Xu Chengyan left the library and walked briskly on the street, feeling refreshed and in a very happy mood.

This meeting, everything is as he wishes, the credit for pouring the sky is in hand, the promotion is just around the corner, and there are fewer scruples in acting, depending on the teacher's meaning, he will definitely go further in his position in the future, and it will not be in vain for the two of them to fight to the death.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, the wind was blowing under his feet, his steps quickened, and he hurried all the way to Ji Yun's residence, thinking of telling Ji Yun the good news.

At this time, it was almost noon, and it was the busiest time in the city, and the streets were crowded with people, and the former liveliness was restored.

The shops on both sides have been opened for business, Shanxi people like to eat noodles, you can see all kinds of noodle stalls everywhere, selling wonton dumplings, fried buns, pot helmets, etc., the steaming stalls are full of oil smoke, and the fragrance of onions, ginger and garlic spreads out, arousing people's appetite.

Xu Chengyan didn't eat much in the morning, and when he was about to eat, he was feeling hungry in his stomach, and he couldn't bear it when he smelled the fragrance, so he came to a stall selling fried buns, planning to buy some and go back to solve lunch with Ji Yun.

He took out a few coppers and threw them into the wooden box containing the money, and said, "Boss, bring me ten buns and take them away." ”

"Okay, it's still a little hot, and it's going to be right away."

The boss's business at this time was just right, and he was a little too busy, so he agreed happily, and turned the fried buns on the frying pan neatly in his hand, making a clattering sound.

Seeing that it would take some time, Xu Chengyan looked left and right, and then sat down on the horizontal stool next to the dining table and waited.

At this time, I heard several diners at the next table talking about it.

"What kind of strange things do you say these days, with pockmarks on your face, what kind of law have you committed? My neighbor's Zhang Lao Er, who was arrested by the police station yesterday, was released this morning, but he hasn't come out yet, I heard that because he had a pockmarked face, he was taken away by the Japanese in the middle of the night, and I don't know if he can come out alive? ”

"I've also heard about this, Chen Laohan, who pasted lanterns on the front street, because he had a pockmarked face, when he searched last night, he insisted that he was a Chongqing element, and he was taken away on the spot, you said that he was honest all his life, and he was old again, and he couldn't even walk, what could he do? These bastards are crazy, and they don't make any sense......"

"What's the truth in these years? It makes sense to have a gun in your hand........."

"That is, when we ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, we can only admit that we are unlucky, God willing......"

Listening to the discussions around him, Xu Chengyan remembered in his heart, it seems that the Japanese are moving quickly, and the beggar they hired has been found, and they asked about their appearance characteristics from the beggar's mouth, and this is why the city has arrested pockmarked citizens.

Fortunately, I am cautious in my actions, and when I encounter this kind of task that requires contact with others, I will deliberately disguise it, and there is no danger.

He waited for a while, took the fried buns, and rushed all the way to Ji Yun's residence.

It is not far from Xu Chengyan's rent, just across the street, but the conditions are not very good, it is a large courtyard, and the people living in it are all kinds of people, after all, Taiyuan City is the largest city in Shanxi, and there are many foreign populations, and it is not so easy to rent a suitable rent, so there are generally things, all of which are Ji Yun went to Xu Chengyan's rent talk, and Xu Chengyan rarely came here.

walked into the courtyard, came to Ji Yun's room, and knocked on the door rhythmically.

The door opened quickly, Ji Yun showed his face, and when he saw that it was Xu Chengyan, he couldn't help but be stunned, and quickly let him in, closed the door tightly, and said without waiting for Xu Chengyan to sit down: "Didn't you say try not to come here to find me?" I'll go to you if there's something, it's too crowded and it's not safe. ”

Xu Chengyan also knew that he was a little reckless, put the bun in his hand on the table, and said: "I just met with the teacher, and I was happy to talk, but you are really not safe here, it is better to change a place to live as soon as possible, the teacher has just approved a sum of money for us, pick a safer place." ”

As soon as Ji Yun heard it, he knew that he would definitely gain a lot from meeting Chu Guangji this time, so he brought a chair to Xu Chengyan from the side, and he also sat down opposite, and promised: "If you don't say it, I'm also going to change places, the old lady at the door always asks about me, and I can't live here." ”

When Xu Chengyan heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Ji Yun looked at him with a nervous face, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's all about three aunts and six mothers-in-law, this old lady has a niece of her own family, and she wants to tell me about her daughter-in-law, she has always inquired about my family background in the past two days, and I have coped with it, but it is too inconvenient to have such a person staring." ”

Xu Chengyan's heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but quip: "This is a good thing, what are you afraid of?" ”

"Then I'll just pull you a line and let it go to you!" Ji Yun also smiled.

Of course, this is all a joke, and the family rules of the Military Command Bureau are extremely strict, and one of them is that military commanders, especially front-line agents, are not allowed to marry during the Anti-Japanese War.

Hidden intelligence agents like Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun are on the front line of the intelligence war, and if they dare to marry and start a family, they will definitely be severely punished, and they will not dare to lend them ten guts.

