In Shanghai in the early morning of January 14, in the cold winter wind, the east had just been white, and the tiger stove opened by Li Zhiyong was opened. This tiger stove is located in a small corner of the alley where the income of the occupants is not high, and the occupation is not very "decent", many people leave home before dawn in order to make a living, some go to the small vegetable market to buy vegetables, some housewives are pouring the toilet, and some are working as coolies to pull a few mouthfuls of overnight rice, and they have to run for the livelihood of the day. The tiger stove at this time is one of the two busiest hours of the day. Many people's firewood and briquette stoves have not yet come up, or in order to save some fuel, they simply do not light a fire in the morning, and go to the tiger stove to carry a few pots of boiling water home, wash their faces and soak in rice. Li Zhiyong and a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, one added firewood, watched the fire, added water, and the other sold water cards, pouring boiling water, and they were very busy.

Li Zhiyong took out a pocket watch, looked at it, and said with a sigh: "This is bad, I forgot to send water to the bookstore in front of me." Brother, you take care of it, I'll come when I go. ”

With that, he carried a white tin bucket of boiling water and hurried to the bookstore. The bookstore hasn't opened yet, Li Zhiyong knocked on the door, someone inside answered, the door was half open, Li Zhiyong said a few words with a smiling face, and carried a bucket into the bookstore. Zhou Chengbin was waiting in the warehouse. When the two met, Zhou Chengbin said, "How is it?" There was no danger in handing out the leaflets, right? ”

"No, this time we learned the lesson of the last time we distributed leaflets, and we were impeccable in every way. There is also good news, Sun Wenkai sent a secret telegram, the third column and the Japanese fought twice, seized a lot of guns and ammunition, and seized a Japanese military warehouse. With the use of these materials, Chongqing just sent another batch of supplies, and the team expanded to more than 400 people. ”

Zhou Chengbin nodded and said, "This is indeed good news. Zhiyong, the third column of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army is the team you brought out, and you have made a lot of contributions. Let's not talk about that. Divine needle sent out information, Yamaki Ryuzo and Ni Xin gave me a set, found two people to pretend to be the wife and children of Kage Sazhen Zhao, and dug a trap for me in the apartment of the senior Japanese officer in the Aili Garden. I want to do it, you see......"

Li Zhiyong nodded frequently: "Good idea, I'll complete the first half of this plan." However, the webmaster ......"

"If you have something to say, can you? Why spit? ”

"Is the Divine Needle capable of undertaking such an important task? I don't know who he is, but in case he is exposed because of this...... The headquarters of the Chongqing Bureau blamed you, and your situation ...... Alas, thinking about what happened to Guo Xuan and Sun Wenkai, sometimes I can't help but feel chilled. Stationmaster, we are born and died for the country on the front line, but ...... The stationmaster, the existence of the divine needle, is not only of greater significance to the military commander, but also to the Ministry of Defense. If he is exposed because of this, I am afraid that you ......"

"That's it! These words are not allowed to be said again. ”

"Yes."

Zhou Chengbin couldn't help but sigh, the stabbing plan was frustrated for a while, Guo Xuan and Sun Wenkai were demoted, especially Guo Xuan was also imprisoned in the Xifeng concentration camp, and in the end he couldn't help but bow his head and give in, and became a scapegoat...... But in the face of a national disaster, what is the personal life and death honor and disgrace?

He admitted in his heart that Li Zhiyong's words made sense. The significance of burying such an idle chess piece in the headquarters of the Japanese occupation forces in Songhu is far greater for the Ministry of Defense than for the military command. This is why the military commander preferred to release the South Pole Star in the first place, but also buried the magic needle in the Japanese headquarters. If this operation fails, the military commanders will not pursue it, and the Ministry of Defense will not let it go. But if you can't stop Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's madness, what face do you have to claim to be a Whampoa soldier and a Chinese man?

Zhou Chengbin restrained his feelings and said gently: "Zhiyong, I don't blame you, but you have to understand that everything we do is for the country, our loyalty, not for anyone, including Boss Dai." but only against the Republic of China. As for the Divine Needle...... This is also the first time I have worked with him, but I believe in Sun Wenkai's eyesight. Zhiyong, once on the battlefield, our comrades-in-arms are our siblings, and we have only one choice for our brothers: unconditional trust. Otherwise, you won't have to fight this battle at all, because you will definitely lose. ”

The Japanese headquarters on the 13th was as usual, and there was no movement.

On the 14th, the Japanese headquarters remained normal, and there was no movement.

When the fifteenth came, Ni Xin and Yamaki Ryuzo's nerves became tighter and tighter, and they almost collapsed.

