Chapter Seventy-Seven: Touched
The next day, early in the morning.
Sakurayuki walked through the streets alone, and Shinobu Miyazawa followed and observed from a distance, and in the morning, there were no suspicious people following.
Until the evening, Sakura Xue got up and went home, deliberately staying and playing on the street, sometimes standing in front of the stall and watching, sometimes going to the silk shop to pick and choose......
She suddenly came to a shop, the owner was Miyazawa Shinobu dressed, dressed in a one-piece green jacket, tied around the waist, and a round hat on his head, Sakura Xue smiled: "You look so good dressed like this!" β
"Don't laugh, look at me, be serious, and pretend to ask me about these medicines." Miyazawa said.
"Well, okay." Sakura Xue pretended to point to the medicine on the cabinet, and closed her mouth as if she was really talking.
Miyazawa Shinobu lowered his eyebrows and reminded: "Don't look back, there are already people with you, they are very cautious, they are still hesitating, they dare not approach you at the moment, don't go shopping now when you buy medicine, go home directly, they don't approach you before dark, I will find a way to get them close to you." β
"What's the solution?"
"Don't ask too much, it will come naturally in a while."
"Hmm."
Miyazawa prescribed some medicine indiscriminately and handed it to Sakurayuki, who took it and went straight home.
On the way, not far behind Yingxue, there were two people secretly following, one was Xiao Wu, who I saw last night, and the other was named Huang Gang, who said, "She seems to be going home." β
"Like, follow her."
Sakurayuki walked unhurriedly, although she knew that someone was following her, but this feeling of being followed was really uncomfortable, as if there were needles in her back. It's almost time to live there, Ying Xue came up to a person, said a few words to Ying Xue and continued to come over, Xiao Wu and Huang Gang followed behind, and also met him, this person asked when he met someone: "Have you seen my watch?" β
"What did you say?" Xiao Wu can't understand Japanese.
The man asked Huang Gang again, Huang Gang didn't understand, he shook his head, this person didn't give up, and asked bitterly. Seeing this, Xiao Wu dodged and walked away, and saw that Sakura Xue had turned a corner, so he hurriedly chased after him.
This man pestered Huang Gang and said something he didn't understand. Huang Gang was anxious and hateful, but he couldn't get out.
Xiao Wu ran to the corner and peeked at it, but Sakura Xue suddenly came over, and Xiao Wu was at a loss for what to do, so he had to bow his head and walk over.
"Did you see the person who was looking for the watch?" Ying Xue asked Xiao Wu with a smile, and then spread her hand and said, "Look, I just found it there." β
"Oh, he should still be there." Xiao Wu said and walked to the corner, pointed to the person who was still entangled with Huang Gang and said, "Where is he?" β
Ying Xue also came over and said with a smile: "He's still asking someone, I'll give it back to him now." β
Ying Xue walked over and returned it to him, he only said thank you and walked away, Huanggang Xiaowu asked together, "What are you talking about?" β
"He was looking for his watch and said 'thank you' as he left."
"Oh, are you Chinese or Japanese, how can you speak Chinese and Japanese?" Xiao Wu asked.
"I'm Chinese, studying in Japan." Sakurayuki suddenly frowned and said, "I seem to have seen you." β
"Really...... Are you sure? Xiao Wu asked.
"Oh, I remember," Sakurayuki leaned over and whispered, "Last night, you strangled me and covered my mouth, didn't you?" β
Xiao Wu hurriedly took two steps back, blushed, and said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were a woman-"
"It's okay, is that guy okay?"
"It's okay, thank you, our team leader still wants to invite you to dinner, can you agree?"
"No thanks, this is what I should do," Sakura Xue looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark, I'm going home." β
"Oh, that'...... All right. β
Sakurayuki nodded and left.
After the person disappeared, Huang Gang scolded: "Stupid as a pig, how did you let her go?" She didn't even say yes! How do we explain to the team leader? β
Xiao Wu retorted: "You are on the side, you don't say? I couldn't speak anymore when I looked at her, and asked me to persuade her to agree? Can you catch up and say? β
Huang Gang glanced at Xiao Wu hatefully, and didn't dare to catch up.
In the evening, Xiao Wu Huanggang was scolded by the team leader.
"Forget it." A man of medium stature, a thin face, and clear eyes said that he was the person who was rescued last night, named Li Chengqi.
He propped himself up and said, "She saved me, I should thank you in person, and I will go tomorrow." β
"Your injuries?"
"It's okay, she can still walk, you just ask her to meet somewhere where you can meet, and I'll convince her for the rest."
The group leader agreed to him.
