On the first day of the first lunar month in Hangzhou, tourists are weaving, the breeze is blowing, the winter sun is warm, and the people who shine are drunk. Liu Zezhi and Xu Jianxue swim in the lake hand in hand. From time to time, there was the soft voice of Wu Nong, who was commenting on the bullet in Suzhou. The restaurants and restaurants on the edge of the West Lake are full of people coming and going, singing and dancing.

Liu Zezhi sighed: "Outside the mountain, Qingshan Building, when will the West Lake sing and dance!" The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is Bianzhou! ”

Xu Jianxue smiled: "Where did you get so many complaints?" Didn't you agree to accompany me on a painting boat to the lake? It's not early, let's go to the dock. ”

In addition to the two of them, there was also a family of four, and a man wearing a gray Indian silk gown and a blue satin purple lambskin horse coat, which looked like a solid family in the countryside of Suzhou and Hangzhou. This person is Zhou Chengbin. Seven people chartered the boat, which was run by a middle-aged boatman and his wife, and said that they would spend the night on the lake. The male boatman swayed, and the painting boat staggered out of the dock and into the West Lake. In a short time, the people on the shore disappeared on the horizon, and only this painting boat was left between heaven and earth. Liu Zezhi and Xu Jianxue naturally chatted with the single man. Liu Zezhi said with a smile: "The family of four eats, this gentleman doesn't dislike it, just have dinner with us." My surname is Liu, this is my ...... Cousin. What is your last name, sir? ”

"Don't have your surname Zhou. As long as the two of you don't bother, that's great. ”

"Mr. Zhou's words are too polite, meeting is fate." Liu Zezhi asked the boatman to bring a plate of glutinous rice lotus, a plate of beef in sauce, and ordered a lettuce soup and two vegetables. I asked for a small pot of Shaoxing rice wine. The three of them sat at a small table at the stern of the boat, chatting and eating. The sun was about to set, and the wind was strong on the lake, so Liu Zezhi naturally took off his suit jacket and draped it on Xu Jianxue. Zhou Chengbin saw it in his eyes and did not speak.

Another family also took a seat at the bow of the boat and began to eat. Only the three of them were left in the stern. After a while, Liu Zezhi said with a smile: "Thinking about it, this seems to be the most abundant time we have spent together since you and I met." ”

"yes, finally a chance to talk. Why don't you drink? Is it that you haven't recovered since you were poisoned last time? ”

Liu Zezhi asked with concern: "I'm fine, I'll recover after a period of recuperation." But you, after the last electrocution, did you have any sequelae? How's your heart doing? ”

Zhou Chengbin sighed slightly, his body ...... I'm afraid there is no hope for recovery. It's just that why bother to say it and make Liu Zezhi worry? smiled: "I'm fine, there are some sequelae, let's recuperate slowly." Zezhi, let's get down to business. The headquarters of the Chongqing Bureau received news from the top management of the Nanjing Wang Puppet Group that the Japanese had built a large warehouse on Chongming Island, which was ready to be put into use in the near future. Curiously, this warehouse is not under the jurisdiction of either the military or the Shanghai government. Do you think this warehouse is the same thing as the base that Ni Xin and Ryuzan Yamaki participated in the construction you mentioned before? ”

Liu Zezhi understands Zhou Chengbin's body, and he is by no means as optimistic as he said. But what's the good of asking? I had to stop talking about it. He thought for a moment and replied, "I think it should be a project." Chongming Island is not large, and it is impossible to build two large bases at the same time. There is another thing, Heiichiro Ono will return to Shanghai after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I'll keep an eye on whether he will return to the Japanese headquarters. The head of the secret service of the Songhu Occupation Army Headquarters was still served by Kagezo Zhenzhao. ”

"Have you ever had a chance to go to Chongming Island to have a look?"

"Well-on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Li Shiqun went to the island to inspect, he should take Ni Xin there, I can find a way to make Ni Xin go, but Ni Xin can't go, will he take me there...... I'm not sure. ”

Zhou Chengbin thought for a while and said, "Then don't worry, wait for Heiichiro Ono to come back and then look for an opportunity." I suspect that Heiichiro Ono's return to Shanghai has something to do with the base on Chongming Island. Do you remember? The missing skilled workers were prompted by Heiichiro Ono to reply to the city police station. By the way, what happened to Li Shiqun's 'Yicheng Commerce'? Did Yang Jun arrange to go in? ”

"It's been arranged. This trading company was established by Li Shiqun in order to make money. There are too many things that Li Shiqun himself can't take care of, and we can make good use of it. A few days ago, I heard Li Shiqun's wife say that if she wants to make money, she still has a lot of profits from medicine and arms. Yang Jun is our person, right? ”

"Yes, but he doesn't know your identity. Medicine, munitions? What was Li Shiqun's reaction? ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "Li Shiqun was not present at that time. But...... Sometimes we can use the name of Ye Jiqing to cut first and then play. ”

Zhou Chengbin hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't be careless. This company is actually run by you, and you can't get out of it if something happens. What's more, the company has just been set up, and there will not be any big deals. In case you are exposed, the gains outweigh the losses. You should first do a good job of the company's operation, make the scale larger, and the types of business are a little more mixed, so that you can take advantage of it in the future. ”

Liu Zezhi nodded and said: "I understand, we must let Li Shiqun earn money first." If something happens, he won't be able to get out of it. ”

Zhou Chengbin said: "A few days ago, Mr. Mao sent a special envoy to Sun Wenkai. The envoy brought a piece of news. Do you know how Antarctica? Speaking of which, you should count the first work. ”

"Oh, is it? I don't know where to start? Liu Zezhi was very strange: "I have been looking for clues about who is the South Pole Star, but I have found nothing." ”

"Do you still remember the note that Zhang Keqing handed over to you before you took the initiative to find fault and was imprisoned by Li Shiqun, and sent your brother Liu Wu to Guo Xuan?"

