Saturday, March 26, 1938. Three o'clock in the morning.

Zhou Lin was lying on the bed in the dark room, his eyes fixed on the telephone.

Since ten o'clock last night, he has been waiting for the phone to ring.

"Jingle bell!" The phone finally rang.

Zhou Lin hugged the phone to the bed and put it beside him.

"Hey!" Zhou Lin picked up the phone and shouted.

"Lin'er! It's me! On the other end of the line, my mother's cry was heard.

"What are you crying about? Doesn't that worry my son? Father's voice rang out.

Zhou Lin felt that his heart had returned to his place safely, and since the day his parents left, Zhou Lin's heart has always been mysterious. Now I'm finally relieved.

"Lin'er, how are we doing? I just went through the immigration procedures, and now, I, your mother, and your sister are already U.S. citizens. And Smith's boss helped us negotiate a farm of 12,000 dollars with an area of more than 22,500 square meters. Zhou Siyuan took the microphone.

The mother's voice sounded in the microphone again: "This farm environment is really good. ”

Zhou Huaxun's voice came: "Brother! There are three horses on the farm! We have one horse for each person, and you don't have your share. ”

Zhou Lin felt the joy of his parents and sister, which made him happy.

"Father, I've ordered a small car from Smith, delivered in the United States, you go and use it, in the United States, the car is like Pearl's bicycle. Can't be less. Zhou Lin explained.

"Lin'er, on the freighter, we received your telegram, but we can't send it back to you, because we can't send it." Mother took the microphone again.

"I know you can't send me a report, it's not good now." Zhou Lin knew that his mother might think that her son had not received her telegram during the Chinese New Year, and he felt very uncomfortable, so he explained.

Next, the mother nagged for ten minutes, from Zhou Lin's food, housing, clothing, and transportation, to tell him again.

Zhou Lin also spoke to Tonghuaxun, asking her to learn English well in the United States and take care of her parents.

Finally, the phone was back in my father's hands.

"Father, remember what I said."

"I know, after I got the household registration book and ID card, I'll go and have a look. Do it early. ”

"If anyone approaches you for any reason, don't pay attention to it, and if you find something wrong, call the police immediately. Remember, don't trust anyone! Including Smith's company. ”

"Do you want to say it? I eat more salt than you eat. Don't forget, if it weren't for the fact that I am a foreigner, my achievements would not be bad Yamada. Father said.

Zhou Lin knew that his father's military class was top-notch in all aspects.

"Father, do you remember the two you said?" Zhou Lin admired his father's level of I Ching.

"Of course I do. What, is something wrong? ”

"The second one you said has been fulfilled, and we don't owe any debt to anyone else now."

Zhou Siyuan asked in astonishment: "You didn't tell a lie to make me happy?" ”

"No, let's have a chance to watch more news." Zhou Lin didn't say anything on the phone.

Zhou Siyuan also knew, he didn't ask, and finally the call ended.

If you want to talk again, it will be today next month. They made an appointment.

After talking to his parents, Zhou Lin got up quickly, although it was only 3:40, but the excited Zhou Lin couldn't sleep.

Zhou Lin, who couldn't sleep, simply didn't sleep, he got up and walked around the dark room for a long time, but it was still boring. So, he drove around the street.

Driving on the street is even more uncomfortable. The cold wind blew into the car, making Zhou Lin shiver.

He decided not to be a nocturnal wanderer, but to go back to the bed on the dock.

So, Zhou Lin turned the head of the car and prepared to return to the dock.

As soon as he turned the corner and walked less than five hundred meters, suddenly, Zhou Lin heard a cry for help, it was the voice of a Japanese!

Zhou Lin found that five hundred meters to the left of the car, there were two people chasing and killing a person.

By the light of the light, Zhou Lin found that he knew the person who was being hunted down: Shunichi Yoshikawa.

Because the car was moving, soon the car was in front of the three people.

Because Zhou Lin stuck his head out of the window to look at the murder scene, Yoshikawa Shunichi immediately saw that the person in the car was Zhou Lin.

He shouted in surprise: "Zhou Linjun, save me!" ”

At this time, the two people saw that Zhou Lin knew Ji Chuan, and one of them came over to deal with Zhou Lin

As soon as the man left, the pressure on Shunichi Yoshikawa was relieved, and taking this opportunity, Yoshikawa drew his pistol.

"Phew!" A gunshot rang out, and the man who was serving Yoshikawa shot in the center of his eyebrow and fell to the ground.

The man who walked towards Zhou Lin saw that the situation was not good, so he turned around and withdrew.

Yoshikawa shot again and found that he was stuck, and seeing that the man wanted to slip away, Yoshikawa shouted loudly: "Zhou Linjun, kill him quickly, if he runs back to report, we both have to die." ”

Zhou Lin quickly analyzed in his mind and finally decided. He drove after the fugitive and fired three shots in the back.

The man took two more steps forward and finally fell to the ground.