At night, in Shinobu Miyazawa's room, he asked, "What do they say?" β
"Those two people were very timid, they didn't dare to look at me squarely, I only refused once, they gave up, I didn't want to show my flaws to refuse once, they said I agreed, but they watched me go, didn't say a word, and didn't follow."
"Heh," Miyazawa said with a smile, "these two are just little minions, and they were sent out to explore the wind, presumably it was also a temptation of theirs, and if you reject them, they will believe in you even more, and it will not be a simple person to come tomorrow." β
Sakurayuki nodded in agreement.
Early the next morning, Sakura Xue was walking on the way to the intelligence office, when Xiao Wu suddenly appeared, stopped her, and said with a smile: "You still remember me." β
"Remember, why are you here?"
"The person you saved must thank you in personβ"
"It's... It's not a big deal, it's really not necessary. Ying Xue pretended to refuse, "You tell him that I appreciate it, so you don't need to thank him in person." β
"Don't reject me so quickly, I didn't convince you yesterday, I was scolded, even if you don't sympathize with me, be considerate of his piety, he is very seriously injured, if you don't go, he will not go, the wound is difficult to recover, please, go see him."
Sakura Xue deliberately hesitated and didn't agree.
"Are you worried that the Japanese intelligence service will find out that you are in contact with us?" Xiao Wu asked, and suddenly swore, "We will definitely guarantee your safety, and we will not let you be hurt if we do our best!" β
"No, if that were the case, I wouldn't have dared to save him in the first place."
"Then don't worry about anything, go and meet him, even if you just listen to him say thank you and leave."
"Well, I promise you." Sakura Xue was embarrassed, "But I'll go to the intelligence department first, if it's okay, I won't be out until eleven o'clock, if there's something, I'll do it after work in the afternoon." β
"Okay, I remember, then you can go to the house on the far left of Ishihara Road, and he will be waiting for you on the second floor."
"Okay."
Wudaokou Intelligence Office.
Ying Xue smiled: "Sure enough, they asked me to meet someone." β
"You promised?"
"The foreshadowing is already very thick, you shouldn't doubt me, I agreed."
"Where?" Nagawa asked again, and then muttered to himself, "This person must not be an ordinary person." β
"Director Changchuan, I told you, you won't send someone to arrest him, right?" Shinobu Miyazawa asked.
"How so?" Nagawa Ying said, "Okay, since this matter is all your responsibility, I just wait for the result, not the process." β
Miyazawa Shinobu didn't say much to him, this Kurokawa Shikibu only wanted to make meritorious contributions, but it was hidden from them very deeply, and Sakurayuki and Miyazawa couldn't get used to it.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, Sakurayuki left for Ishihara Road, walked to the house on the far left, saw that the door was closed, and looked up at the second floor, the window was also closed.
Sakurayuki walked to the door and nudged it, and the door opened.
Someone then came out, closed the door first, and said, "He's on the second floor." β
Sakura walked upstairs and knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
Sakura Xue pushed the door in, and there was a table on the stage in front of her, and Li Chengqi was sitting at the small table.
"Sit." Li Chengqi couldn't move, so he only smiled and sat down.
Sakura Xue walked to the stage, sat opposite each other on the ground, looked at the man in front of him with a righteous face and a smile, and then lowered her eyebrows.
Li Chengqi shook his hand and poured a cup of tea for Ying Xue and asked, "How long have you lived in Japan?" Are you still used to drinking tea? β
"Yes." Sakurayuki moved a cup of hot tea to her side.
"This is brought from China, I hope you like it, you saved me, I can only invite you to tea, I really don't know how to say it." Li Chengqi smiled bitterly.
"Then don't say it, I also told your people that they are all Chinese, this is what I should do."
"Not everyone is like you." Li Chengqi had appreciation in his eyes.
Ying Xue was still a little weak, she quickly lowered her head, adjusted it, and suddenly looked up and asked, "How are you recovering from your injury?" Are you in a hurry to thank me in person? β
"If you can save your life, it won't be in the way, by the way, what's your name?"
"Sakurayuki Kawashima."
"Japanese name?"
"Since that's the name used in Japan, at home, my brother calls me 'Fluttershy,' and you can call me that."
"Fluttershy, oh, you have a brother?"
"Well, without parents, just an older brother and a younger sister."
When Li Chengqi heard that he had no parents, he couldn't ask any more, so he said, "How long have you been in Japan?" β
"For years, I don't remember what China is like." Ying Xue tilted her head and thought, the longing in her eyes seemed very real, and Li Chengqi let down her vigilance.
"It must have been a long time, have you thought about going back?"
"Yes, after a while, wait for the intelligence department to let me go."
"How did you end up working in the Intelligence Division?"
