The second time he experienced this sense of emptiness and self-loss was in 1932, at Geyue Hill. At that time, he accompanied Zhan Guoqiang as an attaché to inspect the prison there. The captives lay on the ground, and the living and the dead lay together. These are some skeletons of bones, the bones of living people. At that time, Zhan Guoqiang felt nauseous, and his face suddenly turned white. Zhan Guoqiang and Li Guangyuan walked side by side, and at this moment he had a strong desire in his heart to pull out his Walter-style pistol and shoot the bullet from the magazine into the freckled face of the man with pinched nose glasses. This kind of attempt is actually achievable, thinking of this, Li Guangyuan suddenly felt chills all over his body, and a sweet cha yue surged into his heart, "But what will happen in the future?" He asked himself a question: "They're going to install another badass to take his place, and they're going to strengthen the personal guards." At that time, that is, before restraining this strong **, he felt that his body was light, as if he had become someone else's. At this time, he had an extremely accurate color sensitivity to Zhan Guoqiang's face. He clearly noticed that the freckles on Zhan Guoqiang's cheeks and sideburns were pale yellow, the freckles near his left ear were light brown, and the freckles on his neck were black pimples. Li Guangyuan drove away this strange sensibility like a magic force. It wasn't until a year later that he first laughed at his strange eyesight, which often appeared

Li Guangyuan forced his body back to its original state, and he felt the muscles of his body tremble slightly. He stood for about a minute, feeling a surge of hot blood rush to his face, and some green, sharp sparks coming out of his eyes.

That's right," he said to himself, "you should feel like a whole organism, like a clenched fist." Although the walls here are painted in three colors: gray, blue and white"

That's when he laughed.

He didn't force himself to laugh. It's just these damn colors that let them go. Thankfully, Chang Kaishen walked out. He did something stupid and gave Li Guangyuan time to take the exam. If you think of a living person as a real opponent, you must not give him time to think. Chang Kaishen, you probably can't take care of each other yourself.

Chang Kaishen took some of the best spies to the scene of the assassination of Rove and Miss Wang.

These spies are all experienced old men, as early as the twenties, they and Chang Kaishen together to capture bandits, and arrest ** party members, ** people in Guangdong and Hunan. Chang only uses these people in extremely rare cases. He did not hand them over to 76 for fear of their arrogance, because every investigator in Unit 76 was counting on the help of forensic experts, undercover agents, and recorded phone calls. Chang Kaishen is an admirer of detectives: the writer's secret agents win by their own wisdom and experience.

Is it over? Chang Kaishen asked, "Didn't leave any traces?" ”

Not at all," replied a gray-haired, sallow old man. Chang Kaishen doesn't remember his name, only that they have called each other "you" since 1926.

It's a lot like the murder you solved in Wuhan."

Is it in Hanyang? ”

Yes. I remember it was Building 9,"

Building 8. He killed them on the side of the double number on Main Street."

You have such a good memory."

Do you complain about your memory? ”

I drink wine with iodine"

And I drink vodka. ”

You are a general, you can drink vodka. How can we afford to drink vodka? ”

You can accept bribes," Chang Kaishen smiled.

And then into the hands of your executioner? No, I'd better drink bad wine."

Drink it," Chang Kaishen agreed, "Drink it." Frankly, I'm willing to exchange my own vodka for yours"

Are you particularly busy at work? ”

Chang Kaishen replied: "For the time being, yes." But it's going to be over soon. So, what do we do now, ah? Isn't there any clue at all? ”

Have your lab test the bullets used to kill the lovers."

They will test it," Chang Kaishen agreed, "It will definitely be tested, you don't have to worry"

The second old man walked in, moved his chair, and then sat down beside Chang Kaishen.

Old devil," Chang Kaishen glanced at him, thinking, "This guy is still greased and powdered." By the way, his hair is dyed."

How is it," Chang Kaishen asked, "What did you find, Lao Rong?" ”

There are some cases"

Hey, what is your hair dyed with? ”

Dyed with henna. My hair is not grayish-white or black, but a flowery color. My wife is dead, dead. The young girl prefers young soldiers, not old spies. Listen, there is an old woman living in the opposite house, and she saw a woman and a soldier an hour ago. The woman was holding a child and seemed to be in a hurry."

