The next morning, Xu Chengyan got up to wash, shaved his face and washed his hair, tidied up his appearance, changed into a well-fitting and clean cotton gown, took a long cyan scarf and put it around his neck, and looked at it in the mirror for a while.

The face of the person in the mirror is handsome and soft, and the facial features are coordinated, even if he has the delicacy of a southerner, but he also does not lack the charm of a northern man, coupled with a slender figure and an outstanding temperament, he is completely a gentle and elegant teacher.

This rather deceptive outfit could not have connected him to the military commander agent who assassinated him last night.

Xu Chengyan nodded with satisfaction, took a book from the desk and put it under his armpit, cleaned it up, went out of the room, opened the courtyard door, walked out, and turned around to lock the courtyard door.

"Mr. Xu, you're early!"

Xu Chengyan turned around when he heard the sound, and it turned out that Lao Chen, who opened a tailor's shop across the street, was carrying a basket and pouring cinders outside the door.

The single courtyard where Xu Chengyan lives is Lao Chen's house, and Lao Chen is Xu Chengyan's neighbor and his landlord.

"Master Chen, you also got up early!" Xu Chengyan smiled slightly, nodded politely, and said hello.

"It's cold this morning, and you're wearing a little less, so why don't you pick up a cotton coat in my shop......"

This Lao Chen is really a shrewd person, Xu Chengyan couldn't help but laugh a little, and politely excused himself: "Fortunately, the weather will get warmer and warmer in the future, and it will be over in a few days, and besides, it is not convenient for me to have it at hand, and when I find a job, I will go to you to order good clothes." ”

Seeing Xu Cheng's polite resignation, Lao Chen was embarrassed to sell his family's clothes again, and changed the topic and asked, "Why, you haven't found a job yet?" You've been here for more than a month, it's not okay to sit and eat, if you want me to say, you're a newcomer, you can just mix and eat, now the world is poor, decent jobs are hard to find, and it's not ...... for people to eat too."

"You have nothing to do in the morning, do you? There is not a word of kindness in the mouth......"

Before Lao Chen's words fell, he heard a scolding from his shop, the curtain was lifted, and his mother-in-law walked out with a broom in her hand, scolding Lao Chen.

Lao Chen has always been afraid of this mother-in-law, and when he saw his wife appear, he suddenly didn't dare to say more, hurriedly signaled to Xu Chengyan, and then went to pour cinders.

"Aunt Chen!" Xu Chengyan smiled and greeted Lao Chen's daughter-in-law.

Lao Chen's daughter-in-law is a typical northern woman, tall and strong, and her voice is also loud, but she is very polite to Xu Chengyan, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, don't listen to the old man of our family, you are weak, you can't compare with those coolies, you can't bear that hardship, besides, you can write and calculate, where can you find a bowl of rice to eat?" Don't worry, if it's inconvenient at hand, we won't rush you with the rent. ”

Xu Chengyan hurriedly thanked him: "Admit it, Aunt Chen, but don't worry, saying anything will not shorten your rental money......"

The two of them exchanged a few more polite words, Xu Chengyan turned around and left, looking at his back, Lao Chen couldn't help muttering: "You are blind and generous, don't worry about renting money, in case he is really in arrears, you have to complain that the tenant I am looking for is not good......"

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped on his body with a broom by his mother-in-law, and he didn't dare to say more than half a word.

Xu Chengyan walked a few steps, came to the noodle restaurant at the end of the street, and asked for two bowls of knife-cut noodles.

Not long after, Ji Yun also came in from outside, in order to facilitate contact, his residence was near Xu Chengyan's rented house, and he usually came here to eat.

At this time, he was dressed in a suit and civilian clothes, carrying a briefcase in his hand, dressed in a serious manner, like a bank clerk, sitting directly opposite Xu Chengyan.

Because there were a lot of people around, the two of them didn't speak, waiting for the guy to bring two bowls of steaming knife-cut noodles, ate the noodles in three or two, and went out of the noodle restaurant together.

Xu Chengyan took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said, "It's still early, let's take a look at the situation first." ”

The two of them walked all the way, through the streets and alleys, to the place where they had been moving last night.

At the end of the street, several cars were parked at Kazuya Harada's residence, surrounded by police and plainclothes, Japanese sergeants in military uniforms were on guard all around, and several Japanese officers were entering and exiting the gate, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

"The people from the extra high class are here!" Xu Chengyan said in a low voice.

Ji Yun nodded slightly, and laughed softly: "It is estimated that Yoshioka Masao is inside, do you want to mess with him?" Maybe you'll be able to do this amazing thing! ”

Yoshioka Masao is the head of the intelligence team of the Japanese Special High School in Taiyuan, and he is also the leading intelligence chief of the Japanese puppet government in Taiyuan.

