand of the team leader?" Zhang Zhiyuan's tone was full of surprise.

"Why, your police department got the news so quickly?" Ji Yun asked in some surprise.

Zhang Zhiyuan smiled: "Coincidentally, in the past two days, our public security department has all been dispatched to inquire about the whereabouts of the briefcase, and the top is urging tightly, and we don't dare to slack off here, Liu Monkey is one of the local snakes in the north of the city, and they have all said hello, Liu Weilin found the door this morning, and found out about it." ”

What a coincidence! Unexpectedly, he was directly bumped into by the police station, Xu Chengyan hurriedly asked, "What did you find over there?" ”

"No, senior, don't worry, you did it neatly, there were no clues left at the scene, Liu Weilin personally investigated the scene, and found nothing, and finally judged that it might be a burglary and robbery, Liu Monkey has done all the bad things, and there are naturally a lot of enemies, who knows what's going on."

Hearing him say this, Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun were both relieved, as long as no one linked Liu Monkey's death with Lu Mingzhi's disappearance, this matter would be considered a successful settlement.

Xu Chengyan advised: "You secretly pay more attention to the progress of Liu Monkey's case, pay attention to a person named Tao Sibao, if someone in the police station contacts him, report it to me immediately." ”

Xu Chengyan is not soft-hearted, Tao Sibao is just an inconspicuous small character, if even he kills him, after all, he has stalked him, it will be self-defeating, but it will attract the attention of people with a heart, or wait for the wind to pass and find a chance to solve it, at present, it can only be as good as still.

Zhang Zhiyuan accepted three tasks in a row today, he was very excited, and agreed repeatedly, and then got up and left with Ji Yun to transfer his belongings.

Everything was arranged, Xu Chengyan walked out of the back room and came to the study hall in front, at this time Ding Mingrui was guarding outside, wiping the dust on the bookshelf, watching Xu Chengyan come out, stopped the work in his hand, and greeted him.

Xu Chengyan looked left and right to see that there was no one in the library, and at this time he was also interested in having a good talk with Ding Mingrui, they had clashed with Ding Mingrui many times before, and they were quite suspicious, and now the identities of the superiors and subordinates were exchanged, for fear that the other party would have concerns, you must know that the most fearful thing behind the enemy is internal problems, once mutual suspicion is that sooner or later there will be trouble, this matter can not be sloppy.

Thinking of this, a warm smile appeared on his face, and Wen Yan said: "Lao Ding, speaking of which, we have worked together for so long, and we haven't had a chance to talk about it yet, so it's okay today, come, sit down and talk?" ”

Hearing Xu Chengyan take the initiative to invite, Ding Mingrui knew what he meant, and immediately nodded, and the two of them took two small stools to sit down next to the coal stove.

Xu Chengyan gently lifted the freshly boiled kettle on the coal stove, poured a hot glass of water for Ding Mingrui, considered the sentence, and said first: "Lao Ding, there were too many people last night, and some things are not easy to say, today we will talk openly and honestly, everyone is a robe brother, don't hide it!" ”

"I know your concerns, it's best to talk about it!" Ding Mingrui nodded slightly, he is much older than Xu Chengyan, he has rich experience in handling things, and his temperament has long been smoothed out, seeing that Xu Chengyan is willing to explain his words, he will naturally not be hypocritical.

"Okay, then I'll be blunt, Lao Ding, I know your thoughts, you can leave the rear of Chongqing and come to Taiyuan to lurk, but it's just the face of the stationmaster, but this time you have the opportunity to leave and return to Chongqing An Ansheng to live, it's not what you want, why do you want to stay, it's full of dangers here, and you may lose your head at any time."

When Ding Mingrui heard this, his face was as calm as water, and he pondered for a long time before he smiled faintly and replied, "I just don't want to be a deserter!" ”

After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Xu Chengyan, his face became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "You said that you know my mind, but in fact, I am not a person who survives in Gou'an, otherwise, I would not have put pen to paper and entered this industry."

My family is a wealthy family in the local area, and they live a comfortable life without worrying about food and clothing.

I also used to be enthusiastic, wanting to help the troubled times, get ahead, and make contributions, but over the years, I have experienced too much, suffered too many losses, and finally hit the head and broke the blood, but it poured cold blood on my body.

I was the only one who survived the few partners who came out of my hometown and devoted themselves to serving the country together.

This world is not peaceful, there are open guns and hidden arrows everywhere, and sometimes you have to worry not only about the enemy, but also about your own people behind you, which is really not easy.

