Tang Yan was shocked when she heard this. argued: "I don't know what you're talking about, my husband's surname is Lu, not Mai, he is at most a left-wing literati, but by no means ***." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Tang Yan, do you still have to lie in front of me?" ”

Tang Yan didn't dare to look at him directly, and turned her head to look out the window angrily: "You are a selfish and narrow-minded man, because he is my husband, you are not willing to lend a hand, you figure it out, I have broken up with you, I have my freedom, I have my life!" ”

Chen Zikun replied quietly: "Do you have this attitude, like a begging person?" ”

Tang Yan was silent for a while, and tears welled up in her eyes: "I really have no choice but to come and beg you, please help me." As he spoke, he knelt down.

Chen Zikun sat still, stared at Tang Yan for a while, and finally said: "Okay, I will call Cheng Ziqing, but whether the location of the crime is the French Concession, I am really not sure how much my words can play." ”

"Thank you." Tang Yan stood up, wiped the tears on her face, went out, and met Liu Ting holding the child, the two passed by, but they invariably glanced back.

Chen Zikun picked up the case file on the table, this was sent by Cheng Ziqing, the person in the photo resembles Mai Ping who led the troops to blow up the gate of the office back then, but this face is completely ruthless, it really looks like a literati, can it be said that he is really mistaken?

He picked up the phone and called the patrol room of the French Concession, and said to Cheng Ziqing that if this person did not violate the law of the concession authorities, he should be released.

Cheng Ziqing checked the details of this person named Lu Ping, it is indeed just a left-wing literati who loves to criticize the government in magazines and newspapers, except for illegal gun possession, he did not violate the concession law, since Chen Zikun spoke, he was happy to send a favor, confiscated the palm thunder, and let Lu Ping out of the knot, so he was released.

It was already evening when he was released, Tang Yan rented a car to pick up Lu Ping, the previous apartment had been exposed and could no longer live, they went to another house, washed and cleaned up, as usual Tang Yan slept on the bed in the bedroom, and Lu Ping slept on the floor of the living room.

Suddenly, Tang Yan asked, "Your surname is Mai?" ”

Lu Ping paused and smiled, "How do you know?" ”

Tang Yan asked rhetorically: "What else are you hiding from me?" ”

Lu Ping said: "Organizationally, let's pretend to be husband and wife, you are responsible for covering, you don't need to know anything else, it's not safe to know, it's not good for you and me." ”

Tang Yan nodded and didn't speak again.

Early the next morning, Lu Ping received instructions from his superiors to leave Shanghai for Nanjing on another task, he immediately packed his luggage, shook hands with Tang Yan, and called a foreign car to go straight to Zhabei Railway Station.

Ten minutes later, Lu Ping sat in the pre-trial room of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, and he was interrogated by a sturdy man of about 30 years old, wearing a black tweed tunic and wearing a party emblem, pouring tea and handing cigarettes to Lu Ping with a smile.

"What university did Mr. Lupin graduate from?" The man asked as if he were chatting.

Lu Ping didn't say a word.

"Hehe, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Xu Tingge, I studied at Peking University, during the May Fourth period, I also traveled on the streets, we are also revolutionary comrades, you can rest assured, for intellectuals, the party-state has always been lenient, you tell what you know, and release it immediately, how about it?"

Lu Ping still didn't speak.

Xu Tingge's mouth was dry, but he still couldn't pry his mouth open, so he had to escort him into the dungeon and slowly clean up.

……

Chen Zikun was convinced of Liu Ting's judgment, the war was about to break out, and the tax police regiment stationed in Wu Li would inevitably bear the brunt, although this force was nominally assigned to the Ministry of Finance, but the real person in power was himself, he sent an order to Xue Bin, be ready for battle, always guard against the provocation of the Japanese army, and in case of attack, do not hesitate to fight back, and do not repeat the tragedy of Shenyang.

Warehouses in Pudong were stockpiled with a large number of military supplies, and barbed wire imported from the United States and Ericon 20-mm anti-aircraft guns imported from Switzerland were moved out, arming the front-line troops to the teeth.

As Liu Ting had predicted, the atmosphere in Shanghai was becoming increasingly tense.

On 8 January, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito inspected the army troops at the Yoyogi training ground in the suburbs of Tokyo, and after the end of the car, he drove back to the palace, and was assassinated near the Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace, and the bomb accidentally hit the auxiliary car, killing a coachman, the emperor was safe and sound, and the assassin was arrested.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Japan is preparing to provoke a conflict in Shanghai, but the government of the Republic of China still adheres to the policy of non-resistance.

A few days later, several Japanese monks went to the vicinity of Sanyou Industrial Society, a Chinese company that produced towels, and were reportedly beaten to death by workers.

Japan first invaded and occupied the three eastern provinces, and then was aggressive in Shanghai, and the anti-Japanese sentiment among the people was unprecedentedly high, and it was approaching the critical point of the outbreak, and the ** sentiment of the Japanese expatriates living in the Hongkou area was also rapidly warmed up, and public opinion in Japan frantically hyped up and exaggerated, trying to play the role of a victim, and the Japanese side proposed that all anti-Japanese organizations be immediately disbanded, anti-Japanese activities should be banned, and the safety of the Japanese nationals should be guaranteed, otherwise resolute action should be taken.

