The hostage exchange went smoothly, Bai Fei obtained several experts, and at the same time, according to the agreement, released several negotiators such as Minoru Higashikurenomiya and Kaneda Katsu.

The exchange of hostages was completed, and each side returned with their own men. Shen Zui was very happy to see that several returned experts had been rescued, and constantly expressed his gratitude to Bai Fei.

Song Xilian ordered someone to prepare a table of wine and food, and after everyone ate and drank, they dispersed.

Bai Fei worked hard for days, and at this time he was done, so he wanted to go back and sleep well, but after sleeping for less than two hours, Li Hu hurriedly ran to wake him up and said, "Tuanzao, it's not good." The experts we exchanged back were all unconscious..."

"What?" Bai Fei was startled and immediately jumped out of bed to check the situation.

When I came to Song Xilian's residence, I saw that in the courtyard of the front hall, seven or eight stretchers were arranged in a row, and there were people lying on them, who were the experts who had been exchanged from the Japanese before. Their eyes were closed, their faces flushed, and they were completely unconscious, and several military doctors under Song Xilian were diagnosing them.

Seeing Bai Fei coming, Shen Zui ran over with a panicked face and said, "It was fine before, but suddenly it was like this, it seems that the Japanese used a trick before exchanging hostages." ”

Bai Fei's face was very ugly, and he was silent, but in his heart, he greeted all the eighteenth generations of ancestors of Hatohiko of Chaoxiang Palace.

At this time, the military doctor who was diagnosing stood up and said to Song Xilian apologetically: "Junzuo, judging from the physical signs, they are obviously infected with a certain virus, but relying on our level and equipment, we can't determine what the toxicity is, so..."

Song Xilian frowned and didn't speak, but the anxious Shen jumped out and said: "How can this be, these people are very important to our anti-Japanese war cause, and the commission has emphasized several times that we must rescue them, and now we have finally managed to get people, but it is such an ending?" ”

Bai Fei knew that the Japanese were very good at research on bacteria and viruses, and were especially good at using virus weapons, but he didn't expect this time when the boat capsized in the gutter. Therefore, he blamed himself very much in his heart, and said to Shen Zui: "In addition to these few people, do the other people who have been released have the same symptoms?" ”

Shen Zui shook his head and said, "I have already asked people to inquire just now, and there is no problem with the others." Presumably, the little devil knows the importance of these experts to us, so he deliberately left them for the final exchange, and at the same time, it is convenient to poison them. ”

Bai Fei sighed: "I am to blame for all this, I didn't expect the little devil to make this kind of deception..."

As he spoke, he said to the military doctor, "Is there really no way at all?" ”

Song Xilian also said: "Doctor Liu, these people are very important, and they can't die here anyway, do you have any other means?" ”

The old military doctor surnamed Liu said: "My ancestor once left a prescription, after people take it, it can slow down the body's metabolism, whether it is the heartbeat or blood flow rate, it will be greatly slowed down, and the corresponding can delay the time of their virus attack and prolong their lives, but after all, it is only slowed down, not cured, and it is still difficult to escape death in the end." ”

Song Xilian hurriedly said: "It is a while, and I also ask Doctor Liu to hurry up and use medicine." "Song Xilian is now a lawsuit, although this matter has nothing to do with him, but after all, it happened in his jurisdiction, if a person dies in front of him, it is not good to say that he will be implicated under the wrath of Chiang Kai-shek, so his only hope is that if he can not die, he will not die, and if he wants to die, he will die elsewhere.

Doctor Liu nodded, and immediately whispered a few words to a young military doctor beside him who had been following him, and the young military doctor ran away to prepare, and after a while, he came in with several large bowls of Chinese medicine. Doctor Liu personally fed the medicine to several experts lying on the stretcher one by one, and used acupuncture and moxibustion to prick them with a few needles, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I have done my best to temporarily alleviate the onset of toxicity, and it is best to ask another famous doctor to treat them for now." ”

Shen Zui said: "Doctor Liu, you are from the apricot forest, do you have any good suggestions, who do you think is good to consult and treat?" ”

Doctor Liu thought for a while and said, "You can go and find Mr. Wang Shaotang, he is the twelfth generation of the Wang family in Jiazhou, a family of traditional Chinese medicine, with excellent medical skills, and there may be a way to treat the virus on them." ”

Song Xilian said "ah" and said: "I remember when you say this, this person used to serve as a school doctor at the Whampoa Military Academy, and later heard that he practiced medicine in Xinyang. Wait a minute, I'll send a telegram to Hu Zongnan to ask if he's still in Xinyang. So saying, he walked away quickly.

After a while, Song Xilian ran back and said: "Hu Zongnan has already replied, saying that Wang Shaotang went to Wuhan a few days ago, and I asked someone to send a telegram to Wuhan. I have already told the men to prepare the train, so pack up and go. ””

20 minutes later, Bai Fei boarded the train with the special combat team, Shen Zui and others, and several poisoned experts.

Before leaving, Bai Fei called Song Xilian aside and said, "Brother Yin Guo, I originally wanted to meet the Japanese devils with you in Lu'an, but I didn't expect the Japanese to play yin and have such a big thing." I'm primarily responsible for this, so I must follow, and it seems that my desire to fight alongside you will be frustrated. ”

Song Xilian wiped the sweat on his head and said: "To tell the truth, brother, these people are a hot potato now, I can send them out, brother, I am already thankful, as for the rest, it doesn't matter." ”

Bai Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Now that the Japanese have no constraints, you must be prepared to deal with it." ”

Song Xilian said: "Don't worry, I have already made arrangements, and besides, my 71st Army is not a vegetarian, and it is not so easy for the Japanese to attack Lu'an in the west." It doesn't matter if I can't keep Lu'an, I can retreat into Dabie Mountain at any time, so don't worry about me. ”

Bai Fei nodded, and was about to say goodbye, but saw that Song Xilian wanted to speak and stopped. So he said: "Brother Yin Guo has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it..."

Song Xilian hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Brother, as a brother, I advise you, some things are better not to involve too much, there is no benefit..."

Bai Fei frowned and said, "What is Brother Yin Guo referring to?" Are you still worried about the weapons I'm going to? ”

Song Xilian shook his head and said, "As far as I know, most of the people who negotiated with the Japanese this time and asked them to release were underground parties over there, right?" ”

Bai Fei was stunned and asked rhetorically, "Brother Yin Guo has an objection to this?" ”

Song Xilian said: "Actually, whether it is to give weapons to the New Fourth Army or rescue the underground party over there, I have no opinion, I say this from the position of a friend." You should also be aware of some of the thoughts of the commissioner, who has always had a dislike for those who are close to him. Have you ever wondered how much of an impact it will have on you once these things are exposed? ”

Bai Fei was speechless by default, nodded at Song Xilian, didn't say anything, got in the car and left.

Song Xilian looked at the train in the distance and sighed silently.