Chapter 411: Dig deeper and find nothing

Western Hebei region. The county seat of Lin'an County. At night.

Because of the power outage in the entire western Hebei region, the streets and alleys in the county seat of Lin'an County are dark, the streets are sparsely populated, and the doors of every household are closed.

From the dark corners of the streets, more than a dozen young men dressed in black rough clothes came out, dressed as small traders selling snacks, melon seeds, fruits, and cigarettes, and scattered into restaurants, restaurants, theaters, teahouses, bookstores, dance halls, casinos, tobacco houses, and brothels located in different streets with bright and dazzling gas lights. Although they go to different places, the purpose is the same. As long as they saw the Japanese army, the Imperial Army, the detective team, the puppet government officials, and the puppet policemen who gathered together to drink and make noise, guess the boxing orders, listen to books and watch plays, dance wildly, gather to gamble, swallow clouds and smoke opium, and solicit prostitutes, they would quietly approach the past, see the opportunity, and steal hats, shirts, belts, and even pistols with numbers engraved on them. After succeeding, he quickly evacuated, disappeared into the dim and dark alleys of the alleys, walked around a few times in the labyrinthine alleys, and finally returned to the Fangjia stove shop on Ximen North Road in the county seat one after another.

In the dead of night, it's almost midnight. The county seat of Lin'an County. Francis' house. The main room of the middle courtyard.

Glenland and Francis had a sumptuous dinner together in the dining room in the main house, drinking a bottle of wine to celebrate their unexpected reunion in the county town after their separation from Shuihe Village. After he had eaten and drunk, he got up to go to the front yard, saying that he should go over and have a glass of wine with Brother Fu and the brothers. The reluctant Glenland repeatedly told Francis to drink less and come back as soon as possible.

After eating a small bowl of wonton supper, Fang Jiren still didn't come back. Glenland, who was not sleepy, left the bedroom with a lantern and walked into the study on the east side of the foyer, found Leo Tolstoy's magnum opus "War and Peace" in a row of tall bookcases, sat on the large single black leather sofa, and read the huge book with great attention and concentration, and at the same time anxiously waited for Francis to return as soon as possible, she had many things to ask and many things to say to him.

Outside the yard, there was a jumble of footsteps. Wan Fulai struggled shoulder-to-shoulder, holding a drunk, drowsy Fang Jiren and slammed open the door and walked into the foyer.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Glenland, who couldn't help but be overjoyed, immediately put down the book, stood up, lifted the lantern on the low cabinet next to the sofa, and walked briskly out of the study to the foyer. She was shocked when she saw Fang Jiren, who had vomited filth, smelled bad, and was in a coma and collapsed.

"Brother Fu, what's going on? How did Jiren get into such an embarrassment? ”

"Alas, the sixth brother drank too much and vomited. Look at him throwing up all over his body, and he vomited on me, and he stinks to death. Sixth sister-in-law, let's not talk about it yet, I have to get the sixth brother to the thatched house quickly. Wan Fulai left the foyer with Francis in his arms, staggered through the living room and cloakroom into the bathroom in the bedroom, and gently placed Francis on the wooden bench. Wan Fulai straightened up, opened his mouth wide, and panted, lifted the placket of his clothes to wipe the sweat on his face.

"Brother Fu, why does Jiren drink? Why are you so drunk? ”

"Alas!" Wan Fulai sighed heavily and said distressedly: "Sixth sister-in-law, Sixth Brother, there are too many things in his heart, the courage on his shoulders is too heavy, the responsibility he bears is too great, and it is too cruel and dangerous." Alas, it's so hard, it's so sad. If you drink too much or get drunk, you have to let him vent, otherwise, the sixth brother may hold back something big. Sixth sister-in-law, you should understand and be considerate of the sixth brother. Don't blame him when he wakes up. ”

"Well, I understand, I understand, I can understand Jiren's situation and difficulties, and I won't blame him. However, you shouldn't drink to get drunk, and can drinking solve the problem? Brother Fu, why don't you know what's stopping him? Glenland reproached softly.

"Stop? How do you stop it? Sixth sister-in-law, you don't know. More than a dozen of us who drank with the sixth brother were all brothers in life and death who had a heart-to-heart relationship, and in the face of the arduous and dangerous tasks that were about to be performed, everyone's pride and tragedy of the strong man who would never return and regarded death as his home, could not be stopped. If you drink the wine, it is equivalent to writing a life and death contract that guarantees the resolute completion of the task, and it is absolutely impossible not to drink it. Maybe this meal just now is the road wine, and our big guys have been preparing for this for a long time. ”

When Gu Lanlan heard Wan Fulai say this, her heart "chuckled" and became nervous and worried.

