"The heart of guarding against people is indispensable, and you have to spare people and spare people", Shi Zhu remembered these two sentences that Zhu Guanglian said, and on the night he faced Shen Liyan, he did not kill Shen Zhi, but chose to let him go, which also made him completely gain a firm foothold in the vinegar factory.

Since then, whenever there is a major event or meeting an important guest, Master Wang has brought the stone pillar, which has broadened his horizons a lot.

Soon it was the season of spring again, and everything was revived and full of joy. This day coincided with the rest of the stone pillar, and he rode his bicycle to the salt police compound in Yanhe Lane, Xinpu to find Zhou Xiang.

After Zhou Xiang helped Shi Zhu to relieve the siege from Captain Yu's hands last time, Shi Zhu did not break his promise, and a few days later, he made a special trip to Xinpu to ask Zhou Xiang to rub his gratitude for it. Since then, Shizhu will go to Xinpu whenever he is free, find Zhou Xiang to drink and chatter, the two are old acquaintances, and there are many common topics, and they have become good friends.

When he arrived at the Yan Police compound, Shi Zhu was facing Zhou Xiang getting off work, his face was scorched, and his steps seemed to be in a hurry. Seeing Shi Zhu coming, Zhou Xiang's originally anxious face suddenly smiled, and he patted Shi Zhu's shoulder and said, "Brother Shi Zhu, it's great to see you coming, I just have something I want to discuss with you." Let's find a restaurant and chat while eating! ”

When he arrived at the restaurant, Zhou Xiang specially sat at an inconspicuous small table in the corner, poured a cup of tea, and moistened his throat.

At this time, Shi Zhu asked: "Brother Zhou, when I was in the Salt Police Compound just now, I looked a little panicked, not like usual, did you encounter something difficult?" ”

Zhou Xiang put down the teacup, lowered his voice and said, "Well, I did encounter something today!" I'll talk about this later, but let me ask you first, what do you think about the current situation? ”

"It's hard for me! If you want to talk about foreign invasion, the Mongols came to the Central Plains and died in more than 90 years; The Manchurians called, and it took almost 300 years before they died! It is even more difficult to say that foreigners have invaded China, because they have occupied one or more lands in China for a period ranging from several decades to nearly a hundred years. Now that the Japanese occupy nearly one-third of China's land, they first hijacked Pu Yi in the northeast and built the '(puppet) Manchukuo', and then supported Wang Jingwei in Nanjing to build the 'traitor national government'. ”

Zhou Xiang sighed after hearing this: "Yes, now the Anti-Japanese War has indeed reached a very difficult period!" However, I suggest you read the book "On Protracted War", which is more specific! ”

"I've heard of this a little, and I've seen only a word, but it's a banned book written by the Communist Party!"

"What a banned book, it's just that the national government is afraid! Let me ask you again, do you think the Kuomintang can be relied upon to drive the Japanese out of China? ”

"Relying on the Kuomintang will definitely not work, they are not sincere in resisting the war at all!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Xiangcai asked Shi Zhu: "Then, Brother Shi, what do you think of the Communist Party?" ”

Shi Zhu thought for a while, and took a sip of tea, "I can't say this well, I have been in contact with many Communist Parties, and I know that they have a way of fighting guerrillas, and at the end of last year, the Eighth Route Army also engaged in a huge 'Hundred Regiment Battle' in North China, beating the little devils to the point of wow, which is really exciting, but whether the Communist Party can drive the Japanese out, I don't know." Anyway, I think the Communist Party is better than the Kuomintang, after all, they sincerely fought the war and did a lot of good things for the people! ”

After the wine and food were served, the two drank a small glass first, and then Zhou Xiang lowered his voice and said: "Brother Shi, now that the matter is over, then I don't have to hide it from you, in fact, I am the Communist Party!" ”

Zhou Xiang thought that Shi Zhu would be surprised to hear that he was a Communist Party, but he didn't expect Shi Zhu to just smile, "This is good, I have another Communist Party friend!" ”

"Don't you think it's strange at all?" Seeing the stone pillar like this, Zhou Xiang felt a little strange.

