"Oh......" The sweat on the shopkeeper's face immediately rolled down, first turned white, then turned red, swallowed dryly, looked around vigilantly, and asked in a trembling voice, "'Hong...... Hong Kee's old boss, Boss Hong, is he okay? ”

"Alas, passed away. Now the whole "Hong Ji" is the eldest lady of our family......"

"Oh......"

The shopkeeper answered all the codes, completely confirmed, pulled the hand towel, wiped the sweat on his face, and said with a forced smile:

"Mr. Hung Kee',...... I didn't say that, good wine and good food greeting...... Go upstairs first, go back and let the kitchen add two dishes...... Hehe......"

……

With a stomachache, he returned to the upstairs private room and told Xiang Xiaoqiang that he had already taken over.

"But, Lord Tong," he said with his eyes twinkled, "this person wasn't sent directly from his family. ”

"Huh?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at him and motioned to continue.

"This man," he said, looking at him with a stomachache, "seems to be from your home." ”

"From my house?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang thought about it and immediately understood, which meant that this Boss Sun was not from Dongchang, but from the local Heaven and Earth Society. Xiang Xiaoqiang is the uncle of the Heaven and Earth Society, so he is naturally "from his family".

Because the spies in the East Factory are equipped with radio stations, but there are none. Shopkeeper Sun didn't receive a notice from Dongchang at all, and he wanted to assist the visitor. So it seems very sudden.

The stomach ache is also a person, what he means is that this Boss Sun seems to be more timid, plus the "Nanming spies" have just been slaughtered in Xuzhou City, and he is also like a frightened bird. Therefore, it is best not to rashly explain the task to him first, and go back to contact Dongchang as soon as possible, and ask them to arrange another genuine Dongchang spy. The level and reliability of genuine Dongchang spies are not comparable to these local worlds with good and bad qualities.

Xiang Xiaoqiang put down his chopsticks, and he was also a little dissatisfied in his heart. How significant is such a major task, the empress knows, Marquis Zheng knows, and it is impossible for Dongchang not to know. Now such a "dirt road" has been arranged. Too reluctant to spend money, right?

The stomachache also saw his dissatisfaction, and tried to explain:

"Lord Tong, there may be no way over there. If our plan remains unchanged and falls to Tianjin, then we will definitely not say anything. Now in a hurry, we have made such a plan again, I am afraid that the family will have to arrange it, and it will be too late for a while, and there are also some. Besides, although Xuzhou is also important, it must not be comparable with Beijing and Tianjin in terms of staffing. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't speak, pinching his chin and pondering. When I contacted Dongchang at 11 o'clock just now, I was informed that the prisoner of war train had arrived in Mingguang. It was still eleven o'clock news. From Pukou to Xuzhou, there is one-third of it to Mingguang. Although it was slow last night, it was already fast during the day. At this rate, we will be able to reach Xuzhou tonight at the latest. I still have to choose a site for carjacking near Xuzhou, and now I haven't even decided whether it will be in the south or north. Without the help of someone who knows the local area, it is simply impossible.

After discussing it for a while, it was still inconclusive.

Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that his stomach hurt, and he was waiting for his own decision.

He made up his mind and said:

"No, it's too late, just use him. Ziteng, go and call him up. ”

Seeing that his stomach hurt, he made up his mind, as if he also had an idea, and gritted his teeth:

"Okay!"

……

Shopkeeper Sun's legs trembled, and he was almost helped upstairs by a stomachache. As soon as he entered the door, Xiang Xiaoqiang saw this, and immediately felt that it was not good, such a person was not easy to use. Looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang with a stomachache, he also had a bitter look on his face, pouting, meaning forget it.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was about to speak, but Shopkeeper Sun sat down slowly with a chair, beads of sweat rolled down his pale face, and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is alright......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was very surprised, and glanced at each other with a stomachache, thinking to himself how did he know that I had seen the empress? Or is it a cliché of loyalty?