"Brother Fu, tell me clearly, what arduous and dangerous task does Jiren want to take you on? How do you do it? Can I participate? ”

"I don't know, the sixth brother didn't say it. He never tells us in advance, he may tell us what to do and how to do it before he acts. ”

With a flushed face and a mouth drooling drunk, Francis lay asleep on a wooden bench.

"Brother Fu, Jiren and I are, is, and are relatives, the closest relatives, what can't you tell me? Or don't you believe me? ”

"Sixth sister-in-law, you can't say that. Actually, if you don't say it, we all know it, you are the dearest relative of the sixth brother, not to mention that I don't believe in your sixth sister-in-law, I don't tell you, I really don't know what the sixth brother will take us to do and how to do it? I figured it should be a mission that was a major danger secret. ”

"Well, I guess so. Brother Fu, you have to tell me the truth, is Jiren a member of the middle school? He is under the direct command of that chief? Is he the leader of some underground secret organization? You already know the relationship between the two of us, I have the right and must know who Jiren is? What is his true identity? Especially in the current stage of the brutal war of resistance against Japan, this is particularly important for me, for a woman's choice, decision, and future destiny. Brother Fu, do you understand? Can you understand me? Glenland pleaded solemnly for all blessings.

"Hmm. Sixth sister-in-law, I understand, and I can understand you. However, according to the requirements of party spirit, organizational principles, and secrecy discipline, even if I know it, I can't tell you. Besides, I really don't know who the sixth brother is? Who is he? ”

"Well, if I ask you, it's like I didn't. Brother Fu, then you think about it carefully, and then think about it carefully, who are your sixth brother and my Jiren? What is the identity? Shouldn't we be able to figure it out in both public and private terms? ”

"Huh? yes. However, sixth sister-in-law, I don't think I need to think about it at all, let alone think about it. You should know all the things that the sixth brother did in the Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment in Shuihe Village, and I know everything he has done since he left the Supplementary Regiment. So, I'm just thinking about it, it doesn't count, the sixth brother is definitely a member of the middle *, and he is the top leader of an underground secret organization, and he is carrying out a major dangerous secret mission. You tell me? Sixth sister-in-law? ”

"Well, I think that's the case. Brother Fu, then how can we help him? ”

"Sixth sister-in-law, don't mind if I tell you the truth. I, my sixth sister-in-law, and our big guy can't help him for the time being, and he will give us orders when needed. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. ”

"Really? Brother Fu, what do you think I should do now? ”

"What to do? Everything is arranged by the sixth brother. Okay, okay, sixth sister-in-law, let's not talk about it yet, you hurry up and give the sixth brother a bath and change clothes, look at the stinky wine smell on his body, stinky to death. I'm going to have to go see my brethren soon. I'm leaving. After speaking, Wan Fulai walked out of the toilet and shower, left the main house and walked to the front yard.

"Huh? Brother Fu, you can't go. I, I, how can I bathe Jiren? Glenland chased after him and said to Wan Fulai's back.

"That's the matter of the two of you, you don't need to ask me." Wan Fulai snickered "hey, hey, hey" and said as he walked with his back to Glenland.

Gu Lanlan stood at the door of the main room and looked at Wan Fulai's back, stomped his right foot anxiously and angrily, and turned around and walked into the house with a "bang" in his heart.

As soon as the day dawned, Gu Lanlan, who had not slept all night, lay sideways beside Fang Jiren with tears and a smile, while recalling the scene when she worked with Fang Jiren in the Shuihe Village Health Team, and at the same time recalling the situation two hours ago, Gu Lanlan looked at Fang Jiren who was still asleep with even and steady breathing, and recited a poem by Li Qingzhao in her heart—

In front of the shallow wine people, the nephrite lamp is embraced, and there is always affection and pain when looking back into the embrace!

Gently pushed Lang, gradually heard the trembling, slightly frightened.

Try it even more, there is no seam, this time the flavor is crazy, moving!

Arms together, lips together, tongues together.

The descriptions and feelings in the poems are vague and vague.

The day dawned and the sun rose. A new day has begun.

Fang Jiren, who woke up, obviously felt a sweet and warm breath in his ears, he turned his head and opened his eyes, he couldn't help but be surprised, his eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Ah! ”