Zhou Chengbin called a three-wheeled car, diligently took care of Xu Jianxue and got into the car, saw Liu Zezhi walk four or five meters away, and said to the coachman: "Zhongjing Zhenkou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital." ”

Zhou Chengbin took Xu Jianxue to get out of the car at the gate of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, sent the coachman away, and said: "The front is the Huizhou Hall, and I have chartered a small cross-hospital with a separate portal. ”

Huizhou Hall is two courtyard houses side by side, when the war is chaotic, the transportation is inconvenient, the hall has a lot of empty houses, and it is semi-openly rented out for profit. Zhou Chengbin took Xu Jianxue into the small cross-courtyard main room with four rooms in Sanzheng and said, "You wait for me in the west room." "I walked into the east room.

In the room, Chen Jinsong, who rushed back from Rugao, reported to Mao Renfeng about his trip to Rugao, and when he saw Zhou Chengbin coming in, Mao Renfeng said: "You did a good job, in that case, it is indeed inappropriate to make an appointment with Mr. Pan." Cheng Bin, will people take it back? ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "I took it back and rested in the west." Zhou Chengbin called Chen Jinsong and explained a few words. Chen Jinsong was surprised and smiled.

Mao Renfeng ordered: "Jin Song, tell Xu Jianxue and ask her to prepare the radio." ”

Chen Jinsong nodded and left the room, first found Xu Jianxue and explained Mao Renfeng's order, and then said to Mao Renfeng's guard, who was the only one in the group who didn't know Liu Zezhi's identity: "Stationmaster Zhou ordered you to set off immediately, go to this place and contact the second detachment of the third column, and ask them to be ready to respond. ”

Zhou Chengbin said in the room: "Mr. Mao, Jianxue on the road told me that she wants to get your consent, not to leave Shanghai for the time being, and to continue to cooperate with the work of No. 86. I think her suggestion makes sense...... Although he is untrustworthy to Guo Xuan, I think Lao Guo can understand. ”

Mao Renfeng asked, "Is it indeed her personal opinion?" It's rare for a weak woman to understand the righteousness so well. Well, I will order the Taiwan working group to arrange, unify the voice, and not cause trouble to Liu Zezhi. ”

"Speaking of Liu Zezhi, Mr. Mao, Jianxue brought an uninvited guest, and I have already ordered Chen Jinsong to pick him up at the gate of the Chinese Medicine Hospital."

"Uninvited guest - Liu Zezhi, right? This stinky boy is still here after all. ”

At the gate of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chen Jinsong received Liu Zezhi with two large lotus leaf bags, he picked up the box containing the transmitter, and said: "I really didn't expect you to come, let's go-Zezhi, there is something I have wanted to tell you for a long time, if I don't say it today, I am afraid that there may not be a chance in the future - I'm sorry, Liu Wu is to cover ......"

"Say no more!" Liu Zezhi interrupted him, realized the bluntness of his attitude, sighed and said: "It's not your fault, what Stationmaster Zhou said is right: Liu Wu, he died for the country......"

Chen Jinsong stopped talking, and Liu Zezhi changed the topic: "I haven't eaten dinner yet, just now I met a bunch of people selling snacks on the road, I bought two steamed dumplings with water chestnuts filling, and Zhenjiang meat." Have you eaten? ”

"I've eaten it."

Saying that, when he arrived at the small courtyard, Zhou Chengbin greeted him out of the door, took the box, and motioned for Liu Zezhi to go to the east house.