"Oh," he laughed, "Your Majesty is well. ”

"It's okay, it's okay...... it's okay" Shopkeeper Sun wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, raised his head suddenly, and his eyes emitted an eager light, "Since Your Majesty is well, take me here first, eat well and live well, I will arrange the room to ensure privacy...... Your Majesty's body of ten thousand gold, it is the sin of our courtiers to sleep and hide outside...... The lord humiliates his ministers to death......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart seemed to be thundered by a sledgehammer, and he felt suffocated instantly. He took a deep breath and snapped into the stomachache.

Both of them counted.

……

They didn't mention a word of empress to Shopkeeper Sun. And it is certain that Shopkeeper Sun has not received any instructions from the East Factory. Even if Dongchang gave him instructions, he would not let him help "save the empress".

So, who gave him instructions?

Sticky rods.

However, when he picked up the head just now, why didn't he ask about the empress? Now it's only been a while, why did this stubble suddenly appear?

Also, when he joined just now, he was just nervous, and now he can barely stand.

In the early hours of the morning, the Ming Dynasty empress's landline crashed in the airspace of the Qing Dynasty, and it was already noon, which was enough for the Qing Dynasty to get news from Japan and send orders to various branches. Judging from the heads on the city gate, Xuzhou has just carried out a large-scale search and slaughter of the personnel of the Ming Dynasty, and the military, police, and special forces in the city are still in a state of high-speed operation. This shopkeeper Sun just went out to inform people. Now the sticky pole thinks that the joint must have something to do with saving the Empress, otherwise it wouldn't have taken a risk after the big raid just now.

Hearing that he was going to participate in the trapping of the empress of the Ming Dynasty, this shopkeeper Sun would be scared like this!

……

These thoughts flashed through Xiang Xiaoqiang's mind in an instant. He made a look to give the back of the shopkeeper Sun a stomachache. The stomach hurt and nodded slightly, and he flashed out of the private room.

After just a moment, he retreated, looking flustered, and looked at Xiao Qiang behind the shopkeeper Sun, and gestured lightly.

Xiang Xiaoqiang understood, someone had already come downstairs. I can't go away.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was also extremely flustered in his heart, but he could barely keep his surface calm. He gave him a stern look at his stomachache and told him to steady.

After all, this kid is also a professional agent trained by the East Factory, and his face will be normal after a few seconds.

After the shopkeeper Sun finished speaking, he kept staring at his knees, and the sweat on his chin dripped down again and again, as if he was a prisoner waiting for a sentence. The stomach ache was also staring at Xiang Xiaoqiang, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at them, took a deep breath, and said to himself silently:

You're nervous, and someone is more nervous than you...... Don't panic, it's nothing...... At that time, at the sticky pole in Pukou, the situation was even more dangerous than this, didn't it also settle one by one...... What is this? Dongchang and the royal family invited you to lead the team with a lot of money, isn't it just that when you encounter this kind of thing, are you better than others? Calm down, calm down, think about countermeasures......

pretending to be an officer at the sticky pole, it doesn't seem to work now, and he just took over with the Ming Dynasty code. It's not that you can't pretend anymore just after you take over, but if you show your identity at the sticky pole now, you will inevitably be detained, investigated, confronted, and interrogated. I still can't go that way.

Anyway, you have to get out of this restaurant first. It's best to get out of town. That's when it was easy to play.

Whether it is the police investigating criminal organizations or the counter-espionage organs investigating spy nets, they all want to catch as big fish as possible, and they all have a characteristic: as long as they feel that they may catch bigger fish one day, they will not collect the net for a day.

Now what they want is for them not to close their nets and cast long lines to catch big fish. At least don't close the net in this small restaurant, in this city. You can't run away that way.

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang's eyes flashed, and he pretended to look at him with some suspicion:

"Shopkeeper Sun, I haven't mentioned His Majesty's affairs yet, how do you know?"

