In the thirties of the twentieth century, there was a well-known "thief" named Wu Zhanyuan. Just because of his thin stature, and because he practiced light skills like the wind and went without a shadow, the rivers and lakes gave him a nickname - "Wind Shadow".

Tang Zong (later a senior staff member of Chiang Kai-shek's chamberlain) once inspected Shanghai, and after getting off the bus at Lao Ximen, he had just walked a few steps before the top-secret diary in his pocket disappeared -- this vote was originally done by "Fengying" Wu Zhan.

"Wind Shadow" Wu Cheng was originally born in a poor family, and his fate was very obedient: when he was six years old, his mother suffered from a "disease of not being able to eat" - no matter how much food he ate, he did not feel full, and his body was getting thinner and thinner (possibly diabetes); Later, he suddenly lost his sight in both eyes (possibly a complication of diabetes). When he was nine years old, his father was in a car accident and died; Wu Zhan was originally dependent on his blind mother.

When God closes one door to a person, he often opens another window for that person. Wu Zhengyuan, who wandered in society, was taken in by a thief who was very capable when he grew up a little, and taught him a set of stealing skills. He and his master steal for a living, but they don't worry about food and clothing. Later, he married his wife and had children. Later, because Wu Zhanyuan committed a homicide, he fled from Shanghai to Jiangzhou, changed his name and surname to Mo Gaoke, and even changed his nickname to "Yunzhongyan".

After Mo Gaoke, "Yunzhongyan" arrived in Jiangzhou, he often went in and out of entertainment venues, and he was in a happy mood; Second, I took the sheep by the hand to get some valuable things from Miss Yang, Mrs. Kuo and my son-in-law. After a few years, the family also had a lot of money and some gold, silver and jewelry. His old mother, Wu Wang, and his wife, Dai Xingchen, persuaded him to accept it when he saw it and wash his hands.

"Yun Zhongyan" listened to the persuasion of his mother and wife, and prepared to go to the "Lost Ballroom" on Lishui Road to play, waiting for the opportunity to do another ticket to wash his hands.

This luxurious "Lost Ballroom" was invested and founded by American Johnson. At the beginning of the business, only whites and high-ranking officials were allowed to enter and have fun, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter; Even if you get in, you have to be kicked out - that's just a sigh in history.

After the fall of Jiangzhou on 12 August 1937, young Japanese officers and soldiers often went in and out of the "Lost Ballroom", and Johnson had no choice but to let it go. As the days went by, many ordinary people also went in to play, and Johnson didn't care about it.

On this day, Mo Gaoke came to the "Lost Ballroom", and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the "Dance Queen" Guo Qianqian wearing a red night dress, a violet on her left chest, a delicate electric guitar on her shoulder, her slender jade fingers gently plucked the strings, and a small mouth was singing in front of the microphone in front of the green velvet curtain, and she was still twisting her waist and shaking her hips (usually people say that "the heart is useless", but in fact, this statement is not correct - the human brain can be completely "multi-threaded") - this "multi-functional" won bursts of applause and cheers, and more than a dozen sexy and sultry young dancers were dancing around her.

Under the interplay of light and green velvet, Guo Qianqian felt even more beautiful and moving - but seeing her face like peach blossoms, her skin like clotted fat, her eyes like bright stars, her eyebrows like willow leaves, her mouth like cherries, and her teeth like broken silver, the coquettish voice in her throat was even more delicate:

"I'm intoxicated by the a** air, and my dream is shattered when I wake up...... It's hard to regret the past, you can only look back on yourself......"

"It's rare to get drunk a few times in life, so why not be happy...... After parting tonight, when will you come again......"

In the entire dance hall, only the singing voice can be heard lingering, like a pearl falling on the jade panlan; The guitar is poignant and earnest, like a monkey crying and a crane crying three more rains; The pipa is sad and complaining, like turning over the clouds and purple swallows crying Zhumen.

Ay...... The great poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty said in "Bo Qinhuai": "...... The merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings "** Flower" across the river", which is probably what she refers to!