I know that you young people have high spirits, and in your opinion, I, an old fellow, are timid and stand in your way, but after doing it for a long time, you know that the most important thing in intelligence work is rigor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are cautious and walking on thin ice, and I am really thinking about you, I am afraid that you are young and vigorous, and you will make mistakes in your actions, and you will put your life into it.

Do you know? Once we went to Guangzhou on a mission, just because I brought a pen that should not be worn, it was seen that there was a flaw, and as a result, the whole group died, only I had a big life, hiding in the sewer to leave this life, but among the people who died, one of them was my brother who grew up with me......"

Speaking of this, it was obvious that the sore spot was mentioned, and Ding Mingrui showed a rare trace of pain on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time, and then he forced himself to hold it.

The room was silent, and Xu Chengyan didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only be silent.

After a long time, Ding Mingrui continued: "As for why I stayed, to be blunt, since I came, I don't want to be so unclear, return to Chongqing in a gloomy way, and let people point to the backbone and say, look, this guy is a deserter!"

In the past, I had to get by, and I didn't want to come forward, because my heart was really cold, but this time I was lurking in Taiyuan, and when I heard the stationmaster's call, I followed without the slightest hesitation.

Fighting against Japanese invaders and defending the country is a national war, and no matter how bad I am, I am also a Chinese, and I will never be ambiguous in the general interests of the nation! ”

Ding Mingrui's words were a little slow at first, but in the end, his tone quickened, and the firmness in his eyes made Xu Chengyan couldn't help but be moved, it seems that he had thought badly before, and underestimated the person in front of him!

He nodded slightly, and was about to say something, but Ding Mingrui said again: "But this time, I really obeyed, you made a decisive attack and killed Yoshioka Masao, this is only secondary, but you also intercepted a major military intelligence, I have no right to know the specific content, but the stationmaster said that this information is of great value, enough to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the national army."

To be honest, to be able to obtain such information, an intelligence officer can do it once in a lifetime, even if it is to exchange this life, it is worth it, so I think that in this situation, maybe what you are doing is right, I was too conservative before, and you are the head of this intelligence team, I am convinced, and I have no complaints. ”

These words were frank and reassuring, but Xu Chengyan was a little ashamed, he took a long breath, nodded slowly, and said sincerely: "It's me who is too careful, Lao Ding, I really thought that you were deliberately suppressing us by relying on your qualifications, and this mind is narrow." ”

Speaking of this, he straightened up and said in a solemn tone: "I still say that, you are willing to stay and help me, I can't ask for it, in the future work, if you see that I am not doing it right, you must speak out, brainstorm, pick up the missing and fill in the gaps, things can be done well, you don't have to worry." ”

Just last night, he was still perfunctory to Ding Mingrui, but today he said this out of a sincere heart.

"It's a deal!" Ding Mingrui laughed and raised his hand to invite.

"It's a deal!" Xu Chengyan also stretched out his hand, the two big hands clasped each other tightly, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the previous mustard was swept away.

Since he said it, Ding Mingrui no longer had any scruples, and said directly: "I saw Zhiyuan leave in a hurry just now, did you arrange for him to work?" ”

Xu Chengyan nodded: "There are some things to explain to him." ”

"There is a sentence that I still want to remind you, don't be in a hurry with the use of him and Yushan, they are all very potential intelligence officers, with the help of their special identity, they will definitely be able to break into the key positions within the Japanese puppet in the future, and if they are enabled too early, I am worried that they will pull out the seedlings and help them grow.

And they have no actual combat experience, the growth of an excellent intelligence officer requires a certain amount of time and experience in a special environment, and it is better not to press too many things on them now. ”

Ding Mingrui still couldn't see it in the end, for fear that Xu Chengyan would be hot-headed because of the great success of this operation, and he would be too eager to use a novice like Zhang Zhiyuan, so he couldn't help but warn Xu Chengyan.

If this sentence was before the two of them talked heartily, Xu Chengyan would definitely have another thought, but now, he knew that this was Ding Mingrui's heartfelt words, so he didn't hide it, and patiently explained: "Don't worry, it's not for him to perform the task, the main thing is that we just seized a sum of property and handed it over to him, the eldest young master, to manage, and our identities are too conspicuous." ”

Next, he told Ding Mingrui everything before, and he didn't hide it at all, which made Ding Mingrui feel at ease, and when he knew that Xu Chengyan actually used all the property he seized as funds for the intelligence group, he nodded secretly in his heart.

Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun's approach is enough to prove that they have no selfishness, they regard the country as their home, and they are not wrong!