Looking at the lights in the house, Liu Ze was in a trance for a moment, as if it was still a day in Chongqing, many rainy nights like this, Mao Renfeng worked overtime in the office, and he came back from outside to meet him. Alas, it's been almost two years, and I didn't expect to see the chief alive one day. Timid in his hometown, he stopped, and after a while, he mustered up the courage to step forward and knock on the door, and a familiar voice came: "Come in." ”

Pushing the door in, Lizheng made a military salute: "Subordinate Liu Zezhi, meet the chief, after a farewell of two years, you have always been okay?" ”

Looking up, the somewhat childish smile in my memory was gone, there was a little more vicissitudes in my eyes, and a faint melancholy was visible between my eyebrows. Mao Renfeng said: "I didn't expect you to come, how long can you stay here?" Come, sit down and speak. ”

"Tomorrow at five o'clock in the morning, go to the dock to catch the first boat to Nantong, and drive back to Shanghai from there. Li Shiqun ordered me to go back in advance to deal with his private property, and in the storm, I stopped in Nantong for one night, which was normal. ”

In the room there is a half-used square table made of bamboo, with four bamboo chairs. The two sat still, a thousand words, and didn't know where to start for a while. Zhou Chengbin held a bamboo tray with a pot of tea and two cups on it, first poured a cup in front of Mao Renfeng, and then poured a cup in front of Liu Zezhi, Liu Zezhi quickly got up and thanked him: "Don't dare to be it, I'll come by myself." ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled: "You are a guest, you should." ”

"Stationmaster Zhou is wrong, how can I be a guest? Where Mr. Mao is, there is my home. ”

Mao Renfeng smiled: "Zezhi, I haven't seen you for two years, and you are still so good at talking." In fact, Cheng Bin's words are not wrong, he is a guest from afar. Cheng Bin, let Secretary Wang prepare some supper, and you can also chat with us for a while. ”

Zhou Chengbin explained a few words and sat down. Mao Renfeng looked at Liu Zezhi and sighed: "Zezhi, it's been difficult for you in the past few years, and it's hard for you." ”

Mixed with a little bitterness and helplessness of grievances, and a little relief after being known for a little hardship, Liu Zezhiqiang smiled: "My subordinates serve the country, do their duty for the organization, and they should do what they should, and they dare not be Mr. Mao." ”

Zhou Chengbin interjected: "Zezhi, get down to business, where is Li Shiqun now?" ”

"Li Shiqun is in Rugao, he sent someone to escort Duan Wentao back to Shanghai, Duan Wentao was stunned on the train and the escort personnel absconded, and later I learned that this was a trap, and the intelligence commissioner under Shadow Zhenzhao Takamatsu Harada secretly followed and monitored Duan Wentao after absconding, trying to find your hiding place through him. Although Li Shiqun believed that Duan Wentao was the biggest suspect in the undercover, he also did not trust me and Pingchuan Xinye, his new Japanese secretary who had not been here for a long time, and as a temptation, he sent us to lead people to hunt him down. ”

Li Shiqun was suspicious of Liu Zezhi? Zhou Chengbin couldn't help asking: "What happened later?" How is Duan Wentao doing now? ”

"Because the place where you and Shanmu Long meet on the three narrow roads is not far from the fork in the road leading to Rugao and Nantong, I wanted to go to those two places to go around and fool the past, who knew that in Rugao bumped into Duan Wentao, Chen Jinsong actually appeared at the same time, it can be said that it is no coincidence that there is no book. At that time, I sent Li Xuehui and others, who were stolen by Duan Wentao with guns and documents, to hunt down Chen Jinsong, and I and Pingchuan Xinye arrested Duan Wentao, the original plan was to kill him, but I didn't expect Takamatsu Harada and others to rush out, and Duan Wentao was captured alive. During the subsequent torture, he could not bear the torture and committed suicide by biting his tongue. ”

Zhou Chengbin asked again: "As far as you know, how big is the loss of the military commander in this round-up?" How exactly did Mr. Mao's exact whereabouts leak secrets? ”

