Chapter 53: A cigarette butt

When Zhou Mingrui led the Japanese military police into the photo studio, no one dared to stop him.

The doorman and the front desk of the photo studio were immediately controlled by the Japanese military police who broke in.

The studio has a total of six floors, and although it is next to the International Hotel, it is really not worth mentioning compared to the International Hotel, which is the tallest building in the Far East today, with a total of 24 floors.

After Zhou Mingrui led the Japanese military police to block each floor one by one, he took Aqi and others to the roof, the cold wind on the roof blew the corners of everyone's clothes, Zhou Mingrui came to the north of the roof in three or two steps, which was facing the gate of the International Hotel.

After Zhou Mingrui came to the side of the stand of the peony poster of the actress, he stretched out his hand to take the rifle from the hand of a Japanese military police task force equipped with a rifle, and then he squatted down and raised the rifle to aim at the door of the hotel.

"Here." Zhou Mingrui said.

Ah Qi immediately understood, he immediately came to Zhou Mingrui's side to search for something, and after a while, Ah Qi shook his head, "No bullet casings were found." ”

Zhou Mingrui didn't react when he heard this, this assassination was arranged so carefully, even if the bullet casings were found, the most he knew was the weapon used by the perpetrator, and it was completely unnecessary to determine the identity of the suspect through the weapon, and only the military commander of the party-state had the ability to organize such a large-scale assassination.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Mingrui put down his gun and stood on the roof of the building and looked at the surrounding streets: "It is impossible for them to run too far." ”

"Qing Xiangming, when will they arrive?" Zhou Mingrui then asked.

Hearing this, Ah Qi stepped forward and came to Zhou Mingrui's side and said, "Director Qing sent someone just now, saying that he had already arrived outside the blockade circle. ”

"Let them come in in an orderly manner from the intersection of Nanjing West Road."

"Yes!"

......

The evacuation route chosen by Liu Yong was just the opposite of Deng Zhenting's, and he came to Nanyang Road, but at this time, Nanyang Road had also been blocked by spies, but relatively speaking, the number of spies on Nanyang Road was much less.

Liu Yong looked at the spies at the corner of the street and thought of a way to get out, and just as Liu Yong was thinking about the escape plan, Goro Sakai walked out of the back door of the International Hotel with a task force.

"Door-to-door, give me a careful search!" Sakai commanded.

Liu Yong's eyes froze when he saw this, "It's broken now." ”

Looking at the scattered Japanese military police, Liu Yong hurriedly turned around and walked into the alley, and after a while, he came to a private house.

Listening to the constant movement of the Japanese military police searching behind him.

Liu Yong sighed and thought, "That's all there is to it." ”

He knocked lightly on the wooden door of the house.

"Who?" A man's vigilant voice came from inside the door.

"Don't worry about it so much, come back quickly." Then a girl came.

"Get out of the way, women's family, am I in charge or you are in charge?" The man said.

Then there was no sound in the room.

After a while, the man's voice rang out from inside the house again, "Who's knocking on the door?" ”

Liu Yong hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "I have nowhere to go at night, I want to come and spend the night." ”

The man behind the door hesitated for a moment, then resolutely opened the door.

Seeing this, Liu Yong flashed into the house, and after the man glanced at Liu Yong vigilantly, he carefully closed the door.

What catches the eye is a small living room with an old wooden coffee table and two low wooden benches.

The man motioned for Liu Yong to sit down, and after Liu Yong pulled over a small bench and sat down, he took out a cigarette and handed it to the man.

"I don't smoke." The man waved his hand.

Liu Yong didn't say much when he saw this, he silently lit a cigarette and smoked it sullenly.

"You're the one who the traitors and the Japanese want to arrest, right?" The man asked.

Liu Yong didn't say anything when he heard this, and he acquiesced.

"Don't worry, since you are a traitor and a lackey to be arrested, you are a patriot, and I will not expose your kind of bastard who is inferior to pigs and dogs." The man lowered his voice and said in a firm tone.

Liu Yong looked at him in surprise when he heard this, "You're not afraid of getting into trouble?" He asked.

The man shook his head, his tone still firm, "If I'm afraid of trouble, I won't open the door for you." ”

The man's affirmative answer made Liu Yong a little puzzled, and he randomly became vigilant and asked, "Who are you?" Why help me. ”

The man sighed and said: "I am just an ordinary Chinese, when the Japanese called, I thought that so many Chinese troops would be safe with their protection, and I didn't go when the front line was urgently recruited, thinking that it would be good to save my life, but I didn't expect ......."

As he spoke, the man's eyes lit up a little, "It's really miserable, the soldiers who retreated from the front line are covered in blood and are either missing arms or missing legs, after China was defeated and Shanghai Beach was occupied by the Japanese, I figured out a truth, the slogan that the students shouted every day before the war was right, I would rather be a ghost under the knife than a slave to the country!" There is such a big movement outside, the Japanese and the dogs and traitors are going to arrest you, you must have done something amazing, you must be a hero! Today you are hiding in my house, and I will not give you out if I die, just as I also contribute to the country! ”

Liu Yong didn't know what to say for a while when he heard this, he only felt that the blood on his body seemed to be ignited violently, which was a kind of excitement that was recognized and revered.

He remembered the unafraid look of the recently deceased captain Zhang Shun when he knew that he had been arranged to lurk in the International Hotel.

Didn't he know he was going to die? He knows for sure! But why do he still want to do this, for the sake of these lovely and respectable Chinese people living in this land!

After a moment of silence, the sound of a search by the Japanese military police came from the door.

As soon as Liu Yong stood up vigilantly, he heard the man speak, "You come with me and hide in the closet in the bedroom." ”

As he spoke, the man led Liu Yong through the narrow door on the left side of the living room to the bedroom.

There was a woman lying on the bed in the bedroom, and at this time, she was holding the quilt with some curiosity and secretly looked at Liu Yong.

The man opened the door of the closet and said, "Go in, go in and hide." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yong stretched out his hand and grabbed the man and shook it solemnly, then turned around and entered the wardrobe.

"Nong, this fool, how dare you take anyone to your family?"

"Shut up stupid mother-in-law, this is a hero who beats the Japanese, if the three traitors and the Japanese who will be searched for a while come, if you dare to tell me that you leaked your mouth, you will see that I can't beat you!"

“… I know, I'm still clear about these truths, alas? You're good at it! Do you still dare to hit the old lady? ”

......

"Knock knock." There was a knock on the door.

The man took a deep breath, calmed his emotions and said, "Who?" ”

"Search for suspicious elements, hurry up and open the door to Lao Tzu!" A voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, the man gently hugged his wife and kissed her forehead, then tightened his clothes and walked out.

As soon as the door opened, I saw a spy and five or six Japanese soldiers crowding in, led by Goro Sakai.

Gorou Sakai went to the small living room to take a look around, and after finding nothing unusual, he asked, "Have you seen any suspicious people?" ”

"Taijun said and laughed, where did I see anyone in the middle of the night." The man replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, sure!"

Gorou Sakai nodded, and was about to go out to search for the next house when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye......

A cigarette butt!

"Do you smoke?" Sakai Goro suddenly turned to look at the man and asked, tilting his head.