"I was originally in school, but some time ago, the translators of the intelligence department couldn't come for some reason, so they found me and said that they would let me regain my freedom after completing a case, but now the case of the intelligence department has not progressed, and they don't need me at the moment, so they only let me go in the morning and at noon, if it's okay, just go with me, and don't care about me."
"So, you can come and go as you please?"
"Sort of, but I can only go to a few fixed places, and other places are classified and won't let me in."
Li Chengqi weighed that it was time to say something else, and that he couldn't reveal his purpose too quickly, so he said, "Fluttershy, you are really kind and brave, how can ordinary people do this, save people in all kinds of dangers, and still be able to retreat completely?" β
Sakura's eyes lit up, and she thought, his purpose was about to be revealed, and he suddenly said this, because he wanted to be prepared!
Ying Xue smiled: "I didn't think too much at the time, I thought that you are Chinese, and I am also Chinese, I can't watch you die like this, I just gave you a piece of iron, you can survive or you are lucky." β
Li Chengqi smiled, suddenly lowered his face and said: "Ten days ago, one of our compatriots died at their hands, and he didn't have such good luck. β
Sakura pursed her lips, feeling a little sad.
"He's an important member and knows a lot of our secrets, but he never says them." Li Chengqi said, "Everyone is arrested, and every operation is interfered with by the intelligence department, we feel fearful, it will disrupt our plans, and it will delay our time, and it is always the Chinese compatriots who are still living in dire straits, and if we delay our actions for one more second, they will suffer for one more second, our actions will be delayed forever, and the suffering of the common people will continue forever, endlessly." β
Ying Xue was stunned, she was a little touched by the sadness in Li Chengqi's eyes, and said ashamedly: "I haven't been back for a few years, and I'm a girl, I don't know much about national affairs, and I don't know much about what you said." β
"You live in Japan, it's really hard to understand, I don't know the current situation of China, China under Yuan Shikai's rule is full of wolf smoke, full of devastation, the people are struggling to make a living, even across the sea, I can still hear the cries of those people in pain, and my eyes always appear in front of my eyes longing for light......"
Li Chengqi couldn't help but feel emotional, and his words evoked a lot of pain in his heart, he seemed to say to himself: "I abandoned my wife and children and fled to Japan, not to avoid death, but to continue my life, I seize every opportunity to live, just to survive, I still have to fight, follow Mr. Sun Yat-sen, to fight for a glimmer of light for the Chinese peopleββ"
Li Chengqi's eyes were hazy with tears, choked up, and it was difficult to continue, he looked at the window and said, "Open it." β
Ying Xue opened the window, the light came in, Li Chengqi blinked, tears came out of his eyes, and his eyes were red: "I don't like the darkness either, I also want to fight the warlords openly, but I can't help myself, what can I do, we sneak around all day long, I just hope to survive the night and open up light for the whole of China." β
This is not a sad speech, but a bloody fact, Ying Xue is in a trance, she has longed for China in her brother's mouth countless times, she doesn't have much ambition, she just wants to go home, even if it is a broken home, go and see it, and do something that can be done. At this time, Li Chengqi in front of her became her enlightenment, she did not believe that saying these words was just to encourage herself, this must be the voice of the heart, the voice of a righteous Chinese!
"Today, I came with a purpose, in addition to another purpose to thank you, I don't know whether to say it or not, but I thought about it, you are a girl, live well here, we have no right to pull you into the sea of fire, so I won't say it, I want to go back now, I want to take care of my ......injuries" Li Chengqi struggled, endured severe pain and tried to stand up, but after all, he couldn't, he had to clench his fists and slam the table hard, and a few tears flowed from his eyes.
Yingxue's eyes flashed with ideals, and she said calmly: "Yes, you have no rights, but I have obligations, I am also Chinese, and I have the obligation to bear the same responsibilities and pains as you, for the ideals you said." Whatever you say, I promise. β
Li Chengqi was stunned, he looked at the light in Ying Xue's eyes, and couldn't take his eyes off it.
After staring at each other for a long time, Ying Xue blinked and said with a smile: "Don't your eyes hurt?" β
Li Chengqi smiled, blinked a few times in a row, and said: "My name is Li Chengqi, you call me Chengqi, we are now comrades-in-arms." β
Sakura nodded and toasted him with a cup of tea.
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In the afternoon, Sakurayuki returned to the intelligence department.
Seeing her mourning, Miyazawa Shinobu thought that the matter had failed, and asked, "Didn't it work out?" β
"Yes, he asked me to be a spy and provide them with information in the intelligence department."
"And what's wrong with you?"
Sakurayuki stared at Miyazawa Shinobu for a long time, her mind wandering, frowning and silent.
Miyazawa Shinobu didn't ask for the time being, just quietly watched the change in her expression, trying to guess her psychology.