After getting off work on the 15th, Ni Xinyuan, who was patrolling back and forth in the headquarters, saw Kong Wenqing at the gate struggling to carry two large boxes and walked in, he took two steps and said with a smile: "Do you need my help?" ”

Kong Wenqing put down the box in his hand and replied, "No, I'll take a break and move it in slowly." These things have been checked by the new checkpoint you have set up at the door. Does Secretary Ni need to search again? ”

"It's serious, since I've checked it all, what else do I look at? I know you've got a heart out of me...... It's normal to not be able to put it down for a while. However, from the day you accepted Director Li's order, left No. 76, and returned to Chongqing to lurk, we were no longer enemies. Mr. Kong...... Let's not be so angry, between me and Zezhi, we have always been named. I'll call you Wenqing. You just call me Lao Ni, or Ni Xin. ”

Kong Wenqing had no choice but to smile and said, "Heart disease is not a thing." Merely...... Forget it, I won't say anything. ”

Ni Xin asked with concern, "Where are you going?" By the way, where do you work in the headquarters now? ”

"I moved to the dormitory to live in and it was my luggage. My mother and brother-in-law, I sent them back to their hometown. The standard of living in Shanghai is too high, I am alone to support my family, and I have to rent a house, which is very tight. Originally, General Kagesa intended to make Tanaka-kun the captain of the special service agency action team of the headquarters, and I followed him. Who knew that Tanaka-kun repeatedly asked to go to No. 76. So General Kagesa appointed me as the head of a task force and took up my post on the 20th of this month. ”

Ni Xin secretly said that this person doesn't talk much, but the way is very clear, and Liu Zezhi, who is outgoing and informal, is not the same type of person at all. The attitude towards money is even more different, although Kong Wenqing is poor but very high, the first thing he did when he arrived in Shanghai was to take the initiative to ask No. 76 not to accept the living expenses that were previously paid to his mother and brother.

He smiled and said, "It's okay, then you can rest for a few days before taking office." Actually, you don't have to...... In the past, the house where Lingtang lived was arranged at No. 76, you can continue to live, forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, I think you have your own reasons. Come, I'll help you get a box and take you to the dormitory, just in time to recognize the door. ”

Kong Wenqing couldn't refuse, so he had to let Ni Xin carry a box for him and come to the dormitory. This dormitory is a single room, but it does not have a kitchen or bathroom. There was only a half-old single iron bed, a chair, a desk, and a wardrobe. At first glance, it is uniformly rationed. Ni Xin put down the box and said with a smile: "I'll help you clean it up." ”

Kong Wenqing knew that Ni Xin was still not at ease with him, and his "kindness" could not be refused, so he pretended to be dazed and ignorant, and said, "Okay, then thank you." ”

Kong Wenqing opened the box, one box contained a simple futon, and the other box contained two ready-to-buy winter clothes, a coffee-colored tunic, and a navy blue suit. It's not high-end. A change of underwear, a dozen books, and some necessary daily necessities.

After the two of them simply cleaned up, Ni Xin took out a wad of banknotes and said with a smile: "This is the living expenses of Lingtang and Lingdi that Director Li used to allocate quarterly, when you arrived in Shanghai, you said that you don't need it, but I have already received it in the first quarter, and it is not appropriate to put it here with me, or return it, even if it is a little settlement fee." Kong Wenqing refused to accept it, and Ni Xin pressed his hand: "If you don't accept it, you are still blaming me." My own brother, there are places where you need help in the future. Take it. I still have something to do, so I'll go first. ”

Kong Wenqing took the money, was stunned for a while, and had to put it away. At ten o'clock in the evening, Kong Wenqing extinguished the lights in the room, closed the curtains, turned on the lamp, took out a small pair of scissors, carefully cut the lining of the suit, took out a few things disguised as shoulder pads, and sewed them with flying needles and threads. The hand with the gun did not seem clumsy in doing needlework. After more than an hour, a product is basically formed.

Then he cut open the lining of his tunic and carefully removed a blank white banner made of thin silk, one meter wide and three meters long. He poured the liquid from the thermos that had been prepared on the banner, and after a few minutes, the handwriting gradually appeared on the blank banner: Shadow Zo Zhenzhao, the young offender is punished by heaven, and he does not kill himself, woe to his father, and the boy is disgraced. The son said: The son does not teach the fault of the father, and the teacher is lazy if he does not teach strictly. It is also a small people of the country who belong to the Japanese Gang, and they are in a corner, and their nature is stubborn, and they have not heard the teachings of the sages. The lessons of today's father: A gentleman does not get angry or offend, does not bully the weak and widows, the old and the old, the young and the young. If you don't repent, you will regret it!

This book was first published in Reading Rim