Chapter 1 Listen to the Wind
In 1938, on the fifth day of the second lunar month, he was stunned.
Inside the city of Xi'an.
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"Beep!"
"Moromi~"
"Grab the bucket! Who dropped the bucket into the well? ”
"Xinghu'er ~ cool eye medicine!"
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Sakamoto's detachment continued to advance south, and occupied Tangtou on March 5 (Gregorian calendar)."
"Boss, let's have a bowl of almond oil tea."
"Seeing Bao Chuan's mother's heart distressed, it's like a sword cutting out her mother's heart......"
All kinds of sounds, in no particular order, all poured into Fang Chunlei's ears in an instant.
Shouting!
Sell newspapers!
Qin cavity!
Intertwined with each other, it is difficult to distinguish from each other.
Fang Chunlei bit the tip of his tongue with his teeth, forcing himself to be clear, desperately trying to memorize these voices.
The smell of blood gradually appeared in my mouth, and I didn't realize it at all.
Blindfolded by black cloth, without vision, all he can rely on now is his sense of hearing and smell.
Countless sounds, amplified in the ears.
Children's playful play......
The shouting and shouting of the shops......
The loud talk of pedestrians......
There is also a faint smell in the nasal cavity.
Fragrance.
Stink.
Rouge gouache flavor.
Fang Chunlei relied on a steady exhalation and breath, knowing that three thousand and fifty breaths had passed.
But the car showed no signs of stopping.
Xi'an City, is it so big?
He thought that the driver was going around in circles, because there were some sounds that sounded familiar to him.
Some of the flavors are also familiar.
"It's here, get off."
"Four thousand two hundred and fifteen."
When he heard that he got out of the car, the number in Fang Chunlei's heart was fixed at four thousand two hundred and fifteen breaths. This number made his brows furrowed.
One breath and one breath, four thousand two hundred and fifteen breaths, more than half an hour.
It doesn't sound long, but for Fang Chunlei now, it's an astronomical amount.
And in this process, the speed of the car is constantly changing, and the difficulty is escalating again.
The tip of his tongue touched his teeth, and he only now felt pain.
He was led forward, across the threshold, and the black cloth in front of him was removed. The brick house is completely different from the cliff cave he lived in Shimen Village outside Yan'an.
"Wait here." After speaking, Chunlei was left alone in the room.
He looked out the window, trying to get more clues, but all he saw was a courtyard, and he couldn't see any buildings facing the street.
There was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and a man from far and near began to talk to the person in charge of guarding the door and bringing him over.
"Substitution?" The tone of the person who came was a hint of doubt, and the voice was a middle-aged man in his forties.
"It's a young man, not the last time." The other said respectfully.
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you sure you didn't bring the wrong person?" ”
"He was at the agreed place, holding a certificate confirming his identity, and he had no problem with the code." The location is right, the book is right, and the code is right.
But the people have changed?
The middle-aged man whispered, "The gun is ready, come in with me." ”
The next moment, the door of the room was pushed open, and Fang Chunlei looked at the middle-aged man who came in. In his forties, he has a big belly, but he is a little honest and honest, and he is really a deceptive appearance.
The middle-aged man was also looking at Fang Chunlei, he was indeed not very old, he looked only about twenty years old.
It looks lean and straight, with a tough face and capable inch, which makes the whole person more energetic.
"Boss Li?" Fang Chunlei was the first to ask.
"It's me, Lao Luo?" Boss Li asked.
"Do you mean Lao Lu?" The person who came before was not surnamed Luo, but surnamed Lu.
"Maybe I'm mistaken, why didn't Lao Lu come and replace you?"
"The shopkeeper said that I was young and had a good face, and Lao Lu came twice, for fear of being noticed by someone with a heart."
"The big shopkeeper seems to be very optimistic about you."
"The second shopkeeper asked me to come."
Boss Li's eyes made Fang Chunlei like a man's back, and he understood that as long as he said a little wrong, he would be in a different place.