What clothes was that soldier wearing? ”

What to wear and what to wear? Wearing military uniforms"

I know he's not wearing pants. Are you wearing a black military uniform? ”

Ah, of course, in a black military uniform; You didn't issue the green uniforms to the guards"

What kind of car are they riding in? ”

They were on a bus."

Due to an accident, Chang Kaishen even owed a little debt.

How do I get by bus? ”

Yes. It was a 17th bus."

In what direction did they go? ”

Over there," Lao Rong waved his hand, "to the west"

Chang Kaishen suddenly stood up from his chair, took off the telephone receiver, quickly dialed the number, and said, "Xiaohong, hurry up." First, the officers on duty immediately searched for the 'female pianist' and a soldier along the route of the 17th bus. What the? Where do I know his name? Second, immediately consult his archives to find out what he does, where he is from, and where his relatives are. Send me his ministry history at once. If it is found out that he has been to the place where Li Guangyuan frequents, even if only once, then you must immediately notify me to send an orderly to ambush Li Guangyuan's residence."

Chang Kaishen sat on a chair next to the door. The identification experts and photographers of No. 76 are gone. He stayed with the elderly spies. They were talking about the past, sometimes arguing, interrupting each other's topics.

I lost," Chang Kaishen thought, the conversation of his old colleagues calming him down, "but I still have the trump card of Yan'an." Of course, things are getting more complicated there, the police are transferred from outside, and the border guards are the same. But the main trump card may have been lost. They absconded by bus, suggesting that this was not a pre-planned operation. No, it's not an operation at all. Of course, the Communists have always protected their own people, but in order to rescue this 'female pianist' (which is just an attempt), they may not send a few people to their deaths. On the other hand, they apparently understood that the baby was a fatal burden to her. Maybe that's why they're taking risks? No, what am I thinking about? There is no such thing as premeditated risk-taking. She openly rides the bus, what kind of adventure is this, this is nonsense, not an adventure at all

He took off the phone again: "I'm Chang Kaishen." Remind the police again and ask them to pay attention to the search for women holding children at various intersections. Tell them about her physiognomy and say that she is a thief and a murderer, and she must be strictly arrested. It doesn't matter if you catch the wrong person. Even if more people are caught than they should be, I will forgive them. Just don't let go of the woman I need."

Li Guangyuan knocked on the cell door. He had spent several hours here, probably in the meantime when the sentry had changed, for it was no longer the red-faced young man who stood guard at the door, but another. Li Guangyuan played tennis with this person more than once.

Hello, Zigu," he said, smiling, "this is a great place to meet, isn't it?" ”

What are you telling me to do, number seven? He asked quietly, his voice a little hoarse.

He was always slow to react," Li recalled, "and he played well on the left side, but it was a little slow. Because of that, we both lost to the press commissioner."

Could it be that I have changed so much? Li Guangyuan asked, involuntarily touching his cheek. He hadn't shaved for two days, and the stubble had grown long, but it wasn't until the evening because he had made it a habit to shave twice a day.

What are you telling me to do, number seven? The other party repeated.

What, are you stupid? ”

Shut up," the other shouted, slamming the heavy cell door shut.

Li Guangyuan sneered, and then sat on the metal stool fixed on the cement floor, "When I gave him that British racket, he was even moved to tears. All thugs and nasty ghosts love tears. It's a form of hysteria for them," Li thought to himself, "and weak people tend to shout or insult, while thugs like to cry." I am not right to say this about weak people, it should be said exactly, they are good people. Only the very strong are good at restraining themselves"

When he first paired Zigu with the lieutenant of the senior guard of the same guard (the lieutenant had been learning to play tennis before the war in order to lose weight), Zigu whispered to him:

Shall we lose to him by zero points, or shall we pretend to fight him? ”

Don't talk nonsense," Li Guangyuan replied, "Movement is movement"

Zigu played very unseriously and deliberately let the adjutant go. He wanted to win the favor of the senior captain. However, Adjutant Bo reprimanded him loudly, saying:

I'm not your doll. Please treat me as a real adversary, not as a stupid child"

Zigu was so frightened that he did not begin to attack in a hurry, so that the adjutant was so overwhelmed that he threw his racket and withdrew from the tennis court. At this time, Qi Gu's face turned pale with fright, and Li Guangyuan found that his fingers were trembling slightly.