"What's so strange about this! As long as you don't really be a traitor and a lackey, otherwise how can I sit and drink with you! Besides, didn't there be a lot of Communist Party in your 112th Division back then, and I also knew that Wan Yi, the head of the 667th Regiment, was a secret Communist Party member, and now that you say that you are a Communist Party, of course I won't feel strange! ”

"It's a pity that Chief Wan is now locked up in the prison of the Lusu War Zone, and I don't know if he is dead or alive!" After a long sigh, Zhou Xiang looked around again, put down his chopsticks, leaned his head forward slightly, and continued: "In this case, then I will talk to you about business!" As you know, now is the autumn of foreign enemies and the survival of the nation, and the Kuomintang is cooperating with the Communist Party in the open, but secretly it is restraining and suppressing us everywhere, and the Wang puppet government and the Japanese regard us as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh! ”

When Zhou Xiang was about to say more, he saw other guests passing by, so he picked up his wine glass, "Come, another drink!" After seeing the people leaving, Fu said to the stone pillar again: "After the battle of Qingkou, the Japanese stepped up the investigation in the city. A few days ago, one of our traffic officers was exposed, targeted by spies, and tragically died in the alley home last night. You just said that I looked a little nervous today, and that's exactly why I did! As soon as the traffic officer died, I couldn't contact Guanyun for a short time, and I was a 'public official', so I couldn't leave my post to deliver a letter without reason, and I was in a hurry, so I ......"

"So you want me to deliver the letter for you?" Shi Zhu said first.

"Exactly! Brother Shi is literate, martial, brave and strategic, and upright, absolutely trustworthy, I will discuss this matter with you! But you think about it first, don't be reluctant, I can understand if you don't want to, after all, this thing is too dangerous, maybe one day you will be targeted by spies! ”

"Brother Zhou, I'm not afraid of danger, and it's not the first time I've done such a thing. However, I work in the vinegar factory, and I can't come to Xinpu every day, but I'm afraid that some news can't be sent out in time and delay your affairs! ”

"It's okay, we don't have information to send every day. Every time, the information is sent to the liaison station, and you go to the liaison station to get it and send it to the liaison station in Itapo! And this is a temporary favor from my brother, and I'm trying to figure out how to get another traffic officer to come over! ”

Shi Zhu drank all the wine in the cup and said, "That's good! I agreed! You tell me where to get the information and where to send it? ”

At this time, the two of them had eaten and drunk enough, and because they had business, they directly settled the bill and left the restaurant. The street at noon is deserted, and there are few passers-by, only the spring breeze blows, which makes people feel refreshed. Zhou Xiang said to Shizhu: "Let's go, I'll take you to the liaison station first, it hasn't been exposed for the time being, it's very close to here!" ”

When he arrived at Longhai Road, Zhou Xiang looked not far in front and said: "Brother Shi, do you see it, the 'floating silk shop' in front, if the leftmost end of the display in the window is red silk, then there is news to be transmitted; Remember, as long as you see black silk on display, don't go in, it's a warning that you are in danger! ”

Subsequently, Zhou Xiang informed Shi Zhu of the joint code words of the first meeting, as well as the place where the news needs to be sent and the joint code words. In order not to attract attention, after everything was detailed, he said goodbye to the stone pillar and returned to the salt police compound, and the stone pillar entered the 'floating silk shop'. After following the instructions and successfully getting the message, Shizhu left the silk shop and rode his bicycle back to Banpo quickly.

Came to the gate of Banpu "Guanyun County Middle School", as soon as Shizhu looked up, he saw the "Spring and Autumn Book House" diagonally opposite, and when he entered it, he saw many students reading books, and Shizhu guessed that they should be students of "Guanzhong".

"Boss, do you have a bound vernacular book of "Sou Shen Ji" and "Tang Western Regions"?"

The boss was wearing a pair of reading glasses, looking sven, looked up at the stone pillar, and said with a smile: "Big youth, there is no bound book, but our store has a lone version of Guangxu's 34th year of "The Legend of the Western Regions", if you are interested, you can take a look at it in the back!" ”

After that, Shi Zhu entered the inner room with the owner of the bookstore, explained the reason concisely, and then informed the other party of the message.

