In the middle of the night, Xu Chengyan quietly returned home, and Ji Yun had been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing Xu Chengyan coming back, Ji Yun hurriedly poured a glass of water for Xu Chengyan and asked, "How is it, does Jiang San have any gains there?" ”

Xu Chengyan nodded, and said with a smile: "The harvest is huge, we will talk about it in detail later." ”

He first went to get a dish of water, moistened the towel and put it on his face, and after a long time, until the water was soaked, he came to the mirror, gently tore off the fake beard, and slowly dried his face, the dry yellow complexion and the pockmarks of the stars gradually disappeared, and he returned to his former handsomeness.

Xu Chengyan was very interested in disguise when he was in the Qingpu special training class, and later joined the Loyal National Salvation Army, and has been engaged in reconnaissance work.

After everything was cleaned up, he sat down, picked up the cup and drank a sip of water, took a breath, and began to describe it carefully to Ji Yunzai, and finally said: "Now it is certain that our previous thinking was right, Han Zhirong's source of money is problematic, and the most important thing is that he was secretly arrested by the Japanese and was released back on the same day, which is enough to show that he has defected."

In this way, it can also explain the source of the money, it should be that the Japanese spent a lot of money to buy him, or rewarded him with a bounty for killing the stationmaster, Han Zhirong is undoubtedly a traitor. ”

"Great, then this investigation mission will be completed, we will report tomorrow, hand over the errand, and we can start dealing with Yoshioka Masao."

Ji Yun was also quite excited, this investigation mission went very smoothly, and in just a few days, Han Zhirong's true identity was ascertained, which was enough to prove the intelligence ability of the two of them to others, especially Ding Mingrui and others, so that they were speechless.

However, Ji Yun's words did not get Xu Chengyan's approval, seeing that his companion did not make a sound, he keenly noticed that his companion seemed to have other plans, and asked in surprise: "What, do you have other ideas?" ”

Xu Chengyan nodded slightly, and said unhurriedly: "I don't want to report it in a hurry first, report it now, the teacher will definitely let the action team take over the next step of the cleanup work, wouldn't we be making wedding dresses for others." ”

Ji Yun was stunned when he heard this, this was different from what the two had discussed before, and he couldn't help asking, "Do you still want us to do it ourselves?" That's a bit of a taboo. ”

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the military discipline and family rules of the Military Command Bureau were very strict, and they dared to work against Ding Mingrui, the team leader, because their actions were recognized by their superiors, and they could stand on their feet, and Ding Mingrui couldn't find fault with them, but if they clearly disobeyed Chu Guangji's orders, the problem was still very serious.

Xu Chengyan smiled slightly, looking confident, he had already calculated clearly, and explained: "I thought about it carefully this time, the headquarters has repeatedly investigated the cause of the death of the stationmaster, which shows the degree of attention, and will definitely pay attention to the follow-up situation in the future.

Little people like us have a few chances to get these big guys to remember our names, so after thinking about it, I decided to do it myself.

As for how to deal with the peak, of course, we have to find a good excuse, for example, in the process of tracking and monitoring, we were careless for a while, startled Han Zhirong, he launched a counterattack, or notified the Japanese, we had to take the lead, it is understandable, anyway, as long as there is room for prevarication, I think the teacher will not be too careful, it is a big deal to be reprimanded, he can't really do anything to us for this matter, in the end, he still has to recount the credit for us. ”

Xu Chengyan is quite confident in this, after all, they have a master-apprentice relationship with Chu Guangji, and they also have a life-saving friendship, it is estimated that Chu Guangji will not really embarrass the two of them.

"As long as you figure it out, it's fine!" Ji Yun originally wanted to do it himself, but now seeing that Xu Chengyan also changed his mind, of course he couldn't ask for it, "Han Zhirong has no guard force by his side, compared to the previous few times, the assassination is less difficult, but the benefits are large, it is a good deal, by the way, how does Jiang San arrange it, this person is not reliable." ”

"Don't worry, it's been dealt with, this kind of person is really unreliable, in case he informs Han Zhirong, our next action will be dangerous."

Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun's personalities are both decisive and decisive, and they will never leave any hidden dangers in doing things, so they both thought of one place.

"Then there's one last thing left!" Ji Yun stared at Xu Chengyan tightly, "Han Zhirong killed the stationmaster, but he committed a serious crime, according to the family rules, he has to deal with his wife and children, what should I do?" We've never done anything like that! ”

This is indeed a problem, Xu Chengyan hesitated, thought about it again and again, and finally shook his head: "Although it is innocent to die, we can't do this kind of thing by killing women and children."

Another point, we can be sure that Han Zhirong is a traitor, because he was once secretly arrested by the Japanese, this clue was learned from Jiang San's mouth, and now Jiang San has been killed by me, if Shangfeng has doubts and wants to prove this, he can only confirm it from Han Zhirong's wife and children, so we have to leave these two people behind and leave a way back for ourselves. ”

Xu Chengyan was thoughtful, and soon found a reason to stay with Han Zhirong's family, in fact, this is also a reason for themselves, although both of them are people who are used to seeing blood, but in the end they still have their own bottom line, and they can't be so cold-blooded.

