At this time, it is April in the north, the clouds are leisurely, the sun is shining, the buds are slowly growing, one by one has become a piece of small leaves, the grass is slowly drilling out of the soil, the wind is soft, and the warmth is occasionally mixed with a trace of coolness, neither hot nor cold, it is a good season to go green.

But Xu Chengyan's mood was not very good, at this time he and Ji Yun were standing on a mound, looking at the scene in front of them, frowning and asking, "Where did these people come from?" ”

As far as the eye can see, on a large area of overgrown rubble in front of me, a group of people dressed as laborers are cleaning up, and in the open space next to it, there are also people measuring the land, as if they are preparing for construction.

It is located in the southwest corner of Taiyuan City, before the expansion of the city, it is the southern suburb of Taiyuan, the terrain is flat and open, a small tributary of the Fen River flows nearby, and the ruins are the former site of the original Jinjiang tile kiln field.

Since the bombing, the newspaper has given Xu Chengyan a vacation to recuperate at home, so Xu Chengyan was busy for a few days, and he remembered the treasure map he got before.

This treasure map has been in the hands of Xu Chengyan for more than a month, but he has been busy with the task, so he has no time to abacus, just these few days without incident, he and Ji Yun went out of the old city, came to the old kiln site to observe, ready to start digging out the car of property buried in the cave.

But they didn't expect that when they came here in a hurry, they unexpectedly found that on the site of this old tile kiln that had been blown into ruins, someone had started to clean up and build.

Ji Yun also scratched his head at this time, and said with some doubts: "Looking at their appearance, it seems that they are going to build a house, but how could they just choose this place, is it to restore the tile kiln field?" ”

Unfortunately, the location of the treasure is under this rubble, and if these people continue to clean it up, it won't be long before they find the buried belongings, which will be a problem.

Xu Chengyan said with some joy: "Fortunately, I came to take a look today, otherwise if they let them do it again, the things in the cave would not be able to hide." ”

"So what are we going to do now?"

"Don't worry, find out what the hell is going on first, anyway, this duck will never let it fly!"

Ji Yun thought for a while, and asked with some uncertainty: "Why don't I go over and ask?" ”

Xu Chengyan glared at him: "Don't be reckless, do you know who these people are?" Don't forget where did we get our treasure map? In addition to knowing this tile kiln and the name of the Sun of the Political and Health Department, if these people have something to do with him, we will go up, but we will miss the whereabouts. ”

The treasure map was a gift from Sun Mingshi, a high-ranking member of the Political and Health Department, to Masao Yoshioka, but he was robbed by Xu Chengyan halfway, and he didn't want to expose himself in front of others.

Ji Yun knew that he was a little reckless, he was usually a shrewd and capable character, but when he was with Xu Chengyan, he didn't bother to use his brain.

Xu Chengyan thought for a moment, and then said: "This place has been assigned to the new urban area, then the land planning here is under the management of the Engineering Bureau, you go to the Engineering Bureau to ask, everything is clear!" ”

Although this area is remote, it is not far from the Japanese military camp to the east, and there is a temporary airfield only three kilometers to the south.

Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to dare to come here to break ground construction without permission, and these people can appear here in a grand manner, and they must have obtained the consent of the Japanese puppet government through formal channels.

The engineering bureau in Taiyuan is a department specifically responsible for urban planning and construction, so as long as you ask, the identity of the other party will be clear.

Ji Yun immediately nodded and said, "I'll investigate it right away." ”

In the evening of the same day, Ji Yun had already figured out the situation and rushed back to report to Xu Chengyan.

"Let me really say, those people are going to restore the tile kiln today, the boss's name is Fei Jianyuan, a construction businessman in Nancheng, and he just acquired the land through a relationship with the provincial office last week, and occupied all the pieces of the tile kiln field."

Ji Yun found a clerk in the engineering bureau today, spent a lot of money to find out all the information on this land, and went to Nancheng to investigate the situation of this construction businessman.

Fei Jianyuan's background is also very simple, he is a local, he was originally a bricklayer who built houses and walls for people, and later pulled up a group of people to be the foreman, and engaged in construction in the Nancheng area, which is not outstanding in this industry, but also has some strength.

According to the clerk, after the expansion of the new city, the area of the south city was re-planned, and some projects were to be started here, which required a lot of building materials, and bricks and tiles were naturally indispensable. ”

This reason is very sufficient, people can't find fault, Xu Chengyan has done a special report on the expansion of the city, so he also knows some inside information.

Taiyuan city east, west, north three sides are surrounded by mountains, only the south is open and flat river valley flatland, the expansion of the city, the main is to expand to the south, and the tile kiln field is in the southern suburbs of Taiyuan, restore the tile kiln field, do building materials business, is indeed a good financial road.

However, the location of this tile kiln is very special, it is close to the Japanese military camp and the temporary airport, this area has always belonged to the martial law area, the Japanese control is very strict, otherwise Sun Mingshi would have dug up the car of property by himself, and used borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to Yoshioka Masao as a gift?