As soon as the two of them joked, they began to get to the point, and Ji Yun asked, "What did the teacher say?" ”

"What else can I say? This great credit was delivered to the hand, and of course I was very satisfied. ”

Xu Chengyan repeated the content of this conversation in detail, and finally said: "What the teacher means, we can't stop our actions next, I have applied for the task, and I will solve Lu Mingzhi immediately." ”

After hearing this, Ji Yun's heart was also hot, and he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, strike while the iron is hot, this guy Lu Mingzhi has already become suspicious of you, we can't let him have a chance to make trouble, we must move quickly." ”

Xu Chengyan continued: "From tomorrow, we will start investigating Lu Mingzhi's whereabouts and feel the situation, however, this person must be very vigilant now, I have met with him, and it is easy for him to be recognized, so you go to follow, I will investigate, we will do both together, and start as soon as possible!" ”

"Okay, that's it!" Ji Yun nodded in agreement.

In the office of the Japanese special high school, Yamada Otomo walked around the room with his head down, and the two people standing opposite him looked at him intently.

One is Ma Weide, the head of the Investigation Section of the Xinmin Association, and the other is Zhou Taiqing, the new head of the Criminal Investigation Section of the Taiyuan Police Bureau.

The Shinmin Association is a peripheral organization under the leadership of the Japanese Special High School, and the police station is also under the jurisdiction of the Special High School, so the work of both of them must be reported to Yamada Otomo.

Yamada Otomo has just taken over Yoshioka Masao's work, and there are many things to do, but the most important thing is to find out the real murderer of Yoshioka Masao, so from yesterday the whole city was searched and arrested, and he was busy until now, and he didn't sleep all night, his eyes were full of bloodshots, and his face looked particularly ugly.

At this time, he suddenly stopped, stared at Zhou Taiqing tightly, and said in a cold tone: "I asked you to investigate the cause of Jiang San's death before, but the result you gave me was not this, and now you still think it was an accident?" ”

Previously, Yoshioka Masao explained to Yamada Otomo and asked him to notify the Criminal Investigation Department of the police station to investigate the cause of Jiang San's death, but after Zhou Taiqing took over, he didn't find it for a long time, and he gave the result of an "accident".

Yamada Otomo didn't care about it, so he reported this result to Yoshioka Masao, so Jiang San's death did not arouse their vigilance.

When Yoshioka Masao and Han Zhirong were killed at the same time, the special high school reacted and judged that the murderer found Yoshioka Masao along Han Zhirong's line, so there must be something wrong with Han Zhirong's side.

Yamada Otomo came back to his senses and immediately ordered Zhou Taiqing to re-investigate the cause of Jiang San's death, Yoshioka Masao, the backer, died, Zhou Taiqing was also frightened, this time he didn't dare to slack off, and personally led people to work hard to investigate, and soon found the tavern where Jiang San often went.

Under the inquiry, from the mouths of the tavern shopkeeper and the guys, he knew the scene that night, and judged that someone was deliberately contacting Jiang San, no need to ask, he must have been going to Han Zhirong, so that the matter would be clear.

At this time, Zhou Taiqing didn't dare to raise his head when he was oppressed by Yamada Dayou's sharp eyes, his mouth squirmed for a long time, and he replied stubbornly: "It's all dereliction of duty, I will definitely arrest this guy back with my own hands and atone for my crimes, please give me another chance......

"Smack!"

A resounding slap slapped Zhou Taiqing's face, interrupting his words.

"Giving you a chance? Did those two poisonous snakes give Team Leader Yoshioka a chance? If you had found out the cause of Jiang San's death earlier, things wouldn't have come to this point! ”

Yamada Otomo's eyes were on fire, and he gritted his teeth with hatred, if it weren't for Zhou Taiqing to stay and be useful, he really wanted to kill the bastard in front of him with one shot.

Zhou Taiqing also complained in his heart, when Jiang San's death was born, everyone didn't care too much, Sanhe Bridge was in disrepair, often drowning pedestrians in the past, and it was also common for a rickshaw driver to drown there after getting drunk.

After receiving the notice from Yamada Otomo, he didn't dare to slack off, and spent a lot of effort to find Jiang San's body from the mass grave outside the city, and arranged for a forensic examination of the body, which can be said to be thoughtful, that is, after Yamada Otomo himself received the results of the investigation, he didn't care much, but now that Yoshioka Masao is dead, the responsibility falls on himself, and he really has nowhere to complain, so he can only bear it honestly and dare not say more.

Ma Weide, who was on the side, looked at Zhou Taiqing uncomfortable, and also saw that Yamada Otomo didn't really mean to do anything to Zhou Taiqing, so he had the intention to pull him, so he changed the topic and asked: "Section Chief Zhou, you said that the person who contacted Jiang San also has a pockmarked face?" ”

Zhou Taiqing heard Ma Weide's voice, glanced at him gratefully, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, this person is also thin and tall, in his thirties, with a pockmarked face." ”

Yamada Otomo snorted coldly, Ma Weide came forward, he still had to give some face.

Ma Weide is different from Zhou Taiqing, he is a Chinese agent selected from the Northeast region, and one of the members of the advance group of the former Japanese Kwantung Army to support North China.

At this time, Ma Weide continued: "This pockmarked face must be one of the vipers and pit vipers, they used Jiang San as a breakthrough to find out the truth about Han Zhirong's defection to us, so they followed Han Zhirong and prepared to start, and the leader of Yoshioka just happened to meet Han Zhirong, and the result was ......"

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head regretfully.

Yamada Otomo also judged this, he returned to his office chair, and said angrily: "The pockmarks in the whole city have been caught, but after identification, none of them are the real murderers, and this feature is not necessarily reliable, it is very likely that they did it on purpose, these two poisonous snakes are too cunning!" ”