Chapter 2: Joints

Follow Xiafei Road to the west, pass through a French-style arcade in front of Haig Road, and then go down to the French Concession.

Although it is only one street away from Xiafei Road, the sidewalk of Haig Road is not a paved cement, but a unique "Tange Road" in Shanghai, Republic of China. Pu Su walked on it unhurriedly and passed a small western-style building with a signboard of [Puji Clinic].

The incandescent lamp advertising box at the entrance of the clinic also has the words "Chinese medicine and Western medicine" and "day and night" pasted on it.

The road is very secluded, surrounded by deep mansions.

There was not a single pedestrian on either side of the road, and after walking for 100 meters, Pu Su crossed the road to the opposite side of the clinic.

He found a secret place along the fence and put down his briefcase, stuffed a pistol, and scattered some scattered dead leaves on it.

Then Pu Su sorted out his windbreaker, crossed the road again and walked to the front of the clinic, pretending to be a patient to read the clinic introduction for a while, while quietly taking out a grenade from the windbreaker and stuffing it behind the advertising box.

It was only then that he pushed open the glass door of the clinic.

……

"Bell Boom ......"

A hanging doorbell hangs from the door frame, and the spring-loaded glass door rings as soon as it is pushed.

Hearing the bell, Pu Su stood at the door and waited for someone to come inside to greet him.

This is a small clinic, and the room is filled with a faint smell of Laisu water.

The entrance should be a waiting room, with a nurse seat for pre-diagnosis by Western medicine. On each side of the wall is a long, cream-colored bench chair, and a row of Western-style coat hooks hangs on the wall.

A handful of silver willow is inserted in a glass vase on the shelf, and the whole clinic looks very neat and refreshing.

It's just that the nurse is probably off work, and there is no one in the seat. One of the doctor's examination rooms was empty.

Looking at his watch, Pu Su couldn't help frowning slightly.

Fortunately, there was the sound of stepping on the wooden stairs from upstairs. Soon a short-haired woman in a white coat walked out, and after taking one look at Pu Su, she immediately said:

"Sir, toothache? We don't have a dental department here. ”

"Didn't you say that Chinese and Western medicine here can cure all diseases?"

Pu Su asked puzzled.

"Dentistry needs to see a specialist ......"

The female doctor continued.

"So is this an ocean or fiat currency?"

As soon as Pu Su finished saying this, he saw that the female doctor opposite had already smiled at him.

"Hello, sir. When did it arrive? ”

"It just arrived at noon."

"Come, follow me to the back."

The female doctor walked past Pu Su to the glass door and hung a wooden sign for closing. Then he screwed the safety of the Spiring lock, and then made a follow-the-follow gesture to him and walked ahead.

"I'm afraid you'll have to come here more often in the future."

"This is the diagnostic room, and that one is a small operating room...... Come, go this way. ”

Passing through an aisle, the female doctor opened the back door.

The yard behind the gate is not a small garden, but there are no flowers and plants in this season. Next to the courtyard wall is a row of bungalows, and the glass windows are lit with warm light.

The female doctor walked in front and pushed open the wooden door of the bungalow and motioned for Pu Su to come in. As soon as the door opened, Pu Su felt a wave of heat rush out of the house, and it was obviously very warm inside.

Except for the one at the door, the rest of the bungalows should be warehouses with some empty medicine boxes piled up inside. Boiling water was boiling on the tin stove next to it, and the spout was steaming.

In the middle of the room was a clumsy long wooden table and stool, on which were neatly arranged a table of wine and food, and some peanuts were scattered on the table.

An obscene man in his forties had apparently been sitting at a table peeling peanuts and drinking a small wine. Seeing the female doctor walking in front of him, she immediately got up and showed a flattering smile, patted the peanut crumbs on her hand, and then stretched out her hand flatteringly and said:

"It's the chief inspector, right? You came on time. I thought ......"

Pu Su stretched out his hand and shook his hand, turned sideways to the female doctor and asked, "You are Doctor Bai, right?" ”

"Yes, I'm Bai Mantong!"

"And who is this?"

Pu Su smiled shyly at the knife in front of him at this time, as if he was embarrassed that he didn't know who he was.

"He's Lao Ren. Ren Liansheng is now the inspector of the Political Department of the Central Patrol Room. ”

Bai Mantong was quite familiar when he introduced the middle-aged man.

"Oh, isn't it the colleague who was with Lao Hong before?"

Pu Su asked Lao Ren.

"That's right, that's right. In the next term of succession. Since Lao Hong mentioned it, it must be me, is this guy okay now? ”

Speaking of his old friend, Lao Ren seemed a little excited, and his knife face seemed to be red under the light.

"Lao Honghe...... I haven't been in touch for a long time, and he should be having a hard time there now. ”

Pu Su knew the situation over there, but he couldn't tell the person in front of him.

The old Hong they said was named Hong Ming, and he used to be a student of Pu Su. Has flying skills and was previously a pilot in the Northeast Army. used to work in the patrol house of the French Concession in Shanghai, and joined the underground organization of the CCP early.

After the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, Lao Hong resolutely left Shanghai with a group of White Russian armed forces and munitions that had been incorporated in the concession and returned to the northeast to join the Anti-Japanese Federation.

Previously, he went to the border area to receive short-term special training from Pusu, but just over half a year ago, he returned to the black land to continue fighting with the Kwantung Army.

"He just wants to endure hardships, and he has to go to ...... in Shanghai."

"But as long as there is wine, Lao Hong can eat any bitterness. It's his sister-in-law who suffers with him......"

"Hey, I haven't seen him for two or three years......"

Ren Liansheng seems to be a talker. Chattering at the moment, seeing that this posture should have a good relationship with Lao Hong.

"When is he coming?"

Pu Su turned his face and asked Bai Mantong.

"It should be soon. There was another accident in the concession today, otherwise it would have arrived a long time ago. ”

Bai Mantong kept his hands and feet as he spoke, helping Pu Su take off his windbreaker and hang it on the shelf.

"Is Lan Lan okay over there?"

Hearing Bai Mantong's question, Ren Liansheng, who was still talking to himself before, immediately shut up, staring at Pu Su expectantly with a pair of mung bean eyes.

"Lan Lan? Oh, it's Wang Lan. Everything is fine with the little girl, and she is making rapid progress. He also asked me to bring a letter to ......."

"When he comes, I'll hand it over together."

Seeing that Bai Mantong and Ren Liansheng were eager to see the letter immediately, Pu Su added.

"It should be, it should be...... We know the rules. ”

Bai Mantong and Ren Liansheng could only echo it when they heard it.

……

The place is right, and the joint code is also right, it seems that Bai Mantong and that Ren Liansheng are not suspicious. It's just that out of professional vigilance, he still doesn't dare to relax in the slightest before meeting the contact.

This is Shanghai, an isolated island in the midst of storms.

At this time, the forces of all parties in Shanghai were intertwined, and it was difficult to distinguish between good and evil.

The city that never sleeps, which was once full of wind and snow and peach blossoms, has long since become a spy sea that sneaks in the mountains and is overshadowed.

Although he didn't just arrange the two back hands before entering the door, Pu Su still didn't dare to take it lightly. From the moment he left the border area, he always had the consciousness of going behind enemy lines and was always vigilant.

It was also his first lesson at the "Austoznaya Secret Service School".