Shopkeeper Sun was stunned for a moment, wiped his sweat, showed a calm look, and said with a forced smile:

"Hehe, this ...... You have your upline, and I have mine...... Hehe, if it weren't for something wrong with Your Majesty this time, the stakes would be very high, and Shangfeng would not let us have such a horizontal connection...... You say yes......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled to himself: You old fox, you are half scared to death, and you can still come up with such a plausible reason.

He looked at Shopkeeper Sun with a little trust, and said hesitantly:

"And what are your conditions here? Is it comfortable? ”

When Shopkeeper Sun heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he was not too nervous, so he hurriedly said:

"Although rest assured, there are good guest rooms in the back, clean up, go back and smoke it with good incense, I will let the hot water be boiled, and ensure that it is always available, twelve hours and ...... Eat at ease, although not the Ouchi Imperial Kitchen, but also full of some delicacies from the mountains and seas, the chefs are the best ...... in northern Jiangsu"

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at his eager look, but his heart was determined, and he asked with concern:

"Well, most importantly, are you safe here?"

"Safety? Safe and secure! Just rest assured! Shopkeeper Sun was not nervous at all, his mouth was foaming, and the momentum of pulling business was taken out, and his eyes were full of desire for credit, "Look, although it is comfortable, this is a small restaurant, inconspicuous, there are not many guests on weekdays, ordinary young men, I don't let them run back." If...... If Your Majesty does come to stay, I will open late and close early during this time...... In short, rest assured, you can run all over Xuzhou City, and you can't find a safer and more comfortable place than here! How is it, when will Your Majesty come? Where are you now? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked very hesitant and glanced at the stomachache, and the stomachache was good enough, so he immediately cooperated:

"Yes, it's not a way for Your Majesty to hide outside, why don't you tell them and take Your Majesty to Boss Sun to hide first? Go back and contact home to see how to get it, whether to avoid it for a while and wait for the limelight to pass, or what. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang "considered" for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and nodded:

"Okay, go and tell them at once, let them bring your majesty! I still have to discuss how to get it, whether it's makeup or something. ”

When Shopkeeper Sun heard this, he immediately leaned forward:

"Where is Your Majesty now? Shall I go along? The platoon that looked at the city gate today, there were people in me, and I knew them very well, so I just had to say hello when I entered the gate, and I was sure that there was no trouble. ”

"Really? That's the best, that's the best," Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded with relief, glanced at the stomachache, and smiled, "It's safer this way...... In this way, Shopkeeper Sun, you can go with us to the joint place outside the city now, the two bodyguards of His Majesty and the plane, they hid His Majesty, and now they are scared like something, no one believes it, even I am on guard, and refuse to let me know where His Majesty is hiding. Shopkeeper Sun, you go and talk together, let's try to let Your Majesty come to you today, eat hot, and live warm. ”

"Oh, that's it......"

Shopkeeper Sun was quite surprised, he thought that they could find the empress directly with Xiang Xiaoqiang, but he didn't expect to have to turn such a corner, and listening to what he said, the head was like a frightened bird, and it would be scared away if he was not careful.

He touched his chin and rolled his eyes a few times. Xiang Xiaoqiang looked very happy, and smiled at the stomachache:

"Hehe, it's okay now, at least Your Majesty doesn't have to spend the night outside tonight. Hehe, if we can save Your Majesty back when we turn around, we have made this great contribution, and we will be transferred back in the future, won't we be glorious and rich for a lifetime. ”

Stomach ache and smile:

"Haha, yes, yes......"

Shopkeeper Sun looked at their faces and slapped his thighs:

"Okay, let's go right away!"

……

The three of them went downstairs, and Boss Sun suddenly remembered and said:

"Oh, I've got to explain to the back and let someone show me the store."

As he spoke, he ran to the back.

At this time, a customer in a long shirt who was sitting and drinking in the store stood up and walked slowly to the side of the shopkeeper:

"Little Er, where is the thatched house?"