At present, among the three main armies of Japan's invasion of China, each has its own intelligence department directly under it, such as the South Manchurian Investigation Section of the Northeast Kwantung Army, the Military Intelligence Department of the Central China Front, and the Mei Organ.

This is because the headquarters of Japan's special high school is located in North China, and the chief of the section, Keiji Dohara, is a senior general with profound seniority in the army, a third-generation leader in Japan's intelligence circles, who has planned many major events that shocked China and foreign countries in modern Chinese history, and has a distinguished reputation among Japan's top leaders.

Since Keiji Tsuchihara took over the special high school, he has vigorously developed the power of the special high school in the army, and has been operating for many years, and now, the power of the special high school is all over China, especially in North China, and almost every important city will be arranged with an organization of the special high school, and they have a special position in the army and enjoy great power, and the main cadres promoted in the later period are also well-trained and experienced regular soldiers, and Yoshioka Masao is one of the leaders.

Since the establishment of the Taiyuan Special High School, Yoshioka Masao has served as the main executor of the intelligence work of the Taiyuan Special High School, and he has held an important position and has a pivotal position, second only to the head of the Taiyuan Special High School Section.

Therefore, Yoshioka Masao has always been the main opponent of China's intelligence services in the Shanxi region, the number one enemy.

This time, he was responsible for presiding over the operation of exterminating the Suiyuan Station and Taiyuan Station of the Military Commander.

The major Chinese intelligence organizations, especially the agents of the Military Command Bureau, all hated him to the core, and all regarded Yoshioka Masao as the primary target of the assassination.

Xu Chengyan obviously didn't take Ji Yun's words seriously, he also knew that this was just a joke, in front of everyone, if they dared to do it, they had no chance of surviving.

Hearing the words at this time, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Okay, then you go first, I'll cover!" ”

"It's always been you who do it, I'll cover it, and if you don't want to, forget it!" Ji Yun smiled.

At this time, there were also a lot of people gathered around to watch the excitement, they stretched their necks, probed their brains to look into the compound, and talked in low voices.

"This is the residence of Harada devils, and it looks like something has happened......

"Yesterday I saw Harada Devil's car enter the door, and so many people came this morning, and they all died."

"It's good to kill all these bastards, none of them are good things, I heard that several have died during this time, and the section chief of the police station where he lives on East Street was strangled to death at home, this is what happens when he is a traitor......"

"Shhhh Be quiet, don't be afraid to let the Japanese hear! ”

"What am I afraid of, huh..." Although the tone of the voice was hard, the tone still fell.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun glanced at each other, turned around and left the crowd to see the excitement.

After a while, they came to a street in the old town, came to a bookstore at the end of the street, and stopped.

Xu Chengyan looked up, a rather dilapidated signboard, with the four big characters "Ju Library" written on it, half-covered the door of the store, covered by a thick curtain, and it was not clear from the outside that the scene inside was not clear, this was the contact point for the meeting of the intelligence group.

Glancing at an old window grille pasted on the window again, and confirming that the safety mark was correct, he nodded to Ji Yun, and the two of them opened the curtain one after the other, and stepped into the library.

As soon as I entered, a wave of heat greeted my face, which warmed my whole body, and the chill of early spring was gone.

From the outside, the library looks a little dilapidated, but inside it is spacious and tidy, with rows of bookshelves with all kinds of books, and a coal-burning stove in the house next to it, and a kettle on top of the lid is gurgling.

At this time, there were no customers in the bookstore, only a middle-aged man sitting behind the counter at the door, holding an idle book in his hand, flipping through it.

This person has an ordinary appearance and is not outstanding in the crowd, and it is Ding Mingrui, the leader of the intelligence group.

Seeing Xu Chengyan and the two enter the door, Ding Mingrui closed the book in his hand, stood up, walked out from behind the counter, came to the two, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you late?" ”

"The time is just right, we know it!" Ji Yun stiffly replied.

This made Ding Mingrui's face sink, in fact, according to the agreed time, Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun came just right, and they were not late.

It's just that he has a lot of complaints about the two subordinates in front of him, and in the more than a month they have been together, they have always stumbled, they don't talk speculatively, and they don't like each other.

In fact, the reason is also very clear, these two people are not only the students of the stationmaster Chu Guangji, but also have fought on the front line, lieutenant officers with military merits, have the ability and qualifications, it can be said that they are elite talents in all aspects, but now they are under their own hands, and they are naturally reluctant.

In a word, you are not convinced of yourself!

However, Ding Mingrui is used to seeing such subordinates, the internal discipline of the military command is strict, the hierarchy is clear, and the subordinates must absolutely obey their superiors, which is beyond doubt, but these two people did not buy it at all, and disobeyed their orders several times.

He reported the situation to the stationmaster several times, but he was suppressed by the stationmaster, obviously unwilling to punish his students, which made Ding Mingrui very helpless.