"Yun Zhongyan" came to sit down in the circle sofa by the dance floor, and the waitress in the miniskirt immediately brought a glass of "Mrs. Rose" and said to him sweetly, "Use it slowly".

While enjoying and tasting the green wine, Mo Gaoke browsed the dance floor to find a suitable dance partner.

On the dance floor, a pair of male and female dancers are dancing - some of them are fascinated, some are like tigers and snakes, and some are sanctimonious; Some are frivolous, some are talking and dancing, and some are laughing; Guo Qianqian, the "dance queen" who came down from the stage, and the dozen or so half-naked young dancers became a "strange thing".

This kind of atmosphere is in strong contrast with the tragic scene of the people in Jiangzhou and other parts of China under the iron hooves of the great powers--there is only joy, only numbness, and only arrogance and indulgence.

At the end of the song, "Yun Zhongyan" was about to invite a girl with long hair and a shawl to dance, but saw a domineering guy with Erlang's legs crossed in the ** hostess. "Yun Zhongyan" has always been unaccustomed to these people (he had an accident in Shanghai because of the grievances), so he was ready to play him and do a "closed-door transaction".

"Yun Zhongyan" put down the "Lady Rose" in his hand and quietly came behind the guy.

Horses stumble, and men stumble. Just as "Yun Zhongyan" put his hand into the guy's waist to pick out the bulging thing, his hand told him that this erection thing was not "red goods", nor was it "yellow goods" ("red goods" refers to money and goods, and "yellow goods" refers to gold and silver), and it was probably a pistol.

It's too late! That's fast! "Yun Zhongyan" knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly withdrew his hand, but it was too late - his hand was clamped by that guy - this person was He Wenxuan, director of the Investigation Department of the Jiangzhou Police Department.

This He Wenxuan also came to dance in the "Lost Ballroom"? Definitely! Why is that? It turned out that since the occupation of Jiangzhou by little Japan, the public order in the city has been unprecedentedly "chaotic" -- some "punishment squads" and "hoe gangs" have risen one after another, and many pro-Japanese elements have been killed without explanation. The Jiangzhou authorities were very troubled by this, and the Japanese military police regiment came up with a method of "governing China with China" -- using the police and Chinese detectives to "maintain social order and Jinghua urban order." This activity also played a somewhat "role."

Today, the target of "Yunzhongyan" Mo Gaoke is He Wenxuan, the director of the Investigation Division, who is in charge of the security of Lishui Road and the "Lost Ballroom", but he is wearing civilian clothes. Unexpectedly, "Yunzhongyan" would fall on his hand before washing his hands in the golden basin.

He Wenxuan brought "Yun Zhongyan" to the back lounge of the "Miles Dance Hall", and as soon as he entered the door, he came to dismount - he couldn't prevent a fist on the front door of "Yun Zhongyan", and beat the "Yun Zhongyan" to the point that his eyes were full of gold stars, and his head was dizzy and his ears were ringing.

After "Yun Zhongyan" ate He Wenxuan's "meeting gift", he knew that he had met the top goods today! He thought he was unlucky, and he didn't want to resist stubbornly, and he didn't dare to take advantage of his tongue.

He Wenxuan asked a small policeman to make a record, and asked "Yun Zhongyan" to confess truthfully.

"Say! What is your name? He Wenxuan asked viciously.

"My name is Mogaoko." Singles don't suffer immediate losses! People with guns are not ordinary people, "Yun Zhongyan" didn't dare to lie and tell lies, so he had to tell the truth!

"Mogaoko?" He Wenxuan listened to the name reported by "Yunzhongyan", and was slightly stunned - this name is so familiar! But I can't remember it for a while.

"Yes! My name is Mogaoko! "Yunzhongyan" repeated his name again.

"Your name is Mogaoko? So what's your nickname? Mo Gaoke's impression gradually magnified in He Wenxuan's mind.

"My nickname is 'Swallow in the Clouds.'" Mo Gaoke told the truth.