The first mission ended successfully, and Shi Zhu also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had sent letters for the Anti-Japanese Federation in the past and had experienced many dangerous things, this time he was operating under the noses of the little devils, and the eyes and ears of the traitors were also all over the city.

Since then, Shizhu has sent a number of pieces of information, which have played an important role in the anti-Japanese work in the Guanyun area.

Once, after the summer harvest, the underground party intercepted an important piece of information from the Japanese army headquarters in Haizhou: the Japanese army headquarters ordered the Japanese troops stationed in Guanyun Banpo and Yishan, led by Ikei and Sasaki respectively, to sweep around Muxu and Yongtho from the north and south to eliminate the local guerrillas.

When Shizhu got the news, he immediately sent it to the Banpo liaison station, and then the news was delivered to the guerrillas in time.

After discussion, the guerrillas decided to retreat twenty miles to the southwest and enter the Shuyang territory; On the other hand, they sent people to Qingyi Lake overnight to contact the guerrillas there and ask to come together to organize an ambush.

Early the next morning, the devils gathered in the Mu and Long areas as planned, but they were all in vain, and they had no choice but to burn a few houses and withdraw one after another. At this time, the Qingyi Lake guerrillas had arrived overnight, and the two guerrillas merged into one, and set up an ambush in a steep ditch where the enemy must pass back to the city, just waiting for the Japanese squad and the puppet army led by Sasaki to drill in.

Sure enough, it was almost noon, and the enemy, returning to Ishan, entered an ambush circle. At this time, the weather was hot, the devils and the puppet army were hungry and thirsty, and the steep ditch was very close to Yishan, so they relaxed their vigilance, and the team was lazy and lazy.

At the sound of the order, the guerrillas opened fire on all fronts, and the enemy was caught off guard, and by the time a counterattack was organized, many people had already been killed and wounded. The guerrillas singled out Japanese machine guns and small steel cannons, and completely suppressed the enemy in terms of firepower, so Sasaki had to ask Iyama Castle to send troops to support. More than twenty minutes later, before the arrival of reinforcements from two large trucks of the enemy, the guerrillas decisively withdrew from the battle and retreated to safety.

Since then, the Japanese army no longer dared to go to the countryside to sweep easily, and most of the time they were cowering in strongholds.

Almost half a year later, when Shizhu went to Xinpu again, Zhou Xiang said to him: "Now there is the Eighth Route Army to the north of the Longhai Line and the New Fourth Army to the south, and some base areas have been opened up, forming a powerful deterrent to the devils. Taking into account the current situation, the organization cannot leave the danger to you, and after nearly half a year of assessment and review, they have sent a new traffic officer to take over your job! ”

Then, Zhou Xiang took out a red document and said, "Brother Shi, this is a special period, and it is inconvenient for us to commend you with great fanfare, but we will remember everything you have done!" This is a 'certificate of commendation', you take it, don't let the devil and traitor know, so as not to get into trouble! ”

Shi Zhu took the document and hurriedly put it in his arms: "Brother Zhou, although I am a small common man, I should do something to contribute to the War of Resistance!" Now that a new traffic officer has arrived, it just so happens that I can also be honorably 'retired'! ”

With that, the two of them burst out laughing. When he got home, Shizhu put away the "commendation certificate". It wasn't until Shi Zhu's death that the family was sorting through his belongings that the eldest grandson, Shi Zheng, accidentally saw it in a yellow cloth, wrapped in the Browning pistol without bullets.

Before going back, Shi Zhu said to Zhou Xiang that if there is a place where he is needed in the future, he will try his best to help, not many days after he finished speaking, Zhou Xiang really came to Banpu in person, and asked Shi Zhu to help if he had something important. Seeing that Zhou Xiang was in such a hurry, Shi Zhu knew that the matter must be urgent, so he found a quiet teahouse so that he could talk about it in detail.