"You guys, the big shopkeeper, the second shopkeeper, people are confused."
Faced with this confession, Fang Chunlei just laughed and did not answer.
"What vine? Report head-on? Boss Li sat opposite each other and suddenly asked.
"The tiger's head is on top of the vine." Fang Chunlei said that his surname was Wang.
"Lao Lu said last time that he also took the God of Wealth?"
"It's a Guanyin, say the ticket."
"Do you dare to save face with you?"
"Ye Ziguan went to the clouds, and the family called for a ticket."
What is the vine, that is, to ask what the surname is, to receive the God of Wealth, is to kidnap the ticket for ransom. picked up Guanyin, it was a woman who was tied up, saying that the ticket was to negotiate the price, to bargain with face, Ye Ziguan went to the clouds, and the leader dressed up and went to the house to negotiate the price.
The kidnapping incident was told to Boss Li by Lao Lu, and Boss Li is now using it to test Fang Chunlei, adding black words, which is unexpected.
There is also the difference between the God of Wealth and Guanyin in the details, and you can't be wrong at all.
At this point in the conversation, Boss Li waved his hand to signal the people behind him to leave, and he asked, "Where are the things?" ”
Fang Chunlei put his hand into his clothes, took out the envelope that was placed close to him, and handed it to Boss Li.
Boss Li took the envelope, did not open it on the spot, but put it in his arms, and said, "Brother Wang has worked hard all the way, take a rest and have a cup of tea first." ”
With that, without waiting for him to answer, he left the room.
"Look at him." Boss Li said to the people outside the door.
"Yes." The man outside the door receives the command.
Fang Chunlei knew in his heart that this Boss Li had not completely believed in himself, he could only wait.
The back was already soaked, and the cotton clothes were attached to the body.
But instead of sitting in the room, he kept muttering, "Four thousand two hundred and fifteen breaths." ”
The memories in my mind are churning endlessly.
The various sounds I heard on the way here appeared in my mind one after another, as if it were a movie screen.
"One hundred and twenty-five breaths, speed up."
"Three hundred and sixty-five breaths, turn left."
"Seven hundred and fifty-four breaths, selling newspapers."
"One thousand five hundred and sixty-five breaths, Qin's tone is rough into the ears."
"Two thousand three hundred and forty-five breaths, the fragrance of almond oil tea."
"Two thousand eight hundred and fifty-four breaths, the taste of rouge gouache."
"Three thousand five hundred and forty-one breaths, the car continued to bump, and the road surface was uneven."
The pictures of memories, scene by scene, slowly become clear, and then slowly blurred.
Fang Chunlei, who closed his eyes and recalled, couldn't help frowning, his hands were clenched, and he forced himself to deepen his memory.
Boss Li returned to his room, opened the envelope, read it carefully, hid the envelope, and came out of the room.
"It's okay with the person, take him away." At this moment, Boss Li was convinced that people were fine, and his cautious attitude made people chill.
The door was pushed open again, and Fang Chunlei at this time was already looking as usual, as if he was not the one who was desperately recalling and deepening his memory just now.
"Brother Wang, I'm slacking off, this bit of fiat currency is hard-earned money." Boss Li put the fiat currency on the table with a friendly face.
This fiat currency is legal tender, and Fang Chunlei saw that it was not a small amount.
Hurriedly took it into his arms and said with a smiling face: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's my honor to be able to do things for Boss Li." ”
When I saw the money, I changed my face.
In the depths of Boss Li's eyes, there was a trace of disdain, but it was imperceptible.
The friendly smile was still on his face, and he said, "Go back and let your second shopkeeper sell some strength, money is not a problem." ”
"Boss Li rest assured, he will definitely convey it." He looked serious, as if he could get money next time he came to deliver news.
"Send Brother Wang away." Boss Li said to the person behind him.
"Offended." Someone came forward and took out a black cloth.
He naturally understands that standing honestly makes people blindfold their eyes firmly, and not even a trace of light can penetrate it.