Yoshikawa examined the person in front of him and determined that he was dead.

Then he went to the person Zhou Lin shot and killed to check and confirm that he was dead.

Then, he opened the car door, got into the passenger seat, and said to Zhou Lin, who was flute: "Waiting to be arrested?" Don't drive yet! ”

Zhou Lin woke up, drove in a hurry, and left quickly.

Zhou Lin drove away far away and heard the siren behind him, and someone from the police station went to the scene of the crime. If they had been a few minutes late, they would have been discovered.

"Where to go now?" Zhou Lin asked.

Yoshikawa thought for a moment and said, "Find a place to drink some wine to suppress the shock." ”

Zhou Lin had no choice but to drive Yoshikawa back to the dock, took out wine and snacks, and the two sat on the sofa and drank.

Zhou Lin saw Yoshikawa, who was bitter and drunk, and said, "Who are those two?" ”

"Japanese! The killer of the Black Dragon Society. Yoshikawa said softly.

"The Japanese? , why did the Japanese kill you? Zhou Lin didn't believe it.

"It's a long story! I was drafted, and my fiancée was drafted to become a sleeping girl for other men. The man was my immediate boss, the chief of staff of the Navy Command. ”

"Grass!" Zhou Lin scolded: "If it were me, I would kill him!" ”

"I can't kill him! If something happens to me, what will happen to my parents, younger siblings? But every time I see them together, my heart is bleeding. Did you know on the dripping blood? "Shunichi Yoshikawa cried, crying very sadly!

Zhou Lin walked over and patted Ji Chuan on the shoulder: "Then how did you get hunted down?" ”

"The man sent two members of the Black Dragon Society to guard in front of Sakurako's house, I don't know whether to protect or monitor. I went to see Sakurako today and found that the situation was not right, and Sakurako made a look in her eyes and told me to leave quickly. So I left, but I was chased by the two men. Thankfully, they like to use knives, otherwise I would have been doomed. As if to get rid of the fear in his heart, Yoshikawa drank three glasses of wine in a row.

"Does Sakurako love you?" Zhou Lin asked.

Yoshikawa had a happy smile on his face: "She loves me!" She advised me that the two of us elope and find a place where no one knew who we were. But before, I needed money, money to send my family and Sakurako's family to the United States. ”

Zhou Lin clinked glasses with Yoshikawa: "Do you know how much it costs to go to the United States?" ”

"It's not very clear!" Yoshikawa also seems to be a tea egg.

"My parents and sister just arrived in the United States, and a family of 100,000 dollars." Zhou Lin stretched out his finger and shook it: "Do you have 200,000 dollars?" ”

"Nope!" Yoshikawa bowed his head in disappointment.

Suddenly, he raised his head again: "Although I don't have so much money, I can sell things for money!" ”

Zhou Lin's heart moved: "What do you have that can be worth 200,000 US dollars?" ”

"Intelligence!" Yoshikawa said softly: "I am a staff officer of operational planning, and I know every military plan. ”

"Yoshikawa-kun, are you crazy? It's going to kill the head. Zhou Lin hurriedly stopped him from talking nonsense.

"Kill the head? As long as they know that it was the two of us who killed those two, I'm going to die! You're going to die, too! The two of us are now grasshoppers on a rope. I can't run away from you, and I can't run away from me. Yoshikawa laughed maniacally.

Zhou Lin trembled angrily and pointed at Yoshikawa: "You! You're hurting me. ”

Yoshikawa was silent and looked at Zhou Lin quietly: "I have a valuable piece of information on hand now, at least 100,000 US dollars." ”

"Blow it! Intelligence worth $100,000? Zhou Lin didn't bother to raise his head.

"The military plan to send troops to attack Wuhan. I secretly made a copy. Yoshikawa said proudly.

"What's the use of having intelligence? Who are you selling to? Zhou Lin sneered.

"It's okay with me, but do you have a relationship? Among the people you know, whether it is an American, a Soviet, or a British, which one is not an intelligence monger? As long as you contact them, they will definitely pay for it. ”

"I don't know an intelligence monger! I don't want to lie on the tip of a knife either. Zhou Lin refused.

"That's good! I'll turn myself in after dawn! See you in the cell of our gendarmerie. Yoshikawa threatened viciously.

The scene was very silent, and the two people stared at each other.

"As long as I make enough $300,000, I'll stop doing it and take my two families to the United States, and after that, no one will bother you about what kind of life you want to live." Yoshikawa said.

"How long is the estimate?" Zhou Lin asked.

"It won't be more than a year." Yoshikawa explained: "Within a year, if the money is not enough, I will send Sakurako and her family away, and when I have earned enough money, I will go to meet her with my family." ”

Zhou Lin was embarrassed and said: "I know so many foreigners, and I don't know who they are. Can't I just go and ask, 'Are you an intelligence monger?'" ”

"That Smith is a part-time intelligence peddler! However, his grades are not good, because his mind is on smuggling drugs with you, and he neglects to trade information. Shunichi Yoshikawa said.