"Okay, that's the truth, we only kill Han Zhirong, the sooner the better!" Ji Yun nodded in agreement.

After the two discussed some more details, Ji Yun got up and left.

After Ji Yun left, Xu Chengyan cleaned up the house, washed up briefly, and then lay down to rest, he ran around all these years, his spirit was always unconsciously tense, and it was rare to have a time to relax, even in the middle of the night, and it was also a long time to toss and turn, so that he could barely fall asleep.

But not long after he fell asleep, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a long siren, and he reacted very quickly, immediately turned over, took a few steps to the window, and looked out.

His rented house is close to the street, and the view is relatively wide, only to see the people on the street, the noise is everywhere, and soon the sound of the vehicle's engine also comes to his ears.

Immediately afterwards, flashlights, searchlights and other lighting equipment were lit, and some people shouted loudly, saying that it was the police station that was conducting an emergency search, and the citizens needed to cooperate fully to delay the disobedience and kill them.

Every house was disturbed, and the whole street soon became bright, and there was a loud slamming of doors.

Xu Chengyan couldn't help but feel nervous, since entering Taiyuan, the people from the police station have come to check twice, but they are all ordinary verification of resident documents and investigation of suspicious people, but it is just a formality.

This must be something important to happen!

He hurriedly got dressed, packed up, and checked the house again to confirm that there was no problem, and at this moment, there was a tight slamming sound from the courtyard door of his house: "Open the door, open the door......"

Xu Chengyan hurriedly agreed: "It's coming, it's coming, wait..."

After speaking, he walked out of the house quickly, came to the courtyard gate, and as soon as he removed the latch, the courtyard door was pushed open by someone from the outside.

Several policemen rushed in first, followed by a man dressed as a sergeant, all armed with firearms, and looking unkind.

Before Xu Chengyan could speak, the sheriff headed by him waved his hand, and the police rushed up and began to search around, some searched in the yard, and some rushed directly into the door, and the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets immediately sounded in the house.

Xu Chengyan is not afraid of searching, he is careful in his work, the weapons and tools around him have been hidden in extremely hidden places, there are no suspicious items in the house, even if this residence is turned upside down, there will be no gain.

But he still asked out loud, "Excuse me, what's going on?" ”

"What a word! Take out your documents, search them, and ask you more! The sheriff shouted, his face gloomy and unkind, and his eyes examined Xu Chengyan's body.

Xu Chengyan had no choice but to take out the certificate of good citizenship from his pocket and hand it to the sheriff, this is after the Japanese occupied Shanxi, re-registered statistics, and issued a unified identity document, everyone must handle it, otherwise once it is verified that there is no certificate, they will be arrested immediately, there are many people in Taiyuan City who were arrested in this way, some died in prison, and some were sent to the mine to dig coal, and they still do not know whether they are alive or dead.

Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun were originally from Jinnan, and there was no problem with their identities and they could stand up to inspection, so as soon as they entered Taiyuan, they went to the police station to apply for a certificate of good citizenship.

The sheriff took the certificate of good citizenship in his hand, examined it carefully, and found no problem, so he turned to the policeman who was holding the registration book on the side and ordered: "Check, is there this person?" ”

This is a household registration police, the Japanese have a very strict control over Taiyuan City, and before each search, the household registration police must cooperate and be responsible, at this time the household registration police replied: "Sheriff Zhao, this is Mr. Xu, we have checked it several times before, and there is no problem with the identity." ”

Hearing the answer of the household registration police, Sergeant Zhao looked at Xu Chengyan again and asked, "When did you come to Taiyuan?" ”

Xu Chengyan had no choice but to answer truthfully: "More than a month ago. ”

When applying for a certificate of good citizenship, these contents need to be registered, so there is no way to hide the time when Xu Chengyan entered Taiyuan.

When the sheriff heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately asked, "What are you doing in Taiyuan?" ”

"Jinnan is now fighting everywhere, and everyone has run out, and life is really unbearable, so I want to come to Taiyuan to make a living."

Now Jinnan is already the front line of the war, the Japanese army and the Chinese army are holding each other on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain in Jinnan, and the people in the surrounding areas have a difficult life, so they can only flee the war zone one after another, and many people have fled to Taiyuan, as Xu Chengyan said, this situation is very much.

"There is an order from the peak, the activities of Chongqing agents have been rampant recently, and the commander of the special high school has been attacked again tonight, we have to search and arrest the whole city, especially the unknown people who have entered Taiyuan in the past two months, I think you are very suspicious, come with us in a while!"

When Xu Chengyan heard this, he secretly screamed that it was not good, this was obviously coming for the newly established Taiyuan Station, because it had been more than two months since the incident, and the agents of the re-established Taiyuan Intelligence Station had all entered Taiyuan after this time.

As for the assassination of the special high school that this person said, it should be the reason for the city-wide search tonight.

At this time, Xu Chengyan's face was anxious, and he hurriedly argued: "Sheriff, I am really wronged!" People who do that kind of thing are all outlaws, you look at me like this, I can't pick up my shoulders and my hands, how can I have anything to do with Chongqing agents......"

