December 13, 1938

On this day, Ke Ming came to work in the bookstore early in the morning, and not long after sitting in the office, Wang Ping came up and knocked on the door of Ke Ming's office.

Seeing Wang Ping coming in, Ke Ming hurriedly stood up and asked, "Comrade Wang Ping, but is there any news?" ”

Seeing this, Wang Ping nodded and said, "I have contacted the old party, and I will be at the Shanghai Cafe in the Public Concession at three o'clock this afternoon." ”

"I know that the big Shanghai café is said to be Liang Hongzhi's industry, and many dignitaries have shares there." Ke Ming nodded and said.

Wang Ping walked to Ke Ming's side and said: "Editor-in-chief Ke, today I will help you shake off the tail of the Zodiac Society, and then you will go to the Big Shanghai Cafe to connect, although it is said that these Japanese pseudo-spies will not easily touch the Big Shanghai Cafe, but there are exceptions." ”

Ke Ming nodded and asked, "What arrangements does Comrade Wang Ping have?"

Wang Ping smiled and replied easily: "I planned it last night, make sure it is foolproof, and you do what I say......"

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When it was time for afternoon tea, Ke Ming walked out of the Kaiming Bookstore as usual, called a rickshaw to go to Henry Road, and chatted with a group of writers over afternoon tea.

Two Zodiac idlers squatting at the door of the Kaiming Bookstore, seeing Ke Ming's whereabouts in a suit as usual, also followed lazily.

The task of these two people is to follow Ke Ming for a long time, and after tracking for a long time, it is inevitable that they will be a little slack, and they will not be as serious as they were at the beginning.

Ke Ming's work and rest are very regular, unless there is a behavior that does not conform to the usual schedule, the two will report to the above.

The rickshaw pulled Ke Ming in front, and the two of them just fell far behind.

About ten minutes later, another Ke Ming, dressed in an ordinary robe, walked out of the bookstore.

After looking around for a while, I cautiously went out of the door, walked out of the middle of the street, and then called a rickshaw and left.

......

Although it was three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still hanging in the sky, but in the biting cold wind, it also seemed a little weak.

Zheng Jing first sat on the side of the rickshaw, which was parked on the side of the street opposite the big Shanghai café, and he secretly observed the people and cars around him.

After a while, Zheng Jingxian, who has many years of underground work experience, found Ke Ming who was slowly driving in a rickshaw

Although Ke Ming did not wear glasses, he also wore a robe that did not match the past.

Ke Ming entered the hall, and immediately a waiter greeted him and asked, "This gentleman, do you have an appointment or wait for someone." ”

Ke Ming waved his hand to signal that the waiter didn't have to follow, "My friend is waiting for me, I'll find out where he sits, don't bother you." ”

As soon as the waiter went down, Ke Ming saw that in a corner of the hall, the old man waved his hand to him covertly.

Ke Ming came to the old man and sat down opposite his position, and ordered a latte with the waiter.

After the waiter went down, Lao Fang took the lead in asking: "Editor-in-chief Ke, what is the important matter this time, so anxious." ”

Ke Ming replied in a low voice: "That's the case, our printing house in Shanghai has been completely seized by the Japanese, and now if we want to make patriotic propaganda against Wang Zhaoming's defection to the enemy, it can be said that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, I am afraid that if the propaganda cannot take the lead in controlling public opinion, I am afraid that the Chinese people in Shanghai will be under the influence of the Japanese-controlled newspapers, and for some reason, they will think that the Nationalist Government has surrendered to Japan." ”

Lao Fang frowned and said: "Now it is basically impossible to print patriotic propaganda materials in the entire vicinity of Shanghai Tang, the Japanese control is very strict, and there is no way to organize it." ”

"That's right, I want to secretly contact patriotic intellectuals in northern Jiangsu to help with printing, and then secretly transport the printed propaganda materials to Shanghai Tang." Ke Ming said it truthfully.

Lao Fang's brows furrowed even tighter, "It is also very difficult to transport promotional materials into Shanghai Beach, and now at this juncture, even if the people at the dock are greedy for money, they will not dare to take this kind of goods." ”

Ke Ming nodded approvingly, and then said in a deep voice: "So I thought of a person." ”

Lao Fang is such a person who has seen the world, he guessed who he wanted to talk about as soon as he saw Ke Ming's expression, so he opened his mouth and said, "Tang Yi? ”

Ke Ming nodded.

"This matter is a bit difficult, I have to discuss with him to see if he is willing, after all, he is from over there." The old man opened his mouth and said.

Ke Ming was obviously a little curious and asked: "Why didn't the organization absorb him, I thought he was a person with national righteousness." ”

Lao Fang shook his head and said: "According to my current judgment and understanding of him, he is indeed a person with national righteousness, so he feels that no matter where he is, as long as it is anti-Japanese, it is the same everywhere." ”

Ke Ming nodded in deep understanding and thought: "This Tang Yi is just like me, he is only for the nation, and he doesn't care about standing in line. ”

Lao Fang drank the rest of the coffee in one gulp, his face showed an expression that was obviously stimulated by bitterness, and he slowed down for a while before he spoke: "I will immediately start to contact this matter, and after the result is available, I will ask Wang Ping to inform you." ”

Ke Ming also finished drinking coffee, his expression was obviously much more elegant, and he said, "Then please." ”

"After you go out, there will be rickshaw drivers who take the initiative to pull you back, you don't have to call other drivers, the situation is tense recently, you pay more attention to safety." After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the café.

Ke Ming waited for about a few minutes, and slowly walked out of the café, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he heard a voice coming.

"Sir, take the car, it's safe and fast." The man who spoke wore a wide hat and could not see his face clearly.

Ke Ming nodded and said, "Sit down, go to the Kaiming Bookstore." ”

It was almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon when Ke Ming returned to the bookstore, and he returned to the office.

I saw Wang Ping sitting in an office chair in his suit and looking at him with a smile.

"Safe all the way, right?" Wang Ping asked.

"It's safe and smooth all the way, what about you." Ke Ming replied.

"Don't worry, I, Wang Ping, have always been neat."

It turned out that the first person to walk out of the bookstore in the afternoon was Wang Ping, who was wearing Keming's clothes, after Wang Ping led away the people who were being watched by the Zodiac Society.

The real Ke Mingcai wore Wang Ping's clothes and went to the public concession to connect with Lao Fang.

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Bookstore at No. 34 Qingxiang Road

Zheng Jing, who came back from sending Ke Ming back, entered the bookstore from the backyard first, and the old man was waiting for him in the backyard room.

As soon as Zheng Jingxian entered the room, Lao Fang asked, "Is everything going well?" ”

Zheng Jingxian didn't answer, but nodded affirmatively and asked, "What's the important thing about Ke Ming?" It's not a good thing that the joints are so frequent. ”

"It's about propaganda behind enemy lines, targeting Wang Zhaoming's group, things are not easy to handle, and Tang Yi may need help." The old side replied.

"Tang Yi? Will he agree to help? ”

"Judging from what I know about Tang Yi, he will probably not refuse, but I still have to find a chance to meet with him and make it clear, after all, he is not his comrade, and we have no right to order him."