Hearing Xu Chengyan's question, Ji Yun explained: "According to the clerk, the Japanese military camp in the east will be abolished in the near future, which was originally the second prison, and later used as a temporary military camp, handed over to a part of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army to be stationed, but the place is small and the transportation is inconvenient, and the Japanese army has been dissatisfied, so in this planning, the military camp has been abolished."

As for the temporary airport, it is still temporarily retained, but at present, the Japanese are already expanding the North Gate Airport, it is estimated that it will not be long before this temporary airport will lose its role and will soon be revoked, and it is no longer a martial law area, and it can be opened to private businessmen. ”

So that's it! Xu Chengyan suddenly realized that since there was no such thing as a martial law area, ordinary businessmen like Fei Jianyuan could naturally buy the land here and restore the tile kiln field.

However, he still didn't dare to take it lightly, Sun Mingshi was a high-level member of the Political and Health Department, and the Political and Health Department was strong in Shanxi, and there were many intelligence officers under him, and there were many lurking in Taiyuan, who knows if there will be other problems behind this Boss Fei, this is not something that can be found out just by asking about the grapevine, and he must not ignore it.

He pondered for a long time and said, "Regardless of whether he has a problem or not, this tile kiln must not be allowed to dig any further, otherwise we will be empty!" ”

When Ji Yun heard this, he asked uncertainly, "Kill him?" ”

It can't be said that Ji Yun is ruthless and cares about taking people's lives at every turn, but the style of doing things from top to bottom in the military is like this, and the training they receive is also like this, it is simply direct, and it is very effective.

As long as an accident is created and Fei Jianyuan is killed directly, the tile kiln will naturally stop.

But Xu Chengyan didn't agree to do this, not that he wasn't decisive enough, but that he thought it was too reckless.

And if there is no one behind him, it is a simple construction businessman, then there is no need to harm this person's life, after all, there is no injustice and no hatred, this is suspected of indiscriminate killing of innocents, he even let Japanese people like Murakami Yuji go, let alone an innocent Chinese.

"It's not enough, find some trouble for him, it's not easy for us to do this kind of thing, but let Zhiyuan and them do it, it's just a trivial matter, and there are no traces!"

Zhang Zhiyuan and Shi Yushan are both officials of the Japanese puppet government, especially Zhang Zhiyuan, who is now the deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, and has a lot of power in his hands.

You must know that these black-clad policemen are best at using various means to knock out the bones and marrow of the merchants, and for ordinary businessmen like Fei Jianyuan, it is naturally a matter of hand.

On the morning of the next day, Xu Chengyan received a notice from the newspaper and rushed back to Xinmin Daily to report to the editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief.

"Chengyan-kun, how are you recovering from your injuries?"

As soon as he entered the editor-in-chief's office, Naohito Eguchi asked him about his injuries with concern.

Xu Chengyan moved his arm lightly and replied with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, it was originally just a skin injury, and with the careful care of Dr. Kimura, there is no problem now." ”

"Looks like you're recovering well." Naohito Eguchi nodded with a smile, "I called you here this time to ask, how are you preparing for going to Beiping, and when do you plan to leave?" ”

It turned out that Xu Chengyan was called for this matter, and it seems that Naohito Eguchi is no less enthusiastic about this matter than Xu Chengyan himself.

Before the bombing, Naohito Eguchi had been preparing to arrange for Xu Chengyan to go to Peking to recognize his teacher, but the explosion and Xu Chengyan's accidental injury caused the matter to be delayed again and again.

The editor-in-chief, Tetsuo Takahashi, was quite serious and did not urge Xu Chengyan, but the editor-in-chief, Naohito Eguchi, was already a little unable to sit still, and he was most concerned about the matter of climbing Yoshinoemon.

When he knew the relationship between Xu Chengyan and Yoshinoemon, he had been sparing no effort to support him, collecting Yoshinoemon's early works for Xu Chengyan everywhere, just to let Xu Chengyan better understand Yoshinoemon's preferences and gain further trust and respect, of course, the ultimate goal was for himself.

So after Xu Chengyan rested for a few days, Naohito Eguchi summoned him back and asked him about his schedule to go to Beiping.

Xu Chengyan immediately nodded and agreed: "I also want to get together with the teacher one day earlier, so I plan to leave in a few days, I don't know what else you have to say?" ”

Naohito Eguchi laughed, waved his hand and said, "I have already explained everything that should be said, you are very smart, you don't need me to ask you more, just convey your respect to Mr. Yoshino for me."

Exactly three days later, a few people on leave are going back to headquarters, and you walk with them, and you can take care of them on the way. ”

A large number of the reporters of the Xinmin Newspaper who work in Shanxi are transferred from the Pingjin area, especially Tianjin, which has been the garrison of the Japanese army stationed in the Tun area for more than 40 years, and many of the relatives and families of Japanese reporters have settled down in the Japanese concession.

So every once in a while, the newspaper will arrange a certain amount of vacation for them to go back and take care of it.

The time was indeed a little rushed, but Xu Chengyan still nodded and took the order, and listened to some details from Naohito Eguchi, and then withdrew from the office.