"Your nickname is 'Yunzhongyan'?" Listening to Mo Gaoke's nickname, He Wenxuan's mind basically affirmed Mo Gaoke's identity - this person is the famous thief in Jiangzhou City!

"Does your home live in Zhoujiaqiao, Dongcheng District?" He Wenxuan asked further.

"Yes! My family lives in Zhoujiaqiao, Dongcheng District. How do you know? "Yun Zhongyan" was shocked when he heard He Wenxuan's question: Who is he? How does he know my address?

"The thief 'Yunzhongyan' in Zhoujiaqiao, Dongcheng District, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?"

"Oh! It seems that my reputation as a thief is not small! "Yun Zhongyan" said with a wry smile.

"Mogaoko! Do you want to atone for your sins? He Wenxuan suddenly changed his gentle tone and asked-He Wenxuan went to the "Tiandao Hall" to find the leopard in the snow to investigate the "golden jade clothes case" (in fact, he was looking for the "golden jade clothes" for himself), but the leopard in the snow refused to admit it; He Wenxuan had no choice but to ask the leopard in the snow to "find any clues, or even related to someone under him, please tell me in time." But He Wenxuan never heard the leopard in the snow "tell him". At noon today, He Wenxuan heard that Wan Jincheng, the son of Wan Fuxiang, and Qiu Fenghan, the inspector of the patrol room, had gone to the "Tiandao Hall" and looked for the leopard in the snow.

That Qiu Fenghan is not an enemy, but Markham Cheng is not easy to mess with - he is the translator of the Japanese Military Police Regiment, Osa Kondo Isaburo, and he can't fight with him. Therefore, He Wenxuan was quite discouraged. In the afternoon, He Wenxuan suddenly heard from the society that the "golden jade clothes" were under the seat of the snow leopard of the hall master of the "Heavenly Dao Hall". Therefore, he now suddenly wants to use "Yunzhongyan" Mo Gaoke to go to the "Tiandao Hall" to fish for "golden jade clothes".

"What is atonement?" "Yun Zhongyan" asked puzzled.

"Have you ever heard of the treasure of the 'Golden Jade Clothes'?"

"Nope!" Mo Gaoke does not know the "golden jade clothes", but knows that whoever encounters the "golden jade clothes" will not be at peace, and even have the risk of life; So he didn't want to get involved.

"None? You're still a thief, and you don't even know about this kind of treasure that shocks the whole city, it's so lonely and unheard. He Wenxuan didn't care whether Mo Gaoke said the truth or falsehood, so he "reprimanded" him.

"I usually only get some valuable 'red goods' and 'yellow goods', and I have never been interested in these clothes that are not very useful." Mogaoke deliberately played around.

"Clothes that don't make a big difference? I'm telling you! This 'golden jade clothes' is a priceless treasure! ”

"I really don't understand this, so what do you mean by telling me these things?" "Yun Zhongyan" had basically understood He Wenxuan's extraneous voice, but he still deliberately asked such a sentence.

"I'm telling you these things because I want you to help me fish out this 'golden jade robe' for me. If you can help me get the 'Golden Jade Clothes', not only will today's matter not be investigated, but I can also give you a large sum of money. ”

"What do you want this thing for?"

"Don't ask about that! All you have to do is help me get the 'Golden Jade Clothes' out!" ”

"Okay! I'll help you find it! If there is any whereabouts of the 'Golden Jade Clothes', I will tell you as soon as possible! Mo Gaoke pretended to be completely ignorant of the "golden jade clothes".

"It's not for me to look for it, but to do it tonight."

"Tonight? I don't know where the 'Golden Jade Clothes' are yet, and how do I act? ”

"You don't have to worry about this, you come here with your ears, and I'll tell you where the 'Golden Jade Clothes' are."

