Xu Chengyan didn't know that he had successfully attracted the attention of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper because of his teacher Yoshino Emon.

He went to work at the newspaper office normally in the afternoon, and with the help of Bai Sinan, he got familiar with the work, and soon figured out the workflow and began to work.

After work in the evening, he returned to his home, sorted out the press releases he brought back, and wrote the manuscripts as required, but the furnishings in his home were really simple, except for a bed, that is, a square table, and a few chairs.

This old square table is not only low, the table top is also uneven, the chair is high, but the chair is narrow, it is okay to sit on it for a while, but after sitting for a long time, it is very uncomfortable to bend over and hunch over.

Xu Chengyan didn't write for long, he put down the pen in his hand, looked up at the old light bulb with a dim light above his head, and couldn't help but shake his head, very helpless.

The next day was Sunday, and according to the requirements of the newspaper, he could not go to work, and the reporter's work was relatively speaking, and there was still a relatively large margin in the time arrangement, except for interviews, that is, writing, as long as the work was completed, it would not affect the publication, and the newspaper did not require all-weather duty at other times, and could arrange it by itself.

So Xu Chengyan didn't go to the newspaper today, after breakfast, he went to a nearby furniture store to look around, and took a fancy to a set of desks and chairs, but did not buy directly, this rental house is the landlord Master Chen, if you want to replace the furniture, you have to greet the landlord.

He walked all the way to the door, turned around and entered the tailor's shop opposite, opened the curtain, and saw Master Chen talking to two customers.

Seeing that it was Xu Chengyan, Master Chen waved his hand, which was regarded as a greeting, turned around and then peddled to the customer next to him: "Sir, my suits here are carefully sewn, the materials are high-quality, the style is also new, and you will have face wherever you go out, only one hundred and forty yuan, if you go to the shop at the east gate to buy, it will cost you at least two hundred yuan, and the craftsmanship is not as good as mine!" ”

Xu Chengyan saw that he was trying hard to solicit business, so he didn't step forward, so he sat down on a chair next to him and waited quietly.

Today's tailor shop business is good, the two customers are looking left and right, looking very interested, obviously there is a purchase of the meaning, Master Chen is happy in his heart, followed behind him to keep introducing, thinking about this business.

But after working for a long time, the two customers didn't buy one, and they were still picking and choosing among the clothes on display, and they checked very carefully.

Forget it, the suspect is the buyer! Master Chen was not in a hurry, and turned around to greet Xu Chengyan.

"Mr. Xu, I was still looking for you, you came over first, how about it, it's time to pay for the house in the next two days, do you still have enough money?"

Master Chen is not as good as his wife to talk to, the rent money is not less, and he wants to collect rent when the day comes, but this Mr. Xu has not found a job, and he looks amiable, so he waited for two days, and it happened to be delivered to the door today, so he opened his mouth to chase the rent by the way.

Xu Chengyan took out two banknotes from his arms and said with a smile: "Borrow your auspicious words from Master Chen, I just got a job in the past two days and advanced my salary, no, I will send it to you as soon as I get the money." ”

"You've figured it out, I'll just say, the world is the biggest eat, so you have to have a livelihood first."

Master Chen took the banknote and hurriedly put it in his pocket, his mouth kept chattering, he had long suspected that the tenant did not have a stable job, for fear that he would not be able to pay the rent, at this time he was finally relieved, and finally remembered to ask: "Where are you going?" ”

"I went to the newspaper and asked for a position as a reporter!" Xu Cheng replied politely, but did not make it clear which newspaper it was, the reputation of Xinmin Newspaper is too bad, and the Chinese working here are all called "traitors" behind their backs, and they are poked in the back.

"Oops!" Master Chen's eyes lit up, "The reporter is a good job, the salary is high and decent, after all, he is a scholar, you can also write me an article in the future, give me this small shop to publicize, and I will charge you less for a month's rent." ”

Listening to Master Chen's nonsensical nonsense, Xu Chengyan could only smile awkwardly, but it was not easy to refuse directly.

However, a customer next to him couldn't help but smile, pointed at Master Chen, and quipped: "It is also advertised in the newspaper, just your rent, a few more times are not enough, don't be difficult for your tenant." ”

Master Chen's face suddenly couldn't hang up, how could he not know that the people who could be advertised in the newspaper were all those big shops, big deals, he was just trying to take advantage of it, and was about to refute it, but was stopped by Xu Chengyan, and said haha: "There is a chance, there is a chance!" ”

Another customer also looked at him, he was sturdy, with a high nose bridge, narrow eyes, and sharp eyes, he looked at Xu Chengyan for a moment, and then glared at his companion, who reacted immediately, quickly turned around and walked away, and stopped talking.

At this time, Xu Chengyan also saw these two customers clearly, so he smiled slightly, and said in a harmonious voice: "Master Chen, I just came to discuss with you today, the furniture in my house is too old, especially the tables and chairs, and it is not convenient for me to write manuscripts every day, so I want to change the set of ......."