"Brother Shi shouldn't be a stranger to Banpu Autumn Garden, right?" Zhou Shen took the lead in asking the stone pillar.

"Autumn Garden? It couldn't be more familiar! It is more than a mile away from our vinegar factory, and the Japanese also built a bunker on the small bridge of the moat in the north of the park, and you can see it from a distance! ”

"Yes! You must also know that the Japanese converted the original bomb shelter into a dungeon, right? It is said that there are also several water prisons set up in it to detain the arrested anti-Japanese fighters and innocent people. ”

"Brother Zhou, I know that there is an execution ground next to the Qiuyuan dungeon, and many people died there. The dungeon is now guarded by a squad of the gendarmerie, and I often pass by them for deliveries and occasionally drink with them. I don't know what's going on inside the dungeon! ”

"It would be great if you had dealt with them!" Zhou Xiang clearly saw hope in his eyes when he said this, "One of our comrades in Banpu was arrested by the Japanese and locked up in the Qiuyuan dungeon, but we are not familiar with the situation, so we came to you to see if we can touch the situation inside, and we will try to save people!" ”

Shi Zhu pondered for a long time this time, pursed his mouth, frowned, and tapped his fingers on the table, and then he picked up the teacup suddenly, drank it all, and said: "Brother Zhou, it's easy to inquire about the news, but if you want to enter the dungeon, I'm afraid you can only outwit it and get the key......

Zhou Xiang said: "I'll leave this to me, there are comrades in Banpu who do this, I'll go find some soft clay, you take me in and try to print the key impression!" ”

Shi Zhu said: "I'm afraid I can't take you there!" If you are not in the vinegar factory, you will be conspicuous when you go, which may backfire! I'll just go! ”

"But, it's too dangerous for you to go alone!"

"Don't worry, I've been there a few times, and they won't suspect me. I will act on the occasion and will not act rashly! But it has to be done quickly, there are goods to be delivered today, and I will find a way to delay it until the afternoon, and then stay there in the evening to drink. ”

Zhou Xiang thought for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I'll go find the clay now, and I'll give it to you as soon as I get it!" Then I'll leave this matter to you! ”

"Brother Zhou, you're serious, I'm just doing what I can!" After saying that, Shi Zhu and Zhou Xiang went their separate ways.

In the afternoon, Zhou Xiang went to the agreed place to meet with Shizhu and gave Shizhu a slender box with soft clay inside. In addition, he also brought two large jars of wine, "Brother Shi, these two jars are rare osmanthus wine, the wine is strong, you should be careful when drinking, don't get yourself drunk!" ”

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou, I know it in my heart!"

After Shizhu returned to the vinegar factory, he pinched the time, and then went to Qiuyuan with Gong Bang Mallet to deliver the goods. After the goods were delivered, it was already sunset, and when the food was fragrant, Shi Zhu asked Gong Bang to drive the carriage back, and he carried two jars of wine to the gendarmerie squad guarding the dungeon. When the people guarding the dungeon saw the stone pillar coming, they immediately beckoned: "Pillar, why are you free to come tonight?" Look at you, come and come, and bring such two big jars of wine! ”

Shizhu said: "Isn't it half August in two days, and I just got two jars of osmanthus wine, and I tried it one by one!" ”

At this time, Lao Lei was coming out with a plate of vegetables, and when he saw the stone pillar coming, he smiled all over his face: "Zhuzi, you came just in time, a few big squid that you just caught in the afternoon are fresh, and you can taste them one by one!" ”

Shi Zhu followed Lao Lei's words and jokingly said, "Uncle Lei, I came tonight to smell the fragrance of squid!" With that, several people burst out laughing.

After all the dishes were served, Shizhu opened a jar of wine, and everyone said that it was really fragrant! After drinking a small bowl, Shi Zhu deliberately said: "Everyone, this osmanthus wine is fragrant, but it is not strong, don't drink too much, I'm afraid you will be too drunk to find a bed!" ”

"Zhuzi, you underestimate us too much, we have drunk no matter how strong the wine is! Such fragrant osmanthus wine, let's get drunk tonight! With that, the crowd made another small bowl.

