Chapter 62: The Night of the Rainstorm
(The first more, the second more in the yard.) )
Storms, lightning and thunder, and rumbling sounds continued to sound, and the entire city of Beijing seemed to be cracked.
At the military advisory office located at No. 81 Tieshi Hutong, it has not changed a bit because of this sudden rainstorm, the level of vigilance is as usual, and the military police with guns on their shoulders are still standing at their posts, and everything seems to be in order.
It's not that they are willing to continue working in such bad weather, why don't they want to lie comfortably in the lounge at this time, holding idle books and drinking hot tea, but at least reason tells them that such thoughts are just enjoyable in their heads, because the "Military Advisory Department Regulations" clearly state the consequences of doing so, and they will be fined for half a year and placed on probation.
A separate building in the Military Advisory Office, with a few rows of lights still faintly lit, is where the Intelligence Department is located.
As a 24-hour standby agency, the Intelligence Department is like a bowstring that is always tightened, and it stands to reason that there should be a lot of manpower, however, the strange thing is that there are almost no people moving around whether it is at the entrance or in the corridor, and if it weren't for the lights on the windows, it really makes people think that there are still people here, plus the sound of ticking keeps coming from the room, and the strange atmosphere makes people who are close here shudder.
In the confidential room next to the telegraph room, Shu Qing'a, the director of the Intelligence Department, was restless, he had been waiting in this room for nearly six hours, and his anxious mood made him keep pacing back and forth in the room, and the sudden heavy rain outside the house aggravated Shu Qing'a's inner uneasiness.
He looked through the window and saw a gray, almost dark sky, and the bad weather made him stop in his tracks, thinking about what had just happened.
After he conveyed the red-skinned document to Ye Kai, he received an order to wait in place until the latter arrived.
And now Shu Qing'a looked at his watch, his brows were tightened, and he was a little skeptical that Ye Kai would come in such weather.
Shu Qing'a has always been unable to see through this top boss who single-handedly promoted him, as if he was communicating through a veil, and he only knew half of what he saw.
Of course, thinking about it, Shu Qing'a didn't continue to delve in, this is not what he should care about, he only knows one thing, under the wing of that new star strongman, he can dodge the cold guns and arrows fired by political enemies at any time, and these days, he also understands the superiority of real power, although the daily work of the Intelligence Department is busy and heavy, but at least he doesn't have to be the air bag of those military bureaucrats.
With a "squeak", the door of the house was suddenly opened, and the unexpected sharp sound blew away the sullen atmosphere in the room, and at the same time completely broke the anxiety that lingered in Shu Qing'a's heart.
A figure in an army-green raincoat walked in, and the rain trickled down his boots until he was standing in a small puddle, and the hood on his head hid the faces of the visitors, but he seemed to be panting for breath at the sound.
Shu Qing'a was taken aback by this situation, and just as he wanted to see the face of this uninvited guest, a familiar voice came from under the hood.
"Qing, bring me a towel."
Two or three seconds after hearing that voice, Shu Qing'a couldn't believe that it was Ye Kai who was speaking, and it wasn't until the latter took off his hood that he was 100% sure of the identity of the person who came.
"Good military envoy!?" Shu Qing'a pouted in surprise.
"Why don't you know each other?"
Ye Kai didn't look at Shu Qing'a, but took off the heavy military raincoat by himself, with a faint warm smile in his words.
"Of course I know it"
After reacting, Shu Qing'a immediately cleared his mind, and he hurriedly ran to the side shelf, brought a sweater, and a cup of hot water.
Taking advantage of this time, Ye Kai shook off the rain stains that fell on his body, it was really unexpected to encounter such a heavy rainstorm halfway, even if he was prepared, he and Han Chun'er also spent half a day on the muddy road, and only now did they rush to the military advisory office, but it was already very late overnight.
"It's raining so hard, I'm afraid the road is not easy to walk, the good army envoy came as scheduled, which really makes the humble duty admire." Seeing Ye Kai take over the hot water, Shu Qing'a said casually on the side.
"Qing, I came as scheduled to listen to your words."
Ye Kai directly interrupted Shu Qing'a's polite words, I don't know if it was the wind blowing or what, his face was a little stiff, but such words still touched Shu Qing'a, the latter lowered his head a little embarrassed, and at the same time, Ye Kai was also telling the latter with such an attitude that the bureaucratic rules do not hold up here, and he should pay attention to efficiency when speaking.
"I've read your papers, tell me about the specifics."
"Yes, yes"
A little embarrassed, after his face was slightly adjusted, Shu Qing'a returned to business: "According to the instructions of the adults last time, after our people infiltrated the Beijing Division Telegraph Office, the work is day and night, this morning, the people who were installed in the telegraph office came with news, as the adults said before, there are frequent dynamics in the capital, and a few letters are from Zhangde, Henan. ”
After hearing this familiar geographical term, Ye Kai's heart finally let go of half of it, he had been waiting for these news for so many days, and it was false to say that he was not in a hurry.
Of course, Shu Qing'a didn't know the content of these telegrams, because the original telegrams had not been translated by the code and were still in an unreadable state, and the reason why he did this was to wait for Ye Kai to open it himself.
After hearing these news, Ye Kai nodded with satisfaction, Shu Qing'a did a very good job, especially in terms of secrecy, you must know that these telegrams do not know how many hands they pass through before they are transmitted back to the Military Advisory Office, and even within the Military Advisory Office, Ye Kai does not dare to guarantee that one hundred percent of the people have other intentions, so for a long time, he has been demanding about secrecy work.
"How many?" Ye Kai needs to know the specific answer.
"A total of five" Shu Qing'a thought for a while, telling the truth, and after a while, he added: "According to the information from the telegraph office, three of these five telegrams belong to private individuals, and the other two seem to be from the special number of the government. ”
Although he does not know the content, Shu Qing'a can roughly distinguish the difference and severity of these telegrams according to the cost of the telegrams.
Feudal official? When he heard Shu Qing'a's words, Ye Kai's eyelids instinctively jumped, as he expected, there was really something greasy here, and this was also what he had been waiting for.
"Why don't you take a look now?" Shu Qing'a took a step forward and asked.
Shu Qing'a's question, Ye Kai did not rush to answer, he thought back and forth in his mind to confirm that there was nothing wrong, and then said to Shu Qing'a: "Take those five letters, take a few pens, and read these today." ”
"Yes"
Shu Qing'a answered, turned around and went to get the confidential telegrams, he knew that with Ye Kai's temper, he would never wait until tomorrow, even if it was late.
"Good military envoy, these are all these."
Ye Kai took the telegram from Shu Qing'a's hand, walked forward with steps, sat directly on the latter's office chair, and then started the time-consuming translation work non-stop.
These tasks were done by Ye Kai alone, Shu Qing'a naturally didn't dare to disturb, he stood respectfully to the side, his eyes always wandering away from those telegrams.
Time passed minute by minute, and the two of them maintained their respective states like this, even though this is Shu Qing'a's office, but who is the real owner here, it seems to be clear at a glance.