Before he finished speaking, Master Chen waved his hand again and again, shook his head and said, "Mr. Xu, you are not kind, how much rent do I only charge you this month?" At the beginning, I saw that you were a scholar, and you deliberately reduced a lot, and now you have to change a set of tables and chairs, how much money do I have to put in it, this is not good! ”

According to the general rules of renting, the landlord is to prepare the basic facilities needed for the tenant's life, beds, tables and chairs are necessary, if you want to change, the landlord pays for it, of course, that is, ordinary furniture.

Xu Chengyan hurriedly explained: "Master Chen, I didn't make it clear, I bought this set of desks and chairs with my own money, and I will never let you spend a copper, if I leave in the future, this set of desks and chairs will be left for you, what do you think?" ”

"Oh, that's right!" Master Chen's tone immediately softened, "Of course this is good, no wonder I can't say that this is different after reading books, and I am thoughtful, you just need to change, and I will give you a hand in a while." ”

The face became fast, and the words turned round, so that the two customers on the side were snickering, and the customer who had not spoken any longer delayed, took out the banknote from his pocket, and said to Master Chen: "Wrap the suit you just tried!" ”

"Okay, okay, you wait!" When Master Chen saw that the customer had finally bought the clothes, he immediately smiled, hurriedly collected the money, packed the suit neatly, and handed it to the customer.

After sending the two customers out of the door, Master Chen turned around and complained to Xu Chengyan: "These outsiders are really troublesome, buy a suit, try all the clothes in the shop, it's not too troublesome." ”

Xu Chengyan also heard clearly that the two customers, the one with some Northeast accents, and the other with a Beiping accent, were both foreigners.

During this period, Shanxi, because there was no war for many years, developed rapidly, and was the most wealthy province in China, and the people of Shanxi were grouped, so they looked down on outsiders to some extent, and had a strong psychological advantage.

Xu Chengyan smiled slightly and said, "Outsiders are more troublesome, by the way, Master Chen, how long have these two people been in your store?" Didn't ask anything else, did you? ”

"Something else?" Master Chen was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and heard his wife say that two days ago, a gangster from the north of the city was inquiring about this Mr. Xu, and he thought he was frightened by these things.

He just collected Xu Chengyan's rent today, and left a set of tables and chairs in vain, and he was naturally concerned about Xu Chengyan's matter, so he was really afraid of scaring this tenant, so he hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, these two people will look at the clothes when they enter the door, and they don't ask anything, and they have nothing to do with you, Mr. Xu, you put your heart in your stomach, if you really don't have a long eye to trouble you, I will say hello to my brother, put him in prison and squat for a few days, and you can live with peace of mind." ”

Although Master Chen loves money, he is still particular about doing things.

Xu Chengyan looked at Master Chen's expression naturally, and nodded slightly, ordinary people would show some traces if they wanted to lie, but he didn't see anything from Master Chen's face, and knew that he was telling the truth.

So Xu Chengyan didn't say anything, arched his hand to Master Chen, got up to say goodbye and left, walked out of the tailor's shop, looked at the direction of the two customers leaving, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

There is no other reason, because he has already recognized that the customer headed by him is the important person on the removal list, Ma Weide, the head of the investigation section of the Taiyuan Xinmin Association.

The Xinmin Association is a peripheral force deliberately developed by the Japanese, with a wide distribution and many members, and it has done all the bad things with the Japanese.

Among them, the investigation section is the most harmful, the chief of the investigation section, Ma Weide, is a member of the advance team transferred from the northeast, an out-and-out hardcore traitor, very trusted by the Japanese, and shrewd, cunning as a fox, has arrested many anti-log fighters, and many intelligence officers in the Taiyuan intelligence station were arrested by him, so Ma Weide is also one of the targets that the Taiyuan station wants to get rid of after Yoshioka Masao.

Xu Chengyan had seen Ma Weide's photo in the investigation materials, knew a lot about him, and had imagined listing this person as the next assassination target, but he had not yet decided, but today he met him at the door of his house.

But why is Maved here? Xu Chengyan was secretly suspicious in his heart!

Is it for yourself? If so, could it be because of Lu Mingzhi? Could it be that this matter has not been dealt with from the beginning to the end? What went wrong? Did Deng Hui and Yan Gaoyi not flee, or were they arrested? Or has the Liu Monkey case been repeated? It's even possible that Tao Sibao is talking nonsense outside?

Xu Chengyan's mind was thinking quickly, guessing all kinds of possibilities, but he couldn't be sure.

Of course, there is also a possibility that this encounter was really a coincidence, but this possibility is too small, how could someone like Mavede buy clothes for more than a hundred yuan? I'm afraid that the cost of a meal for him will be more expensive than this dress.

Chu Guangji once said, "An excellent intelligence officer does not believe in coincidences." ”