Zhou Xiang gave Shi Zhu these two jars of osmanthus wine is really strong, after two small bowls of belly, Shi Zhu felt his head rushing, already a little dizzy, he quickly took advantage of the heat at the beginning, took over the words of a few people and said: "Hey--, it's better to drink less of this wine, otherwise it will delay your visit to the cell and let go of the people inside, then it will be a big deal!" ”

At this time, Xiang Si, who was sitting next to Lao Lei, said: "It's okay, the keys are all on us!" With that, he took out a key from his waist, shook it in front of his eyes, touched the mustache on his mouth, and said in a conspicuous manner: "This is the main key to the prison door!" The keys to each cell are on the pony, and the door can only be opened in the presence of both of us! You're relieved! ”

Ma Suhe, who was sitting opposite, took Xiang Si's words and said, "What my master said is right, you see, the keys to the cell door are all here!" With that, he patted his waist, and there was a clattering sound of keys colliding, and the stone pillar could hear it clearly. After taking a sip of wine, Ma Suhe continued: "Besides, it's dark at night in the cell, and I can't see my five fingers, so if you want to sneak in, you may not be able to touch it!" ”

After a few rounds, Shi Zhu saw that several people were talking a lot, and he knew that they had drunk too much, so he deliberately asked: "This key is on you, but you are not afraid that the Japanese will check the post and see you drinking?" That's trouble! ”

"The Japanese? Fuck the Japanese! In addition to coming for interrogation or arresting and killing people, only by coincidence can you come to check and return to work. They ate and drank spicy food, let us watch the cell here, we can't even drink soup, and they call us like dogs! ”

Another person also said: "Honestly, none of us will scold those dog-day Japanese!" However, help the Japanese watch the prison door, at least they can have a full meal, otherwise, who wants to be a second dog, poke the backbone in the back! ”

Gradually, the wine table became more and more noisy, Shi Zhu's ears were buzzing, his eyes were a little flowery, and he even felt that the surroundings were a little spinning, but he still had some numbers in his heart, and there were still important things to be done, so he excused himself to go out to pee. When he arrived in a remote place, Shi Zhu made the most uncomfortable move - he stuck his finger into his throat and kept picking at it, and the food he ate and the wine he drank just now vomited all over the ground! The stone pillar seemed to see a grasshopper the size of a fingernail spitting out, jumping around on the ground.

Although this trick hurts the body, the stone pillar is also a last resort, of course, it does have an effect! Returning to the wine table, Shi Zhu's whole body was refreshed again, and seeing that the other people were swaying, he planned to add another handful of firewood and put them all down.

When the wine was drunk to this extent, in addition to the huge amount, he was already dizzy, and even took the initiative to ask for wine. The stone pillar poured all the bowls full of wine, and after a little persuasion, he drank them all, while he himself took advantage of the faintness of the others, and threw the wine backwards, and poured it on the ground, or put the wine in his mouth, and then pretended to lie on the table, and his mouth was empty, and when he opened it, the wine spat out to the ground.

After a few more rounds, the watchers of the cell staggered and fell unconscious, leaving only Xiang Si to talk meaningfully with wine and an empty chair, and after a long time, he fell asleep on the table.

Shi Zhu stretched out his hand and pushed them one by one, but no one answered, so he knew that the time was ripe, so he quickly printed the key on Xiang Si's body, and then printed a few keys on Ma Suhe's body casually, until the box was full. He then wiped the key on his body to prevent anyone from noticing the clay sticking to it, and then put it back in its place.

After succeeding, Shi Zhu once thought that he would go directly to the dungeon to save people, but he didn't know who he wanted to save, and once someone escaped from prison, he not only brought wine at night, but also drunk everyone, and he couldn't escape from it. So he didn't dare to delay, and immediately walked back, his steps obviously stumbling. On the way, Shi Zhu met Zhou Xiang, who was waiting for him, so he handed him the clay, and told him the information he had learned in detail, and then went back to the dormitory to sleep. Zhou Xiang took something, went to his comrades overnight, and drove out a few keys.