I never thought that such a neurotic young man would be able to work in prison," Mr. Li said, "and nothing happened, friend, so don't worry." Go take a shower and sober up. Then go home, and the day after tomorrow I'll tell you what you want to do."

Zigu is gone. Li Guangyuan went to the adjutant and happily played five games with him. The adjutant was soaking wet, but Li Guangyuan played smoothly with him and politely practiced some right-handed long balls with him. The adjutant was well aware of this, but he was impressed by Li Guangyuan's slightly sarcastic friendly attitude and genuine democratic style on the court. The adjutant asked Li Guangyuan to practice with him for a month or two.

This is an extremely cruel punishment," Li Guangyuan laughed, and the adjutant also laughed, because Li Guangyuan's tone was particularly gentle, "Please don't be angry with my stupid big man, he is scared when he sees the generals, he admires you very much." In order not to lose your game, the two of us can take turns practicing with you."

On the next time he played, Li Guangyuan introduced Qi Gu to the adjutant. So Qi Gu was full of great respect for his partner, and from then on, whenever he encountered a suitable opportunity, he worked hard to serve Li Guangyuan. Sometimes, after a game of ball, he took the initiative to buy beer for Li Guangyuan, sometimes he gave him a precious fountain pen (presumably looted from the arrestee), and sometimes he gave him a bouquet of flowers. Once, he once put Li Guangyuan in an embarrassing situation, but after all, he was helpless, because he was born dull and rigid. At that time, Li Guangyuan was playing against a young man in a tennis match. This person is quite likable and has liberal sentiments, but Zhan Guoqiang intends to rectify him, so he arranges for this young man to fight Li Guangyuan through his cronies in the sports committee.

It goes without saying that they introduced Li Guangyuan to the young man as a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But after the end of the game, Qi Guxing rushed to Li Guangyuan and said rashly: "Congratulations on your victory, the United Captain's Guard will always be invincible"

Li Guangyuan did not particularly regret this unexpected move. But the boss wants to lock up Qigu and expel him from the guard. So Li Guangyuan campaigned for him again, this time through one of the adjutant's cronies to rescue him. The day after this incident, Zigu's father, a tall, thin old man with childlike eyes, came to see him with gifts. The old man gave Li Guangyuan a very good copy of Duller's painting.

Our family will never forget your kindness," said the old man, "Mr. Li, we will always be your servants from now on." Neither my son nor myself will ever be able to repay you for your kindness. However, if you need help with a job, as long as you ask, even if it is an annoying daily chore, we will take it as our greatest pleasure to do it."

From then on, the old man came to Li Guangyuan every spring to help him take care of the orchard, especially the roses transplanted from Japan.

This unfortunate brute," Li Guangyuan suddenly remembered Qi Gu, "he has nothing to blame. All people are equal before the Bodhisattva. It seems like my friend said that. Not like that. To truly achieve equality for all people on earth, it must first be clearly agreed that not all people are equal before the bodhisattva. Some people are people, and some people aren't. They can't be blamed for that. It is foolish or even intolerable to hope for a short education"

The cell door suddenly opened. Zigu stood in the doorway.

Don't sit down," he shouted, "go around in circles here." ”

Before closing the cell door, he quietly dropped a small note on the floor. Li Guangyuan picked up the note.

If you don't tell me that my father has planted and pruned your roses, I promise to show mercy to you and keep you up longer. Please eat the note."

Li Guangyuan suddenly felt a sense of relief: the stupid behavior of others always made him happy. He looked at his watch again. Chang Kaishen has been walking for more than two hours.

The girl was silent," Li Guangyuan understood in his heart, "maybe they will take her to the professor?" It's not scary because the two of them don't know each other at all. But for some reason he didn't get in touch. I don't know what's going on, I'm taking a break now."

He paced around the cell unhurriedly, recalling everything related to that suitcase one by one. Yes, he did mention it in the forest. The operator slipped on his feet and almost fell. This was on the night before the bombing. I mentioned it once.