Mo Gaoke stretched out his head and put his ear close to He Wenxuan; He Wenxuan muttered for a while, and Mo Gaoke nodded when he heard it. Then he asked, "May I ask your name?" Where to get rich? How do you know in such detail? ”

"Excuse me! He Wenxuan is called next, and he eats at the police station. ”

"Oops! You are ......" The name of Ho Man-hin, the head of the Detective Division of the Police Department, was a household name at that time; Although he is not a big official, he is a bodhisattva in charge. In this Jiangzhou, except for men becoming women and women becoming men, there is nothing he can't do. Therefore, the common people are afraid of him.

"Panic about what? I don't eat people, if you help me get this thing done, not only will I not embarrass you, but we will be good friends in the future! He Wenxuan's words and deeds are probably what people often call the "police and bandit family"!

"Being a friend can't climb down the heights, but I will definitely do my best to catch the 'golden jade clothes', please rest assured!" Mo Gaoke said in an indisputable tone.

"I'm relieved! I'm relieved! Brother Mo is a person who walks in the world, and he will definitely understand the rules when doing things! He Wenxuan also said something with high "technical content"; But the tone still feels quite weighty.

Then, He Wenxuan also asked Mo Gaoke if he wanted to send two assistants to help? "Yun Zhongyan" said that there is no need at all, stealing this thing is like digging into a bag, and it is effortless. He Wenxuan knew that his kung fu was good, so he did not send anyone to help "Yun Zhongyan".

"Yun Zhongyan" and He Wenxuan "hit it off" - the original hostile relationship suddenly turned into a wonderful turn, and it became a friend relationship, the two shook hands and said goodbye, and Mo Gaoke was ready to act at night.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. Just when He Wenxuan was talking to "Yun Zhongyan", there was a person sitting on the other side of the screen, and he heard the whole situation clearly. Who is this person? He is the Osashi Kondo of the Japanese Military Police Corps.

Kondo Yizaburo Osa, who was resting on the side of the screen, listened to the conversation between He Wenxuan and Mo Gaoke, and immediately felt great interest - he had already heard of a priceless "golden jade clothes" in Jiangzhou, and he had also heard that Miki (Markham) had brought the military police to look for this thing, but there was no follow-up. Today he heard about the "golden jade clothes" with his own ears, and he was overjoyed to learn that someone would soon be stealing it. But he didn't hear He Wenxuan say to "Yunzhongyan" where the "golden jade clothes" were. Therefore, he hurriedly raised his hand to summon two special intelligence gendarmes and ordered them to keep an eye on this "swallow in the clouds" Mo Gaoke from now on; and take back what he stole from.

"Yun Zhongyan" returned home from the "Lost Ballroom" and met He Wenxuan, the director of the Investigation Department of the Police Station, in the dance hall, and He Wenxuan asked him to go to the "Tiandao Hall" to steal the suitcase containing the "golden jade clothes", and wait for the situation to tell his wife Dai Xingchen. Dai Xingchen has also heard of He Wenxuan's power, and he can't be offended; But the "Heavenly Dao Hall" hall master can't afford to provoke the leopard in the snow. What can I do? After some discussion, the couple decided to get their hands on the "golden jade clothes", and then they flew away - the family absconded to Singapore.

Mo Gaoke asked Dai Xingchen to quickly pack his things, and after stealing the "golden jade clothes", he fled overnight.

"Yun Zhongyan" rested at home for a while, and after dinner, he changed into night clothes, came to the "Golden Triangle" by night, and touched the "Tiandao Hall" - Qiu Fenghan, who turned back from the "Tiandao Hall" for the third time, saw a black shadow flickering, it was this Mo Gaoke.

A thief is a thief! It only took more than an hour for "Yunzhongyan" to enter the "Tiandao Hall" before he found out that the "golden jade clothes" were in the room of the leopard in the snow.

Mo Gaoke gently touched the back of a little minion, jumped forward with an arrow, grabbed the little minion's neck, and shouted in a muffled voice: "Don't squeak!" Squeak and stab you to death! "The little minion really didn't dare to say anything.

"What's your warning command?"

"Q...... The password is 'what kind of wine to drink?'...... The answer is 'Drink Daughter Red'. The little minion was so frightened that he shivered like chaff.

