After nearly five days of trekking, Zhang Qifu, the special liaison officer of the Reserve Cadre Department, finally arrived in Tonggu before the others.

When he arrived, his original khaki uniform was in tatters, and his face and arms were tanned and shiny, and there were cuts; A pair of rubber-soled canvas shoes on his feet also showed a few toes, which didn't look like a commissioner on a business trip, but like a flower child living on the street.

Zhang Qifu didn't care about this, and touched the bulging flesh on his chest, and his heart settled down a little: it was a letter of appointment issued by the Reserve Cadre Department of the Ministry of National Defense and the Expeditionary Force Command, and only this thing could prove his identity.

When he arrived in the same ancient city, Zhang Qifu walked towards the city with a crutch, and finally let go of the heart hanging in the city, and there were many soldiers of the expeditionary force standing in a church in front of him, and he wanted to go forward to inquire about the location of the headquarters of the 1st Division.

"Excuse me, where is the headquarters of the 1st Division?" Zhang Qifu stepped forward and asked a soldier.

The soldier looked up and down and felt suspicious. Although some Burmese traitors have been shot and killed in public trials these days, there are still many people who have been affected by the Burmese independence movement, and just a few days ago there were people who attempted to attack the garrison of the expeditionary force.

The soldier glanced at the brother next to him, and then said to Zhang Qifu, "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask you." ”

With that, the soldier trotted toward the other doorway of the church.

"Platoon Commander Hu, there is a person over there who is inquiring about the location of the division headquarters, I think it's a little suspicious."

"Where, show me." Hu Liqun walked over quickly.

After a while, I saw a stocky officer with a small head walking over, and he took the * in his hand and asked loudly, "Where is it?" Where? ”

Zhang Qifu saw the officer running over, thinking that the people were so enthusiastic, he was a little moved. He was about to greet the officer when he arrived.

The stocky officer looked up and down and said, "Come on, take it for me!" ”

After listening to the order, the two soldiers on the left and right immediately stepped forward and pressed Zhang Qifu firmly to the ground from the left and right.

"What are you doing? I'm from Lashio! I'm from Lashio! Zhang Qifu was pressed to the ground to defend himself, and the quarrel attracted many people from the surrounding area to gather.

"Oh God! You can't do that. When Pastor Sean saw this, he came over and reprimanded Hu Liqun, who was leading the group. These days, there are too many arrests of Burmese traitors, sometimes it is inevitable to make mistakes, and the simplicity and rudeness of the arrest method also makes Pastor Sean very dissatisfied.

Hu Liqun couldn't understand English, and he also pulled his throat to distinguish with Pastor Sean loudly, and the scene between the two was like a quarrel. If it were someone else, it would have been ignored by Hu Liqun's character. What am I doing to you?

But Reverend Sean meant something different to the expeditionary force, as he changed Hu Liqun's impression of the Anglo-Americans, a devout believer who did not choose to flee with the other Britons when the city was broken, but stayed with his God.

He opened the church and personally treated the wounded soldiers, which made the Reverend Sean very prestigious among the officers and men of the expeditionary force, and some of the wounded soldiers even converted to Christianity under his influence.

It is reasonable that Hu Liqun cannot treat him like any other foreigner.

While they were arguing, Zhu Jingxing walked over from a distance. Seeing that Hu Liqun was arguing with Pastor Sean here, he stepped forward to inquire and realized that it was a misunderstanding.

Zhu Jingxing first asked Zhang Qifu about his purpose and identity, Zhang Qifu told the truth, and then after he showed the letter of appointment hidden on his body, Zhu Jingxing let people go.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. We haven't heard of what you're talking about, and we haven't been able to verify it, so it's caused some misunderstandings. When you go to the division headquarters, they will naturally verify your identity. Please forgive me for the offense today. Zhu Jingxing arched his hand.

Although Zhang Qifu was a little unhappy by being made like this just now, he didn't blame him after all. He said bluntly: "Forget it, I will be suspicious if I do it." ”

Hu Liqun scratched his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, why are you here dressed like this?" ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Qifu bit his lip and sighed: "This road is full of vehicles retreating from the British army and British expatriates, blocking the only road tightly. This road is actually a jungle and a dangerous beach, so it ends up like this. ”

Zhu Jingxing saw that what he said was true, and he was also relieved: "It's been hard all the way!" Let's go have a meal at noon, and I'll report to my superiors later and send someone to contact the division headquarters. However, we still have to follow you until you go to the division headquarters to verify. ”

"Listening to what you just said, could it be that the Burmese carried out an attack in the city?" Zhang Qifu couldn't help but worry.