At noon the next day, Shi Zhu and Zhou Xiang met on Banpu Street, and Zhou Xiang said: "Brother Shi, the conditions of the water prison are bad, and I am afraid that the comrades who will be imprisoned will not survive for long. ”

Shi Zhu said, "Well, I understand! Today happens to be August 14, and every year at this time, some merchants in Banpo will set up a stage in the Autumn Garden, inviting people from all walks of life and Japanese to watch the play. But I'm afraid I'll only be able to leave for a moment to help you attract the attention of the guards, otherwise you'll be suspected! ”

After that, Shi Zhu pointed to the key on Zhou Xiang's body and said: "Brother Zhou, this big one is the key to the door of the water prison, and a few small ones are the keys to the inner cell, there is too little clay to print it all, and I don't know if the key to the cell where your comrades are held is in it, I can only depend on luck!" ”

"Good! Brother Shi, no matter what, I'm going to go into the water dungeon at night! A few comrades met us in ambush in the firewood fields by the river. Look at the gendarmerie squad in the cell, and I'll trouble you to take care of it! ”

In the evening, the autumn garden is lively, although the next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the moon on the 14th is already very bright.

The stage is set up in the open space in the middle of the autumn garden, not far from the devil's bunker and water prison, and many tables are neatly set up under the stage, with tea, dried melons and fruits and some snacks. Although the distance is a little blurry, it can be heard clearly, which also makes people who can't be there to watch too addicted.

The highlight of the evening was the Peking Opera "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", accompanied by vigorous and passionate accompaniment, only to see Monkey King frowning, or full of stretching, revealing a crisp laughter, and even fighting with Erlang God, but also won bursts of applause from the audience.

Tonight, the vinegar factory was invited by Master Wang and Mrs. Wang, Master Wang, Manager Shi, and another is the stone pillar. Shi Zhu took advantage of the unpreparedness of the people, filled two big pockets of dried fruits and snacks on the table, and then looked at the hour, and then told Master Wang that he was going to go to the latrine, left the audience, and walked straight to the military police squad guarding the cell.

I saw Ma Suhe standing by the entrance of the cell, and the rest of the people were standing outside, "watching" the play from a distance.

There are several steps to get from the entrance to the gate of the dungeon, and in order to enter the dungeon, you must pass through the place guarded by Ma Suhe. Shi Zhu knew that Zhou Xiang was already ambushed beside him at this time, just waiting for the opportunity to sneak into the dungeon, he had to think of luring Ma Suhe away for a while.

"Hey, it's so lively tonight, why haven't you been drinking?" Shi Zhu asked as soon as he came up.

"Don't mention it, the Japanese said that they would sing in the garden at night, for fear that someone would sneak in, so let us keep watch the cell and not be allowed to drink!" Lao Lei said to Shi Zhu, but his eyes never left the stage in the distance.

"That's right, you have to keep the prison door watched!" Immediately, Shi Zhu took out all the things he brought in his pocket, beckoned everyone to come and eat, and said to Ma Suhe: "Brother Ma, come, taste, rest, just this kung fu, no one dares to mess around!" ”

Ma Su He saw that everyone else was watching the play there, and he was the only one guarding the entrance of the cell, and he was already a little displeased, so he immediately came over after Shizhu said hello, grabbed the candy and ate it. Captain Xiang Si saw that it was Shizhu who beckoned Ma Suhe to come over, and it was not easy to peel off Shizhu's face, so he didn't blame him.

At this time, the stone pillar turned his back to the entrance of the dungeon, and his right hand deliberately pointed to the stage in front of him, and said slowly: "This stage is so far away, can you see it clearly?" It's better to go to the front, anyway, the Japanese don't know, and they just come back after reading it! His left hand was behind his back and waved in the direction of the entrance of the water prison, signaling Zhou Xiang to slip in.

Just when everyone was paying attention to the front stage, Zhou Xiang hurriedly went down the steps, opened the door of the dungeon, and locked the door from the inside as it was, and then entered. Shi Zhu caught a glimpse of Zhou Xiang passing the entrance with his peripheral vision, and exchanged a few more words of greeting before returning to the audience seat.