Liu Zezhi remembered: "I remember, Zhang Keqing said that he found it from the mezzanine of Li Minghua's desk drawer, and asked me to translate for him." ”

Guo Xuan occasionally touched the inspiration, found important clues from it, deduced the identity of Nanji Star, and set a trap. The details of the envoy were also unclear. ”

Liu Zezhi fell into deep thought, and after a while, he continued: "So this Zhang Keqing has done us a great favor. Is he friend or foe? Will it be someone from the middle of the system? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied with certainty: "No." ”

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because that's what Mr. Mao replied to me. I don't know why, but I'm sure Mr. Mao won't say it. What I'm most worried about is that from this incident, Zhang Keqing seems to know your identity, will you be in danger? ”

Liu Zezhi thought for a while and replied, "Probably not." If he had betrayed me, he would have done so a long time ago. I never believe in coincidences, and now it seems that Zhang Keqing must have deliberately leaked important information about 'who is Antarctica' to us. It's just a pity that we realized that it was too late. Don't worry, I will pay more attention to this person in the future. ”

After talking about the matter, Zhou Chengbin stood up, walked to the side of the boat, and looked into the distance. Liu Zezhi and Xu Jianxue discussed with the boat family with a smile, saying that they wanted to make a few fish and vegetables for supper. When Zhou Chengbin saw this scene, he suddenly walked over and said with a smile: "Ask a digression, you ...... How are you getting along? ”

Xu Jianxue smiled and didn't speak, Liu Zezhi was very surprised, why did Zhou Chengbin ask this question? I didn't think much about it, but I smiled and replied, "It's good." Do you think we're a good match? Hey, you're going to leave our business alone. ”

Zhou Chengbin is not good at saying anything. Liu Zezhi said again: "Cheng Bin, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao made you disgraced and disgraced. Now you are his number one enemy. I think if you don't have an urgent mission recently, you'd better stay in Suzhou and Hangzhou for a few more days to avoid the limelight. ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled faintly and replied: "I am the stationmaster of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command, and now it is wartime, how can a soldier leave his post without permission?" ”

There are only three very small rooms on this boat, because Liu Zezhi and Xu Jianxue are swimming together in the lake as cousins. The owner of the ship naturally arranged a family of four in one house, letting Liu Zezhi and Zhou Chengbin live in one room, and Xu Jianxue was alone.

When night fell, Zhou Chengbin and Liu Zezhi chatted for a while, and soon fell asleep. In the middle of the night, he was awakened by a dull pain in his heart, he quickly got up and sat up, gasping for breath, and relieved slightly, but found that Liu Zezhi's bed on the side was empty. Listen closely, and a low voice can be heard from the next room. Zhou Chengbin looked at his watch, it was already more than one o'clock in the morning. At this time, why did Liu Zezhi go to Xu Jianxue's room?

Zhou Chengbin got up and walked to the door in his clothes, wanting to open the door to see what was going on, but after thinking about it, he withdrew the hand that had been placed on the doorknob. At this time, he passed, maybe it would be embarrassing. He went back to the bed and sat down, and the scene from three years ago flashed before him......

In Nanjing in August of the 25th year of the Republic of China, the sun was blazing, and Zhou Chengbin, who was ordered to go out on business, hurried to hurry, but he was still a day late, and did not catch up with the wedding of his friend Guo Xuan. As soon as he got off the train, he came directly to the small courtyard rented by Guo Xuan, with a big red double happiness posted at the door, and firecracker crumbs were still there. but the door was tightly shut. He slammed the door hard and shouted, "Lao Guo, open the door!" When, still lying high? You're so happy, and the sun is going down! If I don't open the door, I'll ......."

The courtyard door creaked open, and a young woman with light makeup wearing a red brocade cheongsam and shoulder-length hair stood in front of him. Zhou Chengbin only felt that his eyes lit up, and he was stunned for a moment, and secretly said that Guo Xuan's eyesight is not bad, don't look at him as old-fashioned and unreasonable, he actually married such a beautiful wife, and he is not shallow. He greeted incoherently: "Where is Guo Xuan? How are you...... You are...... My brother is Guo Xuan, my name is Zhou Chengbin, and I am two years younger than the old Guo. I mean, I should call you sister-in-law. We're used to being together. Don't mind. ”

The young woman bowed her head and said, "Please come in." Guo Xuan was called away at about 6 o'clock in the morning, saying that the bureau's radio station had heard a suspicious signal. He said he would go and come back. Come in and have a cup of tea. ”

Alas, three years have passed, and that brother is now thousands of miles away in Chongqing, and the beautiful young woman is in the room next to him......

Not long after, there was a sound of soft footsteps, and Zhou Chengbin quickly took off his coat and turned around to lie on the bed. Liu Zezhi tiptoed open the door and quietly went to bed.

After dawn the next day, the painting boat returned, Liu Zezhi and Xu Jianxue chatted in a low voice at the stern of the boat, basically Liu Zezhi was talking, Xu Jianxue occasionally interjected two sentences, and was amused from time to time to smile

This book was first published in the King of Books