Before Zhu Jingxing could answer, Hu Liqun sighed and said, "Not only has it been carried out, it is as frequent as eating." He went on to tell a few examples of Burmese attacks on expeditionary forces, and his brow furrowed.

Zhang Qifu nodded, he had a rough idea of the current situation in his heart. It seems that the situation in the Tonggu region is very serious, and the defenders already have the feeling that they are all soldiers, and the task of carrying out work in the local area has become serious.

……

Wang Maocai's ladyboy contacted Nanjing through Zhao Tinghui. Before he took action, he found Ouyang Hui and said that he needed a sum of money to make a connection.

Ouyang Hui pursed her lips, "How much money do you want?" ”

Wang Maocai looked at her miser, and felt a little resentful, "Let's pay 50,000 yuan first, I don't want your Japanese money, I want the legal tender of the Nanjing government." ”

"Okay, I'll apply when I go back, and I'll give you an answer in a few days." Ouyang Hui said.

"I'm afraid that after you apply, something may happen over there. This matter should be sooner rather than later, and you can't delay time because of tens of thousands of dollars, right? Wang Maocai said dissatisfied.

Ouyang Hui smiled, "Mr. Wang, please understand, 50,000 yuan is a lot of money for us, and besides, it is a public expenditure, which always needs to be signed and agreed." ”

"If I were you, I would pay this money myself, and it wouldn't be too late to reimburse me when the matter was done. Besides, you don't lose this money when you come out, who cares about this little money? Wang Maocai said indifferently.

Ouyang Hui smiled contemptuously, "I heard that all of you No. 76 are all in pocket, how about this money being paid by Mr. Wang first?" ”

"Okay, but my money is stored in the bank, and it may take a few days to withdraw it, and I'm embarrassed to delay the big event." Wang Maocai said as he flicked the dust that did not exist on his clothes.

Ouyang Hui knew that no matter what, this money must be released, and it was more difficult to expect Wang Maocai to bleed here than to ascend to the sky. Don't worry, I ask him now, and I'll clean him up in the future.

"Okay, I'll have someone bring the money tomorrow. But should Mr. Wang also tell me your detailed plan? ”

"Yes. I will first send someone to contact Zhao Tinghui, tell him about this matter, and then let him contact the top management in Nanjing, if it goes well, I think we can sit down and talk in a month. After speaking, Wang Mao picked up the black top hat on the table and put it on, and when he stood up and was about to get up to leave, he turned back and said, "However, the premise of these is that Huang Ke agrees to negotiate." ”

……

The next day, in the process of negotiating with Zhao Tinghui, the guests in Shanghai revealed that they hoped that he could bring some signals from the Japanese to Huang Ke so that they could sit down and talk.

Zhao Tinghui immediately brushed his sleeves when he heard this, and he scolded angrily: "I said, if you No. 76 want to kill me, don't use this trick." This trick is really fucking vicious enough, borrowing a knife to kill people. It's a pity I'm not that stupid! ”

After speaking, Zhao Tinghui said to his subordinate Ah Quan: "Let's go!" ”

At this time, the other party hurriedly stopped Zhao Tinghui, Zhao Tinghui glared, "What's the matter?" This is Nanjing, what do you think you can get by doing it here? ”

The man who came on the 76th said with a smile on his face: "Boss Zhao misunderstood, Allah didn't mean that." Please also ask Boss Zhao to sit down and let's talk again. ”

Zhao Tinghui naturally had no intention of leaving, he returned to his seat and said expressionlessly: "Hurry up, give you five minutes." ”

The man sat down and clapped his hands, and then a man in a cotton robe walked in outside, carrying a small delicate rosewood box in his hand, and handed it over with both hands.

The man gently pushed the box to Zhao Tinghui, and said with a slight smile: "It's a little meaning, please ask Boss Zhao to smile." ”

Zhao Tinghui opened the box, and inside was a delicate jade artifact—two interlocking and beautifully carved jade.

Zhao Tinghui glanced at it as if he was fine, and knew that the price of this piece of jade was expensive, the piece of jade on the left looked red like blood, and the piece on the right was green like spring leaves; It is absolutely rare for such two pieces to be able to come together.

"What does that mean?" Zhao Tinghui pointed to the box with a fan.

"Nothing. It's just that our Commander Wang heard that the boss likes jade and these things, and he specially asked someone to get them from Myanmar, which is a little meaning. The man said happily, and Zhao Tinghui's tense face slowly eased a little.

"Why be so polite." Zhao Tinghui put the fan on the box seemingly unintentionally, waved his hand, and motioned for his subordinates to hand over the hot towel. Then, he wiped his hands with the hot towel he handed over and said, "Then tell me what you mean?" ”

The other party smiled slightly, leaned over and whispered, what should I do. Zhao Tinghui listened and nodded from time to time.