Originally, according to Japan's expectations, this move would completely anger the Chinese Government and thus fire the first shot, but who knew that the temper of the Nationalist Government was much more docile than they expected, and not only did they not go crazy, but politely accepted all the orders, but gave the Japanese side the feeling that the punch had missed.

Not only that, Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin also ordered the withdrawal of the 19th Route Army stationed in Shanghai on many occasions to avoid a conflict with the Japanese army, which would cause unpredictable and bad consequences.

According to the investigation of the Three Guns Society, the Japanese expatriate groups living in Shanghai, such as the Resident Militia Group, the Self-Police Corps, and the Township Military Association, have begun to distribute guns and ammunition, and these Japanese expatriates who have lived in Shanghai for several decades are very familiar with the terrain and are proficient in Shanghainese, and they are excellent guides and interpreters when it comes to fighting, which shows that Japan has made the final preparations.

Chen Zikun did not return home for several days, and had been active in Zhabei Wu Li, meeting with General Cai Tingkai of the 19th Route Army, and both sides believed that war would break out in the near future.

"We, the 19th Route Army, will never lose Shanghai without firing a shot, and we are ready, even if we sacrifice the whole army." General Cai's Chinese has a strong Cantonese accent, and although his words are strong, Chen Zikun can't believe it, and if they really fight, maybe they can run faster than anyone else.

In order to relieve Xue Bin's worries, Chen Zikun loaded Mrs. Xue and his two sons, together with the fine soft, into the concession.

On the way back to the concession from Zhabei, the road is crowded, all the people who dragged their families to move to the concession, from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period, the Shanghai Ocean concession is the only safe place in the war, after a few decades it is still the case, the situation in Shanghai is tight, even the most ordinary people have felt, the car is difficult to move forward in the flow of people, the patrol guarding the gate is very eye-catching, jump on the car pedal, use the baton to drive a way, has been sent the car across the Waibaidu Bridge.

Shuangxi took out a stack of money to reward the patrol, the car continued to move forward, refugees everywhere along the street, the housing prices in the concession skyrocketed, and it was difficult to rent a place to stay, and even a pavilion could be rented at a sky-high price.

When I returned to the villa, I saw sandbags piled up at the door, barbed wire fences pulled up on the wall, and plainclothes guards were waiting for them. ”

The guards explained that this was not a block for the Japanese, but for the refugees, and that the streets and alleys were full of people, and there were many people stealing chickens and dogs.

Chen Zikun thought for a while and said: "Buy some grain and open a porridge shed, it's not easy in winter." ”

Hurriedly entered the building, asked the housekeeper to arrange for Xue Bin's family to move in, and returned to his bedroom to pack his luggage, Yao Yilei asked him: "The situation is tense, should we go back to Jiangdong?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "The concession is still very safe, you can rest assured, I will go to Nanjing now to meet Wang Zhaoming and report to him the situation in Shanghai." ”

Yao Yilei said: "Tang Yan came to you yesterday. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Her man is missing and wants to ask you for help."

"Where to find it." Chen Zikun snorted and took out the tweed general's uniform in the closet, Yao Yilei hurriedly took it and slapped it, helped him put it on, and said, "Tang Yan waited until late to leave, I thought she was quite pitiful, so I agreed for you." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Hu Lai, what do you know, her man is ***, he was arrested by the legal arrest room some time ago, I found Cheng Ziqing to come forward and fished it out, and now he is missing again, it is likely that he was taken by the spies, what can others help, Su Qingyan is still in the Central Prison, I have no problem, not to mention that the person is still genuine." ”

Yao Yilei said: "In this way, this Tang Yan is really hateful, isn't this harmful to us." ”

Chen Zikun buttoned up the wind and discipline button, sorted out the military appearance in the mirror, Yao Yilei took the command knife and helped him hang it on his waist, and suddenly hugged him from behind.

"You're not going to war, are you?" Yao Yilei said quietly.

Chen Zikun felt sour in his heart: "I am a general, how can I go into battle in person, don't worry." ”

"Who doesn't know you, Qiu Gao Ma Fat, just in the middle of the war, who said this?" Yao Yilei hugged her husband tightly.

Chen Zikun smiled: "This is Sun Xinyuan's famous words, not what I said, don't worry, I will be fine." ”

Called to Hongqiao Airport to arrange a special plane, let Shuangxi prepare the car, Liu Ting also prepared the report materials, Chen Zikun went downstairs in a military uniform, and the guards saluted in the hall.

went out to board the car, and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw Tang Yan negotiating with the guards at the door, Liu Ting said, "Do you want to wait." ”

Chen Zikun looked at his watch, and now he flew to Nanjing, just in time to meet the executive president before getting off work, and it would be tomorrow if it was too late, so he said: "Drive." ”

The big iron door slowly opened, and the Mercedes bulletproof sedan with the flag drove out under the escort of three motorcycles, Tang Yan saw Chen Zikun sitting in the car, and hurriedly waved to him, Chen Zikun did not squint, as if he did not notice her, and the car drove away at full power.

Tang Yan's hand froze in mid-air, and the guards at the door looked at her expressionlessly, she smiled helplessly, wrapped her coat tightly and walked slowly, like a lonely hong.