Liu Zezhi's face was solemn: "Zhai Yanmin died, died at the main entrance of Xinshi Department Store; There are also people who escaped from the secret passages of Wuchao Zen Temple, and none of them were spared. I don't know anything else. Mr. Mao, Ni Xin went to Chongqing, not only blew up the penicillin production line that we had worked so hard to transport back, but I suspect that he also developed, or used an undercover agent arranged by Li Shiqun in the bureau headquarters before, and obtained the secret telegram sent by the bureau headquarters to Shanghai Station, and unfortunately the secret telegram was deciphered by Ying Zuo Zhenzhao and others. ”

Zhai Yanmin is dead? Zhou Chengbin came from grief, and when he saw that his hands were full of scars, Zhai Yanmin turned his back and quietly wiped away his tears...... Mao Renfeng asked, "Jie Hui, none of them were spared?" Alas, so the two people who followed me from Chongqing also died in the line of duty? At the main entrance of Xinshi Department Store, only Zhai Yanmin died? ”

"Yes, there was another person, I don't know who he was, who was evacuated safely. I was there at the scene, but it was exactly the same as before: I couldn't save him, I was ...... I'm sorry. ”

In this way, Dai Ru should be safe. Mao Renfeng comforted: "How can this be your fault? I know you did your best. ”

Zhou Chengbin said: "Mr. Mao, please order the relevant departments to secretly commend Duan Wentao, and confirm his identity as an undercover agent of the military commander." ”

Mao Renfeng nodded and said, "That's right, things have to be done just right, it's too much." It has to be transmitted to the inside ears of Li Shiqun in the bureau headquarters, but it can't be too ostentatious. Zezhi, what is your current situation? Does Li Shiqun still have doubts about you? ”

"I think it's safe for the time being, but Duan Wentao planted a seed of doubt in Li Shiqun's heart before he died. Li Shiqun is suspicious by nature, for him: doubt is absolute, and trust is only relative. Mr. Mao, whose subordinate was ordered to go undercover No. 76, repeatedly violated the latent discipline, and for the sake of personal revenge, he was impulsive, and he once committed the unwise act of impulsive killing; He was also not ordered to assist Guo Xuan in rescuing Stationmaster Zhou privately. Today, I ask the chief to punish and teach you a lesson. ”

"Hmph, it turns out that you also know that it is impulsive, but it is not wise! You are in the tiger's den, and if you are not careful, you may lose your life. Even if you don't cherish yourself, what about the task? How many people have even paid with their lives to protect you! I just hope that you can learn from this and think twice about everything you do. ”

Thinking of Yang Jun, as well as Kong Wenqing and Le Yi...... A burst of sourness welled up in his heart, Liu Zezhi sincerely admitted his mistake, and advised: "Yes, your teachings have been remembered by your subordinates." Mr. Mao, Li Shiqun didn't know that you were in Changshu, but his subordinates still wanted to persuade you: Please leave northern Jiangsu and return to Chongqing...... If something happens to you, your subordinates and others will not be innocent of death. ”

These words hit Zhou Chengbin's heart, and he persuaded him: "Mr. Mao, what Zezhi said makes sense, please think twice." Mr. Pan's subordinates will go for you, and I think Mr. Pan will understand. ”

"No, Cheng Bin, you send a report to Mr. Pan: If conditions permit, I will personally visit his station."

Zhou Chengbin replied helplessly: "I'll go and contact Mr. Pan." ”

Zhou Chengbin left, and only Liu Zezhi and Mao Renfeng were left in the room, and Liu Zezhi admonished: "Mr. Mao, my subordinates know that the supply of Western medicine in the Guotong area is very scarce, and it is not that subordinates and others have the courage to disobey orders: but judging from the current situation: building another penicillin production line is tantamount to a moth to a fire, please think twice." ”

Mao Renfeng didn't have any unhappy expression, and replied: "What you said makes sense, this matter is put on hold for the time being, and I will find a way to explain it to Boss Dai." "The Golden Cicada Project is about to be launched, and Mao Renfeng is not willing to make extraneous branches at this time.

Liu Zezhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, sir, for your compassion." ”

This book was first published in Reading Books