"How do you know Smith and me so well?" Zhou Lin stared at Yoshikawa and asked.

"Since I have the intention to sell intelligence, of course I need to know who is in the intelligence market and which information prices are high and easy to sell."

"What do I say to Smith?" Zhou Lin asked.

"Tell him that there is a Japanese officer who can have valuable information flowing out of his hands. But don't tell my name. I'm not going to deal directly with him, I don't trust him. ”

"You don't trade directly? How did the information get to him? Zhou Lin guessed Yoshikawa's idea.

"You do the counter between me and him. Set a 100% secure handover point, through which you and I can hand over information or rewards. Note! The payout is only in dollars! ”

Zhou Lin sneered: "Why should I help you? ”

"Give you five percent of the errand fee." Yoshikawa knew that Zhou Lin would not help him in vain.

"Don't do it, take that big risk, take this money, don't spend it."

"Eight percent at most! You know I'm in dire need of money. Yoshikawa said pleadingly.

"Alright! Oh! In this way, we see each other less. The rabbit has to be smelled by the special high class. Zhou Lin finally agreed.

"Do you have any good places?" Yoshikawa asked.

Zhou Lin thought of Yang Kun's newly opened "Cherry Blossom Tea House", which was very safe.

As long as you enter the tea house, the information will be transferred quickly.

Zhou Lin said to the tea house: "I have a perennial private room in the 'Sakura Tea House'. You can also rent a year-round private room next to my private room. I'll figure out a way to make a secret passage in the two private rooms. Intelligence and money go through the dark tunnels. ”

"Good way! But be careful, check the opening on your side at all times to check if anyone has touched the tunnel. Yoshikawa confessed.

"Don't worry! I've also worked in the detective team, so I know how to take precautions. ”

"In this way, you go to an outsider and ask him to rent the private room next to you, I can't come forward." Yoshikawa thought of another question.

"They want to take advantage of me again, and they don't want to pay for it. All right! I'll do it. When you go to the 'Sakura Tea House' in the future, you will disguise yourself as a Chinese, report Zhang Zhiqiang's name, and they will send you to a private room. My private room is number six, and the private room I'm going to rent for you is number seven. ”

"Hurry up and ask about the Wuhan plan." Yoshikawa stood up.

"Now the battle for Wuhan has not yet begun, and the accuracy of the intelligence is not great. So wait until the time to sell it at a good price. And I'll go on a business trip and come back in half a month. "Zhou Lin has to report to his superiors, so he can only postpone.

"As long as you have the heart to do it, the closer you are to the war, the more valuable the intelligence." Yoshikawa Shunichi praised that Zhou Lin deserved to be a money-maker.

"That's right! If people doubt the authenticity of my information, how can I convince them that it is genuine? Zhou Lin thought of a question.

"The entire Wuhan operational plan is divided into three major stages, and the troop deployment in the first phase is as follows." Yoshikawa told Zhou Lin in Zhou Lin's ear: "You tell them this part, and in a month, the imperial army will arrange according to this row." When the time comes, they will know the authenticity of the information. ”

"Good! Got it! I'll send you to the port right now, you can't let people know we've been together. Zhou Lin immediately walked outside.

Yoshikawa didn't speak again, until he reached five hundred meters outside the port, he got out of the car, made a refueling gesture to Zhou Lin, and then walked towards the port.

Zhou Lin saw Yoshikawa Shunichi enter the port checkpoint before turning his head and leaving.

At this time, it was already five o'clock in the morning, and Zhou Lin drove towards the telegraph office.

jumped into Li Qiang's courtyard, which surprised Li Qiang.

He immediately took Zhou Lin into the dark room, staring at Zhou Lin without speaking.

Zhou Lin quickly told Yoshikawa Shunichi about it, including killing a Japanese himself.

Is his word credible? And is his intelligence real? Li Qiang was also excited, but he still asked calmly.

"The two of us are grasshoppers on a rope now. He didn't dare to play tricks. And I know about him and Sakurako. The intelligence of the last Wuhan bombing was stolen from his briefcase. Zhou Lin reported truthfully.

"Good! You go back now and book the tea room today. By the way, the teahouse is the teahouse where the military command is online. Li Qiang asked.

"Yes! There are a lot of people there, and it's not easy to get into trouble! And if something happens, it's also a military commander. ”

Li Qiang immediately criticized: "They are all Chinese, and no one can have an accident." You have to be careful when you act there. There can be no such thoughts. I will immediately report the situation to the Party Central Committee. ”

Twenty minutes later, Zhou Lin came out of the bookstore and drove forward with a relaxed body.

Be sure to tell Yang Kun about this situation. One Li Qiang said is right, everyone is Chinese and anti-Japanese. Second, the matter of the tea room also needs Yang Kun to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Zhou Lin drove towards the "Sakura Tea House".