"In the back! Go in and turn right! ”

The big man nodded, and paced slowly to the back.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and the stomachache glanced at each other, and they both understood what was going on. He quietly looked at the customers in the store, there were two or three individual customers, and there was a table of drinkers, all of them were big men in long shirts, smoking cigarettes, chatting without a word, glancing here and there.

If you don't pay attention, the guests at this table are ordinary drinkers. But now that Xiang Xiaoqiang and his stomach ache have been counted, these people can still see some flaws. For example, they all wear long shirts, and although the colors are different, the style, the old and the new are similar. And they are all big men, about the same size, not as fat and thin as other tables. Just like the cross talk, the fish caught in the river and the fish bought in the vegetable market are different at first glance.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and his stomach hurt as much as possible not to pay attention to them, still looking nervous and excited, the two of them stood sneakily in the store, whispering from time to time, revealing the expectation of "saving the driver".

After a while, Shopkeeper Sun ran out with a smile and said:

"Alright, let's go!"

When he got outside, Xiang Xiaoqiang turned his head, pretending to look at the signboard of this restaurant and confirm the name of the restaurant, and he caught a glimpse of the "individual customer" who had just gone to the back to "go to the toilet", and he also came out slowly.

……

Three people, two bicycles, Boss Sun sat in the back seat with a stomachache. In order to be realistic, he also looked back from time to time along the way to see if anyone was following. If you don't even look back, it's obviously too fake.

…… But whether it's true or not, Xiang Xiaoqiang really didn't find any signs of being followed.

Until I got out of the city gate, I still didn't find anyone following. He felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, looked back at the city wall that was gradually moving away, and suddenly felt a sense of joy as if the tiger had returned to the deep mountains.

Put a long line to catch a big fish, and I threw this big fish, and the other party really put the line long. Hehe, and it doesn't matter if you're fishing or wire, go to the inn and give you a vise to cut.

……

"Big ...... My lord! ”

The bike, which had a stomachache, approached him and shouted hesitantly. He wanted to call Xiang Xiaoqiang "adult", and immediately thought that his current identity was not an officer at the sticky pole, but a "Nanming spy". But he immediately turned his mind and thought that Nanming's spy was also called "adult", so he called this "adult" out.

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at the shopkeeper Sun in the back seat of him, and replied:

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

Stomach ache hesitated, and his throat was dry:

"There seems to be a car in the back."

Xiang Xiaoqiang turned back sharply and saw a military truck dozens of meters behind him.

He immediately tensed, and his chest was pounding. Is this military vehicle following us? Are they going to close the net? Don't wait to fish out the "Queen of Nanming"?

If it's tracking, is there such a tracking? Don't talk about military vehicles, even cars and bicycles are so conspicuous that they follow behind! This is not the 21st century!

He quickly looked at Boss Sun. Boss Sun's face turned white.

Xiang Xiaoqiang gritted his teeth, and was about to turn around the alley next to him with a stomachache, when he heard a sharp horn behind him, and when he looked back, the military vehicle was driving faster and faster, almost crashing into them.

The two of them subconsciously flashed to the side, and the military vehicle drove over, rolling up a puff of choking dust.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and his stomach hurt for a while, and he broke out in a cold sweat on his back. Looking at Boss Sun, he was also relieved, looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and said with a strong smile:

"Hehe, it scared me, I thought I was going to be arrested, hehe......"

……

Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, there was a large army truck with a "woo-" behind him, and rushed to the front with dust.

Although the three of them have their own ghosts, they are all extremely strange. What's going on?

But soon there was an answer.

The two of them pinched the brakes at the same time, staring ahead in amazement.

Two large military trucks were parked on the side of the road, and a small car was also parked. Dozens of heavily armed soldiers were surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.

Xiang Xiaoqiang could see that he was not an ordinary soldier, he was wearing armbands and was a military policeman.

And the place where they surrounded was the inn where the squad lived.