"What do you say about reporting safety? What do you say if there is a situation? ”

"Report ...... Reporting peace and saying, 'The wind and rain are smooth'......; There is a saying that 'the mountain rain is coming'...... Emergencies say 'stormy'. The "little minion" knows everything, and the words are endless. ”

"That's good! Now you're shouting 'storm' everywhere for me, and if you talk nonsense, I'll catch you and kill your dog." Go ahead! Mo Gaoke gave the order, and let go of the little minion.

The little minion who escaped death desperately shouted all the way: "Stormy! Storm! Stormy ......"

"Storm" is a special alert, and the entire "Tiandao Hall" explodes at once! The whole "Golden Triangle" is moving.

The leopard in the snow, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, heard the special situation alarm, and got up in his clothes; He asked his wife Xing Chunhua to "pay attention to the bed, and call for help as soon as there is a situation." And he hurried out.

Almost at the same time as the leopard in the snow went out, "Yun Zhongyan" also entered the door like lightning, and quickly put a dagger on Xing Chunhua's chest:

'Say!' Where is the golden jade robe' placed? ”

Xing Chunhua was already so frightened that she couldn't speak, where could she still have the ability to call for help to the leopard in the snow? He didn't even have the ability to talk back to Mogaoko, he just pointed his finger under the bed.

Mogaoco reached under the bed and touched the suitcase; Immediately used the tools he brought with him to cut the wire, pulled out the suitcase, opened the box and glanced at the "golden jade clothes", then covered the suitcase and left like lightning.

It is said that the leopard in the snow heard the special warning of the "storm", let go of Xing Chunhua, who was warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, and told her to "pay attention to the bed, and call for help as soon as there is a situation." After that, he hurried to the lobby. But before the treacherous leopard in the snow could sit down on the throne, it suddenly occurred to him that this was probably a thief's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. Therefore, he immediately rushed back to the room, but heard Xing Chunhua say that the "golden jade clothes" had been taken away by the robbers! The leopard in the snow wanted to strangle Xing Chunhua to death, blaming her for not calling for help in time. Xing Chunhua, who was so frightened that she couldn't speak just now, is now fierce: she blames the leopard in the snow for having no brains, and she can't even see this little skill of carving insects, so she is a woman's family, guarding the baby alone, and almost gave Qingqing her life...... The leopard in the snow was speechless by her, so he had to admit that he was unlucky and greeted Xing Chunhua.

"Yunzhongyan" Mo Gaoke tightly carried the suitcase of the "golden jade clothes" and hurriedly walked back, still thinking about how to escape - all this was clearly seen by Inspector Qiu Fenghan, who entered the "Tiandao Hall" because he was not worried about the "golden jade clothes" - Inspector Qiu planned to intercept Mo Gaoke after a while.

Mo Gaoke, who was walking like a fly, had just walked to the Eagle's Beak Dam at the east gate of the "Golden Triangle", when he suddenly tripped over something under his feet, "Poof!" With a bang, the man with the box fell to the ground.

The thief "Yunzhongyan" knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly clenched the suitcase in his hand; But it was too late—almost at the same time, two black shadows flashed past him, and the suitcase in his hand disappeared into the darkness with the shadows.

It's too late, it's too soon! "Yunzhongyan" hurriedly took out his sleeve dart, only to hear "whoosh!" With a bang, a black shadow behind him fell.

"Yun Zhongyan" rushed forward with an arrow, pounced on the black shadow, and pulled the person away to see that it was an ordinary person; The sleeve dart was under the back of the head, and the person was already dying.

"Say! Who are you? Why are you robbing me of my things? Mogaoko asked, pointing at the man in the dark.

"Wow!" I saw that the man's head was tilted, and when he bit the collar, he spat out black blood and screamed for his life!

"Yun Zhongyan" is a person in the Tao, and he is well versed in the rules of the Tao - such a "second-level robbery" like black eating black is by no means done by ordinary people in the rivers and lakes; Those who can have a strong ** are not idle people who are roosters and dogs. So who are these two? "Yun Zhongyan" searched the person twice from the outside to the inside, but did not find anything that could confirm his identity; However, judging from the white shorts on his lower body, which look like children's diapers, he is probably Japanese.