In the dungeon, as the stone pillar relayed, there were no fingers to be seen, only the small window eight inches square above the walls of the dungeon, in which water was placed, could still let in some moonlight. At first, there were still people chattering inside, probably seeing a sound at the door, they all fell silent, not knowing who was going to be pulled out.

Although Zhou Xiang had a box of foreign fire on his body, he didn't dare to paddle, for fear that the fire would be seen by outsiders, so he touched it inside, and he didn't find a clue for a while, and finally had to whisper: "Mr. Manta Ray, where are you?" Boss asked me to come and see you! Zhou Xiang said that Mr. Manta Ray is the arrested underground party old bell, Manta Ray is his code name, he heard Zhou Xiang's voice, then waded to the prison door, and said: "Brother Frame Ji, I'm here!" ”

"I've finally found you!" Zhou Xiang happily held Lao Zhong's hand through the cell door, and asked, "Sir, how are you?" ”

"I can't die for the time being, it's just that this heart is deep in water, and people are swollen!"

After listening to Lao Zhong's words, Zhou Xiang took out the key and tried it, but unfortunately his luck was a little worse, and none of them could open the door of Lao Zhong's water prison, and he said dejectedly: "Alas! Sir, I finally came in, but unfortunately I couldn't get you out today! ”

"It's okay! Come closer! After Zhou Xiang put his head close to the prison door, Lao Zhong whispered a few words in his ear, and then said softly: "Comrade Zhou Xiang, it doesn't matter if I can't get out, you send the information out quickly, it is more important than my life!" ”

At this time, the inside of the water dungeon seemed quieter than before, but it was noisy outside.

It turned out that the Japanese had stepped up their patrols tonight, and when they arrived at the gendarmerie squad guarding the water prison, they saw that only one person was absent-mindedly guarding the entrance, while the others were busy watching the play, so they reprimanded them.

Xiang Si saw that the Japanese were angry, so he came over and nodded and said, "Taijun has learned a lesson, let's strengthen our vigilance immediately!" With that, he ordered another person to guard the entrance with Ma Suhe, and also lit a lantern next to it.

Hearing the movement, Zhou Xiang went to the near gate in the dark, looked outside, and suddenly became anxious in his heart, and even felt a trace of despair, even if he had a gun on him, but if he wanted to open the door and rush out, I am afraid it was unrealistic, it seemed that he couldn't get out for a while! Lao Zhong also heard the voice outside and guessed the situation at the moment, "Comrade Zhou Xiang, this time I have burdened you and trapped you in the dungeon, and I really don't want to go!" ”

Zhou Xiang said softly: "Comrade Lao Zhong, it doesn't matter, I guess someone will definitely come to save us later!" ”

He thought that the stone pillar would come to save them, but when he said this, he himself was a little suspicious - one was that the stone pillar might not know the situation at the moment, and the other was that even if he did, it was still unknown whether the stone pillar would be able to save them. However, the matter has come to this point, and Zhou Xiang has no other way than to wait.

At this moment, the Peking Opera "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" has already been performed, and what is being sung is a fragment from the Huaihai opera "Fan Lihua Point Soldiers", and later, a fragment of the Huaihai opera "Bao Gong Divorces His Wife" was performed, and the finale was a temporary rehearsal of the singing opera "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival". After singing, all the actors took the stage together to greet the audience and wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

After the performance, Shi Zhu took advantage of the bosses, dignitaries and nobles to say goodbye to each other to take a look near the dungeon, but saw that the outside of the dungeon was strengthened, he knew that he couldn't start for a while, so he had to go back first, and left the autumn garden with the people from the vinegar factory.

returned to the dormitory, it was nearly eleven o'clock, but the stone pillar was uneasy, presumably Zhou Xiang should still be trapped in the dungeon at this moment, if so, as soon as the morning dawned, I am afraid that Zhou Xiang would not be able to leave if he wanted to!

After thinking about it, Shi Zhu decided to visit the water prison in Qiuyuan three times and go to save people!