Wait a minute," Li Guangyuan interrupted his train of thought, "Before the bombing, I probably after the bombing, I stood next to the car, there were many cars parked there, and when the firefighters were fighting the fire, the traffic was blocked. Why did I go there? Oh, and there are obstacles on the way to the main street. I asked that the police be called out of the encirclement, where they were on duty that morning. Looks like the reason I got there. It was because the police told me to turn in that direction. There was a picture of a suitcase in the case file that had been saved after the bombing, and I had spoken to the policeman, and I remembered his face, and he should have remembered my badge. I helped him carry the suitcase. Let him refute that. He won't refute it, and I can ask for a face-to-face confront. I said that I helped a crying woman get the stroller in which the child was riding, and she could confirm that she remembered this."

Li Guangyuan shook his fist and banged on the cell door. The cell door was opened, but two additional guards were stationed at the door. Qi Gu walked past the door of Li Guangyuan's cell with a man carrying a toilet. The man's face was disfigured, but Li Guangyuan recognized him as Wu Sibao's personal driver. This person is not a detective on Number 76. When Li Guangyuan talked with the chief of staff, he was driving the car.

Immediately call Senior Captain Chang Kaishen and make an emergency call. Tell him that I remembered and I remembered, and asked him to come to me right away."

The professor hasn't arrived yet. First, the interrogation of the telegraph operator failed. I had only one chance to escape, and that was to buy time. Time and Wu Sibao. If I'm one step late, he'll win"

Well," said the guard, "I'll report right away"

A soldier walked out of the orphanage and hurried across the street into the basement of a bombed-out house, where the operator was sitting on a broken box to nurse a baby.

What do you think? She asked.

Not good," replied the guard, "it takes half an hour." I'm feeding the kids right now, and they're all busy."

Let's wait a while," the operator comforted him, "and if we wait a while, how will they know where we are?" ”

That's usually true, but we'll have to get out of town as soon as possible, or they'll find us. I know they're very experienced in raids. Why don't you go first? If possible, I'll go after you. What do you think? Let's agree where I'll be waiting for you."

No," the operator shook his head, "no." I'll wait for you, anyway, I have nowhere to go in this city..."

Chang Kaishen's secretary made a phone call to the house with a radio station, and he reported to the leadership: "Senior Captain, Li Guangyuan has asked to tell you that his department has recalled."

It's true? Chang Kaishen became active and made a gesture to the spies, telling them not to laugh loudly, "When?" ”

Just now"

All right. Tell him I'll be there shortly. What's new? ”

Nothing was important."

Didn't get the situation of that guard at all? ”

No. Just some little things that don't matter."

What the hell is going on? Chang Kaishen asked involuntarily (mostly out of habit) as he pulled his coat over from a nearby chair.

about his wife, children and relatives"

These little things are good," Chang Kaishen said angrily, "It's not a trivial matter. In such cases, these circumstances are not trivial at all. I'll be there soon, we're going to have a good analysis of these little things, and he sent the child to his wife? ”

His wife abandoned him two months ago. He was hospitalized with internal injuries and she left him. She went to Chongqing with a businessman."

What about children? ”

Wait a minute," Misu replied, flipping through the file, "wait until I see where his child is, and find it... He has a three-month-old child. His wife sent him to an orphanage."

That communist woman has a nursing child," Chang Kaishen suddenly flashed a thought, "He needs a wet nurse." Rove probably overdone that kid."

What is the name of the orphanage? ”

There is no name there. The orphanage is located in the north of the city. No. 7 Bangbang Road. Yes, now it's about his mother's situation. ”

Chang no longer listened to his mother's situation. He threw away the phone, and that slow-moving air vanished. He hurriedly put on his overcoat and said, "Brethren, there may be a fierce shootout now, so please be ready, guys. Who knows the location of the orphanage in the north of the city? ”

Is it the one in the south of the city? The gray-haired old man asked.

You're mistaken again," Chang replied, stepping out of the house with a radio station, "and you always confuse north and south. It's the north of the city. ”

An ordinary street," said the white-haired old man, "nothing remarkable. You can have a good time there. It was very quiet there and no one was disturbed. I do like to confuse things. Since childhood. I got sick when I was learning odd and even numbers at school."

He laughed, and the rest of the people laughed with him. Now they are like a herd of hunters surrounded by a deer.