"Yun Zhongyan", who wanted to get the "golden jade clothes" and left Singapore, had to come to the "Lost Ballroom" in despair and report the situation to Ho Wenxuan, the chief of the police department's detective department, who had been soaking in the ballroom all night in the name of "maintaining law and order".

"Where is it, I ...... I've gotten my hands on the suitcase containing the 'Golden Jade Clothes' from the 'Heavenly Dao Hall', but ...... But he was robbed again. Mogaoko said dejectedly.

'What?' The golden jade clothes have been obtained and robbed again? Who robbed it? How many people are there? He Wenxuan heard "Yun Zhongyan" say that the "golden jade clothes" had been obtained, and he was overjoyed; Unexpectedly, the fish slipped through the net, a sweet dream, and the baby was robbed again! He was so angry that his three souls went out of his body, and his seven spirits ascended to heaven. But he didn't suspect that "Yun Zhongyan" was lying, he knew that this kind of person didn't dare to tell lies in front of him, and the matter must be true - it was precisely because the matter must be true that He Wenxuan was half angry.

"I don't know who robbed it, but the clothes were just the appearance of ordinary people; There were two of them, and one of them was hit by me with a Sleeve Dart, but when I caught him, the guy poisoned himself. ”

"That guy committed suicide by poisoning? Where did he get the poison? ”

"That guy died of poison from biting his neckline."

"That guy died of poison from biting his neckline?" The more He Wenxuan listened, the more he felt that things were strange.

"Yes! That guy died of poison from biting his neckline! "Yun Zhongyan" affirmed.

"Neckline poisonous? Is it **? People who have this thing are not ordinary people! Did you search him? ”

"I searched him twice, but I didn't find anything of value or identification; But judging by the fact that the guy was wearing white, baby-like shorts, I guess he was Japanese. "Yun Zhongyan" replied truthfully.

"White shorts...... Where is his body now? ”

"This guy's body is in the 'Golden Triangle' Hawk's Beak Dam." Mogaoko said according to a vague impression.

"In the 'Golden Triangle' Olecranon Dam? Big shark, two bald! The two of you and 'Yun Zhongyan' went to the 'Golden Triangle' Hawk's Beak Dam to see that guy, and I searched carefully. ”

"Yes!"

The big shark and the second bald man followed the "swallow in the clouds" to the eagle's beak dam at the east gate of the "Golden Triangle", and at this time it was dawn in the east, and many people who got up early were discussing around the corpse of that guy. The big shark, the second bald, and Mogaoko separated the crowd and turned the guy over and over several times, only to see that the left neckline of the guy had been cut off, and the white shorts inside the trousers were missing; As a result, nothing of value was identified. But judging from the slightly rough skin of the index finger of the right hand, it is estimated that he is playing with a gun.

The big shark and the other three returned to the "Lost Ballroom" and reported the investigation to He Wenxuan. He Wenxuan heard that the neckline on the left side of the deceased had been cut off, and the white shorts inside the trousers were missing; I also heard that it was a gun-playing person, and I felt that things were strange. He was helpless for a while, so he had to ask "Yunzhongyan" to look for it with his heart and chase the "golden jade clothes" back to him as soon as possible.

"Yun Zhongyan" only whispered, saying that he would try his best to find it, and strive to find the person who robbed the treasure within a week, and take back the "golden jade clothes" and hand it over to He Wenxuan.

"Yunzhongyan" Mo Gaoke came out of the "Lost Ballroom" and did not go home, so he plunged into the big smoke hall - not only did he have to spend his addiction to smoking here; also wants to relax his emotions here, clear his mind, and feel the pulse of this incident - he doesn't exactly want He Wenxuan to recover the "golden jade clothes"; It's that the famous thief was planted, and he can't afford to lose face. Therefore, he must find the "golden jade clothes" to save face.