Speaking of this, Xu Chengyan took a step forward, and several large-denomination banknotes were stuffed into the hands of this Sergeant Zhao.

When Sergeant Zhao saw these banknotes, it was obviously not a small amount, and he couldn't help but smile, the person in front of him was really on the road, and he didn't need to bother to speak, and the benefits were sent.

In fact, he just wanted to take the opportunity of this city-wide search and arrest, and wanted to make a lot of money, and he was not in the police business, which one was not for money? Otherwise, who wants to really work for the Japanese.

I said before that I wanted someone to take it back, just to find an excuse to intimidate the victim, the owner was afraid of things, and was always willing to spend money to pass it.

At this time, the household registration police on the side saw that Xu Chengyan had stuffed the money, and knew that it was time for him to play, he and Sheriff Zhao, one sang with a red face and the other with a white face, and they had always cooperated tacitly, and said at this time: "Sheriff Zhao, this house is opposite Lao Chen, this Mr. Xu is Lao Chen's tenant, and the villagers have been friends for many years, so they have to give Lao Chen some face." ”

"That's right!" Sergeant Zhao immediately changed his face, "I don't think you are a gangster." ”

After saying that, he said hello, and the policemen in the house all heard the sound and withdrew.

"Did you find any contraband?"

"Nope..."

"Nope..."

The policemen shook their heads, the house was clean, not to mention contraband, and they didn't catch any oil or water.

"Okay, close the team, go to the next one!"

With a wave of his hand, Sergeant Zhao turned around and was about to leave.

But at this time, several black-clothed policemen walked in outside the courtyard gate, all dressed as police officers, and one of the leaders was tall and thin, with a gloomy face, and he looked like a difficult character.

When Sergeant Zhao saw this person, he hurriedly took a few steps forward, stood upright, and said respectfully: "Section Chief Lu, you are here!" ”

The person who came was none other than Lu Mingzhi, who had just been appointed by Yoshioka Masao and was the new deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Section of the Taiyuan Police Bureau.

Lu Mingzhi looked at Sheriff Zhao and reprimanded angrily: "What's the matter, Lao Zhao, you searched for a long time before you searched these households, according to your progress, you can't finish the search until dawn, early tomorrow morning, but you have to report to the head of the Yoshioka group of the special high class." ”

When Sergeant Zhao heard this, he scolded secretly in his heart, but he was just a small leader, and his status was far from Lu Mingzhi's, especially Lu Mingzhi's special high school class, he couldn't afford to provoke him, so he quickly nodded and explained: "Yes, yes, it's indeed a little slow, I'll speed up the progress immediately." ”

And Xu Chengyan on the side had already recognized Lu Mingzhi the moment he entered the hospital, and when he was in the execution ground before, Xu Chengyan was very attentive to these traitors and remembered their appearances, because since they showed their faces at the execution ground, they were already on the Taiyuan Intelligence Station's removal list.

As for the Yoshioka team leader in Lu Mingzhi's mouth, it must refer to the intelligence team leader Yoshioka Masao, it seems that Yoshioka Masao was not affected in this attack.

At this time, Lu Mingzhi pointed at Xu Chengyan and asked, "Is this person a resident?" Is there a problem? ”

Sheriff Zhao accepted the benefits before, and when he heard this, he quickly replied: "There is no problem, this is an old resident, and the identity has been checked." ”

Lu Mingzhi snorted and was about to turn around and leave, but after glancing at Xu Chengyan, he always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he took a few steps forward, came to Xu Chengyan, and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"The contemptible surname is Xu, Xu Chengyan!"

"Where are you at ten o'clock tonight?"

"I'm timid, I don't go out as soon as it gets dark, I'm at home tonight, and I'm not going anywhere."

"Hmm!" Lu Mingzhi suddenly seemed to smell something, sniffed, frowned, and asked suspiciously, "Have you drunk?" ”

Xu Chengyan was stunned for a moment, it turned out that when he poured wine into Jiang San at night, he also drank a lot, and the wine in his mouth did not dissipate, which actually made Lu Mingzhi smell it, but he did not panic, and immediately replied: "Yes, yes, when I am fine, I like to drink a few glasses by myself, so that the chief can laugh." ”

Unexpectedly, when he said this, Lu Mingzhi dispelled his doubts, because Lu Mingzhi was the captain of the operation of the former Taiyuan Intelligence Station, and he was extremely familiar with the situation of the military commander, and the military commander was strictly disciplined, and it was impossible for the agent to drink alcohol before carrying out the assassination operation, which would be severely punished.

So Lu Mingzhi was no longer entangled, as he said, he had to search all the households in the jurisdiction tonight, and he would report to Yoshioka Masao tomorrow, he didn't have time to delay, so he waved his hand: "Withdraw!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all hurried out of the courtyard, Lu Mingzhi walked at the end, and looked at Xu Chengyan again, Xu Chengyan hurriedly bowed.

Lu Mingzhi couldn't see Xu Chengyan's flaws, and confirmed that he was too careful, so he turned around and walked out of the hospital.

Seeing them leave, Xu Chengyan took a few steps forward to close the courtyard door, and then breathed a sigh of relief!