Chapter 62: Andre Ran Away
Petrova inspects the newly built kitchen in the coal mine. The reason why the twenty Russians were trained in the Muling Coal Mine was because there were already a large number of Russian workers in the mine. This is the only way to keep it from attracting attention. And Petrova was in charge of the diet of these twenty people.
"Is there anything to eat?" With a question, Vasily walked in.
"Hungry again after eating?" Petrova said disdainfully.
Vasily didn't care about Petrova's reaction, and rummaged through it on his own.
"You tell AndrΓ© that his desire to cross the border has been revealed. Let him run away quickly. Vasily whispered as he looked for something to eat.
"I don't feel like it's going to be good, we're being targeted. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that we were all sent here. Andrei ran to draw their eyes away. Vasily said.
"Tell him now?" Petrova asked.
"Right now, the sooner the better. If he runs away, then we'll be safe. You didn't reveal your identity in front of Andrei, did you? Vasily asked.
"No, I just missed my hometown as much as he did. I just feel a little sorry for him. Petrova replied.
"Each of us should be hard-hearted, only in this way can we better complete the task! Besides, Andrei was not suitable for our line of work. Vasily said sternly.
"Andrei is not suitable, so who is suitable?" Petrova said with some sadness.
"I'm watching. You have to remember that each of us must be prepared not to hesitate to sacrifice ourselves. After saying that, Vasily walked out of the kitchen with a turnip.
As soon as Xiaobao returned to the coal mine and walked into his room, Vasily pushed the door in.
"Xiaobao, no wonder you came to Jining, it turns out that the people here value you so much." Vasily said as he chewed on a turnip.
"I hope no one will pay attention to me and let me go home and farm." Xiaobao said angrily.
"How is it possible, I will rely on you in the future, my friend." Vasily shouted.
"Why don't we two change it?" Xiaobao said.
"I've heard that you and another guy are firing at the entire Soviet convoy. You saved dozens of them! Vasily said.
Xiaobao wanted to say that it was the smoker Kobayashi Juncao who saved the Japanese, but he couldn't say it.
Xiaobao looked up and saw Vasily's gray-blue eyes, calm and deep. This contrasts sharply with Vasily's exaggerated expression.
Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, but Vasily lowered his head and nibbled on the radish.
"Let's go, I'm going to sleep." Xiaobao said impatiently. He wants to think about the matter of meeting Jiang Xiyong today and weigh it carefully.
"Sleep, sleep. They want to keep you like pigs. Vasily sighed and walked out.
"This kid, hysteria?" Xiaobao muttered.
In the middle of the night, a sharp knock on the door woke up Hideko Kono.
"What happened?" Hideko Kono asked.
"Report to Lieutenant Kono, Andre ran away." The man outside the door said anxiously.
"I'll come now." Hideko Kono hurriedly got up and dressed.
After a while, Hideko Kono pushed the door and walked out. She asked with a gloomy face, "Fukada, what the hell is going on?" β
The officer, Fukada, replied, "A new kitchen has baked a stove of bread. Petrova beckoned everyone to taste it, and the people who were spying on it were negligent for a while......"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Hideko Kono.
"Andrei ran in that direction?" Hideko Kono asked.
"Probably to the east. But the problem was that he drove away the car we came from. Previous investigations did not know that he could drive. Fukada said.
"Fukada, you can go back to Japan. Give you one last task to get everyone together. Hideko Kono said coldly.
"Including those three Russians and Qian Xiaobao?" Fukada asked.
"If you want to keep a firm eye on the three Russians, just call Qian Xiaobaolai." Hideko Kono replied.
"Yes!" Tatsumasa Fukada saluted and turned away.
Xiaobao was called up as soon as he fell asleep, and he wanted to scold his mother. When I walked into Hideko Kono's office, I found that there was only one outsider in the room, except for a dozen Japanese.
Hideko Kono said to everyone, "Tonight, Andrei absconded. He may well be the Soviet spy we are looking for. I have already requisitioned a locomotive and a car at Muling Railway Station. Trains stop every ten kilometers or so to the east. A man was assigned to get out of the car and go south to look for the local police and the Kwantung Army for help and to look for Andrei's traces. If there is news, it should be reported in a timely manner. β
After the order was given, Hideko Kono led the crowd to hurry to the train station. In the distance, you can see a train spewing white steam and stopping at the platform.
Xiaobao is a bandit. He was accustomed to a casual life, and he was extremely tired of the present days of obedience. And Hideko Kono seems to be staring at him all the time, so that he can't relax at all.
In a rickety train car, Hideko Kono spreads out a map. Someone immediately turned on the flashlight.
Hideko Kono drew a dot every centimeter to the east on the map, crossing the chicken and drawing it in the direction of Dong'an.
Hideko Kono pointed to each point and gave the task. Assign a drop-off location for each person. Fukada was assigned to get off at Jining and return to the branch to mobilize cars and motorcycles to search. Hideko Kono gave him the task of easily catching Andrei.
In the end, Hideko Kono drew a circle heavily on a point between Jining and Dongan.
"Get off here and cross the Muling River south to be a two-person class. The border south of the duo with the Soviet Union was frequented by Soviet spies. Qian Xiaobao, you and I will get off here. Hideko Kono ordered.
Xiaobao's scalp was numb. Frequent frequents indicate that the other party has people on this road, and there is more than one. The more people, the greater the danger.
"Fukata, after you arrived at Jining, you ordered all stations between Jining and Dong'an to detain the train through the railway telephone, and the train was not allowed to leave without an order." Hideko Kono finally ordered.
As the train stopped again and again, there were fewer and fewer people in the carriage.
The train had been running for more than an hour, and Xiaobao was sitting in the carriage drowsy.
"Qian Xiaobao! Get out! β
Hideko Kono's shout sounded in his ears, and Xiaobao jumped up reflexively.
"Get out of the car!" Hideko Kono ordered again. Then jump off the train first.
Xiaobao secretly scolded this stinky girl while jumping off the train.
The train then started again and headed east.
The sky is already dark, and there should be more than three o'clock.
Xiaobao looked south, and there was an endless meadow.
"Lieutenant Kono, you said the most important thing is to get off here. It's not appropriate for me to entrust such an important task to me, right? Xiaobao couldn't help but say.
"I trust Beard." Hideko Kono took out her pistol, opened the safe, and threw it coldly.